does Jaws say blank? Or empty document? If it truly is am image file you may be sunk without Openbook or Kurzweil. I heard that there is some way to configure the Microsoft Image Writer printer in Office to try to open things up in Word, but I don't know how, and I don't think it does a very good job. There are programs like Omni page or PDF complete that don't cost too much and can run OCR through a virtual printer. Maybe someone else with more knowledge can wade in on this one. -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Van Sandt Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:29 PM To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [real-eyes] Trouble reading a .PDF file. I downloaded a 108-page .PDF file. when I tried to access it, it was blank, which tells me that it is an image. The text is visible to a sighted person; but of course, JAWS just says "blank." Does anyone have any ideas about how I can read this? I have Adobe Acrobat. I have Text Cloner Pro on a PC with Windows XP and JAWS 12. I'd appreciate any suggestions, thanks! Nancy Van Sandt Today is a gift To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes