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4.
On your computer, open the file to which you want to send the text (it can be a new file or a
file that already has content), and place your cursor where you want the text to begin. This
should be the last thing you do before going to step 5. This ensures your application is the
active window and ready to receive text.
5.
Press send on your AlphaSmart device. The AlphaBeam application shows that it's retrieving
text, and text appears in your open file.
6.
To beam another file, on your AlphaSmart device, switch to the file you want to beam, then
repeat steps 3 through 5.
Tips on using AlphaBeam
If it looks like nothing happened, it might be that AlphaBeam was the active window rather than
your application. Try one of these two solutions:
•
The text you beamed should be on your computer's clipboard, so all you might need to do is
paste it into your application. On your computer, from your application's Edit menu, choose
Paste.
•
On your computer, again make sure the application you want the text sent to is the active
application (the last one you clicked in). On your AlphaSmart device, send your text again.
If you notice missing characters or jumbled text in the file you transferred, you might need to
slow down the IrDA transfer speed on your AlphaSmart device. To do so, press
then select the Compatibility speed option (2). This setting is compatible with all computers and
most applications.
Infrared support for other devices
If you have other IR-capable devices that you want to use with your computer, in addition to your
AlphaSmart device, you'll need to complete the following steps once the AlphaBeam installation
is finished.
To install infrared support on Windows 2000:
1.
Click the Start button, then choose Settings > Control Panel.
2.
Double-click Add/Remove Hardware. An Add/Remove Hardware Wizard appears.
3.
Step through the onscreen instructions until you see a list of devices in the Choose a
Hardware Device window.
4
Text transferred
by AlphaBeam
into an
application
AlphaBeam
,
ctrl-option- -S
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