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marketingr89792657
marketingr89792657
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May 24, 2023
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Problems regarding changing from Type1 to OpenType fonts

  • May 24, 2023
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Hi everybody,

 

I was using an old font that is no longer supported in InDesign due to its format (Type 1). That's why I bought the exact same font in OpenType format.

 

However, now I have the problem that when I open an InDesign document and replace the "old" font with the "new" using the font replacement function (replace old with new format), the texts are larger than the associated text frames, although I have not changed the font size.

 

Also the documents are now pretty slow when I'm editing the texts inside.

 

Here are some screenshots. Is there a quick way to work around for those problems?

 

Grateful for any tips!

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BobLevine
Community Expert
BobLevineCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 24, 2023

Despite having the same name, it's a different font and all you can do is make the adjustments or go back to an earlier version of InDesign and keep using the Type 1 version. This would be relatively simple if you properly used paragraph and character styles.

marketingr89792657
marketingr89792657Author
Participant
May 30, 2023

Hi there, thanks for the idea but this not a long term solution, since I would't be able to update InDesign at all then. I'll have to change all the text blocks in all documents, which is pretty annoying... ;(

 

If someone has another solution please please tell me!

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Dirk Becker
Legend
May 30, 2023

Talk to the original font vendor whether they have or can produce a more compatible version. With quality fonts incompatible overhauls at that scale should earn themselves a different name "Pro, New, Neue" rather than forcing those changes on you.

 

There are also plenty free or commercial utilities to convert fonts. Have a look at the end user license of your font and/or ask a lawyer whether that is permitted.

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