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Mac OS: Resource/Font in the Acrobat folder (and in System Folder/Fonts if ATM is
installed).
If Distiller cannot get access to a font in one of these ways, it uses Courier or attempts font
substitution for the font in the PDF file. Depending on your preferences, Distiller may also
display an error message and stop processing the file.
To add or remove a font folder:
1
In the Acrobat Distiller dialog box, choose Settings > Font Locations. The dialog box
displays a list of the folders that Distiller searches for fonts. These folders can be on your
hard drive or on a network.
Note:
Distiller indicates that a font folder is available by displaying a folder icon to the left
of the folder name. If no icon appears, or if an icon with an x through it appears with a
folder name, the connection to the folder has probably been lost. You’ll need to reestablish
the connection.
2
To add a font folder, click Add, use the browser to select the folder to add, and click OK
(Windows) or Select folder (Mac OS).
Note:
To provide Distiller with access to a font folder that has been moved, use this dialog
box to remove the folder listed in its old location and add it in its new location.
3
To remove a font folder, select the folder, and click Remove.
4
Check the Ignore TrueType Versions of Standard PostScript Fonts option to exclude
TrueType fonts that have the same name as a font in the PostScript 3 font collection.
5
Click OK.
Embedding fonts
When Distiller has access to a font used in a PostScript file, it can
embed
that font in the
resulting Adobe PDF file. Embedding ensures that all readers will see the text in its original
font and be able to print the file using the original fonts; however, embedding fonts
increases file size.
Important:
To edit text in files, you must have a licensed copy of the font on your local
system.
About font embedding and substitution
Distiller can embed roman Type 1 and TrueType fonts in an Adobe PDF file to prevent font
substitution if a user doesn’t have that font on their system or available to their printer. For
each font embedded, Distiller can embed the entire font or the subset of characters used
in the file. Embedding a subset saves file space. For more information, see
“Editing text
with the touchup text tool” on page 117
.
Type 1 and TrueType fonts can be embedded if they are included in the PostScript file or
are available in one of the font locations Distiller monitors.
Note:
In some cases, TrueType fonts that have gone through a PostScript driver and
Distiller can no longer be searched, copied, cut, or pasted. To minimize this problem, use
Distiller on the same system on which the PostScript file was created, and make sure that
the TrueType fonts used in the file are available on the system.