KB: Recommended Adobe Reader settings when using ZoomText
KB#: 800
Last updated: December 21 2010
The information in this article applies to:
The ability for ZoomText to read PDF documents using AppReader, DocReader, or the Speak-It tool is dependent on several items.
- ZoomText version (always have the latest)
- What application the PDF opens in (web browser or Adobe)
- Settings within Adobe
- How the PDF document was created
- Must have ZoomText 9.18.5 or greater to read Secure PDF documents
- Adobe Reader 9.0 or later
- Adobe Acrobat Professional 9.0 or later
Recommended Adobe Settings
- Open Adobe.
- Select "Edit", "Preferences".
- In the "Documents" category, uncheck "Show each document in its own window" (Adobe 8 only, not Adobe 7 or Adobe 9).
- In the "3D & Multimedia" category, under the "Preferred Renderer", select "Software" instead of "DirectX". Also, uncheck "Enable hardware rendering for legacy video cards...".
- In the "Accessibility" category, select "Always use Zoom Setting" 100%.
- In the "Internet" category, uncheck "Display PDF in browser".
- In the "Reading" category, uncheck "Confirm before tagging documents".
- "For Adobe Reader 10" in the "General" category, uncheck "Enable Protected Mode at startup".
- Click OK.
- Restart Adobe and ZoomText.
Still will not read? Document creation dependency issues:
- Open the PDF document in Adobe Reader.
- In Adobe menu, Select "Document", "Accessibility Quick Check".
- If the message says "This document appears to contain no text. It may be a scanned image.", ZoomText will not read it.
- Click on "Document", "Security", then "Show Security Properties". In order for ZoomText to read the PDF, "Content Copying for Accessibility..." must be Allowed.
