Writepad Basics - Alphasmart Dana Getting Started Manual

recommended or supported, and may result in data loss.
If you need to reselect a language on Dana, you must
perform a hard reset. See "Resetting Dana" on page 60
for details.

WritePad basics

The WritePad provides a quick means to access applications, their
menus and some special functions. The illustration below gives a
functional overview of WritePad features.
Home – displays
Applications
Launcher
Menus – displays
command menus for
active application
Note: WritePad is only displayed for applications running
in narrow mode (including those on a rotated screen).
Entering data
The most obvious way of entering data on Dana is using its full-size
keyboard. For applications running in narrow mode, you can also
enter data using the onscreen keyboard or Graffiti® 2 writing on the
WritePad. To find out more information, launch the Graffiti
application. You can also accept beamed data from another Dana or
Palm OS handheld that has an infrared port. See "Beaming
information" on page 53 for details.
Adjusting the WritePad
You can select the side of the screen where the WritePad displays by
clicking on the right or left arrow at the bottom of the WritePad screen.
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Calculator –
displays onscreen
calculator
Find – displays Find
dialog
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