Palm I705 Wireless Handheld Instructions Manual

Using Graffiti writing to enter data
21
TIPA fullscreen pen stroke brings up Graffiti help on your handheld. See “Pen 
preferences”
 in Chapter 17 for details.
Writing capital letters
You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet 
characters. To make capital letters, you must first “shift” to caps — just as you press 
the Shift key on a keyboard — and then write the character strokes.
Graffiti writing includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter 
when...

Chapter 3 Entering Data in Your Handheld
22
To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):

Use the Caps Lock stroke:
TIPWhen Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears in 
the lower-right corner of the handheld screen. To return to lowercase, make the 
Caps Shift stroke.
Writing numbers
Writing numbers with Graffiti writing is similar to writing letters of the alphabet, 
except that you make the character strokes on the right-hand side (numbers side) 
of the Graffiti writing area.
Graffiti...

Using Graffiti writing to enter data
23
appears to show it is active. The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a 
punctuation mark.
When Punctuation Shift is active, you can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the 
Graffiti writing area (the letters or numbers side).
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...

Chapter 3 Entering Data in Your Handheld
24
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  ë  ì  í  î  ï  ò  ó  ô  õ  ö  ù  ú  û  ü  ÿ  ý  ñ
Additional...

Using Graffiti writing to enter data
25
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...

Chapter 3 Entering Data in Your Handheld
26
Beaming data
Your handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam 
information to another Palm OS handheld that’s close by and also has an IR port. 
The IR port is located at the top of the handheld, behind the small dark shield. 
You can beam the following information between Palm OS handhelds:

The record currently displayed in Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Note 
Pad, or Memo Pad

All records of the category currently displayed...

Beaming data
27
4.When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR 
port of the receiving handheld.
For best results, handhelds should be between 10 centimeters (approximately 4 
inches) and 1 meter (approximately 39 inches) apart, and the path between the 
two handhelds must be clear of obstacles. Beaming distance to other Palm OS 
handhelds may be different.
5.Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete 
before you continue working on your...

Chapter 3 Entering Data in Your Handheld
28
4.Ta p  Ye s .  
Tips on beaming information

You can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam the current entry. See “Pen 
preferences” in Chapter 17 for more information. 

You can draw the Graffiti Command stroke to activate the Command toolbar, 
and then tap the beam icon. 

You can use the Graffiti Command stroke “/ B” to beam the current entry.
Using your computer keyboard
If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboard, you can...

Importing data
29
Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software. Use the archive file 
formats to share information with other people who use a Palm OS
® handheld or 
to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop information.
To import data from a Windows computer:
1.Open Palm Desktop software.
2.Click the application into which you want to import data.
3.If you are importing records that contain a field with category names, do the 
following:
Select All in the Category box.
Be sure that...

Chapter 3 Entering Data in Your Handheld
30

Text (*.txt)
For information on how to set up a file link, see the Palm Desktop online Help.
Importing data from a Mac computer
Palm Desktop software can import data from any of the following applications 
when you export the data in the appropriate file format: 

Address Book Plus (text file)

Claris Organizer (Palm Desktop software can open these files directly)

ClarisWorks (save under new name as ASCII text file)

DateBook Pro (text file)

DayMaker (text...