Sony Clie PEG-NR70V/U, PEG-NR70/U Handheld Operating Instructions

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Symbol Shift
Writing symbols and extended characters
Make a Symbol Shift stroke  on the Graffiti writing area to activate Symbol
Shift.  The next stroke you make creates a symbol or extended character.
(•) Bulletx
(™) Trademark÷
(®) Registered=
(©) Copyrighted(¢) Cent
(‘) Left single quotation(¥) Yen
(’) Right single quotation(£) Pound
(“) Left double quotation() Euro
(”) Right double quotation ¿
(§)...

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Writing accented characters and non-English 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.
To enter “é,” for example, draw 
 and then .
à è ì ò ùá é í ó ú ´y
â ê î ô ûã õ ñ
ä ï ö ü ÿå
To write non-English characters
You can write the following characters without any special...

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Using 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.
Move cursor right
Move cursor left
Go to the previous field (Address Book only)
Go to the next field (Address Book only)
Open Address Record (Address Book only)
Using Graffiti ShortCuts
Graffiti ShortCuts, similar to the glossary or...

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Using the software keyboard
You can switch the Graffiti writing area into a software keyboard when you
need to enter text or numbers into your CLIÉ handheld.
To use the software keyboard:
1Open any application (such as Memo Pad).
2Tap any record, or tap New.
3Tap the keyboard icon.
The software keyboard is displayed.
Tap the keyboard icon.
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Tab
Caps shift Caps lockBackspace
Tap here to...

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4Select the desired keyboard and tap the characters to enter
text and numbers.
You can use the software keyboard in the same way as in the keyboard of
your computer. To enter capital letter, tap cap and then tap the character
button. To delete a character, tap B.
Notes
• If you have the High Resolution Assist function (page 187) turned off, the software
keyboard switches back to the Graffiti writing area when you switch applications.
• While running...

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Using the on-screen keyboard
You can open the on-screen keyboard any time you need to enter text or
numbers into your CLIÉ handheld. Note that you cannot enter Graffiti
characters while using the on-screen keyboard.
To use the on-screen keyboard:
1Open any application (such as Memo Pad).
2Tap any record, or tap New.
3Tap a to open the alphabetic keyboard, or tap 1 to open
the numeric keyboard.
The selected...

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4Select the desired keyboard, and tap the characters to enter
text and numbers.
You can use the on-screen keyboard in the same way as in the keyboard
of your computer. To enter a capital letter, tap cap, and then tap the
character button. To delete a character, tap B.
5After you finish, tap Done to close the on-screen keyboard
and place the text in the record. 

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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 the Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ software or any other supported
personal information manager (PIM), such as Microsoft Outlook®, to enter
information. You can then perform a HotSync® operation to synchronize the
information on your computer with the information on your CLIÉ handheld.
All the main...

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Adjusting the screen
You can turn the backlight on the screen on or off or adjust the brightness
level according to the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment
where you use your CLIÉ handheld.
Turning the backlight off and on
Press and hold down the POWER button for more than two seconds to turn
the backlight off or on.
Adjusting the brightness level
Using the on-screen brightness control, adjust the screen brightness as
follows:
1Tap...

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Resetting your Sony CLIÉ Handheld
Under normal circumstances, you do not have to reset your CLIÉ handheld.
On rare occasions, however, your CLIÉ handheld may no longer respond to
buttons or the screen due to insufficient memory or other reasons.  In this
case, you need to perform a reset to get your CLIÉ handheld running again.
Performing a soft reset
A soft reset tells your CLIÉ handheld to stop what it’s doing and start over
again. All records and...