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kuncbc
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June 19, 2019
Question

Acrobat Pro: How do I edit a form that was created using InDesign, keeping the original font?

  • June 19, 2019
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Our designer has created a template using InDesign (Mac) that we want to use in the future using Acrobat Pro (Windows).

We have tried embedding the fonts using InDesign, which resulted in the file being restricted so I couldn't edit it in Acrobat.

On the other hand, if the designer doesn't embed the fonts, I can edit but not with the same font.

Can I embed the fonts using Acrobat? (They're available locally on my PC for use in other programs)

Or is there something that should be changed in the source by the designer using InDesign?

The goal is to have a form that uses a proprietary font, where all content will be editable using Acrobat Pro, and where Reader users can only fill in text fields, check boxes, etc.

How do we obtain that?

Thank you,

Charlotte

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MichaelKazlow
Legend
June 19, 2019

I do not believe embedded fonts can be used in form fields on computers that do not have the field installed on their computer. That is not the original purpose of embedded fonts and I don't believe that Acrobat has been enhanced to allow for that possibility..

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 19, 2019

I think you're wrong about that one. When you select a font as the text font of a field it automatically gets fully embedded in the PDF exactly for this purpose, so that it works correctly even on a computer that doesn't have that font installed.

Legend
June 20, 2019

try67  wrote

When you select a font as the text font of a field it automatically gets fully embedded in the PDF exactly for this purpose, so that it works correctly even on a computer that doesn't have that font installed.

It's subsetted and won't have all the characters that the end user needs to fill out the form.

And fonts are being restricted more and more...


This is incorrect. For form fields, the fonts are fully embedded, otherwise, they would be useless…

Try it out yourself, and you will see about what we are talking here.