I've just located David Whitehead's instructions for making Adobe Reader X accessible. I can't be sure, but I think they also apply to Adobe DC. I'll copy them below. But first, a friend wrote the following off-list:
One note on your suggestion: If you do get that dialog (when Adobe opens a PDF file) and check to use the current settings for the future, the choice will not be presented the next time. Or at least that's what I get with Adobe Acrobat. Now to David Whitehead's instructions: 1, Open adobe, 2, press ctrl+k (preferences), 3, now press the letter "g"'general, 4, now tab and Uncheck, Enable Protected Mode at startup. You need to change another setting so, tab until you have General highlighted again. 5. With General highlighted, press the letter I, until you have Internet highlighted. 6. Tab to, Display PDF in browser, if this box is checked press the spacebar to uncheck it. 7. Tab to the okay button, press enter to close preferences & save your changes, & press Alt + F4 to close Adobe. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jorge Rivas Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 12:48 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Need help with Adobe Reader DC Hey, Teacher Mr. Adrian, thanks, I need to do this to my new machine, that flies like a butterfly and stings like a bee! Jorge -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 12:03 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Need help with Adobe Reader DC Yes, JAWS's convenient OCR is probably the simplest way of handling this problem. but I'm wondering why nothing was spoken. Typically, I get an Adobe dialog asking how I want the PDF file made readable. I click on my choice and wait. Sometimes the document is read, sometimes I'm told it's "blank." Jeff, did you set up Adobe Reader for accessibility? If not, open Adobe/Acrobat and press control-k. JAWS will verbalize "Accessibility" right away. Go from there. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Jared Rimer Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 11:40 PM To: JAWS-Users-List@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Need help with Adobe Reader DC You can also do d for document which would work for those image documents. On 6/14/2017 19:17, Steve wrote: > You may have one of those lovely image pdf files that Adobe can't > convert to text. > Try the Jaws convenient OCR Insert-space, then O, then W for Window or > S for screen or C for image. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audiobookfan" > <listening...@gmail.com> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 7:53 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Need help with Adobe Reader DC > > >> Based on a suggestion from the Win10 list, I just installed Adobe >> Reader DC on my Windows 10 (1703) computer. I'm using JAWS 18 latest >> version. >> >> I open a PDF document, but I can't figure out how to make it read. >> Arrowing up and down just says blank or it's completely silent. >> Tabbing just says tab, but no text is spoken. What am I doing wrong? >> How do I get JAWS to read a PDF document? >> >> Jeff >> >> 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/ -- Jared Rimer This address is on mailing lists, please do not use it as a personal correspondence address. Please E-mail through my web site www.jaredrimer.net for faster response times. Thanks for your support. 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/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com 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/
