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lisah2016
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May 3, 2016
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Using Kuenstler Script font in fillable form

  • May 3, 2016
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A client of mine has requested Kuenstler Script in the modifiable PDF (certificate) I am creating for them. However this font doesn't show as an option in the Appearance tab, even though the font is turned on in Font Book. Any ideas?

I am working on a Mac and the client no doubt on a PC.

Thanks in advance,

Lisa

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maxwyss
Legend
May 4, 2016

Which Acrobat version are you using?

I have encountered some font issues sometimes in Acrobat XI; Acrobat DC behaves better in this case.

However, it is most likely that the font does not allow to be fully embedded; in this case, your client would have to contact the font maker for a fully embeddable version. Or if bad comes to worse, look for an alternative.

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lisah2016Author
Participant
May 4, 2016

Hi Max,

I'm using Acrobat Pro at home and Acrobat DC at work and I didn't have any luck with both. Thanks for your help, I have gone back to my client and suggested an alternative.

Thanks,

Lisa

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George_Johnson
Inspiring
May 3, 2016

Most fonts have embedding permissions including in the font file and Acrobat will only allow you to use fonts with a form field if the font allows at least editable embedding. I suspect the font you want to use has a more restrictive embedding permission. It can be difficult to determine the exact embedding permission for a font using a Mac (as opposed to Windows). Font Book will tell you whether a font allows embedding, but if so not which of the three possible embedding levels it is set to, which isn't too helpful.

Here's some info on embedding information in fonts: Font Embedding Permissions | Adobe

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    lisah2016Author
    Participant
    May 4, 2016

    Thanks George for your help. Yes I agree it most likely doesn't have embedding permissions. I have suggested my client use a different font.

    Thanks,

    Lisa

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