Using The Color-Coded Keys - Intermec CK30 User Manual

Chapter 1 — Using the CK30 Handheld Computer

Using the Color-Coded Keys

Using the Color-Coded Keys
You Want To:
Use an orange character or
function printed above a key
Use a green character or function
printed above a key
Use a blue character printed on a
key (42-key and 50-key keypads
only)
Lock the orange, green, Ctl, Alt,
or Shift key to stay on
Unlock a green, orange, Ctl, Alt,
or Shift key
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Each keypad available for the CK30 provides color-coded keys
to let you access additional characters, symbols, and functions
printed on the keypad overlay. Once you understand how to use
the color-coded keys and key sequences, you will know how to
access all of the additional features printed on the keypad
overlay. There are two color-coded modifier keys on the CK30:
the orange B key and the green C key.
You press and release the first key and then press and release the
second key to access the color-coded character or function
printed above a key.
Press:
B key and then the key with
character or function printed
above it
C key and then the key with
character or function printed
above it
Shift key and then the key
B , C, Ctl, Alt, or Shift key
twice
B , C, Ctl, Alt, or Shift key
once
Note: There are several hidden characters (such as { and }) on
each CK30 keypad that require using the color-coded keys to
access them. For more information on accessing these hidden
characters, refer to "Typing Characters Not Printed on the
Keypad" on page 138.
Example
Press B and then 2 to type
the @ character on the 52-key
keypad.
Press C and then J to type
the } character on the 50-key
keypad.
Press Shift and then 4 to type
the $ character on the 42-key
keypad.
Press C twice and the
appears in the taskbar.
CK30 Handheld Computer User's Manual