Ann, You're right that they don't carry over, but there's a way to deal with that, especially if you're certain this is what you want the settings to be. But for the sake of covering everything, let me discuss some things.
Use the options in the Layout List (BACKSPACE with L pressed from within the document) to control the left and right margins and page numbers. I have a different manual loaded right now so I can't give you the specific section number but the discussion is in chapter 7, most likely section 7.3 but that's just an approximation more than anything, and it's called "Formatting a Braille document" or something to that effect. On the other hand, you can control the paper length and width, as well as the top and bottom margins, in the Page Settings List (BACKSPACE with P from within the document). Again, this is discussed in detail in chapter 7, in some sub-section of the same part discussing the formatting of a Braille document. The 34-characters-per-line setting you want is specified by the option for page width, which you can set in the Page Settings List to take effect on that file alone, or in the Embosser Setup Menu (press W from the Main Menu, then E, S) for it to apply for all documents created. When you've figured out your preferred configurations, set them as the default so that all new documents that you create in the future will use those settings (note that the new default settings will not apply on files that are already created). This will also address your problem with exporting .kwb files to .brf documents for embossing. To do this, from within the Format Menu (be it the Layout List or Page Settings List which are sub-menus), RIGHT AFTER making changes to the settings and BEFORE you exit to confirm the changes, press BACKSPACE with S to save them as the new default. If you hear an error tone when you execute this command, press SPACE with dot 4 to move to the next item and try again. If that still doesn't work, move to the next item and try once more, repeating this until it does work. If you're wondering why, well it's a little quirkiness which users have, and I'm sure you can, live with, <wink>. Then you can exit. Keep in mind, however, that if you delete the file where you had set those new defaults, then options would revert back to the factory settings. If ever you change your mind about the settings, just set them as the new defaults using the same method. You were asking me where the file ends up when it is exported to the serial port. I honestly don't know because I haven't tried that yet, not having serial ports on the computer I use, which further explains why I don't use ActiveSync with the BrailleNote. I just export documents to other file types, save them to my cf card, and pop this into the card reader or PCMCIA adapter (to access through my laptop). Actually, when I need to emboss something, be it Braille or text (and yes, you can directly emboss a text document with the file being translated into grade 2 automatically), I connect my BN to my embosser directly. Now I assume that you have a reason for not doing this, but if ever you find a way to make life easier and set up a direct connection between the BN and your embosser, then here are some tips as well. Before you decide to emboss the whole document, I suggest that you experiment on its first two or three pages. Remember that there are more settings in the Embosser Setup List. Let the BrailleNote control the settings, and not your embosser, so that they would not conflict. Further, note that there's a bug where if you answer yes to one of the promps of the Embosser Setup List that goes, "Does your embosser emboss both sides of the page?", this will cause it to emboss on just one side. Use reverse psychology and answer no to that prommpt and it will somehow know that the embosser can Braille on both sides. If you plan to bind the pages you emboss, change the setting for the Page Offset found in the Embosser Setup Menu to give you some space on the left margin. If you're using the serial port, make sure the BAUD rate, parity, stop bits and handshaking settings for the BN, found in that same setup menu, match those used by your embosser. If you're embossing a text file with foreign symbols like the accented letters in Spanish, for instance, set the Extended Character Set to MS-DOS. Finally, telling the BN to respect page breaks can be tricky, depending on the embosser I suppose and where you want the page number to appear. The position of the page number is controlled by a setting in the Layout List (BACKSPACE with L then SPACE to "Emboss page numbers?", answer Y for yes, hit ENTER, and set the position by writing T or B for top or bottom, and L, C or R for left, center or right; press ENTER then exit and confirm changes). If the embosser Brailles on the page break, change your top or bottom margins, and make sure that the page length follows accordingly. Don't forget to save these as the new defaults if you want them to be carried over to the plain Braille file to which you will export the Keyword document. HTH, Roselle >----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- >Sent by: Ann Parsons <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Hi all, >Only problem with plain braille files is that they do not emboss >well. The formatting commands don't carry over, or at least they >don't seem to. I wanted page numbers, I couldn't get them. I wanted >34 chars and I didn't get those. I'm workin' at it, though. I'll get >it straight. >Ann P. >-- > Ann K. Parsons >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >"All that is gold does not glitter. >Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT
