Opening a particular pdf

I have lots of PDFs on my computer and they all open easily. However yesterday I had to open a really important application for which the deadline is the middle of next week. It 'appears' to be there but when i try to open it it is 'grey' and one page instead of 16. I opened it today from work with no problem, printed off a hard copy to have a look at and saved the file to disk BUT I've just tried to open it at home and am faced with the same problem. What is going on? Why can I open other PFDs but not this one?

Choosing a pdf reader and editor is something you will need to discuss elsewhere. Different permissions and different software may result in incompatibility problems &/or permissions may be set on pdf documents for instance so that they are intended to be read only.
Adobe is the Company behind original [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format pdf] development and their reader is still free and popular software.
If the problem is work or education related can you ask your IT department for advice. What software is used at work where the problematic pdf opens ?

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