Objective: Automatically activate fonts when you open your documents
There are millions of fonts out in the creative world today. Some fonts have thousands of variations (looking at you Helvetica). Whether you’re working in a production environment, sharing a project with a co-worker, or sending proofs to a client for review, there are dozens of ways for the font that you’ve used in your creative file to be misplaced with another version, leading to costly mistakes.
With Extensis’ auto-activation plug-ins, our patented Font Sense technology ensures that precisely the right fonts will be activated when you open your creative files.
Auto-Activation Overview
InDesign File without Auto-Activation
InDesign File with Auto-Activation
Access to the Plug-in in Suitcase Fusion
Suitcase Fusion provides auto-activation plug-ins for popular design applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud & Sketch. The plug-ins are installed when you install Suitcase Fusion and can be managed in the Preferences menu. Suitcase Fusion > Manage Plug-ins.
Auto-Activation Settings and Creative Application Access
Important settings and controls are handled directly through the creative application. When you launch an application with the plug-in active, access to the auto-activation plug-ins will vary depending on the application.
Illustrator, InCopy, and InDesign: Access is available in the Type Menu > Suitcase Fusion
AfterEffects: Access is available via Window > Extensis
Photoshop: Access is available via File > Automate > Extensis
Sketch: Settings are not available within Sketch.
Auto-Activated Fonts in Suitcase Fusion
Quickly see which fonts have auto-activation applied by selecting the Auto-Activated Fonts Smart Search. The blue diamond next to the font indicates that the font and document are currently in use.