it is accessible, but sometimes the PDFs get all scrambled up with it, my teacher tried use it at school, but I recommend a higher program does corral or open book, even though it's more expensive, it has more functionality inventor versatility then they have Adobe Acrobat.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 14, 2014, at 10:50 PM, Harry Spencer via Jfw <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I fight the problem of scanned pdf files in my work, too. Recently, I sent a > problem file to a sighted friend who has the fully functional paid-version > of Adobe Acrobat. > > She had a menu option to scan the problem doc with an Adobe OCR menu option > and paste the result in an email to me. It wasn't perfect, but I could work > with it. > > Do any of you have the paid version of Adobe Acrobat installed? Is it > accessible? I hate to pay extra just to get simple functionality, but maybe > this is an option. > > Harry > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Behler via > Jfw > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 7:24 PM > To: 'Adrian Spratt'; 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' > Subject: RE: Still having problems with scanned image PDF files > > Adrian: > > Based on what you have said, I might see how Jaws 16 handles these types of > files, and if it is still not adequate for my needs, then maybe I'll try > Omnipage as you suggest. > > Thanks very much! > > Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian Spratt > via Jfw > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 10:17 PM > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. > Subject: RE: Still having problems with scanned image PDF files > > Or better still, Nuance's OmniPage, which cost $80 the last time I bought > it. As a commercial product, it doesn't have a limited market and so can > spread out the cost among many more customers. It's accessible for all my > online PDF needs. > > That said, JAWS 16 has clearly made advances in handling image-only PDF > files. I'm waiting for the first fixes release, but the feature is explained > in a recent FSCast at > http://www.freedomscientific.com/About/FSCast/FullListing#Episode99 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Taylor via Jfw > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 9:08 PM > To: Tom Behler; The Jaws for Windows support list. > Subject: Re: Still having problems with scanned image PDF files > > May seem expensive, but have you considered Kurzweil? It is a very good > program, and I use it a lot or have you considered open book? Two very good > programs they might be expensive, but consider them because it will last a > long time. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 14, 2014, at 8:19 PM, Tom Behler via Jfw >> <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Hi, all. >> >> >> >> A few weeks ago, I raised the issue of how best to use the OCR >> capability in the most recent versions of Jaws to read scanned image >> PDF > files. >> >> >> >> In response to my quiry, a list member gave me the following instructions: >> >> >> >> Tom, using your current version of JAWS, your best bet is to perform >> an OCR of your screen, when you have an unreadable PDF in focus. To >> do this, you will need to press JAWS Key plus the space bar to >> activate > the layer menu. >> >> JAWS should make an audible sound indicating that you've done this >> successfully. Then press the letter O. JAWS should announce OCR. >> Then press S for screen. You can also press W for window, if the >> screen option does not give you what you want." >> >> >> >> I received another scanned image file today, and tried both sets of >> instructions, but had no luck in reading the text in the file. Jaws >> did come up, but it spoke in the Jaws cursor voice, rather than the PC >> cursor voice, and didn't appear to be reading anything meaningful from >> the document in focus. >> >> >> >> Am I missing something here? >> >> >> >> I'd be happy to e-mail the file to anyone who might want to take a >> look at it. >> >> >> >> P.S. I'm using Jaws 14 on a windows 7 machine here. 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