Edit a Mathematica plot in Illustrator, missing font problem

I don't run Windows, but I do know how to fix this problem on Mac OS X (see my web page).

Based on that, I can at least provide a guess as to what you should do. However, I can't guarantee that it will work because I have no way to try it. So use this prescription at your own risk:

• Download the Mathematica fronts from the official web site (they also come with MMA, but I don't know where they reside on Windows).
• In the extracted directory, locate the Type1 folder
• In another window, find the directory <System Disk>:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Fonts (the Adobe folder should already exist, but you may have to create the Fonts folder.
• Drag the Type1 folder found in the first step into the directory found in the last step.

Now restart Illustrator, and with some luck you'll have the Math fonts available.

I appreciate the solution given by Jens and find it's a nice one. The problem with that solution is that the required font Times-Roman is actually missing from the Type1 Mathematica folder. So I just wanted to share a workaround I found. It's very simple.

1. Open your pdf in Adobe Illustrator, hit OK when proposed to use a substitute font.
2. Go to the Type->Find Font menu in Adobe Illustrator.
3. Choose the missing Times font in the top part of the window.
4. Replace with, choose System
5. In the big list choose Times New Roman or similar.
6. Hit Change all.

The result I get is practically indistinguishable from the original pdf, and all the text is on its place, that means no onverlaps which may happen if using the default substitute font.

Hope it helps.