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CHAPTER 3
Entering Data on Your Handheld
This chapter explains several ways to enter data on your handheld, and it covers 
the following topics:
nUsing the onscreen keyboard
nUsing Graffiti® handwriting recognition
nBeaming data from a device that has an infrared (IR) port
nSending data from another Bluetooth-enabled device
nEntering or importing data in Palm™ Desktop software and then synchronizing 
with your handheld
nUsing Note Pad
nUsing Voice Memo
nUsing a portable keyboard accessory, sold...

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4.Tap the characters to enter text and numbers.
When a keyboard is open, you can tap the abc, 123, or Int’l boxes to open any of 
the other keyboards, including the international keyboard.
After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in 
the record.
Using Graffiti writing to enter data
In this section you learn the procedures for creating letters, numbers, punctuation, 
and symbols, as well as some Graffiti tips and tricks.
Most...

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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. Some single 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...

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To delete Graffiti characters:
nSet 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.
Graffiti tips
When using Graffiti writing, keep these tips in mind:
nAccuracy improves when you write large characters. Draw strokes that nearly 
fill the Graffiti writing area.
nWrite at natural speed. Writing too slowly can generate recognition errors.
nDo not write on...

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TIPA full-screen pen stroke brings up Graffiti help on your handheld. See“Pen 
preferences” in Chapter 17 for details.
Capital letters
You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet 
characters. You must first “shift” to caps—just as you press the Shift key on a 
keyboard—and then write the character strokes.
Graffiti writing includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter 
when you create a new sentence or a new...

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To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):
nEnter the Caps Lock stroke:
TIPWhen 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.
Graffiti numbers
Writing numbers with Graffiti writing is similar to writing letters of the alphabet, 
except that you make the character strokes on the right side (numbers side) of the 
Graffiti writing area.
Caps
Lock...

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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. With this tap, you activate Punctuation Shift, and a dot appears to 
show that it is active. The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a 
punctuation mark.
When Punctuation Shift is active, you can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the 
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Symbol characters
All symbol characters begin with the symbol shift 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.
Accented characters
To create accented characters, draw the stroke that is normally used to create the 
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Additional non-English characters
You can write the following characters without any special punctuation or shifting:
You must write these non-English characters in the left side of the Graffiti writing 
area.
Navigation strokes
In addition to character symbols, Graffiti writing includes special strokes that you 
can use to navigate within text or fields in your applications.
Graffiti ShortCuts
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To use a ShortCut, draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the ShortCut characters. 
The ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point to show that you are in 
ShortCut mode.
Your handheld includes the predefined Graffiti ShortCuts shown in the following 
table.
Beaming data
Your handheld is equipped with an IR port that is located at the top of the 
handheld, behind the small dark shield. The IR port supports the IrCOMM 
implementation of the standards for...