Thanks all for the recommendations. Will download the trial of PDF Pen.
It's AU$159 in my Mac App Store however the software wil no doubt be useful in the classroom. Sadam Ahmed Sent from my iPhone -- > On 3 Jun 2015, at 5:17 am, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: > > I agree, even though we can’t do everything that software is able to do. > Maybe that will change some time, who knows. But it is faster than using > Windows with JAWS, at least it was when I was using Windows. The OCR feature > is instantaneous, practically. Also, with the Pro version, you can create > text files, Excel files from pdf tables, and I can’t remember if there is > anything else. > > We can’t do this directly, but you can get a sighted Mac user to rename form > fields on some of these inaccessible pdf files. > > Gigi > >> On Jun 2, 2015, at 2:11 PM, Chris <challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> PDF Pen Pro is awesome. I currently have the demo but plan to buy it in the >> future. One feature I like is the ability to automatically OCR PDF documents >> that are just images, usually done from a scanner. >> >> >> >>> On 02/06/2015 20:08, Eugenia Firth wrote: >>> Hi there >>> I use Pages and Numbers all the time in my business. Also, I have a program >>> I got called PDF Pen Pro for PDF files. You may or may not need it, but you >>> might want to check it out. You might want it especially if you need to >>> fill out pdf forms. >>> >>> I haven’t seen it myself, but there is also a book on learning the Mac >>> published by National Braille Press. You can get it in more than one format >>> with them. >>> >>> Gigi >>> >>>> On Jun 2, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> iWork is very accessible and would work for the tasks you mention. The >>>> preview of MS Office, at least when it comes to Word, is a long way behind >>>> iWork. >>>> >>>> However, don’t expect Pages to be like Word. It does most of the same >>>> things, but in a different way. >>>> >>>> If you haven’t got it already, get the book “Mastering the Macintosh with >>>> VoiceOver” by Tim Sniffen. It’s a free iBook. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 2 Jun 2015, at 19:07, sadam ahmed <sadamahmed1...@gmail.com >>>>> <mailto:sadamahmed1...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Greetings to all, >>>>> >>>>> In preparation for one of my subjects called ( write complex documents) >>>>> I’m gaging the suitability of the iWork productivity apps. >>>>> >>>>> I’ll need to insert tables, get somewhat accurate formatting information, >>>>> and be able to manipulate Basic spreadsheets. >>>>> >>>>> Can all or some of these tasks be accomplished using Pages, Numbers, and >>>>> Keynote respectively? >>>>> >>>>> Could I get away with using the Office Preview for the above scenarios? >>>>> >>>>> Suggestions and or notions on how to proceed would be appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Yours truly, >>>>> >>>>> Sadam Ahmed >>>>> >>>>> Certificate IV in International Trade >>>>> >>>>> Vocational College of Business >>>>> >>>>> RMIT University >>>>> >>>>> LinkedIn: >>>>> >>>>> https://au.linkedin.com/pub/sadam-ahmed/ >>>>> <https://au.linkedin.com/pub/sadam-ahmed/> >>>>> >>>>> https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-colleges/college-of-business/ >>>>> >>>>> <https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-education/academic-colleges/college-of-business/> >>>>> >>>>> Sent using OS X Mail >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries >>>> <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> -- >> 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. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > 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. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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