How to embed fonts in a pdf file

I have a pdf that has some fonts not embedded. I think that distiller might be able to embed the fonts when I print the pdf file, but it is inconvenient and may not always work. Is there a direct way to embed the fonts in Acrobat? Thanks!

Bernd Alheit wrote:
Read this:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6566713_embed-fonts-pdf.html
I have the somthing like the following in Ctrl-D Fonts. They can not be embedded using the method above. I guess it is because the fonts in the original pdf are not available in the system. But how to embed the substitutes in the pdf file.
Helvetica
    Type: Type 1
    Encoding: Custom
    Actual Font: Helvetica
    Actual Font Type: TrueType

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