How do I fill in a hollow font (Desdemona) in indesign

Hi Rosalie:

I don't have Desdemona—and don't want to download one of the free versions to my work computer—so I demo'd what to do with an alternative font that is available on fonts.adobe.com. Since I can't test this with your font, I'm not sure why it isn't working. The one thing I would double check is that you are selecting all four paths before Object > Paths > Make Compound Path.

One more option is to combine the four paths into two paths using Object > Pathfinder > Add, then bring the triangle path to the front, select the remaining two paths and use Object > Pathfinder > Subtract. (Subtract will subtract the front object from the back object so the stacking order is important—the triangle must be in front.)

~Barb

So you do have four paths—so that's why my second set of instructions didn't work. Are you good to go?

~Barb

Your video is little, but it looks to me like your A has two paths—the outer path and the inner path. (I used a different outline font and I had four paths.)

Try selecting the A with the Selection tool, then shift click the outer A path—which deselects it and leaves the inner path selected—then choose Object > Arrange > Bring to Front. Then select both paths again, and choose Object > Pathfinder > Subtract. 

~Barb

~Barb

There is a commercial filled variant -- http://www.identifont.com/show?LM0 -- but its website seems down.

What I am showing you will work with the letters you have shown in the screen shot. Letters with counters (enclosed space inside an "A" or an "a") require an additional step.

Note: the text will not be editable after you create outlines.

1. Select the text frame with the Selection tool.
2. Type > Create outlines.
3. Object > Paths > Release Compound Path.
4. Select just the letters with counters with the Direct Tool and choose Object > Paths > Make Compound Path.

~Barb