Word font misrendered when saving/printing to PDF Автор темы: Daniel Frisano
| Daniel Frisano Италия Local time: 23:39 Член ProZ.com c 2008 английский => итальянский + ...
OK, so after all these years I still get some "never happened before" moments. I have a document in Word that looks like this: The font is Bahnschrift Light, except for the bold text, which is in Bahnschrift. When I convert to PDF it looks quite different: The "light" quality is gone, and there's no distinction between bold and non-bold. To generate the PDF I tried (1) save as PDF from Word, (2) print as PDF from word, (3) export to PDF from OpenOffice, (4) convert .docx to PDF online. Nothing helped. I tried to play around with true-type and other font options when saving/printing, to no avail. It's not a matter of screen rendering either. Zooming in/out or saving back to Word confirm the issue. Any ideas? | | | MollyRose США Local time: 16:39 английский => испанский + ... try a similar font | Mar 11, 2021 |
Maybe change the font in Word to something that looks similar and then export to pdf. It looks like Adobe doesn´t recognize the specific font you are using. | | | 3089491 (X) Люксембург Local time: 23:39 Interesting technical issue | Mar 11, 2021 |
Very intriguing, indeed... The solution would seem to be embedding (with the side effect of increasing file size). | | | Daniel Frisano Италия Local time: 23:39 Член ProZ.com c 2008 английский => итальянский + ... Автор темы
Molly's suggestion is not practicable, nor particularly acute (you think I wouldn't use a stupid Calibri light if I could?), Mihai's is interesting but still not working. I tried as suggested here: https://www.printivity.com/insights/2020/09/13/how-to-embed-fonts-in-pdfs/ It says "a font can only be embedded if it contains a setting by t... See more Molly's suggestion is not practicable, nor particularly acute (you think I wouldn't use a stupid Calibri light if I could?), Mihai's is interesting but still not working. I tried as suggested here: https://www.printivity.com/insights/2020/09/13/how-to-embed-fonts-in-pdfs/ It says "a font can only be embedded if it contains a setting by the font vendor that permits it to be embedded" though, so that might be the reason. Or maybe not... the font in the PDF *is* Bahnschrift after all, easily recognizable by the straight "chisel"-shaped commas and apostrophes, it's just that the light and bold qualities are lost. Anyway, I already sent the .docx to the client and they haven't asked for a PDF, so I kinda got away with it. At this point it's just a matter of curiosity/learning. ▲ Collapse | |
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Giuliana Maltempo Аргентина Local time: 18:39 Член ProZ.com c 2023 английский => испанский + ...
I found this, this thread. Hope it helps. Reports on the internet mention often bugs in Microsoft’s Bahnschrift (which is not even their own design, just their new implementation of it). Then one user suggests using the "Microsoft Print to PDF" option. I made a try on my computer and it did work. I recommend using Bahnschrift bold i... See more I found this, this thread. Hope it helps. Reports on the internet mention often bugs in Microsoft’s Bahnschrift (which is not even their own design, just their new implementation of it). Then one user suggests using the "Microsoft Print to PDF" option. I made a try on my computer and it did work. I recommend using Bahnschrift bold instead of regular for better results. ▲ Collapse | | | 3089491 (X) Люксембург Local time: 23:39 | Gerard de Noord Франция Local time: 23:39 Член ProZ.com c 2003 английский => голландский + ... Over here it seems to work | Mar 12, 2021 |
Windows 10 Word 365 Cheers, Gerard | | | Daniel Frisano Италия Local time: 23:39 Член ProZ.com c 2008 английский => итальянский + ... Автор темы Microsoft Print to PDF | Mar 12, 2021 |
Giuliana's suggestion worked, with Microsoft Print to PDF, which is listed among the "printers" in the print dialogue. Now I feel stupid for not trying it before... well, thanks a bunch! (To all) | |
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MollyRose США Local time: 16:39 английский => испанский + ...
I was not trying to insult you with my suggestion. That is just what I would have done if I couldn´t find a better solution. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Word font misrendered when saving/printing to PDF CafeTran Espresso | You've never met a CAT tool this clever!
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