Chapter 16 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld
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5. Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level.
6. Tap Do n e.
The Game Sound setting works only with games that are programmed to
respond to this setting. Older games typically do not respond to this setting.
Writing Area Preferences
Writing Area Preferences offer you the option of using the full screen to enter
Graffiti 2 characters. When Writing Area Preferences are turned on and active, you
can write letters anywhere on the left side of the screen, write numbers anywhere
on the right side of the screen, and write capital letters across the imaginary
division line in the middle of the screen. You access buttons and other controls that
appear on the screen by tapping and holding the control until it activates.
To turn Writing Area Preferences on and off:
1. From the General Preferences list, select Writing Area.
2. Tap On or Off.
3. If you selected On in the previous step, select the Show penstrokes check box to
display penstrokes while writing, or deselect this check box to hide penstrokes.
4. Tap Do n e.
See “Full-screen writing area” in Chapter 3 for details on using full-screen writing
to enter data.