How to find out which fonts are referenced and which are embedded in a PDF document

Question

We have a little problem with fonts in PDF documents. In order to put the finger on the problem I\'d like to inspect, which fonts are actually embedded in the pdf document and w

Answer 1

I finally got an example file that actually seems to have fonts embedded.

Using the normal Adobe Reader (or Foxit if you prefer). Select File->Properties on the resulting Dialog choose the Font tab. You will see a list of fonts. The ones that are embedded will state this fact in ( ) behind the font name.