Make text bold in a Apple Pages PDF
Turn words bold, or bold text back to regular, in the PDF's own font family. This works on the PDF Apple Pages exported, so you do not need the original file.
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How to do it
- 1.Open the PDF exported from Apple Pages in MythosPDF.
- 2.Select the words and press B or ⌘B.
- 3.Press Enter to save the line, then Export PDF.
How Apple Pages writes PDFs
- • Export uses the macOS PDF engine with subset fonts.
- • Some subsets use custom character codes described only by their text map.
- • Word spaces are sometimes positioning rather than space characters.
What that means when you make text bold
- • MythosPDF decodes custom character codes through the font's own text map and handles spaces written as positioning. Apple system fonts are not open, so new letters use what the PDF contains, or a close open font with your permission.
What happens to the rest of the page
- • The real bold style of the same family is used when it exists.
- • If the family has no bold, MythosPDF asks before imitating one.
Questions people ask
+Is the bold the real font?
Yes, when the family has a bold style. Otherwise you choose whether to imitate it.
+Is it better to edit in Apple Pages?
If you have the original Apple Pages file and a lot to change, yes. For quick changes to the PDF itself, editing the PDF is faster and keeps it exactly as sent.
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