Problem with PDF viewing Colors not showing correctly (or black and white)

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Problem with PDF viewing Colors not showing correctly (or black and white)

My iMac and my Macbook are both not showing the pictures in a PDF correctly. My collegue who uses a Macbook has no issues.

Im using version 10.7.5 on my macs.

I have tried using the standard ' Preview' as wel as two different free PDF vieuwers from the Appstore.

Also the sender of the document has no issues as wel with the PDF document she made with Indesign.

I'm sure it has to do with my computers, but where do I have to look?

Thanks for helping.

Anything that might be helpfull.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 6:32 AM

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clintonfrombirmingham

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Mar 21, 2014 6:55 AM in response to Reinold Disse

Since InDesign documents are truly PDF compliant I would, were I you, use a truly PDF compliant viewer - Adobe Reader.

To learn how Preview can really screw up a PDF document (and this is just a simple form) see -> http://khkonsulting.com/2013/06/preview-app-killer-of-pdf-files/.

Clinton

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Answer 2

Mar 21, 2014 8:07 AM in response to clintonfrombirmingham

Hi Clintonetc.

Thanks, this is a good and helpfull answer.

I can now view the document in all correct colors.

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Answer 3

Mar 21, 2014 8:20 AM in response to Reinold Disse

You're welcome - with Reader, th color profiles are saved with the documents and Reader renders them correctly - unlike many other 'free' PDF viewers. It has some faults but it's the est thing to use when viewing PDF compliant files!

Clinton

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