Hi Kelly, While in your file, type spacebar with s and you will be prompted for a filename. Type that in with a dot txt extention. You may be prompted for opening the file after saving? I can't recall for certain! Anyhow, it will be saved as an ascii text file.
Jim > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kelly Stanfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 21:30:10 -0500 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Format Markers >Thanks for the info. I hadn't thought of doing a double translation on the >file. >How do I translate it from a Word file to an ASCII text file? Basically, >how is this double translation done? I'm using a BN BT. >Kelly Stanfield >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 9:07 PM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Format Markers >> Hello list, >> These format markers come about as a result of working with a Microsoft >> Word file or a real text file. If you wish to make a braille document, >> translate the document to a plain ascii text file, then put that one into >> braille. Usually the format markers disappear. >> Jim >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Kelly Stanfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 21:33:41 -0500 >>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Format Markers >>>aHi Nicole, >>>Welcome to the list, first of all. >>>i use a BrailleNote. so getting rid of these on a VoiceNote may be >>>different. I just put my cursor on a $fm format marker using the touch >>>cursor button above any of the cells. Then, delete the current character >>>with backspace and dots 3-6. I mainly see these when I'm having my >>>Braille >>>display in edit mode, and trying to clean up extra spaces and the like in >>>a >>>file, though. >>>Kelly Stanfield >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Nicole Torcolini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:26 PM >>>Subject: [Braillenote] Format Markers >>>> Dear BrailleNote and VoiceNote users, >>>> I am a new member on the list. My name is Nicole. I was wondering >>>> if >>>> anyone else found they were having problems with the format markers. >>>> I'm >>>> not talking about the ones that are center or bold, but the ones that >>>> are >>>> an ed sign, then an f, and then an m. You cannot search for them or >>>> replace them. Has anyone else been having problems with them? >>>> Nicole >>>> ___ >>>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
