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My PDF document seems to have a corrupted font

  • May 21, 2025
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I am on an iMAC with Sierra 10.12.5

 

MY PROBLEM: One of the fonts in my 3.6 MB PDF Document hosted on Box.net seems to have changed or become corrupted.

 

I do not use Sync.

My hosted document displayed perfectly for many months, but one of the fonts looks TERRIBLE.

 

My original font had a serif. The font displayed now does not have a serif and the letter-spacing is a mess!

I thought all fonts in a PDF are "frozen," --like part of an image?--Can anyone tell me why a font has changed?

If you would like to have a look, here is the LINK:

https://app.box.com/s/4xtthewjg3ws8a877ewdi8pujrqx1xby

 

Thank you for helping!







 

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    This is not a Box issue. If you are using a non-standard font you must embed it in the PDF when you make it for it to still be there when you share it. See https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/pdf-fonts.html or search "embed fonts in PDF" and you will find instructions. It should be easy to fix.

     

    Best of luck,

     

    Bob

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    Thank you so much Bob for your reply. My document is a resume, so the bad font is HUGE PROBLEM!

    - I thought that "saving as a PDF" automatically embedded EVERYTHING.   .....as if a PDF acts like an "image."

     

    - I thought any party who downloads my PDF would not need the same fonts I used in the "original.".

     

    So are both of my assumptions incorrect?

    I have to learn how to "embed" that font that looks "messy?"

     

     

     

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    When you open a PDF it uses the fonts on your computer unless they are embedded in the PDF. The link I posted has instructions on how to embed a non-standard font in your PDF.

     

    Best of luck,

     

    Bob

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