Re: Word 2016 for Mac and DBT

2017-12-12 Thread Devin Prater
The APH version uses some kind of XML documents, but does do much of what DBT does, just a bit more technical. Devin Prater Assistive Technology Instructor in Training JAWS, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint certified by World Services for the Blind > On Dec 12, 2017, at 10:39 AM,

Re: Word 2016 for Mac and DBT

2017-12-12 Thread E.T.
Just downloaded versions for both the Mac and Windows. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan (1934-1996), Contact E-mail: ancient.ali

Re: Word 2016 for Mac and DBT

2017-12-12 Thread E.T.
Free is not always cheaper. But it may take me a while to scrape up $695 for DBT so if APH releases their app sooner, I certainly will try it. DBT for Mac will use the same files that were produced with the Windows version. DBT for Mac also can work on documents exported from MS Word.

Re: Word 2016 for Mac and DBT

2017-12-12 Thread Mary Otten
Dbt does not cost thousands. It never has. I have no clue about this so-called new contender. But Duxberry for windows at least, has been the standard forever. I think the Mac version is a little bit cheaper than the Windows version, probably around $500 which is certainly not cheap. But it’s no

Re: Word 2016 for Mac and DBT

2017-12-12 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Don't know, but there is a new contender out there with Braille Blaster being delivered by APH for free. I expect the Duxbury system costs thousands. Best Wishes, Jonathan On 12 December 2017 at 04:38, E.T. wrote: >Since DBT for Mac is out of beta, I am interested to know how well it > work

Word 2016 for Mac and DBT

2017-12-12 Thread E.T.
Since DBT for Mac is out of beta, I am interested to know how well it works under High Sierra as well as Word 2016 for Mac. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and