Handspring Visor Prism Handheld User Guide

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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....

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To set the current date:
1. Tap the Set Date box.
2. Tap the arrows to select the current year. 
3. Tap a month.
4. Tap the current date. 
Palm Desktop software
Palm Desktop software includes the same main applications as your 
handheld:Date Book, Address, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and 
desktop e-mail connectivity. You can use the HotSync feature of this 
software to back up and exchange data between your handheld and 
your computer. It is a good idea to...

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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.
Note:
You must install the software that comes with your Visor 
handheld even if you already installed Palm Desktop software 
for a previous Palm OS handheld.
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop 
software, please do not
 simply copy...

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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, by 
using an external 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,...

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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...

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3. Position the stylus in the left-hand side of the Graffiti writing area. 
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...

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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:...

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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...