Psion Revo Palmtop Computer Instructions Manual

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Calc
Logarithms
You can use the Scientific calculator to calculate logs
and natural logs.
·To calculate the log (base 10) of a number: tap
log, enter the number, then tap =.
·To calculate the natural log (base e) of a
number: tap ln, enter the number, then tap =.
·To calculate e to a given power: tap e
x, enter the
value you want to find e to the power of, then
tap =.
Displaying numbers
The Scientific calculator can display numbers in the
following formats:
·Normal: this is adequate for most...

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Jotter
Jotter
Adding a note
When you first start Jotter, you can start typing a note
straight away. You can type as much text as you like
or use the Paste command on the Edit menu to
insert text from other programs.
·To insert special characters or symbols in the
text use the Special character command on the
Insert menu and select the character from the
list.
Use the Jotter program to jot down notes and
information quickly, e.g. when you are on the phone
or in a meeting. You can keep each item of...

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Jotter
Copying notes from a PC
If your Revo is connected to your PC, you can use
CopyAnywhere in PsiWin to copy text on your PC and
paste it straight into a Jotter entry. To find out more
about CopyAnywhere, see the PsiWin on-line help.
To change between the Jotter views, use the View
button on the Toolbar:
· ·· ·
·Edit view displays one entry using the full width
of the screen.
· ·· ·
·List view displays a list of text from each entry.
· ·· ·
·Split view shows the list and the text of the
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Jotter
Inserting other information
To insert the date:
·Select Date from the Insert menu. Jotter can
display either the date that you created the
entry, or the date it was last changed. See
‘Customising Jotter’ for more details.
To insert an object:
·Select Object from the Insert menu and then
select the program you want to use, e.g. use
Sheet for a table, or graph; or use Word for a
letter. When you have finished, tap Done.·You can include Sheet information as a graph or
table, so display the...

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Jotter
Finding a note
If you need to find a particular entry:
·Browse for the entry in the List or Split view. To
display text from the entries in a list, tap the
View button on the Toolbar and select either
List or Split. The List view may be useful if you
can identify the entry from the first few words.
The Split view shows the text in the current
entry as well as the list.
·Search for text in the entry. To do this, tap on
the Find button on the Toolbar, or select the
command from the Edit menu....

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Jotter
Sorting entries
Jotter lists entries in the order in which you add them,
with the newest entries at the end of the list. To sort
them into alphabetical or date order:
1.Select the Sort command from the Tools menu.
2.Specify how you wish to sort the entries, e.g.
alphabetically or by date.
3.Specify whether to sort the entries in ascending
or descending order. For date ordering,
ascending order means that Jotter lists the most
recently added or updated entries last.
Jotter files
If you wish to...

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Word
Word
Entering text
The text you type is inserted at the current cursor
location (there is a
8marker in the margin to help
you find the cursor). To delete characters, press Del
(backspace) to delete to the left, or hold down Shift
and press Del to delete to the right of the cursor.
When text reaches the end of a line, it automatically
“wraps” the text onto the next line. If you want to
view your page as it will be printed (“WYSIWYG”),
switch off word-wrapping by removing the tick from
the Wrap to...

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Word
To highlight (or select) text, either drag the pen over
the area of text, or hold down Shift and use the
arrow keys. To select all text in the file, use the
command on the Edit menu.
·To remove text: highlight the text and press Del.
If you accidentally delete a section of text, you
can replace it by selecting the Undo delete
command from the Edit menu.
·To copy text: highlight the text and select the
Copy command from the Edit menu. To insert
the text you’ve copied, place the cursor where
you...

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Word
Changing the appearance of text
You can highlight text and then apply formatting to it,
or select the formatting to use before you start
typing:
·Tap the 
 button for bold text, 
 for italics,
or 
 for underlined text (or use the commands
on the Text menu).
·To remove bold, italic, or underline formatting;
tap the button again, or remove the tick from the
menu command.
·To choose the font (or typeface), tap on the font
button on the Top toolbar. The current font
name is displayed on the button,...