Into what symbol is the common apostrophe being translated? This will tell
us what is happening.
The problem you are describing occurs when the MS-Word "smart quotes" is
turned on. It may be the case that this feature has to be turned off in
MS-Word before submitting the document to DBT.
Best,
_don [image: ]
On Feb 27, 2021, at 3:13 AM, Catherine Thomas <braille@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:increasing. In many braille documents the apostrophe is being represented
Hi, wveryone,
I would like to alert all transcribers to a problem that seems to be
by multi-cell dot combinations instead of the standard braille dot 3. I
would urge all trannscribers (particularly those using MSWord to review
your braille before embossing it to be sure this is not happening. It may
take extra time, but I would also encourage transcriibers to replace any
multi-cell symbolswith the standard apostrophe (dot 3) which braille
readers expect to encounter. There are several reasons to do this. The
multi-cell symbols take extra space, clutter the document, and, most
importantly, make the document harder to read.
the extra stress and clutter that Unified English Braille has brought to
There are many other commonsense things transcribers can do to reduce
the livees of braille readers buut for now let's stick with restandizing
the apostrophe. If there is anything Duxbury can do to expedite this, it
would be appreciated.
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As a lifelong braille reader, thanks for your cooperaation.
Catherine
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