[optacon-l] Re: Learning the Optacon & Finding Signature Line
- From: "David" <elephant@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:36:07 +0100
Also, if you feel in the very front of the camera, you will find two small
holes, close to the bottom. Since these ar in the center, you can use them
as a reference. Like you already have been suggested, use the line on the
sides of the camera, to align with the signature line. Then, move the camera
horizontally along the line, so that you focus the beginning of the
signature field. Now, hold the camera steady in its position. Then, use your
other hand, and feel how far from the edge of the paper your camera is. Like
I said, the center marks at the front end of the camera, will indicate the
exact horisontal position on the page. So now that you know the vertical
position by using the lines on the sides of the camera, and the horisontal
position by the center marks in the front end, you should be able to locate
pretty well the spot for your signature to go.
In general, when I am to get acquainted with a new page, like a form, I like
to do as follows. First you slide the camera down the left side of the
paper, about an inch or maybe an inch and a half, from the left edge of the
page. This should make sure, you read the beginning of the lines, even with
a pretty spacious margin. I don't really read much at this state, only slide
the camera down the left side of the page, just to get an idea of the
layout. Having reached the bottom of the page, I would move the camera along
the bottom line of the page, till I reach approximately an inch from the
right edge of the page. Now, slide the camera up along the right side, till
you reach the top of the page. Then, run the camera along the top of the
page, toward the left side. In other words, you now have "scanned" along all
four sides of the page, and should have a pretty good idea of the main
layout. At least, you would now know, whether the page holds a form, or some
text, and chances are, that you even will have come to know if there is a
picture on the page. A diagonal scan from the upper-left to the lower-right
corner, could further increase your knowledge of the layout.
Like one of the other users suggested, you might want to turn up the
thickness a bit, when doing this scanning. This way, you will be able to
recognize even thinner lines. It might not be possible to read text, with
the thickness turned up, but for a layout scan, it does not matter much.
When you have scanned the layout, you will turn down the thickness again,
and start reading the trailing texts for the many fields on the form. Be
aware, that certain forms, do not have continuous lines, for signatures and
dates and the like. I have seen numerous cases, where such lines are
indicated by a line, made up of several dots, or dashes. In such cases, you
might have to turn the thickness up quite a bit, to be able to notice they
are there. On the other hand, some forms have continuous lines for general
fields, and "dotted" lines for signature and dates. Such forms I somehow
appreciate, since you now can look out for the dotted lines, and will
immediately know, you are on a line of your interest.
In general, you might be looking for the signature lines on a form, near the
bottom part of the page. So if that is the line you particularly are looking
for, I'd say you should be pretty safe in most cases, in scanning only the
lower third of the page, or so. Likely you will save a good amount of time,
only scannning the lower part.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 8:50 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Learning the Optacon & Finding Signature Line
> Hi Eileen,
>
> The easiest way to find a signature line is to find the line using the
> camera. You will notice on the side of the camera, in line with the
> aperture, is a little line. If you can align something with that then you
> are on the correct vertical level for the signature.
>
> I had to sign a lot of documents at work. What I ended up doing was a bit
> experimental. I took a paper weight and placed it on the paper. I
> discovered how far I had to set it above the signature line so I could use
> it as a top guide for signing forms. There is about an inch from the top
> of
> the camera to where the aperture is, so if you find the signature line,
> you
> can place the paperweight on the top edge of the camera, read along the
> bottom of the paperweight to make sure it is aligned horizontally, then
> adjust the paperweight down slightly if the signature area is smaller.
>
> Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
>
> Steve
> Lansing, MI
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eileen Misrahi" <eileenmis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 11:15 AM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Learning the Optacon & Finding Signature Line
>
>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> Now that I have tried all other AT methods to find a signature line on a
>> form (for my signature) that needed to be printed for a client's to sign
>> on
>> an initial evaluation visit, I believe that the Optacon will be the only
>> device that will accomplish this task independently. I purchased a
>> refurbished Optacon in 2006, but since I was in grad school, I did not
>> have
>> the extensive amount of time to learn how to use it. I would appreciate
>> it
>> if those who have been using the Optacon since its conception to advise
>> me
>> on how to accomplish this and to find a signature lines. I know that this
>> topic has been discussed previously, but now I am at a point that I can
>> dedicate the time to learn the device. Any suggestions on how to tackle
>> this
>> would be most appreciative. My husband assists me with several sighted
>> tasks, but I would really like to take ownership of this because I know
>> it
>> can be done.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Best,
>> Eileen
>>
>> to view the list archives, go to:
>>
>> www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l
>>
>> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to:
>>
>> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the
>> quotes) in the message subject.
>>
>> Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a
>> message
>> to:
>>
>> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the
>> quotes) in the message subject.
>>
>
> to view the list archives, go to:
>
> www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l
>
> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to:
>
> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the
> quotes) in the message subject.
>
> Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message
> to:
>
> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the
> quotes) in the message subject.
>
to view the list archives, go to:
www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l
To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to:
optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the
quotes) in the message subject.
Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to:
optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes)
in the message subject.
Other related posts:
