Tips for Novices ... continued

What do the colours mean?
In the English-language desktop version 3 of Dasher,

• white squares contain the space characters (always placed at the bottom of the alphabet);
• a special yellow box contains the upper case characters [A-Z];
• a red box contains numerals [0-9] (if the full alphabet is enabled);
• a green box contains punctuation characters (with the characters most similar to the space character [.,;:-] placed at the bottom, next to the white space character.
• the other colours are included simply to discriminate the squares from each other.

Summary:
Don't click. Don't drag. And don't speed.

How to start dasher (version 3)

Set the dasher application running; when the dasher window comes up, either click the left mouse button or press the space bar to set it going. [One of these two will work.] Repeat this action (click or space), when you are finished, to stop dasher from dashing. Your computer's mouse controls Dasher. Adjust the speed slider to fix the maximum speed Dasher will zoom at. A speed of 1 is good for a beginner; increasing to 2 after 5 minutes' practice, and to 4 when you are expert.

How to start dasher (version 2) on pocket PC

Install, run (wait a few seconds for it to load up the training file), then touch the screen with the stylus to make dasher move.

Users of the pocketPC version of Dasher should read these additional tips.

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