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avgarrison
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July 5, 2009
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Export PSD to PDF and retain text

  • July 5, 2009
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I know that you can export a PSD to PDF by printing the document with something like NovaPDF, however, doing so will result in a PDF that has no text - it appears the text has been rasterized and the PDF document is just a series of images. Is there a way to export a PSD to a PDF and retain the text blocks?  This would be very helpful in that the PDF can be indexed, or so that the Find feature works on the document in Adobe Reader.

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Zeno Bokor

    you're overcomplicating things, just use File->Save As

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    zky2010
    Participant
    August 31, 2010

    Ok, now I'm battling. I "save as" pdf, but with Photoshop CS5 the PDF has no setting for embedded fonts. So the PDF reads out as a single image. I need the text to be active in PDF file. Help please.

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    Sacha36828471ivrm
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    April 18, 2024

    Hi, did you find a solution ? I'm struggling with rasterized text as well when exported to PDF and I need it to be able to be selected and copy-pasted easily from any PDF reader.

    Zeno Bokor
    Zeno BokorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    July 5, 2009

    you're overcomplicating things, just use File->Save As

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    avgarrisonAuthor
    Participant
    July 5, 2009

    I can't believe I didn't see the PDF option in the Save-As dialog.....I'm such an idiot!

    Thanks!

    the_wine_snob
    the_wine_snob
    Inspiring
    July 5, 2009

    Don't worry. On some versions, it's not that easy to spot. Most Save_As will have Photoshop PSD at the top, then drop down alphabetically, so that Photoshop PDF is amongst the "P's." Sometimes I have to squint to see it and have paniced, when I could not initially find it tucked away.

    Good luck,

    Hunt

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