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    To charge the battery:
    1. Connect the cradle as described in the previous steps.
    2. Place your handheld in the cradle.
    Note:
    The LED blinks while your handheld charges. When the 
    LED stays on, your handheld is charged. It takes about 90 
    minutes to fully charge a drained battery.
    LED 
    						
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    Tapping and typing
    Tap with the stylus to get things done
    Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the 
    stylus to tap elements on your handheld screen is the basic action to 
    get things done on your handheld.
    The first time you start your handheld, setup instructions appear on 
    the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer. 
    Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your handheld with its 
    touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, 
    the handheld can detect exactly which task you want to perform. 
    Important
    :
    Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making 
    strokes on the handheld screen. Never use an actual pen, 
    pencil, or other sharp object to write on the handheld 
    screen.
    With your handheld turned on, you can tap the handheld screen to 
    perform many operations, such as the following:
    nOpen applications
    nChoose menu commands
    nInitiate a global Find operation
    nSelect options in dialog boxes
    nOpen the onscreen keyboards
    Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your 
    computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use 
    the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar. 
    						
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    Elements of the handheld interface
    Menu bar
    A set of commands that are specific to the application. 
    Not all applications have a menu bar.
    Command 
    buttonsTap a button to perform a command. Command 
    buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of 
    application screens.
    Icons
    Tap the icons to open applications  , menus  , 
    Calculator  , and to find text anywhere in your data 
    .
    abc
    With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to 
    activate the alphabetic keyboard.
    123
    With the cursor in an input field, tap the dot to 
    activate the numeric keyboard.
    Check box
    When a check mark appears in a check box, the 
    corresponding option is active. If a check box is 
    empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box 
    is checked, tapping it removes the check mark.
    Pick list
    Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap 
    an item in the list to select it.
    Menu 
    bar
    Command 
    buttons Icons
    Pick list
    Check 
    box 
    						
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    Opening applications
    You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application 
    installed on your handheld. You can also open the four main 
    applications — Date Book Plus, Address, To Do List, and Memo Pad 
    — with the application buttons on the front panel of your handheld.
    Tip:
    When you press an application button on the front panel, you 
    have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even 
    need to turn on your handheld first. 
    In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the 
    Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and 
    application category. Next/
    previous 
    arrowsTap the up and down arrows to display the previous 
    and next page of information; tap the left and right 
    arrows to display the previous and next record.
    Scroll bar
    Drag the slider, or tap the top or bottom arrow, to 
    scroll the display one line at a time. To scroll to the 
    previous page, tap the scroll bar just above the slider. 
    To scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below 
    the slider.
    You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by 
    pressing the scroll buttons on the front panel of your 
    handheld.
    Scroll 
    bar  Previous/next 
    arrows  
    						
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    To open an application:
    1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
    2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have 
    many applications installed on your handheld, tap the scroll bar to 
    see all of your applications. 
    Tip:To find an application quickly, you can write the Graffiti 
    character for the first letter of its name. The Applications 
    Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that 
    begins with that letter. You can also assign application icons to 
    different categories. See “Categorizing applications” in 
    Chapter 3.
    Using menus
    Menus on your handheld are easy to use. Once you have mastered 
    them in one application, you can use them the same way in all other 
    applications. 
    The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that 
    application in Chapter 4. The Edit menu is described in “Editing 
    records” in Chapter 4. 
    To open the menu bar:
    1. Do one of the following: 
    nOpen an application (such as Memo Pad) and then tap the 
    Menu icon  . 
    nTap the inverted tab at the top of any application’s screen 
    (except Calculator).  
    						
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    In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. 
    The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo, 
    Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.
    Choosing a menu
    After you open the menu bar for an application, tap the menu that 
    contains the command you want to use.
    The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the 
    application. Also, the menus and menu commands vary depending on 
    which part
     of the application you’re using. For example, in Memo Pad, 
    the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo screen.
    Graffiti menu commands
    Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti Command stroke, 
    which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands 
    on computers. The command letters appear to the right of the 
    command names. To use the Graffiti menu commands, the menu bar 
    must be closed.
    Tap the Menu icon
    Tap inverted tab
    Command letters Menu commands 
    						
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    To use the Graffiti menu commands:
    1. In the Graffiti text area, draw a diagonal line from the lower left to 
    upper right. 
    The Command toolbar appears for about four seconds.
    2. Immediately write the corresponding command letter in the 
    Graffiti letter area.
    For example, to choose Select All in the Edit menu, draw the 
    Command stroke, followed by the letter “s.”
    Tip:
    If you wait more than three seconds to write the menu 
    command, you need to redraw the Graffiti Command 
    stroke to redisplay the Command toolbar.
    Command toolbar
    The Command toolbar provides quick access to frequently used menu 
    commands. The commands available vary based on the active screen.
    To use the command toolbar:
    1. In the Graffiti text area, draw a diagonal line from the lower left to 
    upper right. 
    The Command toolbar appears for about four seconds.
    2. Tap the icon for the command you want. 
    Tip:
    If you wait more than three seconds to tap the icon, you 
    need to redraw the Graffiti Command stroke to redisplay 
    the Command toolbar.
    Displaying online tips
    Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an 
    online Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate 
    questions you have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the 
    dialog box, or give you other useful information.
    Command toolbar
    Command toolbar 
    						
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    To display an online tip:
    1. Tap the Tips icon  . 
    2. After you review the tip, tap Done.
    Four ways to enter data
    There are four ways to enter data into your handheld:
    nUsing Graffiti writing
    nUsing the onscreen keyboard
    nEntering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then 
    synchronizing with your handheld
    nUsing an external keyboard
    Graffiti writing
    Your handheld includes Graffiti writing software as the primary 
    system for entering text and numbers. With Graffiti writing, you write 
    simple strokes with the stylus and they are instantly recognized as 
    letters or numbers. 
    Write letters here Write numbers here
    Division marks 
    						
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    Your handheld also includes Giraffe, a game you can use to practice 
    Graffiti writing. See “Installing and removing applications” in 
    Chapter 3 for installation instructions. The Memo Pad application is 
    ideal for practicing Graffiti writing. This section explains how to open 
    Memo Pad and use it to practice Graffiti writing.
    To open Memo Pad:
    1. Press the Memo Pad application button  . 
    2. Tap New.
    Note:
    A blinking cursor appears on the first line of the new memo to 
    indicate where new text will appear. 
     
    See “Using Graffiti writing to enter data” in Chapter 2 for more 
    information.
    New 
    memo 
    cursor
    Tap 
    New 
    Write in Graffiti area  
    						
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    Onscreen keyboard
    When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address, 
    you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards to enter 
    data.
     
    After a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other 
    keyboards, including the international keyboard. See “Using the 
    onscreen keyboard” in Chapter 2 for more information.
    Note:
    You cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen 
    keyboard.
     
    Tap here for 
    alphabetic keyboardTap here for 
    numeric keyboard
    Backspace
    Carriage return Tab
    Caps lock
    Caps shift
    Tap here to display 
    alphabetic keyboard 
    Tap here to display 
    numeric keyboard Tap here to display 
    international keyboard 
    Alpha 
    Numeric 
    International 
    						
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