[duxuser] Re: Braille Maths symbols
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:48:15 +0100
Hi Karina,
(I only have a PDF of the new Math Notation, so please bear
with me)
You have the correct division sign in braille.
DBT will recognise the Word "divide by" symbol when it is
imported in to DBT.
You can also generate it in Word 2003 by typing 00f7 and
then immediately typing Alt + x.
To generate it in DBT, hold down the Alt key, and press the
right hand square bracket. In the dialog that comes up,
type the letter f followed by the number 6, and press
return.
George.
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Karina
Gregory
Sent: 30 July 2005 12:05
To: duxuser
Subject: [duxuser] Braille Maths symbols
Hi all,
Please can someone help me? I have a file to emboss, and it
contains maths symbols that I need to transcribe into
Braille, but I am not sure if the way that I have been
daught Braille is the right way, and I can't seem to find
the symbols anywhere, and I am not sure how to represent
them in Braille.
Firstly, there is the division symbol. I was taught that
this was dots 5,6 followed by a lower d (dots 2,5,6 -
otherwise known as the full stop). If this is the correct
division symbol for UK Braille, I am wondering if the
division symbol that is found under the symbols option in
Microsoft Word is the correct one to use so that Duxbury
recognises the symbol and translates it correctly.
Secondly, there are exponent values within the document.
For example, ten to the power of 6. When I did GCSE maths
and maths at school, I was taught to put the "ing" sign
before the lower equivalent of the number e.g. ten to the
power of 6 would then be 10 ing f (without the spaces). Is
this correct, and if so, how do I get it to work within
Microsoft Word so that Duxbury recognises it without having
to go and format the duxbury files if possible?
Thank you in advance for your help, and I look forward to
reading your responses soon.
Karina
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