User's Guide Part 2

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Further Z100 Applica-
• When you want to use your Softexter, it opens out
flat on any hard surface. No cable or adapter is
required, the Softexter plugs directly into your
Z100.
z Note: The Softexter cover has been treated to be
resistant to common accidents such as spilt
drinks. The coating can be wiped clean with a
damp cloth or soft sponge. Use clear water
only, do not apply detergent.
Setting up the Soft Texter
The Soft Texter comes with default settings, but you
can amend these so that the keypad is most suited to
you.
X To view the Soft Texter Settings
1. From the Home screen, press Programs d,
select Texter and press Action.
2. Keyclicks on
3. Backlight on
4. Settings
5. Calibrate
6. Hotkeys
Typing and Editing
This section explains how to type and edit text using
the Softtexter. It describes techniques that will help
you speed up your data entry, and some of the
subtle differences between text entry using your
Softexter and a conventional keyboard.
The Softextter is smaller than a conventional
keyboard, and the keys have a different feel, but it’s
easy to adapt to using it. Most users find that they
can enter text quickly with only a few minutes
practice.
The main differences are:
• Keys are pressure sensitive.
• You cannot press keys simultaneously. This
impacts on the way you use the Shift and Ctrl
keys and type upper case letters. With a
conventional keyboard, the primary keys that you
press in conjunction with other keys are Shift and
Ctrl. For example, you would hold down the Shift
key and press a letter to type it in upper case, or
hold down the Ctrl key and press C to copy, and
so on.
• Text shortcuts can be used to speed up data entry.
You can enter text shortcuts as you type, to speed
up the entry of commonly used words or phrases.
They work similarly to the AutoText feature on
some word processors, whereby a word is
completed for you based on the first couple of
characters you type. For example, if you are in
shortcut mode and enter the letters 'br', your
handheld computer assumes that you require the
word 'Breakfast', and so completes this for you.
• Additional functions are available to carry out
functions you would perform with a mouse on a
desktop computer, such as move the cursor,
select text and cut copy and paste When typing,
you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor
within the text as you would normally, either
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