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Handling embedded and non-embedded fonts in PDF & PDF/A documents

Although the first part of the PDF/A standard was published in 2005 there is still a need for some clarifications regarding fonts and embedding. What does the standard exactly require? How should PDF to PDF/A converters handle fonts? How do viewers actually deal with them and how should they? Get more information about the font handling on our Expert blog
Nadine Schuppisser

Nadine Schuppisser
December 15, 2014

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Although the first part of the PDF/A standard was published in 2005 there is still a need for some clarifications regarding fonts and embedding. What does the standard exactly require? How should PDF to PDF/A converters handle fonts? How do viewers actually deal with them and how should they?

Get more information about the font handling on our Expert blog


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