Feb 01, 2016 Perky is a computer based Perkins braille emulator. Braille is a reading and writing system of tactile dots for blind people. Perky Duck comes with JAWS script files which support JAWS 4.0 or higher. Perky Duck can be used in distance education to demonstrate your understanding of braille.
A basic Braille text editor that allows you to type using a Braille font, print the created documents or send them to an embossing device
Perky Duck is an application especially designed for students or people who want to transcribe text to the Braille language. It’s a simple and straightforward tool that enables you to create documents in Braille which can then be printed or embossed using specialized equipment.
User-friendly interface
This introduction to braille workshop was developed to assist those who support students who are visually impaired by providing an introductory level of understanding braille. This is a one-day, hands-on training for paraprofessionals, general educators, other school staff and parents/families. HOW USE PERKY DUCK: 1. Go to Start in the bottom left-hand corner of the computer screen. Go to Programs, then to the DBT Perky Duck icon. Click on the Perky Duck icon. If you see this message: “Can’t find settings file, or file found is an incompatible version” don’t worry. Just click on OK. Perky Duck icon.
Perky Duck displays a simple and ‘straight to the point’ user interface which makes it a practical tool for anyone that is familiar to writing in Braille using six-key entry. Its main window is comprised of a large editing section and a tab that contains menus for various features.
Installing the application simple with the only challenge being embosser model selection but even so, if you're not sure what to choose, you can opt for anything and change it later.
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Easily work with Braille
As far as features go, Perky Duck offers you the basic, must haves for applications of this sort. You can save documents to your computer, print them directly from the application, copy content and navigate to a specific page, line or column number.
It’s also possible to view content in Braille or SlimBraille and you can switch between Braille language and print font views. The application makes it easy to work with Braille as long as you are familiar to it because otherwise, you won't get much out of it as it doesn’t offer any kind of embedded translation assistance. Kubota at70s manual.
Compatible with a large number of embosser models
When it comes to features Perky Duck might not offer that much or more of what you expected but in terms of embossing device compatibility, there are a lot of possibilities. It comes with a very large list of equipment models you can choose from and you can customize them to a large extent.
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The application enables you to configure output options, set baud rate, data and stop bits, punctuation type and much more.
An efficient tool for Braille transcriptions
In closing, Perky Duck is a reliable and easy to manage tool that can offer real help in transcribing text to Braille using six-key entry.
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Perky Duck was reviewed by Alexandru ChirilaPerky Duck Braille For Mac Pro
3.5/5
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- Windows 7 32/64 bit
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Windows XP - file size:
- 1.7 MB
- filename:
- setup_perky.exe
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