[nabs-l] A Question for Braille Display Users

[Shawn Abraham]

Hey Chris,
I don't use a Braille Edge, but I had a similar problem last 
year, so I might have an idea.
First you could send the textbook from your computer (via 
Dropbox, etc) to your i'phone.  From there, there are probably a 
bunch of apps to open huge files, which you could connect and 
read from your braille display.  You might be able to put all the 
chapters into one file and do this, but it would be hard to 
navigate.
Hope this helps
 ----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Nusbaum via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:08:00 -0400
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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