Memory is a funny thing. We all remember important items such as pay day, our birthday and hopefully our anniversary. These are items that are essential to us so we remember them. The same is not true of most keyboard shortcuts in the programs we run.
Some of the benefits of employing shortcut are:
1. Less frustration with a program.
2. Fewer mistakes and error to correct.
3. Less times reaching for the mouse.
4. Increasing productivity.
Yes, we recollect the shortcuts that are the same to all programs such as Ctrl+C for copy, Ctrl+O for open and Ctrl+S for save. But what is the shortcut to insert a hyperlink in Word? What can be frustrating is that there are no shortcuts to many of the functions in Word. Functions like the paragraph dialog requires using the mouse or recalling the Alt+O+P series.
This is where an overlay keyboard becomes useful. All the keys on an overlay keyboard can be programmed to reproduce any sequence of keys from a regular keyboard. Obviously this includes all shortcut keys in a program.
By just pressing the correct key and the shortcut will be triggered. By configuring a key to the series Ctrl+K the hyperlink dialog box will appear. Assign a different key to Shift+F1 and the reveal format window will appear.
With an overlay keyboard we have the capacity to make our own shortcuts. In Word there is no shortcut for the Save As function. A user must either grab the mouse click on File and then on Save As or depress the keys Alt+F+A. With an overlay keyboard simply assign a key to generate the Alt+F+A series and you have created your own shortcut.
While I have used Word as an illustration in this article an overlay keyboard can be used with any application. Applications that are industry standards to specially written applications to even Windows itself can be made easier to use. (Don't forget the Mac OS and its applications.)
With an overlay keyboard the user's time at the computer becomes more productive. Users are able to concentrate on their job and not how to operate the application. The user does not have to contort their hands into awkward positions to press shortcut keys.
Some of the benefits of employing shortcut are:
1. Less frustration with a program.
2. Fewer mistakes and error to correct.
3. Less times reaching for the mouse.
4. Increasing productivity.
Yes, we recollect the shortcuts that are the same to all programs such as Ctrl+C for copy, Ctrl+O for open and Ctrl+S for save. But what is the shortcut to insert a hyperlink in Word? What can be frustrating is that there are no shortcuts to many of the functions in Word. Functions like the paragraph dialog requires using the mouse or recalling the Alt+O+P series.
This is where an overlay keyboard becomes useful. All the keys on an overlay keyboard can be programmed to reproduce any sequence of keys from a regular keyboard. Obviously this includes all shortcut keys in a program.
By just pressing the correct key and the shortcut will be triggered. By configuring a key to the series Ctrl+K the hyperlink dialog box will appear. Assign a different key to Shift+F1 and the reveal format window will appear.
With an overlay keyboard we have the capacity to make our own shortcuts. In Word there is no shortcut for the Save As function. A user must either grab the mouse click on File and then on Save As or depress the keys Alt+F+A. With an overlay keyboard simply assign a key to generate the Alt+F+A series and you have created your own shortcut.
While I have used Word as an illustration in this article an overlay keyboard can be used with any application. Applications that are industry standards to specially written applications to even Windows itself can be made easier to use. (Don't forget the Mac OS and its applications.)
With an overlay keyboard the user's time at the computer becomes more productive. Users are able to concentrate on their job and not how to operate the application. The user does not have to contort their hands into awkward positions to press shortcut keys.
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