Android 2.3 User Manual
Android basics
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Android User’s Guide
Using a trackball
If your phone includes a trackball (or similar navigating device you can use to select
items on screen), you may find some actions are easier using it than using your finger,
such as:
items on screen), you may find some actions are easier using it than using your finger,
such as:
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Opening an event in a crowded calendar
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Selecting a link or form field on a web page
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Selecting text to edit
Use the Trackball
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Roll the Trackball to select items on the screen.
The selected item is highlighted in orange.
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Pressing the Trackball is equivalent to touching the selected item with your
finger.
finger.
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Pressing & holding the Trackball is equivalent to touching & holding the selected
item with your finger, for opening context menus, starting apps, and so on.
item with your finger, for opening context menus, starting apps, and so on.
Items that you select with the
Trackball
are highlighted in orange.