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Auto outline Illustrator text on PDF save?

Community Beginner ,
Jun 12, 2016 Jun 12, 2016

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Is there a plug-in or setting that will automatically outline text found in Illustrator upon saving it as a PDF?

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Advocate , Jun 13, 2016 Jun 13, 2016

If you want to output a pdf and automatically have the text turned to outlines, you can make yourself a new PDF Preset,

go to

Edit>

Adobe PDF Presets...>

then make a new preset, choose an initial format such as X-1a:2001

then under advanced tab, pick custom for transparency. and you can select to "convert all text to outlines"

set any other settings you'd usually want, and save it....

Adobe Illustrator CC 2015Grab048.jpg

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Jun 12, 2016 Jun 12, 2016

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apply the Effect > Path > Outline object to the live text.

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If you want to output a pdf and automatically have the text turned to outlines, you can make yourself a new PDF Preset,

go to

Edit>

Adobe PDF Presets...>

then make a new preset, choose an initial format such as X-1a:2001

then under advanced tab, pick custom for transparency. and you can select to "convert all text to outlines"

set any other settings you'd usually want, and save it....

Adobe Illustrator CC 2015Grab048.jpg

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 13, 2016 Jun 13, 2016

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None of the existing PDF profiles allow me to select an Overprint setting - it is greyed out. Currently on latest Adobe Illustrator CC.

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Community Expert ,
Jun 13, 2016 Jun 13, 2016

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Apply the outline object effect to your text.

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Advocate ,
Jun 13, 2016 Jun 13, 2016

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choose the pdf x1/a:2001 bit from the 'Standard' drop down as shown in the screen grab, then the overprint menus become live. and you can make a custom option.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 19, 2016 Aug 19, 2016

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Still not able to access the Overprint menu...
Screenshot 2016-08-20 01.21.24.png

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Aug 20, 2016 Aug 20, 2016

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But that only works if there is transparency used in the Illustrator file.

No transparency > no flattening > no outlines.

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Community Beginner ,
Aug 27, 2016 Aug 27, 2016

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I used opacity in the file in question, but that option is still greyed out. What does transparency mean in this context?

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Community Expert ,
Aug 28, 2016 Aug 28, 2016

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That is strange, as soon as I add a simple rectangle, give it a color and change it to 0% Opacity, I get the Flattener options when saving.

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Mar 03, 2022 Mar 03, 2022

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thanking you

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