[NJTechDiv] JAWS cannot read a PDF in Acrobat

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On 3/25/2024 3:53 PM, Serena Cucco via NJTechDiv wrote:
> Hi Mario,
>
> My laptop doesn't have a num pad.  What's the shortcut for the Jaws 
> cursor for computers without num pads?
>
> Thanks,
> Serena
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 10:14 AM Mario Brusco via NJTechDiv 
> <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>     It's the minus key; the top right key if you have a standard
>     keypad. To
>     return to normal mode, aka the PC cursor, just press the key below
>     the
>     minus key known as the plus key. These two keys, the numpad plus and
>     minus keys are one way toggles; either PC cursor mode is on or JAWS
>     cursor is on. It is adviseable not to keep the JAWS cursor on as
>     you use
>     the computer in daily tasks.
>
>     -------- Original Message --------
>     From: Serena Cucco via NJTechDiv [mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org]
>     Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 5:10 PM
>     To: New Jersey Technology Division List <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
>     Cc: Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com>
>     Subject: [NJTechDiv] JAWS cannot read a PDF in Acrobat
>     What's the key stroke to switch to the Jaws cursor?  I'll try that the
>     next time Jaws isn't reading a .pdf file.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Serena
>
>     On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 9:17 AM Tracy Carcione via NJTechDiv
>     <njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
>          Some big documents take a while to open, and Jaws doesn't say
>          anything while
>          they're opening.  Sometimes hitting tab will say a
>     percentage, but not
>          always.
>          But, today I opened a pdf, and all Jaws would say is "blank".  I
>          switched to
>          the Jaws cursor and looked around, and there was a free trial
>     offer
>          which
>          might have been covering the document.  I had to close and
>     open the
>          file 3
>          times before it would read.  I looked for the thing about new
>          version that
>          was causing problems before, but it wasn't there.
>
>          Sometimes, if Jaws isn't reading, I do alt-e to go to Edit,
>     arrow up to
>          Preferences, hit enter, choose Reading Preferences, and look
>     to make
>          sure
>          that the screen reader options are there.  Sometimes that
>     makes Jaws
>          behave
>          better.
>          Tracy
>
>
>
>          -----Original Message-----
>          From: NJTechDiv <njtechdiv-bounces at nfbnet.org
>          <mailto:njtechdiv-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Mario
>     Brusco via
>          NJTechDiv
>          Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2024 5:27 PM
>          To: njtechdiv at nfbnet.org <mailto:njtechdiv at nfbnet.org>
>          Cc: Mario Brusco <mrb620 at hotmail.com <mailto:mrb620 at hotmail.com>>
>          Subject: [NJTechDiv] JAWS cannot read a PDF in Acrobat
>
>          When pressing the enter key on a PDF file, it is opened in
>     Acrobat
>          but JAWS
>          remains silent.
>
>          By starting Acrobat and pressing the alt key does give me
>     access to the
>          menubar and allows me to right arrow to the edit, view, and
>     other
>     menus.
>
>          What settings need to be adjusted in JAWS or adjustments need
>     to be
>          done to
>          Acrobat to display a PDF's contents so JAWS can read the text?
>
>          I can use Firefox and the Recognize with JAWS OCR feature to
>     open the
>          contents of the PDF, but I'd prefer to use Acrobat.
>
>          Clear directions please.
>
>
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