As far as I have ever experienced, OpenOffice will simply not read PDF files. When it says done, it just means that it tried, not that it was successful. You can try to open any file you wish, but unless it is one that OpenOffice is capable of opening, nothing will happen.
If for some reason you cannot open PDF documents with Adobe, either the document is damaged or Adobe Reader is damaged. I have a small program called FoxIt reader that will sometimes open documents that Adobe calls damaged. The main reason behind PDF files is that they are generally un-editable. Without buying the full Adobe program, there is not much of a way to make a PDF editable. There are limited ways to extract information from PDF files, but full ability to edit is - most of the time - is impossible. Even with the Full Adobe, which I have, unless you are the original document creator, editing is still a pain in the rear. OpenOffice cannot change this at the moment. Many people use PDFs to distribute "paid for" documents. Books and such. The ability to open any PDF on hand and edit would damage the publishing industry...or at least upset a few people. Roxann Milby Wing B Office Admin -----Original Message----- From: Blake & Dana Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [users] Opening Adobe pdf Chris I had the same question. And I got the same answer that I needed the reader but it still was not working for me. Every time I tried to open one of these documents it would say "Done" and have a blank screen. So, someone told me that if I save the file to my desktop then open it from there you can read the pdf document. Hope this helps D ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 12:28 PM Subject: [users] Opening Adobe pdf >I have recently begun using OpenOffice. I do like the program but I am >having difficulty opening .pdf files. Is OpenOffice not compatible with >Adobe Acrobat? I use Acrobat Reader 5.0 and instead of getting text from >an e-mail download, I only get machine language. > > Can you help me, please? > Thanks in advance > > Chris Page > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "That we are to stand by the president, right or wrong is not only > unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American > public." ~Theodore Roosevelt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
