Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-08 Thread Deanne Miller
Joyce: There is a free online ocr service at: http://www.onlineocr.net/ I've used it a couple of times and it seems to do a pretty good job. Deanne - Original Message - From: "Joyce Espy" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:24 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Scanne

Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-07 Thread Jacob Kruger
ce Espy" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 3:24 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents Hi everyone. Is there any way I could possibly read a scanned PDF document? It's an image, so it isn't showing up when I save it to text or pull it into Google docs and try pl

Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-07 Thread Ishe Chinyoka
but himself has a fool for a teacher. - Original Message - From: "Joyce Espy" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 3:24 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents Hi everyone. Is there any way I could possibly read a scanned PDF document? It's an image, so it i

Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-07 Thread Mike & Barbara Arcadia
ent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 7:16 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents You could use Microsoft Office to scan and read the page. Go into your start menu, then into the Microsoft Office sub-menu, then into tools, and you'll find two pieces of software there you can use. The

Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-07 Thread mark Torgerson
Hi You will need a program to convert the image. Personally I have had good success with Read Iris PRO. God bless, Mark -- From: "Joyce Espy" Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:24 AM To: Subject: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Doc

Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-07 Thread Scorpio Forever
You could use Microsoft Office to scan and read the page. Go into your start menu, then into the Microsoft Office sub-menu, then into tools, and you'll find two pieces of software there you can use. The first is Microsoft Office Document Scanning. You can use this to print your documents, then

Re: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-07 Thread Alan & Terrie Robbins
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com]on Behalf Of Joyce Espy Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 9:24 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: [Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents Hi everyone. Is there any way I could possibly read a scanned PDF document? It's an image, so it

[Blind-Computing] Scanned PDF Documents

2010-07-07 Thread Joyce Espy
Hi everyone. Is there any way I could possibly read a scanned PDF document? It's an image, so it isn't showing up when I save it to text or pull it into Google docs and try plain html. I'm thinking there's not much I can do but I'd like to know from those who are more tech savvy than me. Thanks.