Disappearing Fonts

Hi,

I've just bought a new Mac, which automatically updated to OS Ventura (I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I mention it in case).

I've just opened a document in Affinity Publisher, and it tells me that certain fonts are missing. Among these is Athelas, which the documentation for Ventura tells me is still a system font, and so should be available.

So, is there a way of reinstalling the font without deleting all the non-system fonts I've installed over the years?

Thanks,

Gareth.

iMac 24″, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jan 23, 2023 2:46 AM

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Lager1

Community Specialist

Posted on Jan 24, 2023 6:28 PM

Hi Woodpig,

The following steps address what you're describing specifically, and should provide a solution:

"Install fonts

Double-click the font in the Finder.
Click Install in the font preview window that opens. The font then appears in the Font Book app, and is available for use in your apps.

If you want the fonts you install to also be available to other user accounts on your Mac, use Font Book settings to set the default install location.

Download or activate fonts

Open the Font Book app from your Applications folder. In Font Book, any fonts that are deactivated or haven't been downloaded from Apple are dimmed.

Select a font that hasn't been downloaded, then choose Edit > Download.
Select a font that has been deactivated, then choose Edit > Activate (or Enable). When a font is deactivated, it remains installed but no longer appears in the font menus of your apps. You can deactivate any font that isn't required by your Mac."

You can find these steps along with other information that may be helpful, here: Install or remove fonts on your Mac - Apple Support

If you have followed the steps correctly and you still have the issue, let us know if you get any specific alerts or error messages when trying, as those may help us determine what might be causing the issue.

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

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