Hi Ann,

        Quite a story. For the rest of the list, I sent Ann a copy of
batcon10.zip, available from:

http://www.empowermentzone.com/batcon10.zip

One of the batch files converts .hlp files to ascii or text files for easier
reading.


Ann Byrne Wrote:
> Unfortunately, this is for real.  In Ms Outlook, in help, there is a menu
> selection, 'Keyboard commands.'  under this there are three items:
> Accessibility, Moving around in Help, and Key Strokes.  Choosing
> 'Accessability' refers you to outside vendors (RFB) who might have
> tutorials; 'Moving around' has a choice of 'mouse commands' or 'Key
> strokes.'Key Strokes' says that for your convenience you can print the
> whole key stroke set.  So I wrote Enable at Microsoft, this morning, as
> follows:
>
>         From:   [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>         Sent:   Friday, March 06, 1998 6:45 AM
>         To:     Accessibility Inquiries
>         Subject:        saving help files
>
>         Dear Enable,
>
>         Wandering around in keyboard shortcuts for outlook 97, I find a
> place where I can print the entire shortcut help file.  Which is not very
> useful to me.  Is there a way, without selecting/copying/pasting each file
> individually, that I can save the whole thing to a file, take it home and
> Braille it?  Please say yes!  But only if it will work.  (no, I don't have a
> Braille printer at work.)
>
>         Thanks for the help,
>
>         Anna byrne
>
> From:   Steve Donie [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> <mailto:[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]>
> Sent:   Friday, March 06, 1998 12:46 PM
> To:     [log in to unmask]; Accessibility Inquiries
> Subject:        RE: saving help files
>
> Here's a
> way you can save help topics to a file.
>
> First, you will have to install a new "printer" - a generic, text only
> printer. We'll set that up to print to a file, then, you can print to that
> printer. The output in this particular case is a table-like format, with a
> description of the operation in the left column, and the keystroke in the
> right column, so you'll probably have to re-format the file quite a bit so
> it prints OK in Braille.
>
> To set up the generic/text only printer:
> 1. Ctrl+Esc to open the Start Menu
> 2. Select Settings, then Printers
> 3. Hit "a" to select "Add New Printer" then hit enter
> 4. You are now in the Add Printer wizard. On the first page, it just tells
> you what you are about to do (add a new printer). Just hit enter to go to
> the next step.
> 5. The next question asks if the printer is local or on a network. Hit Alt+L
> to select local, then hit Enter to go to the next step.
> 6. You are now presented with a list of printer manufacturers. Hit "G" to
> get to "Generic" and then hit enter.
> 7. You may now be asked to insert your Windows 95 CD. Insert the CD and hit
> enter.
> 8. Now you will be asked which "Port" the printer is on. Hit "F" to select
> File, then hit enter.
> 9. Next you are asked to give a name for the printer (it defaults to
> "Generic / Text Only") and whether you want this to be the default printer.
> Set these as you wish, then go to the next step.
> 10. Finally, you are asked if you would like to print a test page. Hit N and
> then Enter, and you'll be all done (with this part!)
>
> Now, when you want to save a help topic to a file, select the topic and then
> hit Alt+P to print. Select the Generic/Text only printer and then hit enter.
> You'll get a standard "File Save" like dialog box where you can specify the
> location and name of the file. I tried to do this for a whole set of topics
> at once, and I got several file save dialogs, but it appears that only the
> first one "printed." So you'll have to print each topic separately.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Steve Donie
>


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