Instruction Manual Part 15

Entering Data in Your Handheld

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:

■ 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.

■ 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).

■ Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from the

Graffiti writing area, your handheld recognizes and displays the text character

Backspace

Carriage return

Ta b

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