No Reader Available in a Free Version?

[ALDale13]

I am disabled because of a stroke and cannot find any way to use Adobe Reader that lets me listen to anything without having to pay money that I don't have. I thought that Adobe Reader had a free version that allowed me to listen to PDF without having to pay out something? If I am mistaken, please assist me in this. I make less than $900.00 a month on Social Security and no way to pay. Anyone have another way perhaps, to listen to PDF files?

[~graffiti]

The Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and you can get it here: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Install for all versions

As far as listening to a pdf, yes, it can do that. The function is called Read Out Loud. The only hitch to it is if the pdf does not contain any readable text (like it was a scan that was made into a pdf). If that's the case, Adobe has no free tools to make it readable like you want.

[ALDale13]

Exactly how can I find out if it can be read aloud by the Reader? How do I

see if it's a readable text? There is no way the Reader displays any kind

of instructions that shows how to start any audio. It only shows where I

have to purchase the audio version and I must say this; I am slightly slow

in my ability to 'think' clearly as the stroke I had affected my mental

ability. Just to inform you of that. There is no way I can figure out how

to start any audio playing of any PDF. Example: I downloaded a PDF book

called The Post Tribulation Rapture by William Arnold the III. Nothing

happens when I tried to start the Reader.

Allan

[~graffiti]

Ok. Lets get this figured out.

First, try this.

In Reader go to Edit>Preferences>Security (enhanced)>Sandbox container and check the box that says "Run in AppContainer(beta)." then restart Reader.

Then open Reader, use File open to open the pdf book. Go to View>Read Out Loud>Activate Read Out Loud then View>Read Out Loud>Read to End of Document.

Let me know what happens.

[ALDale13]

Sorry, but there is no AppContainer(beta)????

Allan

[~graffiti]

In Reader, go to Help>About Adobe Acrobat Reader. What is the version it lists?

[ALDale13]

2019.010.20064

Allan

[~graffiti]

That's the same version I'm running. It should be there. Can you give me a screen-shot of what you see when you go to Edit>Preferences>Security (enhanced)?

[ALDale13]

I don't know how to send you a screenshot. I will try to learn how, though.

Allan

[~graffiti]

Ok. It's different for each operating system. Once you get the screen shot just come back here and hit reply. At the top of the text editor you will see this icon.

Just click it and follow the steps.

[ALDale13]

Please give a few minutes to figure thiks out. My brain isn't working right

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[ALDale13]

Allan

[ALDale13]

Please tell me if what I just did sent you the image?

Allan

[ALDale13]

Allan

[ALDale13]

Allan

[ALDale13]

Did you receive the Screenshot?

[~graffiti]

No. It isn't showing. Are you accessing and replying to these forums via email? If so, that won't work. You'll need to click the link near the bottom of the email you receive that mentions something about visiting this thread in the forum (sorry. I don't access via email so don't know exactly what is says). Once in here, you will be able to upload the screen capture.

[~graffiti]

Here is what you should be seeing. Underlined in blue is the box that needs to be checked. Alternately, you can uncheck the box to the left but that just fixes it temporarily and you do want it checked in the end.

[ALDale13]

It does not display the picture of what you sent me. It does not display

Run in AppContainer(beta)

[ALDale13]

It shows the two outward *Enable Protected Mode and Create Protected Mode Log File, but not the one that says Run in AppContainer(beta)

[ALDale13]

I am currently on your Adobe comment section site

[~graffiti]

Ok. I don't know what's going on there. Try disabling the "Enable protected mode at startup", restart Reader then try Read Out Loud. Again, that's only a temporary fix. If you are opening pdf's from unknown sources, you really need that enabled.

Or, if you are using Windows:

Download and run the adobe acrobat cleaner from here: Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs  to remove all traces of Reader from your system.

Download and install the full version of Reader from here: Adobe - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Distribution and make sure you run any updates.

Then, see if Run in AppContainer is available. But try my other suggestion first before you do that.

[ALDale13]

OK! I have quite a strange situation. When I clicked on the download for

the 2015 Adobe Reader DC and Acrobat DC, my e-sword Bible program keeps

clicking on as if I am trying to open my e sword program. My e sword

program is a free Bible software that I use to study my Bible. There is no

way it should be oopening with the program cleaner you offered. Can I get

your opinion about this, please? I am on a Windows 7 HP Pavilion w/a

Slimline 8Gb 64Bit Desktop. This is very wierd

Allan

[~graffiti]

Just to be clear, you downloaded the installer, clicked on that to install and THAT is when your other software tried to open? If so, the installer is packaged in a .zip file (compressed so it downloads easier) that needs to be extracted. For some reason your file associations think that .zip should be opened by the bible software. That needs to be reset but I'm not exactly sure how to do that short of some work in the registry which I am not comfortable recommending.

Try right-clicking the .zip file (it should be named AdobeAcroCleaner_DC2015.zip) and see if there is an option to "Extract all". I'm not positive that will be there with your associations messed up but take a look. If it's there, choose it, tell it where you want it to put the files (I suggest your downloads folder) then go there and double-click the file that says AdobeAcroCleaner_DC2015.exe.

If that option isn't there, I would suggest having someone that does computer work local to you take a look.

[ALDale13]

It did not try to open. It opened Three times I did this. Scratchin' my head!!???