I can definitely say that both Braillemaker, and Cipher from Dolphin work okay with the Basic Index. Well....I never ran across any problems anyway. Cheers, Mark Mark Matthews E-mail: mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx MSN/Windows Messenger: markmatthews3@xxxxxxxxxxx Home Page: http://www.qsl.net/gw0wgk -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of carol pearson Sent: 17 June 2004 22:50 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: embosser software Well, maybe it doesn't work with the Classic, but (as I understand it and I haven't looked personally) WinBraille is Index own Braille software. I would have thought (hoped) therefore that it would have worked with any of their products under Windows. Perhaps I should take a look at the INDEX site, but not tonight . . .. -- Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Longly" <longly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:43 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: embosser software > Hi Carol! > > Something in the back of my mind says that winbraille won't work with > the Index classic but I'm not sure whether this is right or whether > I'm imagining it! I am sure George will put me straight on this one! > Cheers! > > Graham > > > MSN to - graham_longly@xxxxxxxxxxx > Text messages to 07774 208008 > > Graham Longly BA GRAD CIPD CMS > Access Technology Consultant > > Aspire Consultancy, York, UK > T: 01904 762788 > F: 0870 1326940 > M: 07774 208008 > E: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.aspire-consultancy.co.uk > > Helping visually impaired people to aspire to their full potential > through specialist technology! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "carol pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:55 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: embosser software > > > If you're just wanting a free translation programme direct in WORD, I > suggest you may like to try WINBRAILLE, which is produced by Index and > on their site. > > > -- > Carol > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Matthews" <mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:52 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: embosser software > > > > Hi Mark, > > > > I use Braillemaker, with co-incidently with the same embosser. There > > is both a Proffessional and standard version....the latter costing > > around =A3200. It comes with a Word template file, that you simply > > copy and = paste into the Office Startup folder, and Voila - you > > have Braille output available from the file menu of both word 97, > > and 2K. The latest version could also support XP, but don't quote me > > on that. > > > > HTH, > > > > Mark > > > > Mark Matthews > > E-mail: mark.matthews53@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > MSN/Windows Messenger: markmatthews3@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Home Page: http://www.qsl.net/gw0wgk > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > > Behalf Of Mark Threadgold > > Sent: 17 June 2004 16:19 > > To: accessuk list > > Subject: [access-uk] embosser software > > > > > > Hi all. > > > > I might be getting hold of an Index Classic Embosser with luck. > > What is the best software for producing simple braille output > > preferably direct from Word 2k documents? 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