Your understanding is correct. The FREE Adobe Acrobat reader versions 2.x through 5 (the ones I have used) allow for printing. Though all of this, remember you have to use Adobe's print function (icon) rather than any other to print.
Mark Dave Tutelman wrote: > I guess that means I don't want to upgrade from my current version of the > Acrobat Reader; I have 4.0, and have no problem saving or printing the > document in question. Apparently they have either crippled (which I doubt) > or added something like copyright protection to 5.0. In fact, the Adobe web > site explicitly says that the free Acrobat Reader will print PDF files, so > they certainly did not intend to cripple printing. > > My understanding of the difference between Acrobat Reader and full Acrobat > is that the full product allows you to CREATE PDF files, not just view them. > (I think it may let you "take apart" a PDF file into, say, its text as .DOC > or .TXT, but I'm certainly not sure of that.) It seems to be intended for > professional documenting organizations, since the price is $250 and up. > Probably cheaper to subscribe to Golfsmith's OEM Guide annually until you > retire from clubmaking. :-( > > So either something is not working on your machine[s], or the 5.0 Acrobat > Reader respects some sort of "unprintable" flag that the creator of the PDF > file can put on it -- probably a feature more recent than Acrobat Reader > 4.0. > > Just my guess, anyway. > DaveT > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 8:34 PM > Subject: Re: ShopTalk: golf related computer stuff > > > Arnie, > > > > I am running into the same problem as you are. First attempt resulted in > an > > only partially complete graphic on the screen and two separate attempts > later > > still no ability to print. Then I downloaded the new Adobe Acrobat Reader > 5.0 > > version and I was able to read the document on screen. Still could not > print > > though. After a couple more attempts and then trying to save the file I > > received a message telling me that I could not save the file unless I had > the > > full version of Acrobat 5.0. Apparently the Reader version is just that. > It > > lets you read but won't allow a printout unless you get the full version. > I > > guess we'll have to pony up the bucks or try some other sly end run to get > > this to work. > > > > Rich "Mac" McHattie > > Mac's Golf > >
