Fonts and PDF

When you create a PDF ("File -> Export…"), you get the option to embed fonts into the PDF file. Font embedding ensures that anyone who receives the PDF can view and print the document with the correct font, but it does make the PDF files larger.

PDF Export options

This is only possible for those fonts that are marked by their creators as having permission for embedding. You are warned if it's not possible to embed fonts.

Document Font embedding

Xara stores the character shapes of all the fonts used in your document. This means if you give someone else your design file, or transfer the file to another computer, the text will still look exactly right, even if the correct fonts are not installed on that computer.