User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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7.17 Formatting a Braille Document.
Formatting of Braille documents is handled in a similar manner to that of formatting text
documents. The "Layout List.” "Page Settings List.” "Presentation Style List" and the
"Template Menu" are still available but there are some differences because Braille documents are
formatted for embossing directly on a Braille printer.
The commands used to Center and Right Justify a line are still available. The Underline and Font
setting commands are not available, as these attributes are not supported in embossed documents.
In the same way as you can include Braille formatting information in a text document that is used
when the document is translated or embossed, text formatting information can be included in a
Braille document. In a Braille document, the "Braille Settings Menu" presented when working in
a text document is replaced with the "Ink Print Settings Menu.”
The format of a Braille document, that is a document primarily intended for embossing, is
determined by the settings in the Layout List, the Page Settings List, and by individual commands
for centering, and justifying text.
The settings associated with taking a Braille document, and performing the "on-the-fly" translation
of this document to provide output to a ink printer, are determined by the items in the Presentation
Style List, and the Ink Print Settings Menu.
The preparation of "Template documents" for use with the address list and Braille files is
controlled from the Template Menu.
In the following discussion a paragraph is defined as a group of words that ends with a new line
indicator.
7.17.1 Layout List.
The Layout List allows you to review and change options that control the layout or formatting of
the Braille document, such as tabs, indents, page numbering, etc. Pressing CONTROL with L
accesses the Layout List for a Braille document. It is described in 7.17.9 Layout of a Braille
Document
7.17.2 Page Settings List.
The Page Settings List allows you to review or change the page layout of the Braille document.
Pressing CONTROL with P accesses the Page Settings List for a Braille document. It contains the
same options as the Page Settings for text documents, and is described in 7.3.2 Page Settings List.