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Hi Gemma Might using the original text with a portable digital magnifier be worth a try? Even if the student is a reluctant tech user, these devices are usually very simple to use and would allow her to see all the original formatting, if that is important. She may also find the ability to adjust colours, contrast, etc useful once she gets used to it. I know this isn't an answer to your original question, but it could be a solution (and a bridge to trying something like ZoomText in future) until you find one. It could be worth asking the publisher of the original text if they can provide an editable/accessible version. Although I'm guessing you'd need to use something like InDesign to edit and that will still be very time-consuming. If there are columns and boxes etc., it might just not be possible to keep everything in its original position when the text is enlarged to 36. Otherwise, the LSW may need to make decisions about how to convey the same information, but with different formatting. For instance, what information is a diagram/illustration conveying? Is there another way to communicate this? Is the diagram/design element there to make the book visually attractive, or is it absolutely essential? I hope you find an answer to this, I'll be interested to see it! If you can let us see an example of the original, that would be helpful too. Kellie On 5 September 2016 at 15:37, Gemma Holtam <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Thank you for the replies so far. Unfortunately I'm not on my work > computer and won't be until Wednesday so can't send through a copy of some > of the text. A lot of the texts are workbooks and contain picture clues, > arrows to phrases etc. Therefore, if the formatting is lost the questions > no longer make sense. > > The learner's is a very reluctant AT user, so is unlikely to try out text > to speech although I'll certainly suggest it. > > Cheers, > > Gemma > > On 5 September 2016 at 15:06, Alistair McNaught < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi Gemma, >> >> What is it in the original layout that needs retaining? Is there an >> intrinsic problem with a reflowed text view? I appreciate that – depending >> on the markup of the PDF – this might or might not work onscreen but I’m >> trying to get inside the learner’s head to work out why the original >> formal/layout is so important. I’d have thought that having easy access to >> the content with no left/right navigation would be more important than >> being bound to the original page layout but I may be missing something. >> >> >> >> A >> >> >> >> [image: Jisc] <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/> >> >> *Alistair McNaught* >> Subject specialist (accessibility and inclusion) >> >> >> >> T 0203 819 8210 >> M 07443984111 >> Skype alistair_techdis >> Twitter @alistairm >> One Castlepark, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA >> >> *jisc.ac.uk <http://www.jisc.ac.uk/> * >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Assistive Technology interest group [mailto: >> [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Gemma Holtam >> *Sent:* 05 September 2016 14:56 >> *To:* [log in to unmask] >> *Subject:* Creating enlarged copies of complex documents >> >> >> >> Dear all, >> >> >> >> I have a learner who is visually impaired and would like her resources >> enlarging to Tacoma font size 36. However, the layouts of her books are >> very complex (she is studying Spanish and French). Her LSW is using Adobe >> DC Pro to convert the PDF copies of her books into Word documents and this >> has been very successful as the layout of the book has not altered. >> However, when the text is enlarged the formatting is lost, leaving the copy >> unusable.I have suggested that the learner uses Zoomtext or the zoom >> function on their computer to enlarge the text on the Word documents but I >> know the learner is reluctant, so I am looking for other options. Has >> anyone found a way of successfully enlarging complex documents in Word that >> still retains the original layout? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> Gemma >> -- >> >> *Gemma Holtam* >> >> *Assistive Technology Officer* >> >> The University Library >> >> University of Sheffield >> >> Information Commons >> >> Sheffield, S3 7RD >> >> 0114 22 27304 >> >> >> >> www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/services/addsupport >> >> Twitter @UniSheffieldLib >> >> #WeAreInternational >> >> >> >> We’re in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work >> For 2016. Find out why we're a remarkable place to work: >> http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/remarkable >> >> Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by >> guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. >> GB 197 0632 86. Jisc’s registered office is: One Castlepark, Tower Hill, >> Bristol, BS2 0JA. 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