Handspring Treo 90, User Manual

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Page 28 Entering Data in Your Handheld
To type a single capital letter (Caps Shift):
1. Press Shift :
When Caps Shift is active, an “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo
screen. If you accidentally activate Caps Shift, press Shift
twice to cancel it, or if you do
nothing for five seconds, it reverts to lowercase.
2. Type the letter you want to capitalize.
To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):
1. Press Shift twice.
When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner
of the handheld screen.
2. Type the text you want to capitalize.
3. Press Shift to turn off Caps Lock.
Typing numbers and symbols
Typing numbers and symbols with your handheld is similar to typing symbols on a computer
keyboard. You must first “shift” to option mode and then type the number or symbol strokes.
To enter a single number or symbol (Option Shift):
1. Press Option .
When Option Shift is active, a dot appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo screen. If you
accidentally activate Option Shift, press Backspace
to cancel it.
2. Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue.
To enter only numbers or symbols (Option Lock):
1. Press Option twice.
2. Press the keys where the numbers or symbols appear in blue.
When Option Lock is active, an underlined dot appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo
screen.
3. Press Option to turn off Option Lock.
Caps Shift
Caps Lock
Option Shift
Option Lock