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26 Suitcase 9.2 User Guide

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Note: The name “suitcase” originated on the Macintosh, where

fonts were originally required to be placed in a “suitcase” or they

couldnʼt be used by the system.

Overview of Suitcase and Font

Management

If you havenʼt used Suitcase before, you (like most Windows

users) probably have most of your fonts in your Windows Fonts

folder (C:\Windows\Fonts). Fonts in the Windows Font folder

are activated or opened (made available to the system and

applications) automatically each time Windows starts up.

In the case of PostScript Type 1 fonts, you may have a special

PostScript font utility, such as Adobe Type Manager (ATM),

activate and manage them (ATM is only required for Windows

98SE and earlier).

If you have a small number of fonts, it may not matter whether all

the fonts are activated all the time. However, if you have a large

number of fonts, having every font active all the time means that

you probably have fonts active that you donʼt need, and possibly

will never use. This consumes system memory, slows down your

computer, and can make it difficult to wade through applica-

tion Font menus to find and select fonts. It also takes time for an

application to read all that font data to create the Font list, which

can slow your work considerably. Suitcase eliminates these prob-

lems, and makes font management a breeze.

With Suitcase 9 you can:

• Keep your fonts outside the Windows Font folder saving

precious system resources, yet easily open as many fonts as you

want, any time you want.

• Keep sets of specialty fonts, such as those available from clip-

art packages, available at your fingertips, without the inconve-

nience of resorting to the manufacturerʼs CD-ROM to search

for that special new font for a project.

• Access fonts conveniently, activating them only when you need

them, then deactivating them as soon as youʼre finished with

them (or automatically the next time you restart the system)

thereby releasing system memory for other uses.

• Compare fonts to make selecting just the right font easier than

ever.

Managing Fonts with Suitcase

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