Data
Frequently Asked Questions
Publications
Presentations
Links
Request Data
About Us
Contact Us
What's New
Toolbox
Home Page

Adobe Reader must be installed on your computer to view PDF documents. Click here to download a free version of Adobe Reader.


If you encounter the error "Error reading linearized hint data", when trying to view Adobe PDF files, see below for details on how to correct this.

Why do I get "Error reading linearized hint data" when I try to open a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5?
If you are using Internet Explorer or Netscape to go to a URL containing a PDF file, you may get an error message, "Error reading linearized hint data" when you try to open some PDF files using Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can correct this problem in Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 by doing the following: Open the Adobe Acrobat Reader, click Edit, click Preferences, click General (if required), click Options, uncheck "Allow Fast Web View.", and click OK to save the changes.

Why do I get "Error reading linearized hint data" when I try to open a PDF file using Adobe Acrobat Reader 6?
If you are using Internet Explorer or Netscape to go to a URL containing a PDF file, you may get an error message, "Error reading linearized hint data" when you try to open some PDF files using Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can correct this problem in Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 by doing the following: Open the Adobe Acrobat Reader, click Edit, click Preferences, select "Internet" in the table on the left, uncheck "Allow Fast Web View.", and click OK to save the changes.

© 2001-2009 North Dakota State Data Center at North Dakota State University, Dept. 8000, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108
Phone: 701-231-7980 ^ Fax: 701-231-9730 ^ Richard Rathge, Ph.D., Director ^ Ramona Danielson, Webmaster
visits since December 19, 2001.