[bksvol-discuss] Correction: Re: Re: questions about proofreading in Kurzweil
- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:29:34 -0400
Poor choice of words in Number 2.
It should read something more like:
2. If you don't want to change file associations, you can start K1000, hit
the File menu and arrow down to Open. Then navigate to the folder where the
file is using the left and right arrow keys, then tab over to the list of
files in that folder and hit Enter on the file you want to open.
Much better!
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:12 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about proofreading in Kurzweil
This method for opening an rtf file may not work if Windows file
associations are set to open an rtf file in Word or WordPad, which is
likely unless the user knowingly changed it.
There are three ways to make sure your rtf files open in K1000:
1. If you always want to open rtf files with K1000, you can change file
associations. Use the Context Menu, shift-F10, and hit Enter on Open With.
You'll get a list of programs that you can choose from and a check box
that you can check if you always want to use this program to open this
kind of file. Hopefully, K1000 will be in that list. If it isn't, things
get a bit more complicated and I won't bother with that eventuality now.
2. If you don't want to change file associations, and I don't, not for rtf
files anyway, you can start K1000, hit the File menu and arrow down to
Open. Then navigate to the folder where the file is using the left and
right arrow keys and hit Enter on it.
3. This is really just a variation of number 2, but I think it is an
important variation. If you're like me, and I know I am, you can make a
copy of the file you want to open, and put it into a subfolder in K1000's
directory--probably Books, or General, or whichever one you like. Then,
start K1000, arrow up or down to the folder you want, if you aren't in it
by default, then just tab over to the list of books in the folder.
I use the method of making a copy of the file because then I have an
original rtf file that I can retrieve from another folder if something
goes wrong with the one I messed with in K1000.
HTH
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:25 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about proofreading in Kurzweil
Hi Linda.
If you aren't familiar with it, Kurzweil has an online manual that is
pretty good. You can get to it in two ways. You can press and hold the 0
key on the keypad, and press the enter key on the keypad, then let both
keys up. You can also press alt+h and arrow down to "read the manual" or
something like that.
The manual is broken into an assortment of bookmarks, like a table of
contents. Press control+r to see the table of contents.
Now to your questions.
You can open the .rtf file in Kurzweil just like you do for word. Press
control+o to open a file, and point the computer to where you've stored
your file, and hit enter on ok.
To get into rank spelling, hit alt+o for tools (t was already taken). and
up arrow until you hear "rank spelling". When you hit enter Kurzweil will
say something like "kurzweil is finding the misspelled words in your
document. This may take some time." It usually takes a few seconds. You
are then presented with a list of words that Kurzweil thinks are
misspelled. It also gives you a rating--a percentage of correct words to
total words. The list is presented in descending order (that is, the word
that occurs most is at the top of the list, and the words occurring least
are at the bottom). For most books the top words are easy, they are
usually names or dialect. As you get closer to the bottom of the list it
gets a little touchier.
You can decide what to do with each word, ignore the word, replace the
word with another word, or you can edit the word, which takes you
temporarily out of the dialog, and points you to the first occurrence of
the word. You can hit f3 to find the next occurrence of the word or
shift+f3 to find the previous occurrence. When you are done, press escape
and you are back in the ranked spelling dialogue again.
I really love the ranked spelling tool for proofreading. Like my old
pappy used to say, "heck, it's better than sliced bread."
Hope this helps.
Bob the insomniac
p.s. if you need any more help with Kurzweil you can write me off list.
My email is rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Stover" <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 2:11 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] questions about proofreading in Kurzweil
Hi all,
In the rare cases I have validated a book, I have done so in word.
However, from what people on the list are saying, doing so in Kurzweil
is easier in a lot of ways. So:
1. How do you open the RTF one receives when downloading a book from
the checkout page in Kurzweil?
And 2: How does one access the rank spelling in Kurzweil, and how does
one check with Kurzweil to see if the document has errors?
Thanks for any assistance.
Courtney
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