[nfbcs] "empty" pdf

Fri Jan 10 21:51:33 UTC 2014

I would not have been allowed to install such software on my work machines.

Mike

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From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael Barber
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] "empty" pdf

Would you be allowed to bring in your copy of Kurzweil and install it on
your work PC?  Surely you should be able to get permission for something
like that./  I also use DocuScan Plus which does a marvelous job.  You have
to access it online, however.  You pay a one-time fee of $299, but the
results are well worth the money.

Cordially,
Michael D. Barber,
Rehabilitation Technology Specialist
Iowa Department for the Blind
(515) 281-1305
Cell:  (515) 771-8348
Fax:  (515) 242-5781
TTY:  (515) 281-1355
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From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 9:21 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] "empty" pdf

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
> Library of Congress   202-707-0535
> http://www.loc.gov/nls
> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those 
> of the Library of Congress, NLS.
>
>
>
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> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise 
> M Robinson
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 8:40 AM
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> 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<mailto: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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