Palm i700 Series, Handbook

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Chapter 3 Entering Data in Your Handheld
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When a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other keyboards,
including the international keyboard.
After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the
record.
Using Graffiti writing to enter data
In this section, you learn the procedures for creating letters, numbers, punctuation,
and symbols, as well as some Graffiti tips and tricks.
Writing Graffiti characters
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 uppercase letters of the regular
alphabet, which makes Graffiti writing easy to learn.
There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing:
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If you draw the character shape exactly as shown in the tables later in this
chapter (like the shapes shown in the following diagram), you achieve 100%
accuracy.
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The heavy 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 at the heavy dot (you should not create the heavy dot; it is only
there to show you where to begin the stroke).
Backspace
Carriage return
Tab
Caps lock
Caps shift
Tap here to display
alphabetic keyboard
Tap here to display
numeric keyboard
Tap here to display
international keyboard
Alpha
Numeric
International