Is it possible to replace fonts used in a PDF?

Hi. I have a PDF that was created by a third party. I contains a couple of fonts that are not available on my system, and for some reason they won't swap for other fonts. When I open the PDF I get the message "Cannot find or create the font 'WP-MultinationalBCourier'. Some characters may not display or print correctly."
Although the PDF looks OK to me, it won't print on the printer down in the print shop. (That printer is very fussy and will not print PDFs unless the font situation is perfect.)
I can't even tell where this font is used. It's over 500 pages, so I can't check every paragraph. I do not have access to the source files, and going back to the third-party (who created the PDF) is not really an option.
My question: Is there a way that I can force Acrobat to swap out the 'WP-MultinationalBCourier' font and replace it with some regular font? As in, on a permanent basis, so the print shop printer won't ever know that odd font was used?
Thanks
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Hi Ed
I used to spend hours working out the same problems. There's good news and bad news. First though -- what version AA are you using.
Bad news is, unless you can get hold of the exact fonts used to create the pdf -- and then put them on your system -- there will not be much you can do, unless AA has vastly changed their procedures.
Even if you get the exact font and add it to your system, I am still not sure AA will "see" it, depending upon if the font was originally embedded into the pdf or not, when it was made. Logically, it would appear that if not embedded the program would recognize it on the system. But, unfortunately, this has not always worked for me and I do not know why myself.
Unless your required font is something like Hebrew or Chinese, the program will automatically replace your courier to the next likely (internally programmed) selection, so you will not notice any problems. (my experiences & problems were always with foreign languages)
You can replace a font or make a correction by blocking the sentence or word, then using your right-click context menu, then selecting Font, and making the replacement.
Perhaps the best way would be so save the file as another .doc file and start all over again, but with the font your printer will accept?
Is that an option?
let me know.
BarryG

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