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KGunther
KGunther
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May 16, 2020
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We shouldn’t have to pay to view PDF’s we have been using for 20 years.

  • May 16, 2020
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After recommending PDF's as a sustainable archiving format for many years, paying Adobe to read these docs moving forward is not a fair business practice.  

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    Legend
    May 16, 2020

    Why would you pay Adobe when there are countless different people making PDF readers at all sorts of prices including free? Adobe continues to offer Acrobat Reader free as they have for 20 years and more. They also sell PDF related products of course, and if you want one of them you need to pay. Like always.

    KGunther
    KGuntherAuthor
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    May 16, 2020

    Each time I tried to open my newly created PDF yesterday, a window opened giving me two choices, either a 7 day free trial or a $100+ per year subscription.  When I closed the window, my PDF closed.  Am I missing something?  

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      Legend
      May 17, 2020

      Thanks for your response.  Please walk me through how my Canon scanner only scans to PDF, stitch, custom or photo, no Word doc choice?  Need I buy another $12 monthly subscription to scan my legacy documents?   


      Your Canon scanner software can make PDF, which is nice. Whether it offers other choices is something to take up with Canon. You do not need Acrobat to scan to PDF and you may follow the three steps I posted to resolve the specific issue you first reported. UNLESS you specifically want features of Acrobat, that is: it’s your choice whether to buy it. 

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