PDF files

2011-06-27 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I am trying to use Preview to read a multiple-column, pdf file. The problem is that I don't want to read by column. I want to read line-by-line, from the left to the right of the document, but I can't seem to figure out how to do that. In other words, I would like for VO to ignore

PDF files

2011-01-30 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi all, I wonder if anyone besides me has noticed a difference between how Preview reads PDF files on Snow Leopard and how it reads them on Tiger. In particular, certain PDF files are read just fine by Preview in Tiger, but not so well on a computer on which Snow Leopard is running. Any ideas

pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread May McDonald
Good morning. What program is the best to use to read and write in pdf files? I have a form I need to fill out and it's in pdf. Thanks. May and LD Luna Moon! www.canadianlynx.ca <http://www.canadianlynx.ca/> m...@canadianlynx.ca -- You received this message because you are subscr

PDF files

2015-09-28 Thread 'Margaret Ricciardi' via MacVisionaries
I have a PDF image file on my Mac that I am unable to read, is there a way to convert it to something else or is there a way to read it as is? Peggy & Dixie Marie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe fro

OCR PDF Files

2015-01-24 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello everyone, My subject line sums up what I am wanting to accomplish. I have some style guides that are images, which I want to preform OCR on. However, I am unsure of how to go about this because generally I scan files using my Fujitsu ScanSnap, or in some rare cases, I can load a PDF into PD

Re: PDF files

2011-06-28 Thread Simon Cavendish
Rafaeel, I have not tried it myself as I haven't got a multi-column document to test it, and it is just a thought - but try highlighting the content of your document by pressing command+a and copying it to clipboard and then pasting into TextEdit. Good luck. Simon On 28 Jun 2011, at 00:05, Be

RE: PDF files

2011-06-29 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
isionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Cavendish [simon.cavend...@googlemail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:31 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: PDF files Rafaeel, I have not tried it myself as I haven't got a multi-column document to test it, and it is just

PDF files, again

2011-02-01 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello, Has anyone noticed that VoiceOver reads certain pdf files opened in Preview perfectly well when the computer is running Tiger, whereas VO does not read the very same files very well at all on computers running Snow Leopard? Cordially, Rafael Bejarano -- You received this message

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread Eugenia Firth
d wrote: > > Good morning. > > What program is the best to use to read and write in pdf files? I have a form > I need to fill out and it's in pdf. Thanks. > > May and LD Luna Moon! > www.canadianlynx.ca > m...@canadianlynx.ca > > > > -- > You

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread May McDonald
going to work. Otherwise, you have to get a > reader to help you rename the fields if the form is not > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 18, 2015, at 5:27 AM, May McDonald <mailto:m...@canadianlynx.ca>> wrote: > >> Good morning. >> >> What progra

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread Greg Aikens
have to get >> a reader to help you rename the fields if the form is not >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 18, 2015, at 5:27 AM, May McDonald > <mailto:m...@canadianlynx.ca>> wrote: >> >>> Good morning. >>> >>> What pr

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread Eugenia Firth
have to do needs >>> to be an accessible form before it's going to work. Otherwise, you have to >>> get a reader to help you rename the fields if the form is not >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 5:27 AM, May McDona

Re: pdf files

2015-06-18 Thread May McDonald
rename the fields if the form is not >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jun 18, 2015, at 5:27 AM, May McDonald >> <mailto:m...@canadianlynx.ca>> wrote: >>> >>>> Good morning. >>>> >>>> What p

Re: PDF files

2015-09-28 Thread Matthew Dierckens
Hi, If you have an iPhone and dropbox, you can get the KNB reader app and it will convert that image PDF into text. Or, if you’d like to send it to me, unless it’s confidential information i can convert it into text for you. God bless. Matthew Dierckens Certified Assistive Technology Specialist

Re: PDF files

2015-09-28 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi! Don't forget about ABBYY finereader for the mac. It is not very expensive and it does a great job scanning images like your pdf file. Jim > On Sep 28, 2015, at 7:40 AM, Matthew Dierckens wrote: > > Hi, > If you have an iPhone and dropbox, you can get the KNB reader app and it will > conve

Re: PDF files

2015-09-30 Thread Roland Zitzke
t (An OCR), unpaper (scanned image postprocessor) and Imagemagick. Then check out PDF Sandwich http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/ and built it. This will add a text layer to your image-only PDFs which you can then read just like other PDF files. These are all command line tools so they are acce

opening pdf files

2012-12-05 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Hi all. Does anybody have suggestions using and working with pdf files? I have tried using preview and it just doesn't read no matter how hard i try. I need to fill out my form for a job interview but i can't seem to access it. Thanks for any tips and suggestions. -- You received th

PDF files and taxes

2014-01-25 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi guys I just wanted to let some of you know that I just filled out a Schedule C using PDF Pen Pro on my Mac. The only trouble I had was when I tried to go to another file, and it crashed the program. However, when only opening the one file I was editing, I had no trouble at all. I know some h

working with PDF files

2014-02-11 Thread Jenine Stanley
Not sure how many of you do a lot with PDF files but let me describe a situation I deal with in the Windows environment and let's see if there's anything comparable on the Mac side. I have Acrobat Pro and with it I can render some PDF files with forms usable with the acc

help on PDF files

2012-05-02 Thread Luke Henson
Hey guys I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find out more infomation about reading PDF files with voice over I want to know for example, why most can be read easily, and then bump into one that just wont read at all? I have also found some PDF files yes you read straight through

Re: OCR PDF Files

2015-01-24 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there Maybe I don’t get it, but why is PDF Pen Pro not available? Is that you don’t have it? Because as far as I know, and I have version 7 of PDF Pen Pro, it works fine on OCR of pdf files. Gigi > On Jan 24, 2015, at 1:03 PM, Emilio Hernandez > wrote: > > Hello every

Re: OCR PDF Files

2015-01-25 Thread Emilio
Hello GiGi, I do have PDFPen Pro version 6.3.2. In some cases PDFPen does give me the option to OCR text, which is fine. However, in other cases (as in the one described) PDFPen does not consistently give me the feature to OCR text. Thus, I am left in a predicament because of my irregular experi

Re: OCR PDF Files

2015-01-25 Thread Rob
You can try PDF OCR X Community Edition. it will only convert PDF files containing one page for free. the full version was $29, the last time I checked. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pdf-ocr-x-community-edition/id571442933?mt=12 you can hear a demo at https://kiwi6.com/artists

Re: OCR PDF Files

2015-01-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
least the few times I have tried it, they can manage ocr scanned pdf files. hth, Karen On Sun, 25 Jan 2015, Rob wrote: You can try PDF OCR X Community Edition. it will only convert PDF files containing one page for free. the full version was $29, the last time I checked. https://itunes.apple.com

problem with PDF files

2011-12-19 Thread Laura Bratton
HI All, I cannot open two PDf files with VO. When I try to open each file, I get a message that says that preview has quit unexpectedly. When I turn VO off and have a sighted person open the file there is no problems. One file is 1.9 MB and the other is 3 mb. Does anyone know how I can open

pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread May McDonald
Good morning. Is there a way to save pdf files as text files? I thought there was a way, but I cna't seem to find it or remember how. Having one of those days. Really think i should go back to bed and if I didn't have loads to do before classes tomorrow, I would, lol. May and P

Accessibility of PDF files

2010-09-26 Thread Scott Howell
Sorry if you are receiving this twice. I wanted to asked you folks who are Mac users if you have found a means to edit PDF files or complete PDF forms. If so, I would be interested in hearing from you. I am not referring to taking a PDF file and converting it to another format first, I am

finding downloaded pdf files

2011-05-10 Thread barry
So I have pdfreader (app), and downloaded a couple of .pdf files, but they don't show up in pdfreader. How can i find them, pls? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to

Trouble with PDF files

2011-06-11 Thread Christine Grassman
Greetings to all. I am trying to figure out why I cannot read two PDF attachments which were sent to me this morning. I've never had difficulty before. I did open two pdf files I was able to read before, to make sure that they still were accessible. However, the two I received today a

PDF files in Preview

2009-12-28 Thread Amber Pearcy
Hello list, So far, I have been extremely happy with the accessibility of PReview to blind Mac users, and the ease with which PDF documents may be read. However, I have noticed recently that more and more of my PDF documents will not read in Preview. I contacted the accessibility department a

pdf files // preview etc

2010-03-22 Thread Joel Zimba
Hi all, I am trying to get pdf files to be edittable. I can manage reading them more or less with preview. I am filling out a form though, I'm not sure if it is using the pdf form elements or if the little dashes are just meant to be deleted and my information inserted. regardle

Re: PDF files, again

2011-02-01 Thread Sarah Alawami
Can youif possibil give us an example? thanks. On Feb 1, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hello, > > Has anyone noticed that VoiceOver reads certain pdf files opened in Preview > perfectly well when the computer is running Tiger, whereas VO does not read > the

Re: PDF files, again

2011-02-02 Thread Sarah Alawami
t;> Can youif possibil give us an example? >> >> thanks. >> On Feb 1, 2011, at 2:13 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Has anyone noticed that VoiceOver reads certain pdf files opened in Preview >>> perfectly wel

trouble downloading pdf files

2011-03-19 Thread chad baker
hi i'm trying to download a pdf from the roland site for my keyboard but when i activate the link it don't bring up the downloads window it bring up a empty scroll area is there something i need to disable in safari? thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google G

Re: opening pdf files

2012-12-05 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there. I hate to be the giver of bad news here, but 1from you need to fill out a form by yf you will need Windows. The programs for editing PDF files are inaccessible when it comes to doing the editing. On Dec 5, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Chris Bruinenberg wrote: > Hi all. > Does anybod

Reading Image PDF files

2016-04-09 Thread Helga Schreiber
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Re: PDF files and taxes

2014-01-26 Thread Keith Watson
HI, You’re welcome. I just wanted to poke my nose in here and say that. You see, I work for the company that contracted to the GPO/IRS to provide accessible forms. We worked really hard at making this possible and I am glad to see all the good feedback. Keith On Jan 25, 2014, at 4:53 PM, Euge

Re: PDF files and taxes

2014-01-26 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Keith I suppose you might not find this out at work, but has anybody said when the 2013 braille copies are coming out? I need it to figure out my credits. I regret to say that the braille copies are 2012 copies. Sincerely, Gigi Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2014, at 6:25 PM, Keith Watson

Re: PDF files and taxes

2014-01-31 Thread Keith Watson
Not a clue. We only deal with the pdf side. Sorry. Keith On Jan 26, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi Keith > I suppose you might not find this out at work, but has anybody said when the > 2013 braille copies are coming out? I need it to figure out my credits. > I regret to say that

Re: working with PDF files

2014-02-11 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Hi Jeanine, I think there is an app called pdf pen which might do the stuff you need. Cait On Feb 11, 2014, at 4:47 PM, Jenine Stanley wrote: > Not sure how many of you do a lot with PDF files but let me describe a > situation I deal with in the Windows environment and let&#x

Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread Robin
Is it possible for TOTALLY BLIND users of a MACBook PRO, who exclusively use VoiceOver (VO) to READ/InterAct with Accessible PDF Files? Sent From Berkeley,CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this

Re: help on PDF files

2012-05-02 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there. Some screen readers like VoiceOver and Jaws don't some PDF files well, especially any that have columns. Most screen readers are reading from left to right, and if the author of the Pdf file makes columns, well then they get mixed up quite often. It sometimes helps to OCR them,

Re: help on PDF files

2012-05-02 Thread Tim Kilburn
nia Firth wrote: > Hi there. > Some screen readers like VoiceOver and Jaws don't some PDF files well, > especially any that have columns. Most screen readers are reading from left > to right, and if the author of the Pdf file makes columns, well then they get > mixed up qui

Reading PDF files in 10.8.4

2013-06-14 Thread Harry Hogue
hello, Does anyone have experience reading PDF files in Previous with ML 10.8.4? Since updating yesterday or the day before I can't read any content in any PDF file -- I only hear "Text," and can't read further. Interestingly, text navigation was supposed to have been i

Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-10 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi, are their specific settings that need to be set in Preview prior to reading pdf documents? My file comes up in outline view and I can tab to the table of Contents, highlight a topic and read the first page. I then have to tab to the Next Page Button and then Shift-Tab back to read that page.

Re: problem with PDF files

2011-12-19 Thread CHUCK REICHEL
did when i finally got it to work was to save it as generic pdf just in case. BTW I am using Snow Leopard. Talk soon CHUCK REICHEL 954-742-0019 http://www.soundpicturerecording.com/low/index.htm In GOD I Trust On Dec 19, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Laura Bratton wrote: > HI All, > I cannot open t

Re: problem with PDF files

2011-12-19 Thread Laura Bratton
inally got it to work was to save it as generic pdf just > in case. > BTW I am using Snow Leopard. > Talk soon > > CHUCK REICHEL > 954-742-0019 > http://www.soundpicturerecording.com/low/index.htm > In GOD I Trust > > > > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 1:25 PM, Laura

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread Paul Erkens
, and have the readable document mailed back to you. Hth, Paul. On Sep 5, 2011, at 4:29 PM, May McDonald wrote: > Good morning. Is there a way to save pdf files as text files? I thought there > was a way, but I cna't seem to find it or remember how. Having one of those > days. Reall

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread Paul Erkens
80 dollars. Otherwise, I would ask a friend running windows to quickly do it for you, using pdf2txt. That is quick. On the mac, I don't yet know of a free and easy program to do just that. Hth, Paul. On Sep 5, 2011, at 4:29 PM, May McDonald wrote: > Good morning. Is there a way to save p

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread ezzie bueno
hi May, To have PDF files converted to text files free of charge, send an email to conv...@robobraille.org. On the subject line, specify the format you want your file in. Attach your PDF document and your converted file will be emailed to you momentarily. HTH, Ezzie - Original

Re: pdf files to text

2011-09-05 Thread May McDonald
Awesome thanks. I'll give that a shot. May and Prince Noah On 2011-09-05, at 1:43 PM, ezzie bueno wrote: > hi May, > > To have PDF files converted to text files free of charge, send an email to > conv...@robobraille.org. On the subject line, specify the format you wan

Adding PDF files to iBooks

2011-03-31 Thread E.J. Zufelt
Good afternoon, All of the directions I have read for adding PDFs to iBooks includes dragging and dropping the files into iTunes. Does anyone have the directions for VO users Thanks, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http

Re: Trouble with PDF files

2011-06-11 Thread carolyn Haas
11, at 11:33 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: > Greetings to all. I am trying to figure out why I cannot read two PDF > attachments which were sent to me this morning. I've never had difficulty > before. I did open two pdf files I was able to read before, to make sure that > they

Re: Trouble with PDF files

2011-06-11 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hello, Christine and all, The pdf files that are the most accessible are designed using accessibility standards. There are some pdf files that are simply images, and aren't read by screen readers. I always indicate to people when they scan something and send a pdf of it to me that they us

Re: Trouble with PDF files

2011-06-11 Thread Teresa Cochran
ent to me this morning. I've never had difficulty >> before. I did open two pdf files I was able to read before, to make sure >> that they still were accessible. However, the two I received today are on >> the screen, according to a sighted person, but are not being read.

Re: Trouble with PDF files

2011-06-11 Thread Christine Grassman
ur scanner for it's ocr capability. >> >> Carolyn >> On Jun 11, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Christine Grassman wrote: >> >>> Greetings to all. I am trying to figure out why I cannot read two PDF >>> attachments which were sent to me this morning. I've n

Re: PDF files in Preview

2009-12-29 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Amber, The PDF documents you are unable to read could either be protected or just images. If they are the latter, you'll need an OCR application to read them. Cheers, Anne I'd rather be a rising ape than a falling angel. —Terry Pratchett -- You received this message because you are

Re: PDF files in Preview

2009-12-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Amber, It's been a while since I accessed pdf files in Preview. What actions/keystrokes do you employ to read pdf documents? I have a feeling I may not have used the most efficient methods for accessing the these files. Thanks. Les -- You received this message because yo

Re: PDF files in Preview

2009-12-29 Thread Tom McMahan
Have had one or two pdf files like you described, one of which was a product return form so I had to convert it anyway to a plane text format where I could edit it easier, thus text edit. So in these cases have used Abby Fine reader to convert it ove and then just work on the or read or

converting pdf-files in terminal

2011-02-27 Thread William Windels
Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to convert pdf-files to txt/rtf from the command line? With textutils, I can convert doc(x),rtf(d),txt,html, odt to one of this formats. Pdf seems not possible... Is there a option to e.g print a pdf to a file from the terminal or another commandline

Re: trouble downloading pdf files

2011-03-19 Thread Wes Smith
When you're on the PDF link, hit option plus enter. That should download it. On Mar 19, 2011, at 3:31 PM, chad baker wrote: > hi i'm trying to download a pdf from the roland site for my keyboard but when > i activate the link it don't bring up the downloads window it bring up a > empty scroll a

Re: trouble downloading pdf files

2011-03-19 Thread Greg Aikens
Many times Safari will open a pdf in its own window. It will be a scroll area. If the pdf has not been OCR'd it will appear blank. At this point you can go to the file menu and click save as and it will give you the option to save the pef to your computer. Hope this helps. Greg On Mar 1

Re: trouble downloading pdf files

2011-03-19 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, On another list, I think I saw you say you were using a Roland Juno G. If this is correct, I have the PDF manual for it if you want it. hth Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, & AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Mar 19, 2011, at 5:31 PM, chad baker wrote: > hi i'm t

Navigating pdf Files In IBooks?

2011-03-25 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, Is there a way to optimize accessibility of pdf files in IBooks? I've just tried reading a fairly sizable document, and flipping pages yields some pretty unpredictable results. On one occasion, I magically turned from page 18 to page 83. Not good. TIA, Teresa -- You received

PDF files and Mail again

2012-11-28 Thread Mary Scott
I know this subject has been covered and I am sorry. I try to open a pdf file and mail shuts down. It says "Mail closed unexpectedly". What do I do? Mel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email t

PDF files with annotations & Voiceover

2018-08-18 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
Hi, This is a bit of an SOS message. I’ve just received a pdf file from my tutor outlining the comments on my latest essay. I can’t read any comments in Preview. All I get is “image image image” as I vo+down arrow through the text of the original submission. Is there a way of reading somebo

Reading web-based pdf files.

2018-08-27 Thread Jessica Moss
I’ve just recently noticed with a web site I was looking over, that had multiple PDF files, that when I viewed the site on my IPhone, all these files would open and read flawlessly. However, when I tried to open these same files on my mac, only a couple of them would open, and with the rest of

merging several PDF files into one.

2012-08-03 Thread Chris Gilland
okay, so here's the deal. I was e-mailed five pDF files today. basically, to make a long story short, it is an owners manual. I am not sure why he did it this way, however each page of the manual is a separate PDF file. Granted, the manual is only five pages long, so it's nothing

Re: Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread David Taylor
Yes. They open in Preview and work pretty well. Well, they read well, but you don't see the headings etc. Cheers Dave On 16 Feb 2014, at 17:51, Robin wrote: > Is it possible for TOTALLY BLIND users of a MACBook PRO, who exclusively use > VoiceOver (VO) to READ/InterAct with Acc

Re: Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread Jenine Stanley
well. The tough part is getting people to create PDFs in accessible formats. Jenine Stanley dragonwalke...@gmail.com On Feb 16, 2014, at 12:51 PM, Robin wrote: > Is it possible for TOTALLY BLIND users of a MACBook PRO, who exclusively use > VoiceOver (VO) to READ/InterAct with Acce

Re: Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread Robin
. They open in Preview and work pretty well. Well, they read well, but you don't see the headings etc. Cheers Dave On 16 Feb 2014, at 17:51, Robin wrote: > Is it possible for TOTALLY BLIND users of a MACBook PRO, who exclusively use VoiceOver (VO) to READ/InterAct with Accessible P

Re: Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread Chris H
Yes. Preview is built into Os X. Regards Chris On 16/02/2014 17:51, Robin wrote: Is it possible for TOTALLY BLIND users of a MACBook PRO, who exclusively use VoiceOver (VO) to READ/InterAct with Accessible PDF Files? Sent From Berkeley,CA -- You received this message because you are

Re: Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi there Well, and I know there may be some disagreement about this, but I like PDFpen Pro better for editing PDF files on the map. I personally have not been able to get preview to work as well for editing. I've got to work just fine for reading but editing, not yet. Sent from my i

Re: Accessible PDF Files & MACBook PRO

2014-02-16 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
> I don't believe it any Macintosh software supports PDF files with tagging > which might be an issue. I would love to know if this is not correct. Tagging > allows headers and other information like tables to be private send it > correctly to your ET. W -- You received thi

Editing PDF files on the Mac

2012-03-06 Thread Victor Tsaran
Hello all, Is there a way to edit PDF files on the Mac? For example, many of the tax forms on the IRS web site are editable electronic forms. Do we have a way of editing those kinds of documents? Thanks for any ideas. Victor -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: Reading PDF files in 10.8.4

2013-06-14 Thread Barry Hadder
Hi, You can only read pdf files in continuous scroll with vo in 10.8.4. On Jun 14, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Harry Hogue wrote: hello, Does anyone have experience reading PDF files in Previous with ML 10.8.4? Since updating yesterday or the day before I can't read any content in any PDF file

Re: Reading PDF files in 10.8.4

2013-06-14 Thread Harry Hogue
That's a little annoying, since I like reading them a page at a time. However, the PDF files read much much better -- thank goodness! Cheers, Harry On Jun 14, 2013, at 10:04 AM, Barry Hadder wrote: > Hi, > > You can only read pdf files in continuous scroll with vo in 10.8.4.

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-10 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, My VoiceOver autoscrolls, but if I select from the table, it goes back to the first ever chapter, the contents. That is, if you read it with the VoiceOver keys without having everything read at once. Somehow, though, I managed to stop VoiceOver from autoscrolling and I can't exactly r

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-10 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Hi, *chuckles* Oops. Well, that was my fault. I had accidentally set PDF display to Single Page, not SIngle Page COntinuous. My submenus are sometimes acting up a bit. Regards, Nic On Oct 10, 2009, at 11:54 PM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > My VoiceOver autoscrolls, but if I select from

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-11 Thread Les Kriegler
I have mine se to single page continuous which I thought would result in PDF files reading the entire document? Les Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > Hi, > > *chuckles* Oops. Well, that was my fault. I had accidentally set PDF > display to Single Page, not SIngle Page COntinuous. My

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-11 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
Messenger: cin368 Facebook: Profile Twitter: http://twitter.com/chojiro On Oct 11, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > I have mine se to single page continuous which I thought would result > in PDF files reading the entire document? > > Les > > Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-11 Thread Simon Cavendish
PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > >> >> I have mine se to single page continuous which I thought would result >> in PDF files reading the entire document? >> >> Les >> >> Nicolai Svendsen wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> *chuckles* Oops. Well, tha

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-11 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
r >> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >> Facebook: Profile >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/chojiro >> >> On Oct 11, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: >> >>> >>> I have mine se to single page continuous which I thought would >>> result >>>

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-11 Thread Simon Cavendish
>> jumps to top. At least, in my case. Searching, maybe? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Nic >>> Skype: Kvalme >>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>> AIM: cincinster >>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>> Facebook: Profile >>> Twit

Re: Reading PDF Files with Preview

2009-10-12 Thread Nicolai Svendsen
>>>> chapter, and you highlight it, if interacting to go down VoiceOver >>>> jumps to top. At least, in my case. Searching, maybe? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Nic >>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdn

Re: Adding PDF files to iBooks

2011-03-31 Thread Teresa Cochran
hello, Everett, I simply use copy and paste. Copy from the finder, find your device in Itunes, navigate to the device Books folder and paste there. Then select PDFs after opening IBooks Teresa On Mar 31, 2011, at 12:56 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote: > Good afternoon, > > All of the directions I hav

Re: Adding PDF files to iBooks

2011-04-04 Thread E.J. Zufelt
I didn't seem to find a way to "paste" into iTunes, but I was able to use File > Add to Library, to accomplish the same thing. Thanks, Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2011-03-31, at

re: Blank PDF files Please Help

2009-12-10 Thread Stan
Hi James, Thomas, Matt, and Declan, Thank's, I do not have a OCR at this time, but will have to look into getting one soon. Cheers Me2u&u2me, Stan. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisi

Viewing pdf files that contain tables?

2010-10-14 Thread Justin Ekis
Hi all, I am trying to read a pdf that I just downloaded. It contains a listing of contact information that appears to be formatted as a table. This is not working well in preview. Voiceover reads the entire first column, and then starts the second column. This is very difficult since there ar

Reading PDF files on the mac

2015-03-26 Thread Chris Moore
Hello, What are some options for reading PDF files on the mac? Chris -- 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 macvisionarie

Re: PDF files and Mail again

2012-11-28 Thread Jürgen Fleger
Hi, you could use Quicklook for this. Just press CMD + y while you're sitting on or in the e-mail. Or you could save the pdf file on your hard drive via the menue. Then you can read it as usual. All the best Jürgen Am 27.11.2012 um 01:45 schrieb Mary Scott : > I know this subject has been covere

How to Best Access PDF Files

2021-07-01 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi All, I just received my first pdf file. I loaded it into Preview, but could not figure out how to access the text. Also, if it is an image, is there a way I can perform OCR on it without attaching a scanner? Is there a version of Acrobat Reader for the Mac which is worth accessing? Thank you.

Converting pdf files on the mac.

2017-04-24 Thread Jessica Moss
I’ve just received several pdf files via e-mail that I need to convert to txt files, and unfortunately have no idea how to do this. I found a youtube video on how to do this, which seems to be outdated, sense some of the options for using it on my end look a little different, however I thought

RE: PDF files with annotations & Voiceover

2018-08-18 Thread Simon Fogarty
Have you tried an OCR package over the PDF file or actually tell them it's unreadable? -Original Message- From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries Sent: Sunday, 19 August 2018 8:18 AM To: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries Subject: PDF files with annotations

Re: PDF files with annotations & Voiceover

2018-08-19 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
ote: > > Have you tried an OCR package over the PDF file or actually tell them it's > unreadable? > > -Original Message- > From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries > Sent: Sunday, 19 August 2018 8:18 AM > To: 'Jason White' via MacVisionarie

Re: Reading web-based pdf files.

2018-08-28 Thread 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries
that had > multiple PDF files, that when I viewed the site on my IPhone, all these files > would open and read flawlessly. However, when I tried to open these same > files on my mac, only a couple of them would open, and with the rest of them, > the virtical splitter just popped u

Re: PDF files with annotations & Voiceover

2018-08-30 Thread James AUSTIN
Hi Andrew Do you have a copy of Fine Reader Pro or something similar? If not do you have a copy of PDFScan Plus. It is an iOS app developed by Smile, the makers of Text Expander and PDFPen. PDFScan+ should do what you want but you might not necessarily know to which sections of your easy the

Re: merging several PDF files into one.

2012-08-03 Thread Esther
Hi Chris, It's actually possible to merge PDF files with Preview if you can drag and drop to the thumbnails in the sidebar, but I don't think this works with VoiceOver drag and drop -- at the very least it would be difficult. If you have Skim downloaded there's an embedded

Re: merging several PDF files into one.

2012-08-03 Thread Christopher-Mark gilland
I dont' mind terminal at all, but I don't have Skim, being that I use Docuscan Plus. Chris. - Original Message - From: "Esther" To: Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:43 PM Subject: Re: merging several PDF files into one. Hi Chris, It's actually possibl

Re: merging several PDF files into one.

2012-08-13 Thread Steve Holmes
: > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 9:43 PM > Subject: Re: merging several PDF files into one. > > > Hi Chris, > > It's actually possible to merge PDF files with Preview if you can drag and > drop to the thumbnails in the sidebar, but I don't think this works with

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