How to identify a font in a PDF
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.
It never occurred to me that this was the way to do it and hence I am highly grateful for this update. Will be sure to share this anyone who asks.
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.
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