PDF readers
Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2018 1:19 pm
Hi all,
I am looking for tools to read PDF files and would like to hear about everyone's experience, what programs you use and how they work with your screen readers.
I know that a lot will depend on how the PDF file is produced, wheteher it is tagged, has headings, etc. In Windows, I mostly use Acrobat Reader and Sumatra PDF. They are okay, but for larger files, it is not always easy for me to find and copy text (even if the file is not protected); if I have to read a large PDF file, I usually convert it to a Word file using Kurzweil, but I don't think that this is the most efficient way to do it. If you know of tools to convert PDF files to other formats (besides Calibre), please let me know. In the past I tried to use Calibre but it was not accessible at all, I will try again.
In Mac I mostly use Preview, but I find that navigation is not very good, even if the original file has headings.
Thanks in advance.
I am looking for tools to read PDF files and would like to hear about everyone's experience, what programs you use and how they work with your screen readers.
I know that a lot will depend on how the PDF file is produced, wheteher it is tagged, has headings, etc. In Windows, I mostly use Acrobat Reader and Sumatra PDF. They are okay, but for larger files, it is not always easy for me to find and copy text (even if the file is not protected); if I have to read a large PDF file, I usually convert it to a Word file using Kurzweil, but I don't think that this is the most efficient way to do it. If you know of tools to convert PDF files to other formats (besides Calibre), please let me know. In the past I tried to use Calibre but it was not accessible at all, I will try again.
In Mac I mostly use Preview, but I find that navigation is not very good, even if the original file has headings.
Thanks in advance.