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14 General Operations
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This chapter describes general operations you can perform in various modes.
Scroll Bars 1
2
3
4
2
Item
,
,
Scroll bar
Description
• Tap to scroll up and down, a page at a time. (Tapping these
buttons while the Weekly Scheduler screen is on the display,
for example, scrolls a week at a time.)
• These buttons are dimmed if there is no page of data to scroll
to.
• Tap to scroll up and down, a line at a time.
• These buttons are dimmed if there is no line of data to scroll
to.
• Drag up and down to scroll the screen.
• The size of the scroll button changes in accordance with the
amount of data above and below the current screen. If there
is no data above or below, the scroll buttons are dimmed.
• Tap the gray area to jump to the next page above or below
the current page.
1Page scroll buttons
2Line scroll buttons
3Scroll bar
4Scroll handle

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• The PV Unit scroll bars operate similarly to the scroll bars of many
popular personal computer applications.
• The scroll handle location indicates approximately how much data is
above and below the data on the screen. If the scroll handle is located in
the middle of the scroll bar, for example, it means that there is about the
same amount of data above and below.
Action Control Scrolling
When you are using the Action control to recall items in a list screen, the screen
scrolls automatically after you move the highlighting to the top or bottom of the
display. In the case of the data screen, the Action control scrolls between data
items whenever it is rotated.
Menu Bar
The PV Unit’s menu bar gives you access to a number of useful commands for
data editing and other operations.
To execute a menu bar command
1. Tap the Menu Bar icon at the beneath of the PV Unit screen to display
the menu bar.
2. Tap the name of the menu that contains the command you want to execute.
3. Tap the command you want to execute, or use the Action control to
move the highlighting to the command you want and then press the
Action control to execute the command.
Data Input and Editing
Use the procedures in this section to input and edit data. These procedures apply
for all input and editing screens.

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Moving Between Entries (Fields)
When inputting and editing data, you can move between entries (fields)
either by tapping on the entry you want with the stylus, or by tapping the
on-screen NEXT button to advance to the next sequential entry. Note that
the NEXT button may not appear on some input or editing screen.
On-screen Keyboards
This section describes the keyboards that appear when data input is required.
Note
• To close a keyboard screen without registering the data you input with
it, tap Esc.
Text Keyboard
Key Description
Deletes the character at the current cursor location.
Shifts letter keys between upper-case and lower-case for the
input of one character only.
Shifts to the Code Keyboard.
Shift-locks letter keys between upper-case and lower-case.
Shifts to the Symbol Keyboard.
Inputs a carriage return (newline) operation.
Advances to the next entry (field).

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Key
Symbol Keyboard
Code Keyboard
Date Keyboard
• Specify a date by tapping it in the calendar, or by tapping the number
keys.
Key
Description
Displays other symbols.
Returns to the Text Keyboard.
Description
Scrolls the month shown on the input screen.
Jumps to the month that contains today’s date as kept by the
main clock.
Moves the input point between the month, day, and year.
Deletes the character at the current cursor location.
Advances to the next field.

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Calculator Keyboard
• See “Using the Calculator Screen” on page 122 for details on
mathematical operations.
Time Setting Screens
There are two basic time setting screens that you can switch between while
inputting time data: a dial type screen and a time bar type screen.
The dial type screen is best for setting a single time, while the bar type
screen lets you specify a time period (start time and end time) quickly and
easily.
Dial Type Time Setting Screens
3
1
2
3
1
2
• The hour input dial appears when the cursor is located within hour digits,
while the minute input dial appears when the cursor is within minutes
digits.
1Hour input dial
2Time bar screen button
3Keypad
1Minute input dial
2Time bar screen button
3Keypad

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1Scroll buttons
2Selected time period
3Dial type screen button
4Number buttons
Description
Tap on a button to specify the hour or minutes.
Changes to the time bar type time setting screen.
Tap to specify “am” or “pm” for a 12-hour format time.
Deletes the character at the current cursor location.
Advances to the next field.
• Specify a time by tapping the hour or minutes in the input dial. You can
also input individual digits on the keypad.
• The time format you should use for input should match the format of the
system setting you selected under “Setting the Date, Time, Calendar,
and Keyboard Formats” on page 168.
• If you are using the 12-hour time format, be sure to tap the am or pm
button to specify “am” or “pm”.
Bar Type Time Setting Screen
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4
2
3
• Specify a time period by dragging the stylus across the time period you
want. You can change the time period in 30-minute units using this
method.
• Tapping the time bar inputs corresponding time at the current cursor
position (either in the start time or end time area).
• Tap the scroll buttons to scroll the available hours left and right.
Key
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• The time format you should use for input should match the format of the
system setting you selected under “Setting the Date, Time, Calendar,
and Keyboard Formats” on page 168.
• Use the number buttons to input individual digits.
• If you are using the 12-hour time format, be sure to tap the am or pm
button to specify “am” or “pm”.
Selecting a Range of Text by Dragging
You can select a range of text on the screen with a technique called dragging.
1. Display the range of text you want to select.
2. Press the stylus against the screen at the beginning of the range of text
you want to select.
3. Keeping the stylus against the screen, drag it to the end of the range you
want to select.
• If the end of the text is not on the screen, drag down to the bottom of the
display and the screen will start to scroll.
• If you make a mistake and drag too far, keep the stylus on the screen as
you move back. This will reduce the size of the selected range of text.
4. Remove the stylus from the screen.
• The selected text is highlighted on the screen.
• To deselect (unhighlight) text, tap anywhere outside of the highlighted
area.
Key
Description
Changes to the dial type time setting screen.
Tap to specify “am” or “pm” for a 12-hour format time.
Deletes the character at the current cursor location.
Advances to the next field.

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Cut, Copy, Paste
The cut, copy, and paste functions of the PV Unit operate just as they do on
a personal computer.
To cut or copy data
1. Drag the stylus across characters on the display that you want to cut or
copy.
• The text you drag across will become highlighted on the display.
2. Tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Edit –
Cut or Edit – Copy.
•Edit – Cut deletes the selected text and places it onto a clipboard.
•Edit – Copy puts a copy of the text onto the clipboard, while leaving
the original where it is.
To paste data at a location
1. After cutting or copying data, tap the location on an input or editing
screen where you want to paste the data.
2. Tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Edit –
Paste.
• The data on the clipboard is inserted at the current input position on the
screen.
To paste data and replace existing data
1. After cutting or copying data, select the text that you want to replace
with the data on the clipboard by dragging the stylus across it.
2. Tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Edit –
Paste.
• The data on the clipboard replaces the selected data on the screen.
Closing a Screen
You can always close a screen by tapping the Esc button.
In addition, some screens have a close button ( ). To close such a screen,
simply tap the close button with the stylus.

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Using the Quick Find Feature
The Quick Find feature automatically remembers a list of words you have recently
input, and displays a list of candidates when it senses you are inputting one of the
words again. You can tap a word in the list of candidates to input it, without
having to type all the characters.
• The Quick Find feature is enabled when inputting Schedule, To Do, or
Reminder description text.
• Quick Find memory can hold approximately 30 words, when all are 32
characters long. The number of words that can be stored is greater when
each word contains fewer characters.
• Quick Find memory comes with 30 default terms. These default terms
are restored into Quick Find memory whenever you reset the PV Unit
(page 176).
• When memory is full, oldest words are deleted automatically as new
words are added to the memory.
To input a word with the Quick Find feature
1. As you are typing in text in an input screen, the Quick Find input list
appears after you input two characters, if there are words in Quick Find
memory that start with the characters you input.
2. Tap on one of the words in the Quick Find list to complete your input, or
continue typing in text on the keyboard.
• Tapping a word inserts the remaining letters of the word you tap in the
Quick Find list.
3. If you type in more letters, the Quick Find list contents change
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Editing Data Items
Use the following procedure to edit data items. This general procedure applies in
all modes.
1. Select the data item you want to edit.
• You can select an item by displaying its data screen, or by tapping the
item on a list screen, calendar, etc.
2. Tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Edit –
Item edit to display the data editing screen.
3. Make any changes in the data you want.
4. After you are finished, tap the Save button to save the new data.
Creating a Copy of a Data Item
You can use the following procedure to create a copy of a data item in all modes.
1. Select the data item you want to copy.
• You can select an item by displaying its data screen, or by tapping the
item on a list screen, calendar, etc.
2. Tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Edit –
Item copy to display a new data input screen that contains the data of
the item you selected in step 1.
3. Make any changes in the data you want.
4. After you are finished, tap the Save button to save the copied data as a
new data item.