[nabs-l] symbols for chemistry

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi Danielle,
There are ways to create arrows and Greek letters in Microsoft Word,
but  JAWS usually doesn't read them properly. When doing homework it
is important that you can read your own homework assignments to use
them for review. What I have done for years (since high school) has
been to make up my own symbols. For example, instead of inserting the
Greek letter theta, I literally write out the word "theta". I have
done this for multiple biology, chemistry, math and physics classes
and never once had a teacher complain that I wasn't using the real
symbols.
If you have a Braille notetaker you may be able to do some fancy
things with LATX so that the Greek letters show up in proper Nemeth on
your Braille display. If you are interested in pursuing this option
further, I suggest joining the BlindMath list and asking there.
Best of luck,
Arielle

On 12/10/12, Danielle Sykora <dsykora29 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> For my chemistry class, I am having to write certain symbols such as
> arrows and Greek letters. Does anyone know how this would be possible
> on a computer? Any help would be appreciated.
> Danielle
>
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