Handspring Visor - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
About This Guide ....................................................................................9
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Visor™ Handheld ...........................11
Getting to know your handheld........................................................11
What is a Visor handheld? .............................................................11
System requirements ......................................................................12
Upgrade information ......................................................................12
Visor components ...........................................................................14
Installing the batteries ........................................................................18
Tapping and typing ............................................................................19
Tap with the stylus to get things done .........................................19
Elements of the handheld interface ..............................................20
Opening applications .....................................................................21
Using menus ....................................................................................22
Four ways to enter data ..................................................................25
Customizing your handheld..............................................................29
Palm Desktop software ..................................................................30
Connecting the cradle .....................................................................31
Using your handheld with another PIM .....................................32
Installing a Springboard module ..................................................33
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Handheld .......................................35
Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..................................................35
Writing Graffiti characters .............................................................35
Graffiti tips .......................................................................................37
The Graffiti alphabet .......................................................................38
Writing capital letters .....................................................................39
Writing numbers .............................................................................39
Graffiti numbers ..............................................................................40
Writing punctuation marks ...........................................................40
Writing symbols and extended characters ..................................41
Writing accented characters ..........................................................42
Accent strokes ..................................................................................42
Additional non-English characters ...............................................42
Navigation strokes ..........................................................................43
Graffiti ShortCuts ............................................................................43
Using the onscreen keyboard ...........................................................44
Using your computer keyboard ........................................................45
Importing data .....................................................................................45
Using an external keyboard ...............................................................47