Hi Alan, No the Writer was on there first and then installed the Reader later - the default under programmes is shown as the Reader (10) and everything in my folders etc opens up with that - it only opens with the Writer in Legacy under Media Files, Marion
On 6 May 2014 18:06, Alan Pereira <[email protected]> wrote: > If you installed Adobe writer after you installed Legacy 8 it is possible > that Legacy 8 is associating any pdf with Adobe Writer. Try uninstalling > and reinstalling Adobe Reader to correct the Legacy Association. > > > > Alan > > > > *From:* 2marion wimps [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 06 May 2014 10:28 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] pdf's > > > > Hi Cathy, > > Yes have already entered it there - made no difference! > > > > On 6 May 2014 17:01, Cathy Pinner <[email protected]> wrote: > > What do you have at Option 11.4? > Try entering the Acrobat Reader there. > > Cathy > > 2marion wimps wrote: > > > Small problem. I have Adobe Acrobat Writer 5 and Acrobat Reader 10. I > only use the Writer to open documents if I need to do something > special with them. > Default for pdf's is set as Adobe Reader (10). > When the pdf's are on my Desktop or anywhere in the computer, > including in the Family Tree Folder where all media are stored, when I > open them they automatically open with Adobe Reader (10). > When I attach them to the person concerned via the Media Gallery and > try to open them from there they open in Adobe Acrobat Writer (5) > which opens a message "There was an error opening this document. The > file is damaged and could not be repaired:. > > I cannot stop it opening with the Writer (5) if I go b ack to the > > Folder itself it still opens correctly with Reader (10). > I have run a File Maintenance but nothing changed. > Help, suggestions please - I cannot find anything in the Help files so > far. > I am using Windows 7 and Legacy De Luxe 8. > Thanks, Marion > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp

