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February 9, 2015
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Changing font file types once purchased

  • February 9, 2015
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I've just purchased two cuts of Helvetica Neue as Opentype files. I need to change these files to TrueType versioninstead. I've only just learnt that Opentypes dont embed when sending out documents, such as PowerPoint and Word etc.

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    Correct answer Dov Isaacs

    Adobe doesn't make most of its fonts available in OpenType TrueType format.

    OpenType CFF fonts certainly do embed in PDF files from Office documents, assuming that you use a valid PDF generator such as Acrobat. (Microsoft's own “save as PDF” has a bug that prevents it from embedding or even properly referencing OpenType CFF fonts. There are also numerous other bugs and surprises that you should avoid with Microsoft's own PDF!)

                - Dov

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    Dov Isaacs
    Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
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    February 9, 2015

    Adobe doesn't make most of its fonts available in OpenType TrueType format.

    OpenType CFF fonts certainly do embed in PDF files from Office documents, assuming that you use a valid PDF generator such as Acrobat. (Microsoft's own “save as PDF” has a bug that prevents it from embedding or even properly referencing OpenType CFF fonts. There are also numerous other bugs and surprises that you should avoid with Microsoft's own PDF!)

                - Dov

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