interplatform compatibility

[JP_Peng@adobeforums.com]

Len,

How do you keep the same fonts on both machines? Can I copy fonts from PC to Mac, and vice versa? Can I download them somewhere? Or do I need to purchase them? How do I install them.

Sorry for so many questions. Keeping the same looks on both machines is very important to me. Hope that you can help me out here.

[LenHewitt@adobeforums.com]

JP,

>>Can I copy fonts from PC to Mac, and vice versa? <<

No. Windows OpenType fonts can be used under Mac OSX, but TTFonts and Type 1
fonts are platform specific, and you would need to obtain the fonts for both
platforms

[Poul_Solbjerg_Holst@adobeforums.com]

On a Mac you can use PC fonts if you put the fontfiles (*.pfm/*.pfb) in
Illustrators internal fonts folder, located in Illustrators programme
folder, this goes for InDesign on Mac as well..

You cannot use Mac fonts in AI on a PC...

Poul Solbjerg

[JP_Peng@adobeforums.com]

Thank you Len and Paul for the answers.

Any suggestion where to get/purchase fonts?

[LenHewitt@adobeforums.com]

JP,

Adobe have a vast library of fonts for purchase.

[url]http://www.adobe.com/type/main.jhtml[/url]

[JP_Peng@adobeforums.com]

Len,

Thanks a lot.

JP

[LenHewitt@adobeforums.com]

You're very welcome, JP

[TD_Toomey@adobeforums.com]

No one has mentioned one little fly in the Mac-to-PC ointment. It's only a little gnat, and I learned the solution some time ago right here on this Forum: Macs and PCs automatically add the file extension when you save the file. This is fine when you send files from a PC to a Mac. But from a Mac to a PC, the Mac user has to type in the file extension by hand when the file is saved. (This can be done as a Save As after the fact.)

This is a royal pain if you're on a PC and your client is sending you files from a Mac. However, most of my clients only need to be reminded once or twice that they need to go through this annoying little procedure if they want to send me files. Actually, I feel pretty fortunate that my clients are willing to put up with the inconvenience.

BTW, this add-the-file-extension-by-hand thing seems to be the rule across the board with files from any software (Quark, Word, etc.). It's not just with Adobe files.

When you/your client recieves a Mac-to-PC file with that odd (ugly) little generic system folder icon rather than the icon that goes with the Word, AI, PS, etc. file, chances are really good that the file won't open, and that the enter-file-extension-by-hand thing wasn't done.

Hope that helps.

Cheers, Toni

[Harron_K._Appleman@adobeforums.com]

Toni,

This is becoming less of a problem as more Mac users migrate to OS X, where file extensions are the norm. Most OS X native applications add the file extension by default when saving. Mac users can still opt to save without file extensions, but they must consciously and actively do so.

=-= Harron =-=

[Karsten_Vestergaard@adobeforums.com]

Hi there are lots of places. Here's a few.

[url]www.adobe.com/type[/url]
[url]www.myfonts.com[/url]
fonts.com

Or do a search for a specific typeface in Google (or similar)