Dean, You didn't say if you are using the BANA template in Word. If you are, I recommend you do NOT use Swift, as there can be glitches. As Alyssa suggested, start DBT and then open the doc file. As far as using Word for your primary work, that's very possible, especially with the use of the BANA template. Susan -----Original Message----- From: Alyssa <LyssasSong@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:02 pm Subject: [duxuser] Re: any drawbacks using Swift? I have had issues with it in the past. It always gives me some error saying the file is already open when it is attempting to pull it into DBT. I usually just use the open dialogue, and open .doc files that way. Doing that, you can still do editing in Word, but it does (from what I can see) pull through to DBT. -Alyssa -----Original Message----- From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dean Martineau Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:00 PM To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxuser] any drawbacks using Swift? I'm curious to hear from people who have tried to do the bulk of their editing in Word, making effective use of Word styles, and then used SWIFT to produce hard copy with little or no time spent in DBT itself. This seems to me to be a workable scheme for much brailling. What pitfalls does one encounter? Where does it not work without human intervention? Thanks for any comments. Dean * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * * * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *