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 items together, use the stylus to drag along
the desired characters or items.
Tip on full-screen dragging
By default, full-screen dragging from the bottom of the writing area to the
top of the screen displays the Graffiti® Help on the screen.  You can assign
the full-screen dragging to another activity.  See page 165 for details.
Touch the desired item on the screen
with the stylus and move it along the
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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 operations.  For details, see “Changing the Jog Dial™
navigator preferences” on page 167.
Rotating the Jog Dial navigator
Rotate the Jog Dial navigator to select various
items in succession or to select an application to
start.
The operations you can perform by rotating the
Jog Dial navigator differ depending on the
application you are using. For details, refer to
the instructions for each application.
Pressing the Jog Dial navigator
Press the Jog Dial navigator to highlight the
item selected by rotating the Jog Dial navigator,
or to run the selected application.
The operations you can do by pressing the Jog
Dial navigator differ depending on the
application you are using. For details, refer to
the instructions for each application.
Rotating while holding down the Jog Dial navigator
Some applications support operations executed by rotating and pressing the
Jog Dial navigator.  For details, refer to the instructions for each application.
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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 resemble the upper case
letters of the regular alphabet, which makes Graffiti writing easy to learn.
There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing:
• If you draw the character shape exactly as shown in the tables later in this
chapter (like the shapes shown in the following diagram), you can
achieve 100% accuracy.
• The heavy 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 at the heavy dot (you should not create the
heavy dot; it is only there to show you where to begin the stroke).
• Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from
the Graffiti writing area, your CLIE 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 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.
Division marks Write letters here
Write numbers hereGraffiti writing examples:
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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 these letters,
choose the one that's easiest for you.
As you will see later, you use the same shape to create both the upper
case and lower case version of a letter.
3Position the stylus in the left-hand side of the Graffiti writing
area.
4Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape
as it appears in the tables.
5Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape.
That is all there is to it. When you lift the stylus from the screen, your
CLIE handheld recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter
at the insertion point on the screen.
As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen, you can begin the stroke for
the next character you want to write.
Lift stylus here
Start stroke at heavy dot
Position the stylus
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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 make the backspace stroke (a line from right to left) in the
Graffiti writing area.
• Write at natural speed. Writing too slowly can generate recognition errors.
• Do not write on a slant. Vertical strokes should be parallel to the sides of the Graffiti
writing area.
• Press firmly.
To display the Graffiti onscreen help
Drag the stylus from the bottom of the writing area to the top of the screen. Graffiti
Help opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti character set.
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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 Lock)
Use the Caps Lock stroke 
.
To return to the lower case, use the CapsShift stroke 
.
Writing numbers
Write the following numbers on the right-hand side (numbers side) of the
Graffiti writing area.
05
16
27
38
49
Caps Shift
Caps Lock
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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
(&) Ampersand(]) Right square bracket
(*) Asterisk(-) Swung dash
() Right angle bracket (;) Semicolon
(_) Under bar(:) Colon
(“) DittoTab
Punctuation Shift
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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 these non-English characters on the left side of the Graffiti writing
area.
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