SignWriter 4.4
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Getting Started
Install program, setup printer, tech support

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Lessons In SignWriter 4.4
Lessons on Basic Tasks, Type Fingerspelling, Type Alphabet, Paste Sign Sentences, Type Signs.

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SignWriter-At-A-Glance
Important manual for keyboard strokes, printing formats, keyboard designs, country fingerspelling keyboards and dictionary formats.

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 SignWriter Reference Manual
Complete reference manual for SignWriter 4.4, written by programmer and designer Richard Gleaves.

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Basic Tasks
Learn the keys on your keyboard, how to start SignWriter, how to open and close a file, browse, save and print...the basics!

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Type Fingerspelling
Learn to type SignWriting fingerspelling symbols.

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Type Alphabet
Learn to type spoken language words and paragraphs.

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Paste Sign-Sentences From Dictionary
Learn basic dictionary commands and searches.

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Type Signs
Learn to type in the visual symbols of SignWriting.

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Export SignWriting to BMP
Learn to export a SignWriter file to a BMP graphics file.

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Create a SignWriting PDF File
Solve all your printing problems with Adobe Acrobat!

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ColumnMaker: Create Vertical Columns
Learn to convert SignWriter documents into vertical columns. Vertical SignWriting is becoming a standard.

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Convert Dictionaries to SGN Documents
Converting Dictionary Files to SignWriter documents can be a useful editing tool for dictionary development.

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Select Signs
Learn to select a sign. Once selected, a sign can be changed, copied, deleted, moved, and stored in the dictionary.

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Copy Signs Into Dictionary
Learn to copy a sign, making a duplicate. Learn to paste new signs into the dictionary, by using the Copy command.

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For those who purchased SignWriter:
Copy The SignWriter Program
From the CD to Your Hard Drive

Insert the CD-ROM that came with SignWriter.
Learn to install SignWriter by copying to your C-drive.

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Paste Signs From SignWriter DOS to Microsoft Word
Learn to create a screen capture of a sign, change it to a graphic file, such as a GIF or a JPEG, and then paste that graphic into a Microsoft Word file.

For more information, write to:

Valerie Sutton
DAC@SignWriting.org

Deaf Action Committee for SignWriting
Center For Sutton Movement Writing
an educational nonprofit organization
P.O. Box 517, La Jolla, CA, 92038-0517, USA
tel 858-456-0098......858-456-0020 fax