<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><base href="x-msg://42/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<div>August 29, 2013</div><div><br></div><div>There are several new members who joined today…Welcome! I hope you will introduce yourselves and feel free to ask questions any time… One person asked me the following the question:</div><div><br></div><div><b>QUESTION</b></div><div>"How do I translate from text to SignWriting for my PowerPoint presentation?"</div><div><br></div><div><b>ANSWER</b></div><div>Thank you for the question. PowerPoint is a wonderful tool for the classroom.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is how I would do it:</div><div><br></div><div>Open PowerPoint and open your SignPuddle dictionary. For example, to open the ASL Dictionary in SignPuddle go to:</div><div><br></div><div>ASL Dictionary in SignPuddle Online</div><div><a href="http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/index.php?ui=1&sgn=4">http://www.signbank.org/signpuddle2.0/index.php?ui=1&sgn=4</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>1</b>. In SignPuddle, click on the Translate Button on the left</div><div><br></div><div><b>2.</b> In the Translate box, type in the word HELLO.</div><div><br></div><div><b>3.</b> Press Translate.</div><div><br></div><div><b>4.</b> You will find many choices for the word HELLO in ASL. Choose the one you want, and click on that Radio Button. </div><div><br></div><div>Now you can drag and drop the sign from SignPuddle to your PowerPoint, or you can right-click on the sign, and copy and paste. See attached diagram:</div><div><br></div><div><img height="492" width="869" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="996add6f-5fe7-46f1-ba4c-ff6f9d0e71e1" src="cid:CA704363-E704-49A3-9DA1-8C12BD008E0E"></div><div><br></div><div>Ask more questions!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Val ;-)<br><br>Valerie Sutton<br>SignWriting List moderator<br><a href="mailto:sutton@signwriting.org">sutton@signwriting.org</a><br><br>Post Messages to the SignWriting List:<br>sw-l@listserv.valenciacollege.edu<br><br>SignWriting List Archives & Home Page<br>http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist<br><br>Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages<br>http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>