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2011-12-04 16:36:52
brelexi
Registered: Dec 3 2011
Posts: 2

I just started a new job and they use acrobat which is new to me. My job involes inputting certificates and training pdf paperwork into existing training files. My problem is that 3 of the certificates have the same layout and font but are for different training and when I input them it "consolidates duplicate fonts" and all the certificates are then identical and no longer specific to the training. Hopefully that made sense.... How do I fix it?? PLEASE!!!

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
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2011-12-06 11:19:51
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tgreen
Registered: Nov 29 2011
Posts: 9
Duplicate font consolidation means that you are merging files that use the same font in Acrobat. It is replacing and eliminating one instance of the font to reduce file size, but this should not change mechanical attributes of the document. Do you mean that during this process the actual text of the documents or watermarks are being changed?

It might help also to understand the process by which you are adding the paperwork to existing files, and what unique attributes of the documents are being lost.
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2011-12-06 13:26:33
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brelexi
Registered: Dec 3 2011
Posts: 2
There are training files in pdf format and I am adding new documents as I get them. For instance WHMIS certificates. They are scanned into the computer and I transfer them into the corresponding training file. My problem is with three certificates that are the same in appearance except for names and dates. And when I input them using input document it does the "consolidating duplicate fonts" and then all three certificates are exactly the same. So instead of having one saying "completed WHIMIS training" and one saying "completed radio frequency training" they both come out as whatever one was inputed first. (certificates are also pdf format)
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2011-12-07 05:46:39
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tgreen
Registered: Nov 29 2011
Posts: 9
I apologize- I'm still a little fuzzy on what's happening, but it occurred to me that if the variances between your certificates are fill-able fields that could be your culprit. Say you have 3 identical forms, and you have a form field in the name area that says "Form A" on one form and "Form B" on another: If that form field is called "Form_name" on both certificates, then when you add them both to the same PDF, the first one you add would indeed override the contents of subsequent fields with the same name.

If this is the situation there are 2 workarounds:
-"Bake" the fields into the PDF so they are no longer dynamic. Acrobat X has a flatten feature to do this (note that this is different from flattening in coldfusion which will eat your data) but I don't know if 9 does. There may be free utilities to do it with.
-Rename the fields in each form so they do not match. For instance, "Date" would become "Date_A" on form a, "Date_B" on form b, and so on.

I would check to see if the content that is changing in your documents is a form field or other dynamic content, as opposed to just plain text or scanned graphical content.
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