Palm Tungsten T2 Instructions Manual

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Graffiti 2 alphabet
The Graffiti 2 alphabet consists of the following letters:
TIPA full-screen pen stroke brings up Graffiti 2 Help on your handheld. See“Pen 
Preferences” in Chapter 22 for details.
Draw letters on LEFT side of Graffiti 2 writing area
Letter Strokes Letter Strokes
AB
 
CD 
EF    
G   H
IJ
KL
MN
O
 P 
QR 
ST
UV
WX
 
Y Z
12
1
2
1
2
1
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Capital letters
Graffiti 2 writing automatically capitalizes the first letter of a new record or 
sentence but you can also write additional capital letters. 
NOTETo cancel the automatic capitalization of the first letter of a new record or 
sentence, draw two Punctuation Shift strokes before drawing the first letter. For more 
information, see “Symbols and other special characters” later in this chapter.
To write additional capital letters:
■Draw the same stroke shapes used for a lowercase letter, but write across the 
division line in the middle of the Graffiti 2 writing area. 
Graffiti 2 numbers
Writing numbers with Graffiti 2 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 2 writing area.
Punctuation marks
With Graffiti 2 writing you can create any punctuation mark that you can enter 
from a standard keyboard. You can write the period and comma strokes on either 
side of the Graffiti 2 writing area. You must write other punctuation marks on a 
Division marks
Draw numbers on RIGHT side of Graffiti 2 writing area
Number Strokes Number Strokes
0
 1 
23
45
67
8
 9
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designated side of the Graffiti 2 writing area. Punctuation marks that appear in the 
the following table must be written on the left (letter) side of the Graffiti 2 writing 
area.
Punctuation marks that appear in the following table must be written on the right 
(number) side of the Graffiti 2 writing area. 
Draw these marks on LEFT side of Graffiti 2 writing area
Mark Stroke Mark Stroke
Period
.
 Ampersand
&
Comma
,Carriage
return
Apostrophe
At
@
Space Straight quotes
“
Question
?Ta b
Exclamation
!
Draw these marks on RIGHT side of Graffiti 2 writing area
Mark Stroke Mark Stroke
Period
.
 Backslash
\
Comma
,Slash
/
 
Tilde
~Left Paren
(
Dash
—Right Paren
)
Plus
+Equal
=
Asterisk
*
1
2
1
2
12
1
2 
						

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Accented characters
When writing letters with accent marks, first write the letter stroke on the left side 
(or aligned with the division marks for uppercase letters) of the Graffiti 2 writing 
area. Then quickly write the accent stroke on the right side of the Graffiti 2 writing 
area.
For example, the following diagram shows the strokes required to draw an 
accented é.
You can use the following accent strokes in combination with Graffiti 2 letters:
Using these accent strokes, you can write the following accented letters:
àáâãäåèéêëìíîïòóôõöùúûüÿýñ
Symbols and other special characters
You can write symbols and other special characters using the Punctuation Shift 
stroke.
NOTEYou can also use the Punctuation Shift stroke to write punctuation marks.
To write symbols and special characters:
1.Enter the Punctuation Shift stroke:
Draw accents on RIGHT side of Graffiti 2 writing area
Accent Stroke Accent Stroke
Acute
á
 Dieresis
ä
Grave
àCircumflex
â
 
Tilde
ãRing
å
Punctuation 
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When Punctuation Shift is active, an up arrow symbol appears in the lower-
right corner of the handheld screen. If you accidentally activate Punctuation 
Shift, another Punctuation Shift stroke will cancel it.
NOTEDrawing two Punctuation Shift strokes also cancels the automatic 
capitalization of the first letter of a new record or sentence.
2.Write the symbol or other special character shown in the table that follows. You 
can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the Graffiti 2 writing area.
3.Enter an additional Punctuation Shift stroke to finish writing the character and 
to make the character appear more quickly.
After the arrow disappears, the symbol appears.
Punctuation Shift indicator
Draw symbols on EITHER side of the Graffiti 2 writing area 
						

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Graffiti 2 Gestures
Gestures enable you to use editing commands. To use gestures, draw the following 
strokes on the left (letter) side of the Graffiti 2 writing area:
Graffiti 2 ShortCuts
Graffiti 2 ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and 
easy. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word 
processors. 
Graffiti 2 writing comes with several predefined ShortCuts, and you can also create 
your own. Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters. For example, you 
might create a ShortCut for your name or for the header of a memo. See“ShortCuts 
Preferences” in Chapter 22 to learn about creating ShortCuts.
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 2 ShortCuts shown in the following 
table.
Draw gestures on LEFT side of Graffiti 2 writing area
Gesture Stroke Gesture Stroke
Cut Paste
Copy Undo
 
ShortCut   
Entry Shortcut
Date Stamp ds
Time stamp ts
Date/time stamp dts
Meeting me
Breakfast br
Lunch lu
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Full-screen writing area
When Writing Area Preferences are turned on and active, you do not have to write 
in the Graffiti 2 writing area. You can write letters anywhere on the left side of the 
screen, or write numbers anywhere on the right side of the screen. Capital letters 
are formed in the middle of the screen straddling the imaginary dividing line 
between the left and right sides. 
When Writing Area Preferences are turned off or inactive, you must write character 
strokes in the Graffiti 2 writing area for your handheld to recognize them.
To use the full-screen writing area: 
1.Turn on Writing Area Preferences. See“Writing Area Preferences” in Chapter 22 
for details.
2.Open the application in which you want to use the full-screen writing area.
A shaded box appears in the lower-right corner of the screen.
3.Position the cursor where you want the characters to appear.
4.Do any of the following:
– Write lowercase Graffiti 2 letters anywhere on the left side of the screen.
– Write numbers anywhere on the right side of the screen. 
– Write uppercase letters aligned with the division marks in the Graffiti 2 
writing area.
– Write the Punctuation Shift stroke before writing symbols and other special 
characters.
– Access buttons and other controls that appear on the screen by tapping and 
holding the control until it activates.
To temporarily disable the full-screen writing area:
■Tap the shaded box in the lower-right corner. 
The shaded box changes to an outline and Writing Area Preferences are 
deactivated.
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 infrared communication established by the 
Infrared Data Association (IrDA). This means that you can beam data to any 
nearby device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards 
and that can read the type of data you’re beaming. For example, you can beam an 
Address Book entry to a Palm OS
® handheld, a mobile phone, or a computer that’s 
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You can beam the following information between devices:
■The record currently displayed in Date Book, Address Book, Note Pad, To Do 
List, Palm™ Photos, Palm™ Web Browser Pro, or Memo Pad
■All records of the category currently displayed in Address Book, To Do List, 
Note Pad, or Memo Pad, or all photos in the currently displayed album in Palm 
Photos
■A special Address Book record that you designate as your business card, 
containing information you want to exchange with business contacts
■An unlocked application installed in RAM memory
■An unlocked application installed on an expansion card that is seated in the 
card slot
TIPYou can also perform HotSync® operations using the IR port. 
See“Conducting IR HotSync operations” in Chapter 21 for more details.
To select a business card:
1.Create an Address Book record that contains the information you want on your 
business card.
2.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
3.Tap Record, and then tap Select Business Card.
4.Ta p  Ye s .
To beam a record, business card, or category of records:
1.Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam.
NOTEThe procedure for beaming photos and albums is slightly different from 
the procedure for beaming other records and categories. See Chapter 13 for 
details.
2.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
3.Tap one of the following from the Record menu:
– The Beam command for an individual record.
– In Address Book only: Beam Business Card.
– In Note Pad only: If you are beaming to someone using an earlier version of 
Note Pad, tap Compatibility, and then tap Beam.
– Beam Category.
TIPYou can also press and hold the Address Book application button to 
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4.When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR 
port of the receiving device.
For best results, Palm handhelds should be between 10 centimeters 
(approximately 4 inches) and 1 meter (approximately 39 inches) apart, and the 
path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles. The beaming 
distance to other devices may be different.
5.Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete 
before you continue working on your handheld.
To beam an application:
1.Tap the Home icon  .
2.Ta p  t h e  M e n u  i c o n   .
3.Tap App, and then tap Beam.
4.Tap the Beam From pick list.
5.Select either Handheld or Card.
6.Tap the application you want to transfer.
Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed. These are listed 
with a lock icon next to them.
7.Ta p  B e a m .
8.When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR 
port of the receiving device.
9.Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete 
before you continue working on your handheld.
To receive beamed information:
1.Turn on your handheld.
2.Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting device to open the 
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3.(Optional) Tap the category pick list and select a category for the incoming 
information. You can also create a new category or leave the information 
unfiled.
4.Ta p  Ye s .  
Beaming tips
■You can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam the current entry. 
See“Pen Preferences” in Chapter 22 for more information. 
■You can draw the Graffiti 2 Command stroke to activate the Command toolbar, 
and then tap the beam icon. 
■You can use the Graffiti 2 Command stroke “/ B” to beam the current entry.
■In Palm Photos you can select and beam multiple photos at the same time. 
See“Beaming photos” in Chapter 13 for details.
Sending data
You can send data using Bluetooth™ communication or by using e-mail or SMS 
communication.
Sending data using Bluetooth communication
If you enable Bluetooth communication, you can send data to other Bluetooth 
devices. The Bluetooth device must be discoverable and within 10 meters 
(approximately 30 feet) of your handheld. For more information on enabling 
Bluetooth communication and Bluetooth settings, see“Bluetooth Preferences” in 
Chapter 22.
To send data using Bluetooth communication:
1.Open the application you want to send data from.
2.Select the record or category you want to send.