Extensis Suitcase Fusion 4: 1Y ASA add., Win, FR ZWF-40106 User Manual
Product codes
ZWF-40106
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Floating Previews
Floating previews are helpful when you want to preview a number of fonts in the context of a project without
activating the fonts. Floating previews are torn off from preview window, but still respond to any changes in
preview text, color, and size. To be most useful, you will likely want to use this feature in conjunction with
activating the fonts. Floating previews are torn off from preview window, but still respond to any changes in
preview text, color, and size. To be most useful, you will likely want to use this feature in conjunction with
QuickType previews.
Until they are closed, floating previews always display on top of all other applications in operating system.
Until they are closed, floating previews always display on top of all other applications in operating system.
Tearing off a floating preview
To tear off a floating preview:
1.
Choose one or more fonts in the Fonts pane.
2.
For each font preview that you want to create a floating preview, click and drag the Floating Preview
button
off the Suitcase Fusion window. As you change preview type, text and size, the floating preview
updates to reflect your changes.
Activating and deactivating
Just like all other font previews, you can activate or deactivate a font directly from the floating preview.
To activate or deactivate the font, click the activation status icon in the floating preview.
To activate or deactivate the font, click the activation status icon in the floating preview.
Closing multiple floating previews
If you have multiple floating preview windows on your desktop, it can be tedious to click the close icon on all of
the previews. To make it faster to close multiple floating preview windows, they can be merged down into a
the previews. To make it faster to close multiple floating preview windows, they can be merged down into a
single preview and then closed.
To close multiple floating previews:
To close multiple floating previews:
1.
Choose Tools > Floating Previews > Merge or press Ctrl-Shift-M
2.
Click the close icon on the floating preview.
Font Snapshot
You can “tear off” a preview and save it as a picture file, for use as a reference, for customer approval, or for use
in a graphics application.
Previews are saved as 72ppi Portable Network Graphic (PNG) files with a transparent background.
To save a preview as a graphic:
in a graphics application.
Previews are saved as 72ppi Portable Network Graphic (PNG) files with a transparent background.
To save a preview as a graphic:
1.
Choose any type of preview except Web Preview.
2.
Enter the text you want to use for the preview.
3.
Select the font to preview.
4.
Set the desired font size.
5.
Drag the icon in the preview’s title bar to the desktop or a folder.
The resulting file will be named for the font you are previewing.
NOTE: Font Snapshot is only available for locally-installed fonts, not for WebINK fonts.
NOTE: Font Snapshot is only available for locally-installed fonts, not for WebINK fonts.