Some text disappears when exporting a pdf file

[neild2222]

Hope someone has a solution for why my text is disappearing on export to pdf!

Text when on Indesign;

Text on Pdf;

[Marwa Alz]

Did you install the font as even the font is slightly different when exporting the pdf, check the layers also maybe there is an object that is hidden in the next layer.

finally set the pargraph style.

[Bill Silbert]

Could you please supply the exact version of InDesign and operating system that you are using? Also please indicate the steps you took in making the pdf including whether you embedded the fonts. Also with what pdf viewer are you viewing the pdf? If you have an alternative pdf viewer try opening the pdf on that and see if the text also disappears on that viewer.

[Laubender]

Hi @neild2222 ,

could you share that page?

Did you check with Acrobat Pro if the text is really missing?

To do this turn on the Transparency Grid from the preferences.

Sample in InDesign:

Exported PDF/X-4 with Transparency Grid turned on in Acrobat Pro:

The above screens are showing a bug with InDesign's Export to PDF (Print) or Export to PDF (Interactive) where after a "special" white space character in the text the fill of the following text turns to a different color. This time the color is [Paper].

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

More details about the bug here:

InDesign export PDF text color issue.
Angus Lam, Aug 05, 2022
https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-export-pdf-text-color-issue/td-p/131164...

More news what causes this and, hopefully, a workaround:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-export-pdf-text-color-issue/m-p/1313750...

Of course I'm not sure if the issue you are seeing is the same.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender
( Adobe Community Professional )