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Sarah2275359807nm
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January 20, 2022
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Fonts appear as dots only in Acrobat

  • January 20, 2022
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Hello! I have seen similar questions but the suggested troubleshooting hasn't worked. I am trying to edit a PDF and, even though I have the suite of fonts in the cloud, locally, and embedded in the file, new typing appears as dots. I can use the font to create documents in other programs (e.g., InDesign) but when exported as a PDF I cannot edit it. I have uninstalled and reinstalled and rebooted and unfortunately, no change. Any tips?

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    Joris253022508vob
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    July 19, 2022

    Hi all, i have exactly the same problem as the person mentioned above. How to fix this? Is this a bug from Acrobat?

     

      Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
      Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
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      July 19, 2022

      The dots represent that the original font is missing on your computer.

      Under File / Document Properties, see which fonts the PDF is using. Note their names: specifically how they are spelled.

      Install any of the fonts that are missing from your computer.

       

      Acrobat requires that if you want to edit a PDF, you must have the fonts installed. There's no way to get around this requirement.

       

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      Joris253022508vob
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      July 19, 2022

      Thanks for your response. The whole problem is that I added this Font to the creative cloud. This adding works because the new lettertype is appearing in acrobat. However this happens when I am using it.

       

      when I am using the same font in Photoshop, it works... 

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