reading pdfs

milo · Guru

reading pdfs

tonyd · Guru

Milo, you are not alone. I have not been able to read the NT for ages. I can (eventually) get the PDF to open, but then the page freezes and cannot be moved. In the end I have to reboot the PC to get rid of the page. Maybe there is a better way to transmit the NT, but that's one for the computer boffins.
Cheers, Tony

Travel Bug · Guru

Hi Guys,

Happy Wanderer had a problem reading the "Times" yesterday.
I told her to try this and she said it worked. Hope it helps you too.

Cheers. Pam.
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Right click where it says "click here to view your PDF newsletter"

click on "save target as"

click "save".

You should then get a message on the bottom of your screen that it is downloading.

When it is finished...click on "view download".

Cheers. Pam.

-- Edited by Travel Bug on Saturday 9th of June 2012 08:37:32 AM

jonathan · Senior Member

.. I had the same problem .. in my case, I am using Firefox on Windows 7 and I was able to download an Acrobat Plugin that fixed my problem ..

Go to "addons" under the Firefox Tab ..

best I can offer ..

Jon

Pam · Guru

Hi Milo HW started a thread about this yesterday. Someone suggested that you 'save target as' first then it will open. Look for the other thread and it explains it better.

Happywanderer · The Master

Yes, I had a problem for the very first time of 22 issues. I have athread in the General Forum. I did what Travel Bug suggested and it worked.
Only difference with mine was when it finished I clicked on Open instead of Save. Otherwise a copy would have gone into my Pictures.

Travel Bug · Guru

Hi Marj,

The reason I told you that method is that if I click on "open" it doesn't work for me. For some reason, I only get a blank grey screen.

When my computer guru son comes to visit in a couple of weeks I'll get him to look at it and tell me why that happens.

Cheers.

Pam.

milo · Guru

thanks i didnt see Marj's thread till this morning, yeah was with the nomad times.,
maybe they should make it a webpage, might be easier

Happywanderer · The Master

Absolutely agree with you milo. It could just be added to this forum and we click on it like a thread, rather than being sent an email.

PeterD · Guru

You may find better results if you scrap Adobe and download Nitro PDF Reader - http://www.nitroreader.com/?utm_source=Reader&utm_medium=ReaderApp I find I get better results with it.

-- Edited by PeterD on Saturday 9th of June 2012 11:58:51 PM

justcruisin01 · Guru

milo wrote:
hi,
for some reason i cant seem to read the grey nomads times in the pdf
format, checked every thing in ie , google chrome etc and i have adobe
pdf reader, got me stumped

I haven't been able to open them either for a long time.

JC

Travel Bug · Guru

Hi JC...have you tried this?
Right click where it says "click here to view your PDF newsletter"
Click on "open"

If that doesn't work:
Right click where it says "click here to view your PDF newsletter"
click on "save target as"
click "save"
You should then get a message on the bottom of your screen that it is downloading.
When it is finished...click on "view download".

Cheers. Pam.

milo · Guru

Travel Bug wrote:
Hi JC...have you tried this?
Right click where it says "click here to view your PDF newsletter"
Click on "open"
Cheers. Pam.

thanks Pam, that worked for me..

justcruisin01 · Guru

jonathan wrote:

.. I had the same problem .. in my case, I am using Firefox on Windows 7 and I was able to download an Acrobat Plugin that fixed my problem ..
Go to "addons" under the Firefox Tab ..
best I can offer ..
Jon

Thanks Jon, now back in business.

JC

KeenTravellers · Veteran Member

Not Sure what version of Windows your using or Internet Explorer or firefox but
you may wish to try this. If you open my computer Then Go to the menu at the top to Tools then option to Folder Options. When the new window opens select File Types. Highlight the first one and type the letter P to take you to all the Ps where you can scroll down until you see PDF. Highlight the PDF file extension and select CHANGE below. When the new Window opens ensure it opens with Adobe PDF Reader. if not select it from the list of program. Once confirmed select the "tick below" within change to "ALWAYS OPEN WITH etc". Select OK to close and Close all the windows back to your desktop.

Now locate a PDF file within your system and double click. See How you go.

Cheers

Esperian · Senior Member

I've seen many members can not read pdf newsletters.

Just google "Foxit Reader" to download and change your pdf reader, to the Foxit Reader, and get rid of the problem ones and for all time.

I used to have such problem myself, until I stumbled across an excellent replacement to an Adobe PDF Reader. It is a Foxit Reader. It is a hell of a lot faster and more reliable than an Adobe one. it also offers many more options in its free version, as well as in the paid version, similar priced as Adobe pdf reader, if not cheaper, if offers even more excellent functions. Foxit Reader is also very fast, so far my computer never stacked any more on any file red. My laptop never again frose on me when stumbling on pdf, when browsing - what happened, though, very often, when I still used Adobe. I completely got rid of Adobe PDF Reader in my computer and now I use only Foxit Reader, with excellent results, and no more problems.

It is, though, a good idea to download an Adobe Player Plugin, as there are a lot of software and programs that rely on it, and it is a good plugin to work with. But Adobe PDF Reader is in my eyes worst of all available pdf readers. I wonder why they still push it to the customer, when it is so obvious, it is a program that causes a lot of problems.

-- Edited by Esperian on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 07:48:09 PM

-- Edited by Esperian on Saturday 3rd of November 2012 07:48:45 PM

jimricho · Guru

I use Foxit and can recommend it. It's stable and much less "bloated" than Adobe.

PeterD · Guru

jimricho wrote:
I use Foxit and can recommend it. It's stable and much less "bloated" than Adobe.

There are plenty of PDF readers that are lighter and give less trouble than Adobe. Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF_reader#Viewers_5

I have tried Foxit Reader, Nuance PDF Reader, PDF-XChange Viewer and Foxit Reader - I have found them equal to or better than Adobe. Download some, install them and have a play.

For Firefox readers, the other thing that I have found beneficial is the PDF Download addon. With that installed in FF, when you click on a PDF link you get a pop-up window. It gives you a few options. The first two are view or download. When you click on "view" it downloads the file and opens the default PDF reader with your document displayed. This has the advantage that if your document takes a little while to download you can keep searching the net and not have to wait for the file to open whilst you are searching.