IDEA - OPEN FILE WITH OPTION TO OUTLINE THE FONTS WITHIN BEFORE OPEN

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December 22, 2025
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Any chance there is a way to open a file but OL the fonts if they don't exist on the system??

Correct answer Ton Frederiks

The best place for feature requests is here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

But if the file was saved with PDF compatibility and you use a recent version, you can select Type > Create Outlines when the text is selected with the selection tool.

Ton Frederiks

Correct answer

Community Expert

The best place for feature requests is here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

But if the file was saved with PDF compatibility and you use a recent version, you can select Type > Create Outlines when the text is selected with the selection tool.

Todd_MorganAuthor

Legend

Thanks but you missed the nuance of my post. And I have posted in uservoice but I assume Adobe doesn't even look at that forum...

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Which nuance?

Yes, the engineers read uservoice. And yes, you can easily outline fonts even if they re not on your system. But only for new files. For older files you need a tiny workaround, but it has been possible as well for the last 20 years.

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