Mac OS X 10.3: PostScript or PDF file doesn‘t look like it should in Preview

Preview might display a PDF or PostScript file in an unexpected font or without all the expected characters. Don't worry. You probably just need to install some fonts to display the document properly.

Preview is a Mac OS X application that lets you view and print many kinds of files. PostScript filename extensions are ".ps", and PDF filename extensions are ".pdf".
This can happen when every font used to create a PDF or PostScript document isn't embedded in it, and the necessary fonts aren't installed.

To fix this, install the fonts on your computer that were used to create the original document.

Tip: If you don't know what fonts those are, open the document with Adobe Reader. You'll see an alert that tell you which fonts were used to create the file and that you don't have installed.

This document will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Published Date: Feb 17, 2012