Contents
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Contents
About This Book:
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Handheld
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Getting to know your Palm m500 series handheld
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What is a Palm m500 series handheld?
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System requirements
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Palm m500 series components
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Upgrading from another Palm OS handheld
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Preparing to use your handheld
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Connecting the HotSync cradle
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Charging your handheld
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Palm™ Desktop software
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Using your handheld with another PIM
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Tapping and typing
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Tap with the stylus to get things done
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Elements of the handheld interface
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Opening applications
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Using menus
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Entering data
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Customizing your handheld
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Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Handheld
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Using Graffiti writing to enter data
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Writing Graffiti characters
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Graffiti tips
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The Graffiti® alphabet
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Writing capital letters
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Writing numbers
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Graffiti numbers
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Writing punctuation marks
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Additional Graffiti punctuation
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Writing symbols and extended characters
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Writing accented characters
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Accent strokes
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Additional non-English characters
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Navigation strokes
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Graffiti ShortCuts
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Using the onscreen keyboard
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Using Note Pad
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Using your computer keyboard
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Importing data
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