The Missing Fonts dialog appears when you open a project that contains a font that you do not have installed on your computer. It allows you to select replacement fonts that are installed on your computer as substitutes.
The Missing Fonts dialog displays a table with multiple columns that identify the specific font families and styles that are missing for font, character, and paragraph styles and text items. Every place in the project where a font is missing has its own row. For example, if the bold style of a font family is used in three different paragraph styles, three rows are shown in the dialog, one for each paragraph style.
The Missing Fonts dialog comprises the following:
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Missing Family
Contains a list of font families included in the project but missing on your computer.
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Missing Style
Contains a list of the specific styles within the corresponding font families that are included in the project but missing on your computer.
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Used By
Contains a list of the places in the project where the corresponding font is used.
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Replacement Family
Allows you to select replacement font families. You can select replacement font families by double-clicking entries, then either entering the font family you want or clicking the arrow and selecting a font family from the menu. Once selected, their names are displayed in the corresponding entry.
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Replacement Style
Allows you to select any of the available styles within the corresponding replacement font families. You can select replacement font styles by double-clicking entries, then either entering the font style you want or clicking the arrow and selecting a font style from the menu. Once selected, the styles are displayed in the corresponding entry.
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Fonts
Contains a list of all the available fonts installed on your computer. You can access the menu in the Replacement Family and Replacement Style columns by double-clicking any entry.
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You can choose whether or not the Missing Fonts dialog appears when you open a project containing fonts not installed on your computer on the General page in Preferences.
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You can change the width of columns in the Missing Fonts dialog by dragging between column headings. Their widths are remembered in future projects.