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Installing fonts
You can make fonts available in InDesign by copying the font files into the Fonts folder
inside the InDesign 2.0 folder on your hard drive. (In Mac OS, you can even make Windows
fonts available by copying the font files into the Fonts folder.) Note that fonts in the Fonts
folder will be available only to InDesign.
If you have Adobe Type Manager (ATM) or another font management application on your
system, see its documentation for help on installing fonts.
Selecting a font
When you specify a font, you can select the font family and its type style independently.
When you change from one font family to another, InDesign attempts to match the
current style with the style available in the new font family. For example, Arial Bold would
change to Times Bold when you change from Arial to Times. If a corresponding style does
not exist in the new family, InDesign marks the style as missing. (See
fonts" on page 125.)
When you apply a bold or italic style to type, InDesign applies the face specified by the
font. In most cases, the specific version of bold or italic are applied as expected. However,
some fonts may apply a bold or italic variation that isn't exactly labeled bold or italic,
respectively. For example, some font designers specify that when you apply bold to a font,
the semibold variation is applied.
To best preserve the font designer's intentions, InDesign does not "synthesize" many type
faces, such as shadow or outline, that are not part of the original font. However, for some
fonts, InDesign provides additional faux styles (faux bold and faux italic) that can make any
font wider or slanted. These faux styles are available even if true bold and italics are
available, which means you can make a bold font thicker or an italic font more slanted.
Note that using these faux styles may subvert a font designer's intentions.
To select a font family or style:
Do any of the following:
In the Character palette, select a font in the Font Family menu or a style in the Type Style
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menu. (In Mac OS, you can select type styles in the Font Family submenus.)
In the Character palette, click in front of the font family name or type style name (or
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double-click its first word) and type in the first few characters of the name you want. As
you type, InDesign displays font family or type style names that match the characters
you've typed.
Choose a font in the Type > Font menu. Note that you choose both a font family and a
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type style when you use this menu.
To specify type size:
Do any of the following:
In the Character palette, choose the desired size in the Size menu
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Select the existing size and type a new value.
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Choose a size in the Type > Size menu. Choosing Other lets you type a new size in the
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Character palette.
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS), and then choose a size in the
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Size menu.
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