The Convenient OCR feature is available since JAWS 13, and capability of recognizing PDF documents independently of screen resolution was added in JAWS 15. I don't remember, however, if Freedom Scientific release the update for fixing this functionality in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (not to be confused with Adobe Reader nor the even older Adobe Acrobat Reader) for JAWS 16 too.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 5:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Jaws 18 and PDF? 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:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Vicky Vaughan Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 3:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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/ --- El software de antivirus Avast ha analizado este correo electrónico en busca de virus. https://www.avast.com/antivirus For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
