@PAGE@ PC-FASTYPE - Quick HELP Facility -- Keyboard Helpers Menu The purpose of the Keyboard Helpers Menu is to let you select various options that will affect the screen displayed keyboard and to 'toggle' them ON or OFF. Each time you press a function key you will reverse the previous setting of the option. If it's ON you'll turn it OFF, if it was OFF you'll turn it ON. Each helper selected keeps its setting throughout all the drills and exercises you select to type. They are not reset unless you change them, or restart PC-FASTYPE. You can set as many helpers as you want to. @PAGE@ The KEYBOARD HELPERS Menu selections are described as follows: ** Begin Typing ---------------- F10 ** Displays the Screen Keyboard and lets you begin typing any drill or exercise you selected. ** HELP! Facility --------------- F1 ** Call up the Quick HELP Facility for PC-FASTYPE. ** Quiet Mode ------------------- F2 ** When QUIET mode is turned ON (check-marked), all PC speaker sounds will be suppressed; when it is turned OFF (no checkmark), all speaker sounds will be available. ** Hidden Keys ------------------ F3 ** When this feature is turned ON, all of the typeable letters and characters on the screen keyboard keycaps will disappear. During drills, the character that you have to type will pop up on its displayed keycap. During exercises, the delayed prompt will cause the key to pop up after a short period of time has elapsed. @PAGE@ ** Outline HOME Keys ------------ F4 ** When this feature is turned on, boxes will be drawn around the ASDF and JKL; "home" keys to aid you in correct placement of your fingers. This feature is very desirable for use with the Hidden Key option. ** 'BEEP' Keystroke Errors ------ F5 ** This option enables a sound to emitted from the speaker when you make a typing mistake. You can turn this feature ON or OFF. Normally it's on. ** Align Finger Positions ------- F6 ** This option draws vertical lines on the screen displayed keyboard to separate the keys that each finger will control during typing. @PAGE@ ** Word Wrap During Exercises --- F7 ** If you want more practice using the ENTER key during exercises, you can turn Word Wrap OFF. This will cause a symbol to be placed at the end of each line for you to type - this symbol represents the ENTER KEY, and you must press it to move the cursor to the first character of the next line. With Word Wrap turned ON, which is the normal setting, the symbol will not appear, so you can type either the ENTER key for a carriage return, or simply press the space bar. Whichever character you type will be counted as one keystroke. ** Reset Keyboard Helpers ------- F8 ** This feature RESETS all keyboard helpers that were previously set ON or OFF using the Keyboard Helpers Menu. One exception, QUIET Mode will NOT be turned OFF if you earlier set it ON. @PAGE@ ** Change Drill Count ----------- F9 ** This selection will display a pop-up dialog box that asks you to type in a new drill count. It sets the number of characters that you will have to type during any drill selected from the Beginner Drills Menu. ** Return to Previous Menu ------ ^P ** Display the previous menu which is the Advanced Exercises Menu. ** Display MAIN Menu ------------ ^N ** This selection re-displays PC-FASTYPE's Main Menu. @PAGE@ Have Fun!