Book Port Plus

“Navigating the Different Files” Presented by Maria E. Delgado

BPP’s 4 Media Categories

• DAISY 2.X and 3.X audio or text • Text .TXT, .HTML, Word files such as .DOC

• Audio .MP3, .WAV, .OGG, .WMA, .AMR (BPP) • Audio Books Audible.com format

About the different file formats

• • DAISY Talking Book format that Provides enhanced navigation (Heading Levels) Two kinds: DAISY Text (Bookshare), or DAISY audio (RFBD) • • Text Electronic text, documents, web pages that Do not provide enhanced navigation BPP provides the text navigation functions for these files • • Audio Music , podcasts and recordings with no enhanced navigation BPP groups them into a single title and assigns Title Navigation Commands (track to track) • Audio Books Books from Audible.com provide Same navigation than Audio files, and are grouped by title

Text vs. Audio

Text: Is read with synthesized speech Words can be spelled Provide movement by character, word, line, sentence, paragraph and page Move by character, word and line only when paused Move by sentence, paragraph and page any time DAISY text provides in addition, Heading Level navigation Audio: Reads/Plays material as recorded Provide movement by time Moves by 5, 10, or 30 seconds Audio files are considered ‘Tracks’, and folders ‘Albums’ DAISY audio provides in addition, Heading Level navigation

Movement principles

• • • All keys on left move back or rewind through text or audio –Left Arrow, key 1, Key 4, and Key 7 All keys on right move forward through text or audio –Right Arrow, key 3, key 6, and key 9 The farther down the keypad you press, the farther you move within the text or audio

Text movement commands

While paused: Up and Down Arrow: line by line Right and Left Arrow character 1 and 3: words 4 and 6: pages (if available) otherwise ‘screens’ of 80 lines 7 and 9: Heading level (only in DAISY), otherwise no function Holding 1 + 3: spell word While playing: Up and Down Arrow: Adjust speed Right and Left Arrows: sentence 1 and 3: paragraphs 4 and 6: pages (if available otherwise ‘screens’ of 80 lines 7 and 9: Heading Level (only in DAISY), otherwise no function

Audio navigation

• • • • • Up and Down Arrow: Adjust speed Right and Left Arrows: 5 sec.

1 and 3: 10 sec.

4 and 6: 30 sec.

7 and 9: Track/Album or Heading Levels in DAISY

Key 8

• When press repeatedly: • In Audio files, lets you choose between Track and Album movement • In DAISY files, lets you choose movement between Heading Levels • The number of Heading Levels depend on how the publisher decides to mark the book • • Novels may have only 1 or 2 Levels -Chapters Textbooks may have several levels -Chapters, Sections, Subsections, etc.

• In newspapers and magazines, level navigation may move by article

Using keys 7, 8 and 9

• • • Open a DAISY text, DAISY audio, or open the Audio category Press 8 to select the desired movement amount (Track, Album, or Heading Level Press key 7 or 9 to move back or forward by the amount selected