As you may already know, there are several dual-purpose keys on the keyboard for both Windows and Mac. That is to say that there are symbols readily available as second keys on the keyboard. Just by pressing two or more keys simultaneously, you can easily insert such symbols into your work.
This makes it difficult to type. Typing becomes very difficult for you if you need to add some of these symbols regularly into your work. Especially now that you are reading this step-by-step guide. As a quick guide, press down the Alt key and type alt code on your numeric keypad. This works in Microsoft Word Only.
These steps will convert the code into the Alpha symbol at where you place the insertion pointer. Using the symbol font type, you can turn the a letter into the Alpha symbol with with some few mouse-clicks.
To do so:. Every symbol in Word has a unique code that you can use to insert the symbol into your document. With this method, all you need to do is google the symbol you need to type, then copy it from one of the search results provided. Once you get the symbol into your document, you can always recopy and paste it as and when the need arises. There is another way to copy this and any other symbol on Windows.
It involved using the Windows Character Map. This is how you may copy and paste the Alpha sign using the Character Map on Windows. You may download the manual by clicking on one of the Manuals links provided below.
Betabrite Infrared Remote Keyboard. This keyboard is used to program the Betabrite models. It is also used to invoke certain features in the Alpha Premiere Series. The programming manual is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. You may download the manual by clicking on one of the Manuals links below. It is actually easier to program with software than it is to program with a keyboard.
There are several reasons we say this:. These are just a few of the reasons to consider using messaging software instead of the Alpha keyboard.
Again, using AlphaNet software to program your sign is a much better programming solution than using either the cable or infrared remote keyboards. Editing messages on a computer screen is MUCH easier than editing messages on the screen of the sign and in sign memory. Older Alpha sign models can use either RS connectivity items or Ethernet connectivity items.
Click here for additional information. Some Alpha signs have modified firmware, so they can be used in special applications, such as News Ticker, Stock Ticker, Sports Ticker, or Lottery displays, or as ACD readerboards for specific phone systems.
Alpha signs with modified firmware often will not work with an Alpha programming keyboard or with Alpha software. If you would like to know if the firmware on your sign is modified or out of date, click here to display a list of the current firmware version for each Alpha sign model.
You may order a firmware replacement chip by calling From time-to-time we are asked if it is possible to program the infrared feature on today's computers to enable the computer to operate as a replacement infrared remote keyboard. You would have to write a bi-phase encoding device driver to accomplish what you are wanting to do.
This is no simple task. Our software department has one under it's belt, and we farmed out the original coding to a software place that specializes in device drivers. Also, the IR output of an Alpha keyboard is specially designed to transmit anywhere from 10 to 50 ft. IRDA ports on laptop computers can transmit 2 to 3 feet tops, not really condusive to laptop-sign communication. That said, I recently spoke to someone who had trained his Universal Remote to program an infrared Alpha sign.
So as technology advances, we are seeing developments that overcome previous limitations, such as those described by Mike Peters.
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