Palm IIIxe, Handbook

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Contents
About This Book ......................................................................................9
Important Information for Upgraders
Automatic or Manual Installation of
What Matters Most™ Applications...............................................10
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Palm IIIxe™ Organizer ..................11
Getting to know your Palm IIIxe organizer ....................................11
What is a Palm IIIxe organizer? .....................................................11
A Word about Franklin Planner Software....................................12
System requirements .......................................................................12
Upgrade Information.......................................................................13
Palm IIIxe components....................................................................14
Installing the batteries ........................................................................18
Franklin Planner Software for Windows .....................................19
Connecting the cradle......................................................................20
Tapping and typing ............................................................................20
Tap with the stylus to get things done..........................................20
Elements of the organizer interface ...............................................21
Opening applications ......................................................................23
Using menus .....................................................................................24
Four ways to enter data...................................................................27
Customizing your organizer..............................................................30
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Palm IIIxe™ Organizer.................33
Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..................................................33
Writing Graffiti characters ..............................................................33
Graffiti tips ........................................................................................35
The Graffiti alphabet........................................................................36
Writing capital letters ......................................................................37
Writing numbers ..............................................................................37
Graffiti numbers ...............................................................................38
Writing punctuation marks ............................................................38
Additional Graffiti punctuation.....................................................39
Writing symbols and extended characters ...................................39
Writing accented characters ...........................................................40
Accent strokes...................................................................................40
Additional non-English characters................................................40
Navigation strokes ...........................................................................41
Graffiti ShortCuts .............................................................................41
Using the onscreen keyboard ............................................................42
Using your computer keyboard ........................................................43