Missing PostScript fonts in InDesign CC

I dont’ think this is a new discussion but I haven’t seen the answer yet. The question is: how can I see my Postscript fonts in InDesign CC?

Yeah!
Op 4 dec. 2013, om 14:36 heeft Peter Spier <[email protected]> het volgende geschreven:
Re: Missing PostScript fonts in InDesign CC
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Anastomoosi wrote:
> Hi fellows,
>
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See the illustrated materials that follow below.
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INCIDENTALLY ........ I am able to "get around" this problem in a slow and ponderous manner. .... select Special Characters below...... it would be much more convenient to use a keyboard typed input as with the other languages.
and then select from various displays as below. Example: the lower right corner offers the equivalent of the Greek letter phi .... but as an object that can be copied and inserted, rather than as a letter that can be typed.
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Then follow it later with:
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