the original AlphaSmart file and then retransmit the data to
the word processing file.
■ CHANGING THE TRANSFER SPEED
The AlphaSmart can send text faster than some older comput-
ers can accept it. If you notice missing characters or jumbled
text, then you need to slow down the transfer speed. Even on
newer, faster computers, some programs like Microsoft Word,
KidWorks
™
, and Student Writing Center are slow to accept text
and you must slow down the AlphaSmart to transfer text into
these programs.
The AlphaSmart file transfer speed menu is accessed by the
keyboard command Option-
x-S (this command works in
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 Student Writ-
ing 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.
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record and the beginning of the next one. Enter as many
records as you want in a single AlphaSmart file—you do
not need to save each record into a separate file.
3. Open the database on the Macintosh in AppleWorks.
4. Open a new empty word processing file.
5. Connect the AlphaSmart to the Mac keyboard cable.
6. Download the data file from the AlphaSmart to the empty
AppleWorks word processing document by pressing the
Send key on the AlphaSmart.
7. Select all the downloaded text by choosing Select All from
the Mac Edit menu. (
x-A).
8. Copy the data to the clipboard by choosing Copy from
the Edit menu (
x-C).
9. Make the database the active AppleWorks document either
by choosing the database file in the View menu or by
clicking once in the database window (Do not click on an
individual field in the document to make it the active
field or all the data will be put into the one field).
10. Paste the data from the clipboard by selecting Paste from
the Edit menu or by pressing
x-P. The data will be trans-
ferred to the database, beginning with the second record if
there was already a record in the database (a newly-
created database will have an empty record as the first
record).
11. Delete the empty record if needed. Save and close the
database. Reopen to verify that the data is there and trans-
mitted correctly. When you wish, you may discard the
data in the unnamed text file. Subsequent transmission of
new data will be appended to the end of the database and
will not create a new blank record.
If the database contains calculated fields, you may simply
skip the field by entering a tab. When the data is pasted it
will make the calculations automatically in the database.
If you find errors in the way the data appears in the database
after it has been transferred, you can make the corrections in
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