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NEO 1 and NEO 2
User Manual
NEO SETTINGS
Changing Settings in the Control Panel
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Change Keyboard Settings
There are several keyboard settings in NEO:
Setting Name What It Does Other Ways to Change This
Change
keyboard
layout
This sets the keyboard layout you are
using. Press the number key that
represents the layout you want to use.
Then, press esc.
• QWERTY: the standard layout used on
computer keyboards.
• DVORAK: a scientifically designed
keyboard layout that requires much less
finger reaching and stretching for the
most commonly used keys, and results
in faster and easier typing.
• RIGHT (one hand): a layout that allows
people who type only with the right
hand to type faster.
• LEFT (one hand): a layout that allows
people who type only with the left hand
to type faster.
For pictures of the layouts, see the
keyboard examples after this table.
NOTE: If you change the keyboard
layout, when you use keyboard
commands, note that although the ctrl,
option, a, and shift keys stay where
they are, the letter keys used in commands
may have moved.
• Press option-a-L. Then, press the
number that represents the
keyboard layout you want and
press esc.
• In AlphaSmart Manager, click the
Settings tab and click System on
the left. Then, check the
Keyboard Layout box on the left
and choose a layout from the drop-
down list. Send your changes to
NEOs on the Send List tab.
Change slow
keys setting
Use this setting to increase or decrease the
time you must hold down a key before the
character appears onscreen (0.0 means
the delay is off). Press the up and down
arrow keys to increase or decrease the
time in tenths of a second. When you’ve
finished, press esc. This setting is useful
for someone who has unsteady hands or
difficulty targeting specific keys.
• Press ctrl-option-a-K while
working on the NEO. Then, use the
up and down arrow keys to increase
or decrease the delay. Press esc
when you’ve finished.
• In AlphaSmart Manager, click the
Settings tab and click System on
the left. Then, check the Slow
Keys box, click On, and enter the
delay in the Slow Key Delay field.
Send your changes to NEOs on the
Send List tab.