The Softkey Bar - Psion EP10 User Manual

Chapter 3: Getting to Know the EP10

The Softkey Bar

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The Softkey Bar

The EP10 is equipped with a softkey bar at the bottom of the screen. It displays softkeys that allow you to
access menus and commands. Note that the softkeys change to reflect the program with which you are
working. It also displays the soft keyboard icon.
Softkeys
Tapping on a softkey displays information associated with the softkey – for example, in the sample screen
above, the Menu softkey displays the commands associated with Word Mobile. The View softkey allows you
to tailor how the Word document will be displayed.
The Soft Keyboard Icon
Tapping on the soft keyboard icon displays an onscreen keyboard you can use as an alternative to the EP10
keyboard.
Shift-State Indicator Icon
The softkey bar can also display the shift-state indicator icon. This icon indicates active modifier keys –
[SHIFT], [ALT], [CTRL], [SYM] and [BLUE/FN].
When a modifier key is pressed, it is displayed in the shift-state indicator icon. In the example above, the
[BLUE/FN] key was activated.
To distinguish a 'locked' modifier key – a key that has been locked 'on' – from a modifier key that is only
active until the next key is pressed, 'locked' keys are encircled in a black frame in the shift-state indicator
icon. Refer to "Activating Modifier Keys" on page 20 for details.
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Soft keyboard icon
Soft keyboard
Softkeys
Shift-state indicator icon
Softkey Bar