Sony Clie Peg Nx80v Instructions Manual

							Entering text on 
your CLIÉ™ 
handheld
This chapter explains how to enter text on your 
CLIÉ handheld.
Entering text on your CLIÉ™ handheld  . . . . . . .   42
Selecting a handwriting input system . . . . . . . .   43
Using Graffiti
® writing to enter text  . . . . . . . . .   44
Using Decuma Input to enter text . . . . . . . . . . .   56
Using the on-screen keyboard to enter text  . . . .   60 
						

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Entering text on your CLIÉ™ handheld
You can enter text by following methods other than the hardware 
keyboard.
Handwriting input system
Graffiti® (page 44)
Enter text using the freehand input 
characters, called Graffiti. Once 
you get used to entering text using 
Graffiti, it is much faster than 
entering text with the on-screen 
keyboard.
Decuma Input (page 56)
Decuma Input converts your 
handwriting into typed text and can 
be used to input text with any 
application. Simply write in the 
input area in the lower part of the 
screen. The interpretation of your 
handwriting appears in the same 
place as you wrote.
On-screen keyboard 
(Input panel) (page 60)
Enter text by tapping the keyboard 
displayed on the screen.
Space?A a 1 @  * 
						

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Selecting a handwriting input system
You can select your favorite handwriting input method: 
Graffiti® writing or Decuma Input. Your CLIÉ handheld 
displays the Graffiti® writing as the default setting.
1Tap the   icon on the status bar.
The  Silk Plug-In  dialog box is displayed.
Tip
You can drag the stylus from left to right on the status bar to switch 
the Silk Screen  area.
For details, refer to the  Silk Plug-In Help by tapping the   
icon in the  Silk Plug-In  screen.
2Select handwriting input system.
When you want to use Graffiti® writing 
(pages 44-55)
Tap  StandardInput , then tap OK. 
When you want to use Decuma Input 
(pages 56-59)
Tap  Decuma Input , then tap OK.
Space?A a 1 @ 
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Using Graffiti® writing to enter text
This section describes the procedures for creating letters, 
numbers, punctuations marks 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 just 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 do not need to create the dot; it is only shown in this manual to 
illustrate 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 text
The areas 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.
Graffiti character list
Alphabet
AJ
BK
CL
DM
EN
FO
GP
HQ
IR
Write letters 
hereWrite numbers 
here
Division marks
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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 text
Writing 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 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 lower case, use the Caps Shift stroke  .
Writing punctuation marks
Tap once 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 text
To undo punctuation shift
Enter   (Back Space). 
(.) Period (—) Dash
(,) Comma( ( ) Left 
parenthesis
(’) Apostrophe ( ) ) Right 
parenthesis
(?) 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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Using Graffiti® writing to enter text
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 mark(¥) Yen
(’) Right single 
quotation mark (£) Pound
(“) Left double 
quotation mark () Euro
(”) Right double 
quotation
 mark¿
(§) Section ¡
(°) Degree ß
+µ
–ƒ ø
Symbol Shift 
						

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Using Graffiti® writing to enter text
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  .
To write non-English characters
You can write the following characters without any special 
punctuation or shifting:
Note
You must write these non-English characters on the left-hand 
side of the Graffiti writing area.
à è ì ò ù á é í ó ú ´y
â ê î ô û ã õ ñ
ä ï ö ü ÿ å
çæ