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<p>Hi Ronak,</p>
<p>I found that Abby Fine Reader version 15 or higher worked well
for me in accessing pdfs. It performs OCR on PDFs but also tries
to auto-tag them by adding headings, fixing lists, and improving
the reading order. The output is still not perfect, but it made
PDFs way more usable when I was accessing research papers.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Ka</p>
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<div>I am reaching out to ask for advice on two specific
challenges I’m facing while reading and annotating research
papers in PDF format as part of my PhD work. I would be truly
grateful if anyone could share their experiences or workflows
on these issues.<br>
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<b>1- Accessible PDF Reading:</b> Many of the research papers
I need to read are decades old and often difficult to access
with my screen reader (NVDA, latest version). If anyone has
workflows or techniques to improve PDF accessibility for
smoother reading, I would be very interested in learning about
them.<br>
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2- <b>Annotating PDFs with Screen Readers:</b> I am also
looking for ways to highlight and annotate text within PDFs
using NVDA, allowing these annotations to be captured by tools
like Zotero for future note-taking. Any guidance on annotation
methods that work well with screen readers would be incredibly
helpful.<br>
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I am working on a Windows 10 university-provided machine,
which limits any significant system modifications. I would
appreciate any insights or shared practices that could help
streamline my reading and note-taking process with PDFs.<br>
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Thank you in advance for your time and suggestions.<br>
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Warm regards, <br>
Ronak</div>
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