[bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:11:25 -0800
Hi Bob,
Docx is Words updated doc file. It came in with I think Word 2007. You can
get a converter to add to Word 2003, which is what I did. It's a free
add-on thingy. You can google "docx converter for Word 2003" or something
like that and I'm sure you'll find it.
Happy hunting!
Mayrie
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob W
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:38 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
Well Scott, you've done it again. You've managed to confuse my elderly
computer with an attachment it doesn't know what to do with. What program
opens a .docs file?
Bob (stumbling toward the coffee pot)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:26 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
> Reggie,
>
> Your experience with Lissi is echoed by others and the appreciation from
> several new or returning volunteers to the members of this list as a whole
> seems genuine. List member do good scanning and proofing work and persist
> in it but the generosity evident by members of this community in addition
> is exceptional.
>
> Recently we posted the attached simple guidelines that we use to evaluate
> how difficult a book will be to scan. I recommend that you look for Level
> 2 books. The Dragonlance books that Grace is promoting are maybe a high
> Level 2 or low Level 3 because the Chapter headings are in a font that
> sometimes is hard to OCR.
>
> Thanks for volunteering!
>
> Scott Rains
>
> On 1/20/11 10:06 AM, "Regina Alvarado" <regina.alvarado6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Thank you Scott and thanks especially to that technical writer! What a gem
>>that person is. Definitely will peruse when done and ask here if my
>>inability to work with manuals gets in my way if it does. Must say here
>>publically, with great appreciation, that Lissi has offered to walk me
>>through things I should know that are new and that Elizabeth has sent me a
>>TXT copy of the manual, although this one will be most likely more up to
>>date. I so appreciate these folks and also those who gave me
>>encouragement.
>>As I told Lissi, I think I will need to do as someone here suggested,
>>possibly Evan, and take things in little bites and not expect so much
>>perfection from myself. Looking at how much had changed all in one lump
>>was
>>just too daunting so I will begin the process of learning over and if
>>something is incorrect I will ask what to do to make it better. I will
>>also
>>ask for a while that when I need a new book to proof that someone here
>>give
>>me an idea which ones will be the easiest for me to proof until I get my
>>understanding of things under me again, and then I can tackle something,
>>such as tables, after that when I am feeling more comfortable. Thanks
>>again, and thanks to Scott and that wonderful technical writer!
>>Reggie
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Rains
>>Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:36 PM
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>
>>Good morning all,
>>
>>A Silicon Valley technical writer who is an expert in the type of wiki we
>>use donated her entire holiday vacation of 40 hours to coming in to
>>Bookshare to edit and reorder the manual. The end result will be a wiki,
>>DAISY and an RTF version. They edditng is still underway still underway.
>>
>>Scott Rains
>>Benetech Fellow
>>
>>On 1/19/11 6:29 PM, "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Might it be that the manual has not been finalized?
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Melissa Smith" <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:49 PM
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>>
>>>
>>>> You can always copy the parts you need and paste them in a Word file
>>>>for easy reference.
>>>>
>>>> Melissa Smith
>>>>
>>>> On 1/19/2011 10:30 AM, Regina Alvarado wrote:
>>>>> Had trouble with the manual myself Tracy. Had to read virtually the
>>>>>whole manual at the time I read. Wished I had it on my computer for
>>>>>reference but could not find a way to download so just forgot it.
>>>>>Now something flies at me about chapter titles and such.
>>>>>Remembered reading but at the time thought it was directed at
>>>>>scanners. Now I wish even more fervently I had a copy so I could
>>>>>search at will.
>>>>> Reggie
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy
>>>>>Carcione
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 3:04 PM
>>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Finding something in the manual - ha!
>>>>>
>>>>> I wanted to check the procedure for footnotes, so I went to the
>>>>>volunteer manual online. Could I find any reference to footnotes in
>>>>>the proofreader section? Of course not! Could I use the search
>>>>>function at the top of the page? No! Did every little move take a
>>>>>couple minutes before anything came back? Sure!
>>>>> The online manual is a pretty frustrating experience, as it has been
>>>>>for quite a while.
>>>>> I am using an older version of Jaws, but so what. This manual
>>>>>shouldn't be such a pain. Why does it have to be so difficult to
>>>>>find some info quickly?
>>>>> It leads me to figure that it's way more trouble than it's worth,
>>>>>and just take my best guess.
>>>>> Grumble grumble grumble.
>>>>> Tracy
>>>>>
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