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Bogoljubow
Bogoljubow
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September 14, 2018
Question

Replace font(s) globally in a PDF - Plug in?

  • September 14, 2018
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I have to globally replace all three fonts used/embedded in six 120+ pages PDF files.

So far I didn't find a way to do this with the onboard tools in Acrobat Pro.

Fortunately it works with the trial version of PitStop Pro.

But I was wondering if there are any (cheaper or free) reliable alternatives which you are using for this simple task.

Thanks in advance!

2 replies

barbara_a7746676
Community Expert
barbara_a7746676Community Expert
Community Expert
September 15, 2018

You could File > Export To the PDF as a MSWord document. Change the font in Word. Then re-make the PDF. It may require significant touchups to the Word doc before converting back to PDF.

    Keir Thomas-Bryant
    Keir Thomas-Bryant
    Participant
    June 20, 2023

    Thanks. This obviously isn't the best solution but it works. It's probably the only way of doing this pending Adobe adding the feature to Acrobat Pro. 

      Dov Isaacs
      Dov Isaacs
      Legend
      September 15, 2018

      To be very clear such font replacement is anything but a simple task! It requires significant modification of the PDF file including re-layout and spacing of text in addition to replacing font definitions. It also has to be able to deal with character set content and encoding differences.

                - Dov

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