[nfbcs] "empty" pdf

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Another is go to file menu and save as text...in PDF


On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>wrote:

> Thanks for all the ideas.  For this particular doc, since it was just an
> example of something, I called the user and had him explain it.  However,
> this "empty" document problem has cropped up a lot lately, so I'm saving
> all your suggestions for next time.
> Tracy
>
> > If Insert-Z works with PDF files, you may be able to do this.  My
> > experience with Window-Eyes (not doing OCR but pasting formatted text
> from
> > a PDF into Word) showed that I needed to do Select All, Copy, Paste for
> > each page individually.
> >
> > In Word 2003 you print your PDF to the Microsoft Office Document Image
> > Writer, which has an option to save to a file.  Then you use Microsoft
> > Document Imaging to recognize the text.  I didn't find it to do a very
> > good job.
> >
> > My favorite way to deal with image-only PDF's at home is to use Omnipage,
> > which is now at version 19.  It puts some PDF-processing options on the
> > context menu for PDF files in Windows Explorer.  It is sometimes even
> > useful on PDF's that have text, but it can also put a lot of I's or L's
> > into your file as well.
> >
> > Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer
> > National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
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> > the Library of Congress, NLS.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M
> > Robinson
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 8:40 AM
> > To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [nfbcs] "empty" pdf
> >
> > Yes, turn off jaws, do a ctrl a to select all, ctrl c to copy, alt tab to
> > word and paste with ctrl v then hit the ctrl key and let go which takes
> > you into paste options then hit t to keep text only which essentially
> > turns that image into text---then turn jaws back on and read
> >
> > Denise
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I've received a pdf attachment with a file length of 35 KB, but when I
> >> open it Adobe says it's an empty document.
> >> If I were at home, I'd feed it through Kurzweil, but I don't have
> >> Kurzweil  on this PC.
> >> I tried Jaws convenient OCR, but it wouldn't start.
> >> Are there other ways to get at the data in this doc?
> >> Thanks.
> >> Tracy
> >>
> >>
> >>
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*Dr Denise*

Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D.
CEO, TechVision, LLC
Specialist in Technology/Training/Teaching for blind/low vision
Private training to your needs
423-573-6413

Website with hundreds of informational articles & lessons on PC, Office
products, Mac, iPad/iTools and more, all done with
keystrokes: www.yourtechvision.com

"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it." --Chinese Proverb

Computers are incredibly fast, accurate, and stupid: humans are incredibly
slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond
imagination.
--Albert Einstein

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.
--Walt Disney