This is because the ones that say "blank" are only images and have not been formatted correctly by the pdf creator, thus you have to use OpenBook, Kurzweil or another OCR program (Abbyy FineReader) to perform OCR (optical character recognition).
Larry London, UK -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Ann Marie Medlar Sent: 26 February 2012 16:08 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] PDF why some work and some don't? Hi all, Sometimes I can press application key on PDF and I enter on open with Adobe x and the file reads fine. Other times it states empty document or something like that. So my question is Is there a formatting issue that could be implemented on PDF file so that when one opens it the PDF reads fine with Adobe4x reader? I am on a web site and there is a PDF. When I open it states empty doc. I download it, scan with OpenBook and doc is mostly readable. I would love to instruct this web master to get PDF in accessible format but haven't a clue what to say. Any help appreciated. Thanks, Ann 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/
