Think you tagged the wrong person ... View more

Haha sorry, maybe part of your response got cut off? I have never considered using a font manager before and it hasn't been a topic that has come up with other designers I've worked with so I have no opinion on their usefulness/necessity. I was just wondering the pros for using font managers as I'm always looking for ways to improve my workflow. ... View more

@JonathanArias Just curious why you are adamant about Font Managers. I like hearing alternative perspectives from others ... View more

One thing you could try is going in to the Edit>Preferences>General and click the "Reset all warnings" button to see if that fixes it? Theres a likelihood you were not warned about the missing font because you already have it installed and since that text might have been missed for outlines, you wouldn't have known. If you unlock all the layers and ctrl + A then go to Type, you will see the option "Create Outlines." If the "create outlines" is greyed out, then all text was indeed outlined, if it shows black, then something was missed. If your text was outlined when sent to print, I would ask for the print proof from the printer to compare the final product to the proof. This will help us widdle down to where this issue is coming from. ... View more

When i checked the HIdden Characters it showed exactly that! How do I insert right-aligned tab stops? (can't believe I'm asking such a basic question after years of working in the program haha) ... View more

Just saw your other response, sorry if i misunderstood your reply. ... View more

I can certainly promise you the fonts were not outlined if they had changed from your observable .PDF to the final print. The method for designing the print label in an ".Ai" extension is so its a working document the designer can easily modify without compression. The conversion to a .PDF is for multiple reasons. A watered down explanation is the .PDF contains layered information for the printer to view (hidden layers for the design measurements, color codes, etc.) while also being a viewable document for the client to see. When YOU open a .PDF, it will show the document as an "As is" state, meaning the fonts wont change even if you dont have the font file on your machine. However, if the fonts weren't outlined and the printer opened the .PDF, the unseen layered information within the document will change. A few possibilities could be: - The printer messed up on the print plate which caused the text to print in a weird way (unlikely but can happen) - The file sent to the printer didn't have outlined text If you can attach the .pdf to a post, I can open it in illustrator and tell you right off the bat if text had been outlined of not. ... View more

Hey there, Just so I can help give some insight, are you the designer who created the files and sent them to print or are you the client who received the third party file? If you are the designer, how long have you been making the labels? Just dont want to give you wrong info or information you may already know. I've been designing product labels for nutritional supplements for 8 years and can help shed some light on the process for you! ... View more