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With lots of document readers (okular, xpdf, skim, ghostview) the viewer will reload a document if it is changed. Can acrobat reader do this?
Ubuntu linux 9.04, acroread 8.1.3
Paul Biggar
Posted 2009-08-21T18:29:25.707
Reputation: 510
Can I make acrobat reader reload a changed pdf?
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acroread does not support it. The PDF reader Evince (Document Viewer), which is installed by default, automatically reloads if the file it is displaying changes.
u0b34a0f6ae
Posted 2009-08-21T18:29:25.707
Reputation: 560
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Current Adobe Reader 9.4.2 allows you to press Ctrl+R to reload an opened PDF.
htorque
Posted 2009-08-21T18:29:25.707
Reputation: 385
2019, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.012.20034 on Windows does not support Ctrl+R, but I found that File->Revert will reload the file (after a prompt..) and also reopen the Adobe Reader window.
edit. Seems like it only works if modifications have been done (I need to reload files from a dropped network drive.) – thomasa88 – 2019-06-04T08:33:49.430
If the file is 'dirtied' by adding e.g. a sticky note this enables the revert option which for me is disabled by default. – Svaberg – 2019-07-02T05:02:29.850