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Charles28441048s5o6
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May 2, 2023
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How do I open the document which states: Please wait... If this message is not eventually replaced b

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How do I open the document which states: Please wait... If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents of the document, your PDF viewer may not be able to display this type of document. You can upgrade to the latest version of Adobe Reader for Windows®, Mac, or Linux® by visiting http://www.adobe.com/go/reader_download. For more assistance with Adobe Reader visit http://www.adobe.com/go/acrreader.

I subscribe to Adobe and I still cannot open documents!

Correct answer Tariq Ahmad

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-acrobat-reader-edit-pdf/id469337564

 


Hi all, 

 

Sorry for the delayed response and the troubled experience. 

 

If you are seeing this message: "PDF won’t display. Please wait …" 

 

You are getting this message while viewing a PDF in a browser, you are most likely trying to open a Dynamic XFA (XML Form Architecture) PDF. To view such PDF documents, we recommend you download the file locally and open it either in Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat.

 

please read this community discussion for more information on this topic: https://adobe.ly/3E9a5HB

 

There is another scenario, content preparation, for that please read this help page: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/message-content-preparation-progress-opening.html 

 

 

Let me know if you have more questions.


~Tariq

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wise_Cosmos5E45
New Participant
April 25, 2025

Strangely enough I just had this issue with a fillable tax form in Canada.

 

I tried downloading from various devices and browsers and finally just shortened the name of the PDF.  This actually allowed it to open.

 

I had tried opening the file throught Acrobat Reader directly (after ensuring that it was the most up to date - including uninstalling and reinstalling) but that didn't work.  It was the simple shortening of the file name that finally allowed the file to open, for some unknown reason.

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jabberi_5278
New Participant
July 23, 2025

My solution:

Just use this link : <link removed for security>

Convert XFA PDF To NORMAL PDF

thank me later for saving your files.

 

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David232165201zgb
New Participant
February 2, 2024

I have the same issue.  There are complaints about this from 2018, still no solution other than workarounds. 

 

Adobe, get your act together and fix this.

    try67
    try67
    Community Expert
    February 2, 2024

    There's nothing to fix, except for the misleading text about "waiting", which will do nothing.

    try67
    try67
    Community Expert
    May 2, 2023

    Save the file (via the link!) and then open it in Adobe Acrobat/Reader directly, not in a browser window.

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      Antoine35313541o08s
      New Participant
      February 7, 2024

      Hello, 

       

      I follow what you said and it still doesn't work... 

       

      Respectfully,

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