[bksvol-discuss] Re: another newby questions please and thank you.
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 23:47:49 -0700 (PDT)
You do have to press down on the spine of the book fairly firmly, so it's
flat,but not so hard that you break the glass. smile. I don't what scanner or
program you're using. I set the bottom of the book at the bottom of my scanner
and make sure that the the edges of the pages are not way over at the edge of
the scanner. That's where they get cut off.
When you think you have the book placed correctly, do a Preview Then you adjust
the surrounding lines do that the text is within the box. Then you can
scanner--but be careful not to move the book. You can just open it in the
middle of the scanner, It's where the bordering square is that determines what
gets scan. If it cuts off any of the text it won't scan.
Gwen, I'm sorry but I forgot whether or not you're blind. If you are and can't
see to set the frame around the text that you want to scan Somebody else better
tell you what to do. smile
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned
list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Tue, 8/4/09, gwen tweedy <gstweedy@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: gwen tweedy <gstweedy@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] another newby questions please and thank you.
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 11:57 AM
My name is Gwen wife of Bob who is already a
volunteer for a long time here on bookshare.
My questions are these:
Is there a better place than another to put a book
on your scanner bed
The first mailing I got from volunteer was a
rejection of a book because words were cut off but what was odd was when I read
it or herard it on the scanner I heard all the words so didn't know this
so thought it was OK and put up a bad book.
Now ordenarily,
a few years ago,
I would have just stopped, gave up and chalked it
up to I'll never learn or get it,
but for some reason I am glad I got and that that
first mailing was a rejection,
because it tells me, and taught me what not to
do.
And I am ready and willing to try
again,
I am determined, I am one that I have to get it
right or knock myself out trying *smile*
I try to never but seldom let any thing beat
me.
another question:
I know the book has to lie flat, but what do you
really push down to make that happen, because you have to be careful if it is
not your book and I feel like I'm putting a terrible amount of pressure on
hands
and book just to get it to come out right,
do you really have to press down that
hard?
Thanks for any help.
Sorry if these questions seem silly or
mundain.
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