User Guide

The Mio Attaché KeypadBuilder Work Area
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KeypadBuilder v2.1
View Menu
Contains options for configuring the KeypadBuilder work area.
Navigation Menu
Only available when a .KPB file is open, this menu is the crux of adding functionality to the keypad
device. While viewing a graphic representation of your selected keypad device, you can do the
following:
Transfer Menu
The Transfer Menu enables KeypadBuilder to send and receive configuration files.
Options Menu
The Options Menu allows you to set application features and generate file reports.
View Menu
Toolbar Toggles the toolbar in and out of view.
Tasks Pane Toggles the tasks pane in and out of view.
Visual Styles Mouse-over to open the visual style sub-menu. The visual style is the look and
feel of the KeypadBuilder application. The styles emulate Windows themes:
• Default
•Office XP ®
• Office 2003 ®
• Windows XP ® Theme
Navigation Menu
Project Configuration... Opens the Project Configuration dialog window. This is topical Project
Information, Device Selection and Device Setup Information.
Button Configuration... Opens the Button Configuration dialog window. Click to select buttons, and
then assign button properties, Configuration Options and Display Options. The
Channel Map can be accessed from this dialog.
Engraving... Opens the Engraving dialog window. Click to select buttons and create either
text or icon engraving instructions. The engraving dialog develops a .DXF file
that must be provided to AMX to create your custom engraved buttons. Keypad
display options and export options are also available in this dialog.
LCD Configuration... For keypad devices equipped with an LCD, the LCD Configuration dialog
window sets up Display Options, the presence of Dynamic Text, and Line
Options.
Fixed Menu System... For keypad devices equipped with an LCD, the Fixed Menu Configuration
dialog window allows for the creation of Menu and one tier of sub-menus. The
Main Menu can contain a maximum of 10 items. You can edit and add menu
and sub-menu items.
Complex-Script Glyphs Launches the Add/Edit Keypad Glyphs dialog window. Create glyph renderings
of text and characters for menu/sub-menu items.
Transfer Menu
Send to Device... Opens the Send Configuration Files dialog window. This function allows you to
send both the configuration file and the font file to the keypad device.
Options Menu
Generate Report... Launches the Generate Project Report dialog. The Project Report is a detailed list of
every configuration model except Engraving.
Preferences... Launches the Preferences dialog. Preferences sets the default device features, project
view options and the number of files in the most recently updated files list.