Alphasmart NEO User Manual page 64

Maintaining your files
File type (Continued)
Named text and linked
file not in a workspace
(use ctrl-F to view)
Mixed group of files
To clear a file (remove its contents):
1. When the file you want to clear is onscreen, press
prompt appears.
2. Press
You can also clear a file from the File Selector by scrolling to
Tip!
the file you want to clear and pressing
Note:
your computer. If your device is connected to your computer,
pressing
Clearing all files from the workspaces
You can clear all files in the workspaces simultaneously, which can
be useful if multiple users have entered information on Neo. You can
clear files only from the workspaces (they can be either named or
unnamed files); if you have named files that aren't in workspaces,
their contents are not affected.
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Clear File (Continued)
• Clears text in the main file
(which you can still recover)
• Keeps file name
• Keeps linked file text intact and
clears checkboxes
Clear All Files from
Workspaces:
• See other cells in this table for
descriptions of how the
command deals with each file
type
• Leaves you in the empty, active
workspace
to clear the file; press
Y
You can clear files only when your Neo is not connected to
has no effect.
clear file
Delete File (Continued)
• Deletes the file, its name, and its
linked file
• Returns you to the File Selector
Delete All Files:
• Deletes all text, named files, and
linked files from the device
• All workspaces are empty
• Leaves you in the empty, active
workspace
to return to the file.
N
clear file
. A
clear file
.
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