Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-14 Thread Sean Murphy
The Office apps on iOS works but is not as user friendly as the Windows version. You can read documents and I have not yet check tables. But there is a lot of info you do not get access that you do under windows. Sean On 15 Feb 2015, at 6:20 am, Angus MacKinnon floda...@gmx.com wrote:

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-14 Thread Eugenia Firth
Yes, it is there. It is listed as six, which right now it's 7.0.2. I don't know what difference that will make.i've only had 7.0.2 for a couple of days.I am about to ask them about the checkboxes informs because that seems to be the only thing I can't do right now.when I get around to it, I am

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-14 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Jonathan What is then your opinion of the Office for iPad? since you talk about using Word in a VM Ware Fusion. Angus MacKinnon -- 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,

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-14 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Esther, it's great to see you posting to the list again and sharing all your knowledge. When I was writing Tweeting Blind, I decided it was a good opportunity as a reasonably new Mac user to go full emersion and do all my writing in OS X. I had the time, and it was an excellent way of

Word Processing Options, (was Reading a PDF in Preview)

2015-02-14 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Angus, I have started to use it to just write, then I bring in the file into desktop word for serious formatting and editing. I wouldn't like to do the process from beginning to end on iOS but it's pretty cool during the writing stage. I actually very much like Voice Dream Writer in IOS. The

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-14 Thread Anne Robertson
I don’t use Nisus Writer but I seem to remember that tables are not accessible using VO. Could someone who uses this app please test this? Cheers, Anne On 14 Feb 2015, at 00:56, Esther mori...@mac.com wrote: Hi Gigi, Nisus Writer Pro is a word processing app. You can think of it as an

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi y'all With PDf Pen Pro 7.0.2, and you need the Pro version for this, I like using it instead of Preview these days for reading PDF files. With the pro version, you can quickly convert them to several different formats like Word, Excel, plain text, and rtf. It uploads the file and it's

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread David Griffith
I am not entirely sure. I got Nisus Writer Pro when it was on special offer so it made sense to get the pro version. Although I got mine from the app store it is also worth keeping an eye on MacUpdae as sometimes they bundle Nisus Writer Pro with other software for a significant reduction, a

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Esther
Read the comments for the Nisus Writer Pro app entry at AppleVis to find out about the differences between Nisus Writer Express and Nisus Writer Pro: http://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/productivity/nisus-writer-pro Basically, you should get the Pro version if you want to use this to transfer your

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Faisal ali
Hi David, What’s the difference between Nisus writer express and pro? I ask this as the pro is significantly more expensive. Thanks On Feb 12, 2015, at 5:05 PM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I have had to start using Nisus Writer Pro to read PDFs as I no longer find Preview

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys What does Nisus Writer Pro do? I’m asking for a blind friend who is considering getting a Mac. Gigi On Feb 13, 2015, at 1:46 PM, David Griffith daj.griff...@gmail.com wrote: I am not entirely sure. I got Nisus Writer Pro when it was on special offer so it made sense to get the

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Esther
Hi Gigi, Nisus Writer Pro is a word processing app. You can think of it as an alternative to Pages, and some people prefer it and/or find it a bit more intuitive to use than Pages. You can read the MacWorld Review. (Both web reviews I give below can be read in Safari Reader using the

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Normally, I’ve found when this sort of thing happens in Preview, it is when Preview is already open. That is, the Preview app is open with either no active windows or with any number of active windows. So, I usually quit Preview and then re-open it by opening the specific pdf file. This

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Tim Thank you. I focused on the email attachment and saved it to the Downloads Folder and Opened the PDF. Still no change. I can not get past Page one of ten and cicle through the pages. Then Double Quote. Angus MacKinnon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-13 Thread Lorie McCloud
is pdf pen pro on Applevis? I’m interested in it but I need to keep the costs down as much as possible. I do a lot of my writing on a braille note taker so I’m more interested in something that can recognize pdf’s that are pictures because I get those fairly often. Lorie McCloud

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-12 Thread Lorie McCloud
the other day I bought a pdf that turned out to be locked. what’s a good way to deal with that, or is there one? there’s a site where you can send pdf’s to be converted. it’s: “www.online-convert.com http://www.online-convert.com/ Lorie McCloud lorice...@gmail.com On Feb 12, 2015, at 11:24

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-12 Thread David Griffith
I have had to start using Nisus Writer Pro to read PDFs as I no longer find Preview usable. Interestingly I can no longer find the scroll area you describe. I have experimented with single page and continuous scroll view but might appear to work. I find is something called PDF content

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-12 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Phil I have tried everything and get nowhere. In OS 10.9.5’s Mail; I get an email with a PDF attachment. I click on the attachment and the PDF is loaded into Preview. All I can Read is Toolbar, double quote and sometimes, page one of one zero. Angus MacKinnon -- You received this message

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-12 Thread Phil Halton
typically I find that i have to interact twice in the scroll area to get at the text. Once there I can use the VO reading commands like VO + arrow keys, or VO + function + command down / up for sentence and VO + function + shift + up/down arrow for paragraph. This pertains to files I open from

Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-12 Thread Angus MacKinnon
I clicked on a PDF in OS 10.9. 5’s Mail. I keep getting to double quote. and can not get to the text. How does a person read text in preview? Angus MacKinnon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To unsubscribe from this group and

Re: Reading a PDF in Preview

2015-02-12 Thread Angus MacKinnon
Phil Thank you for the reading help with Preview. Angus MacKinnon -- 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.