Acer s10 manual Entering data using Graffiti, Writing Graffiti characters

2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti

2 Entering data in your Acer s10

You can enter data into your Acer s10 in several ways:

•Using Graffiti

•Using the onscreen keyboard

•Using an external keyboard

•Importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing it with your Acer s10

•Beaming data from another Palm OS handheld that is close by and has an infrared port

Entering data using Graffiti

You can use Graffiti writing commands to create letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols. The Graffiti writing strokes include all letters, numbers, and symbols found on a standard keyboard.

Writing Graffiti characters

The similarity of Graffiti strokes with the uppercase letters of the standard English alphabet makes learning Graffiti writing an easy task. With only a few minutes of practice, you’ll be able to enter accurate text and numbers using Graffiti writing strokes.

General guidelines in Graffiti writing

•To achieve 100% accuracy, practice drawing characters exactly as they appear in the tables later in this chapter.

•The heavy dot on each shape indicates where to start the stroke. Some characters have similar shapes, but different starting and ending points. Always start the stroke at the heavy dot. (Do not draw the heavy dot; it is there only as a guideline.)

•Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from the Graffiti writing area, Acer s10 recognizes and displays the text character immediately.

•The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts, one for writing letters and one for writing numbers. The small marks at the top and bottom of the Graffiti writing area indicate these two areas. To have your Acer s10

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