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Read out loud feature on acroread

I just installed adobe reader 9(acroread ) package from the ubuntu software center. I am trying to activate the read out loud feature but it doesn't seem to work. I have tried fixes mentioned ...
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Web links in Adobe reader opens Firefox even if another browser (Opera, Chrome) is default

I think that title describes my problem clearly. Clicking a hyperlink in Adobe Reader opens Firefox, but I have another browser set as default. Does anyone know a solution? regards Jan
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How to install Adobe Reader X in Ubuntu?

I want to install Adobe Reader X (10 or 11) in my system. But there is no native application available for Linux. After doing Google I have seen that Adobe Reader 10.1.14 is given gold rating with ...
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How can the adobe acrobat reader be made to work in Ubuntu 12.10?

Regardless of install version of Adobe Acrobat Reader in Ubuntu 12.10, whether /a.bin file or deb file or following any instruction from Adobe or from Ubuntu support, the reader does not work! "An ...
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Installing adobe acrobat reader firefox plugin ubuntu 12.10

I want to install adobe acrobat reader plugin in ubuntu 12.10. I tried enabling medibuntu and searched for mozilla-acroread and acroread-plugins, but the search yielded no results. I have adobe ...
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Problem opening some PDF files

I have a PDF form I need to fill in. But I cannot open it, the message displayed is: "To view the full contents of this document, you need a later version of the PDF viewer", plus a link to adobe. I ...
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Will Adobe Reader 9.5.3 be offered in partner repository?

Will there be an Ubuntu package in the Canonical Partner repository for the security update Adobe Reader 9.5.3? ...
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How to turn long-edge printing in a HP Laserjet 4350 default in Adobe Reader?

I think the title is pretty self explanatory; I have nothing in the printer options, only "Allowed Users". The printer is a network printer. Thanks, Pedro
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Why i cannot comment with my Acrobat reader 9.5.1?

I downloaded Adobe acrobat 9.5.1 reader software package from Adobe's site. The .deb extension. But i cannot see the comment menu under the tools, in any pdf file that i am trying to comment
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How to install adobe reader .bin download from Adobe [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader? I am having Ubuntu operating system. I have downloaded file AdbeRdr9.5.1-1_i486linux_enu.bin file from Adobe. It is located in my ...
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Cannot open adobe reader on Ubuntu 12.10 64bits

I downloaded AdbeRdr9.5.1-1_i386linux_enu.deb from the official website and installed it. Nothing wrong happened during the installation. But when I click Adobe Reader's icon, it has no response. ...
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Embedded .swf file in .pfd-Ubuntu 10.04

I have just finished a presentation in LaTeX. In this very .pdf file I have included a .swf animation(done with adobe flash CS5 in windows) which starts when you click on it. While I have already ...
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Problem with Canonical partners repository?

I enabled the canonical partners repository but I can't install Acrobat reader (acroread). I've found only a few programs in Ubuntu Software Center in the Canonical Partners section. Is this bug due ...
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Cannot install Acrobat Reader on Ubuntu 12.04.1

I have been trying to install Acrobat Reader on my Ubuntu 12.04.1. In the be;ggining, I tried to install it from the software-center, but it crashes with the report: (Reading database ... 189311 ...
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How do I open Adobe files?

I cannot open Adobe files. An ASCI Filter options message pops up and the text is unreadable. I was able to open files but something changed. I am not a computer guru and need help.
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adobe reader 9.5.1 - No text in tab / menus

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. Download I used was version 9.5.1 and this was the version: AdbeRdr9.5.1-1_i386linux_enu.deb It was downladed from the adobe website and installed it using software ...
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Adobe Reader problem in running: internal error

I just have installed adobe reader using apt-get install acroread. but it does not run, and shows this message: An Internal Error Occured
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My Adobe reader still with Oneiric repositories

I'm using Ubuntu Precise, but why Adobe reader on my repository is still using oneiric version.how to update to v9.5.1? ?
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12.04/ Firefox and Chrome adobe pdf isnt working

When i try to open a pdf in new tab. the browser errors out with a white screen and if i want to open in Document Viewer, i need a password. on my windows machine, it opens just fine. never showing a ...
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Cannot add additional toolbar buttons in Acrobat reader

I cannot add additional toolbar buttons in Acrobat reader, it says "only available when document rights are enabled" (see the screen-shot bellow). I cannot highlight texts in pdf documents. I have ...
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Adobe reader x64 missing dependencies

I get the error after executing acroread: acroread: error while loading shared libraries: libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
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firefox shows only blank screen when opening new pdf

I use ubuntu 12.04 with firefox and adobe pdf plugin. Since ubuntu 11.04 upto 12.04 i have the problem that i can open only one pdf file in the browser. After closing the pdf, firefox only shows a ...
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Disable plugin in Firefox (acroread)

I installed acroread from the repositories, and it has decided it should be the default plugin in Firefox, such that when I click on a pdf, it opens in a Firefox window. Unfortunately, it does not ...
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How can I annotate PDFs so notes are compatible with Adobe Reader for Win/OSX?

I am looking for a tool which allows me to annotate PDFs in Ubuntu and share the PDFs with annotations with people who use OSX or Windows. I cannot assume that the others can or will install special ...
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Problem with adobe-reader

I cannot open the preferences dialog in adobe-reader. I want to uninstall it and get rid of all the configurations. How can I do that? I installed from the binary that was provided in adobe's website. ...
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How to use adobe's pdf reader on chrome

I want to disable the pdf plugin built into Google Chrome, and use the official one by adobe. I was able to disable the built in plugin, I don't know where to get the alternative plugin. Where can I ...
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How to access Ubuntu Files from Windows on a dual-boot machine

I am running a dual-boot with Windows XP and Ubuntu 11.04. Ubuntu has Open Office as part of the install. Occasionally, when using XP, I need to work on a spreadsheet or other Open Office document ...
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How do I install Adobe Acrobat Reader?

I am new to Ubuntu, but I believe I have Ubuntu 11.10 installed correctly. I am trying to install Acroread using AdbeRdr9.4.6-1_i386linux_enu.deb that I downloaded from the Adobe web site. How do I ...
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Acrobat Reader error [closed]

Whenever I open some pdf using Adobe reader from command line with "acroread foo.pdf", the following errors pop up: The messenger is now down An IOException occurred at ...
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How to get espeak working?

I'm trying read it loud feature of acrobat, so need a text synthesizer, I've installed espeak and libgnome-speech libraries (it didn't work for acrobat right out of the box) so when I started ...
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How do I disable the global application menu in Adobe Reader 9?

how to disable global menu in Adobe reader? the menu link not shown in global menu.
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Where can I get Adobe Acrobat 64?

Does anybody know where can I get Adobe Acrobat for 64 bit Ubuntu?
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Unable to change preferences in Acroread v9.4.2

I can view the preferences but the selection boxes are all locked, as well as the Cancel and OK buttons. The only option is to close it. Have tried uninstall/re-install acroread but situation ...
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Cannot view PDF files with fillable fields with Okular

Most PDF files work perfectly well with my default document viewer Okular, but cannot open a PDF file with fillable field with any program other than Adobe Acrobat Reader (acroread). Is there anyway ...
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Printing Comments with PDF

Is there a way to print the comments that are associated with a pdf on the linux version of Adobe Acrobat 9? Both acroread and evince display the comments just fine, however the linux version of the ...
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How to change the application to open pdf file in Firefox

In Firefox, when I clicked a pdf file in website, I would be asked to download the pdf file or open the pdf file in evince running outside Firefox. Since I install Adobe Reader, whenever I clicked a ...
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How to fill out the forms and save the inputs in this tax report pdf file

I am filing tax report for Maryland state using Form 502. If I use evince 2.32.0 using poppler/cairo (0.14.3), it will recognize the forms and no way I can fill in anything. If I use Adobe Reader 9, ...