2 Entering data in your Acer s10Entering data using Graffiti232 Entering data in yourAcer s10You can enter data into your Acer s10 in several ways:• Using Graffiti• Using the onscreen keyboard• Using an external keyboard• Importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing it with yourAcer s10• Beaming data from another Palm OS handheld that is close by and has aninfrared portEntering data using GraffitiYou can use Graffiti writing commands to create letters, numbers, punctuation, andsymbols. The Graffiti writing strokes include all letters, numbers, and symbols foundon a standard keyboard.Writing Graffiti charactersThe similarity of Graffiti strokes with the uppercase letters of the standard Englishalphabet makes learning Graffiti writing an easy task. With only a few minutes ofpractice, you’ll be able to enter accurate text and numbers using Graffiti writingstrokes.General guidelines in Graffiti writing• To achieve 100% accuracy, practice drawing characters exactly as they appearin the tables later in this chapter.• The heavy dot on each shape indicates where to start the stroke. Somecharacters have similar shapes, but different starting and ending points.Always start the stroke at the heavy dot. (Do not draw the heavy dot; it isthere only as a guideline.)• Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from theGraffiti writing area, Acer s10 recognizes and displays the text characterimmediately.• The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts, one for writing letters andone for writing numbers. The small marks at the top and bottom of theGraffiti writing area indicate these two areas. To have your Acer s10
