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Highlighting and selecting items – Palm Treo 755P User Manual

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Section 2A: Moving Around

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The behavior of the 5-way

for list screens and entry screens varies by application. Here

are some general scrolling tips that apply to most applications:

Press Right , Left ,

Up ,

and

Down

on the 5-way

to

move to the next field,

button, or action in that direction.

In list screens, press and hold Up

or

Down

to scroll one screen at a time.

Press Option

and

Up

or

Down

to scroll to the

next page of information within the current record (see
“Using the Keyboard” on page 46).

When inside a text field, press Right

or

Left

to

scroll

to the next character or word, and press Up

or

Down

to scroll between lines.

You can also scroll using the stylus. Tap an onscreen scroll
arrow, or drag the slider of an onscreen scroll bar.

Highlighting and Selecting Items

On most screens, one item—a button, a list entry, or a check
box—is highlighted by default. The highlight identifies which item is affected by your next

action. Use the 5-way

to move the highlight from one item to another before opening

or selecting it.

The highlight can take one of two forms, depending on what is highlighted:

Border glow: When an onscreen button (OK, Cancel, etc.) or pick list
is highlighted, the button acquires a glow around its border.

Colored background: When a phone number, text, an email
address, or a Web link is highlighted, the item appears as white text
against a colored background.

After highlighting an item, you can select or activate it by pressing Center

or by tapping

the item with the stylus.

Scroll Arrows

Scroll Bar