[nabs-l] Textbooks

[Katie Wang]

Hi Ashley,
If the files are in Word or rtf format, you can transfer them onto
your Braille note for reading by saving them on a flash drive or sd
card. If the files are in pdf format, they can't be read on the
Braille Note, but  if you have open Book or some other OCR software
you may be able to convert the pdf file into a Word document (the Save
As Text feature in Adobe Reader also works sometimes). Hope that
helps!
Katie


On 11/9/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> The materials are in PDF sometimes which I know can only be read on a PC.
> Other times, they are one file per chapter. They are .rtf or Word files.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hope Paulos
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:17 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Textbooks
>
> What format do you get the materials in from DSS?
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On Nov 9, 2011, at 5:44 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Good question.
>> I think the VR stream is doable, but not sure what format you need to save
>>
>> to in order to read on vr stream.
>>
>> Another question.
>> If my DSS office gives me electronic material, that I read on the PC and
>> with jaws, how can I read them on my braille Note?
>> Do I just save the files to the PC, then save from the PC to the thumb
>> drive or sd card?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ashley
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Angela Dehart
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 4:41 PM
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Textbooks
>>
>> Hello all,
>> I'm hoping someone will have the answer to my questions, anyway here goes.
>>
>> I receive my college textbooks on CD, my DS office makes them with
>> approval from the book publishers. I can read theses CDs on my computer
>> with windows eyes but I would also like to be able to use my textbooks on
>> my iPad and victor reader stream as well. Does anyone know how I would go
>> about transferring the files from the CDs to each of these devices or if
>> it can even be done?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Angela Dehart
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