IBM WorkPad Workpad Handbook page 16

Screen
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Graffiti
writing
area
Scroll
buttons
Application
buttons
Using the backlight
If lighting conditions make it difficult for you to see the information
on your PC companion, you can use the backlight to illuminate your
screen.
To activate the backlight:
Press the power button and hold it down for about two seconds.
Release the button when the backlight turns on.
Tip:
In addition, you can assign the full-screen pen stroke to
activate the backlight. See "Pen preferences" in Chapter 8 for
details.
To turn off the backlight:
Press and hold the power button for about two seconds. The
backlight also turns off automatically (after a period of inactivity)
with the Auto-off feature. See "Auto-off delay" in Chapter 8 for
more information.
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Displays the applications and information stored in
your PC companion. It is touch-sensitive and
responds to the stylus.
The area where you write letters and numbers using
the Graffiti alphabet. See Chapter 2 to learn how to
write Graffiti characters.
Displays text and other information that extends
beyond the area of the PC companion screen.
Pressing the lower scroll button scrolls down to view
information below the viewing area, and pressing the
upper scroll button scrolls up to view the information
above the viewing area.
Activates the individual PC companion applications
that correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date
Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Note Pad. See
"Buttons preferences" in Chapter 8 for details on
reassigning these buttons to activate any application
on your PC companion.
Tip:
If your PC companion is turned off, pressing
any application button activates the PC
companion and opens the corresponding
application.
Introduction to Your PC Companion