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Windows to MAC PDF- looks different

Jun 20, 2012 2:10 PM

Categories: Windows, Macintosh Tags: #issue #mac #windows #multiline

Hello guys,

 

I am experiencing a very frustrating problem and I can't find a solution to it.

 

I am working on a PDF containing  excel table with editable forms. I've exported empty cells from excel and use Adobe Acrobat to generate empty editable forms - then I filled this forms with the data from the excel file. It contains about 11 pages of tables - quite a lot of data.

 

I am working on windows and I arranged everything as I want. The problem comes when I open this file on MAC - there are some differences which break the appearance of the PDF.

 

One of the issues is that on the forms with multiline text - the spacing between the lines on MAC is too small - and the lines almost overlaps each other - this is extremely annoying and it is very difficult to read.

 

I am banging my head with this issue a lot of time -  but I am stuck now , I couldn't fine any working solution.

 

Has anyone here faced to this problem ?

 

I would like to know if there is a way to fix this issue ?

 

Any suggestions are welcomed.

 

Regards

 

Svetlozar

794 Views   4 Replies   Latest reply: svetlozar_draganov, Jun 25, 2012 9:55 PM
 
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  • Bill@VT
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    1. Bill@VT,
    Jun 20, 2012 5:29 PM   in reply to svetlozar_draganov
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    On the MAC are you using Preview or Reader?

     
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    2. svetlozar_draganov,
    Jun 20, 2012 9:02 PM   in reply to Bill@VT
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    No - I am using Adobe Reader again.

    Should the PDF looks the same way on both sides - Mac / Windows ?

     
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  • ~graffiti
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    3. ~graffiti,
    Jun 21, 2012 7:28 AM   in reply to svetlozar_draganov
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    Are all fonts embedded? Check File>Properties>Fonts. Should say "embedded" or "embedded subset" next to the font names.

     

    If not, you're probably experiencing font substitution on one or both machines.

     
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    4. svetlozar_draganov,
    Jun 25, 2012 9:55 PM   in reply to ~graffiti
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    Yes the fonts are embedded - but I was wondering how can I "embedd" or "unembedd" the fonts in the file ?

    Is it possible to remove already embedded fonts - or to add one if it is not existing in the document ?

     
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