[Trainer-talk] PDF files on the Mac

[S A. Marositz]

Hello List

I am hopeful you can help.

I have a very good, accessible PDF version of my textbook.  It is
searchable, correctly paginated, and has a table of contents with several
layers of bookmarks for easy navigation.  I say this because I don't want
anyone to think this is a problem with the PDF file itself.  At home, I have
a windows based computer I can use Adobe Acrobat Pro to read the file but
in class, I bring a Mac notebook for taking notes.  When I view my textbook
on the Mac using Preview, Voiceover does not recognize many of the text
characters in the file.  For instance, "They" becomes "hey".  The errors are
so frequent, the book is nearly unreadable.  There are times when I need to
refer to the book in class.

Can anyone suggest changes I need to make to Voiceover or Preview to have it
read correctly.  Short of that, can anyone suggest an alternative  program
for reading PDF files on the Mac?  So far as I can tell, Adobe Reader is
inaccessible to Voiceover.

Thank you in advance for your time and attention.


Stephen A. Marositz
Assistive Technology Specialist
Pasadena City College
626.585.7242