HP 95LX - Custom Navigation with Macros (User Keys)

Custom Navigation with Macros (“User Keys”)
The HP 95LX can redefine each of the ten function keys with a macro—a series of
keystrokes that the machine records and then “replays” whenever its key is
pressed. These macros are similar to those in Lotus, but they allow no “If-Then”
kinds of operations. Also, they cannot be nested, nor can they turn the machine
off, print the screen, set caps lock or scroll lock. But look what they can do:
Example: Create a macro to bring up “today’s” To-Do list with one button.
1. Press (<]SET UP), (Clhar, to see a list of the currently stored macros.
2. Note an available slot, press ENTER), type Display today's To-Do
list in the Comment s field, and press (MIEEEED). Make sure that you
see the new macro’s description in the list.
3. Press [ESC), (Quit to exit Setup.
4. Press then the function key to which you assigned the new macro. For
example, suppose you've assigned the macro to (F2. You should hear a two-
toned beep that signals the start of Learn Mode, in which every keystroke (from
now until you press key again) is recorded as a part of the macro.
5. Press the keys to see today’s to-do list: (©) moves to the Appointment Book; (F5)
==), selects the current date; (IEEE) displays today’s to-do list.
6. Press again to quit Learn Mode.
7. Test the macro by initiating it from various applications and levels of menus
within applications. For example, press (123),(MENU), (Worksheet, (Column and
then initiate the macro by pressing [CHARHF2. Does it work? Try another
location. Think of potentially difficult or complicated locations. This macro
should work from anywhere within the System Manager.
8. Testit when Appointment Book (the destination)isin various menu levels. For
example, suppose the Appointment Book is set to Calendar View. Will the
macro work asintended? Tryit: Press (®), then [ESCJESC)to display the calendar
view. Then switch out to another application, say, the Phone Book (2), and
initiate the macro (press (CHARHF2)). Result: Hmm... you get the daily view, not
the To-Do list. Your macro needs a little fixing to account for this possibility.
9. Repeat the test using the Appointment Book is located at other screens (the
City list within the Watch feature, for example) and see what happens.
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