Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions
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Tapping and writing problems
My handheld is not making
any sounds.
Check the System, Alarm and Game Sound settings. See
“General preferences” in Chapter 7.
My handheld has frozen. Perform a soft reset. See “Resetting your handheld” in
Appendix A.
Problem Solution
When I tap the buttons or
screen icons, my handheld
activates the wrong feature.
Calibrate the screen. See “Digitizer preferences” in Chapter 7.
When I tap the Menu
icon , nothing happens.
Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to a
different application.
I can’t get my handheld to
recognize my handwriting.
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For your handheld to recognize handwriting input with the
stylus, you need to use Graffiti writing. See “Using Graffiti
writing to enter data” in Chapter 2.
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Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writing
area, not on the display part of the screen.
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Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the left-hand side, and the
strokes for numbers in the right-hand side of the Graffiti
writing area.
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Make sure that Graffiti is not shifted into extended or
punctuation modes. See “Using Graffiti writing to enter
data” in Chapter 2.
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See “Graffiti tips” in Chapter 2 for tips on increasing your
accuracy when you write Graffiti characters.