[Blindtlk] open book

[Ron Poire]

Hi Niki,
I no longer have Openbook on my computer, but from what I can remember, I 
meant the insert on the numbpad, which is the same as zero.
I think OpenBook saves into the General folder in Library. I don't remember 
if Ctrl S works, or if you must open the menu with the alt key, arrow down 
to library, open that folder with Enter, then arrow down to Save file, where 
you would give it a name.
I hope that's how it works.

I haven't used the program for several years.

Ron


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book


>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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