Word 2013 export to PDF how to keep font vectorized

I have to use Myriad font with Word 2013 (I cannot use other font or software).

When export my Word doc to PDF, Myriad font is bitmapped (many pixels).

My question is : how to keep the font vectorized (without pixel)?

I've tried to go to the option -> save -> font embded but it's not working...

Solution 1:

This is indeed a problem. and it still exists in Office 2016. There is a documented feature (aka bug) that Office doesn't know (or want) how to embed Open Type fonts, unless they have a True Type equivalent.

Starting with Windows 10, there is a new printer installed in the system called "Microsoft Print to PDF":

If you use that, instead of using the export to PDF feature, it actually works just fine. It properly embeds the fonts in vector format and is readable on devices that do not have the font installed.

Solution 2:

In Word 2007, from the "Save As PDF" dialog, you can click "Options", and then there is a checkbox for "Bitmap text when fonts may not be embedded" at the bottom of the next dialog box. This suggests to me that some fonts may not be allowed to be embedded (for copyright reasons?).

Solution 3:

I encountered the same problem when I used an Open type font to be able to use ligatures and old style numbers in word. With the true type format of the font I was not able to get those features.

This might not be a common problem for most people, but I found a strange work around in Word 2016 and Windows 7 that helped me to export ligatures in vector despite using the TTF. It could possibly become handy for some people.

I used the OTF version to apply the styles I wanted. I then changed all text to the TTF version of the font, and saved as PDF. All styles were preserved, and the file is in vector.