What exactly is Version Cue? Simply put, Version Cue is a file-management and version-control system specific to the Adobe Creative Suite. It made its debut in the first edition of the Creative Suite, but in CS2 has become more discoverable, more robust, and easier to use. If you have a standalone copy of GoLive CS2, you will not have Version Cue because it ships only as a component of the Adobe Creative Suite 2. However, each of the individual Adobe products, GoLive CS2, Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, and Acrobat 7 Professional, can hook into a running installation of Version Cue.
Version Cue is a server, a holding area in which you create projects that you want to manage with the Version Cue features, such as sharing files with a co-worker. Version Cue projects can contain documents of all kinds, and those documents are accessed either via the new Adobe Bridge application or, in the case of GoLive, from the Site window. After completing a default installation of the Adobe Creative Suite 2, Mac users will see a new icon in their Finder menu bar whereas Windows users will find the icon in their Taskbar. This means Version Cue is up and running on the local machine. In both cases, you'll be able to access several important functions of Version Cue from this icon, such as the Version Cue preferences and the Advanced Administration area (Figure 226). Figure 226. The Version Cue preferences and Advanced Administration area are easily accessed via the Version Cue menu found in the Finder menu bar or in the Windows task bar.You can also turn Version Cue on or off directly from this menu. When Version Cue is off, its icon displays a little red stop sign on it . Choose Turn Version Cue CS2 On to enable it and Off to disable. As it is starting up, the leaves in the icon first turn gray and then turn green one-by-one until the whole icon is colored in. When the icon is completely green, Version Cue is ready to go. |