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hank_stamper
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Nov 13, 2026 5:50 PM UTC
Question

The latest version of InDesign does not support Apple's font Times Roman. Is there a way to automate missing font replacement in my legacy documents to Times New Roman?

The latest version of InDesign does not support Apple's font Times Roman. All my old documents used Times Roman space bands as spacing from the templates they were initiated from. Is there a way to automate missing font replacement in my legacy documents to Times New Roman?  Times New Roman has the same character widths.

As it stands now, every time I open a legacy document I have to go through the laborious process of replacing the missing font.  Something like Illustrator or Photoshop’s Actions would really serve here.

TIA

Eric

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    Nov 13, 2026 7:58 PM UTC

    does not support Apple's font Times Roman

     

    Hi ​@hank_stamper , What is your format and version of your Times font? Is it a .dfont or a postscipt Type 1 font? If that’s the case you should be able to convert it to .ttf or openType font, which should work with the current versions InDesign. Do a search for something like convert dfont to ttf.

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      hank_stamperAuthor
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      Nov 13, 2026 8:52 PM UTC

      Hi Rob, thank you, as well as Leo, for taking the time to respond.

      The Times Roman I was using was a TrueType font from Apple Computer.  I’m beginning to suspect this is a Monotype Connect issue because the font shows up in Connect but does not activate.  It sometimes shows up in searches in Connect, sometimes not.  Welcome to Monotype Connect.  

      I just discovered that when I can find it in Connect and manually activate it - all is well.  

      I initially thought this was an InDesign issue because it first came up after the upgrade.  Now I think it’s a Connect issue.  I’d still like to know how to write a script to change the font without going through the Find/Change Fonts rigamarole.

      Thanks again

      Hank

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      leo.r
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      leo.rCommunity Expert
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      Nov 13, 2026 5:55 PM UTC

      What's your operating system version? Also, does it mean that you can open the same documents in InDesign 2026 with no issues, but InDesign 2027 can’t find the font?

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        leo.r
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        leo.rCommunity Expert
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        Nov 13, 2026 6:02 PM UTC

        p.s. and yes, font replacement can be scripted, which can also be applied to multiple documents.

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          hank_stamperAuthor
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          Nov 13, 2026 6:11 PM UTC

          Thanks for the replies Leo.r.  I’d love to learn how to script something like that in InDesign

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