Re: reading pdf files with jaws
- From: "chevelle" <chevelle33@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 18:02:52 -0500
Hi, open the pdf you want to convert with adobe. Press the alt key. Arrow
down until you see something that says something like save to text. Press
enter. You can give it a different filename or just keep it the same way.
Tab to ok and press enter. Now all you have to do is go to where your
computer saves things either my documents or whatever you set your computer
up for. The saved text file will open up in notepad or whatever program you
choose.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean C. Turley-Sinclair" <jcts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: reading pdf files with jaws
> How do I convert it to a text file?
> JeanAt 10:28 AM 1/30/2005, you wrote:
>>Hey Jean, did you try saving it as a txt file? When I get a pdf file I
>>save
>>it as a txt file, and read it that way.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jean C. Turley-Sinclair" <jcts@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 10:46 AM
>>Subject: Re: reading pdf files with jaws
>>
>>
>> >I have also been having trouble reading PDF with Jaws andAdobe 7.0. I
>> >wrote
>> > to FS and here is the answer they sent me:
>> >
>> >
>> > Hello, Jean. A couple of things. First, there are two versions of Adobe
>> > Reader 7.0, a full version and a basic version. If you are using JAWS
>> > you
>> > should make sure that you have the full version of Adobe Reader 7.0. If
>> > you
>> > are not sure, you might want to download the full version just to be
>> > sure
>> > and install it. You can download it at the following URL:
>> > http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html
>> >
>> > The full version is 19.8 MB in size and the basic version is only 12.5
>> > MB
>> > in
>> > size.
>> >
>> > Second, just because someone can "see" text in a PDF does not
>> > necessarily
>> > mean that the text is accessible. It may be only a "picture" of text
>> > that
>> > has been scanned in and therefore would not be accessible to any screen
>> > readers. One thing you can do is go to the Document menu in Acrobat
>> > Reader
>> > and choose Accessibility Quick Check. This will report useful
>> > information
>> > to
>> > you about the document.
>> >
>> > Another thing you can try is go to the View menu and choose Read Out
>> > Loud
>> > and within that submenu choose Read This Page Only (or Read to End of
>> > Document) to test a given page. If the page is a scanned image, you
>> > will
>> > hear the following: "Warning, empty page."
>> >
>> > I hope this information helps. If you have tried all of these things
>> > and
>> > still get no results, let me know and I'll see if there is anything
>> > else I
>> > can do.
>> > Thanks!
>> > Dan Clark
>> >
>> > I downloaded the full version and did the other things he suggested but
>> > I
>> > still can't read the PDF book. I wrote customer service where I got the
>> > PDF
>> > book and they said it was not a scanned or image only book, so now I'm
>> > not
>> > sure what to do. I will contact Dan Clark again...any other ideas?
>> > Jean
>> > At 08:59 PM 1/29/2005, you wrote:
>> >>Hi Matthew,
>> >>
>> >>Try to save it as a text file.
>> >>You also know that there are some pfs files that are protected and you
>> >>can't
>> >>read tehm.
>> >>Try to open another pdf file and see whether or not this problem
>> >>repeats.
>> >>
>> >>Moti
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "matthew dyer" <mdyer1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>To: <helpneededlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Cc: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 11:39 PM
>> >>Subject: reading pdf files with jaws
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Hi Fokes. I have been having a problem whebn trying to ready pdf
>> >> > files
>> >> > with jfw. I have had this problem with 5 and 6.
>> >> >
>> >> > I get the message saying that it is reading the file, but then the
>> >> > file
>> >> > comes up and I am unable to read it. It just looks blank to me.
>> >> >
>> >> > It is adobie 7. If any one has any ideas please let me know as it
>> >> > is
>> >> > very
>> >> > important for me to do my job at the hospital.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you very much.
>> >> >
>> >> > Matthew
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > if you want to chat want to chat with me you can msn at
>> >> > matthewdyer483@xxxxxxx
>> >> >
>> >> > UIf you use aol my screen name is matTdD7
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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