I've seen the link you point to mentioned in many postings. I don't find it that useful....it's that final sentence that I think makes it clearer that this request isn't on the cards.
+1 from me, too! I have a story with 3 'rogue' fonts (not available on my computer or those of most of the others in my team) and something on the order of 200+ slides (with lots of layers and lots of individual text boxes).
It's going to take me hours to track down each of these. Last time it happened, it was just one font, and just on one slide but, as someone else mentioned, the difference in kerning messed up the appearance of the slide.
And another +1 for the find font feature. I inherited a large, older course, created on a computer I no longer have access to, that is missing a font I can't find online. I simply want to find where that font is used in the course so I can replace it properly. Thanks.
I got the missing font message popped up. I have Optima Lt Std font file but don't know how to install. Literally, this is basic and I saw it appears in Microsoft. What is actually missing in Articulate?
Another vote for this feature. I have no idea where a particular font is in a course I was just given to update (created by another contractor several years ago). I need to find the instances where a specific font was used so I can check them. I'll try someone else suggested and use the "replace" option to replace it with a BOLD font so I can see it quickly (I hope).
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I deleted the original message with my signature - still hoping for the ability to find instances of specific fonts and/or be able to jump to locations of missing fonts.
In a course with hundreds of screens, it turned out that someone had used a couple of text characters (? and !) from a non-standard font as icons on a slide. It took forever to track down and replace. Because they were using the text as icons, my attempt to find them by using a wild font and a bright colour didn't work -- there were no words, just the question and exclamation marks.
In the end, I didn't replace the font, I used graphical icons to replace the text. The ability to locate fonts would have saved me several hours in this case.
+1 from me as well... I can't just blindly replace a font in a large Storyline file and then have to run through it with a fine-toothed comb to determine the implications (if any). I can't find the original font to download ('fontawesome', which unfortunately is the name of a font distribution website, which takes over the search results), so I'm a bit stuck. Let's +1 until we get this one on the roadmap!
+1 from me too. I have inherited a large course which includes some instances of a font that is no longer used by the company, and is not installed on my laptop. I really need to know where the old font has been used so that I can try a new font and make sure it fits OK on the relevant slides.
+1 from me! I agree with all of the others here, this would be a massive help for us. We don't want to blindly change a font because it may not fit properly and cause a host of issues.
Explained nicely from the posts above, it's not ideal to be blindly replacing every instance of a font throughout a file without knowing where you need to check afterward.
In my course, when I go to replace fonts, I see the SYMBOL font listed and I want to remove it to test if it is causing a problem. I have tried replacing it several times, (using the search and replace fonts) but it still shows on the list as available to replace. When I do the same thing with another font listed, it replaces it and is no longer available in the replace drop down list. How can I troubleshoot this? The find fonts would be very helpful in this case.
I'm sorry you're hitting this snag, and I'm happy to help! I wasn't able to recreate this in my test, but here are my thoughts:
What font are you using? Do you have that font in any feedback masters, slide masters, another slide, or layers? If so, it'll still appear in the replace fonts drop-down.
If you're comfortable sharing your file, I'd be happy to take a look! Just use the add attachment link to upload it. Keep me posted; I'm staying tuned for your response!
Thanks for the details. It's the Symbol font. I looked for it in the masters and didn't see it. I also tried the replace fonts from inside the masters with the same results.
Thank you for clarifying that, and absolutely I can still help! You should have received an email from me just now confirming that I've created a support case on your behalf. Stay tuned, and someone from my team will reach out with the next step!
+1 for me as well. A little late to the party but I have three offending fonts in my project and I hesitate to go ahead and change them, since I don't know where they are. Has there been any movement on this issue?
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Hey, Phillip! Great question. Here's an inside look at how we manage the feature requests we receive.
A find font feature isn't currently on our roadmap, but if that changes, we'll let you know!
Thanks...and that's disappointing.
I've seen the link you point to mentioned in many postings. I don't find it that useful....it's that final sentence that I think makes it clearer that this request isn't on the cards.
+1 from me, too! I have a story with 3 'rogue' fonts (not available on my computer or those of most of the others in my team) and something on the order of 200+ slides (with lots of layers and lots of individual text boxes).
It's going to take me hours to track down each of these. Last time it happened, it was just one font, and just on one slide but, as someone else mentioned, the difference in kerning messed up the appearance of the slide.
And another +1 for the find font feature. I inherited a large, older course, created on a computer I no longer have access to, that is missing a font I can't find online. I simply want to find where that font is used in the course so I can replace it properly. Thanks.
I got the missing font message popped up. I have Optima Lt Std font file but don't know how to install. Literally, this is basic and I saw it appears in Microsoft. What is actually missing in Articulate?
+1 for a 'Find Font' feature. I have a similar situation to Matt. So frustrating!
Another vote for this feature. I have no idea where a particular font is in a course I was just given to update (created by another contractor several years ago). I need to find the instances where a specific font was used so I can check them. I'll try someone else suggested and use the "replace" option to replace it with a BOLD font so I can see it quickly (I hope).
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Thanks for popping in to help Leah here, Kevin.
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Thanks Leslie,
I left the signature in on purpose. :) I suppose I could have deleted it (as here), so that I'm not inundated.
No worries, Kevin. As long as you're aware :)
I deleted the original message with my signature - still hoping for the ability to find instances of specific fonts and/or be able to jump to locations of missing fonts.
In a course with hundreds of screens, it turned out that someone had used a couple of text characters (? and !) from a non-standard font as icons on a slide. It took forever to track down and replace. Because they were using the text as icons, my attempt to find them by using a wild font and a bright colour didn't work -- there were no words, just the question and exclamation marks.
In the end, I didn't replace the font, I used graphical icons to replace the text. The ability to locate fonts would have saved me several hours in this case.
+1 from me as well... I can't just blindly replace a font in a large Storyline file and then have to run through it with a fine-toothed comb to determine the implications (if any). I can't find the original font to download ('fontawesome', which unfortunately is the name of a font distribution website, which takes over the search results), so I'm a bit stuck. Let's +1 until we get this one on the roadmap!
+1 from me too. I have inherited a large course which includes some instances of a font that is no longer used by the company, and is not installed on my laptop. I really need to know where the old font has been used so that I can try a new font and make sure it fits OK on the relevant slides.
+1 from me! I agree with all of the others here, this would be a massive help for us. We don't want to blindly change a font because it may not fit properly and cause a host of issues.
+1 from me too!
Explained nicely from the posts above, it's not ideal to be blindly replacing every instance of a font throughout a file without knowing where you need to check afterward.
Thank you. Addition of the feature would be helpful.
In my course, when I go to replace fonts, I see the SYMBOL font listed and I want to remove it to test if it is causing a problem. I have tried replacing it several times, (using the search and replace fonts) but it still shows on the list as available to replace. When I do the same thing with another font listed, it replaces it and is no longer available in the replace drop down list. How can I troubleshoot this? The find fonts would be very helpful in this case.
Hi Cristiana!
I'm sorry you're hitting this snag, and I'm happy to help! I wasn't able to recreate this in my test, but here are my thoughts:
If you're comfortable sharing your file, I'd be happy to take a look! Just use the add attachment link to upload it. Keep me posted; I'm staying tuned for your response!
Thanks for the details. It's the Symbol font. I looked for it in the masters and didn't see it. I also tried the replace fonts from inside the masters with the same results.
Hello again, Cristiana!
I'd be happy to look at your file, but I'll need the .story file to do that. You should be able to find it in your "My Articulate Projects" folder!
I'll stay tuned!
Hi Becca,
The issue is happening in Presenter, so there is no .story file. I uploaded the Presenter package. Are you still able to help?
Hey Cristiana,
Thank you for clarifying that, and absolutely I can still help! You should have received an email from me just now confirming that I've created a support case on your behalf. Stay tuned, and someone from my team will reach out with the next step!
+1 for me as well. A little late to the party but I have three offending fonts in my project and I hesitate to go ahead and change them, since I don't know where they are. Has there been any movement on this issue?
+1 vote for a "Find Only" feature. Thanks!