Re: pdf

2024-04-05 Thread Lorie McCloud
what I usually do is to export as pdf from inside the document even though it’s already a pdf. it comes down in exactly the same form as if I had downloaded it. I was just hoping to cut out a couple of steps. another thing I hadn’t thought of before but tried this time is that at the top of the

Re: pdf

2024-04-05 Thread Jonathan Cohn
You should stil be able to use the save menu item and then you should be able to open the doucment in your native PDF viewer. On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 4:37 PM Herbie Allen wrote: > I wonder if you can do a Save As? > > > On Apr 5, 2024, at 15:02, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > > > no. when I click on

Re: pdf

2024-04-05 Thread Herbie Allen
I wonder if you can do a Save As? > On Apr 5, 2024, at 15:02, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > no. when I click on the link in the email Safari opens and I land in the > document itself. > >> On Apr 2, 2024, at 4:52 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> A PDF does not download any differently! You can just

Re: pdf

2024-04-05 Thread Lorie McCloud
no. when I click on the link in the email Safari opens and I land in the document itself. > On Apr 2, 2024, at 4:52 PM, Herbie Allen wrote: > > A PDF does not download any differently! You can just click on the link. > >> On Apr 2, 2024, at 16:24, Lorie McCloud wrote: >> >> I bought a pdf bo

Re: pdf

2024-04-05 Thread Brad Snyder
Ventura shouldn't matter.Try interacting with the link, and then open the shortcut menu.- Brad -On Apr 5, 2024, at 01:09, Lorie McCloud wrote:I’m running Ventura. don’t know if that has anything to do with this or not. I can’t find that option in the shortcuts menu. I have open link behind mail,

Re: pdf

2024-04-04 Thread Lorie McCloud
I’m running Ventura. don’t know if that has anything to do with this or not. I can’t find that option in the shortcuts menu. I have open link behind mail, open with…copy link (not necessarily in that order) but then it goes to share. there’s also services. > On Apr 2, 2024, at 5:02 PM, Brad Sny

Re: pdf

2024-04-04 Thread Herbie Allen
A PDF does not download any differently! You can just click on the link. > On Apr 2, 2024, at 16:24, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > I bought a pdf book. What's the best way to download it using a Mac? I don't > think it's possible to download it from a link in email is it? if I follow > the link I l

Re: pdf

2024-04-02 Thread Brad Snyder
Try putting focus on the link, and then opening the shortcut menu using VO + Shift + M. Now, press the down arrow until you find an option that says Download or Download to Downloads Folder. I find that Download is usually the 4th option from the top. HTH. - Brad - On Apr 2, 2024, at 16:24,

Re: PDF pen question

2022-01-26 Thread Brett Campbell
I purchased PDF pen with the purpose of being able to read documents within the app. I was hoping for a solution to the double line reading I experience in Preview. I’ll keep your suggestion in mind, thanks. > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:08 AM, 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi, >

Re: PDF pen question

2022-01-26 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Yes, but if it can be read in Preview, and since PDFPen is a rather expensive app that is not doing it’s job, that should only be a temporary solution. PDFPen is a good app, is very accessible, so needs some attention by the developer to fix this issue. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified

Re: PDF pen question

2022-01-26 Thread 'Robert Cole' via MacVisionaries
Hi, If you export the PDF to RTF and read it, all pages should be there. Thanks, Rob > On Jan 25, 2022, at 5:47 PM, Brett Campbell wrote: > > I am new to PDF pen. When I open a document, it will show there are six > pages, for example. I’m able to read the first couple of pages, then > VoiceO

Re: PDF pen question

2022-01-25 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I have sent a note to the support folks to see if they have a fix, or if we’re just missing something. Thanks for the heads-up. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On J

Re: PDF pen question

2022-01-25 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Brett, Yes, I have experienced the same thing. What I have done when I use P pen is I go to the page I wish to read and then it wrecked with the page. After interacting, and the page will read. I would like to find a fix for this as well. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 25, 2022, at 5:47 PM,

Re: PDF Pen

2021-09-22 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, It appears that they’ve changed their contact method. I’d try this link: https://www.gonitro.com/support/ticket/pdf-pro-mac HTH. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift P

Re: PDF Pen

2021-09-22 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Tim, Well, it seems like single page is checked by the fall and I have not figured out how to uncheck it. I have a sense that if I had continuous check, I could do what you suggest. Do you have the email address for the developer? I’d be happy to send something to the developer at this point

Re: PDF Pen

2021-09-22 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, If you put it on continuous, it should allow you to go through the document without using the Go To item. I have not yet the latest version, so if it’s being uncooperative, you may wish to eMail the developer. They have been responsive to me in the past. Best. Tim Kilburn Jamf Certifie

Re: PDF Pen

2021-09-22 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Tim, Thanks for the Information Command. Now my files open in PDF Pen. When I open the file, I can read the last page viewed. If I interact with the Scroll Area and Page Grouping and move to another page, I am told that content is empty. However, if I go to the Go Menu, and choose next page,

Re: PDF Pen

2021-09-22 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, I’m not sure why it wasn’t seeing the text on page 3. Not logical if it was visible to Preview. Regarding making all PDF’s open in PDFPen, locate any pdf file you might have on your computer, press cmd-i to Get Info on the file, navigate through the Info window to find the Open With item,

Re: pDF pen pro, or PDF expert?

2021-05-07 Thread Jonathan Cohn
PDF Pen products have been developed for several years and I know its pro version can be used to create PDF books more precisely than the built in tools. That being said, I read release notes of the new Firefox 88 saying they support PDF form completion. So, I would first download Firefox and se

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-03 Thread dan d.
Accorrding to wiki it can be read by adobe8 or later. It might then also allow saving in another format. Or using cmd-a and cmd-c it will be copied to the pasteboard and made a text file from there. On Sun, 2 May 2021, Lorie McCloud wrote: > do you know what a prc document is? I have an eboo

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-02 Thread Lorie McCloud
it's a book I bought. at the time they didn't have pdf available. > On May 2, 2021, at 3:55 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi to you both, > Lorie, > May i ask where the file came from? > One possible test, as Jonathan suggests might be this. > save the file with a .zip extension, put it in a fol

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi to you both, Lorie, May i ask where the file came from? One possible test, as Jonathan suggests might be this. save the file with a .zip extension, put it in a folder, and unzip the contents. perhaps? you may find .xml or .html files there, which can be read using a number of tools. There

RE: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-02 Thread skipper8218
I believe PRC format is part of Amazon Kindle. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Lorie McCloud Sent: Sunday, May 2, 2021 3:54 PM To: 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover do you know what a prc docu

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Granted, some files might prevent it, but indeed it works great for that. On Sun, 2 May 2021, Lorie McCloud wrote: ok. thanks. I need to convert epub to something else txt or rtf and that's what I was asking about but I guess I didn't make myself clear. sounds like this site should work for

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-02 Thread Lorie McCloud
do you know what a prc document is? I have an ebook in that format and I don't know what to do with it. thanks. Lorie > On May 2, 2021, at 12:56 PM, Jonathan Cohn wrote: > > It is my understanding that a pub is essentially just a set of HTML / CSS > documents that have been encapsulated as a

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-02 Thread Lorie McCloud
ok. thanks. I need to convert epub to something else txt or rtf and that's what I was asking about but I guess I didn't make myself clear. sounds like this site should work for that. > On May 1, 2021, at 10:14 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > I have never needed to convert a pdf file to epub.. g

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
It is my understanding that a pub is essentially just a set of HTML / CSS documents that have been encapsulated as a zip file with an pub extension. Except for those cases where the pub is protected, you should be able to rename the file by replace pub with zip and then uncompressing it. Unlike

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
I have never needed to convert a pdf file to epub.. given you can convert things to mobi, that may be possible. I have, often, converted epub to other formats, rtf for example. The site is quite detailed as to what can be done, and their support folks are first rate. Karen On Sat, 1 May 202

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-05-01 Thread Lorie McCloud
Are you saying that robobraille will convert a pdf to epub or that you can convert epub to other formats too? thanks. Lorie > On Apr 30, 2021, at 12:50 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi Helga, > While I cannot suggest a specific pdf reader for the mac that lets you > read..why does preview n

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-04-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Helga, While I cannot suggest a specific pdf reader for the mac that lets you read..why does preview not do this?, I can suggest a way to convert the pdf files into other formats. robobraille, www.robobraille.org Allows you to convert pdf files into several alternatives, some epub file

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-04-30 Thread Herbie Allen
I don’t think it will let you edit, but try using Chrome as your PDF reader. It should let you let you select text and all that. > On Apr 30, 2021, at 02:53, Helga Schreiber > wrote: > > Hi everyone. Hope you guys are doing well. Can you guys recommend me a good > PDF reader app for the Mac

Re: PDF reader for the Mac accessible with voiceover

2021-04-30 Thread John Panarese
The only one I was aware of was PDF Pen Pro, but I don’t know jsut how accessible it is at this point and it is not inexpensive. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SU

Re: pdf documents

2020-09-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
If it is a fillable document, then I would expect any application that can read PDF would work including Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft WOrd, and preview. If it is one that needs you to type in markups, even then Preview on the works for sighted people, though the gold standard on the Mac side

Re: pdf from our NDIS national disability insurance scheme

2020-08-17 Thread Gerry Cook
I’ve tried that, but it goes back to adobe and the message is protection failure, but still it reads ok on the iPhone thanks. > On 17 Aug 2020, at 8:12 pm, 'Harry Bell' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Can you open it in the Books app? > Harry > >> On 17 Aug 2020, at 11:01, Gerry Cook wrot

Re: pdf from our NDIS national disability insurance scheme

2020-08-17 Thread 'Harry Bell' via MacVisionaries
Can you open it in the Books app? Harry > On 17 Aug 2020, at 11:01, Gerry Cook wrote: > > Hi everyone hope your all keeping safe, I have received a pdf of a plan > from a government body, for services i get over a 2 year time period. > > I can read the pdf on the iPhone but not on the mac

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-02-02 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
isionaries Subject: Re: PDF reader for Mac? Don’t keep all the goodies for yourself. Share the information with everyone, please. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac V

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-02-02 Thread Dave Carlson
Don’t keep all the goodies for yourself. Share the information with everyone, please. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns a

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-02-02 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Raul, If you had a few moments and didn’t mind, would you email me off list and tell me how you use GoogleDocs in chrome on your mac? I’ve never worked it out and I think it would be useful. thanks Andrew > On 2 Feb 2020, at 12:33, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > > Hello Tim and everyone else who

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-02-02 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hello Tim and everyone else who responded. I will give this one a try. However I also want to share that I have just opened an inaccessible PDF inside Google Docs and was able to read it and edit it. So, even if I don't end up finding a Mac-only solution to my liking, at least I am reassured th

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-02-02 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
at apple id you can download it from But then the app store on the phone / pad is different to that on the computer. Cheers, Simon F *From:*'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries *Sent:* Saturday, 1 February 2020 6:24 PM *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: PDF read

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-02-01 Thread Jonathan Cohn
I have seen some postings that seem to indicate some kind of built in OCR in Catalina. I have not investigated this. Jonathan > On Jan 30, 2020, at 10:34 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Raoul, > Docuscan Plus, Abbey Fine Reader, or Prizmo. I think that’s it, unless you > install VMWare Fusion an

RE: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
isionaries Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2020 6:24 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: PDF reader for Mac? Hi, I don't believe so. I didn't work that way in the past, but I guess that it might be possible now. Again, I'm unsure. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-31 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Fogarty wrote: If you have pen pro for IOS does that give you the licence to use on Mac OS also? From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2020 3:35 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: PDF reader for Mac? Hi, PDFPenPro is also an excellen

RE: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-31 Thread Simon A Fogarty
If you have pen pro for IOS does that give you the licence to use on Mac OS also? From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, 1 February 2020 3:35 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: PDF reader for Mac? Hi, PDFPenPro is also an excellent solution. It ha

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-31 Thread 'Peggy' via MacVisionaries
Someone mentioned DocuScan also. It was a while ago, not sure if it was on this list or another one. Peggy and Dixie Marie Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 30, 2020, at 10:34 PM, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Raoul, > Docuscan Plus, Abbey Fine Reader, or Prizmo. I think that’s it, unless you > install

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-31 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, PDFPenPro is also an excellent solution. It has built-in OCR, both Mac and iOS versions and is very accessible. The Mac version is extremely accessible. I'm not sure of the level of accessibility of the iOS version. The last time I contacted the developers, they admitted that the iOS ve

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-30 Thread Salvador Domenech Miguel
Hello: I use to use Fine Reader as OCR solution. Maybe it could be helpful for you. Saludos, Salva Domenech Https://about.me/salvadomenech > El 31 ene 2020, a las 4:24, Raul A. Gallegos escribió: > > Hi, what is the recommended method to deal with PDFs which are scanned > images? On Windows si

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-30 Thread Dave Carlson
Raoul, Docuscan Plus, Abbey Fine Reader, or Prizmo. I think that’s it, unless you install VMWare Fusion and set up your Windows programs like Openbook in the operating system. Dave Carlson Musician, Engineer, Farfar, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer -- The following information is impor

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-30 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, what is the recommended method to deal with PDFs which are scanned images? On Windows side I can easily apply OCR like from Jaws or KNFB Reader but I am not sure of what Mac solution there is to accomplish the same thing. Thanks. On 1/10/2020 5:34 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wro

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-10 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Preview is already installed. Another interesting and freely available option would be the PDF reader in Google Chrome. Also, Adobe Reader for Mac has some accessibility features, but I don't know how effective they are currently. On 1/10/20, 11:57, "Matt Turner" wrote: Hi folks. Just

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-10 Thread 'Devin Prater' via MacVisionaries
Adobe reader is also surprisingly accessible on both Mac and iOS. > On Jan 10, 2020, at 3:03 PM, Bradford Snyder wrote: > > Have you tried using Preview? Preview comes with the macOS, so you can find > it in your Applications folder. Check it out. > > HTH > > - Brad - > > > > On Jan 10,

Re: PDF reader for Mac?

2020-01-10 Thread Bradford Snyder
Have you tried using Preview? Preview comes with the macOS, so you can find it in your Applications folder. Check it out. HTH - Brad - On Jan 10, 2020, at 11:57, Matt Turner wrote: Hi folks. Just wondered if there was a good pdf reader for the Mac? -- The following information is import

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 anotationn app

2018-02-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
Vid, Thanks for this. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Friday, 23 February 2018 1:43 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: pdf anotationn app Claro PDF Pro allows annotation on iOS devices. Kind

Re: pdf anotationn app

2018-02-22 Thread David Chittenden
Claro PDF Pro allows annotation on iOS devices. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 22 Feb 2018, at 16:52, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > I’m looking for prefereably a free app for the iPad which w

Re: PDF Forms

2018-02-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, It's in the MacApp Store as well. Both PDFPen and PDFPenPro. I'm not sure of their prices in the US store, but probably around $100 for PDFPen and $150 for PDFPenPro. PDFPen would likely suffice for most people. In the MacApp Store, enter the letters p, d, f, p, e, n all together without

Re: PDF Forms

2018-02-12 Thread E.T.
Many Mac apps can be found on the developer's web site. A Google search will find this app for you. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 2/12/2018 8:43 AM, Jessica Moss wrote: Where did you find that

Re: PDF Forms

2018-02-12 Thread Jessica Moss
Where did you find that? I did a search for it in the app store, and it was nowhere to be found. Also, how much is it? > On Feb 12, 2018, at 11:11 AM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > > Hi, > > I use PDFPenPro, although not the latest version of the app, on a 2017 MBP. > It works very well for me. Ty

Re: PDF Forms

2018-02-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I use PDFPenPro, although not the latest version of the app, on a 2017 MBP. It works very well for me. Typical limitations though with respect to field labelling. If the creator of the form did not take the time to label the fields, then it is often difficult to know for sure which field

Re: PDF Pen Pro

2017-07-12 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, My last contact with the developers said that it's accessibility on the iOS platform was behind its accessibility on the Mac. I haven't actually installed it yet though, so can't make any good comments on its true accessibility on iOS. You may wish to contact them, they are quite quick at

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-03 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Andrew, I’m sorry I forgot that the instructions aren’t in the zip file. I’ll paste them below my signature. I copied the link from my French website where I have the instructions in French, but they wouldn’t be of much use here. Cheers, Anne About MoveMouse MoveMouse was written to s

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-03 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Dear Anne, I've downloaded the MoveMouse and it has downloaded as a zipped file. I've unzipped it and it is a folder with workflows files in it. How do I install it? Where do I place it? Is there any documentation available with this application? I feel it would be very useful since I do c

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-03 Thread Helga Schreiber
Hi, This is helga! Hwo are you? What is the name of hthe app in ordro to open PDF files? II'm just owndering! I'm thinking in using it for schoool in ordr to OPen PDF files! I use preview to open them, but it is not working with me! And this is app free,and can any one snend me th elink in or

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-03 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Jonathan, MoveMouse is a utility created by Dorothy Renton to help VoiceOver users to position the mouse on objects that VoiceOver doesn’t recognise. Each movement moves the mouse a tenth of an inch up, down, left or right. It saves us having to turn on Mousekeys. Here’s the link to downl

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-02 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Hello, I could not find a reference to the MoveMouse application. Could you please provide information either on or off list. Thanks,, Jonathan Cohn > On 2 Apr 2016, at 17:34, Anne Robertson wrote: > > OK. Filling out PDF forms can be done with Skim, but it’s complicated. > It’s best if yo

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-02 Thread Anne Robertson
OK. Filling out PDF forms can be done with Skim, but it’s complicated. It’s best if you have installed the utility MoveMouse and you should go to VoiceOver Utility and check the checkbox to speak item under mouse and set the delay to zero. Navigate to the character to the left of the field to be

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-02 Thread Blee Blat
I got this to work here. It shows up and seems a little more accessible than preview. I have not tried to fill out a form with it as I don't have any of those here but the rest seems to work lovely. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you

Re: Pdf reader and editor

2016-04-02 Thread Christine Grassman
I am receiving a “cannot open the application because it is not responding”. I changed my Security preferences to accept this app, but it is not working, and I have tried downloading from the link sent in the email as well as the direct link they offer on the site. Anyone else having luck with t

Re: pdf documents

2016-03-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
That is true, though the same PDF might have different sizes if the font collections are compressed or the graphics have reduced sizes. I believe Acrobat Pro has controls to manage this along with the ability to change or modify PDF tags. Best wishes, Jonathan > On 26 Mar 2016, at 12:46,

Re: pdf documents

2016-03-27 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Jonathan Metz just started creating a series of Youtube videos on making accessible PDF documents I expect it is mostly for Windows, but I will provide the link. I believe that google docs might also be able to create tagged PDF files. . Best wishes, Jonathan >From WEB AIM mailing list: Hi the

Re: pdf documents

2016-03-26 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
PDFs aren't compressed on their own. You can zip a PDF by selecting it and then going to the file menu to choose Compress "filename" or use the contextual menu on the PDF. That will make a .zip file of the PDF which will upload/download faster. CB On 3/26/16 1:02 AM, John Weir wrote: There is

Re: pdf documents

2016-03-25 Thread John Weir
There is a program called Stuffit that will compress your files before sending. and decompress them on receipt. and apples automatically unzip files on receipt. John On 3/25/16 5:14 PM, Jean wrote: Thank you for the explanation. How does one make a pdf ua? I don’t see any option for this

Re: pdf and mac question

2016-03-25 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Another thing you should know… According to discussions on the WEB AIM mailing list, Macintosh generated PDF’s do not include TAGS, which are essential for proper reading of the alternative text in graphics and various other structures. While Preview on the Macintosh also does not interpret PD

Re: pdf and mac question

2016-03-24 Thread John Weir
because the PC automatically zip it. Ie compresses it to send. You can do the same with the mac. John On 3/24/16 7:27 PM, Jean wrote: Hello All: I have a document which is about 260 pages and contains quite a lot of photos and figures. If it is converted from word to pdf on a mac it ends up

Re: PDF bug from Mavericks?

2015-10-01 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks, that's all I was looking for. If anyone has seen this bug in later versions of Yosemite, or now in El Cap, please let me know. Thanks. > On Oct 1, 2015, at 08:01, venky...@gmail.com wrote: > > From what I've experienced, the "static text "bug has been fixed in one of > the Yosemite updat

Re: PDF bug from Mavericks?

2015-10-01 Thread venky . 92
>From what I've experienced, the "static text "bug has been fixed in one of the >Yosemite updates. Thank you. Regards, Venkatesh Potluri Http://www.venkateshpotluri.me Sent from my iPhone > On 01-Oct-2015, at 8:21 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Thanks. I'm referring to the bug where you'd hear "stat

Re: PDF bug from Mavericks?

2015-10-01 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
What about using Skim? I've never had much luck with it, but I know people who have used it with very great success. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Daniel Miller" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 10:34 PM Subject: Re: PDF bug from Mavericks? Hi Alex, Y

Re: PDF bug from Mavericks?

2015-09-30 Thread Daniel Miller
Ah. Yeah, you can’t even activate the command, VO just beeps at you. It’s quite annoying. > On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:51 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Thanks. I'm referring to the bug where you'd hear "static text" in place of > any actual text while trying to read PDFs. I didn't realize vo-f wasn't >

Re: PDF bug from Mavericks?

2015-09-30 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks. I'm referring to the bug where you'd hear "static text" in place of any actual text while trying to read PDFs. I didn't realize vo-f wasn't working, that's good to know as well. > On Sep 30, 2015, at 22:34, Daniel Miller wrote: > > Hi Alex, > > You can read PDF content, but for some re

Re: PDF bug from Mavericks?

2015-09-30 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi Alex, You can read PDF content, but for some reason, you can’t use VO+F to search for specific text in the document. I really hope they fix that soon, though. > On Sep 30, 2015, at 8:26 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > Remember back in--I believe--Mavericks, when Voiceover would sometimes

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 Pen Pro was Re: iWork accessibility on the Mac.

2015-06-03 Thread Eugenia Firth
Ok, I don’t remember if I ever said, but if you use the program just to lead pdf files, I found reading page by page works fine. I’ve only done that short files, so I don’t know what would happen if you read a longer one and didn’t convert to something. Gigi > On Jun 3, 2015, at 3:37 PM, sad

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2015-06-03 Thread sadamahmed1992
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 wrote: > > I agree, even though we can

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2015-06-02 Thread Chris
Yes, I like the export capability as well. In the demo you only get RTF and TXT export. Also a smile logo will be embeded at the end of every page whenever you save or print. Otherwise it's fully functional so you are welcome to try it for as long as you like then purchase a license when you're

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2015-06-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
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

Re: PDF pen Pro

2015-05-22 Thread christopher hallsworth
I must admit, I got similar results with both products. > On 21 May 2015, at 22:42, Eugenia Firth wrote: > > Actually, I like PDF Pen pro for OC images, not only because it’s fast, but > also because I think it’s easier for this purpose than Fine Reader. Just my > opinion on that one. However,

Re: PDF pen Pro

2015-05-21 Thread Eugenia Firth
Actually, I like PDF Pen pro for OC images, not only because it’s fast, but also because I think it’s easier for this purpose than Fine Reader. Just my opinion on that one. However, Fine Reader does some things PDF Pen Pro doesn’t, like scanning. So, I guess it depends on what one needs there.

Re: PDF pen Pro

2015-05-21 Thread christopher hallsworth
Aw yes! Will have to check Abbyy FineReader out. May have to be a trial though until I can fund more credit to my iTunes account; this is my personal preference for paying in the iTunes/App Stores. > On 21 May 2015, at 20:34, Shaf wrote: > > Is this appa available on the Mac App Store? And I ha

Re: PDF pen Pro

2015-05-21 Thread Shaf
Is this appa available on the Mac App Store? And I have Fine Reader, what is the difference between both? Is this a lighter OCR app? On 5/21/2015 8:25 PM, christopher hallsworth wrote: Hi all Received a scanned PDF document via an email attachment. I then opened it in one of my favourite ap

Re: PDF Pen reader for the Mac.

2015-05-19 Thread Nicholas Parsons
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Re: PDF Pen reader for the Mac.

2015-05-19 Thread Tim Kilburn
Nick, Try this link for naming form elements: https://smilesoftware.com/help/PDFpen/createforms.html Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On May 19, 2015, at 06:55, Eugenia Firth wrote: Hi Nick It's been a long time ago since I got this message from Greg, so I will see if I can fin

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