Sony Clie Peg N710c Handheld User Manual

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Using the stylus
Dragging
Just as you can drag the mouse to select (and drag) text or move objects on
your computer, you can also use the stylus to drag an item on the screen of
your CLIE handheld.  Press the stylus lightly on the item and move it along
the screen surface.
Examples of dragging:
To display data above or below the current viewing area on the screen, use
the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.
To select multiple characters or...

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Using the Jog Dial™ navigator
Your CLIE handheld is equipped with a Jog
DialTM navigator, which allows you to perform all
major operations without the stylus.  You can
operate your CLIE handheld using the Jog Dial
navigator with just one hand.
The icon of any application that supports Jog Dial
navigator operations is marked with the 
 Jog
Dial navigator mark.
For other applications, you can also use the JogAssist function to enable Jog
Dial navigator...

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Entering data into your Sony CLIE Handheld
Using Graffiti® writing to enter data
This section explains the procedures for creating letters, numbers, punctuation,
and symbols, as well as teaching 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...

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Entering data in your Sony CLIE Handheld
Writing Graffiti letters
1Tap where you want your text to go.
Note
You need to tap above the Graffiti writing area, and you must see a flashing
cursor before you write the text.
2Use the tables on the following pages to find the stroke
shape for the letter you want to create. For example, the
stroke shown below creates the letter n.
Note
There are two different stroke shapes available for some letters. For...

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Note
You must begin the character strokes in the Graffiti writing area. If you do not
make Graffiti strokes in the Graffiti writing area, your CLIE handheld does not
recognize them as text characters.
Tips on Graffiti writing
• Accuracy improves when you write large characters, You should draw strokes that
nearly fill the Graffiti writing area.
• To delete characters, simply set the insertion point to the right of the character you
want to delete and...

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Writing Graffiti alphabet
Draw Graffiti letters according to the following alphabet in the left-hand
side of the Graffiti writing area.
AN
BO
CP
DQ
ER
FS
GT
HU
IV
JW
KX
LY
MZ
SpaceBackSpace
CarriageReturnPeriod Tap twice
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To write capital letters
Shift to caps and then you can make capital letters with the same stroke
shapes as the basic alphabet characters.

 To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter
Use 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...

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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.
(.) 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...

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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.
(•) Bulletx
(™) Trademark÷
(®) Registered=
(©) Copyrighted(¢) Cent
(‘) Left single quotation(¥) Yen
(’) Right single quotation(£) Pound
(“) Left double quotation¿
(”) Right double quotation ¡
(§) Sectionß
(º) Degreeµ
+ƒ
±ø
Symbol Shift
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Writing accented characters and non-English characters
To create accented characters, draw the stroke normally used to create the
letter, followed by an accent stroke. Graffiti writing then adds the accent to
the letter.
To enter “é,” for example, draw 
 and then .
à è ì ò ùá é í ó ú ´ y
â ê î ô ûã õ ñ
ä ï ö ü ÿå
To write non-English characters
You can write the following characters without any special punctuation or
shifting:
çæ
Note
You must write...