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    30 comments  ·  Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests » Type, Fonts, Text  ·  Admin →
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    Done (In Beta)  ·  AdminShashwat Dixit (Product Manager, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    Happy to announce that we have introduced 'Preview Missing Fonts' functionality to improve your experience when working with files that contain unavailable fonts.

    If you open a file with missing fonts, Illustrator will now render the text correctly on the artboard in Preview Mode, even if the fonts are not installed on your system. This ensures the files appear as intended without requiring immediate font installation.

    How does it work?

    1. When you open a file with missing fonts, the Missing Fonts Window will appear, listing fonts that are in Preview Only Mode.

    2. Close the Missing Fonts Window to view the text rendered accurately on the artboard.

    3. You can optionally select the text, go to Objects -> Expand… to convert the text to outlines.

    4. The text in Preview Mode is not editable. If you attempt to edit the text in Preview Mode, a warning will appear, notifying…

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    Shawn commented  · 

    I'm also in the print world and 2 jobs out of 1000 have ever had "the font" they used. Adobe this is the one thing I keep giving Corel money for, why don't you want all of my dollars?

    Please, please add this outline option to the open prompt, I will pay you what i give Corel every month as a thank you....

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