# Print to PDF Character Embedding Issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-to-pdf-character-embedding-issue/309394>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 13, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-to-pdf-character-embedding-issue/309394 "2010-05-13T20:56:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![mizzl232mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@mizzl232mike](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mizzl232mike)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-to-pdf-character-embedding-issue/309394/1 "2010-05-13T20:56:18Z")

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When Printing a .swf file to PDF I am losing the edibility/selectable text if the textbox used embedded characters.

Apparently, when choosing to embed characters, flash replaces letters with outlines. However, when I don’t use Character Embedding printing to PDF maintains editable text, but looks bad.

Is there any happy medium where fonts can look great and still maintain the ability to be selected/edited when printed to PDF?

Thanks,  
Mike