On 22 May 2011, at 13:58, Missy Garber wrote: > I have a student who loves his BrailleNote. He's currently using an APEX. He > recently participated in a webinar and came away from it with the > understanding that one can "do" PowerPoints on the APEX. I asked to explain > if this meant you could *create* PowerPoints on the BrailleNote --which > would be news to me --or simply control a PowerPoint as you are presenting, > meaning use the BrailleNote as a braille display from which to control a > computer equipped with JAWS which is displaying a powerpoint presentation. > He wasn't sure. Can someone please shed light on this? What are and aren't > the capabilities of a BrailleNote when it comes to PowerPoint.
The only meaningful way BrailleNote handles PowerPoint, as far as I know, is as a browser for HTML conversions of PowerPoint files. Anything else will have to be done using a computer, with BrailleNote being the display. Conceivably, you could professionalise by using Bluetooth to control the slides from afar and have transition effects to indicate slide changes, but at this point I grow somewhat weary. As an aside: one of the reasons I ended up getting a PacMate was for its rudimentary, but usable, PowerPoint support. Even though I was using it as a viewer and not as a presenter, it was quite nice having access to the same material being presented in braille only. Cheers, Sabahattin ___ 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
