I believe Kurzweil will scan directly into word but haven't ever done it. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Regina Alvarado Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:37 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning Netta: I have not seen an answer to my question yet about scanning in Word, but I too would like to have a proofer to work with me if I scan. I know most everyone works in Open Book and Kurzweil, and as I am going to the state of Florida for services, perhaps they could buy one of thes for me. Don't know if I am confident enough in myself yet to scan as everything must be perfect, but I think I am going to try. If I fail, at least I tried. I can always go back to proofing. Maybe that is how you need to approach it too. I don't know how sihted folks would have looked at the books I scanned a whole many, many years ago, but I read as I scanned and fixed as much as I could. Beyond that I am not certain how to continue. Guess we can try together! (smiley) Maybe I scan scan a book. You can proof it and then you can scan and I can proof! Reggie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dornetta Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:54 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning Hey Reggie, I feel as you. I am considering scanning but am still somewhat leery. I would want to get it right and the scans I do for myself are awful at best. I already know that a lot of it has to do with my scan setting for Open Book and although I am doing the "research" to get corrected there is still the problem that exist. As far as Roger's comment about the "hold fors" on the list; as a first time volunteer I felt like this community was cliquish when I went on the list to check out a book. There where so many "hold fors" and I didn't know what it meant. I have since ditched that impression and decided to work on whatever I can. I didn't find anything I was interested in proffing at first and just checked out a book to get started with the proofing process-I have since ditched that format as well. Now as a volunteer it takes me what I can only explain as forever because I am always checking and re-reading my proofs to the point that the times that I do not get on line, my book expires and with the quickness it gets taken by another volunteer. I said this to say that honestly the hold fors don't really bother that much since the books that have hold fors on them are not in my interest anyway. Most of the books that I am interested in does not seem to be books that someone on this list will pick up and that is fine and the reason why I am considering scanning. I only hope to develop a relationship with a proofer that would like to proof the book for me. S/N: this stems from a conversation that we have in most of the book club I am in. All but 2 of us are blind and the blind/v.i. people use book share to get their reading material. There are not many books in one of the genres we like to read. Netta "Just because you are blind does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder 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. 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.