Wearable Terminal User Guide

Using the Wearable Terminal 2 - 11
Using the Keypad to Navigate Applications
The wearable terminal does not have a touch screen and therefore navigation and control of an application is
performed using the keypad.
Key Combinations
The wearable terminal uses special key combinations to easily navigate applications. Table 2-7 lists the key
combinations required to perform various application navigation and control functions.
Throughout this guide you will be instructed to select an item. You must use a key combination to select that item.
For example:
To perform:
“Select
Start > Programs > Windows Explorer”
1. Press CTRL and then ESC to open the Start menu.
Wireless connection status icon. Indicates WLAN signal strength.
Indicates that the
SHIFT key is selected.
Indicates that the Blue
key is selected.
Indicates that the
CTRL key is selected.
Indicates that the
ALT key is selected.
Indicates that the Orange
key is selected.
Indicates that the Gray
key is selected.
Table 2-6 Status Icons (Continued)
Status
Icon
Description
Table 2-7 Key Combinations
Action Key Combination
Access the Start menu on the taskbar CTRL - ESC
Switch fields within an application
TAB
Close windows or cancel operations on some applications
ESC or ALT - F4
Access the Task Manager ALT - TAB
Switches to the next window or desktop ALT - ESC
Access a menu bar in an application ALT - ALT
Press a button or select a check box in an application TAB until the item is highlighted then SPACE .
Display a pop-up context menu
ALT - ENTER