Content Preparation Progress

Stephan Pringle Thursday, February 5, 2004

If you encounter the Content Preparation Progress prompt in Adobe Acrobat, follow these steps to disable it:

1. Open Adobe Acrobat.
2. Go to Edit → Preferences (or Acrobat → Preferences on Mac).
3. In the Preferences window, select “Reading” from the left-hand menu.
4. Under “Screen Reader Options”, locate the reading mode options.
5. Select “Only read the currently visible pages”.
6. Click “OK” to save the changes.

This prompt appears because Acrobat is attempting to prepare the entire document for screen readers, which can cause delays—especially with large or complex PDFs.

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Stephan Pringle

About The Author: Stephan Pringle is an Information Technology Support Specialist. He covers hardware and software and provides tips for you to troubleshoot and repair issues on your own. In his spare time, he writes articles about the State of New York on his Hackintosh and HackBook and that has helped him to become the top contributor of the New York City section of Yahoo! Answers.

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