Palm Handhelds m500 - Manual (Page 31)

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Note: Command mode is only active for a short time, so you must
tap an icon or write the command letter immediately to choose
the menu command.
Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an
online Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate
questions you have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the
dialog box, or give you other useful information.
To display an online tip:
1. Tap the Tips icon .
2. After you review the tip, tap Done.
Entering data
There are several ways to enter data into your handheld:
■ Using the onscreen keyboard
■ Using Graffiti writing
■ Using Note Pad
■ Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then
synchronizing with your handheld
■ Using an external keyboard attached to the universal connector
■ Beaming data from another Palm OS handheld that is close by and
has an infrared port. See “Beaming information” in Chapter 6 for
details.