Six Ways to Manage PDFs More Efficiently with JAWS

26 Aug 2025 · 37 min

Episode Six Ways to Manage PDFs More Efficiently with JAWS

0:00 37:05

Portable Document Format (PDF) files are commonly used to share information across multiple platforms and are often required in school and employment settings.

Objectives:

We'll provide an overview of PDFs, discuss multiple ways to access, read, and interact with them, plus show you how to:

• Set the default application for opening PDFs • Set Adobe Reader accessibility settings • Process an untagged document • Search for text in a PDF • Change reading order on-the-fly • Open a PDF in Word

Freedom Scientific Presenters:

Elizabeth Whitaker and Rachel Buchanan

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