Why can't I open my pdf document in Pages?

I want to open a pdf document in Pages, but is will not let me select it. How do I do this?

You can also drag & drop from the Preview thumbnail to your Pages document.

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Many people using PC told me that they can't open a PDF document I sent them by email, from my MacBook Pro.
I created the document on Pages and exported it in PDF, but when people try to open it, there is incompatibility.
It's very bothering because I use it for work, and it happens almost all the time.
What can I do ?

I tried with my Live (= hotmail) one, I must try with my Gmail one. I'm really sorry but I don't understand the rest of your sentence "If Apple Mail, do you have Send Windows-Friendly Attachments checked in the compose attachment (paperclip) dialog? That will make a difference on the PC end." (i'm not a fluent english speaker).
I don't know if the problem is related to Adobe, everyone reported to me that they can't open the file, so it would be weird if no one had Adobe on their computer.
EDIT : I'm just thinking that I attach my document by sliding it from my desktop to the email, I don't know if I tried it by clicking the "attach files" icon. Is it what you meant ? If not, could it make a difference ?

Why can't i open a PDF document came to me in an e-mail

i can't open a PDF document came to me in an E-mail

Hi there Bearzfan,
You may find the information in the article below helpful.
Upgrade notification message when opening an iWork document
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1060
-Griff W.

Why can I not open some previous documents in Pages?

Help! I can not open previous documents in pages. It is instructing me to download the latest, when I do try, it tells me the most current has been installed? I still can not open the documents?

You have 2 versions of Pages on your Mac.
Pages 5.2 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
You are alternately opening the wrong versions.
Pages '09/'08 can not open Pages 5 files and you will get the warning that you need a newer version.
Pages 5.2 can open Pages '09 files but may damage/alter them. It can not open Pages '08 files at all.
Older versions of Pages 5 can not open files from later versions of Pages 5.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5 the Pages '09 files can not be opened in Pages '09.
Anything that is saved to iCloud and opened in a newer version of Pages is also converted to Pages 5 files.
All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.
Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.
Apple has removed almost 100 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs:
http://www.freeforum101.com/iworktipsntrick/viewforum.php?f=22&sid=3527487677f0c 6fa05b6297cd00f8eb9&mforum=iworktipsntrick
Peter

Why can't I open a PDF in Word? I have Microsoft Office:Mac 2011

Why can't I open a PDF document in Word. I have Microsoft Office:Mac 2011 installed because I have to email PDF and word documents to my clients. Please help.
I currently have been viewing them in Preview. Is that the only way?

Word is a text processor, not a PDF viewer. You can embed a PDF document in a Word document, but that's pretty much it. Besides Preview there are numerous third-party applications that can also view PDFs such as Adobe Reader.

Why can't I open a pdf file on my desktop? I keep getting this message: Adobe Reader could not open '8pdk_96_4.pdf' because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it was sent as an email attachment and w

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I tried that.
I saved the file 8pdk_96_4.pdf to my desktop and tried to open it using Adobe Reader but I get the same message: Adobe Reader could not open '8pdk_96_4.pdf' because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it was sent as an email attachment and wasn't correctly decoded).

I can download and open pdfs on my macbook air. Why can't I open a pdf from a webpage?

I can download and open pdfs on my macbook air. Why can't I open a pdf from a webpage?

Back up all data.
Triple-click the line of text below to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
/Library/Internet Plug-ins
In the Finder, select
Go > Go to Folder
from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-G. Paste into the text box that opens (command-V), then press return.
From the folder that opens, remove any items that have the letters “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari, and test.
The "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can also interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you may need to remove it as well, if it's present.
If you still have the issue, repeat with this line:
~/Library/Internet Plug-ins
If you don’t like the results of this procedure, restore the items from the backup you made before you started. Relaunch Safari again.

Why can't I open a PDF that I emailed to my self

Why can't I open a PDF that I emailed to my self

OK. You mean that it has fillable form fields. Those will not open in the mail app or in iBooks.
Download Adobe Reader in the App Store. It is free. Then go back to the mail app, tap on the PDF file to get the Open In window to pop up. When the Open In window pops up, select Adobe Reader. The PDF will open in Adobe Reader and be saved in there. You should be able to fill out the fields in the Adobe Reader app and then you can email it from there if needed.

Why can't i open a word document on my pad

why can't i open a word document on my pad? I used to be able to but now I can't. Is there a setting that I can change?

Try a Reset [Hold the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons down together for 10 seconds or so (until the Apple logo appears) and then release. When the screen goes blank power On again in the normal way.] It is absolutely/appsolutely safe!

Why can't I open any PDF files ?

Why can't I open any PDF files ?

I am running Safari Version 5.1.5 (6534.55.3) on my iMac 10,1. After my last Adobe update, my pdf files are nothing but a black window. Have tried reverting to an earlier version of Adobe, but still getting a black window. What next steps should I take? Thanks.

Why can't I open my PDF's?

Why can't I open my PDF's?

Beats me. Can you tell us any more about it? Some of the things you might want to share include:
- your version of Adobe Reader or other PDF software?
- any message you get (exactly, in full)?
- your system (e.g. Windows 7, Mac OS Lion)?
- if you're running another app (e.g. Outlook, Chrome) what is it?

Why can't i open an attached document (most often pps) with firefox when i can with internet explorer?

why can't i open an attached document (most often pps) with firefox when i can with internet explorer?

Perhaps if you change your setting here:
orange Firefox button ''or'' Tools menu > Options > Applications tab
In the search box, type '''power''' and then pause until the list is filtered. If you have these, try changing the action to "Always Ask":
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation<br>
Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show
It's possible that if you don't have Microsoft Office installed, you might not have those listed.

Why can i not open certain pdf files?

I am having a problem opening pdfs. I have tried several times to open a pdf from my school but it gives me a blank page but no text. Other pdf documents open fine. I contacted tech support for the school and they checked document and were able to open and view it. I have a Surface with Adobe Reader Touch installed on it. I now have 3 pdfs I can not read or print.

Not many details about anything... It's may be that those files were damaged in transit; PDFs do not seem very fond of travelling through the Internet.

Why can't I open a PDF in AI?

I bought the AI APP membership and downloaded it; logged in and nothing happens? I can only view the PDF? Someone told me I could open and edit PDF files in AI?

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I bought the AI APP membership and downloaded it; logged in and nothing happens? I can only view the PDF? Someone told me I could open and edit PDF files in AI?
That will depend firstly on the pdf you have opened. Does it have any security enabled to prevent changes. (You need to check this in Acrobat).
Second, what objects are you trying to edit. The easy way to check is to use the direct selection tool and see what you can select. When a pdf is opened in Illustrator, all the objects are contained within a bounding box.
If the pdf contains only a pixel based image, then you will need Photoshop to edit the image.
Sometimes PDFs can be saved with the Illustrator file embedded into the document, in which case it will open as a native illustrator file.

Why can't I print a PDF document?

when trying to print a PDF document I get the error message " unable to print document". Sometimes also includes "No pages are selected''.
I'm using an HP laptop and OS Windows 7.
I have tried selecting all document,and printing it as image, I have checked that there are no security locks on the document. I have been through the forum several times searching for answers and still I cannot print a PDF.
Advice please on what other steps I can take.

Pat Willener,
Many thanks for the helpful suggestions. . Sean Mitchell's suggestion of
repairing Adobe reader via the help menu did the trick. I have been able to
print several PDF documents after following his suggestion.
Very many thanks for the assistance
Peter Goldsworthy

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