[Blindtlk] open book

Tue Aug 23 17:27:30 UTC 2011

Dear Nikki,

When you elect to save something you have scanned, it will automatically be 
saved in your library, unless you select somewhere else.
In the library, there are some standard folders already there, but you can 
add and label new ones as you like, so you can file the documents you scan 
into logical file folders for safe keeping.
You can also convert document formats to other file types.
One caution: never stop the conversion process once started or it can wipe 
out drivers and cause other issues you will not like.  Let the process 
complete and then if you don't want it, delete it.
When you save, it usually ask you what folder you want to save it to and you 
can then arrow through the folders, navigate by letter and once on the 
folder, just hit enter there.
To find the document.  Go to the library by use of the alt key and then 
arrow to the library, then folder and finally to the document and hit enter. 
Use the same process to save the document back to its folder as you did to 
save it the first time.
You can change from the "read only" mode to the "edit mode" by toggling 
between them using the control-E command.   This will let you edit, cut and 
paste and even import the document into MS-Word and such.  Just don't forget 
to turn it off using the Control-E again.
Most times the documents are saved as a .arc file, but you can save them in 
other formats too and convert them.  Just use the alt key and arrow to the 
operation you want to do.  It is mostly "tree" menus.
Unless they have changed it, JAWS gets submerged when Open Book is activated 
and comes back on once you exit Open Book.
If you Alt-Tab when in Open Book, I think you will find JAWS is still there, 
but it is Open Book that is providing the voices and speaking rate when it 
is on.
There are also menu setting with in Open Book for contrast, resolution, 
colors and many other things that can improve the scanning process and 
document.  These menus work like a tree and have branches to them that you 
can go out on
I hope this helps you.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book

>    Thanks Diane.
> It's been taken care of.
> And yes, I do have JAWS.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Graves, Diane
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:12 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
> Hi Nikki,
>
> My understanding is that you have Jaws. If so, when you come to a "combo 
> box" try hitting the spacebar. You should hear a click, and then it should 
> allow you to arrow down through the options until you see your scanner 
> listed. You should then be able to press enter, and the given choice 
> should be selected.
>
> 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 5:42 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
>    Brian, I did that and it gave me the same dialog box "combo box:
> scanner" and I tabbed once, and it said, "combo box: no scanner."
> I don't know how to fix that.
>
> Ron, if you read my post on what kind of scanner I have, it might help.
> Open Book was bought for me by my DOHRS counselor. She had it mailed to my
> house and I guess she just expected me to know what I was doing. Not fair 
> to
> me at all.
> I told her I have a scanner because someone at FS told me that I didn't 
> need
> the pearl.
> I'm new to this stuff.
> Thanks for all your help.
> Blessings to you all.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ron Poire
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 4:22 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] open book
>
> Hi Niki, Who sold it to you?
> call them or Freedom Scientific.
> Did someone come to your place and set things up for you?
> That's why I say call them.
> You should always turn your scanner on before loading Openbook.
> If in the future, you are using Openbook to read files you have saved, you
> will need to close Openbook and restart again if your scanner hadn't been
> turned on before starting your session with Openbook.
> My K1000 says something like "no scanner" or "scanner not recognised," so 
> I
> close K1000 make sure the scanner is on, then restart. Problem solved.
> You may need to have Windows search the internet for your drivers, if they
> haven't already been installed. You may need to know the make and model of
> your scanner to do this. I  don't feel confident in telling you how to do
> this, so that's better left to someone else.
>
> Ron
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nikki" <daizies304 at comcast.net>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 2:00 PM
> 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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