Have you updated to the latest version of jaws 2018? That feature came late in the rollout.
Dave Sent from my iPhone On Jan 10, 2018, at 2:53 PM, net bat66 <netba...@gmail.com> wrote: check your jaws version again. this option is not available with version 18.0 only with version 2018. they are not the same version. you do not open the files with adobe. you highlight them from the file list then open a context menu on them to use the Recognize with JAWS option. but only with jaws 2018. -----Original Message----- From: Vicki W. Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:03 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading empty PDF document with JAWS 2018 Recognize with JAWS is not in the context menu for any of these 3 documents. ----- Original Message ----- From: "net bat66" <netba...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 2:48 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading empty PDF document with JAWS 2018 > none of this is needed with jaws 2018. > its easier to just go to the file and open a context menu on it and use > recognize with jaws. without haveing to open it in adobe reader. > > -----Original Message----- From: Dave...Oregonian > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:21 AM > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading empty PDF document with JAWS 2018 > > What version of JAWS? You need to have the document open in Adobe, then > remember that the convenient OCR keystrokes are: > > Insert+Spacebar > Release to hear a click sound > Press the letter O > release > Press the letter D > release > You should hear a response that it is working > > I recall that this was available in JAWS 17 or later. > > Dave > Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki W." <vwher...@comcast.net> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:14 > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading empty PDF document with JAWS 2018 > > > That's not working. It still continues to say empty document and no other > window opens. > > The particular pdf does contain images and print. Would that make a > difference? > > Vicki > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reed" <reed.poyn...@telus.net> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 1:48 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] reading empty PDF document with JAWS 2018 > > >> Hi Vicki, >> >> After opening the "empty" pdf, hit JAWSKey+spacebar followed by "od" >> (without the quotes). >> This invokes the OCR document scan. It will take a bit of time for the >> scan, depending on the size of your document. >> The result is then displayed in the virtual viewer. >> If you wanted to, once the scan is complete, you could select all of the >> text, copy it to the clipboard and paste it into a text file. >> >> Reed >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On >> Behalf Of Vicki W. >> Sent: January 10, 2018 9:47 AM >> To: JAWS <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] reading empty PDF document with JAWS 2018 >> >> I have several .PDF documents showing up as empty, so how can I get JAWS >> 2018 to read them? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Vicki >> 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/ > > > 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/ > > 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/ 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/
