Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
Hi Karen, Thank you for suggesting the RoboBraille email conversion service. I’ve just used it on a pdf file and, so far, the text file seems really good. thanks. Ian > On 14 May 2024, at 22:13, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Donna, > Why not send the files to robobraille? > http://www.robobraille.org/ > via an email address, > conv...@robobraille.org > the pdf files can be converted to text in a matter of moments. > You also support a service providing this service in many formats and > language around the world...and its free. > > Cheers, > Karen > > > > On Tue, 14 May 2024, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to >> convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. >> Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY >> will, but it seems kind of like overkill. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/AF442078-5699-45AC-AFA9-BBC631E7F90C%40hotmail.co.uk.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
That’s good to hear. Thanks, Karen. Donna > On May 14, 2024, at 7:02 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Hi Donna, > Speaking personally, rtf or txt will fair better. > That is likely because of the different flavors of word, and the goal of > robobraille to get items to the simplest format. > Hope that resonates, > Karen > > > > On Tue, 14 May 2024, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: > >> Thanks Robert and Karen. Robobraille is an interesting suggestion that >> hadn’t occurred to me. I own Duxbury, so I’ve never used it before. I just >> tried a sample file. It wasn’t problem free, but I chose to convert it to >> Word. When I opened it in Pages, Pages inserted text boxes, which made it >> hard to read. But I’m wondering if I’ll get better results if I go with Txt >> or RTF. This definitely warrants further explanation. >> >> Again, thank you for the suggestion. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >>> On May 14, 2024, at 4:13 PM, Karen Lewellen >>> wrote: >>> >>> Donna, >>> Why not send the files to robobraille? >>> www.robobraille.org >>> via an email address, >>> conv...@robobraille.org >>> the pdf files can be converted to text in a matter of moments. >>> You also support a service providing this service in many formats and >>> language around the world...and its free. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Karen >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 14 May 2024, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>> Hi all, While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY will, but it seems kind of like overkill. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/FA96FB27-1B69-47EC-9E06-D37FEEC000A7%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/C125ECF2-9B1E-4446-8740-DBCD348C6471%40me.com.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
Hi Donna, Speaking personally, rtf or txt will fair better. That is likely because of the different flavors of word, and the goal of robobraille to get items to the simplest format. Hope that resonates, Karen On Tue, 14 May 2024, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Thanks Robert and Karen. Robobraille is an interesting suggestion that hadn’t occurred to me. I own Duxbury, so I’ve never used it before. I just tried a sample file. It wasn’t problem free, but I chose to convert it to Word. When I opened it in Pages, Pages inserted text boxes, which made it hard to read. But I’m wondering if I’ll get better results if I go with Txt or RTF. This definitely warrants further explanation. Again, thank you for the suggestion. Cheers, Donna On May 14, 2024, at 4:13 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Donna, Why not send the files to robobraille? www.robobraille.org via an email address, conv...@robobraille.org the pdf files can be converted to text in a matter of moments. You also support a service providing this service in many formats and language around the world...and its free. Cheers, Karen On Tue, 14 May 2024, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY will, but it seems kind of like overkill. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/FA96FB27-1B69-47EC-9E06-D37FEEC000A7%40me.com.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
Thanks Robert and Karen. Robobraille is an interesting suggestion that hadn’t occurred to me. I own Duxbury, so I’ve never used it before. I just tried a sample file. It wasn’t problem free, but I chose to convert it to Word. When I opened it in Pages, Pages inserted text boxes, which made it hard to read. But I’m wondering if I’ll get better results if I go with Txt or RTF. This definitely warrants further explanation. Again, thank you for the suggestion. Cheers, Donna > On May 14, 2024, at 4:13 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > Donna, > Why not send the files to robobraille? > www.robobraille.org > via an email address, > conv...@robobraille.org > the pdf files can be converted to text in a matter of moments. > You also support a service providing this service in many formats and > language around the world...and its free. > > Cheers, > Karen > > > > On Tue, 14 May 2024, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to >> convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. >> Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY >> will, but it seems kind of like overkill. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/FA96FB27-1B69-47EC-9E06-D37FEEC000A7%40me.com.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
OK, so now I feel like an idiot for missing the obvious. Lol. Yes, I do have it, I just never use it for that purpose. Thank you for the reminder. Donna > On May 14, 2024, at 3:41 PM, Ian Robinson wrote: > > Hi Donna, > > Do you by any chance have Voice Dream Reader? If so, you may be able to use > it to export the text. > > Open the pdf file in VDR, then go to the Document menu and choose “Export All > Text” > From the Share Sheet, choose “Save to Files”. > > How readable the text version is might depend on how the original version was > created, but it is worth a try. > > Ian > > >> On 14 May 2024, at 17:40, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to >> convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. >> Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY >> will, but it seems kind of like overkill. >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/309749DC-1890-4BCB-BD3A-C31492DE163E%40hotmail.co.uk. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/4107B70A-5E1C-4A0B-A7EE-EED06C4A807D%40me.com.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
Donna, Why not send the files to robobraille? www.robobraille.org via an email address, conv...@robobraille.org the pdf files can be converted to text in a matter of moments. You also support a service providing this service in many formats and language around the world...and its free. Cheers, Karen On Tue, 14 May 2024, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY will, but it seems kind of like overkill. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
Hi, Its been years since I used this, but Try https://www.robobraille.org or email file to conv...@robobraille.org On 5/14/2024 12:40 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY will, but it seems kind of like overkill. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/d67ebc7d-4cb8-96bf-823f-ea14794886b7%40icloud.com.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
Hi Donna, Do you by any chance have Voice Dream Reader? If so, you may be able to use it to export the text. Open the pdf file in VDR, then go to the Document menu and choose “Export All Text” >From the Share Sheet, choose “Save to Files”. How readable the text version is might depend on how the original version was created, but it is worth a try. Ian > On 14 May 2024, at 17:40, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hi all, > > While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to > convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. > Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY > will, but it seems kind of like overkill. > Cheers, > Donna > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/309749DC-1890-4BCB-BD3A-C31492DE163E%40hotmail.co.uk.
Re: Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
There are many online converters. On 5/14/2024 6:40 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi all, While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY will, but it seems kind of like overkill. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/41c7158d-294f-f6f1-7cde-4410660097cb%40gmail.com.
Convert PDF to txt on iPhone or iPad?
Hi all, While I’m in Italy, I’ll be taking language classes. I may have a need to convert pdfs to text, and I’m hoping to do it on either my phone or my iPad. Anyone have a recommendation for an app that will do this? I know ABBYY will, but it seems kind of like overkill. Cheers, Donna -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D103577B-7356-4774-A801-F731AAB7CAE6%40me.com.
