Adobe Applications and Fonts

If you run Adobe software, you may notice that a number of fonts available in the font list of the application are not visible in other applications of Windows.

Adobe programs also read fonts from a specific font folder for their own use. The fonts in this folder are loaded in a private manner when you open your Adobe program.

The Adobe font folder is (for Windows 32 bits):
[Programs]/Common Files\Adobe\Fonts
For Windows 64 bits :
[Programs(x86)]\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts

If you want to be able to use some of these fonts in other Windows applications, you should install these fonts in Windows too. To avoid duplication problems, it is better to install them as shortcuts (i.e. not copying the file in the Fonts folder of Windows). 

On the opposite, if you want to shorten the list of fonts available in your Adobe application, you should move the font file(s) to another folder (if you do so, be very careful not to remove core fonts, or fonts that may be in use in existing documents).

Using OT1 Font Manager, you may add this folder to your favorites for quick access and font preview. You may also create a group from this folder in a click, and make these fonts available for other applications in Windows only when you need them.