[mac4theblind] Re: Few questions about Pages
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:34:36 -0700
I actually use a thing I drag and drop pdf files and it converts them to txt.
I'll have to get the name of it later but it is the coolest thing since sliced
bread.
You can also I think use a folder action to auto convert pdfs to txt if you
want to do that.
Take care.
On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:18 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland
<cgilland1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry. I can't answer B, but A and C I definitely can.
>
> For A, yup, you sure can. Vo+T. That works on any position where the
> Voiceover cursor is, not just in Pages, from what I can tell.
>
> As for C, you're not gonna like me when I say this. Mainly as the price tag
> for it, but I have found by far and a way! Docuscan Plus from Sarotek is the
> best for this by far! OK, I do not like Sarotek nor it's practices, and
> frankly, I won't reveal names, but some of the people there I feel are total
> jerks, but that's another discussion entirely, and a discussion I'm not gonna
> get into on nor off list. I'll say one thing though and leave it at that:
> Docuscan on the Mac, is in? credible! That much, I will! give them. It's all
> I'm givvin them, but in their defense, that much I will praise them on till
> the day I die. It, works, fan, tasticly!
>
> Chris.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Palomino" <doggrowl@xxxxxx>
> To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:14 PM
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Few questions about Pages
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> A. Is there a way to view the font attributes for selected text?
>>
>> B. Is there a way to view my position, relative to the page number in a
>> large document? I.E: Am I on page-5 out of 60?
>> The point here is to know how much further I must go to complete reading a
>> document.
>>
>> C. Which is the best app for converting PDFs to compatible .RTF, .Doc or
>> text files?
>> I tried a couple from the app store, but the first only provided PPT as the
>> export format, while the second (Stanza I believe) kept giving errors.
>>
>>
>> Much appreciated.
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