Hi Esther, Think you very much for helping me out with the reading of the PDF files. My thanks also goes to Robert. I just got my Mac Air some three weeks ago.
Regards, Cheok Cheng Ann cheokcheng...@gmail.com http://www.chengann.com/ On 04-Apr-2011, at 5:42 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Cheng Ann, > > Let me separate this question and address this in the context of your earlier > query in a separate thread, which was about reading mail attachments and > using Preview vs. Quicklook. First, if you are having difficulty reading > beyond the first page in Preview, you should first check how you have set > Preview to display pages -- whether the PDF Display mode under the View menu > on your menu bar is set to "Single Page" or "Single Page Continuous". > (Control+F2 or VO-M to move to the menu bar, press "v" to move to "View", > then arrow down to "PDF Display" and check the sub-menu to find your display > mode.) If your "PDF Display" is set to "Single Page", VoiceOver will stop > reading at the end of the first page, and you'll have to page down to advance > in a multi-page PDF document (I use Fn+Down Arrow on a MacBook). If it is > set to "Single Page Continuous", then provided you have interacted before > issuing your VO-A "read all" command, as Robert explained. There are also > other options such as for going to specific pages and associated keyboard > shortcuts in the "Go" menu as he mentioned (e.g. Command-Option-G). > > Secondly, your original question was about reading a PDF document attachment > in mail. Normally, if I'm sent a multi-page PDF document as a mail > attachment that I know I want to keep, my first step will be to save that > file in some permanent folder on disk, then open it in Preview from that > location. Quick Look is meant for just that purpose -- to give you a quick > peak into a document or audio file's contents. It runs only when this it is > in foreground -- so if you switch apps to answer a Skype call or move to > another task it is automatically paused until it is switched back as the app > in focus. It's a low overhead way to view contents of files, since you don't > really open the file in an application when you Quick Look it. But that also > means that you can't modify your navigation within the file (e.g., go back to > the beginning, or skip ahead) or edit tags (in music files). In mail you can > similarly use Quick Look to examine attachments to decide how to handle them > -- either by reading entire short attachments or viewing enough to decide how > to dispose of the these. The default button actions beside the attachments > are "Quick Look" or "Save". And as Robert noted, your question is separate > from the issue in Denise's original post. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Apr 3, 2011, at 18:23, Robert Nelson wrote: > >> Dear Cheng Ann, >> >> There are two separate questions. One is that Voice Over is unable to read >> certain .pdf documents. The other question is given that voice Over can >> read the document what are the keyboard commands to do this. >> >> The read all command is vo-a. You must interact with the text first This >> will read continuously. If you go to the menu bar and move to the "GO" >> Menu you will find the other keyboard commands I hope this helps. >> >> Sincerely Yours, >> Robert >> . >> On Apr 3, 2011, at 9:24 PM, Cheok Cheng Ann wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> This is Cheng Ann. I am also experiencing the same problem. The only way >>> I can get the voice over to read is to hold down the option and control >>> keys and press down the arrow key. however, I still cannot jump from page >>> to page. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Cheok Cheng Ann >>> cheokcheng...@gmail.com >>> http://www.chengann.com/ >>> >>> On 04-Apr-2011, at 6:32 AM, Robert Nelson wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Denise, >>>> I sometimes run into that problem. I went to a web site to look up >>>> directions for a digital recorder. there were two different products and >>>> I downloaded both sets of instructions. In one case Preview and voice >>>> Over were able to read the instructions in the other case all I had was >>>> that the file was open in Preview. I don't have sighted assistance so I >>>> cannot tell you if there was actually any printed text either. It has >>>> been suggested to me that the issue is that the files may have ben >>>> created in a version of Adobe Acrobat that Preview does not support. I >>>> don't know how to confirm this. >>>> >>>> I hope someone else has an answer. >>>> On Apr 3, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Denise Avant wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi all, >>>>> I downloaded copies of flight reservations which are in a pdf format. >>>>> however, when i open them in preview, i cannot get them to read. is there >>>>> something i should be doing. thanks. >>>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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