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Getting to know your Palm™ m100 series handheld
5
Handheld components
Locating front panel controls
Power button/
Backlight control
Turns your handheld on or off and controls the backlight feature. If
your handheld is turned off, pressing the power button turns the
unit on and returns you to the last screen you viewed.
If your handheld is turned on, pressing the power button turns the
unit off. Pressing the power button for about two seconds sets the
brightness of the backlight to high or low.
Screen
Displays the applications and information stored in your
handheld. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.
Graffiti ® writing
area
The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti ®
alphabet. See Chapter 2 to learn how to write Graffiti characters.
Application
buttons
Activates the individual handheld applications that correspond to
the icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and
Note Pad. If your handheld is turned off, pressing any application
button activates the handheld and opens the corresponding
application. This is the fastest way to open an application.
TIP
See “Buttons preferences” in Chapter 7 for details on
reassigning these buttons to activate any application on your
handheld.
Screen
Graffiti
writing area
Application buttons
Scroll buttons/
Clock control
Power button/
Backlight control
Changeable
face plate