"Standard" Font in Indesign 3.0.1

[ginew]

I am relatively new to Indesign and am wondering if there is a "standard" font that could be used that can be exported to a PDF without embedding it (because embedding increases file size right?)

 

[jimoblak]

Let's suppose a standard font is Helvetica. You will find a dozen different font publishers that offer this font - - and no two versions will be the same. Text reflow may occur when viewing the same PDF without embedded (subset) fonts. The file size is not too terribly affected by subset fonts. You are best off by embedding.

- - picklefish - -
Why is everyone in this forum responding to me as picklefish?

 

[ginew]

Thanks jimoblak! How about this problem. I am importing Adobe Illustrator files and when I export to a PDF they are making my PDFs HUGE (2.23m)!
This is how I'm placing them into my document:
File-Place-& I select the desired graphic
When I export to a PDF I:
File-Print-Postscript File-Acrobat Distiller, Distiller setting are set at smallest file size
These HUGE files are making it very difficult for me to electronically forward my projects, most of the addressee's who try to print them get a message saying out of memory.
Am I missing something?