[duxuser] Re: New user needs basics

  • From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 21:55:52 -0000

Hi Ray,

This, and others, will be fixed in Service Pack 2, currently
being Beta tested.

What can I say but, sorreeeee!

George Bell.

-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray
Dawson
Sent: 09 March 2005 16:56
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: New user needs basics


I've been there and done that. 

Put 'Italic' into Help Index and it says Code Used: []
Keystroke: None at present

Cheers,

Ray D

> Ray, let's start with a general answer to your questions.
The new 
> version of DBT has a very fine Help system. When you have
any document 
> open in DBT, press Alt+H. Select the entry Help topics.
This page has 
> four or five tabs on it. When you enter this help, you are
positioned 
> on the table of contents. This is a standard Windows
contents page. If 
> you want to search for specific entries, you have the
choice of the 
> Index or Search tabs in this window.

> Give this a look. This Help system is superb!
>  

> -- 6311 Franklin AVE Des Moines, IA 50322


> > 
> > Hi, I've downloaded the trial version of DBT with the
aim of moving 
> > from my present braille translator to DBT - if I can get
it to do 
> > what I want.
> > 
> > Is there an FAQ or idiots guide anywhere?
> > 
> > I want to import text files and add codes to make DBT do
some basic 
> > formats, ie centred text, right aligned and italic/bold
text. I also 
> > want paragraphs to indent by two spaces.
> > 
> > I have found that selecting text and using Shift-F6
centres it, but 
> > selecting and Shift-F7 offers to replace the block with
a right 
> > align command. If I put the cursor in front of text I
want to right 
> > align and press Shift-F7, the the first word is right
aligned but 
> > other words go on the next line.
> > 
> > I haven't found a way of putting in bold/italic commands
yet.
> > 
> > Any help to get these basics done would be gratefully
received. If I 
> > can get DBT to do these simple things then it's worth
buying and I 
> > can spend more time learning about its other facilities.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Ray D

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