Making Books
Contributing to the Books for All Database
| Quick Guide Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Books for All Blank Listings 2011 | A blank spreadsheet for recording the details about your accessible resources |
| Books for All Scotland Database Contributor's Guide August 2011 | Guide to creating resources for sharing via the Database |
| Copyright and Books for All | Essential information on copyright and licencing: don't break the law! |
Converting Intermediate Files to Accessible Formats
| Quick Guide Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Making Accessible Copies from MS Word Intermediate Files | How to convert Word Intermediate files into different types of accessible formats |
Making Audio Books
| Quick Guide Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Creating a Photo Album or Digital Book using Powerpoint | Making a 'talking book' with Powerpoint |
| Creating Voice Notes in Word 2003 | Voice notes in Word 2003 are a great way for educators and staff to make audio-rich materials |
| Make an audio file from an electronic text | How to save text, from Word, into audio MP3 |
| Sound in Powerpoint | Inserting voice and sound clips into Powerpoint resources |
Making Intermediate Files
| Quick Guide Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Accessible Text: Guidelines for Good Practice | A booklet for teachers by Fran Ranaldi and Paul Nisbet |
| Making Intermediate Files | How to add structure and create essential 'intermediate' files with MS Word |
| Making Maths Resources | How to create accessible resources for mathematics |
| Microsoft Word Equation Editor | The Word 2003 equation editor |
| Dealing with Images – alt text | The art of compiling text descriptions of images |
Scanning Books to Digital Format
| Quick Guide Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Bulk Scanning and OCR | Don't sweat over a flatbed scanner: use a networked multisheet scanner or a scanning bureau |
| Scanning and OCR with FineReader 10 | Scanning paper to digital with FineReader. |
| Scanning into Word with FineReader 10 | Scanning paper to Word with FineReader. |
| Scanning and OCR with Acrobat Pro 9 | Scanning with Acrobat Professional |
Working with files from publishers
| Quick Guide Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Digital Files from Publishers | How to get digital copies of books from publishers |
| Making Accessible PDFs | How to adapt PDFs from publishers and make them more accessible |
