Palm M125 Handheld Instructions Manual

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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.
Note:
Graffiti writing includes a feature that automatically 
capitalizes the first letter when you create a new sentence or a 
new record (by tapping New or a blank line). 
To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter:...

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Graffiti numbers
Writing punctuation marks
Graffiti writing can create any punctuation symbol that you can enter 
from a standard keyboard. All punctuation marks begin with a single 
tap on the Graffiti writing area. When you make this tap, you activate 
Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active. The next 
stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark.
Note:
When Punctuation Shift is active, you can make a symbol 
stroke anywhere in the...

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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.
Writing accented characters
To create accented characters, draw the stroke normally used to create 
the letter, followed by an accent...

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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 non-English characters
You can write the following characters without any special 
punctuation or shifting:
Note:
You must write these non-English characters in the left side of 
the Graffiti writing...

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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 7 to learn 
about creating your own...

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Using the onscreen keyboard
You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text 
or numbers on your handheld. 
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...

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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. Most of the applications that came 
with your handheld are also available in Palm Desktop software and 
in most PIMs, so you don’t need to learn different applications. For...

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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 the same categories that appear in the imported file 
also exist in the application. If the categories do not exist, create 
them now; otherwise, the records are imported into the Unfiled 
category....

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nDayMaker (text file)
nDynodex (text file)
nFileMaker Pro (tab separated text file)
nMeeting Maker (text file)
nNewton running OS 1.0 with Newton Connection Kit:
Names; Date Book Calendar; and Notepad (text file)
nNow Contact (text file)
nNow Up-to-Date (text file)
nQuickDex (text file)
nTouchBase Pro (text file)
To import data from a Macintosh:
1. Open Palm Desktop software.
2. From the File menu, choose Import.
3. Select the file you want to import.
4. Click Open.
5. If you want to...

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