George beat me to providing the historical side of SWIFT.
To clarify my participation, I developed the BANA template, which Duxbury
started including with DBT more than a dozen years ago. When Duxbury decided
to expand SWIFT, I worked with them to incorporate the BANA templates with
SWIFT. Whenever the BANA templates are updated, Duxbury reflects the changes
into SWIFT. Many users in the U.S. who are using the BANA templates just
call it SWIFT, not aware that the template and SWIFT are really separate
entities, but SWIFT makes it a LOT easier to use the template.
SWIFT is used worldwide, and it has different uses depending on the locale.
The BANA templates are for those users who follow BANA guidelines, but we
are just a part of SWIFT and the international scene.
Ginger, I'm glad to hear you are finding SWIFT and the BANA template
helpful!
Susan Christensen
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf
Of George Bell
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 11:16 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Duxbury codes
Hi Ginger,
I would just like to correct one small detail about SWIFT. It was in fact
originally developed by one of our British users, who was happy to make
available to all Duxbury users world-wide.
Eventually Duxbury took it over as new operating systems and versions of
Office came along and began making things above his current skill set.
George
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<duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On
Behalf Of Ginger Webb
Sent: 20 November 2018 15:42
To: 'duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Duxbury codes
For formatting paragraphs, numbering, outline, etc and underlining, bold,
and italics SWIFT is very helpful! I use to do all of it in Duxbury.but I
did not use codes at all. I just did everything 'manually', now I barely do
anything in Duxbury because with SWIFT in Word you can set it all up,
applying the correct 'instruction' from the ribbon menu.
I am so glad we have Duxbury to translate and emboss!!!
Ginger
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[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Blake, J ;(Tapton Staff)
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 9:28 AM
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Subject: [duxuser] Re: Duxbury codes
I prefer to simply 'import' a Word document by opening the Word document in
Duxbury, then simply choosing the learning or Translation tables as needed
by the end user.
John
VS Technician
Sheffield UK
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[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ginger Webb
Sent: 20 November 2018 14:19
To: 'duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Duxbury codes
I am curious if anyone uses SWIFT 5.2, an add-on for Word that sets your
document up to braille in Duxbury.without codes.
I have never used codes in Duxbury.I did not learn that way. SWIFT still
has made it easier/faster for me to format and emboss. I LOVE it. IF you
get a chance to get in on some training for SWIFT 5.2 (google Duxbury SWIFT
and the Duxbury link will take you to the page to download SWIFT 5.2). Susan
Christensen was our trainer here at Kansas State School for the Blind in the
United States. She was part of the creation of this add-on (I hate to speak
wrong and say she IS the creator, but I may be wrong saying she was part of
it).
Just info that may be helpful to you in the future.
Ginger Webb
Braillist/Paraprofessional
USD327/USD305
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