Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Anders Holmberg
or scanned images in a pdf format you will if like windows need an OCR >>>> package to read the image from the PDF file. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Scott Berry
open and save to other formats PDF files. >>>> >>>> Just a thought that you could try this if you have office available to you. >>>> >>>> As for scanned images in a pdf format you will if like windows need an OCR >>>> package to read the

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Jessica Moss
>>> -Original Message- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss >>> Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 7:11 AM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Convertin

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Anders Holmberg
mages in a pdf format you will if like windows need an OCR >> package to read the image from the PDF file. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss >> Sent: Tuesday, 25 Apr

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Scott Berry
windows need an OCR >>>> package to read the image from the PDF file. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss >>>

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Jessica Moss
image from the PDF file. >>> >>> -Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss >>> Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 7:11 AM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegrou

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Andrew Lamanche
ed an OCR >> package to read the image from the PDF file. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss >> Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 7:11 AM >> To: macvisionaries@g

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-25 Thread Jessica Moss
ndows need an OCR > package to read the image from the PDF file. > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss > Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 7:11 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegr

RE: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Simon Fogarty
windows need an OCR package to read the image from the PDF file. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jessica Moss Sent: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 7:11 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Converting pdf files

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, I somehow managed to get my script up and running with automator, at least I’m guessing I did, sense I now have the option to save these pdf files as rtf files, however I just discovered I received one of them as an imbedded jpeg file, which is apparently a scanned picture of some text Hanna

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Robert Cole
Hi, Try Robo Braille Converter PDF Image To Text send your attached PDF to conv...@robobraille.org Thanks, Rob > On Apr 24, 2017, at 9:58 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: > > I’ve just received several pdf files via e-mail that I need to convert to txt > files, and unfortunately have no idea how to do

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Jessica Moss
I have several pdf documents Hannah’s teacher was kind enough to send me so I could help her with her homework and in turn I was given permission to print them out on the embosser at work. However, we’re not allowed, of course, to just start downloading stuff, even as simple as acrobat reader o

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Hi, What are you wanting to convert the files to? You can save the file as a word document and then open it on a windows machine. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016 Canadian Phone: 519-962-91

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, that would be great if I could do 2 things, find the option to convert that file using text edit, and/or if we used macs at my job which I wish we did and could use the Braille with those. I pretty much hate Windows with a passion, but love what I do at my job, but wish they’d let me cross-

Re: Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Hi Jessica, Honestly, the quickest way is to do a command A to select all, command C to copy, open up textedit and paste with command V. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist Macintosh, IOS and Windows Trainer JAWS for windows Certified - 2016 Canadian Phone: 519

Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Jessica Moss
I’ve just received several pdf files via e-mail that I need to convert to txt files, and unfortunately have no idea how to do this. I found a youtube video on how to do this, which seems to be outdated, sense some of the options for using it on my end look a little different, however I thought