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cut
When you tap this button, any text
that has been highlighted with the
stylus is cut out of the current
application and placed inside
Audrey’s internal clipboard. The
text can then be pasted into another
application by tapping to place the
cursor and then tapping the “paste”
button, or the text can simply be
deleted by not pasting it anywhere.
copy
When you tap this button, any text
that has been highlighted with the
stylus is copied to Audrey’s internal
clipboard. The text can then be past-
ed into another application by tap-
ping to place the cursor and then
tapping the “paste” button.
paste
When you tap this button, any text
that has been placed on Audrey’s
internal clipboard using the “cut”
or “copy” buttons is pasted into the
current application at the current
cursor location.
snapshot
This button allows you to make a
screen capture from the currently
open application. Here’s how:
1
Launch the Browser by pressing
its button on Audrey’s console.
2
Once your default home page
loads, press the Actions Palette but-
ton. Then tap “snapshot”.
3
A screen appears instructing you
to “tap and drag to capture the
snapshot”. At this point you can
either tap “cancel” to quit or tap
“okay” to continue. Tap “okay”. The
Actions Palette disappears and you
see the main Browser window with
its default home page loaded.
4
Using the stylus, tap to the left
and above any object on the screen.
Then drag the stylus (never losing
contact with the screen) to the right
and below the object. Notice that a
black box appears around the area
you have selected. Lift the stylus.
Actions Palette controls
5
The Actions Palette launches
again, showing you what you have
just captured. At this point you can
tap “cancel” to exit this screen cap-
ture session, tap “try again” to
return to the Browser window and
repeat
step 4
, or tap “okay” to add
this image to your snapshots archive
in the Address Book application.
Tap “okay.”
6
The Address Book opens to its
“snapshots” state. Here, you can
title the snapshot, add a note about
the image, and select options for
adding it to the Address Book and/or
a new e-mail message. If you decide
to add the message to the Address
Book, you will need to enter a title
for the image. If you decide to add
the image to a new mail message,
the Mail application will launch to a
new composition with the image
attached as a file. Once you have
made your selections, tap “done.”
This button is grayed out unless
you have connected a compatible
USB printer (such as the Canon
™
BJC-85W) to one of Audrey’s USB
ports. If you have a printer installed,
you can tap this button to print out
an image of the currently open
application window. Visit
3Com.com/ergo
for a list of compati-
ble printers.
The Actions Palette is the control center for Audrey. It gives
you access to an editing panel (cut, copy, and paste) that allows
you to move information within and between applications, a
screen capture tool (called "snapshot"), and printing features.
It also features configuration options for the Datebook, Browser,
Mail, and Channels applications, and general Audrey options,
such as connectivity settings, the screen calibration utility, and
volume adjustment.
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To launch the Actions Palette,
press the Actions Palette button
located to the right of the screen.
The Actions Palette has options
that depend on which application
is running when the Actions Palette
is launched. If the Browser is open
and then you launch the Actions
Palette, it would look the same as
always, with the exception that
there would be a “browser options”
button immediately to the left of
the “Audrey options” button. This
is true of the Datebook, Mail appli-
cation, and Audrey’s Channels, but
not the Address Book. The Actions
Palette is also Audrey’s
only application besides the
Address Book which can be exited
by pressing its button while it is
open. Like Audrey’s other applica-
tions, it can also be exited
by launching any other application.
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