Font Knowledgebase

Font Knowledgebase

How Nonstop Printing works with fonts

It's not our favorite since it can take time to obtain and correct fonts. We always try to use the PDF file when able because it does not require us to install fonts on our computer. There are times where we need to work off of the native file for more complicated projects.

How can we avoid working with fonts?
Send PDF files. The following article shows how to export files with the settings we like.
Indesign PDF Export Settings

 If we request native files or if we need to bring the document into Illustrator, the best way to avoid any font errors is to outline your text before sending it to us. 
How to Outline Text in Illustrator and InDesign

What is typekit and why is it helpful and annoying?

Typekit is Adobe's proprietary font system. It's great as a designer because you can go to fonts.adobe.com and explore fonts then automaticaly sync them to your document.
On the other hand, it's annoying as a printer because you can't share those fonts with us. This is only important if we need to work with your native files, If you choose a font that you did not purchase, we should have access to those fonts. If you have purchased it we'll want to work with your PDF instead of native files. 


Font Conversion

You can convert font types easily using

https://onlinefontconverter.com/

WIndows needs TTF
Apple works with TTF/ OTF and others.

How you know you have a font issue

Open the file and if this window is shown, fonts need to be installed into the computer.

How to install fonts in Windows

  1. Search for fonts in your windows search bar and open up the font app. 
  2. drag the fonts into the app to install.
  3. if it doesn't work, convert the font file that you have using onlinefontconverter.com
  4. drag in the TTF into the app.
  5. Try opening the native file again and check to see if any font errors show up.



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