Sony Clie Peg Tg50 Handheld Instructions Manual

							Entering data on 
your Sony CLIÉ™ 
handheld
This chapter explains how to enter data on your 
CLIÉ handheld.
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Practicing entering data using the on-screen keyboard  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   43
Using Graffiti
® writing to enter data . . . . . . . . .   46 
						

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Entering data on your Sony CLIÉ™ 
handheld
You can enter data by following methods other than the 
hardware keyboard.
On-screen keyboard (Input 
panel) (page 43)
Enter data by tapping the keyboard 
displayed on the screen.
Graffiti
® (page 46)
Enter data using the freehand input 
characters, called Graffiti. Once 
you get used to entering data using 
Graffiti, it is much faster than 
entering data with the on-screen 
keyboard. 
						

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Practicing entering data using the on-
screen keyboard
You can enter data using the stylus of your CLIÉ handheld.
Entering data
To enter data, you will need software (an application) that is 
compatible with your CLIÉ handheld. Follow the steps below to 
practice entering data using the Date Book application.
1Tap the Date Book   icon on the Application 
Launcher screen.
Date Book starts up. Todays schedule is displayed.
2Tap the time line in the Date Book screen.
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3Press and hold the Home /Menu   button. 
Tap  Keyboard  from the Edit menu.
The keyboard is displayed.
4Select the required ke yboard 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   
						

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Practicing entering data using the on-screen keyboard
5When you have finished, tap Done to close the 
on-screen keyboard and place the text in the 
record. 
						

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Using Graffiti® writing to enter data
This section describes the procedures for creating letters, 
numbers, punctuations, and symbols, and teaches you some 
Graffiti
® tips and tricks.
What is Graffiti writing?
Most people find they can enter text quickly and accurately with 
only minutes of practice. Graffiti writing includes any character 
you can type on a standard keyboard. The Graffiti strokes closely 
resemble the upper case letters of the regular alphabet, which 
makes Graffiti writing easy to learn.
Entering characters with a single stroke
Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the 
stylus from the Graffiti writing area, your CLIÉ handheld 
recognizes and displays the text character immediately. 
To allow you to write an entire character with a single stroke, 
some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet 
equivalents.
The dot on each shape shows where to begin the 
stroke
Certain characters have similar shapes, but different beginning 
and end points. Always begin the stroke from the dot.
Note
You do not need to create the dot; it is only there to show you where to 
begin the stroke.
( Graffiti writing examples  A, B, C, D, E)
Start stroke from dot
Lift stylus here 
						

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The areas for writing letters and numbers are 
different
The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts: one for 
writing the letters of the alphabet and one for writing numbers.
Tip
To display the Graffiti writing area, select the line to enter characters, 
and then press the Text Input  /Find   button. For details, refer to 
“Entering characters with Graffiti” (page 54).
Graffiti character list
Alphabet
AI
BJ
CK
DL
EM
FN
GO
HP
Write letters 
here Write numbers 
here
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Numbers
Keyboard symbols
QV
RW
SX
TY
UZ
05
16
27
38
49
Space Period Tap twice
Back Space Shift
Carriage 
ReturnCaps
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Writing capital letters
Shift to caps to make capital letters with the same stroke shapes 
as the basic alphabet characters.
 To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letterUse the Caps Shift stroke   .
To return to lower case, use the BackSpace stroke   .
Note
When you create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping New 
or a blank line), the first letter is automatically capitalized.
 To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock)Use the Caps Lock stroke   .
To return to lower case, use the Caps Shift stroke   .
Writing punctuation marks
Tap once on the Graffiti writing area to activate Punctuation 
Shift. The next stroke you make anywhere in the Graffiti area 
(the letters or numbers side) creates a punctuation mark.
Caps Shift
Caps Lock
Punctuation Shift
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To undo punctuation shift
Enter   (Back Space). 
(.) Period (—) Dash
(,) Comma( ( ) Left 
parenthesis
(’) Apostrophe ( ) ) Right 
parenthesis
(?) Question (/) Slash
(!) Exclamation ($) Dollar
(@) At (\) Back slash
(#) Number ({) Left brace
(%) Percent (}) Right brace
(^) Circumflex ([) Left square 
bracket
(&) Ampersand (]) Right square 
bracket
(*) Asterisk ( -) Swung dash
() Right angle 
bracket (;) Semicolon
(_) Under bar (:) Colon
(
) Ditto Tab