Hi Jim, The format markers you are seeing are those from the Microsoft Word document itself. You will generally see these markers if you place your cursor on a specific letter with the cursor. You shouldn't see many of these markers if you are simply reading the document using the navigation keys to move through what you are reading. If the document is being used in your PK, PC or is going around the office, you should leave it undisturbed especially if it isn't a document you originated. Just pass it on as is. If you have the default braille settings, you can save the document to clipboard and paste the clipboard into a new document or save the document into another type of document or translate it to another document type. This usually removes the format markers. Doing all of the above will preserve the original document. I fully realize one can't print or emboss with the PK but you could do the above, place the document into any BN you might have access to and print or emboss from the BN. When converting that Microsoft Word document to a braille document, make a .txt document out of it first, then translate the .txt document to a braille document. I have found though saving contents of the file into clipboard and placing clipboard into a new document works well especially if your default settings are braille. You may need to edit the braille document before embossing however. I've done all of what I described when brailling the state newsletter.
HTH Jim Aldrich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marks, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 4:35 PM Subject: [Braillenote] Format Markers I use a Braille Note PK with Keysoft 7.2. In addition, I tend to work with MS Word doc files because they work well with my office technology. In the files, I keep getting things called format markers. The PK manual does not tell me much about these things and how to get rid of them. Can anyone help me understand what their purpose is and whether they can or should be removed from files? Many thanks in advance! Jim Marks Director of Disability Services University of Montana [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.umt.edu/dss/ ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.4/969 - Release Date: 8/23/2007 4:04 PM ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
