Using the command bar – Palm Tungsten W User Manual

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Chapter 17

Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software

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Copying text from an e-mail message for use in other applications

You can copy any text from an e-mail message, either from one you have
composed or have read or from an attachment you have downloaded and opened
(such as a Word doc), for use elsewhere in the VersaMail application or in another
application. Text you can select and copy includes:

A name

An e-mail address

Body text of an e-mail message or a downloaded attachment

To copy and paste text from an e-mail message:

1.

Select the text by dragging the stylus over it.

2.

Press Command

+ C.

3.

To paste the text elsewhere in the VersaMail application or in another
application, go to the new location and press Command

+ V.

TIP

You can also tap commands for copying and pasting in the edit menu (press

Function

+ Menu

, and then select Edit) in many handheld applications.

See

“Performing common tasks”

in

Chapter 4

for more information on copying

and pasting.

Using the command bar

The command bar provides shortcuts for performing numerous tasks. The options
presented on the command bar may change, depending on which screen is
displayed in the application. For example, if you are viewing a message in the
Inbox, the command bar gives you the option of quickly moving the message to
another folder. See

“Moving e-mail between folders”

earlier in this chapter.

To access the command bar on your Tungsten W handheld:

Press Command

on the keyboard.

For each type of screen, the command bar offers various options.

View

Options

List (Inbox, Outbox, and so
on showing list of
messages

Select all messages.

Deselect all messages.

Change display font (toggles between large and
small font).

Delete messages from the handheld; icon appears
only if you have previously selected all messages.

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