Skip to main content
Jimmer Shine
Jimmer Shine
Participant
August 18, 2019
Answered

Fonts go away when I restart my computer?! :P

  • August 18, 2019
  • 2 replies
  • 674 views

I'm working on a document that uses Adobe Fonts and each time I turn off my computer, the fonts are detached and I have to go online to re-activate them.

I find this annoying. Isn't there some way to embed the font in the specific document so that I can continue to work on it offline?

Perhaps I'm just unaware of something simple. I've searched the forums and ran into the explanation that it's because I ended the process that the font is no longer activated, as if this is per design.

Thanks in advance for any information about this.

J.

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer Bill Silbert

Are you using a font manager like FontExplorer or Suitcase? What operating system are you using? If you have the fonts permanently opened on the computer they should still be there regardless of what documents you are working on.

2 replies

BobLevine
Community Expert
BobLevineCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 18, 2019

The only reason I can think of for this would be signing out of the Creative Cloud desktop app. If you're not doing that, give us more details starting with the info Bill asked for.

Bill Silbert
Community Expert
Bill SilbertCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
August 18, 2019

Are you using a font manager like FontExplorer or Suitcase? What operating system are you using? If you have the fonts permanently opened on the computer they should still be there regardless of what documents you are working on.

    Jimmer Shine
    Jimmer ShineAuthor
    Participant
    August 18, 2019

    Hi there. Thanks for the thoughts. I've looked into the two services you've named and realize they fulfill the need that I have. They also do a fair bit more that I can see as useful.

    It does seem to be a bit of a bother though to have to spend upwards of an extra hundred dollars to be able to find fonts available that I'd been using earlier in the day that are already part of the Adobe subscription, which is otherwise available offline, but not the fonts... For that, I need to have these third party applications that otherwise serve the purpose. Hmm.

    FYI, I'm running Windows 10 on a Dell M3800 with 16g of RAM.

    As it is a laptop, I do tend to turn my system off between uses, which would in turn automatically sign me out of the CC desktop app, thereby detaching the access to the fonts.

    For the price of use, I feel like keeping access to the font offline as well should be part and parcel with a CC subscription. Looks like that isn't the case. Your recommendation of the products above is well-taken. Thanks for it.

    If there's a script for this movement, I've got ~45 days to hear about it.

    (One company has a 15, the other a 30 day trial version)

    Thanks

    Scott Citron
    Scott Citron
    Legend
    August 18, 2019

    Another font manager worth trying is Font Agent from Insider Software. For the past 20 years FA has been successfully managing my fonts. Windows and MacOS versions are both available.

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices