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VII. Braille, Translation and Printing
In general, the embossing technology will create a tactile representation of the screen image where
darker colors will result in higher tactile dots and lighter colors in lower tactile dots.
Text will only print in Braille after it has been translated to Braille code and can be recognized as Braille
text from the printer driver. In Windows applications, if the text is recognized as true text and not
embedded as image, a non-contracted Braille output can be created by simply formatting the text to a
Braille font as further described under B. below.
A. ViewPlus Tiger Software Suite
Within MS Office Word, and Excel the ViewPlus Tiger Software Suite (TSS) provides direct tools for text to
Braille translation in numerous languages and contraction grades. TSS includes easy translation of charts
and graphs in MS Excel and provides further tools to easily create and edit tactile graphics originating from
other Windows applications.
Please visit https://viewplus.com/product/tiger-software-suite/ to find further information about the
ViewPlus Tiger Software Suite solutions, including the TSS user manual.
B. Fonts
Braille and Tiger screen fonts are Braille fonts that install with the installation of the ViewPlus embosser
driver. They can be chosen from any Windows program that includes Windows font selection. But text
has to be handled as true text, and not as embedded image as this is the case in some PDF Editor programs,
for example.
Braille and Tiger screen fonts appear as standard text characters on the screen and emboss in Braille dot
patterns. When applying these fonts, each print character is converted to one Braille character that
corresponds to the ASCII code of that print character. There will be no contractions, or translation of
symbols in the Braille output.
It is very important to use the correct font size for the correct dot spacing to be printed for Braille fonts.
For 8 dot Braille fonts, like 'Computer' Braille, the point size needs to be set to 43. Other Braille fonts,
indicated through a '29' in their font name, need to be set to point size 29.
Characters, or text that is not translated to Braille will emboss as graphic images of the visual appearance
of standard text if 'Emboss Standard Text' option is checked within the Tiger tab of the printing
preferences.