Palm PALM V User Manual

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Handbook for the

Palm V™ Organizer

Copyright © 1998 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. 3Com, the 3Com logo, Palm Computing, Graffiti, and HotSync are registered trademarks, and PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm V, Palm OS, Palm, the Palm Computing platform logo, the PalmPilot logo, Palm V logo, and the HotSync logo are trademarks of Palm Computing Inc., 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

3Com Corporation and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook.

3Com Corporation and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software. 3Com Corporation and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss.

Important: Please read the 3Com End User Software License Agreement contained in this handbook before using the accompanying software program(s). Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the 3Com End User Software License Agreement.

3.5" Software Diskettes Available

Palm™ Desktop software is supplied on a CD-ROM disc. If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive for your computer, you may download the Palm Desktop software software from http://www.palm.com. Alternatively, you can order 3.5" diskettes by completing and mailing the diskette order card supplied in the Palm V™ organizer product package, or call to order the diskettes. See the Worldwide Customer Support card for the appropriate phone number.

P/N: 405-0345-01A

A/N: 423-0223-01

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Contents
About This Book .........................................................................................	1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Palm V™ Organizer
Getting to know your Palm V organizer............................................	3
What is a Palm V organizer? ...........................................................	3
System requirements ........................................................................	4
Information for upgraders ...............................................................	4
Palm V components..........................................................................	5
Recharging the battery ...................................................................	10
Palm Desktop organizer software ................................................	11
Using your organizer with another PIM .....................................	13
Tapping and typing ............................................................................	14
Tap with the stylus to get things done .........................................	14
Elements of the organizer interface ..............................................	15
Opening applications .....................................................................	16
Using menus ....................................................................................	17
Three ways to enter data................................................................	19
Customizing your organizer..............................................................	23
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Palm V™ Organizer
Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..................................................	25
Writing Graffiti characters .............................................................	25
Graffiti tips .......................................................................................	27
The Graffiti alphabet.......................................................................	28
Writing capital letters .....................................................................	29
Writing numbers .............................................................................	29
Graffiti numbers ..............................................................................	30
Writing punctuation marks ...........................................................	30
Additional Graffiti punctuation....................................................	31
Writing symbols and extended characters ..................................	31
Writing accented characters ..........................................................	32
Accent strokes..................................................................................	32
Additional non-English characters...............................................	32
Navigation strokes ..........................................................................	33
Graffiti ShortCuts............................................................................	33
Using the onscreen keyboard ............................................................	35
Using your computer keyboard ........................................................	35
Importing data .....................................................................................	36
Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications
Selecting applications .........................................................................	39

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Switching between applications .......................................................	39
Using the Applications Launcher.....................................................	39
Categorizing applications..............................................................	39
Changing the Applications Launcher display............................	40
Choosing preferences.........................................................................	41
Installing and removing applications ..............................................	42
Installing add-on applications ......................................................	42
Installing games..............................................................................	44
Removing applications ..................................................................	45
Removing Palm Desktop software...............................................	45
Security.................................................................................................	46
Assigning a password....................................................................	46
Changing or deleting a password ................................................	47
Locking your organizer .................................................................	47
Recovering from a forgotten password.......................................	48
Chapter 4: Survey of Basic Applications
Overview of basic applications.........................................................	50
Date Book.........................................................................................	50
Address Book ..................................................................................	51
To Do List .........................................................................................	52
Memo Pad........................................................................................	53
Calculator.........................................................................................	53
Expense ............................................................................................	54
Common tasks.....................................................................................	55
Creating records..............................................................................	55
Editing records................................................................................	55
Deleting records..............................................................................	57
Purging records...............................................................................	58
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations ...............	58
Categorizing records......................................................................	61
Finding records...............................................................................	65
Sorting lists of records....................................................................	69
Making records private..................................................................	70
Attaching notes ...............................................................................	72
Choosing fonts ................................................................................	73
Application-specific tasks..................................................................	74
Date Book.........................................................................................	74
Address Book ..................................................................................	87
To Do List.........................................................................................	92
Memo Pad........................................................................................	97
Calculator.......................................................................................	100
Expense ..........................................................................................	102

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Chapter 5: Communicating Using Your Organizer
Managing desktop E-Mail away from your desk.........................	113
Setting up Mail on the desktop ...................................................	114
Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application ..................	116
Opening the Mail application on your organizer.....................	116
Viewing e-mail items....................................................................	116
Creating e-mail items....................................................................	117
Looking up an address .................................................................	120
Adding details to e-mail items ....................................................	121
Storing e-mail to be sent later......................................................	124
Editing unsent e-mail ...................................................................	124
Draft e-mail ....................................................................................	125
Filing e-mail ...................................................................................	126
Deleting e-mail ..............................................................................	127
Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder.................................	127
Purging deleted e-mail .................................................................	128
Message List options ....................................................................	128
HotSync options ............................................................................	130
Creating special filters ..................................................................	131
Truncating e-mail items ...............................................................	135
Mail menus.....................................................................................	136
Beaming information ........................................................................	137
Chapter 6: Advanced HotSync® Operations
Selecting HotSync setup options.....................................................	139
Customizing HotSync application settings ...................................	142
Conducting a HotSync operation via modem...............................	144
Preparing your computer ............................................................	144
Preparing your organizer.............................................................	145
Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation.........	146
Performing a HotSync operation via a modem ........................	147
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network ..........................	148
Connecting to your company’s dial-in server...........................	148
Using File Link...................................................................................	150
Creating a user profile ......................................................................	150
Chapter 7: Setting Preferences for Your Organizer
Viewing preferences .........................................................................	153
Buttons preferences...........................................................................	154
Pen preferences..............................................................................	154
HotSync buttons preferences.......................................................	156
Digitizer preferences.........................................................................	156

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Formats preferences .........................................................................	156
Country default.............................................................................	156
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats..........................	157
General preferences ..........................................................................	158
Auto-off delay ...............................................................................	158
Cradle settings...............................................................................	158
System, alarm, and game sounds...............................................	159
Beam Receive.................................................................................	159
Modem preferences ..........................................................................	160
Network preferences and TCP/IP software .................................	161
Selecting a service.........................................................................	161
Entering a user name ...................................................................	162
Entering a password ....................................................................	163
Adding telephone settings ..........................................................	164
Connecting to your service..........................................................	167
Creating additional service templates.......................................	167
Adding detailed information to a service template.................	168
Creating a login script..................................................................	171
Deleting a service template .........................................................	172
Network preferences menu commands ....................................	173
TCP/IP troubleshooting ..............................................................	173
Owner preferences............................................................................	175
ShortCuts preferences ......................................................................	176
Creating a ShortCut......................................................................	176
Editing a ShortCut........................................................................	177
Deleting a ShortCut......................................................................	177
Appendix A: Maintaining Your Organizer
Caring for your organizer................................................................	179
Battery considerations......................................................................	180
Resetting your organizer .................................................................	181
Performing a soft reset.................................................................	181
Performing a hard reset ...............................................................	182
Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions
Software installation problems .......................................................	183
Operating problems..........................................................................	184
Tapping and writing problems.......................................................	185
Application problems.......................................................................	186
HotSync problems ............................................................................	187
Beaming problems ............................................................................	191
Recharging problems .......................................................................	191
Password problems ..........................................................................	192
Technical support .............................................................................	193

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Appendix C: Creating a Custom Expense Report
About mapping tables ......................................................................	195
Customizing existing sample templates ........................................	196
Determining the layout of the Expense Report.............................	197
Labels ..............................................................................................	197
Sections ...........................................................................................	198
Analyzing your custom Expense Report .......................................	199
Programming the mapping table....................................................	200
Using applications other than Microsoft Excel .............................	204
Expense file details............................................................................	205
Appendix D: Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts
Use of ^char .......................................................................................	207
Carriage return and line feed ..........................................................	207
Literal characters ...............................................................................	208
Warranty and Other Product Information
Limited warranty...............................................................................	209
3Com end user software license agreement..................................	212
FCC Statement ...................................................................................	215
Canadian RFI Statement...................................................................	215
Index ........................................................................................................	217

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About This Book

Welcome to the Palm V™ connected organizer. This handbook describes all you need to know about how to use your Palm V organizer and the applications that come with it. It walks you through viewing and entering data, using your Palm V organizer with your computer, and personalizing the organizer with your own preferences.

This book is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your organizer. The beginning chapter explains the following:

■All the parts of your organizer

■The Palm V interface

■Entering data

■Setting up security and other preferences

After you become familiar with the basic functionality, you can use the rest of this handbook as a reference for less common tasks and for maintaining your Palm V organizer, and also as a source of information if you have problems operating it.

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Chapter 1

Introduction to Your

Palm V™ Organizer

This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Palm V™ connected organizer, how to use your Palm V organizer for the first time, and how to use HotSync® technology to synchronize your Palm V organizer and Palm™ Desktop organizer software.

Getting to know your Palm V organizer

What is a Palm V organizer?

With your Palm V organizer you will no longer have trouble getting to meetings and appointments on time, or remembering the names and personal details of the people you connect with. It will be easy for you to remember all the items on your to do list. The Palm V organizer can help you improve your track record in all these areas, both at work and at home.

You can enter all your schedule details in Date Book so you can view them by the day, week, or month; you can even set an alarm to remind you of important meetings. Keep all your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details in Address Book, so you can find them as soon as you need them. Add your tasks to To Do List, prioritize them so you don’t overlook them, and assign them a due date.

To make sure you don’t lose any of this important information, you can synchronize your data with Palm Desktop software on your computer so you always have a backup copy. You can set different levels of security for your Palm V organizer so unauthorized eyes cannot view your data.

When you are out of the office, track your expenses for your expense reports; then transfer the data to your computer to print it out. You can write, edit, and view your e-mail, and then sychronize your e-mail with your desktop E-Mail application when you return to your office.

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System requirements

To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system must meet the following requirements:

Minimum requirements

■Windows 98, Windows 95, or Windows NT 4.0

■IBM-compatible 486 computer or higher

■8 MB RAM (memory) minimum, 16 MB recommended

■20 MB available hard disk space

■VGA monitor or better (the Palm V Quick Tour requires a 256 color video display)

■CD-ROM drive (you can also download the Palm Desktop software from http://www.palm.com, or order 3.5" diskettes from 3Com)

■Mouse

■One available serial port

Optional equipment

■Palm V™ Modem

■Windows-compatible printer

Information for upgraders

If you already own a PalmPilot™ organizer or Palm III™ organizer, 3Com recommends that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your new Palm V organizer. All your data will be preserved.

You can perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you can quickly synchronize your data with your new organizer. Just remember to synchronize your old organizer with Palm Desktop software before you synchronize with your new organizer, so you have all your latest information.

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Palm V components

Locating front panel controls

Contrast control button

Palm V organizer screen

Graffiti® writing area

Application buttons

Power button

Screen

Graffiti writing area

Scroll button

Application buttons

Displays the applications and information stored in your Palm V organizer. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus or your finger.

The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti® alphabet. See Chapter 2 to learn how to write Graffiti characters.

Activate the individual Palm V organizer applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad. See “Buttons preferences” in Chapter 7 for details on reassigning these buttons to activate any application on your Palm V organizer.

Tip: If your Palm V organizer is turned off, pressing any application button activates the Palm V organizer and opens the corresponding application.

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Scroll	Displays text and other information that extends
button	beyond the area of the Palm V organizer screen.
	Pressing the lower half of the scroll button scrolls
	down to view information below the viewing area,
	and pressing the upper half of the button scrolls up to
	view the information above the viewing area.
Contrast	Turns on the onscreen contrast control so you can
control	adjust the screen for the clearest screen display as
button	required by the lighting conditions or temperature of
	the environment where you use your organizer. See
	“Using the onscreen contrast control” later in this
	chapter for more information.
Power	Turns your Palm V organizer on or off and controls
button	the backlight feature. If your Palm V organizer is
	turned off, pressing the power button turns the unit
	on and returns you to the last screen you viewed.
	If your Palm V organizer is turned on, pressing the
	power button turns the unit off. Holding the power
	button down for about two seconds turns the
	backlight on or off.

Using the onscreen contrast control

Even with the backlight on, you may need to make further adjustments by changing the amount of contrast on the screen.

To adjust the contrast:

1.Press the Contrast control button.

2.To change the contrast in small increments, tap to the left or right of the slider.

To change the contrast in larger increments, drag the slider to the left or right.

Tip: You can also press the scroll button to move the slider incrementally.

3. Tap Done.

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Using the backlight

If you have difficulty seeing the information on your Palm V organizer, you can use the backlight to illuminate your screen.

To activate the backlight:

■Press the power button and hold it down for about two seconds. Release the button when the backlight turns on.

To turn off the backlight:

■Press and hold the power button for about two seconds. The backlight also turns off automatically (after a period of inactivity) with the Auto-off feature.

In addition, you can assign the full-screen pen stroke to activate the backlight. See “General preferences” in Chapter 7 for more information.

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Locating back panel components

IR port

Reset button

Side channel for stylus or cover

	Serial
	connector
Side channels	Hold the stylus or front cover, which slide in
	and out of either side channel and click into
	place. To use the stylus, remove it from the
	side channel and hold it as you would a pen or
	pencil.
IR port	Uses infrared technology to transmit data to
	and receive data from other Palm Computing®
	connected organizers. See “Beaming
	information” in Chapter 5 for more
	information.
Reset button	Under normal use, you should not have to use
	the reset button. See Appendix A for
	information about when and how to use the
	reset button.

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Serial connector Connects your organizer to the cradle, which in turn connects to the back of your computer and through the AC adapter to the wall current. This allows you to recharge your Palm V organizer as well as update the information between your organizer and computer using HotSync technology.

Note: The cradle must be plugged into the serial (COM) port at the back of your computer.

Your Palm V organizer requires a dedicated port. It cannot share a port with an internal modem or other device. If you are unsure about the exact location of the serial port on your computer, refer to the user’s manual supplied with the computer.

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An additional connection is made from the back of the cradle’s serial (COM) port connector to the AC adapter which plugs into any AC current outlet.

AC adapter

Recharging the battery

The Palm V organizer contains a Lithium-ion battery that is recharged each time you place the organizer in the cradle. You never need to replace the battery. Just place your Palm V organizer in the cradle for three hours for an initial charge before you use your organizer. Then place it in the cradle for a few minutes each day to recharge the battery to full capacity.

If the battery gets low, your Palm V organizer displays a warning message. If this occurs, perform a HotSync operation and then recharge the battery as soon as possible. If your Palm V organizer shuts down, you still have about a week to recharge the battery before you lose the data on your organizer.

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Viewing data while in the cradle

You can set a preference so that you can continue to view data while your organizer is in the cradle and while the battery is being recharged. See “General preferences” in Chapter 7 for more information.

Palm Desktop organizer software

Palm Desktop software extends many of the functions of your Palm V organizer to your computer and serves to back up all your data. Viewing and editing your data using Palm Desktop software is optional. However, when you use it with your Palm V organizer and the built-in HotSync technology, you can fully synchronize the information on your Palm V organizer with the information on your computer.

It is a good idea to back up your data in case something happens to the data on your Palm V organizer. Changes you make on your Palm V organizer or Palm Desktop software appear in both places after you synchronize.

With Palm Desktop software, you can do the following:

■Work with your Palm V organizer applications on your computer. Palm Desktop software duplicates the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad applications on your organizer, so you can view, enter, and modify any data stored on your organizer.

■Back up the data stored on your organizer with HotSync technology and synchronize the data on your Palm Desktop software. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures your data is always safe and up-to-date. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 4 for more information.

■Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into any of your main applications. See “Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more information.

■Print your Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad information on any printer.

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Installing Palm Desktop software

The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software for information about how to use the software.

To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software, please do the following before installing:

■Turn off your computer and connect the cradle to it.

■If you are installing from diskettes (rather than the CD-ROM included in the box), make sure the original Palm Desktop software diskettes are write-protected, and then make backup copies of them. When you finish, use the copies to install the software, and store the original diskettes in a safe place. Refer to your computer’s manual or operating system documentation if you need information about locking or copying diskettes.

■Do not simply copy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer’s hard disk. You must use the installer to place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files.

To install Palm Desktop software:

1.Exit any open programs, including those that run automatically at startup such as Microsoft Office, and disable any virus-scanning software.

2.Insert the Palm Desktop software CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive (or insert the diskette labeled Setup into the diskette drive).

3.Click the Install button to begin the installation procedure.

4.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. During installation you will be asked to insert your organizer into the cradle.

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Using your organizer with another PIM

If you prefer to use a personal information manager (PIM) other than Palm Desktop software or Microsoft Outlook, all you need is the connection software, called a conduit, that lets you synchronize the data between your organizer and your PIM. For information on conduit software, go to this web site: http://www.palm.com.

The installation program can detect that you have Microsoft Outlook on your computer. If it finds Outlook, the program lets you choose between installing Palm Desktop software or installing the conduit for Outlook so that you can use that application as your PIM.

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Tapping and typing

Tap with the stylus to get things done

Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on your organizer screen is the basic action that gets things done on your organizer.

The first time you start your Palm V organizer, setup instructions appear on the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your organizer with its touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, the organizer can detect exactly which task you want to perform.

Important: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the organizer screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil, or other sharp object to write on the organizer screen.

With your organizer turned on, you can tap the organizer screen to do many operations, such as the following:

■Open applications

■Choose menu commands

■Initiate a global Find operation

■Select options in dialog boxes

■Open the onscreen keyboards

Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.

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Elements of the organizer interface

Menu	Pick list
bar
bar

Check box

Command buttons

Icons

Scroll bar

		Previous/next
Menu bar		arrows
	A set of commands that are specific to the application.
	Not all applications have a menu bar.
Command	Tap a button to perform a command. Command
buttons	buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of
	application screens.
Icons	Tap the icons to open applications, menus,
	Calculator, and to find text anywhere in your data.
abc	With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to
	activate the alphabetic keyboard.

123With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to activate the numeric keyboard.

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Check box	When a check mark appears in a check box, the
	corresponding option is active. If a check box is
	empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box
	is checked, tapping it removes the check mark.
Pick list	Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap
	an item in the list to select it.
Scroll bar	Drag the slider, or tap the top or bottom arrow, to
	scroll the display one line at a time. To scroll to the
	previous page, tap the scroll bar just above the slider.
	To scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below
	the slider.
	You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by
	pressing the upper and lower portions of the scroll
	button on the front panel of the organizer.
Next/	Tap the up and down arrows to display the previous
previous	and next page of information; tap the left and right
arrows	arrows to display the previous and next record.

Opening applications

You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your organizer. You can also open the four main applications — Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad

— with the application buttons on the front panel of your organizer.

Applications

Launcher

	Date	Memo
	Book	Pad
	Address	To Do
	Address	List
	Book	List
	Book

Tip: When you press an application button on the front panel, you have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even need to turn on your organizer first.

In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and application category.

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To open an application:

1. Tap the Applications icon .

2.Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have many applications installed on your Palm V organizer, tap the scroll bar to see all of your applications.

Tip: To find an application quickly, you can write the Graffiti character for the first letter of its name. The Applications Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that begins with that letter. You can also assign application icons to different categories. See “Categorizing applications” in Chapter 3.

Using menus

Menus on your organizer are easy to use. Once you have mastered them in one application, you can use them the same way in all other applications.

The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that application in Chapter 4. The Edit menu is described in “Editing records” in Chapter 4.

To open the menu bar:

1.Open an application (such as Memo Pad).

2.Tap the Menu icon .

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Tap the Menu icon

In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo, Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.

Choosing a menu

After you open the menu bar for an application, tap the menu that contains the command you want to use.

The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the application that is currently open. Also, the menus and menu commands vary depending on which part of the application you’re currently using. For example, in Memo Pad, the menus are different for the Memo List screen and the Memo screen.

Graffiti menu commands

Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti Command stroke, which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. The command letters appear to the right of the command names.

Menu commands

Command letters

To use the Graffiti menu commands, the menu bar must be closed.

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Draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti area, and immediately write the corresponding command letter in the Graffiti letter area. When you draw the Command stroke, the word “Command” appears just above the Graffiti writing area to indicate that you are in Command mode.

Command

For example, to choose Select All in the Edit menu, draw the Command stroke, followed by the letter “s.”

Note: Command mode is active for approximately two seconds, so you must write the command letter immediately to choose the menu command.

Displaying online tips

Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your organizer contain an online Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate questions you have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the dialog box, or give you other useful information.

To display an online tip:

1.Tap the Tips icon .

2.After you review the tip, tap Done.

Three ways to enter data

There are three ways to enter data into your Palm V organizer:

■Using the onscreen keyboard

■Using Graffiti writing

■Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing with your organizer

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Onscreen keyboard

When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address Book, you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards to enter data.

Tap here for			Tap here for numeric
			keyboard
alphabetic keyboard

After a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other keyboards, including the international keyboard. See “Using the onscreen keyboard” in Chapter 2 for more information.

Note: You cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard.

		Alpha
	Tab		Backspace
	Tab


Caps lock			Carriage return
Caps lock			Carriage return

Caps	shift
Caps	shift

Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard

Numeric		International

Tap here	to display
		Tap here to display
numeric keyboard		international keyboard

Graffiti writing

Your Palm V organizer includes Graffiti writing software as the primary system for entering text and numbers. With Graffiti writing, you write simple strokes with the stylus and they are instantly recognized as letters or numbers.

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Write letters here				Write numbers here

Division marks

Your Palm V organizer also includes Giraffe, a game you can use to practice Graffiti writing. See “Installing and removing applications” in Chapter 3 for installation instructions. The Memo Pad application is ideal for practicing Graffiti writing. This section explains how to open Memo Pad and use it to practice Graffiti writing.

To open Memo Pad:

1.Press the Memo Pad application button .

2.Tap New.

Note: A blinking cursor appears on the first line of the new memo to indicate where new text will appear.

New memo cursor

Tap

New

Write in Graffiti area

See “Using Graffiti writing to enter data” in Chapter 2 for more information.

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Using Palm Desktop software

If you have new records you want to add to your Palm V organizer and prefer to use the computer keyboard rather than the onscreen keyboard, enter the data in the Palm Desktop software or the PIM you have installed to use with your organizer.

If you already have data in a database on your computer, you can import it into the Palm Desktop software.

After the information is in Palm Desktop software, perform a HotSync operation to synchronize your organizer with your computer. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 4 for more information.

Importing data

If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or if you want to import data from another organizer, you can transfer the records to your Palm V organizer without having to key them in manually. See “Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more information.

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