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needtawrite
needtawrite
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December 4, 2018
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Why does my document suddenly show all Arial Black fonts as Wingdings Acrobat DC?

  • December 4, 2018
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I have been doing editing in a 150 page document. All was fine, then the file said non-responsive, and then all headings with Arial Black font turned into something like Wingdings. Anyone know what to do?  Here's a sample. The red font is supposed to be Arial Black, 17, RED, all caps.

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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

PDF is primarily a final form file format and Acrobat primarily software used for managing such files, including minor text edits.

Acrobat and the underlying PDF file format were never designed for use as a word processing or document layout program or format.

Creating a 150 page text document “in Acrobat” is akin to trying to build a building using screwdrivers as your only tool.

          - Dov

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Legend
December 4, 2018

I recommend you get it out into Word as quickly as possible and see if it lets you fix the damage.

Then keep editing the Word document. At any time you want a PDF you can make one in seconds. That's how we expected people to be using Acrobat, but I feel Adobe marketing do rather overstate its abilities.

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Legend
December 4, 2018

You really need to be editing the original document. Editing in Acrobat is a desperate last resort for fixing typos, not a viable way of working.

needtawrite
needtawriteAuthor
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December 4, 2018

The PDF IS the original document. No other source files.

Dov Isaacs
Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
Legend
December 4, 2018

PDF is primarily a final form file format and Acrobat primarily software used for managing such files, including minor text edits.

Acrobat and the underlying PDF file format were never designed for use as a word processing or document layout program or format.

Creating a 150 page text document “in Acrobat” is akin to trying to build a building using screwdrivers as your only tool.

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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