Jo Taliaferro Hello, I did download Adobe acrobat DC it's on my machine and guess what came up when I had finished installing Adobe DC? Yes Microsoft edge and I do not want it there. How can I get rid of it? I to have you read but I have not used it much. I still think there's something wacky about my computer in windows 10. Yes, someone set it up for me and I'm not a happy camper… Thanks for the great information, Dave On Sep 9, 2016, at 1:25 PM, David <[email protected]> wrote:
May I just remind you all, that the all-accessible software QREAD, does read PDF Files. Often with better result than the Adobe software. Yes, I do have both on my machine, but has set QRead to be the standard software to open any PDF files. QRead is not freeware, but the price is affordable. Think it was something like 20 or 30 dollars. And since it lets me read certain documents that Adobe does not handle satisfyingly I feel the price is worth the money. As already stated, whether anything beneficial or not, PDF has become the industry standard of everything now aday. Consequently, we just have to deal with it. Unfortunately PDF has no real standard in setting up things, and could hold both written and scanned text, along with graphics, drawings, photos and logos. Not to mention all the troublesome layouts with multiple columns, text written around the pictures and so forth. And, the PDF can be made non-accessible. But other than that, except from all the drawbacks, I guess the format is good enough. hahahaha. Since we cannot get around the format, we have to get a way to bite it. And therefore a software like QRead is a good tool in your toolbox. Since it is a stand-alone program, it will not be messed up by strange new ideas from Adobe, long as they don't affect new documents. From what I remember, the upgrades of QRead are free of charge. You want to have a look at the program, search for it on the net, or come back and let's see if we can dig out the homepage for you. All just to remind you, there does exist alternatives to the main-stream. David > On 9/9/2016 3:11 PM, Jo Talliaferro via Talk wrote: > Hi Grumpy Dave, > I think PDF files are kind of like the standard so that people can view them > on whatever device they > have. I think pdf stands for: Portable Document file...not certain but it > then allows people to > save or convert it to whatever is best for them. And...Grumpy Jo says that > it's easier to add all > the little graphics, pictures to the document. Not my favorite, especially > when not set up properly > for a blind person. > > I don't want to install Adobe Reader DC but I guess I don't have much choice > if, as is usual most of > the time, I will do it to accommodate my sighted friends! > > Jo Taliaferro > > -----Original Message----- > From: Talk > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Dave > via Talk > Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 9:53 AM > To: A I Squared Support <[email protected]> > Subject: The Real Value of PDF and Adobe Reader? > > Hello, > > This might be a stupid question, but it isn't my first, or my last. > > What is the value of PDF files? > > Sure, you can Lock them so no one can alter them, but this can be done with > Word files too. > > Over the years, in general, I have found reading PDF files to be a procedure > that about 50 percent > of the time, ended with undesirable results. I couldn't read all of the > file, or page to the next > page, or even read anything on screen. > > It was always a Crap Shoot when reading a PDF file sent from someone. > > Now, I do know that PDF has become common, and they are here to stay, but is > there are real value to > this type of file? > > And Adobe Reader, on any system I have ever installed it, is so slow, and > basically a Pain in the > Butt to use it. > > For years I have felt that Adobe had created a File Standard, that became > popular in some Circles, > and yet this new Standard was nothing all that Special, other than giving > Adobe a bit more Cash > Flow. > > So is there something that Adobe has created that is better than what can be > done in MS Word? > > grumpy Dave > > who just reluctantly installed Adobe Reader DC to his new system. > > -- > Dave <[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily > represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/soaringeagle7%40comcast.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/trailerdavid%40hotmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > . > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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