16 Tapping the Touchscreen with a Stylus
MX7 User’s Guide E-EQ-MX7OGWW-C
Tapping the Touchscreen with a Stylus
Note: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the touchscreen.
Never use an actual pen, pencil, or sharp/abrasive object to write on the touchscreen.
Hold the stylus as if it were a pen or pencil. Touch an element on the screen with the tip of the
stylus then remove the stylus from the screen. Firmly press the stylus into the stylus holder when
the stylus is not in use.
Like using a mouse to left-click icons on a desktop computer screen, using the stylus to tap icons
on the touchscreen is the basic action that can:
• Open applications
• Choose menu commands
• Select options in dialog boxes or drop-down boxes
• Drag the slider in a scroll bar
• Select text by dragging the stylus across the text
• Place the cursor in a text box prior to typing in data or retrieving data using the integrated
barcode scanner or an input/output device connected to the serial port.
A stylus replacement kit containing 10 stylus’ can be ordered from LXE. See the section titled
“Accessories” for the stylus replacement kit part number.
Note: A “right mouse click” function must be programmed by the customer to accept a constant
stream of left mouse click messages. An application can choose to interpret this stream of
messages as a right mouse click. LXE does not support non-LXE application
programming.
Keypad Shortcuts
Use keyboard shortcuts instead of the stylus:
• Press <Tab> and an <Arrow> key to select a file.
• Press <Shift> and an <Arrow> key to select several files.
• Once you’ve selected a file, press <Alt> then press <Enter> to open its Properties dialog.
• Press <Del> to delete a file.
• To force the Start menu to display, press <Ctl> and release, press <Blue> and release, then
press <Esc> (the Alt key).
