Getting type specs from PDF

Hi!
I'm matching a PDF fro a new booklet (someone else did the last one). Is there any way to get the type specs from the PDF?

Leading is not a property of a PDF. Yes, it is there in effect, but
each character on the page, in a PDF, just has an X,Y co-ordinate.
What you see as leading is just the difference between them.
You can get font name and size from the text touch-up tool via
Properties. That is, Properties selected from the context menu;
Ctrl+click on a Mac.
Aandi Inston

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