[Journalists] From a computer idiot

[Graham Downie]

Hmmm. This is not a question I can answer. My software, Window Eyes, always 
indicates when a PDF file is untagged and gives options for the reading 
order. Most PDF files I receive at work are untagged. Sometimes I receive 
scanned images.Even these can be opened but cannot be read. I get around 
this by printing the image, then scanning it. Not convenient but better than 
nothing. Perhaps there is a setting you can change in your software. Perhaps 
you could turn off your screen reader after possitioning on the file to be 
opened. Then open the file, copy and paste.
My brother was not at work yesterday and will probably have better ideas 
than me.
Best wishes
Graham Downie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cheryl Wade" <cwade at mdn.net>
To: "Blind Professional Journalists List" <journalists at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Journalists] From a computer idiot


> Hi, Graham,
>
> My software simply says it cannot be opened because it is not properly 
> tagged. I'm less worried about headers and spacing than I am about what 
> the document says. What do I do when it says the document can't be opened 
> because it's not properly tagged? i can't cut and paste it because I can't 
> even open it.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Cheryl Wade
>
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