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murrjames
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February 4, 2019
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PDF Fonts

  • February 4, 2019
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When I edit the text in a PDF, there is no Helvetica listed.

When I edit form field properties, Helvetica is available.

How can I get Helvetica to use for text?

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Correct answer try67

You can't. I believe there's a licensing issue that prevents Adobe from using it for this purpose.

You might be able to purchase a license for this font that allows embedding it in your PDF and then use it for static text, though.

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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February 4, 2019

You can't. I believe there's a licensing issue that prevents Adobe from using it for this purpose.

You might be able to purchase a license for this font that allows embedding it in your PDF and then use it for static text, though.

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murrjamesAuthor
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February 4, 2019

thank you.

More mindless development from Adobe. Use one font for fields but cant use same font for text content. Go figure.

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George_Johnson
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February 4, 2019

Note that when you choose Helvetica for a form field, Adobe Reader/Acrobat actually use a private version of Arial when rendering the text in the field. This is allowed by the PDF specification as Arial is considered a suitable substitute for Helvetica. If you want more understanding, you can read up on the so-called base-14 type 1 fonts and their relevance to PDF. It's certainly not mindless.

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