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eugenetyson
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I'm not quite sure you can do that or not, as that I've never tried it.
But when I first started out, I printed out all the fonts I had on my system, and put them into a folder, that way, I could just flick through my font book to see which fonts I wanted to use.
But when I first started out, I printed out all the fonts I had on my system, and put them into a folder, that way, I could just flick through my font book to see which fonts I wanted to use.
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Thanks Eugene
I guess that is one way to find your fonts but hopefully somewhere there is a way to group sections of fonts so that small groups of favourites can be isolated in order to quick find.
Perhaps a font navigator programme may do the trick I just wish I knew. I know that Adobe have the AFM but again I don't quite know what this does.
Regards Johnnie
I guess that is one way to find your fonts but hopefully somewhere there is a way to group sections of fonts so that small groups of favourites can be isolated in order to quick find.
Perhaps a font navigator programme may do the trick I just wish I knew. I know that Adobe have the AFM but again I don't quite know what this does.
Regards Johnnie
eugenetyson
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Well Johnnie. In ten years, I've never encountered such a thing, no reason why such a thing can't exist. It's an interesting insight. There are font management software, but I've only ever used Mac Based apps for that, not windows, so I'm can't say which work well with Windows. Sorry.
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Eugene
That is interesting. I have often encountered people using mac particularly for designing & engineering functions but I have never myself used mac period,I have always gone down the windows road purely for the ease of obtaining programmes etc but I understand that has improved in recent years & that mac programmes are now more widespread.
I may bite the bullet on my next upgrade & get a note book with the apple on the lid.Perhaps I ought to start a new thread but I suppose it's not indesign related.
Regards Johnnie
That is interesting. I have often encountered people using mac particularly for designing & engineering functions but I have never myself used mac period,I have always gone down the windows road purely for the ease of obtaining programmes etc but I understand that has improved in recent years & that mac programmes are now more widespread.
I may bite the bullet on my next upgrade & get a note book with the apple on the lid.Perhaps I ought to start a new thread but I suppose it's not indesign related.
Regards Johnnie
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Keep you eye on that Linotype site as Fontexplorer will be the only free font manager, that I know of, available for Windows.
Depending on how many fonts you use, you can make Character styles and share them on various documents. Start a new ID doc, calling it something like FONTS. Go to Window menu/type & tables/character styles.
Hit the little triangle and select "new character style". Click on Basic Character style and Font Family. Select the font you want and name the character style the same as the font, like ITC Leawood, etc. Leave everything else alone. Repeat the New Character Style step for each of the fonts you want. Save the ID doc with a name something like Fonts or Character Styles.
When you create a new ID doc, open the Character styles window and click the little triangle for Load Character Styles. Navigate to that Fonts ID doc and the styles you created will be brought into your new ID doc. You can then select your fonts from that rather than you fonts menu.
I would only bother with the basic font family in the character styles. If you add all the various weights and things like italic, it'll get too big. If you select any text in a doc, the Id character menu will automatically go to that font and you can then select a different form of the font, like bold or italic, from the menu right under the font menu.
Using OSX 10.3.9 & 10.4.11 on a G4, G5 & Intel Macbook
Depending on how many fonts you use, you can make Character styles and share them on various documents. Start a new ID doc, calling it something like FONTS. Go to Window menu/type & tables/character styles.
Hit the little triangle and select "new character style". Click on Basic Character style and Font Family. Select the font you want and name the character style the same as the font, like ITC Leawood, etc. Leave everything else alone. Repeat the New Character Style step for each of the fonts you want. Save the ID doc with a name something like Fonts or Character Styles.
When you create a new ID doc, open the Character styles window and click the little triangle for Load Character Styles. Navigate to that Fonts ID doc and the styles you created will be brought into your new ID doc. You can then select your fonts from that rather than you fonts menu.
I would only bother with the basic font family in the character styles. If you add all the various weights and things like italic, it'll get too big. If you select any text in a doc, the Id character menu will automatically go to that font and you can then select a different form of the font, like bold or italic, from the menu right under the font menu.
Using OSX 10.3.9 & 10.4.11 on a G4, G5 & Intel Macbook
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MikeThorne
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Hi
I have used MyFonts font manager for years and love it.
It lets you search both installed and non installed fonts on your computer. I have hundreds of non installed fonts in folders.
Type in a company name for a logo, and then view it in any font you want etc.
Mike
I have used MyFonts font manager for years and love it.
It lets you search both installed and non installed fonts on your computer. I have hundreds of non installed fonts in folders.
Type in a company name for a logo, and then view it in any font you want etc.
Mike
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Thanks Mike
I also have Adobe Font Manager which is very similar to the application that you advise.
What I would really like is someway to group certain fonts together so that they show as a group and not mixed with all fonts thus being in alphabetical order.
I have 140 fonts that are really snazzy and billiant for design purposes and it would be nice to have them as a group.
Of course I don't know that it can be done hence my question.
RegardsJohnnie
I also have Adobe Font Manager which is very similar to the application that you advise.
What I would really like is someway to group certain fonts together so that they show as a group and not mixed with all fonts thus being in alphabetical order.
I have 140 fonts that are really snazzy and billiant for design purposes and it would be nice to have them as a group.
Of course I don't know that it can be done hence my question.
RegardsJohnnie
eugenetyson
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Eugene
That is a very interesting programme and yes you can have different groups in folders, a little more complex than the freebies I guess that is why it is shareware.
The interface reminded me of your suggestion about printing out a font list so that you can see what the font looks like and then selecting the one you require. Never looked at it like that.
Yes a useful programme.
Regards Johnnie
That is a very interesting programme and yes you can have different groups in folders, a little more complex than the freebies I guess that is why it is shareware.
The interface reminded me of your suggestion about printing out a font list so that you can see what the font looks like and then selecting the one you require. Never looked at it like that.
Yes a useful programme.
Regards Johnnie
eugenetyson
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No problem Johnnie, hope it helps to speed up your designs. Good luck with the book.
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