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April 28, 2020
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Adobe font not working in edit mode

  • April 28, 2020
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I am trying to edit a pdf tht used Open Sans Light font. I have enabled the font Adobe, restarted my computer, but am unable to use that font for editing. An error message comes up saying The original font Open Sans Light is not available or cannot be used for editing.

 

Is there a workaround for this?

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      Dov Isaacs
      Dov Isaacs
      Brainiac
      May 2, 2020

      Actually, the Open Sans Light font available from Adobe Fonts does have the correct embedding privileges, editable.

       

      However, Acrobat doesn't “see” the fonts from Adobe Fonts and thus, text in a PDF file that uses Open Sans Light cannot be edited.

       

      The workaround is to download the Open Sans Light font from Google fonts, install as a regular font, restart Acrobat, and the problem should be resolved.

       

      - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
        HARSHIKA_VERMA
        Community Manager
        HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        May 1, 2020

        Hi there,

         

        Thank you for reaching out and sorry to hear you are unable to use font in a PDF. This error generally appears when the fonts doesn't have the embedding rights. It might look like you have the installation rights on Open Sans Light font not the embedding rights. Would you mind checking your account and see fonts details and look for the licensing info?

         

        Let me know if that helps.

         

        Thanks,

        Harshika

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