Check in versions



To check in a new version of a file, use the Check In command, which saves your changes to the Version Cue Server and removes the Checked Out status from the file. In Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InCopy, and Flash, you can check in files within the application. In all other applications, use the context menu in Explorer or Finder to check in versions manually.

When you check in a version, Version Cue transfers and saves only the changes you’ve made to the file.

Note: You can save versions of nonembedded graphics, image, and text files in InCopy, InDesign, and Illustrator by using the Edit Original command in the Links panel. After editing the file, save it in its native application. Then, in the Links panel, select the file and use the Check In Link command to check in a version in the Version Cue project. For more information, see InCopy Help, InDesign Help, or Illustrator Help.

Check in a version

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, or InCopy, choose File > Check In.

    • In Adobe Bridge, select the file or files you want to check in and choose Tools > Version Cue > Check In or click the Check In button .

  2. In the Check In dialog box, enter comments that you want to associate with the version, and then click OK.

After you check in a file, editing the file checks it out again, allowing you to save another version. If you close an edited file without saving, you’re prompted to click Save (saves the file but doesn’t check it in), Check In (saves and checks in the file), Don’t Save (closes the file without saving the changes), or Cancel (doesn’t save or close the file).

Check in a file manually

  1. In an Explorer or Finder window, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS) the file, and choose Adobe Drive CS4 > Check In. (In Mac OS X Leonard, choose More > Adobe Drive CS4 > Check In.)
  2. In the Check In dialog box, enter comments that you want to associate with the version, and then click OK.

This method is especially useful when using non-Adobe files, such as Microsoft Word files.

Check in a non-Adobe file in Adobe Bridge

  1. Start Adobe Bridge.
  2. Check out the non-Adobe file manually when the file is checked in. (See Check out files.)
  3. Open the file in its native application, make your changes, and save and close the file.
  4. In Adobe Bridge, click the Check In button .
  5. In the Check In dialog box, enter comments that you want to associate with the version, and then click OK.