Find out in this article,
- which requirements must be met to carry out this Fixup and
- how to apply the Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Embed missing Fonts is available in the Workflow. The aim of this Fixup is to embed missing fonts in order to display glyphs correctly in the output.
2. General
The Fixup Embed missing Fonts can be used to embed missing fonts in the PDF. The system searches for the missing font in the local font directory and embeds it fully or as a font subset, provided that the font is stored in the font directory.
Find the Fixup in the Data Preparation tab of an Article, Order or Production Job by:
- entering the name of the Fixup in the Filter area,
- activating the option Font in the Category area,
- activating the option Add in the Action area,
- activating the option Embed in the Search area.
3. Description
Use this Fixup to search for the font directories on the server's local system and fully embed any found fonts. Even if at first glance it does not seem to make any difference whether the font is embedded or not, you will see the difference when directly comparing and will therefore surely prefere the embedded font.
Missing fonts are highlighted in red in the Print Data tab of the Print Item view in the Fonts settings area.
Missing fonts are replaced
A missing font is replaced by a substitute font in the Workflow during rendering. The appearance may differ significantly from the original.
3.1. Requirements and Functionality
For the Fixup to do what it promises, the following conditions must be met:
- The file contains fonts that are not embedded.
- The fonts to be embedded are located in the system-wide font directory of the Workflow server
Figure 1: The dialog Embed missing Fonts
No further options can be selected.
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_no_embed fonts.pdf". The font Helvetica Neue with the Condensed Black font style was used for the headline. For the body text, the font Arial was used with the font styles Regular and Bold. The font Sigurd Light with the font style Light was used for the footer.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_no_embed fonts_End.pdf" is created. The font Arial has been fully embedded. The font Helvetica Neue is in the font directory, but not the correct font style. The font Sigurn Light is not in the font directory and therefore could not be embedded.
The file "Sample_embed fonts.pdf" is also available for comparison. All fonts are fully embedded in this file.
Figure 2: Left: initial file; Right: edited file where the font Arial with all fonts was embedded
Article update: Workflow 1.17.2 – 06/2024