Duxbury DBT 12.7 Help File

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Table of Contents

1: Welcome to DBT

• What Is New in DBT?
• DBT and Screen Readers
• Using Help
  • What Is in the Help Window
  • Navigating Help
  • DBT Help Conventions
• The Purpose of DBT
  • About Braille
    • Unified English Braille (UEB)
    • Guidelines for the Use of Braille Translators
• Getting Support
• Keyboard Shortcuts in DBT
• End-User License Agreement
• Duxbury Braille Fonts
• About Duxbury Systems
• Third-Party Copyright Notices

2: Setting Up Your DBT

• DBT Installation
  • Installation Check List
  • Simple Installation
  • Custom Installation
  • Network Installation Overview
    • Installing Using the Activation Wizard (Manual)
    • Installing Using a Server Image (Automatic)
    • Upgrading a Network Installation
  • Demo Mode v. 45-Day Trial
• Registration & Activation
  • Activation
  • Registration
  • Diagnostics
  • Deactivation
  • Activation Wizard Help - Page-by-Page
    • Welcome
      • Welcome New Unlicensed User
      • Welcome Licensed User, Not Yet Activated
      • Welcome User with Activation Pending
      • Welcome Activated User
      • Welcome User Activated as a Client
    • Main Function Screen
    • Working by Screen Reader
    • Registration
      • By Your Permission
      • Connecting to Duxbury Customer Support
      • User Contact Information
      • User Email Information
    • Activation
      • Activation with or without the Internet
      • Activation Options without the Internet
      • Entering Activation Data
      • Data Summary Page
      • Sending Duxbury an Email
      • Sending a Fax
      • Activation Code (Manual Activation)
      • License for 45-Day Trial (DBT)
    • Sharing a Multi-user License
      • Setting up a Computer to Host the Network License
      • Installing and Launching the Shared License Service
      • Connecting to the Network License Server on your LAN
    • Deactivation
      • De-activation Options
      • De-activation by Telephone
    • Troubleshooting
      • Activation or De-activation Failure
      • Diagnosing Activation Problems
    • Operation Completed
• Embosser Setup
  • Hardware Setup
  • Software Setup
    • General
    • Device Settings
    • Advanced
• Other Setup Items
  • Autosave
  • Printer Setup
  • Document View
  • Fonts in DBT
  • Shortcut Preferences
  • User Interface (Internationalization)
  • Word Importer
  • WordPerfect Importer
  • Windows Screen Display
• Uninstalling DBT

3: Starting to Use DBT

• Simple Tutorial
• Basic Operations
• Importing Files
• Opening a Word File
• Keyboarding for DBT & Word
• Importing Formatted Braille Files
• SWIFT

4: The Menus

• File
  • New
  • Open
  • Close
  • Save
  • Save As
  • Translate
  • Print
  • Emboss
  • Emboss - TranSendSE
  • Exit
  • Recently Used Files
• Edit
  • Undo
  • Redo
  • Cut
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Clear
  • Select All
  • Highlight
  • Change Case
  • Insert File
  • Goto
  • Find
  • Find Again
  • Replace
  • Spell Check
  • Find Misspelling
• View
  • Full-Page
  • Print Font
  • Braille Font
  • SimBraille Font
  • Six Key (Braille) Entry
  • Codes
  • Translated Line
  • Active Documents
• Layout
  • Apply Style
  • Apply Last Style
  • Style Level +
  • Style Level -
  • Join Styles
  • Join Lines
  • Translation Codes
    • Grade 0
    • Grade 1
    • Grade 2
    • CBC
    • Spanish Text
    • LIFG Text
  • Character Codes
    • Letter Sign
    • Termination Sign
    • Hard Space
    • Group
  • Line Codes
    • New Line
    • Skip Line
    • Suppress Skipped Line
    • Centering
    • Flush Right
    • Flush Right with Leader
    • Tab To Runover Point
    • Single Spacing
    • Double Spacing
    • New Paragraph
  • Left Margin
  • Right Margin
  • Runover Offset
  • Math Codes
    • DBT Math Direct Entry
  • Page Codes
    • New Page
    • New Reference Page
    • Block Protect
    • Vertical Centering
  • Set Page Number
  • Header
  • Footer
  • Generate Table of Contents
  • Picture
  • Code List
• Table
  • Table: Create
  • Table: Properties
• Document
  • Embosser Setup
  • Printer Setup
  • Page Numbering
  • Translation Tables
  • Learning Tables
  • Hyphen Table
  • Add Style
  • Modify Style
  • Delete Style
  • Create Template
  • Delete Template
• Global
  • Embosser Setup
    • General
    • Device Settings
    • TranSendSE
    • Advanced
  • Printer Setup
  • File Locations
    • Autosave Recovery Wizard
  • Default Views
  • Internationalization
  • Fonts
  • View Preferences
  • Shortcut Preferences
  • Import Options
  • Notification Settings
  • WordPerfect Importer
  • Word Importer
  • Formatted Braille Importer
  • Hyperlink Settings (Moved)
• Help
  • Help Topics
  • Translate Help
  • Favorite Topics
  • New in this Version
  • Registration
  • Check for Updates
  • About DBT

5: Working with Word

• Top Ten Tips
• Word - Quick Start for all users
• Setting Up Word
  • Revealing Styles used in Word
    • Style Area Width (Setting)
  • Seeing the Shortcut Letters
  • Word Navigation
  • Auto Formatting and Correcting
  • Word Backward Compatibility
• First Things to Know
  • Word Keystrokes
  • What is a Style?
  • Modifying Styles
  • Unicode - What is it?
  • Missing or Wrong Characters
• Specific Features
  • Creating a Word Style
  • Modifying Styles
  • Tables of Contents
  • Using AutoText
  • Hyperlinks
  • Inserting DBT Codes
    • A Practical Example
    • Hide Your Codes
    • Use AutoText
• Examples
  • Table and Style Example
  • Handling a Wide Table
  • Using DBT Codes in Word
  • A Practical Example
  • Hide Your Codes
• SWIFT
• BANA Braille Template for Word
  • Paragraph Styles
  • UEB
  • Page Number
  • Math
  • Character
  • Language
  • Bullets Group
  • Fonts Group
• Word Style Map (MWS File)
  • Editing the ".mws" file
• Apostrophes and Quotes for Braille
• Simple Braille Graphics
• Typeform Indicators
• DBT to Word

6: Mathematics

• Braille Languages & Braille Mathematics
• Data Entry of Inkprint Mathematical Notation
  • MathType™
  • Scientific Notebook
  • Other Data Entry Methods
  • Chemical Diagrams
  • DBT Spatial Math by Direct Entry
• Producing Braille Mathematics from Inkprint Math
  • Arabic Math
  • English: UEB Math within UEB
  • English: Nemeth Code within UEB
  • Nemeth Math for the World
  • UEB Math for the World
  • French Math
  • German Math
  • Russian Math
  • Spanish/Portuguese Math
• Producing Inkprint Mathematics from Braille Math
  • Converting a BRF of UEB Text with Nemeth Code
  • Converting a BRF of UEB Text & Math
  • Converting French Math Braille to Print

7: Templates, Styles and Codes

• Templates
  • All Templates and Languages
    • Afrikaans
      • Afrikaans - Basic
      • Afrikaans - Translator Table
      • Afrikaans (pre-Unified) - Translator Table
      • English/South African (pre-Unified) - Translator Table
    • Albanian
      • Albanian - Basic
      • Albanian - Translator Table
    • Amharic
      • Amharic - Basic
      • Amharic - Translator Table
    • Arabic
      • Arabic - Basic
      • Arabic (Pre-2002)
      • Arabic - Translator Table
      • Arabic (Pre-2002 Rules) - Translator Table
    • Armenian
      • Armenian (Eastern) - Basic
      • Armenian (Eastern) - Translator Table
      • Armenian (Western) - Basic
      • Armenian (Western) - Translator Table
    • Assamese
      • Assamese - Basic
      • Assamese - Basic with Nemeth
      • Assamese - Translator Table
    • Awadhi
      • Awadhi - Basic
      • Awadhi - Basic with Nemeth
      • Awadhi - Translator Table
    • Azerbaijani
      • Azerbaijani - Basic
      • Azerbaijani - Translator Table
    • Bashkir
      • Bashkir - Basic
      • Bashkir - Translator Table
    • Basque
      • Basque - Basic
      • Basque - Translator Table
    • Belarusian
      • Belarusian - Basic
      • Belarusian - Translator Table
    • Bengali
      • Bengali (Bangladeshi) - Basic
      • Bengali (Bangladesh) - Translator Table
      • Bengali (Indian) - Basic
      • Bengali (Indian) - Basic with Nemeth
      • Bengali (Bangla) for India - Translator Table
    • Bhojpuri
      • Bhojpuri - Basic
      • Bhojpuri - Basic with Nemeth
      • Bhojpuri - Translator Table
    • Biblical Original Languages
      • Biblical Original Language Studies - Basic
      • Biblical Original Languages - Translator Table
    • Bosnian
      • Bosnian - Basic
      • Bosnian - Translator Table
    • Bulgarian
      • Bulgarian - Basic
      • Bulgarian (Uncontracted) - Translator Table
    • Burmese
      • Burmese - Basic
      • Burmese (Myanmar) - Translator Table
    • Cantonese
    • Catalan
      • Catalan - Basic
      • Catalan - Translator Table
    • Cebuano
      • Cebuano - Basic
      • Cebuano - Translator Table
    • Chewa-Nyanja
      • Chewa-Nyanja - Basic
      • Chewa-Nyanja - Translator Table
    • Chinese
      • Chinese Mandarin with Tones - Basic
      • Chinese Mandarin - Basic
      • Chinese Mandarin - Translator Table
      • Chinese for Taiwan - Basic
      • Chinese for Taiwan - Translator Table
      • Chinese Yue (Cantonese) - Basic
      • Chinese Yue (Cantonese) - Translator Table
    • Chittagonian
      • Chittagonian - Basic
      • Chittagonian - Translator Table
    • Chuvash
      • Chuvash - Basic
      • Chuvash - Translator Table
    • Croatian
      • Croatian - Basic
      • Croatian - Translator Table
    • Cymraeg (Welsh)
      • Cymraeg (Welsh) - Basic
      • Cymraeg (Welsh) - UK Formatting
      • Cymraeg (Welsh) - Translator Table
      • Cymraeg (Welsh) without Capitals (Pre-UEB) - Translator Table
    • Czech
      • Czech - Basic
      • Czech - Translator Table
    • Danish
      • Danish - Basic
      • Danish - Translator Table
      • Danish (Pre-2022) - Basic
      • Danish (Pre-2022 Rules) - Translator Table
    • Dari
      • Dari - Basic
      • Dari - Translator Table
    • Dhivehi
      • Dhivehi - Basic
      • Dhivehi - Translator Table
    • Dutch
      • Dutch - Basic
      • Dutch - Translator Table
    • Dzongkha
      • Dzongkha - Basic
      • Dzongkha - Translator Table
    • EBU Pharmaceutical
      • EBU Pharmaceutical - Template
      • EBU Pharmaceutical - Translator Table
    • English (UEB)
      • English (UEB) - Australian formatting
      • English (UEB) - BANA
      • English (UEB) - BANA with Nemeth
      • English (UEB) - Basic
      • English (UEB) - New Zealand (incl. Maori)
      • English (UEB) - UK formatting
      • English (UEB) - UK Formatting legacy
      • English (UEB) - Translator Table
      • English (UEB) - Foreign Language Material
    • English (Other)
      • English (British Pre-UEB) - with Capitals
      • English (British Pre-UEB) - No caps in literary
      • English/Moon - Basic
      • English/Moon - Basic - No Capitals
      • English/Moon - Translator Table
      • English (BANA Pre-UEB) Textbook (DE) - BANA
      • English (BANA Pre-UEB) Textbook (DE) - BANA Nemeth
      • English (BANA Pre-UEB) Textbook (DE) - Textbook Format
      • English (BANA Pre-UEB) - Literary Format
      • English (BANA Pre-UEB) - XML (Daisy-NISO-NIMAS)
    • Esperanto
      • Esperanto - basic
      • Esperanto - Translator Table
    • Estonian
      • Estonian - basic
      • Estonian - Translator Table
    • Ewe
      • Ewe - basic
      • Ewe - Translator Table
    • Faroese
      • Faroese - Basic
      • Faroese - Translator Table
    • Farsi
      • Farsi - Basic
      • Farsi - Translator Table
    • Filipino
      • Filipino - basic
      • Filipino - Translator Table
    • Finnish
      • Finnish - basic
      • Finnish (Uncontracted) - Translator Table
    • French
      • Francais 2006 - Abrege
      • Francais 2006 - Abrege braille de base
      • Francais 2006 - Integral
      • Francais 2006 - Integral braille de base
      • French/Unified - Translator Table
      • French - Additional Information
        • French (pre-Unified) - Translator Table
        • French/Quebec (Canada) - Translator Table
    • Fulah
      • Fulah - Basic
      • Fulah - Translator Table
    • Galician
      • Galician - Basic
      • Galician - Translator Table
    • Georgian
      • Georgian - Basic
      • Georgian - Translator Table
    • German
      • German - Basic
      • German Vollschrift - Basic
      • German Uncontracted - Basic
      • German - Translator Table
    • Greek
      • Greek (Classical-American) - Basic
      • Greek (Classical) - Translator Table
      • Greek (Modern) - Basic
      • Greek (Modern) - Translator Table
    • Greenlandic
      • Greenlandic - Basic
      • Greenlandic - Translator Table
    • Guarani
      • Guarani - Basic
      • Guarani - Translator Table
    • Gujarati
      • Gujarati - Basic
      • Gujarati - Basic with Nemeth
      • Gujarati - Translator Table
    • Haryanvi
      • Haryanvi - Basic
      • Haryanvi - Basic with Nemeth
      • Haryanvy
    • Hausa
      • Hausa - Basic
      • Hausa - Translator Table
    • Hebrew
      • Hebrew (American) - Basic
      • Hebrew (American) - Translator Table
      • Hebrew (Israeli) - Basic
      • Hebrew (Israeli) - Translator Table
    • Hiligaynon
      • Hiligaynon - Basic
      • Hiligaynon - Translator Table
    • Hindi
      • Hindi - Basic
      • Hindi - Basic with Nemeth
      • Hindi - Translator Table
    • Hmong
      • Hmong - Basic
      • Hmong - Translator Table
    • Hungarian
      • Hungarian - Basic
      • Hungarian - Translator Table
    • Icelandic
      • Icelandic - Basic
      • Icelandic - Translator Table
    • Igbo
      • Igbo - Basic
      • Igbo - Translator Table
    • Iloko
      • Iloko (Ilokano) - Basic
      • Iloko - Translator Table
    • Indonesian
      • Indonesian - Basic
      • Indonesian - Translator Table
    • Ingush
      • Ingush - Basic
      • Ingush - Translator Table
    • IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
      • IPA - Basic
      • IPA - Translator Table
    • Irish
      • Irish Gaelic
      • Irish Gaelic - Translator Table
      • Irish Gaelic (Pre-UIB) - Translator Table
    • Italian
      • Italian - Template
      • Italian (Uncontracted) - Translator Table
    • Japanese
      • Japanese (Kana) - Basic
      • Japanese - Translator Table
    • Javanese
      • Javanese - Basic
      • Javanese - Translator Table
    • Kalanga
      • Kalanga - Basic
      • Kalanga - Translator Table
    • Kannada
      • Kannada - Basic
      • Kannada - Basic with Nemeth
      • Kannada - Translator Table
    • Kazakh
      • Kazakh - Basic
      • Kazakh - Translator Table
    • Khakas
      • Khakas - Basic
      • Khakas - Translator Table
    • Khmer
      • Khmer - Basic
      • Khmer - Translator Table
    • Kikongo
      • Kikongo - Basic
      • Kikongo - Translator Table
    • Kinyarwanda
      • Kinyarwanda - Basic
      • Kinyarwanda - Translator Table
    • Kirghiz
      • Kirghiz - Basic
      • Kirhhiz - Translator Table
    • Kirundi
      • Kirundi - Basic
      • Kirundi - Translator Table
    • Kituba
      • Kituba - Basic
      • Kituba - Translator Table
    • Korean
      • Korean - Basic
      • Korean - Translator Table
    • Kurdish
      • Kurdish - Basic
      • Kurdish - Translator Table
    • Kurukh
      • Kurukh - Basic
      • Kurukh - Translator Table
    • Lao
      • Lao - Basic
      • Lao - Basic with Nemeth
      • Lao - Translator Table
    • Latin
      • Latin - Basic
      • Latin - Translator Table
    • Latin Script
      • Latin Script - Basic
      • Latin Script - Translator Table
    • Latvian
      • Latvian - Basic
      • Latvian - Translator Table
    • Leb-Lango
      • Leb-Lango - Basic
      • Leb-Lango - Translator Table
    • Lisu
      • Lisu - Basic
      • Lisu - Translator Table
    • Lithuanian
      • Lithuanian - Basic
      • Lithuanian (Uncontracted) - Translator Table
    • Luba-Kasai
      • Luba-Kasai - Basic
      • Luba-Kasai - Translator Table
    • Luxembourgish
      • Luxembourgish - Basic
      • Luxembourgish - Translator Table
    • Macedonian
      • Macedonian - Basic
      • Macedonian - Translator Table
    • Madurese
      • Madurese - Basic
      • Madurese - Translator Table
    • Magahi
      • Magahi - Basic
      • Magahi - Basic with Nemeth
    • Maithili
      • Maithili - Basic
      • Maithili - Basic with Nemeth
    • Malagasy
      • Malagasy - Basic
      • Malagasy - Translator Table
    • Malay
      • Malay - Basic
      • Malay - Translator Table
    • Malayalam
      • Malayalam - Basic
      • Malayalam - Basic with Nemeth
      • Malayalam - Translator Table
    • Maltese
      • Maltese - Basic
      • Maltese - Translator Table
    • Marathi
      • Marathi - Basic with Nemeth
      • Marathi - Basic
      • MarathiI - Translator Table
    • Meitei
      • Meitei (Manipuri) - Basic
      • Meitei (Manipuri) - Basic with Nemeth
      • Meitei (Manipuri) - Translator Table
    • Mongolian
      • Mongolian - Basic
      • Mongolian - Translator Table
    • Montenegrin
      • Montenegrin - Basic
      • Montenegrin - Translator Table
    • Ndebele
      • Ndebele - Basic
      • Ndebele - Translator Table
    • Nepali
      • Nepali - Basic
      • Nepali - Translator Table
    • Nguni
      • Nguni (Xhosa or Zulu) - Basic
      • Nguni (Xhosa or Zulu) - Translator Table
    • Norwegian
      • Norse
      • Norse Uncontracted
      • Norwegian - Translator Table
    • Nyanga-Chewa
      • Nyanga-Chewa - Basic
      • Nyanga-Chewa - Translator Table
    • Oriya
      • Oriya - Basic
      • Oriya - Basic with Nemeth
      • Oriya - Translator Table
    • Oromo
      • Oromo - Basic
      • Oromo - Translator Table
    • Panjabi
      • Panjabi - Basic
      • Panjabi - Basic with Nemeth
      • Panjabi - Translator Table
    • Pashto
      • Pashto - Basic
      • Pashto - Translator Table
    • Polish
      • Polish - Basic
      • Polish - Translator Table
    • Portuguese
      • Portuguese - Basic
      • Portuguese - Translator Table
    • Pushto (Pashto)
      • Pushto (Pashto) - Basic
      • PUSHTO (Pashto) - Translator Table
    • Quechua
      • Quechua - Basic
      • Quechua - Translator Table
    • Romanian
      • Romanian - Basic
      • Romanian (Uncontracted) - Translator Table
    • Rundi (Kirundi)
      • Rundi (Kirundi) - Basic
      • Rundi (Kirundi) - Translator Table
    • Russian
      • Russian - Basic
      • Russian - Translator Table
    • Sadri
      • Sadri - Basic
      • Sadri - Basic with Nemeth
      • Sadri - Translator Table
    • Sanskrit
      • Sanskrit - Basic
      • Sanskrit - Basic with Nemeth
      • Sanskrit - Translator Table
    • Santali
      • Santali - Basic
      • Santali - Basic with Nemeth
      • Santali - Translator Table
    • Semitic
      • Semitic - Basic
      • Semitic - Translator Table
    • Serbian
      • Serbian - Basic
      • Serbian - Translator Table
    • Shona
      • Shona - Basic
      • Shona - Translator Table
    • Sindhi
      • Sindhi - Basic
      • Sindhi - Basic with Nemeth
      • Sindhi - Translator Table
    • Sinhala
      • Sinhala - Basic
      • Sinhala - Basic with Nemeth
      • Sinhala - Translator Table
    • Slovak
      • Slovak - Basic
      • Slovak - Translator Table
    • Slovenian
      • Slovenian - Basic
      • Slovenian - Translator Table
    • Somali
      • Somali - Basic
      • Somali - Translator Table
    • Sotho
      • Sotho (Southern and Northern (Pedi)) - Basic
      • Sotho - Translator Table
    • Spanish
      • Espanol con Contracciones
      • Espanol sin Contracciones
      • Spanish (original) - Translator Table
      • Espanol Reducida
      • Spanish (reducida) - Translator Table
    • Sundanese
      • Sundanese - Basic
      • Sundanese - Translator Table
    • Swahili
      • Swahili - Basic
      • Swahili - Translator Table
    • Swati
      • Swati - Basic
      • Swati - Translator Table
    • Swedish
      • Swedish (Uncontracted) - Basic
      • Swedish (Uncontracted) - Basic no capitals
      • Swedish - Translator Table
    • Sylheti
      • Sylheti - Basic
      • Sylheti - Basic with Nemeth
      • Sylheti- Translator Table
    • Tagalog
      • Tagalog - Basic
      • Tagalog - Translator Table
    • Tagik
      • Tajik - Basic
      • Tajik - Translator Table
    • Tamil
      • Tamil - Basic
      • Tamil - Basic with Nemeth
      • Tamil - Translator Table
    • Tatar
      • Tatar - Basic
      • Tatar - Translator Table
    • Telugu
      • Telugu - Basic
      • Telugu - Basic with Nemeth
      • Telugu - Translator Table
    • Thai
      • Thai - Basic
      • Thai - Basic with Nemeth
      • Thai - Translator Table
    • Tibetan
      • Tibetan - Basic
      • Tibetan - Translator Table
    • Tigriniya
      • Tigrinya - Basic
      • Tigrinya - Technical
    • Tonga
      • Tonga - Basic
      • Tonga - Translator Table
    • Tsonga
      • Tsonga - Basic
      • Tsonga - Translator Table
    • Tswana
      • Tswana - Basic
      • Tswana - Translator Table
    • Turkish
      • Turkish - Basic
      • Turkish (Uncontracted) - Translator Table
    • Turkmen
      • Turkmen - Basic
      • Turkmen - Technical
    • Udmurt
      • Udmurt - Basic
      • Udmurt - Translator Table
    • Ukrainian
      • Ukrainian - Basic
      • Ukranian - Translator Table
    • Umbundu
      • Umbundu - Basic
      • Umbundu - Translator Table
    • Urdu
      • Urdu (India) - Basic
      • Urdu (India) - Basic with Nemeth
      • Urdu (India) - Translator Table
      • Urdu (Pakistan) - Basic
      • Urdu (Pakistan) - Translator Table
    • Uzbek
      • Uzbek - Basic
      • Uzbek - Translator Table
    • Venda
      • Venda - Basic
      • Venda - Translator Table
    • Vietnamese
      • Vietnamese - Basic
      • Vietnamese - Translator Table
    • West African Languages
      • West African - Basic
      • West African - Translator Table
    • Xhosa
      • Xhosa - Basic
      • Xhosa- Translator Table
    • Yoruba
      • Yoruba - Basic
      • Yoruba - Translator Table
    • Zulu
      • Zulu - Basic
      • Zulu - Translator Table
  • Using a DBT Template
    • Initial Style
    • To Lock Grade 1 or 2
    • Word Style Maps
    • Language Switching
    • Creating a New Template
    • Fine Tuning Templates
    • English (UEB) - UK formatting Style List
    • Advanced: Editing a DBT Template
• Styles
  • Formatting Documents
  • Begin and End Styles
  • Initial Style
  • Capitalization and Line Breaks
  • Example 1: Right Justify a Line
  • Example 2: Margins
  • Example 3: Numbering Style
  • Example 4: Bold, Italics and Underline
• Codes
  • Inserting Codes
  • Amending Codes
  • Finding and Replacing Codes
  • Navigating Codes with a Screen Reader
  • DBT CODES QUICK REFERENCE
  • 2018 Calendar Example
  • Page Transitions
    • New Page
    • Conditional Eject
    • Conditional Eject or Skip Line
    • Skip to Odd or Even
  • Margins
    • New Line and Set Left Margin
    • Set Right Margin
    • Binding Margin
    • Restore Margins
  • Page Numbering
    • Set Page Number
    • Set Page Number on New Page
    • Set Page Number Prefix
    • Set Number & Prefix on New Page
    • Set Number & Prefix on Next New Page
    • Print Page Numbers
    • Print Page Numbers (Parameters)
    • Arabic v Roman
    • Roman Number Indicator
    • Position Page Numbering
    • First Displayed
    • Create a Numbering Style
  • Page Headers & Footers
    • Headers
    • Headers (Sideroom)
    • Footers
    • Footers (Sideroom)
    • Headers (Anticipatory)
  • Headings
    • Centering Headings
    • Centering + Lines Before
    • Centering + Lines Following
  • Paragraph
    • New Paragraph
    • General Layout
    • Keep Lines Together
    • Conditional Eject
  • Line
    • New Line (Hard Return)
    • New Line (Conditional)
    • New Line (Retain Margin)
    • New Line and Set Left Margin
    • Skip Line(s)
    • Skip to line #
    • Skip to (from page end)
    • Keep Lines Together
    • Spacing
    • Reserved Line (For corrections)
  • Text
    • Group
    • Centering
    • Keep Text Together (1)
    • Keep Text Together (2)
  • Capitals
    • Invert (Computer Braille)
  • Alignment
    • Align Right (Single Word)
    • Align Right (Complete Line)
    • Align Right (With a leader Character)
    • Designated Character
    • Group
    • right justify a line
    • Centering
    • Vertical (Bottom)
    • Vertical Centering
  • Tabs
    • Clearing Tabs
    • Setting Tabs
    • Using Tab Alignment
    • Decimal Tabs
    • Tabs with Leader (Fill)
    • Absolute Tab
    • Special Tabs
  • Emphasis
  • Translation
    • Braille Grade
    • Preventing Contraction
    • Uncontracted Braille (Single Word)
    • Letter Sign
    • Locking Grade 1 or 2
    • Force Braille
  • Language
    • Changing Language
    • Latin, Italian, French, German
    • Swahili
  • Table of Contents
    • Include Text
    • Invisible Text
  • Music
  • Poetry
  • Miscellaneous
    • Embosser Character Table
    • Folding
    • Graphics
    • Placeholder
    • Print v Braille
    • Redundant Codes
    • Remarks

8: Languages Supported

• Language Sample Files
• Language Switching
• UEB - Handling Foreign Language Material

9: Embossing

• Embossers - Master List
  • Generic (Single-Sided)
    • Control File listing for: Generic
  • Generic Interpoint (Double-Sided)
    • Control File listing for: Generic Interpoint
  • APH PageBlaster
    • Control File listing for: APH PageBlaster
  • APH PixBlaster
    • Control File listing for: APH PixBlaster
  • ATC Braille & Print
    • Control File listing for: ATC Braille & Print
  • ATC Dot & Print
    • Control File listing for: ATC Dot & Print
  • ATC Ohtsuki
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: ATC Ohtsuki
  • Brailletec BTec 100
    • Control File listing for: Brailletec BTec 100
  • Brailletec Elotype 4A
    • Control File listing for: Brailletec Elotype 4A
  • Brailletec PUMA 6
    • Control File listing for: Brailletec PUMA 6
  • Brailletec PUMA 7
    • Control File listing for: Brailletec PUMA 7
  • Braillo 30
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 30
  • Braillo 40/50
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 40/50
  • Braillo 200
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 200
  • Braillo 200/400 with 270 style ROMs
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 200/400 with 270 style ROMs
  • Braillo 270
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 270
  • Braillo 300
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 300
  • Braillo 300 S2
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 300 S2
  • Braillo 400 S
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 400S
  • Braillo 400 SR
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 400SR
  • Braillo 440 SF
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 440 S&F
  • Braillo 440 SW
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 440 SW
  • Braillo 450 S2
    • Control file listing for: Braillo 450 S2
  • Braillo 600
  • Braillo 600 S2
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 600 S2
  • Braillo 600 SR
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 600SR
  • Braillo 650 SF
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 650 S&F
  • Braillo 650 SW
    • Control File listing for: Braillo 650 SW
  • Braillo Comet
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Braillo Comet
  • Cranmer Brailler
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Cranmer Brailler
  • EBrailler Cosmo
    • Control File listing for: EBrailler Cosmo
  • Enabling Braille Bookmaker
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Braille Bookmaker
  • Enabling Braille Express
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Braille Express
  • Enabling Braille Express-100
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Braille Express-100
  • Enabling Braille Express-150
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Braille Express-150
  • Enabling BraillePlace
    • Control File listing for: Enabling BraillePlace
  • Enabling Cyclone
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Cyclone
  • Enabling E.T.
    • Control File listing for: Enabling E.T.
  • Enabling Juliet 120
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Juliet 120
  • Enabling Juliet Classic
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Juliet Classic
  • Enabling Juliet Pro
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Juliet Pro
  • Enabling Juliet Pro 60
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Juliet Pro 60
  • Enabling Marathon
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Marathon
  • Enabling PED-30
    • Control File listing for: Enabling PED-30
  • Enabling Phoenix Gold
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Phoenix Gold
  • Enabling Phoenix Silver
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Phoenix Silver
  • Enabling Romeo 20/40
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo 20/40
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo 25
  • Enabling Romeo 60
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo 60
  • Enabling Romeo Attache
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo Attache
  • Enabling Romeo Attache (2nd Edition)
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo Attache (2nd Edition)
  • Enabling Romeo Attache Pro
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo Attache Pro
  • Enabling Romeo Attache Pro (2nd Edition)
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo Attache Pro (2nd Edition)
  • Enabling Romeo Pro 50
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo Pro 50
  • Enabling Romeo Pro LE Narrow
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo Pro LE Narrow
  • Enabling Romeo Pro LE Wide
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Romeo Pro LE Wide
  • Enabling Thomas
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Thomas
  • Enabling Thomas Pro
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Thomas Pro
  • Enabling TranSend LT
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Transend LT
  • Enabling TranSend LT (Large Print)
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Transend LT (Large Print)
  • Enabling Trident
    • Control File listing for: Enabling Trident
  • Freedom Scientific Braille Blazer
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Freedom Scientific Braille Blazer
  • Freedom Scientific Braille Inferno
    • Control File listing for: Freedom Scientific Braille Inferno
  • Freedom Scientific VersaPoint
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Freedom Scientific VersaPoint
  • Freedom Scientific VersaPoint Duo
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Freedom Scientific VersaPoint Duo
  • Index 4Waves Pro
    • Control File listing for: Index 4Waves Pro
  • Index 4x4 PRO
    • Control File listing for: Index 4x4 PRO
  • Index Advanced
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Index Advanced
  • Index Basic (blue bar)
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Index Basic (blue bar)
  • Index Basic-D
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Index Basic-D
  • Index Basic-S
    • Control File listing for: Index Basic-S
  • Index Braille Box
    • Control File listing for: Index Braille Box
  • Index Everest-D
    • Control File Listing for Index Everest-D V2
    • Control File Listing for Index Everest-D V3 early-V3
    • Control File Listing for Index Everest-D V4
    • Control File Listing for Index Everest-D V5
  • Index Fanfold-D V5
    • Control File Listing for: Index Fanfold-D V5
  • Interpoint NV Elekul 03
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Interpoint NV Elekul 03
  • Interpoint NV Elekul 55
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Interpoint NV Elekul 55
  • Irie Braille Buddy
  • Irie BrailleSheet 120
    • Control File Listing for Irie BrailleSheet 120
  • Irie BrailleTrac 120
    • Control File Listing for Irie BrailleTrac 120
  • Irie VP Rogue Sheet
  • Irie VP Rogue Trac
  • JTR Corporation ESA-300 Pro
    • Control File listing for: JTR Corporation ESA-300 Pro
  • JTR Corporation ESA-600 Pro
    • Control File listing for: JTR Corporation ESA-600 Pro
  • JTR Corporation ESA-721
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: JTR Corporation ESA-721
  • JTR Corporation ESA-919
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: JTR Corporation ESA-919
  • JTR Corporation ESA-2000
    • Term definition for: LessLinesInterpoint
  • Nippon Gemini (small spacing)
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Gemini (small spacing)
  • Nippon Super Gemini (small spacing)
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Super Gemini (small spacing)
  • Nippon Telesoft BMP-320
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Telesoft BMP-320
  • Nippon Telesoft BPW-32
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Telesoft BPW-32
  • Nippon Telesoft DOG-Pro / Gemini Super2
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Telesoft DOG-Pro / Gemini Super2
  • Nippon Telesoft Gemini
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Telesoft Gemini
  • Nippon Telesoft Super Gemini
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Telesoft Super Gemini
  • Nippon Telesoft TP-32
    • Control File listing for: Nippon Telesoft TP-32
  • Pulse Data Paragon
    • Control File listing for: Pulse Data Paragon
  • Quantum Mountbatten
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Quantum Mountbatten
  • RESUS
    • Control File listing for: RESUS
  • TactPlus EasyTactix
    • Control File listing for: EasyTactix
  • Thiel Bax 10
    • Control File listing for: Thiel Bax 10
  • Thiel Beta X3
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Thiel Beta X3
  • Thiel Impacto 600
    • Control File listing for: Thiel Impacto 600
  • Thiel Impacto Advanced
    • Control File listing for: Thiel Impacto Advanced
  • Thiel PortaThiel
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Thiel PortaThiel
  • Thiel PortaThiel Interpoint
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Thiel PortaThiel Interpoint
  • Thiel Texto
    • Control File listing for: Thiel Texto
  • Triformation LED-120
    • Control File listing for: Triformation LED-120
  • Triformation Personal Brailler
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: Triformation Personal Brailler
  • Triformation TED-600
    • Control File listing for: Triformation TED-600
  • Triformation TRI-170
    • Control File listing for: Triformation TRI-170
  • ViewPlus Columbia
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Columbia
  • ViewPlus Delta
    • Contol File listing for: ViewPlusDelta
  • ViewPlus Elite
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Elite
  • ViewPlus Elite with Ink Connect
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Elite with Ink Connect
  • ViewPlus EmBraille
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus EmBraille
  • ViewPlus Emprint
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Emprint
  • ViewPlus Premier
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Premier
  • ViewPlus Premier with Ink Connect
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Premier with Ink Connect
  • ViewPlus Rogue
  • ViewPlus SpotDot
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus SpotDot
  • ViewPlus Tiger Advantage
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Tiger Advantage
  • ViewPlus Tiger Cub
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Tiger Cub
  • ViewPlus Tiger Cub Junior
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Tiger Cub Junior
  • ViewPlus Tiger Max
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Tiger Max
  • ViewPlus Tiger Pro
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Tiger Pro
  • ViewPlus Tiger Pro Ink
    • Control File listing for: ViewPlus Tiger Pro Ink
  • VTEK MBOSS-1
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: VTEK MBOSS-1
  • VTEK MBOSS-35
    • Technical Tips for this Embosser
    • Control File listing for: VTEK MBOSS-35
• Common Problems
• Embosser Manuals & Manufacturers
• USB and Embossers
• Windows Printer Drivers
• Embossing through "Windows Device" Fails
• Importing BRF files
• Customizing the emb.elt file
• Embosser Character Table

10: Comprehensive List of Characters (Alphabets, Scripts)

• Entering DBT Supported Characters - Alt Method
• (U+00xx) - Basic Latin
• (U+01xx) - Latin Extended
• (U+02xx) - Latin Extended-B
• (U+03xx) - Greek and Coptic
• (U+04xx) - Cyrillic Script
• (U+05xx) - Cyrillic, Armenian and Hebrew
• (U+06xx) - Arabic
• (U+07xx) - Syriac and Thaana
• (U+09xx) - Devangari and Bengali
• (U+0Axx) - Gurmukhi and Gujarati
• (U+0Bxx) - Oriya and Tamil
• (U+0Cxx) - Telugu and Kannada
• (U+0Dxx) - Malayalam and Sinhala
• (U+0Exx) - Thai and Lao
• (U+0Fxx) - Tibetan
• (U+10xx) - Myanmar and Georgian
• (U+11xx) - Korean
• (U+12xx) - Ethiopic Syllable
• (U+13xx) - Ethiopic Script
• (U+17xx) - Khmer
• (U+1Dxx) - Phonetics and Diacritics
• (U+1Exx) - Latin Extended Additional
• (U+20xx) - General Punctuation
• (U+21xx) - Letter-like Symbols, Number Forms and Arrows.
• (U+22xx) - Mathematical Operators
• (U+23xx) - Miscellaneous Technical
• (U+25xx) - Box Drawing Characters
• (U+26xx) - Miscellaneous Symbols
• (U+27xx) - Dingbats and Arrows
• (U+29xx) - Supplemental Arrows-B
• (U+2Axx) - Supplemental Mathematical Operators
• (U+30xx) - Japanese Kana

11: Troubleshooting

• Page Numbering Questions
• Characters Missing on DBT Screen
• No Shortcut Letters Appear

12: Miscellaneous

• Unicode Entry into *.dxp Files
• Alt GR Key
• Braille-Build
• Command Line DBT (Advanced Users)
• Code Pages in DBT
• Customizing Six Key Entry
• Moon Transcription
  • What Is Moon?
  • How do I Use Moon
  • Requirements and Limitations
  • Secondary Languages
  • Technical Codes
  • Translation Codes
  • Characters Supported
  • References, History And Credits
• Smart Phone Integration with DBT
• Spelling Checkers
• What Was New in Prior Versions