[duxuser] Re: Missing words (Phyllis)

  • From: "Phyllis Bono" <phyllisbono@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:37:37 -0500

Thank you, Ian.  You've really been a help to me.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Robinson" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:57 AM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Missing words (Phyllis)


> Hi Phyllis,
>
> Here's 2 other ways you could get the email into DBT.
>
> 1. Save your email as a text file, then open that file in DBT. However,
I've
> had occasions where text at the end of lines has been chopped off when
doing
> this.
>
> 2. If you have a copy of MS Word, paste the email into a new document and
> save it. Open the document in DBT.
>
> I know you said you weren't familiar with DBT's word importer, but it is
> very straightforward. When you select Open from DBT's File menu, then
select
> a document and press enter, a dialogue will be displayed. The default
> template will be selected as will the Word 6 or Later importer. Use cursor
> up/down to select your preferred template and press enter.
>
> If you do have MS word then there is a utility which makes it even easier
to
> transfer documents to DBT. For more details either ask on this list or go
to
> the Duxbury web site and check the link for SWIFT.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Ian
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phyllis Bono" <phyllisbono@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:03 AM
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: Missing words (Phyllis)
>
>
> > I just copied the body of message to the clipboard.  Then I went into
DBT
> > and pasted it into a print document first so I could look at it and make
> the
> > adjustments.  In the e-mail message itself, I did a control A to select
> all
> > and then control C to copy to clipblard.  then when I went into DBT, I
did
> a
> > control V to paste it ont oa print document first.  I guess I didn't
look
> at
> > it carefully because at times, there is just one word to a line.  I
don't
> > know how to use word importer.  The entire message was in the print
> > document, but some of the words were missingi n the Braille.  Sometimes
> part
> > of my dots don't come out on the flip side of the page when I'm doing
> > double-sided Braille.
> >
> > I hope I answered your questions satisfactorily without too much
rambling.
> > If I left anything out, please tell me.  I'm trying to teach myself
> Duxbury,
> > and it's not very easy.  That's why I joined the list.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Robinson" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 2:41 PM
> > Subject: [duxuser] Re: Missing words (Phyllis)
> >
> >
> > > Hi Phyllis,
> > >
> > > How did you transfer the text from your email software to DBT?
> > >
> > > Also, were you just trying to emboss the body of the message, or did
you
> > > also want the fields: From, To, Date, subject?
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Phyllis Bono" <phyllisbono@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 9:51 PM
> > > Subject: [duxuser] Missing words (Phyllis)
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi, everybody,
> > > >
> > > > I embossed an e-mail that I received from my choir director, and the
> > last
> > > > two words didn't come out on the page.  They were on the last line
of
> > Page
> > > > 2.  The rest of it is fine.  How does that happen and why?
> > > >
> > > > Can somebody help me.
> > > >
> > > >
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