A data producing apparatus has: a first Braille translation device producing information processing Braille data for embossing information processing Braille on a processing sheet based on an ink-character array having one or more ink characters; a second Braille translation device producing general Braille data for embossing general Braille, other than the information processing Braille, on the processing sheet based on the ink-character array, thereby producing from the inputted ink-character array Braille data having the information processing Braille data and/or the general Braille data. A data producing method includes: when designation of producing part or all of the inputted ink-character array in information processing Braille is made, producing the information processing Braille data with the first Braille translation device for the designated portion; and when designation of producing in general Braille is made, producing the general Braille data with the second Braille translation device for the designated portion.