Palm Tungsten T2 Instructions Manual

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Tapping and typing
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap 
elements on your handheld screen is the basic action you use to get things done on 
your handheld.
The first time you start your handheld, the setup instructions appear on the screen. 
These instructions include a calibration screen. Calibration aligns the internal 
circuitry of your handheld with its touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an 
element on the screen, the...

Chapter 2 Exploring Your Handheld
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Elements of the handheld interface
There are many common elements in the handheld interface. These elements are 
described in this section.
Menu barUse the menu bar to access a set of application-specific 
commands. Not all applications have a menu bar.
IconsTap the icons to open applications  , menus  , and a 
favorite application  , and to find text anywhere in your 
data . 
See “Opening applications,” “Using menus,” and “Finding 
information” in Chapter 4, and...

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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 might have in a 
dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the dialog box, or give you other useful 
information.
Check boxTap a check box to select or deselect it. When a check box 
contains a check mark, the corresponding option is selected 
and active. When a check box is empty, the corresponding 
option is...

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To display an online tip:
1.Tap the Tips icon  . 
2.After you review the tip, tap Done.
Using the navigator
When you work with most applications, the navigator on the front panel of your 
handheld makes it easy for you to navigate among and select your entries. You can 
use the navigator to perform tasks without the stylus using one hand.
Look for the navigator icon to find navigator tips throughout this guide. See 
Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 for additional information...

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To navigate in dialog boxes:
■While a pick list is open, press Up or Down on the navigator to highlight an 
item, and then press Select on the navigator to select the item.
■Press Select on the navigator to close a dialog. 
– If there is only one button, pressing Select activates that button. 
– If there are two buttons, pressing Select activates the action button instead of 
Cancel, such as OK, Yes, or Delete.
– If there are multiple buttons, Select activates affirming buttons such...

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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:
■Using the onscreen keyboard
■Using Graffiti® 2 writing
■Beaming data between devices with infrared (IR) ports
■Sending data between devices 
■Entering or importing data in Palm™ Desktop software and then synchronizing 
with your handheld
■Using Note Pad
■Using a portable keyboard accessory, sold separately and attached to the 
universal connector 
Using the...

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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 2 writing to enter data
In this section you learn the procedures for creating letters, numbers, punctuation, 
and symbols, as well as some Graffiti 2 tips and tricks....

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■The heavy dot on each shape shows where to begin the stroke. Certain 
characters have similar shapes but different beginning and end points. Always 
begin the stroke at the heavy dot. (You should not create the heavy dot; it is there 
only to show you where to begin the stroke.)
■Graffiti 2 includes symbols made with a single stroke and symbols made with 
multiple strokes. With some multi-stroke symbols, the first stroke is the same as 
a single stroke symbol....

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5.Do one of the following:
– If you are drawing a single stroke character, lift the stylus from the screen at 
the end of the stroke shape. When you lift the stylus from the screen, your 
handheld recognizes your stroke and prints the letter at the insertion point 
on the screen.
– If you are drawing a multi-stroke character, draw the remaining strokes 
required for the character. The order of the strokes required is shown in the 
tables. When you lift the...