Alphasmart Neo Quick Manual

Neo by AlphaSmart
The Neo from Renaissance Learning (previously AlphaSmart Inc.) is a portable word processor.
Basic instructions for use, including printing, are provided on the back of every Neo unit. These
instructions get you started, but the Neo has many features, including those outlined below.
There are even more advanced features in the User Guide. The User Guide ships with each
Neo, and is also available on-line at www.alphasmart.com.
FONT: There are 6 different font sizes on the Neo ranging from small (6 lines per screen),
medium (5 lines), large (4 lines), very large (3 lines) to extra large (2 lines). To change font size
simultaneously press ctrl, alt, cmd and F. Use the arrow key to place the cursor in front of the
size you would like, then press enter. The font is only changed on the screen. When you send
text to the computer, the size of the font depends on the word processing program you are using
on the computer. If you print directly from the NEO it prints in 12 point font. Font style cannot be
changed on the Neo.
ENTERING AND EDITING TEXT:
Moving around within the text
The arrow keys are the primary way to move within a document on the Neo. The up and down
arrows move the cursor one line, the left and right arrows move the cursor one space. In
addition to the basic 4 directions the arrow key can be used in combination with the cmd key on
the Neo ( ). Cmd and or arrows move up or down an entire screen. The cmd key with
or will move the cursor to the beginning or end of the line. The home (to the beginning) and
end (to the end) keys in the top row also are used to navigate within a document.
Selecting text
Selecting text within a document for editing purposes is accomplished with shift and the arrow
keys. This is identical to making selections in word documents without using a mouse.
• shift and
selects one character to the left, shift and selects one character to the
right.
HIAT AT Quick Guide – Neo – Rev. 10/06, ch p. 1 www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat