To see a list of missing fonts choose InDesign Type menu > Find/Replace Font
Fonts listed with a warning symbol alongside are missing:
To activate fonts on your Mac we recommend using professional font management tools such as Extensis Suitcase, or Font Book, which is a free font management tool that comes with your Mac.
Fix this problem by finding and activating the fonts used in InDesign or in some cases by substituting for other fonts.
Adobe InDesign Font help
Apple FontBook help
To see a list of missing fonts choose InDesign Type menu > Find/Replace Font.
Fonts listed with a warning symbol alongside are missing:
To activate fonts on your Mac we recommend using professional font management tools such as Extensis Suitcase, or Font Book, which is a free font management tool that comes with your Mac.
Fix this problem by finding and activating the fonts used in InDesign or in some cases by substituting for other fonts. Exceptions can be made.
TrueType fonts were developed by Apple and Microsoft as a cheaper alternative to Adobe PostScript. They remain a valid font format for print and digital outputs but are beginning to show their age a little. They can be OS-specific and have a lack of multilingual support.
Also, some production experts can be suspicious of TrueType fonts as they are less likely to have come from a professional font foundry or may be system fonts which can alter with OS changes.
These days TrueType has largely been superseded by the later OpenType format which is cross-platform (used on Mac and PC) and has full multilingual support, but may well be present in legacy / archived documents.
InDesign identifies TrueType using a ‘double T’ symbol:
You can also see which are TrueType in your document by choosing InDesign Type menu > Find/Replace Font and clicking the More Info button. TrueType fonts will be shown by their Type in the Info panel below:
Fix this problem by finding and activating a different font format in InDesign or in some cases by substituting for other fonts.
Adobe InDesign Font help
Apple FontBook help
PostScript Type 1 fonts, as their name suggests, were intended for print production using Adobe PostScript. They are an old font format which have largely been superseded by the later OpenType format as PostScript Type 1 fonts are not supported in digital and web publishing.
Adobe announced they were stopping supporting PostScript Type 1 fonts in any new software released after 2021.
Note that Type 1 fonts will no longer appear in InDesign's Font menus and must instead be replaced using Type > Find/Replace Font:
PostScript Type 1 fonts show their Type as ‘Type 1’ and warning signs alongside their name in Find/Replace Font’s dialog.
Fix this problem by finding and activating a different font format in InDesign or in some cases by substituting for other fonts.
PostScript Type 1 fonts, as their name suggests, were intended for print production using Adobe PostScript. They are an old font format which have largely been superseded by the later OpenType format as PostScript Type 1 fonts are not supported in digital and web publishing.
Adobe announced they were stopping supporting PostScript Type 1 fonts in any new software released after 2021.
Note that Type 1 fonts will no longer appear in InDesign's Font menus and must instead be replaced using InDesign Type menu > Find/Replace Font:
PostScript Type 1 fonts show their Type as ‘Type 1’ and warning signs alongside their name in Find/Replace Font’s dialog.
Fix this problem by finding and activating a different font format in InDesign or in some cases by substituting for other fonts.
There may be some cases, e.g. for minor amendments to backlist projects, where the user wishes to make an exception and continue to use GreenLight. If so, in GreenLight’s dialog click Allow use of these fonts for this document:
Adobe InDesign Font help
Apple FontBook help
The Adobe Fonts website lets you activate fonts which can used on your Mac with InDesign and other Adobe and non-Adobe apps.
Using Adobe Fonts requires subsequent users to also have access to Adobe Fonts.
This GreenLight check flags up whenever a font used in the document has come from Adobe Fonts.
Fix this problem by avoiding using fonts which display the Cloud symbol in the InDesign Font menu.
Using a font management system such as Extensis Connect Fonts helps ensure that all fonts used will conform to arranged licensing agreements. Extensis Connect Fonts integrates with the Adobe Creative Cloud and other design applications and simplifies and secures the management of fonts and font licenses.
This check confirms that fonts present in the document are from Extensis Connect Fonts. Exceptions are allowed.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
Further information on Extensis Connect Fonts
Using a font management system such as Extensis Connect Fonts helps ensure that all fonts used will conform to arranged licensing agreements. Connect integrates with the Adobe Creative Cloud and other design applications and simplifies and secures the management of fonts and font licenses.
This check confirms that fonts present in the document are from Extensis Connect Fonts and therefore not potentially contravening licensing agreements as a result.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
Using a font management system such as UTC (Universal Type Client) helps ensure that all fonts used will conform to arranged licensing agreements. Extensis UTC integrates with Adobe applications to simplify and secure the management of fonts and font licenses.
This check confirms that fonts present in the document are from UTC (Universal Type Client) and therefore not potentially contravening licensing agreements as a result.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
Further information on Extensis UTC (Universal Type Client)
Using a font management system such as Monotype Fonts helps ensure that all fonts used will conform to arranged licensing agreements. Monotype Fonts integrates with InDesign and simplifies and secures the management of fonts and font licenses.
This check confirms that fonts present in the document are from Monotype Fonts and therefore not potentially contravening licensing agreements as a result.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
Further information on Monotype Fonts
Using a font management system such as Extensis Connect Fonts helps ensure that all fonts used will conform to arranged licensing agreements. Extensis Connect Fonts integrates with InDesign and simplifies and secures the management of fonts and font licenses.
This check will flag any fonts present in the document which are not from Extensis Connect Fonts and potentially contravening licensing agreements as a result.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
Using a font management system such as Extensis UTC (Universal Type Client) helps ensure that all fonts used will conform to arranged licensing agreements. Extensis UTC (Universal Type Client) integrates with InDesign and simplifies and secures the management of fonts and font licenses.
This check will flag any fonts present in the document which are not from Extensis UTC (Universal Type Client) and potentially contravening licensing agreements as a result.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
Further information on Extensis UTC (Universal Type Client)
Using a font management system such as Monotype Fonts helps ensure that all fonts used will conform to arranged licensing agreements. Monotype Fonts integrates with InDesign and simplifies and secures the management of fonts and font licenses.
This check will flag any fonts present in the document which are not from Monotype Fonts and potentially contravening licensing agreements as a result.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
Further information on Monotype Fonts
Adobe Fonts was originally launched as Typekit by Adobe in 2011. It provided an online service and licensing agreement for subscribers to have access to a wide variety of fonts for immediate use on websites and for download to Adobe desktop apps, but without requiring purchase of the fonts. In 2018 the name Typekit was changed to Adobe Fonts.
This GreenLight check flags up whenever a font used in the document has not come from Adobe Fonts (these display a Cloud symbol in the InDesign Font menu):
Fix this problem by only using fonts from Adobe Fonts in your document.
Use InDesign Font menu > Find/Replace Font to quickly check which fonts your document is using and to change from one format to another. Select Redefine Style When Changing All to ensure your Paragraph and Character Styles are updated accordingly:
NB When using InDesign’s Package feature fonts from Adobe Fonts used in the document will not be be packaged, as per the terms of the subscription agreement. Using Adobe Fonts therefore requires subsequent users to also have access to Adobe Fonts.
