XP20 User Manual
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Janam Technologies LLC
Use the interface
Your handheld computer includes the following interface elements:
• The menu bar contains a set of menu commands specific to the application. Not all applications have
a menu bar.
• The command bar lets you tap icons or write a ShortCut stroke to initiate a command instead of
tapping a command in the menu bar. The icons displayed in the command bar vary within each
application.
• Command buttons initiate a command when tapped. Command buttons appear in the dialog and at
the bottom of application screens.
• Icons open applications and menus and find text anywhere in your data.
• The abc dot in the input area activates the alphabetic keyboard when tapped; note that the cursor
must be in an input field for this option to work.
• The 123 dot in the input area displays the numeric keyboard when tapped; note that the cursor must
be in an input field for this option to work.
• Check boxes indicate the state of the corresponding option. A check mark in a check box means the
option is active. If a check box is empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked,
tapping it removes the check mark.
• Pick lists display a list of choices. Tap the black triangle next to the pick list name to display a list of
choices, and then tap an item in the list to select it.
• The scroll bar moves through long notes or memos. Tap and hold down the scroll bar slider to scroll
through pages; tap the slider arrow at either end to move one line at a time. To scroll to the previous
page, tap the scroll bar just above the slider; to scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below
the slider. You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by pressing the upper and lower portions
of the scroll button on the front panel of the handheld computer.
• Next/previous arrows display the previous and next page of information.
• Text areas and screens allow you to enter information.
Use menus and menu commands
Menus on your handheld computer are easy to use, and work the same way in all applications. Menu bars
and manual commands differ based on the application and the area of the application in which you’re
working. For example, memo list screen and the memo screen display different menus.
Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti 2 command stroke, which is similar to keyboard
shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. To use Graffiti 2 menu commands, menus must be
closed.
To display a menu bar and choose a command, do one of the following:
• Open an application (such as the date book); then tap the menu icon. Select the desired
command from the menu.
• Tap the inverted tab at the top of any application’s screen (the calculator does not have an inverted
tab); then tap the desired command.
• In the text input area of your device’s screen, drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right
to display the command toolbar. The command bar is displayed for approximately four seconds.
