[Blindtlk] open book

Mon Aug 22 20:47:59 UTC 2011

hi,

in the menus, go to advanced, go down to device selection and hit enter.
tab 1 time and make sure the name of your printer/scanner is correct/chosen.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book

>    I don't know how to make the program recognize my 4 in 1 (printer, 
> scanner, copier, and fax machine).
> I also don't know how to use the hardware other than it's function of 
> printing and photo copying, which I don't use that much anyway.
> It has a USB plug that I plug into the side of my laptop when it's in use.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Graves, Diane
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 2:24 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
> Niki,
>
> I don't know anything specifically about Open Book, as I am a Kurzweil 
> user, but, on most programs that I've seen, if you press the alt key, it 
> will bring up the menus associated with that program and you can scroll 
> through them and learn some that way. I can definitely sympathize with not 
> liking to read the guides. I have that problem myself. LOL
>
> Anyway, I am definitely not a  techie by any stretch of the imagination, 
> but the fact that you are getting a "no scanner" message sounds like there 
> may be a connection issue or something not quite right in the setup or 
> installation. So, you may want to try to start there. The program 
> apparently isn't recognizing the scanner.
>
> Diane Graves
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Nikki
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 3:00 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
>    Hi Peggy.
> I emailed you a while ago and haven't gotten a response.
>
> I'm very frustrated because I've tried the insert key on the num pad. I
> didn't hear anything.
> I'm wondering how am I going to know when it's done scanning? Will it say
> something?
>
> So, the insert key didn't do anything.
> I then tried the space bar, but you know what?
> A dialog box came up and said "acquisition... combo box, scanner."
> So I assumed that was highlighted.
> I tabbed down to see what else was in the dialog box and there was another
> combo box that read "no scanner."
> Then the usual "ok and cancel" buttons.
>
> Seeing as how I don't know what I'm doing, lol, I hit enter on cancel.
> Because I didn't want to mess anything up and not know how to change it
> back, if I needed to.
> I really don't know what I'm going to do!
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Peggy
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:21 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
> Aparently you can't get e-mail messages from this list, mine is
> pegapooh2000 at yahoo.com Nikki.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nikki
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:15 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
>    Peggy, I'm unable to find your email address.
> Could you email me instead?
> Oh and could you please make the subject line recognizable?
> Thanks.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Peggy
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 7:43 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
> There's a save option in open book, think it saves it in document form. 
> You
> can write me off list if you need to, I'll work through it with you.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nikki
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:47 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
>    Oh cool!
> Hope that works with all scanners, lol.
> So what do you do to save it?
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Peggy
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 5:28 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
> I have the Pearl too but you don't really need it unless you want to be
> portable.  With our scanner I just put whatever I'm scanning on the 
> scanner,
> hit spacebar, and off it goes.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Nikki
> Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 4:31 PM
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> 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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