Palm 3169WW - Universal Wireless Keyboard, Universal Wireless Keyboard User Manual
User Guide
Using Your Universal Wireless Keyboard
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Table of Contents
About This Book ......................................................................v
Step-by-step instructions...................................................................... v
Sidebars ................................................................................................ vi
Chapter 1: Customizing the Keyboard ..................................1
Changing keyboard settings .......................................................................2
Changing settings on a Palm
OS®
device ...........................................2
Changing settings on a Pocket PC device ...........................................4
Assigning key combinations for opening applications ............................6
Assigning command keys for a Palm OS device ................................6
Assigning hotkeys for a Pocket PC device ...........................................8
Saving power while using the keyboard .................................................10
Saving power on a Palm OS device ...................................................10
Saving power on a Pocket PC device .................................................12
Chapter 2: Keyboard Shortcuts and Special Characters ...14
Cursor movements ....................................................................................15
Menu commands .......................................................................................16
Keyboard function keys .............................................................................18
Characters, symbols, and punctuation marks .........................................21
Accent marks...............................................................................................24
Keystrokes for the 5-way navigator on a Palm OS device ......................25
Chapter 3: Common Questions ...........................................26
Why isn’t the keyboard working?....................................................... 26
Why do random characters appear on my screen
after I stop typing? ........................................................................ 27
How do I display the list of keyboard shortcuts? .............................. 27
Why can’t I beam? ............................................................................... 27
Where can I get keyboard driver updates?........................................ 27
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How do I install keyboard driver updates?........................................ 27
Can I run the keyboard driver from an expansion card?.................. 27
How long will my keyboard batteries last? ....................................... 28
What devices are compatible with the keyboard? ............................ 28
Product Regulatory Information ...........................................29
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About This Book
This guide tells you how to customize the settings on your Universal Wireless
Keyboard, and use all the shortcuts, function keys, and special characters that it
offers.
Each chapter contains information and step-by-step instructions with cues for
action, and sidebars. Follow the instructions for the operating system (OS) used
on your device.
Step-by-step instructions
How-to information. Look for these cues in instructions:
at the bottom of a page means the procedure continues on the next page.
signals the end of the procedure. You're done.
A step that you must follow; otherwise, you could experience an error or even
lose information.
Information that applies only in certain cases or that tells more about a procedure
step.
Before You Begin
[!]
Complete the steps in the
Getting Started guide to
install the Universal
Wireless Keyboard driver
onto your device and attach
your device to the
keyboard.
Continued
Done
IMPORTANT
[!]
NOTE
[*]
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Sidebars
Before You Begin
[!]
Things you must complete before you can do the steps described in the chapter.
Tip
A suggestion on how to use a feature more fully; a shortcut; a pointer to a related feature.
Did You Know?
An interesting fact about the topic being described; may include a pointer to more information.
»
Key Term
A technical term related to the topic being described. It may appear in this guide or only on your
handheld.
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CHAPTER 1
Customizing the Keyboard
The Universal Wireless Keyboard is a light, foldable keyboard that works with
many popular models of Palm OS
®
and Pocket PC devices. You can easily
customize the keyboard for quick navigation and data entry—change the keyboard
settings to suit your typing preferences, assign applications to key combinations
so that you can open them with a few keystrokes, and choose a power-saving
setting that works for you.
Follow the instructions for the operating system used on your device.
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Changing keyboard settings
Use the keyboard settings options to turn the keyboard driver on or off and customize the
keyboard to your touch. The driver must be on for your device to communicate with the keyboard.
If you enable the keyboard’s power-saving option, the keyboard driver automatically
turns off when the keyboard is not in use. Follow these steps to turn the driver on again.
Changing settings on a Palm OS® device
1 Open the Applications view and select Keyboard .
2 Select Settings from the pick list
in the upper-right corner.
Continued
Tip
Need to beam
information from your
Palm OS device? Turn off
the wireless keyboard
driver first. The keyboard
driver uses the IR port—
so when the driver is
turned on, the IR port is
not available for
beaming. To turn off the
keyboard driver, see
Changing settings on a
Palm OS® device.
NOTE
[*]
Pick list
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3 Change the settings:
Status Select On or Off to turn the keyboard driver on or off. The driver must
be on to use the keyboard.
Enable Click Sound Check this box if you want to hear a click when you press a
key. To hear clicks, the System Sound in Sounds and Alerts Preferences must
also be set to Low, Medium, or High.
Delay until repeat Tap the scale to lengthen or shorten the time that elapses
before a key repeats when you hold it down.
Keyboard repeat rate Tap the scale to adjust the speed at which a key repeats
when you hold it down.
4 Test the repeat settings you
selected by pressing and holding
down a key in the Test typing
here area.
Done
Type here
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Changing settings on a Pocket PC device
0
1 From the Start menu, select Programs. Then select Foldable Keyboard .
2 Select the Settings tab.
Continued
Start menu
Keyboard icon
Settings tab
Slider
Slider
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3 Change the settings:
Enable Keyboard Check this box to turn the keyboard driver on, or uncheck it
to turn the keyboard driver off. You may need to turn the keyboard driver off to
use the IR port for another purpose.
Enable Sound Check this box if you want to hear a click when you press a key.
Rate of delay until repeat Drag the slider to lengthen or shorten the time that
elapses before a key repeats when you hold it down.
Key repeat rate Drag the slider to adjust the speed at which a key repeats
when you hold it down.
4 Test the repeat settings you
selected by pressing and holding
down a key in the Test here area.
Done
Type here
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Assigning key combinations for opening applications
You can quickly open an application by using a key combination that you have assigned to it. This
section tells you how to assign key combinations to applications on your device.
Assigning command keys for a Palm OS device
0
1 Open the Applications view and select Keyboard .
2 Select CmdKeys from the pick list
in the upper-right corner.
Continued
Pick list
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