Is this above board? David Ferrin [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 1:53 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Text Aloud & PDF file
>I think you have 2 options. > > 1. Download a PDF password cracker. I had a utility called Advance PDF > Password remover which was accessible with the Jaws cursor. I cannot > locate > it and it is probably on another PC in the house but basically using a > utility like this will remove the copy protection and you will be able to > open the file directly in Text Aloud. I have done the very same thing in > the > past. I am not sure if this utility is still available in accessible > form - > you did have to purchase it but others may do the same job. > > 2. Some copy protected files enable printing. If this is so and you have > Microsoft Office then change the printer in the print dialogue box to > Microsoft Office Document Image Writer. Once this has been printed > Document > Image application will open and you can run OCR from this on the Tools > menu. > Once OCR has finished go to Tools menu again and click "send Text to > Word." > Agree that all pages should be sent and Word will open with a htm version > of the Acrobat file. You can then use this document to port your text into > Text Aloud. OCR results have proved pretty good for me in the past. > > Pesky Acrobat that we have to go to all this trouble. > > Regards > > David Griffith > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vicki > Sent: Friday, 18 January 2008 18:20 > To: JAW'S Users > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Text Aloud & PDF file > > I have a PDF file which I need to access. I downloaded the file, but > cannot > open it with Text Aloud because it says the file is copy protected. Is > there > a way around this using Text Aloud. I'd rather not use Adobe unless I > absolutely have to. > > Thanks. > Vicki > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > 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.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] 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.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
