Hi,I downloaded a copy of openbook when I thought I was going to get it. I ended up with Kurzweil instead. Anyway, hit your alt key and right arrow until you hear save settings. Down arrow and hit enter on the option you want. I don't know if it is the same in openbook 6.0 since I had the latest demo version.
hth Georgina I'm not a pessimist just an optimist for the worst----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Loran Bailey" <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:51 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Contemplating scanning a book.
Okay, here I am rested and getting ready to exhaust myself in Open Book again which I will start when I get through with the overnight email, and this list certainly generates a lot of email to get through. While I am waiting for you to repost that email again I have come across another question. When I opened the Open Book software the default voice sounded like a very sick man on his deathbed. The worst part was that it is extremely slow, so the first settings I investigated were the voice settings. It was fairly easy to get the voices working to my satisfaction, but every time I close the software and open it up again it has reverted to those default settings. I notice that after adjusting the voice settings the way I want them there are three buttons, okay, cancel and apply. Presumably I want to click either okay or apply, but no matter which one I click when I open the program again it has reverted to the dying centenarian. How do I save my settings?On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:10 AM, Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Way to go, Roger! (big smile) You've taken a big first step into scanning,and you've learned the most important skill quickly. I'm not just beingsilly. I mean it. Being willing to experiment with settings and features is good because the print in each book will be slightly different. You'll find some settings that work most of the time, and then you'll come across a book with unusual print that you'll have to adjust to. Scanning a few pages from the middle of a book is a really good way to see if you're using the rightsettings. So you're already doing what the pros do. (grin) There are some things that will help you get Openbook working better. Ithink I'm the one who wrote the post you were asking about. I'll retrieve itfrom my archives tomorrow. I'll use it as a shell and will customize it abit more for Openbook 6 so you can use it more easily. Tonight I'm on some heavy narcotics for Pneumonia, and you don't want me to give you directionson eating a candy bar, much less scanning a book. (smile)Scanning will open up a whole new avenue for you. I think you have what ittakes to do it and that you can overcome your shyness with technology. You've mastered the internet, and I think that's harder than scanning. Getting around new web pages takes more attention and spunk than scanning pages once you know your software a bit better. Openbook's help systemhasn't been very good since Freedom Scientific bought the product. So if it confuses you, it's their poor help system, not you that's the problem. We've got several long-time Openbook users on this list, and I'll bet someone hasan answer if you have a question. Monica Willyard "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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