[NFBCS] difficult to read pdf

Tue Sep 1 01:27:54 UTC 2020

Curtis,

I can't answer as to Microsoft's intention except that it is apparently another way to edit a PDF.  I believe the intent is to retain format, but it doesn't always do that.  My purpose was to simply try to find the best way to get the information from an Adobe PDF document, and it has very occasionally worked for me.  I've had weird things happen as well, though.  In one case, none of the periods came through even though they were evident in the original document.  I don't suggest this as a primary method of reading these documents but just as another way of looking at a problem document.

Best regards,

Steve

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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Curtis Chong via NFBCS
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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] difficult to read pdf

Greetings:

Opening a PDF in Word: what does that do to the original format of the document? Is this process merely for the purpose of reading the text so that it reads better? Just asking for clarification.

Thanks.

Cordially,

Curtis Chong

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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] difficult to read pdf

Yes, save pdf, app key and open with word and then edit it in word. Then
f12 save as and name it and tab to save as and p for pdf and put it right
back to pdf then u can share out a good copy

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On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 12:28 PM Rasmussen, Lloyd via NFBCS <
nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> In particular, I have often found that if I change from option 1 to option
> 2 (left-to-right, top-to-bottom" the run-together words problem disappears.
> If the layout of each page is really important, this might not be
> satisfactory.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Staff Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
> Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2020 10:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: [NFBCS] difficult to read pdf
>
> Sometimes if you change the reading order, in a file, it fixes the spacing
> problem.
>
> Dave
>
> At 06:43 PM 8/29/2020, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> >Other than requesting a better copy of a pdf file,
> >
> >Is there an accessible way to inject spaces where they should have been
> >in a pdf file?
> >
> >A company pdf handbook is about 95 pages and most of the text is run
> >together without spaces.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Bryan Schulz
>
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