[JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net

I haven't had a need to do this myself, but one option is to send the 
PDF file through an OCR application. I think Kurzweil and Open Book will 
both let you do this, and of course there are a number of off the shelf 
options as well. Hopefully someone else with more experience will follow up.

Karim Lakhani wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm real frustrated with PDF documents.
> I seem to be getting more of them that can't be read by jaws.
> I'm using jaws 10 with adobe 8 or 9 and all I get is graphic and a number
> there is obviously no text is this because how the document was created?
> I've even tried the PDF to txt converter with no success.
> Can any one make any suggestions accept for asking people with sight to be
> considerate?
> Thanks.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of G.W. Cox
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 3:57 PM
> To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net
>
> Adobe Reader is up to version 9.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 1:36 PM
> Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: pdf on the net
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>
>   
>> Well,
>>
>> reading items directly from an email presents what windows sees as a
>> security problem.
>>
>> If you, as you say, save the pdf to your C: drive, or anywhere, other
>> than the temporary files location that email attachments end up using,
>> things are considered more secure.  makes no sense I know.
>>
>> Also, another tip, I've found that you should set your adobe so that it
>> opens internet explorer pdf content in the reader itself, rather than
>> using the built-in capability of internet explorer to show pdf files.
>> when you do this, you get much better reading with a screen reader,
>> although it does open a separate window to do this.
>>
>> finally, make sure you have the latest version of 8.
>>
>> hth,
>>
>> Chip
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Chip Orange
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>> Florida Public Service Commission
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>> (Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
>> necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
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>>
>>     
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>> [mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of wayne b smith
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:01 PM
>>> To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [JAWSLite] pdf on the net
>>>
>>> Hello
>>>  
>>>
>>> I was using Adobe Reader 7 and reading pdf files that came as e-mail
>>> attachments with no problem.  Then, I downloaded Adobe Reader 
>>> 8 and the
>>> trouble began.  Most of the files that come as attachments 
>>> are unreadable,
>>> often saying Unknown Zone.  
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> When I save one of these attachments to My Documents and then 
>>> open it reads
>>> just fine.  
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Recently, a ministry in Florida sent me a pdf flier that I 
>>> could not read.
>>> I called them and a woman said that she checked it and it was 
>>> fine.  She
>>> suggested that I print it.  I did, and when I scanned the 
>>> page it was all
>>> there.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Do these issues ring any bells with any of you?
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> Wayne
>>>
>>>
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