Psion Revo Palmtop Computer Instructions Manual

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Getting started
Navigating between files & folders
·To open a file, tap on it twice, or highlight it and
press Enter. If the filename is displayed in bold,
the file is already open; tapping on it will switch
to the program the file is open in. 
·To open a folder, tap on the folder’s icon 
twice, or highlight it and press Enter.
·To close the folder you are in, tap on the Close
folder icon 
.
See the ‘Files, folders & programs’ chapter for more
information about files and folders.
Starting programs...

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You can see what files and programs are open from
the System screen by using the List open files
command from the File menu, or by tapping on the
program or file name displayed in the top right corner
of the screen.
Programs & files
When you tap on a program icon, it will create a new
file, or display the currently open file, or the file that
you last looked at. If you want to write a new letter,
create a new database, etc.; you’ll need to create a
new file for the appropriate...

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Getting started
Using menus
Most program tasks are normally listed in menus.
Each menu contains a list of tasks, called “commands”.
·To display the available commands on the “Menu
bar”, press the Menu key or tap on the menu
command icon. Alternatively, press the arrow
keys to move around menu commands.
·To select a command or display a different
menu, tap on the command or menu heading. To
display a sub-menu (marked with a 
4), tap on
the command or press the right arrow key.
·To move around menus,...

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Getting started
Using dialogs
A “dialog” is a box which appears when you need to
make selections and enter further information.
Dialogs contain one or more of the following items:
·Text box: where you just type in your
information, e.g. a filename.
·List box: where you select from a number of
options. You will see left and right arrows around
the current selection; you can change the
selection by tapping on the arrows, by pressing
the left and right arrow keys, or by typing the first
letter, or...

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Getting started
Entering dates using the calendar
In most dialogs in which you can type a date, move to
the date line then tap again or press Tab to display a
calendar.
Today’s date is circled, and the date currently displayed
in the dialog is highlighted. To select another date, move
to the date you want and press Enter. Use the buttons
on the top line, or further presses of the Tab key, to
display a three month calendar. Use the “dog ears” to
move between the pages of the calendar.
You can also...

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Getting started
Inserting information from other programs
You can insert information created in one program
into a different program. This is known as inserting an
“object”.
For example, to add a graph to a letter you are
writing; write the letter as normal using the Word
program, then select the menu command in Word to
insert a graph. This will start the Sheet program,
where you can create the graph. Close Sheet when
you have finished and the graph will be inserted in
your letter.
Sometimes the...

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Getting started
·To show help for a particular program: type the
program name followed by an exclamation mark,
e.g. type ‘Agenda!’ or ‘Contacts!’ to only show
help for these programs.
· ·· ·
·To look through the help text: drag the scroll bar
on the side of the Help card, or use the up and
down arrow keys.· ·· ·
·To print the current Help card: select Print from
the File menu.
· ·· ·
·To return to the program you were using: tap
the Go back button on the Toolbar, or tap the
program’s icon. You can...

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Getting started
Things to do first!
This section describes what you need to do to set up
your Revo, including how to:
·Set the current time and date, so that you can
use the Agenda programs and set alarms.
·Set your “Home city”, so that your Revo can
display the correct time differences and dialling
codes for other places in the World.
·Enter owner information, so that your Revo can
be returned if you lose it.
·Set a password for your machine, so that other
people cannot access your information....

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Time & date
Control panel
icon
Time & date dialog
5.Tap the Home button. 
6.Select your Home city and country. To do this:
·Start typing in the name of your home city, or
tap on the arrow symbols or press the left and
right arrow keys until you find the city you want.
·If your home city is not listed, select a city that is
nearby for now (adding a city is described in the
‘Time’ chapter).7.Tap on the OK button or press the Enter key,
and your home city is saved. Tap Close or press...

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Getting started
Entering owner information
It is a good idea to type your own contact details as
“owner information”, so that if you lose your Revo, it
can be returned when found:
1.Open the Password icon 
 from the Control
panel in the System screen, and
2.In the dialog, tap the Owner info button and
enter your details. The labels provided are
suggestions only, you can change them if you
want to. It’s best not to put your home address,
in case you loose your house keys and Revo at
the same time. Tap...