Benq P51 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Input methods

The PDA phone has a number of input methods to choose from. When using the phone 

function, simply use the QWERTY keyboard to enter the phone number then press the 

 

key. When using a program that supports text input, you have the option of using the 

QWERTY keyboard or choosing from a number of ‘soft’ input methods from the Input Panel 

to enter typed text. The stylus is available as a point-and-click device for navigation. Finally, 

you can use the stylus to handwrite or make drawings (for certain programs that support 

this) and have the results saved as graphics. For example, in 

, you can literally scribble 

notes on the touchscreen and save them to a file.

Entering typed text

When you need to enter typed text in a program, you can do so either with the QWERTY 

keyboard or one of the input methods provided by the Input Panel. The Input Panel is an 

icon on the menu bar when you open a program that supports text input.

Using the QWERTY keyboard

The QWERTY keyboard allows you to enter text conveniently - just type on it. You can use 

the QWERTY keyboard any time you need to type something. For example, use the 

QWERTY keyboard to key in the phone number you wish to dial in 

. Or type in a long 

block of text into your 

 or 

. The QWERTY keyboard makes text entry 

very convenient and is an efficient alternative to the soft input methods as described below.