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# CompressFonts

| Method Name   | Argument Name | Argument Type |
| ------------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| compressFonts | status        | bool          |

Defines whether pdfwrite will compress embedded fonts in the output. <mark style="color:red;">The default value is true</mark>; the false setting is intended only for debugging as it will result in larger output.