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BrandonHanvey
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January 17, 2025
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InDesign 2025 copied fonts error/bug?

  • January 17, 2025
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While working on merging some pages from one file into another, I've encountered a possible font loading error in InDesign 2025

 

In InDesgin 2025 if I copy some text from a packaged file into another or new file, the font used will look like it is loaded (even if the font is not loaded on my system). The font's path will list the packaged font as the location.  

 

If i save and then export the file with the pasted text, the PDF will have repalced the font with the default font. 

If I quit InDesign and reopen the file with the pasted text, the font will not load and the standard font warning will appear. 

 

This does not occur in InDesign 2024, the font warning will appear for the pasted text. 

 

I've repeated the issue on two diferent copumters as well as having a colleague enounter the issue. 

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    Willi Adelberger
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    Willi AdelbergerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 19, 2025

    When you open a packaged file, InDesign takes the fonts from the font folder which is packaged together with the INDD file. If you copy content from this file to another one, which is not in the same folder, or if no font folder with the used fonts is found nor that those fonts are installed, it will result in missing fonts. 

    leo.r
    Community Expert
    leo.rCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 18, 2025
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    While working on merging some pages from one file into another, I've encountered a possible font loading error in InDesign 2025


    By @BrandonHanvey

     

    What's your InDesign version?

     

    The list of fixed issues in the recently released InDesign 20.1 mentions a problem that could be what you describe:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/kb/fixed-issues.html

     

    If you don't see 20.1 in Creative Cloud then it's because it's not available in all countries yet.

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      BrandonHanveyAuthor
      Participant
      January 19, 2025

      Thanks for the info. I'm on 20.0..1. 

      Mike Witherell
      Community Expert
      Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 18, 2025

      Is the affected text controlled by a paragraph style? It should be. Is that style based on No Paragraph Style instead of being based on Basic Paragraph Style? No styles should ever be based on Basic Paragraph Style when it comes to copynpasting from INDD document to INDD document.

      Mike Witherell
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