If you have open book or similar then use that to scan the document - equally you can print to Microsoft office Document Image Writer instead of a physical printer and then use Microsoft Document Imaging to OCR it. (This was described a couple of weeks ago on the list). I agree with the previous poster by the way - there is no text in the document that JAWS can read directly. Kevin Prince Adaptive Technology Consultant Technology Employment and Awareness Division Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Te Tuapapa o te Hunga Kapo o Aotearoa 96 Bristol St Christchurch Phone: +64-3-375-4333 Fax: +64-3-355-9151 Mobile: +64-27-245-6687 For Adaptive Technology Helpdesk enquiries: call 0800-24-33-33 Website: http://www.rnzfb.org.nz -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Monitor Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 5:04 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: JAWS 9 & Adobe 8.1 HI, I bin having a problem with adobe 8 it told me to download the new version but when I did it said that could not do it. Also it said that I had to get rid of the old version and I tried to do this and can not get it off my computer it's still in my control panel and will not let me unload it. The thing keep saying something about a patch.. So I can not put in the new version or the old version now have any one else had this happen to them?? Any help would be welcome... THANKS ROB FROM MINNESOTA using xp home and jaws 9 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara" <barbaraanne1@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:34 PM Subject: RE: JAWS 9 & Adobe 8.1 > Whenever I receive this message it is due to the fact that it is either a > scanned document or pictures, which has the same affect. There is nothing > that JAWS can read. > > Sorry. > > Always, > Barbara Anne > > BarbaraAnne1@xxxxxxx > Home: 501-225-1555 > Cell: 501-551-8555 > ************************************ > Blessed are those who can give without remembering, And take without > forgetting. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Dave Mitchell > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:12 PM > To: jfw list > Subject: JAWS 9 & Adobe 8.1 > > > Hi, I am trying to access an attachment in PDF format with JAWS 9 & Adobe > 8.1. > All I get is an alert to an 'empty document'. > This file is a 532K text document. How can I manipulate Adobe to allow me > access to this file? > Thanks, Mitch > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ > Scripting mailing list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or > the > way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. 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