Sharp OZ-5500 User Manual

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Menu operations

Another powerful aspect of using the Organizer is its menu
system, which can be used to quickly issue commands and
perform operations. Two universal menus, PREFERENCES
and TOOLS, are available from all applications. In addition,
all applications have a menu for functions and commands
that are specific to each application.

Pressing

once displays the application menu,

which contains the operations and commands specific to
the particular application. Pressing

successively

displays the PREFERENCES, TOOLS and PERIPHERALS
menus.

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Pop-up menus

The Organizer’s pop-up menus offer a convenient and
efficient method of selecting options from pre-defined lists,
similar to many of the latest personal computer application
software packages. Most applications and functions contain
some pop-up fields. When the user moves to one of these
fields, the pop-up symbol appears on the right of the field.
Pressing

causes the pop-up menu to appear,

containing a list of options or values currently available for
that field. You can then select the desired item from the list,
without having to type any text.

In addition, all date fields function as pop-up fields.
Whenever a date can be entered, the user can press

to display the special pop-up one-month calendar. You can
use

and

to select the desired month, then

the arrow keys to select the desired date. You may find this
more convenient than typing in the date directly, since the
pop-up calendar also shows the days of the week.

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The keyboard

The Organizer’s keyboard has a standard layout, just like a
typewriter or computer.

works just like the Shift key on

a typewriter or computer, and

CAPS

is like the Caps Lock

key.

Above the keyboard are the special keys used to start the
Organizer’s various applications, work with the various
menus and control the cursor on the screen.

Symbols in white above a key such as ' or : can be
accessed by holding down

and then pressing the

appropriate key.

Items that are not
currently available
in a menu are
shown dimmed.

Indicates that there
is a submenu for
that menu item.