System Requirements

Hardware Installation

Software Installation

Smart Office Keyboard Driver

Uninstallation

Hot Key Blocks Feature

Scroll Wheel Pop-Up Function

Troubleshooting


KeyMaestro Input Device Driver

Congratulations on your purchase of this Smart Office Keyboard!  This unique keyboard brings you to a totally free and comfortable field.  It contains health concept of minimal mouse movement and the ergonomics design. 

The whole keyboard is divided into 6 blocks except the normal keyboard function block.   The 6 blocks are Office Application Keys Block, Enhanced Function Keys Block, Internet Keys Block, Application Keys Block, Multimedia Keys Block and Clipboard Keys Block.  These 6 blocks make your keyboard more powerful than ever.  The applications and functions you use everyday are included in these blocks.  Just by a touch can access to your application immediately.  It helps a lot in your daily usage.

The most creative design of this Smart Office keyboard is to use the build-in Office & clipboard hot keys, and the scroll wheel on the keyboard to help you saving hands-movement between keyboard and mouse and this save your time.  We want to make your typing time more fast, comfortable and joyful.

This Smart Office Keyboard is compatible with Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows2000 or Windows XP.

In order to enjoy the full potentiality of the Smart Office Keyboard, please read this manual carefully.

What's in this package

System Requirements

Hardware Installation

  1. Make sure your PC is switched off.
  2. Plug the keyboard connector into the keyboard PS/2 port of your PC.
  3. Start your PC, your computer will auto-detect your keyboard.

Software Installation

After finishing the hardware installation as described in this manual and starting up your PC, you should be able to immediately take advantage of this Smart Office Keyboard within its main keyboard function.

In order to take the great potentiality of the Smart Office Keyboard, please install its driver disc.

  1. Check if there is any keyboard drivers existed. If yes, please remove it before installing this Smart Office Keyboard driver.

  2. Insert the driver disc in your computer CD-ROM drive, and run the "Autorun.exe".

  3. Select driver for "Typical Installation" and follow the on screen instructions to finish the installation procedure.

  4. The driver will be installed at C:\Program Files\Keymaestro.

  5. After installation, restart your computer to enable the Smart Office Keyboard software.

Uninstallation

Please note that you have to uninstall the driver first if you want to re-install the driver.

  1. Right-click the driver icon star.gif (1892 bytes)  on the taskbar and select "Exit" command to exit the driver program.

  2. Click "Start" menu (on the left-bottom taskbar).

  3. Move cursor to "Programs" in "Start" menu.

  4. Move cursor again to "KeyMaestro".

  5. Select "Uninstall KeyMaestro".

  6. Click "Yes" to confirm you want to uninstall.

 

Hot Key Blocks Feature

Enhanced function keys block consists of 12 embedded Office keys, they share with the keys of F1~F12 for 12 keys block. This dual function block is toggled by pressing the key of star.gif (1892 bytes) Office Wizard. When Office Wizard LED is on, the embedded Office keys are activated.

F1: Help opens the Help file for the active window.
F2: New creates a new, blank file in program.

Note: In Spanish, Portuguese and Brazil Windows, F2 function is designed for "Bold".

F3: Open opens or finds a file in program.
F4: Save saves the active file with current file name, location and file format.
F5: Replace searches for and replaces the specified text and formatting.
F6: Spell starts the spelling-check program in the active document.
F7: Undo reverses the last command or deletes the last entry you typed or action.
F8: Redo reverses the action of the Undo command.
F9: Reply replies to the e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.
F10: Forward
Reply All
forwards the e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.
replies the e-mail to all in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.

(The functions is according to the printing on your keyboard.)

F11: Send
Forward

sends the e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.

forwards the e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.

(The functions is according to the printing on your keyboard.)

F12: Print

Send

prints the file in the active window.

sends out the e-mail in Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express.

(The functions is according to the printing on your keyboard.)

Prt scr/Sys: Print prints the file in the active window. (The functions is according to the printing on your keyboard.)
Num lock: € Euro sign key. 

Note: Microsoft Windows operating system and applications must support different language for different countries. It limits the functions of embedded office keys. So, some embedded functions are only for target language usage. The descriptions of the embedded office keys' functions are for reference and may not reflect your keyboard exactly. 

Smart Office Keyboard Driver

Right-click on the KeyMaestro icon star.gif (1892 bytes) on the taskbar, a menu will pop up with the following functions.
  1. Smart Office Keyboard

There are 3 items under this function. They are Configure Button, Enable Taskbar Icon and Close. Their functions are as follows:

*  Configure Button

Show the 3D image of keyboard. Click on any button to bring up a "Configure Button" dialog box where you can easily change the default of a hot key. Please also see the following item of "To Set Configure Button".

*  Enable Taskbar Icon

Click this option to show or hide the KeyMaestro icon on the taskbar. The way to show the KeyMaestro icon on the taskbar again is to select Start =>Programs =>KeyMaestro =>Smart Office Keyboard to bring up a 3D image keyboard, and click on the "Option" function left above the 3D image and select "Enable Taskbar Icon". 

*  Close

Click this option to stop the Smart Office Keyboard. If you click on this option, all hot key functions will be disabled, but the KeyMaestro icon will still show on the taskbar. By left-clicking on the KeyMaestro icon, all hot key functions will be enabled again.

  1. OnScreen Display

* Select Color

Select color of OSD (On Screen Display) text for each hot key.

* Select Font

Select font or size of OSD (On Screen Display) text for each hot key. You may select any installed true-type font.

* Settings

Use this option to change the time-out value for the display. The time-out value is the time frame to show the OSD on the screen after pressing a hot key.

  1. About

Selects this command to see the information of this KeyMaestro driver, including the version number and web site which you can update the driver.

  1. Exit

Clicks on this option to close Smart Office Keyboard and the KeyMaestro icon will disappear. If you want to reload it, you can click on Start => Program => KeyMaestro icon and launch it.

You can also left-click on the KeyMaestro icon star.gif (1892 bytes) on the taskbar to show the 3D image keyboard which support 12 shortcut keys for Typical Installation. You can click any button to change the default function. It brings up the following dialog box:

1. Functions

A list of pre-programmed functions can be selected for your own selection.

2. Launch Application or Web Site

Selects an application or Web address of your own favorite. In the text box, type in the path and name of your application execution file.

If the keyboard is not working properly, see "Troubleshooting" for tips on how to solve your problem.

Scroll Wheel Pop-Up Function

When you push on the scroll wheel, a pop-up dialogue with multi-functions will show on your screen. The pop-up dialogue combine some often-used functions to help you save more hand movement. The functions are as follow.

There are 6 functions under this command. They are Company Name, Personal Name, OtherText1, Other Text2, Other Text3 and Back. You can use these functions as your often used texts. Please refer to the following "Configure" to customize these functions.

It opens "My Document" window in you computer when you push on this command.

It opens "My Favorite" window in you computer when you push on this command.

Open the "My Pictures" windows in your computer. Please note that there's no "My Pictures" function under Windows 98 since Windows 98 doesn't have this folder. 

Provide you four Shortcut buttons to create easy accesses to the documents and programs you use most often. If you want to change the settings for each Shortcut button, you have customize the configuration command. For more details, please refer to the section Configure below.

Push on the Configure function, a "Keyboard Properties" window will show up with re-programmable buttons lining there to set up functions. After setting up the functions in this window, you can use the functions whenever you press the scroll wheel.

1. Strings

You may define for a Shortcut as a string of texts which needs to be input often. Taking good advantages of this function can save much your text input time and makes your works more efficient. You can type different texts in different boxes such as Company Name, Personal Name, Other Text 1, Other Text 2, Other Text 3.

2. Shortcuts

You may define the shortcuts for your often-used functions or applications. For example, Shortcut 1 works as Control Panel; Shortcut 2 works as Notepad. It depends on your favorites.

3. Enable Office Keyboard Menu

This command is to show or hide the pop-up function. When the function is enabled, the pop-up function will on the screen whenever you press on the scroll wheel. If you want to reload it again, you can select Start => Control Panel  => Keyboard  => Office Keyboard Menu and launch it again. The default of this function is enabled.

Select this command to exit from this pop-up menu.

Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing problems with your keyboard, please check the following:

1. Keyboard does not work properly

2. The Smart Office Keyboard Software does not work properly:

3. Add/Remove Smart Office Keyboard Software or Re-install:

4. Other software applications can not be installed properly:

5. The repeating rate of previous & next key of multimedia function cannot match the speed of CD-ROM driver:

6. CD or Multimedia Player can not be launched:

7. Multimedia Player can not play VCD title or MPEG file:

8. The short cut keys' default functions of Microsoft Windows can not be used:

9. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Calendar cannot do action, but the onscreen can show up:

10. Sleep key does not work properly:

11. The "Log Off" key does not work:

If you press the log off key and the log off dialog box does not appear, but just opens the Windows Start Menu, please press the log off key again. The target log off function will confirm the required action.

The Log Off key function must be enabled because the default of Log Off function is disabled in Windows 2000. The way to enable the Log Off function is that open the Windows Start Menu and find the "Taskbar & Start Menu" under the "Setting" function. Choose the Taskbar & Start Menu Properties, select Start Menu Settings in Advanced window, choose the "Display Logoff" item and click OK to complete enable the Log Off function.

The Log Off Key is basically no function in Windows NT 4.0. However, you can still use this function by clicking the Start Manu to have Shut Down Windows.

12. Some embedded office functions might lose:

13. The "Un-mark" function cannot be released:

14. The functions of the embedded office keys do not match the key's printed name or do not work:

15. € The Euro sign doesn't work:

 

The hot key functions of the Smart Office keyboard functions almost do not require software support.  There are only few keys require software application for transferring hot key scan code to WM_API command.
1. The hot keys below do not require any software support:

* Application Switch * Close * My computer
* Clipboard hot keys * Enhanced Function keys * Log Off

2. The hot keys below do need software support for Windows NT4.0, Windows 95 or Windows 98.

* Multimedia keys * Internet keys * Word
*  Excel * PowerPoint * Calendar
 * Scroll Wheel-Up, Down, Left, Right, Pop-up function

3. The functions as below need software support for all Windows operating system.

* Word *  Excel * PowerPoint
* Calendar * Scroll Wheel-Up, Down, Left, Right, Pop-up function

4. Pattern Number

Pattern Name Country Pattern No.
Internal Hot key China ZL97243196.9
Germany 29706281.6
USA pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Auxiliary device for edit document China ZL01219701.7
Germany 20106926.1
USA 09/838223
Thailand 0203000218
UK pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Edit & Clipboard China 02116144.5
China 02231501.2
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Office Purpose KB China ZL01227259.0
Germany 20113043.2
USA 09/917690
UK 0127691.4
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Pattern Name Country Pattern No.
Internal Hot key China ZL97243196.9
Germany 29706281.6
USA pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Auxiliary device for edit document China ZL01219701.7
Germany 20106926.1
USA 09/838223
Thailand 0203000218
UK pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Edit & Clipboard China 02116144.5
China 02231501.2
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Office Purpose KB China ZL01227259.0
Germany 20113043.2
USA 09/917690
UK 0127691.4
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Multimedia Point device China ZL01207586.8
Euro-Sign China 01279547.X
Germany 20202657.4
USA pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Pattern Name Country Pattern No.
Internal Hot key China ZL97243196.9
Germany 29706281.6
USA pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Auxiliary device for edit document China ZL01219701.7
Germany 20106926.1
USA 09/838223
Thailand 0203000218
UK pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Edit & Clipboard China 02116144.5
China 02231501.2
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Office Purpose KB China ZL01227259.0
Germany 20113043.2
USA 09/917690
UK 0127691.4
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending
Euro-Sign China 01279547.X
Germany 20202657.4
USA pending
Taiwan  pending
Japan pending

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