Pdf is it a flatten image?

actually i got a file in pdf format for printing, when i send to the printer, i found that the FONTS, it is changed.
i thought the file convert to pdf is become a flatten image, it wont be any error.
Or any setting i set it wrong?
Pls advise

The PDF is a very complex format that is more then images and text it includes multimedia. With this amount of varied context the file is far from a flat image. Although, one could certainly have an image.
You can select to use the system fonts or even select to print the PDF as an image.

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jethrodesign wrote:
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How do I flatten images in Illustrator?

How do I flatten images in Illustrator?

The Object>Flatten transparency does not change the kb for the document.
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... it turns out was the issue. I have a special color profile setting for my monitors that I use for my workspace, but when you flatten PS doesn't maintain it. ...
Never heard of that before and that's not how PS is meant to work. Flattening an image doesn't change neither document's color profile nor the working space color profile in your Color settings. You can see the color profile of your document all the time if you select it from the drop down menu of the document's window here:
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