Hi, Vicky. I'll answer with a qualified yes. I'm assuming that JAWS 16 doesn't have the Convenient OCR feature, but I could be wrong. With convenient OCR, JAWS makes it easy to convert PDF files. The typical sequence of keystrokes is JAWS key+spacebar, then o for OCR, then d for document. You wait a while, not long at all for short documents and maybe a few minutes for longer ones, and then the text of the PDF file is displayed in a new window.
If you can live with those steps, the Convenient OCR feature is well worthwhile. I use it all the time. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vicky Vaughan Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 18 and PDF? Hi List, I am wondering if it is worth spending the money to upgrade to 18 from the latest 16. If you say that it can read PDFs without going through recognition steps, then, it will be worth it for me. Please let me know. Sincerely, Vicky Vaughan For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
