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With lots of document readers (okular, xpdf, skim, ghostview) the viewer will reload a document if it is changed. Can acrobat reader do this?

Ubuntu linux 9.04, acroread 8.1.3

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acroread does not support it. The PDF reader Evince (Document Viewer), which is installed by default, automatically reloads if the file it is displaying changes.

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Current Adobe Reader 9.4.2 allows you to press Ctrl+R to reload an opened PDF.

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    2019, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC 2019.012.20034 on Windows does not support Ctrl+R, but I found that File->Revert will reload the file (after a prompt..) and also reopen the Adobe Reader window. edit. Seems like it only works if modifications have been done (I need to reload files from a dropped network drive.)
    – thomasa88
    Jun 4, 2019 at 8:33
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    If the file is 'dirtied' by adding e.g. a sticky note this enables the revert option which for me is disabled by default.
    – Svaberg
    Jul 2, 2019 at 5:02

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