Global font change in a PDF

[Paul_Richards_1985]

Before having pitstop I used to get around this problem using indesign (it wouldn't work all the time though unfortunately). I would import all pages (multipage script is useful). Then create a flattener transparency preset that as convert all text to outlines ticked. Then export another pdf.

Only problem with that is if it does work you are going to struggle if you need to make any text amends. You would then have to edit the original pdf then repeat that process. Pitstop is well worth the money.

[leonardr]

I have found it bad to merge documents from different sources, usually resulting in font issues.

Can you please provide DETAILED information about what types of errors? What tools you used to produce such problematic documents? How the documents were printed (software, RIP, hardware, etc).

What you have said above is an "old wives tale". It is based on information and/or experience that is over a DECADE old and not relevant in the modern world. So please either demonstrate that such issues do exist using modern/current tooling _OR_ please stop spreading falsehoods...

[pcmodem]

By chance. Would the combined PDF happened to be performed on a OS X 10.6.7 computer? Perhaps the font fix from Apple needs to be installed.

[xtant64]

By chance. Would the combined PDF happened to be performed on a OS X 10.6.7 computer? Perhaps the font fix from Apple needs to be installed.

Yes, it actually is. I thought the font fix was set to install with automatic updates? How can I verify that this was installed on all of our machines? I'm pretty sure it is a direct effect of them using artificial bold styling, but I haven't run into that issue in close to 5 years from any printer I've dealt with. At least none that worried about it not producing correctly. We want them to use the correct styling (example: TahomaBold instead of Tahoma with bold styling), but they have several fonts that do not come in Italic or Bold. Also, since these are government created/mandated documents, we are not able to ask them to create them in InDesign or Quark. Basically we get what we get.

I love to tell people "garbage in, garbage out", but people love to tell you that is unacceptable and find your replacement with the quickness.

On a side note, thanks for any help!