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Yes, Dov, but when I try printing to a Postscript file from InDesign using the Adobe PDF printer, with "Do not send fonts to Distiller" checked, I get an error message telling me that when I create a Postscript file I must send the host fonts, and asking me to turn off the "Do not send fonts to Distiller" option. I know that I really ought to create PDF files by exporting from ID, instead of using the Distiller route, but the Distiller-created PDF files are always much smaller than those created by exporting, and so far I haven't found the former to be inferior to the latter, as they are said to be. I'd be grateful for clarification regarding this issue. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dov Isaacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 3:11 PM Subject: RE: [PDF] How to adjust default settings when printing to distiller? > Quite frankly, the "Do not send fonts to Distiller" is the proper > default setting for the "Acrobat Distiller" (Acrobat 5) or "Adobe PDF" > (Acrobat 6) PostScript printer driver instance. There are exceptionally > few exceptions in which one should have the driver put fonts into > the PostScript stream with these versions of Distiller. Distiller does > a much better job of finding, placing, and properly subsetting fonts > for PDF creation than does the PostScript driver which is really optimizing > its font inclusion strategy for actual print devices. > > The only real exception to enabling "do not send fonts to the Distiller" > option are cases in which applications are temporarily loading their > own fonts into the system for private use. The most common examples of this > would be (1) if you were editing a Microsoft Office document in which TrueType > fonts were embedded in the Word document, but NOT actually installed > permanently on your system and (2) double-clicking on a non-installed font > to get a sample page and then trying to print to a PDF file. In both these > cases, you would override (i.e., turn OFF) the "do not send fonts to the > Distiller" option. Otherwise, this option should always be enabled for > best results with Acrobat 5 and 6!! > > - Dov > > > At 7/17/2003 04:44 PM, Leone-Thiel, Pat wrote: > >Hi Tom: > >How are you doing? > > > >I adjusted the default setting on my PC by opening the actual Distiller Printer > >Instance Properties (the one under Settings->Printers). > >Click on the General ->Printing Preferences->Adobe PDF Settings > >On this tab you'll find the offensive "Do not send fonts to Distiller" checkbox to > >'un' check. > >Hope this helps. > >Pat > > > > > >Patricia Leone-Thiel > >Director of e-Business and Client Training Services > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Commercial Communications, Inc. (www.comcom.com) > >1225 Walnut Ridge Drive > >Hartland, WI 53029 > >(ph) 262.369.6000 > >(fx) 262.369.5647 > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Tom Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 5:57 PM > >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > >Subject: [PDF] How to adjust defulat settings when printing to distiller? > > > >Just wondering how to adjust the default settings in Acrobat? Every time I go to > >write a postscript file I have to click off the "Do not send fonts to Distiller" and it's rather irritating and an extra step I'd like to avoid. Can anyone help me out > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
