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Thanks for your response. Yes, the material copied in is single spaced. I just now made a file of 2 paragraphs and made sure I saved it as a .rtf file. When I insert this file into Braille2000, there is the Rich Text Options box appearing where I need to select some choices. In this box, when I select “indented paragraphs” it is taking each sentence or a couple partial sentences and indenting it in 3-1 format, instead of just indenting the first sentence of paragraph. When I select blocked paragraphs, it is trying to make each sentence or part of a sentence a separate blocked paragraph, instead of the 2 blocked paragraphs that should be there.
It appears I have to select one of the 3 options in that box: blocked paragraphs, indented paragraphs, or translation typing directives. There is not an option to deselect them all.
The good news is that any words I put in italics now did carry over correctly when inserted from the rtf file. But I still am not getting the paragraphs to copy in correctly and remain as a paragraph.I am wondering did you try and make the material you copied into Word single spaced before you sent them to Brl2000? Otherwise, try saving the word file as an .rtf file before you insert it into Brl2000. My understanding is if you are importing to Brl2000 you need to insert as a .rtf. This should keep the italics and such. Let me know if that works, please.
DianeFirst, I have to say that the correct way to do an underlined number is to use the 5-step modification method. In special circumstances, for an individual student, you can probably make accomodations. Some people use the boldface indicator to designate an underlined number. If you use the boldface indicator, then you must insert the numeric indicator before the digit that follows so that the boldface doesn’t extend through the rest of the number. For very young students, I have used a transcriber’s note to say that the underlined digit is given in parentheses following the number. e.g., (the first 9 is underlined) I don’t know if this is any help to you. Let me know if it is not and maybe we can figure out something else.
Dorothy answering for Betty Marshall
Another question:
Throughout a teachers edition there are blanks to be filled, with the answers in the blanks, how should these be transcribed?
Should the blanks be represented with four dot 36’s unspaced from the answer?Are you using Nemeth Code?
I would braille them both the same. A blank cell is required on either side of a comparison sign, so they would look the same in braille. If any equation is long enough to require a runover, the division would be before the equal sign in both of your examples.
Dorothy answering for Betty Marshall
I would say that if it looks like a colon, it probably is a colon. You would braille this colon unspaced, preceded by a punctuation indicator. I have, however, presented this question to a committee.
Dorothy (answering for Betty Marshall for the week)
Hi, I saw a lot of questions were answered yesterday. Wondering you forgot to answer this one or you can’t open the attachment. Hope I did not ask some stupid questions.
I’ve attached a document with the answers to your questions, as well as the one in the .jpeg file
Hope this helps.Betty
I just downloaded Perky Duck on my computer, printed and had no problems. You might check you printer settings, and be sure that you are sending to the right printer.
Other than that I don’t know. I would suggest contacting the folks at Duxbury to see if they can help you. Sorry.
DianeFor preliminary pages in Duxbury go to your microsoft word templates. When you downloaded Duxbury you also downloaded the Bana Template. In the file menu choose NEW, then look under my templates, the BANA template should be there. Insert your preliminary pages into the Bana Template. The select the pages you want to be formatted as preliminary pages, select add-ins which will bring up the Duxbury formatting options. Next choose page set up and the preliminary pages. Good luck!
I can help you make a table or a chart. Yes you do need to type your words first and you need to insert your column heading lines. You need to use your F9 key to insert your tabs for columns. If you still have Megadots you can make the table in Megadots, save as a brf and reopen in Duxsbury. Please send an example and I will send it back to you. Then you can reopen and check the formatting in alt F3
Susan
