Handspring Visor Pro Handheld User Guide

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Additional Graffiti punctuation
Writing symbols and extended characters
All symbols and extended characters begin with the stroke in the 
Graffiti writing area of your handheld:
When the Symbol Shift is active, a slanted shift symbol appears in the 
lower-right corner of the screen. The next stroke that you make creates 
the symbol or extended character.Symbol Stroke Symbol Stroke
Period
.
 Dash
—
Comma
,Left Paren
(
Apostrophe
Right Paren
)
Question
?Slash
/
 
Exclamation
!Dollar
$
Symbol
Shift
   
@     #     %     ^      &    *     <     >      –     +      =      | 
      {      }     [       ]     ~     `         ;     :            tab
Symbol Shift 
						

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Writing accented 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.
For example, the following diagram shows the strokes required to 
draw an accented “e.”
Accent strokes
Using these accent strokes, you can write the following accented 
letters:
à  á  â  ã  ä  å  è  é  ê  ì  í  î  ï  ò  ó  ô  õ  ö  ù  ú  û  ü  ÿ  ý  ñ
Additional non-English characters
You can write the following characters in the lowercase alphabet 
mode without any special punctuation or shifting:
Note:
You must write these non-English characters in the left side of 
the Graffiti writing area.
= e
a         a       a        a        a       a
ca
e 
						

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Navigation strokes
In addition to character symbols, Graffiti writing includes special 
strokes that you can use to navigate within text or fields in your 
applications. 
Graffiti ShortCuts
Graffiti ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases 
quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext 
features of some word processors. 
Graffiti writing comes with several predefined ShortCuts, and you can 
also create your own. Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters. 
For example, you might create a ShortCut for your name, or for the 
header of a memo. See “ShortCuts preferences” in Chapter 9 to learn 
about creating your own ShortCuts.
To use a ShortCut, draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the ShortCut 
characters. When you draw the ShortCut stroke, the ShortCut symbol 
appears at the insertion point to show that you are in ShortCut mode.Command Stroke
Move cursor right
 
Move cursor left
Previous field
(Address only)
Next Field
(Address only)
Open Address Record
(Address only)
ShortCut
    
						

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Your handheld includes the following predefined Graffiti ShortCuts:
 Using the onscreen keyboard
You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text 
or numbers on your handheld. Note that you cannot enter Graffiti 
characters while using the onscreen keyboard. 
To use the onscreen keyboard:
1. Open any application (such as Memo Pad). 
2. Tap any record, or tap New.
3. Tap “abc” to open the alphabetic keyboard, or tap “123” to open 
the numeric keyboard.
4. Tap the characters to enter text and numbers.
Note:
The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for 
international characters. You can switch among the three 
dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need.
5. After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and 
place the text in the record. Entry ShortCut
Date stampds
Time stampts
Date / time stampdts
Meetingme
Breakfastbr
Lunchlu
Dinnerdi
   
Tap here for alpha keyboard Tap here for numeric keyboard 
						

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Using your computer keyboard
If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer 
keyboard, you can use Palm™ Desktop software, or any supported 
PIM, to enter information. You can then perform a HotSync
® operation 
to synchronize the information on your computer with the 
information on your handheld. All the main applications on your 
handheld are available in Palm Desktop software and in most PIMs.
Refer to Palm Desktop online Help for more information on entering 
data on your computer.
Importing data
If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets 
and databases, you can transfer the data to your Visor handheld 
without having to key it in manually. Save the data in one of the file 
formats listed below, import it into Palm Desktop software, and then 
perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your handheld.
You can import data from any of the following PIM (personal 
information manager) products.
nAddress Book Plus
nDateBook Pro
nDayMaker
nDynodex
nMeeting Maker
nNow Contact
nNow Up-to-Date
nQuickDex
nTouchBase Pro
Palm Desktop software can open Claris Organizer files directly; you 
do not need to import them. To import data from PIM product files, 
you must export and save the entire file in text format first. You can 
import fields from TouchBase Pro, DateBook Pro, DayMaker, and 
QuickDex files in the proper order. You might have to adjust the field 
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You can also import data from a FileMaker Pro database or a 
ClarisWorks database. In FileMaker Pro, be sure to export the 
database to the Tab-Separated Text file type. In ClarisWorks, be sure 
to save the database in ASCII text format and give it a different name 
so you dont overwrite the original file.
You can import data from a Newton that uses Newton Operating 
System 1.0. Simply use the Newton Connection Kit to export data 
from the Newton Names file, Date Book Calendar file, and Notepad, 
and then import the resulting files into Palm™ Desktop software. The 
Newton Connection Kit does not work with Newton Operating 
System 2.0.
To import data:
1. Export a text file from the other product.
2. Open Palm Desktop software.
3. From the File menu, choose Import.
4. Select the file you want to import.
5. Click Open.
6. In the Import dialog box, check each field name to be sure the 
correct data moves into the correct fields.
To change the order of a field in the file youre importing into, 
move the pointer over a field name in the Fields In list. When 
the pointer changes to double arrow, drag the name to a new lo-
cation.
To prevent information from being imported into a field, click 
the arrow between field names. The arrow changes to a dotted 
line.
To view the information in the file youre importing from, click 
the Scan Data arrows to see the information in each record.
7. From the Fields pop-up menu, choose the appropriate field.
8. From the Delimiters pop-up menu, choose the appropriate 
delimiter.
The field and delimiter are set automatically if you are import-
ing a Claris Organizer, TouchBase Pro, DateBook Pro, DayMak-
er, or QuickDex file.
9. Click OK. 
						

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Using an external keyboard
You can connect an optional keyboard accessory to the connector on 
your handheld so you can type data directly into your handheld. 
External keyboards are very helpful when you need to enter large 
amounts of data quickly and accurately while you are away from your 
computer. 
						

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Chapter 3
Managing Your Applications
This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your 
Visor™ handheld computer, how to change application settings so 
they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize 
applications so you view them in related groups.
Using the Applications Launcher
To open the Applications Launcher, tap the Applications icon  .
Selecting applications
Your handheld is equipped with a variety of applications. All the 
applications installed on your handheld appear in the Applications 
Launcher. See “Opening applications” in Chapter 1 for details.
Switching between applications
When working in any application, tap the Applications icon   or 
press an application button on the front panel of your handheld to 
switch to another application. Your handheld automatically saves 
your work in the current application and displays it when you return 
to that application.
Categorizing applications
The category feature enables you to manage the number of application 
icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher. You can 
assign an application to a category and then display a single category 
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To categorize an application: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Tap the Menu icon  . 
3. Tap App, and then tap Category.
4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category.
Tip:
To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the 
pick list. Tap New, enter the category name, and then tap 
OK to add the category. Tap OK.
5. Tap Done.
To display applications by category: 
1. Tap the Applications icon  . 
2. Do one of the following:
Tap the Applications icon repeatedly to cycle through all your 
categories.
Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and se-
lect the category you want to display.