[bksvol-discuss] Re: Now working in Word
- From: Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:31:44 -0700
Lissi, let me know if I can help u w/the new bookshare site. We can't
have u not bein' able 2 download stuff. You've got my email address, I
believe--just contact me & we'll set up some way 2 talk it thru.
On 6/12/09, Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dear Jackie and Reggie,
>
> Thanks for that, Jackie! I thought a net book was some kind of electronic
> book file. I've heard of those but never actually downloaded any except for
> Bookshare's, and I can't even do that since the new site went live.
>
> My apologies for explaining the obvious to you. I'm a fairly crack
> proofreader and can scan, too, but how I learned is a testament to this list
> because about all I knew about a computer when I started volunteering was
> how to read and answer email and spell computer. Now I read and answer
> email, do my Bookshare thing, play on the net a little and spell computer.
> When I try and get technical, I pretty much cause confusion or, on the plus
> side, get corrected so I learn something new myself.
>
> Always with love,
>
> Lissi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 8:48 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Now working in Word
>
>
>> Lissi, a netbook is just a small pc w/xp home on it, a gig of ram, &
>> less than a 12 inch screen. They're highly portable, &, yeah, u can
>> easily proofread a bookshare book on 1 as well as many other things.
>> Shoot! My laptop is basically 1 except it has a bigger screen.
>>
>> On 6/12/09, Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Dear Reggie,
>>>
>>> If I understand what a net book is properly I believe you can't validate
>>> it
>>> as is. Have you validated books for Bookshare before? When the new site
>>> went
>>> up we began referring to validating as proofreading. For volunteers
>>> getting
>>> a book approved has three steps.
>>>
>>> First one volunteer has to physically scan a hard copy print book and
>>> submitted to what used to be the step one page and is now the check out a
>>> book page.
>>>
>>> Then a second volunteer selects the book, checks it out, proofreads it
>>> and
>>> checks it in.
>>>
>>> Then if the word, page number, page break and copyright ducks are in a
>>> row,
>>> bookshare adds it to the collection and sends letters announcing the good
>>> news to the submittor and proofreader.
>>>
>>> Always with love,
>>>
>>> Lissi
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Reggie & Brooks
>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 10:40 AM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Now working in Word
>>>
>>>
>>> I have just gotten a Netbook that I will be validating on with a focus
>>> 40
>>> braille display. I will be using Word. Are there any pitfalls I need to
>>> know about in validating with Word. Tricks and tips, please? (smiles)
>>> Thanks a bunch.
>>> Reggie
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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