PDF on the palm?

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Is there anyway to read a pdf file (well to put a pdf file) on my T3 without paying $50 to upgrade to docs to go premium?
 
I'm using Abode Reader v 3.05 and have found it to be very good. I don't need spreadsheets so I use Wordsmith. The combination of those two prgrams saves an awful lot of space compared with Docs to Go.
 
Agreed - the palm adobe reader - available from the adobe website is ok - just don't expect any bells and whistles...

Just thinking back a few years when my psion 5mx could create and read native pdf files... why can't my t3....
 
Ok I've installed adobe reader on my palm but I'm having trouble getting the pdy to show up on the palm.

How do I get adobe to see the file? Does it need to be on the internal memory? If so how do I get it there?

Thanks again :)
 
You need to transfer .pdf files using the desktop utility on your pc, to convert them to a readable format for use on the palm.

Sadly the palm application cannot read native pdf.

(i refer back to my memories of native pdf support on a humble 5mx)

Hint - if you open then pdf on your desktop, then there may be a tool bar button to "send to palm"
 
I too wish that you could use native PDF's on the palm. However, another option which I highly recommend is Repligo ($29.95) which in my opinion does a great job of retaining original PDF document format but also allows for easy reading.

Pro - Great job of reading PDFs (and any document you can print) - much better than Adobe which you still have to format for the Palm.
Con - isn't free (although 14 day trial is)
I think you'll be hooked in 14 days -- I was!

http://www.cerience.com/viewers/pc.php

Brian
 
I have had no problems with Adobe for Palm loaded on my 1 gigabyte SD card: it automatically recognises all .pdf files - which I load to the card, anyway. Works like a charm.
 
Ok thanks for that :)

However when I try to convert the pdf I get this error:
"Error converting to tagged PDF: Could not update object structure. [2]"

Grrr not having much luck this week lol
btw the file is a pdf magazine and has animations in, could this be the cause?

Thanks.
 
I think that animations might fall under the bells and whistles that you don't get on the palm version.

I have had problems converting more complex pdf documents using this, but I have DTG premium, and that works ok (although you still wouldn't get the animations)
 
I think martinr is correct - that the animation feature is not included in the Palm version...which is really a "stripped down" version. I have had a look at the program as it stands on my handheld and animation is certainly not a feature.
 
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