How active fonts works

- [Instructor] The files for active fonts … are hidden on your computer when you're signed … in to the Creative Cloud. … In some workflows, the packaging features … in InDesign and Illustrator are used to send documents … for print output. … Fonts are usually included to ensure … that the document fonts are available. … Because the Adobe Fonts terms of use do not … permit the fonts to be transferred to another user … or computer, they cannot be packaged with the file. … Since packaging is not a supported workflow, … each person using the file will need to have … the necessary fonts on their computer, … licensed through a Creative Cloud subscription, … or through a traditional desktop purchase. … You can use the fonts to create print publications, … you just need to embed the font data in a PDF. … This means that creating a PDF file is, … in most cases, the easiest and most reliable way … to ensure typographic fidelity in documents … destined for print. … The fonts are also licensed for embedding …