Tapping and writing problems | Acer s60, s50 instruction

11 Frequently Asked Questions Tapping and writing problems

Problem	Solution

The LED indicator is not blinking when	Check the Alarm LED setting. See "To set the alarm LED settings"
alarms occur.	on page 233.

My handheld has frozen.	Perform a soft reset. For instructions, refer to "Performing a soft
	reset" on the Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds Quick Guide.

Tapping and writing problems

Problem			Solution

When I tap the buttons or screen icons,			Calibrate the screen. See "Digitizer preferences" on page 244.
my handheld activates the wrong
feature.

When I tap the Menu icon		, nothing	Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to a



happens.			different application.

I cannot get my handheld to recognise			• For your handheld to recognise handwriting input with
my handwriting.			the stylus, you need to use Graffiti writing. See "Entering
			data using Graffiti" on page 1.
			• Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writing
			area, not on the display part of the screen.
			• Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the left-hand side, and
			the strokes for numbers in the right-hand side of the
			Graffiti writing area.
			• Make sure that Graffiti is not shifted into extended or
			punctuation modes. See "Entering data using Graffiti" on
			page 1.
			• See "Graffiti tips" on page 8 for tips on increasing your
			accuracy when you write Graffiti characters.

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Acer s60, s50 user manual Frequently Asked Questions Tapping and writing problems

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Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds Copyright Your guides First things first Maintaining your Acer handheld Battery considerationsProper care and usage of your handheld Assigning security options Assigning security options First things first Assigning security options Contents Working with your supplementary applications ViiiPage Working with your PC utilities 155 Using the Attention Manager 173Managing your desktop email 177 Beaming information 207 Setting preferences for your Acer handheld 231213 Frequently Asked Questions 271 Index 281 Xii Graffiti alphabet Entering data using GraffitiLetter Strokes To write Graffiti letters To write capital letters Graffiti numbersNumber Strokes Graffiti punctuation marks Punctuation Stroke Mark Graffiti symbols and extended characters Graffiti accented characters Graffiti non-English characters Using Graffiti ShortCutsCommand Stroke Graffiti navigation strokes To delete a ShortCut To use a ShortCutTo edit a ShortCut Entry ShortCut Graffiti tips Using the onscreen keyboardTo use the onscreen keyboard Beaming data Entering data in your Acer handheld Beaming data Entering data in your Acer handheld Beaming data Managing your applications Using Applications Launcher Using Applications LauncherTo open Applications Launcher Categorising applications To categorise an application To display applications by category Changing the Applications Launcher displayTo change the view of applications From the Options menu, tap Preferences To display the last selected category of applications Setting preferences for applicationsDisplaying the last selected category of applications To set preferences for an application To make a record private SecurityManaging your applications Security To mask a private record To mask all private records To hide a private record To hide all private records Displaying private records To unmask individual records Assigning and editing passwords To display all private records Managing your applications Security To assign a password To change or remove a password Locking your handheld Locking your handheld automatically To lock your handheld when you turn it off To set your handheld to lock at a preset time To set your handheld to lock after a period of inactivity Locking your handheld manually To turn off and lock your handheld manually Recovering from a forgotten password To remove a forgotten password Creating records To create a record Selecting text Using the Edit menuEditing records Working with your basic applications Editing records Deleting records in your basic applications To delete a record in any of the basic applications Purging records Working with your basic applications Purging recordsPage System-defined categories Categorising recordsUser-defined categories To rename a category Finding Address Book records Finding recordsWorking with your basic applications Finding records Using the Find option To use the Find option Using Phone Lookup To use Phone Lookup Attaching notes Sorting records in your basic applicationsTo attach a note to a record To review or edit a note Choosing fontsWorking with your basic applications Choosing fonts To delete a note Scheduling events Using Date BookGetting information on an application To display the About box Scheduling timed events Working with your basic applications Using Date BookTo schedule a timed event for the current date To schedule a timed event for another date Scheduling untimed events To schedule an untimed event To reschedule an event Rescheduling eventsScheduling repeating or continuous events To schedule a repeating or continuous event Making changes to repeating or continuous events To delete repeating events About scheduling repeating or continuous events To set an alarm for an event Setting the alarm for an eventAdding Address Book information to an event Setting alarm options To set alarm options To display the Date Book views Changing the Date Book viewWorking in Week view To work in Week view Tips on working in Week view Working in Month view To display the Month view To work in the Agenda view Working in Agenda viewTips on working in Month view Tips on working in Agenda view To change the start and end time in Date Book Date Book menusDisplaying the current time To display the current timePage Creating an Address Book entry Using Address BookWorking with your basic applications Using Address Book To create a new Address Book entry To select other types of phone numbers in an entry Selecting different types of phone numbers and addressesTo view details of an address entry Duplicating an entry To duplicate an entry To edit an Address Book entry Editing Address Book entriesSorting Address Book entries To sort Address Book entries Address Book menus Record menu Dial Preferences Rename Custom Fields Working with your basic applications Using To Do List Using To Do ListSetting To Do List priorities Creating To Do List items To set the priority of a To Do List item Checking off a To Do List itemTo check off a To Do List item Changing To Do List items details To change the To Do List item details Category PriorityDue Date Sorting To Do items To sort To Do List items Displaying completed and due items To display completed and due items in the To Do List To Do List menus Using Memo PadWorking with your basic applications Using Memo Pad Creating memos To review a memo Reviewing memosSorting memos To automatically sort memos Memo Pad menus To manually sort memos Options menus Working with your basic applications Using Calculator Using CalculatorUsing the Calculator buttons Displaying recent calculations Calculator menus Installing handheld applications To install supplementary handheld applications Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock Using ClockTo switch between Clock modes City Clock mode Editing the city display and city list Date and time displayTo change the preselected city display To edit city details City DST SettingGMT Offset To add a new city to the current city list To delete a city from the current city list Alarm setting To set an alarm AM/PM Repeat Big Clock mode Timer mode To work in Timer mode Clock menu Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox Using AudioBoxCopying MP3 files into a Memory Stick AudioBox main screen To enable background playbackBackground playback To select a track to play AudioBox functionsTo play a selected track To adjust the volume To set the playback mode To stop playback AudioBox playlistTo display the playlist Deleting MP3 files To delete files Tap the Delete button Confirmation dialog box appears AudioBox menu Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder Using RecorderRecorder main screen Storage media Audio recording function To start recording using the Record button To start recording using the Multi-function button Audio playback function To stop recording Recorder command buttons To start audio playback Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder File Manager To access File ManagerFile Manager command buttons To move audio files To copy audio files To delete audio files Recorder menus Options menu Record Other Generating eBooks for WalkReader Using WalkReaderEBook categories Working on the WalkReader Manager screen To open an eBook To view detailed information about an eBook To delete an eBook file To define the font type in viewing an eBook Working in Browse modeTo revert to the WalkReader Manager screen To search for text in an eBook Case Sensitive From top of the document To move around in Browse mode Working with bookmarks Bookmark screen, tap the New button To delete a bookmark To delete all bookmarks Top Using the Jump To functionTo use the Jump To function Bottom Working with hyperlinks To use hyperlinks Using the eBook notes feature To attached a note to an eBook Content To access Note ManagerTo view a note To delete a note WalkReader menus Device ID Options menu in Browse mode Selecting image source Using PhotoWizWorking with your supplementary applications Using PhotoWiz To select image source To display image in Slide Show mode Working in Thumbnail modeTo open an image for select viewing To return to Thumbnail view from Slide Show mode To view image attributes To set a default folder To revert to Thumbnail mode Working in View modeTo scale image size Image Scaling commands Image Scaling function To adjust color balance PhotoWiz menus Mode No sleeping in viewAvailable Image Duration Initial Scale Working with your supplementary applications Using PhotoWiz View Exif Thumbnail View Original Working with your supplementary applications Using Filer Using FilerFiler main screen File list Filter area File management commands To move or copy a file Working with your supplementary applications Using Filer To delete a file To beam a file Folder operation To create a new folder To rename a folder File menu Filer menusCard menu Format Opens the Format dialog box Rename Opens the Rename dialog box Medium Info To define QuickLaunch setting Using Service LauncherQuickLaunch function Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup Using BackupBackup function To perform a complete backup To perform a partial backup Restore function To perform a complete restore 151 To perform a partial restore Deleting a backup file from a Memory Stick To delete a backup file from a Memory Stick Backup menu Error Log Using Palm Desktop Installing PC utilitiesSelecting files when using the PC utilities Working with your PC utilities Installing PC utilities Working with your PC utilities Using IntelliSync Lite Using IntelliSync LiteUsing Voice Converter To launch Palm Desktop Voice Converter toolbar Working with your PC utilities Using Voice ConverterTo add a file to the source file list To convert a source file To define the destination path for file conversionTo convert all listed source files Name Voice Converter source file listVoice Converter menus Modified Date Toolbar View menuExit Status Bar WalkReader Converter toolbar Using WalkReader ConverterWorking with your PC utilities Using WalkReader Converter To launch WalkReader Converter To open an existing list file To save a list file To remove a file from the source file list To convert all files in the source file list Conversion reminders Source WalkReader Converter source file listWalkReader Converter menus User Save As Remove AllFile History Page Working with your PC utilities Using WalkReader Converter Using PhotoWiz Converter To open PhotoWiz Converter Working with your PC utilities Using PhotoWiz Converter Converting image files Working with your PC utilities Using PhotoWiz Converter Working with your PC utilities Using PhotoWiz Converter Insistent alarms Using the Attention Manager Setting alarm sound effects Using the Reminder command buttonsSetting the alarm preferences Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarms Remind Me Using the Reminders list screenPlay Every Using the Attention Manager Subtle alarms Subtle alarmsUnderstanding the blinking alarm indicator Done Setting up the Mail application and HotSync options Setting up Mail on your computerTo set up Mail on your computer Choose Mail from the list box Click Change Synchronising Mail with your email application Viewing email items Viewing, creating, and replying to emailTo view email items Abbreviated Header To change header informationComplete Header Creating email items To create an email item Enter recipient’s address To reply to an email item Sender Looking up an address To look up an email address To add details to an email item Adding details to email itemsSignature Confirm Read Creating a signature for your email itemTo create a signature Confirm Delivery Managing your desktop email Storing and editing email items Storing and editing email itemsStoring and editing unsent email items To store an email item in the Outbox folder Saving an email as a draft copy To edit an email item saved as a draft Filing an email item 192 Deleting email items To delete an email item Managing your desktop email Deleting email items To display a prompt before an email item is deleted 195 To purge the contents of the Deleted folder Categorising and sorting email items To select an email folder to display Date To sort the email listSubject Managing your email application with HotSync To set HotSync Options to control synchronising email items Filter Using filters to control downloadingSend Only Unread To create the special filter settings Defining filter strings Mail menus To define a filter string 204 205 206 Beaming information Beaming a business card Beaming a business cardBeaming a record To select a business card for beaming Beaming information Beaming an application Beaming an applicationTo beam an application Copy-protected applications are indicated by a Lock icon Beaming information Receiving beamed information Receiving beamed informationTo receive beamed information Beaming information Turning off beaming Turning off beamingTo turn beaming on or off 212 Creating a user profile Performing a HotSync operationTo create a user profile Performing a local HotSync operation 215 Selecting HotSync setup options To set the HotSync options Desktop is running Always availableManual To customise HotSync application settings Customising HotSync application settingsSpeed Select an application From the list.Click here IR HotSync operations To enable your computer’s IR functionPreparing your computer for infrared communication Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication Enable Local Serial Click here Performing an IR HotSync operation To perform an IR HotSync operation To return to local USB cradle HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation via a network To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation To prepare your handheld for a network HotSync operation On the HotSync screen, tap Modem Performing a HotSync operation via a network To perform a network HotSync operation Using File Link 230 Setting preferences for your Acer handheld To set the alarm volume Alarm preferencesOpening Preferences Alarm Sound Manager To configure the function of the Multi-function button Buttons preferences To change what the full-screen pen stroke activates Brightness To change the HotSync buttons preferencesBacklight Turn Off & Lock Connection preferences Connection Types Setting an Infrared to modem connection To modify Connection preferences Connection Preferences panel, tap New Tap Details at the bottom of the screen Date & Time preferences To set the date To set the time zone To set daylight saving time Digitizer preferencesFormats preferences To calibrate your screen Setting time, date, week start, and number display formats Setting default countryTo choose a default country Page General preferences Setting the Auto-off interval timeTo set the Auto-off interval time Setting the sounds and volumes To set the system and game sounds Turning Beam Receive on and off Setting your Acer handheld to stay on while in the cradleTo change the Beam Receive feature To set your device to stay on while in the cradle To set the display density settings Setting the backlight power saving modeTo set the backlight power saving mode HiDensity preferences Network preferences 252 Tap here Enter your ISP phone number Select to use a prefix Enter your prefix To establish a connection Connecting to your ISP or dial-in serviceCustomising service templates To close a connection To create a new service template To duplicate an existing service template Serial Line Internet Protocol To delete a service template Entering DNS numbers and IP addresses To specify a primary and secondary DNS number To specify the IP address To create a login script on your Acer handheld Creating a login scriptYou can create login script files in two ways Send Wait ForWait for Prompt Send CR Caret char Using non-ASCII characters in login scriptsCarriage return and line feed Plug-in applications Troubleshooting TCP/IP connectionsPlug-in applications have the following characteristics Literal characters Network Preferences menus Owner preferencesTo view the Network Log To unlock the Owner Preferences panel Phone preferences Setting up related Network preferencesSetting up related Connection Preferences Communicating with your mobile phone Setting up Phone preferences ShortCuts preferences To create a ShortCut 270 Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Software installation problems Frequently Asked Questions Software installation problems Operating problems Tapping and writing problems Frequently Asked Questions Tapping and writing problems Application problems HotSync problems Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems HotSync problems Beaming problems Frequently Asked Questions Beaming problems Recharging problems Password problems Technical support Frequently Asked Questions Technical supportFinding 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