I am working on an exciting project related to one of the most-requested features for EasyGenie fillable PDFs: cursive fonts.
Customers who have purchased EasyGenie fillable PDFs in the past know that the standard Helvetica font that appears when you type is easy to read and print. Here’s an example:
But some customers asked for something that looks nicer. Owing to limitations of the PDF file format and the Adobe software used to design fillable PDFs, it’s not possible for customers to change the font on their own, like you can do in Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
Further, there are design considerations for creating PDFs with special fonts, including:
- Embedding new fonts leads to larger download sizes
- Incompatibility with non-Adobe applications
- Wider or taller characters can get cut off or limit the amount of typed input
- Printing issues
Ian is working through these issues now, including evaluating new cursive and calligraphy fonts and printing tests. Here’s an example:
The sample above uses Monotype Corsiva in the large-print four-generation fillable pedigree chart. We hope to have something that customers can download in July from the EasyGenie genealogy PDF page.
