Palm Visor Pro - Macintosh Edition User Guide
Visor™ Handheld
User Guide
Macintosh Edition
Copyright
Copyright © 2001 Handspring, Inc. All rights reserved. Portions copyright © 1998-2001
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CD-ROM drive for your computer, you can download the Palm Desktop software from
www.handspring.com.
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Contents
About This Guide ....................................................................................9
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Visor™ Handheld ...........................11
Getting to know your handheld........................................................11
What is a Visor handheld? .............................................................11
System requirements ......................................................................12
Upgrade information ......................................................................12
Visor components ...........................................................................14
Charging the battery ...........................................................................18
Connecting the cradle .....................................................................18
Tapping and typing ............................................................................20
Tap with the stylus to get things done .........................................20
Elements of the handheld interface ..............................................21
Opening applications .....................................................................22
Using menus ....................................................................................23
Four ways to enter data ..................................................................26
Customizing your handheld..............................................................30
Palm Desktop software ..................................................................31
Using your handheld with another PIM .....................................32
Installing a Springboard module ..................................................33
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Handheld .......................................35
Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..................................................35
Writing Graffiti characters .............................................................35
Graffiti tips .......................................................................................37
The Graffiti alphabet .......................................................................38
Writing capital letters .....................................................................39
Writing numbers .............................................................................39
Graffiti numbers ..............................................................................40
Writing punctuation marks ...........................................................40
Writing symbols and extended characters ..................................41
Writing accented characters ..........................................................42
Accent strokes ..................................................................................42
Additional non-English characters ...............................................42
Navigation strokes ..........................................................................43
Graffiti ShortCuts ............................................................................43
Using the onscreen keyboard ...........................................................44
Using your computer keyboard ........................................................45
Importing data.....................................................................................45
Using an external keyboard...............................................................47
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Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications.............................................49
Using the Applications Launcher..................................................... 49
Selecting applications ..................................................................... 49
Switching between applications ................................................... 49
Categorizing applications .............................................................. 49
Changing the Applications Launcher display ............................ 51
Choosing preferences ......................................................................... 52
Installing and removing applications .............................................. 52
Installing add-on applications ...................................................... 52
Installing games ..............................................................................55
Removing applications .................................................................. 55
Removing Palm Desktop software ...............................................57
Security................................................................................................. 58
Assigning a password .................................................................... 59
Changing or deleting a password ................................................59
Locking your handheld ................................................................. 60
Recovering from a forgotten password ....................................... 61
Chapter 4: Overview of Basic Applications.........................................63
Date Book ............................................................................................. 64
Date Book Plus ....................................................................................65
Address ................................................................................................ 66
To Do List............................................................................................. 67
Memo Pad............................................................................................68
Calculator ............................................................................................. 69
CityTime............................................................................................... 70
Expense................................................................................................. 71
Chapter 5: Common Tasks ....................................................................73
Creating records.................................................................................. 73
Editing records .................................................................................... 74
Entering text .................................................................................... 74
Edit menu ......................................................................................... 74
Deleting records .................................................................................. 76
Other ways to delete records ........................................................ 76
Purging records................................................................................... 77
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations.................... 78
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time .................... 78
Categorizing records .......................................................................... 80
System-defined and user-defined categories ............................. 81
Finding records ...................................................................................84
Looking up Address records ........................................................84
Using Find .......................................................................................87
Using Phone Lookup ...................................................................... 88
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Sorting lists of records ........................................................................91
Making records private ......................................................................92
Hiding and masking private records ...........................................92
Attaching notes ....................................................................................95
Choosing fonts .....................................................................................96
Chapter 6: Application Specific Tasks.................................................97
Date Book .............................................................................................98
Scheduling an event ........................................................................98
Rescheduling an event .................................................................102
Setting an alarm for an event ......................................................102
Scheduling repeating or continuous events ..............................103
Changing the Date Book view .....................................................106
Working in Week View ................................................................106
Working in Month View ..............................................................108
Working in Agenda view .............................................................108
Spotting event conflicts ................................................................109
Date Book menus ..........................................................................110
Date Book Plus...................................................................................113
Working in Week View with Text ..............................................113
Working in Year View ..................................................................114
Working in List View ...................................................................115
Working with floating events ......................................................115
Working with To Do items ..........................................................117
Using the Daily Journal ................................................................118
Using templates .............................................................................119
Using snooze alarms .....................................................................120
Selecting the default Date Book ..................................................120
Date Book Plus menus ..................................................................120
Address...............................................................................................129
Creating an Address entry ...........................................................129
Duplicating an entry .....................................................................130
Selecting types of phone numbers ..............................................131
Changing Address Entry details .................................................131
Address menus ..............................................................................132
To Do List ...........................................................................................135
Setting priority ...............................................................................135
Checking off a To Do item ...........................................................136
Changing To Do item details .......................................................136
Setting a due date ..........................................................................137
To Do Show Options .....................................................................138
To Do List menus ..........................................................................139
Memo Pad...........................................................................................140
Reviewing memos .........................................................................140
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Memo Pad menus ......................................................................... 141
Calculator ...........................................................................................142
Selecting the Calculator mode ....................................................142
Using the Basic Calculator buttons ............................................ 142
Displaying Recent Calculations .................................................. 143
Using the Advanced Calculator mode ...................................... 143
Using the Advanced Calculator buttons ................................... 144
Creating a custom view ...............................................................153
Calculator menus ..........................................................................154
CityTime............................................................................................. 155
Setting your home city .................................................................155
Selecting remote cities .................................................................. 156
Adding cities ................................................................................. 156
CityTime menus ............................................................................ 157
Expense............................................................................................... 158
Changing the date of an Expense item ...................................... 159
Entering receipt details ................................................................159
Customizing the Currency pick list ........................................... 160
Show Options ................................................................................ 162
Expense menus ............................................................................. 163
Chapter 7: Communicating Using Your Handheld............................165
Managing desktop E-Mail away from your desk ........................165
Setting up Mail on the desktop ................................................... 166
Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application .................. 166
Opening the Mail application on your handheld .................... 166
Viewing e-mail items ...................................................................166
Creating e-mail items ................................................................... 168
Looking up an address ................................................................171
Adding details to e-mail items ...................................................172
Storing e-mail to be sent later .....................................................176
Editing unsent e-mail ................................................................... 176
Draft e-mail ....................................................................................177
Filing e-mail ................................................................................... 178
Deleting e-mail ..............................................................................179
Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder ................................ 179
Purging deleted e-mail ................................................................. 179
Message list options ..................................................................... 180
HotSync options ............................................................................182
Creating special filters ................................................................. 183
Truncating e-mail items ............................................................... 187
Mail menus .................................................................................... 188
Beaming information....................................................................... 189
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Chapter 8: Advanced HotSync® Operations ....................................193
Selecting HotSync setup options.....................................................193
Customizing HotSync application settings ...................................196
IR HotSync operations ......................................................................197
Preparing your computer for infrared communication ..........197
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication .198
Performing an IR HotSync operation .........................................199
Returning to cradle HotSync operations ...................................199
Conducting a HotSync operation via modem...............................200
Preparing your computer ............................................................200
Preparing your handheld .............................................................202
Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation .........203
Performing a HotSync operation via a modem ........................204
Creating a user profile ......................................................................204
Chapter 9: Setting Preferences for Your Handheld.........................207
Viewing preferences .........................................................................207
Buttons preferences...........................................................................208
Pen preferences ..............................................................................208
HotSync buttons preferences .......................................................210
Connection preferences ....................................................................210
Connection Types ..........................................................................211
Setting modem configurations ....................................................212
Digitizer preferences.........................................................................214
Formats preferences ..........................................................................215
Country default .............................................................................215
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats ...........................215
General preferences...........................................................................216
Auto-off delay ................................................................................216
System, alarm, and game sounds ...............................................216
Network preferences and TCP/IP software..................................217
Selecting a service .........................................................................218
Entering a user name ....................................................................218
Entering a password .....................................................................219
Selecting a connection ..................................................................220
Adding telephone settings ...........................................................220
Connecting to your service ..........................................................223
Creating additional service templates .......................................224
Adding detailed information to a service template .................224
Creating a login script ..................................................................227
Deleting a service template ..........................................................229
Network preferences menu commands .....................................229
TCP/IP troubleshooting ...............................................................230
Owner preferences ............................................................................231
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ShortCuts preferences ......................................................................232
Creating a ShortCut ...................................................................... 232
Editing a ShortCut ........................................................................233
Deleting a ShortCut ......................................................................233
Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld .........................................235
Caring for your handheld................................................................ 235
Battery considerations...................................................................... 236
Resetting your handheld .................................................................237
Performing a soft reset .................................................................237
Performing a warm reset ............................................................. 238
Performing a hard reset ...............................................................238
Appendix B: Troubleshooting Tips.....................................................241
Operating problems.......................................................................... 242
Tapping and writing problems....................................................... 243
Application problems.......................................................................244
HotSync problems ............................................................................ 245
Beaming problems ............................................................................ 249
Password problems .......................................................................... 250
Springboard module problems.......................................................251
Technical support ............................................................................. 252
Appendix C: Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts.......................253
Other Product Information ................................................................255
Index ....................................................................................................257
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About This Guide
Welcome to the Visor™ handheld computer. This guide is designed to
help you get up and running quickly on your handheld. It describes
all you need to know about how to use your handheld and the
applications that come with it.
It walks you through:
■
Locating all the parts of your handheld
■
Viewing and entering data
■
Using your handheld with your computer
■
Personalizing your handheld with your own preference settings
After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your
handheld, you can use the rest of this guide as a reference for less
common tasks, for maintaining your handheld, and also as a source of
information if you have problems operating it.
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Chapter 1
Introduction to Your Visor™ Handheld
This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your
Visor™ handheld computer, how to use your handheld for the first
time, and how to use HotSync
handheld and Palm™ Desktop software.
Getting to know your handheld
What is a Visor handheld?
With your Visor handheld, you will no longer have trouble getting to
meetings and appointments on time, remembering people’s names
and personal details, or keeping track of all the items on your to do list.
Your handheld 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 Plus so you can
view them by the day, week, month, year, or in list format; 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, 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.
®
technology to synchronize your
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 handheld so unauthorized eyes cannot view
your data.
When you are out of the office, track your expenses for your expense
reports. You can write, edit, and view your e-mail, and then
synchronize 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
■
Mac OS 8.5 or later (for USB cradle)
--or-Mac OS 7.53 or later (for serial cradle)
■
Apple Macintosh or compatible computer
with a PowerPC processor
■
8 MB RAM (memory)
■
25 MB available hard disk space
■
VGA monitor or better
■
CD-ROM drive
■
Mouse
■
USB port (for USB cradle)
Serial port (for serial cradle)
Optional equipment
■
Modem (such as a Springboard™ modem)
■
Springboard expansion modules
minimum,
16 MB recommended
Upgrade information
If you already own a Palm OS® handheld, Handspring recommends
that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with
your Visor handheld into the same folder as your current Palm
Desktop software. When you install the new version in the same
folder as the previous version, all your data is preserved. If you use
another personal information manager (PIM), you still need to install
Palm Desktop software in order to update the HotSync Manager on
your computer.
You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you can
quickly synchronize your old data with your new handheld.
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To upgrade:
1. Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop
software. This ensures that the latest information from your
handheld is on your desktop computer.
2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that
stores Palm Desktop software, copy your user name folder, and
store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder.
3. Follow the installation instructions in “Installing Palm Desktop
software” later in this chapter. Be sure to install the new software
in the same folder as the old software.
4. Place your new handheld in the cradle and press the HotSync
button. If the User dialog box appears, select your user name.
5. Compare the applications on your old and new handhelds.
6. Beam any third party applications that did not transfer from your
old handheld to your new handheld, or install them from the
original files.
Each handheld must have a unique name
After you complete the upgrade process described above, you have
two handhelds with the same name. This is an undesirable situation.
Each handheld must have a unique name in order to prevent
unexpected results during HotSync operations and other
complications.
We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old
handheld. See “Performing a hard reset” in Appendix A for details.
A hard reset not only erases all data from the old handheld; it also
erases the name and makes that handheld a clean slate, ready to
receive a new name. The next time you perform a HotSync operation
with this old handheld, you are asked to give it a name. Be sure to give
it a unique name.
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Visor components
Locating front panel controls
Contrast control
Power button and
backlight control
Graffiti
Application
buttons
Stylus
Screen
®
writing area
Microphone
Stylus
Handheld
screen
Graffiti
writing
area
Application
buttons
Scroll
buttons
LED
Serves as the writing instrument used to enter data in
your handheld. To use the stylus, slide the stylus out of
the slot, and hold it as you would a pen or pencil.
Displays the applications and information stored in your
handheld. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the
stylus.
The area where you write letters and numbers using the
Graffiti alphabet. See Chapter 2 to learn how to write
Graffiti characters.
Activates the individual applications that correspond to
the icons on the buttons: Date Book Plus, Address, To Do
List, and Memo Pad. See “Buttons preferences” in
Chapter 9 for details on reassigning these buttons to
activate any application on your handheld.
Tip:
If your handheld is turned off, pressing any
application button activates your handheld and
opens the corresponding application.
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LED
indicator
Indicates the status of the battery as it charges. When
your handheld is in the cradle, the LED blinks while the
battery charges and stays on after the battery is charged.
When the silent alarm setting is active, the LED blinks as
an alarm notification. See “Date Book Plus menus” in
Chapter 6 for details.
Scroll
buttons
Microphone
Power
button and
backlight
control
Contrast
Control
Displays text and other information that extends beyond
the area of the handheld screen. Pressing the bottom
scroll button scrolls down to view information below the
viewing area, and pressing the top scroll button scrolls
up to view the information above the viewing area.
For use with Springboard expansion modules that
support this feature.
Turns your handheld on or off and controls the backlight
feature. If your handheld is turned off, pressing the
power button turns the unit on and returns you to the
last screen you viewed.
If your handheld 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.
Displays the contrast control screen where you can
adjust the appearance of the screen for the clearest screen
display. Depending on the lighting conditions or
temperature of the environment where you use your
handheld, you may need to adjust the contrast.
To adjust the contrast, drag the slider or tap the arrows
to increase or decrease the contrast. To fine tune the
contrast, press the scroll buttons on the front panel of
your handheld.
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Using the backlight
If you have difficulty seeing the information on your handheld, 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.
Tip:
In addition, you can assign the full-screen pen stroke to
activate the backlight. See “Pen preferences” in Chapter 9 for
more information.
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. See “General preferences” in Chapter 9
for more information.
Protective cover
The cover protects the Visor handheld screen when it is not in use.
To remove the cover:
1. Unclip the top of the cover from your handheld.
2. Lift the cover off your handheld.
To reattach the cover:
1. Insert the pegs on the bottom of the cover into the holes on the
bottom of your handheld.
2. Gently press the top of the cover onto your handheld until it clicks
into place.
Unclip top edge to
remove cover
Align pegs to
replace cover
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Locating back panel components
Springboard
expansion slot
protector
Springboard
expansion slot
protector
IR port
IR port
Reset
button
USB and serial
connector
Slides in and out of the Springboard expansion
slot. You can replace the slot protector with a
Springboard expansion module to add features to
your handheld.
Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and
receive data from other Palm OS handhelds. See
“Beaming information” in Chapter 7 for more
information. You can also use the IR port to
update the information between your handheld
and computer using HotSync technology. See “IR
HotSync operations” in Chapter 8 for details.
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.
USB and serial
connector
The connector that connects your handheld to the
cradle, which in turn connects to a USB port or
serial port on your computer. This allows you to
update the information between your handheld
and computer using HotSync technology.
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Charging the battery
To use your handheld, you must connect the cradle and charge the
battery. See “Battery considerations” in Appendix A for tips on
extending the life of the battery.
Connecting the cradle
The cradle that comes with your handheld enables you to charge your
handheld battery and to synchronize the information on your
handheld using HotSync technology.
Note:
To connect the cradle:
1. Plug the AC adapter cable into the back of the cradle cable
2. Plug the cradle cable connector into the USB port or serial port on
If your computer does not have a USB port, or it does not use
Mac OS 8.5 or later, you need a serial cradle to connect to your
computer. You can purchase a serial cradle from
www.handspring.com.
connector.
your computer.
USB cradle and port
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Serial
t
cradle and por
Note:
If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or
serial port on your computer, refer to the manual supplied
with the computer.
3. Plug the AC adapter into a wall outlet.
To charge the battery:
1. Connect the cradle as described in the previous steps.
2. Place your handheld in the cradle.
LED
Note:
The LED blinks while your handheld charges. When the
LED stays on, your handheld is charged. It takes about 90
minutes to fully charge a drained battery.
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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 handheld screen is the basic action to
get things done on your handheld.
The first time you start your handheld, setup instructions appear on
the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer.
Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your handheld with its
touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen,
the handheld can detect exactly which task you want to perform.
Important
With your handheld turned on, you can tap the handheld screen to
perform many operations, such as the following:
■
■
■
■
■
:
Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making
strokes on the handheld screen. Never use an actual pen,
pencil, or other sharp object to write on the handheld
screen.
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 handheld interface
Menu bar
Command
buttons
Icons
Menu
bar
Check
box
Icons
Pick list
Command
buttons
A set of commands that are specific to the application.
Not all applications have a menu bar.
Tap a button to perform a command. Command
buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of
application screens.
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.
123
With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to
activate the numeric keyboard.
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.
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Previous/next
arrows
Scroll
bar
Next/
previous
arrows
Scroll bar
Tap the up and down arrows to display the previous
and next page of information; tap the left and right
arrows to display the previous and next record.
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 scroll buttons on the front panel of your
handheld.
Opening applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application
installed on your handheld. You can also open the four main
applications — Date Book Plus, Address, To Do List, and Memo Pad
— with the application buttons on the front panel of your handheld.
Tip:
In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the
Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and
application category.
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 handheld first.
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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 handheld, 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 handheld 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. Do one of the following:
■
Open an application (such as Memo Pad) and then tap the
Menu icon .
■
Tap the inverted tab at the top of any application’s screen
(except Calculator).
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Tap inverted tab
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. Also, the menus and menu commands vary depending on
which part
of the application you’re 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. To use the Graffiti menu commands, the menu bar
must be closed.
Menu commands
Command letters
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To use the Graffiti menu commands:
1. In the Graffiti text area, draw a diagonal line from the lower left to
upper right.
The Command toolbar appears for about four seconds.
Command toolbar
2. Immediately write the corresponding command letter in the
Graffiti letter area.
For example, to choose Select All in the Edit menu, draw the
Command stroke, followed by the letter “s.”
Tip:
If you wait more than three seconds to write the menu
command, you need to redraw the Graffiti Command
stroke to redisplay the Command toolbar.
Command toolbar
The Command toolbar provides quick access to frequently used menu
commands. The commands available vary based on the active screen.
To use the command toolbar:
1. In the Graffiti text area, draw a diagonal line from the lower left to
upper right.
The Command toolbar appears for about four seconds.
Command toolbar
2. Tap the icon for the command you want.
Tip:
If you wait more than three seconds to tap the icon, you
need to redraw the Graffiti Command stroke to redisplay
the Command toolbar.
Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld 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.
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To display an online tip:
1. Tap the Tips icon .
2. After you review the tip, tap Done.
Four ways to enter data
There are four ways to enter data into your handheld:
■
Using Graffiti writing
■
Using the onscreen keyboard
■
Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then
synchronizing with your handheld
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Using an external keyboard
Graffiti writing
Your handheld 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.
Write letters here Write numbers here
Division marks
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Your handheld 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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Onscreen keyboard
When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address,
you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards to enter
data.
Tap here for
alphabetic keyboard
Tap here for
numeric 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
Caps lock
Caps shift
Tap here to display
alphabetic keyboard
Numeric
Backspace
Carriage return
International
Tap here to display
numeric keyboard
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Tap here to display
international keyboard
Using Palm Desktop software
If you have new records you want to add to your handheld and prefer
to use the computer keyboard rather than the onscreen keyboard,
enter the data in Palm Desktop software or the PIM you have installed
to use with your handheld.
After the information is in Palm Desktop software, perform a HotSync
operation to synchronize your handheld with your computer. See
“Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 5 for
more information.
HotSync
button
Importing data
If you already have data in a database on your computer, you can
import it into Palm Desktop software. You can import data stored in
computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or data
from another Palm OS handheld. When you import data, you transfer
the records to your handheld without having to enter them manually.
See “Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more information.
Using an external keyboard
You can connect an optional keyboard accessory to the connector on
your handheld so you can type data directly into your handheld.
External keyboards are very helpful when you need to enter large
amounts of data quickly and accurately while you are away from your
computer. For more information about external keyboard accessories,
go to the web site: www.handspring.com.
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Customizing your handheld
You can customize your handheld by using the Preferences
application. You can enter personal information such as your name
and address; change the time and date; view different date and time
formats when you travel; turn off sounds; and configure your
handheld to work with a modem or network. See Chapter 9 for more
information on customizing your handheld.
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Tap the Applications icon .
2. Tap the Preferences icon .
3. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Tap the Preferences category you want to view.
The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an
example of how to customize your handheld. You make changes to
the time and date in General preferences.
To set the current time:
1. Tap the Set Time box.
Tap here
2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.
3. Tap each minute number, and then tap the arrows to change them.
4. Tap AM or PM.
Note:
Your handheld can also display time based on a 24-hour
clock. See “Formats preferences” in Chapter 9 for more
information.
5. Tap OK.
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