adobe reader

[tytbody]

please direct where I might ask this question.

I have patterns that I need to download and they are in adobe format.
for some reason I can't get the layers to turn on so I can just print the layer I want.


Is there a special adobe reader we should be downloading from to get the adobe layers aspect to work. ??

Thank you.

 

[Zerozal]

Here is the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader for Mac available for download directly from Adobe's site:
Adobe Reader

 

[tytbody]

thank you but I can't get the layers to work..

do I have to uninstall what I have and reinstall a new program?

 

[MisterMe]

please direct where I might ask this question.

I have patterns that I need to download and they are in adobe format.
for some reason I can't get the layers to turn on so I can just print the layer I want.


Is there a special adobe reader we should be downloading from to get the adobe layers aspect to work. ??

Thank you.

PDF is a flat file format, not an object-oriented format. There is no "layers aspect" even in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. Adobe Reader is a file reader who editing features are pretty much limited to completing forms in PDF files have include forms.

 

[Amigalander]

When you say "adobe format" and speak of "layers," I think you mean Photoshop format. If Photoshop is not available to you, Pixelmator is an alternative that will separate layers. I'm sure there may be some other free alternatives too.

 

[tytbody]

okay, I don't know how the problem got fixed but you see, people make sewing patterns in Layers, different sizes nest in each other. I only wanted to print say the small size, Well in Adobe reader you can turn on layers and you can turn them off.

so you only print the part of the pattern you would like.

like those little women that are nested in each egg. And say you want the third one, well in Adobe you can only get the part of the egg you want.

So, thanks for trying you all. Adobe does do layers.

 

[dyt1983]

edit: To remove personally identifying information not relevant to the thread.

 

[Amigalander]

Hmm, you actually DID mean layers in a PDF file. Neat.

Since I don't have Adobe Reader on this comp, I tried opening the layered PDF in iDraw, and the layers are available separately. Learn something new every day!

 

[Partron22]

Here's a demo PDF with layers.

Cool!
I did not know that.