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Philomelos_
Philomelos_
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April 19, 2024
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Page text changes to previous content simply by selecting and editing it

  • April 19, 2024
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Look at this: https://streamable.com/pw67ow

 

What in the world is happening here? I've been having issues with PDF visuals for a while now but this tops it.  I'm on Acrobat 24.1. Windows 11. How do I fix this?

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    Philomelos_
    Philomelos_Author
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    April 23, 2024

    Any other tips here? Support won't help me on this and just resort to basic troubleshooting, which I already did plenty of. This bug is really annoying.

    Philomelos_
    Philomelos_Author
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    April 23, 2024

    New video: https://streamable.com/rx8ya3

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    April 20, 2024

    What is the source of the document? Which application created the PDF file?

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    Philomelos_
    Philomelos_Author
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    April 20, 2024

    Hi, the file properties say it's an 1.6 PDF Acrobat 7.x version. PDF Producer is Distiller Windows 9.0.0

    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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    April 20, 2024

    Hi @Philomelos_ ,

     

    Is this happening with every PDF document that you view in Acrobat?

     

    Would the same document display the same behavior if you're viewing it with another program (i.e. a web browser, a different PDF reader or file viewer with PDF viewing capability)?

     

    From looking at the shared video it looks as if that PDF was produced from a scanned document.

     

    Can you tell how this document was produced before it was turned into a PDF?

      Philomelos_
      Philomelos_Author
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      April 20, 2024

      Hi, thanks for your response. The PDF was downloaded from here: https://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/2318a793-cc99-4b22-adad-00a8529314cf/content.

       

      It does not show the same behavior if I view it with something else than Acrobat. Only Acrobat yields this behavior.

      Philomelos_
      Philomelos_Author
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      April 20, 2024

      Also, this does not happen with all PDFs I'm viewing in Adobe but a good amount. I read a lot of PDFs, I would say about 10%.

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