🖋 Convert text to outlines: PDF and CDR
Download PDF or CorelDRAW (.cdr) — you will receive a PDF in which all fonts are converted to vector outlines.
Protection against font substitution when printing at any print shop.
Done!
Fonts converted to curves
The link is valid for 24 hours — then the file is automatically deleted from the CDN.
Why convert fonts to outlines
- Exact appearance guarantee — even if the printing house does not have your font, everything will print exactly as in the layout.
- No need to attach fonts to the layout — they are already embedded as vector shapes.
- Standard requirement — most printing houses request a PDF with outlines for offset and UV printing.
- Double-sided printing via CorelDRAW — needed when printing is launched directly from Corel, but the source file came in PDF. When importing PDF into Corel, fonts not converted to curves may shift or be substituted: the front and back do not align, and the print run has to be redone. not due to the customer's fault. Curves eliminate this problem.
- File size usually does not increase — Ghostscript optimizes curves compactly.
Important about .cdr
- CDR files are read through LibreOffice and are immediately converted to PDF. You will receive PDF, a non-editable .cdr is a feature of the Linux server, it does not have CorelDRAW.
- For printing, this is perfectly — the printing house will accept such a PDF without questions. But if you want to further edit in Corel, save the original .cdr file.
- Complex Corel effects (PowerClip, shadows, contours with dynamic parameters) may convert inaccurately. Simple layouts open well.
- If the layout does not have embedded fonts, default ones are used on the server — it is advisable to check before uploading embed fonts in .cdr (File → Document Properties → Embed fonts).