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Beyond Basics

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You can change this behavior so that keys won’t repeat. This is 
helpful for beginning typists or for users who have difficulty typing. 
For example, if you’re administering an activity to a group of users 
whose typing skills are at a beginning level, you can turn off Auto 
Repeat so they aren’t penalized for holding down a key longer than 
normal. 

When Auto Repeat is on (the default setting), a character repeats 
when a key is held down; when it’s off, only one character appears per 
keystroke. 

There are three types of passwords you can set for Neo.

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Send list password: This password is specific to AlphaSmart 
Manager. It lets you set a password so that no one can send 
anything—files, SmartApplets, settings—from AlphaSmart 
Manager to any connected Neo(s) without first typing the send 
list password. See “Send list password” on page 116.

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Master password: This password controls various settings such as 
turning Calculator or Spell check on or off (as well as some other 
settings). Additionally, on Neo, it permits you to create individual 
file passwords. You can obtain a master password from 
AlphaSmart Technical Support, but it’s easier—and more 
secure—to specify your own using AlphaSmart Manager (see 
page 117 for more information about using AlphaSmart Manager 
to control password protection).

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File passwords: You can set individual passwords for each 
AlphaWord Plus file. You can set these passwords on Neo, or set 
a global password for all the files in AlphaSmart Manager. 
Individual passwords are useful when multiple users share one 
Neo, or when the contents of your files are confidential.