User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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7.4.1 Style of Presentation.
KeySoft allows you to indicate various ink-print styles. These do not affect the layout of the Braille
document, but when you print it, or translate it to a text document, KeySoft uses the indicated styles
to translate the layout from the Braille convention to an ink-print convention. For example, in
Braille you might have sub-headings on a new line and indented 4 spaces. In ink-print, however,
you might want a sub-heading in bold print with a blank line before and after it.
There are 6 styles of presentation that cover the presentation styles found in most documents. These
are as follows:
Paragraph;
Heading;
Sub-heading;
Outline;
Lines;
Identical to source.
To check or change a style, locate the cursor anywhere in the paragraph and press
SPACE with dots 2-3-4-6 for the Format menu, then S for Style of presentation, or press
BACKSPACE with S. KeySoft displays the style of the current section of text. If you wish to leave
the Style unchanged, press ENTER. Alternatively, you can review the available Styles by pressing
SPACE repeatedly and choose a new Style by pressing ENTER, or press the initial letter of your
choice. Settings apply from the start of the current paragraph following a New Line indicator, and a
change is indicated by a "Style" indicator. There are different indicators for each style.
Use the styles by marking the beginning of each part of your document according to its style,
whether it is a heading, subheading, paragraphs of text, an outline or numbered list, or just single
lines of information, such as the address at the top of a letter. When you then print or translate the
document, the styles are used to reformat each part appropriately. While the names represent typical
uses, the format produced by each style can be altered to suit your taste or purpose.
Setting styles is best done as you are Brailling the document, but you can always go back and set
them later. Get into the habit of doing it and you will have perfectly formatted print documents.
The Styles are now described.