Problem embedding Minion Pro into a pdf

[pengwen456]

An author wants to use Minion Pro for his manuscript for a paperback book. I embedded the font in the Word file, but when saving as a pdf, the font won't embed and there are problems uploading it to the printing system. The only option it to rasterize it, which makes it blurry. I purchased a subscription to Creative Cloud and synced the Minion Pro font versions to my computer, but it STILL won't embed into the pdf. What do I do?

[Dov Isaacs · Accepted solution]

Can we assume you are running under Windows?

Also, exactly how are you creating the PDF file from Word? If you use Office's built-in Save as PDF, you won't be able to embed any fonts other than TrueType fonts, even with the latest version of Office 2016 applications. This bug has been reported to Microsoft numerous times, but Microsoft doesn't consider the bug important enough to fix. And Minion Pro, as well as all fonts in the Adobe Type Library and TypeKit are OpenType CFF fonts (not TrueType).

On the other hand, if you are using Acrobat's Save as Adobe PDF PDFMaker feature, all fonts that are not protected against embedding (Minion Pro does allow Preview & Print embedding) are properly embedded!

          - Dov

[JR Boulay]

According to what Dov wrote, and since you get a CC subscription you can also use the Adobe online converter: https://cloud.acrobat.com/convertpdf

[pengwen456]

Thank you, JR, but it keeps asking me for money, so it looks like this might not be included in the CC subscription...

[Dov Isaacs]

Since this user has a CC license, they should install Acrobat and install using the PDFMaker capability that is part of Acrobat installed into Microsoft Office.

The online PDF creation should be considered a last resort conversion since it doesn't allow for specification of joboptions, can't handle linked graphics, etc.

          - Dov

[pengwen456]

Thank you for your answer - knowing it's a Microsoft bug is helpful. And, yes, I'm running Windows and Microsoft Office, doing the Save as pdf function.

To follow your suggestion and create a pdf through Acrobat, what do I do?  I've opened up Acrobat Reader DC and then opened the Word file and clicked Convert To PDF, but Adobe just keeps trying to sell me more subscriptions and I just paid $50 for CC.

And I can't see in CC where to do any of this...it's rather confusing...there's so much going on there and I just want to convert a flippin' Word file to a pdf with the fonts embedded. Is there a simple user guide somewhere for us newbies?

[pengwen456]

Hi Dov,

Sorry to be a numpty, but how can I use the Adobe PDFmaker feature?  Where is it in CC?  I've looked and can't seem to see it anywhere.

[JR Boulay]

how can I use the Adobe PDFmaker feature?  Where is it in CC?  I've looked and can't seem to see it anywhere.

It's in MS Office softs, you will find an Acrobat menu and/or an Acrobat ribbon.

[JR Boulay]

If you have already paid for a CC subscription you just have to install Acrobat Pro, so the PDF Maker plugin will be automaticaly installed too.

[JR Boulay]

it keeps asking me for money, so it looks like this might not be included in the CC subscription.

You need to login with the same Adobe ID used fot the CC subscription.

[pengwen456]

Thanks, I've been logging in with that ID. Where do I go to install Acrobat Pro?

[JR Boulay]

Where do I go to install Acrobat Pro?

Go to Adobe.com and find the Acrobat Document Cloud page.

[FPC5FE7]

Use Cute PDF Writer.  It installs into your printer list.  Prints WYSIWYG.  I've had to fall back on this wonderful piece of software many times when the Adobe PDF "print as" function hasn't worked.  I also use Minion Pro - a lovely readable font - which is an Adobe font (!), but won't read properly in Adobe.

[grafx]

Recently I am just having this problem as well. InDesign 18.2.1 file using Minion Pro, opentype font, exporting to interactive PDF, bullets do not translate (screenshot attached). If I export as a print PDF it works. Does anyone know how to fix the interactive export so fonts stay intact?

[Test Screen Name]

Different problem. Looks as though the font just does not contain the bullet glyph.