If you have Kerzweil, you could convert it to a txt document. If you don't, you can send it to me, or the address of the document, and I'll convert it for you. My address is: bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Barry H ----- Original Message ----- From: David W Wood To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 3:37 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: reading pdf files George I would be surprised if this were the case but will email the authors to find out. Might it also be associated with the multi-level protection within Acrobat distiller? David In message <5C7EA308D397A045B5F1FD9AF0FA48032A1FFB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx vision.co.uk>, George Bell <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes > > >Hi David, > >It is possible that the PDF simply contains a scanned copy of the >manual, and so there is not actually any convertible text in it. We hit >this problem quite often with the braille bureau. > >George. > >-----Original Message----- >From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >Of David W Wood >Sent: 12 June 2004 14:09 >To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [access-uk] reading pdf files > > > >Hello all > >sorry to bring up this old chestnut! > >I have just downloaded a piece of hobby software which has a 242 page >=2EPdf manual which I don't seem to be able to read with acrobat 5, jaws >5.0.621. > >I am sure that I have read pdf files previously with this combination. > >Any help welcomed? > >David >-- >David W Wood > >** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- >** unsubscribe >** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body >** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, >** or digest mode, send a message, to >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- >** faq >** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. > > >=0AThis Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. >** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- >** unsubscribe >** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body >** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, >** or digest mode, send a message, to >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- >** faq >** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. -- David W Wood ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- ** unsubscribe ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, ** or digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- ** faq ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body. ** To leave the Access-UK list, send a message with the Subject:- ** unsubscribe ** to access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body ** For other things like setting nomail when on holiday, ** or digest mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- ** faq ** Please do not put text or signatures in the message body.