[bksvol-discuss] Re: intro and a few questions
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:24:55 -0800 (PST)
Is Pages accessible? Since Apple makes it, I would be very hopeful.
Valerie
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http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples
>
>From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wed, February 15, 2012 9:27:35 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: intro and a few questions
>
>Microsoft word is *not* accessible for mac users running voice over so I'm
>working with text edit since I trust it and have used it for 2 years. I could
>also use bean maybe that might work better?
>
>
>Take care.
>
>Sarah Alawami: owner and founder of WICS Radio America.
>Check us out on the web at http://wics.cc and thanks for listening
>
>On Feb 15, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Valerie Maples wrote:
>
>Sarah, and Mayrie;
>>
>>
>>I cannot pull your email from your message unfortunately, Sarah, so I need to
>>write via the list. Feel free to email me at vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I did
>>not
>>think Text Edit was sophisticated enough to edit at a Bookshare level, but I
>>can
>>try and look at it. I use Microsoft Word or Pages, preferably Word since
>>Pages
>>does funky things in RTF. Unless there are more Mac users here, we can take
>>this private so as to not clog the list with confusing things. Pages, does,
>>though, eliminate page breaks, but in a replaceable way that can,
>>unfortunately,
>>add additional page breaks. It can get a little dicey if not in Word, in my
>>experience.
>> Valerie
>>
>>
>>Keep up with Nichole's recovery:
>>http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Tue, February 14, 2012 6:00:23 PM
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: intro and a few questions
>>>
>>>
>>>HI Sarah,
>>>
>>>I hope that one of our Mac users can help you out. But I want to stress
>>>that
>>>you do not want to get rid of page breaks. You do, however, want to get rid
>>>of
>>>section breaks if they exist in your file, and replace them with page
>>>breaks. A
>>>book without page breaks is a book very likely destined not to be added to
>>>the
>>>Bookshare collection. I know that all of the terminology is confusing, so
>>>with
>>>any luck, you meant to say that you want to delete section breaks, or more
>>>accurately to replace them with page breaks.
>>>
>>>I'm sorry, I have absolutely no Mac experience, and can't help with the
>>>specifics of that.
>>>
>>>Mayrie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sarah Alawami
>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:59 PM
>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] intro and a few questions
>>>
>>>Hello. I'm very very new to the volunteer process. I have a few questions.
>>>I
>>>read the sample document and the instructions but I am on a mac running
>>>is10
>>>lion. How am I to strip all the page breaks out using text edit and I forgot
>>>what else I need to do. Maybe I should not have chosen a 90 page gook for my
>>>first task lol! I'm in college and want to try and do this as time permits
>>>so I
>>>won't give up but thats my first question is how do I remove all page breaks
>>>with out looking for them in text edit?
>>>
>>>
>>>thanks all and I hope to do you guys good.
>>>
>>>
>>>Btw I'm visually impaired myself.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Sarah Alawami: owner and founder of WICS Radio America.
>>>Check us out on the web at http://wics.cc and thanks for listening
>
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