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Auto outline Illustrator text on PDF save?

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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Correct answer d0nut247

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....

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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....

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

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