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If it does not install automatically, please follow the steps:
1. Go to Start, Setting, then Control panel, and then Add New Hardware.
2. Click: No, the device isn
’
t in the list.
3. Click: No, I want to select the hardware from a list.
4. Click: Human Interface Device.
5. Please insert disk labeled
‘
Windows 98 Second Edition
’
CD-ROM,
and then click
‘
OK
’
.
You have to have original CD-ROM Windows 98 SE to install the driver manually.
The data was transferred incorrectly or was missing --
If during the transfer some
characters are missing or are transferred incorrectly, the most likely cause is that the
transfer speed is too high. You can set a lower transfer rate by changing the SET IR
SPEED setting in the Setup menu. For an explanation of these settings, see section 2.2.1.
2.4. U
PGRADING THE
Q
UICK
PAD P
RO
Upgrading to new software versions on the QuickPAD Pro is quick and easy and can
be done using Compact Flash Card or Serial/USB cable.
To upgrade software go to:
www.quickpad.com
, then downloads, and then
QuickPAD Pro.
The upgrade will not delete any of your data, but as always, we still strongly
recommend backing up your data before doing an upgrade.
3. APPLICATIONS
3.1. W
ORD
P
ROCESSOR
The Word Processor application allows you to
create
new documents,
edit
existing
documents,
save
files and
import/export
files to and from a personal computer (PC or
MAC). The only limitation to the size and number of files the QuickPAD can handle is
the amount of memory the machine contains. While the internal memory on the
QuickPAD Pro can hold approximately 500 pages of text, a standard 16MB flash card
can hold up to 8000 page files. In other words, with additional flash card memory
capacity, you can store as much data as you need.
3.1.1.
Getting
Started
The word processor can be accessed from the QuickPAD Pro main menu screen by
highlighting the WORD PROCESSOR box, or by pressing the
F
1 key. Once inside the
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decimal point), and format (0=standard, 1=scientific, 2=engineering, 3=date). At the
prompt, enter the desired settings separated by spaces.
•
Example –
To change the width to 16, precision to 3 and format to
“
engineering
”
,
type
“
16 3 2
”
and press
ENTER
.
Enter basic text in a cell –
Use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell until you have
highlighted the cell you want to edit. When the cell is highlighted, begin typing. You will
notice that the text does not appear in the actual cell, but instead appear in the command
line at the very top of your screen. When you have finished typing, press
ENTER
and the
typed string will appear in the cell that you have highlighted.
•
Justifying text:
By default, the new text will appear centered in the cell. You can
justify text to the right or left by using > or < respectively before typing a text/number
string.
o
Try this: Type
“
>quickpad
”
in cell
A
2. Notice that the command string
reads,
“
i> rightstring
A
2 =
‘
quickpad
”
. Now press
ENTER
. The word
“
quickpad
”
should appear in cell
A
2 justified to the right.
•
Automatic recognition of text:
If a letter is entered first in a cell, the program will
automatically assume that the context for the cell will be entirely text-based. For
example, if you entered
“
e3+e5
”
, the program will assume that you want this to be a
simple text string and the result is
“
e3+e5
”
in the highlighted cell.
•
Using numbers as basic text:
If you want to use numbers as text labels instead of
values, you must enter a justification symbol (>, < or
‘
) in front of the first number.
For example, if you want 35 to appear centered in a cell as a basic text label, you
must type
“
35.
Enter basic numbers in a cell –
When you enter a number as the first character in a cell,
the program will automatically establish the cell as number-based, and will, by default,
right justify the number(s). Once a cell has been established as number-based, the cell is
ready for calculating expressions. If you enter text immediately following a number, the
text and any other characters after the text, will be disregarded. You must enter a
justification symbol (>, < or
“
) first if you wish the number to be text-based.
•
Example:
If you are calculating a basic expression such as five plus nine, you can
simply type
“
5+9
”
without first entering an equal sign.
Enter simple expressions and functions –
By typing = in a cell before any other
characters have been entered, you have readied the cell for an expression or function.
Without using any spaces after the equal sign, type the expression or function you want to
calculate or program.
•
Entering functions –
After keying in the equal sign, type the function you want to use
(i.e. cos, sqrt, sum, etc.) followed by the number(s) to be calculated enclosed in
parentheses
(see example 1 below). If you want to perform a function on data
contained in another cell, simply type the cell address within parentheses instead of a
number
(see example 2 below).