To help you understand exactly what the instructions in this manual are telling you to do, we've included some definitions of the terms used:
Term
What It Means
Example
Action button
| A button that contains a word or phrase describing what will happen if you select (press) the button. Action buttons often contain the keyboard shortcut as well. | 
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Check box
| A small box that is either checked or clear (does not contain a check mark). If you check a check box, the action described next to the box will turn "on". Clearing the check box will turn the action "off". | 
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Context menu
| A context menu contains only the actions that you can take on the item you highlighted. In regular menus, the actions you cannot take on the current screen are dimmed, but in a context menu, these actions don't appear at all. To open a context menu, with an item highlighted either 1) press and hold the TRACKBALL, 2) press RETURN, or 3) press MENU  then press the TRACKBALL. | 
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Dialog box
| A dialog box is a floating window that presents you with buttons and options that allow you to make decisions and carry out actions. Some dialog boxes are self-dismissing; others you must select an action button. You can dismiss a self-dismissing dialog box anytime by pressing CANCEL  . | 
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Highlight
| This action is only applicable on your device. All "selectable" elements can be highlighted by rolling the TRACKBALL then stopping over the item. Once highlighted, the element's appearance changes to the reverse color. In the example to the right, 3 - Janey is highlighted. | 
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Keyboard shortcuts
| Keyboard shortcuts are presented in the documentation as follows: + K (or simply K) = Press the MENU button and hold while pressing the K key. , = Press the MENU button first, then release and press the CANCEL button (in succession). So, if two keys or buttons are separated by a plus sign (+), you press them simultaneously to make the action occur; if they're separated by a comma (,), then you press one after the other. | 
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Menu
| A floating window containing a list of actions you can take on the screen. Press the MENU button to open this list of actions. | 
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Option
(button)
| Choices presented to you, usually in a dialog box. You can only select one of the options and do so by pressing the TRACKBALL once the option is highlighted. (Note: Sometimes these are called "radio buttons".) | 
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Pop-up menu
| A menu that pops up when selected. Once the menu is up, you can roll the TRACKBALL to highlight an item, then press to select it. You can quickly highlight an option by starting to type it. | Pop-up menu that's closed: Pop-up menu that's open:
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Press
| To press, you push down and quickly release the TRACKBALL, key, or control button. It's the same action you take when you click a mouse button while using your computer. Before you can press an item on the screen (such as an OK button, menu option, check box, or list item) you must roll the TRACKBALL to "highlight" the item so it appears in the reverse color. Pressing the TRACKBALL with an item highlighted "selects" it. |
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Press & hold
| Push down on a key or control button and hold it down for at least one second. |
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Roll
| Used to describe the TRACKBALL's rotational movement. You can roll the TRACKBALL up, down, left, or right. |
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Select
| Refers to the action you take to trigger an action on a screen element, such as pressing the TRACKBALL with an action button or option button highlighted. |
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Slider bar
| A control that lets you set a value from a continuous range of possible values, such as screen contrast/brightness or sound volume. | 
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Text field (or text field)
| A rectangular area in which you can type or edit text. To make a text field editable, you must first highlight the field by rolling the TRACKBALL; if it's not editable in that state, then press to make it editable. In the example to the right, the name of the photo is in an editable text field. | 
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