User Manual

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Contents
About This Book
......................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Palm VII™ Handheld
Getting to know your Palm VII handheld.........................................3
What is a Palm VII handheld?..........................................................3
System requirements .........................................................................4
Palm VII components ........................................................................5
Installing the batteries .......................................................................9
Replacing batteries.............................................................................9
Setting up your handheld and charging the transmitter ...........10
Upgrade information.......................................................................10
Palm Desktop organizer software .................................................12
Using your handheld with another PIM ......................................14
Palm.Net wireless features .............................................................14
Tapping and typing ............................................................................17
Tap with the stylus to get things done..........................................17
Elements of the interface.................................................................18
Opening applications ......................................................................19
Using menus .....................................................................................22
Four ways to enter data...................................................................24
Customizing your handheld .............................................................28
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Palm VII™ Handheld
Using Graffiti writing to enter data..................................................31
Writing Graffiti characters ..............................................................31
Graffiti tips ........................................................................................33
The Graffiti alphabet........................................................................34
Writing capital letters ......................................................................35
Writing numbers ..............................................................................35
Graffiti numbers...............................................................................36
Writing punctuation marks ............................................................36
Additional Graffiti punctuation.....................................................37
Writing symbols and extended characters ...................................37
Writing accented characters ...........................................................38
Accent strokes...................................................................................38
Additional non-English characters................................................38
Navigation strokes...........................................................................39
Graffiti ShortCuts.............................................................................39
Using the onscreen keyboard............................................................40
Using your computer keyboard........................................................41
Importing data.....................................................................................41