The Keyman Software; General Information; Dialog Box Keyboard Properties; Tab Keyman - Cherry CYBO@RD PLUS, M83-13800 User Manual

6 The KeyMan software

6.1 General information

Program elements of KeyMan on the screen
After the installation of the KeyMan software,
the symbol appears in the task bar.
Double-clicking on this symbol deactivates
KeyMan; double-clicking on it again
reactivates it. If you click once on this symbol
with the right mouse button, a context menu is
opened, which allows you to activate or
deactivate KeyMan, hide the KeyMan symbol,
call up the Online Help or open the dialog box
Keyboard Properties.
Furthermore, the entry Cherry Keyboard
Manager appears under Start | Programs .
This entry opens a group that enables you to
call up the Online Help, open the dialog box
Keyboard Properties and to start or quit the
Cherry Keyboard Manager (KeyMan).
The function User Information
When you press a special key, user
information appears at the lower right-hand
side of the screen. This user information tells
you which function is performed by the current
key. If you assign functions other than the
preset basic functions to the special keys, you
can define the user information yourself.

6.2 Dialog box Keyboard Properties

The configuration of the special keys is
conducted in tabs in the dialog box Keyboard
Properties , which is a standard dialog box of
Microsoft Windows.
To open the dialog box Keyboard
Properties
1 Click the symbol in the taskbar with the
right mouse button.
The dialog box Keyboard Properties is
opened.
-OR-
Select Start | Programs | Cherry
Keyboard Manager | Settings.
The dialog box Keyboard Properties is
opened.
-OR-
Select Start | Settings | Control Panel.
The window Control Panel is opened.
2 Double-click on the symbol Keyboard.
The dialog box Keyboard Properties is
opened.

6.3 Tab KeyMan

In the tab KeyMan you can perform the
following settings:
• You can determine whether a symbol for
the KeyMan software is to be displayed in
the task bar. With the help of this symbol,
you can call up the dialog box Keyboard
Properties and perform the settings for the
KeyMan software.
• You can determine whether user
information is to be displayed when one of
the special keys is pressed.
• You can determine how long the user
information is to be displayed on screen.
• You can initiate a search of the local drives
of your PC for e-mail programs supported
by KeyMan. All e-mail programs found are
displayed in a list. You can configure this
list in the dialog box Configure
XPressList.
• You can initiate a search of the local drives
of your PC for multimedia programs
supported by KeyMan. All multimedia
programs found are displayed in a list. You
can configure this list in the dialog box
Configure XPressList.
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