RE: PDF Converter

  • From: Shai Wolman <shai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 22:56:52 -0700

To make things even simpler, you can even download it from the programs 
section of the jfwlite web site at http://www.jfwlite.com
Hope this helps
At 09:27 PM 5/30/2004, you wrote:
>Good evening
>
>Download Version 6.0 on
>http://access.adobe.com
>
>Choose the English full version. Kurzweil will open your PDF document very
>well.
> > Hi.
> >       You can use any version of Acrobat Reader that will open the file
> > and print it. I've used Acrobat Reader 4 for this.
> >       Aman
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > Of david poehlman
> > Sent: May 30, 2004 6:29 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: PDF Converter
> >
> > This is correct.  Adobe reader needs to be installed.  I don't know if you
> > can use acrobat reader 5.x or not.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shai Wolman" <shai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: PDF Converter
> >
> >
> > What version of k1000 did you try opening it with?
> > I believe that adobe acrobat has to probably be installed first, in 
> order to
> > convert it but I'm not sure about that one.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Loreal Lavigna" <Llavigna@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 2:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: PDF Converter
> >
> >
>
> > > I tried opening a PDF file in k1000 and it says it was unable to open
> > it...
> > > What do I do?
> > > Loreal
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "david poehlman" <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:57 AM
> > > Subject: Re: PDF Converter
> > >
> > >
> > > > just bring a pdf document into k1000.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Shai Wolman" <shai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 9:59 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: PDF Converter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > They do how do they do that? I don't for example (in my kurzweil see an
> > > > option to do such) and I have the 8.01 version of it I don't know if
> > there
> > > > is any newer version than that, but that's the one that I have and it
> > > > doesn't do that, perhaps you can tell us or perhaps me off list since
> > this
> > > > is going off the general curve of things in regards to the topic that
> > > we're
> > > > supposed to be discussing on this list which version of kurzweil
> > supports
>
> > > > that or if my version does support it, how I would go about utilizing
> > that
> > > > option, because that would be a very big break through for me in 
> college
> > > > now, with some of my books coming out as e-text and a lot of them being
> > in
> > > > adobe acrobat form.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Aman Singer" <aman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:28 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: PDF Converter
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi.
> > > > > First, I'd have a look at
> > > > > http://www.premier-programming.com/PDF/pdfmagic.htm
> > > > > Scansoft's PDF product sounds somewhat expensive. The best thing you
> > > > > could do, though, is to get a demo of all programs and have a look at
> > > what
> > > > > they do with your particular PDF files. PDF files, as you know, are
> > > quite
> > > > > variable in their content. Have you thought of Fine Reader, Kurzweil,
> > > > > Openbook, or Omnipage, which all convert files from PDF to OCRed 
> text?
> > > > > Aman
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
>
> > > > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > > Of emarquette
> > > > > Sent: May 30, 2004 12:14 AM
> > > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: PDF Converter
> > > > >
> > > > > ScanSoft, the people who sell Dragon Naturally Speaking and OmniPage,
> > > > > have come out with a product called PDF Converter.  It is being
> > > > > advertised for the "special" introductory price of $99.00.
> > > > > Has anyone tried it, and can anyone who has indicate whether it 
> works,
> > > > > in any respect, with JAWS?
> > > > > It claims to convert just about anything into PDF (I wonder how well)
> > > > > and to convert PDF files into Word files.
> > > > > Since about 90% of the PDF files I get are turned into hash by MSAA,
> > > > > Jaws, or something, this could be a very, very valuable tool -- if it
> > > > > works.
> > > > > Case in point.  MSAA thinks just about every table is a columnar
> > report
> > > > > and, therefore, decolumnizes it, rendering the report completely
>
> > > > > useless.  What's worse, there is no way to turn it off.  But, I have
> > > > > complained about that before.  Honestly, I am not always a 
> complainer.
> > > > > Anyway, if PDF Converter is smart enough to figure out that PDF 
> tables
> > > > > are not columns, the $99.00 would be a steal -- if it works with 
> JAWS.
> > > > > I suspect there is a money back guarantee, and I am tempted to 
> buy it,
> > > > > try it, and trash it -- if it doesn't work.
> > > > > Right now, however, I don't really have the time.
> > > > > Thanks to the experienced or at least the brave! <SMILE>
> > > > >
> > > > > Ed Marquette
> > > > > 930 West 34th St.
> > > > > Kansas City, MO 64111
> > > > > (816) 561- 7111
> > > > >
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