![]() Three ways to change the default font in InDesign And if a colleague or freelancer needs to use some of your styled text (copy/paste, drag and drop, library items, snippets, etc.), they’ll have the same problem, and they’ll likely have no clue as to the cause. The old ones still have the old definition. New file, after copying/pasting the frames over: The original settings for reassert themselves, changing all the text formatting that uses that style.Sometimes, as shown in the screenshots above, the difference is subtle, and in the rush of production, no one notices it (because no one suspects a simple copy/paste would somehow change the typeface), and the job gets printed and distributed.Īh, but (I hear you saying) what if I make ALL my documents have the same modifications to, by editing the style with no documents open in InDesign, so it becomes an application default? Still not a good idea, because that only applies to any new documents you create. When you paste text, if the receiving file already has that style name, the attributes of the receiving document’s style “wins.” And every InDesign file has. Yikes! Have you ever seen text change its typeface, or suddenly become “pinked” (unavailable) simply by cutting and pasting from one file to another? This is why. The type reverts back to the original definition. Drag out a text frame, start typing, and woo-hoo! you’re automatically using Lush Script or Museo Sans or whatever font you changed to from Minion Pro, the font called for by the default style.īut, if you copy and paste that text into a new document, you’ll see the problem. Here’s the problem with editing : at first, it all looks fine in your document. I’ve seen it happen! The Problem with Editing ![]() It is not a good idea, and it can cost you dearly if you decide to change it. ![]() What should you do if you want to change the default font in InDesign? In just a minute I’ll tell you three ways, from easy to overkill, but first I want to make sure you don’t fall into the trap of changing the settings of the default paragraph style. ![]()
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