Palm M505 Color Handhelds Instructions Manual
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Chapter 1 Page 21 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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Page 22 Introduction to Your Handheld 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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Chapter 1 Page 23 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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Page 24 Introduction to Your Handheld 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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Chapter 1 Page 25 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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Page 26 Introduction to Your Handheld 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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Chapter 1 Page 27 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 Page 29 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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Page 30 Entering Data in Your Handheld 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...