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BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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10.7.1 Templates for Embossing.
An address record is a series of fields, whereas an embossed page must have a specific format. So,
to emboss address records, you must specify which fields you want to emboss, and how they should
be arranged. This is defined by a template, which is a KeyWord document laid out with the required
field names in the required arrangement. A template may also contain text and formatting
information.
There are two main template categories, namely Braille templates and text templates. To emboss
addresses from the address list, you would use a Braille template. Conversely to print addresses
from the address list, you would use a Text template. The convention used for naming templates,
places the word "Braille" in front of the Braille templates.
KeySoft is provided with several ready-made Braille and Text templates for copying, embossing or
printing. There is a "Letterhead template", which produces a letter heading in the form:
Line 1: (first name)space(last name).
Line 2: (street address).
Line 3: (street address, line 2).
Line 4: (city)comma(state)(zip or postal code).
Another ready-made template is called, "Phone List template", and produces a single line for each
record in the form:
(last name)space(first name)
Tab: (street address)space(street address, line 2)
Tab: (city)
Tab: (business phone number).
A new line is then created.
Select a template for your purpose. If there is no template which suits what you want to do, you can
modify or create a template as described in 10.9 Templates.