Confi guring the Thumb Keyboard Software
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Confi guring the Thumb Keyboard Software
The OK/Face Board Butt on
Pressing the “OK” button (
) performs the same
) performs the same
confirmation feature as tapping “OK” on the right-hand
confirmation feature as tapping “OK” on the right-hand
corner of the screen.
Pressing the
and
and
buttons will pop up
a window containing various less frequently used
symbols and punctuation marks. There are also popular
smiley patterns for your email. To select a symbol,
you can either touch the on-screen button or press the
corresponding key shown on the top of the
on-screen button.
The FaceBoard is
a unique extended
keyboard that allows
you to easily type extra
symbols and email
smiley patterns.
Customizing the FaceBoar d
You can customize the FaceBoard with any
combination of symbols or key string. To configure
the FaceBoard:
1.
Tap on the “Edit” tab in the FaceBoard
screen to bring up the editi ng
screen (Fig. A).
2.
Tap on the key you want to redefine, a nd an
input screen will come up ( Fig. B).
3.
Type the desired characters or symbols in
the edit box. You can use the Ax im
on-screen SIP keyboard to in put special
symbols or International ch aracters.
Fig. A FaceBoard editing
screen
Fig. B Type in the new
characters/symbols
4.
Tap “OK” to confirm the change. The new
symbol will be replaced in t he relative key in
the FaceBoard (Fig. C).
To restore the FaceBoa rd to its origina l settings,
you can tap on the “Default” but ton on the
editing screen ( Fig. A).
Fig. C The FaceBoard
key is changed
Configuring the Thumb Key board Soft ware
To bring up the Thumb Keyboard configuration screen
(Fig. D), tap “Start” and then “ThumbBoard”(
) on
your Axim.
Enable
– tapping on this button will turn on the Thumb
Keyboard driver and allow the Axim to accept key input
from the Keyboard.
Disable
– this will turn off the Thumb Keyboard driver.
Repeat Rate
– this will determine the repeat frequency
of a key when you hold it down continuously.
Delay Until Repeat
– this will determine the delay from your holding down
a key to the key repeating.
Click Sound
– you can enable or disable “key click”. For this function to
work properly, you need to first turn on hardware-buttons sound in your
Axim: tap “Start”, then “Settings”. Select “Sounds & Reminders” and
check the “Hardware buttons” box.
Close Software Keyboard
– this can close the software keyboard when
you type.
Test Area
– you can test your Thumb Keyboard by typing in this area.
Fig. D Thumb Keyboard
configuration screen