The keys defined can be given
the text required. Several lines of text can be entered and graphic symbols can
be linked in bitmap format. The text attributes (font, size, presentation,
colour and direction) and the key attributes (key colour) are taken initially
from the global keyboard attributes setting. These settings can, however, be
adapted to each key.
Individual key attributes can
also be defined for keys. In this case, text entry is only possible for
individual key groups. The group marking is intended to simplify the assignment
of the same key attributes to several keys. The keys to be handled must be
marked.
Mark the groups of defined
keys by holding down Cntrl key and clicking on the keys required in succession.
NOTE:
Empty keys cannot be marked.
For group marked keys the key
attributes (such as colour, lettering, etc.) can be assigned to all keys after
clicking on function "Key texts".
Click on function "Key
texts" to open dialog window "Key attributes". Alternatively,
this function can be called up from menu "File".
Click on button "Key
colour" in section "Key attributes" of the dialog to open the
dialog window "Color" and then select a colour from the palette.
Colours can also be mixed by using "Define colors".
Further help can be obtained
by clicking on "?" in dialog
"Color" and then on the object for which help is required.
Click on button
"Lettering" in section "Text attributes" of the dialog to
open dialog window "Lettering". All attributes can be set individually
for a key. Further help can be obtained by clicking on "?" in dialog
"Lettering" and then on the object for which help is required.
The attributes set by the user
in section "Text attributes" of the dialog window are displayed.
Click on button
"Direction" in section "Direction" of the dialog window to
open dialog window "Text direction". The text position on the key can
be defined from the options provided in this window.
The text is presented in the
centre of the key from the standard setting "Horizontal centre",
"Vertical centre".
Enter the required text via
the keyboard.
The next line is entered by
setting the cursor after the linefeed symbol "\n" with the mouse and
entering the next line.
NOTE:
Please bear in mind the restricted space of a key when entering several lines
of text. A text which exceeds the framework of the key will not be printed or
displayed. A smaller font size can be set with the text attributes.
Click on button
"Bitmap" in section "Text attributes" of dialog window
"Key attributes" to open the dialog window "Open".
Search for the bitmap file
which is to be linked to the key in the file structure. Further help can be
obtained by clicking on "?" in dialog "Open" and then on
the object for which help is required.
NOTE:
The required bitmaps should be copied initially into the files in which the
program files are also stored. Only bitmaps with the same dimensions as the key
should be used to ensure that they can be printed and displayed.
It is best to use the
"Paint" program" of Windows to draw up bitmaps. The colour
palette of Paint is identical to the palette of KeyBoard.
Close the dialog window
"Keyboard attributes" by clicking on "OK". This confirms
the entries.
Click on "Abort" if
the local key attributes are not to be changed.