I'll wait until the Adobe PDF one is out then and give it a go. Kawal.
> On 4 Apr 2015, at 12:18 am, Tree Mabry <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey everyone, I wanted to make a few points. > > First of all, Adobe claims that it is about to come out with the first ever > mac app that will give voice over users full access to tagged pdfs. You can > read more about it at the following link. > https://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility/2015/03/acrobat-dc-accessibility-update.html > The update will be out in less then thirty days. > Secondly, while it is true that PDF pin is the most accessible way to fill > out forms on the mac, it is not true that it is the only way. It is possible > for voice over users to use the current adobe reader mac app to fill out > forms. I gave a detailed description of how to do this on an apple vis form > post, hear is the link. > http://www.applevis.com/forum/os-x-mac-app-discussion/how-fill-out-pdf-forms-adobe-reader-mac > I also posted about the adobe update on apple vis last week, but that post > did not seem to get much attention. > Thirdly dealing with pdfs with tables. The previous poster is right that the > best option on the mac is to convert the pdf file to an html file. You can > then read the html file in Safari, just as you would read a web page. I have > done this hundreds of times for school stuff. There are several ways to > convert the file, but I have found that the best way is with abby fine reader > pro for the mac. Whats great about this option is that it will also often > create accessible headings which are great. > If anyone has any questions about pdf's on the mac I can probably give some > helpful info. hopefully the state of accessible pdf on the mac will b > radically different in less then thirty days when the Adobe update comes out. > Of course we don't know for sure if the app will be as accessible as they > claim, but if it is it will be a game changer for the mac. Perhaps one of the > most important accessibility improvements ever on OSX. > > > Friday, April 3, 2015 at 5:24:27 PM UTC-5, Gigi wrote: >> >> I don't really know because I never had the version that was not the pro >> version. You may want to contact the developer and find out. >> Gigi >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:15 PM, jeffrey greene <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi I noticed PDFPEN PRO is $124.95. Can you fill out forms with the regular >>> PDFPEN? >>> Thanks, Jeff >>> >>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 3:10 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> How about tables? Any progress on reading tables in an intelligible manner? >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 12:01 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> As far as I know, that is true. I will tell you that it works faster but >>>>> it doesn't windows. It calls up that file almost immediately and doesn't >>>>> take forever while it tags the thing or whatever it doesn't windows. >>>>> Also, if you get the pro version, one of the things you can do is to >>>>> convert your PDF files to text or Word files or Excel files. I have done >>>>> this. >>>>> Gigi >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> In short, pDF Pin Pro is what would appear to be the most if not the >>>>>> only accessible way for a blind Mac user to fill out a PDF form yefs? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray >>>>>> >>>>>> Still a happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user! >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my Mac, >>>>>> the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 12:38 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi guys >>>>>>> I just filled out an IRS form 941 with PDF Pen Pro, version 7.1 and I >>>>>>> want to tell you guys about it. We can do it now because the checkboxes >>>>>>> work, not exactly like in Windows, but you can get there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I found the first one did not come up when I pressed the tab key, so I >>>>>>> had to read with VO arrow keys to find it, so it pays to read the form >>>>>>> first before doing it. In my case, I knew the form fairly well because >>>>>>> I used to handle employment tax questions. If I had not had that >>>>>>> experience, however, I could have done it ok if I had read through the >>>>>>> form first. So now I am considering firing my payroll company. I had a >>>>>>> bad moment when the IRS web site said 2014 on the place for the form, >>>>>>> but the form says 2015. 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