How to read a DAISY text magazine on a DAISY player

Find and download a DAISY text magazine

To find and download a DAISY text magazine:

  1. Go to Magazines in alphabetical order.
    A list of magazines appears.

If you would prefer to see a list of magazines by category instead:

  1. Go to Full Text Magazines.
  2. Under Full text magazines by category, select a category.
    A list of magazines related to the category appear.
  1. Select a magazine (Chatelaine, for example).
    The Search results page appears. Each issue of the magazine is a separate search result. Issues are sorted newest to oldest.
    Note: If the magazine is not in your search results, select the link Do not apply my saved search preferences. To always include these magazines in your search results, go to My account and select DAISY text as a format under Search preferences.
  2. Find the magazine edition you want to read, select DAISY text in the Get it options menu and then select Get it!
    If you are not already signed in to CELA, the Log in page will display.     Enter your CELA account number and password. Select the Log in button to submit.
  3. Select My account from the navigation menu.
  4. Select Available ZIPs to download.
    When the file is available for download, it will appear on screen.
  5. Select the Download link.
    Your computer will prompt you to open or save the file.

    Save the file
  6. Choose Save.
    Next, your computer will prompt you to choose a location where to save the file. By default, most computers save files to a Downloads folder. We recommend using this default unless you are familiar with managing files.
    Save to Downloads

Unzip the file to your computer

DAISY text magazines are contained in zip files. A zip file contains multiple files that have been compressed so they are smaller to transfer over the Internet. You will need to unzip (decompress) the file before you can read the magazine.

These instructions describe unzipping a file on a Windows computer. To learn how to unzip the file on a Mac computer, read the instructions for Mac.

To unzip the file on a Windows computer:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and go to the Downloads folder. Select the zip file you downloaded.
  2. Right-mouse click or press SHIFT+F10 to display an options menu. Select the option Extract All.
    Extract All
  3. Your computer will prompt you to choose a location where to save the unzipped (decompressed) files. Select the Extract button to save them to the Downloads folder.
    Extract to Destination
     

To unzip the file on a Mac computer:

  1. When the download is complete, open Finder.
    Finder icon
  2. From the left toolbar, select Downloads or go to Finder > Home > Downloads.
  3. Open the file.
    The file will unzip to a new folder with the same name. This the folder containing your unzipped DAISY magazine.
  4. Open the new folder. You can use this unzipped magazine with your DAISY software or transfer it to a device.

Transfer the magazine to a DAISY player

To transfer the magazine to a DAISY player you will need to connect your player to your computer or save the file on a storage media device. Humanware also offers Companion software to help you transfer files to the Victor Reader Stream and Victor Reader Stratus. Please read the user manual for your DAISY player for precise instructions.

These instructions describe how to transfer the magazine from a Windows computer. For instructions on how to transfer the magazine from a Mac computer, read the instructions for Mac.

To transfer your magazine:

  1. Power off your DAISY player and connect it to your computer. You may also insert a storage media device (a USB stick, SD card or CD, depending on your DAISY player) into your computer.
  2. Open Windows Explorer and go to the Downloads folder.
  3. You will see two subfolders. One is the zipped file you downloaded. The other is a new one containing the files you extracted from the zipped file. Select the new folder and press CTRL+C to copy it.
  4. Open the drive on your computer with the storage media device. It will probably be drive D: or  E:. If you connected your DAISY player to your computer, power it on. Your player will appear as a drive.
  5. Press CTRL+V to paste the folder to the drive.
  6. Before removing the storage media device or your DAISY player from your computer, please eject it to prevent information from being lost. To eject it, select the drive and right-mouse click or press SHIFT+F10 to display an options menu. Choose the option Eject.
     

To transfer the magazine from a Mac computer:

  1. Power off your DAISY player and connect it to your computer. You may also insert a storage media device (a USB stick, SD card or CD, depending on your DAISY player) into your computer.
  2. Open Finder and go to the Downloads folder.
  3. You will see two subfolders. One is the zipped file you downloaded. The other is a new one containing the files you extracted from the zipped file. Select the new folder and press Command+C to copy it.
  4. Open the drive on your computer with the storage media device. On the left side of the Finder window, it should appear under Devices. If you connected your DAISY player to your computer, power it on. Your player will appear as a drive.
    Flash drive
  5. Press Command+V to paste the folder to the drive.
  6. Before removing the storage media device or your DAISY player from your computer, please eject it to prevent information from being lost. To eject it, select the drive and press Command+E or right-mouse click to display an options menu. Choose the option Eject.