Per the thread noted below, DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics is set to ON in the default maker.ini file. I don't quite understand the file note for that setting
A printer can print fonts at 1200 dpi. The monitor is typically around 96 ppi. So FrameMaker can't display the characters in the perfect location on screen. It can place the characters in a way that makes them best fit the pixels on screen (DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics=Off). Character spacing will be neater this way, but it may make the line lengths appear incorrectly. If your text is justified, you may actually see lines of text that extend beyond the right-hand border of the text box on screen (but not when you print). If your text is set ragged right, you may not notice the problem.
Or, FrameMaker can space the characters in a way that more closely resembles where the printer will place them (DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics=On). The line lengths will be right, but the kerning between characters (again, on screen only) will be a bit off to make that happen. It's your choice. I think the program default has the setting set to Off, but most people probably set it to On.
what I see on-screen is the same as what prints on my local printer but not the same as what appears in the PDF.
I think that's the hint to the source of your problem. You are probably using printer-resident fonts. Printers come with hard-wired fonts. The printer driver lets programs like FrameMaker see those fonts, display them as choices in font dropdown menus, display them on screen, and print them correctly to the local printer where the fonts are resident. But the fonts are not actually installed on the computer. So when you create a PDF, Acrobat cannot embed the fonts, and must substitute something else. The results are sometimes not noticeable. Other times, they are horrendous. To see if this is the case, look in your Windows\Fonts folder to see if the fonts are actually installed.
If not, the solution is to install the fonts on the computer. The installation disk that comes with the printer should have the fonts on it, available for manual installation on the computer. Simply find the fonts and follow the proper installation procedure for your version of Windows.
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