Notifications; Entering Information; Entering Information Using The Input Panel - Symbol PDT 8100 Series Product Reference Manual

Notifications

Your PDT 8100 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 your terminal.
To choose reminder types and sounds for your terminal, tap the Start menu, then 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.
• Use Microsoft
computer to your terminal. For more information on ActiveSync, see
Communications
Note: Microsoft Transcriber input method is not included on your PDT
8100. You may download Transcriber from Microsoft's Web site and
install it in the terminal's RAM.

Entering Information Using the Input Panel

Use the input panel to enter information in any program. You can either type using the soft
keyboard or write using Block Recognizer, or Letter Recognizer. In any case, the characters
appear as typed text on the screen.
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ActiveSync to synchronize or copy information from your desktop
or ActiveSync Help on your desktop computer.
Using the Keyboards
for keyboard functions.)
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