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dtdimitrov
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November 10, 2020
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How to unembed or remove an AcroForm font that is not used by any form field anymore?

  • November 10, 2020
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I have a  good old AcroForm created with Acrobat. When I change the font of some form field, the corresponding font gets embedded within the AcroForm. However, when I change the form field's font, the old font remains embedded within the AcroForm, even though it is not used by any field anymore. This adds a lot to the form's file size. How can I clear / remove the obsolete font from the AcroForm?

Correct answer Bernd Alheit
  1. Create a empty PDF with one page
  2. Add the pages from your form
  3. Delete the empty page
  4. Save the new form

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
November 10, 2020
  1. Create a empty PDF with one page
  2. Add the pages from your form
  3. Delete the empty page
  4. Save the new form
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dtdimitrovAuthor
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November 10, 2020

Thank you, Bernd. This trick does the job.

 

I just found that "Pages -> Combine files into PDF" does the job too, without the need to create and remove an empty page.

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