Selecting a specific cutting when I want to change typefaces

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So this is annoying, but not critical. Let’s say I’ve got text that I want to change from Minion to Univers (this is a somewhat regular occurrence). There are 27 different cuttings of Univers LT Standard, of which I have only ever used 4 (57 and 67, condensed, oblique, bold condensed and bold condensed oblique).

Whenever I select Univers in the top font-family box, it defaults to 39 Thun Ultra Condensed. I have never and will never use this. I’m on Windows and I can’t even find a way to remove those unwanted styles, just the entire family. How can I get 57 Condensed to be my default sans-serif typeface that InDesign selects when I pick Univers in the top box?

And on a related note, I wish they had a Black Condensed and Black Condensed Oblique; I would use those too.

BobLevineCorrect answer

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That’s what styles are for. Beyond that, you can set up favorites in your fonts and select it that way.

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Eugene Tyson

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You can add fonts to your Favourites by clicking the little star beside the font name in the dropdown. There's also a Favourites filter at the top, so you can narrow the list to fonts you use regularly.

However, that won't necessarily solve your original problem, as it doesn't let you nominate 57 Condensed as the default cutting whenever you select Univers, maybe it does, but I can’t remember off the top of my head.

Since you mentioned your existing styles need some work, another option would be to create a Character Style specifically for Univers LT Std 57 Condensed. You only need to define the font family and style, leaving the other attributes unspecified.

You can then select your text and apply it using Quick Apply (Ctrl+Enter), without having to rebuild all your existing Paragraph Styles.

Not quite the automatic behaviour you're looking for, but it might save you a few clicks.

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BobLevine

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That’s what styles are for. Beyond that, you can set up favorites in your fonts and select it that way.

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PeterD-NJAuthor

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I do have styles set up (poorly), and honestly the work that it would take to fix them all isn’t worth the hassle. But I am intrigued with setting up favorites in fonts. I’m not familiar with that and didn’t know it was a thing.

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