Article ID: 16

Added: February 13, 2008

Category: Word Processor

Question

What types of documents can KeyWord handle?

Answer

KeyWord, the word processing program on the BrailleNote, can handle the following file types:

 

• KeySoft native documents (.kwb, .kwt): These are simply called "Braille Document/Text Document KeyWord Type." This is the default file format (.kwb is for BT/PK, .kwt is for QT). The unique feature of these file types is that, for braille documents, one can name the document using Grade 2. This is the only file type that does not show file extensions.

 

• KeySoft 2.0 files (.kwb, .kwt): similar to KeyWord native format, except that it creates a compatibility file that is compatible with Braille Companion, a notetaking device from Pulsedata (now HumanWare), that was produced prior to BrailleNote.

 

• Plain Text (.txt): Also known as ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), this is a simple text file with no additional formatting other than line breaks and carriage return. This is the default file format used in Notepad.

 

• Microsoft Word document (.doc): This format is one of the complex document types in existence. This is the native document format used by Microsoft Word. Note that Word 2007 (.docx) files are not supported.

 

• Rich Text Format (.rtf): This is an alternative to Microsoft Word document format. This is somewhat similar to Word, except that there are no complex formatting mechanisms.

 

• Plain Braille file (.brf): A standard literary braille file format, suitable for using on a notetaker or on a braille translation software such as Duxbury, Braille 2000, etc.

 

Although not specified, KeyWord also allows editing of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and XML (eXtensible Markup Language) files used on the Internet. It also supports editing .m3u (playlists) and .url (Favorite' Uniform Resource Locator) files.

Unsupported file types include media files, DAISY (Digital Accessible Information SYstem) descriptor files and others including databases, computer tables, application executable files (.exe).

Updated: February 13, 2008