what i do after it loads on the internet is first save it in your documents don't forget to scan for virus then open it in your documents alt f for file down arrow there is a option to save as a text file ----- Original Message ----- From: joanne To: jfw Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 7:18 AM Subject: can pdf files be converted to text? I don't know how to read PDF files and I see them a lot when trying to research something on the Web. Even my daughters' school calendar is now set up that way so I can't read it. I am using jaws 7 and 6.20 depending, and XP home. Is there a way to convert PDF documents to plain text so I can use normal Jaws commands? If not, is there some sort of Adobe or PDF tutorial available? Thanks.