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Chapter 4 Working with Applications
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Entering text
For information on entering text using Graffiti 2 writing, using the onscreen
keyboards, or using the keyboard attached to your computer, see Chapter 3. For
information on entering text in Note Pad, see “Creating a note” in Chapter 11.
Using the Edit menu
The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text. In general,
commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you select in an application.
To select text in an application:
1. Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select.
2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it (in yellow).
NOTE
You can also double-tap to select a word, or triple-tap to select a line of
text. In addition, you can also drag
across
the text to select additional words,
or drag
down
to select a group of lines.
TIP
To select text when Full-screen Writing is turned on, tap and hold briefly
at the beginning of the text you want to select, before dragging the stylus.
Otherwise, a quick tap or stroke may be interpreted as a Graffiti 2 character.
Deleting records
To delete a record:
1. Select the record you want to delete.
2. Tap the Menu icon .
3. Select the Delete command on the Record menu. In Voice Memo, the Delete
command is on the V Memo menu. In Palm™ Photos, the Delete command is
on the Photo menu:
A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the deleted
item to an archive file in Palm™ Desktop software, be sure that the check box is
selected. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check box to deselect it.
The archive option is not available in Note Pad, Palm Photos, Palm Web
Browser Pro, and Voice Memo. In SMS, you must tap Archive on the Message
menu to archive a message.
4. Tap O K.
If you chose to save a copy of the selected item, your handheld transfers it to the
archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation.
Purging records
Over time, as you use Calendar, Tasks, and Expense, you will accumulate records
in these applications that have outlived their usefulness. These outdated records
take up memory on your handheld, so it’s a good idea to remove them by using