Have you ever received a PDF and wanted help identifying a font used in the file? If you have Acrobat 9 Professional, here's an easy way:
1. Open the PDF, and choose Advanced > Print Production > Output Preview
2. Select "Object Inspector" for the Preview.
3. Click on the text you're wondering about, and the font that was used should be displayed in the Output Preview panel.
If the font isn't displayed, then the type has been converted to outlines or is a raster image.
If several objects are stacked on top of one another, the lowest object in the stack is listed at the top of the dialog box.
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Thanks. That's way easier than using the Touch Up Text tool to insert the cursor into text, then contextual clicking "Properties." Will definitely share this with my department.
Are there tools available for CS2 that can read the pixels on a rasterized pdf and determine the font?
@Samantha: There is nothing built into CS2 that will determine the fonts used in a rasterized PDF. But you could use http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ to help identify the font.
Thanks, Keith, you saved my life! or at least, several hours of work . . just subscribed to your tips . .
Do you know the Recosoft plugin PDF2ID? Wondering if I should purchase ($400 ouch)
@lmclaugh: I haven't used the PDF2ID plug-in. I've heard that it works well for certain types of tasks. See http://indesignsecrets.com/recosoft-ships-pdf2id-conversion-tool.php
What a life saver. Saved my butt at work.
Have others found this to be reliable? I am seeing different font sizes reported with this method compared to the Touch-Up Text tool. In my business we must be 100% accurate due to regulatory guidance on minimum font size.
Thanks a million, I'm trying to hone my font-ID skills, and this should help immensely!
Is it possible to search for a particular font in a PDF file (once you have identified that it does, in fact, exist)? I know this search capability is possible in Office programs, but I can't seem to locate any info on this? Thanks for the help!
@Debi A: I don't know of any way to search for a font in a PDF.
What if I am using Acrobat X?
@What if I am using Acrobat X?
click Customize quick tools icon (in Toolbars)
then Print protection and add Output preview to the Toolbars
Or use Nitro PDF reader (free), open the doc, properties, fonts-tab.
You can also open the PDF with Adobe Reader (I have version X, so can't say for previous versions), click on File | Properties and choose the Fonts tab to see all Fonts embedded in the file. My problem is it's embedding under a long, useless name instead of the actual font name. Oh well...
Very helpful. Thank you!
Another method to get at the information, is to use the free PDF XChng Viewer. Open the pdf, highlight the text of interest, right click, Text Properties…, click Formatting to show each 'object' in the selection. Click the "+" beside the one(s) to check. Here is an extract from a pdf book using Version 2.5 (Feb 17 2014) of the viewer.
"Duration:",[1605,1613]
Font: FrizQuadrataStd-Bold (Embedded Subset); Type 1; Encoding: Custom; Object Number: 548; Global Object ID: 0
Font Size: 8.5 pt
Horizontal Scaling: 100%
Baseline Offset: 0.0 pt
Same as others, this is useless for rasterized content.
Thanks for providing the easy trick to identify fonts used in a pdf....
Debi A. asked “if it was possible to search for a particular font in a PDF file (once you have identified that it does, in fact, exist)?”
The answer is YES! Using Acrobat Pro Preflight, one can duplicate and modify the standard single check titled “Courier inside TrimBox”.
More PDF tips can be found at:
prepression.blogspot.com.au
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Hope it helps somebody.
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