Font style changing automatically [2021]

[Iacuzzi]

So I receive templates from someone using PS CC 2021, same as me, Adobe Fonts, same as me, working on Mac, same as me, but everytime I click the text to edit, it changes it's style, I can't find a workaround for this problem and is driving me crazy, here's an example, original on the left, how it looks as soon as I click on it on the right. It only happens with certain fonts, in this case it's Montserrat from Adobe Fonts.

[Identical issue posted on 12 August and 17 August merged by moderator. Please post once.]

[jane-e]

It looks like one is Bold (or Fake Bold) and the other is not. Can you click an insertion point in the text and show a screen shot of the Character panel with the text? It would be helpful if we could see a similar screenshot from the other person as well.

~ Jane

[Iacuzzi]

Hi Jane, here you go, as I said we both have oficially downloaded Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 and both using Adobe Fonts. The above image is mine and the other one from my coworker.

[jane-e]

Hi @Iacuzzi 

Can you show another screenshot of both computers:

• Character panel, not Properties
• Select all of the text with the Type tool
• Use 100% zoom on both computers
• Show the guides in both computers
• Show the rulers in both computers

~ Jane

[Iacuzzi]

There you go, mine's the mac one and my coworker's the windows one, both using adobe fonts.

[Iacuzzi]

So I receive templates from someone using PS CC 2021, same as me, Adobe Fonts, same as me, working on Mac, same as me, but everytime I click the text to edit, it changes it's style, I can't find a workaround for this problem and is driving me crazy, here's an example, original on the left, how it looks as soon as I click on it on the right. It only happens with certain fonts, in this case it's Montserrat from Adobe Fonts, I trully have no possible explanaiton as why it looks so different. I've already tried reinstalling but nothing works, installing from google fonts either.

I'll leave a screenshot from my computer (above) and from a coworker's (bottom)

[Iacuzzi]

Also, I see a message that says "Font is present on system but requires a layout change"

[davescm]

The characters look the same, when adjusted for the different size screenshots, but the kerning looks different. Try putting the cursor between each letter and check the kerning values.

Dave

[Iacuzzi]

The weights are completely different, look at the example I linked in the text, it's from the same computer, same zoom. Mine looks a lot thinner than the original, it's like my font is a complete stop thinner, my bold looks almost as the original semibold.

[Leslie Moak Murray]

In the bolder one, do you have TT (Faux Bold) selected?

-edit typo

[Iacuzzi]

Nope, even if I (thinner) select faux bold it doesn't make it not even close as bold as my coworker's one. I genuinenly don't know what else to think.

[Lumigraphics]

Try this with a text document, use Word or TextEdit and see if the fonts change.

[Iacuzzi]

Above is PS, below TextEdit, both at 80p and 100% zoom, looks bolder on TextEdit, what do you think? 

[Lumigraphics]

Your letterspacing is way different. Although I meant to create a file on the one computer and move it to the other and see what happens.

[Iacuzzi]

Yeah I know it's different, There's another comment where i placed a screenshot of the two computers on photoshop with the exact same settings showing. What would you consider if the word/text document were to show different as well (or not)? I don't know if I can get that file right now, will try to get it though.

[Lumigraphics]

If it happens in a text document then its not Photoshop, you have a font mismatch.

[Iacuzzi]

How could that be if we are both using only adobe fonts?

[jane-e]

" I genuinenly don't know what else to think."

By @Iacuzzi

Any chance a stroke was applied as a layer style?

~ Jane

[Iacuzzi]

Nope, no style was applied on that text layer. I uploaded the pictures you requested on the other comment, just in case you didn't see them.

[jane-e]

What happens when you  print (hide the colored background layers) and hold the two pieces of  paper up to a light? Do you see a difference in the printed document?

~ Jane

[Iacuzzi]

I don't have a printer right now, what would that mean?

[jane-e]

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@Iacuzzi wrote:

I don't have a printer right now, what would that mean?

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Comparing the two printed documents would let you determine if the issue is on-screen only or if it still exists in print. 

~ Jane

[Iacuzzi]

The thing is that we do only digital work, I need it to work properly on screen only

[jane-e]

This is a tough one.

Are there other computers you can try it on?

Also, I just noticed the Zoom level is not the same on the two screen shots. What does it look like at 100% on each?

~ Jane

[Iacuzzi]

We are both at 100% zoom (as you can see at the lower part), but we have different screen sizes so there it shows different. It's not a size thing, but a shape and thickness one. Yeah I don't know what to do, I tried reinstalling both PS and the fonts but nothing changed. I've seen numerous people with the same issue and no solution was given, I don't know.