Dear Les, You should be able to export the files as Word (though it's really rich text format) without translating them into .kwt.
Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Kriegler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 3:21 PM Subject: File FormatsRE: [Braillenote] (no subject) > Hi Ann, > > Well, what I've done thus far is to translate the files into .kwt files, > then export them to .rtf files so that they read in Word. ON the PacMate, > when I open the files, they display in Word and in grade 2 braille. I'm not > that concerned about formatting at this point. I hope my unit isn't gone > for too long, but I'm figuring at least a couple of weeks. > Best Regards, > > Les > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ann K. Parsons > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:46 AM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: [Braillenote] (no subject) > > Hi all, > > Les Kriegler writes: > > Hi Listers, > > > > I have a question. My braille display has stopped functioning on my BN > 32, > so it is going to be shipped out for repair this week. I need access > to > many of my files and wonder what is the best method for saving them > and then > accessing them? I think I'd like to access them through MS Word > at work, > it's Word 2000. Notepad seems to mangle my files that I have > translated > thus far. I do have a flash reader and 512 MB flash card and > plan to store > and access the files through the flash card on my PC. I > also will be using > a PacMate with a braille display while my unit is away > for repair. By the > way, as one who has been using braille exclusively, I > was shocked to find > out that when the braille display malfunctioned, > using speech alone made me > realize how much I now rely on braille access! > Any suggestions on getting > the best access to my files will be > appreciated. Thanks. > > That's why I think PDI needs to consider a Keysoft word processor for the > PC. I've been experiencing just this same problem. My BN is still in > hospital, supposedly to be released by this evening. I can get at my txt > files and my doc files just fine, but anything I've written in kwb files is > not accessible to me. Since I keep everything, practically, on my > microdrive, and it can travel between my BN and an ancient laptop I have > here, it would sure make life easier if I could translate the files by using > something on the computer. > > Ann P. > > P.S., Les, if I get my BN before you do, you can send me your KWB files and > I'll translate 'em and send 'em back unread. > > A.P. > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > "All that is gold does not glitter. > Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.0 - Release Date: 3/8/2005 > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.0 - Release Date: 3/8/2005 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005 > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.1 - Release Date: 3/9/2005 > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
