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User	Thread poster: Kata Koncz InDesign - font installation problem
Kata Koncz   Hungary Local time: 06:54 Member (2008) English to Hungarian + ...	Jan 18, 2010 Hi all, I'm currently working on a .indd file with Adobe InDesign CS3. I have tried to install TTF fonts sent by the client but they do not appear in InDesign. I copied them to the InDesign CS3 Fonts folder, no success. What else can I do? I'm obviously missing something here (besides the fonts). Thanks in advance for any ideas. Kata   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Katalin Horvath McClure   United States Local time: 00:54 Member (2002) English to Hungarian + ...	Copying them into the system's Fonts folder? Jan 18, 2010 I am not familiar with how Indesign handles fonts, but shouldn't the fonts be copied into the system's Fonts folder, by any chance?   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Kata Koncz   Hungary Local time: 06:54 Member (2008) English to Hungarian + ... TOPIC STARTER	They're there Jan 18, 2010 Hi Kati, They're in the system's Fonts folder, too, but InDesign still can't recognize them. The Help file only says "You can make fonts available in InDesign by copying the font files into the Fonts folder inside the Adobe® InDesign® CS3 folder on your hard drive" but this does not seem to be enough in my case. OS is Windows Vista.   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Katalin Horvath McClure   United States Local time: 00:54 Member (2002) English to Hungarian + ...	Other ideas Jan 18, 2010 Have you tried Adobe Type Manager? Can ATM see the font file? Is the TTF file a correct PC file and not an incorrectly converted Macintosh fontfile? See more here: http://www.macdisk.com/fontsen.php3 You may also find this interesting: http://www.proximasoftware.com/files/missingfontsloader_indesign_cs3.pdf   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Kata Koncz   Hungary Local time: 06:54 Member (2008) English to Hungarian + ... TOPIC STARTER	Thank you Jan 18, 2010 Indeed it was interesting, I see now I'm not the only one with this problem. My font management software can see the fonts all right but InDesign just can't do anything with it, not even with missing fonts loader. I'm totally puzzled. If ever I find the solution, I'll post it here.   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Nicole Schnell   United States Local time: 21:54 Member English to German + ...	Just a thought Jan 18, 2010 Is it possible that they sent you Macintosh fonts and you are working on a PC? Or the other way around?   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Kata Koncz   Hungary Local time: 06:54 Member (2008) English to Hungarian + ... TOPIC STARTER	Mac Jan 18, 2010 Hi Nicole, Yes, Katalin suspected this also, and these can indeed be Macintosh fontfiles (there are things like .dfont in the folders) but I thought that the TTF files should run on Windows nevertheless . I'm not familiar with Mac at all, sorry if I'm missing something obvious here. :S Thanks for your input!   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Darío   Spain Local time: 06:54 Member (2007) English to Spanish + ...	Mac fonts on a PC Jan 18, 2010 Nicole Schnell wrote: Is it possible that they sent you Macintosh fonts and you are working on a PC? That's quite probable. Or the other way around? Not so probable.   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Katalin Horvath McClure   United States Local time: 00:54 Member (2002) English to Hungarian + ...	You need to get PC fonts Jan 19, 2010 If you have dfont files, then I think you have a Mac to PC transfer problem on your hands. There are several problems detailed in this article that can happen when moving Mac fonts to a PC: http://www.macdisk.com/fontsen.php3 I think your best bet is to contact the client and ask for proper PC font files. (By proper PC files I mean files originally made for the PC, or properly converted from the Mac.) Katalin   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Kata Koncz   Hungary Local time: 06:54 Member (2008) English to Hungarian + ... TOPIC STARTER	contact the client and ask for proper PC font files Jan 19, 2010 Thanks, Kati, I opted for this solution.   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Dave Remmel Germany Local time: 06:54 English to German + ...	Re... Sep 30, 2010 InDesign uses the System Fonts. Normaly you just have to install the TFF-File on your OS (Windows: Just copy the file in the font-folder or right-click on the file and choose "install").   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)
Nicole Schnell   United States Local time: 21:54 Member English to German + ...	And you still might run into trouble... Oct 1, 2010 Dave Remmel wrote: InDesign uses the System Fonts. Normaly you just have to install the TFF-File on your OS (Windows: Just copy the file in the font-folder or right-click on the file and choose "install"). For example, if the file requires a TrueType font but you are installing a Type 1. Or vice-versa.   Subject: Comment: The contents of this post will automatically be included in the ticket generated. Please add any additional comments or explanation (optional)

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