Over the last month, whenever I create a PDF doc using Adobe Reader on my iMac (Monterey 12.7.2), the resulting document has a grey margin all round, with the orginal document accordingly reduced in scale.
I’ve exhausted all avenues with Adobe who suggest it’s a problem with the macOS interface, for Apple to remedy. Any suggestions?
iMac 27″, macOS 12.7
I have Acrobat Reader v2023.008.20458 and on its File menu is Create PDF. When I click that menu item, the next item to appear is this dialog:
And when I click that blue lozenge, a File chooser appears and I can select a random Word .docx document from my Desktop resulting in this dialog:
When I click Convert to PDF, I am taken to an Adobe website that automatically logs me in, greets me by name, and shows the following:
and eventually you are taken to another web page where you can click convert and be greeted with a pay wall:
where you have your choice of subscriptiong or prepay and note the Acrobat PDF pack which is not the full blown Acrobat but the ability to upload and convert Microsoftg documents, images, or perform PDF merges.
The only way that Adobe Acrobat Reader can create a PDF is if you have an optional paid account with Adobe that enables that feature in Reader. I recommend that you stay current with Acrobat Reader, via its Help menu : Check for Updates…
Otherwise, Reader will allow you to choose the file to convert to PDF and after you sign into Adobe, it will present you wilth an online Acrobat Pro pay wall unless you are already subscribed.
All other issues with Adobe Acrobat Reader can be addressed with Adobe, or the Adobe Acrobat Reader forum.
No: that enables you to create a PDF to then store on your hard drive... I've done it that way for years without ever having a problem... and I certainly don't have a paid account with Adobe, just the free Reader app.
I agree with dialabrain
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there are programs that let you save as pdf like ms orrice and libre office and many others
but if people been able to use the free acrobat reader to do so then I think adobe would have a hard time charging for their other 2 versions that are not just readers
I can still create a PDF of about any document or jpeg on my MacBook Air with 12.7.2 under "Print," but what I can't seem to do now (as of a couple of weeks ago when Adobe required that I "update" this capacity that is intrinsic to the Mac, have never paid Adobe anything for) is store said PDF somewhere on the computer. Rather I can obtain a link from Adobe as they store it presumably in one of their data centers somewhere, or I can take a screenshot of it and store that. But either way, it will have a small but persistent, vertical tool bar on the image that offers signature, print text, and a few other options. Something has changed, that doesn't seem to be present on my wife's newer MacBook Air with a current OS. Just, FWIW. Thanks for any thoughts.
FWIW, Adobe Reader can't create PDFs unless you are talking about converting an image to a PDF. Could you mean Adobe Acrobat?
Thanks for getting back. I’m using Adobe Acrobat Reader (the freebie). I’ve used that to create PDFs for many years with no problem, until about a couple of weeks ago, as above.
You're welcome. You should share how you've used Reader to create PDFs, because no one else has been able to.
Just to add, that's why it's called "Reader". Because you can view/read PDFs with it but not edit/create PDFs.
Interesting. So what would the difference be between a paid for Reader and Acrobat?
Simply by clicking onto the PDF drop-down menu button in the Print dialogue window, and checking “Save as PDF”.
So what do you reckon about the corruption of the resulting PDF?..
Just to add, the only thing I see in Reader is an offer for a free 7-day trial of Acrobat.
With what kind of file open?
See my previous post.
FWIW, I edited the post. With what kind of file open in Reader?
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