Hi,
We are a small office (5 employees) and each use different fonts now and again that have been downloaded off the web.
Then, when someone else gets the file they have trouble because they don't have the font. We currently have all of our fonts on a network share (N:\Fonts\) but if you open a file you get that dreaded font box and then must close the file, manually install the font in Windows, and re-open the file.
Is there a better way? Can we use the included Bitstream Font Manager or another program to "point" to the network share with all the fonts and have this installation done automatically?
Thank you for your help!
Stephen
Sure... just use the Substitute font function built into the CD program. And make it a Permanent substitution. And then if you like copy the specific font to the Windows\Font directory... it'll self install - no big deal... no complex font management... just straight forward, brute force method.
the 'dd'
comin' atcha from up on the hill in Abbotsford, BC CANADA
Thanks for your suggestion, but I am trying to avoid all that work! This happens multiple times per day. If we install all the fonts constantly we'd each have 700 fonts on our machine, which seems to cause issues...
I have fonts on multiple drives and in multiple directories, BFM found them all and will update when/where I tell it to. I don't see why that wouldn't work on a network drive that is mapped to a specific letter. Go into BFM and point it to the drive/directory on your network and let it discover any fonts that are there. The rest is automatic.
Gary
Thanks, Gary. Maybe I need to spend more time in BFM and get it set up correctly -- I didn't know it would work like that.
Thanks again!
I use FontNavigator fo manage fonts since several years, without problems, The best advice is to use a few fonts, less than 200, install and uninstall all the font you need.
Ariel Garaza Díaz
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