Font used by FM10 not embedded in PDF

I have a book which utilzes a TrueType "Impressed Metal" font for chaper headings. Looks good in FM10 but the font is substituted when it creates a PDF document.
The font is located in C:/Windows/Fonts/. Win Vista 64 OS. Any quick fix?

Thanks for your question to my question. I think it put me on the right track.
Rely on system fonts, do not use document fonts was checked on the Print setup for Adobe PDF.
I changed this and have to assume it will fix the problem.
I am not what you would call an experienced FM user. My wife upgraded and I am the default troubleshooter of all things which don't work.
Seem to remember that on the older FM7 version you had to use distiller as a "stand along side of" program to get to your PDF output.
Thanks. rspake

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I am attempting to save files for commercial printing in Photoshop pdf format (file-save as-pdf). In the past, using previous versions of Photoshop, the fonts have always been embedded in the pdf document when I choose the "Press Quality" pdf preset. However, now, even when I simplify my Photoshop source file down to the most basic level (one non-background layer with one line of type using a font I KNOW has successfully embedded before) the resulting pdf reports NO embedded fonts (no fonts at all, actually) and when sized up a great deal in Acrobat Pro shows pixelation as though the type was converted to a graphic. If I open the resulting pdf file in Photoshop the text is still editable though...
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>
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I've never seen this, but a quick Google led me to the homepage of ITranslator for Windows, where I saw this:
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uses 8-bit true type fonts and is compatible
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Itranslator 2003 (Build 2.0.0.38) & New Beta Version
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