Re: [JAWS-Users] large PDF file

2012-06-12 Thread Van Der Walt Riana
Brad, You don't have to physically print the document with Kurzweil, but it will probably take about 5 minutes from the moment you open it in Kurzweil until it has completed OCR conversion of all 165 pages, like when scanning. It will use your default scanning settings and you could open it wit

Re: [JAWS-Users] need help on how to safely remove USB thumb drive under Windows 7

2012-06-12 Thread Cristobal
There's also an eject option in the context menu when you're on the device/thumbdrive you wish to disconnect. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Virgil Cook Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:21 PM To: ja

Re: [JAWS-Users] large PDF file

2012-06-12 Thread Virgil Cook
Have you tried copying the text to the clipboard and pasting it into a Word document. I've had success with documents up to a hundred pages. Also if you have a recent edition of Open Book, it will read PDF files. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:ja

Re: [JAWS-Users] large PDF file

2012-06-12 Thread brad
I have kirswell but don't use it all that much. I don't want to print the document I just want to follow along while they do during the meeting. -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Steve Sent: Tuesday

Re: [JAWS-Users] need help on how to safely remove USB thumb drive under Windows 7

2012-06-12 Thread Virgil Cook
In Windows 7, I open the list of items in the system tray with Jaws key and f11. If you have a thumb drive connected, Safely Remove Hardware will be in the tray. Choose it and press enter. Choose the drive with the thumb drive and press enter. When you get the message that it is safe to remove

Re: [JAWS-Users] large PDF file

2012-06-12 Thread Steve
Good luck with that, Brad. I don't like the way Adobe handles largish documents, it seems to choke and take forever. You can go into preferences and tell it to only convert portions of the document as you go. If you have a few Benjamin's lying around, avail yourself of Open Book or Kurzweil.

[JAWS-Users] Microsoft Office 365

2012-06-12 Thread Annette Carr
Is anyone familiar with the Cloud based Microsoft Office 365 product and its compatibility with JAWS? Is there one version of JAWS that works best with it? Thanks, Annette For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS losing focus in Windows Live Mail messages

2012-06-12 Thread Lois Butterfield
Yes, I have that problem again since the latest update. No solution that I know of though. Lois -Original Message- From: Derek Czuy Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 11:50 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS losing focus in Windows Live Mail messages Hello li

[JAWS-Users] large PDF file

2012-06-12 Thread brad
I am on our home owners association and every month the management company sends me this 165 page progress report and it is in a PDF format. I can read bits of the document but it runs real slow. I also seem to get held up on turning pages at times. I can navigate using the alt key but it gets v

Re: [JAWS-Users] need help on how to safely remove USB thumb drive under Windows 7

2012-06-12 Thread John Justice
Norman, I have always wondered that myself until one day when I did just that with a Kingston drive. It did something horrendous to the files and I had to completely re-format the drive. No fun, I can tell you! Even when you have closed out the files on a drive, the system still thinks that the u

Re: [JAWS-Users] need help on how to safely remove USB thumb drive under Windows 7

2012-06-12 Thread John Justice
Robert, This is the easiest way I have found to make sure that a jump drive is ready for removal. 1. While the jump drive is still connected, open the Computer option. 2. Now arrow down until you hear that particular drive mentioned. Important! Do not open the drive. 3. Press the App

Re: [JAWS-Users] cd burner that works well with JAWS

2012-06-12 Thread David Ferrin
Got it, thanks. David Ferrin Always be yourself because the people that matter don't mind, and the ones that mind don't matter. - Original Message - From: "David" To: Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] cd burner that works well with JAWS Hello Dave; Anothe

Re: [JAWS-Users] cdex

2012-06-12 Thread inthaneelf
oops, ok i sit corrected, thanks david! saving for future reference (still need to set up my wife's cdex so...) inthane . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . Owner: Alacorn Computer Enterprises "own the might and majesty of an alacorn" www.alacorncomputer.com . proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for bli

Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS losing focus in Windows Live Mail messages

2012-06-12 Thread Tim Appleby
Depending on the version of JAWS and the version of Windows Live Mail, It would gratefully reduce the accessibility of mail, for example, Windows Live Mail with JAWS 9 or less, its the same with JAWS 9 or less and Windows Internet Explorer 9. I hope this helps, Tim Appleby -Original Mess

[JAWS-Users] JAWS losing focus in Windows Live Mail messages

2012-06-12 Thread Derek Czuy
Hello list members: My friend uses Windows Live Mail. When he starts typing an e-mail address into the To field of a new message, JAWS jumps into another field and says "edit". He has to press Ault+Tab one or more times to get back to the To field to finish typing the e-mail address. He also says

[JAWS-Users] Help with face book popping up

2012-06-12 Thread George Marshall
Hi: On my internet banking site, discover card site and others, face book popps up first and the only way I have found to get out of it is to press (alt+a) (going back into favorites) and choose the website again. Do any of you have the problem and do you have a fix for it? I am using latest J

Re: [JAWS-Users] just go online to questia online library, via google.

2012-06-12 Thread Bissett, Tom
I looked at the website. I don't know how they setup their site but all the links seem to work but the actual book content is displayed in some other manner and it doesn't get loaded into the virtual viewer so you can't read it except with jaws cursor and then it is mixed in with all the other

Re: [JAWS-Users] cdex

2012-06-12 Thread David Bailes
Hi Brad, using CDex 1.70 beta 4, here are some notes on the most important settings, including setting where the ripped tracks are saved.   To open the CDex configuration dialog, on the Options menu choose settings (F4). The dialog contains a page tree, and the controls for the page which is sele