Hi, Laura and List! In the new KS 6.1 version, the XP Word will be honoured along with other file types, so just hang in there for the new upgrade. I had asked about that a month or so ago and that was Jonathan's answer to me. HTH
Diane Garrett Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (918) 664-5731 > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Laura Wolk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "TerriStimmel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Braillenote List" ><[email protected] >Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 09:07:17 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Odd situation with files >Hi Terri: >I can't be of much help here, but the extension .pwd stands for pocket word, >and this file format is readable on the BN. I don't know about trying not to >convert files to this format with activesync, but I have read .pwd files on >numerous occasions without a problem on my BN. >My suggestion is to try saving this file as an earlier version of word. The >BN, though "word-compatible" cannot handle XP word documents, and the unit >will give you error messages such as you have reported when you try and do >this. >However, that only explains part of your problem. If you saved the file as a >plain .txt file from the computer end, you should not be having this >problem, unlesss, as someone else pointed out, all files are converted to >pwd files, in which case you'd be back to an XP word document. >Sorry this is only of minimal help. Laura >----- Original Message ----- >From: "TerriStimmel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:26 AM >Subject: [Braillenote] Odd situation with files >> Hello everyone, >> I have what I feel to be an odd situation going on. However, I've only >had >> my Braille Note for a little more than a week. >> Here's the situation. >> The other day I wanted to transfer a word document onto the Braille Note. >> When I tried doing this, I got a message saying that there wasn't the >proper >> amount of memory for this file. >> That's not exactly what it reported, but that is rather close. >> Then when I tried again, I got a message saying that this file type wasn't >> compatible. >> Again, that's not exactly how this message came across, but that's close. >> Well, I decided to save the file as a text file, and then try to move it. >> This time I was able to move it without any problems. >> However, when I opened the file I was told that computer Braille was >> required. >> The file was unreadable. It just was a bunch of gibberish. >> There were a bunch of back slashs and right braces in it. It was quite >> strange. >> Well, I decided to try again today and see if I'd have the same luck. >This >> time I tried moving a different word file. >> This time I was able to transfer it without any problems. But when I >opened >> it, I was again told that computer braille was required. >> And this time some of the text was written in grade 2 braille, while some >of >> it was written in grade 1. >> Also, some of the text looked wrong. For instance, the word schooling was >> written, >> S CH sign, O O L I G. >> That wasn't the only time I saw this sort of thing. Other times, it was >as >> though extra contractions were added to some of the words. >> I noticed when I looked threw my list of files that this file I had >> transferred had the extention, PWD. >> Is this what it should have had? >> It had the extention, DOC before I moved it, so why would that have >changed? >> Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening? >> I'm not sure if there's something I'm doing wrong, or just something that >I >> need to do, that I'm not doing. But whatever it might be, I'm not too >sure >> what else to do. >> Will only certain types of DOC files open with the Braille Note? >> If so, then how do you know which ones that might be? >> Any help in this matter will be much appreciated. >> Thank you, >> Terri >> ___ >> 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 >___ >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
