I would think you have to be careful about using an OCR program or a text program to edit a file that was done as a PDF previously. I've been told it can mess up the format, and sometimes that is not allowed by some of these governmental organizations such as the IRS for example. Regards, Gigi
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2013, at 10:44 AM, Randy George <[email protected]> wrote: > What about a BBY fine reader? I have used in the past and it has worked > really well for me. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 12, 2013, at 11:36 AM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Pam >> I have some unfortunate news here. This issue of editing good old PDF forms >> is an issue we have talked about before and will no doubt talk again until >> it is resolved. Unless you put Windows on your Mac and download Adobe >> Acrobat Reader to your computer, there is not yet a good way to do this on >> the Mac if you're blind. >> >> At someone's suggestion, I put PDFpen on my Mac, but it's partially >> inaccessible. You might as well join some of the rest of us in squawking >> about this. >> Regards, >> Gigi who still hates PDF files >> >> On Feb 12, 2013, at 9:50 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hi folks, >>> I receive forms from my state periodically to re- determine my eligibility >>> for state funds. Does anyone know of an accessible means to reliably fill >>> out the paperwork on the computer, printed, and sign it? I can print it, I >>> can sign it. However filling out the forms is a major issue. I cannot read >>> snail mail. To my knowledge, Microsoft office, is not accessible on the >>> Mac. Not sure if their version of PDF, will work with the forms. Please >>> help? >>> >>> Pam Francis >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
