keynote won't recognize new installed fonts

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keynote won't recognize new installed fonts

Hi there,

I use FontExplorer to manage my fonts and occasionally Typekit of Adobe.

But for some reason some fonts show up in Keynote and others won't. I already checked and all the fonts are OTF, so that shouldn't be the problem.

Tried placing them in System/Library/FOnts and also install them using Fontbook with FontExplorer off. But still nothing works.

When I open an old Keynote presentation with correctly installed fonts it will show up in the font list of that presentation. When I copy paste the font in a newly made one it will just show a blank space in the font list of Keynote.

I can use the fonts in all applications except Keynote and Pages, so it seems an iWork problem. Which is a pity since Keynote used to work well before they came with the latest Keynote.

Anyone has any tips or solutions for this bug?

Most people at work here have this problem with Keynote so it isn't isolated to just my computer and seems like a serious issue and greatly limits the use of the program.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), MacbookPro Retina

Posted on Jan 14, 2015 6:29 AM

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DesmondG Author

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Apr 22, 2015 9:19 AM in response to DesmondG

Thanks for the tip. Already found a workaround till they fix this bug.

If you open your font list from Format > Fonts > Show Fonts (⌘T) you can select most fonts you've installed but won't show up in Keynote itself.

Still testing if this works for OTF, TTF etc...)

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stutes

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Jul 7, 2016 12:40 PM in response to DesmondG

I have the same issue, and perhaps I'm going far out on a limb, but I noticed when I did the command+T trick, that I didn't see the font I was looking for there either... UNTIL I changed the collection on the left from "English" to "All". "English" is a default smart collection in Font Book. Perhaps all these iWork apps use the "English" collection in Font Book, so that the font list is being wasted showing you all those foreign fonts that I'm never going to use. Thing is, not all fonts are created with the correct metadata, and so Font Book isn't picking up all the fonts that don't fall into the "English" criteria.

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Apr 21, 2016 3:22 AM in response to salvaestudio

Only if I install the fonts in the system I can see in Keynote.

That is the correct thing to do.Correct

I do not want to install fonts on the system. Are many fonts.

Then you are not managing the fonts correctly.

You should disable and enable fonts as you require, that is what Font Book is for:

This method works for me with all applications such as Adobe or Cinema 4D but no Keynote. ¿Why?

All Fonts, whether Adobe or other font collections require the fonts to be installed in the correct folder.

If you want to Manage Fonts for use in Keynote, install and manage them correctly with Font Book.

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guusguus

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Feb 27, 2015 3:15 AM in response to DesmondG

I had the same problem, so I made a presentation in an older version of Keynote. (Glad I did, old iWorks versions have saved me multiple times)

In there I used all the fonts I needed, saved it and then opened it with new Keynote.

All of a sudden the fonts were available in Keynote.

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Feb 11, 2016 1:32 PM in response to DesmondG

Anyone been able to resolve this issue? I'm having the same problem - using FontExplorer and can't access anything past basic system fonts in Keynote, even when font files are manually added to the fonts folders.

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Apr 20, 2016 10:46 AM in response to DesmondG

It happens to me too. Does anyone know how to fix it?

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Apr 20, 2016 12:23 PM in response to salvaestudio

Use Font Book application in the Applications folder to Install any fonts to be used with keynote

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Apr 21, 2016 1:18 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Only if I install the fonts in the system I can see in Keynote. The problem is that use Font Explorer because I do not want to install fonts on the system. Are many fonts. This method works for me with all applications such as Adobe or Cinema 4D but no Keynote. ¿Why?

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Apr 21, 2016 4:28 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Ok. Thank you for your clarification.

Conclusion: With FontExplorer can manage fonts, activate and deactivate for all applications ... except for Keynote and Pages.

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txbobsa

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May 8, 2016 2:45 PM in response to DesmondG

All,

The easiest work-around is to open pages and type what you want in pages and select the font. Copy and paste into keynote. Once it is in Keynote you can manipulate the size, color, etc using your preferred font....But Apple...PLEASE fix this annoying bug!!!!

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May 10, 2016 4:10 AM in response to txbobsa

The easiest work-around is to open pages and type what you want in pages and select the font. Copy and paste into keynote. Once it is in Keynote you can manipulate the size, color, etc using your preferred font....But Apple...PLEASE fix this annoying bug!!!!

As the original poster says "I can use the fonts in all applications except Keynote and Pages"

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