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Old 12-24-2008, 12:48 AM   #1
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Does the Roger's branded 8900 not come with a PDF viewer?

In the applications folder I see apps for DOC, XLS and PPT, but not PDF. When I go explore through file browser directly to the PDF file, my BB tells me it can't open it. I know the PDF file works on my laptop...it's some sketches I scanned in that I wanted to take with me.

If it is not there, can people recommend a (preferrably free) PDF application?
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Old 12-24-2008, 02:24 AM   #2
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If you purchase the premium version of Documents To Go you will get a .pdf viewer. It's not free, but it's the best .pdf viewer I've seen for the BB.
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Old 12-24-2008, 01:19 PM   #4
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If you purchase the premium version of Documents To Go you will get a .pdf viewer. It's not free, but it's the best .pdf viewer I've seen for the BB.
Hmm...$70 from their website. Seems like a lot. I'll have to think about it.

I'm simply amazed that a PDF reader wasn't provided.
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no beam berry?
I just downloaded the BeamReader beta. It opens my file, but as it is a scan of some sketches, they seem to come out very poorly.
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you can try PDF to go. But it requires document to go with version 1.005.

good luck. it works perfectly on my 8900 and 8320
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Does the Roger's branded 8900 not come with a PDF viewer?

In the applications folder I see apps for DOC, XLS and PPT, but not PDF. When I go explore through file browser directly to the PDF file, my BB tells me it can't open it. I know the PDF file works on my laptop...it's some sketches I scanned in that I wanted to take with me.

If it is not there, can people recommend a (preferrably free) PDF application?
Mine also from Rogers. It does not come with separate PDF program (icon), but somehow I can view and zoom in (several steps) PDF file fine. Just highlight the Attachment, and choose either view attachment or download. It works wonderfully.
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That's an email attachment. Much different. With PDF To Go I can view pdf's that are stored on my media card.
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Wirelessly posted (BB 11020)

That's an email attachment. Much different. With PDF To Go I can view pdf's that are stored on my media card.
Some poster at other forum suggested to self-email the file and open it via attachment option. Just a way to get around it, but I never tried it.
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Wirelessly posted (BB 11020)

Yes, tha works.


(Unless you have gmail and you filter out messages from yourself)
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