Hello David, I just double checked my idea and it works fine. This is of course you have a scanner and a scanner software like OmniPage 15 and the image PDF file is not a picture, but text.
I printed the image with Acrobat and then scanned the printed page and I was then able to read the results with Jaws. So, if there is a will, there is a way (smile) I just wanted everyone to know that it is possible to do something like this without sighted help. Thanks, Lennie At 08:29 AM 6/16/2007, you wrote: >If it is saved as a text or some such file that can be opened in an >application where your screen reader is able to access the document. If it >is an image kind of file then forget it completely. >David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Cathie J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 11:20 PM >Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] pdf help needed > > >Does this apply to scanned documents as well? For example, I scan a letter >into my computer, then email it as an attachment to you. How easy is it to >be read? >Thanks, >Cathie >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 5:59 PM >Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] pdf help needed > > >What Marilyn has suggested about needing to use the Kurzweil Virtual Printer >to read a particular PDF file leads right into what I'm going to suggest >here. It's possible that the PDF file you are having trouble with is a >photocopy document loaded into a PDF. This means that there may be nothing >at all wrong with your Adobe Reader and you won't be able to save the >document as a text document because it is essentially one big picture of a >document that was photocopied and loaded into PDF. >---------------- >Bill Gallik >E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >God made man before woman so as to give him time to think of an answer for >her first question. >* * * * * * * >- "Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who >doesn't grow up can be vice president." >- Johnny Carson >- "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to >be." >- Kurt Vonnegut > > > >Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >http://www.blind-computing.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/not known right now >To post to this group, send email to >blind-computing@jaws-users.com >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or >body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.blind-computing.com/contact.php >If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following >address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >http://www.blind-computing.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/not known right now >To post to this group, send email to >blind-computing@jaws-users.com >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or >body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.blind-computing.com/contact.php >If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following >address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: >http://www.blind-computing.com >Address for the list archives: >http://www.mail-archive.com/not known right now >To post to this group, send email to >blind-computing@jaws-users.com >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >subject or body of a blank message to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Use the following form in order to contact the management team >http://www.blind-computing.com/contact.php >If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >following address: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the Blind Computing List home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/not known right now To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.blind-computing.com/contact.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
