[bksvol-discuss] Re: Reading a Brf file

  • From: "Mike and Lori Castner" <mandlcastner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:39:03 -0800

You can either use your braille display or use Jaws, it's a matter of 
preference. When downloading the book, you are usually given the choice of 
daisy or brf, so there is no need to convert the file later.
Mike Castner
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Monica Svopa 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 1:37 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Reading a Brf file


  Hello all.  It's my first time downloading a book in a very long time.  I had 
a few questions.  I was wondering, could someone who reads braille tell me if I 
did this right.  First, I downloaded the book called The Ultimate Gift and 
placed it into my scanned books folder.  
  Then I unpacked the unpack tool and accepted the agreeement.  
  3. I saved the file with a brf extension.  
  4. I opened the file using Duxbury for Windows which automatically put it 
into grade 2 braille. 
  5. Now I know this sounds crazy, but would I just read it in braille with the 
braille display I have?  


  The reason I ask is, I would like to take notes on things I find interesting 
in the book and would like to make a file in Word.  I was wondering, could I 
translate the braille file back to grade one braille and then copy it into word 
and read it as an RTF file?  

  I wasn't sure how else to write notes down about things I wanted to remember 
about the book.  Also, I'm assuming that if I were to read it in word, I would 
have to use my voice synthesizer, jaws, to read it.  

  Sorry, for my ignorance.  Any assistance would greatly be appreciated.  If I 
have confused you, let me know and I could try and explain myself a bit better. 
 

  Monica 



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