Okay, Angelina. You may need to study the software carefully. However, one of the scanning options should be that you can choose which kind of file the information is saved to. One of those options may be .pdf. Normally, you need a full Adobe .pdf version to create a document in that format. However, I have noticed that in some generic scanner software packages, .pdf is an option. If you find that you can't save to that format, you may need a conversion program. There are quite a few out there and some may be on our home page.
A word of caution might be in order here, Angelina. Not all Epson scanners are compatible with Jaws. I had to return one for that very reason. Have you had the scanner for long? If not, and you find that it doesn't work with Jaws, you might be able to return it and get an HP or some other scanner that does work with screen readers. There's a whole list of them on the Freedom Scientific site under Open Book. That's one of their scanning programs. It's quite expensive these days so I hope you can make the generic program work for you. As a last resort, there are also several reasonable scanning programs, some of which are quite workable with Jaws although not nearly as flexible as Open Book. Good luck Angelina. JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Angelina Stabile Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] question on scanning documents The Epson built in soft ware. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Justice Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] question on scanning documents Angelina, Are you using the Epson built in software or something independent? JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Angelina Stabile Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 7:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Blind-Computing] question on scanning documents Hello I have an Epson scanner. How do I scan a document and save it in a pdf format or a word document format? Thanks Angelina Stabile. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
