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• Move: press Shift and the pencil key together to order
the laptop to move without drawing a line.
• Erase: press Shift and the eraser key together to order
the laptop to erase a line.
5. Direction: press Shift and one of the eight arrow keys on
the keypad together to tell the laptop which direction to
draw the line.
6. Distance: type a number (up to two digits) to tell the
laptop how far the cursor should draw, move, or erase.
7. Press ENTER to jump into the next programming line.
8. After you have fi nished all program lines, press Play to
play the program. You see the cursor move and draw a
picture according to your command. Press any key to
return to the programming line window. Press Save to
save the program.
activity 71: alarm clock
1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu.
2. Press  ENTER to start Activity 71.
3. There are two rows on the window. The upper row is the
clock time setting and the lower row is the alarm setting.
4. Use the right/left arrow keys to select different parts of
the setting. Use up/down arrow keys values. Press ENTER
to confi rm the setting.
5. The alarm will sound when the time of the clock matches
the time of the alarm. Press any key to stop the alarm.
The alarm works even when the laptop powers off.
activity 72: calculator
1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu.
2. Press  ENTER to start Activity 72.
3. A calculator will appear.
4. Enter any calculation by typing on the keyboard or using
the mouse and clicking on the screen.
activity 73: word processing
1. Press ON/Mode to go to the Category Selection Menu.
2. Press  ENTER to start Activity 73.
3. Type your own message on the blank screen.
• For capital letters, hold down Shift while you type
your letter, or press CAPS LOCK and then your
letter.
• Press Backspace to delete a character on the
screen. Press Clear to clear the message.
4. To exit this activity, go to a different activity or turn the
laptop off. You cannot save or print anything you type
here.
TIPS
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