[blindlaw] Computer-related skills

[Luis Mendez]

Very good comments.  I have opted to install a number of programs on my work computer so that I can be assured of a number of approaches to access a document. 

I would agree that OS-X is does not yet have an adequate number of productivity apps that are accessible and offer the power and versatility of Office. 

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 27, 2013, at 7:43 PM, "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:

> There is another program I use at my office called Sharp Desk.  It can
> convert an empty document to a doc. Txt or rtf with a fair amount of
> accuracy.  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel K.
> Beitz
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:07 PM
> To: 'Blind Law Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Computer-related skills
> 
> As to PDF documents, I simply convert them to word with Omni page.  You
> simply scroll down to the document in the file folder, find Omni page in the
> context menu, and then hit enter on the "convert to word" option.  It will
> convert a text PDF, or OCR and then convert an image PDF.  When done, Omni
> page simply places the converted document above the PDF, giving it the same
> name with a different file extension.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Daniel K. Beitz
> Wienner & Gould, P.C.
> 950 University Dr., Ste. 350
> Rochester, MI  48307
> Phone:  (248) 841-9405
> Fax:  (248) 652-2729
> dbeitz at wiennergould.com
> 
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