Find and Fix Missing Fonts in PDFs

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One of the benefits of working with PDFs is that the fonts are part of the package so there aren’t any font issues, right? OK, I can hear you rolling your eyes from here. We all know that fonts are one of the biggest headaches when working with PDFs, mostly due to creators not properly including everything needed to process the PDF properly.

Luckily, the folks at Enfocus and Monotype have given us hope with the release of their PitStop Font Fix plug-in for Acrobat Standard and Acrobat Pro. This plug-in—which only costs a social media shout-out—identifies your PDF’s missing fonts and gives you options to embed them. After running the plug-in, you are presented with a report of missing fonts, sorted by those available on your system and those available for download.

Fixing the fonts can be accomplished with just a click, either by choosing to embed any fonts you have on your computer for free or to adding them via the Monotype Baseline cloud- and fee-based font service. This option clearly shows how many tokens (normally $1.49 USD per token) will be needed to embed all the necessary fonts in the PDF. The Font Fix plug-in embeds the fonts directly into the current PDF only, so you’ll need to save the file after downloading any fonts.

Erica Gamet has been involved in the graphics industry for over 35 years. She is a speaker, writer, trainer, and content creator focusing on Adobe InDesign, Apple Keynote, and varied production topics. She is a regular presenter at CreativePro Week, regular contributor to CreativePro Magazine, and has spoken at Canada’s ebookcraft, Adobe MAX, and Making Design in Oslo, Norway. Find Erica online at the CreativePro YouTube channel, CreativeLive.com and through her own YouTube channel. When she isn’t at her computer she’s probably daydreaming about travel or living in a Nordic noir landscape.

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  • Giorgio Verdiani says:

    So wrong all that I get from the link (even after registrations) is:

    Access denied
    You are not authorized to access this page

    So the enfocus Pitstop suggestion is not that useful now…

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