[Blindtlk] open book

[Nikki]

I used to have questions about which was better, but since I have JAWS, I 
figured Open Book would be more compatible and create less computer 
problems.

As far as scanning, you said to press the zero on the num pad, when I am 
ready to scan something, right?
Did you mean that in terms of “insert” or the number zero?

As far as saving something, I don’t remember exactly what process we (my mom 
and I) went through, but a dialog box appeared flashing the edit box and it 
didn’t stay very long.
It also didn’t ask where I wanted to save what we scanned.
We just named it.
I later found them in “Pictures, along with other things I didn’t know were 
there.
Oh and they don’t have a file extension on them either.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron Poire
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 8:53 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book

Hi Niki, The menu structure in OpenBook is easier to learn than Kurzweil.
They both save in a number of formats.
When OpenBook loads, press the zero on the numpad when you're ready to scan.
At beginner level, all pages are saved into one document called "the
document." It will have a .ark extension. As you learn the program, you will
be able to advance to intermediate level, where you have more options, and
finally advanced options, where you experience all options. The best thing I
can say, is start at the beginning of the manual, where everything will be
explained. Contact whoever sold it to you, they should be able to answer
your questions.
I will say, that for whatever it's worth, Kurzweil 1000 has only one level
of menus, therefore being a little intimidating to a beginner. The openbook
user can save everything in one document which will grow to be hundreds of
pages in length.
K1000, doesn't give you that option. Either save it or lose it.
I hope this helps.


Ron



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 4:31 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] open book


>    Hi all,
> I recently got open book, just the program, to increase my independence.
> Now, I’m a hands on learner, don’t like to read to find out how something 
> works.
> My first question of many is, does it work better if I had the Pearl?
> I have a scanner, but don’t know how to use it.
> When you open the program, it says, “open book version 9.0, read only.”
> Then I’m clueless as to what to do next or how to work it without having 
> to read the guide.
>
> So, if anyone has any tips or a quick lesson, it would be greatly 
> appreciated.
> God bless you all.
> Nikki
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