[bksvol-discuss] Re: section breaks to page breaks

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:27:07 -0700 (PDT)

Sue,

Do you delete them then after validating and uploading
them? I used to do that, but now I save them in a
bookshare folder. Several times books I worked on have
disappeared from the collection some unknown reason,
so I started saving them--after the horse had gone, to
quote part of an old proverb. 

Cindy

--- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> All of my files have been approved so I will have to
> wait for Carrie's next 
> batch if all of hers have been taken.
> 
> Sue S.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Evan Reese
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 3:22 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: section breaks to page
> breaks
> 
> 
> No, you don't. Just find any old rtf file you have
> with page breaks in it, 
> then change them to section breaks and back again.
> Just don't save the file 
> when you're done, to be on the safe side. Or make a
> backup copy and put it 
> in a different folder before you start. I would do
> both, that way you can 
> play with the file without anxiety.
> 
> But if you want to wait for a file with section
> breaks in it from the start, 
> then just wait for Carrie's next batch of
> submissions, which won't be long.
> 
> Evan
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: siss52
>   To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 12:52 AM
>   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: section breaks to
> page breaks
> 
> 
> 
>   I am eager to try this, but now I have to find a
> RTF book with section 
> breaks.  (smile)
> 
>   Sue S.
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Carrie Karnos
>   To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 1:57 AM
>   Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: section breaks to
> page breaks
> 
> 
>   I'm not used to using keystrokes, but I think this
> sequence should change 
> all section breaks to page breaks.
>   Open up a .rtf file that has section breaks in it.
>   Type control-F to get to the find command.
>   Type alt-P to get to the replace command.
>   (you're already positioned at the From field)
>   Type ^b (section break)
>   Type the tab key (to get to the To field)
>   Type ^m (page break)
>   Type alt-A for replace all (global replace)
> 
>   Could you please try this, and see if it works? 
> It seemed to work for me.
> 
>   Thanks, Carrie
> 
>   siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     Carrie,
> 
>     I have v2002.  Now do you use control f for find
> and replace instead of 
> control h for search and replace?  I do not see
> from, to, and global, but I 
> have been doing search and replace.  Could you give
> more details please? 
> Gerald couldn't figure it out for me.
> 
>     Thanks,
> 
>     Sue S.
> 
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: Carrie Karnos
>     To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 1:02 AM
>     Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: section breaks to
> page breaks
> 
> 
>     In my version of Microsoft Word (MS Word 2002
> SP3), if you go to the 
> Find or Replace command, and click on More, and then
> click on Special, you 
> can see the list of special characters it
> recognizes. Section break is ^b, 
> page break is ^m, and column break is ^n.  To change
> section breaks to page 
> breaks, put ^b in the From field, ^m in the To
> field, and click on Global 
> replace.  Works every time for me.  What version of
> Word do you use, Sue? 
> I'm amazed that it doesn't work for you.  Do you get
> an error message?  Sure 
> would be nice if we could figure this out.
> 
>     Carrie
> 
>     siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>       Hi Lisa,
> 
>       Well, I haven't been able to validate Carrie's
> submissions because I
>       thought the code for page breaks was ^m. That
> did not work, so I have
>       always had to release them back to Step 1. So
> the code is really ^n? 
> Wow!
>       If that is true, no wonder Word would not
> replace the section breaks.
> 
>       Sue S.
> 
>       ----- Original Message ----- 
>       From: "Lisa Belville"
>       To:
>       Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:15 PM
>       Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: section breaks
> to page breaks
> 
> 
>       Hi, E. and anyone else who needs the info.
> 
>       Here's what I do using Word 2002.
> 
>       First, I verify how many section breaks there
> are because the number 
> of
>       section breaks should convert exactly to page
> breaks when the find and
>       replace is finished. I just use Control+end to
> go to the end of the 
> file to
>       do this.
> 
>       Then I go to the find and replace dialog with
> Control+H and type in ^b 
> (for
>       those who aren't using their screen reader
> punctuation, this is karat 
> plus
>       the lower case b with no spaces.), in the find
> box and ^n (karat plus 
> the
>       lower case n with no spaces)in the replace box
> and tab to Replace all 
> and
>       press enter. A dialog pops up saying that word
> has made X 
> replacements.
>       This is why I check before hand. If the new
> page breaks are the same 
> as the
>       section breaks, I save the file and go on to
> validating.
> 
>       Oh, and the karat is made by pressing shift+6
> on the numbers row.
> 
>       Hope this helps.
> 
>       Lisa
> 
>       ----- Original Message ----- 
>       From: "E."
>       To:
>       Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 8:54 PM
>       Subject: [bksvol-discuss] section breaks to
> page breaks
> 
> 
>       > Will somebody please post how to change
> section breaks to page
>       > breaks in Word. I had the info but lost it.
> This time I will make a
>       > separate note somewhere.
>       >
>       > E.
>       > At 08:24 PM 7/14/2007, you wrote:
>       >>Hi Everyone, warning this is going to be
> long.
>       >>
>       >>it has been well a couple of weeks since I
> could actually post 
> something
>       >>meaningful on the list. The summer is
> definitely not turining out 
> the way
>       >>i
>       >>planned.
>       >>
>       >>First of all, the convention was a blast.
> Pratik and I attended the 
> Users
>       >>group which was a lot of fun, and I also got
> to talk to John Glass 
> and
>       >>check
>       >>out his Icon, love the design much better
> than the Brailleplus, but 
> alas
>       >>the
>       >>Braille Plus is available on Quota funds,
> and I am afraid will make 
> more
>       >>money than the Icon.
>       >>
>       >>I didn't run into Kelly Heartman though, and
> regret that. Was 
> kicking
>       >>myself as I was flying on the plane that I
> hadn't sent my cell 
> number out,
>       >>and at the hotel couldn't access the stupid
> wireless network.
>       >>
>       >>Sigh.
>       >>
>       >>But it was a blast, and a lot of fun.
> Presentations were great, and 
> I had
>       >>fun, won some doggy related prizes, spent
> too much money in the 
> Exhibit
>       >>hall
>       >>as I always do, smile. But john is a real
> honest to goodness person,
>       >>smile,
>       >>and I am excited by the changes that are
> being made.
>       >>
>       >>I do have some bittersweet news too. As of
> August 12, Judson will no
>       >>longer
>       >>be a guide dog.
>       >>
>       >>I have had him now for seven years, and
> absolutely adore him. But 
> Boston,
>       >>has not been kind to him, and my work is
> very challenging. He hasn't
>       >>walked
>       >>truly fast for a couple of years but I
> adjusted my stride to his, 
> and we
>       >>worked through alll the doggy things, and
> finally clicked as a true 
> team,
>       >>about two years ago.
>       >>
>       >>I filled out an application in April, as I
> wanted another golden 
> retriever
>       >>for the next dog. They said it might be a
> year's wait which was 
> fine, but
>       >>if they contacted me sooner would I go. The
> answer was yes, as my 
> dog has
>       >>been a great one, but he doesn't enjoy
> working particularly my long 
> days
>       >>in
>       >>Chelsea.
>       >>
>       >>Well.... I have a class date, it is August
> 12, in the Oregon class 
> at
>       >>Guide
>       >>Dogs for the Blind.
>       >>
>       >>Judson does have a great home lined up, and
> I have been crying off 
> and on
>       >>for the last two weeks since I found out. On
> July 5, we celebrated 
> our
>       >>seventh Anniversary, and I knew then that he
> was retiring. he is my 
> first
>       >>guide, and I know I will work through this.
>       >>
>       >>But I will let the list know what pup I get,
> what gender, and 
> whether a
>       >>lab,
>       >>golden, or a goldador, smile, when I know
> which will be August 13.
>       >>
>       >>Judson is going to live with my mother in
> Pennsylvania. She is 
> coming up
>       >>to
>       >>pick him up in August.
>       >>
>       >>Honestly I think Boston was a great thing
> for him. He showed a 
> desire to
>       >>work, and a spark of understanding which was
> impressive, smile. I 
> have
>       >>learned a ton from this dog, and I know he
> has taught me patience, 
> and
>       >>love,
>       >>and consideration of my dog's feelings and
> concerns.
>       >>
>       >>So.... It is going to be a hectic summer,
> and with a lot of 
> feelings,
>       >>both,
>       >>sad, joyous, bittersweet, anxious, and
> everything in between.
>       >>
>       >>I am also working at our summer Program for
> students called 
> CarrollKids,
>       >>and
>       >>have been in Newton since last Sunday, i got
> part of today, Sunday 
> and
>       >>Monday off, and have to be back for the rest
> of the week on Tuesday. 
> The
>       >>program is fun, and I have a lot of time in
> the evenings for reading
>       >>books,
>       >>as there is no television and we are sharing
> computers!
>       >>
>       >>But I get done with CarrollKids on August 9
> and fly off to Oregon on 
> the
>       >>12.
>       >>
>       >>Sigh.
>       >>
>       >>So if you all need to contact me, write me
> privately and I will try 
> to
>       >>answer. smile.
>       >>
>       >>TTYL.
>       >>
>       >>Shelley L. Rhodes M.A., VRT, CTVI
>       >>and Judson, guiding golden
>       >>juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>       >>Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
>       >>Graduate Alumni Association Board
>       >>www.guidedogs.com
>       >>
>       >>More than Any other time, When i hold a
> beloved book in my hand, my
>       >>limitations fall from me, my spirit is free.
>       >>- Helen Keller
>       >>
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