[visionrehabtherapist] Re: Question about saving PDF documents as text file
- From: "Bill and Diane Gray" <graysjoinery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tterlau@xxxxxxx>, <mccallr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 19:52:05 -0700
Hi all,
I saved emails from the list serv for future reference on accessing PDF
files and a client recently requested help on this topic and I forwarded
some emails to her without testing them myself and was informed the page no
longer exists. Does anyone know if TextPal still works? When going to the
below web address:
http://testsite.blind-planet.com/node/17
I get the following message.The page you requested does not exist. For your
convenience, a search was performed using the query node 17.
or this one was tried:
http://www.empowermentzone.com/palsetup.exe.
And I received that the version of this file is not compatible with the
version of windows you are running and to contact the software publisher
Any hints on TextPal or other tricks on accessing pdf files?
Thanks,
Diane
From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terrie
Terlau
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 6:52 AM
To: 'mccallr@xxxxxxxxxxxx'; 'visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: Question about saving PDF documents as
text file
Roberta and all,
I like the Kurzweil/Open Book method. Also, for unscanned PDF8s, another way
to open them in addition to Adobe, is to use Textpal from Jamal Mazrui, a
wonderful text editor that can open many PDFs as text files. I think that
Textpal normalizes the text into standard-sized lines more than does Adobe.
Textpal also is great for removing Word codes that I can't get out any other
way - copy and paste material into it and it is plain text. Those on the
list with more technical knowhow may have some corrections or more info to
add on this. But Textpal is a free download from
http://testsite.blind-planet.com/node/17
Also, if you haven't, visit Jamal's primary web site, the Empowerment Zone,
http://www.empowermentzone.com
He has a marvelous collection of material there.
Best,
Terrie
Terrie (Mary T). Terlau, PhD
Adult Life Project Leader
American Printing House for the Blind
502.899.2381
tterlau@xxxxxxx
From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of McCall,
Roberta (DELEG)
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 7:59 PM
To: 'visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Question about saving PDF documents as text
file
Hi all,
Does anyone know how to save PDF files as text so they read correctly using
JAWS? When I save some PDF files as text, they come out fine with generally
most of a text line on the same line in the txt document.
But sometimes, the txt file, when I re-open it later has
Every
Word
On
A
Single
Line.
It's incredibly difficult to use the document.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Roberta McCall
mccallr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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