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appear and to gather additional information about the font, such as whether it is PostScript
Type 1, TrueType, or OpenType. You can also use the Find Font dialog box to replace the
missing font with an available one. However, changing the font may change text composition,
so this should only be done with the customer’s knowledge and consent.
Even fonts missing from placed EPS and PDF files are identified. If a missing font is within
a placed graphic, each instance is listed in the Find Font dialog box and marked with an
icon (
). You can’t replace missing fonts inside placed graphics, but knowing about the
problem up-front makes it easy to alert the customer before you output the file. It will be
necessary to either obtain the font or open the graphic in its original application to change
the font. In addition, an alert appears when placing an EPS file doesn’t contain a PICT or
TIFF preview and is missing fonts, because InDesign attempts to creates a preview when
none is present, and a preview can’t be created for missing fonts.
Adobe InDesign CS features improved reporting of font errors and substitution. A missing
font will be reported even if a font of the same name is available in a different font format.
For example, if Copperplate (Type 1) is missing, a missing-font alert appears, even if a
TrueType version of Copperplate is active on the system; in addition, the TrueType ver-
sion won’t be automatically substituted for the missing Type 1 version. This can prevent
unwanted type composition changes caused by differences in font formats. In addition, if a
font is active in more than one format, Adobe InDesign CS displays each instance of the font
in the menu with a format label after it (T1 for Type 1, TT for TrueType, and OTF for Open
Type).
After the file opens, Adobe InDesign CS highlights any missing fonts on-screen in pink, if
the Substituted Fonts option is selected in the Composition panel of the Preferences dialog
box. You might want to examine the other preferences in that panel in case highlighting
composition problems is useful to your shop. (View composition preferences by choosing
Edit > Preferences > Composition in Windows, or InDesign > Preferences > Composition in
Mac OS X.)
To replace fonts:
1. With a document open, choose Type > Find Font.