[How to NOT have text converted to outline when saving as PDF?]

Thanks for trying out the file on your configuration, @R C-R!

I just tried the same file on the old MacBook Air (running Mojave, so I can only upgrade AD up to 10.1.4), but the resulting PDF had editable text when open in AD on the Air AND on the MacBook Pro M1 Max.

 

If anyone could try the file on an M1 or M1 Max Mac, I would be very interested in the result! I can shuffle back and forth between the two computers for now, but this is not a long-term workable solution.

[How to NOT have text converted to outline when saving as PDF?]

I specifically went through all "Embed font" options. I never selected "Text as curves", but no matter what, the text always ends up as outline. Screen grab of the PDF export settings attached.

I also sent the AD and PDF files to a friend with AD 1.10.5, running on an iMac. When he opens the PDF, he also sees text as outline. However, when he saves the AD file as PDF and then reopens in AD, the text is editable on the iMac and on my Mac BookPro. We both downloaded AD from the App store. We both use the same OS (OS 12.3 Monterey), we both have the latest AD update as of March 16.

The only possible difference would be that I am running AD on an M1 Max Mac, but he is not. I turned off "metal acceleration", but it did not help. I have an old MacBook Air I can check later, but I kept that computer to the one OS before Apple switched to 64-bit app support only.

[How to NOT have text converted to outline when saving as PDF?]

I attach a small .afdesign file and the corresponding PDF. I am using AF Designer 1.10.5.

The problem is not limited to my clients: if I open the attached PDF in AF Designer, the text shows up as outline. So even a PDF saved in AF Designer will have text as outline when reopened in AF Designer.

Patrice example AD.afdesign Patrice example AD.pdf

[How to NOT have text converted to outline when saving as PDF?]

I downloaded the latest version of Affinity Designer from the Apple store (I am running a Mac BookPro with M1 Max) and always select the "embed font" option when saving as PDF.

I was rather surprised when multiple clients (and later confirmed by me) mentioned how none of the text in the figures they received from me is editable. The text only appears as outline.

I found an earlier post that mentioned such a problem, but it was over two years ago and that problem was supposed to have been fixed (

).

 

Is there a possible solution to this problem? I cannot keep sending deliverables to clients that are not useful. Help appreciated!