Reply To: ID3 auto bullet font issue

Spencer–

Do you get a missing font message when opening the file (or does the other person)? Or does it just show up pink with no missing font message?

I had a situation a few weeks ago using the “Symbol” font. It had been supplied by the customer. Anyway, different machines were having problems with the multiplication sign. It would show up as pink, until InDesign was quit and then relaunched. And then it was fine. There were no issues with the other things (i.e., division sign, plus sign, equal sign, etc.). Just that darn multiplication sign. We ended not using the Symbol font the customer gave us and used our own and no more problems.

So I'm wondering if something is wrong with the Wingding font you're using.

So far as the bullets and numbering palette–some characters will be pink due to your default font (usually Times). I get that as well.

I guess the big question is: Do you (or the others) get a missing font message when opening the file?

If you get the missing font message then someone has a different version of that font on their system somewhere. If no missing font message, then that font may be corrupt.

Hope this helps.