Technologies Humanware Inc. APBT320 Manuel D’Utilisation

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4.10.5 

How to download a book from Bookshare. 

Follow the steps below to use KeyWeb to download a book from Bookshare.org. 

1.  Go to KeyWeb on your BrailleNote QT by either pressing I in the Main Menu, or 

FUNCTION with 0 (zero) anywhere. KeyWeb will prompt you for a URL. 

2.  Select Bookshare from your favorites. The BrailleNote QT will connect to the web and you will 

be in the Bookshare homepage. 

3.  Navigate to the Login page and log in using your member details. You will end up in a 

personalized welcome page. 

4.  Locate the book that you wish to read, and download it in a supported format (all books are 

available as brf; public domain ones are also in txt), and download it to the folder and drive of 
your choice. For Download instructions refer to 12.12 How to Download a file. 

Note: All books downloaded from Bookshare will have a .bks2 or .zip extension depending on user 
preferences. It is recommended that .bks2 extensions be selected to allow the Book reader to 
recognize these files as books.  

 

4.10.6 

Unpacking the book for reading. 

Follow the steps below to unpack your book: 

1.  Go to KeyBook by pressing FUNCTION with 9. 

2.  KeyBook will offer you the folder into which you downloaded the book as default. Press 

ENTER, and it will offer you the book as the default file. If you downloaded several books, it 
will offer the last one downloaded. To select the book, press ENTER again. 

3.  KeyBook prompts: 

"Folder for unpacked Bookshare book? Press ENTER for My Books." 

Either press ENTER straight away or select another file location. 

4.  You will be prompted for your Bookshare.org password. Type it in and press ENTER, or if no 

password is required, simply press ENTER. 

5.  The book will now unpack. There will be some progress beeps during this time. When 

complete, KeyBook prompts: 

"Delete the original packed Bookshare book?." Press Y. 

Note 1: If the book format is not supported, KeyBook will tell you at this point and return to 
the main menu. 

Note 2: If there is not enough memory available to unpack the book, KeyBook will prompt – 
"Could not save unpacked Bookshare book. Disk is full." 

6.  KeyBook displays the name of the file, including the file extension, for example, 

"Harry_Po_b_fl.brf". To open it, press ENTER. 

7.  KeyBook will ask 

"Review the options?" as it does for every book in a non-native KeySoft 

format the first time. As the file will have been set up automatically with the correct settings, 
press ENTER or N. 

8.  The book is now ready to read. If you exit the book before completing it, KeyBook will 

bookmark it for you and the next time you open it, it will open to the same place.