Chapter 3: Getting To Know Your Omnii
Regular Keys
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Psion Teklogix Omnii XT10 Hand-Held Computer User Manual
The Arrow Keys
The [Arrow] keys are located near the top of the keyboard, and are represented on the key-
board as triangles pointing in different directions. The [Arrow] keys move the cursor around
the screen in the direction of the arrow: up, down, left and right. The left arrow key should
not be confused with the [BACKSPACE] key which is depicted as a left arrow. The cursor is
the flashing box or underline character that indicates where the next character you type
will appear.
The [BACKSPACE/DEL] Key
The [BACKSPACE] key (represented on the keyboard as an arrow pointing left) moves the
cursor one character to the left, erasing the previous key stroke.
The [DEL] key ([FN] +[BACKSPACE]) erases the character at the current cursor position.
The [CTRL] and [ALT] Key
The [CTRL] and [ALT] keys modify the function of the next key pressed and are application
dependent. Pressing either key twice locks it 'on' (it appears underlined on the Taskbar).
Pressing the key once again unlocks it.
The [TAB] Key
Typically, the [TAB] key moves the cursor to the next field to the right or downward.
The [ESC] Key
Generally, this key is used as a keyboard shortcut to close the current menu, dialog box,
or activity.
The [SPACE] Key
The [SPACE] key is represented on the keyboard by a long, low horizontal line contained by
a small vertical line on each side. Pressing this key inserts a blank space between characters.
In a Windows dialog box, pressing the [SPACE] key enables or disables a checkbox.
The [SCAN] Key
Omnii is equipped with a single [SCAN] key on the keyboard and an extra [SCAN] button
located on the left side of the unit. [SCAN] keys activate the scanner beam. For units that do
not have internal scanners, these keys can be remapped to serve other functions.
