Alphasmart 2

An AlphaHub is AlphaSmart’s multiport management device to which you can connect a Windows or Macintosh computer running AlphaSmart Manager and up to thirty AlphaSmart devices. An AlphaHub lets you use AlphaSmart Manager to exchange files and data with multiple AlphaSmart devices.

Installing AlphaSmart Manager 2 doesn’t replace earlier versions of AlphaSmart Manager on your computer. You can still run the earlier version if you need to. However, all data files and SmartApplets are deleted from connected devices the first time you use a send list in AlphaSmart Manager 2. If you used AlphaSmart Manager 1.0 or 1.1 with a group of AlphaSmart devices, and those devices have data files (such as AlphaWord files) that you want to keep, you should first retrieve the files using AlphaSmart Manager 1.0 or 1.1 and save them on your computer.

An important concept to learn is that any change you make in AlphaSmart Manager appears in the send list, a place that collects the changes you want to make—whether they’re to file contents, settings, or SmartApplets—and holds the changes until you send them to an AlphaSmart device or a group of AlphaSmart devices connected to an AlphaHub.

AlphaSmart Manager can send files you’ve created on your computer to AlphaSmart devices. You can compose text in another application and paste or drag it into AlphaSmart Manager, or type text directly into AlphaSmart Manager. If your computer is connected to a group of AlphaSmart devices through an AlphaHub, you can send the files to all connected AlphaSmart devices or just particular devices you select.