Tutorial Videos About Sao Mai Braille (SMB)

This page is dedicated to sharing tutorial videos about the Sao Mai Braille software.

If you are unable to watch videos directly from our website, you can watch them on our YouTube channel here. Alternatively, in each section, there are links to download the .MKV video with built-in English and Vietnamese subtitles, as well as Word .docx transcript files for viewing on your local computer.

Download and Install

Instructions for downloading and installing Sao Mai Braille (SMB), including how to install it manually with the zipped archive file and install NVDA add-on.

• Video: Download and Install (.MKV)
• Transcript: Download and Install (.DOCX)

Edit Text and Apply Styles

Learn how to create and save a document, and format the text by applying heading styles, font attributes, text alignment, and creating multi-level bullet lists.

• Video: Edit Text and Apply Styles (.MKV)
• Transcript: Edit Text and Apply Styles (.DOCX)

Header and Footer - Page Numbering

Work with header and footer, set page number and select different numeral types for document.

• Video: Header and Footer - Page Numbering (.MKV)
• Transcript: Header and Footer - Page Numbering (.DOCX)

Spell Check

Check spelling both after editing the text with the dialogue and as typing right in the main editing window.

• Video: Spell Check (.MKV)
• Transcript: Spell Check (.DOCX)

Translate Document from Print to Braille

In this video, we will show you how to change the default translation table, set Braille paper size, translate a print document into Braille, and save it in different file formats.

• Video: Translate Document from Print to Braille (.MKV)
• Transcript: Translate Document from Print to Braille (.DOCX)

Data Table

Learn how to Create a data table, keystrokes to navigate and read in a table, apply Braille format styles for tables and custom options for these styles.

• Video: Data Table (.MKV)
• Transcript: Data Table (.DOCX)

Edit and Translate Math Equations into Braille

Know how to input and edit a mathematical equation in various ways, such as searching for sample equations by category, by name, or by writing LaTeX code directly. Learn to read mathematical equations in navigation mode. Then, set options for screen reading software to speak the equation, including language, style, and amount of information spoken. And finally, select code for translating mathematical equations into Braille.

• Video: Edit and Translate Math Equations into Braille (.MKV)
• Transcript: Edit and Translate Math Equations into Braille. (.DOCX)