You can do either, Adobe version 7.0 is pretty accessible now. You can also get PDF2TXT from Jamal's site at: http://www.empowermentzone.com _____ From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Che Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 2:16 PM To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-l] VB: Reading pdf with screenreader Hi all, I have found a couple of tutorials for visual basic that look helpful, unfortunately they are in pdf format. It has been a while since I tried to read any pdf files with my screenreader, as it was such a pain in the back to do. Should I see if Adobe has made any progress with their newest version of Acrobat Reader for the blind community, or get a pdf to text converter for these files? Thanks. Che