New, improved, and easy to use - update MegaDots from the web! You must have MegaDots 2.0 or higher to use this web update. Call Duxbury Systems MegaDots tech support at 608-257-8833 if this is a problem.
Also, if you are having trouble embossing from MegaDots in Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT, please (do not) click here to download our new program called Embossit. Embossit enables MegaDots to emboss through the Windows Print Manager. Embossit is also a freeware standalone program that anyone can download to print Braille Formatted Files from any Braille software, including but not limited to MegaDots, Duxbury, PokaDots, MicroBraille. Try it! You need a MegaDots update dated April 19, 1999 later.
Click here to learn about the new JFW script files for MegaDots. This link contains documentation about using JFW (JAWS for Windows) with MegaDots. You also have an opportunity to download the JFW script files for MegaDots which were updated on 1/27/2000.
NOTE: This version of MegaDots is importing documents well, but you may experience problems with tables. If you have problems with this version, you can go back to a previous version by installing your previous version over it.
Notice: new convenient "one size fits all" hard drive/floppy disk update now available (thank you Caryn!)
Click here to download the MegaDots 2.04 update.
This downloads a file called WEBUP.EXE. You need to run this program. It is easier if you run this from Windows. At the Start Menu, select Run, and then select WEBUP.EXE (only you know which directory you downloaded it into).
Once you run the program, you will be asked if you want to update this computer or if you want to copy the update onto 2 floppy disks to take somewhere else. Is that nifty or what?
So ... if you need to bring this update to another computer, please have 2 floppy disks ready.
To do the update at the other computer, put in Disk 1. From a DOS box, run A:INSTALL.EXE and follow the instructions. The Install program will eventually ask you to insert disk 2.
Keep this two disk manual update and label it with the date. It may be useful again in the future.
If any you have any questions about this process, or if the update doesn't work on your computer, email david@duxsys.com.