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Bradley Tuition 1
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June 17, 2020
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Gill Sans Light Font

  • June 17, 2020
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Hi,

 

I have been using the same Mac for years. I was always able to select Gill Sans Light as a font in both Microsoft Word and on Acrobat. 

 

I upgraded the OS to Catalina 10.15.4. Now I see Gills Sans Light as normal in Microsoft Word but I can't see it as option in the dropdown font menu in Acrobat. I see other members of the Gill Sans family but not Gill Sans Light. 

 

Even more annoyingly, when I highlight some text that is already in Gill San Light it shows in the font bar as Gill Sans Light but there is no option to select Gill Sans Light from the dropdown, meaning I can't edit in my preffered font. I also have a huge catalouge of PDF documents in Gills Sans Light that I need to update!

 

Please help!

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    daithí_mor
    Participating Frequently
    April 9, 2025

    perhaps because of Gill's troubling past ..... "he is also a figure of considerable controversy following the revelations of his abuse of two of his daughters and of his pet dog." Worth a read!

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    Tariq Dar
    Legend
    April 9, 2025

    Hi @daithí_mor,

     

    Thanks for reaching out with your question. 

    This discrepancy can occur due to differences in how applications access and display fonts, especially when operating system updates alter font handling. 

     

    Verify Font Installation:

    • Ensure that ‘Gill Sans Light’ is properly installed and accessible to all applications on your Mac:

      • Open the Font Book application.

      • Locate ‘Gill Sans Light’ in the font list.

      • If it’s not present, you may need to reinstall the font.

       

    Let us know if that helps.

     

     

     


    ~Tariq

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