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Peter Altschul <[log in to unmask]>
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Peter Altschul <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:13:23 -0400
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>This is not an in-depth review of these two products, but just a heads up:
>
>Both Adobe Acrobat 6.0 and Premier Programming's PDF Magic are now
>self-voicing. This means even if you cannot convert teh document to a more
>accessible format, the programs should be able to read the document to you,
>outside of using Jaws to access the file.  I have not sued either of these
>programs extensively, but I did download PDF Magic and was really impressed
>by it. My experience is that PDF as a format varies wildly in its
>accessibility, depending on how knowldgable the person who peoduced it was,
>and which software the person used to produce the file; the result is a
>variety of approaches may be necessary to access different PDF fiels, and I
>suggest one of these two new programs may be a good tool to have in your
>toolbox of solutions.
>
>Premier Programming PDF Magic www.premier-programming.com/pdf_magic.htm
>
>Adobe Access Page http://access.adobe.com


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