Using the keyboard, Understanding the keyboard backlight – Palm 700w User Manual
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Using Your Treo 700w Smartphone
CHAPTER 2
Moving around on your smartphone
Using the keyboard
Understanding the keyboard backlight
Your smartphone includes a keyboard backlight for low light 
conditions. The keyboard backlight activates automatically when the 
screen turns on. The backlight turns off automatically when the screen 
turns off or when you are on a call or playing music in the background 
for longer than the time specified in Backlight Settings. You can set 
different time intervals depending on whether the smartphone is 
operating on battery power or is connected to an external power 
source. The backlight also turns off when an application’s power-saving 
features turn it off.
Tip
When using the 
keyboard, most 
people find it easiest 
to hold the 
smartphone with two 
hands and to use the 
tips of both thumbs 
to press the keys.
Tip
You can change the 
backlight shut-off 
interval. Press Start 
and select Settings. 
Select the System 
tab, and then select 
Backlight. Set the 
time interval on the 
Battery Power tab 
and on the External 
Power tab.
Tip
You can turn off the 
first letter 
capitalization setting. 
For details see 
“Setting input 
options” on 
page 187.
Did You Know?
The keyboard 
backlight dims in 
parallel to the screen 
backlight. 
Left
action key
Right
action key
Phone/Send
Start
Power/End
OK
Backspace
Option
Shift
Space
Return
Shift
Alt