my word pdf reads strange in adobe reader: anounces punctuation

[word author]

I have written a novel using microsoft word 2007, I have used word to make
my file into a pdf so that I can sell it online, when I open my pdf in adobe
reader it is announcing quotation marks and apostrophes. I thought it might
be the font so I used a common one: times roman. Does anyone have experience
making pdfs? how can I make one that will read normally like an e-book.
Everything else is reading as expected. Why is it reading quotation marks and
apostrophes. Other e-books don't do that. Is there somewhere to go that makes
perfect pdfs. I am using word and a microsoft ad in to make it. I am not
inclined to believe it is adobe reader because my purchased e-book reads
normally. thank you any advice on making perfect pdfs with word is
appreciated.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "announcing."

 

[grammatim]

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

That's what I thought it must be, but she doesn't mention anything except
Adobe Reader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Reader can read to you. Don't need anything special.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Really? I didn't know that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Reader can read to you. Don't need anything special.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

That's what I thought it must be, but she doesn't mention anything except
Adobe Reader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

 

[Graham Mayor]

It was news to me too - and it is in Acrobat also

It appears to do much the same as
http://www.gmayor.com/word_text_to_speech.htm for Word.
As to the original problem - set the PDF option for ISO19005-1 compliance
and see if that sorts it out. Quotes and apostrophes (whether straight or
smart) should be read normally.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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Really? I didn't know that.

Reader can read to you. Don't need anything special.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

That's what I thought it must be, but she doesn't mention anything
except Adobe Reader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

On May 17, 5:17 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <[email protected]>
wrote:
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "announcing."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

message


I have written a novel using microsoft word 2007, I have used
word to make
my file into a pdf so that I can sell it online, when I open my
pdf in adobe
reader it is announcing quotation marks and apostrophes. I
thought it might
be the font so I used a common one: times roman. Does anyone have
experience
making pdfs? how can I make one that will read normally like an
e-book.
Everything else is reading as expected. Why is it reading
quotation marks
and
apostrophes. Other e-books don't do that. Is there somewhere to go
that
makes
perfect pdfs. I am using word and a microsoft ad in to make it. I
am not
inclined to believe it is adobe reader because my purchased e-book
reads
normally. thank you any advice on making perfect pdfs with word is
appreciated.-

 

[word author]

Hi, thank you all for responding. I am the original poster. One of the great
things about buying an e-book (PDF) is that the computer reads it for you!
(Text to speech) I am striving to make my e-book as perfect, entertaining,
and professional as possible, so I can't afford to have the original document
not work right. I tried the natural voice link and I was pleased it read as a
normal person might! thank you. Someone suggested to set my pdf for 1so
19005-1 compliance, I dont see yet where I have any option to do that.
Whatever software I have takes my file and automatically turns it into a pdf
from word and it comes up in adobe reader. I need to have adobe reader read
it well because this is the best known program or most common and that is
where most e-books show up for consumers I believe -he wrote.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Someone suggested to set my pdf for 1so 19005-1
compliance, I dont see yet where I have any option to do that.

Using Word 2007's own (downloadable from Microsoft) PDF creation tool, this
setting if on the 'save as ' dialog > options when PDF is the save option.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Also, note that it is ISO (iso, for International Standards Organization),
not 1so.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I think it started with v6. Look in View - Read Out Loud.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Really? I didn't know that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Reader can read to you. Don't need anything special.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

That's what I thought it must be, but she doesn't mention anything
except Adobe Reader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "announcing."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

message


I have written a novel using microsoft word 2007, I have used word to
make
my file into a pdf so that I can sell it online, when I open my pdf
in
adobe
reader it is announcing quotation marks and apostrophes. I thought it
might
be the font so I used a common one: times roman. Does anyone have
experience
making pdfs? how can I make one that will read normally like an
e-book.
Everything else is reading as expected. Why is it reading quotation
marks
and
apostrophes. Other e-books don't do that. Is there somewhere to go
that
makes
perfect pdfs. I am using word and a microsoft ad in to make it. I am
not
inclined to believe it is adobe reader because my purchased e-book
reads
normally. thank you any advice on making perfect pdfs with word is
appreciated.-

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Only on this new system have I finally gotten an updated version of Reader.
I still had v. 5 on the old one because attempts to update kept failing, and
so I continued to read PDFs in Acrobat instead. On this new system I've been
very pleased with how much faster both Reader and Acrobat load and perform,
so that's a big plus.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I think it started with v6. Look in View - Read Out Loud.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Really? I didn't know that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Reader can read to you. Don't need anything special.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



That's what I thought it must be, but she doesn't mention anything
except Adobe Reader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "announcing."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

message


I have written a novel using microsoft word 2007, I have used word to
make
my file into a pdf so that I can sell it online, when I open my pdf
in
adobe
reader it is announcing quotation marks and apostrophes. I thought
it
might
be the font so I used a common one: times roman. Does anyone have
experience
making pdfs? how can I make one that will read normally like an
e-book.
Everything else is reading as expected. Why is it reading quotation
marks
and
apostrophes. Other e-books don't do that. Is there somewhere to go
that
makes
perfect pdfs. I am using word and a microsoft ad in to make it. I am
not
inclined to believe it is adobe reader because my purchased e-book
reads
normally. thank you any advice on making perfect pdfs with word is
appreciated.-

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I've read about a lot of people who complained how long it takes Reader to
load. I honestly don't think it's that bad. Maybe I don't value those few
moments as much as others.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Only on this new system have I finally gotten an updated version of
Reader. I still had v. 5 on the old one because attempts to update kept
failing, and so I continued to read PDFs in Acrobat instead. On this new
system I've been very pleased with how much faster both Reader and Acrobat
load and perform, so that's a big plus.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I think it started with v6. Look in View - Read Out Loud.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Really? I didn't know that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Reader can read to you. Don't need anything special.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



That's what I thought it must be, but she doesn't mention anything
except Adobe Reader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "announcing."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

message


I have written a novel using microsoft word 2007, I have used word
to make
my file into a pdf so that I can sell it online, when I open my pdf
in
adobe
reader it is announcing quotation marks and apostrophes. I thought
it
might
be the font so I used a common one: times roman. Does anyone have
experience
making pdfs? how can I make one that will read normally like an
e-book.
Everything else is reading as expected. Why is it reading quotation
marks
and
apostrophes. Other e-books don't do that. Is there somewhere to go
that
makes
perfect pdfs. I am using word and a microsoft ad in to make it. I
am not
inclined to believe it is adobe reader because my purchased e-book
reads
normally. thank you any advice on making perfect pdfs with word is
appreciated.-

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Reader loads faster than Acrobat, but even Acrobat is a lot faster than it
used to be, and I have it set to allow me to see the first few pages of a
document before the entire thing is downloaded.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I've read about a lot of people who complained how long it takes Reader to
load. I honestly don't think it's that bad. Maybe I don't value those few
moments as much as others.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Only on this new system have I finally gotten an updated version of
Reader. I still had v. 5 on the old one because attempts to update kept
failing, and so I continued to read PDFs in Acrobat instead. On this new
system I've been very pleased with how much faster both Reader and
Acrobat load and perform, so that's a big plus.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I think it started with v6. Look in View - Read Out Loud.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



Really? I didn't know that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Reader can read to you. Don't need anything special.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



That's what I thought it must be, but she doesn't mention anything
except Adobe Reader.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

S/he's using a text-to-speech tool. I tried one once, and it did the
same thing. I suppose it's useful for proofreading!

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "announcing."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

message


I have written a novel using microsoft word 2007, I have used word
to make
my file into a pdf so that I can sell it online, when I open my
pdf in
adobe
reader it is announcing quotation marks and apostrophes. I thought
it
might
be the font so I used a common one: times roman. Does anyone have
experience
making pdfs? how can I make one that will read normally like an
e-book.
Everything else is reading as expected. Why is it reading
quotation marks
and
apostrophes. Other e-books don't do that. Is there somewhere to go
that
makes
perfect pdfs. I am using word and a microsoft ad in to make it. I
am not
inclined to believe it is adobe reader because my purchased e-book
reads
normally. thank you any advice on making perfect pdfs with word is
appreciated.-

 

[Mark]

I  have written a novel using microsoft word 2007, I have used word to make
my file into a pdf so that I can sell it online, when I open my pdf in adobe
reader it is announcing quotation marks and apostrophes. I thought it might
be the font so I used a common one: times roman. Does anyone have experience
making pdfs? how can I make one that will read normally like an e-book.
Everything else is reading as expected. Why is it reading quotation marks and
apostrophes. Other e-books don't do that. Is there somewhere to go that makes
perfect pdfs. I am using word and a microsoft ad in to make it. I am not
inclined to believe it is adobe reader because my purchased e-book reads
normally. thank you any advice on making perfect pdfs with word is
appreciated.

This behaviour may also depend on the computer voice that you use. I
know that the RealSpeak voices that I use often pronounce a ` as
'backquote'. In my text to speech application I do a preprocessing
step of converting all backquotes to simple ' quotes to get around
this problem.

If you would like me to look into your specific problem, contact me
directly. I'd be happy to have a look at a sample of the original text
to see if I can see any problems.