How do I embed fonts in an existing PDF?

Question

Background:

I have PDF\'s I am programmatically generating. I need to be able to send the PDF directly to a printer from the server (not through an

Answer 1

I had this problem today with an existing PDF I uploaded to lulu.com to make a printed copy. It was rejected for not having all fonts embedded.

I found that if I opened it in Acrobat X and Saved out as postscript .ps file, then when I double clicked this .ps file in File Explorer, it opened in Acrobat X Distiller, and this automatically created a new PDF file with all fonts embedded!

Naturally this would mean you must have all the fonts needed on your computer. Otherwise a program like InFix can make font substitutions.