Alphasmart as 3000 Supplementary Manual

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Enhanced reporting capabilities
Sending reports
You can send KeyWords reports from an AlphaSmart device to your 
computer using a USB cable. You can send text to any application 
that accepts text.
From there, you can save the report or print it from your computer. 
You can save reports periodically to collect cumulative information 
on how lessons are progressing.
To send a report:
1. On your computer, open the application to which you want to 
send the report.
2. From within KeyWords on your device, create a report.
3. Choose Send directly to computer. 
4. Connect your device to your computer with the cable, then press 
send
. KeyWords sends the text to the active application on your 
computer.
Tip!
Format the text in a fixed-width or monospace font such as 
Courier to make the columns and header information line up 
correctly. 
5. Press 
esc
 repeatedly until you return to the KeyWords main 
screen.
Note:
If you notice missing characters or jumbled text when you 
send a report to your computer, you might need to slow down 
the transfer speed on your device. You can change the transfer 
speed with a keyboard command on each device (
option-
a
-S
) or 
for a group of devices using AlphaSmart Manager 2. See the 
device’s User’s Guide for detailed information.