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NL_Derek-56V59O
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November 18, 2010
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Times font in Adobe PDF

  • November 18, 2010
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Hallo Framers,

Using Frame 7.1, Windows XP.

I use the Adobe PDF driver in Frame with the SetPrint utility. My problem is that our Style Guide demands the Times font and Adobe PDF converts this to Times New Roman.

My colleaguse use a local postscript printer which does have Times, but I get errors using this (IT have so far been unable to mend it).

Can I persuade Adobe PDF to accept the Times font? If not, it seems that "Frame best practice" (use Adobe PDF) is incompatible with our style guide (use Times). And obviously the style guide takes priority.

aTdHvAaNnKcSe (thanks in advance)

--- Derek

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    Correct answer Art_Campbell1

    I'm unsure that there's a significant difference to the reader between

    Times and Times New, but the problem is that your colleagues are using

    the fonts ON THE PRINTER, not on their computers. Unless the printer

    manufacturer provided the fonts on a CD to install them on the

    computer, it's unlikely that those fonts are actually being

    incorporated in your co-worker's PDFs. And if they are, it's highly

    unlikely (but possible) that those fonts are licensed for inclusion in

    a PDF -- if you're concerned about the legality of that, you should

    check the actual PDFs with Acrobat's preflight tool.

    If I were you, I'd buy a legal copy of Times, or simply ask the

    keepers of the style guide if Times New can be substituted if your

    system doesn't have Times.

    Art

    Art Campbell

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    Art_Campbell1Correct answer
    Inspiring
    November 18, 2010

    I'm unsure that there's a significant difference to the reader between

    Times and Times New, but the problem is that your colleagues are using

    the fonts ON THE PRINTER, not on their computers. Unless the printer

    manufacturer provided the fonts on a CD to install them on the

    computer, it's unlikely that those fonts are actually being

    incorporated in your co-worker's PDFs. And if they are, it's highly

    unlikely (but possible) that those fonts are licensed for inclusion in

    a PDF -- if you're concerned about the legality of that, you should

    check the actual PDFs with Acrobat's preflight tool.

    If I were you, I'd buy a legal copy of Times, or simply ask the

    keepers of the style guide if Times New can be substituted if your

    system doesn't have Times.

    Art

    Art Campbell

                  art.campbell@gmail.com

      "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52

    Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson

                                                          No disclaimers apply.

                                                                   DoD 358

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    NL_Derek-56V59OAuthor
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    November 19, 2010

    Thanks Art,

    When we checked Properties > Fonts we found that we have been using Times New Roman (TNR) all along. We checked again with the house style and it regards TNR as a Times font. All's well that ends well, have a nice weekend.

    --- Derek

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