[bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
- From: Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:46:00 -0600
Usually those files offer the opportunity to download the utility to change.
Those are 2007 files files and can easily be changed. I hadn't allowed it to
download for a long time, but when I did it worked out nicely.
On Jan 21, 2011, at 9:42 AM, Lori Castner wrote:
> There is a file converter which allows this format to be read by MS Word
> 2003. I no longer have the link for it, but one could probably do a google
> search and find it.
> However, it is important for staff to remember that not all volunteers have
> the newest software much less the newest computers. I use a desktop
> purchased in 2003 and use Office 2003, but I did get the file converter that
> enables me to read dox format. Also just added 1 gb of memory and got a new
> battery for my mother board--all this is less expensive than a new computer!
> Lori C.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Monica Svopa" <mrod16@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 4:03 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
>
>
>> You need to have office 2007 I believe to use a .docx file.
>>
>> Monica S
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob W
>> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 5:38 AM
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>
>> Well Scott, you've done it again. You've managed to confuse my elderly
>> computer with an attachment it doesn't know what to do with. What program
>> opens a .docs file?
>>
>> Bob (stumbling toward the coffee pot)
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:26 PM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>
>>
>>> Reggie,
>>>
>>> Your experience with Lissi is echoed by others and the appreciation from
>>> several new or returning volunteers to the members of this list as a whole
>>> seems genuine. List member do good scanning and proofing work and persist
>>> in it but the generosity evident by members of this community in addition
>>> is exceptional.
>>>
>>> Recently we posted the attached simple guidelines that we use to evaluate
>>> how difficult a book will be to scan. I recommend that you look for Level
>>> 2 books. The Dragonlance books that Grace is promoting are maybe a high
>>> Level 2 or low Level 3 because the Chapter headings are in a font that
>>> sometimes is hard to OCR.
>>>
>>> Thanks for volunteering!
>>>
>>> Scott Rains
>>>
>>> On 1/20/11 10:06 AM, "Regina Alvarado" <regina.alvarado6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thank you Scott and thanks especially to that technical writer! What a gem
>>>> that person is. Definitely will peruse when done and ask here if my
>>>> inability to work with manuals gets in my way if it does. Must say here
>>>> publically, with great appreciation, that Lissi has offered to walk me
>>>> through things I should know that are new and that Elizabeth has sent me a
>>>> TXT copy of the manual, although this one will be most likely more up to
>>>> date. I so appreciate these folks and also those who gave me
>>>> encouragement.
>>>> As I told Lissi, I think I will need to do as someone here suggested,
>>>> possibly Evan, and take things in little bites and not expect so much
>>>> perfection from myself. Looking at how much had changed all in one lump
>>>> was
>>>> just too daunting so I will begin the process of learning over and if
>>>> something is incorrect I will ask what to do to make it better. I will
>>>> also
>>>> ask for a while that when I need a new book to proof that someone here
>>>> give
>>>> me an idea which ones will be the easiest for me to proof until I get my
>>>> understanding of things under me again, and then I can tackle something,
>>>> such as tables, after that when I am feeling more comfortable. Thanks
>>>> again, and thanks to Scott and that wonderful technical writer!
>>>> Reggie
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Rains
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:36 PM
>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>>>
>>>> Good morning all,
>>>>
>>>> A Silicon Valley technical writer who is an expert in the type of wiki we
>>>> use donated her entire holiday vacation of 40 hours to coming in to
>>>> Bookshare to edit and reorder the manual. The end result will be a wiki,
>>>> DAISY and an RTF version. They edditng is still underway still underway.
>>>>
>>>> Scott Rains
>>>> Benetech Fellow
>>>>
>>>> On 1/19/11 6:29 PM, "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Might it be that the manual has not been finalized?
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:49 PM
>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> You can always copy the parts you need and paste them in a Word file
>>>>>> for easy reference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Melissa Smith
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/19/2011 10:30 AM, Regina Alvarado wrote:
>>>>>>> Had trouble with the manual myself Tracy. Had to read virtually the
>>>>>>> whole manual at the time I read. Wished I had it on my computer for
>>>>>>> reference but could not find a way to download so just forgot it.
>>>>>>> Now something flies at me about chapter titles and such.
>>>>>>> Remembered reading but at the time thought it was directed at
>>>>>>> scanners. Now I wish even more fervently I had a copy so I could
>>>>>>> search at will.
>>>>>>> Reggie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy
>>>>>>> Carcione
>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:04 PM
>>>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wanted to check the procedure for footnotes, so I went to the
>>>>>>> volunteer manual online. Could I find any reference to footnotes in
>>>>>>> the proofreader section? Of course not! Could I use the search
>>>>>>> function at the top of the page? No! Did every little move take a
>>>>>>> couple minutes before anything came back? Sure!
>>>>>>> The online manual is a pretty frustrating experience, as it has been
>>>>>>> for quite a while.
>>>>>>> I am using an older version of Jaws, but so what. This manual
>>>>>>> shouldn't be such a pain. Why does it have to be so difficult to
>>>>>>> find some info quickly?
>>>>>>> It leads me to figure that it's way more trouble than it's worth,
>>>>>>> and just take my best guess.
>>>>>>> Grumble grumble grumble.
>>>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>>>
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