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When I open pdf files from certain companies all I get is, in the top left corner a white square about 1cm, inside which is a smaller black square, inside which is a white x.
How do I get around this?
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Are you downloading such with a WEB BROWSER? If so, this one is known to happen. Be sure to save the .PDF and open it outside the browser.
Bob
Yes I was downloading with a web browser. I tried your suggestion and it opened successfully. Thanks
If you use Adobe, research this.
-> Adobe uncheck web browser integration. <-
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4775587
There are similar for other readers and browsers.
Glad you figured it out,
Bob
This is also very popular.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/addons.php
Thanks but I already downloaded foxit and still have the same problem with it as with adobe
That means something. I'm not sure how much I can write here without upsetting folk but if Adobe's own PDF Reader fails, then something is up. Are you sure this is not intentional?
Bob
change the pdf file ending to doc, xls, txt, html, and so on. Maybe it's a file with the wrong ending. When all else fails, open in notebook and see if there's any clear text internally to give a clue about it.
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