Palm VIIX, Handbook

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Page 18 Introduction to Your Palm VII™ Handheld
Elements of the interface
Menu bar A set of commands that are specific to the application.
Not all applications have a menu bar.
Command
buttons
Tap a button to perform a command. Command
buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of
application screens. A command button that initiates a
wireless transaction always displays the over-the-air
icon:
Icons Tap the icons to open applications , menus , and
Calculator , and to find text in the data of your basic
applications .
abc With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to activate
the alphabetic keyboard.
123 With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to activate
the numeric keyboard.
Check
box When a check mark appears in a check box, the
corresponding option is active. If a check box is empty,
tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is
checked, tapping it removes the check mark.
Pick list Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap
an item in the list to select it.
Menu
bar
Command
buttons
Icons
Check
box
Pick list
Over-the-air icon