Palm Treo 270, User Manual

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Page 34 Entering Data in Your Communicator
To use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands:
1. Press Menu to open the menu bar.
2. Type the menu command shortcut letter.
For example, to choose Copy in the Edit menu, press Menu followed by the letter “c.”
Tip: When the menu bar is open, you can enter a shortcut letter for any menu item in the
current application view, not just the ones that appear on the current menu.
Using text ShortCuts
ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar
to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors.
Your communicator comes with several predefined ShortCuts, and you can also create your own.
Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters. For example, you might create a ShortCut for
your name, or for the header of a memo. See the section that begins on page 194 to learn about
creating your own ShortCuts.
Your communicator includes the following predefined ShortCuts:
To use a ShortCut:
1. Type the letter s.
2. Press ListType .
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut symbol .
Note: The ShortCut symbol appears by the cursor to show that you are in ShortCut mode.
4. Type the ShortCut characters.
Entry ShortCut
Date stamp ds
Time stamp ts
Date / time stamp dts
Meeting me
Breakfast br
Lunch lu
Dinner di