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K EYW ORDS
Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift Key
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Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift
Key
For faster and more accurate touch typing, students should learn to type a
capital letter by holding down the shift key with the opposite hand from the
one that is typing the letter. For example, to type “A,” you should hold down
the shift key using the little finger of the right hand while typing a with the
little finder of the left hand.
If you choose to enforce this practice, in the teacher options, Correct Shift Key
Enforcement should be “On” (as it is when you first receive the NEO). If it is
on, when students are learning new keys in lessons that require them to type
capital letters, NEO will notify them if they use the incorrect shift key. (See
the sample message below.)
Follow these steps to turn this option on or off:
1. In KeyWords, move the cursor next to Teacher options and press enter.
2. Type the master password and press enter.
3. Move the cursor down next to Turn require correct shift key ON (or
OFF) and press enter.
4. The next screen will show you whether correct shift key enforcement is on
or off; then, it will ask if you want to turn it on (if it’s off) or off (if it’s on). If
you want to change the setting, press y for “yes.”
To type a capital A, press the right
shift key.
(Hold down the right [shift] key and
press A now.)
You can also change
this setting in
AlphaSmart
Manager. With NEO
connected, click the Settings
tab in AlphaSmart Manager,
click KeyWords on the left,
and choose Yes or No after
Turn Require correct shift
key OFF or ON.