Compaq IPAQ H3800 Series Reference Guide

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Use application commands
You can use voice commands to navigate through Contacts, 
Calendar, Tasks, and Inbox. These commands include reading:

A contact’s phone number

My very next appointment

Active tasks

New messages
To find out what commands are available in an application, see 
the list in What Can I Say?
1. Press and hold the Record button.
2. Wait for the beep and say “Go to Contacts” or “Go to 
Calendar” or “Go to Tasks” or “Go to Inbox.”
3. Release the...

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Teach ViaVoice
For ViaVoice to recognize certain words, you can teach ViaVoice 
how you pronounce the words. The words you would most likely 
teach ViaVoice include:

The names of applications you installed on your iPAQ 
Pocket PC

Contact names
1. Press and hold the Record button.
2. Wait for the beep and say “What Can I Say?”
3. Release the Record button.
4. Double-tap the application name to expand the list and see 
commands in that group.
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6. Tap the Record icon and say the word.
7. Tap the Stop icon.
8. Tap the Save icon.
9. Tap OK. 
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Enter Information
You can enter letters, symbols, and numbers on the iPAQ 
Pocket PC screen by:

Tapping the Keyboard

Writing with the stylus and using the Letter Recognizer, 
Transcriber, or Block Recognizer to create text

Drawing and writing with the stylus
You can tap the keyboard or write with the Letter Recognizer, 
Transcriber, or Block Recognizer in any application.You can use 
the stylus to draw and write on the screen in the Notes application 
and from...

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1. From the Start menu, tap Settings.
2. Tap Input.
3. Tap Wo r d Completion.
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4. Determine how many letters you want to type before a 
suggestion is made, then tap the down arrow associated with 
letters.
5. Determine how many words you want suggested, then tap the 
down arrow associated with words.
6. Tap OK.
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Type with the On-screen Keyboard
You can enter typed text directly on the screen by tapping letters, 
numbers, and symbols on the Keyboard.
Hint:To see the symbols, tap the
123 orShiftkey.
1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input 
Panel icon.
2. Tap Keyboard to display a keyboard on the screen.
3. Tap a letter, symbol, or number to enter information.
4. Tap OK.
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Write with the stylus and the Letter Recognizer
You can write letters, numbers, and symbols on the screen using 
the stylus and the Letter Recognizer. You create words and 
sentences by writing in upper case (ABC), lower case (abc), and 
symbols (123) in specific areas.
1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input 
Panel button.
2. Tap Letter Recognizer.
3. Write a letter or symbol between the dashed line and 
baseline.
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c. Write a number or symbol between the hatch marks 
labeled 123.
Hint:You should write characters between the dashed line and
baseline for the character recognizer to work effectively. If you
are writing a letter like “p,” write the top portion within the
dashed line and baseline, and the tail portion below the baseline.
If you writing a letter like “b,” write the bottom portion within
the dashed line and baseline, and the top portion above the dashed
line.
4. What...

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Write with the stylus and the Transcriber
You can write words, letters, numbers, and symbols anywhere on 
the screen using the stylus and Transcriber.
1. From any application, tap the up arrow next to the Input 
Panel button.
2. Tap Tr a n s c r i b e r.
3. Write on the screen.
4. What you write will be converted to text.
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