pdf files

[Beth Koenig]

Open the pdf and use ctrl + a and then ctrl + c then open gedit and
paste. You can read the document quite well in gedit.  That assumes
that the person that made the pdf didn't use image based text. But
most people use text text so it is accessible.


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Beth Koenig
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Director of Deaf Blind Services
Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center
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Irvine, CA 92614
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Health, safety, and productivity are the cornerstones of independence.
At the Orange County Deaf Advocacy Center we provide the training and
services necessary for the deaf and disabled to achieve equally and
independence in all areas of life.


On 6/17/07, mike coulombe <kb8aey at verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi, is there a program to convert a pdf file to a text file so it can be red using orca.
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