Hello
List,
There
are two ways to use the Jaws OCR
to convert an image PDF file.
I
have noticed a change when trying
one way, the other still works.
I
recently had to switch to a new
hard disk. This meant I had to download and install: Windows
10 version 1809,
the latest Jaws 2019 and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC v19.10.200.
Before
this complete upgrade, I
could open a PDF image file either as a Thunderbird attachment
or by pressing
ENTER on the PDF file in the directory tree. There was then a
Yes/No prompt for
Jaws to do the OCR of the document.
Now,
there is no “alert empty
document” message nor is there the prompt to do the OCR.
I
get the Virtual cursor. It is a
blank window but the Jaws plus page-down command gives: Start
free trial.
When
I turn off the Virtual cursor
and start the OCR with
Jaws plus space bar then o.
Pressing
“d” (for a document), I get:
OCR failed to start.
Pressing
“w” (for a window), gives
me the OCR converted text.
The
PDF document is converted but,
On
the right of some lines are these
statements:
Create PDF
Edit PDF
With Acrobat Pro DC
Start free trial
The
second way to convert PDF to
text, still works. Highlight the PDF file in the directory
tree or File
Explorer,
the
applications key has: select
“convenient OCR with Jaws”.
When
I do an OCR of the window, the
PDF and Pro DC message share the window. This seems to prevent
Jaws from
converting the PDF document.
How
do I get rid of the start free
trial with Acrobat Pro DC?
Thanks,
Peter
T.