Font/mask errors in PDF export

Question

Hi,

I have created name labels with masks (halo), and after I export document to PDF, the masks starts acting weird. This does not occur on Arcmap workspace, only on the exported pdf. I have converted marker symbols to polygons and compressed vector graphics. Fonts are also embedded to document.

1) What causes this problem? and

2) How can I fix it?

DavidLehrke · Answer

I have this issue in version 10.5.1 but did not have it in 10.2.

I realized it wasn't happening for all labels and tracked the issue to Character Spacing in the Formatted Text tab.  If I set that to 0 then there was no longer an issue.

ElieRizk · Answer

hello,

i have this issue too especially with arabic font (using arcgis 10.3.1 without service pack) the issue wasn't exist before, i noticed it in the past few days without changing anything in my notebook settings or apps.

i am using arial fonts with halo and when exporting to jpg or pdf the halo show shifted and not aligned with the text and sometimes after exporting the image i noticed that the text letter was prolonged.

in english letters the halo shift a little bit to bottom-right.

attached a sample.

thank you.

ToddBlanchette · Answer

Hi Antti,

It seems like this may be an ongoing issue (see Export Map to PDF Halo Labels shifts Halo to latter width at the end of Label Problem but there are a couple of things there that you can try.

Hope this helps!

Todd