[bksvol-discuss] Re: inquiry to braille users
- From: Linda Stover <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:36:56 -0500
Monica,
If, for some reason, FSEdit doesn't work with the proofreading, I
learned a bit of a trick for keeping my place in Pocket Word Files,
while I still had a PM. If, when you're finished for a while, you'll
put two or three Xs where you stop, you can then go in, use the find
feature, and find your place. Naturally, you have to delete the
excess letters, but this isn't a big deal.
Courtney
On 3/24/09, Reggie & Brooks <regandlon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hard lesson to learn, but I save now about every page or so just in ccase.
> Thanks for the tip. Omni by the way still does not show page breaks, and I
> have to check the book on my computer for page breaks prior to proofing.
> Reggie
>
> _____
>
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> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alyssa
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:38 PM
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> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: inquiry to braille users
>
>
> Reggie, I think Pocket Word has a file size limit, so I doubt it would allow
> you to open books. I do know what you mean about the Pac Mate eating your
> work. It does seem to freeze if you work with an especially large file. If
> you're proofing, try saving every few minutes. I read a chapter or two and
> then save now since I had an issue last week where I had to reread seven
> chapters I had already proofed!
>
>
> -Alyssa
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>
>
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> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reggie & Brooks
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:40 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: inquiry to braille users
>
>
> Monica: I gave up on PacMate Pocket Word. I use FSEdit, but as I said in
> my previous post I have had to completely re-read at least 6 books because
> Pac Mate has destroyed them. Is there a secret to using Pocket Word? Would
> it be safer? I am so discouraged with Pac Mate that I am just chomping at
> the bit to get a small netbook so I can have computer and Pac Mate braille
> display. I do not have Kurzweil or Open Book so will pocket Word let me fix
> scanos? Sorry for all the questions.
> Frustrated and discouraged proofer who likes braille and wishes she could
> afford Kurzweil to help
>
>
>
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>
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monica Willyard
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:24 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: inquiry to braille users
>
>
>
> Hi Nancy. Welcome to the list. It's great to meet you. (smile) You're asking
> a good question, and I think you'll find that there are several ways of
> doing things here. It's a matter of finding something that's right for you.
>
>
>
> I use a Pac Mate to proofread, and it works well since it has Pocket Word on
> it. I like the Pac Mate better than a Braille display because it's portable,
> and I can take it into my living room and read while my daughter watches TV.
> I can also proofread books from my porch swing when the weather is nice.
> (smile) The Pac Mate can be used as a Braille display too, so it does double
> duty that way. I like proofreading this way because I have both speech and
> Braille available to me.
>
>
>
> I use a slightly different procedure than many of our Braille users. I'm
> grateful to Elizabeth and Mayrie for helping me learn to do this. I use my
> computer and Kurzweil or Word to do a spell check and to use the find
> feature to hunt for scannos that crop up in scans such as the word die for
> the. I'm able to do these things faster using speech. Then I save my file
> and transfer it to the Pac Mate to read the book, fixing scannos I find as I
> go. I get the pleasure of reading books in Braille while still accessing the
> speed of my computer for doing the heavy lifting part of spellchecking.
>
>
>
> Monica Willyard
>
> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
>
>
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