Alphasmart NEO, User Manual

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28 Neo User’s Guide
Formatting text
Formatting text
Neo lets you concentrate on the content of your text rather than its
layout. Formatting—such as margins, fonts, and style attributes—are
more conveniently performed on your computer (with its larger
screen and mouse) after you transfer text from your Neo. Only the
characters themselves (ASCII key codes) are transferred from Neo to
the computer.
You can, however, change the size of the screen font on your Neo.
See “Changing font size” on page 28 for details.
Using tabs
You can use
tab
to create columns or paragraph indents in your file.
Tabs in a file appear as either a tab space between characters or as a
tab space with a right arrow between characters, if you turned on the
Show Marks feature. For more information about tabs and the Show
Marks feature, see “Show Marks” on page 68.
Changing font size
You can change the onscreen font size in AlphaWord Plus on your
Neo. Changing the font size changes how text appears onscreen
while in AlphaWord Plus, letting you work at a screen size that suits
your needs. It doesn’t change font attributes associated with the text,
so when you send text to your computer or printer, the text itself is
plain text.
There are six font settings from which to choose:
• System (four lines per screen using a fixed width font)
• Small (six lines per screen)
• Medium (five lines per screen)
• Large (four lines per screen)