Font name used in files shared between OSX and Windows

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Published on 2013-08-02T07:01:23Z Indexed on 2013/11/04 10:01 UTC
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Our designer uses OSX, and creates InDesign or AI files. They are then passed to us for changes.

When we open the files on Windows, we are told that fonts are missing. In this example, the Futura font is being used.

The Windows machine has Futura installed, from BitStream. The nane of the font is "Futura Std", whereas on OSX, it is simply Futura.

So InDesign chooses a random font to substitute Futura with on Windows, it does not choose Futura Std.

Now we can use the Find Font feature, and change all the instances of "Futura" to "Futura Std", but if we pass the file back to the designer, they have to then do the reverse.

What is the right way for managing this?

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