Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone
It's what shows up when you activate the share button. Like when you are on a web site and you double tap the share button at the bottom of the screen on an iPhone and you can email the link, text it, copy it and so on. Richard > On Apr 25, 2020, at 8:56 PM, kitty hevener wrote: > > Richard, what is the "share sheet"? > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:26 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone > > Voice Dream Scanner, $5.99 for the iPhone version. > The only limitation, which the developer is working on, is that columns do > not scan well. > But, you will not find a better OCR app. > It is fast, accurate, and you can save as accessible PDF, so the visual > appearance is there, but the text is also accessible. > And if you also have Voice Dream Reader, it makes extracting text from an > image PDF really slick, but even without being a Voice Dream Reader user, > Scanner will show up in the share sheet, so it can be used to extract text > from an image PDF. > For quick and dirty scans without saving, Seeing AI is good. > O, and Voice Dream Scanner can save multiple pages into one document. > > > > > Richard > > Sent from the iPhone SE 2020 > >> On Apr 25, 2020, at 4:59 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: >> >> Hi listers, >> >> Just upgraded to Catalina and I’ve lost my accessible Fine Reader software. >> Can you recommend something for either the Mac or iphone that will extract >> text to plain text or MS Word that is voice over friendly and doesn’t cost >> the earth. >> >> I will be doing it a lot due to needing it for my degree. >> >> Many thanks in advance >> Ian >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=02%7C01%7C%7C4134c7b4a2f7472a4d0b08d7e995db01%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234702132361281sdata=NhI2s0Z%2B27X9t9%2FLByFeZY6xqzbD5fbv%2BJ44MtRSD2g%3Dreserved=0 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FBC90D296-FE9C-4C66-9626-34C6B8AAE922%2540gmail.comdata=02%7C01%7C%7C4134c7b4a2f7472a4d0b08d7e995db01%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234702132361281sdata=N%2FIpGLr5CS0GqcEuYOe86JmtzP5tVBhGOv9QO0XAqd4%3Dreserved=0. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=02%7C01%7C%7C4134c7b4a2f7472a4d0b08d7e995db01%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234702132361281sdata=NhI2s0Z%2B27X9t9%2FLByFeZY6xqzbD5fbv%2BJ44MtRSD2g%3Dreserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FMWHPR1701MB190132D6E137E7F64E2EAD6FB7D10%2540MWHPR1701MB1901.namprd17.prod.outlook.comdata=02%7C01%7C%7C4134c7b4a2f7472a4d0
RE: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone
Richard, what is the "share sheet"? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2020 8:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone Voice Dream Scanner, $5.99 for the iPhone version. The only limitation, which the developer is working on, is that columns do not scan well. But, you will not find a better OCR app. It is fast, accurate, and you can save as accessible PDF, so the visual appearance is there, but the text is also accessible. And if you also have Voice Dream Reader, it makes extracting text from an image PDF really slick, but even without being a Voice Dream Reader user, Scanner will show up in the share sheet, so it can be used to extract text from an image PDF. For quick and dirty scans without saving, Seeing AI is good. O, and Voice Dream Scanner can save multiple pages into one document. Richard Sent from the iPhone SE 2020 > On Apr 25, 2020, at 4:59 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: > > Hi listers, > > Just upgraded to Catalina and I’ve lost my accessible Fine Reader software. > Can you recommend something for either the Mac or iphone that will extract > text to plain text or MS Word that is voice over friendly and doesn’t cost > the earth. > > I will be doing it a lot due to needing it for my degree. > > Many thanks in advance > Ian > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=02%7C01%7C%7C89622090eb7f4e43aae408d7e9100dc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234127459872909sdata=GgGH6g7NuHYAbG0XP4YDndoNY2BjDD9JBCBorWyaV98%3Dreserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FBC90D296-FE9C-4C66-9626-34C6B8AAE922%2540gmail.comdata=02%7C01%7C%7C89622090eb7f4e43aae408d7e9100dc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234127459882920sdata=EWOxtTOmra18YNZtQQjkG%2BQnkmzMmn2H5dZQskEGZ6g%3Dreserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR1701MB190132D6E137E7F64E2EAD6FB7D10%40MWHPR1701MB1901.namprd17.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/029801d61b7e%24aeb7aaf0%240c2700d0%24%40earthlink.net.
Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone
> That's what I meant when I said Scanner will show up in the share sheet, so > it can be used to extract text from an image PDF. > I've always opened the PDF, then used the share button to get there. I've not explored grabbing it from somewhere directly. The developer, Winston Chen, is usually very responsive. You could write him directly at wins...@voicedream.com If you are in the US, do you have a Bookshare account? They are getting more and more text books, and as a student you can get a free account. Voice Dream Reader is a fabulous app from which you can access the Bookshare library directly. It's worth checking out. www.bookshare.org Richard Sent from the iPhone SE 2020 > On Apr 25, 2020, at 8:18 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: > >> Scanner will show up in the share sheet, so it can be used to extract text >> from an image PDF. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR1701MB1901A9F7529CD6881DD8779EB7D10%40MWHPR1701MB1901.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone
Hi Richard, good idea, but does it ocr pdf files imported , rather than pictures taken? Thanks Ian > On 25 Apr 2020, at 13:25, Richard Turner wrote: > > Voice Dream Scanner, $5.99 for the iPhone version. > The only limitation, which the developer is working on, is that columns do > not scan well. > But, you will not find a better OCR app. > It is fast, accurate, and you can save as accessible PDF, so the visual > appearance is there, but the text is also accessible. > And if you also have Voice Dream Reader, it makes extracting text from an > image PDF really slick, but even without being a Voice Dream Reader user, > Scanner will show up in the share sheet, so it can be used to extract text > from an image PDF. > For quick and dirty scans without saving, Seeing AI is good. > O, and Voice Dream Scanner can save multiple pages into one document. > > > > > Richard > > Sent from the iPhone SE 2020 > >> On Apr 25, 2020, at 4:59 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: >> >> Hi listers, >> >> Just upgraded to Catalina and I’ve lost my accessible Fine Reader software. >> Can you recommend something for either the Mac or iphone that will extract >> text to plain text or MS Word that is voice over friendly and doesn’t cost >> the earth. >> >> I will be doing it a lot due to needing it for my degree. >> >> Many thanks in advance >> Ian >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=02%7C01%7C%7C89622090eb7f4e43aae408d7e9100dc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234127459872909sdata=GgGH6g7NuHYAbG0XP4YDndoNY2BjDD9JBCBorWyaV98%3Dreserved=0 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FBC90D296-FE9C-4C66-9626-34C6B8AAE922%2540gmail.comdata=02%7C01%7C%7C89622090eb7f4e43aae408d7e9100dc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234127459882920sdata=EWOxtTOmra18YNZtQQjkG%2BQnkmzMmn2H5dZQskEGZ6g%3Dreserved=0. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR1701MB190132D6E137E7F64E2EAD6FB7D10%40MWHPR1701MB1901.namprd17.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/0D117CB9-0378-4E5A-AD89-3B5C7295A416%40gmail.com.
Re: OCR PDFS on Mac or iphone
Voice Dream Scanner, $5.99 for the iPhone version. The only limitation, which the developer is working on, is that columns do not scan well. But, you will not find a better OCR app. It is fast, accurate, and you can save as accessible PDF, so the visual appearance is there, but the text is also accessible. And if you also have Voice Dream Reader, it makes extracting text from an image PDF really slick, but even without being a Voice Dream Reader user, Scanner will show up in the share sheet, so it can be used to extract text from an image PDF. For quick and dirty scans without saving, Seeing AI is good. O, and Voice Dream Scanner can save multiple pages into one document. Richard Sent from the iPhone SE 2020 > On Apr 25, 2020, at 4:59 AM, Ian Harrison wrote: > > Hi listers, > > Just upgraded to Catalina and I’ve lost my accessible Fine Reader software. > Can you recommend something for either the Mac or iphone that will extract > text to plain text or MS Word that is voice over friendly and doesn’t cost > the earth. > > I will be doing it a lot due to needing it for my degree. > > Many thanks in advance > Ian > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2Fdata=02%7C01%7C%7C89622090eb7f4e43aae408d7e9100dc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234127459872909sdata=GgGH6g7NuHYAbG0XP4YDndoNY2BjDD9JBCBorWyaV98%3Dreserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2FBC90D296-FE9C-4C66-9626-34C6B8AAE922%2540gmail.comdata=02%7C01%7C%7C89622090eb7f4e43aae408d7e9100dc0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C637234127459882920sdata=EWOxtTOmra18YNZtQQjkG%2BQnkmzMmn2H5dZQskEGZ6g%3Dreserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR1701MB190132D6E137E7F64E2EAD6FB7D10%40MWHPR1701MB1901.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
