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Auto outline Illustrator text on PDF save?

Is there a plug-in or setting that will automatically outline text found in Illustrator upon saving it as a PDF?

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If you want to output a pdf and automatically have the text turned to outlines, you can make yourself a new PDF Preset,

go to

Edit>

Adobe PDF Presets...>

then make a new preset, choose an initial format such as X-1a:2001

then under advanced tab, pick custom for transparency. and you can select to "convert all text to outlines"

set any other settings you'd usually want, and save it....

d0nut247Correct answer

Inspiring

If you want to output a pdf and automatically have the text turned to outlines, you can make yourself a new PDF Preset,

go to

Edit>

Adobe PDF Presets...>

then make a new preset, choose an initial format such as X-1a:2001

then under advanced tab, pick custom for transparency. and you can select to "convert all text to outlines"

set any other settings you'd usually want, and save it....

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None of the existing PDF profiles allow me to select an Overprint setting - it is greyed out. Currently on latest Adobe Illustrator CC.

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Apply the outline object effect to your text.

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apply the Effect > Path > Outline object to the live text.

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