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Changing Fonts using the Text Box Tool

2007-04-11 06:06:26

Kacyj1

Registered: Apr 11 2007

Posts: 2

I am unable to change fonts when using the text box tool in Acrobat Professional. When I type in a text box I get the WingDings font and cannot change it!

I tried following these directions "...you can bring up the Properties Bar (View -> Toolbars ->Properties Bar) and choose any of the options available which inlcude font choice, font size, color, and others."... but when I do that there are no font choices! What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Kathy Stone

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8, Windows

2007-04-12 20:48:20

tedpadova

Registered: Dec 31 2005

Posts: 848

Type text in the Text Box and select the text. If you don't see the tools available for changing font attributes in the Properties Bar there may be something going on with your Acrobat installation.

Be sure the tools don't appear in the Properties Bar when text is selected or you see a blinking cursor in the text box. Try repairing the Actobat installation (Help > Repair Acrobat Installation) and see if that solves the problem.ted

The author of numerous books on Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator and the Adobe Creative Suite, and an international speaker on Adobe Acrobat, Ted Padova is a well-known PDF guru.