If your professor or another student would save them as a text file prior to sending them to you, you would be able to read them with the MPower.
Harvey > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Katie Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:22:55 -0500 >Subject: re: [Braillenote] attachment issues! >Well, that's virtually impossible seeing as how the files come from a >professor... I'm also curious to know why the mPower is behaving in this >way... It's rather frustrating that I'm not able to open these attachments, >and that I have to wait to use my PC and ActiveSync to do so. That's one of >the benefits of the mPower right? To be able to open MSWord and or RTF file >types... I mean, this isn't even letting me save them as keyword files... >GRRR >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: estin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:05:27 -0600 >>Subject: re: [Braillenote] attachment issues! >>Oh easy I get this all the time >>tell your professor to take out all pictures diagrams tables lines simbles >>and anything that's nt not just plane words >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Katie Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: Braille Note <[email protected] >>>Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:18:07 -0500 >>>Subject: [Braillenote] attachment issues! >>>I've had an issue with a few attachments I've received from a professor. >>>When I press "enter" on the attachment, the mPower prompts "detach or >>>read?". This is all fine, but here's where things get... frustrating. If >>>I choose detach, it'll bring up a message asking me if I wish to translate >>>the file into a KeyWord document. When I say yes, I receive a message >>>saying, "the file converter found the input file is not a valid word 6.0 95 >>>or 97 document." This is followed by me having to do a reset on the mPower >>>because it freezes. >>>If I choose to read the file, I get the same message as well. Does anyone >>>have a clue as to what this means? I have been able to receive some >>>attachments from this professor before, but I just don't get it! >>>If anyone has any ideas and or suggestions, they'd be great, because she >>>sends me class worksheets so I can follow along in class with the mPower, >>>but not if I can't open the attachments! >>>Thank you >>>Katie >>>___ >>>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 >>___ >>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 >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.6/151 - Release Date: 10/28/2005 >___ >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
