Palm Zire 21, Handbook

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Tapping and typing
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With your handheld turned on, you can tap the handheld screen to perform many
operations, such as the following:
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Open applications.
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Select menu commands.
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Initiate a Find operation to search through applications installed on your
handheld for specific text.
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Select options in dialog boxes.
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Open the onscreen keyboards.
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer, you
can drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of
any scroll bar.
Elements of the handheld interface
There are many common elements in the handheld interface. These elements are
described in this section.
Menu bar
Tap the menu bar to access a set of application-specific
commands. Not all applications have a menu bar.
Icons
Tap the icons to display applications , open menus ,
perform a HotSync operation , and to find text anywhere
in your data .
See “Opening applications,” “Using menus,” and “Finding
information” in Chapter 4 , and “Buttons Preferences” in
Chapter 14 for more information about using these icons.
Contrast control
Tap the Contrast icon to open the Adjust Contrast dialog
box. Drag the slider to adjust the contrast.
Menu
bar
Icons