Alphasmart 3000 Quick Start Manual - Page 9

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Set Slow Key Rate

Slow Keys is designed to allow a user with unsteady hands or

difficulty in targeting specific keys to set a delay time between

depressing a key and the generation of the associated

character. The Slow Keys control screen can be displayed with

the keyboard command ctrl-option-cmd-K.

To turn Slow Keys on, use the up-arrow or right-arrow key to

select a delay value greater than zero (a zero value turns Slow

Keys off). Use the down-arrow or left-arrow to decrease the

delay value. Once the desired delay value is displayed, press

enter to set that value, or esc to cancel any changes you have

made.

International Character Support

Please refer to the table in the back of this manual for a full

description of keystrokes needed for producing the wide range

of International Characters supported by the AlphaSmart 3000.

Keyboarding Timer

The Keyboarding Timer, when used, measures the Words Per

Minute (WPM) typed by a user. The delete function is disabled

during this so that keyboarding mistakes can be evaluated.

To access the keyboarding timer press cmd-find. To start the

Timer just start typing and to stop to see your calculated score

hit the caps lock button. To resume the timer, press enter or

press esc to quit.

Cut, Copy and Paste Within and Between Files

To cut, copy or paste within a file or between files you first need

to highlight the desired text. Position the cursor by the passage

that you wish to use. Press shift and hold it down. Then, using

the arrow keys, move the cursor to the end of the passage, you

will notice that as the cursor travels over the letters they will

become flashing black boxes. Once highlighted, decide

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whether you want to copy (press ctrl-C) or cut (press ctrl-X)

this text. Then move the cursor to wherever you want to paste

the text (if you want you can choose a different file to paste to

by pressing a file number key). Position the cursor and press

ctrl-V, the text will then be pasted.

Show Number of Characters or Pages in a File

To find out how many characters are in a file press ctrl-cmd-I.

To find out how many pages have been used in a file and how

much space is left press cmd-I.

Show Clipboard Status and Contents

To show the clipboard status (i.e. the amount of text held in the

clipboard) press option-cmd-C. To see the text that is actually

in the clipboard press ctrl-option-cmd-C.

Quickly Move to the Beginning or End of a Line or the

Top or Bottom of the Screen

To move to the begining of a line press cmd-left arrow, to

move to the end of a line press cmd-right arrow. To move 4

lines up the screen press cmd-up arrow, to move 4 lines down

the screen press cmd-down arrow.

Send Text from a Computer to Your AlphaSmart

This requires the purchase of our bi-directional software called

Get Utility. Please contact your local dealer or AlphaSmart for

further information.

Get Utility Software

Get Utility is a software application that allows you to

transfer text from a PC running Windows or a Mac to an

AlphaSmart keyboard. The program transfers the current

contents of the PC or Mac Clipboard to a designated file

on an AlphaSmart. (The Clipboard is a memory buffer that

allows you to transfer information between different

programs. Most PC and Mac applications support copying

to the Clipboard). This allows the AlphaSmart to become