Q: When I open a PDF document in Korean (or Chinese, Japanese Respectively), , the bookmarks entries in Korean font are displayed as undefined characters under the Bookmarks pane. I am running in Windows 10. A: You will need to add the Korean font pack to Windows 10. Read more on Microsoft website. Go to […]
Category: Fonts
Everything dealing with fonts in PDF documents
Fonts not showing up in properties list
Q: I want to set my text annotation to a specific font but it is not listed in the font list. Why? A: PDF Studio loads only fonts found in the operating system font directories. If they are installed in other directories or locations PDF Studio will not find the font. Make sure that you […]
How to manually install fonts on Linux and identify missing fonts
Q: I’m on Linux and on some documents, the fonts are not displayed correctly but they look just fine in Windows. How can I fix this issue? A: This is because most Linux systems do not come pre-installed with as many fonts as Windows does. When a PDF document is created it can have the fonts […]
Non-Latin characters in form fields
Q: Sometimes, when I type in non-Latin characters in interactive PDF form fields, some characters vanish or disappear. Why is that so? What can I do to fix this? Update: This issue was resolved in PDF Studio 2018, released in May 2018. Make sure to download and install the latest version to resolve this issue. […]
Unicode characters
Q: Why are some Unicode characters not showing up in my annotation notes or bookmarks? A: Older versions of PDF Studio (6.5 and prior) do not allow to editing of Unicode characters (such as Asian, Arabic, Greek, and Cyrillic characters) in annotation notes, document properties, or bookmarks. PDF Studio can display the characters properly if they […]
Default CJK fonts used by PDF Studio when not embedded
Q: When CJK fonts are not embedded in the document, which CJK fonts does PDF Studio use to render documents in Chinese, Japanese or Korean? A: When a CJK font (or any other font type) is embedded within a PDF document, PDF Studio will use this font to render the text in the document. This […]
Missing font error
Q: I am getting an error that says “Missing Font”. Why is this happening? A: The document is calling for a font that is not embedded in the document and not present on the computer. When the font is not embedded in the document, PDF Studio looks for fonts under the operating system fonts (i.e., all […]
CJK fonts support in PDF Studio
PDF Studio has a wide support for CJK fonts (CJK = Chinese, Japanese, Korean) and support the following features: Rendering & Editing text within text content. Support for editing for added in PDF Studio 2018. Rendering & Editing text within interactive form fields. Support for editing was added in PDF Studio 2018. Rendering & Editing text […]
Change font in the Typewriter tool
Q: How can I change the font in the Typewriter annotation tool? A: Click on the hand tool on the toolbar Select the typewriter annotation that you’ve added to the document (the actual annotation on the page not the annotation’s icon). Right-click (CTRL + Click on Mac) to show the mouse menu. Choose “Properties”. You […]
