Keynote and Missing Fonts

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Keynote and Missing Fonts

Hey all,

I just fired up Keynote for the first time, selected the showtime layout, and then got a console full of errors. Well, it was actually the same error repeating itself. It was saying that I was missing Gill Sans and Markerfelt Thin.

I searched and found that I actually had both of these fonts, but Keynote doesn't seem to notice. They both are in /System/Fonts.

Any suggestions?

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.7), 2.0 GHz Core Duo, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD, Superdrive

Posted on Sep 18, 2006 2:39 PM

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Answer 1

Tulse

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Sep 18, 2006 3:27 PM in response to yuiichi

Check in FontBook if these fonts are activated.

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yuiichi Author

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Sep 18, 2006 4:25 PM in response to Tulse

They don't appear in font book. How do I activate them?

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Tulse

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Sep 18, 2006 5:00 PM in response to yuiichi

Do you really mean that they are in "/System/Fonts"? That folder is not part of the proper OS X system file hierarchy, which would be "/System/ Library/Fonts" -- if a font is in the place you indicated, it will not be recognized.

You should be able to add the fonts in the proper location by using Font Book -- under the Font Book File menu, choose "Add Fonts...", then navigate to them on your hard drive and follow the directions. This should make the OS (and Font Book) aware of them. (Alternatively, you could simply move the font files and into /Library/Fonts.)

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yuiichi Author

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Sep 18, 2006 6:45 PM in response to Tulse

Sorry - I posted away from my mac (I'm a realitively new user). They are in /System/Library/Fonts. I guess I'll have to add them then.

Edit: They were actually in /Applications/Microsoft Office 2004/Office/Fonts/. I just moved them to the /System/Library/Fonts folder and they all appeared in Font Book. Very nice and easy. Strange that Office would have it's own font folder though, and not add them to the Mac OS font folder.

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Tulse

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Sep 18, 2006 7:48 PM in response to yuiichi

There are a few applications that put fonts in non-standard places -- Adobe Creative Suite apps are another example. It's really irritating.

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