[nabs-l] Textbooks

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Ashley,

You will need to convert the PDF to a DOC or TXT file to be read 
on your BrailleNote.  I do this by sending an email to 
convert at robobraille.org, attach the original PDF file, and type 
in the format you want it to be converted into in the subject 
line.  You should get the converted file in a few minutes.  RTF 
files are supported by the BrailleNote.

Chris

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 18:30:21 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Textbooks

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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