Oh yes, and another thing is if, you can't normally open something like this 
in paint, if you can actually view it, then Ctrl + PrintScreen will put a 
screen capture on the clipboard, which you can then paste into a new image 
in paint, which can then be saved as a .tif file, and there you go...

Stay well

Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] What Is .GIF?


> Actually, I open various picture formats into paint, then save them as 
> .tif,
> then use MS document imaging to run it's own OCR on them, and then,
> depending on the text quality, you can in fact read them.
>
> HTH
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
> Skype: BlindZA
> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] What Is .GIF?
>
>
>> Nothing can open such a file and make it accessible.
>> David Ferrin
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Donnie Parrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Blind-Computing" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:56 AM
>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] What Is .GIF?
>>
>>
>>>I have downloaded a book called Chicken Soup For The Christian Soul.  It
>>>is
>>>in a ".GIF" format.  I
>>> have never heard of this.  Is this an audio or text format?  Either way,
>>> I
>>> can't open it.  What do I
>>> need to do in order to open this file?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Donnie
>>>
>>> Contact me at:
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