

If the font is applied to a space character or text box, replace it with a different font, and then click Change. Choose Type > Find, select the font, and click Find First.ģ. Solution 3: Determine if the font was applied to a space character or a text box, and then replace the font.Ģ. Choose Type > Find Font, select the font, click Find First, and check More Info. In InDesign CS, choose File > Export, and choose InDesign Interchange from the Save As Type menu.Ĥ. Solution 2: Export the document to InDesign Interchange (.inx)format, and then check the font information.ġ.
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To purchase an upgrade from Adobe, visit the Adobe Store at, or visit the Adobe Help Center. To locate an Authorized Reseller, visit the Adobe website at or visit the Adobe Help Center. You can purchase upgrades from Adobe Authorized Resellers and from Adobe directly: You have two versions of the same font installed (for example, a TrueType and an OpenType fonts from Adobe version of Times New Roman).ĭo one or more of the following solutions: (Choose Type > Find Font, select the font, and click More Info.) The Info section of the Find Font dialog box shows "0" for Character Count or "None" for Pages, indicating that the font isn't used in the document. The document was created in InDesign 2.x. The text will use a substitute font until the original font becomes available." The document uses one or more fonts which are currently not available on your system. Select the font entry and click Locate.When you open a document in Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe InDesign CS returns the message "Missing Fonts.From the Substitution Style column, select the replacement font's attribute (such as bold or italic) from the pop-up menu.From the Substitution column, select a replacement font from the pop-up menu.To substitute a missing font for another: From the Window menu, select Font Manager.On the Text context toolbar, a substituted font on text is indicated by a '?' prefix on the font name, e.g. Fonts will already have been chosen for you as replacement but you can pick your preferred font instead. The column called Substitution shows which local fonts are being used as substitutes for missing fonts. Unsupported characters used-The text uses characters that are not supported by the font.For this reason, if you are copying a publication to take to a different computer, you should check that the fonts used are available on the new computer. Missing-The font is not available on your computer.


You can either source the missing font yourself or use the Manager to use a substitute font instead. The Font Manager lists fonts used in text objects throughout your publication, along with their current status and substitution state (e.g., missing). It's common practice to resolve this situation so the document will look as the original creator intended. On opening a document that uses fonts that are not installed on your computer, you'll get notified of this issue via a pop-up message. You can check if any unavailable fonts have been substituted for another font, swap for another font and also locate the text instance which uses the font. Manage all your used fonts from one location using Font Manager.
