Understanding The Keyboard - Videonics PTM-1 User Manual

Personal TitleMaker
U
NDERSTANDING THE
The Personal TitleMaker keyboard resembles a standard computer key-
board, but includes many special keys to help use the features built
into the unit.
The illustration on the following page shows the keyboard and identi-
fies the various keys and key groups. Brief descriptions of most keys fol-
low. For more detailed information, refer to the appropriate chapters
and sections in the remainder of this guide. In most cases, the descrip-
tions include a reference to the page where more information can be
found.
POWER
DEMO
+
accent
Menu Keys — The menu keys exist in six subgroups, as shown here.
FONT
Each menu key has associated with it two keyboard keys. For example,
the &
FONT
and
COLOR
forth.
When you press a menu key a menu appears on the output device
screen. Most menus contain sub-menus. Use the items in the menus
and sub-menus to select fonts, font styles, borders, backgrounds, and
effects. See Chapter 8, Working with Menus.
Function Keys — Function keys serve many different purposes, such
as positioning titles on the screen, marking title text for copying or
moving, starting a new line in a title, moving the cursor on the editing
screen, and so forth.
Function keys exist in two groups; one on the left side of the keyboard
and another on the right. The two groups contain some of the same
keys, although each group also contains unique keys.
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POWER DEMO
functions. Press to power the keyboard on and
off. To run the built-in demonstration of Personal
TitleMaker features, press
POWER
DEMO
See Appendix A, Personal TitleMaker Demo.
LETTER
and
SIZE STYLE
keys appear under the
PATTERN
K
EYBOARD
— This key serves two separate
OUTLINE BORDERS
keys appear under the
+
ACCENT POWER DEMO
BACKGROUND
menu key; the
FONT
menu key; and so
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User Guide
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EFFECTS