Re: PDF files with annotations & Voiceover

2018-08-30 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi Andrew Do you have a copy of Fine Reader Pro or something similar? If not do you have a copy of PDFScan Plus. It is an iOS app developed by Smile, the makers of Text Expander and PDFPen. PDFScan+ should do what you want but you might not necessarily know to which sections of your easy the

Re: PDF files with annotations & Voiceover

2018-08-19 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, yes, I did try to put the file through OCR (FineReaderPro) but no good results. I might try and print it and scan it to see if I get anywhere with it. Otherwise, yes, I will tell them I can’t access the annotations. Thanks Andrew > On Aug 19, 2018, at 1:38 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > >

RE: PDF files with annotations & Voiceover

2018-08-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Have you tried an OCR package over the PDF file or actually tell them it's unreadable? -Original Message- From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 19 August 2018 8:18 AM To: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Subject: PDF files with annotations & Voiceover Hi, This is a

Re: PDF files

2015-09-30 Thread Roland Zitzke
> I have a PDF image file on my Mac that I am unable to read, is there a > way to convert it to something else or is there a way to read it as is? > There is a nice and free solution for this too. If you have installed home-brew http://brew.sh you can go ahead and install: tesseract (An OCR),

Re: PDF files

2015-09-28 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi! Don't forget about ABBYY finereader for the mac. It is not very expensive and it does a great job scanning images like your pdf file. Jim > On Sep 28, 2015, at 7:40 AM, Matthew Dierckens wrote: > > Hi, > If you have an iPhone and dropbox, you can get the KNB reader app and it will > conve

Re: PDF files

2015-09-28 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Hi, If you have an iPhone and dropbox, you can get the KNB reader app and it will convert that image PDF into text. Or, if you’d like to send it to me, unless it’s confidential information i can convert it into text for you. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread May McDonald
Sorry sorry, yes I got that when I went through and read the email again. > On Jun 18, 2015, at 5:10 PM, Greg Aikens wrote: > > I’m pretty sure this is a mac program. She said that just like when you are > using Windows, you need an accessible PDF. > > Best, > Greg > >> On Jun 18, 2015, at 3

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread Eugenia Firth
Yes, PDF Pen Pro is definitely a Mac program. You can get it from the app store or you can go to their web site. If you go to the web site, you can call up a demo program. The Url for the web site is smilesoftware.com. Gigi > On Jun 18, 2015, at 4:10 PM, Greg Aikens wrote: > > I’m pretty su

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread Greg Aikens
I’m pretty sure this is a mac program. She said that just like when you are using Windows, you need an accessible PDF. Best, Greg > On Jun 18, 2015, at 3:20 PM, May McDonald wrote: > > Thanks, I'll see if there's a mac version of this since I don't use windows. > >> On Jun 18, 2015, at 9:34 A

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread May McDonald
Thanks, I'll see if there's a mac version of this since I don't use windows. > On Jun 18, 2015, at 9:34 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Hello there > I am using P DF pen pro.as in windows, the form that you have to do needs to > be an accessible form before it's going to work. Otherwise, you have

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hello there I am using P DF pen pro.as in windows, the form that you have to do needs to be an accessible form before it's going to work. Otherwise, you have to get a reader to help you rename the fields if the form is not Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 18, 2015, at 5:27 AM, May McDonald wrote:

Re: PDF files and taxes

2014-01-31 Thread Keith Watson
Not a clue. We only deal with the pdf side. Sorry. Keith On Jan 26, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi Keith > I suppose you might not find this out at work, but has anybody said when the > 2013 braille copies are coming out? I need it to figure out my credits. > I regret to say that

Re: PDF files and taxes

2014-01-26 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Keith I suppose you might not find this out at work, but has anybody said when the 2013 braille copies are coming out? I need it to figure out my credits. I regret to say that the braille copies are 2012 copies. Sincerely, Gigi Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Keith Watson

Re: PDF files and taxes

2014-01-26 Thread Keith Watson
HI, You’re welcome. I just wanted to poke my nose in here and say that. You see, I work for the company that contracted to the GPO/IRS to provide accessible forms. We worked really hard at making this possible and I am glad to see all the good feedback. Keith On Jan 25, 2014, at 4:53 PM, Euge

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-24 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys I took Adobe off my computer completely, so now we'blind see what happens when I go to my bank's web site and want to look at payroll the tax returns I filed. I was getting tired of becoming trapped in what might as well be a blank screen. Regards, Gigi On Apr 24, 2013, at 7:30 AM,

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-24 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Hi, Just FYI the following article from MacWorld confirms what Esther said: http://www.macworld.com/article/2027011/bugs-and-fixes-pdfs-saved-from-the-web-fail-to-open.html Seems you need to delete both adobe plugins. On 24/04/2013, at 12:24 PM, Esther wrote: Hi Gigi, OK, I found instruction

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-23 Thread Esther
Hi Gigi, OK, I found instructions on the names of the two files to remove. If you installed this system wide, they will be in the system /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ folder. If you installed these only for your account, they will be in the Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ folder under your user acco

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-23 Thread Esther
Hi Gigi, You can disable and delete browser extensions in Safari preferences, from the "Extensions" tab, but the only way you can remove browser plug-ins is to delete them from the ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ folder of your account, as I believe Tim Kilburn instructed you. If the plug-ins th

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-23 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there I couldn't find the option for disabling plug-ins and Safari preferences. I will look again. No, nobody else but me uses my Mac. If I disable plug-ins, however, is there anything else that will get disabled besides Adobe? Regards, Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Apr 22, 2013, at 7:52 PM, N

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-22 Thread Nicholas Parsons
Can't you just uninstall Adobe Reader from your user account anyway as you shouldn't need it? Or do other people use your account who like Adobe? I would have also thought you could disable plugins from the Advanced tap in Safari Preferences. -- You received this message because you are subscr

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-22 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Nothing drastic should happen other than Adobe not working within Safari which is immaterial for you anyway. If you wish to be careful, just move the two Adobe PDF Viewer plug-ins out of the folder and onto your Desktop. This should make them unavailable to Safari thus telling Safari to u

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-22 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Tim. I found two plug-ins. I deleted one, and it didn't work but nothing drastic happened either. Then I found another one which says AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin Plug-in group (6 of 11) when VoiceOver lands on it. Oh, when I deleted the first one, I got what I said before, a pdf file up there

Re: pdf files when in a web site

2013-04-21 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, Take a look in the Library folder of your Macintosh HD volume. Look for Internet Plug-Ins. There should be two items related to Adobe Reader right near the top of the list. Try deleting the first plug-in and see what happens for you. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 20

Re: PDF files and Mail again

2012-11-28 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi, you could use Quicklook for this. Just press CMD + y while you're sitting on or in the e-mail. Or you could save the pdf file on your hard drive via the menue. Then you can read it as usual. All the best Jürgen Am 27.11.2012 um 01:45 schrieb Mary Scott : > I know this subject has been covere

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread May McDonald
t > your file in. Attach your PDF document and your converted file will be > emailed to you momentarily. > > HTH, > Ezzie > > > > - Original Message - > From: Paul Erkens To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Date sent: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 17:45:55 +0200 > Sub

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread ezzie bueno
hi May, To have PDF files converted to text files free of charge, send an email to conv...@robobraille.org. On the subject line, specify the format you want your file in. Attach your PDF document and your converted file will be emailed to you momentarily. HTH, Ezzie - Original Messa

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi May, On the mac, if you need this often, then abbyy fine reader is a good solution. Its interface has a combobox where you input where your image is coming from, so either a scanner or a file, and the next combo box lets you decide what to convert it to. It is that simple, but it does cost 80

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread Paul Erkens
Hi May, On the mac, if you need this often, then abbyy fine reader is a good solution. Its interface has a combobox where you input where your image is coming from, so either a scanner or a file, and the next combo box lets you decide what to convert it to. It is that simple, but it does cost 80

RE: PDF files

2011-06-29 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
isionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Cavendish [simon.cavend...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:31 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: PDF files Rafaeel, I have not tried it myself as I haven't got a multi-column document to test it, and it is just

Re: PDF files

2011-06-28 Thread Simon Cavendish
Rafaeel, I have not tried it myself as I haven't got a multi-column document to test it, and it is just a thought - but try highlighting the content of your document by pressing command+a and copying it to clipboard and then pasting into TextEdit. Good luck. Simon On 28 Jun 2011, at 00:05, Be

Re: PDF files, again

2011-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
Hmm I notice that I cannot move by word. it sounds fine to me, at least the excerpt I read. I run snl. Can someone test this with leopard? On Feb 2, 2011, at 7:01 AM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Okay, attached is a journal article in pdf format. VO reads it without any > problems on a computer

Re: PDF files, again

2011-02-01 Thread Sarah Alawami
Can youif possibil give us an example? thanks. On Feb 1, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hello, > > Has anyone noticed that VoiceOver reads certain pdf files opened in Preview > perfectly well when the computer is running Tiger, whereas VO does not read > the very same files ver

Re: PDF files in Preview

2009-12-29 Thread Tom McMahan
Have had one or two pdf files like you described, one of which was a product return form so I had to convert it anyway to a plane text format where I could edit it easier, thus text edit. So in these cases have used Abby Fine reader to convert it ove and then just work on the or read or ed

Re: PDF files in Preview

2009-12-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Amber, It's been a while since I accessed pdf files in Preview. What actions/keystrokes do you employ to read pdf documents? I have a feeling I may not have used the most efficient methods for accessing the these files. Thanks. Les -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: PDF files in Preview

2009-12-29 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Amber, The PDF documents you are unable to read could either be protected or just images. If they are the latter, you'll need an OCR application to read them. Cheers, Anne I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel. —Terry Pratchett -- You received this message because you are