Table of Contents

- Usage Tip

- Installing the e Skin Keyboard

- Design a Unique Keyboard panel

- Printing tips

- Assemble the Keyboard

Usage Tip

Installing the e Skin Keyboard

1. Insert the Application CD into the CD-ROM drive. Within a few seconds, the installation program should start automatically. Click the language of your choice to start the installation of the software.
   
   
   
   
2. On the next window, click OK to restart and continue the installation.
   
   
   
   
3. Click the large icon to install the software or change the target folder by clicking the Change Directory button.
   
   
   
   
4. After copying all files, you will see the following message; click OK to finish the installation.
   
   

Design a Unique Keyboard Panel

1. Open the e Skin software by clicking the e Skin icon.
   
   
2. Click New Project to design a new keyboard. Optionally you can click Open Project to open an existing sample.
   
   
   
   
3. To set the background colour of the keyboard panel, you can either select a pre-defined colour or design your own. Click the Select a Colour button to set the keyboard's background colour and click Next to continue. If you want to modify your choice, simply click Previous to select a new background colour.
   
   
   
   
4. To personalise the design of your keyboard, you can import your favourite pictures or photos.
   
   
   1. Edit or create a picture in an editing program.
   2. Try adjusting the picture sharpness or brightness. Then set the size of the picture to 800 x 600 pixels or 1024 x 768 pixels. To achieve the best quality image, the picture resolution should be at least 120 dpi.
   3. When you have finished editing, save the picture in a folder .
   4. To insert a picture, click the Select Picture button.
   5. Browse the computer to import the picture of your choice and place it anywhere on the keyboard panel.
   6. To adjust the size of a picture, click and hold the red dot in the lower right corner of the picture. The pointer changes to a double-headed arrow. Move this arrow to adjust the height and width simultaneously.
   7. After the picture is in the desired size and location, click Finish. The picture will be inserted into the keyboard panel.
   8. If you wish to insert several pictures, simply repeat the operation for each picture.
   
   
   
   If you are satisfied with the result, click Next to continue. Otherwise, you can modify or remove an imported picture at any time. Simply click Resume and proceed as described above. Should you wish to recover a picture you have just removed, you can click Redo and it will reappear on your keyboard panel.
   
   
5. Your keyboard panel is divided into four areas so that they can be customized separately.
   
   
   1. For each area, you can set a different frame colour. Under Frame Colour, click the colour box corresponding to an area of the keyboard (A, B, C or D), choose a colour from the palette and click Finish.
   2. Next, you can customize the colour of the keys. Under Key Colour, click the colour box corresponding to an area of your keyboard, select a colour from the palette and click Finish.
   3. To add the final touch, you can adjust the shade of the keys. Under Transparency, you can change the transparency level for each area of your keyboard: use the up and down arrows on the right side of each box. When you are done, click Finish.
   4. During each step you can preview your modifications in the lower-right window. After performing these 3 steps, click Next to continue.
   
   
   
   
6. To personalize the look and feel of the keyboard and adjust the legibility of the keys, you can modify the colour, size and font used for the characters.
   
   As described in the previous step, the paper panel is divided into 4 areas so that you can customize each area of your keyboard separately.
   1. For each area, you can set a different font colour. Under Upper row, click the colour box corresponding to an area of your keyboard (A, B, C or D), choose a colour from the palette and click Finish.
   2. To assign a different colour for the characters on the lower-half of the keys (where available), click A, B, C or D under Lower row, choose a colour from the palette and click Finish.
   3. You can customize the appearance of the characters further by selecting a font, font style and size. Under Size SML, click A, B, C or D, select the options of your choice in the Font window and click Finish.
   
   
   
   
   4. During each step you can preview the modifications in the window located in the lower-right corner of the screen. After completing these 3 steps, you can click Zoom in to have a better view of the design. If you are satisfied, click Zoom out and click Save Project to store the design. Alternatively, you can modify the design by clicking Previous and continuing the procedure as described above.
   
   
   
   
   5. Now that you have completed all the steps and created your own keyboard design, make sure that the printer is connected correctly and click Print.

Printing tips

Assemble the Keyboard