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    • March 31, 2016 at 4:11 pm #83588
      Jedidiah Smith
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      When I create a document in Word, then import it into ID, sometimes there are fonts missing. I’m curious how fonts can be missing when the documents are created on my own computer. Does it have to do with what Word names the fonts vs how ID names them? For example MinionPro-Regular Italic.

      Thanks.

    • March 31, 2016 at 4:49 pm #83590
      Frances Simons
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      Fonts are part of your respective applications. Plus, Adobe and Microsoft are from different planets and that’s before you start talking about OTF and/or TT formats or switching between Windows and OS systems. With many proprietary fonts, the two worlds offer just-about-the-same font styles. Honestly, I personally *never* use Word anymore. I’m not sure whether it qualifies as a Best Practice, but I use InD for composition (it’s hard to go back to Word for tables, for instance. So much easier and better in InD).

      What fonts are troubling you.

    • March 31, 2016 at 4:54 pm #83591
      Jedidiah Smith
      Member

      Thanks for the reply. I primarily use MinionPro for everything except headings. I’m publishing a newspaper. I would be willing to switch to a different font if that would be helpful. I also don’t really NEED to use Word. I like using something like Word in order to archive the articles for later use. If there was another way to make the importing process more seamless though, I would be willing to switch. For example, if creating the documents in Google Docs or another application would be better, I can do that.

      I am not sure I would want to create and archive all the documents in InD, however since it’s not as mainstream. Any assistance would be appreciated, because I feel like I’m doing a lot of unnecessary work right now. Thanks again.

    • March 31, 2016 at 7:01 pm #83592
      Frances Simons
      Member

      Oh, it’s definitely smart to use Word for your purposes. But MinionPro is an Adobe font. Are you using a Windows system? Your Word should be seeing it though.

    • March 31, 2016 at 9:07 pm #83609
      Jedidiah Smith
      Member

      I’m on a Macbook. Word does have Minion as well as InD, but when I place the file, it says it’s a missing file. So I have to select the text and change the paragraph style to a style that uses MinionPro as well. I don’t understand.

    • April 1, 2016 at 3:28 am #83611
      Chris Thompson
      Member

      Odd – I can’t replicate it here: Mac with 10.9, CS6 and Word 2008. Formatted one para in Word in Minion Pro Bold Italic and the other in Arial. Both paras placed in ID with the fonts intact.

      Chris.

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