[bksvol-discuss] Re: Blank book
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:17:41 -0700
To check the file size, go to either one of the files - perhaps the rtf would
be best, since that's the one you have to upload - then hit alt-enter to open
up it's properties dialog box. You may have to use your JAWS cursor to read
the file size; that's what I have to do. You should check this before doing
the check of the font size.
To check the font size in MS Word, go to anywhere in the document and hit
control-shift-f, which opens the Font dialog box. In my version, 2003, I get
the font type, say Ariel, then the font style, say regular, then the font size,
say 14. If you have a different version, the order may vary, but the same
information should be there; just tab through until you hear Font Size.
But check the file size first. If it is less than five-hundred kilobytes, then
the book is either extremely short, or it is indeed virtually empty.
Let us know what you find out.
HTH
----- Original Message -----
From: solsticesinger
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Blank book
Not to be utterly stupid, but how can I go about doing this?
Shannon
----- Original Message -----
From: Evan Reese
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:03 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Blank book
What is the file size of either file? The only thing that occurs to me at
the moment is that you might check the font size. If the book is not in fact
blank, it may be in a very large or very small font for some reason.
Admittedly, this is a stretch, but so is a submission of a totally blank book.
What is the file size? If the book is in a very large or very small font, my
JAWS will not speak it. You could try selecting the entire book and changing
the font size if this is the issue - to something like 12 or 14, and then try
to read it again. JAWS should be able to read it, then. Save the original
before doing this, of course.
But who knows? It could really be blank.
----- Original Message -----
From: solsticesinger
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:14 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Blank book
Hi, all.
I picked up And Never Let Her Go by Anne Rule from the step 1 page. It
was originally in doc format, so I converted it to rtf. However, in both files,
there is nothing but blank pages. Sometimes, Jaws says "text box" but, other
than that, it just keeps saying "Blank. Blank." Should I reject the book, or,
is there something I'm not doing correctly?
Shannon
solsticesinger25@xxxxxxxxxxx
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