Set Font Handling for the DWF or DWFx File

When you create DWF or DWFx files, you can specify how fonts are handled and included in the DWF or DWFx file. By default, font handling is set to Capture Some in the Properties dialog box; you can specify which fonts are eligible for capture in your DWF or DWFx file. This is the recommended option.

Note: DWF or DWFx file size can be affected by the font-handling settings as well as by the amount of text and the number and type of fonts used in the file. If the size of the file seems too large, try changing the font-handling settings.

Procedures

To specify font handling for the DWF or DWFx file

  1. Click Home tab Output panel Plot.
  2. In the Printer/Plotter area, in the Name list, select a DWF or DWFx plotting device. Click Properties.
  3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab, select Custom Properties from the tree window.
  4. In the Access Custom Dialog area, click Custom Properties.
  5. In the Properties dialog box, in the Font Handling area, select a font capture option. Click OK.
  6. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, click OK.
  7. In the Changes to a Printer Configuration dialog box, do one of the following. Then click OK.
    • Select Apply Changes for the Current Plot Only to specify a one-time override of the configuration settings that isn't saved to the DWF or DWFx configuration file.
    • Select Save Changes to the Following File to save the configuration changes to the configuration file.
  8. In the Browse for Plot File dialog box, in the Save In location list, select a plotting location for the DWF or DWFx file, and click Save. Click OK.

To edit the list of fonts eligible for capture in the DWF or DWFx file

  1. Click Home tab Output panel Plot.
  2. In the Printer/Plotter area, in the Name list, select a DWF or DWFx plotting device. Click Properties.
  3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab, select Custom Properties from the tree window.
  4. In the Access Custom Dialog area, click Custom Properties.
  5. In the Properties dialog box, in the Font Handling area, select Capture Some.
  6. Select Edit Font List.
    Note: Capturing fonts in the DWF or DWFx file causes the file size to increase. To minimize file size, the TrueType fonts that are common to all Microsoft® Windows® platforms are by default not selected in the list. Even though these fonts have no check marks beside them, they are shown in the DWF or DWFx file if you are using a Windows operating system. You should select all other TrueType fonts that you have installed to ensure that they are captured for embedding in the DWF or DWFx file. Only the fonts that are needed are embedded in the file.
  7. In the Available TrueType Fonts dialog box, select the fonts that you want to be eligible for capture in the DWF or DWFx file. Click OK.
  8. In the Properties dialog box, click OK.
  9. In the Plotter Configuration Editor dialog box, click OK.
  10. In the Browse for Plot File dialog box, in the Save In location list, select a plotting location for the DWF or DWFx file, and click Save. Click OK.
Parent topic: Configure a DWF or DWFx Driver