Palm PMG0501000P manual Highlighting text, Using the softkeys, Selecting menu items

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After highlighting an item with the 5-way, you can select or activate it by pressing Center or by tapping the item with the stylus.

Highlighting text

You can use the stylus to highlight text on the screen. Tap and drag the stylus across the text you want to highlight. To highlight a word, double-tap it. To highlight a paragraph, triple-tap it.

TIP When text is highlighted, you can press Backspace to delete the highlighted text.

performs a specific action, such as New or Edit. In some contexts, these keys may do nothing at all.

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Using the softkeys

The left and right softkeys give you quick access to tasks that you can do on the current screen. The task a softkey does varies from application to application and from screen to screen. You activate the task by tapping the softkey with the stylus or pressing it with your finger.

The softkey is simply the name of the task on the screen. Softkeys appear in the lower-left and lower-right corners of the screen. In most cases the right softkey opens a menu, and the left softkey

1Left softkey: Press anywhere in this area to perform the task shown.

2Right softkey: Works the same way.

Selecting menu items

In many applications, a menu provides access to additional features. The menu is hidden until you press Menu (right softkey). To get the most out of your smartphone, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the additional features available through the menus in various applications.

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