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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

Open, Translate, and Emboss a MS Word File in Duxbury

 

 

Start or Windows Key............... Open Start Menu

P............... Open Programs Folder

D............... Find Duxbury (Enter to open Folder)

D............... DBT Win (Enter to open Program)

CTRL+O............... Enter Open Dialog Box

Select file to be opened............... Standard Dialog Box

OPEN or OK............... Open selected file

ENTER or OK............... Confirm Import Selections

Your text should now appear as text on the screen.

CTRL+T............... Translate

You should now see the Braille version of your file on the screen

If you will be embossing this file now is the time to turn on and setup your embosser.

CTRL+E............... Opens Emboss Dialog Box

ENTER or OK............... Send File to Embosser..

Your file now should be embossing It takes about 45-80 seconds to emboss one Braille page.

 

 

ALT+F4............... Close the Window when you are finished