How do I get the softwware? Barbara Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Might it also eliminate the need for the stripper? G.Cindy --- On Fri, 5/9/08, Darrell Shandrow wrote: > From: Darrell Shandrow > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Article: Microsoft Improves Word for the > Blind > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, May 9, 2008, 10:34 AM > Hi James, > > According to the way we currently handle our submission and > validation > processes, I don't see where this new software has any > impact on us. On the > other hand, were we to become able to do so in the future, > it would provide > us a way to easily improve markup and user navigation using > Microsoft Word, > save out the text in DAISY format and directly submit the > DAISY version for > approval. > > I think this "Save As DAISY" option could > potentially revolutionize the ease > in which accessible content is created in the future. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 10:18 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fw: Article: Microsoft Improves > Word for the Blind > > > > Hi, > This came over the Blind Programming list. I'm not sure > what significance > it has with Bookshare, so I thought I'd let someone > else be the judge. > > Thanks. > > Jim > > ...snip... > > Today the first official release of Microsoft's > "Save As > DAISY XML" translator for Word and the simultaneous > release of the newest > version of the DAISY Pipeline were announced. Full details > and links to > downloads, press release and related information, and > support > documentation > for the Microsoft "Save As DAISY XML" add-in are > available from the DAISY > Web site: > > http://www.daisy.org > > The direct link to the Microsoft Save as DAISY area is in > the > Projects area of the DAISY Web site at: > > http://www.daisy.org/projects/save-as-daisy-microsoft/ > > Information, links to the DAISY Pipeline press > release, and downloads for the Pipeline are on the DAISY > Pipeline project > area at: > > http://www.daisy.org/projects/pipeline/ > > Press releases for Microsoft's "Save As DAISY > XML" translator are > also provided in DAISY 2.02 format. This DAISY DTB with > synthetic speech > was created using the "Save As DAISY XML" > translator and the DAISY > Pipeline. It is also available for download from the > Microsoft Save as DAISY XML project area referenced above. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself > in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the word > 'help' by itself in the subject line. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.