[duxuser] Re: Latest DBT and Word 2007
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:52:10 +0100
Hi Caroline,
I'm delighted to hear that you use Word Styles so
extensively. I'm just in the process of reformatting a
massive Word document where not one single style has been
used, and it is driving me insane. Be assured that this
feature very much remains, and applies to Word 2007 as in
previous versions.
Given that you have been saving Word 2007 documents as Word
2003 docs, and importing successfully to DBT 10.5, it sounds
like this one suffered some kind of fluke behaviour.
Do Word documents you previously created import O.K.
If you did upgrade to 10.6, you will find that the SWIFT
utility now works in Word 2007, adding a "DBT" item to
Word's "Add-ins" on the ribbon bar. If you then use the
"Add-ins: DTB: Duxbury Braille" item to open DBT from within
Word 2007, it will at least warn you if the document is not
already saved in Word 98-2003 document format.
George.
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Caroline
Sent: 06 June 2008 19:04
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Latest DBT and Word 2007
Hi everyone. I currently have DTB 10.5. I've been wanting to
upgrade but have been putting it off for several reasons.
Yesterday I think I just found a really big reason for the
upgrade, but I wanted to ask some questions before
proceeding.
I do most of my document preparation now in Word 2007. I'm
still saving my documents in the 2003 format, but 2007 is
being used for document creation. I use Worde styles very
heavily, both because in the past it's allowed for a much
nicer transition into DBT, but also because then I know that
visually, my document looks good as well.
I created a document yesterday that used the Title, Heading
1, and Heading 2 styles, saved it, and opened it in DBT.
Unlike my previous documents created with Word 2003, about
99 percent of my styles were just gone. It showed bold text,
but that was about it, so I had to go through the document
and redo all my headings and things.
So, my question is this. Would upgrading to DBT 10.6 SR4
allow me to work with my Word documents the way I did prior
to Word 2007, or can I just no longer do much of my
formatting from within Word? To me, this has always been a
great feature, and I hope that this hasn't been lost. Thanks
in advance for any suggestions.
Also, I resubscribed to this list last night and haven't
seen any messages yet. Just in case, when replying, could
you please also send your responses to me directly at
listmailstuff@xxxxxxx so that I'm sure of getting them?
Thanks so much for any comments.
Caroline
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Caroline; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
http://www.CarolinesKittyCorner.com
Skype: ccongdon
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