I cannot read downloaded pdf files. I get a black screen. I updated my Adobe reader and flash to the most current but see no improvement. Any thoughts? I am on an IMAC OS 10.6.8 but cannot upgrade this machine to Lion.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
If you use the Apple Preview program (on your hard drive under applications), can that read the PDF file?
The viewer only works if I actually download the document to my hard drive. But I am trying to view the pdf files without having to save them to my hard drive unless I find them really useful. Thanks for the suggestion however.
When I try to open a pdf on my OSX 10.6.8 imac all I get is a totally black screen. If I use Firefox I don't have the problem. This problem only happens when I click on a pdf on a website I'm veiwing using Safari. Even worse is the total lack of any information or comment by Apple or Adobe about the issue. I've wasted hours looking. I guess Apple is pretending the issue doesn't exist. Adobe too. I have checked software uploads from Apple, I have all current versions. I have downloaded current versions of Adobe's pdf plug in (three times to be sure). I checked the "installed Plug-ins" tab in the Safari Help tab. Don't know what I'm supposed to look for there or what to do with it if I were to find it. I hate to quit using Safari over this, but I'm tired of having to go off to Firefox to open stuff I find via Safari browser that I want to look at. Help anyone?
Thanks. I had totally moved away from Firefox but clearly Safari is deficient in this area. Appreciated your help!
I am having the same problem (PDF files not opening in Safari) and cannot find resolution for this. What works?
Read this discussion and I am sure you will find your answer
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3878371?answerId=18150696022#18150696022
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