Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions176Tapping and writing problemsMy handheld is not makingany sounds.Check the System, Alarm and Game Sound settings. See“General preferences” in Chapter 7.My handheld has frozen. Perform a soft reset. See “Resetting your handheld” inAppendix A.Problem SolutionWhen I tap the buttons orscreen icons, my handheldactivates the wrong feature.Calibrate the screen. See “Digitizer preferences” in Chapter 7.When I tap the Menuicon , nothing happens.Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to adifferent application.I can’t get my handheld torecognize my handwriting.n For your handheld to recognize handwriting input with thestylus, you need to use Graffiti writing. See “Using Graffitiwriting to enter data” in Chapter 2.n Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writingarea, not on the display part of the screen.n Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the left-hand side, and thestrokes for numbers in the right-hand side of the Graffitiwriting area.n Make sure that Graffiti is not shifted into extended orpunctuation modes. See “Using Graffiti writing to enterdata” in Chapter 2.n See “Graffiti tips” in Chapter 2 for tips on increasing youraccuracy when you write Graffiti characters.
