Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Did you try the ocr option insert space bar then o and then w or s depending? G -Original Message- From: Andy Shields Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 11:16 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, listers, I'm using JAWS 15.9023 with Windows 7. I have an ongoing issue with PDF files, which will only display the top (address and menu bars) and bottom, but none of the actual, interior content of the window or file. Even this minimal amount of information is all I can get using the JAWS cursor; the PC cursor just registers the PDF file as blank. I've tried using ShiftF10, or the numpad slash, to simulate a right mouse click, and this is all I get. These things used to work consistently when I had WindowEyes years ago, but I've had this problem with PDFs, either downloaded or e-mailed documents, for some time. At first I thought it was a function of some corrupted files that I was never able to delete, that seemed to be effecting the functioning of Adobe Reader here at my worksite. But we have recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7, and changed from Adobe to FoxIt. (I admit to not knowing much about this program, but it should have allowed the document I linked to to be read easily in a straightforward way.) I had a sighted IT person here at work observing this, and he's usually pretty aware of how my setup is used and its capabilities, and neither of us has any idea how to resolve this. It's actually been more than a year since I've been able to get JAWS to read or access PDFs at all and, as I've tried to describe it, this seems to be a more general and consistent problem than I thought. Sorry for the long walk through all of this; my basic question is, am I missing some obvious steps that will get these PDFs to display properly. Is there a setting that needs to be changed, engaged or taken away? It's almost as though any files of this type are literally blocked, and since it is so consistent, I'm hoping the solution is something basic and obvious. I meant to add the specific information that, while using the JAWS cursor, down-arrowing took it directly from things at the top, with one more keystroke, to 64.22% at the bottom. I just rmembered that, even when not reading PDFs, a similar thing often happens when I'm trying to use the JAWS cursor to read other parts of a webpage; it will say 100% and Done, at the bottom, but again, none of the actual content from within the window (or maybe frame would be better) is shown. So, this is even more basic; why is my JAWS not displaying things either within or around a window, which, I always thought, is part of what it's meant to do? If this is covered in some recent postings, I apologize; I try not to look at the daily digests until I'm done with work tasks, so I tend to get behind. I'd really appreciate any help you can give me. Andy 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Hi Andy, What version of Adobe are you running Is it Adobe X or Adobe XI?? I ask because the correct settings are in different places in the 2 versions. Take Care. Mike This email was sent from my iBarstool. - Original Message - From: Andy Shields To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 8:16 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, listers, I'm using JAWS 15.9023 with Windows 7. I have an ongoing issue with PDF files, which will only display the top (address and menu bars) and bottom, but none of the actual, interior content of the window or file. Even this minimal amount of information is all I can get using the JAWS cursor; the PC cursor just registers the PDF file as blank. I've tried using ShiftF10, or the numpad slash, to simulate a right mouse click, and this is all I get. These things used to work consistently when I had WindowEyes years ago, but I've had this problem with PDFs, either downloaded or e-mailed documents, for some time. At first I thought it was a function of some corrupted files that I was never able to delete, that seemed to be effecting the functioning of Adobe Reader here at my worksite. But we have recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7, and changed from Adobe to FoxIt. (I admit to not knowing much about this program, but it should have allowed the document I linked to to be read easily in a straightforward way.) I had a sighted IT person here at work observing this, and he's usually pretty aware of how my setup is used and its capabilities, and neither of us has any idea how to resolve this. It's actually been more than a year since I've been able to get JAWS to read or access PDFs at all and, as I've tried to describe it, this seems to be a more general and consistent problem than I thought. Sorry for the long walk through all of this; my basic question is, am I missing some obvious steps that will get these PDFs to display properly. Is there a setting that needs to be changed, engaged or taken away? It's almost as though any files of this type are literally blocked, and since it is so consistent, I'm hoping the solution is something basic and obvious. I meant to add the specific information that, while using the JAWS cursor, down-arrowing took it directly from things at the top, with one more keystroke, to 64.22% at the bottom. I just rmembered that, even when not reading PDFs, a similar thing often happens when I'm trying to use the JAWS cursor to read other parts of a webpage; it will say 100% and Done, at the bottom, but again, none of the actual content from within the window (or maybe frame would be better) is shown. So, this is even more basic; why is my JAWS not displaying things either within or around a window, which, I always thought, is part of what it's meant to do? If this is covered in some recent postings, I apologize; I try not to look at the daily digests until I'm done with work tasks, so I tend to get behind. I'd really appreciate any help you can give me. Andy 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Hi Again Andy, Here are steps for Adobe settings changes for Adobe X XI: Adobe Reader X: You need to disable protected view first to get it to work well with Jaws. Do the following: 1. From either your desktop or start menu, press enter on Adobe. The Adobe window is now open, press control + K, to open preferences. Another way to get to preferences is after pressing enter on the Adobe shortcut, press Alt + E, for the edit menu, arrow up to preferences, press enter. 3. When preferences opens you will be in a tree view and should be on the General page, if not arrow up or down until you have General highlighted. It is #4 of 29. Tab until you find a checkbox called enable protected mode at startup, uncheck it, choose yes on the warning you will get to continue. You need to look at 2 more settings so, tab until you have General highlighted again. 4. With General highlighted, press the letter I, until you have Internet highlighted. 5. Tab to, Display PDF in browser, if this box is checked press the spacebar to uncheck it. 6. Tab to connection speed combobox, arrow up / down for the setting that best matches your Internet Providers speed. 7. Tab to the okay button, press enter to close preferences save your changes, press Alt + F4 to close Adobe. Adobe XI: Note that there are links with the Security Enhanced section to explain the consequences of unchecking items there, and you may want to find out what they have to say. 1. After opening Adobe from your desktop or start menu shortcut, go into preferences with control-k. JAWS lands on an item in a tree view. If you have been here before, it will be the item you last opened. Arrow down to Security Enhanced. Note that this is the item below Security. Then uncheck these 2 options, the 2nd option is not necessary to uncheck but, optional: Enable Protected Mode at startup, needs to be unchecked. Enable Enhanced Security, does not need to be unchecked. Note. When making changes in the Security Enhanced section, you will be told that Adobe needs to be restarted, but you can wait to finish the other changes first. 2. Launch the Edit menu, scroll down to the Accessibility submenu and open it. Scroll down to the Set-up Assistant and press enter. The Set-Up Assistant has five screens, but the only change you have to make is on the last, screen 5 of 5. Go through all the screens, pressing spacebar on Next in each instance, until you reach the fifth and final screen. Here, tab to the check box labeled Display PDF documents in the web browser and make sure it is unchecked. It may be checked by default. Then tab to the Okay button, press enter to save your changes close. HTH Take Care. Mike This email was sent from my iBarstool. - Original Message - From: Andy Shields To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 8:16 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, listers, I'm using JAWS 15.9023 with Windows 7. I have an ongoing issue with PDF files, which will only display the top (address and menu bars) and bottom, but none of the actual, interior content of the window or file. Even this minimal amount of information is all I can get using the JAWS cursor; the PC cursor just registers the PDF file as blank. I've tried using ShiftF10, or the numpad slash, to simulate a right mouse click, and this is all I get. These things used to work consistently when I had WindowEyes years ago, but I've had this problem with PDFs, either downloaded or e-mailed documents, for some time. At first I thought it was a function of some corrupted files that I was never able to delete, that seemed to be effecting the functioning of Adobe Reader here at my worksite. But we have recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7, and changed from Adobe to FoxIt. (I admit to not knowing much about this program, but it should have allowed the document I linked to to be read easily in a straightforward way.) I had a sighted IT person here at work observing this, and he's usually pretty aware of how my setup is used and its capabilities, and neither of us has any idea how to resolve this. It's actually been more than a year since I've been able to get JAWS to read or access PDFs at all and, as I've tried to describe it, this seems to be a more general and consistent problem than I thought. Sorry for the long walk through all of this; my basic question is, am I missing some obvious steps that will get these PDFs to display properly. Is there a setting that needs to be changed, engaged or taken away? It's almost as though any files of this type are literally blocked, and since it is so consistent, I'm hoping the solution is something basic and obvious. I meant to add the specific information that, while using the JAWS cursor, down-arrowing took it directly from things at the top, with one more keystroke, to 64.22% at the bottom. I just rmembered that, even when not reading PDFs, a similar thing
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Revert back to Adobe Reader. FoxIt is not, or is not very, accessible. - Original Message - From: Andy Shields ashie...@wxxi.org To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Friday, August 08, 2014 4:16 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, listers, I'm using JAWS 15.9023 with Windows 7. I have an ongoing issue with PDF files, which will only display the top (address and menu bars) and bottom, but none of the actual, interior content of the window or file. Even this minimal amount of information is all I can get using the JAWS cursor; the PC cursor just registers the PDF file as blank. I've tried using ShiftF10, or the numpad slash, to simulate a right mouse click, and this is all I get. These things used to work consistently when I had WindowEyes years ago, but I've had this problem with PDFs, either downloaded or e-mailed documents, for some time. At first I thought it was a function of some corrupted files that I was never able to delete, that seemed to be effecting the functioning of Adobe Reader here at my worksite. But we have recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7, and changed from Adobe to FoxIt. (I admit to not knowing much about this program, but it should have allowed the document I linked to to be read easily in a straightforward way.) I had a sighted IT person here at work observing this, and he's usually pretty aware of how my setup is used and its capabilities, and neither of us has any idea how to resolve this. It's actually been more than a year since I've been able to get JAWS to read or access PDFs at all and, as I've tried to describe it, this seems to be a more general and consistent problem than I thought. Sorry for the long walk through all of this; my basic question is, am I missing some obvious steps that will get these PDFs to display properly. Is there a setting that needs to be changed, engaged or taken away? It's almost as though any files of this type are literally blocked, and since it is so consistent, I'm hoping the solution is something basic and obvious. I meant to add the specific information that, while using the JAWS cursor, down-arrowing took it directly from things at the top, with one more keystroke, to 64.22% at the bottom. I just rmembered that, even when not reading PDFs, a similar thing often happens when I'm trying to use the JAWS cursor to read other parts of a webpage; it will say 100% and Done, at the bottom, but again, none of the actual content from within the window (or maybe frame would be better) is shown. So, this is even more basic; why is my JAWS not displaying things either within or around a window, which, I always thought, is part of what it's meant to do? If this is covered in some recent postings, I apologize; I try not to look at the daily digests until I'm done with work tasks, so I tend to get behind. I'd really appreciate any help you can give me. Andy 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
smile, we all goof, especally me, i get tired and forget, or misstype something or even forget a word and fa-shaw its all gone to pieces take care, I... . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . need to find information on something not covered by a list? (that you know of), contact me off list and I'll see what i can find for you: inthane...@roadrunner.com . Proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Inthane, I misspoke. What I should have said was that Openbook would still work files could still be accessed with the Freedom Import Printer but, a scanner would have to be hooked up in order to scan an outside document. Sorry for the totally wrong post. Thank you for straightening me out. After reading my own reply I see how misinforming it was! Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: inthaneelf To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question HUH? where do you find this, my open book 8 works just fine weather i have a scanner hooked to the computer or not! never had it even ask for a scanner until i hit the scan key combo, then it wants to know where its scanner is! but no hassel until then laters, Inthane . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . need to find information on something not covered by a list? (that you know of), contact me off list and I'll see what i can find for you: inthane...@roadrunner.com . Proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com - Original Message - From: Rich rcha...@bellsouth.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 4:45 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question What would happen if you installed the original printer to the second computer, then the software, then put the printer back to the first computer? Would the software still work on the second computer, without the printer? Rich - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Vicky, You could install it but, it wouldn't work unless you hooked a scanner up to it. There are some rather inexpensive good stand alone scanners out there. Once you have the scanner installed, you would then go into the Openbook menues assign the scanner to be used to the program. The Canon LIDE series is 1 brand that comes to mind. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
HUH? where do you find this, my open book 8 works just fine weather i have a scanner hooked to the computer or not! never had it even ask for a scanner until i hit the scan key combo, then it wants to know where its scanner is! but no hassel until then laters, Inthane . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . need to find information on something not covered by a list? (that you know of), contact me off list and I'll see what i can find for you: inthane...@roadrunner.com . Proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com - Original Message - From: Rich rcha...@bellsouth.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 4:45 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question What would happen if you installed the original printer to the second computer, then the software, then put the printer back to the first computer? Would the software still work on the second computer, without the printer? Rich - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Vicky, You could install it but, it wouldn't work unless you hooked a scanner up to it. There are some rather inexpensive good stand alone scanners out there. Once you have the scanner installed, you would then go into the Openbook menues assign the scanner to be used to the program. The Canon LIDE series is 1 brand that comes to mind. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Hi Inthane, I misspoke. What I should have said was that Openbook would still work files could still be accessed with the Freedom Import Printer but, a scanner would have to be hooked up in order to scan an outside document. Sorry for the totally wrong post. Thank you for straightening me out. After reading my own reply I see how misinforming it was! Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: inthaneelf To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question HUH? where do you find this, my open book 8 works just fine weather i have a scanner hooked to the computer or not! never had it even ask for a scanner until i hit the scan key combo, then it wants to know where its scanner is! but no hassel until then laters, Inthane . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . need to find information on something not covered by a list? (that you know of), contact me off list and I'll see what i can find for you: inthane...@roadrunner.com . Proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com - Original Message - From: Rich rcha...@bellsouth.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 4:45 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question What would happen if you installed the original printer to the second computer, then the software, then put the printer back to the first computer? Would the software still work on the second computer, without the printer? Rich - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Vicky, You could install it but, it wouldn't work unless you hooked a scanner up to it. There are some rather inexpensive good stand alone scanners out there. Once you have the scanner installed, you would then go into the Openbook menues assign the scanner to be used to the program. The Canon LIDE series is 1 brand that comes to mind. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/ 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/
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I had no scanner hooked up for months and could still import documents through Open Book, my scanner stopped working and it was not connected in any way. Rose Combs roseco...@q.com -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 6:37 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Vicky, I forgot to add in my last post that, if you are running Windows7 as your main computer you need to run Openbook8 at the minimum. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
What would happen if you installed the original printer to the second computer, then the software, then put the printer back to the first computer? Would the software still work on the second computer, without the printer? Rich - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Vicky, You could install it but, it wouldn't work unless you hooked a scanner up to it. There are some rather inexpensive good stand alone scanners out there. Once you have the scanner installed, you would then go into the Openbook menues assign the scanner to be used to the program. The Canon LIDE series is 1 brand that comes to mind. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Hi Rich, As far as a stand alone scanner goes, if you have the drivers / software installed on both computers, all you need to do is plug the scanner into either computer it will work. I would think the same would apply for a printer. On the other hand, just having the drivers / software installed only allows the device that they are designed for to operate, the software by itself isn't good for anything unless it has a scanner or printer plugged in, to tell what to do. It's like having an engine in a car. The car isn't going anywhere without the engine to move it. In this case the drivers / software is the engine that runs the scanner / printer. If I didn't explain myself worth a damn, would someone please, jump in bail my a** out?! Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Rich To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 4:45 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question What would happen if you installed the original printer to the second computer, then the software, then put the printer back to the first computer? Would the software still work on the second computer, without the printer? Rich - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 9:20 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Vicky, You could install it but, it wouldn't work unless you hooked a scanner up to it. There are some rather inexpensive good stand alone scanners out there. Once you have the scanner installed, you would then go into the Openbook menues assign the scanner to be used to the program. The Canon LIDE series is 1 brand that comes to mind. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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Hi Vicky, Can you put these files on a flash drive transfer them to the other computer this way? Or, can you install Adobe on this computer, open the files save them as text files? Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
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JAWS Convenient OCR was designed only for short passages, windowfuls or screenfuls of text, or previews, at a time. . - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 7:53 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
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Perhaps you could transfer or copy the archive of four files, or re-download it, to your other computer or to a portable flash or USB drive. - Original Message - From: Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question JAWS Convenient OCR was designed only for short passages, windowfuls or screenfuls of text, or previews, at a time. . - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 7:53 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
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Final suggestion for now: Use Windows Explorer to get into and copy either the files from the archive )(Tree View, List View); or copy the whole archive onto removable disk or drive, then paste etc. - Original Message - From: Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Perhaps you could transfer or copy the archive of four files, or re-download it, to your other computer or to a portable flash or USB drive. - Original Message - From: Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question JAWS Convenient OCR was designed only for short passages, windowfuls or screenfuls of text, or previews, at a time. . - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 7:53 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
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Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Hi Vicky, You could install it but, it wouldn't work unless you hooked a scanner up to it. There are some rather inexpensive good stand alone scanners out there. Once you have the scanner installed, you would then go into the Openbook menues assign the scanner to be used to the program. The Canon LIDE series is 1 brand that comes to mind. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
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Hi Vicky, I forgot to add in my last post that, if you are running Windows7 as your main computer you need to run Openbook8 at the minimum. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
Hi Vicky, I don't usually try to respond on this list because I can't get the e-mail to go through. But I just wanted to let you know that I have installed OpenBook on my work laptop at home without a scanner. I did it just so I could use the freedom import printer. It works just fine. If you have any questions, let me know I'll try to help. Debby - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Date sent: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:45:49 -0400 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question
what kind of message do you get when you attempt the transfers? and your saying disk, maybe other drives, put it in your shaired folder on the one machine and access it with the other through your network if you have one? and have you tried it with adobe reader, or other pdf software? inthane . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . need to find information on something not covered by a list? (that you know of), contact me off list and I'll see what i can find for you: inthane...@roadrunner.com . proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
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hi, i second Debby's words here! I'm using open book 8 and have no problem installing it on any machine i have here in my house, scanner or not! mine never said a word about me not having a scanner hooked up, and is still running fine. inthaneelf . Moderator, Blind Access Help. . need to find information on something not covered by a list? (that you know of), contact me off list and I'll see what i can find for you: inthane...@roadrunner.com . proprietor: Inthane's Grab Bag for blind computer users and Programmers! http://grabbag.alacorncomputer.com - Original Message - From: Debby Hill dm-h...@comcast.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com; vrvaug...@mailzone.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 6:31 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Vicky, I don't usually try to respond on this list because I can't get the e-mail to go through. But I just wanted to let you know that I have installed OpenBook on my work laptop at home without a scanner. I did it just so I could use the freedom import printer. It works just fine. If you have any questions, let me know I'll try to help. Debby - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Date sent: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:45:49 -0400 Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Mike, Can I install open Book on my second computer, where there is no scanner? I may be mistaken in thinking, that the installment program would look for the presence of a scanner. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Mike B. mb69ma...@charter.net To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:11 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi Again Vicky, How about installing Openbook on your main computer! You are allowed to have it on more than 1 computer, providing the other computer is also yours. Hope this helps a little. Take care. Mike This email was sent from my iLazyBoy. - Original Message - From: Vicky Vaughan To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] A PDF question Hi, I just baut and downloaded a book and 3 documents, only to find when I unpact them, that they were in PDF format. I have checked ansers that have talked about how to read such a document but I have an aditional problem. My file is on my main computer and my OpenBook software is on my other computer and the file will not let me copy it on to a disk to transfer it. Is there any way my Jaws 13, with convient OCR can handle reading an entire book? Many thanks for any suggestions! Vicky 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/
