Should I Subset Fonts When Making a PDF?
Should I Subset Fonts When Making a PDF?One of the good things about making PDFs is that you can send them to someone else without having to worry about whether he or she has your fonts, this is providing the PDF has been properly made. You might have seen the option to subset fonts when making PDFs either through your layout program or when making the PDF through Acrobat Distiller. So, perhaps you are wondering what does that option do, and will it affect the way my PDFs look on screen? Answer: Embedding Fonts If you embed the whole font in the PDF, the person on the other end can make changes to it even if he didn’t have your font, if he has the full version of Acrobat or another program with the capability of modifying PDFs. The file size of the PDF would also be bigger because you are embedding the entire font. Subsetting Fonts If you subset the font, the person who receives your PDF would need to have your same font in order to make changes to your PDF. The file size of the PDF wo
Should I Subset Fonts When Making a PDF?One of the good things about making PDFs is that you can send them to someone else without having to worry about whether he or she has your fonts, this is providing the PDF has been properly made. You can either embed or subset your fonts. You might have seen the option to subset fonts when making PDFs either through your layout program or when making the PDF through Acrobat Distiller. So, perhaps you are wondering what does that option do, and will it affect the way my PDFs look on screen? Answer: File size and file editing by recipient are two things you need to consider when choosing whether or not to subset fonts. Embedding Fonts If you embed the whole font in the PDF, the person on the other end can make changes to it even if he didn’t have your font, if he has the full version of Acrobat or another program with the capability of modifying PDFs. The file size of the PDF would also be bigger because you are embedding the entire font. Subsetti
