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PDF files through acrobat reader - Wendy

Posted: Feb 05, 2010

I get an email with a log sent to me through PDF files that opens through acrobat reader. The text fonts are so small sometimes it is very very straining to read. Does anyone know how to make it larger? Or can it be opened through something else to make it work? Any help appreciated by these old eyes.

Thank you

If your mouse has a scroll wheel, hold down on Ctrl key and - SM

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scroll back and forth to enlarge or make smaller. This trick works on web pages, in Word, and lots of other applications.

Is there a way to make the text print larger?? nm - wondering

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nm

Yes, hold the ctrl key down and scroll up with mouse - Answers

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That will make print later, other way smaller.

Can you see PLUS and MINUS buttons on the tool bars - above the text in .pdf

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When you open your .pdf file, do you have a tool bar just above the content text that looks something like this?

Icon: Printer – Icon: xxx - Arrow up – Arrow down – gray box “1” / x – blue minus button – blue plus button – gray box “xx%” – xxx – gray box “Find”

You can use the blue “plus” or “minus” buttons to make the text larger or smaller, to whatever % you need.

Also, if it is a long document and you want to jump to a page in the middle, just type in the page number in the first gray box. If it was a 200 page document it would show “1” / 200. To go to page 125, simply type “125” in that gray box.

I have seen that tool bar positioned differently on different computers. If yours does not look exactly like I described, just look for a “plus” and “minus” button somewhere on the tool bars above the text. All software should have them somewhere.

Hope this helps.

I can enlarge the text on the computer screen, but - curious

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it still prints that same tiny print. Hard on the eyes for this ol' lady! :) LOL

Drop down the File menu. Do you have the option to - SM

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save as text? This will allow you to convert the file and read it in Notepad.

The options available depend on the creator of the PDF file, but you might also be able to highlight all the text in the PDF and paste it to your word processor where you can enlarge the font and print.

I give up. Thanks for trying. - curious

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I can't highlight to copy & paste, and saving it as txt to my documents and opening with notepad totally messes it up.

Thanks, though!

Don't give up yet. :) Do a Google search - SM

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for PDF Hammer. It's a free online service that lets you upload and edit PDF files, then save back to your hard drive.

I have not used this service, but hope it works for you.

Bless your heart! - curious

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I used the pdf hammer convert to word, and was easily able to enlarge and print.

Thank you SO much!! (And, my tired eyes thank you, too!!) :)

Thanks for coming back and saying it worked! - SM

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I had heard of that little program but didn't know for sure what it could really do.

Just FYI - curious

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The regular hammer thing didn't work for me. I was unable to change the size of the print that way no matter how I tried. I will admit that I'm not a whiz at this type thing, obviously, and maybe someone else can.

However, when I used the convert to word, that's easy enough for anybody.

I'm posting this just so ya know there are "more ways than one to skin a cat", as my grandpa would've said, in case you run into this in the future

Once again, I thank you, from this ol' southern gal.

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