[senit] converting PDF files

In that case, yes there are probably some utilities out there to let you do
that.  As an example, using Adobe pdf Professional,  within a pdf document,
I can select all text copy, and then paste as unformatted or rtf text into
Word.  But you lose most of the formatting and the graphics and other
objects.

Bear in mind copyright issues

Alex

From: Alice Chenneour Randall [mailto:alice.chenneour at btinternet.com] 
Sent: 10 January 2008 21:54
To: aph at misnet.co.uk; senit at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: RE: [senit] converting PDF files

We need to prepare material in braille using transcription software, remove
shaded text unwanted diagrams etc.

Alice

Alex Hammerstein <aph at misnet.co.uk> wrote:

The idea behind pdf files is that they CANT be changed.

How do you want to manipulate the material?

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk
[mailto:senit-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Alice Chenneour
Randall
Sent: 10 January 2008 20:45
To: senit
Subject: [senit] converting PDF files

I'm sorry that this might appear obvious to all you technical wizards out
there - we are a VI service and have been relatively fortunate in recieving
the PDF files of a number of text books, dierctly from the publishers. The
difficulty is that we are having no success in converting these files into a
format that allows us to manipulate the material. Any help would be very
welcome.
Many thanks
Alice Chenneour Randall
Oxfordshire VISS