Foxit Reader

[hines232]

I think I Finlay am having progress with Foxit !!.When I first downloaded it and used it to read some PDF files, It would bring up what I was trying to read on the screen (bank statement). Then I would read some thing else in a PDF file and It would show a little Icon in the lower left of my screen, but never finish the download. to day I wanted to read a PDF file and clicked on the file to download and up popped "Down Load Express" (which I now use and like), preceded with download, "double clicked It" and bang up  it came !!. To tell you the truth, I am confused with Foxit, and PDF files. What are they, and what dose PDF stand fore ? :'(

[DavidR]

Google is your friend, PDF (Portable Document Format), e.g something that is portable from one system to an other it isn't dependant on like the user having MS Word for instance. So if you have a program that can read the .PDF format and foxit is just one of them, obviousl the most known is adobe acrobat who brought the .pdf format.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format

When you see a pdf link you shouldn't try to open it on line, just download it so it is saved to your HDD then you can open it

[bob3160]

If you right click on the link for the pdf file and then select open in a new window or tab, then
your download manager doesn't automatically intercept the file unless your intention is to download it.

[hines232]

I do again thank both you Gentlemen for the information ! You know, you go along with all of these abbreviations for thing's and never ask, well what dose it mean !!!???Thanks

[bob3160]

I do again thank both you Gentlemen for the information !

You're welcome and thanks, I haven't been called that in a long time....

[DavidR]

I do again thank both you Gentlemen for the information ! You know, you go along with all of these abbreviations for thing's and never ask, well what dose it mean !!!???Thanks

You're welcome, if you don't ask you won't know

Google most certainly is your friend and one of his mates is http://acronyms.tfd.com/PDF handy for those abbreviations

[hines232]

Bob, You are all fine people, and friend's.

DavidR, I will try and remember "Google" and use it when I should.

[alanrf]

Perhaps I might be forgiven for going completely off topic on the English language - but then again perhaps not.

"Your welcome" is like saying "his welcome", "her welcome", "my welcome".

I am sure what was meant is "you are welcome".  The contraction for that in English (and in American English) is "you're welcome" as used by David.

   

[bob3160]

Thanks for pointing out the typo alanrf.