Helvetica always embedded in my pdf's??

[david_abreu@adobeforums.com]

I'm creating pdf's using Indesign CS (3.01) and Acrobat Distiller (7.0). I create a postscript file from Indesign and then make the pdf in Distiller. We then send the pdf's to various newspapers and every once in awhile one of them gets a font missing error on their end with Helvetica being the missing font even though we never use it in our documents. When i check for font usage (under document properties) the font is in the pdf but I dont understand why it would be if its not in the original file.

[graffiti]

Do a "find font" (or the equivalent) on the original file.

It could be somewhere in a space, a style...etc.

[david_abreu@adobeforums.com]

I did do a find font and Helvetica is not in the document

[Larry_G._Schneider@adobeforums.com]

Do you have any slugs or addons?

[Jon_Bessant@adobeforums.com]

Just preflight with a good profile (font biased) such as PDF/X under
Acrobat / Advanced / Preflight - the only way to be sure inside the PDF
file ...

Jon

[david_abreu@adobeforums.com]

I tried preflight and Helvetica is in the pdf

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

The Helvetica is used in printer's marks created in InDesign. It should be embedded in the PDF file.

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

You might also want to switch to doing direct export (File->Export) from InDesign to create your PDFs. They will be higher fidelity and take a LOT LESS TIME (and trouble) to create.

Leonard

[Christina_Chappell@adobeforums.com]

If sending to newspapers I would not use exporting. The exporting feature does not work well when placed into a third party program to print, like many newspapers do. Try creating a new document if you picked-up one, it will always think the font is there. If that isn't the case try not using printer's marks. Good luck, hope all of the responses help.

[Leonard_Rosenthol@adobeforums.com]

Christina,
on what basis do you make your recommendation?

Given that you can export PDF/X compliant files directly from InDesign, and that publishers such as Time inc ONLY TAKE PDF/X documents - I don't see where you are coming from.

Leonard
Adobe Systems