Handspring Visor Pro Handheld User Guide

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Elements of the handheld interface
Menu bar
A set of commands that are specific to the application. 
Not all applications have a menu bar.
Command 
buttonsTap a button to perform a command. Command 
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.
123
With the cursor...

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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:
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. 
In addition to...

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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...

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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...

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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.
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...

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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:
nUsing Graffiti writing
nUsing the onscreen keyboard
nEntering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then 
synchronizing with your handheld
nUsing an external keyboard
Graffiti writing
Your handheld includes Graffiti writing software as the primary 
system for entering text and...

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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...

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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.
 
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.
 
Tap here for 
alphabetic...

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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.
Importing...

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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...