ELLACheck a braille file you already have
ELLA can check braille files that someone else made. This is useful before you emboss a long document or hand a file to a student.
Check a file
- Open your ELLA chat and choose "Upload a file".
- Pick your .brf, .pef or .ebrl file.
- Write "Check this braille file".
- Send the request and read the reply.
What the check looks at
The check is about structure and formatting, such as line length, page length and the cells used. Ask about its structural findings in your chat. eBraille is checked as a package, so the reply covers the package as well as the braille inside it.
What it cannot tell you
It cannot tell whether the braille is a correct transcription of the source, or whether it suits a particular reader. The terms of service say to take special care with braille for embossing and for a named reader. Have someone who reads the braille look at it.
Braille files are not documents
ELLA reads braille files as files of braille, not as documents. It does not turn them back into print, and the general accessibility checks do not apply to them.
If the file will not upload
Check the file ends in .brf, .pef or .ebrl. See unsupported file.
After the check
If the reply finds problems, fix the source and ask ELLA for new braille. See braille looks wrong.
Still stuck?
Browse the help centre, or contact support and say what you were trying to do.