which version of Abby are you using? there should be an automation manager, (alt t then enter, one of the options being pdf/images to word. Richard Godfrey-McKay Tel: (01738) 445 880 Mobile: 07791-452593 _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara Wilson Sent: 18 June 2009 08:20 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Adobe Hi Richard I have the ABBY FineReader on my computer, but when I open the PDF file within this it just says bad image type. Find me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/barkingbabs Barbara Wilson M: 07917710779 T: 02887784046 E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: creativeeyes ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Godfrey-McKay <mailto:richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:14 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Adobe I use FineReader (£80ish), but Openbook and so on and other progs will do it too. Many printer-scanners and scanners have OCR progs packaged with them. Richard Godfrey-McKay Tel: (01738) 445 880 Mobile: 07791-452593 _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara Wilson Sent: 18 June 2009 08:12 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Adobe Such as? Find me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/barkingbabs Barbara Wilson M: 07917710779 T: 02887784046 E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: creativeeyes ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Godfrey-McKay <mailto:richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:08 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Adobe You can run it through an OCR prog if you have one. Richard Godfrey-McKay Tel: (01738) 445 880 Mobile: 07791-452593 _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barbara Wilson Sent: 18 June 2009 08:07 To: Access-UK Subject: [access-uk] Adobe I think this has been discussed before, but what can you do when you download an Adobe PDF file and it says !Alert: Empty Document"? Of course the document is not empty, but that is what JAWS says. I know from before that if you print it you can then scan, but is there a way of reading it without printing? I've tried saving as a text file, but still it appears empty. Find me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/barkingbabs Barbara Wilson M: 07917710779 T: 02887784046 E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: creativeeyes __________ NOD32 4165 (20090618) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4165 (20090618) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ NOD32 4165 (20090618) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com