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Outline Fonts from PDF

Jul 15, 2010 12:53 PM

When I view a PDF file within Adobe Reader the finished artwork can be viewed in its entirety.  However, when I open the PDF in AI if the customer did not outline his fonts or provide me with a TTF I am unable to open and adjust the originally intended Artwork.  How can I open the file in AI so that it matches the view Reader provides?  I Feel like it is possible since the information is obviously somewhere in the file.

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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    1. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Jul 15, 2010 1:57 PM   in reply to ColeLundstrom
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    You need Acrobat so you can use the Transparency Flattener tools which allows you to outline the text.

     
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  • John Kallios
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    2. John Kallios,
    Jul 16, 2010 6:14 AM   in reply to ColeLundstrom
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    Workaround:

     

    Link place the file into a blank Illustrator document.

    Select the link, Object>flatten transparency with the convert text to outlines checked.

     

    Variation: Copy the outlined text out using the above method

    Open the original pdf in Illustrator (fonts will default)

    Delete text and paste in place the outlined text.

     

    Pro: Retains transparency

    Con: Both variants yield outlined text

     
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  • Jacob Bugge
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    3. Jacob Bugge,
    Jul 16, 2010 9:42 AM   in reply to John Kallios
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    Hi John. Long time no see.

     
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  • ColeLundstrom
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    4. ColeLundstrom,
    Jul 16, 2010 11:55 AM   in reply to John Kallios
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    Thanks alot, this will save me alot of time.

     
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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    5. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Jul 16, 2010 12:37 PM   in reply to John Kallios
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    Hi John,

     

    Very pleased to see you here agin.

     

    Welcome back.

     
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