Lenny, Just happened to get my Gas & Electric bill today which is an image PDF rather than one JAWS will read. I simply put my cursor on the file and pressed my applications key. The sub menu of OmniPage (version 15) gave me several options such as converting to MS Word, excel, text file, RTF, etc. I had not done it this way in the past but it dos work well. You can also open Omni Page and select load files and get the same option of how you want to save or export Al
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Lennie Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 2:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] program and help needed for converting image PDF to OCR file 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 > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of >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 > >>>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/
