SOFTWARE DREAMS IN THE REFERENCE LIBRARY

Microsoft Product Manuals are now available at The Microsoft Web Site. Until now these e-text manuals were distributed through Recordings For The Blind And Dyslexic [RFBD]. Many of the product manuals that Microsoft has distributed through RFBD are now available to the general public directly from the Microsoft web site.

Product Documentation in Accessible Format:

The documentation for many Microsoft products is available in a veriety of formats to make them more accessible. Most information on using a specific product is available through the Windows Help System that is part of the Windows operating systems. Some products also include their full printed documents on the CD-ROM that comes with the package. For other products, documentation is available separately as ASCII text files, [or on audio tape from RFBD]. You can download some of these titles from this Web site, or order them by phone, fax, or mail.

Microsoft Product Documentation at:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/docs.htm

Recordings For The Blind And Dyslexic at:
http://www.rfbd.org/

Microsoft intends to include electronic accessible documentation with every product, either on the product CD-Rom or for download over the Internet. Their goal is to make the standard electronic documentation fully accessible, so there is no need for a special version, no delays, and no extra cost for customers with low -to- no vision.

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Titles Available For Download:

The following titles were prepared for Microsoft by Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic [RFBD]. Each package contains one or more titles as ASCII text files. Notations have been inserted to indicate paragraph breaks, headings, illustrations, tables, and other things that might be difficult to recognize by blind and low vision users.

Operating Systems:

[18] Introducing Microsoft Windows 95
(self-extracting executable, 65 KB)

[19] Microsoft Windows NT Workstations Version 4.0 Start Here
(self-extracting executable, 78 KB)

[20] Microsoft Windows NT Server Version 4.0 Start Here
(self-extracting executable, 70 KB)

Microsoft Office 97:

[21] Getting Results with Microsoft Office 97
(self-extracting executable, 286 KB)

[22] Building Applications with Microsoft Access 97
(self-extracting executable, 417 KB)

Microsoft Office 95:

[23] Microsoft Office Version 7.0 Getting Results
(self-extracting executable, 297 KB)

[24] Microsoft Access 95 Building Applications
(self-extracting executable, 308 KB)

Microsoft Office Version 4.2 and 4.3:

[25] Microsoft Office Version 4.2 and 4.3 Getting Started
(self-extracting executable, 69 KB)

[26] Microsoft Word Version 6.0 User's Guide
(self-extracting executable, 426 KB)

[27] Microsoft Word Version 6.0 Quick Results
(self-extracting executable, 98 KB)

[28] Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 Visual Basic User's Guide
(self-extracting executable, 224 KB)

[29] Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 User's Guide
(self-extracting executable, 366 KB)

[30] Microsoft Access Version 2.0 User's Guide
(self-extracting executable, 417 KB)

[31] Microsoft Access Version 2.0 Building Applications
(self-extracting executable, 246 KB)

[32] Microsoft Access Version 2.0 Getting Started
(self-extracting executable, 85 KB)

[33] Microsoft PowerPoint Version 4.0 User's Guide
(self-extracting executable, 154 KB)

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Microsoft Quick Reference Sample:
To sample the Microsoft Web Site, start at the top and follow the links to the bottom. Be aware that due to high traffic Microsoft's Web Site loads and responds slowly. If you have problems ... keep trying during off hours.

http://www.microsoft.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/products/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/search/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/support/
http://www.microsoft.com/referral/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/regwiz/regwiz.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/intro.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/microsoft.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/default.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/tools.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/resources.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/dev/default.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/about.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/default.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/universal/default.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/default.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb363.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb466.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb468.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb557.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb558.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb389.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb383.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb412.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/ea909.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/ea910.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb384.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb385.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb355.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb356.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb357.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/download/eb411.exe
http://www.microsoft.com/misc/nonms.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/docs.htm

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Titles From Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic

You can still obtain many Microsoft publications from Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc. [RFBD] provides these documents to their eligible members through their distribution service on audio cassettes or on floppy disks. The collection contains more than 80,000 titles, including Microsoft product documentation and books by Microsoft Press. You can contact Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic at the following:

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Inc.
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: (800) 221-4792
Fax: (609) 987-8116
World Wide Web: http://www.rfbd.org/

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GOOD HUNTING AND ENJOY!

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