When you have one of those files where somebody just scanned it and put in a .PDF file, "SaveAsText" is not available. Nance Nancy Shackelford ----- Please check out my store...Something for everyone! www.nk-shouseofstuff.biz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn" <GlennErvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:59 PM Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Trouble reading a .PDF file. > One thing to try is, when in Adobe, do alt + F, and down arrow to save > as..., and then right arrow into "text, and let it do its thing, you may > need to select where it will go, by default, it saves in the same folder > the > file came from, or in "my documents". > If that renders nothing in a TXT file, that is, the text file is blank, > use > Open Book or Kurzweil to open it, and it will automatically do OCR on it > when it opens up. > If you have one of those programs, use the applications key on it, and > arrow > to "open with" and if one of those programs is not in the list and one of > them is installed on your computer, brows to it there and find it. > HTH. > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nancy Van Sandt" <nanvan53@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 2:29 PM > 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 > > To subscribe or to leave the list, or to set other subscription options, go to www.freelists.org/list/real-eyes