Checking for embedded fonts in a PDF file
- Open file in Adobe Acrobat or Reader
- Click on the "File" menu option
- Click on "Document Properties"
- Click on the "Fonts" tab
- Each font listed should have "(Embedded) or "(Embedded Subset)" next to the font name
For converting Word to PDF,
Use the attached acm.joboptions distiller settings as the default distiller
- Open distiller and click on settings
- Choose "Add Adobe PDF Settings"
- Choose the attached ACM.joboptions file; save
- Change the default setting option to "ACM"; exit distiller
or
- Click on the Word "Acrobat" tab at the top of the window.
- Click on the "Preferences" option; the "Acrobat PDFMaker" window should appear.
- On the "Settings" tab, click on the Advanced Settings' link
- You are now in the Acrobat Distiller settings window.
- In the "General" tab, the resolution should be set to 600 DPI. Both "Embedded thumbnails" and "Optimize for fast web view" should be checked
- On the "Images" tab, Downsample should be off for all image types
- On the "Fonts" tab, both "Embed all fonts" and "Subset embedded fonts when percent of characters used is less than 100%"
- No other options need to be saved, so you can press "OK"
- Proceed to create the PDF.
For LaTeX conversions, please consult ACM's FAQ item number 14: http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/sigfaq#a14