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Kristyn0D44
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March 15, 2021
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Turn off blue type 1 font message warning

  • March 15, 2021
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How do I turn off the blue message bar at the bottom of my documents stating "Type 1 fonts will no longer be supported starting 2023..." It's maddening and disruptive. I'm using a PC. Thanks!

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      Correct answer Randy Hagan

      By my recent experience with this, the only way I've found to eliminate the alert, file by file, is to eliminate any Type 1 fonts.

       

      You can do that by either by substituting OpenType (best) or TrueType (not nearly as good) cuts to replace the Type 1 versions used in your document(s), or converting any Type 1 text from fonts to outlined graphics by selecting the type with your Selection/Arrow Tool and using the Type>Create Outlines menu command (a good fix for, say a single headline, but not so much for an entire book manuscript).

       

      It looks like Adobe is serious about getting people off the Type 1 Postscript font standard. The only way I know of to get rid of that message is to remove any Type 1 fonts from your InDesign documents. But if you banish them from your work, you won't see the message when you open those files in Adobe applications.

       

      Perhaps you could go back to previous versions of Adobe software (available on Creative Cloud) and avoid the Thick Blue Line, but I haven't tried it.

       

      Sorry I don't have any better news for you. Hope this helps.

       

      Randy

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      Randy Hagan
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      Randy HaganCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      March 15, 2021

      By my recent experience with this, the only way I've found to eliminate the alert, file by file, is to eliminate any Type 1 fonts.

       

      You can do that by either by substituting OpenType (best) or TrueType (not nearly as good) cuts to replace the Type 1 versions used in your document(s), or converting any Type 1 text from fonts to outlined graphics by selecting the type with your Selection/Arrow Tool and using the Type>Create Outlines menu command (a good fix for, say a single headline, but not so much for an entire book manuscript).

       

      It looks like Adobe is serious about getting people off the Type 1 Postscript font standard. The only way I know of to get rid of that message is to remove any Type 1 fonts from your InDesign documents. But if you banish them from your work, you won't see the message when you open those files in Adobe applications.

       

      Perhaps you could go back to previous versions of Adobe software (available on Creative Cloud) and avoid the Thick Blue Line, but I haven't tried it.

       

      Sorry I don't have any better news for you. Hope this helps.

       

      Randy

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        Anonymous
        March 23, 2021

        We cannot eliminate one Type 1 font because it is a proprietary logo that must appear throughout the document.

        Any further suggestions? That blue alert box is really annoying  AND it covers up part of the active screen on

        which we are working.

        Thanks.

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          fiedler
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          March 29, 2021

          Outlining text as suggested by @Randy Hagan might not be a particularly good idea since it can dramatically degrade rendering quality both on screen and print depending upon magnification and level of details in the design.

           

          Typically a logo font is actually owned by the user of the font (i.e., they paid for creation of the logo and the generation of a font from the logo). As such, the simplest thing to do is to losslessly convert the Type 1 font to an OpenType CFF font. I would suggest you check out the TransType 4 product from FontLab https://www.fontlab.com/font-converter/transtype/. It is relatively inexpensive ($97US) and you can use it for a 7 day free trial (wink, wink). This would solve the annoying blue alert box permanently, eliminate your Type 1 font issues, and preserve the quality of your logo.

           


          Back in the old days printing companies wanted you to use Type 1 fonts. InDesign font handng can have issues, [spam link removed by moderator] through no fault of their own. I have hundreds of documents with Type 1 fonts. I tried TransType, but I found it renamed many of my fonts. I spent several days trying to clean up the mess, but with hundreds of Type 1 fonts we own, it would take a long time. Looks like it'll be a better use of time to buy some new otf  font packages.

            LinSims
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            LinSimsCommunity Expert
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            March 15, 2021

            Moving to InDesign.

             

            Note: This might be a warning appearing in all Adobe programs editing files that use Type 1 fonts.

            Peru Bob
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            Peru BobCommunity Expert
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            March 15, 2021

            This is the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums).

            Please tell us what Adobe application you are using so that this can be moved to the proper forum for help.

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            Kristyn0D44Author
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            March 15, 2021

            Whoops! InDesign. Thanks!

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