Hi Brian, Thanks for the suggestion but, alas, it just comes up with an update for language support. I guess it doesn't count a new version of the program as an update and I'll have to install it separately if I ever find it. Catherine On 5/27/08, Brian Booth <bp.booth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Catherine, > > Have a look at the Help menu in Adobe Reader. In version 8 there is an > option to check for updates, but I can't remember if it existed in previous > versions. > > Regards, > > Brian. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 8:53 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Adobe Reader questions > > >> Hi both, >> >> Thanks for the suggestions. I will download the latest version of the >> reader and see what happens with that. That is - if I can find the >> download, which at the moment I can't. I went to www.adobe.com and >> clicked on downloads and can't see where to go from there. Can anyone >> tell me where to go after that? >> >> Catherine >> >> On 5/27/08, alex thynne <alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Hi Catherine >>> >>> I can do a couple of these. >>> >>> 1 I've got version 8 of adobe on my machine. It does work fine for me >>> but >>> it doesn't like documents larger than about four pages normally, but it >>> occasionally reads larger ones. I just wonder whether this is something >>> to >>> do with the way the document was created in the first place. >>> >>> 3 I would yell at your Council to make this document more generally >>> accessible to blind people. We all don't have computers, the Chester and >>> District branch of the NFB successfully campaigned for this in our area >>> and >>> the City Council together with a couple of the north east Wales Councils >>> are >>> now aware of such a need, and we have access to the documents for green >>> and >>> pink weeks in braille and large print, which covers, plastic, drinnks >>> cans >>> and paper, and the white bag scheme, glass and batteries. >>> >>> Don't know how helpful this is, but good luck with No. 3, keep pestering! >>> >>> Alex >>> skype name: grytpype2006 >>> windows live messenger name: alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf >>> Of Catherine Turner >>> Sent: 27 May 2008 18:24 >>> To: Access-UK >>> Subject: [access-uk] Adobe Reader questions >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm having trouble reading a pdf and have a few questions I wonder if >>> people can help with. >>> >>> 1. I've got Adobe Reader 7 - is this the latest version? Should I >>> instal the latest version if not? >>> >>> 2. I get incredibly irritated with JAWS saying "graphic" all over the >>> place when reading PDFs. Is there any way I can stop this? I've gone >>> into graphics in configuration manager and set it to say no graphics >>> but still it says "graphic" when I'm reading through the text. >>> >>> 3. Does anyone feel like looking at this damn pdf to see if they can >>> find out which recycling week we're in in my area (this pdf contains a >>> timetable of "green" weeks and "blue" weeks which I can't find/fathom >>> with JAWS). >>> >>> Catherine >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> >> >> __________ NOD32 3135 (20080527) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq