Hi,
I found that if you have an image PDF document, you can use OmniPage
(I have version 15) to scan the file, (not a print of the image PDF)
and it will convert it to a readable document.
At the moment, I don't remember the steps to go through this process,
but it has worked for me before.
Of course, this is assuming that you have OmniPage. I do have an
image PDF and I will try to reproduce the process and let the list
know how to do it. I should have something in a few days?
Lennie
At 12:06 PM 5/2/2010, you wrote:
And what about confidentiality?
Al
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Betsy
Whitney, Dolphin Press
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 10:55 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] program and help needed for
converting image
PDF to OCR file
If you try this service with your document, please report
back to the
list. I've used them before but they couldn't help me with
files that
were graphics. I'm talking about the kind that you open in
Acrobat
and the message Empty Document appears.
Betsy
At 03:47 AM 5/2/2010, you wrote:
>Also, there was a service you could use free of charge as
well,
>www.spokentext.net they provide conversion from
PDF/Doc/RTF/TXT
>format to others.
>
>Mo.
>
>
>Betsy Whitney, Dolphin Press wrote:
>>Joanne,
>>There are at least two kinds of PDF formats. If the file
is
>>actually a picture of something like a bank statement,
what is on
>>the paper is actually a graphic, and it sounds like that's
what you
>>have. Some people have had some success with scanning
software but
>>generally those programs require a lot of cleanup to the
scanned
>>file. I run a transcription business and have had 14 years
of
>>experience with such files.
>>We generally ask the sender to provide us a different
format of the
>>file such as .doc, .rtf, or even .txt. Some of the
software out
>>there now is fairly good, but we have not found it to be
reliable
>>enough for many things because of the varied use of fonts
and strange symbols.
>>
>>The other kind of pdf is one that was created in some sort
of
>>wordprocessor and then made into a pdf. You can tell if
the file
>>you have is one of those by going to your File Menu in
Acrobat
>>Reader and check to see if there is a Save as Text option.
You can
>>then save it as a text file and open it in your preferred
wordprocessor.
>>
>>I have had varying degrees of success with copying a pdf
to my
>>clipboard and pasting it into Word, but if you have a
graphic to
>>start with, that will not help.
>>There are probably others on this list who are much more
versed in
>>the technical workings of all of this, and I sure hope
they have
>>some suggestions for you that I can use.
>>Betsy
>>
>>At 01:02 AM 5/2/2010, you wrote:
>>>Some of my very important documents have been sent to me
from
>>>places like banks and legal places, but they are in
picture PDF
>>>form. I did look on the programs page and thought the PDF
to OCR
>>>would be perfect, but when extracted it shows a list of 8
things
>>>and I have no idea what any of these items does. There
isn't a
>>>help file, and there doesn't seem to be menus for
conversion or
>>>places where you can select a PDF file and folder to
browse, etc.
>>>I don't even see it in programs in start menu or on
desktop. It
>>>simply unzips unrecognizable folders but I don't feel
it's
>>>completely installed.
>>>
>>>If someone has a solution for this or even another easier
program
>>>so Jaws can read these image files, please let me know.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>Joanne
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visit:
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