<div dir="ltr">Sean,<div><br></div><div>Is that open to non-California schools to try out?</div><div><br></div><div>Doug</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:56 AM Sean Keegan <<a href="mailto:skeegan@ccctechcenter.org">skeegan@ccctechcenter.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">We created a basic micro-course for alternate media specialists in the CCC system titled, "<a href="https://catalog.onlinenetworkofeducators.org/browse/accessibility/courses/pdf-workflow-strategies" target="_blank">Alternate Media workflow strategies for PDF</a>" that focuses on basic practices for dealing with PDF documents as well as using Abbyy Finereader. It is a free, self-paced course in Canvas, although you would have to create a student account to access it. We also have it on Canvas Commons for colleges that want to download their own copy of the course and edit locally.<div><br></div><div><div>We do cover the basics of Abbyy and various output options. It is not intended for someone who has been using Abbyy for 10 years, but rather for someone who is either new to the alternate media space and dealing with PDFs or would like some information about the Abbyy OCR process.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps.</div><div><br></div><div>Take care,<br>Sean</div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 10:04 AM Mary Popish <<a href="mailto:popish@pdx.edu" target="_blank">popish@pdx.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>I'd also be interested in hearing from anyone who uses ABBYY, especially folks who have updated to v. 15. We've run into some issues with the resolution on PDF documents that we save from ABBYY, and I'd love to hear from anyone who has had that issue (and solved it!) since none of the settings we've tried so far have fully solved the issue.</div><div><br></div><div>Susan (and all), we are actually working on updating our step-by-step ABBYY materials this term! (We have some now, but they are pretty brief and tend to be most useful in an in-person training setting - that's why we are updating to standalone documents.) When we have those done, I'd be happy to share!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks all,<br>Mary<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Mary Popish</b></span><br></div><div><font color="#000000">Adaptive Technology Specialist & Alternate Formats Coordinator<br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Disability Resource Center</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Portland State University</font></div><div><font color="#000000"> </font></div><div><font color="#000000">Phone: (503) 725-9119</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Fax: (503) 725-4103</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Email: <a href="mailto:drc@pdx.edu" alt="DRC email address" target="_blank">drc@pdx.edu</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000">URL: <a href="http://www.pdx.edu/drc" target="_blank">http://www.pdx.edu/drc</a></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Pronouns: she / her / hers</font><br></div><div></div><div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 12:42 PM Karlen Communications <<a href="mailto:info@karlencommunications.com" target="_blank">info@karlencommunications.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(31,56,100)">I’d be interested in this as well. I just bought Fine Reader to access PDF documents instead of using acrobat Pro DC…yes, it has come to that…but don’t think I’m using it to its full potential.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(31,56,100)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(31,56,100)">Cheers, Karen<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:rgb(31,56,100)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Susan Kelmer<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 9, 2020 2:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Abbyy Finereader Processes<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Greetings. I’m home with a nasty virus, so catching up on some old topics and trying to learn something new.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have a written procedure for using Abbyy to scan and OCR files to multiple outputs (word, PDF, etc.)? We are and have always been an Omnipage shop, but I feel like we need Abbyy in our toolbox as well. I’m most interested in step-by-step type materials, if you have them.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for keeping me occupied during my incarceration (I’ve been stuck in the house since Friday, and I’m starting to get restless…).<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Susan Kelmer </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Alternate Format Production Program Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Disability Services<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Division of Student Affairs <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(207,184,124)">T</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <span style="color:black">303 735 4836</span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(207,184,124)"><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(207,184,124)">www.colorado.edu/disabilityservices</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(207,184,124)"><u></u><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span><u></u></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(207,184,124)"><u></u><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span><u></u></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><img border="0" width="150" height="56" style="width: 1.5625in; height: 0.5833in;" id="gmail-m_545102173064249503gmail-m_2285124334885885061gmail-m_6604928966487120757gmail-m_6170079942205656159Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:170ca87be034cff311" alt="cid:image001.png@01D598AC.79FC1C60"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Due to the nature of electronic communication, the security of this message cannot be guaranteed. 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