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Enabling the adobe_link plugin

Install the Adobe CC plugin on the PC/Mac running Adobe CC

Please note: if you are upgrading the plugin with a later version, please follow the uninstall steps described below

1. Download 'Anastasiy's Extension Manager' from https://install.anastasiy.com
2. Download the Adobe plugin zip file from here
3. Extract the file MontalaPlugins.zxp file from the zip file
4. Run Anastasiy's Extension Manager
5. Click on Install and browse to select the downloaded MontalaPlugins.zxp file. The plugin will now install. Follow any prompts as required.
6. Restart Adobe InDesign
7. Click on Window > ResourceSpace

1. Click on the menu icon and select 'Settings'

1. Under 'Enter Server URL' enter the full path to your ResourceSpace installation e.g. https://myorganisation.resourcespace.com

1. Select the local download folder that imported assets will be stored in
2. Click 'Apply'

Enable the adobe_link plugin in ResourceSpace (system administrator)

1. Log in to ResourceSpace
2. Navigate to Admin > System > Plugins and enable the adobe_link plugin under 'Integrations'

You can customise which file types can be imported into Adobe InDesign by clicking on the options link and editing the comma separated list of file extensions for both assets and Adobe document formats. Please note that the file extensions should be added in lowercase.

Using the plugin - Indesign

1. Open Adobe InDesign
2. Click on Window > ResourceSpace
3. Log in to ResourceSpace if necessary
4. Locate the required resource
5. Click on the 'import' link against the image size you wish to import
6. The image will be copied to InDesign. Note that if you already have a document open you will need to return to the document to see the copied file

1. Open Adobe InDesign
2. Click on Window > ResourceSpace
3. Log in to ResourceSpace if required
4. Locate the required resource
5. If you plan to edit the file and save it back into ResourceSpace, click on 'Lock' to prevent other users from editing the resource while you are working on it
6. Click on the 'Open' button for the original resource file
7. The document will be imported to InDesign

It is very simple to save a InDesign document into ResourceSpace

1. Edit the InDesign file as required
2. Save the file in InDesign as normal
3. Click on Window > ResourceSpace
4. Locate the relevant InDesign resource to replace
5. On the resource view page, click the 'Save' button next to the 'Open'button
6. Wait for the confirmation message that the file has been uploaded (for large files this may take some time)
7. If you have previously locked the resource, make sure you remember to unlock it so that others can make changes if required
8. The preview images in InDesign may take some time to refresh, depending on server configuration. The resource log in ResourceSpace can be checked to ensure the file has been successfully replaced

To Change the ResourceSpace URL used by Adobe InDesign

1. Open Adobe InDesign
2. Click on Window > ResourceSpace
3. Click on the menu icon and select 'Settings'
4. Under 'Enter Server URL', enter the new path to your ResourceSpace installation
5. Click 'Apply'

Using the plugin - Photoshop

1. Open Adobe Photoshop
2. Create or open a Photoshop file
3. Click on Window > Extensions > ResourceSpace (or Window > Extensions (legacy) > ResourceSpace

1. Log in to ResourceSpace if necessary
2. Locate the required resource
3. Click on the 'import' link against the image size you wish to import

1. The image will be copied to Photoshop. Note that if you already have a document open you will need to return to the document to see the copied file

1. Open Adobe Photoshop
2. Click on Window > Extensions > ResourceSpace
3. Log in to ResourceSpace if required
4. Locate the required resource
5. If you plan to edit the file and save it back into ResourceSpace, click on 'Lock' to prevent other users from editing the resource while you are working on it
6. Click on the 'Open' button for the original resource file
7. The document will be opened in Photoshop

It is simple to save a Photoshop document into ResourceSpace

1. Edit the Photoshop file as required
2. Save the file in Photoshop as normal
3. Click on Window > Extensions > ResourceSpace
4. Locate the relevant Photoshop resource to replace
5. On the resource view page, click the 'Save' button next to the 'Open'button
6. Wait for the confirmation message that the file has been uploaded (for large files this may take some time)
7. If you have previously locked the resource, make sure you remember to unlock it so that others can make changes if required
8. The preview images in ResourceSpace may take some time to refresh, depending on server configuration. The resource log in ResourceSpace can be checked to ensure the file has been successfully replaced

To Change the ResourceSpace URL used by Adobe Photoshop

1. Open Adobe Photoshop
2. Click on Window > Extensions > ResourceSpace
3. Click on the menu icon
4. Under 'Enter Server URL', enter the new path to your ResourceSpace installation
5. Click 'Apply'

Uninstalling the plugin from Adobe Creative Cloud suite

If you experience issues and want to uninstall the plugin from Adobe CC, or if you want to replace the plugin with a later version:-

Using Anastasiy's plugin manager

1. Close all Adobe CC programs
2. Run Anastasiy's Extension Manager
3. Select com.DAMConnect
4. Click Uninstall and wait for confirmation

Manual removal

1. Close all Adobe CC programs
2. (Windows) Navigate to

   [Program_Files folder]\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions

3. (Mac) Navigate to

   Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions

4. Delete the folder named 'com.DAMConnect'
5. Launch InDesign and Photoshop to ensure the plugin is no longer present

If the plugin still appears, try the following:-

1. (Windows) Restart InDesign and quickly press Shift+Ctrl+Alt. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files
2. (Mac) While pressing Shift+Option+Command+Control, restart InDesign. Click Yes when asked if you want to delete preference files