Product Manual

2 Using the Android operating system
Using the Android buttons on the MobileMapper 50
handheld
The Android buttons on the MobileMapper 50 handheld can be used alone or in
combination to perform different actions:
l
The Home button opens the Home screen, or the most recently used apps. If you
are viewing the left or right extended Home screen, pressing the Home button opens
the central Home screen.
l
The Menu button opens a menu with items relevant to the current screen or app.
l
The Back button opens the previous screen you were working in. If the onscreen
keyboard is open, the keyboard closes.
Entering information
Depending on the program or app you are using, you can enter information in several
ways:
l Synchronizing. Connect the handheld to an office computer to exchange information
between the handheld and the office computer. For more information, see Connecting
to an office computer, page 27.
l Writing. Use your finger or a stylus like a pen to write directly on the screen.
l Typing. Use the keyboard input panel to enter typed text by tapping keys on the on-
screen keyboard.
l Recording. Create a recording.
Using the menus
The Android mobile technology platform has two kinds of menus:
l Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or app,
not to any specific item on the screen. To open options menus, press the Menu icon .
Not all screens have options menus. Some screens have more options menu items
than can fit in the main menu; tap More to open a menu of additional items. Options
menus contain items that apply to the current screen or to the app as a whole.
l Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the screen. To open a
context menu, tap and hold an item on the screen. Not all items have context menus. If
you tap and hold an item that has no context menu, nothing happens.
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