Handspring Visor Handheld User Guide

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To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop 
software, please do the following before installing:
nIf 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.
nDo 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 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. 
3. When the menu screen appears, click the Install Organizer 
Software for Your PC button to begin the installation procedure.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 
Using your handheld with Microsoft Outlook 
(Windows only)
The software that comes with your Visor handheld includes 
everything you need to synchronize your handheld with Microsoft 
Outlook. If you already have Microsoft Outlook installed on your 
computer, the installation program prompts you to choose the 
Microsoft Outlook synchronization option.
Using your handheld with another PIM
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such 
as Lotus Notes, you can use it if third-party connection software, 
called a conduit, is available for your PIM. You must install the 
software that came with your Visor handheld along with the conduit 
for your PIM to synchronize the data between your handheld and 
your PIM. For information on conduit software, go to this web site: 
http://www.handspring.com. 
						

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Installing a Springboard module
Springboard expansion modules enable you to extend the functions of 
your handheld. To install a Springboard module, simply remove the 
slot protector and insert the module in the Springboard expansion slot 
until the connectors are secure. 
						

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Chapter 2
Entering Data in Your
Visor Handheld
This chapter explains how to enter data into your Visor handheld 
computer, by writing with the stylus in the Graffiti® writing area, by 
using the onscreen keyboard, by using the computer keyboard, or by 
importing data from another application.
Using Graffiti writing to enter data
Chapter 1 introduced Graffiti writing and briefly described how to use 
it to enter text in your applications. In this section, you learn the 
procedures for creating letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols as 
well as some Graffiti tips and tricks.
Writing Graffiti characters
Most people find they can enter text quickly and accurately with only 
minutes of practice. Graffiti writing includes any character you can 
type on a standard keyboard. The Graffiti strokes closely resemble the 
uppercase letters of the regular alphabet, which makes Graffiti writing 
easy to learn. 
There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing:
nIf you draw the character shape exactly as shown in the tables later 
in this chapter (like the shapes shown in the following diagram), 
you achieve 100% accuracy.
nThe heavy dot on each shape shows where to begin the stroke. 
Certain characters have similar shapes, but different beginning 
and end points. Always begin the stroke at the heavy dot (you 
should not create the heavy dot; it is only there to show you where 
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nMost characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the 
stylus from the Graffiti writing area, your handheld recognizes 
and displays the text character immediately. To accomplish single 
strokes, some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet 
equivalents.
nThe Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts: one for writing 
the letters of the alphabet and one for writing numbers. The small 
marks at the top and bottom of the Graffiti writing area indicate 
the two areas.
To write Graffiti letters:
1. Tap the screen where you want your text to go. 
Note:You need to tap above the Graffiti writing area, and must 
see a blinking cursor before you write the text.
2. Use the tables on the following pages to find the stroke shape for 
the letter you want to create. For example, the stroke shown below 
creates the letter “n.”
Note:There are two different stroke shapes available for some 
letters. For these letters, choose the one that’s easiest for 
you.
As you’ll see later, you use the same shape to create both the 
uppercase and lowercase version of a letter.
3. Position the stylus in the left-hand side of the Graffiti writing area. 
Write letters here Write numbers here
Division marks
Start stroke 
at heavy dotLift stylus 
here 
						

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4. Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape as it 
appears in the tables.
5. Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape.
That’s all there is to it! When you lift the stylus from the screen, your 
handheld recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter at 
the insertion point on the screen.
As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen, you can begin the stroke 
for the next character you want to write.
Important:You must begin the character strokes in the Graffiti 
writing area. If you do not make Graffiti strokes in the 
Graffiti writing area, your handheld does not recognize 
them as text characters.
Graffiti tips
When using Graffiti writing, keep these tips in mind:
nAccuracy improves when you write large characters. You should 
draw strokes that nearly fill the Graffiti writing area.
nTo delete characters, simply set the insertion point to the right of 
the character you want to delete and make the backspace stroke 
(a line from right to left) in the Graffiti writing area.
nWrite at natural speed. Writing too slowly can generate 
recognition errors.
nDo not write on a slant. Vertical strokes should be parallel to the 
sides of the Graffiti writing area.
nPress firmly. 
						

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The Graffiti alphabet
Letter Strokes Letter Strokes
AN
B
   O   
CP    
D    Q
ER
    
F    S
G
   T
HU
IV
   
JW
KX
   
LY    
M    Z
Space Back Space
Carriage
ReturnPeriodtap twice 
						

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Writing capital letters
You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic 
alphabet characters. To make capital letters, you must first “shift” to 
caps — just as you press the Shift key on a keyboard — and then write 
the character strokes.
Note:Graffiti writing includes a feature that automatically 
capitalizes the first letter when you create a new sentence or a 
new record (by tapping New or a blank line). 
To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter:
nUse the Caps Shift stroke:
Tip:When Caps Shift is active, an “up arrow” symbol appears in 
the lower-right corner of the handheld screen. If you 
accidentally activate Caps Shift, backspace will cancel it.
To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):
nUse the Caps Lock stroke:
Tip:When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol 
appears in the lower-right corner of the handheld screen. To 
return to lowercase, make the Caps Shift stroke.
Writing numbers
Writing numbers with Graffiti writing is similar to writing letters of 
the alphabet, except that you make the character strokes on the right-
hand side (numbers side) of the Graffiti writing area.Caps
Shift
   
Caps
Lock   
Caps Shift
Caps Lock 
						

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Graffiti numbers
Writing punctuation marks
Graffiti writing can create any punctuation symbol that you can enter 
from a standard keyboard. All punctuation marks begin with a single 
tap on the Graffiti writing area. When you make this tap, you activate 
Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active. The next 
stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark.
Note:When Punctuation Shift is active, you can make a symbol 
stroke anywhere in the Graffiti writing area (the letters or 
numbers side). Number Strokes Number Strokes
0
    5    
1 6
27
 
38    
4    9
Punctuation Shift 
						

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Additional Graffiti punctuation
Writing symbols and extended characters
All symbols and extended characters begin with the stroke in the 
Graffiti writing area of your handheld:
When the Symbol Shift is active, a slanted shift symbol appears in the 
lower-right corner of the screen. The next stroke that you make creates 
the symbol or extended character.Symbol Stroke Symbol Stroke
Period
.
 Dash
—
Comma
,Left Paren
(
Apostrophe
Right Paren
)
Question
?Slash
/
 
Exclamation
!Dollar
$
Symbol
Shift
   
@     #     %     ^      &    *     <     >      –     +      =      | 
      {      }     [       ]     ~     `         ;     :            tab
Symbol Shift 
						

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Writing accented characters
To create accented characters, draw the stroke normally used to create 
the letter, followed by an accent stroke. Graffiti writing then adds the 
accent to the letter.
For example, the following diagram shows the strokes required to 
draw an accented “e.”
Accent strokes
Using these accent strokes, you can write the following accented 
letters:
à  á  â  ã  ä  å  è  é  ê  ì  í  î  ï  ò  ó  ô  õ  ö  ù  ú  û  ü  ÿ  ý  ñ
Additional non-English characters
You can write the following characters in the lowercase alphabet 
mode without any special punctuation or shifting:
Note:You must write these non-English characters in the left side of 
the Graffiti writing area.
= e
a         a       a        a        a       a
ca
e