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BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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7.2 Document Types.
It is worth remembering that for a BrailleNote or VoiceNote fitted with a Braille style keyboard, the
default factory setting creates all new documents in Braille format. Conversely, for a BrailleNote or
VoiceNote with a computer style keyboard, the default factory setting creates a text document. If
you don‟t wish to use these default settings, you have the option of selecting your own desired
document type from the Setup Options in the KeyWord menu.
For convention, documents created by BrailleNote BT and stored in KeyWord Braille format, are
referred to as Braille documents. BrailleNote BT can also create and open documents that have
other file types. For example, text documents, Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, ASCII,
WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, and KeySoft Version 2 Braille and text.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term text document encompasses all file types except Braille
documents. That is, KeyWord Text, Microsoft Word, Rich Text Format, ASCII, WordPerfect 5.1,
and KeySoft Version 2 Text documents are all considered to be text documents.
Text documents are often created to share information via the ink-print medium, or via a computer
screen. As such, the page and line layout of a text document is often related to standard paper sizes
handled by ink-print printers.
Braille documents, on the other hand, are usually created with the intention of being embossed on
Braille paper, or read on an electronic Braille display.
One of KeyWord unique features is the ability to open and create documents of different types.
Documents created on the BrailleNote BT are predominantly KeyWord Braille documents. These
documents can be 'seamlessly' shared with other products in the BrailleNote family, output to a
Braille embosser, printed on an ink print printer or saved as a JPEG image for sharing purposes.
Printing a KeyWord Braille document is as simple as choosing the print option rather than the
emboss option from the KeyWord Menu.
KeyWord can save documents to any of the file types listed earlier. These documents can be
reviewed and edited using standard commands. Because KeyWord can open these differing
document types, you can directly open a Microsoft Word document, for example:
Text documents can be opened or created, and reviewed and edited from the BrailleNote BT Braille
style keyboard. Text may be input using 6 or 8 dot computer Braille and BrailleNote BT provides
computer Braille tables for both the US and British conventions. Printing or embossing a text
document is as simple as choosing either the printer or embosser option from the KeyWord Menu.