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I have an old PDF with Type1 fonts. I can't copy paste text from this PDF - there are no copyright issues, this is simply some old document - not even sure how it was created.
How do I replace these with truetype fonts?
NMS
Posted 2011-05-26T22:39:49.110
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LibreOffice http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ supports opening PDFs in its draw app. Once loaded you may be able to select what you want as text blocks. Worth a try as it's a free download.
Linker3000
Posted 2011-05-26T22:39:49.110
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thanks, I have 20 docs spanning over 700 pages, that is the challenge. So, I do need something that will work in a semi-automated fashion. – NMS – 2011-05-29T02:44:36.623
For what purpose? Replacing the font won't allow you to copy text to the clipboard. – Mike Fitzpatrick – 2011-05-26T23:08:48.323
If the ability to copy has been disabled, the ability to edit the PDF file will surely be disabled as well. Check in
File > PropertiesinAdobe Reader. – paradroid – 2011-05-26T23:40:28.020@MikeF - Purpose, is to copy and paste in a Word document pieces of the pdf for quoting in an article. @paradroid - All restrictions - printing, copying, etc are allowed as Allowed. – NMS – 2011-05-27T10:24:06.677
Disabled copy/paste is a security setting unrelated to the font. Replacing the font in the PDF won't solve your problem. @Linker3000's solution may work, depending on how LibreOffice respects PDF security settings. – Mike Fitzpatrick – 2011-05-28T03:51:48.123