I recently wrote about how to embed missing fonts in a PDF.

If you have many files to fix—  the norm during regulatory filing preparation— a more automated solution is required.

In this article, you'll learn how to use Batch Processing to process many PDFs and:

• Embed fonts where they are missing
• Move resulting "fixed" files to a new folder
• Report on any errors and move PDFs which could not be fixed to another folder

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Posted by Rick Borstein at 8:00 PM | Permalink

The FDA and other regulatory agencies have specific requirements regarding fonts used in drug applications. Notably, fonts need to be embedded for compliance

Ensuring that fonts are embedded properly is not particularly difficult if documents are in your control. See my blog article on PDF Settings  for some tips.

In a perfect world, all parties which contribute to a regulatory filing would properly embed fonts. Unfortunately, we don't live in a perfect world . . . there are times when you may need to embed fonts as a post process.

Fortunately, a new feature of Acrobat 9 Pro (and Pro Extended) is the ability to reembed fonts.

Before we get into how to do that, you need to know if the fonts are there or not.

Are the fonts embedded?

To check if fonts are embedded:

1. Choose File—> Properties
2. Click on the Fonts tab

Examine the information in the window. If all font entries say "embedded" or "embedded subset" no changes are necessary:

However, if you see an entry like the one below, you have a problem. In the case below, ArialMT is used in the document, but is not embedded.

In the remainder of this article, I'll discuss how to reembed fonts and also provide background on the term "subset" relative to regulatory guidance.

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Posted by Rick Borstein at 2:23 AM | Permalink