Type
True Type
Determines whether the PDF file contains TrueType fonts. TrueType fonts are built into Windows and Macintosh operating systems and print well on both PostScript and non-PostScript printers.
Type 1
Determines whether the PDF file contains Type 1 fonts. Type 1 fonts, also called PostScript fonts, contain defined character shapes in an encoded PostScript format and contain hints in their character definitions. Hints help reproduce font outlines while maintaining the font shape at low resolutions.
Type 3
Determines whether the PDF file contains Type 3 fonts, which are mostly ornamental and decorative. Type 3 fonts may contain gradations or be entirely black. Type 3 fonts produce larger files than TrueType or Type 1 fonts.
Multi-Master
Determines whether the PDF file contains Multi-Master fonts, which give designers more flexibility with a typeface. Use a Multi-Master font to create many variations of the same font.
Composite
Determines whether the PDF file contains Composite fonts, which enable the encoding of very large character sets and writing that is not horizontal. Composite font technology can be used worldwide.
City font is used
Determines whether the PDF file contains fonts named after cities. Macintosh system fonts typically have city names, for example, Athens, Chicago, Geneva, London, New York, San Francisco, Venice, and Monaco.
Name
Font Name
Checks the PDF file for the font names that appear in the Font Name boxes. Type the font name in the box. You can add up to eight Font Name boxes by clicking the plus (+) sign. To delete a font name, select the box and click the minus (-) sign.
Embedding
Font is not embedded
Determines whether any fonts in the PDF file are not embedded. Embedding prevents font substitution when readers view or print the file and ensures that readers see the text in its original format.
If some fonts are not embedded in the PDF file select the Fix check box and select Embed Font to embed the fonts. PDF Preflight can embed Type 1 and TrueType fonts. To replace all text objects with vector objects in the output, select Outline font. This eliminates font formats that some RIPs may not be able to process. Text output in this way cannot be edited.
To ignore Base 14 fonts, select Ignore 14 base fonts. Base 14 fonts are sometimes not embedded in PDF files because they're installed on most computers.
Double byte font is completely embedded
PDF Preflight detects whether double-byte fonts are completely embedded in the PDF file.
Embedded font is OpenType
PDF Preflight detects whether a PDF file contains embedded OpenType fonts.
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To determine whether the PDF file contains all embedded fonts select Complete. To determine if the PDF file contains only a subset of embedded fonts, select Subset.
Style
Certain software applications allow you to specify artificial font styles, such as bolding and italics, even though the type family itself does not support the style. Use this feature to determine whether or not the PDF file contains any fonts with the following artificial styles:
- Artificial Bold
- Artificial Italic
- Artificial Outline
- Artificial Shadow