ai files (which can be packaged like InDesign files), PDFs with embedded fonts do not need the font installed on the machine for viewing or printing. You will be able to open and print your artwork even if you don’t have the actual font used in the document installed on your machine.Live type is generally superior for on-screen viewing. Your text will appear smooth and crisp at any size or resolution.Outlined text can be scaled infinitely without any loss of image quality.That said, using an Acrobat preflight profile to outline fonts is one of the safest ways to do it with non-Illustrator PDFs. I also wanted to point out that editing an Illustrator PDF in Acrobat can break it. ![]() Drawbacks include reduced quality on-screen viewing (type hinting is lost, "i" & "l" may appear bold), Text will no longer be searchable or ADA compliant, some type may not outline properly, particularly underlines or dicy fonts, the pdf will be harder to edit. In addition to your excellent points about outlining fonts, I would add that outlining fonts is rarely needed in a modern workflow.
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