Missing Fonts In Photoshop - How to find them
B Austin
Certain Fonts Are Missing from the Font Menu in Adobe Applications
Issue
Some installed fonts do not appear in the Font menu in Adobe applications.
Solutions
Do one or more of the following:
Solution 1
Look for the font by its PostScript or outline name. Often the PostScript
font name begins with the manufacturer name (e.g., ITC, MT, or ICG). For
example, the PostScript name for Stone Sans is ITC Stone Sans. In some cases
the PostScript name is dramatically different than the font name. For
example, the PostScript name for Neutesk LT is Din Schriften.
Solution 2
If you are looking for a font style (e.g., Minion Bold Condensed), choose
the font (e.g., Minion) from the Font pop-up menu and then choose the style
(e.g., Bold Condensed) from the menu to the right of the Font menu.
Solution 3
Reduce the number of installed fonts, check for damaged fonts, or both. For
instructions, see document 320124 (Mac OS) or 321430 (Windows).
Solution 4
Close the application and then install a copy of each missing font into the
Adobe Fonts folder:
- In Mac OS, this is the System Folder: Application Support: Adobe: Fonts
folder
- In Windows, this is the Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts folder
(Windows). If the TrueType font installer won't let you select the Adobe
Fonts folder, copy the missing font into the Adobe Fonts folder.
Solution 5
In Mac OS, make sure that each Type 1 (PostScript) font has both an outline
file and bitmap file (typically within a suitcase) installed in the same
location: usually either the System Folder: Fonts folder or System Folder:
Application Support: Adobe: Fonts folder. If you use a font management
utility such as Adobe Type Manger (ATM), you may store fonts in other
folders.
Solution 6
If the font is a multiple master instance, choose the multiple master base
font (e.g. Myriad MM) from the Font pop-up menu and then choose the multiple
master instance (e.g., Myriad MM wt_802...) from the Style pop-up menu.
Solution 7
Search your system drive for files named Adobefnt.lst, and then delete all
of these files.
Solution 8
Make sure to use the latest version of the Adobe application. Minor updates
are usually available free of charge from Adobe's Web site at
www.adobe.com/support/downloads/main.html.
Solution 9
Remove and reinstall the missing font from its original installation disk.
Solution 10
Contact the font manufacturer and make sure that you have the latest version
of the font. If the font is from the Adobe Type Library, select the font
suitcase, choose File > Get Info, and note the Created date. If the Created
date is prior to 1992, an updated version may be available. For information
on upgrading Adobe Type Library fonts, contact Adobe Customer Support at
800-682-3623.
Additional Information
Many Adobe applications, such as Photoshop 5.x, Illustrator 8.0x, and
InDesign 1.x, use a different font engine than previous versions of Adobe
products. This new font engine displays the PostScript or outline font name
instead of the filename of the font. This type engine may not display fonts
in the Font menu if there are too many fonts for it to read or if a font is
damaged.
Installing copies of font files to the Adobe Fonts folder forces the
applications to load those fonts before it loads other fonts installed on
your system. Fonts in the Adobe Fonts folder are available only to newer
versions of Adobe applications that use the same font engine, whereas fonts
in the system Fonts folder are available to other applications.
Unlocking one font style (e.g., Bold) in Type On Call 4.2 or earlier for Mac
OS copies that style's outline file and all bitmap font files (e.g.,
Regular, Bold, or Italic) of that package to the hard disk. However, Adobe
products that use the new font engine only list Type 1 fonts that have both
bitmap and outline font files installed.
Each multiple master font consists of the multiple master font itself
(called the base font) and one or more instances of that font. An instance
is a particular rendition of the font with a modified weight along one or
more design axes. When you create a multiple master instance, most programs
list the instance with a traditional style name (e.g., Bold or Condensed).
Adobe products that use the new font engine list the instance under the font
name with MM and the weight added to the end of the name.
Adobefnt.lst files list the fonts available to applications using this font
engine from a particular location (e.g., the Application Support\Adobe
folder, the Mac OS System Folder: Fonts folder, or the Windows\System
folder). When an Adobefnt.lst file becomes damaged, Adobe applications may
not see all available fonts.
Hope this helps!!
HUD
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B Austin
any installed elsewhere. I feel that if windows and other applications can
"see" the font, then they should be in Photoshop as well ...
Good Luck
HUD