Hi Diane, I am sure that there are other people who will give you better advice. Here goes. I have a file I need to send to someone every month. Every day I open the file and enter the info in Ascii. I used the txt format when I had to choose which one I would use under new file. When I named the file i used the doc othetension. I simply send it via email with the file as an Attachment. I probably could have kept it in Braille and then used the Conversion to change it but this way I do not have to do this. I review the file by changing it to Grade 2 to make sure I have things I want as double caps appearing that way. Hope this helps. You will love your Voice Sense. Thanks, Colleen Roth
----- Original Message ----- From: Diane Garrett <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 2009/09/16 20:48:42 Subject: re: [GWN] BSP FILES, Duxbury and doc files > > > Terri, I keep a log of my glucose readings on my > notetaker. Once I get the VS, WHAT FORMAT SHOULD I keep > that file in if I plan to print it after saving it to a > SD CARD. That doesn't sound right. Okay, let's try > again to explain this. I keep a file on my notetaker > that contains my glucose readings each day. When I go > to the doctor, I take this file and copy it to a SD > card. Once this is done, I put it in my netbook, bring > it up in Word, and print it, or email it to his office. > I have also placed the entire file within an email and > sent it to him. > > Now, I have till now used qwerty notetakers, mainly the > BrailleNote QT. Once I purchase the Voice Sense, what > file format should I use for this type of thing, or can > I just place the file contents within an email and send > it to my doctor that way? I have never used a braille > style notetaker so I need to learn what it takes to do > different things. Maybe, I could get advice from > everyone on the symbols to use, and when, for doing > emails, documents, etc. > > Thanks for any advice you, and others, can give me on > this type of thing, and more. > > Diane Garrett > > God is my Light, and He makes my life worth living! > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Terri Pannett" <[email protected] > >To: <[email protected] > >Date sent: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:17:26 com0700 > >Subject: [GWN] BSP FILES, Duxbury and doc files > > >Dear List, > > >I would like to explain something I have learned about > BSP AND FILES. > > >If you are creating a file from scratch, you can create > three types of > >files: hblind, the BrailleSense Word file, (which probably > won't read on > >anything except the Sense products), .braille, a braille > file that will read on > >any PC WHICH HAS Duxbury or another translation > software in it, and .txt, > >ASCII TEXT, WHICH Duxbury will read, but which DBT > doesn't interpret well. > > >If you're using a braille keyboard, you'll want to > create documents in > >braille and if you want Duxbury to read these > documents, then you'll create > >them in .braille. This is assuming you prefer to do most > of your editing with > >the BSP. This is what I thought Tessa wanted to do. > > >Suppose you have a file you created on a PC AND IT's in > Word format and you > >want to edit it on your BSP. You can open the file, > edit it and save the > >file. The BSP WILL KEEP THE EXTENSION .DOC, BUT THE > file will be considered > >as a rich text format by your PC. So, if you want to > be able to read this > >..doc file using Duxbury, you wil first have to use > Word or Jarte, to convert > >the file back to a Word document, THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE > to open it with > >Duxbury. > > >QWERTY USERS, LIKE ME, WILL BE CREATING .TXT FILES. If > I want the file to > >look well in Duxbury, I will first need to convert the > txt file to Word and > >then bring it into DBT. > > >Most transcribers, like Judi, prefer to translate text > from print to > >braille, because the translation will be more accurate. > However, most > >people on this list use braille keyboards and they are > using braille for > >their own personal use. Many of you will translate > from braille to print so > >a sighted person can read it. > > >Now, if you have a file you created with Duxbury and > you want to be able to > >read it on your BSP, YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES: You can > save the file as a .prf > >(print reformatted file) which can be read on the BSP > after you have renamed > >the extension to .txt. Or, you can translate the .dxp > file into braille and > >save it as a .brf file. The BSP WILL READ .BRF FILES > nicely. > > >It was my understanding Tessa wanted to read and edit a > Duxbury file with > >the BSP. That's why I suggested saving the Duxbury > file as a .brf (braille > >reformatted file). > > >I know this sounds confusing, and if you have any > questions, ask me. > > >Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
