[duxuser] Re: formatting a link in word
- From: "Gary Metzler" <gmtravel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 20:13:38 -0400
Hi Susan,
Thanks for the detailed explaination of the braille template. I will save
this one.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan" <chrn3292@xxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 2:12 PM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: formatting a link in word
> This is a lengthy response about the Word braille template.
>
>
> DBT 10.5 installs the Word braille template by default, unless you said
> no to that option (this is available for Word 2000 and newer). This is
> of course assuming you already had Word on the computer at the time of
> the DBT installation. If you find that the braille template wasn't
> installed, there is a backup copy in the Duxbury\Templates folder (the
> actual path may vary, depending on where you installed 10.5). It is
> called braille.dot ... just copy the file, don't move it, as it has been
> placed here, just in case the working copy gets corrupted and/or in a
> case where it wasn't installed to the Word templates folder.
>
> Here is some basic info pulled from my training material. Most of this
> can be found in the DBT Help, under Word Template (BANA).
>
> *****
>
> Files From Another Source
> If a source file has been created without the braille template, it will
> be necessary to make the braille styles available. This can be
> accomplished in one of three ways:
>
> 1) Press Ctrl+A to select the entire document, and press Ctrl+C to copy
> the text. Create a new blank braille document as above, and press Ctrl+V
> to paste the selected text into this new file.
>
> 2) Create a new braille document as above. Use Insert | File (Alt+I, L)
> to locate your source document and insert it into the new braille
document.
>
> 3) Attach the braille.dot template to your current file. Go to the Tools
> | Templates and Add-Ins dialog (Alt+T, I). Click Attach (Alt+A) and
> select the braille.dot template. This will return you to the Templates
> and Add-In dialog. Check Automatically update document styles, and click
> OK (Enter). Note: If the file will be used by someone else, or will be
> also used for another purpose, it is best to immediately return to the
> dialog and uncheck Automatically update document styles. This will help
> avoid potential problems with the styles being reformatted by another
> computer or user.
>
>
> The approach for starting a new Word document will vary, depending on
> the Word version you are using. Note, you will not see the .dot
> extension if your computer is set to hide common file extensions:
>
> New Braille Documents
> Word 2000: File | New | braille.dot
>
> Word 2002: File | New | (Task pane) New from template | General
> Templates | General | braille.dot
>
> Word 2003: File | New | (Task pane) Templates | On my computer | General
> | braille.dot
>
>
> *****
>
> You can also easily get to the correct location by going through the New
> Office Document link (on Windows XP, it is installed at the top of the
> Start | All Programs list). That's a faster approach than what you have
> to do for 2002 or 2003, though once the template is used, it will show
> up in the task pane list. Thanks goes to Reinette Popplestone for
> teaching me that approach.
>
> As Catherine has done, you could also put a shortcut to the braille.dot
> template on your desktop, which should then open to an unnamed document.
>
>
> Most of the paragraph and character styles should be self-explanatory.
> The biggest thing to note about using the CBC-Inline character style is
> to make sure the space before or after the text is not included when you
> apply the style (the same holds true if you are highlighting text to
> assign the Hyperlink style in the normal template) as DBT includes those
> spaces as part of the CBC, which is obviously what we don't want.
>
> The following shortcut keystrokes are already assigned (I encourage you
> to assign keystrokes to your frequently used styles). The Alt+Ctrl+Shift
> keystrokes are all character styles.
>
> CBC-Inline Alt+Ctrl+Shift+C
> Centered Ctrl+E
> ExactTrans Alt+Ctrl+Shift+E
> French Alt+Ctrl+Shift+F
> German Alt+Ctrl+Shift+G
> Heading 1 Alt+Ctrl+1
> Heading 2 Alt+Ctrl+2
> Italian Alt+Ctrl+Shift+I
> Latin Alt+Ctrl+Shift+L
> RefPageNumber Alt+Enter
> Reset Ctrl+Space
> Spanish Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S
>
>
> When you are ready to open the completed Word file in DBT, you MUST use
> the English (American Textbook DE) - BANA template. All the styles in
> the Word braille template are mapped to the BANA template.
>
> I've been working on improvements for both the Word braille and DBT BANA
> templates, and those will be available with service release 2 later this
> year.
>
> Susan
>
>
>
> Catherine Culbertson wrote on 5/7/2005, 10:43 AM:
>
> Hi Gary.
> Hmmmmmm. I'm not sure why your not seeing it. When you open the DBT
> template it adds two additional tool bars all with DBT related codes.
> Are you opening the DBT template from the file menu? I don't
> think can just select the new new document icon or hit CTRL+N. That
> simply opens a new document. You have to go under the file menu and
> select new. A box is opened and I believe listed on the general tab you
> will find a template labeled braille. When you open that template you
> should discover the additional DBT toolbars.
> If you don't see the tool bars now you might want to go under view,
> toolbars and verify that the DBT toolbar is checked - this option will
> only appear when you have the braille template open, not other word
> documents.
> I have saved the braille template on my desktop and when I'm doing
> braille documents (or potential braille documents) I open the template
> from this shortcut instead of having to go through the other steps above.
> Hopefully now you'll be able to find the dbt styles. I'm still in
> the process of learning what all of the styles actually do - how they
> carry over into DBT, but already I'm finding they are an incredible time
> saver!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gary Metzler
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 6:21 AM
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: formatting a link in word
>
> Hi Catherine,
>
> Thanks for the information. I loaded the braille template but, I didn't
> see any additional tabs or dbt commands. Am I missing something?
> Thannnnks,
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Catherine Culbertson
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 3:30 AM
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: formatting a link in word
>
> Gary,
> What I was referring to is not in DBT it is in Word. With 10.5 a MS Word
> template is downloaded. When you select new under the file menu in Word
> a box pops up and under the general tab is a braille template. This was
> installed by DBT 10.5 When it is opened there are additional buttons and
> pull down menus that put the correct style formatting into the Word
> document that will be recognized by DBT. I believe the Computer Braille
> Code in line button is near the top and says CBC on it (I'm not on my
> computer with DBT installed at this moment). You highlight the text you
> want in Computer braille code and then click this button, just as you
> would if you were changing text to bold or underlined... When this is
> selected the font does appear slightly different than the rest of your
> text -off the top of my head I can't remember what it says in the
> styles, font or size boxes, but it is a noticeable difference.
> Unfortunately you cannot open a previously made document into this Word
> Template, however you can select all, copy and paste it into the
> template and then make any needed changes. I do this for the monthly
> school newsletter for one of my students. It has several email addresses
> and web sites listed every month.
> Hopefully, this makes sense and you can get this to work.
>
>
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Gary Metzler
> Sent: 06 May 2005 00:44
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: formatting a link in word
>
> Hi Catherin,
>
> The instructions you gave are for working directly in dbt. I would like
> to do this in Microsoft Word. In the dbt menu bar I see a tab for
> format hyperlinks but, this didn't seem to do any thing.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Catherine Culbertson
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:35 AM
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: formatting a link in word
>
> In the word template with 10.5 there is a button for the computer
> braille code in line style. Simply highlight the email address or web
> address and select this button.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Gary Metzler
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 9:27 AM
> Subject: [duxuser] formatting a link in word
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am using DBT 10.5 sr1. I have SWIFT installed in word 2k. I hve a
> flyer I want to emboss and it has a few e-mail addresses and a web site
> in it. Is there a way to convert these entries into computer braille
> directly from word? If so how is it done? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Regards, Gary Metzler
> Outta Sight Travel, Inc.
> Phone: 772-336-8747
> Fax: 772-336-8595
> E-mail: gmtravel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.outtasighttravel.com
>
>
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