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Hi C. Scott (and display)
we are working with Windows -- so we are using TrueType Fonts versus Adobe Fonts which I think are prevelant on the Mac
another lady suggested the fonts be embedded and when I looked at the distiller this was switched on
I think that the only way the text is crisp and clear is when they view it at 150 or 158% no matter what, because in effect what acrobat is doing is kind of scanning the document
does Adobe have fonts for Windows ... ??
any way we can enhance the view on the screen of the book we are researching
thank you for answering
Joshua
At 08:06 AM 9/26/2003 -0700, you wrote:
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It really depends on what you are creating PDFs for.
For screen legibility, it might depend more upon your Reader/Acrobat viewing settings and font size than it does what fonts you pick. Look at Preferences/Smoothing in Acrobat/Reader 6 or Preferences/Display in Acrobat/Reader 5. The ideal settings might depend on whether you are viewing on a desktop or laptop display and which OS you are using. Also, some fonts look better at smaller sizes than others - so font size and zoom level comes into play.
Font licensing issues have affected which fonts CANNOT be embedded. More fonts have become involved in this issue as PDFs are coming more into play in more fields. Adobe fonts are usually the most reliable for embedding purposes because Adobe is pushing for open licensing of fonts by all vendors - while other vendors are placing more restrictions on embedding.
Also, be aware that as more stringent and industry specific PDF standards are being developed (PDF/X for printing, PDF/A for archiving, PDF/is for Internet fax, etc.) more attention has to be focused on font compliance with these standards. PDF/X1a requires Type 1 fonts - so if, for instance, you are creating ads for Time Magazine, which is standardizing on PDF/X1a, you must use Type 1 fonts exclusively.
This is my round-about way of suggesting that you always use Adobe Type 1 fonts for everything. And stay away from styled fonts (adding Italic, Bold, etc. styles to a plain font) since many distilled PDFs from these programs don't retain the styles you set in them (notably Quark). Pick only fonts that are designed with those weights and characteristics (use Bold Helvetica rather than Helvetica that has been bolded).
HTH,
-- C. Scott Miller, EDP Performance Graphics http://www.performancegraphics.com/ Adobe Certified Expert for Acrobat
on 9/26/03 5:47 AM, Joshua Shapiro at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi list > > I wonder if there is a specific font face that will > appear better and easier to read in an Adobe PDF > file? > > We have used Arial which seems ok but I wonder > if there is another face that seems to do better? > > thanks for your opinions > > Joshua
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