Placing freestanding braille text

Freestanding braille text is based on the default braille code (EBU Pharmaceutical) for the geometry of its symbols.

To place freestanding braille text

1. Do one of the following:

• On the Objects toolbar, click Braille Text .
• On the Objects menu, point to Texts, and then click Braille Text.

A contextual edit bar appears above the graphical area.

2. In the contextual edit bar, in the text area use lower-case letters to type the text that you need.

NOTE: The letter size that you can type depends on the alphabet you have chosen. It must contain a description of the letters. For details, see Designing Braille code (alphabet).

3. In the Braille code drop-down list, select the code that you want to use.

NOTE: Your installation comes with one Braille code file — EBU Pharmaceutical — developed in conformity with the European Braille (EBU) Code. If you develop your own Braille code, it will appear in the list too.

4. After you have typed the text, use the mouse to drag it to wherever in the graphical area you need it to be, and then click to position it.

The braille text is now added to the design. Note that a layer named Braille has been generated automatically and appears as a layer in the tabular area (in the Layers section of the Layers & Objects tab).

5. (Optional) To edit the text, right-click it, and then click Object Properties. Then, in the dialog box that appears, (1) edit the text as you want it and/or (2) make it multiline by pressing ENTER whereever you need a line break.