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Chapter 3: Getting To Know The WORKABOUT PRO
The WORKABOUT PRO S – Accessing Alpha Keys

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WORKABOUT PRO Hand-Held Computer With Windows Mobile 6 Classic & Professional User Manual

The Macro Keys

[M1] to [M3] (WORKABOUT PRO C Only)

Macro keys [M1] to [M3] contain up to 20 programmable characters (“positions”)
and executable keys. These keys are accessed by pressing [FN/ORANGE] followed
by alpha keys [O], [P] or [Q]. When pressed, the macro key executes a
custom-defined string of characters, including executable keys.

3.4.4 The WORKABOUT PRO S – Accessing Alpha Keys

Because the WORKABOUT PRO S provides a numeric keypad, you’ll need to take
a few extra steps to access the alphabetic characters on this type of keyboard.

3.4.4.1

Choosing A Single Alpha Character

The examples below illustrate how to access, A, B and C, all of which are printed in
orange characters above the numeric key [2].

Important:

The letters you choose appear in the softkey bar, providing a
visual indicator of which letter will be displayed on the screen.

To choose the letter a:

Press the [FN/ORANGE] key, and press the numeric key [2].

Note: To choose the second, third or fourth alpha character assigned to a

numeric key, you may want to lock the [FN/ORANGE] key ‘on’. By
default, the [FN/ORANGE] key is locked ‘on’ when pressed once. How-
ever, depending on how your unit is set up in the ‘One Shots’ tab, you may
find that you need to press the [FN/ORANGE] key twice to lock it ‘on’.
Refer to “One Shots” on page 91
for details.

To choose the second letter in the sequence—in this example, the letter b:

Lock the [FN/ORANGE] key ‘on’. A shift-state indicator icon in the
softkey bar represents the orange key with a black frame around it to indi-
cate that this key is locked ‘on’.

Press numeric key [2] twice to display the letter b.

To choose the third letter in the sequence—in this example, the letter c:

Lock the [FN/ORANGE] key ‘on’.

Press numeric key [2] three times to display the letter c.

Note: Keep in mind that there is a timeout if you pause for one second between

key presses when selecting the second, third or fourth letters on a key. For
example, suppose you want to type the letter ‘c’ – you would need to press

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