Adobe Reader

Question submitted by robyn on Saturday, October 4, 2020 at 00:21:44 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Question: I was given an option to upgrade to the latest version, so i did. I deleted by mistake my original adobe reader and now I find out I have to pay for the latest version which I don't want, so how do I get my original adobe reader back and delete the new one. Any help will be welcome. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Robyn,

Did you have the full Adobe Acrobat program which allows you to create and edit PDF files? If so, you want to uninstall the new version and load your original version again from the original source. If you only use the reader program (it allows you to read Acrobat files) it is still free for all versions (the latest version included). You probably accidentally downloaded the full featured Adobe Acrobat version which does cost. To download the free reader click here. To download an older version of Reader click here. Personally, I don't download every update of software unless there is a compelling reason for updating (a feature that I just must have). All software companies want you to download their latest and greatest version but in most cases they just slow down your system. Most "improvements" in software are so incremental that you won't see a real improvement for 3 to 4 version numbers (and that usually doesn't happen before you buy a new computer because it's now too slow). This is how the computer industry makes its money. The hardware companies make a newer faster computer with more storage. The software companies make software that uses more resources then your current computer has available. You then need a newer faster computer to run your new software which is supposed to save you time and energy but ends up costing time and money to get a new computer, and so the vicious cycle continues on until you stop upgrading just because you receive a pop-up that says you should. I don't download all the updates for software. I usually turn off the automatic checking for updates garbage that pops up constantly on my screen because it usually just slows down my computer and doesn't improve my quality of life. When there is a security problem with a software I will sometimes download those updates but I rely on my security software to notify me of true vulnerabilities. Memory resident software that goes to a site and checks for updates automatically slows down your computer. If you let every software check for updates you're using all sorts of bandwidth without getting anything done for yourself. A typical user has an operating system, an office suite, acrobat reader, java, an MP3 player program, and virus protection. If all of those programs check for updates when you first start up you get a bottleneck that causes your system to appear slower and slower. I just disable all automatic checking (except for my virus scan software) and check them maybe once a month. This makes my system work faster and also stops annoyance pop ups about software updates that don't help me get my work done. We live in an age of distraction. We are bombarded by constant information. At least we have the power to take back our time on the computer from the ad world on this front. This was probably waaaaayyyyy more than you were bargaining for but sometimes I can't help myself. ;o Good luck, Ed Smit Questions@JustAskEd.net For more answers to your computer questions check JustAskEd.Blogspot.com

Saving an eBook

Question submitted by Deanne on 8/21/20 at 10:12 AM My dad has downloaded section 1 of my eBook but it doesn't seem to be able to save. He should be able to save it, right? As a pdf file? Download comes from a website.

Answer: He needs to either right click on the link to download the chapters and choose save target as or he needs to click on the diskette icon on the toolbar at the top of the document once it is open. He CANNOT save the book by choosing file and then save. It won't save that way for an acrobat file.

Adobe Isn't Printing All Of My Document

Hi Ed,

Maybe you can help me out, when I use Adobe 6.0 and try to print a drawing, the drawing prints but none of the sizes, do you know why that might happen?

Thanks,

Joe

Dear Joe,

You might have the sizes in as comments and you have to choose the option under "Print What:" to print Comments on the printer screen to see them on the final printout.  also if the sizes are in color and you are printing on a black and white printer you might want to check the checkbox that says "Print color as black".  Last tip would be to shutdown any other programs that might be open when you're printing because some larger adobe acrobat files have trouble printing if your working memory is not mainly empty.

The are some other Adobe Acrobat tips and tricks at JustAskEd.blogspot.com