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Remove embedded fonts from slides

Embedded fonts are not supported. Before uploading a slide deck to an event, you must remove embedded fonts from the deck.

Note: In total, we support over 1500 different font families. We probably already support your custom fonts or can add them for you. Contact Support for assistance.

To remove embedded fonts (Windows):

  1. Open the PowerPoint file on your computer.
  2. On the File menu, select Options and then in the left column, select the Save tab.
  3. At the bottom, under Preserve fidelity when sharing this presentation, clear the Embed fonts in the file check box.

    PowerPoint Save Options window with Embed Fonts option unchecked

  4. Save the file, then close and re-open it.

    A different font is substituted for the font that had been embedded previously.

To remove embedded fonts (Mac):

  1. Open the PowerPoint file on your computer.
  2. On the PowerPoint application menu, click Preferences.
  3. Under Output and Sharing, click Save.
  4. Under Font Embedding, clear the Embed fonts in the file check box.
  5. Save the file, then close and re-open it.

    A different font is substituted for the font that had been embedded previously.