Thicker "El's" when Exporting PDF's From CorelDRAW
Some of you have run into this - a workaround I've used;
1. Save your document (to a new name if you want to be really safe. It's very easy to save your document by accident after the next step.)
2. Convert text to curves inside your CorelDRAW document.
3. Export as PDF.
A fast way to convert all text to curves on screen is with this macro.
Even though you might select "convert text to curves" in the PDF export dialog, the viewable result is different in Acrobat Reader than if you convert the text to curves manually on CorelDRAW's page. This includes the initial release of CorelDRAW X4. it might print OK, but it looks odd and as if something is "wrong".
Click on images below to see what I mean. Underlines are also thicker too.
1. Save your document (to a new name if you want to be really safe. It's very easy to save your document by accident after the next step.)
2. Convert text to curves inside your CorelDRAW document.
3. Export as PDF.
A fast way to convert all text to curves on screen is with this macro.
Even though you might select "convert text to curves" in the PDF export dialog, the viewable result is different in Acrobat Reader than if you convert the text to curves manually on CorelDRAW's page. This includes the initial release of CorelDRAW X4. it might print OK, but it looks odd and as if something is "wrong".
Click on images below to see what I mean. Underlines are also thicker too.
posted by Jeff Harrison at
11:37 AM
3 Comments:
I've dealt with this. But it is a visual anomaly only in my experience. If you zoom way in on any of the thicker l's, they are still the right size.
Nonetheless, it is good to have a workaround. On the other hand, did you know that this same issue occurs when you print to Acrobat Distiller 8 from CorelDRAW X3? It may happen on other versions but this I know because I use this combination often.
it's an anomaly that thousands/millions of CorelDRAW designers have to explain to each client, when sending proofs as curves without the workaround.
Because, you just know the clients will ask.. "Some letters look wierd in the proof. How Come?"
This burdens the designer to explain to each end viewer "it's just a visual glitch".
Then they have to assure the client not to worry about their print job, which makes the client semi-uneasy overall. If I was a client and didn't know about any of this stuff, I'd wonder if my 30,000 unit postcard order would print right or not.
Older vers. of Draw didn't create this problem...
I have noted this problem with thick ells back through about version 9 or 10. The thick ells even print thick on my color laser. I guess I haven't tried converting all to curves before exporting to pdf but I'll try it. Problem is, when all text is curves, especially if it is small text, it looks like crap! I wish some genius out there would just figure out what's going on and write a patch!
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