Sharp IQ-8900, Operation Manual

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text field is limited only by the size of the entry. Text
fields adjust their size automatically to accommodate the
number of lines entered.
Only a date can be entered in a date field, usually in the
format of For example, you would type
06231994 to enter June 23, 1994.
Only the time of day can be entered in the time field, in
the format of HH:MM followed by (AM) or (PM]. For
example, to enter 9:00 AM, you would type 0900 then
press (AM].
You can insert a picture from the Scrapbook into a
picture field. You cannot enter anything directly into a
picture field; a picture must be pasted from the
Scrapbook. A picture can also be deleted from the field.
See 130 for more information about using picture fields.
The cursor
The cursor is used to work with text, indicating the
position where text will be entered or deleted. The cursor
is also used to indicate selection items in menus or lists.
In text fields, where there is no restriction on the type of
text (letters or numbers) or number of characters (lines)
that can be entered, the cursor appears as in insertion
mode, or as in overwrite mode (see p. 70).
In the date and time fields, the cursor appears as
indicating that numbers only should be entered in a
specified format (see above).
In some text fields or boxes, the cursor appears as
Typing in
text Typing in text is simple and straightforward. The unit’s
keyboard is laid out similar to the keyboard on a
typewriter or computer.
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