Pages has dropped a font I use a lot!

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Pages has dropped a font I use a lot!

We are talking Garamond. Last time I used it was November 2023. It was among the fonts that were "just there" when I set up Pages on my new Mac in 2021. This afternoon I found my way to All Fonts in the Font Book; I was shown 327 fonts, but NO Garamond.

I hope someone can provide an explanation and a solution. I'm a home user who does some local newsletters, and hope to avoid the world of fonts intended for professional graphic designers.

Thank you.

MacBook Air, M1 2020, Mac OS Ventura 13.4.1

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on Mar 6, 2024 3:15 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Mar 7, 2024 4:48 AM in response to MemphisVivian

Apple dropped Times too. Google has free EB Garamond and Cormorant Garamond font families for download. The DAFont site has the free Apple Garamond family for download as well. Place these in the following folder location as you cannot just drop them on the read-only System volume in Ventura to install them:

˜/Library/Fonts

Press shift+cmd+G (Go to Folder) and then copy/paste the above tilde path into that dialog and press return. A new Finder Window will open in that Fonts folder. It is a location searched by the operating system for fonts and anything you add there will become available on Pages font menu.

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Answer 2

VikingOSX

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Mar 9, 2024 8:55 AM in response to MemphisVivian

I wanted to give you that triple Garamond selection in the previous post as I felt you would find something useful. I too, have Cormorant and EB Garamond installed.

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Answer 3

Mar 9, 2024 8:42 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thank you, Viking, that did the job!

FYI to anyone else who wanders into this conversation ...

. Downloads showed up in my font list alphabetized by Apple, Cormorant, and EB, rather than by G for Garamond.

. The Apple Garamond is a disappointment; the characters are narrow and tall, the look is condensed. Steve Jobs would not approve.

. Cormorant Garamond is the best of the three.

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Pages has dropped a font I use a lot!

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