Instructions
CHOOSE HOW TO CREATE YOUR KEYSHEET:
1) Continue working on your last project (if available) or
2) Upload a previously saved '.ksf' file or
3) Select your keyboard from the 'Model' menu or
4) Measure up your keyboard.
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Get a ruler that has millimeters on it, you will need to measure the whole size of your keyboard.
Firstly measure from the very left edge of left most keys, to the very right edge of the
right most keys. (example = 270)
Do the same from the very top key, to the very bottom key. (example = 118)
Secondly count the number of keys from left to right. (example = 13)
Do the same from top to bottom. (example = 9)
Enter these measurments into the 4 boxes below the Model menu.

Measuring a rectangular keyboard:

measuring the horz of a square keyboard    measuring the horz of a square keyboard

Measuring an L shaped keyboard:

measuring the horz of a square keyboard    measuring the horz of a square keyboard
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SAVING A PICTURE OF THE KEYSHEET FOR LATER PRINTING: (Recommended)
Copy the screen to a paint program then save as a picture.
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XP   Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 and XP:
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Hold down the Control (ctrl) key, and tap the Print Screen (Prt Sc) key, let go.
To run Paint, click the Start button, Programs, Accessories, Paint.
Click Edit menu, click Paste.
Using the mouse, click and select the area of the key sheet you wish to keep.
Click Crop.
Click File menu, click Save. (Use the file type PNG for best quality)
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Vista   Microsoft Windows VISTA Home Basic:
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Hold down the Control key, and tap the Print Screen key.
To run Paint, click the Start button, Programs, Accessories, Paint.
Click Paste.
Using the mouse, click and select the area of the key sheet you wish to keep.
Click Crop.
Click the small Disk Icon at the top to save. (Use the file type PNG for best quality)
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7   Microsoft Windows 7 and VISTA Premium:
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To use the Snipping Tool, click the start button, and type: Snipping Tool, press enter.
Using the mouse, click and select the area of the key sheet you wish to keep,
let go of the mouse button, hit Save. (Use the file type PNG for best quality)
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Mac   Mac OS-X:
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To capture a specific application window, press Command-Shift-4, then press the Spacebar.
The cursor will change to a camera, and you can move it around the screen.
As you move the cursor over an application window, the window will be highlighted.
The entire window does not need to be visible for you to capture it.
When you have the cursor over a window you want to capture,
just click the mouse button and the screen shot will be saved as a PNG file on your desktop.
The file is saved as PDF in Mac OS 10.3 and earlier.
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PRINTING THE KEY SHEET FROM THE WEB PAGE: (Not recommended)
Only works in Internet Explorer 7 and 8 and 9 and Firefox 3.4+
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Internet Explorer   Internet Explorer 7 and 8 and up:
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In the Printer Menu, Click Page Setup:
1) Tick - Landscape
2) UnTick - Shrink to fit Page Width
3) Tick - Print Background
4) Set Scale to 100%
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FireFox   FireFox 3.4 and up:
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In the File menu, Click Page Setup:
1) Tick - Landscape
2) UnTick - Shrink to fit Page Width
3) Tick - Print Background
4) Set Scale to 100%
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SAVING A BACKUP OF YOUR WORK FOR LATER:
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Use the 'Save' button in the color panel to save to your computer,
then the 'Upload ksf File' button on this page at a later time.
Note: This file is not a picture, it is only for uploading to THE-CHECKOUT-TECH.COM
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A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW TO USE COLOR, TEXT SIZE AND MULTIPLE LINES PER KEY:
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE KEYSHEET DESIGNER:
Example picture

TRY A WORKING EXAMPLE OF A SHARP XE-A213 KEYBOARD:
Right-click the link below and choose "Save Link As..." to save the ksf file to your computer
The file: XE-A213.ksf
Then upload the file to the KeySheet Designer, by clicking on 'Upload .ksf file' at the front page.

RECENT CHANGES TO THE KEYSHEET DESIGNER:
Changelog