Link to pdf document/Adobe Reader 7.0

[PawleysGrits]

I have a PowerPoint presentation that contains links to numerous pdf
documents on my local drive. These links worked just great with Adobe
Reader 6.x, but they simply will not display with Adobe Reader 7.0. Here's
what happens: when the link is activated, the linked file pops-up over the
slide, and quickly disappears. It doesn't stay more than a fraction of a
second.

If I open these pdf documents directly from Adobe Reader 7.0, no problem;
it's just by following a link within PowerPoint that doesn't work.

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

 

[Sandy]

When viewing your PDF, at what percentage to you view the
document? It may be too large to be viewed by PowerPoint.

 

[PawleysGrits]

There were no changes made that would affect such a setting, whether viewed
by Adobe 6 or Adobe 7.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I haven't installed Reader 7 yet. I always like to watch the Adobe newsgroups
to see what the new version breaks and then decide. ;-)

After invoking one of these links, have you tried Alt+Tab to see if Reader's
there with the file loaded but has moved behind PPT for some reason?

 

[Sonia]

If you press Alt + Tab, do you see the Reader in the list of active tasks? It
might be that the Reader window is open and displaying *under* your slide.

One thing to try is to open the Reader before you start your slide show. Does
that make a difference?

 

[PawleysGrits]

Yes, I have done the Alt + Tab to see if the reader is alive, and it is not.
I am not able, now, to "start the reader" before cranking up the slide show,
because I have removed Adobe 7 from my system, for the 3rd time. At this
point, I don't want to re-install it until I get some additional feedback
from y'all.

When The v7 reader was installed, I did notice some quirky things about my
system, unrelated to the PowerPoint issue; things I couldn't really lay a
finger on, like missing icons (the new MS AntiSpyware, Google Desktop, etc.)
from the system tray. I have numerous "pest detectors" (Spybot, Ad-Aware,
etc., etc., etc.) and keep my system pretty will-tuned, so I have a high
level of confidence that no pests are causing problems. Rather, I "feel"
that the Adobe v7 Reader is problematic, at this point, and will refrain
from using it until I get better vibes.

Can you refer me to any Adobe Reader-specific newsgroups?

 

[Sonia]

I installed 7.0 here and it does the same thing for me that you describe. If I
pre-open 7.0 it does better. The Reader opens on top of PowerPoint, but the PDF
file is not open within the Window. I may have a conflict here because I have
the full Adobe Acrobat 6.0 app installed, but I'm not going to proceed any
further. I'm going to restore my system. Was there a particular reason that
you wanted 7.0 if 6.0 works fine for you?

Use google to find forums that might help. Or write to Adobe customer support.

 

[PawleysGrits]

Adobe 7 has been touted (by Adobe, no less) as a maintenance release, more
than anything else. I try to keep up with software updates, you know, the
pioneer with the arrows in the back. I teach computer courses locally, and
often create pdf documents for the students; some don't have the reader
installed, so it's good for me to know what works and what doesn't work. My
advice will be to download any of the 6.x versions, and stay away from the
v7 until more is known about its idiosyncracies.

Regarding your "conflict", the advice I was given was to un-install prior
versions before installing the v7 reader. In your case, uninstalling the
"full metal jacket" doesn't seem like much of an option.

Thanks, again, for your responses.

 

[Sonia]

I'm not much of an Acrobat user, so 7.0 isn't important to me right now. But
I'd better do some research because I have customers who may be using 7.0. Our
software works with versions 4.0 - 6.0 of the Reader, so I'll have to test with
7.0. The difference is that we don't hyperlink in PowerPoint to the PDF file.
We link to a BAT file that has a command to open the file in the Reader. I'll
have to see whether that still works with 7.0.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

You might try disconnecting your system from the net then deactivating some of
the anti-pestware goodies. Sometimes they can cause as many problems as they
prevent.

Can you refer me to any Adobe Reader-specific newsgroups?

Go to www.adobe.com and visit the User to User support area. You have to
register to participate but it's free and they do respect your wishes re
sending email and other stuff. I've never gotten any spam from them.

Once you have a username/password you can access the U2U groups via their web
interface or NNTP/newsreader client.

adobeforums.com is the news server name

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Adobe 7 has been touted (by Adobe, no less) as a maintenance release, more

than anything else. I try to keep up with software updates, you know, the
pioneer with the arrows in the back.

I like Acrobat, have used it since version 2, but if history teaches us anying,
it's never to install an X.0 release of Acrobat Anything. Every version since
4 has had serious flaws with the first release and has needed an update before
it was stable/useful/worth fighting with.