Dear Alan, I've never got pdf files to convert successfully using openbook 7.02, even though one is supposed to be able to do it via the virtual printer, as openbook hangs the pc and I ended up having to restart, as all speech, including jaws was gone.
If the document in pdf is printed material and not graphics, the versions of Jaws since version 10 works ok with Adobe from version 8. The alternative option would be to use a mainstream scanning program like omnipage with jaws, or Kurzweil. I don't personally have experience doing the OCR with Omnipage, but a blind colleague gets good results with Omnipage and assists me regularly with conversions of court cases. Regards, Riana -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 11:51 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] PDF Files Dear Larry , I did not know that! I am just about as lame with Open Book as I am with JAWS! LOL! I best take this to the Open Book list then, but thank you for the great tip! Sounds great! With Best Regards, Alan Miami, Florida Alan Dicey, President United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA "Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!" United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: http://AmericanBlindChess.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaMcAs" <lamca...@yahoo.co.uk> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] PDF Files > Hi Alan > > Why bother with printing it at all? > > Open OpenBook and open the pdf file there and OB will do what is needed to > read it to you! > > Just like you get paper stuff through your post to read you just scan it, > having the computer copy of something just cuts out the scanning bit. > > You can print anything you produce to the OpenBook Virtual printer, I'm > pretty sure of that but if I'm wrong someone will correct me! > > > Larry & Elliot GD (Guide Dog) > London, UK > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com > [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey > Sent: 30 January 2011 19:14 > To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com > Subject: [JAWS-Users] PDF Files > > Hello Friends, > I never receive many PDF Files, and the ones I do are usually advertising, > so I never bother with them. > > I am sorry if this question sounds stupid, but instead of worrying about > Adobe which I have not really had any success with for years, if I ever > receive anything important, can I simply print out the PDF file, and scan > it > with Open Book? > > I mean, there is an option to print out the PDF file correct? > > Once again, I apologize if this is off the wall, just never had any luck > with using Adobe . > > I am a pretty lame JAWS user! > Even though I have been using it for 11 years now! > > With Best Regards, > Alan > Miami, Florida > Alan Dicey, President > United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA "Yes, Blind and Visually > Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!" > United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: > http://AmericanBlindChess.org > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David" <davidwhitehead1...@cogeco.ca> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:51 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] PDF Files > > >> hello there; >> >> 1, open your PDF with adobe 10x. >> >> 2, press the alt-key, right arrow to edit, >> now up arrow and enter on, >> accessibility sub-menu, >> and then enter on, >> change reading options, >> now, a wizard will come up, use your arrow key and select; >> Reading Order: Use reading order in raw print stream >> >> now tab, >> and down arrow to select, read entire document, >> now tab, >> enter on start button, >> >> also, did you go through the, >> setup assistant? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Chris Moore" <moor...@blueyonder.co.uk> >> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:38 PM >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] PDF Files >> >> >> Hi Guys, >> >> I am very new to JAWS, so I apologise in advance for my lack of >> knowledge. >> I have been sent a PDF form and have been assured that it is accessible >> and >> can be completed and then printed off. >> >> I have never opened a PDF on Windows before as I am generally a Mac user, >> but sadly VoiceOver on the Mac does not play nicely with Adobe products. >> >> I opened the PDF in Adobe Acrobat 10 and the version of JAWS is 11. >> Should >> the PDF start reading automatically? I have tabbed around and also hit >> the >> arrow keys, but nothing seems to happen. >> >> I can get the application menus to work, but I can't seem to get JAWS to >> speak anything on the 7 page document. I have enough sight to see that >> it >> is not a blank page. >> >> Do I have to do anything specific with a interactive form? Or is there a >> keyboard shortcut I am not pressing to tell JAWS to start reading the >> PDF? >> >> Many thanks in advance and if anyone would rather discuss this off list, >> then feel free to email me. >> >> Chris >> >> 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 > > > 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 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
