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Your latest update says Adobe Acrobat - Create PDF 1.1 will be disabled, but I must use it daily, so what am I to do?

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BILLSTANLEY
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The above question says it all. I'm currently running Firefox 6.2. Don't know what other info you need. My dilemma is simple: I can't do my work without Adobe Acrobat. You say I MUST update my version of Firefox for security reasons, but you will disable Adobe (for some indeterminate period of time). What would you do if you were me? If you want to discuss my cell is: 317-439-0915. Thanks, Bill Stanley 11/9/11

The above question says it all. I'm currently running Firefox 6.2. Don't know what other info you need. My dilemma is simple: I can't do my work without Adobe Acrobat. You say I MUST update my version of Firefox for security reasons, but you will disable Adobe (for some indeterminate period of time). What would you do if you were me? If you want to discuss my cell is: 317-439-0915. Thanks, Bill Stanley 11/9/11

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FireToAcro
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Hi Bill, Acrobat 10.1.1 supports only FireFox 3.x, 4.x and 6.x. If you are using a newer version of FF than 6.x, Create PDF plugin will not work. So, you may have to use an older version of FF.

One way out is to use the Firefox 3.6.x version series of FF that is still being supported and regularly updated by Mozilla, separately from the rapid release cycle.

Otherwise, you would have to wait for Adobe to release the next version of Acrobat (10.1.2) which is definitely going to solve your problem.

Please do let me know if you need any further assistance.

Thanks for your patience.

Steve_D
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Bill, You can achieve the same results as with Adobe Create PDF by following this procedure:

(1) Click on the Orange Firefox tab in the upper left Firefox user interface (or else the "Menu Bar" if you have it enabled), then "Save Page As" followed by "Web Page Complete" in the menu that will appear to save the web page and associated/linked folder of files on your desktop.

(2) Use the mouse to right click on the firefox icon for the saved webpage on your desktop.

(3) In the context menu that appears, choose and click on "Convert to Adobe PDF"

(4) The process takes a few seconds, but the pdf file should then appear.

(5) Delete the saved webpage file from your desktop. (Just deleting the main file will put the folder that's linked to it also into the trash)

Unlike using the Adobe PDF printer from Firefox, this will preserve any embedded url links that were in the web page and have them appear as clickable links in the pdf. And unlike using the create pdf option and typing the url into Adobe Acrobat itself it will work for sites such as some online encyclopedias that you have to log into to access.

Alternatively, you could just use Internet Explorer, on which Create PDF 1.1 does work - except if you're asking then you obviously prefer Firefox.

Of course it would be better if Adobe would keep up with the latest versions of Firefox, but it isn't doing that. At least the procedure, though more awkward than just being able to click on the create pdf icon on Firefox, does produce the same result from Firefox.

Modified by Steve_D

bkephart
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Why on earth would anyone expect Adobe keep up with FireFox? I expect FireFox to keep up with functions that their users need. FireFox please give us back the Convert to PDF function. I don't have the time for multiple step processes just to get a PDF so . . . I will have to return to IE. Bye.