Palm Handhelds m100 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
About This Book ................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your
Palm™ m100 Series Handheld
Getting to know your handheld..........................................................2
What is a Palm m100 series handheld? ..........................................2
System requirements ........................................................................3
Palm m100 series components ........................................................4
Using the protective flip cover ........................................................7
Changing the face plate ....................................................................8
Installing the batteries ......................................................................9
Palm Desktop organizer software.....................................................10
Connecting the HotSync cradle/cable .........................................10
Installing Palm Desktop software .................................................12
Using your handheld with another PIM .....................................13
Tapping and typing ............................................................................14
Tap with the stylus to get things done .........................................14
Elements of the handheld interface ..............................................15
Opening applications .....................................................................17
Using menus ....................................................................................18
Entering data ....................................................................................20
Customizing your handheld..............................................................23
Setting the time and date ...............................................................24
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Handheld
Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..................................................26
Writing Graffiti characters .............................................................26
Graffiti tips .......................................................................................28
The Graffiti® alphabet ....................................................................29
Writing capital letters .....................................................................30
Writing numbers .............................................................................31
Graffiti numbers ..............................................................................31
Writing punctuation marks ...........................................................31
Additional Graffiti punctuation ....................................................32
Writing symbols and extended characters ..................................32
Writing accented characters ..........................................................33
Accent strokes ..................................................................................33
Additional non-English characters ...............................................33
Navigation strokes ..........................................................................34
Graffiti ShortCuts ............................................................................34