Embed font in editable text field

Hi,
I am trying to embed a font into an editable text box. There is no other type on the page so there are no fonts to choose to embed from the FONT folder. How do I embed the font? I hope that is clear...
Thanks a bunch!
Linda

It happens automatically when you save the file, if the font's license
allows it, of course.

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