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Why is it that when I go to the A-Master page to turn my page numbers to outlines they all turn to A, and how can I fix this?
1. Because the second you convert to outlines the page number (or any text for that matter) no longer is text. And "A" is just a text variable which get replaced on each indivdual page. As soon as you convert that's no longer possible.
2. Don't convert to outlines. Why would you?
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1. Because the second you convert to outlines the page number (or any text for that matter) no longer is text. And "A" is just a text variable which get replaced on each indivdual page. As soon as you convert that's no longer possible.
2. Don't convert to outlines. Why would you?
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Because I'm sending the file out and the publisher may not have the fonts.
Unless a print ready PDF automatically embeds them?
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.pdf do embed the fonts.
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Thank you Johnathan. Will leave text alone within print ready pdf.
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Just wanted to add:
PDF doesn't necessarily mean fonts get embedded all the time.
Yes, if you export to a PDF/X standard it is a requirement (hence standard) that all fonts MUST be embedded. If the font designer for some reason disallowed that embedding fonts is possible you will get a warning on export since it's no longer PDF/X-compliant.
So it's always a good idea to export to PDF/X for print.
As far as I know it is impossible in InDesign to export without embedded fonts, PDF/X or not.
But what other applications do might be completely different.