Rich, while it's not the same as opening an Excel spreadsheet easily on the
BN, there is a much simpler way of converting excel spreadsheets without
going into word. Simply save them as a .csv type file in Excel. This kind
of file can be read on the BN, and appears with commas between the cell
values. It restores in Excel in the same way, by opening in Excel, and
saving as an Excel workbook.
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I must concur with your comments Fred. I have been using an IBM ThinkPad
for over three years. I purchased the GPS Talk system from Sendero. I
also
purchased a compact and light scanner that utilized the USB port on the
notebook computer. I could then put the computer, GPS, required keypad,
and
scanner in a Sendero e-pack. I was able to use this 11 pound bundle on
cruises, trains, and even hikes in some beautiful National Parks of the
Southwestern US. But it was not practical when it came to spreading all
this out on the conference room table so I could stay up with the other
attendees when reviewing memos and spreadsheets. So I spent $7200 for a BN
and GPS version 2. It provides me with everything I need both in travel
and
in meetings, except for the capability to review spreadsheets. I should
interject that the primary reason I chose the Braille Note was that I did
not have to listen to the attendees with one ear while trying to listen to
the notebook with the other through a earphone so it would not disturb
everyone else. I could use the Braille display. As I said, the one and
only function I really need and will still not get with KeySoft 6.1 is
Excel
compatibility. It is neither economical nor functionally practical to
purchase a Brilliant just to read Excel. I guess I will have to continue
to
convert the spreadsheets to Word tables and then move them into the BN that
way. A time consuming solution but much less expensive than a 3-6000
Braille display.
Rich Irwin
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