How to embed fonts and save correctly for PDF

[amywills]

Hi all

Someone on my facebook feed this morning was having a trouble printing a PDF file. They said when they printed the font was different.

It got me wondering, because I save PDFs from illustrator, am I embedding my fonts correctly? Am I saving for print properly?

I use Proxima Nova for almost everything, but sometimes I use fancy fonts which I've bought. Which fonts do I need to create outlines for? And are there certain settings I should be using to save PDFs for print?

Thanks in advance!

PS. Not sure if this is the correct forum - please do move it if it's in the wrong place!

[CHMprepress]

If you open dat pdf in Acrobat do you get a error about pertains fonts?

[Ton Frederiks]

All fonts get embedded when you save as PDF from Illustrator.

The only exception is when the Font manufacturer restricts embedding of the font, but this is generally not the case.

You can always check in Acrobat if the font is embedded in File > Properties... > Fonts

[jane-e]

Ask them if they are printing directly from a browser window or if they downloaded the PDF and opened it in Acrobat before they printed.