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Q: Limited options embedding graphs in word
If you need to add information to a graph such as call out boxes extra text or just want to tidy it
up before inserting it into Word, you can use the capture screen option, hold down “shift”, “Ctrl”,
“Fn” and s, to take it into sketch and then insert an appended sketch object.
Q: Is there a simple way to increase/decrease numbers in dialog boxes e.g Time and Date?
The 'M' and '?' keys decrement by 1 and increment by 1 numbers respectively. Shift-M
decrements by 10 whereas Shift-? increments by 10.
Q: Sketch tips
Use Rotate or Flip on the Transform menu to get further clipart variations. Press the Ctrl key
while drawing an ellipse to produce a circle or while drawing a rectangle to produce a square.
Drag a corner "handle" to resize a selection and keep the "aspect ratio" (i.e. the ratio between the
height and the width). Use the pen to position the selection in roughly the right place, then use
the arrow keys to line it up exactly. You can trace over a paper drawing in Sketch.
Q: When you go to an application, how can you find out exactly where the currently open
file lives?
Whilst inside the application, tap on the filename on the toolbar and you get a list of all open
files. The current file is the one highlighted and shows its full location including disk & folders.
Q: In the system help how do I see a list of help topics relating to any one application?
Add an exclamation mark after the application name in the Find box, e.g. calender!. This will
then give you a list of the topics for that one application.
Q: Is there any way to display a background picture other than the Ericsson image?
Yes, Press CTRL+K on the System screen to get the System preferences, which allow you to
change the wallpaper. You can create your own wallpaper via the sketch program
Q: How can I tell exactly which version of the OS I am running?
From the System screen you can press: Menu|Information|Machine SHIFT+CTRL+Q
Q: How do I control MC 218 from the keyboard alone?
Menu Key to call up menus, arrow keys to navigate, Enter to select an option, Tab to open a pop-
list, hotkeys listed on all menu items. In addition: In Tabbed dialogs, to move between tabs - use
the Up arrow to highlight the tab's name and then use left and right to switch tabs. Menu
cascades operate the same as other menus, try it and see In System arrow keys highlight files,
Enter opens, Fn-Enter opens & leaves any other files of that type open. Preference option to
control this behaviour. Omission (these only really matter if the digitizer breaks). No way to
multi-task from the keyboard alone (app buttons are part of the screen's digitizer). You can list
open files from System, but if you're in an app you can't task out without using one of the
application buttons or by touching the screen. No way to run apps, or open the 'Extras' bar from
the keyboard.
Q: EPOCWorld Information
"EPOC World is Symbian's Developer organisation, supporting a growing world-wide
community of developers creating software solutions for our EPOC mobile computing platform."
See http://www.epocworld.com/
Q: How do I take a screenshot?
Press Ctrl-Shift-Fn-S to generate a screenshot in MBM format. You can view MBM files in Sketch
by using 'Merge in...' (on the More cascade of the File menu). (MBM files are referred to as the
EPOC picture File type.) This won't work with MBM files in the ROM These are ROM image
files - not file store files.