Have These .PDF Files Been Tested?

Yes. All PDFs have been successfully test printed from both a PC (Dell 4100/128mb RAM running Windows 2000) and/or a Macintosh (various) to an Epson C40 inkjet printer.

PDF is Blank

If your PDF is just showing up as a blank page, the first thing to check is that you are waiting long enough for it to show up. Some of the larger PDFs are 1.5 megabytes; they can take several minutes to download on a modem connection. If you try waiting for a couple of minutes and nothing ever shows up, the next step is to clear your cache. It is also a good idea to only have one version of Acrobat Reader installed. Multiple versions can cause conflicts.

Pictures Don't Print
Pictures Print Black
Pictures Print Garbled

All three of these issues are generally related to low system resources (such as RAM or hard drive space). The best way to deal with these issues is usually to download the PDF in question to your Documents folder and print it from within Acrobat Reader instead of your browser window.

• To do this, navigate to the PDF you wish to print on the learningpage.com Web site.
• Right-click the link of the PDF and choose "Save Transfer As..." from the menu.
• Save the PDF to your Documents folder.
• Close all open windows.
• Launch Acrobat from the Programs submenu under the Start button.
• From within Acrobat, choose File->Open, navigate to the Documents folder, and open the PDF you just downloaded.
• You should now be able to print from your PDF. Start by just printing the first page that previously gave you trouble.

Additional Troubleshooting Steps

If your PDF still won't print, you can try Print As Image, reducing your print resolution, or installing Acrobat 4.05.

• Print as Image - To print as image, choose the Print menu item and look in the upper right corner of the Print window. You should see a check-mark item called Print as Image. Put a check mark by the Print as Image item and try reprinting your problem page. The text may look a little fuzzier, but hopefully the page will print.
  
  
  
• Reduce Resolotion - To reduce your print resolution, in the Print window, select the Properties button. Somewhere in this area, there should be a DPI setting, possibly under an "Advanced" tab. Our images are either 150 dpi or 300 dpi, so choosing a print resolution higher than 300 dpi only creates larger and slower print jobs.
  
  
  
• Download Acrobat 4 - Finally, if all else fails, you might also try uninstalling Acrobat 5 and installing Acrobat 4 instead. We have had at least one reader write in to say that she fixed her printing problems on two different machines by taking this step. Be sure to use the uninstaller for Acrobat 5 before installing Acrobat 4!