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Contents
About This Book................. ...................... ...................... ...................... ...... 1
Chapter 1: Introducing Your WorkPad c3 Companion
Getting to know you r WorkPad c3 comp anion... .......................... ...3
What is a WorkPad c 3 companion? ........................ ........................ 3
System requirements ........... ........................... ........................... .......4
Upgrade information ....................... ........................... ......................4
WorkPad c3 compon ents ........................ ........................ .................5
Recharging the batte ry ....................... ........................ ....................10
Palm Desktop softw are for IBM WorkPad .............. ....................11
Using your companio n with another PIM ........................ ..........13
Tapping and typing ....... .............................. .......................... .............14
Tap with the stylus to get things don e ................... ...................... 14
Elements of the comp anion interface ............. ........................... ...15
Opening application s ...................... ......................... ...................... 16
Using menus ............. ........................ ........................... ....................17
Three ways to enter data .......... ........................ ......................... .....19
Customizing your c ompanion....... ........................... ........................ .23
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your WorkPad c3 Companion
Using Graffiti writin g to enter data ............. ........................ .............25
Writing Graffiti charact ers .............. ........................... ....................25
Graffiti tips .................. ......................... ........................ ....................27
The Graffiti alphabe t ................... ......................... ........................ ...28
Writing capital lette rs ..... ......................... ........................ ...............29
Writing numbers .................. ............................. ........................... ...29
Graffiti numbers ................. ........................ ........................ .............30
Writing punctuatio n marks ...................... ........................ .............30
Writing symbols and extended characte rs ....... ........................ ...31
Writing accented ch aracters .............. .......................... ..................32
Accent strokes .... .......................... ........................... .........................3 2
Additional non-Engl ish characters ......................... ...................... 32
Navigation strokes .......... ......................... ........................ ...............33
Graffiti ShortCuts ............... ........................ ........................... ..........33
Using the onscreen keyboard .................. ........................ ..................35
Using your compute r keyboard ..................... ......................... ..........35
Importing data ........................ .......................... ........................... ........36
Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications
Using the Applicati ons Launcher .............. ........................ ...............39
Selecting applicatio ns ..... ......................... ........................ ...............39
Switching between a pplications ............ ........................ ...............39