Missing or Garbled Text when converting or combining PDF documents in Acrobat 9

Text does not display or print correctly after you convert or combine documents in Acrobat 9.

• Text appears to melt or characters overlap
• Text is scrambled, garbled, or is replaced by "garbage" characters.
• Some text appears in subscript.
• Text prints incorrectly

Reason

Embedding prevents font substitution when readers view or print the file, and ensures that readers see the text in its original font.

Solution

Play the video below to learn how to resolve this issue.

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