General Procedures
Release 3
34-ST-25-20 MC Toolkit User Manual
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9/06
Input Methods: Letter, Numbers, Symbols
The PDA includes four methods for character input: Block Recognizer, Keyboard, Letter Recognizer, and
Transcriber.
In the Keyboard method, the user selects a text field in display, and then selects a character at a time from a
virtual keyboard. Using the keyboard involves familiar concepts that will enable quick and accurate
entries.
In the other three methods, the stylus is used to write the desired input directly onto the screen, and each
requires some adaptation of user skills. Of these, the Transcriber is probably the most efficient and easiest
to use.
Input Methods: Selections and Options (Examples)
Overview
Display - Input Selection
Display - Input Options
To select an input method, tap the
arrow
at the lower-right of
the display, then tap the name of the
desired input method.
To select an option for the selected
input method, select
Settings
from the
Start
Menu,
Input
from the Settings
menu, and then select the desired
input options.
Note that the icon next to the selection
arrow changes with the method
selected.
Block Recognizer
Overview
Display - Input Selection
Display - Input Options
In the Block recognizer, the stylus is
used to write characters into a letter
pad (the box at bottom, on the left) or
a numeric pad (on the right).
The "
?
" icon is a link to HELP; the
@$ icon is a link to a table of
symbols.
