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g_noah
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January 30, 2018
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export from Illustrator to PDF - text not selectable

  • January 30, 2018
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Hi,

We need to export a 2-page file from Illustrator CS6 to PDF.

The problem is that when a user opens this PDF file (Adobe Acrobat Reader DC) they can't select any of the text (Selection tool for text and images).

We can't discover what we are doing wrong.

Can you help us?

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Correct answer CHMprepress

Hi CHMprepress,

Thank you for your reply.

On Illustrator CS6 we select the Type Tool and are able to edit this text. This is a live text, right?

We save as Adobe PDF. Now we have this PDF file with "no live text inside".

But we open this PDF file in Illustrator and are still able to edit the text.

What are we missing here?


I see the problem now.

There is a appearance on the text object "Outline object".

Remove that in Illustrator and it wil be live again.

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Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 30, 2018

Is the text on the top layer and at the top of the object stack?

macpawel
macpawel
Participating Frequently
January 30, 2018

Be aware to change text to outlines before exporting - texts should be live text - not vector

Be aware to use many overlapping objects/text

Look for transparency and effects. Some effects would made your text rasterised

What PDF export  presets you used?

pawel

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CHMprepress
Inspiring
January 30, 2018

Can you share the pdf?

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g_noahAuthor
Participant
January 31, 2018

Hi CHMprepress,

Thank you for your idea.

Here it is: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xwpi64wuld0i597/sample.pdf?dl=0

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CHMprepress
Inspiring
January 31, 2018

That pdf has no live text inside. The document is vectorised.

So that is the reason why the text can not be selected.

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