Adobe reader crashes when I print a pdf

When I try and print a PDF document, Adobe Reader crashes. The rainbow pinwheel of death comes up. The Force Quit dialogue box says that Adobe reader is not responsive. What do I do?

Thanks. Lots of us on Macs never install Adobe stuff. With Preview you can do a lot of things (like instant alpha, and dragging pages from one pdf to another). Are you also aware that in the Print menu there is a direct Print to PDF option?
Have fun.
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