16 Replies Latest reply: Dec 23, 2010 7:00 PM by drjury RSS

    Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5

    txbonfire Community Member

      I have many DVD case templates I created with Photoshop CS2.  I now have Photoshop CS5.  I am opening these DVD case templates with PS CS5.  There have been several instances where the fonts I used in CS2 is not available in CS5.  Is it possible for me to import these fonts into PS CS5?  If so, how?

       

      Thanks,

      Angela

        • 1. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
          txbonfire Community Member

          Here are a list of fonts that I have identified to be missing in CS5:

           

          Brush455BT

          Papyrus

          Chaucer

          Batik

          AmazoneBT

          LithosPro

          • 2. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
            John Joslin Community Member

            Are you running CS5 on the same computer that was used to create the artwork in CS2?


            If so the fonts will still be there.


            You may need to clear the font cache(s).


            Do a search for and delete all instances of adobefnt*.lst (that extension is .LST).

             

            If you have a new computer you simply copy them over from the old one. (C:\WINDOWS\Fonts)

            • 3. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
              txbonfire Community Member

              John,

              I am using a totally different/new computer.  All of my CS2 stuff is on my old computer.  I do have all of the installation CDs for the CS2 Studio Production.  Would this help?  I know I cannot install CS2 on this computer, nor do I want to.  But if I could grab the fonts and load them in an appropriate forlder.....

               

              I just saw your last sentence about copying the fonts over from the new to the old computer.  Can you tell me exactly where I copy from (old computer is XP) and where I copy to (new computer is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit).  Would it be C:\Windows\Fonts for both the old and new computer?

               

              Thanks so much for your help,

              Angela

              • 4. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                John Joslin Community Member

                txbonfire wrote:

                 

                I just saw your last sentence about copying the fonts over from the new to the old computer.  Can you tell me exactly where I copy from (old computer is XP) and where I copy to (new computer is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit).

                 

                On XP it is C:\WINDOWS\Fonts and on Win7 it is the same.


                Easiest way, put copies on a USB stick.

                • 5. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                  txbonfire Community Member

                  John,

                  After I copy the "missing fonts" to the new computer, will I need to do anything with the specific applications?  Or will the added fonts just show up when I open the application?

                  Thanks so much!

                  Angela

                  • 6. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                    dec9 Community Member

                    Here is a link on how to install fonts in Windows 7. Also  keep a record on the font names you installed just in case you need to remove them. Sometimes PS does not like fonts and goes bonkers.

                    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1155-fonts-install.html

                    • 7. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                      Noel Carboni Community Member
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                      txbonfire wrote:


                      After I copy the "missing fonts" to the new computer, will I need to do anything with the specific applications?  Or will the added fonts just show up when I open the application?

                       

                      Good link, dec9.

                       

                      The short answer to your question is yes, after installation they should just show up when next you open Photoshop.

                       

                      As I recall you may need to start the Explorer window(s) via Run as Administrator to get the elevated privileges you'll need to install fonts.

                       

                      -Noel

                      • 8. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                        John Joslin Community Member

                        You can click on the little question mark in the Fonts window if you need help! 

                        • 9. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                          txbonfire Community Member

                          Noel,

                          Can you explain exactly how to run Windows Explorer as Administrator?  I checked my user account via Control Panel / All Control Panel Items / User Accounts and it has my user account listed as Administrator.  So, would I still need to open Windows Explorer as you described?

                          Thanks,

                          Angela

                          • 10. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                            dec9 Community Member

                            I was helping someone install fonts using the instructions in the link above and they did not have to run Explorer at a higher elevation. Since you are the Admin on your computer installing the fonts as shown in the link will be just fine. Once the fonts are correctly installed in Windows 7 Photoshop will pick them up.

                            • 11. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                              Noel Carboni Community Member

                              Thanks for that clarification, dec9.  I wasn't sure (I run all my Windows 7 systems with UAC turned off).

                               

                              Just for reference, Angela, if you DID want to run an Exploer window as Administrator (which is indeed different than being Administrator for some things), you would do it like this:

                               

                              1.  Click Start, then All Programs, then Accessories.

                              2.  Right-click on Windows Explorer, and choose Run as administrator.

                               

                              Use the Windows help system to find the What is User Account Control? topic for more info on this often confusing feature of Windows 7.

                               

                              -Noel

                              • 12. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                                Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                                Angela,

                                 

                                Because of similar questions in the PrPro forum, I want to make sure that you did get the font issues solved.

                                 

                                These folk have given you the details that should work for you. As I am not on Win7, all the suggestions that I made, regarding fonts, might well be different. Just want to make sure that you have all of your fonts.

                                 

                                Good luck,

                                 

                                Hunt

                                • 13. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                                  txbonfire Community Member

                                  Thank you all for the advice!  This issue is resolved.  Here are the steps I executed per your advice:

                                   

                                  1. Copy all fonts from my XP machine (C:\Windows\Fonts) to a CD

                                  2. Install needed fonts from the CD to the my Windows 7 machine (C:\Windows\Fonts)

                                  3. Opened Photoshop projects with "missing" fonts and they opened just fine!

                                  4. NOTE: The only issue I had was the LithosPro Bold font.  On the Windows 7 machine, it does have LithosPro Reg and Black (but not bold).  And I could not find the specific Lithos Pro Bold font on my XP machine.

                                   

                                  Thank you again!

                                  Angela

                                  • 14. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                                    txbonfire Community Member

                                    One follow-up question concerning the "missing fonts" issue.....

                                     

                                    With Photoshop CS5, if the font is missing the program will alert you.  Because of these alerts, I was able to determine which fonts were missing in my Photoshop projects and install the missing fonts.

                                     

                                    Unfortunately, Premiere Pro CS5 will use the "next best" font if a font is missing.  Therefore, I was trying to determine which fonts were "incorrect" within my APP CS5 projects and install the missing fonts accordingly.

                                     

                                    My question.....I have approx 360 fonts from my XP computer.  Would there be any harm in installing all of these fonts on my Windows 7 computer, to make sure I cover my bases?  Currently, there are approx 300 fonts on my Windows 7 computer.

                                     

                                    I have verified that if I try to install a font that is currently on my Windows 7 computer, I will get a prompt asking if I want to replace the existing font.  Obviously in this case, I would not replace an Windows 7 font with a Windows XP font.

                                     

                                    Take care,

                                    Angela

                                    • 15. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                                      txbonfire Community Member

                                      I will post my subsequest question in the Premiere Pro CS5 forum.  Thank you all

                                      for helping me resolve my initial issue!

                                      -Angela

                                      • 16. Re: Fonts missing in Photoshop CS5
                                        drjury Community Member

                                        I wish I could get this response to all missing font people in Adobe.

                                        I began losing fonts in PS, FC, FW on XP and went nuts finding a correction.

                                         

                                        Go to Ctrl.Panel > FONTS > FOLDER OPTIONS > TRUE TYPE FONTS >

                                        unclick: Show only True Type fonts in the programs on my computer.

                                        I rebooted and had most all my fonts back in Adobe programs.

                                         

                                        Some of the fonts showing Type 1 symbols in the system/fonts folder

                                        were also True Type. This allowed them to appear in Adobe TYPE

                                        drop downs.

                                         

                                        Greg Mooney