Tapping The Touchscreen With A Stylus; Keypad Shortcuts - LXE MX8 Reference Manual

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Tapping the Touchscreen with a Stylus

Note:
Hold the stylus as if it were a pen or pencil. Touch an element on the screen with the tip of the
stylus then remove the stylus from the screen. Place the stylus into the stylus holder when the
stylus is not in use.
Like using a mouse to left-click icons on a desktop computer screen, using the stylus to tap icons
on the touchscreen is the basic action that can:
• Open applications
• Choose menu commands
• Select options in dialog boxes or drop-down boxes
• Drag the slider in a scroll bar
• Select text by dragging the stylus across the text
• Place the cursor in a text box prior to typing in data or retrieving data using the Scan button or
an input/output device connected to the serial port.
• A mouse right-click is performed by holding the stylus down on the touchscreen. A circle of
dots appear and then the right-click operation can be performed. See note.
Note:

Keypad Shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts instead of the stylus:
• Press <Tab> and an <Arrow> key to select a file.
• Once you've selected a file, press <Enter> to open the file or press <Alt> then press <Enter> to
open its Properties dialog.
• Press <Del> to delete a file.
• To force the Start menu to display, press <Ctrl> and release, press <Blue> and release, then
press <Esc> (the Alt key).
See the section titled Accessories for the stylus replacement kit part number.
MX8 Reference Guide
Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the touchscreen.
Never use an actual pen, pencil, sharp or abrasive object to write on the touchscreen.
A "right mouse click" function must be programmed by the customer to accept a Tap and
Hold function. An application can choose to interpret this function as a right mouse click.
LXE does not support non-LXE application programming.
Tapping the Touchscreen with a Stylus
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