I saved my edited book in Word, .rtf, but for some reason it would not upload to bookshare: the message said it was not rich text format. Quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, is called a duck ... I don't know why .rtf wouldn't upload. - Jackie McCraw ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vic Llanes" <v.llanes@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 2:43 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Rich Text Format > Ya, it works like a charm. What happens is MSWord only saves the very native > RTF and discards what ever remaining Kurzweil feature left in the file. If > you do this, you don't have to go through removing layout information in > Kurzweil. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bud schwab" <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 5:37 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Rich Text Format > > > > thanks Vic, > That's an interesting concept. I'll try that even if I don't fully > understand it. > > BudAt 02:30 PM 7/5/2004, you wrote: > >You can continue to send RTF files saved from within Kurzweil but just to > >play safe here is my suggestion. > > > >After doing a save as RTF in Kurzweil, open the file with either MS-word or > >WordPad. > > > >With the file now open, Hit space then backspace. That is done just to let > >MsWord or WordPad know that there was something modified in the document > >cause if there was nothing changed, MsWord does not bother saving the > >document even if you press control-s. > > > >Now save the file and you can safely upload. > > > >There is a bug somewhere but I don't know whether it is with Kurzweil or > >with the bookshare program etcetera... > > > >But if it is with Kurzweil, how come RTF files from Kurzweil can be openned > >with any wordprocessor? I don't know > > > >hope this helps > >Vic > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "bud schwab" <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 4:45 PM > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Rich Text Format > > > > > > > > > >I have been sending my books in rtf lately converted from kes. I hope this > >is ok since that's what I thought I read that was more desirable. Now I'm > >confused, I didn't know there was a problem. Please advise. > > > >Bud schwab > >At 12:05 PM 7/5/2004, you wrote: > > >Hi, Folks, > > > > > >I finished checking "Remember When" by Nora Roberts. But when I went to > > >upload it, it said that I was not submitting rich text format. I saved > it > > >in Word as .rtf, so why isn't it rich text format? > > > > > >I sent a message to Jesse, who asked me if the book had been originally a > > >Kurzweil book converted to .rtf. I don't know, and can't remember the > > >name of the person who submitted it. Apparently, they have had some > > >problems with Kurzweil-converted books in the past. I forwarded the rtf > > >version to Jesse, so hopefully he can resolve it. I suggested changing > it > > >to a .txt file, then submitting it. No response about that yet. I think > > >they prefer .rtf. Anybody else have two cents worth on this one? > > > > > >- Jackie McCraw > > >Seattle, WA > > > > > > >Bud Schwab > >W 6 Z Y P > >Malibu, California > > Bud Schwab > W 6 Z Y P > Malibu, California > > > > > >