Device Basics
April 15, 2003
T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual
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Pop-up menu
A menu that pops open (“up”) when
selected. Once the menu is open, you can
rotate the wheel to highlight an item, then
press to select it.
Pop-up menu that’s closed:
Pop-up menu that’s open:
Press
To press, you push down and quickly release
the wheel, key, or control button. It’s the
same action you take when you click a
mouse button while using your computer.
Before you can press an item on the screen
(such as an OK button, menu option, check
box, or list item) you must rotate the wheel
to “highlight” the item so it appears in
reverse video. Pressing the highlighted item
“selects” it.
Press & hold
Push down on a key or control button and
hold it down for at least one second.
Rotate
Used to describe the push wheel’s rotational
movement. You can rotate the push wheel
up (away from you) or down (toward you).
Select
Refers to the action you take to take an
action on a screen element, such as selecting
an action button or option button, or
pressing a contact name to open it for edit.
Slider bar
A control that lets you set a value from a
continuous range of possible values, such as
screen contrast/brightness or sound volume.
Text field (or
text box)
A rectangular area in which you can type or
edit text. To make a text field editable, you
must first highlight the field by rotating the
wheel, then press to make it editable.
In the example to the right, the name of the
photo is in an editable text field.
Term
What It Means
Example
