Alphasmart NEO 1 User manual

Learn how to:
Send files from the NEO to
your computer or another NEO
Set up Infrared beaming and
install AlphaBeam
Write, edit, and manage
files in AlphaWord Plus
Manage SmartApplets,
including the Responder
SmartApplet on NEO 2
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Contact Information
Our Web site is a good source of information about products, sales, support, and the latest news. Visit the Web site at:
www.renlearn.com (United States)
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If you can’t find the information you’re looking for on the Web site, use this contact information:
United States
Renaissance Learning
PO Box 8036
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036
Technical questions or problems:
Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.renlearn.com/support
Purchase NEOs, general information, or sales questions:
Web: www.renlearn.com
Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
United Kingdom
Technical questions or problems:
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Latest support information:
Web: www.alphasmart.co.uk/support
Purchase AlphaSmart products:
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(This URL also provides a list of resellers and AlphaSmart contacts.)
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Technical questions or problems:
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Latest support information:
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Asia/Pacific, Canada, and Latin America
Technical questions or problems:
Contact your local reseller. If you do not have a local reseller, email Technical Support at [email protected].
Latest support information:
Web: www.alphasmart.com/international
Select your country or region.
Purchase AlphaSmart products:
Web: www.alphasmart.com/international
(This URL also provides a list of resellers and AlphaSmart contacts.)
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Copyright © 2008 by Renaissance Learning, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This publication is protected by US and international copyright laws. It is unlawful to duplicate or reproduce any
copyrighted material without authorization from the copyright holder. This document may be reproduced only by staff
members in schools that own NEO devices. For more information, contact Renaissance Learning, Inc., at the address
above.
2Know!, Accelerated Math, Accelerated Reader, AccelTest, AlphaSmart, AlphaHub, AlphaQuiz, AlphaWord, Beamer,
KeyWords, NEO, NEO 1, NEO 2, Renaissance, Renaissance Learning, the Renaissance Learning logo, Renaissance
Place, Renaissance Receiver, Renaissance Responder, and SmartApplet are trademarks of Renaissance Learning, Inc.,
and its subsidiaries, registered, common law, or pending registration in the United States and other countries.
Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the US and other countries.
Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other
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IrDA is a registered trademark of the Infrared Data Association.
As technology advances, it becomes necessary for software companies to drop support for older operating systems and
third-party software. It is the responsibility of customers to keep their computers, networks, operating systems, and
third-party software up-to-date and functional. Although Renaissance Learning will not discontinue support for older
products immediately, we will continue to evaluate system requirements and do our best to provide advance notice
when it becomes necessary to raise our requirements.
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C ONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Why Use NEO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
NEO 1 and NEO 2 in This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to Install AA Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
How to Install and Charge a Rechargeable Battery Pack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting the NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Writing on Your NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How to Start Writing on a NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What to Do If the File That Opens Isn’t Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Checking the List of SmartApplets Installed on the NEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Sending Files to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sending Files Using a Direct Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Connecting Your NEO to a Computer Using a USB Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Sending Text When Connected by a USB Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sending Files Using Infrared (IR) Beaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sending Files to Programs Other Than Word Processing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tips for Sending Text to a Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sending Files from One NEO to Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing from NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How to Print by Connecting your NEO to a USB Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to Send Text to a Printer Using IR Beaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to Print Wirelessly Using NEO 2’s RF Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing AlphaSmart Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing AlphaSmart Manager on Windows Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing AlphaSmart Manager on Macintosh Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting Up Infrared Beaming and Installing AlphaBeam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Requirements for Using IR Beaming with NEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
IR Capability on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Computer Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Programs Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing AlphaBeam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing AlphaBeam on Windows Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing AlphaBeam on Macintosh OS 10 Computers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting Up a Renaissance Receiver for NEO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How to Connect a Renaissance Receiver to Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
How to Name the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Writing on NEO Using AlphaWord Plus . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Starting AlphaWord Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Entering and Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Moving the Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Selecting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Cutting/Copying/Pasting/Deleting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
About the NEO Clipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
To view the clipboard contents: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
To view the clipboard status: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Managing Files in AlphaWord Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Creating New Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Naming and Saving Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Finding and Opening Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Formatting Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Changing Font Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
How to Change the Font Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How the System Font Differs from the Large Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Finding Text in AlphaWord Plus Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Searching for Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Finding and Replacing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Finding Sections of a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
An Example of How Sections Work in AlphaWord Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Checking Spelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Spell Check Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Turning Off Spell Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
User Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Thesaurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Spanish-English Word Lookup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Using Linked Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
How to Send a Linked File to Your NEO(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
How to View a Linked File on Your NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Tips for Using Linked Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
A Sample Linked File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Character, Word, Paragraph, and Page Counts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
File Size Limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reaching the Size Limit for a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Checking the File Size and the Number of Pages Available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Clearing and Deleting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How to Clear a File (Remove Its Contents). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
How to Clear All Numbered Files (File 1-File 8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Deleting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to Delete the Open File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to Delete a File from a List of Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to Delete All Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Recovering Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the Typing Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Managing SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
What Are SmartApplets?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Installed SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
How to Use Your SmartApplets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Managing the SmartApplets on Your NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to Change the Startup SmartApplet from the SmartApplets Menu . . . . . . . . . . .56
How to Disable a SmartApplet from the SmartApplets Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using the Responder SmartApplet on NEO 2 . . . . . . . 57
Preparing to Use NEO 2 with AccelTest, Accelerated Math RP, or the
2Know! Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using NEO 2 to Complete AccelTest Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using NEO 2 in a Student-Paced Session in AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Teacher Preparation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Steps Students Follow during a Student-Paced Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Using NEO 2 in a Teacher-Paced Session in AccelTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Teacher Preparation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Steps Students Follow during a Teacher-Paced Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using NEO 2 to Complete Accelerated Math Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Teacher Preparation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Steps Students Follow to Complete Accelerated Math Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using NEO 2 with the 2Know! Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
How Students Respond to 2Know! Toolbar Questions Using NEO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
How Teachers Can Use NEO 2 to Control the 2Know! Toolbar Program . . . . . . . . . . .64
NEO Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Changing Settings in the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
How to Change the Settings in the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
About the Settings in the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Spell Check Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
AlphaWord Plus Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Change Default AlphaWord Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Turn Calculator Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Two-Button On Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Set Screen Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Keyboard Command Reference List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
View Keyboard Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Display Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Change Keyboard Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Search for Networks (NEO 2 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
About NEO 2 (NEO 2 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Wireless Security (NEO 2 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
About the Auto Repeat Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing the Transfer Speed for Sending or Beaming Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
How to Change the Transfer Speed for a USB Cable Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
How to Change the Transfer Speed for Beaming (IrDA Transfer Speed) . . . . . . . . . . .74
Passwords on NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
The Three Passwords Used with NEOs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Enabling Password Protection for AlphaWord Plus Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Enabling or Disabling File Passwords While Working in AlphaWord Plus. . . . . .76
Enabling or Disabling File Passwords in the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Setting Individual Passwords for AlphaWord Plus Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
How to Change a File Password from within the Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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How to Change a File Password from within AlphaWord Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Resetting File Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
How to Reset All File Passwords from within the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
How to Reset All File Passwords from within AlphaWord Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Working with AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
About AlphaSmart Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting AlphaSmart Manager and Connecting Your NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Viewing, Printing, and Saving Files from Your NEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
How to View One of the Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
How to Print One or More Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
How to Save Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sending Files, Rubrics, or Write On! Lessons to NEOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Creating and Sending Text Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Sending Rubrics or Other Linked Files to NEOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Sending Write On! Lessons to NEOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Sending Empty Files to NEOs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Retrieving KeyWords Data Using AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Installing SmartApplets on NEOs Using AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Deleting SmartApplets from NEOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Defining System Settings for the NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
System Settings You Can Change in AlphaSmart Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
How to Change System Settings Using AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
About the Startup SmartApplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Defining Settings for SmartApplets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
About the Disable This SmartApplet Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
AlphaWord Plus Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
File Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Spell Check Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Other SmartApplets Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Using Send Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
How to Send Changes Without Saving the Send List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
How to Save Changes in a Send List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
How to Open a Saved Send List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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User Manual
How to Close a Saved Send List That Is Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Passwords in AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting or Changing the Master Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting or Changing the Send List Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clearing (Removing) a Send List Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Enabling File Passwords for AlphaWord Plus Files and Changing the Default
File Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sending a User Dictionary to NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Replacing the Thesaurus with the Spanish-English Word Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Updating Your NEO Operating System or SmartApplets Using AlphaSmart
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
How to Update NEOs without Preserving Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
How to Update NEOs While Preserving AlphaWord Plus Files and KeyWords
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Other AlphaSmart Manager Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
NEO Difficulties and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Nothing appears on the NEO screen when I turn it on.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
When I attach my NEO to my computer, I can’t send any data, and my NEO
screen shows a file instead of the “Attached to…” message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
When I turn on my NEO, I see something other than the file that I
expected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
When I send a file to my computer, some of the characters don’t show up. . . . . . . . . 124
I try to type in a file, but no characters appear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
My file (or the end of my file) is filled with garbage characters.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
When I transfer text to my Windows computer, the case of the characters is
reversed; all the lowercase characters show up as uppercase, and the
uppercase characters show up as lowercase.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
When I press a key, the wrong letter appears on the screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
My LCD screen broke. Is it covered under warranty? What should I do? . . . . . . . . . . 125
Do I need antivirus software for my NEO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
What should I do if I spill something on my NEO? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
When I use Kid Works and Student Writing Center on my computer, I can’t
seem to send text from my NEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Reinstalling or Repairing Keys on the NEO Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Reinstalling the Key Cap Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Reinstalling the Scissors Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Reinstalling the Spacebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129