I have recently received a referral about setting up a Braille embosser for someone who's mother purchased it over a year ago and where it has been sitting in a box ever since.  Setting up the device itself is not the issue, but it is quite probable that no Braille translation software was purchased with the embosser based on what I've been able to gather so far.

The needs for functionality would most definitely be on the very simple end of things.  I suspect that virtually all of it will be straight translation of simple documents created in MS-Word for embossing.

I am well aware of Duxbury, and have used it in the past, but that seems like overkill here.  But because the translation software is going to need to be used by a variety of people with differing levels of computer skill, many of whom have never dealt with Braille at all, I want to make certain that whatever gets chosen is pretty darned easy to use.  Brailleblaster from APH is something I'd consider if feedback about it is positive.  There may be other alternatives, and I certainly don't know them all.  It's been over 10 years since I was actively producing Braille material from MS-Word or other text files, so a lot of water may have passed under the bridge since then.

All guidance would be appreciated.
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Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044

The psychology of adultery has been falsified by conventional morals, which assume, in monogamous countries, that attraction to one person cannot co-exist with a serious affection for another.  Everybody knows that this is untrue. . .

    ~Bertrand Russell

I have recently received a referral about setting up a Braille embosser for someone who's mother purchased it over a year ago and where it has been sitting in a box ever since.  Setting up the device itself is not the issue, but it is quite probable that no Braille translation software was purchased with the embosser based on what I've been able to gather so far.

The needs for functionality would most definitely be on the very simple end of things.  I suspect that virtually all of it will be straight translation of simple documents created in MS-Word for embossing.

I am well aware of Duxbury, and have used it in the past, but that seems like overkill here.  But because the translation software is going to need to be used by a variety of people with differing levels of computer skill, many of whom have never dealt with Braille at all, I want to make certain that whatever gets chosen is pretty darned easy to use.  Brailleblaster from APH is something I'd consider if feedback about it is positive.  There may be other alternatives, and I certainly don't know them all.  It's been over 10 years since I was actively producing Braille material from MS-Word or other text files, so a lot of water may have passed under the bridge since then.

All guidance would be appreciated.
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Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044

The psychology of adultery has been falsified by conventional morals, which assume, in monogamous countries, that attraction to one person cannot co-exist with a serious affection for another.  Everybody knows that this is untrue. . .

    ~Bertrand Russell

I have recently received a referral about setting up a Braille embosser for someone who's mother purchased it over a year ago and where it has been sitting in a box ever since.  Setting up the device itself is not the issue, but it is quite probable that no Braille translation software was purchased with the embosser based on what I've been able to gather so far.

The needs for functionality would most definitely be on the very simple end of things.  I suspect that virtually all of it will be straight translation of simple documents created in MS-Word for embossing.

I am well aware of Duxbury, and have used it in the past, but that seems like overkill here.  But because the translation software is going to need to be used by a variety of people with differing levels of computer skill, many of whom have never dealt with Braille at all, I want to make certain that whatever gets chosen is pretty darned easy to use.  Brailleblaster from APH is something I'd consider if feedback about it is positive.  There may be other alternatives, and I certainly don't know them all.  It's been over 10 years since I was actively producing Braille material from MS-Word or other text files, so a lot of water may have passed under the bridge since then.

All guidance would be appreciated.
--

Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044

The psychology of adultery has been falsified by conventional morals, which assume, in monogamous countries, that attraction to one person cannot co-exist with a serious affection for another.  Everybody knows that this is untrue. . .

    ~Bertrand Russell