Another way to retrieve the text is to use OpenBook or K1000, print to the virtual printer, and read from there. At 04:19 AM 8/21/2008, you wrote: >Another solution I have done (although I don't like it) is to print the >document and then scan it into your computer > >Al > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of aiden >gardiner >Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:29 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws reading PDF > > >Hi dwight, > >It could be that the PDF is nothing more than an image of the pages. >naturally, if your wife is sighted, she will be able to see the image. to >retreive the text and convert it into a readable format, you will need a >program such as PDF to OCR, which will attempt to extract the text from the >image. > >Hope this helps, > >Aiden >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dwight Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 2:09 AM >Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws reading PDF > > > > Hello List: > > > > Ever since I began using jaws 9 I have not been able to open attachments > > so I save them to my documents and then open them there. Today I > > received a PDF attachment and after saving it to my documents and > > opening it jaws says empty document. My wife says the text is on the > > screen. Why isn't jaws reading it? It is 17 pages long. I am using > > adobe 7. If anyone has any solutions or suggestions, I would be very > > grateful. > > Dwight Johnson > > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > > http://www.jaws-users.com > > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > > http://www.blind-computing.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 >Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >http://www.blind-computing.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 >Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >http://www.blind-computing.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] >
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