Copying the text from a PDF file and pasting it into a word doc is different than using the Adobe Save to Text or the OpenBook FreedomPrinter.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of justin williams Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 7:50 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] pdf files with two columns I have copied files from pdf into a word document. Sometimes it read okay, and sometimes not. -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Annette Carr Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 7:21 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] pdf files with two columns If you have OpenBook, have you tried using the Freedom Printer? Annette -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 6:31 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] pdf files with two columns Hi Ryan, I posted your question to a couple of other lists' & below are the replies I received: From: Flor Lynch Hi Mike, Can the file be saved as text (from Adobe Reader) and, if so, have you tried it; and what were the results like? Flor From: net bat i don't know if this will work. but in the views pull down there is a option for 2 page view. Net bat From: Axel Krueger Can you use an OCR in a virtual print mode? You can choose single column Axelbefore you save the file. From: Drew Hunthausen Ryan, Is this a paper for a school, and do you have any DSS resources on campus that could help you with this. I'm only asking because when I was in college, I graduated last year, I had this same problem and had the DSS staff help me out. I had a number of text resources that needed to be translated so I could read them and I knew it would take hours and hours to translate them myself. Just a suggestion. Drew From: Charles Coe Hi, You might want to try FS Open Book 9 if you have a scanner. Charles From: Kevin Hourigan Hi. Isn't the virtual cursor supposed to deal with that. Kevin Take care. Mike This email was sent from my, iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ryan West To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:39 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] pdf files with two columns Hello listers, I come across pdf text books that for some reason are created in two columns. Please help if you know how to get them into one column so jaws will read them properly. I am in the middle of writing a research paper and need to read this pdf and reference it. Thanks for any help you can provide. Sincerely, Ryan West 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
