[nabs-l] A Question for Braille Display Users

[Elizabeth Mohnke]

Hello Chris,

Are you able to open other Word files on your Braille Edge? I am not
familiar with this particular device, so I thought I would ask this question
to see whether or not this may be the problem. Perhaps if you converted the
files into a plain text format or rich text format it may allow you to open
these files with your Braille Edge. Again, I am not familiar with this
particular device, but you may wish to see if converting to a different file
type may solve your problem before resorting to reading the files on your
computer. Although, if you need to use your computer to read these files,
perhaps you may wish to connect your Braille Edge to your computer so you
can still read these files in Braille.

Anyway, I hope you are able to find a solution to your problem.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth
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Subject: [nabs-l] A Question for Braille Display Users

Hello All,

As I mentioned in an earlier post to this list, I have switched my
notetaking device from a BrailleNote Apex to a Braille Edge 40. I'm loving
it so far, but I'm running into one annoying problem.

 I have a copy of a textbook which I obtained in Microsoft Word format from
the publisher. Each chapter is in a separate Word file within a larger
folder which I currently have saved on an SD card. It appears that even a
single chapter is too large to open in the Braille Edge's notepad. The Edge
gets stuck at 0 percent and requires a reset to get unfrozen. I made due by
opening one of the chapters on my computer and using JAWS to read it, but I
think the material would be read much more easily with Braille. So, for any
students who use a Braille Edge or a similar display, how do you access
large files such as textbooks with your Braille display? Perhaps there's a
way to do this that I don't know yet. Thanks in advance for any help you can
provide.

Thanks,

Chris Nusbaum
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