Where is voiceover recognition in the vo utility? I looked for it in there but couldn't find it.
thanks. Lorie > On Jul 2, 2021, at 10:02 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > Did you make sure that VoiceOver Recognition was enabled within the VO > Utility? If that is enabled, you should, at least, get VoiceOver to announce > that it is a document with text on it. Otherwise, apps like Acrobat DC or > PDFPen can do the OCR for you. > > Later… > > > Tim Kilburn > Jamf Certified Tech > Apple Professional Learning Specialist > Apple Teacher > (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > >> On Jul 2, 2021, at 6:17 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com >> <mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Hi Tim, >> I followed your instructions. When I invoked the text recognition command, >> it reported no image description available. Was the Full N an app? Does this >> mean I can perform OCR on a pdf as can be done with Acrobat? Actually, in >> Windows, I used the Jaws facility to extract text that was identified as an >> empty document. My work space may not accommodate a scanner, so I would like >> to use software in these instances. Thanks. >> Best, >> >> Les >> >>> On Jul 1, 2021, at 4:10 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Normally, you navigate to the Document area, interact with it, then if it >>> has multiple pages, they will be listed. Interact with the page you wish >>> to read and the text will be read by VO. If it requires OCR, you can try >>> pressing VO-shift-l to see if VO will read it to you. If VO-shift-l does >>> not work, first make sure that VoiceOver Recognition is enabled in the >>> VoiceOver Utility, then try again. If it still doesn’t work for you, you >>> may need to use full on OCR like in Acrobat DC. >>> >>> Later… >>> >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> Jamf Certified Tech >>> Apple Professional Learning Specialist >>> Apple Teacher >>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>>> On Jul 1, 2021, at 10:16 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> I just received my first pdf file. I loaded it into Preview, but could not >>>> figure out how to access the text. Also, if it is an image, is there a way >>>> I can perform OCR on it without attaching a scanner? Is there a version of >>>> Acrobat Reader for the Mac which is worth accessing? 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