Danny,

Sounds like the document is an image file, I've had the same problem but 
with files from other sources, only thing to do is to ask them for a version 
of it in a textfile. Else, you'll have to figure out a way to convert it.

Fred
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: PDF Text2SpeechConversionOfHamManualsQuestion


> Hi John, I have neither of those options. can you give me a source? 
> Thanks,
> Danny.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:14 PM
> Subject: Re: PDF Text2SpeechConversionOfHamManualsQuestion
>
>
>> You need to open it in kurzweil or openbook, that will open it and make 
>> it
>> readable, I do that all the time.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Danny Dyer" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:32 AM
>> Subject: PDF Text2SpeechConversionOfHamManualsQuestion
>>
>>
>>> Hi All, I'm encountering a problem on my linovo laptop, fitted with  =
>>> Windows XP pro, Jaws8. and adobe reader8.
>>> I've both downloaded from sites, IE, EG, Icomamerica.com, rigpics, =
>>> mods.dk.com, and others,  and opened from email atatchments, PDF =
>>> manuals.  I've then started and completed the document preparation =
>>> process,
>>> with the unit announcing,
>>> "100%, followed by the document name, followed by the awful "alert, =
>>> document is empty" announcement."
>>> I can send to you one of the atatchments and you can check it out if you
>>> =
>>> like.  It's probably best to do this off list, although some of the rest
>>> =
>>> of you either have or will likely encounter this problem as well.  My =
>>> email address is
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> Any help you can offer will be greatly_ appreciated.  Thanks, Danny =
>>> Dyer, Wb4idu.
>