Tapping And Writing Problems; Application Problems - Palm Zire 21 Handbook

Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions

Tapping and writing problems

Problem
When I tap the buttons or
screen icons, my handheld
activates the wrong feature.
When I tap the Menu icon
nothing happens.
I can't get my handheld to
recognize my handwriting.

Application problems

Problem
I tapped the Today button, but
it does not show the correct
date.
I know I entered some records,
but they do not appear in the
application.
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Solution
Calibrate the screen. See
, Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to a
different application.
Try each of these in turn:
For your handheld to recognize handwriting input with the
stylus, you need to use Graffiti
Graffiti 2 writing to enter data"
Make the Graffiti 2 character strokes in the input area, not
on the display part of the screen. If you want to write on the
display part of the screen you must turn on and activate
Writing Area Preferences. See
Chapter 3.
Write Graffiti 2 strokes for lowercase letters in the left side,
strokes for capital letters in the middle, and strokes for
numbers in the right side of the input area.
Make sure that Graffiti 2 is not in Punctuation Shift mode.
See "Symbols and other special characters"
See "Graffiti 2 tips"
accuracy when you write Graffiti 2 characters.
Solution
Your handheld is not set to the current date. Make sure the Set
Date box on the Date and Time Preferences screen displays the
current date. See "Date & Time Preferences"
more information.
Try each of these in turn:
Check the Categories pick list (upper-right corner). Select
All to display all the records for the application.
Check Security and confirm that Private Records is set to
Show private records.
In To Do List, tap Show and see if Show Only Due Items is
selected.
"Digitizer Preferences"
®
2 writing. See
in Chapter
"Full-screen writing area"
in Chapter 3 for tips on increasing your
in Chapter 14
.
"Using
3.
in
in Chapter 3.
in Chapter 14 for