To meet this need you’ll need a centralized font repository that provides fonts to users when they need them. You can’t rely upon each person in the production process to obtain and install fonts required for the job.

Some font management solutions require users to manually synchronize their local fonts with a remote server, and give the user the option to reject changes to their local font collection. This type of solution is flawed in that it doesn’t automatically ensure that every user in a workgroup has exactly what they need to get the job done.

Other solutions allow users to “share” fonts with other machines. This type of system totally disregards the need for a centralized repository, and makes it very easy to violate the terms of your font license agreements (which could get you and your company into a lot of trouble). It becomes increasingly impossible for administrators to know who has which fonts, and continues to place the responsibility for staying up-to-date on each user in the production process. So, this type of solution is of little help.

Aprofessional font managerallows users to seamlessly stay in sync with their workgroup, while also allowing users the flexibility to disconnect from the server and still activate and deactivate fonts.

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