Sharp IQ-8900, IQ-8920 manual Letters lowercase and uppercase, Numbers, Symbols

Letters (lowercase and uppercase)

Any of the standard letters (A to 2) can be entered by pressing the appropriate key. All letters will normally appear in lower case. Hold down either of the m keys while pressing letter key(s) to enter upper-case letters. (m] functions as a “CAPS lock” key on a typewriter or computer. Once pressed, the symbol CAPS will appear in the display. Any letters typed while the Organizer is in CAPS mode will appear in uppercase. To switch back to lower-case mode, simply press (m) again. To enter lower-case letters while in CAPS mode, hold down m while pressing a letter key.

Numbers

The unit has numeric keys located on the keyboard above the letter keys. Regardless of the CAPS mode (on or off), pressing these keys will enter numbers. Holding down la) while pressing a numeric key will, however, enter the symbol printed above that key.

Symbols

The symbols that appear in white above certain keys can be entered directly from the keyboard. Holding down (al while pressing a key will allow you to enter these symbols. One symbol, the semicolon, can be entered by first pressing (2nd) and then the a key. In addition, a number of special symbols are available by pressing

(m)(see p. 216).

Moving When working in an entry, the easiest way to move the around the cursor to a specific location on the display is to touch the

display location with the pen. The cursor will immediately move to the selected position.

You can also move the cursor around the display with the cursor keys m, I,), (rl, and III. This may sometimes be more convenient when you are working from the keyboard. In addition, you can hold any cursor key down for rapid movement.

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