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My file size has increased using Type 1 Fonts, is this expected behavior?

ANSWER:  Each time a font file (with a .pfb extension) is listed in the FormInfo file, the size of that file will be added to the final output PDF file. If a font file is 60k in size, 60k will be added to the final size of the document. If the same font file is listed ten times, 600k will be added to the final size. Keep this in mind if you need to keep file size small. If the same font is to be used throughout the document, add the font file only in the Header section, then the file size will only be added once.

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Last updated: Friday, February 6, 2009