Hi Scott, thanks for the info. I tried saving the document like you said in text format, but when I went to open it it wasn't there anymore. I will see about getting a copy of Open Book. Laura Daly LoopNet Inc. Client Services 185 Berry Street #4000 San Francisco, CA 94107 415-243-4200 ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx www.loopnet.com -----Original Message----- From: Scott Blanks [mailto:scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 7:21 AM To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel Laura, Here are a couple thoughts on making pdf documents accessible. 1. Try using the "convert to text" option in Adobe. This can be found in the file menu. Press alt f for File, arrow down to "convert to text" and press enter. You will be asked to give the file a name, and it can be converted into a text format. However, this option often doesn't work because the format is still difficult to cope with using a screen reader. 2. The other option is to use a program like Openbook or Kurzweil to open the pdf file. If you have either one of these scanning programs, you can use the Open option from the file menu to access the pdf document. Press alt f to access the file menu, arrow down to open and press enter. Now, you will have to use the "look-in" combo box to locate the file you want to open. Remember also that you must change the "files of type" to all files in order to see the pdf document. Once you have located the file, press enter to open it. The process that occurs is very much like what happens when you scan a page using your scanning program. Each page of the pdf document will be examined by the scanning software and turned into readable text. This process can take a while especially if the document is lengthy. I hope some of this will help you access the information more successfully. Take care, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 1:13 PM Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel Hi Rob and all, I can usually read PDF's fine, but lately the textbook from school have been poorly formatted and are thus not readable with JAWS. A friend told me that it is possible to convert them into a legable format, but he didn't know the details so I am hoping that someone on this list knows what he was referring to. Laura Daly LoopNet Inc. Client Services 185 Berry Street #4000 San Francisco, CA 94107 415-243-4200 ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx www.loopnet.com -----Original Message----- From: Rob Simon [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 7:03 PM To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel Hi Laura, I read PDF's all the time from my work. I can't creat them but I can read and store them on my desktop using Jaws . Our tech person from my office downloaded Acrobat reader, the free one and it works fine. Good Luck --- Rob Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 11:28 AM Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel Hi does anyone know how to make PDF documents accessable? Laura Daly LoopNet Inc. Client Services 185 Berry Street #4000 San Francisco, CA 94107 415-243-4200 ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx www.loopnet.com -----Original Message----- From: Scott Blanks [mailto:scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:29 PM To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel Laura, To go to a specific location in Excel, 1. press control g to access the goto dialog box. 2. Type in the cell you would like to move to, such as c10 or f3. 3. Press enter. The focus should be in the requested cell. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:14 PM Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel > Thank you Scott and all for your help; I used the applications key for > the first time this morning and also the f2 function in Excel. =20 > > I have two more questions; how do you move to a specific cell in Excel? > For Example, say I want to go the cell f7, how do I move directly to > that cell without tabbing or arrowing around?=20 > > Much Thanks, > > Laura Daly > LoopNet Inc. > Client Services > 185 Berry Street #4000 > San Francisco, CA 94107 > 415-243-4200 > ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx > www.loopnet.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Blanks [mailto:scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx]=20 > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 5:40 PM > To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel=20 > > Hi Laura, > > When using Jaws with Excel, you can tab to move from one column to > another=20 > in Excel. You can also move from row to row by using the up and down > arrow=20 > keys. So, when you tab to a given cell, or you arrow to a particular > cell,=20 > the cell is ready to receive data. No other keystroke is necessary in > order=20 > to begin entering text. If a cell already contains data, and you wish > to=20 > replace that data, simply move to the cell and hit delete. This will > clear=20 > the cell and you can begin typing. If you want to edit data within a > cell,=20 > move to the cell and press f2 to go into edit mode. You may then arrow=20 > through text, making any necessary changes. > > Scott > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Laura Daly" <LDaly@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:19 PM > Subject: [adaptivetec] Re: Working with JAWS in Excel > > >> Hi, does anyone know how to select a cell in Excel to type data into? >> Currently, I am just double clicking the cell and typing the data in >> that way. >> >> Any info is helpful. >> >> Laura Daly >> LoopNet Inc. >> Client Services >> 185 Berry Street #4000 >> San Francisco, CA 94107 >> 415-243-4200 >> ldaly@xxxxxxxxxxx >> www.loopnet.com >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Blanks [mailto:scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx]=3D20 >> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 10:19 AM >> To: adaptivetec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [adaptivetec] Wireless Network Cards for the Braillenote > family >> >> Hi folks, >> >> I know that a number of people on here are using a Braillenote or >> Voicenote=3D20 >> with Keysoft 6.11, the newest software version. 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