User's Manual

Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data
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There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing:
■ If you draw the character shape exactly as shown in the tables later in this
chapter (like the shapes shown in the following diagram), you can achieve close
to 100 percent accuracy.
■ The heavy dot on each shape shows where to begin the stroke. Certain
characters have similar shapes but different beginning and end points. Always
begin the stroke at the heavy dot. (You should not create the heavy dot; it is there
only to show you where to begin the stroke.)
■ Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from the
screen, your handheld recognizes and displays the text character immediately.
Some single Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet equivalents.
■ The screen is divided into two parts: the left side for writing the letters of the
alphabet and the right side for writing numbers.
To write Graffiti characters:
1. Tap and hold the place where you want your text to appear.
You must see a blinking cursor before you write the text.
2. Use the tables on the following pages to find the stroke shape for the letter you
want to create. For example, the stroke shown below creates the letter n.
W
r
i
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l
etters on
the left side
Write numbers
on the right side
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