How many fonts could you have used in one project? Is it for the same company? What kind of projects?
I don't know if Photoshop has such a function. inDesign has one because it's a desktop publishing program. Photoshop is an image editing program. You can save it as a PDF and see the list of fonts in Acrobat.
A quick visit to the Google search field says that Photoshop has no function for that; you would need to use something like Flightcheck.
I would also add that from a legal standpoint, font licensing prohibits you transferring fonts that you own to someone else to install and permanently use on their system. You can package them for use one time in a printing situation, but not to just give them for use going forward. They would technically need to purchase their own copies of any fonts they wish to use for future designs.
That's perfect for their using the files as is but the project will change and so the information presented in the files will have to change, too. When the time comes to do this they won't be able to retain the look they want. Thanks for the suggestion
1. Generally it isn't a good idea to hand over layered files unless the client pays for them separately. They aren't paying for the files, they are paying for the design - you as the designer provide the deliverable (PDF of a brochure to a vendor), not the actual files.
2. Fonts require licensing. Did you buy the fonts, or did the client? Sharing fonts in this manner is illegal unless the font license says it's OK.
1. I wish it was the sort of situation where I could pull that card on them but as it stands it isn't. I was an in house designer whose design duties were tertiary to my other duties so when their funding was cut back I had least seniority. This meant when my main position, counselor and outreach & retention for a research study, was cut back I had to leave the project. They don't have the money but they do have glowing letters of recommendation. In this case, and only this case in my lifetime, that's more valuable.
2. Fonts used are in the creative commons, freely available for all uses.
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I don't know if Photoshop has such a function. inDesign has one because it's a desktop publishing program. Photoshop is an image editing program. You can save it as a PDF and see the list of fonts in Acrobat.
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I would also add that from a legal standpoint, font licensing prohibits you transferring fonts that you own to someone else to install and permanently use on their system. You can package them for use one time in a printing situation, but not to just give them for use going forward. They would technically need to purchase their own copies of any fonts they wish to use for future designs.
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The next option would be to rasterize the type layers before transferring to another computer.
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1. Generally it isn't a good idea to hand over layered files unless the client pays for them separately. They aren't paying for the files, they are paying for the design - you as the designer provide the deliverable (PDF of a brochure to a vendor), not the actual files.
2. Fonts require licensing. Did you buy the fonts, or did the client? Sharing fonts in this manner is illegal unless the font license says it's OK.
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2. Fonts used are in the creative commons, freely available for all uses.
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