18 Quick Start
MX5 User’s Guide E-EQ-MX5PCOGWW-G-ARC
Tapping the Touchscreen with a Stylus
Note: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the display. Never use
an actual pen, pencil or sharp object to write on the touch screen.
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 on the
MX5 when the stylus is not in use.
Like using a mouse to left-click icons on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap icons on the
MX5 display 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.
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.
An extra or replacement stylus can be ordered from LXE. See the section titled "Accessories" for
the stylus part number.
Keypad Shortcuts
Use keyboard shortcuts instead of the stylus when the MX5 is running Pocket PC.
• Press Tab and a Left or Right Arrow key to select a file.
• Press Shift and an Up or Down Arrow key to select several files. Press Shift+Arrow, then
Shift+Arrow again for each additional file selected.
• Once you've selected a file, press Alt then press Enter to open its Properties dialog.
• Press Orange then press numeric dot to delete the currently highlighted file(name). Or, tap
and hold the stylus on the filename and a menu box with a Delete option appears.
