: How to specify that .PDF form fields use specific fonts? Is there a way to embed a font in an interactive .pdf so that only it can be used to type in fields? I am fairly certain that

@Moriarity648

Print PDF InDesign can embed fonts, interactive PDF InDesign can only embed Times New Roman.

After export, in Acrobat use this JavaScript to change them to what you want.

for (var i = 0; i < this.numFields; i++) {
var fname = this.getNthFieldName(i);
if (this.getField(fname).type == "text") {
this.getField(fname).textFont = "Arial";
}
}

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@Hamm6457569

When you specify the font for form fields in Acrobat, that font gets fully embedded (except CJK fonts, of course). It may be that InDesign does that too, but in this respect, I would not trust InDesign (could by my prejudice).

Conclusion, use Acrobat to finish the form fields.

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