Shoshana,
An OCR (Optical Character Recognition) package, would be something like
FineReader (that both Open Book and Kurzweil 1000 (specialized blindness
products) use. Open Book is developed by Freedom Scientific. It works with
JAWS, but is by itself voicing, so you don't need JAWS to run it. For that
reason, among others, it is expensive. (Same is true for Kurzweil 1000,
developed by Cambium Learning Systems.) Two good 'off-the-shelf' packages
are: FineReader, and OmniPage. You can get either one at around $200 or
less, if there's a sale. F.R. and O.P. are workable with JAWS, but the
interface isn't always so optimal. There are other OCR packages but these
are the main ones in use. To scan paper, you do of course need a physical
scanner, be it with a printter or as a standalone unit. The standalone
scanners are usually the best. Not all scanners are created equal, and not
all of them will work with the blindness packages.
I think that covers most things.
-----Original Message-----
From: Shoshana Hathaway
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 10:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] trying to read PDF files from a Yahoo groups
filesection
LOL, Flor ...turns out you were right the first time! They were basically
graphic PDF files, but I emailed the person who uploaded them, and he got me
copies I'll be able to read. Since I will need the information for an
upcoming meeting, I am obliged to him (smile).
OK ...an OCR package? Could you explain a bit about that and make a
suggestion as to one I could get for my PC that is likely to work with JAWS
14? Thanks!
Shoshana
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