How to turn off automatic font activation

[MikeA-m10]

A week or so ago I accidentally clicked a button to allow Indesign (or Adobe?) to automatically activate fonts that are missing from a document. I can't find where to turn this feature off.

Cheers, Mike

[gcc36773400]

i had the same issue that Adobe font keeps automatically activate all missing font and the keep adding new fonts in the computer. anyone know how to stop adding font automatically? 

[Abhishek Rao]

Hi @gcc36773400,

Thanks for jumping in and sharing your experience. I know it can be really frustrating when fonts keep auto-activating and unexpectedly adding new fonts to your system.

To turn off this behavior, you can go to InDesign preferences and look under File Handling. There you will find the option for Auto-activate Adobe Fonts. Make sure to uncheck it. This should stop InDesign from automatically activating missing fonts from Adobe Fonts.

If the issue persists, it could also help to remove specific fonts completely from your Adobe Fonts list rather than just making them inactive, as some users have found this solves unexpected activation.

Could you also let me know which version of InDesign and operating system you are using?

Looking forward to your update.

Abhishek

[gcc36773400]

i just fixed the problem by deleting the font completely! thanks for helping.

i used the latest version of Indesign (jul 2025)