uh oh thank you Rick, I'll do just that smiles ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 2:18 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] PDF to Text
> Hi Patricia, > It could be that there is no text in the pdf, or it wasn't O C R'd > One way to get a better idea, is open the document in Adobe, and then go > to > the file menu, > and select, save as text. > Once you have done this, close Adobe, and go open the text file you just > saved > If the document is blank, then you know there was no text there, > if not, then, there you go! > HTH, > Richard Q. Justice > www.blind-computing.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:18 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] PDF to Text > > >> Interesting.. >> Well are there some pdf's out there that can't be converted to text? Like >> today a friend of mine has his house up for sale and I got the pdf and I >> had >> that irritating adobie installed from that awful site as it was in the >> control panel and when I opened that pdf well adobie said graphic and as >> far >> as I could obtain any info on the screne it didn't tell me anything about >> the pdf in question nor did it convert it to text.. >> So I poked around in adobie's menus and thinking I didn't set up the >> accessibility part right when it was installed so saw that read text >> aloud >> choice in the menus and did the hot key for it and all it said in some >> weird >> voice was, blank... >> So guess I'll never know 'bout that sale of that house,lol hehehe >> >> Patricia >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rick Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 11:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] PDF to Text >> >> >>> Hi Patricia, >>> The adobe reader is just that, a reader of pdf documents. >>> PDF TO TEXT, is a program for converting pdf documents to text. >>> Adobe reader will also convert pdf to text. >>> HTH, >>> Richard Q. Justice >>> www.blind-computing.com >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Patricia Dunbar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "BC" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:02 AM >>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] PDF to Text >>> >>> >>>> What does that program pdf to text do? >>>> I mean I know what it does, I just wonder if the Adobie is for reading >>>> pdf >>>> docs and this other program converts it to text then why would I need >>>> Adobie? >>>> >>>> Patricia >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>> Address for the list archives: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>> subject >>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>> following address: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
