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susanf52688861
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October 16, 2018
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InDesign 2019 not activating fonts?

  • October 16, 2018
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After updating to 2019, my fonts don't activate when the Document Fonts folder is in the folder with the document as before...anyone else having this problem?

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      Correct answer Laubender

      Hi srishtib8795206,

      here's my action movie to select a font without clicking it,

      first couple of times i show that clicking does not work, only the last one succesfull by pressing 'enter' while hovering over the font...


      Hi timvh ,

      thank you for the video!

      Others see this strange behavior as well.

      And it is already reported at indesign uservoice :

      Clicking document-installed font from font list gives error to "activate font" and doesn't change font. – Adobe InDesign…

      I hope the developers will investigate the issue and work on a fix soon.

      Add your vote for fixing the bug.

      Regards,
      Uwe

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      tppdesign2
      Participant
      November 19, 2020

      This is happening to me too, with upgrade to 2020 version....what I have noticed is when you package files now...the only difference I can see is that "Document fonts" now spells "fonts" with a lower case "f" where as before it was a upper case "F". That seems to be what is tripping it up!!!

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      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 19, 2020

      Hi tppdesign2,

      can you tell what the version of InDesign was where the folder was named "Document Fonts" with upper case "F"?

      If I package a document with e.g. InDesign CS6 version 8 the folder that is created by the process is named "Document fonts" with lower case "f".

       

      Regards,
      Uwe Laubender

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        Generous_happiness1587
        Generous_happiness1587
        Participant
        September 24, 2019

        Same problem! I HATE the way the new font menus are set up! And I can't activate any Adobe fonts. This is a very serious problem!

         

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          larsb22369359
          Participant
          October 23, 2018

          The comment of timvh helps, hitting Return activates the fonts.

          But I must say: This version is buggy as hell, my PC lags every time (Win10 rev. 1809, i7, 16GB RAM). And these steady hints are extremely annoying. Think I downgrade to the previous version (if it's possible ...).

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          LaubenderCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 23, 2018

          Hi Susan,

          did some tests with documents using fonts with Document Fonts folders.

          No issues so far. I'm on Windows 10 German. What is your operating system?

          Another important question:
          Did you migrate preferences from legacy versions while installing InDesign CC 2019?
          I did not. Maybe that makes a difference…

          Regards,
          Uwe

          Srishti_Bali
          Srishti_Bali
          Legend
          October 18, 2018

          Hi there,

          Could you please confirm if it is giving "Missing Fonts"  error or "Activate Font" message? They both are different. In case you are getting this

          This is just a promotional banner for Typekit fonts. When you select any Adobe Font in Fonts Menu, there is an option to Activate the Font.

          Regards,

          Srishti

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          mattiaso33135605
          Participating Frequently
          October 23, 2018

          Hello

          I have the same problem.

          The fonts in my Documents folder doesn't activate when I choose it.

          Its not just a promotional banner like srishti8795206 says.

          Im on Macosx 10.14 Swedish system.

          Regards Mattias

          timvh
          timvh
          Participating Frequently
          October 23, 2018

          Yea, exactly the same problem here, i'm just about to install the previous version of Indesign again.

          We've been using Document Fonts for years, it's a shame that this is the end of it...

          Edit:

          System 10.13.6 on a Mac Pro (Late 2013)

          Trashed all .indd prefs, deleted all scripts, deactived all possible fonts in fontbook and font explorer...

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          Community Expert
          LaubenderCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 18, 2018

          Hi Susan,

          I cannot see this here on my German Windows 10 version of InDesign CC 2019.


          Perhaps it is because you open up a legacy document from e.g. InDesign CC 2018.1?
          And until it is not saved in CC 2019, closed and reopened again the problem persists?

          Regards,
          Uwe

          Srishti_Bali
          Srishti_Bali
          Legend
          October 18, 2018

          Hi there,

          Sorry to hear about this. Cloud you please confirm which Operating System(Exact Version of Windows/MAC) you are using?

          Regards,

          Srishti

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          sirraheel01
          Participant
          October 18, 2018

          Same problem for me, gone back to older version for now!

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