Highlighting text, Accessing command buttons – Palm 755P User Manual
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is highlighted, the glow appears at the 
top and bottom of the screen only.
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Colored background:
When a phone
number, text, an email address, a web 
link, or an item in a list is highlighted, 
the item is displayed as white text 
against a colored background. Examples 
of lists include the Contacts list, the 
Messaging Inbox, and the Tasks list.
After highlighting an item, 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. 
•
Tap and drag the stylus across the text 
you want to highlight.
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To highlight a word, double-tap it.
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To highlight a paragraph, triple-tap it.
Accessing command buttons
In most applications, command buttons 
such as New, OK, and Details appear at the 
bottom of the screen. In many cases, you 
can jump directly to these buttons instead 
of scrolling to them.
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From a list screen, such as the Contacts 
list or Memos list, press Right 
to
jump to the first button.
TIP
When a border appears at the top and
bottom of a list screen, press Center on the 
5-way to highlight the first item in the list.
TIP
After you open an application (see
Opening applications), experiment with using 
the 5-way to highlight various screen 
elements.
