Read out loud problem

I am having trouble with the read out loud option. When I open a pdf with adobe reader & try to use the read out loud option it says "warning blank page" even though there is content there. Please help!!!!!

Hi,
You may try suggestions from this link: Read Aloud in Adobe Reader XI
Also i would suggest to install latest updates pending for Acrobat/Reader.
Regards,
Ajlan Huda.

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