[nabs-l] How I Use the Learning Ally site

[Jewel]

Good day all,
I thought I'd post about the changes in the Learning Ally site,a nd
what can be done for a temporary fix, so people can get their books
for this semester/quarter. So, here's what I do. First, I kept the old
RFBD Download Manager, as the new Learing Ally download manager is not
accessible. Then, I go to the book I want and select "Add to my
Bookshelf." This will put the book in my bookshelf, obviously. Third,
I go to the bookshelf when the book is ready. I look for the book by
using the "g" hotkey for graphics...each book has a graphic of the
cover. Then, I go to the combo box. If I want the book in Daisy, I hit
D; if I want it in WMA, I hit W.

Now, in some computers, this download will be blocked the first time.
If this happens, you neeed to press F6 until you get to the drop-down
bar. I get sighted assistance with this, since it's hard to know where
to press enter. The assistant will need to pclick where it says "Click
here for options" and select Download, then Retry."

Once the computer is not blocking, it will send the book to your RFBD
Download Manager as it would do before the changes were made.

This is equivalent to GMail users using the Plain Text version instead
of the new version of GMail. It is an inferior method, but for people
who need their books now, it's a viable option. I am not saying we
shouldn't push them to make their new download manager accessible; I
am all for that. I am just saying, for those who really need their
books like I do, this is the temproary fix.

Hope that helps,
Jewel