Hi Donna, Do you by any chance have Voice Dream Reader? If so, you may be able to use it to export the text.
Open the pdf file in VDR, then go to the Document menu and choose “Export All Text” >From the Share Sheet, choose “Save to Files”. How readable the text version is might depend on how the original version was created, but it is worth a try. Ian > On 14 May 2024, at 17:40, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to > convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. > Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY > will, but it seems kind of like overkill. > Cheers, > Donna > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries 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 Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your 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/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/309749DC-1890-4BCB-BD3A-C31492DE163E%40hotmail.co.uk.
