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Category: Adobe

  • Acrobat X Pro: PDF Flattener Preview bug workaround

    Tried to outline fonts inside Illustrator and the PDF exported shows random distortions like wider Ls here and there. If we export the file as a PDF with the fonts as is, there are no issues.

    However, have encountered printers who have problems viewing common fonts. So it is a must to ensure fonts are outlined.

    Solution: use PDF Flattener within Acrobat X Pro.

    BUT there is a bug.

    If the fonts used are not “perfect”, the Flattener Preview is unable to outline the fonts.

    See solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5umF_kTcaA

    As a workaround, inside Acrobat
    1) Go to Tools (top right corner) > Pages > Add a watermark like a ‘full stop’ to the PDF. Size it down small. Choose 0% Opacity. Click OK.

    2) Add the Print Production menu to Tools if it is not enabled by default. Click on the tiny menu list icon under Tools (right)

    3) Go to Print Production > Flattener Preview and Tick Convert all text to outlines and convert all strokes to outlines. Then apply to all pages in the document and SAVE the PDF.

    4) Final check, view file properties to see if all the fonts are removed.

    Joy 🙂

  • Troubleshoot: Reclaim Disk Space from Drive C By Clearing iTunes Backups and Data

    Drive C disk space went critically low to almost 0 Gig!

    Uninstalled many programs which didn’t help much.

    Initially I thought Adobe software cache was the culprit based on this link… but mine was only taking up around 200MB
    http://marcschultz.com/blog/adobes-abuse-of-hard-drive-storage-space/

    Which then led me to do a folder by folder size check

    C:\Users\”Your Username”\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer
    Took up more than 60Gigs of space… =_= Housekeeping way overdue.

    https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-reclaim-disk-space-by-clearing-itunes-backups-and-data/

  • CS6: Quick Fix Adobe Acrobat Pro X won’t start

    Source: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4546952
    Source: http://wpressurecooker.com/adobe-cs6-wont-start-how-to-fix/

    1. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
    2. Launch a regular CS6 product other than Acrobat or Flash Builder (for example: Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro, InDesign, Flash Professional, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.)
    3. Click on Help->Deactivate .
    4. Deactivate the application. Quit application.
    5. Launch a regular CS6 product other than Acrobat or Flash Builder (for example: Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro, InDesign, Flash Professional, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.)
    6. Accept Eula.
    7. Register trial by signing in. Let the app launch.
    8. Quit and relaunch the app. Wait for UI to come.
    9. Click on License This Software button on the UI.
    10. Click on Sign in .
    11. Serial number screen will come
    12. Enter the serial number in the serial number screen and click Next.
    13. Quit app and relaunch the app while connected on the internet .