CHAPTER 2

Exploring Your Handheld

 

 

Mini-USB connector

Lets you connect your handheld to your computer, using the

 

HotSync® cable, so you can synchronize.

Bluetooth radio

Enables your handheld to connect with other devices (sold

(internal)

separately) that use Bluetooth communication.

What’s on the screen?

Your handheld includes many features that make it easy to use. Among them are the input area and the common elements that appear on the screen in each of the applications. Once you learn how to use them in one application you can easily use them in all the others.

Input area

Tapping the icons in the input area does the following:

Home icon

Menu icon

Clock icon

Brightness icon

Clock icon

Brightness icon

Star icon

Find icon

Letter keyboard

Number keyboard

Icon

Icon

Displays the current time and date. The display closes automatically after two seconds. See Setting the date and time and Managing Clock Settings for more information.

Opens the Adjust Display dialog box where you can set the brightness of your handheld’s display. See Adjusting the brightness for instructions.

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