Chapter 3 Entering Data on Your Handheld
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4. Tap the characters to enter text and numbers.
When a keyboard is open, you can tap the abc, 123, or Int’l boxes to open any of
the other keyboards, including the international keyboard.
After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in
the record.
Using Graffiti 2 writing to enter data
In this section you learn the procedures for creating letters, numbers, punctuation,
and symbols, as well as some Graffiti 2 tips and tricks.
Most people find they can enter text quickly and accurately with only minutes of
practice. Graffiti 2 writing includes any character you can type on a standard
keyboard. The Graffiti 2 characters closely resemble the letters of the regular
alphabet, which makes Graffiti 2 writing easy to learn. Graffiti 2 writing is different
from the writing software found on earlier Palm handhelds. For example, some
characters are formed using a single stroke while others are formed with more than
one stroke.
Backspace
Carriage return
Ta b
Caps lock
Caps shift
Tap here to display
alphabetic keyboard
Tap here to display
numeric keyboard
Tap here to display
international keyboard
Alpha
Numeric
International