[nfbcs] PDF as picture

[Christopher Chaltain]

True,but I don't think I saw that the original poster mentioned what 
version of JAWS they were running, Also, just because not everyone has 
JAWS version 16 doesn't mean that some don't, and this might help those 
who do.

On 09/17/2015 10:32 PM, Nicole Torcolini wrote:
> That's only available in JAWS 16, and not everyone has the latest version.
>
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> What command are you using in JAWS to read the PDF file? If you use
> JAWS+space followed by o and then w you'll just get the visible screen
> recognized. If you use JAWS+space followed by o and then d, you'll get the
> whole document recognized. If you haven't tried yet, you might try using the
> document command.
>
> On 09/17/2015 01:29 PM, Tracy Carcione via nfbcs wrote:
>> I get my paychecks electronically, and, until recently, I could look
>> at them as a PDF.  They're still a PDF, but now it appears to be a
>> picture, because all Jaws says is "graphic".  I tried using the Jaws
>> OCR on the graphic, and it read enough to tell me it was indeed my
>> paycheck, but not enough for me to get the info I wanted.  Is there
>> any way to get better info off one of these PDF pictures?  Am I going
>> to have to print the darn thing on the network printer, for all the
>> world to see, and then scan the printout?  It's all I can think of.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
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