Palm M500 Handheld Instructions Manual

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Note:Command mode is only active for a short time, so you must 
tap an icon or write the command letter immediately to choose 
the menu command. 
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.
To display an online tip:
1. Tap the Tips icon  . 
2. After you...

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Onscreen keyboard
When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address 
Book, you can open the onscreen 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.
Tap here for 
alphabetic keyboardTap here for numeric 
keyboard
Backspace
Carriage return Tab
Caps 
Caps shift
Tap here to display 
alphabetic...

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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. 
The Palm Desktop software CD-ROM 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...

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Note Pad
The Note Pad application provides a place where you can write a 
quick note in your own handwriting directly on your handheld 
screen. Think of Note Pad as a virtual “sticky pad” for short notes. 
Later, you would transfer your “sticky” notes to a more permanent 
place by entering the information in the appropriate application, or 
throw them away by deleting them. See “Note Pad” in Chapter 5 for 
more information and instructions.
Using Palm Desktop...

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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 universal 
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 additional information about this 
optional...

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3. Tap a month.
4. Tap the current date.
To set the time:
1. Tap the Set Time box.
2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.
3. Tap each number of the minute, and then tap the arrows to change 
them.
4. Tap OK.
To set the time zone:
1. Tap the Set Time Zone box.
Tap to set date
Tap 
arrows 
to 
select 
year
Tap to 
select 
month
Tap to select date 

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2. Tap a time zone. 
Tip:When you travel, changing the time zone setting to a new 
time zone automatically resets the date and time on your 
handheld, but it does not change the time of 
appointments set in Date Book.
3. Tap OK. 
To set the daylight saving switch:
nTap the Daylight Saving pick list, and then tap Off or On. 

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Chapter 2
Entering Data in Your
Handheld
This chapter explains how to enter data into your handheld 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,...

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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...