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Adobe Reader won't print. (But problem solved.)

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July 30, 2017
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Hi all. I'm posting this in the hopes that it might help someone else out that may have the same symptom. Last week, my Adobe Reader stopped printing. Nothing I did produced any result. Not hitting the print icon. Not hitting CTRL+P. Not selecting "print" from the drop-down menu. There was no error message. No nothing. It was as if I hadn't clicked anything. I tried repairing the installation, no help. I've rebooted the computer many times over the last couple weeks. Here's what finally fixed it. On a whim, I went to Windows Explorer, right-clicked on the PDF file, and selected "print" from Explorers context menu. Adobe flashed open for a sec, and the document printed. Now, Adobe Reader prints as it always used to do. There must have been some little "glitch" or something going on.

Problem solved. Hope this helps someone else.

Artie

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Thanks, @ArtieD2. Your post from 2017 still works when nothing else will. Excellent advice!

@ArtieD2 wrote:

Hi all. I'm posting this in the hopes that it might help someone else out that may have the same symptom. Last week, my Adobe Reader stopped printing. Nothing I did produced any result. Not hitting the print icon. Not hitting CTRL+P. Not selecting "print" from the drop-down menu. There was no error message. No nothing. It was as if I hadn't clicked anything. I tried repairing the installation, no help. I've rebooted the computer many times over the last couple weeks. Here's what finally fixed it. On a whim, I went to Windows Explorer, right-clicked on the PDF file, and selected "print" from Explorers context menu. Adobe flashed open for a sec, and the document printed. Now, Adobe Reader prints as it always used to do. There must have been some little "glitch" or something going on.

Problem solved. Hope this helps someone else.

Artie

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TeddyTurner77

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This has just helped me 8 years later. Thank you

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luke_7048

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Thanks so much! Worked perfectly

ArtieD2Author

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Thanks Luke. This post keeps on keeping.

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yvonne_7841

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I just wanted to reply and say thank you! I had a similar no printing error happen and isolated it to just Adobe (every other application could print) and even tried to uninstall and reinstall on my 2016 HP. I had to buy a new computer (2024 HP, win 11), downloaded a completely new license for work, and still the same issue! Did your right click above and it works! Very annoying that this error is still occurring seven years later.

ArtieD2Author

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Thanks for the thanks Yvonne. Glad to hear that this tip is still helping someone this many years later.

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Ashley387525408qng

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Same problem here, many, many years later. Adobe Reader won't print a PDF. Everything else can print them just fine from same computer, just not Adobe Reader. The format it created, specifically for printing, it can't print. Can't make this stuff up...

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J C36644625s4jbCorrect answer

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Thanks, @ArtieD2. Your post from 2017 still works when nothing else will. Excellent advice!

@ArtieD2 wrote:

Hi all. I'm posting this in the hopes that it might help someone else out that may have the same symptom. Last week, my Adobe Reader stopped printing. Nothing I did produced any result. Not hitting the print icon. Not hitting CTRL+P. Not selecting "print" from the drop-down menu. There was no error message. No nothing. It was as if I hadn't clicked anything. I tried repairing the installation, no help. I've rebooted the computer many times over the last couple weeks. Here's what finally fixed it. On a whim, I went to Windows Explorer, right-clicked on the PDF file, and selected "print" from Explorers context menu. Adobe flashed open for a sec, and the document printed. Now, Adobe Reader prints as it always used to do. There must have been some little "glitch" or something going on.

Problem solved. Hope this helps someone else.

Artie

ArtieD2Author

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Thanks JC. Glad to know I had something, (very little), to offer. 🙂

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Bruce36395115qmgz

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Hi- on both out iMacs (Mojave) and M2s Macbook we can't print pdfs with Adobe Acrobat to Canon MX870 printer. I've tried the Adobe TS tool (https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/troubleshoot-pdf-printing-acrobat-reader.html) to set reset CUPs, but I continue to get the "Can't open "/private/var/spool/cups/tmp/..." message for the Canon MX870 and for the MF4890dw printer I get "Stopped 'Filter' failed. Apple PREVIEW prints the PDF files fine.We would like to use the Adobe Print Booklet Feature but we can't even print 1 page PDF files in Adobe Acrobat. This has been going on for several months now, but it's getting to be a problem at work. It's causing manhours of issues at work because not all know the workarounds. I've redownload from Adobe DC Reader 2022.X and the Adobe 2023.X version but there is no difference. Is there an Adobe fix at all? Thank you.

Amal.

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Hi there

Hope you are doing well and sorry to hear that.

Please update the application to the recent version 24.01.20615 installed. Go to Help > Check for updates and reboot the computer once.

Also, go through the similar discussion that I have found on Mac support page https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251675374?answerId=253224025022&sortBy=best#253224025022 and see if that works.

Let us know how it goes.

~Amal

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Richard35162483yyh9

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I have solved this issue by choosing Print > Advanced and checking "Print as image"

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Barb351653494wh5

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Apparently that can only be done on Mac0S14 Beta - according to my Adobe version. I am very frustrated as I have tried everything today.

Amal.

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Hi All

We have fixed this issue in the latest version (2023.006.20360) of Acrobat or Reader. Please upgrade Acrobat or Reader to the latest version by following the below steps:

Click on the MENU button in the top left corner > Help > Check for Updates.

Please confirm if the issue is fixed or not at your end after checking the issue on the latest version of Acrobat.

~Amal

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Patrick33319333rznd

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Agree, still not fixed. Very frustrating.

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Patrick33319333rznd

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And it says "No page was selected to print"

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Dwayne325443412j3a

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09/26/2023 Just thought I would add something from my clients recent experience: Right clicking on a PDF file and slecting Print option had stopped working on Windows 10 PCs. Adobe Acrobat Reader was set as the default application for pdfs. This was a new version of Acrobat Reader ver 23.6.20320.0. What fixed this was Opening Acrobat Reader and going into the Menu (3 horzontial lines upper left corner) and then select "Disable new Acrobat Reader" then 'Restart" Acrobat Reader when prompted. This set Adobe back to a previous reader style. Once this was done selecting Print from file menu returned working. This also resolved an issue where applications that needed to print pdfs had also stopped. Even older apps that were using "ShellExecute GetDesktopWindow(), "Print"..." now worked.

Meenakshi_Negi

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Hi Dwayne325443412j3a

Thank you for reaching out and reporting this.

Could you please confirm if the option does not work only when you use the new UI? Share the current Acrobat Reader version number. It would be helpful if you could share the screen recording so we can get this behavior checked.

We acknowledge that the new Acrobat represents a notable change, however, we hope that as you get familiar with the new interface, you will be able to be more productive & get more out of Acrobat.

As we made these changes in the interface, we have tried to ensure all tools & features that are currently supported retain their familiar functionalities and workflows as they did in the previous version. We are committed to addressing any gaps or issues reported by users related to any break in current workflows in all our past & upcoming releases. In case any of your current workflows are not functioning as expected, do share them with us on this thread, and we will address them with the highest priority.

Thanks,

Meenakshi

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THANK YOU ARTIE, although your post is from 2017 it still works in 2023. You just solved my problem.
I salut you for your ingenuity...
Norberto

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