[NFB-Braille-Discussion] Turning Word files into BRF files

Sanho Steele-Louchart sanho817 at gmail.com
Tue Apr 5 19:19:03 UTC 2022


Do you have transcription software like Braille Blaster?
https://www.brailleblaster.org/

On 4/5/22, Ellen Ringlein via NFB-Braille-Discussion
<nfb-braille-discussion at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Word files can be turned into BRF files using the Duxbury Braille
> translation software. Duxbury has a Word importer which interprets word
> formatting into Duxbury codes.
>
> If you can harvest the text from a PDF, you can paste it into a Duxbury
> print file and then translate the text. You will need to do more formatting
> in Duxbury before translating the text.
>
> The Duxbury Braille files can be saved as BRF files.
>
> There are other Braille translation applications out there, but I am not
> familiar with them.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Ellen
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:nfb-braille-discussion-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stacie Leap
> via NFB-Braille-Discussion
> Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 1:41 PM
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> Cc: Stacie Leap <stacie.leap at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFB-Braille-Discussion] Turning Word files into BRF files
>
> Hello all:
>
> I am new to this group as well as new to using Braille with a notetaker. Is
> there a way to convert Word or PDF files into BRF files?
>
> Thank you!
> Stacie
>
> *Stacie Leap*
> stacie.leap at gmail.com | 215.776.6741
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