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 calculations.
Numbers are displayed in standard notation to
12 significant figures, with decimal places and an
exponent as required.
·Fixed: this format always displays results with a
specified number of decimal places, e.g. for
currency calculations.·Scientific: you may find this useful for dealing
with very large or very small numbers. Numbers
are displayed as a single digit to the left of the
decimal point, with a specified number of
significant figures, and then an exponent.
To change the number format: select Formats from
the Tools menu. If you set Number format to ‘Fixed’
or ‘Scientific’, you can set the number of decimal
places or significant figures to be displayed.
Exponent notation
You can express very large and very small numbers
more succinctly using positive and negative
exponents, e.g. 57 200 000 can be expressed as
5.72E7.
To express a number as an exponent:
1.Enter the first part of the number, normally as a
decimal fraction.
2.Tap exp. An ‘E’ will appear on the calculation
line. To express a very small number, tap +/- to
insert a minus sign before the second number.
3.Enter the number of decimal places that the first
number needs to be moved.
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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
information as a separate entry, and search for text to
find entries easily.
Use a Jotter file as a quick and easy storage location
for pieces of information, and then copy text to a
more appropriate file or location later. Alternatively,
you could have a number of Jotter files for different
subjects or types of notes and keep the information
for reference.
Split view
Entry date
Selected entry
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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
current entry.
You can add entries from any view.Starting Jotter with a blank entry.
When you open a Jotter file, you will see the entry you
were using the last time you opened the file. If you want
to add an entry, you have to use the New entry
command. To save time when you want to quickly type a
note, you can set up Jotter so that it always starts with a
blank entry. To do this, use Entry preferences from the
Tools menu.
Formatting text
· ·· ·
·To insert a bullet: Move the cursor to the
paragraph and select the Bullet command from
the Text menu. Select the command again to
remove the bullet.
· ·· ·
·To format text: Highlight the text you wish to
format and use the commands on the Text
menu to change the font, size of the text,
underline the text, or make it bold or italic.
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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 information as you want it to
appear before tapping Done.
·To change the appearance of a Sheet object,
select Format Object from the Object
commands on the Edit menu. You can change
the size, crop the edges or just display the Sheet
object as an icon. Jotter can only display Word
objects as icons, so you cannot change any
format settings.
·If you wish to make changes to an object in a
Jotter entry, highlight the object and press Enter.
Change the object as required, then tap Done to
return to Jotter and update the object.
Inserted graph
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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. Type the text
you want to find, then tap OK to display the first
entry that includes the text. Use Next and Prev
to move between the entries in the search
results. Tap Done to end the search and display
all the entries again.
Deleting entries
If you don’t want to keep a Jotter entry, select the
entry and use Delete entry from the Edit menu to
delete it. If you accidentally delete an entry, you can
restore it by using Undo delete entry on the Edit
menu.
Customising Jotter
You can change some aspects of how Jotter looks
and works using the commands on the Tools menu:
·To display either the date you created an entry,
or the date you last updated it; use
View preferences in the Split view.
·To display the list of entries in the Split view on
the left or right, or change the proportion of the
screen taken up by the entry and title list; use
View preferences.
·To change the amount of information included in
the list of entries in the List and Split view, use
Entry preferences. You can display as much of
the text as will fit (with a comma marking
different paragraphs), or just the first line of the
entry (e.g. if it is a title).
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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 start a new Jotter file, select
Create new file on the File menu.
To combine the entries of two Jotter files, open one
of the files in Jotter. Select Merge in from the More
commands on the File menu, then select the name of
the second file you want to merge.
Printing Jotter entries
Print the current entry, or all the entries in the
current view, using the Printing commands on the
File menu.
·To check the printer model: select Print setup. If
the printer model displayed is not the printer
that you’re using, use the Printer button to select
the correct printer.
·To set up the page for printing: select
Page setup.
·To see how the information will look: select
Print preview.
· ·· ·
·To print: select Print. Choose whether to print
only the selected entry, or all the entries in the
current view, then tap Print.Note: Refer to the instructions in the ‘Printing’
chapter to select a printer.
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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 screen command on the View menu.
Word is the word processing program. It has many of
the editing and formatting features that you would
expect from a fully-featured word processor.
Many types of text formatting, e.g. alignment and font
settings, can be applied to individual paragraphs or
defined as a paragraph “style”.
Top toolbar
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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 want the text to be inserted, then select
Paste from the Edit menu.
·To move a section of text: highlight the text and
select the Cut command from the Edit menu. To
insert the text you’ve cut, place the cursor where
you want the text to be inserted, then select
Paste from the Edit menu.Note: You can also tap on the ‘scissors’ icon (on the
left of the screen) to cut, copy and paste.·You can make the text appear larger or smaller
on the screen by selecting the Zoom in and
Zoom out commands from the View menu, or
tapping the ‘magnifying glass’ command icons on
the left of the screen. You can also select the Set
zoom command to set a “custom” zoom level.
Note that zooming does not affect the size of
text when printed.
Finding & replacing text
You can search through an entire file for a particular
word or phrase and, if you wish, replace it with a
different one.
·To find text: select Find from the Find
commands on the Edit menu. Enter the text that
you want to find in the Search for line. You can
search “down” or “up” through a file from the
cursor position. You can search for the whole
word, and/or make the search case sensitive.
·To find and replace text: tap Find/replace on the
Toolbar or select the command on the Edit
menu. Enter the text that you want to find in the
Search for line, then type the text you want to
replace it with in the Replace with line. You can
replace a single occurrence of the chosen text, or
all occurrences from this point onwards.
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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, e.g.
.
·To change the size of text, use the size button.
The current size is displayed on the button, e.g.
.
To use other formatting; e.g. set the text position, use
superscript and subscript text, use “strikethrough”
text (crossed out), or change the text colour; use the
Font command on the Text menu.
Formatting paragraphs
Formatting and spacing settings can also be applied to
whole paragraphs. A paragraph may be a single word
or title, a standard paragraph of text, or several lines
grouped together, e.g. an address.
·To start a new paragraph, press the Enter key.
·To start a new line without starting a new
paragraph (e.g. for an address), hold down Shift
and press Enter to insert a “forced line break”.
·To apply formatting to an entire paragraph, e.g.
to change the horizontal alignment: place the
cursor within the text of the paragraph, then use
the appropriate button menu option to apply
formatting. To format a number of paragraphs,
make sure that the highlight covers at least part
of each paragraph. You don’t need to highlight all
the text in the paragraphs you want to format.Note: To display paragraph marks ( ¶ ) and/or forced
line breaks (
), use the View preferences command
on the Tools menu.
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