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If the 'Embed document fonts' option was used when exporting to PDF from ArcMap: 1. Open the PDF in Adobe Reader. 2. Navigate to File > Document Properties. 3. Select the Fonts tab and check for fonts that do not have "(Embedded Subset)" after the name. These fonts may disallow font embedding. To check: 4. Download and install the Microsoft Font Properties Extension. See the link in the Related Information section below. 5. Start Windows Explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\Winnt\Fonts. 6. Right-click on the questionable fonts and select Properties. Notice the additional information now available from the Font Properties Extension. 7. Select the Embedding tab and note if the font allows embedding or not. If a font that does not allow embedding is used as a symbol, click on 'Convert marker symbols to polygons' in the PDF export options. The font glyph is converted to outlines to get around the embedding restriction. Note that higher-resolution exports will render converted font symbols more accurately.

1. Open the Export Map dialog box by clicking File/Export Map.
2. Click the drop-down list. Save as type menu and select either EPS (*.eps) or PDF (*.pdf).
3. Expand the Export Map dialog box to view the Options. -show me-

   Summary

   When ArcMap is first installed, the Export Map dialog box is collapsed and may be difficult to notice. Instructions provided describe how to expand the ArcMap Export Map dialog box options.

   Procedure

   Click the arrow in the lower left-hand corner of the Export Map dialog box. The dialog box expands and displays the export format options. -show me-

   Select the appropriate ArcMap PDF settings in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 so that the output is the same or similar to ArcGIS 8.3 Instructions provided describe how to select the appropriate ArcMap PDF settings in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 so that the output is the same or similar to ArcGIS 8.3. The exporters in ArcMap for ArcGIS 9.0 have been re-engineered and many new options wer... Some symbols, markers, or fonts change or disappear when exported to EPS or PDF Some or all regular or custom markers, symbols, north arrows, or certain fonts may change to random and/or incorrect symbols and fonts when exported to PDF or EPS and that file is viewed on another computer. Cannot see or select 'Save as type' on ArcMap Export Map dialog box On the ArcMap Export Map dialog box, the 'Save as type' drop-down menu and/or Options is not available or the drop-down list is not visible for selecting a new export type.

4. Click the Format tab.
5. Click on Embed All Document Fonts. -show me-
   
   
6. Click Save to begin the export.

• Select the appropriate ArcMap PDF settings in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 so that the output is the same or similar to ArcGIS 8.3
  Instructions provided describe how to select the appropriate ArcMap PDF settings in ArcGIS Desktop 9.0 so that the output is the same or similar to ArcGIS 8.3. The exporters in ArcMap for ArcGIS 9.0 have been re-engineered and many new options wer...
• What font formats does ArcMap support?
  ArcMap 9.x and above recognizes and uses TrueType fonts(*.ttf), PostScript Type 1 fonts (*.pfm), and OpenType fonts (*.ttf, *.otf). ArcMap 8.x recognizes and uses TrueType fonts for all text and labels. For PostScript printing, and exporting to...
• Fonts appear different when printed with PostScript and in EPS and PDF exported files
  Fonts look different when printed with the PostScript printer engine than how they look in ArcMap. This difference is also apparent when viewing ArcMap-generated Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) files in oth...
• Some characters in symbol fonts may display the incorrect glyph or character when exported
  ** This issue is addressed in ArcGIS 9.1 Service Pack 1 (SP1) ** Some characters in symbol fonts, such as Webdings or Wingdings, may display the incorrect glyph when exported to PDF or EPS formats.
• Microsoft Font Properties Extension

By manyjennifer - 12/05/2011 10:36 PM

The article is incorrect or the solution didn’t work.

Even I click on 'Convert Marker symbols to polygons', the unallowed embedding fonts also cannot be converted into glyph in the pdf. This function don't work.

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By Anonymous - 12/09/2010 12:27 PM

I have suggested related resources/links that can enhance this article. See below.

Does ESRI creat these 'issues' to make me look like a jerk! I view the .pdf on my computer it looks perfect. I e-mail to my boss and it looks like $%^&! unacceptable.

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By Anonymous - 07/15/2010 8:21 AM

I’d like to suggest some keywords to help find this article.

This article fixed the labels on my graph axes, but now I have lost the North arrow on the exported map in the EPS format.

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By Anonymous - 06/06/2008 9:28 AM

Great article! It helped a lot!

Great article! It helped a lot!

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By Anonymous - 05/11/2007 1:13 PM

I would like to see a new article that discusses the topic outlined below.

Problem 1: Re embedding fonts, I had to collect information from 9 different ESRI windows & links, and 3 more from Microsoft ... before I could get the story. Problem 2: If you want us to be able to use Arc maps in our presentations (ppt), our posters (ppt or CorelDraw), and our publications (paste to Word, Excel, or pdf) why not liberate the ESRI symbols? We have followed the rules for years, but every time there's an upgrade (to Arc, to Windows, to Powerpoint, to Adobe) we go through anothe

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By Anonymous - 06/08/2006 4:20 PM

The article is incorrect or the solution didn’t work.

North arrow still does not appear when exporting to PDF, following steps listed in solution.