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.
