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| Item | Description | |
| Undo | Undo text entry | |
| Cut | Cut selected text to clipboard | |
| Copy | Copy selected text to clipboard | |
| Paste | Paste clipboard text at cursor | |
| Select All | Select all text in current field | |
| Keyboard | Use alternate field input form | |
| Graffiti | Show Graffiti reference | |
| Item | Description | |
| Paste Clipboard | Paste/share clipboard text with others in the current
room (The text appears in the scrollback of each user in the room.) |
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| Clear Scrollback | Erase the entire scrollback contents from memory (and the
screen) (Use this to free up memory or when your scrollback is too long.) |
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| Disconnect... | Sign out from CVW | |
| About CVW... | Show credits | |
| Item | Description | |
| Map (tap room name) | View the rooms/floors in the current CVW building (Tap on a room to go there, or tap the home icon to go home.) |
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| Send | Send your command to the CVW server | |
| Document Browser (folder icon) | Show the documents in the room or in your carrying folder | |
| People Browser (people icon) | Show the users in the room, all online users, or all groups | |
| To... | Do This... | Example |
| Say to all users in the room | tap say, then enter text on entry line | say Hello Others in room see... |
| Directly say to a person(s) in the room | tap say, then enter person's name in to: field, then enter text on entry line | say to: Deb Hello Others in room
see... |
| Privately communicate with a person(s) in any room | tap page, then enter person's name in to: field, then enter text on entry line | page to: Dee What time is the meeting?
Dee sees... |
| Privately send a popup to a person(s) in any room | tap page, then enter person's name in to:
field, then enter text on entry line, then tap Popup check-box (When receiver dismisses popup, sender receives acknowledgment in scrollback.) |
page to: Lucy What time is the meeting? Lucy sees (in a popup)... |
| Emote to all users in the room (This is a form of nonverbal communication) |
tap emote, then enter text on entry line | emote waves. Others in room see... |
| Entering direct CVW commands | tap the diamond icon, then enter the command on the entry line | look Displays the room's contents in your scrollback. |
| To... | Do This... |
| View the rooms/floors available in CVW | Tap on the room name in the title bar (Use the pop-up menu or page up/down buttons to view rooms on other floors.) |
| Go to your default home room | Tap on the home icon on the map |
| Move to a different room | Tap on the destination room on the map |
| Join another user | Find the user with the People Browser (people icon), then tap the Join button |
| Item | Description |
| Folder | A container for items (Files, Notes, Web References, Whiteboards, Folders) |
| Note | A simple text document; the Palm client can read and write notes in CVW |
| Web Reference | A reference to a Web page; the Palm client cannot open web references |
| File | An imported copy of an external file; the Palm client cannot open files |
| Whiteboard | A shared (multi-user) whiteboard for displaying and marking up images; the Palm client cannot open whiteboards |
| To... | Do This... |
| Import a note from the Palm memo application | Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon), Choose "Import Memo..." from the Options menu, Select the memo to import from the list, Enter item name in Name field, Optionally make the note unmovable, Tap on "Import" button |
| To... | Do This... |
| Open a Folder or Note | Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon), Select the item, Tap on "Open" |
| View information about an item | Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon), Select the item, Tap on "Info..." |
| Drop/place item in current room | Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon), Select the item from your carrying folder, Tap on "Drop" |
| Take item from room and place it in your Carrying Folder | Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon), Select the item from the room, Tap on "Take" |
| Delete a Note | Tap on the Document Browser (folder icon), Select the item, Choose "Delete..." from the Options menu, Confirm the deletion (You must be the owner of the Note, or you must be on the permissions list for the Note.) |
| To... | Do This... |
| Paste/share text with others in a room | Cut or copy the text you wish to share to the
clipboard, Choose "Paste Clipboard" from the Options menu (Text will appear in the scrollback of each user in the room.) |
| To... | Do This... |
| Lock the scrollback | The scrollback is automatically locked for a period of time while you are paging through it |
| Unlock the scrollback | The scrollback is automatically unlocked when you are viewing the bottom of it, or after a brief timeout |
| Clear the entire scrollback history | Choose "Clear Scrollback" from the Options menu (The entire scrollback is cleared, leaving no scrollback history.) |
| Export scrollback to a memo | Tap in the scrollback area once to set focus, Choose "Select All" from the Edit menu (or select a portion to export), Choose "Copy" from the Edit menu, Switch to the Memo application (N.B. Palm CVW will terminate), Create a new Memo, Choose "Paste" from the Edit menu |
| To... | Do This... |
| Display list of all currently connected users | Tap the People Browser (people icon), then select "Online
Users" from the pop-up menu (Displays user names; tap on a user to see idle status.) |
| View information about a specific user | Select the user in the People Browser (people icon), then
tap the "Info..." button (Displays full name, description, ID, office number, phone number, email address of the user.) |
| To... | Do This... |
| Send a command to CVW | Enter the Graffiti "Return" stroke (a diagonal line from upper right to lower left) |
| Reply to a page or a directed say | Tap in the to: input field (The name of the most recent person to page or speak to you is automatically placed into the field.) |
Last update: 13 October 2000
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