Even though the fonts are available on an external hard drive PageMaker ignores the fonts until the PPD file has been updated using the Update PPD addition which can be found in the Aldus Additions menu under the Utilities menu bar. The Update PPD addition checks the external hard drive for font information and then appends it into the current PPD file. Once the PPD file is updated with the hard drive font information the printer uses the fonts on the external hard drive instead of downloading them from the system folder. Consult the PageMaker documentation for more information on the PPD Update addition.