Good evening. I am a student as well, and use PPT's on a routine basis. You have several options; the best option is to scan it using either Kurzweil or Open Book. If you don't have either of those programs, I suggest you have the school help you obtain one. There are cheaper options, from companies such as Nuance, that will allow you to take a PPT file and turn it into a Word file, say, which you can then read. It will do this, maintaining all the layout and graphical information. I can help with steps in any or all of these solutions, please let me know what options are available to you. Warmly, Melissa P.S. It will be important to find a working solution for this issue, as you will encounter power points almost every day.
Melissa Riley jamand...@izoom.net riley...@umn.edu -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Josh Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:15 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] CONVERTING PPT TO A READABLE FORMAT Friends, I am currently back in school and have encountered a problem with a powerpoint. This Powerpoint is not being recognized by Jaws and I cannot figure out how to convert it, if there is a way to convert it. If anyone knows how to convert Powerpoints into a format that Jaws will read can you please assist? The assistance will be greatly appreciated. P.S. If the conversion steps will need sighted assistance please indicate. My instructor is willing to convert it, but she is not certain as to how to go about the conversion either. Thanks For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: jaws-users-list-ow...@jaws-users.com
