All Braille Maker products can be fully integrated with your word processor and are supported by trained professionals.

Braille maker has support for the new Braille rules which were ratified in 2004 as well as support for the old rules.

Braille Maker At a Glance

Support For:

• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Braille icon
• Braille Page preview
• Print Page numbering
• Tables
  • Paragraph
  • Semi-Colon
  • Tab
  • Stair Step
• Mathematics Braille (MathType 6 or later required)
• Back Translate Ribbon
• Braille Editor
• 6 Key Entry
• Languages
• Moon
• Moon Icon
• Learner Braille
• Supports Styles
• Live Table of Contents
• Bookmarks
• Also Available on USB Pen

Features

Braille Maker for Windows provides the user with a quick and easy way to translate word-processed documents into high quality grades one or two English Braille.

No Braille knowledge is required and only limited computer experience is necessary to use this software to produce a high standard of Braille.

• Little or no file preparation required
• Braille page preview
• Prints to any embosser
• Translate and emboss without leaving your word processor
• Braille option available on file drop-down menu in Word
• Supports Word processor headers, footers, numbers, leader dots etc.
• Support for print page numbering from MS Word including automatic print page indicator.

Braille Editor

The Braille Editor enables the user to make layout and formatting changes at any time, acting as a Braille Word processor.

Languages

The Languages feature enables the user to produce documents in commonly used European languages. This module includes Welsh Braille and allows languages to be easily mixed within the same document.

Currently supported languages are:

• English grade two (default) (as used in UK)
• English grade one
• French grade one & two
• German grade one
• Irish grade two (as used in Ireland)
• Italian grade one
• Russian grade one
• Spanish grade one
• Castillian grade one (as used in Spain)
• Catalan grade one (as used in Spain)
• Welsh grade one & two (as used in Wales)

Learner Braille

Learner Braille allows the Braille rules to be introduced over a period of time. This is ideal for the preparation of learning materials where individual students are at different stages of the learning process. Supports any syllabus.

Moon

Braille Maker makes it possible to translate your document into the alternate tactile language.

Ideal for those people preparing material for both Braille and Moon readers, as the same file can be translated into both formats. The Moon can then be sent to an Index Basic or Everest embosser and produced as "dotty Moon".

Icons

Additional icons for Braille and Moon are automatically installed on the file drop down menu in Microsoft Word, allowing direct access to Braille Maker from your Word processor.

Tables

Braille Maker automatically translates tabulated information into a choice of four Braille formats; stairstep, semi-colon, tab or paragraph.

Supports Word styles

Documents formatted using styles are automatically imported and translated into your chosen Braille format.

Live table of contents

Using heading styles you can automatically create a Braille table of contents that will monitor and update the page numbers whilst you modify the document.

Network Version

The network version runs on Windows servers. Network versions have a minimum of 3 users and are available for any number of users greater than 3. Novell users should Contact Us prior to ordering.

Volume Licences

Volume licences are available for both versions of Braille Maker. Volume licences have a minimum of 3 users and are available for any number of users greater than 3.

USB Pen Version

Braille Maker Professional is available on a USB pen drive making it easy to use it in multiple locations. The software can be installed onto multiple PCs and the pen moved from one to another, or Braille Maker can run from the pen with minimal file installation onto the PC.

System Requirements

10 Mb hard disk space

Supported Operating Systems

• Windows 98 Second Edition
• Windows Me
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7