Hi, Try this: at the Save As dialog, before typing an extension, try pressing TAB, then select a file type. After this, press Shift+TAB, type the file name then either press ENTER or go to Confirm button. Cheers, joseph
-----Original Message----- From: Ann Edie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 2:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GWN] New Member with a Question about "Save as..." Well, I get the same result when I just type the file name as "test" without any extension. Should I try typing it with "hbl"? Thanks for all the thoughts and suggestions. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 4:57 PM Subject: RE: [GWN] New Member with a Question about "Save as..." > Hi, > I see what the person is doing: Just because we type a file extension does > not mean the operating system will accept it. In order for the file > manager > to correctly interpret file contents, a correct file type must be selected > before it can be named or vice versa. Just typing the words "test.brf" > will > not help the operating system - in a sense, it would be named > "test.brf.hbl" > since HBL (Hansone-braille document) is the default file format. Remember > how old viruses worked to get our attention: fooling around with an > extension will not work. > Just a thought. > Cheers, > Joseph P.S. Welcome to the list... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Giovanelli [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 11:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GWN] New Member with a Question about "Save as..." > > Ann, > > Much of the way the BSP works is like Windows. The "save as" command is > certainly like that. > > After completing a file, it must be named in order to save it. This is > where the "save as" command comes in. I guess you already know how to > bring > that command up so I'll skip that. > > > When you have the command on your display, give it a name, including its > extension. If you wish the file to be stored in the default folder (My > Documents), just press "enter. The file will be saved. Note that you do > not use "tab." > > If you wish to use another folder other than the default, press the > "shift-tab" that's space plus dots 2-3. This puts you in a list of folders > which you can move you with the space plus dot 4 or dot 2. When you have > selected the desired folder, press "enter." > > Now tab a couple of times. The first tab shows your filename plus > extension. > The next tab shows the file type. The next tab says "confirm." Press > "enter" here and the file will be saved. > > Joe G. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ann Edie" <[email protected]> > To: unknown <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, Jul 4, 2010 0:11:20 > Subject: [GWN] New Member with a Question about "Save z..." > >> >> >> >> >> Hi, All, >> >> I have just taken possession of a BrailleSense Plus which was purchased >> by > a school district for the use of a student whom I will be seeing over the > summer. I need to figure out the basic functions of the device so that I > can teach the student how to use it in preparation for the next school > year > when he will be in the 6th grade. I am a BrailleNote user myself, but > this > is my first experience with the BrailleSense. >> >> So far I do like the device, but I am having difficulty with the "save > z..." feature. I can find the item and get the prompt which asks me to > name > the file. When I type in the name I want the file to be called, I can see > those characters on the braille display. If I were using my desktop > computer with microsoft Word, after typing the file name, I would tab to > the > next prompt which would ask me for the file format. But what do I do at > this point on the BrailleSense? >> >> I have tried pressing Space-dots 4, 5, which I think is the equivalent of > "tab", and I have tried pressing "Enter", but in both cases, the device > seems to freeze, and doesn't respond to any commands, such as "Space-Z" or > "Space-every." So I have resorted to the reset button, which of course > causes the data in the file to be lost. >> >> Can anyone help me with the details of how to work through the "save >> z..." > routine, or point me to the spot in the manual where this is explained in > detail? >> >> Thank you very much. >> >> Best, >> Ann in NY >> >> >> If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: >> >> http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: > > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.439 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2981 - Release Date: 07/04/10 > 06:35:00 > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: > > http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.439 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2981 - Release Date: 07/04/10 06:35:00 If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, visit: http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv
