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Inspiring
October 11, 2024
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Text Appears Bolder in Exported PDF Than in InDesign Editor (Version 19.5)

  • October 11, 2024
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Hello, I am currently working on a program for a show. A problem I have ran into is that when the InDesign projects is exported, some of the pages will have bolder text than others, despite being the same font style, no stroke applied, etc. I have attached an example on 2 side-by-side pages in my exported PDF. Can anybody give me a pointer as to why this is happening? I am using InDesign 19.5.

 

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Correct answer Gavin330812669p8m

After hours of messing around, I realized that on some text boxes (the ones that were affected) my stroke was set to a color, but was still at 0pt. I think when I exported it applied an invisible stroke.

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Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 11, 2024

Which flavour of PDF have you selected?
Which application/reader are you viewing the PDF in?

Inspiring
October 11, 2024

I exported with Press Quality and Working CMYK color; I am viewing the PDF in Google Chrome.

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 11, 2024

Try viewing the PDF with the Adobe Reader.

By the way, check with your printer which kind of PDF s/he might prefer – PDF/X-1 or PDF/X-4 might be better.

sevenK
Inspiring
October 11, 2024

Sorry, but I don’t see any problem with the PDF 🤷‍♂ … the fonts look just fine. 

Inspiring
October 11, 2024

I think it's more noticable what I am experiencing if I show the editor preview as well.