Yes, I do mean to give that Dropbox main-screen loading procedure a try. I tried it with a text file, and once I double-tapped on it from the main Dropbox screen, the file opened on another screen--I was not asked to import anything or convert to any file type. I then navigated to the body of the file and began reading using regular reading commands including by character, word, or line.
Joseph the free tech guy - All are welcome to write me off list if absolutely any help is needed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Byrne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 8:17 PM Subject: Re: drop box Hi, Joseph, Thanks for the reply. when you say try loading, do you just mean double tapping on a file in the list that dropbox displays? the .docx file is almost readable when the action item says thumbnail, but not when it says full. go figure! If I touch the screen it reads a line, but I can't reliably get to the next line. If I just touch the screen it might or might not read a line, and that one might or might not be the next line in the document. Yesterday it gave me an 'open in' choice, but the only choice was Prizmo, and the text was totally garbled. I don't mind purchasing Voice Dream Reader if that's what it takes, but if I could offer my student a free way to access her files that would be better. At 08:22 PM 10/22/2014, you wrote: >Hi Anna, > >I just took a look, and this Dropbox feature works just as you've described >it. Try loading a txt, rtf, doc, and other such text related files and >reading each of them using the "thumb nail full" setting--it will not show >when turned on--it is a toggle. If the file shows, simply read the screen >line by line until you reach the text portion of the file, and you can now >navigate normally using left and right swipes or swiping down line by line >via rotor Line setting. > >Try placing your text file on the same level as your folders within main >Dropbox folder on your computer. > >Joseph > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Anna Byrne" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:35 PM >Subject: drop box > > >I installed 'dropbox for iPhone' from the store. It sees my files, >but doesn't give me a good way to read them. Sometimes, for a reason >I don't understand and can't duplicate, it does read the file, flying >through the whole thing without stopping for breath. there is a >button that toggles between thumbnail and full something, but it >doesn't seem to make a difference. I have an .rtf and a .docx that I >would like to be able to read. Help says Dropbox reads those, but I >don't see what to trigger in order to do it. > >Any clues would be pounced upon. > >Much thanks, > >Ann > >-- >The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any >questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a >member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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