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Adobe just won't convert this document... SOLVED!

  • 01-11-2005 6:53pm
    #1
    Seanie M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭


    Its a perfectly fine MS Word document, and I have converted to pdf with Acrobat before.

    Problem is this time, it halted about half way through, and produced a Notepad .txt instead, indicating an error that Adobe did not know the Frankin DemiGothic font.

    So, in I go to the Word doc, and change the Frankin headings to Arial and Tahoma etc etc.

    Now, it just fails again, Windows Error Reporting pops-up, and thats it - no indication of what the error is this time.

    I can't bring the .doc into StarOffice, as it jumbles the document all around the place, so I can't create a pdf with that.

    Any suggestions? Does Adobe need updatnig of its own fonts folder or anything, like hat you can do to Windows' own font folder??

    I have already removed all Adobe stuff, restarted, and re-installed. Its Version 6.

    Seanie.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    check adobe settings for including/embedding the font
    try printing as graphic ( ok it's in acrobat reader - but look for a similar setting to switch to/from vector raster etc )

    use pdfcreator / pdf995 / pdf that comes with dialux - some docs work better with some engine better than others, you could also try OpenOffice unless already on the latest StarOffice or in word save as to a previous version and try reopening it or if you aren't using tables and fancy stuff save as rich text format.

    which version of word ?
    - the next one is supposed to have a pdf writer in it


  • #3
    Seanie M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Seanie M


    By default, the settings for embedding fonts is already ticked. I had a look through the settings, and for the life of me I can't figure out why, on this occasion, it doesn't want to convert... :mad:


  • #4
    Seanie M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Seanie M


    Anyone willing to help me out to convert it at their end via a yousendit?? Its c. 17MB in size as a Word doc...

    Seanie.


  • #5
    Seanie M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,795 ✭✭✭Seanie M


    I found out what was caused the problem! I decided to convert each page nidividually, and find the one(s) causing the problem. It turns out that a font I sed (called "He's Dead Jim" - its like old Star Trek text) was the problem, on one page (20 of 24).

    I just downloaded a different old Star Trek-looking font, and its fine now. No probem with Franklin either (trange error that one, now that it works).

    Happy Days!

    Seanie.


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