User's Manual
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NEO
User Manual
K EYW ORDS SMARTA PPLET
Learning New Keys
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Learning New Keys
When you choose the Learn new keys option within a lesson, KeyWords
asks you to type the keys you’re learning and to type combinations of the keys
in different sequences.
If you type the wrong key, KeyWords will make corrections, but if you
continue to type the wrong keys, KeyWords will give you a hint and show you
the keyboard layout with the key highlighted to help you find it. You must
press the correct key to go on.
You can find visual aids that help you learn keyboarding on the NEO Manager
CD, on the NEO 1 and NEO 2 Documentation CD, or in the KeyWords RP
resources. See page 159.
Building Accuracy and Speed
When you choose Use accuracy and speed builders in a lesson,
KeyWords helps train you to press keys correctly, which improves your
accuracy and helps you build up speed. For each lesson, there are six practice
passages in the accuracy and speed builders. The following example shows
the practice passages for the ASKL keys. (On the NEO, you would typically
only see three of these passages listed at one time.)
To choose the passage you want to work on, move the cursor next to it and
press enter.
You can’t skip
forward or backward
during an activity.
You must perform the
activities as they are
presented. However, you can
stop a lesson by pressing esc.