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Main touchscreen input gestures and functions supported on the
Ranger 5 data collector
Tap once on the
screen / tap to
type.
Select, open or execute the action of what was tapped on your device.
To enter text, tap where you want to type; use the onscreen keypad to
type.
Press-hold your
finger or the
stylus down for a
few seconds.
Shows a menu with options related to what you’re doing (like right-
clicking with a mouse). On the pop-up menu that appears, tap the action
you want to perform.
Double tap on
something.
Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. Double-
tapping after pinching to zoom in some apps, such as Browser, reflows a
column of text to fit the width of the screen
Slide / swipe your
finger or the
stylus across the
screen.
Scrolls through what’s on the screen. Quickly move your finger across
the surface of the screen, without pausing when you first touch it, to
scroll a page or a list up or down. Scrolls vertically or horizontally.
Swipe a Home screen left or right to see your other Home screens.
Drag your finger
or the stylus
across the
screen.
Hold your finger or the stylus on an item for a moment and then, without
lifting your finger/the sylus, move across the screen until you reach the
target position.
l Drag in a list to select multiple items.
l Drag items on the screen to reposition them.
Pinch /
stretch:pinch
your thumb and
forefinger together or move
them apart.
Zooms in or out of a website, map, or picture.
Rotate:put two
or more fingers
on an item and
then turn your hand.
Rotate the screen left or right in apps that support it, such as Maps.
Swipe down from
the top of the
screen.
Displays the Notifications bar.
Swipe up to close the Notifications bar.
Swipe in from the
left or right edge
of the screen.
Left edge swipe opens Google search.
Right edge swipe opens other Home screens.
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