Validating is the same as proofreading. That's just what the web site, and so also us, called it before this past January. "Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in various ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wordprocessor for Validating Date: 5/7/2009 10:23:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: nancyam@xxxxxxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end Hi everyone, In a word, what is vallidating? How does it differ from proofing? thanks for making me smarter, Nancy Martin Oklahoma ----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 11:15 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Wordprocessor for Validating >I have validated for over seven years using the braillenote. You can >absolutely get a reading on junk characters. > > Please write me off list if you like. Braillenote will work great for > validating. You will be able to check page breaks and do meticulous work. > > E. > > > At 06:54 PM 5/6/2009, you wrote: >>Dear Booksharians, >> >>Recently, I've wanted to really start validating more books in order to >>help the collection. However, due to the fact I'm still in high school >>and a certain lack of income, the computer I validate on does not have >>Microsoft ^Word, and Wordpad won't do (especially for detecting garbage >>characters.) Neither, in fact, will the BrailleNote I have--a book I >>proofread was rejected due to junk characters which I am unable to see. >>Can anyone recommend a suitable free word processing tool, or at least a >>way to make what I have work better? >> >>Kelby >> >>"Oh Adam's sons, how cleverly you defend yourself from all that might do >>you good." >> >>--Aslan the Lion >> >> >> >>--- Get FREE High Speed Internet from USFamily.Net! -- >>http://www.usfamily.net/mkt-freepromo.html --- >> >>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. >> >> >>__________ NOD32 4057 (20090506) Information __________ >> >>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>http://www.eset.com >> > > 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. ************** Remember Mom this Mother's Day! Find a florist near you now. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=florist&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000006)