How do I install fonts on a Mac running InDesign?

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The Herff Jones Fonts are located in the Fonts folder on the Software DVD. 

We are continually updating our font collection to ensure compatibility with the latest software. To be sure that you are working with the most recent font version, it is important to remove any previous versions of the Herff Jones fonts before you install new fonts. Herff Jones fonts all begin with “AHJ.” This should help you identify which fonts are part of the Herff Jones collection.

When the Technology Installer on the Software DVD is run, a Yearbook folder is automatically created on the hard drive inside the Herff Jones folder. Inside the Yearbook folder, a Fonts folder is also automatically created to hold all of the Herff Jones fonts, AHJ Sans and AHJ Times are copied into this folder by the installer. Copy the fonts you want to use from the Fonts folder on the Software DVD into the Fonts folder.

InDesign Users with Font Book

OS 10.3 and above comes with a built-in font utility called Font Book.

  • Fonts can be installed, opened and placed into sets or collections.
  • Sets can be used to manage fonts for the whole yearbook.
  • Sets can be created for each section in the book.

To add fonts

  • Open Font Book from the Applications folder.
  • Choose Add Font from the File menu 
  • Scroll to the Herff Jones > Yearbook > Fonts folder
  • Click on a font to select it
  • Under Install fonts choose either: (Not applicable to Intel users)
    • For me only
      • To install fonts for the currently logged on user
    • This computer
      • To install fonts for anyone who uses this computer
    • For Classic Mac OS
      • To install fonts for Classic applications such as  Adobe® PageMaker®.
  • Click Open.
  • The font is added to the Font column.
  • To make a font available for both Classic and OS X applications, (Not applicable to Intel users)
    • Add the font and under Install fonts choose either For me only or This computer
    • Add it again and choose For Classic Mac OS.

Font Book Add fonts

To create a set for OS 10.3 and above applications

  • Click the Add (+) button at the bottom of the Collection column or go to the File menu and select New Collection.
  • Type a name for the set.
  • Click All Fonts in the Collection column to display all installed fonts in the Font column.
  • Click the triangle next to All Fonts to display User, Computer and Classic Mac if these options are not visible. (Not applicable to Intel users)
    • Select User to make the set available to the currently logged on user or
    • Select Computer to make the set available to anyone.
  • Drag fonts from the Font column to the set in the Collection column.
  • The set is automatically activated.

Fonty Book - Create set

To create a set for Classic applications (Not applicable to Intel users)

  • Click the Add (+) button at the bottom of the Collection column or go to the File menu and select New Collection.
  • Type a name for the set.
  • Click All Fonts in the Collection column to display all installed fonts in the Font column.
  • Click the triangle next to All Fonts to display User, Computer and Classic Mac if these options are not visible.
  • Click Classic Mac OS in the Collection column.
  • Drag fonts from the Font column to the set in the Collection column.
  • The set is automatically activated.

To turn a set off

  • Click the Disable button at the bottom of the Collection column.
  • The word Off appears to the right of the set name.

To turn a set on and make the fonts available for use

  • Click the Enable button at the bottom of the Collection column.

To remove a font from a set

  • Click on the set in the Collection column.
  • Click on a font in the Font column.
  • Select Remove from the File menu.

To delete a set

  • Click on the set in the Collection column.
  • Select Remove Collection from the File menu.

To uninstall a font

  • Click on All Fonts in the Collection column
  • Click on a font in the Font column
  • Select Remove font family from the File menu

InDesign Users without Font Book

Fonts installed in these locations will not be available to applications running in Classic mode.

To make the fonts available to any user

  • Copy the screen (bitmap font suitcase) and printer (outline font file) fonts to the Hard drive > Library > Fonts folder.
  • Open the Fonts folder in the Library folder:
    • Double-click on the hard drive icon to open it.
    • Double-click on the Library Folder to open it.
    • Double-click on the Fonts folder to open it.
  • Open the Fonts folder in the Yearbook folder:
    • Double-click on the desktop shortcut named Yearbook folder.
    • Double-click on the Fonts folder to open it.
  • Install the Fonts
    • Drag the fonts from the Fonts folder in the Yearbook folder to the Library - Fonts folder.
  • Copy only the fonts that will actually be used in your book.
  • Do not alter or remove any fonts located in the Hard Drive/System/Library/Fonts/ folder.
  • To Uninstall a Font
    • Open the Fonts folder in the Library folder.
      • Double-click on the hard drive icon to open it.
      • Double-click on the Library folder to open it.
      • Double-click on the Fonts folder to open it.
    • Drag the font files to the Trash Can on your desktop

To make fonts available only to the logged in user

  • Copy the screen (bitmap font suitcase) and printer (outline font file) fonts to the User>(User name) > Library > Fonts folder.
  • Open the Fonts folder in the Users > Library folder:
    • double click on the Users folder
    • double click on your folder
    • double click on the Library folder
    • Double click on the Fonts folder.
  • Open the Fonts folder in the Yearbook folder:
    • Double-click on the desktop shortcut named Yearbook folder.
    • Double-click on the Fonts folder to open it.
  • Install the Fonts
    • Drag the fonts from the Fonts folder in the Yearbook folder to the Library - Fonts folder .
  • Copy only the fonts that will actually be used in your book
  • Do not alter or remove any fonts located in the Hard Drive/System/Library/Fonts/ folder.
  • To Uninstall a Font
    • Open the Fonts folder in the Users > Library folder.
      • Double click on the Users folder.
      • Double click on your folder.
      • Double click on the Library folder.
      • Double click on the Fonts folder.
    • Drag the font files to the Trash Can on your desktop