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rahimk74647645
rahimk74647645
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March 11, 2019
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need a font adobe sans mm

  • March 11, 2019
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i need a font by the name of adobe sans mm

    Correct answer Dov Isaacs

    rahimk74647645:

    On behalf of Adobe, let me summarize this situation.

    Although you didn't explicitly state this, we are assuming you are trying to edit an existing PDF file as opposed to a source document.

    Adobe Sans MM (and the accompanying Adobe Serif MM) are internal substitution fonts used by Acrobat and Reader to display text for fonts that were not embedded within a PDF file (not embedding fonts is a strongly non-recommended practice). The fonts do not show up on any font lists on your system since they are not actually installed on your system and are not supported for use in creating either source documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) or as an editing font within Acrobat.

    If in fact you have a PDF file that actually has either of these fonts referenced, it is probably due to someone's misuse of the product (possibly “refrying” a PDF file - distilling PostScript output from Acrobat from a PDF file that did not have embedded fonts).

    That having been said, the closest Adobe font to Adobe Sans MM would be Myriad Pro, a font that is available through the Adobe Fonts service (formerly Typekit). (For Adobe Serif MM, the closest Adobe font would be Minion Pro.)

              - Dov

    8 replies

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    Nick247490235rht
    Participant
    October 6, 2023

    Just use MS Notepad. Notepad makes any text into a generic font. Once you copy from Notepad back to Adobe, it will not recognize MS font and you get Adobe sans. Have fun forging. 

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    yves5F8E
    Participant
    October 10, 2023
    quote

    Just use MS Notepad. Notepad makes any text into a generic font. Once you copy from Notepad back to Adobe, it will not recognize MS font and you get Adobe sans. Have fun forging. 


    By @Nick247490235rht


    Your tip doesn't work on MacOS, too bad 😞

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    Nick247490235rht
    Participant
    October 10, 2023

    Doesn't TextEdit on Mac do the same as Notepad on PC? "By pasting into TextEdit, you strip any complicated formatting and are left with clean, unformatted text."

    the unformatted text should be unrecognized on Adobe so it will be converted into their secret script. 

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      yves5F8E
      Participant
      September 28, 2023

      The closest font is A750-Sans

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        Kailas31859003jcp3
        Participant
        August 24, 2023

        I need Adobe Sans MM fornt for office use and many more 

         

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        Loïc251841754h1h
        Participant
        July 9, 2022

        Loïc est en G5

        attilakovacs
        attilakovacs
        Participant
        November 25, 2021

        I tell you a trick but dont tell anyone: IN ADOBE ACORBAT RIGHT CLICK TO THE BOX -> EDIT WITH ILLUSTRATOR -> ILLUSTRATOR OPENS -> IT WILL SHOW WHAT FONT NAME EXACTLY MISSING

        Have fun 😄

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          Manasseah26371779ww69
          Participant
          September 21, 2023

          IF YOU CLICK CNTRL+D OR CMD+D IN ACROBAT IT WILL SHOW USED FONTS

           

          Dov Isaacs
          Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
          Legend
          March 12, 2019

          rahimk74647645:

          On behalf of Adobe, let me summarize this situation.

          Although you didn't explicitly state this, we are assuming you are trying to edit an existing PDF file as opposed to a source document.

          Adobe Sans MM (and the accompanying Adobe Serif MM) are internal substitution fonts used by Acrobat and Reader to display text for fonts that were not embedded within a PDF file (not embedding fonts is a strongly non-recommended practice). The fonts do not show up on any font lists on your system since they are not actually installed on your system and are not supported for use in creating either source documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) or as an editing font within Acrobat.

          If in fact you have a PDF file that actually has either of these fonts referenced, it is probably due to someone's misuse of the product (possibly “refrying” a PDF file - distilling PostScript output from Acrobat from a PDF file that did not have embedded fonts).

          That having been said, the closest Adobe font to Adobe Sans MM would be Myriad Pro, a font that is available through the Adobe Fonts service (formerly Typekit). (For Adobe Serif MM, the closest Adobe font would be Minion Pro.)

                    - Dov

          - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
          wojowojo
          wojowojo
          Participant
          August 6, 2020

          Hello Dov,

           

          I've got simillar problem as previous user but bit more clarity on what Adobe Sans MM is. Saying that - I'm still looking for something similar to Adobe Sans MM. Funnily enough - my client received the PDF document from me without embeded fonts (my bad), and liked Sans MM more than what I proposed. I spent quite a few hours looking in my font libraries and online and couldn't finds what I was looking for. Mainly, because both the font I used and Adobe Sans MM have same spacing and Myriad Pro doesn't.  I'm struggling to find font that will meet all the specs I need (both aesthetically and composition wise). Is there anything closer to Sans MM than Myriad Pro? How can I look for better options?

           

          thanks! 

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          moshecabrera
          Participant
          June 26, 2021

          Thank you both, @Dov Isaacs and @Testscreenname

           

          I did some close comparison and managed to find something (Laguna Vintage Condesed Regular) closer to what appeared in the PDF than the Myriad Pro. The algorythm (?) must have modified the original font I proposed ( HouseGothic Black) quite a lot, because the reslut was significantly off the Myriad territory. Thanks once again - good and interesting lesson on typography 🙂 

           

          have a good one,

           

          Wojtek


          NO, but he didn't answer the question. Could you please answer how to fix the problem with Adobe Sand MM, please?

          Please explain how to fix it!

            Dov Isaacs
            Dov Isaacs
            Legend
            March 12, 2019

            More specifically, why do you think you need that font and for what purpose?

                      - Dov

            - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
            rahimk74647645
            rahimk74647645Author
            Participant
            March 12, 2019

            I need it to edit a document. The font does not match and i need that specific font. I have the subscription to Adobe Acrobat Pro that i pay for, but that font does not show up.

              try67
              Community Expert
              try67Community Expert
              Community Expert
              March 11, 2019

              You don't. It's a built-in font that Acrobat uses as a temporary substitute in case the font used in the file can't be embedded or when the user doesn't have access to the original font.

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