View, promote, and delete versions



Versions are treated as separate files, which you can access through the Content panel in Adobe Bridge. The Versions dialog box and Adobe Bridge display thumbnails of all file versions (numbered sequentially) with comments, dates, and the login name of the user who created the version.

If you want to compare versions in detail, you can choose to view each version in its native application.
If you want both a previous version and the current version to be available for simultaneous use in a project, save the previous version as a separate asset.
Viewing versions

View versions in Explorer or Finder

  1. In Explorer or Finder, open the project that contains the file whose versions you want to view.
  2. Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS) the file whose versions you want to view and choose Adobe Drive CS4 > Show Versions. (In Mac OS X Leonard, choose More > Adobe Drive CS4 > Show Versions.)

View versions in Adobe Bridge

  1. Click Version Cue in the Favorites panel.
  2. Open the project containing the file for which you want to view versions, and select the file.
  3. Choose Tools > Version Cue > View Versions, or click the View Versions button  in the Content panel. Versions appear in the Content panel.

View a previous version in its native application

If you view a previous version in its native application, changes you make aren’t reflected in the current version (unless you promote the previous version to be the current version). You can, however, save edits to a previous version as a new asset.

  1. To open the Versions dialog box, choose Show Versions from the menu in the status bar of a CS4 application such as InDesign or Illustrator.
  2. Click the version that you want to open and click View Version.

Version Cue opens the previous version in its own document window. The version number appears in the file’s title bar to remind you that it is not the current version. The file status is Never Saved, because the previous version is only a snapshot of a previous stage of the file.

Promote a version

Promoting a previous version saves a copy of the previous version as the current version. This process keeps the previous version intact if you decide to return to it again in the future. Any changes made between its creation and promotion don’t appear in the new current version.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In the Versions dialog box, select the version you want to promote, and click Promote To Current Version.

    • In Adobe Bridge, select the version you want to promote, and click the Promote icon .

  2. Type a version comment in the Check In dialog box and click OK.

Delete a version

 Do one of the following:

  • In the Versions dialog box, select the version you want to delete and click Delete.

  • In Adobe Bridge, select the version you want to delete, and click the Delete button in the Content panel.

The remaining versions are not renumbered. You cannot restore deleted versions.

Using Version Cue Server Administration, you can delete multiple previous versions of all files in a project simultaneously. By using this method, you can retain past versions by date or by number of versions to keep. See Create and manage projects in Version Cue Server Administration.

Revert to the last version

When you revert to the last version, you cancel any changes you’ve made since you last checked in the file or checked out the file.

  • In Explorer or Finder, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) a file, and choose Adobe Drive CS4 > Cancel Check Out. (In Mac OS X Leonard, choose More > Adobe Drive CS4 > Cancel Check Out.) When prompted, click Revert To Last Version.
  • In Adobe Bridge, select the project file and choose Tools > Version Cue > Revert To Last Version, or click the Revert button .