Notifications; Entering Information - Symbol PDT 8100 Series Product Reference Manual

Notifications

The terminal notifies you when you have something to do. For example, if you've set up an
appointment in Calendar, a task with a due date in Tasks, or an alarm in Clock, you'll be
notified in any of the following ways:
• a message box appears on the screen
• a sound, which you can set, is played
• a light flashes on the terminal.
To choose reminder types and sounds for the terminal, tap Start - Settings. In the Personal
tab, tap Sounds & Notifications. Select the desired options.

Entering Information

To enter information, you may:
• Use the 28-key, 37-key, or 47-key keyboard. (See
5 and Appendix E, Keyboard Maps
• Use the input panel to enter typed text, either using the soft keyboard or writing
characters.
• Write directly on the screen.
• Draw pictures on the screen.
• Speak into the microphone to record a message.
• Scan bar code data into data fields (terminals with an integrated scanner only).
• Use the Imager to scan bar code data and capture still images (terminals with an
integrated imager only).
• Use Microsoft
computer to the terminal. For more information on ActiveSync, see
Communications
® ®
ActiveSync to synchronize or copy information from the desktop
or ActiveSync Help on the desktop computer.
Using the Keyboards
for keyboard functions.)
Operating the Terminal
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Chapter 4,
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