Can an imported pdf be exported again as a pdf?

[bluellipse@adobeforums.com]

Hi,

I am using CS1 and will be importing pdf files to create my pages. Are there any problems then creating a new pdf file of this InDesign CS1 document with the imported pdfs?

Thanks,
Meryl

[Bob Levine]

I've been doing it for years with no issues. I wouldn't recommend going
more than three or four deep, however.

Bob

[Gerald_Singelmann@adobeforums.com]

The only potential issue I know of is with fonts. Under certain (by me not-yet-understood) conditions the re-encoding of fonts can go awry.
Check for missing glyphs and damaged kerning in the resulting PDF.
By all means uncheck "Use local fonts" in Acrobat.

[Eric Otto]

It depends a lot on where the PDF came from as well. All PDFs are not created equal, and I've gotten some very strange results dropping in PDFs from unknown sources. Generally, it's a fairly safe practice, but it's useful to know that there are some potholes in that road.