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`The Little Palm Book
`Corbin Collins
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`Peachpit Press
`1249 Eighth Street
`Berkeley, CA 94710
`(510) 524-2178
`(800) 283-9444
`(510) 524-2221 (fax)
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`Find us on the World Wide Web at: http://wwwpeachpitcom
`Peachpit Press is a division of Addison Wesley Longman
`
`Copyright ©1999 Corbin Collins
`Cover illustration ©1999 Trish Booth
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`Editor: Marjorie Baer
`Technical Editor: Michael Bergen
`Production/Interior Design Coordinator: Amy Changar
`interior Design: Robin Williams
`Graffiti font courtesy of Jeff Carlson
`Compositor: Maureen Forys
`Cover Design: John Tollett with Mimi Heft
`Cover Illustration: Trish Booth
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`Indexer: Karin Arrigoni
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`
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`Notice of Liability
`The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every pre—
`caution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the author nor Peachpit Press, shall
`have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be
`caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software
`and hardware products described in it.
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`of the publisher. For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact Gary—Paul
`Prince at Peachpit Press.
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`Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their
`respective companies with which they are associated.
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`A seamless way for humans and computers to communicate
`has long been the Holy Grail of information technology. Sci—
`ence fiction tells us that we will soon be conversing with our
`computers like old school chums. And wouldn’t it be nice to
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`arrive at work in the morning, tell your machine in your nor—
`mal voice what you want done, and then go have a coffee
`while it does your job?
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`Unfortunately, that sweet little scenario is still quite a ways off.
`People and computers are vastly different, and it’s a struggle to
`get one to understand anything generated by the other. Simply
`getting an affordable machine to understand your handwriting
`turns out to be not at all simple. Apple’s Newton was one of
`the more notable handwriting—recognition failures and was
`famous for misreading what you wrote. If you wrote, “Hi my
`name is Bob” the Newton might understand it as “Hit my mane
`you slob.”
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`THE LITTLE PALM BOOK
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`3 That’s why the Palm’s successful Graffiti writing system is so
`I smart: it doesn’t try to bring the mountain to Mohammed. In
`I other words, instead of trying to teach the Palm to recognize
`I the idiosyncratic way you write letters and numbers in your
`j normal handwriting, the Graffiti system asks that you learn a
`: simple alphabet that is almost exactly like the one you already
`' know.
`'
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`: Graffiti is the primary way of inputting your writing and data
`3 into your Palm, but it isn’t the only game in town. Two onscreen
`3 keyboards are built into your Palm, one for letters and one for
`3 numbers. The keyboards are great in a pinch, especially when
`I you need an extended or accented character, and they are
`I always only one tap away.
`
`The third way of entering text and other data into your Palm
`; is to type it into your regular computer and then HotSync. You’ll
`: learn more about that in Chapters 9 and 10.
`
`And actually, there are still other ways to get stuff into your
`Palm: the $ 79.99 Golype keyboard is one. And add-on
`programs like Jot! that let you use the whole Palm screen as
`the Graffiti area are another—more on these in Chapter 11.
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`3 Learning Graffiti
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`
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`I With Graffiti, you can use the stylus to enter any character
`: found on a standard keyboard. If you write your characters
`j precisely the way Graffiti wants you to, you will be able to ,
`j write text, punctuation, and numbers into your Palm with 100
`3 percent accuracy. Learning basic Graffiti letters and numbers
`3 is easy and fast. Mastering punctuation and extended charac-
`- ters takes a bit longer.
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`\g/r .
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`I already mentioned it but it bears repeating: Never use an
`ink pen or anything else with a hard tip to write on the
`Graffiti screen. If you can’t find your stylus, in a pinch you
`can use a toothpick (which will also work as a reset pin——
`and you can store it in your battery door).
`
`At home base—the Applications screen—tap the Graffiti icon
`: to call up the Graffiti practice program (see Figure 3.1). The
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`3: GRAFFITI AND THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARDS
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`, VWhereclolwrite?
`Graffiti
`The Graffitinfl writing area is cliticlecl
`into two parts: one for writing letters
`the other for writing nurnhers.
`Numbers
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`etters
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`LTry It!
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`Figure 3.1 The Graffiti practice program
`starts off by explaining the two sides of
`the Graffiti area.
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`screen that appears shows a representation
`of the Graffiti writing area, divided into the
`letters side and the numbers side. In Graf—
`fiti, you write letters on the left side of the
`little marks, and numbers on the right.
`
`It may seem counterintuitive at first to have
`to split up numbers and letters, but doing
`so simplifies the strokes for you and makes
`it easier for the Palm to understand what
`
`you’re writing. How? Well, think about how
`youd make write the letter “i” and the num-
`ber
`‘1.” Because any Graffiti character
`should be as simple as possible, a simple
`downstroke on the screen should be enough
`to signify an “i” or a “1”—but unless the
`Palm knows one is a number and one is a
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`letter, you’d have to come up with a slightly
`different strokes, which would make them harder to remem-
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`her, which would make the whole system less useful.
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`Tap the Try It! button to get to the screen shown in Figure 3.2.
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`I
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`Read the screen and tap Next to get to the next screen, where j
`you actually can try it (see Figure 3.3).
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`If you clrawI the letters exactly as
`shown you w ll achieye 100% accuracy.
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`id
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`- Begin the stroke at the "heayy clot."
`. Most characters are uppercase,
`written in a single stroke.
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`FIs soon as you lift the stylus, your
`screen displays the character.
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`e 3.1). The
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`Figure 3.2 Some beginning tips and a
`peek at the first five characters in the
`Graffiti alphabet.
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`Figure 3.3 Here’s where you can prac-
`tice your Graffiti skills by writing letters.
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`e? Note the drop—down arrow at the top right of your screen.
`
`Each screen in the Graffiti practice program has a name,
`and you can go directly to any of them by tapping on that
`arrow and then tapping your selection.
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`Letters
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`: On your Palm, in the Graffiti area, practice writing the letters
`: one by one, trying to make your strokes exactly the way you
`: see them in the “ideal characters” reference table onscreen.
`~ Start where you see the dot and write each letter in one stroke
`3 (except for “,x’ which does take two separate strokes).
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`.
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`In the Graffiti Letter urea hem
`beluw, write these letters.
`5-
`a
`JEEC ”DE Ft? h H
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`0t L W N CI "P L)
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`sent: BHIH'P BET.
`U u Lil e2 _ .12:
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`Z As you write them, the moment you lift the stylus from the
`I screen, the Palm shows you exactly the stroke you made in
`j the blank area on the left side of the screen. That gives you a
`1 way to fine-tune the way you stroke your letters by seeing how
`; far off you are each time (see Figure 3.4 for an example of a
`: failed “a”). When your stroke is off, the Palm sometimes reads
`: what you wrote as a different letter, or it refuses to even spec—
`» ulate and prints nothing pnscreen.
`
`"Ir Practice Letters l
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`Figure 3.4 This lame attempt
`at a letter “a" was far enough
`off that the Palm couldn't
`tell it was supposed to be an
`.. Gaga-:2: printed nothlng
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`| Tips
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`I Notice the strokes for inserting a space (a single line drawn
`: to the right), a backspace (a single line drawn to the left), and
`: a Return (an angle going down from upper right to lower left).
`j If you mess up a letter and want to erase what you did, just
`3 write a backspace (line to the left). In fact, a backspace will
`3 erase anything you write in Graffiti.
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`3: GRAFFITI AND THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARDS
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`Graffiti strokes for letters
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`a
`b
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`A
`B
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`n
`O
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`ir screen.
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`a name,
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`1g on that
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`z the letters
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`1e way you
`3 onscreen.
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`one stroke
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`kes) .
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`s from the
`u made in
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`iives you a
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`eeing how
`imple of a
`mes reads
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`even spec-
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`:ar enough
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`ver left)
`did, just
`race will
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`If you make a letter close enough to the ideal, the Palm rewards I
`you by printing the desired letter onscreen (see Figure 3.5).
`I
`As you practice, you’ll get faster, and there seems to be no .'
`limit to Graffiti-writing speed except your own skill—that is,
`there’s no lag time waiting for the Palm
`to think about things, and you can never
`get going faster than the Palm. It lets you
`know immediately whether each charac-
`ter is recognized.
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`c
`d
`e
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`f
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`g
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`h
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`i
`ll
`k
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`C
`b
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`h
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`l
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`q
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`in the Graffiti Letter urea -__' a
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`below, Iirrite these letters.
`a
`P~.BC‘DEl—'E hl_l
`Crll‘tll‘lfj'Pfi'finE''l
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`Figure 3.5 Much better—~
`a big sharp stroke made an
`“ a" the Palm immediately
`m recognized.
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`Almost all Graffiti strokes are pretty much one—stroke versions
`of the uppercase version of each letter (the sole exception is
`h], so start gearing your mind toward all capital letters. Note
`that some Graffiti characters, such as f, k, and t, are only
`partially formed uppercase letters.
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`‘ \é/r
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`THE LITTLE PALM BOOK
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`1' Practice fiapitals
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`
`
`
`Infill.
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`Figure 3.6 The Caps Shift
`stroke works just like the
`Shift key on your keyboard,
`and the Caps Lock stroke
`works just like your Caps
`Lock key.
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`-
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`I Tips |
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`.2.
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`i Capitals
`: Tap Next when you’re done practicing your lowercase letters.
`3 Or tap the drop-down arrow at the top right and select Prac-
`1 tice Capitals. Either way, on your Palm you should see a screen
`I like Figure 3.6. Capital (uppercase) letters in the Graffiti sys-
`C tern are just like small (lowercase) letters except that they begin
`I with the Caps Shift stroke, which is a line drawn straight up
`j in the Graffiti area.
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`
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`To capitalize the nee-ct letter, begin
`with the Caps Shift stroke. To lock. use
`the 'tops Lock Stroke. To return to
`lowercase from Caps Lock, write the
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`ICaps Shift stroke again.
`Shift Loclc
`Trgr writing
`capital'Fl':
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`I Next I
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`I Done I
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`; The Caps Shift stroke simulates the Shift key on your keyboard.
`1 Draw the Caps Shift stroke once, and the next letter you write
`- will be capitalized, whereas the letter after that is lowercase
`3 again.
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`I What if you want every letter to be capitalized? The Caps Lock
`I stroke (two successive lines drawn straight up) works like your
`j keyboard’s Caps lock key, meaning that all characters you write
`j from then on will appear on the Palm’s screen as uppercase,
`3 until you turn it off. To turn off Caps Lock, draw another Caps
`; Shift line. The Caps Shift and Caps Lock strokes work on both
`: sides of the Graffiti area.
`
`I had the most trouble writing the letter 12, which always
`ended up onscreen as 11. It’s hard to remember, but if you
`can get in the habit of writing it backward (right to left),
`you’ll be rewarded with a perfect 12 every time.
`
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`Numbers
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`Tap Next when you’re done with capitals, or tap the drop—down :
`arrow at the top right and select Practice Numbers [Figure 3.7).
`:
`You write numbers on the right side of the Graffiti area. Most 3
`people have no trouble with numbers. The 4 is sometimes tricky— C
`try making the angle sharper.
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`3: GRAFFlTl AND THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARDS
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`1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 O
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`On your Palm, go ahead and just tap once anywhere in the :
`Graffiti area (both the number and letter sides work for punc- ~
`tuation) to invoke the punctuation shift. You should see a :
`large dot appear in the lower right corner of your screen (see i
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`:ase letters.
`ielect Prac-
`ee a screen
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`Graffiti sys—
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`: they begin
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`straight up
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`Zaps Shift
`: like the
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`r keyboard,
`ck stroke
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`DUI’ Caps
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`r keyboard.
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`2r you write
`3 lowercase
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`3 Caps Lock
`'ks like your
`
`rs you write
`uppercase,
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`.iother Caps
`ork on both
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`. always
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`but if you
`t to left),
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`1' Practice Numbers
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` In the Graffiti Number area
`
`below, write
`these numbers:
`5‘
`\3 fl
`'5'
`.
`lfi
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`
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`Ol235—56'lgcl
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`I
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`L Graffiti strokes
`-“ for numbers
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`1024??
` Figure 3.7 Numbers are
`
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`cake and look just like the
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`l Dene || Hes-st | 1 Previous l | Tips |
`Arabic numerals you're
`used to, except the 4.
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`Most people have no trouble learning basic rules of writing let— j
`ters and numbers in Graffiti. If you practice for ten or twenty j
`minutes, you’ll pretty much have things down. However, you’ll ;
`be writing along thinking “this is easy,” and all of a sudden you :
`need & or $ or @ or # or even l or ?—what do you do then? I
`Keep reading.
`
`Punctuation
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`Tap the Previous button twice, or tap the drop-down list and I
`choose Practice Letters again. You’re going to practice punc- I
`tuation marks and symbols. All punctuation marks and sym— I
`bols begin with a punctuation shift, which is a single j
`
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`O—QOQJOWUWrook)“
`dot—one tap.
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`"IFF'rtILtIre Letters
`Gruffitl “
`In the GruftItI Letter urea -
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`below, write these letters. E
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`.-I
`{Fl
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`It BL ‘D_
`6? l l J
`PillWl‘lU‘PClPS‘
`UlU-l—Ifltwfl/ZLSPIII—traflapnf
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`Figure 3.8 The large dot in
`the lower right corner
`reveals that the Palm is
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`ready to accept a punctua-
`tion or symbol character.
`
`| Previous I
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`| Next I
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`
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`Figure 3.8). That’s the sign that you are now
`in punctuation mode.
`
`Practice punctuation and symbols as long as
`you like, concentrating on the ones you use
`most. As you look at them all, you’ll proba—
`bly murmur, “But I’ll never remember all of
`those!” And you’re right, you won’t. Which
`is why there is the Big Line command.
`
`Graffiti Help from the Big Line: You may
`recall the Big Line from Chapter 2. It’s the
`command that you invoke by drawing a sin-
`gle big line up the entire face of your Palm,
`starting in the Graffiti area. By default, the
`Palm is set up to make the Big Line call up
`
`Graffiti Help.
`
`Go ahead and invoke the Big Line now. If you
`don’t see a screen like Figure 3.9, it means
`you probably changed the Big Line’s settings
`in Chapter 2. To fix that, tap the Applications
`icon, tap Prefs, tap the drop-down arrow and
`choose Buttons,
`tap Pen, and select Graffiti
`Help from the drop—down arrow—now you can
`
`do the Big Line.
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`lA
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`/\
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`ZCNCV7WGO/->N§L
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`Graffiti strokes for
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`; punctuation
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`3: GRAFFITI AND THE ONSCREEN KEYBOARDS
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`
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`
`:
`
`Gruffit.
`
`
`
`Tap the drop-down arrow in Graffiti Help to work your way j
`through the different screens, all shown in Figure 3.9. Graf— ;
`fiti Help isn’t so much an application as an onscreen refer— :
`ence. Once you find the stroke for the character you want, tap :
`Done, the button that appears on every screen in Graffiti Help,
`-
`and you will be returned to wherever you were before you :
`drew the Big Line.
`'
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`Punctuation shift = Tap once {I}
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`Caps Caps
`Back
`_
`Space Space Return Shift Lock
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`Extended shift = 'x
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`@l
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`Accent: write the letter, then the
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`‘a
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`X
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`CI
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`ru
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`Punctuation shift = Tap once {I}
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`* Write these characters
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`in the letter side:
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`I;
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`.
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`car-2
`.—
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`LW F
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`Done
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`I
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`Done
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`igure 3.9 Don't worry if you can't remember all the Graffiti strokes—all this Graffiti Help is
`only a stylus swipe away.
`
`Graffiti has strokes for many more characters, as shown in Fig— I
`ure 3.9. To access the extended characters, you write the I
`Extended shift stroke, which is a diagonal line from upper left
`j
`to lower right. After Extended shift is invoked, you write the j
`stroke for the extended character. The Extended shift only lasts 3
`for one character, after which the Palm immediately reverts to 3
`normal Graffiti mode.
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`long as
`you use
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`Which
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`means
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`settings
`ications
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`'ow and
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`Graffiti
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`you can
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`THE LlTTLE PALM BOOK
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`3 Graffiti tips
`. Write as large as you can while staying within the
`boundaries of the Graffiti area. You can actually write so
`big you go outside the area a bit, and it’s still okay.
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`. Don’t write too slowly. Write at the quick rate you nor-
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`- Write straight up and down, not at an angle.
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`- In the box your Palm came in, there was a white folding
`card with Graffiti characters and some very handy gray
`Graffiti reference stickers. Two stickers fit perfectly on the
`inside of the flip cover on the Palm III and V models.
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`- When you get stuck, remember the Big Line—Graffiti
`Help always there and ready for you.
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`- You’ll learn letters and numbers in no time. Concentrate
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`on learning the punctuation and symbols.
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`- See your Palm’s Handbook for more tips and tables of
`alternative strokes you can try.
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`Preference;
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`where it’s probably called a macro. A Short-
`Cut can contain up to 45 characters. To invoke
`a ShortCut, you write the ShortCut stroke (a
`little loop, like a cursive lowercase “L”) and
`then write the character(s) you already
`assigned as the shortcut. For example, you
`could make a ShortCut for your name.
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`A timesaving feature called Graffiti ShortCuts
`lets you write something once and then assign
`a ShortCut to it. You may have used a simi—
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`Tap Prefs and from the drop-down arrow at
`the upper right select ShortCuts. You should
`see a screen like Figure 3.10. There you have
`a list of the built-in ShortCuts that came with
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`You can see that you already have ShortCuts for the words I
`breakfast (hr), dinner (di), lunch (lu), and meeting (me). You I
`also have ShortCuts that will insert today’s date (ds, for “date Z
`stamp”), the current time (ts, for “time stamp”), and the cur— j
`rent date and time (dts). Let’s create a new ShortCut that will j
`insert your name when you invoke it.
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`Creating a ShortCut for your name: Tap New. Under Short-
`Cut Name, enter your initials (using Graffiti, of course). Under I
`ShortCut Text, write out your name (see Figure 3.11). Tap OK -
`if you are pleased with what you’ve done. From now on, when .
`you have to write your name on your Palm, just write the Short- I
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`Everyone has a unique writing style, and you probably tend I
`to use many of the same words over and over. Pay attention C
`as you’re writing in your Palm to words that crop up again j
`and again and then make ShortCuts for them.
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`On your Windows CD—ROM, you’ll find a game called Giraffe.
`Look for a file called giraffeprc, and install that from the Palm 3
`Desktop (see Chapter 11 for how to install software). After it’s 1
`installed, Giraffe shows up in the Applications screen as an icon.
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`3 Giraffe is like a deck of children’s Flash cards—something edu-
`I cational disguised as a game (see Figure 3.12). In Giraffe, char-
`: acters fall from the sky, and you have to write the Graffiti
`I strokes for each one you see before it hits the ground. If the
`j Palm recognizes the stroke, the character disappears. As the
`j game progresses, everything speeds up, and more obscure char-
`; acters start falling.
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`Giraffe should be in the Add—Ons folder on the CD-ROM. If
`you can’t find your CD-ROM or if you have the MacPac 2,
`which doesn’t include Giraffe, you can supposedly download
`the file giraffeprc for free from www.palm.com, but I was
`unable to find the file. (Mac users may have to resort to
`getting it beamed to them.)
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`The Onscreen Keyboards
`I When you’re first learning Graffiti, you may get intimidated
`I or discouraged, and you’ll be longing for a keyboard. The Palm
`C has three onscreen keyboards (letters, numbers, and interna—
`I tional), and at first you may regard them as your salvation.
`I But all too soon, as you discover just how slow it is to poke
`I along tapping teeny tiny keys on that itty bitty screen, you’ll
`_' finally admit to yourself that Graffiti is faster for routine text
`j entry. Much faster, actually.
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`Still, for everything there is a season, and the onscreen key—
`: boards have their place, especially the international one. When
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`onscreen keyboard, find your character, tap it, and return to i
`wherever you were as it is to write the Big Line, find the Graf— i
`fiti stroke, and then write the stroke.
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`You can access the onscreen keyboards any time you can enter ;
`data—that is, any time you see a blinking text cursor on the 3
`screen.,There are two main ways you can access the keyboards.
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`board. And in the Graffiti area on your Palm’s screen, in the 3
`two bottom corners, you’ll see two dots, one surrounded by 3
`“abc” and the other by “123” (see Figure 3.13). You can tap I
`those to call up the keyboards as well (Figure 3.14).
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`THE LITTLE PALM BOOK
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`The numerical keyboard contains many of the punctuation
`marks you need when typing text.
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`i Once you have a keyboard onscreen, you can tap Int’l to bring
`j up the third and probably most useful keyboard: the interna-
`j tional keyboard (see Figure 3.15). Use this keyboard if you
`1 need to correctly write accented characters. Let’s face it: you
`; probably won’t remember how to write the accented charac-
`I ters in déja vu or Motley Criie. Words like those are excellent
`I opportunities to call up the international keyboard.
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`I When you’re done with a keyboard, tap Done to return to wher-
`I ever you were.
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`I If you have installed the Palm OS 3.3 upgrade, the interna-
`: tional keyboard has an additional character for the Euro, the
`j new European common currency.
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`If you have a lot of text to enter into your Palm, such as
`all your addresses and contact info, or if you need to write
`a long memo or email, using the onscreen keyboard would
`be like digging a grave ,with a toothpick. And even Graffiti
`isn’t going to be fast enough for you for long stretches of
`data. In those cases, you are much better off using the Palm
`Desktop software on your computer. That software, which
`you’ll learn about in Chapters 9 and 10, duplicates the Palm’s
`primary built-in programs on your regular computer, where
`you are quick as lightning on your real keyboard. After you
`write your memo or email or enter all your addresses or
`whatever, you simply perform a HotSync, and voila—the
`data is transferred to your Palm (more on HotSync in
`Chapter 9).
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`I Gentle reader, you deserve congratulations! If you’ve read Part
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`I of this book, you understand the basics of your Palm device,
`3 how to set it up, and how to enter data into it. Now you are
`: ready to actually do something with your knowledge. In Part II,
`3 you’ll learn how to use the Palm’s built-in programs to get orga-
`f nized, keep track of everything, and look very cool doing so.
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`The Little
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`-%
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`A friendly introduction to handheld computing
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`‘ Covers Palm HI, Palm IIIX,
`. Palm IIIe, Palm V, and
`Palm VII models
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`So, you went and bought a cool new
`Palm device. Now what are you going
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`to do with it?
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`Or maybe you’re still wondering whether it’s time
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`to buy. Sit yourself down with this entertaining and
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`You’ll learn:
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`0 All about the features of the Palm 111, Palm
`lllX, Palm Hie Palm V, and Palm VII models
`to help you make the best choice
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`How to seamlessly integrate handheld
`computing into your daily routine
`How to use Graffiti to write notes and memos
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`straightforward guide. Let Palm aficionado Corbin
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`(and when to use your keyboard instead)
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`Collins introduce you to the brave new world of
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`handheld computing. In just a few hours, you’ll
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`wonder how you ever got along without it.
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`Stylus in hand, Corbin shows how the Palm’s built—in
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`Address Book, Memo Pad, Date Book, and To Do list
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`can help you organize your complicated life. He’ll
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`help you master the Graffiti handwriting system and
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`How to use the Palms built-in applications to
`manage the myriad details of your personal
`and professional life
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`How to install the best third—party applications
`to make your Palm device even more
`indispensable (and more fun!)
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`How to use Palm Vll’s wireless connectivity, f
`PalmNet information services, iMessenger,
`Web clipping, and more!
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`teach you to synchronize your Palm files with those
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`About the author
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`CoverDesign:JohnTollettwithMimiHeft
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`Corbin Collins is an editor and journalist who has
`been a gadget fiend since his father bought him
`a Sinclair ZX—80 in 1980. He has written articles
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`on your desktop or laptop computer. Beyond these
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`essentials, you’ll learn more advanced uses, such as
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`beaming data to other Palm devices, and connecting
`with the Palm modem to send and receive email and
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`download information from the Web.
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`Generously illustrated and packed with useful pointers
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`for effective handheld computing, 7796 Little Palm
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`130016 is enlivened by Corbin’s wry perspective.
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`for various publications on topics ranging from
`movies to painting to high technology He holds
`a Masters Degree in English from Northwestern
`University. As an editor, Corbin has developed
`more than 100 books on computer technology
`This is his first book as an author.
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