FontAgent 10 for Windows

Using the Sets Sidebar

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    Screenshot of the Sets Sidebar in FontAgent for WIndows

    Sets Sidebar Components

    The Sets Sidebar appears on the left side of the FontAgent® window and lists sets, which are logical associations of fonts in your FontAgent catalog. The blue number to the right of each set shows the number of fonts the set contains.

    When you select a set in the list, FontAgent displays:

    • The fonts contained in the selected set
    • An activation slider that you can use to activate and deactivate the fonts in the set

    Filtering Sets

    To filter the sets displayed in the Sets Sidebar, use the Search field that appears at the upper-right of the top pane.

    Enter a keyword into the Search field. As you enter characters, FontAgent automatically filters your set names for the characters entered. If FontAgent finds a subset that matches the characters entered, it displays the subset in the parent set.

    Types of Sets Displayed

    The Sets Sidebar organizes your sets in groups for easy access.

    All Fonts
    All fonts in your FontAgent catalog.

    Imported Fonts
    Fonts you have imported into your FontAgent catalog.

    System Fonts
    Fonts residing in the Windows Fonts Control Panel on your PC.

    Sets
    Logical sets of fonts created manually by you.

    Smart Sets
    Smart Sets are sets that you create whose fonts match criteria that you specify.

    Defined Sets
    Defined Sets are automatically created and tracked by FontAgent.

    Import History
    Import History Sets are groups of fonts that have been recently imported into your FontAgent catalog.

    Best Practices for Organizing Fonts and Sets

    Here is a summary of best practices for organizing and simplifying your Sets Sidebar in FontAgent:

    • Create dynamic Smart Sets based on criteria rather than static sets when you can, since Smart Sets automatically update their contents as you add fonts to your catalog.
    • If you want hierarchical sets, use standard, nested sets instead of Smart Sets.
    • Organize your fonts so you can use disclosure triangles to shorten your list of fonts and preserve the usability of your Sets Sidebar.
    • Use tags to associate fonts with temporary projects or ones that come and go over time.
    • Use tags to describe qualitative properties of fonts.
    • Instead of using tags or sets to describe font metrics (such as italic, bold, etc.), use Smart Sets whose criteria are based on the metrics.
    • For infrequent searches, instead of defining sets, use FontAgent’s powerful Search facility, which finds any matching font information automatically.
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