Are you asking for the mechanics of connecting your BrailleNote to your computer via ActiveSync, or are you asking if you need to do anything to the Word file before you can read it in the BrailleNote? The answer to the second question is, no, the Word file will read just fine in the BrailleNote. You'll get a prompt that says "This is a text document. Computer Braille is required." (that's if you have a BT keyboard.) If you want to edit the file in the BrailleNote BT, you have to write your edits in computer Braille.
As far as ActiveSync goes, someone else can fill in here, since I haven't done this for a couple of versions of KeySoft. But when I did use ActiveSync, I went to Microsoft's web site and downloaded the latest version of ActiveSync and installed it on my computer. It will put an icon for ActiveSync on your desktop. When you want to move files from the BrailleNote to the computer, you connect the two (probably using a serial cable); then you start ActiveSync and tell it to connect. The BrailleNote sounds a little chime when the connection is made. With the connection made, you can go to My Computer or Windows Explorer on your PC, and the BrailleNote will show up as "mobile device" in the list of drives--A for your floppy drive, C for your hard disk, D for the CD, and whatever else you've got. Then at the bottom will be "mobile device." Select your Word document by navigating to the folder and file where it resides, but don't open the file. Copy it to the clipboard and then use the Arrow keys to navigate to "mobile device." From there, find the folder on the BrailleNote where you want to put the file and paste it. If any of this is unclear, let me know. If anybody sees gaps in these directions, feel free to chime in. It's been awhile since I did this. Just as an aside, I find that using a compact flash card in the BrailleNote and a card reader/writer on the computer works much better. ActiveSync can be temperamental at times. Susie Susie Stageberg Project ASSIST with Windows Iowa Department for the Blind (515) 281-1351 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Janel Griffin Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 10:49 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] help please! Hello, I have a file that is in Microsoft Word, and I would like to put it in to my Bn. How do I do this using activesync? Thanks, Janel ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
