I have a PDF document which has SWF file embedded (Adobe flash media).
Preview -program does not show it, but Adobe Reader shows it.
How can you have Adobe Flash in Preview?
To have Adobe Flash media in Preview
adobe-flashpreview
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1st thing to try
- Open Firefox
- Open Preferences (Firefox > Preferences, or Command + ,)
- Select the Applications tab
- Search for "pdf"
- Change action to something else, then change it back to "Always Ask"
Verify this is set correctly
- Open Finder
- Search for .pdf
- Right (Option) Click the first PDF that appears.
- Click Get Info
- Expand Open With (if it isn't already)
- Change it to "Preview"
- Click Change All button below the drop down menu
- Accept the prompt.
For a visual representation:
Preview.app is a mediocre PDF viewer at best. There is not much you can do, except to complain to Apple to finally get Preview.app up to date.
It is possible that the eBook reader you are using is also not quite up to date, and it writes slightly defective PDFs which Adobe Reader is able to fix, but Preview.app isn't.
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Best Answer
You can't. Just use Adobe Reader if you have to view it.
You might be able to view it in Safari if you don't want to have to use Adobe Reader. Just right click on the .pdf file and select "Open With"