[nabs-l] Converting inaccessible PDF's

Fri Jun 14 16:30:38 UTC 2013

Hi all,

To answer Justin's question, go to File > Open in OpenBook and select
the pdf file you would like to open. After the OCR process is
complete, you can read the document directly using OpenBook or save
the document in a desired format for later reading and editing (Word,
text, etc.) by going to File > Save As.

Arielle, I'm afraid that you might be stuck with your old KeyWord
files. As far as I know, those documents can only be opened using one
of the Braille Note products from Humanware; no third-party conversion
programs are available. If anyone on this list knows such a product,
please do feel free to correct me; I imagine that it might come in
very handy for any former Braille Note user.

Katie

On 6/13/13, Arielle Silverman <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I have a slightly related question. Is there any software or Web-based
> service that will convert a Keyword Braille file (one generated on a
> Braille Note) to text or Word format? I don't have a Braille Note
> anymore, but have some old journals and other files I created on a
> Braille Note that I'd like to read, but can't because they're in
> contracted Braille (Keyword Braille). For that matter, any way to
> convert old files created on a Braille Lite 2000?
>
> Thanks,
> Arielle
>
> On 6/13/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm using jaws 14, but from what I can see, even if you use the ocr in
>> jaws,
>> you can only read it; you can't manipulate it in any way.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridget
>> Walker
>> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 4:30 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Converting inaccessible PDF's
>>
>> The OCR in Openbook which is now built in to jaws 13 is all you need to
>> read
>> a PDF.
>> All this means is when you select the program to open I. You would pick
>> Openbook but you do not have to do that anymore because of jaws 13.
>> I do not remember how I put Openbook as an option in the programs list
>> because it is not a default.
>> If you would like more information on features for this software I copied
>> a
>> link.
>> I am sorry I do not recall all of the detailed.
>> What version of jaws are you using? If it is jaws 12 or higher you have
>> built in OCR and do not need any of this.
>> Open a PDF, let it load and use your Jaws reading keys.
>> I am sorry I did not ask the jaws version question befor because that
>> could
>> save a lot of work.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jun 13, 2013, at 2:35 PM, "justin williams"
>> <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> How is it doen with open book?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridget
>>> Walker
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:08 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Converting inaccessible PDF's
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Open-book is pretty good or other scanning software with built in OCR.
>>> Or download Zella PDF but that only converts to txt.
>>> Are you using a PDF reader? Are you using Adobe?
>>> If I recall Adobe  versions nine and up is compatible with jaws 12 and
>>> up because of the added jaws OCR feature
>>>
>>> I hope this helps,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Jun 13, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Kayla Weathers <brailleprincess at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, can anyone recommend software that will convert inaccessible
>>>> pdf’s to word format that is accessible with JAWS?
>>>> Thanks, Kayla
>>>>
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