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To insert a card:
1.Insert the card into the expansion slot with the label side facing the display.
2.Push the card in with your thumb.
To  r e m o v e  a  c a r d :
1.Push lightly against the card with your thumb. 
2.Slide the card out of the expansion slot.
For complete information about working with expansion cards, see Chapter 6.
Tapping and typing
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, you can use the stylus 
to tap elements on your handheld screen to get...

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With your handheld turned on, you can tap the handheld screen to perform many 
operations, such as the following:
nOpen applications.
nSelect menu commands.
nInitiate a Find operation to search through applications installed on your 
handheld for specific text. (Find operations do not search through applications 
on expansion cards.)
nSelect options in dialog boxes.
nOpen the onscreen keyboards.
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your...

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ClockTap the Clock icon   to display the current time and date. 
The display closes automatically after two seconds.
ABCWith the cursor in an input field, tap ABC to activate the 
alphabetic keyboard.
123With the cursor in an input field, tap 123 to activate the 
numeric keyboard.
Check boxTap a check box to select or deselect it. When a check box 
contains a checkmark, the corresponding option is selected 
and active. When a check box is empty, the corresponding 
option is...

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Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain a 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.
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...

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To navigate in list screens, do any of the following:
nPress Up or Down on the navigator to scroll an entire screen of records. 
nPress and hold Up or Down on the navigator to accelerate the scrolling.
nPress Select on the navigator to insert the selection highlight. When the selection 
highlight is present, you can do the following:
– Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll to the previous or next record.
– Press Select again to view the selected record.
– Press Left on the...

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CHAPTER 3
Entering Data on Your Handheld
This chapter explains several ways to enter data on your handheld, including 
using the onscreen keyboard, using Graffiti
® 2 writing, and beaming data between 
devices with infrared (IR) ports.
Using the onscreen keyboard
You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on 
your handheld. You can also use Graffiti 2 writing when the keyboard is open, 
which makes it easy to switch between these two methods of entering data.
To use...

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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
Your handheld has Graffiti 2 help that describes the characters and writing 
procedures for Graffiti 2. 
This section contains tables of all the Graffiti 2...

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Writing in Graffiti 2 input areas
You can write Graffiti 2 characters in the designated input area, or you can turn on 
Writing Area and write outside the input area. See“Locating front panel controls” 
in Chapter 2 for the location of the input area.
Using Writing Area
When Writing AreaPreferences are turned on and active, the full screen is available 
for Graffiti 2 writing; you do not have to write in the input area. When Writing 
AreaPreferences are turned off or...

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Graffiti 2 character set
Graffiti 2 alphabet
Draw letters on the abc and ABC writing area
Letter Strokes Letter Strokes
AB
 
CD 
EF    
G   H
IJ
KL
MN
O
 P 
QR 
ST
UV
WX
 
Y Z