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BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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7.17 Formatting a Text Document.
The format of a text document, that is an ink-print style document, is determined by the settings in
the Layout List, the Page Settings List, and by individual commands for centering, justifying,
underlining, and changing font types.
The settings associated with taking a text document, and performing the "on-the-fly" translation of
this document to create a Braille document that will emboss properly, are determined by the items
in the Style of Presentation List, and the Braille Settings Menu.
The preparation of "Template documents" for use with the address list and text files is controlled
from the Template Menu.
The Format Menu that is presented while you are working on a text document is similar to that for a
Braille document but there are some differences because text documents are formatted for printing
on an ink-printer.
In the same way as you can include ink-print formatting information in a Braille document that is
used when the document is translated, Braille formatting information can be included in a text
document.
The Format menu for a text document contains the following items:
Layout: refer to 7.17.1 Layout of a Text Document.
Underlining: refer to 7.17.2 Underlining.
Font: refer to 7.17.3 Font.
Center a line: This item centers a line or paragraph. It operates in the same way as the format item
for centering a line of Braille described in 7.3.4 Center a Braille Line.
Right justify a line: This item aligns a line or paragraph so that each line ends at the right margin. It
operates in the same way as the format item for right justifying a line of Braille described in 7.3.5
Right Justify a Braille Line.
Style of presentation: Styles of presentation are used when a text document is translated and
reformatted into a Braille document, for example, before being embossed. They allow you to
control the way paragraphs, headings, etc. are formatted in the Braille document independently of
the text document's formatting. They are described in 7.17.4 Style of Presentation linked to a Text
Document.
Braille settings: This item allows you to review and change options that affect the way a text
document is translated or reformatted as a Braille document. It is described in 7.17.5 Braille
Settings linked with a Text Document.
Page settings: This item allows you to review or change the page layout of the text document. It
contains the same options as the Page settings for Braille documents described in 7.3.3 Page
Settings for a Braille Document.