CUT AND PASTE WITH THE CLIPBOARD 95LX 100LX
The clipboard feature on the HP Palmtops lets you copy, delete, and move information among the Palmtops' applications. Clipboard on the 95LX can be used with 1-2-3, APPT, PHONE, MEMO, and HP CALC. Clipboard on the 100LX can be used with 1-2-3, APPT, PHONE, MEMO, HP CALC, STOPWATCH, DATABASE, WORLD TIME, CC: MAIL (messages), SETUP (owner's information), and SYSTEM MACROS.
You cannot use the clipboard feature with DOS programs on either Palmtop.
HP 95LX CLIPBOARD FEATURES
CUT by first moving the cursor to the beginning or end of the block of characters you wish to cut. Press (F9) (Mark) and use the arrow keys to highlight the desired characters. Press (F3) to CUT the highlighted block of characters.
COPY by highlighting the desired block of characters as described above. Then press (F2) to copy the highlighted block.
PASTE by moving the cursor to the desired application and location and pressing (F4). The last thing stored in the memory buffer by the CUT or COPY commands will be pasted in starting at the location of the cursor.
NOTE: The COPY and PASTE features in Lotus 1-2-3 are accessed by holding (CTRL) down first and then pressing (F2) or (F4).
HP 100LX CLIPBOARD FEATURES
CUT by first moving the cursor to the beginning or end of the block of characters you wish to delete. Press and hold down (<Shift>) and use the arrow keys to highlight the desired characters. Press (Fn) (.) (period key on keypad) to CUT the highlighted block of characters.
COPY by highlighting the desired block of characters as described above. Then press (Fn) (=) to copy the highlighted block.
PASTE by moving the cursor to the desired application and location and pressing (Fn) (+). The last block of characters stored in the memory buffer by the CUT or COPY commands will be pasted in starting at the location of the cursor.
You can also access the CUT, COPY, and PASTE features a bit more slowly from the Edit menu, or by pressing (CTRL)-X (Cut), (CTRL)-C (Copy), or (CTRL)-V (Paste). You can also highlight the desired characters and press (DEL) to delete characters. However, characters deleted with (DEL) are not stored in a memory buffer and cannot be pasted back.
Rich Hall
Editor, The HP Palmtop Paper