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Damaris M
March 7, 2023
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Text doesnt appear when i download into PDF

  • March 7, 2023
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I add text and type in the information but when i download into a pdf or ready to print it disappears.  Why do I see it in Lucidchart but not when its downloaded. 

Best answer by Addie

Hi Damaris 

Thanks for posting in the Community and I'm sorry for the trouble you're experiencing with exporting. Could you please try:

  • Exporting in a Chrome Incognito browsing session. This often improves performance by clearing your cache and cookies and disabling your extensions.
  • Exporting again on another network ensuring that you are on a strong stable connection. 
  • Changing the font of your document and test the export to ensure it's not an issue with the font

If none of these tips help would you mind sending in a support ticket so that we can take a look at your specific document? Please include the document URL a description of your download settings and the exported file. Thank you for your help and patience!

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Addie
AddieAnswer
March 7, 2023

Hi Damaris 

Thanks for posting in the Community and I'm sorry for the trouble you're experiencing with exporting. Could you please try:

  • Exporting in a Chrome Incognito browsing session. This often improves performance by clearing your cache and cookies and disabling your extensions.
  • Exporting again on another network ensuring that you are on a strong stable connection. 
  • Changing the font of your document and test the export to ensure it's not an issue with the font

If none of these tips help would you mind sending in a support ticket so that we can take a look at your specific document? Please include the document URL a description of your download settings and the exported file. Thank you for your help and patience!

Addie
Damaris M
Damaris MAuthor
March 8, 2023

not working at all.....now my whole org chart is missing the text!!!!

 

Addie
March 8, 2023

Hi Damaris

Thanks for the reply and for providing that screenshot. Can you confirm that you were able to try the troubleshooting steps? We see this issue most often when using custom texts and often changing the text will resolve the issue. Let us know after you've tried a new text if you are still encountering a problem!

Addie
Damaris M
Damaris MAuthor
March 9, 2023

yes i tried all the troubleshooting steps.  nothing works. 

Addie
March 9, 2023

Hi Damaris

Thanks for the response and sorry for the trouble you're experiencing! I turned your request into a support ticket so that we can take a closer look at your document. Please refer to your email for further communication. Thanks for your help and patience! 

Addie
Mei Lih A
May 10, 2023

Hi I facing the same issue as Damaris M. Text doesn't appear when i download the flowchart. I tried all the troubleshoot steps above but it is just the same. However if i change the font from "overpass" to "Liberation Sans/Liberation Serif.." then it works. What happened to "overpass" font or why the system cannot read it? As all pf my files are tally in the same font of "overpass" could you please help to check and get the font work as previous? Thanks!

Coumba D
Lucid support team
May 10, 2023

Hey Mei Lih A

Thanks for adding to this thread.

If you have followed the steps outlined previously without any success would you mind sending in a support ticket so that we can take a look at your specific document? Please include the document URL as well as the corresponding temporary support PIN a description of your download settings and the exported file.

Thank you!

Alan G
June 4, 2023

I'm also facing this issue both in exported documents and documents that are linked/embedded in Google Docs.  However when I switched fonts it worked.  I was using DM Sans originally (a custom uploaded TTF file) and that didn't export/embed.  I tried both Liberation Sans and Cousine and they both worked correctly.  Seems like an issue with the DM Sans font (and maybe all uploaded fonts??) at least for me!

Leianne C
Lucid support team
June 5, 2023

Hi @alan g thank you for continuing this thread and sharing your workaround. This seems to be an issue related to custom fonts and I have reported this to our development team. We will update this thread as soon as we have more information.

In the meantime your text should appear correctly if you change it to Liberation Sans. While this may not be an ideal workaround it should help you continue your work in the meantime. 

I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions!

Mei Lih A
August 15, 2023

Hi Lucidchart Team and Leianne I wanted to check if there have been any developments regarding the font issue we discussed earlier. The text not appearing when the file is downloaded is causing some inconvenience it also happended with Chinese and Korean characters. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.  Thank you for your assistance.