If you can compile it, there's antiword 0.33 for linux to handle the Microsoft problem. To handle the adobe problem, there's ps2ascii.On Sun, 16 Mar 2003, Joseph C. Lininger wrote: > Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 00:06:05 -0700 (Mountain Standard Time) > From: Joseph C. Lininger <jbahm at pcdesk.net> > Reply-To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > To: Speakup List <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Subject: word documents > > Hello all, > A couple of questions. Is there any way to read a word document in Linux? > Yes I know it's a propriotary format, but that's what my prof in class > is using. Second, is there a way to read a PDF? > > -- Jude <dashielljt(at)gmpexpress-dot-net>