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manueldesouza
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March 31, 2018
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Which font does Indesign use when it doesn't find a font?

  • March 31, 2018
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I have a file which uses various types of fonts, which my Computer doesn't have, for instance Helvetica Neue.
However I like the Font with which Indesign is automatically substituting it better than the original. My question is: which font is it? I would like to use this "Standard" substitution font in other documents and I also want to make it bold.

How do I find out with which "standard font" Indesign is substituting fonts that it doesn't find?

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Correct answer manueldesouza

I have found the answer at least for my system. It is Myriad Pro.

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manueldesouzaAuthorCorrect answer
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March 31, 2018

I have found the answer at least for my system. It is Myriad Pro.

Derek Cross
Derek Cross
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March 31, 2018

If you want to change the default, select a new font and size without any documents open, then close and reopen InDesign.

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manueldesouzaAuthor
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March 31, 2018

Thank you for the information, but this was not the answer to my question.

In fact the standard font with which indesign substitutes missing fonts is not the same thing as the standard font it uses when you start typing in a new document wirhout selecting a font.

on my system the substitute standard font is Myriad Pro, whereas the preselected font for empty documents is Minion Pro.

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