Palm Tungsten T3 Instructions Manual

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Accented characters
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:
When Punctuation Shift is active, an up arrow symbol appears in the lower-...

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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.
Graffiti 2 Gestures
Draw gestures on the abc or ABC writing area
Gesture Stroke Gesture Stroke
Cut Paste
Copy Undo
 
Erase Tab
Punctuation 
ShiftMenu 
Command
Short Cut
Draw symbols on EITHER side of the Graffiti 2 input area 

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Graffiti 2 ShortCuts
Graffiti 2 writing comes with several predefined ShortCuts. You can also create you 
own shortcuts. See“ShortCuts Preferences” in Chapter 21 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 following predefined Graffiti 2 ShortCuts:
Beaming data
Your handheld is equipped with an IR...

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You can beam the following information between devices:
nThe record currently displayed in Calendar, Contacts, Memos, Note Pad, Tasks, 
Palm™ Photos, or Palm™ Web Browser Pro
nAll records of the category currently displayed in Calendar, Contacts, Memos, 
Note Pad, or Tasks, or all photos in the currently selected in Palm Photos
nA special Contacts record that you designate as your business card, containing 
information you want to exchange with business...

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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...

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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 must be positioned within 
10 meters (approximately 30 feet) of your handheld. For more information on 
enabling Bluetooth communication, see“Using Bluetooth and connecting to the 
network from the status bar” in Chapter 2. For more information about Bluetooth 
settings, see“Bluetooth...

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don’t need to learn different applications. For more information on entering data 
on your computer, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software and the Palm 
Desktop Software for the Macintosh User ’s Guide on the Software Installation 
CD-ROM.
Importing data
If you have data stored in computer applications, such as spreadsheets and 
databases, or if you want to import data from another handheld, you can transfer 
the data to your handheld without typing it. Save the data in one...

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4.From the File menu, select Import.
5.Select the file you want to import.
6.Click Open.
If you are importing a vCal or vCard file, skip to step 10. You do not have to 
specify which fields correspond to the imported data.
7.To import data into the correct Palm Desktop fields, drag each field in the left 
column so that they are opposite the corresponding imported field on the right.
8.If you don’t want to import a field, click the check box for that field to...

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4.Click Open.
5.If you want to change the order of the fields you’re importing, point to a field, 
wait for the cursor to change to a double arrow, and then drag the field to a new 
location.
6.If you do not want to import a field, click the arrow between the field names.
7.From the Fields pop-up menu, select the appropriate field.
8.From the Delimiters pop-up menu, select the appropriate delimiter.
9.Click OK.
10 .To add the imported data to your handheld, perform a HotSync...

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