Section 2A: Learning the Basics of Your Smart Device 43
Device Basics
䢇 Reverse type (light text on a dark background):
This highlights items such as a phone
number, an email address, text, or an item
in a list.
After highlighting an item with the 5-way, you can select or activate it by pressing
Center or by tapping the item with the stylus.
Highlighting Text
You can use the stylus to highlight text on the screen:
䊳 Tap and drag the stylus across the text you want to highlight. To highlight a
word, double-tap it. (To highlight a paragraph, triple-tap it.)
Using the Softkeys
The left and right softkeys give you quick access to tasks that you can do on the
current screen, so the softkey items vary from application to application and from
screen to screen. Look on the screen directly above the softkey to see the action
that it does in the current context. In some contexts, these keys may do nothing
at all. In most cases the right softkey opens the menu, and the left softkey
activates a specific command, such as New or Edit. Remember that softkey
Tip:
The best way to learn to use the 5-way is to experiment. Press the 5-way
buttons and as you do, follow the movement of the border glow around
the screen. The behavior of the 5-way varies slightly in each application.
Tip:
When text is highlighted, you can press Backspace to delete the
highlighted text.
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