Handspring Visor Deluxe Handheld - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
About This Guide ....................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Visor Handheld
Getting to know your Visor handheld ...............................................3
What is a Visor handheld? ...............................................................3
System requirements ........................................................................4
Upgrade information ........................................................................5
Visor components .............................................................................6
Installing the batteries ........................................................................10
Tapping and typing ............................................................................11
Tap with the stylus to get things done .........................................11
Elements of the handheld interface ..............................................12
Opening applications .....................................................................13
Using menus ....................................................................................14
Three ways to enter data ................................................................16
Customizing your handheld..............................................................20
Palm Desktop software ..................................................................21
Connecting the cradle .....................................................................22
Using your handheld with Microsoft Outlook
(Windows only) ...............................................................................23
Using your handheld with another PIM .....................................23
Installing a Springboard module ..................................................24
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Visor Handheld
Using Graffiti writing to enter data ..................................................25
Writing Graffiti characters .............................................................25
Graffiti tips .......................................................................................27
The Graffiti alphabet .......................................................................28
Writing capital letters .....................................................................29
Writing numbers .............................................................................29
Graffiti numbers ..............................................................................30
Writing punctuation marks ...........................................................30
Writing symbols and extended characters ..................................31
Writing accented characters ..........................................................32
Accent strokes ..................................................................................32
Additional non-English characters ...............................................32
Navigation strokes ..........................................................................33
Graffiti ShortCuts ............................................................................33
Using the onscreen keyboard ...........................................................34
Using your computer keyboard ........................................................35
Importing data .....................................................................................35