: How to "fix" a text layer in photoshop? I'm printing some business cards and I'm not sure of what it is asking; when I upload my PDF file it says to outline my text so that it wont move

@Radia289

In my experience, fonts behave very differently (and unpredictably) depending on the manufacturer, particularly display fonts. I've had a number of problems over the years and so would always convert text to outline before exporting to print artwork PDFs.

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@Nimeshi706

In Photoshop... you can highlight your text layer and choose Type > Convert to Shape from the menu. Then save as a PDF.

This changes the live type to just a vector shape layer (so do this on a copy, not the original). Rasterizing is different. This will keep the type vector, just not a live, hinted font.

Many print providers ask users to convert text to outlines in order to eliminate any "that font is wrong" complaints later. In theory, you really shouldn't need to outline any type if supplying a PDF, but without knowing the production workflow specifically, there are instanced where having type as a shape makes sense. So, if that is what is requested, I wouldn't argue about it.

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