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cschwartz1
Participant
February 9, 2026
Question

Missing Fonts

  • February 9, 2026
  • 1 reply
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When I open an InDesign document in InCopy, I get a warning that says, “The Document uses fonts that are either currently unavailable on your computer or no longer supported by InDesign. Closing the dialog box will substitute the missing fonts with the default font until the original fonts become available. Adobe fonts couldn’t find any matching fonts.”

I go into the “Replace Fonts” and when I try to replace the fonts I have an error box show up that says, “The selected font is applied to hidden conditional text, or applied to text in a locked story, or is part of a composite font. Some instances of the font may not be found, or may not be changed.”

 

In Creative Cloud added fonts, the font that has an error says, “Font Conflict. A font with the same name is already installed...”

 

I’ve tried following the troubleshoot guide, readding, uploading, restarting Creative Clound and signing in and out. I’ve looked for the font in C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CoreSync\plugins\livetype\r and the subsequent code book and there isn’t a number from the code book that matches.

 

Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? Thank you!

    1 reply

    BobLevine
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 9, 2026

    Do you get the same or similar errors when opening the file in InDesign?

    cschwartz1
    Participant
    February 9, 2026

    I get the same pop-up message about missing fonts but I am able to replace them when I open the file in InDesign. But, even when I replace them, they don’t show up correctly in InDesign.

    Abhishek Rao
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    February 9, 2026

    Hi @cschwartz1,

     

    Thanks for sharing the details. I’d recommend starting by signing out of the Creative Cloud Desktop app and then signing back in, and checking if that resolves the issue. If it still persists, please clear the font cache and test again. You can refer to this article for guidance: https://helpx.adobe.com/fonts/kb/troubleshoot-fonts-illustrator-indesign.html

    I’d also suggest checking your system font folders for any duplicate versions of the affected font and removing them, then restarting your computer and relaunching Creative Cloud so the correct font can activate properly. After that, please open the file in InDesign first, confirm the fonts are resolved there, save the document, and then reopen it in InCopy to see if the issue is cleared.

    Could you also share your OS and InDesign/InCopy versions? Please let me know how it goes and if this helps resolve the issue.

     

    Looking forward to your update.
    Abhishek