He's an estate agent, so I imagine that will be beyond him <smile> - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 4:41 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF difficulty Also, could he send the original text document? After that the vagaries of PDF get more complex than I can help you with, so I'll now get out of the pool before I find myself out of my depth. Best, Clive Clive Lever Diversity Advisor 01622 221163 (extension 7000 1163) Room 1.15, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ. Diversity is a strength and we will value and harness difference for the benefit of all service users, the individual and KCC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ANDY COLLINS Sent: 27 April 2011 16:22 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF difficulty Hi clive - Just an update--I have had a reply to my email sent to the producer of that PDF file. He tells me that it isn't a scanned document, but a text doc saved as a PDF. Wonder why JFW is having problems with it then - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Clive.Lever@xxxxxxxxxxx To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:50 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF difficulty Hi Andy, do you know whether the content is actually text, or if it is really the scanned image of a printout of what started its life as text? This would certainly give a result visible to the sighted reader and inaudible to a JAWS (or other speech output) user. Please excuse me if this is a read herring. I've seen that particular trick turned before. It's not good practice, but sadly it happens more often than it should. Best, Clive Best, Clive Clive Lever Diversity Advisor 01622 221163 (extension 7000 1163) Room 1.15, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ. Diversity is a strength and we will value and harness difference for the benefit of all service users, the individual and KCC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ANDY COLLINS Sent: 27 April 2011 14:40 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] PDF difficulty Hi all - Sometimes when I click on a PDF doc, the processing starts, but JAWS [9] can't see anything. Using the JAWS cursor, I can read a line that says "1/2 29.4 percent find" I understand that this means 29.4 percent of page 1, and there are 2 pages to process, and that the "find" is to search the document, but can't figure out how to make the document visible to JAWS. Sighted help tells me the document is visible on screen, but trying to use the "find facility to search for a word that is visible to the eye, reports no results. I also notice that hitting the ALT key doesn't bring up the menu bar. Any help please? - Andy