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Align Columns?  using Acrobat Pro 9 to create pdf from text file(s)

Jul 26, 2012 1:51 PM

Categories: Windows Tags: #text #align #column #acrobat_9_pro

Hello,

Every time that I have tried to create a PDF from a text file, the columns dont align.  The default Notepad setting I use to view a text file is Courier New which shows the columns aligned.  How can I set defaults in Acrobat Pro 9 to have columns align?

 

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759 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Bill@VT, Jul 27, 2012 9:28 PM
 
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  • Test Screen Name
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    1. Test Screen Name,
    Jul 26, 2012 4:40 PM   in reply to RapiBrown
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    Someone else recently discovered that Create PDF...from text can't be made to preserve character spacing. Print to PDF instead - from Notepad for example.

     
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    2. Dave Merchant,
    Jul 27, 2012 12:32 AM   in reply to RapiBrown
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    By definition a plain text file has no font, so it cannot be monospaced. Acrobat converts plain text using Times, this cannot be changed.

     

    As TSN suggests to create a PDF from a text file with a specific choice of font and formatting you must print from another application.

     
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    3. Bill@VT,
    Jul 27, 2012 9:28 PM   in reply to Dave Merchant
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    You might want to be sure you are embedding the fonts. I just tried NotePad and it appears to use the fonts specified. However, that may not be preserved if you do not embed the fonts on printing (use the Press or Print job settingsm not Std).

     
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