Writing Files onto a CD
You've been able to create audio DAISY documents for a few releases now, but had to use other software to actually write those documents to a CD for use in a portable player. Now you can write them onto your CD from within Kurzweil 1000.
This functionality is available only if you have Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, or Windows Vista. If you are using an older operating system, or you don't have a CD Rom drive that will write CDs, the appropriate menu items will not be available.
For the rest of you, you'll find a menu item at the bottom of your Tools menu titled "CD Writing Tasks". Its mnemonic is "C". Within it, you'll find six or seven submenus. Each will open a dialog. They are, in sequence, Add Files, Remove Files, Start Writing, Status, Erase CD, Directly Write, and Select A Drive. Mnemonics are "A", "R", "W", "S", "E", "D", and "L". All of these menus bring up dialogs. The last of them, Select A Drive, is available only if you have more than one drive that is capable of writing to a CD.
Add Files will bring up the K1000 file dialog box, and allow you to select a folder, or any number of files. These are files that you will be adding to a queue. The queue is just a folder on your hard drive that will contain copies of the files and folders that you have selected.
Remove Files will once again bring up the K1000 file dialog box. This time, though, you are positioned within the CD Writing Queue. Again, you can select a folder or any number of files. This time, though, the files are being removed from the queue.
Start Writing will begin the process of writing the queued files onto the CD. You should have a writable CD in the drive when you begin this process. A dialog box will be brought up which contains one read only text box, an OK button, and a Cancel button. As the writing progresses, the text box will show a percent done. You can press enter and exit from the dialog if you wish - the writing process will continue while you do other things. If you'd like, you can press escape or activate the cancel button. You will be asked if you are sure that you wish to cancel the write. Answer in the affirmative, and the CD writing process will be canceled at the next opportune moment.
If you have not begun writing a CD, the Status dialog will tell you how many files you have queued to be written, and the total size of those files. It will also tell you whether or not a CD is in the drive, and if one is, how much free space is available on that CD. If writing is in progress, it will bring you back to the small dialog box described above.
The next menu item, Erase CD, will erase all contents on your CD, provided you have the appropriate type of CD. Like the Start Writing menu item, it will bring up the status dialog while the erasure is in progress.
You can use the Directly Write menu item to select a folder, and immediately begin writing the contents of that folder into the root drive of the CD. The dialog that comes up allows you to select the folder. Once you accept your selection, it is read, and then written. This does not effect the queue of files or folders that you intend to write to your CD, which you might have created in other menu items. This option is particularly useful for copying CDs.
If you have multiple drives that can be used to write CDs, the final menu item, Select a Drive, will let you choose which one you wish to use. It will bring up a list, showing the paths of the available drives. This, by the way, is a saveable setting.
One last thing. If you choose to create Audio Files, you can choose the path of the writable CD if you'd like. Kurzweil 1000 will automatically write the audio files into the queue. Once audio creation is finished, you can use the Start Writing menu item to complete the process.
This functionality is available only if you have Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, or Windows Vista. If you are using an older operating system, or you don't have a CD Rom drive that will write CDs, the appropriate menu items will not be available.
For the rest of you, you'll find a menu item at the bottom of your Tools menu titled "CD Writing Tasks". Its mnemonic is "C". Within it, you'll find six or seven submenus. Each will open a dialog. They are, in sequence, Add Files, Remove Files, Start Writing, Status, Erase CD, Directly Write, and Select A Drive. Mnemonics are "A", "R", "W", "S", "E", "D", and "L". All of these menus bring up dialogs. The last of them, Select A Drive, is available only if you have more than one drive that is capable of writing to a CD.
Add Files will bring up the K1000 file dialog box, and allow you to select a folder, or any number of files. These are files that you will be adding to a queue. The queue is just a folder on your hard drive that will contain copies of the files and folders that you have selected.
Remove Files will once again bring up the K1000 file dialog box. This time, though, you are positioned within the CD Writing Queue. Again, you can select a folder or any number of files. This time, though, the files are being removed from the queue.
Start Writing will begin the process of writing the queued files onto the CD. You should have a writable CD in the drive when you begin this process. A dialog box will be brought up which contains one read only text box, an OK button, and a Cancel button. As the writing progresses, the text box will show a percent done. You can press enter and exit from the dialog if you wish - the writing process will continue while you do other things. If you'd like, you can press escape or activate the cancel button. You will be asked if you are sure that you wish to cancel the write. Answer in the affirmative, and the CD writing process will be canceled at the next opportune moment.
If you have not begun writing a CD, the Status dialog will tell you how many files you have queued to be written, and the total size of those files. It will also tell you whether or not a CD is in the drive, and if one is, how much free space is available on that CD. If writing is in progress, it will bring you back to the small dialog box described above.
The next menu item, Erase CD, will erase all contents on your CD, provided you have the appropriate type of CD. Like the Start Writing menu item, it will bring up the status dialog while the erasure is in progress.
You can use the Directly Write menu item to select a folder, and immediately begin writing the contents of that folder into the root drive of the CD. The dialog that comes up allows you to select the folder. Once you accept your selection, it is read, and then written. This does not effect the queue of files or folders that you intend to write to your CD, which you might have created in other menu items. This option is particularly useful for copying CDs.
If you have multiple drives that can be used to write CDs, the final menu item, Select a Drive, will let you choose which one you wish to use. It will bring up a list, showing the paths of the available drives. This, by the way, is a saveable setting.
One last thing. If you choose to create Audio Files, you can choose the path of the writable CD if you'd like. Kurzweil 1000 will automatically write the audio files into the queue. Once audio creation is finished, you can use the Start Writing menu item to complete the process.
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