You may have to click on APPLY once you get back to the Paper/Quality tab, then click on OK to close that window. Click on 'NATIVE TRUETYPE.'Ĭlick OK to close the pop-up window.

Next, under DOCUMENT OPTIONS, click on POSTSCRIPT OPTIONS, TRUETYPE FONT DOWNLOAD OPTIONS: Click on 'Automatic.' A dropdown box will appear.

Look for IMAGE COLOR MANAGEMENT, TRUE TYPE FONT: Click on the 'Substitute with device font.' A dropdown box will appear.

Go back to Step 1 and Click on the PAPER/QUALITY tab, ADVANCED.

Next, UN-CHECK 'Rely on system fonts only, do not use document fonts.' Click APPLY, OK Then under the Adobe PDF Settings tab click on DEFAULT, HIGH QUALITY PRINT.Click on START, DEVICES & PRINTERS, ADOBE PRINTER, PRINTER PROPERTIES, PREFERENCES.I was having a similar problem and the following fixed it for me (I'm using a Windows 7 Platform and Office 2010 Professional and was attempting to print a MapPoint Map to Adobe PDF in Adobe X.): It sounds like Adobe is attempting to use its default fonts instead of the document's fonts.

The following procedure, discovered by a Part III student, fixed this on MCS Windows and is worth trying if you have similar problems printing from other Windows machines. This is due to Adobe trying to re-create the document using its own fonts instead of the document's fonts. Sometimes a PDF file looks fine on screen but it prints in an unsightly substitute font which impedes reading, or symbols are replaced by small rectangles.

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