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Anonymous
July 24, 2014
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Why did my font change when I uploaded a PDF to Acrobat?

  • July 24, 2014
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I uploaded a PDF file to Acrobat so that I could open it in a URL. However, when I opened the file (on both Acrobat and in the URL format) the font had changed on the majority of it.  How can I fix this back to the original font?

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maggie_may_19@hotmail.com
Participant
April 13, 2020

My font has changed and I don't like it! How can it be changed?

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Test Screen Name
Legend
April 15, 2020

Since this is a 6 year old question, maggie_may_19, please describe your new problem in full detail with screen shots and the Adobe software and versions used. Thanks.

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Adobe Employee
divyap69359112
Adobe Employee
April 12, 2018

Hi Anna,

If you are using Acrobat DC

Open Acrobat

go to edit<Preferences<Documents<remove the check for Save As optimizes for Fast Web View.

now try converting and saving the file.

Thanks,

Divya

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A5C30
Participant
April 4, 2021

Hello,

When I download ANY PDF file and open in Adobe Reader, it's fonts are being changed. How to remove the default display font for AdobeReader?

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Community Manager
Sara_ForsbergCommunity Manager
Community Manager
July 24, 2014

Hi anj1832,

Do you know whether the fonts were embedded in that PDF file? You can check by opening the copy that's still on your computer  (not the one that you uploaded) and choosing File > Properties and clicking the Fonts tabs. If the fonts aren't embedded, you are most likely experiencing some font substitution issues.

Please let us know how it goes.


Best,

Sara

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Anonymous
July 25, 2014

Hi Sara,

Yes, it says there are embedded fonts in the document.  How do I remove them?

Thanks!

-Anna

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Community Manager
Sara_ForsbergCommunity Manager
Community Manager
July 25, 2014

Hi Anna,

Embedded fonts are a good thing! That means that Acrobat will have them to display text in the PDF that is formatted with those fonts. But now I'm curious why your fonts are changing. Did you convert the PDF file to Word, or simply upload it to Acrobat.com for online storage?

I look forward to hearing back from you.


Best,

Sara

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