I read a good article on the Adobe site concerning pdf files and Jaws. I learned some new ways of handling pdf files and what Jaws commands I can use through this article. It's a good read.
http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/products/reader/ Click on the article titled Accessing PDF Documents with Assistive Technology: A Screen Reader User's Guide (PDF, 368k) In the article, one thing I learned was that in a PDF file, you have to use insert-control-f for find. It then finds text on the visible page or pages. Control-f initiates the Adobe search box which is another kind of search altogether. It searches the whole document, but you are then in a search dialog with results that you have to click on. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Marang" <donald.mar...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws support for pdf files I would prefer being able to read PDF files straight from PDF files reliably as well. But many times I encounter a badly structured file which has problems reading in Acrobat Reader, I select Save as Text in the file menu. Then I can open the converted file in any text editor. This is not perfect either. But I find that reading does not skip around this way and I have never learned the secret to using the find in Acrobat Reader. I used this method this morning to read a DirecTV User Manual for a few different receivers to search for specific details regarding enabling Described Video. Don Marang ----- Original Message ----- From: "shikher goyal" <shikag...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws support for pdf files > hello > the books which i use is usually more than 200 pages and if i reduce > visible pages to single or double continuously, then when after > completion of the page, jaws starts reading from beginning. > all the objects like links are ell displayed. > in short i am not comfortable using jaws in .pdf file. and most of my > books is as.pdf document. > is there any other way to read .pdf file. > and i want to know all the commands of jaws for acrobat 9. > my e-mail ID is: > shikag...@gmail.com > shikher.go...@yahoo.co.in > Mobile: > 0091 9466663347 > thanks in advance > shikher goyal > > On 3/2/09, Flor Lynch <florl...@iol.ie> wrote: >> It largely depends on what sort of .pdf you are reading, whether JAWS can >> deal with it comfortably or not. You can modify some settings in the >> Reading panel, i.e., reducing the number of pages visible from 10 to 1, >> and >> if your pdf documents are usually large changing what Adobe Reader thinks >> of >> as a large document from 50 pages to, say, 10, as well as modifying >> accessibility settings (if links are not visible, etc.) So depends on >> the >> type of pdf document oand whether it was tagged or not. If it wasn't, >> Adobe >> Reader will attempt to tag it and it may have problems doing so. . JAWS >> is >> not the main problem here. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "shikher goyal" <shikag...@gmail.com> >> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 7:58 AM >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] jaws support for pdf files >> >> >> hello >> there is a problem with me while using jaws with pdf files. sometimes >> jaws hangs during opening pdf file or sometime during preparing for >> reading or during reading. >> and sometime during reading it starts reading from beginning. >> according to me, jaws is not fully supportive with .PDF files. how can >> i read .pdf file with jaws comfortably as we read in MS word or HTML >> pages. >> thanks in advance. >> >> 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/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To post to this group, send email to >> jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or >> body of a blank message to: >> jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com >> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >> jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com >> If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >> following address: >> blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com >> >> >> 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/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To post to this group, send email to >> jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or >> body of a blank message to: >> jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com >> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >> jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com >> If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the >> following address: >> blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com >> > > 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/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To post to this group, send email to > jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com > Use the following address in order to contact the management team > jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com > 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/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com Use the following address in order to contact the management team jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3902 (20090302) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com 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/jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to jaws-users-list-le...@jaws-users.com For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: jaws-users-list-requ...@jaws-users.com Use the following address in order to contact the management team jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: blind-computing-j...@jaws-users.com
