Psion Teklogix netBook, 32M/64M manual Screen, Finding & using the pen, First steps

The screen

Adjust the screen contrast by holding down the Fn key and

pressing the ‘,’ ( ) or ‘.’ ( ) key.

Change the size of the text on the screen using the Zoom in and Zoom out commands.

Adjust the screen brightness by holding down the Fn key and pressing the Spacebar. Each press of the Spacebar increases brightness by one ‘step’.

Important: Note that battery life is considerably reduced when the brightness is increased.

Finding & using the pen

The pen is located in a holder at the right, just behind the keyboard. To remove it, slide the pen eject button to the right. To replace it, push it back in and it will click into place.

Tap lightly on the screen using the pen. It’s OK to use your fingers to tap on the screen, though it is best to use the pen to avoid fingerprints or smudges on the screen. Do not tap the screen with any object that has a sharp tip or you may damage the screen. Don’t use any type of ink pen, as the ink may be impossible to remove. See the ‘Care & safety’ chapter for instructions on how to clean the screen.

You can usually tap on an item with the pen to select or change it. For example, you can tap on:

∙the program icons, to open a program.

∙the command icons, for “shortcuts” to System functions, e.g. the menu bar, cutting and pasting, Infrared, zooming in and out.

Note: If the screen doesn’t respond to your taps, you may need to re-calibrate it. You can do this by opening the Screen icon from the Control panel.

Getting started 7

Most of the things you can do with the pen have an equivalent keyboard combination, so you can use the pen, the keyboard, or a combination of both methods.

First steps

When you first switch on the netBook, you will see the System screen. This is the “desktop” where you can view your files and folders, and change settings that control how the netBook works.

∙All the information you enter into the netBook is contained in files; their names are displayed in the System screen, beside icons that represent the programs that created them.

∙All your files are stored in folders. When you start using the netBook, the contents of the ‘Documents’ folder is displayed.

∙The System screen’s “Title bar” shows you which folder is currently displayed on the screen. When you start you are in the ‘Documents’ folder on the “C (Internal) drive”.

You can have as many folders as you wish, and create folders within other folders. Folders can contain files created in a variety of programs; they are not restricted to files from a single program. See ‘Files, folders & programs’ for details of managing files and folders.

Navigating between files & folders

∙Tap on a folder icon to move to that folder, tap on the Close folder icon to close it and move back up a level.

∙Tap on a file to select it, tap again to open it. If the filename is displayed in bold, the file is open, and tapping it will move straight to the file.

See ‘Files, folders & programs’ for more information about manipulating files and folders.