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<b>From:</b> George Bell <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 10 February 2016 22:13<br>
<b>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:duxuser-repost@freelists.org">
duxuser-repost@freelists.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> SWIFT Announcement from Duxbury Systems<br>
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Hi All,<br>
<br>
SWIFT is in the final stages towards being formally released, and has
seen quite a few additional features added since the December Beta.
If you have DBT 11.3 (SR1) and would like to try it out, ask questions,
and comment freely and constructively on your findings, please read
on.<br>
<br>
So what is SWIFT? It is a dot com add-on for Word which adds a
“Braille” tab to the ribbon.<br>
<br>
It allows you to open a document in Word, edit where required, and Open
in DBT. But that’s just a start.<br>
<br>
Swift’s Style Map allows you to select any DBT Template you wish to use
when opening in DBT. You can also “Map” Word’s Paragraph and
Character Styles where the selected DBT Template does not show the Word
Style as have a Style associated with it in DBT.<br>
<br>
For BANA users, SWIFT will let you select a BANA Template which will be
applied to the Word document. From there, you can apply BANA Styles
to the Word document itself.<br>
<br>
As well as being able to open your Word document in DBT from Word, you
can optionally select text in your Word document, and only open the
selected text. Moreover, it is also possible to select
non-contiguous sections of text. A good example where this has
helped a user, is to select only MathType equations in a document, then
select to open just the selection.. Result is the ability to check
equations without all the regular text.<br>
<br>
An additional feature is that SWIFT now adds the name of the DBT Template
used to the Word Document. For those who use different DBT
Templates, this is a huge bonus.<br>
<br>
I’ve repeated below most of Neal Kuniansky’s December message below which
give details of what is now Beta 5, and the list details where you can
ask questions, comment, etc..<br>
<br>
George Bell.<br>
<br><br>
Dear DUX: <br><br>
A new beta version of SWIFT, our Microsoft Word Add-In for DBT
customers, is ready. <br><br>
We've made substantial improvements to the product and will be
pushing hard to have a release-quality product ready by the end of Q1
2016.<br><br>
<br><br>
SWIFT is free for all DBT customers, but requires DBT 11.3 SR1 to
actually transcribe braille.<br><br>
Word 2007 or newer is recommended for SWIFT.<br><br>
<br><br>
SWIFT with MS Word 2003 may have some functional and accessibility
issues<br><br>
For more information, or to join the beta program, go to <br><br>
<a href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/swift.asp">
http://www.duxburysystems.com/swift.asp</a><br><br>
<br><br>
Please be sure to read through the installation
instructions!<br><br>
And read through the instructions for getting on the SWIFT beta email
list.<br><br>
(The email list should be used for all questions related to SWIFT during
the beta test period.) The SWIFT development team is eager to hear from
you and to showcase our recent work.<br><br>
Warm Regards,<br><br>
<br><br>
Neal for the entire team here on the pond!<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Neal Kuniansky<br>
<u><a href="mailto:info@duxsys.com">info@duxsys.com</a><br>
</u>+1 978-692-3000 <br>
<a href="http://www.duxburysystems.com/" eudora="autourl">
www.DuxburySystems.com</a><br>
Duxbury Systems, Inc.<br>
Your braille solution around the globe since 1976!<br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>David
Andrews and long white cane Harry.<br>
E-Mail: dandrews@visi.com or david.andrews@nfbnet.org<br>
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