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Junyi24858697x32l
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March 8, 2023
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Change font without showing the missing font message?

  • March 8, 2023
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Hi everyone, I'm working on a project that contains a bunch of text layers with different fonts, and I'll have to change them all to a different font using action. The problem is that not all fonts can be installed, so often this message will appear and I have to stop to press Replace repeatedly:

I tried it with the Manage Missing font and it changed the font pretty quickly without any notification, I just couldn't put it in the action in any way. I tried with Insert menu Item but nothing changed in my action, so I had to do this manually. Currently, my work is increasing, so it is difficult to continue doing this with files one by one. Is there a way to change all missing fonts to a given font without interrupting the action? I am using Photoshop version 24.2.0.

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
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March 12, 2023

 

@Junyi24858697x32l wrote on 07 March

I'm working on a project that contains a bunch of text layers with different fonts, and I'll have to change them all to a different font using action.

 

Hi Junyi, 

 

A couple of questions:

  • Are all the layers in one document or do you have multiple files?
  • Are you using Paragraph or Character styles? If yes, you can edit the style and update all. 
  • Would it work to put a Stop on the Action for this step (click in the empty box on the left)

 

Apologies for the 4-day delay in seeing your post, but my reply will have the side benefit of bumping your question to the top and others may have additional ideas.

 

Jane

 

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    Junyi24858697x32lAuthor
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    March 12, 2023

    Thank you very much! I've been waiting for an answer, almost desperate for so long. Your help is my great hope right now!

    About the questions:

    • I have multiple files, each contains a lot of text layers with different fonts. But I just need to change them all to a fixed font.
    • I tried Paragraph or Character styles. However, both will change the original size of the text layers, and messages will still appear to interrupt the action.
    • Since I have a lot of files (200+ per day), stopping the action to do this step with each file is extremely time consuming. So I need a solution to make the font-change action work faster without being interrupted by notifications.

    I researched about script listener. However, since I don't know anything about programming or Java script, my jsx files don't work. I hope my answers don't confuse you, and I appreciate all your help. Thank you everyone!

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