Pdf downloads as gibberish

Once you have done this, close any open PDF documents and reopen or regenerate the problem documents. According to Adobe, unchecking this box allows Acrobat to utilize system fonts and embedded document fonts. It is also mentioned that it may slow performance when it must install embedded fonts onto systems not already having those fonts. Thanks for the info! I always had a problem with Gibberish Characters. Now I can eliminate then easily:D. Home Software Adobe How-tos. Still need help? Contact Us Contact Us.

What to do when a PDF document is converted to garbled characters and symbols? Did this answer your question? Thanks for the feedback There was a problem submitting your feedback. When you get to the list, does the file have an icon that seems appropriate for that type of file? If these files have gotten associated with another program that doesn't know how to decode them, that might be the problem.

Thanks for hanging in there!!! I'm afraid that isn't the problem. I feel like I must have have done something by mistake that has made everything turn to hieroglyphics!!! Hmm, not the label so much as the associated program. If you open a PDF, what program does it open in? That's usually indicated on the title bar. So, the images I saved- when I opened them, are opening in word pad.

Which is what I use when I print text documents, but this is my file of mostly downloaded pics for my fb page I don't know why it was all OK before now I hate computers. You are SO SO lucky if you understand them! On Windows 7, if I right-click an image, there is an item called "Open With", and if I click that, the last option is "Choose default program" which allows me to associate the file type with a different program.

I did that and it asked me "How do you want to open this file? I assume NOT!! Mark Forums Read. User Name. Remember Me? Ubuntu This forum is for the discussion of Ubuntu Linux. View Public Profile. View Review Entries. Find More Posts by cliffd7. You can easily tell if Adobe Reader is installed by opening a console, find a small PDF file and enter Code: promtp: acroread filename.

If it's not and you're running bit, you may want to install but whatever means you install optional software Adobe Reader. There should be an indication of what application to use to display a PDF file; if there isn't, click the arrow and choose one. If you're using some other browser, the steps will be similar -- find where you define external to the browser application and define one for PDF files.

Hope this helps some.