RE: Reading JAWS In PDF Files

  • From: "Eileen Lafond" <Eileen.Lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:28:27 -0800

It converts them to text and it does a good job of it.

Eileen La Fond
Phone (206) 386-0011
e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx

>>> "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 1/3/2008 12:17 PM >>>
Does it read PDF files directly, or are you converting them to a text
file first?

thanks.

Chip






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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eileen Lafond
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:00 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: Re: Reading JAWS In PDF Files
> 
> I use TextPal to read my .pdf files.  I find it to be much 
> better than Adobe.
> 
> I believe that you can find it at the following:
> 
> http://www.empowermentzone.com/palsetup.exe 
> 
> 
> Eileen La Fond
> Phone (206) 386-0011
> e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> 
> >>> Freedom Boy <freedomspace@xxxxxxxxx> 1/3/2008 4:33 AM >>>
> Hi to all,
> 
> I am suffering now on reading PDF ebooks. The JAWS can't read 
> the whole document.
> 
> When I open a PDF file to Adobe Reader 8, the JAWS 
> automatically mutes itself especially to the documents that 
> have more than 100 pages.
> 
> I hope that you will help me in this case. I am using JAWS 
> 8.0.2173. Thanks.
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