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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Thanks Richard. Will probably download it. Take care, Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 4:19 PM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi, I just tried out the free version of Switch. It is very easy to use. If you have an iPhone and want to make ringtones, it can convert to .m4r format, along with a bunch of others. It can convert different file types to the one you want at the same time. I just did a quick test with a .wav file and an .m4r file and converted them to mp3 in one step. I do not know what the maximum number of files might be, but it is pretty fast and retains the information you want.
Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Panagiotis Antonopoulos
Hi Mike/all, Is switch better than convert file and in what way? Take care, Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Mike B.
I Takis,
There's a sound file converter called, Switch, that works great and is Jaws accessible.
Take care. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 2:16 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi all, I am not an expert on audio programs, but did some research on this. I have a folder with archival material from the Smithsonian collection from the former Yugoslavia, Italy and Mexico. I copied it on a different part of the pc. Then I took off three files related to album icons, and asked file converter to convert the mp3. It refused to do so in .wav, because I simply had one file converted to .wav before. So I did this in .ogg. There was no progress bar with the program, but when I hit escape, all files were there, it seems it’s done very quickly, there were about 61 files to convert. The unfortunate thing is that it places the .wav file next to its .mp3 counterpart, so you have to manually delete all .mp3s thereafter. Then I went to the folder and tried groove which is a program I like, despite its mishaps. No play, whereas vlc and windows media player would play the .ogg. So, I removed the one .wav file existing, otherwise file converter would not permit me do a conversion. Once it was taken away, it did convert all files from .ogg into .wav and groove is playing fine, except that it cannot derive the info on artists and song titles. Needless to say, I had again, to manually, delete the .ogg files from the folder. I hope I have not tired you with this, and that it may be useful to others. However, might I ask the more knowledgeable among us, which format is the better quality one, ogg or wav? Cheers, Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of JM Casey
There are other tools you could use for batch conversion if you wanted to.
BTW, this seems like a neat utility; maybe I’ll give ita shot.
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly
You cannot use File Converter to select a folder in order to convert all of its files. This makes sense as File Converter is smart enough not to appear when you've highlighted a file it can't convert and the possibility of this happening is much greater in a folder. I tested this by copying 3 mp3 songs to a folder I created and then bringing up that new folder's context menu where File Converter did not appear. On the other hand, if you know all the files in a particular folder are of the same type and convertible by File Converter, you can move to the list of files by pressing the F6 key and then highlighting them all by pressing ctrl + a. Shift F10 will bring up the context menu where File Converter will appear in order to convert multiple files. I would not suggest highlighting files of different types even if they are convertible by File Converter in order to do a multi-conversion since this seems like it might have unintended consequences.
Alan Lemly From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Greetings, This is the first line of the description from the File converter page: File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in windows explorer.
So, doing “several” files seems standard. How one accomplishes that exactly is likely in the documentation.
HTH, Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Marie
I have only tried with single files. So it could be interesting and I may do a little experimenting with the possibility of converting an entire folder. Thanks for the idea. Marie
From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Marie-all, I just downloaded the utilitz, but wonder, can zou do a folder conversion as well, or just simple files? Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Marie
I have been using this little utility for several months and it is indeed very simple and very useful. Marie
From: Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 8:38 AM Subject: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi List,
I received an email today from Gizmo's Freeware discussing a handy program that will add context menus to Windows Explorer enabling you to convert farious file formats to other formats when focus is on a file in an Explorer window. I'm pasting the text of the article discussing this free program after my signature. I installed it on my Windows 7 computer running Fusion 2019 and it worked very well to convert an m4a song to mp3 format. I'll admit that I'm a big user of Windows Explorer for file management and if you are too, I think you'll like this utility.
The download link to get it is here:
Alan Lemly
The below article is from this website:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/convert-files-right-click-windows-explorer.htm
Convert Files With A Right Click In Windows Explorer
Last updated by rhiannon on 05. February 2019 - 03:59
File Converter screen shot
There are many file converters available both online and offline, but how about one that works from Windows File Explorer right click (context) menu? File Converter does just that.
File Converter is a free open source Windows program that converts and compresses a variety of file formats from the right click menu in Windows File Explorer. Once installed, it appears in the context (right click) menu. It's very easy to use; right click on a file (or several files) in Windows File Explorer, choose File Converter, and select the file format. A window opens showing the progress of the conversion and closes when it's complete. Converted files are stored in the same folder as the source file and have the same name with a different extension. File Converter won't appear in the context menu if you right click on a file that isn't supported, a nice touch that keeps the context menu less cluttered.
File Converter works with audio, video, image and document files and supports these formats:
Audio Output formats: flac, aac, ogg, mp3, wav Input formats: 3gp, aiff, ape, avi, bik, cda, flac, flv, m4a, mkv, mov, mp3, mp4, oga, ogg, wav, webm, wma, wmv
Video Output formats: webm, mkv, mp4, ogv, avi, gif Input formats: 3gp, avi, bik, flv, gif, m4v, mkv, mp4, mpeg, mov, ogv, webm, wmv
Image Output formats: png, jpg, ico, webp Input formats: bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga, webp, pdf, doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx* (Microsoft Office will have to be installed for the Office formats to work)
Document Output format: pdf Input formats: doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx*, bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga
File Converter can be customized using the Windows program menu, though the defaults should work well for most people. It's lightweight, fast and quite useful. It runs on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 and 10, and the 32 bit and 64 bit installers (.msi) are clean according to VirusTotal. The source code can be viewed on GitHub .
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Re: JAWS 2019: quit without prompt is gone
CJ &AA MAY
And this is mostly fine, but what do you do if, having made some changes,
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
you want to revert to the original? Alison
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Jason White via Groups.Io Sent: 07 February 2019 14:25 To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] JAWS 2019: quit without prompt is gone CJ &AA MAY <chrisalismay@gmail.com> wrote: Whilst we are on this topic, I notice that now, more often or not,Office 365? Yes, if the file is saved to OneDrive or Onedrive for Business. You can just type Alt-F4 to close Microsoft Word, and all of the changes are retained. This is documented by Microsoft. Explicit save commands are not needed anymore when editing a file on OneDrive/OneDrive for Business. This should also perform much better in saving recent changes after a crash.
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Re: Jfw and outlook
CJ &AA MAY
I am using Outlook 365 with Jaws 18; if I start to type the first few
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letters of a known contact, tab away and then back-tab, I then find the e-mail address. Alison
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From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: 07 February 2019 14:18 To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: [jaws-users] Jfw and outlook Hi. When I type a name into the to field of outlook 365 my suggestions no longer come up. I am using jfw 19. How do I fix this? Sent from my iPhone
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Re: Faxing With J2019
Richard Turner
There are online services that you can pay up to $10 per month, or use Fax0 where you can do 3 page faxes up to 5 times per day for free. It is a web service and seems quite accessible with Jaws.
HTH, Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io>
On Behalf Of David Ferrin
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 6:20 AM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Faxing With J2019
You would need an external phone modem which connect USB. I know for a fact as there is such an animal sitting on my desk. Now there might be some web pages that for a price could do this for you as well, as to that I can not say.
From: Mike B. Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 8:13 AM To: Jaws-Users-List Subject: [jaws-users] Faxing With J2019
Hi All,
An acquaintence is running a Windows 10 laptop with J2019 latest and would like to know what he needs to do to be able to send a fax from his laptop. I believe a phone modem needs to be installed but, I'm not sure since I've never ran into this issue. If any of y'all has experience with faxing from your laptop would you please tell me the steps on how to do this? I don't know if there are external phone modems, if they are programs, or it it is hardware that needs to be installed. All help will be greatly appreciated. Thank y'all very much. Take care. Sent from my iBarstool.
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Re: JAWS 2019: quit without prompt is gone
Jason White
CJ &AA MAY <chrisalismay@gmail.com> wrote:
Whilst we are on this topic, I notice that now, more often or not, when Yes, if the file is saved to OneDrive or Onedrive for Business. You can just type Alt-F4 to close Microsoft Word, and all of the changes are retained. This is documented by Microsoft. Explicit save commands are not needed anymore when editing a file on OneDrive/OneDrive for Business. This should also perform much better in saving recent changes after a crash.
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Re: Jfw and outlook
Richard Turner
For me, if I press the read line command, insert plus up-arrow, the suggestions are there. They just are not read automatically.
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Richard
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Star Gazer Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 6:18 AM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: [jaws-users] Jfw and outlook Hi. When I type a name into the to field of outlook 365 my suggestions no longer come up. I am using jfw 19. How do I fix this? Sent from my iPhone
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Re: Faxing With J2019
David Ferrin
You would need an external phone modem which connect
USB. I know for a fact as there is such an animal sitting on my desk. Now there
might be some web pages that for a price could do this for you as well, as to
that I can not say.
From: Mike
B.
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 8:13 AM
To: Jaws-Users-List
Subject: [jaws-users] Faxing With J2019 Hi All,
An acquaintence is running a Windows 10 laptop with J2019
latest and would like to know what he needs to do to be able to send a fax from
his laptop. I believe a phone modem needs to be installed but, I'm not
sure since I've never ran into this issue. If any of y'all has experience
with faxing from your laptop would you please tell me the steps on how to do
this? I don't know if there are external phone modems, if they are
programs, or it it is hardware that needs to be installed. All help will
be greatly appreciated. Thank y'all very much.
Take care. Sent from my iBarstool.
The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action. David Ferrin Marriage is the process of finding out what kind of man your wife would have preferred.
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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Richard Turner
Hi, I just tried out the free version of Switch. It is very easy to use. If you have an iPhone and want to make ringtones, it can convert to .m4r format, along with a bunch of others. It can convert different file types to the one you want at the same time. I just did a quick test with a .wav file and an .m4r file and converted them to mp3 in one step. I do not know what the maximum number of files might be, but it is pretty fast and retains the information you want.
Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io>
On Behalf Of Panagiotis Antonopoulos
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 5:55 AM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Mike/all, Is switch better than convert file and in what way? Take care, Takis
From:
jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io]
On Behalf Of Mike B.
I Takis,
There's a sound file converter called, Switch, that works great and is Jaws accessible.
Take care. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 2:16 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi all, I am not an expert on audio programs, but did some research on this. I have a folder with archival material from the Smithsonian collection from the former Yugoslavia, Italy and Mexico. I copied it on a different part of the pc. Then I took off three files related to album icons, and asked file converter to convert the mp3. It refused to do so in .wav, because I simply had one file converted to .wav before. So I did this in .ogg. There was no progress bar with the program, but when I hit escape, all files were there, it seems it’s done very quickly, there were about 61 files to convert. The unfortunate thing is that it places the .wav file next to its .mp3 counterpart, so you have to manually delete all .mp3s thereafter. Then I went to the folder and tried groove which is a program I like, despite its mishaps. No play, whereas vlc and windows media player would play the .ogg. So, I removed the one .wav file existing, otherwise file converter would not permit me do a conversion. Once it was taken away, it did convert all files from .ogg into .wav and groove is playing fine, except that it cannot derive the info on artists and song titles. Needless to say, I had again, to manually, delete the .ogg files from the folder. I hope I have not tired you with this, and that it may be useful to others. However, might I ask the more knowledgeable among us, which format is the better quality one, ogg or wav? Cheers, Takis
From:
jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io]
On Behalf Of JM Casey
There are other tools you could use for batch conversion if you wanted to.
BTW, this seems like a neat utility; maybe I’ll give ita shot.
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io>
On Behalf Of Alan Lemly
You cannot use File Converter to select a folder in order to convert all of its files. This makes sense as File Converter is smart enough not to appear when you've highlighted a file it can't convert and the possibility of this happening is much greater in a folder. I tested this by copying 3 mp3 songs to a folder I created and then bringing up that new folder's context menu where File Converter did not appear. On the other hand, if you know all the files in a particular folder are of the same type and convertible by File Converter, you can move to the list of files by pressing the F6 key and then highlighting them all by pressing ctrl + a. Shift F10 will bring up the context menu where File Converter will appear in order to convert multiple files. I would not suggest highlighting files of different types even if they are convertible by File Converter in order to do a multi-conversion since this seems like it might have unintended consequences.
Alan Lemly From:
jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io]
On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Greetings, This is the first line of the description from the File converter page: File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in windows explorer.
So, doing “several” files seems standard. How one accomplishes that exactly is likely in the documentation.
HTH, Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io>
On Behalf Of Marie
I have only tried with single files. So it could be interesting and I may do a little experimenting with the possibility of converting an entire folder. Thanks for the idea. Marie
From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Marie-all, I just downloaded the utilitz, but wonder, can zou do a folder conversion as well, or just simple files? Takis
From:
jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io]
On Behalf Of Marie
I have been using this little utility for several months and it is indeed very simple and very useful. Marie
From: Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 8:38 AM Subject: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi List,
I received an email today from Gizmo's Freeware discussing a handy program that will add context menus to Windows Explorer enabling you to convert farious file formats to other formats when focus is on a file in an Explorer window. I'm pasting the text of the article discussing this free program after my signature. I installed it on my Windows 7 computer running Fusion 2019 and it worked very well to convert an m4a song to mp3 format. I'll admit that I'm a big user of Windows Explorer for file management and if you are too, I think you'll like this utility.
The download link to get it is here:
Alan Lemly
The below article is from this website:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/convert-files-right-click-windows-explorer.htm
Convert Files With A Right Click In Windows Explorer
Last updated by rhiannon on 05. February 2019 - 03:59
File Converter screen shot
There are many file converters available both online and offline, but how about one that works from Windows File Explorer right click (context) menu? File Converter does just that.
File Converter is a free open source Windows program that converts and compresses a variety of file formats from the right click menu in Windows File Explorer. Once installed, it appears in the context (right click) menu. It's very easy to use; right click on a file (or several files) in Windows File Explorer, choose File Converter, and select the file format. A window opens showing the progress of the conversion and closes when it's complete. Converted files are stored in the same folder as the source file and have the same name with a different extension. File Converter won't appear in the context menu if you right click on a file that isn't supported, a nice touch that keeps the context menu less cluttered.
File Converter works with audio, video, image and document files and supports these formats:
Audio Output formats: flac, aac, ogg, mp3, wav Input formats: 3gp, aiff, ape, avi, bik, cda, flac, flv, m4a, mkv, mov, mp3, mp4, oga, ogg, wav, webm, wma, wmv
Video Output formats: webm, mkv, mp4, ogv, avi, gif Input formats: 3gp, avi, bik, flv, gif, m4v, mkv, mp4, mpeg, mov, ogv, webm, wmv
Image Output formats: png, jpg, ico, webp Input formats: bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga, webp, pdf, doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx* (Microsoft Office will have to be installed for the Office formats to work)
Document Output format: pdf Input formats: doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx*, bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga
File Converter can be customized using the Windows program menu, though the defaults should work well for most people. It's lightweight, fast and quite useful. It runs on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 and 10, and the 32 bit and 64 bit installers (.msi) are clean according to VirusTotal. The source code can be viewed on GitHub .
Download File Converter
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Jfw and outlook
Star Gazer
Hi. When I type a name into the to field of outlook 365 my suggestions no longer come up. I am using jfw 19. How do I fix this? Sent from my iPhone
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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Mike/all, Is switch better than convert file and in what way? Take care, Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Mike B.
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 3:01 PM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
I Takis,
There's a sound file converter called, Switch, that works great and is Jaws accessible.
Take care. Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 2:16 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi all, I am not an expert on audio programs, but did some research on this. I have a folder with archival material from the Smithsonian collection from the former Yugoslavia, Italy and Mexico. I copied it on a different part of the pc. Then I took off three files related to album icons, and asked file converter to convert the mp3. It refused to do so in .wav, because I simply had one file converted to .wav before. So I did this in .ogg. There was no progress bar with the program, but when I hit escape, all files were there, it seems it’s done very quickly, there were about 61 files to convert. The unfortunate thing is that it places the .wav file next to its .mp3 counterpart, so you have to manually delete all .mp3s thereafter. Then I went to the folder and tried groove which is a program I like, despite its mishaps. No play, whereas vlc and windows media player would play the .ogg. So, I removed the one .wav file existing, otherwise file converter would not permit me do a conversion. Once it was taken away, it did convert all files from .ogg into .wav and groove is playing fine, except that it cannot derive the info on artists and song titles. Needless to say, I had again, to manually, delete the .ogg files from the folder. I hope I have not tired you with this, and that it may be useful to others. However, might I ask the more knowledgeable among us, which format is the better quality one, ogg or wav? Cheers, Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of JM Casey
There are other tools you could use for batch conversion if you wanted to.
BTW, this seems like a neat utility; maybe I’ll give ita shot.
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly
You cannot use File Converter to select a folder in order to convert all of its files. This makes sense as File Converter is smart enough not to appear when you've highlighted a file it can't convert and the possibility of this happening is much greater in a folder. I tested this by copying 3 mp3 songs to a folder I created and then bringing up that new folder's context menu where File Converter did not appear. On the other hand, if you know all the files in a particular folder are of the same type and convertible by File Converter, you can move to the list of files by pressing the F6 key and then highlighting them all by pressing ctrl + a. Shift F10 will bring up the context menu where File Converter will appear in order to convert multiple files. I would not suggest highlighting files of different types even if they are convertible by File Converter in order to do a multi-conversion since this seems like it might have unintended consequences.
Alan Lemly From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Greetings, This is the first line of the description from the File converter page: File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in windows explorer.
So, doing “several” files seems standard. How one accomplishes that exactly is likely in the documentation.
HTH, Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Marie
I have only tried with single files. So it could be interesting and I may do a little experimenting with the possibility of converting an entire folder. Thanks for the idea. Marie
From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Marie-all, I just downloaded the utilitz, but wonder, can zou do a folder conversion as well, or just simple files? Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Marie
I have been using this little utility for several months and it is indeed very simple and very useful. Marie
From: Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 8:38 AM Subject: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi List,
I received an email today from Gizmo's Freeware discussing a handy program that will add context menus to Windows Explorer enabling you to convert farious file formats to other formats when focus is on a file in an Explorer window. I'm pasting the text of the article discussing this free program after my signature. I installed it on my Windows 7 computer running Fusion 2019 and it worked very well to convert an m4a song to mp3 format. I'll admit that I'm a big user of Windows Explorer for file management and if you are too, I think you'll like this utility.
The download link to get it is here:
Alan Lemly
The below article is from this website:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/convert-files-right-click-windows-explorer.htm
Convert Files With A Right Click In Windows Explorer
Last updated by rhiannon on 05. February 2019 - 03:59
File Converter screen shot
There are many file converters available both online and offline, but how about one that works from Windows File Explorer right click (context) menu? File Converter does just that.
File Converter is a free open source Windows program that converts and compresses a variety of file formats from the right click menu in Windows File Explorer. Once installed, it appears in the context (right click) menu. It's very easy to use; right click on a file (or several files) in Windows File Explorer, choose File Converter, and select the file format. A window opens showing the progress of the conversion and closes when it's complete. Converted files are stored in the same folder as the source file and have the same name with a different extension. File Converter won't appear in the context menu if you right click on a file that isn't supported, a nice touch that keeps the context menu less cluttered.
File Converter works with audio, video, image and document files and supports these formats:
Audio Output formats: flac, aac, ogg, mp3, wav Input formats: 3gp, aiff, ape, avi, bik, cda, flac, flv, m4a, mkv, mov, mp3, mp4, oga, ogg, wav, webm, wma, wmv
Video Output formats: webm, mkv, mp4, ogv, avi, gif Input formats: 3gp, avi, bik, flv, gif, m4v, mkv, mp4, mpeg, mov, ogv, webm, wmv
Image Output formats: png, jpg, ico, webp Input formats: bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga, webp, pdf, doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx* (Microsoft Office will have to be installed for the Office formats to work)
Document Output format: pdf Input formats: doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx*, bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga
File Converter can be customized using the Windows program menu, though the defaults should work well for most people. It's lightweight, fast and quite useful. It runs on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 and 10, and the 32 bit and 64 bit installers (.msi) are clean according to VirusTotal. The source code can be viewed on GitHub .
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Re: Faxing With J2019
Mike B. <mike9902@...>
Howdy All,
Here's something I found that might be of interest to others
that might want to fax from their Windows 10 computers using Jaws. The
best option for those without all in ones is probably option3, I put 3 stars in
front of the 2 places that might be of the most interest.
How to fax with a Windows 10 PC
Fax Authority How to fax with a Windows 10 PC LAST UPDATE: August 30th, 2018
There are three ways to fax with a Windows 10 PC:
list of 3 items
An online fax service (a virtual fax machine accessed through the internet). A fax machine (or multifunction printer/scanner/fax/copier) that connects to the computer and faxes through a landline phone line. With software (such as Windows 10’s included “fax and scan” program) which turns the computer into a direct replacement of a hardcopy fax machine. list end Option 1 – online fax services compatible with Windows 10
An
online fax service is a dedicated fax number that is hosted by a service provider. Compared with fax software (or a fax machine), an online fax service offers
the ability to fax directly from the Internet without a dedicated
landline
phone line in your house, as well as the ability to access or manage fax communications from anywhere you can access the internet. Interfaces are very similar to a web-based email account (with the
exception that you can send and receive faxes), and features such as faxing
through
email, the web, and integration with popular programs such as the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) are available. Online fax services can also be combined with other devices – for example
faxing to and from another computer, a tablet, or a smartphone through the
same
account. For full details on online fax services compatible with Windows 10 and
other operating systems, see our page on
Online Faxing. Option 2 – fax through a connected fax
Many connected fax and multifunction printers have the option to fax
through the machine from the computer.
While specific options depend on the fax machine’s manufacturer (and the
software they offer), many units can send and receive faxes directly to the
computer
through the fax machine. Instead of having to print a document and then fax it (or receive a document over the fax then scan it), connecting a fax machine this way will let you send and receive faxes from the computer. What you’ll need
To send an receive a fax from a Windows 10 computer through a connected fax
or printer with fax, you’ll need the following:
list of 4 items
A computer running Windows 10 A fax machine or multifunction (print / copy / scan / fax) printer that can fax from the computer An active land-line phone line to connect the fax / multifunction printer to. The phone line should not be a VoIP phone connection as VoIP signals usually scramble a fax signal – for more details on faxing with VoIP, see our page on “ why does my fax machine not work on my VoIP phone line? “ A document to send list end Things to be aware of
list of 3 items You will still need to connect the fax or multifunction printer to an active land-line phone line for this to work A fax or multifunction printer with “wireless” (such as wifi or Bluetooth) does not allow you to send and receive faxes without a phone line. The “wireless” portion of the fax/printer is only for communication between the computer and the printer – not between the fax/printer and the phone system. A “wireless” fax/printer cannot connect wirelessly to the internet to be able to send and receive faxes. When setting the system up, double check to see what happens with received faxes when the computer is not active. Some models will store received faxes in the fax/printer’s memory. The challenge with this approach is a power interruption will erase any stored faxes (that the fax machine has already marked as acknowledged). list end ***Option 3 – using fax software
Windows 10 contains software already includes the ability to fax from your
computer. The program is called “Windows Fax and Scan.”
System Requirements
To send (or receive) a fax from a Windows 10 Computer using Windows Fax and
Scan you’ll need the following:
list of 4 items
A computer running Windows 10 Modem or Fax Board on the computer (the majority of computers that have a telephone line connection have this ability) A land-line phone line. The phone line should not be a VoIP phone connection as VoIP signals usually scramble a fax signal – for more details on faxing with VoIP, see our page on “ why does my fax machine not work on my VoIP phone line? “ A document to send list end When using Windows Fax and Scan as a fax machine, the computer needs always
to be on and connected to the phone line to receive a fax.
As well, the computer will not be able to use your internet connection to
send and receive faxes – only the phone connection.
***Configuring Windows Fax and Scan
Windows Fax and Scan is quick to configure.
1) Start the program through the start menu
2) Click on “Tools” then “Fax Accounts”
3) Select “Add” to have your fax modem installed
4) Choose between Automatic or Manual Answering of the phone line
5) Go to “Tools” and “Fax Settings” to configure additional options,
including changing the automatic or manual reception, changing the number of
rings
before automatic pick up, configure TSID and CSID information, and automatically save or print a fax the moment it arrives. Sending a Fax in Windows Fax and Scan
To use the Windows 10 Fax, you need to use the “Windows Fax and Scan”
program.
list of 3 items
Click on the START button, select All Programs, and select “Windows Fax and Scan” On the toolbar that appears in the program, select “New Fax” – if this is the first time that a fax is being sent, you’ll be directed to the new fax wizard. This will allow you to set all the required settings to send a fax. Create your fax, and then click send to send it to the receiving fax machine. list end Automatically Receive a Fax in Windows Fax and Scan
In order to receive a fax from a Windows 10 Computer, you first need to set
up the service in Windows Fax and Scan.
To set up the fax service:
list of 5 items
Click the “Start” button, type “Fax” in the search box, then choose “Windows Fax and Scan” At the bottom of the left pane, choose “Fax” Select “Tools” and then select “Fax Settings”. Select the “General” tab, then ensure the “Allow device to receive fax calls” button is checked under “Send / Receive Options” Select “Automatically Answer after ___ Rings”, set the number of rings you want the phone to ring before the fax service answers, then select “Ok” list end Manually Receive a Fax in Windows Fax and Scan
If you want to have the manual option to answer with the fax service when
the phone rings, you need first to have the Windows Fax and Scan program
running.
list of 3 items
Activate Windows Fax and Scan by clicking on the “start” button, searching for “Fax” in the search box, and then select “Windows Fax and Scan” Click the Fax option at the bottom left pane From the toolbar, select “Receive a Fax Now”. This will allow the computer to receive the fax when the phone rings. list end article end Take care. Sent from my iBarstool. The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike B.
To: Jaws-Users-List
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 5:13 AM
Subject: [jaws-users] Faxing With J2019 Hi All,
An acquaintence is running a Windows 10 laptop with J2019
latest and would like to know what he needs to do to be able to send a fax from
his laptop. I believe a phone modem needs to be installed but, I'm not
sure since I've never ran into this issue. If any of y'all has experience
with faxing from your laptop would you please tell me the steps on how to do
this? I don't know if there are external phone modems, if they are
programs, or it it is hardware that needs to be installed. All help will
be greatly appreciated. Thank y'all very much.
Take care. Sent from my iBarstool.
The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.
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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Richard/all, Yes, it is probably overkill for me, but you hit the target. I was going to report that, converting through convert file from .mp3 to .ogg, kept the info of artists etc, but not when converting from .mp3 to .wav. When I converted the .ogg into .wav, artist and song titles info seems to have been preserved. Take care, Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 2:29 PM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Wav is generally better quality than Ogg. It really also depends on the Bits Per Second. CD quality is 44,000 BPS. If the original files had the artist and song title imbedded, I'd recommend using GoldWave for the batch conversion. You can try it for free and I believe it is about $50 to register. It is a very powerful audio editing program so it may be over-kill for what you want. There are likely other programs that will convert the files without losing the artist information. HTH, Richard
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker
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Faxing With J2019
Mike B. <mike9902@...>
Hi All,
An acquaintence is running a Windows 10 laptop with J2019
latest and would like to know what he needs to do to be able to send a fax from
his laptop. I believe a phone modem needs to be installed but, I'm not
sure since I've never ran into this issue. If any of y'all has experience
with faxing from your laptop would you please tell me the steps on how to do
this? I don't know if there are external phone modems, if they are
programs, or it it is hardware that needs to be installed. All help will
be greatly appreciated. Thank y'all very much.
Take care. Sent from my iBarstool. The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.
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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Richard Turner
Thanks Mike for posting this. I couldn't remember what the NCH program was.
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Folks should be sure to read through the page for the free, noncommercial version which should work fine for most home uses.
I do not know what the cost is of the other version.
It might be worth it if there are features one wants beyond the basics.
Richard
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker
On Feb 7, 2019, at 5:00 AM, Mike B. <mike9902@...> wrote:
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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Mike B. <mike9902@...>
I Takis,
There's a sound file converter called, Switch,
that works great and is Jaws accessible.
Take care. Sent from my iBarstool. The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.
----- Original Message -----
From: Panagiotis
Antonopoulos
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2019 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from
Windows Explorer Hi all, I am not an expert on audio programs, but did some research on this. I have a folder with archival material from the Smithsonian collection from the former Yugoslavia, Italy and Mexico. I copied it on a different part of the pc. Then I took off three files related to album icons, and asked file converter to convert the mp3. It refused to do so in .wav, because I simply had one file converted to .wav before. So I did this in .ogg. There was no progress bar with the program, but when I hit escape, all files were there, it seems it’s done very quickly, there were about 61 files to convert. The unfortunate thing is that it places the .wav file next to its .mp3 counterpart, so you have to manually delete all .mp3s thereafter. Then I went to the folder and tried groove which is a program I like, despite its mishaps. No play, whereas vlc and windows media player would play the .ogg. So, I removed the one .wav file existing, otherwise file converter would not permit me do a conversion. Once it was taken away, it did convert all files from .ogg into .wav and groove is playing fine, except that it cannot derive the info on artists and song titles. Needless to say, I had again, to manually, delete the .ogg files from the folder. I hope I have not tired you with this, and that it may be useful to others. However, might I ask the more knowledgeable among us, which format is the better quality one, ogg or wav? Cheers, Takis
From:
jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of
JM Casey
There are other tools you could use for batch conversion if you wanted to.
BTW, this seems like a neat utility; maybe I’ll give ita shot.
From:
jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of
Alan Lemly
You cannot use File Converter to select a folder in order to convert all of its files. This makes sense as File Converter is smart enough not to appear when you've highlighted a file it can't convert and the possibility of this happening is much greater in a folder. I tested this by copying 3 mp3 songs to a folder I created and then bringing up that new folder's context menu where File Converter did not appear. On the other hand, if you know all the files in a particular folder are of the same type and convertible by File Converter, you can move to the list of files by pressing the F6 key and then highlighting them all by pressing ctrl + a. Shift F10 will bring up the context menu where File Converter will appear in order to convert multiple files. I would not suggest highlighting files of different types even if they are convertible by File Converter in order to do a multi-conversion since this seems like it might have unintended consequences.
Alan Lemly From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io]
On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Greetings, This is the first line of the description from the File converter page: File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in windows explorer.
So, doing “several” files seems standard. How one accomplishes that exactly is likely in the documentation.
HTH, Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On
Behalf Of Marie
I have only tried with single files. So it could be interesting and I may do a little experimenting with the possibility of converting an entire folder. Thanks for the idea. Marie
From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Marie-all, I just downloaded the utilitz, but wonder, can zou do a folder conversion as well, or just simple files? Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io]
On Behalf Of Marie
I have been using this little utility for several months and it is indeed very simple and very useful. Marie
From: Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 8:38 AM Subject: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi List,
I received an email today from Gizmo's Freeware discussing a handy program that will add context menus to Windows Explorer enabling you to convert farious file formats to other formats when focus is on a file in an Explorer window. I'm pasting the text of the article discussing this free program after my signature. I installed it on my Windows 7 computer running Fusion 2019 and it worked very well to convert an m4a song to mp3 format. I'll admit that I'm a big user of Windows Explorer for file management and if you are too, I think you'll like this utility.
The download link to get it is here:
Alan Lemly
The below article is from this website:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/convert-files-right-click-windows-explorer.htm
Convert Files With A Right Click In Windows Explorer
Last updated by rhiannon on 05. February 2019 - 03:59
File Converter screen shot
There are many file converters available both online and offline, but how about one that works from Windows File Explorer right click (context) menu? File Converter does just that.
File Converter is a free open source Windows program that converts and compresses a variety of file formats from the right click menu in Windows File Explorer. Once installed, it appears in the context (right click) menu. It's very easy to use; right click on a file (or several files) in Windows File Explorer, choose File Converter, and select the file format. A window opens showing the progress of the conversion and closes when it's complete. Converted files are stored in the same folder as the source file and have the same name with a different extension. File Converter won't appear in the context menu if you right click on a file that isn't supported, a nice touch that keeps the context menu less cluttered.
File Converter works with audio, video, image and document files and supports these formats:
Audio Output formats: flac, aac, ogg, mp3, wav Input formats: 3gp, aiff, ape, avi, bik, cda, flac, flv, m4a, mkv, mov, mp3, mp4, oga, ogg, wav, webm, wma, wmv
Video Output formats: webm, mkv, mp4, ogv, avi, gif Input formats: 3gp, avi, bik, flv, gif, m4v, mkv, mp4, mpeg, mov, ogv, webm, wmv
Image Output formats: png, jpg, ico, webp Input formats: bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga, webp, pdf, doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx* (Microsoft Office will have to be installed for the Office formats to work)
Document Output format: pdf Input formats: doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx*, bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga
File Converter can be customized using the Windows program menu, though the defaults should work well for most people. It's lightweight, fast and quite useful. It runs on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 and 10, and the 32 bit and 64 bit installers (.msi) are clean according to VirusTotal. The source code can be viewed on GitHub .
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Re: Email password
Fred Adams
I know my password but how to
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enter it without sight has been my problem. Some of the emails on the list has given me a better understanding. Thanks for your response.
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups .io] On Behalf Of JM Casey Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 7:43 PM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Email password Hi. Of course it is possible, but -- you'd have to know your password to begin with in order to type it in. If you don't know your password, what you can do about it would depend on your e-mail provider. If you use your ISP's e-mail service, they probably will be able to give it to you if you supply them with all your correct information (they usually ask for your full name, address, phone number, or any other information you might have associated with the account). If you use gmail, I don't really know what recovery options they have, but if you use an Android phone they probably associate it with your Google account and will send you a code to verify on your phone. I don't really know what you are asking though; the part about a blind person typing in the password confused me. -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Fred Adams Sent: February 6, 2019 7:30 PM To: Jaws-users group <jaws-users-list@groups.io> Subject: [jaws-users] Email password Using W 10 and jaws 2019 and I have lost my email password several times and my wife has been available to restore it. She said that she always checks the checkmark for saving the password. My question is , is it possible for a blind person to type the password back in getting each number or character in its proper place? I have tried several times but computer does not accept it. I hope I have made sense of this. Thanks much, FRED C. ADAMS W4HC US ARMY ABN RETIRED ETERNITY A VERY LONG TIME
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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Richard Turner
It really also depends on the Bits Per Second.
CD quality is 44,000 BPS.
If the original files had the artist and song title imbedded, I'd recommend using GoldWave for the batch conversion.
You can try it for free and I believe it is about $50 to register.
It is a very powerful audio editing program so it may be over-kill for what you want.
There are likely other programs that will convert the files without losing the artist information.
HTH,
Richard
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker
On Feb 7, 2019, at 2:16 AM, Panagiotis Antonopoulos <pantonop@...> wrote:
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Re: Email password
Fred Adams
Thanks much, I am keeping your
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info.
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups .io] On Behalf Of Kenny Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 7:35 PM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Email password I type in my password, I just hit the end key, and back space till it says blank a couple of times, then I hit the home key, and start typing it. -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups .io] On Behalf Of Fred Adams Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 6:30 PM To: Jaws-users group <jaws-users-list@groups.io> Subject: [jaws-users] Email password Using W 10 and jaws 2019 and I have lost my email password several times and my wife has been available to restore it. She said that she always checks the checkmark for saving the password. My question is , is it possible for a blind person to type the password back in getting each number or character in its proper place? I have tried several times but computer does not accept it. I hope I have made sense of this. Thanks much, FRED C. ADAMS W4HC US ARMY ABN RETIRED ETERNITY A VERY LONG TIME
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Re: Email password
Fred Adams
Thanks very much. I am
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keeping this info and will try it when situation arises again.
-----Original Message-----
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups .io] On Behalf Of Glenn / Lenny Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 9:03 PM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Email password Fred, You will know if it is the password field if you hear star star star when you type. You can copy and paste your password into the field, but you have to be careful to not copy any spaces that come after it. Sighted folks do this unknowingly too. So if you hold down the shift key and copy the password, go past it until you hear the space, and don't let go of the space bar, and left arrow once to unhighlight the space. Then you can copy. HTH. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Adams" <hamshack@tampabay.rr.com> To: "Jaws-users group" <jaws-users-list@groups.io> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2019 6:30 PM Subject: [jaws-users] Email password Using W 10 and jaws 2019 and I have lost my email password several times and my wife has been available to restore it. She said that she always checks the checkmark for saving the password. My question is , is it possible for a blind person to type the password back in getting each number or character in its proper place? I have tried several times but computer does not accept it. I hope I have made sense of this. Thanks much, FRED C. ADAMS W4HC US ARMY ABN RETIRED ETERNITY A VERY LONG TIME
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Re: Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi all, I am not an expert on audio programs, but did some research on this. I have a folder with archival material from the Smithsonian collection from the former Yugoslavia, Italy and Mexico. I copied it on a different part of the pc. Then I took off three files related to album icons, and asked file converter to convert the mp3. It refused to do so in .wav, because I simply had one file converted to .wav before. So I did this in .ogg. There was no progress bar with the program, but when I hit escape, all files were there, it seems it’s done very quickly, there were about 61 files to convert. The unfortunate thing is that it places the .wav file next to its .mp3 counterpart, so you have to manually delete all .mp3s thereafter. Then I went to the folder and tried groove which is a program I like, despite its mishaps. No play, whereas vlc and windows media player would play the .ogg. So, I removed the one .wav file existing, otherwise file converter would not permit me do a conversion. Once it was taken away, it did convert all files from .ogg into .wav and groove is playing fine, except that it cannot derive the info on artists and song titles. Needless to say, I had again, to manually, delete the .ogg files from the folder. I hope I have not tired you with this, and that it may be useful to others. However, might I ask the more knowledgeable among us, which format is the better quality one, ogg or wav? Cheers, Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 10:30 PM To: jaws-users-list@groups.io Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
There are other tools you could use for batch conversion if you wanted to.
BTW, this seems like a neat utility; maybe I’ll give ita shot.
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Alan Lemly
You cannot use File Converter to select a folder in order to convert all of its files. This makes sense as File Converter is smart enough not to appear when you've highlighted a file it can't convert and the possibility of this happening is much greater in a folder. I tested this by copying 3 mp3 songs to a folder I created and then bringing up that new folder's context menu where File Converter did not appear. On the other hand, if you know all the files in a particular folder are of the same type and convertible by File Converter, you can move to the list of files by pressing the F6 key and then highlighting them all by pressing ctrl + a. Shift F10 will bring up the context menu where File Converter will appear in order to convert multiple files. I would not suggest highlighting files of different types even if they are convertible by File Converter in order to do a multi-conversion since this seems like it might have unintended consequences.
Alan Lemly From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Greetings, This is the first line of the description from the File converter page: File Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in windows explorer.
So, doing “several” files seems standard. How one accomplishes that exactly is likely in the documentation.
HTH, Richard
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io <jaws-users-list@groups.io> On Behalf Of Marie
I have only tried with single files. So it could be interesting and I may do a little experimenting with the possibility of converting an entire folder. Thanks for the idea. Marie
From: Panagiotis Antonopoulos Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 12:06 AM Subject: Re: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi Marie-all, I just downloaded the utilitz, but wonder, can zou do a folder conversion as well, or just simple files? Takis
From: jaws-users-list@groups.io [mailto:jaws-users-list@groups.io] On Behalf Of Marie
I have been using this little utility for several months and it is indeed very simple and very useful. Marie
From: Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 8:38 AM Subject: [jaws-users] Convert files with a right click from Windows Explorer
Hi List,
I received an email today from Gizmo's Freeware discussing a handy program that will add context menus to Windows Explorer enabling you to convert farious file formats to other formats when focus is on a file in an Explorer window. I'm pasting the text of the article discussing this free program after my signature. I installed it on my Windows 7 computer running Fusion 2019 and it worked very well to convert an m4a song to mp3 format. I'll admit that I'm a big user of Windows Explorer for file management and if you are too, I think you'll like this utility.
The download link to get it is here:
Alan Lemly
The below article is from this website:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/convert-files-right-click-windows-explorer.htm
Convert Files With A Right Click In Windows Explorer
Last updated by rhiannon on 05. February 2019 - 03:59
File Converter screen shot
There are many file converters available both online and offline, but how about one that works from Windows File Explorer right click (context) menu? File Converter does just that.
File Converter is a free open source Windows program that converts and compresses a variety of file formats from the right click menu in Windows File Explorer. Once installed, it appears in the context (right click) menu. It's very easy to use; right click on a file (or several files) in Windows File Explorer, choose File Converter, and select the file format. A window opens showing the progress of the conversion and closes when it's complete. Converted files are stored in the same folder as the source file and have the same name with a different extension. File Converter won't appear in the context menu if you right click on a file that isn't supported, a nice touch that keeps the context menu less cluttered.
File Converter works with audio, video, image and document files and supports these formats:
Audio Output formats: flac, aac, ogg, mp3, wav Input formats: 3gp, aiff, ape, avi, bik, cda, flac, flv, m4a, mkv, mov, mp3, mp4, oga, ogg, wav, webm, wma, wmv
Video Output formats: webm, mkv, mp4, ogv, avi, gif Input formats: 3gp, avi, bik, flv, gif, m4v, mkv, mp4, mpeg, mov, ogv, webm, wmv
Image Output formats: png, jpg, ico, webp Input formats: bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga, webp, pdf, doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx* (Microsoft Office will have to be installed for the Office formats to work)
Document Output format: pdf Input formats: doc*, docx*, odt*, odp*, ods*, ppt*, pptx*, xls*, xlsx*, bmp, exr, ico, jpg, jpeg, png, psd, svg, tiff, tga
File Converter can be customized using the Windows program menu, though the defaults should work well for most people. It's lightweight, fast and quite useful. It runs on Windows Vista / 7 / 8 and 10, and the 32 bit and 64 bit installers (.msi) are clean according to VirusTotal. The source code can be viewed on GitHub .
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