Using the status bar

CHAPTER 2	Basics

Tip

Use the Find dialog box to locate specific items of information in your handheld’s program memory—for example, a name or a phone number.

The System info icon shows the current time on the status bar.

The status bar at the bottom of the handheld screen gives you access to valuable tools and is accessible in all views.

Home

Find

System info

Alert

Bluetooth controls

Full-screen writing

Screen rotation

Input

Select once to open Favorites, twice to open Applications.

Home

Find

Select to open the Find dialog box.

Select to open the menu for the current screen.

Select to open the system information dialog box. The dialog box

shows the date and time, available memory, and battery level, and

allows you to adjust system sounds and screen brightness.

Alert

Select to display the Reminders screen.

Select to display the Bluetooth dialog box, where Bluetooth

functionality can be turned on and off and you can connect to

another Bluetooth device.

Full-screen writing

Select to turn full-screen writing on and off.

Screen rotation

Select to switch between landscape and portrait view.

Input

Select to switch between showing and hiding the input area. Select

and hold to display the input area selection menu.

Palm Tungsten T5 manual Using the status bar