Version Cue Server

When you perform the default installation of Creative Suite 3 Design, Web, and Master Collection editions, a Version Cue Server is installed on your computer, but is not turned on. Version Cue Servers store Version Cue projects and their related assets. You access the Version Cue Server by using Adobe Bridge or the Adobe dialog box in Version Cue-enabled Creative Suite components. You can start the Version Cue Server on your computer or, optimally, install and run the Version Cue Server on a dedicated computer accessible to others on your network.

When you first turn on the Version Cue Server, you’ll be prompted to specify initial server settings, including a system administrator password, server name and visibility settings, and user account creation settings.

Version Cue Server Administration

Once you’ve installed and turned on the Version Cue Server, use Version Cue Server Administration to set up users, create projects and edit their properties, create and administer PDF reviews, and configure the Version Cue Server.

Version Cue projects

Version Cue uses projects to store related files and folders. Projects are stored on Version Cue Servers. Projects store the master copies of files added to the project, as well as file metadata such as version information and comments.

Local project files and server versions

Local project files are created on your hard drive when you open and edit a file from a Version Cue project (Version Cue marks the file as checked out by you). As you work with the local project file, you save changes to it by choosing File > Save. This updates the local file on your hard drive, but not the file on the Version Cue Server.

When you’re ready to check in the local project file changes back to the Version Cue Server, you create a version by using the Check In command. Versions represent a snapshot of the file at a given time.

The Version Cue Server stores all versions of a file so you can view earlier versions, promote earlier versions to be the current version, or delete unnecessary or obsolete versions.

Version control

Version Cue allows multi‑user access to files on the Version Cue Server. If two users try to edit a file on the Version Cue Server, Version Cue institutes version control by notifying the second user that the file is checked out. Version Cue then lets you decide how to proceed.