I would be very grateful for a hint... That is the best I can offer. PDF::Create lets you choose a font. The docs imply that the font will be "included" if it is used. That implies to me that it will do what you want.

I have only used PDF::API2. It has a good method for accessing fonts. The (mostly untested) code below should get you started:

use PDF::API2;
$pdf = PDF::API2->new;
$font = $pdf->ttfont('/fonts/Univers-Bold.ttf'); # or psfont for PS
$string = $font->text("Some string");
# Now place and write the $string
$pdf->update;
$pdf->saveas("foo.pdf");
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I have used this technique to set, say, a title but not to create from scratch. There are more than a few PDF tools on CPAN and you might get more code from them, particulary PDF::Create.

HTH, --traveler