Allison: when you get a blank document like that, if you have openbook, just go to openbook and open the pdf file, openbook will turn it into an ark file without the need to print it out. Johh Fioravanti ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marissa Manzino" <memguitar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 4:28 PM Subject: Re: pdf to txt > Hi Allison, > > I've had that happen to me as well. The only work around I can come up with is to print it out and then use the Kurzweil software to scan it. Not the best solution, but the one that I've used. If you could think of anything better, I'd love to hear it. Maybe you have some suggestions for me? Well, have a wonderful day! > Marissa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Allison Mervis > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:33 AM > Subject: Re: pdf to txt > > > Thanks! The problem I'm having with adobe right now is that when I open a document, it says "Alert: empty document." > Allison > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Marissa Manzino > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 11:01 PM > Subject: Re: pdf to txt > > > Hi Allison, > > I think the program you are referring to is called PDF Magic. The link is: > http://www.readingmadeeasy.com I use adove PDF documents quite frequently and adobe 7 now has a read alloud feature. I downloaded it and it's not half bad!. I hope that helps. Have a wonderful day! > > Marissa > from: Allison Mervis > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; blindcooltech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:55 PM > Subject: pdf to txt > > > Hi all! > At one point, someone gave me the url for a little program called PDF to txt. It was really accessible. However, my computer crashed and now I lost both the url and the program. Could someone please send me the link again? Thanks! > Allison > -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx