Alphasmart Find Feature; Keyboard Layouts - Alphasmart AS Pro Owner's Manual

The AlphaSmart file transfer speed menu is accessed by the
keyboard command Option-
stand-alone mode only, not when the AlphaSmart is
attached to a computer). The speed command affects both
the Mac sending speed and the PC sending speed.
The AlphaSmart has four file transfer speeds:
1. Very Slow is the slowest speed setting and is compatible
with all machines and applications. It is recommended
especially when you are using KidWorks™ or The
Children's Writing Center. If you still lose data sending to
KidWorks 2, turn "Sound Effects" off by deselecting
"Sound Effects" under the KidWorks 2 Options menu.
2. Slow, which is compatible with all machines and most
applications. It is recommended especially if you are using a
Mac Classic, an Apple IIGS or a PC AT (286).
3. Faster (the default speed), which is a little faster and is recom-
mended for the Mac LC or for 386- and 486-based PCs.
4. Fastest is the fastest speed setting. However, some word
processing programs may experience a loss of data when
files are transferred using this mode, so you may wish to
experiment to see which speed works best for you.
Note: The keyboard control panel in your Macintosh system may
also need to be adjusted to a faster setting.
If you are using a Mac, you can significantly speed up the trans-
fer of data (approximately 6 times faster) by using TurboTransfer
software (see details under TurboTransfer Software).
Send speed for Mac
• 1.25 pages per minute (set at speed 4, sending to
ClarisWorks, on a Power Mac).
• With TurboTransfer, 8 pages per minute.
Send speed for PC
• 3 pages per minute (set at speed 4, sending to Windows
Write, on a 486).
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A L P H A S M A R T F I N D F E A T U R E
To access the AlphaSmart Find feature, press
see a screen that says:
Find:_________
Press Return to search in file 1,
option-Return to search in all files,
CMD-A to Find again, Esc to exit.
At the cursor, you may enter up to 16 characters. The search
is not case sensitive, so if you are looking for "CAT" and
type in "cat", the search will find cat, CAT, Cat, or caT. It
will also find partial words or characters embedded in other
words. For example, if you searched for "cat", it will also
show you "catalog."
If you press Return after entering your search text, it will
search in the current file only. If you press Option-Return,
it will search in all eight files. When a string is found in a
different file than the one currently displayed, it will open
that file and put a cursor at the end of the string it found.
After the text is found once, you may continue the search
by pressing -A. The next occurrence will be displayed or
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the message "String NOT found" will be displayed. (
does not bring up the Find dialog screen—unless you haven't
ever entered search text.)
K E Y B O A R D L A Y O U T S
To change the keyboard layout, press Option-
mand works in stand-alone mode only, not when the Alpha-
Smart is attached to a computer). You will see four choices:
• Pressing 1 chooses QWERTY—the standard default lay-
out of most keyboards and typewriters (see Figure 6).
• Pressing 2 sets the keyboard to Dvorak. Dvorak is a scientif-
ically-designed key layout which requires much less finger
reaching and stretching for the most commonly used keys,
and results in faster and easier typing (see Figure 7).
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