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--A User Says: "We keep receiving PDF files for publication ads using fonts that aren't embedded correctly. - This is a BIG problem we aren't used to with our reliable PDF-Robot output."
Important: You can't edit text unless the font is embedded in the Adobe PDF file or is installed on your system. It is also easy to accidentally embed a substituted font. So, be careful as these are final edits that can't be easily reversed.
In Acrobat 6 Pro, how to embed or unembed your fonts using the TouchUp Text tool:
Tools Menu > Advanced Editing > TouchUp Text Tool
(A) Locate the text of the font that you wish to embed and or subset then select or click on the text whose font embedding or subsetting you want to edit in the acrobat pdf file.
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! - Paragraphs of text will be enclosed in a bounding box. You can select text within the paragraph by clicking and then dragging across the text.
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(B) Then, Control-click (Mac OS), or Right-click (Windows), and choose Properties. This will open the TouchUp Properties dialog box. This is where you can perform acrobal pdf editing.
(C) In the TouchUp Properties box, click on the Text tab, this will display the font name, font properties, together with the embedding and subset capabilities.
(D) For a list of all the fonts, you can scroll through the Font menu. Document fonts, used in the document, are listed first. Your system fonts, or available fonts are listed below the document fonts.
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Permissions and Font Conditions will indicate whether font embedding and subsetting are allowed. There are many fonts out there that cannot be embedded. This is why adobe type 1 are favored. Whenever you run into these fonts, you should discontinue their use.
can embed - font condition where you can select both the embed and subset options. For the
can embed for print and preview only - font condition where you can select the embed option.
cannot embed - neither the embed or subset option is available, you can only unembed or subset embed the font.
no system font available - the embed and subset options are disabled.
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(E) In order to embed a font, be sure that the Embed Selected Font checkbox is checked. If you embed a font and the expected font is not installed on your system, font substitution occurs and the viewing results may be unacceptable, thus ruining the pdf file for good print production.
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! - About Font Subsetting - here's a brief overview of what font subsetting is and when you should and should not use it. Font subsetting is usually used to decrease the size of the adobe acrobat pdf file. It is also used to tightly "lock down" the text from changing or getting modified. To embed and preserve the entire font rather than a subset, make sure that Subset is not selected.
You should not subset - If you ever plan on editing, correcting, or modifying the acrobat pdf file, you should not subset, don't use font subsetting, or set to 0% when distilling your acrobat pdf in acrobat distiller. Font subsetting will limit your ability to perform text changes and edits later
You should subset the fonts - If don't plan on editing, correcting, or modifying the acrobat pdf file, and want it to be as locked down as possible, you should subset the fonts, use font subsetting, or set to 100% when distilling your acrobat pdf in acrobat distiller. Font subsetting will limit any ability to perform text changes and edits later, and will lock down the text in addition to cutting file size a little.
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 Topic: .dfont or dfonts and open type or opentype fonts, Mac OS X? |
 PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: .dfont or dfonts and open type or opentype fonts, OS X |
About Open Type, OpenType Fonts. Although the world needs another font like a hole in the head there are now tens of thousands to deal with. OpenType is a cross-platform font file. It is a format ...
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| Topic: .dfont or dfonts and open type or opentype fonts, Mac OS X? |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: .dfont or dfonts and open type or opentype fonts, Mac OS X? |
I am having so many font problems in mac OS X 10.3 Panther and these dfont or opentype fonts are causing so many conflicts. I never had these font problems with Mac OS X 9.2.2 and i think it's becaus ...
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| Topic: Creo Preps Imposition & PDF, Font Problems on Harlequin |
PDF Forum: Computer To Plate Forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: Creo Preps Imposition & PDF, Font Problems on Harleq |
Hi Tim, Welcome to the group. I am not familiar with that font but sounds like it is not surviving the multiple conversions in and out of postscript and pdf. There are a few things that come to mind ...
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| Topic: Qaurk Xpress 6.5 update, problem or solution, OK for Robots? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: Qaurk Xpress 6.5 update, problem or solution, OK for Robots? |
Hello, I am inquiring whether I should update to the new Quark Xpress 6.5 from Quark Xpress 6.1 at this time? Is PDF-X-Robot_XT compatible and tested with Quark Xpress 6.5? I am currently running it ...
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| Topic: Quark 6 and corrupt font error message when printing |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: Quark 6 and corrupt, substituted font error warning on print |
. "The font Helvetica may be corrupt and may be substituted with Courier Yes, There are TWO Solutions, like a plague on the industry, this Quark Xpress 6.1 problem is a pain. Quark Xpress is mor ...
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| Topic: Quark 6 and corrupt font error message when printing |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: Quark 6 and corrupt font error message when printing |
When I am printing from Quark Xpress 6, no matter what printer or ppd is used, Quark reports that "The font Helvetica may be corrupt and may be substituted with Courier . Quark Xpress 6 will also make ...
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| Topic: PDF-Robot for Mac OS 9 is still available?? |
PDF Forum: PDF-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: PDF-Robot for Mac OS 9 is still available?? |
>> Your software has come to my attention but I don't
>> know if it's right for me. Here are the details of the applications and system I use: & ...
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| Topic: RE: Font Types and Why So Many. . . |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: Font Types and Why So Many. . . |
I would like to see Adobe embrace the dFont format. i am so weary of all these font types with OS X, and it's getting worse by the day. Why does Adobe have to try and screw up font management again. ...
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| Topic: Font Foundries Embrace OpenType Font Format |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: Font Foundries Embrace OpenType Font Format |
Man, I would rather see Adobe embrace the dFont format. i am so weary of all these font types with OS X, and it's getting worse by the day. Why does Adobe have to try and screw up font management ag ...
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| Topic: PDF/x-Robot and using it with hot folders for workflow |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: PDF/x-Robot and using it with hot folders workflow |
Hi acrobat, rosslyn46, Sorry so slow to respond, I am backed up with support on new installs last few days. Yes, I can do a customized project to automate hot folder workflow with PDF-X-Robot o ...
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| Topic: How to repair PDF files, fonts not embedded? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: How to repair PDF files, fonts not embedded? |
The best answer to this is to set your printing and advertising customers up with PDF-X-Robot. That way they get good hollistic structure that encompases their machine set-up, font management, prefli ...
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| Topic: PDF-Robot need some help !!! |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: Required Software For PDF-X-Robot Workstation? |
Hi rosslyn46, To use our Adobe Plug-Ins and Quark Xpress Xtensions you will of course need the applications that use them. So You need OS X 10.3. Your PDF-X-Robot license supports both Quark 6 an ...
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| Topic: Mac OS X 10.3 panther, maintenace, defrag for disk etc. |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: Mac OS X 10.3 panther, maintenace, cache, pram |
Hi edfry, welcome to the group. Glad we could help out. Fonts in OS X are very different and can be quite challenging, you may want to have a look at the [url=http://software-robotics.com/docs/PDF-X ...
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| Topic: Mac OS X 10.3 panther, maintenace, defrag for disk etc. |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: OSX Maintainence |
Thanks J.ps and acrobat for the info. Just upgraded to the G5iMac and Panther. had my old 4400 for the last 6 years or so. Theres lots of OSX I dont understand esp. with font issues. edfry
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| Topic: Need some help with a minor font problem |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: help with font problem, mac os x font book fontfolio |
dear System Admin, Once again GREAT information. I wish I had taken the time initially to learn about the font managment 'issues' with the new OS before jummping in with both feet. O well, every ...
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| Topic: PDF-Robot for Mac OS 9 is still available?? |
PDF Forum: PDF-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: PDF, QuarkXPress 4.11, and Adobe Acrobat, Making PDF |
Hey Fluffy, welcome to our group. I see what you need to do here and PDF-X-Robot would be overkill, atleast till you find employment. To make the multi-page PDF files, there are a couple of options. ...
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| Topic: Will PDF-Robot work in our Agfa Apogee CTP Workflow? |
PDF Forum: Computer To Plate Forum
Tutorial Subject: Will PDF-Robot work in our Agfa Apogee CTP Workflow? |
Hello again. We only use pre-separated postscript for 5 colour DCS2.0 photoshop images, as if we send these files through composite we only get a CMYK 72dpi image. We use DCS2.0 files as we do alot o ...
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| Topic: PDF-Robot for Mac OS 9 is still available?? |
PDF Forum: PDF-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: PDF, QuarkXPress 4.11, and Adobe Acrobat |
Thank you very much for your thoughtful and prompt reply! It's truly appreciated. I do not own Adobe Acrobat but now, thanks to your reply, will be purchasing it secondhand, v.5. This is for my own ...
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| Topic: Will PDF-Robot work in our Agfa Apogee CTP Workflow? |
PDF Forum: Computer To Plate Forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: Will PDF-Robot work in our Agfa Apogee CTP Workflow? |
Hello Danny, Sure, I don't see why not. It is surely is better than doing all that manual work but there are some things here that don't fit a PDF Workflow. Why are you still using pre-separated pos ...
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| Topic: Will PDF-Robot work in our Agfa Apogee CTP Workflow? |
PDF Forum: Computer To Plate Forum
Tutorial Subject: Will PDF-Robot work in our Agfa Apogee CTP Workflow? |
Hi I work in a pre-press studio which runs a pdf workflow. We use an Agfa CTP system (Apogee Series 3) where we postscript straight from Quark into a Apogee Normaliser which flightchecks the postscri ...
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| Topic: PDF-Robot for Mac OS 9 is still available?? |
PDF Forum: PDF-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: PDF-Robot for Mac OS 9 is still available?? |
>> Your software has come to my attention but I don't know if it's right for me.
>> Here are the details of the applications and system I use: & ...
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| Topic: RE: Processing/Repairing PDF Files, are damaged in Acrobat |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: Processing/Repairing PDF Files, are damaged in Acrobat |
A Potential Customer Writes: I am wondering if you have any suggestions for pre flighting of PDF files that now are being used in the cad industry. I am ...
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| Topic: RE: Font Types and Why So Many. . . |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: Font Types and Why So Many. . . |
I couldn't agree more about this. I guess they all want to angle on their licensing and fees. I think end user happiness and functionality is not the priority at Adobe. Standards are only for thing ...
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| Topic: PDF/x-Robot and using it with hot folders for workflow |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: PDF/x-Robot and using it with hot folders workflow |
Hi acrobat, rosslyn46, Sorry so slow to respond, I am backed up with support on new installs last few days. Yes, I can do a customized project to automate hot folder workflow with PDF-X-Robot o ...
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| Topic: How to repair PDF files, fonts not embedded? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: How to repair PDF files, fonts not embedded? |
The best answer to this is to set your printing and advertising customers up with PDF-X-Robot. That way they get good hollistic structure that encompases their machine set-up, font management, prefli ...
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| Topic: PDF/x-Robot and using it with hot folders for workflow |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: PDF/x-Robot and using it with hot folders for workflow |
Hi Another question that will hopefully be answered , can PDF/X-Robot be usedvia hot folders meaning you dont have to click any buttons to start a process. so you drop a job into a folder it ...
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| Topic: PDF-Robot need some help !!! |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: PDF-Robot need some help !!! |
i am looking at purchasing PDF-Robot but i need to know what othe r software do i need in order to get the full potential power of the product, such as file checking and PDF Creation. Any advise w ...
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| Topic: How to create the "Adobe PDF" printer in Mac OS X |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: How to create the "Adobe PDF" printer in Mac OS X |
Hi, I was pruning a bunch of extra printers created by a user, I accidentally deleted the "Adobe PDF" printer in Mac OS 10.3.6. How can I recreate it, is it loaded with the OS? After reloading Adobe A ...
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| Topic: RIP/trap |
PDF Forum: Computer To Plate Forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: RIP/trap/impose options upgrades, publisher's workflow |
I agree, for a publisher to take all that trouble to trap and rip to CT/LW when almost every printer has in-rip trapping is not right. Today's plate-ready PDF will definitely not change or have imagi ...
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| Topic: RIP/trap |
PDF Forum: Computer To Plate Forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: RIP/trap/impose options upgrades |
I will preface my response to just say that much has changed since the Brique 3 was a current system. I would recommend that you step outside that box and use the most current methods, technology, an ...
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| Topic: Need some help with a minor font problem |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: help with font problem, mac os x font book fontfolio |
Hello ddawg, welcome to the group. I would recommend that you read through our [url=http://software-robotics.com/docs/PDF-X-Robot_Font_Management.html]font management support doc at the PDF-X-Rob ...
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| Topic: Need some help with a minor font problem |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: help with font problem, mac OS X Fontfolio |
dear Quark_ xpress,
Thank you so much for your response. I did as you suggested and although it dramatically increased the speed, the damage was allready done. There were several Aps that wouldn't op ...
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| Topic: Need some help with a minor font problem |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: RE: help with font problem, mac os x font book fontfolio |
hi, ddawg, welcome to the mac os x prepress forum here. it sounds to me like you have added all those fonts and if i'm not mistaken the fonts may have become ALL ACTIVATED depending on how they were ...
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| Topic: Need some help with a minor font problem |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: Need some help with a minor font problem |
being a complete novice I just imported my entire Fontfolio Collection into OS X Panther Font Book and yes it messed with my system. At present I can't open any Office Aps, and everything else is runn ...
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| Topic: How To about setting up Adobe Acrobat Distiller Options? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: How To about setting up Adobe Acrobat Distiller |
The reason there's relatively no info on this site about setting up adobe Acrobat Distiller options is that PDF-X-Robot requires no set-up at all for Adobe Acrobat Distiller. The workflow comes plug ...
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| Topic: Oct 12th, Quark announces QuarkXPress 6.5 release |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: Oct 12th, Quark announces QuarkXPress 6.5 release |
Quark announced the coming release of QuarkXPress 6.5, the newest version of the indistry leading publishing software. Version 6.5 offers new features, increased stability and reliability. In collabor ...
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| Topic: Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Panther, Mac OS X Quartz |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: Mac OS X Tiger, Mac OS X Panther, Mac OS X Quartz |
I was wanting to talk about Mac OS X Tiger and what effect its changes may make for prepress and desktop publishing people. Mac OS X Panther was a really great upgrade for desktop publishers. I am wo ...
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| Topic: Using Distiller vs. PDF Writer for Low Res PDF Proofs |
PDF Forum: PDF-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: Using Distiller vs. PDF Writer for Low Res PDF Proofs |
The reason that PDF-Robot for Mac OS 9 uses Distiller is that PDF-Robot is a professional level workflow tool, Acrobat PDF Writer and PDF Maker are consumer level, inaccurate document converters, guar ...
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| Topic: How many font types are supported by OS X panther 10.3.5? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: RE: How many font types are supported by OS X panther 10.3.5 |
Yes, Windows True Type Fonts will work in Mac OS X 10.3 and I use them plenty. I regularly work my customers windows jobs from both Quark 6 and Indesign on my Mac OS X 10.3 workstation. Many things ...
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| Topic: How many font types are supported by OS X panther 10.3.5? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: How many font types are supported by OS X panther 10.3.5? |
Is it true that I can use a Wndows True type font with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. I have a customer using a free font and the only copy I can find is a Windows True Type version of that free font. In se ...
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| Topic: Font Foundries Embrace OpenType Font Format |
PDF Forum: Mac OS X software forum
Tutorial Subject: Font Foundries Embrace OpenType Font Format |
World's Top Font Foundries Embrace OpenType Font Format Adobe Creative Suite Spearheads OpenType Font Adoption (Press Release) Monday, August 9, 2004 Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADB ...
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| Topic: error -241 |
PDF Forum: PDF-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: error -241 - Time to upgrade to PDF-X-Robot? |
Hi Wiz, I can't recall ever getting that error myself on any of the machines, so it doesn't ring a bell. I looked up apple error codes, it appears to be in range of sound manager and midi errors? ...
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| Topic: Need Use OS 9 Fonts on My G5 with Mac OS 10.35/& vice ve |
PDF Forum: PDF-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: Need Use OS 9 Fonts on My G5 with Mac OS 10.35/& vice ve |
>> acrobat, I am having problems with some of my mac os 9 fonts conflicting with the fonts in my os x 10.3.5
>> panther machine. when opening these projects on my os ...
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| Topic: Long Time PDF-Robot User, Upgrading Free to PDF-X-Robot? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: Long Time PDF-Robot User, Upgrading Free to PDF-X-Robot? |
You have been using OS X a long time, just not for your PDF-Robot. PDF-X-Robotç of course doesn't have or create any font problems itself. But, Mac OS X font management as compared to Mac OS 9 font ...
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| Topic: Long Time PDF-Robot User, Upgrading Free to PDF-X-Robot? |
PDF Forum: PDF-X-Robotç software
Tutorial Subject: Long Time PDF-Robot User, Upgrading Free to PDF-X-Robot? |
Thanks for the very detailed answer. I will proceed with obtaining FC 5.5, have Professional 5.1 now, and have Acrobat Professional... Am concerned about your conversation regarding FONT ISSUES. Wh ...
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