[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]I have Adobe Reader on a couple of Windows 8.x computers. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Just in case, as a “backup”, I'd like to install a free, open source, PDF reader that can highlight text. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Adobe Reader works well and highlights text.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]SumatraPDF works well, but does not highlight text.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]LibreOffice Draw cannot open PDFs ( dialogue-box says “General input/output error” ). I spent ages online, but I wasn't able to find a solution. Also, I cannot understand the relevant info on LibreOffice's website (For example, do I need to install an extension, to be able to open PDFs in LibreOffice?? I cannot find any such extension on LO's Extensions Page)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]MuPDF opens PDFs, but does not highlight text. Its user-interface does not have a menu. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Okular is too complicated, for a beginner like me, because, to work on Windows, Okular requires KDE. Also, if I understood correctly, Okular is not yet compatible with Windows 8.x[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]PDF Split & Merge Basic does not open any of my PDFs. Also, it clashes with Microsoft EMET, and with Malwarebytes Free AntiExploit. I temporarily halted EMET and MAE, but Split & Merge is still unable to open PDFs.
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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Please bear in mind that I'm a beginner, so it could well be it's due to mistakes I make without realising it.
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[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]In advance, I thank you very much for your help. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Just in case, as a “backup”, I'd like to install a free, open source, PDF reader that can highlight text. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Adobe Reader works well and highlights text.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]SumatraPDF works well, but does not highlight text.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]LibreOffice Draw cannot open PDFs ( dialogue-box says “General input/output error” ). I spent ages online, but I wasn't able to find a solution. Also, I cannot understand the relevant info on LibreOffice's website (For example, do I need to install an extension, to be able to open PDFs in LibreOffice?? I cannot find any such extension on LO's Extensions Page)[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]MuPDF opens PDFs, but does not highlight text. Its user-interface does not have a menu. [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Okular is too complicated, for a beginner like me, because, to work on Windows, Okular requires KDE. Also, if I understood correctly, Okular is not yet compatible with Windows 8.x[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]PDF Split & Merge Basic does not open any of my PDFs. Also, it clashes with Microsoft EMET, and with Malwarebytes Free AntiExploit. I temporarily halted EMET and MAE, but Split & Merge is still unable to open PDFs.
[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Please bear in mind that I'm a beginner, so it could well be it's due to mistakes I make without realising it.
[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]In advance, I thank you very much for your help. [/FONT]
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