If your network proxy or firewall blocks access to any of the required network endpoints, Adobe Fonts will not work. Your computer needs to be able to reach these endpoints and download files from them.
This begs the inquiry “Why won’t Adobe Fonts work on my computer?”
If block untrusted fonts is on in either the Group Policy or the Registry Editor, it needs to turned off or changed to the “audit” setting for font activation to work. Check for network proxy or firewall issues If your network proxy or firewall blocks access to any of the required network endpoints, Adobe Fonts will not work.
Why can’t I Activate my fonts?
If a font fails to activate, an error message is displayed: “ Unable to activate one or more fonts.”. The activation may have failed due to an interruption in your network connection, a problem connecting to Creative Cloud, or an account issue. First, click the Retry button to try activating the fonts again.
Fonts are activated on your computer through Adobe Creative Cloud desktop. If you do not have the software installed, download it here. Launch the Creative Cloud desktop app Creative Cloud desktop must be running and you have to be signed in to Creative Cloud for the fonts to be activated.
However, there are a few cases where you may not see the font right away. Some programs, including Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office, do not automatically update the font menu when a new font is added. These applications need to be restarted before the new fonts are available for use.
How to fix Adobe fonts not working in Creative Cloud?
Toggle the Adobe Fonts setting If the fonts are not active, try turning off the font option in Creative Cloud, wait a moment, and then turn it back on. Open the menu from the gear icon at the top of Creative Cloud desktop. Choose Services, and then toggle Adobe Fonts to turn it off and back on. Sign out of Creative Cloud and restart the computer.
Some believe that if the fonts are not active, try turning off the font option in Creative Cloud, wait a moment, and then turn it back on. Open the menu from the gear icon at the top of Creative Cloud desktop. Choose Services, and then toggle Adobe Fonts to turn it off and back on.