Sony Clie Handheld Instructions Manual

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Entering data in your Sony CLIÉ™ 
Handheld
On-screen keyboard (Input 
panel) (42 page)
Enter the data by tapping the 
keyboard displayed on the screen.
Graffiti (45 page)
Enter data using the freehand input 
characters called Graffiti. Once you 
get used to entering data using 
Graffiti, it is much faster than 
entering data with the on-screen 
keyboard. 
						

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Practicing entering data using the on-
screen keyboard
You can enter data using the stylus of your CLIÉ handheld.
Entering data
To enter data, software (an application) that is compatible with 
your CLIÉ handheld is required. Follow the steps below to 
practice entering data using the Date Book application.
1Tap the Date Book   icon on the Application 
Launcher screen.
Date Book starts up. Todays schedule is displayed.
2Tap the time line in the Date Book screen.
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3Tap “a” to open the alphabetic keyboard, or 
tap “1” to open the numeric keyboard.
The selected keyboard is displayed.
4Select the desired keyboard and tap the 
characters to enter text and numbers.
You can use the on-screen keyboard in the same way as in 
the keyboard of your computer. To enter a capital letter, tap 
cap and then tap the character button. To delete a character, 
tap   
						

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5After you finish, tap Done to close the 
on-screen keyboard and place the text in the 
record. 
						

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Using Graffiti® writing to enter data
This section describes the procedures for creating letters, 
numbers, punctuations, and symbols, and teaches you some 
Graffiti
® tips and tricks.
What is Graffiti writing?
Most people find they can enter text quickly and accurately with 
only minutes of practice. Graffiti writing includes any character 
you can type on a standard keyboard. The Graffiti strokes closely 
resemble the upper case letters of the regular alphabet, which 
makes Graffiti writing easy to learn.
Entering characters with a single stroke
Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the 
stylus from the Graffiti writing area, your CLIÉ handheld 
recognizes and displays the text character immediately. 
To allow you to write an entire character with a single stroke, 
some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet 
equivalents.
The 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 from the dot.
Note
You need not create the dot; it is only there to show you where to begin 
the stroke.
(Graffiti writing examples 
A, B, C, D, E)
Start stroke from dot
Lift stylus here 
						

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Using Graffiti® writing to enter data
The area for writing letters and numbers are 
different
The 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 
separate the two areas.
Graffiti character list
Alphabets
AJ
BK
CL
DM
EN
FO
GP
HQ
IR
Write letters 
hereWrite numbers 
here
Division mark
s
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Numbers
Keyboard symbols
SW
TX
UY
VZ
05
16
27
38
49
Space Period Tap twice
Back Space Shift
Carriage 
ReturnCaps 
						

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Using Graffiti® writing to enter data
To write capital letters
Shift to caps to make capital letters with the same stroke shapes 
as the basic alphabet characters.
 To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letterUse the Caps Shift stroke   .
To return to the lower case, use the BackSpace stroke   .
Note
When you create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping New 
or a blank line), the first letter is automatically capitalized.
 To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock)Use the Caps Lock stroke   .
To return to the lower case, use the Caps Shift stroke   .
Writing punctuation marks
Make a single tap on the Graffiti writing area to activate 
Punctuation Shift. The next stroke you make anywhere in the 
Graffiti area (the letters or numbers side) creates a punctuation 
mark.
Caps Shift
Caps Lock
Punctuation Shift
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Using Graffiti® writing to enter data
To undo punctuation shift
Enter   (Back Space). 
(.) Period (—) Dash
(,) Comma ( ( ) Left Paren
(’) Apostrophe ( ) ) Right Paren
(?) Question (/) Slash
(!) Exclamation ($) Dollar
(@) At (\) Back slash
(#) Number ({) Left brace
(%) Percent (}) Right brace
(^) Circumflex([) Left square 
bracket
(&) Ampersand (]) Right square 
bracket
(*) Asterisk ( -) Swung dash
() Right angle 
bracket (;) Semicolon
(_) Under bar (:) Colon
(
) Ditto Tab 
						

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Writing symbols and extended characters
Make a Symbol Shift stroke    on the Graffiti writing area to 
activate Symbol Shift. The next stroke you make creates a 
symbol or extended character.
To undo symbol shift mode
Enter  (Back Space).
() Bullet x
(™) Trademark ÷
(®) Registered =
(©) Copyrighted (¢) Cent
(‘) Left single 
quotation(¥) Yen
(’) Right single 
quotation (£) Pound
(“) Left double 
quotation () Euro
(”) Right double 
quotation¿
(§) Section ¡
(°) Degree ß
+µ
–ƒ ø
Symbol Shift