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Anonymous
August 9, 2011
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Custom fonts display in FrameMaker 10, but appear as blocks in PDF.Why?

  • August 9, 2011
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FrameMaker 10, Acrobat X Pro,

Windows 7, 64 bit PC

These custom fonts display as circle numbers for callouts. When I "Save as PDF", they become blocks. Why?

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    Correct answer Bob_Niland

    This is probably not the cause, but ...

    ... be sure to embed fonts in the PDF.

    If the chosen non-roman font is sufficiently odd, the substitution on a system lacking it might be very odd indeed.

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    Anonymous
    August 10, 2011

    The "Convert CYMK colors to RGB" check box needed to be checked. Thanks for the help!

    Bob_Niland
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    Bob_NilandCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 9, 2011

    This is probably not the cause, but ...

    ... be sure to embed fonts in the PDF.

    If the chosen non-roman font is sufficiently odd, the substitution on a system lacking it might be very odd indeed.

    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    August 9, 2011

    When you did the SaveAsPDF, did you have the "Convert CMYK Colors to RGB" option selected? Leaving this unselected, i.e. in CMYK mode, messes up quite a number of fonts amongst other things.

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