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P/N: 406-2019A A/N: 423-2019 Page ii Handbook for the PalmTMPortable Keyboard Contents Introducing the PalmTM Portable Keyboard ......................... 1 Installing the Application .................................................... 2 Setting Up the Keyboard ..................................................... 4 Closing the Keyboard .......................................................... 7 Customizing Your Keyboard ................................................ 9 Changing General settings...................................................................9 Assigning applications to command key combinations................10 Viewing keyboard shortcuts..............................................................11 Keyboard Shortcuts ........................................................... 12 Cursor movements ..............................................................................12 Button shortcuts...................................................................................13 Menu commands .................................................................................13 Extended character set........................................................................14 Calculator functions ............................................................................16 Frequently Asked Questions.............................................. 17 Product Regulatory Information ........................................ 19 Contents Page iii Page iv Contents Introducing the PalmTM Portable Keyboard The PalmTM Portable Keyboard is the convenient, portable solution for typing text and commands quickly and easily into your Palm OS® handheld. This compact and fully functional keyboard enables you to do the following: s s s s Type text and special characters into your Palm applications Quickly access your main applications with keyboard buttons Enter commands and options with function keys Travel anywhere with a keyboard for your handheld Palm application keys Before you can use your keyboard, you must do the following: s s Install the Palm Portable Keyboard application on your handheld Set up the keyboard and attach your Palm OS handheld Introducing the PalmTM Portable Keyboard Page 1 Installing the Application Before you install the PalmTM Portable Keyboard application on your handheld, it's a good idea to perform a HotSync® operation to back up your data. The application for the Palm Portable Keyboard controls the way the portable keyboard interacts with your handheld. It's a PRC file like most other applications for your handheld, and you install Keyboard.prc just like any other application. To load the keyboard application on Windows: 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon. 2. Double-click the Keyboard.prc file; this opens the Install Tool. 3. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your handheld, and then click OK. 4. Click Done, and when the confirmation message appears, click OK. To load the keyboard application on Macintosh: 1. Exit any open programs, including those in the Startup folder, and disable any virus-scanning software. 2. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3. When the folder appears on the desktop, drag the Keyboard.prc file into the Add-on folder in the Palm folder. 4. Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder. 5. Choose Install from the HotSync menu. 6. Drag Keyboard.prc to the Install Handheld Files dialog box. Page 2 Installing the Application To install the keyboard application on your handheld: s Perform a HotSync operation to install the application on your handheld. The icon for the Palm Portable Keyboard application appears in the Applications Launcher. Icon of the Palm Portable Keyboard application Now you're ready to set up your keyboard. Installing the Application Page 3 Setting Up the Keyboard Always use your keyboard on a hard, flat surface. To open the keyboard: 1. Hold the keyboard in your hands and slide the latch down to open the case. 2. Unfold the keyboard and place it on a hard, flat surface. Page 4 Setting Up the Keyboard 3. Grasp the two side-grips (with red borders) and slide them in toward the keyboard's center until the keyboard sections are completely together. 4. Your next step depends on the kind of keyboard you are opening. Keyboard for the PalmTM V series: While holding the keyboard, slide the docking connector support bracket out until it clicks; then tilt it up and push the flat support outward. Keyboard for the PalmTM III series, PalmTM VII series, and PalmTM m100 series: While holding the keyboard, slide the docking connector support bracket out until the flat support springs upward; then tilt up the docking connector. Setting Up the Keyboard Page 5 To connect your handheld: 1. Line up your handheld with the angle of the support bracket. 2. Slide your handheld securely onto the keyboard docking connector. Your handheld turns on automatically. For Palm V series For Palm III series, Palm VII series, and Palm m100 series After you install the keyboard application and connect the handheld, you can begin typing. Page 6 Setting Up the Keyboard Closing the Keyboard When you finish using your keyboard, remove the handheld, unlock and fold up the keyboard, and close it back into a portable case. 1. Pull your handheld up and away from the docking connector. 2. Fold the docking connector support bracket in and down flat; then slide it back into the keyboard. 3. With your thumbs, slide the side-grips to the outside of the keyboard. Make sure the two outer keyboard sections are as far apart as possible. 4. Fold the center section upward, and bring the left and right sides together. The keyboard now forms a "W." Closing the Keyboard Page 7 5. Continue to fold the keyboard shut. Press the two sides of the case together, and then snap all four corners shut. You feel a click at all four corners. Page 8 Closing the Keyboard Customizing Your Keyboard You can customize your keyboard using the options available in the keyboard application on your handheld. Changing General settings The General settings control the interaction of the keyboard with the handheld. To change General settings: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Keyboard icon 3. Change the settings. . . Key Repeat Rate: Drag the indicator to speed up or slow down the rate at which a character is typed when you hold down the key. Delay Until Repeat: Drag the indicator to lengthen or shorten the time between typing the first key to repeat and the appearance of the subsequent repeated keys. Test Repeat Settings: Hold down a key in this edit line to test your selections for Key Repeat Rate and Delay Until Repeat. Enable key clicks: Tap in order to hear a click when you press a key. The System Sound option in the General Preferences for your handheld must also be set to Low, Medium, or High. Enable keyboard: Tap to turn the keyboard driver off and on. The default setting is on (selected). Customizing Your Keyboard Page 9 Assigning applications to command key combinations You can open the main handheld applications -- Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad -- using the four keys on the far right of your portable keyboard. You can also open an application by using a command key combination that you assign to it. To assign an application to a command key combination: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Keyboard icon . . 3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and select Cmd Keys. 4. Tap the pick list of the command key combination that you want to assign to an application. 5. Select the application that you want to assign to the key combination. Tap an arrow to move through the list a page at a time Page 10 Customizing Your Keyboard Viewing keyboard shortcuts Your keyboard comes with a full set of keyboard shortcuts for performing handheld functions. Use the Shortcuts list to view the available shortcuts. To view the list of keyboard shortcuts: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Keyboard icon . . 3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner and select Shortcuts. 4. Use the onscreen scroll bar or the scroll button on the front panel of your handheld to move through the list. See "Keyboard Shortcuts" for the keyboard shortcuts that appear in the list on your handheld. Customizing Your Keyboard Page 11 Keyboard Shortcuts This section lists the keyboard shortcuts that are available on your portable keyboard. Cursor movements This table lists the shortcuts for moving the cursor and selecting text. Shortcut Action Ctrl - Left arrow Ctrl - Right arrow Ctrl - Shift - Left arrow Ctrl - Shift - Right arrow Shift - Left arrow Shift - Right arrow Shift - Up arrow Shift - Down arrow Cmd - Left arrow Cmd - Right arrow Fn - Up arrow Fn - Down arrow Tab Shift - Tab Fn - Tab Moves cursor left (back) one word Moves cursor right (forward) one word Selects previous word Selects next word Selects character to the left of the cursor Selects character to the right of the cursor Selects previous line Selects next line Moves cursor to the beginning of the line Moves cursor to the end of the line Scrolls up Scrolls down Tabs forward through edit lines Tabs backward through edit lines Inserts a tab in a line Page 12 Keyboard Shortcuts Button shortcuts This table lists the key combinations to activate onscreen buttons. Note: You can also activate a button by pressing Ctrl - Cmd and a letter unique to the button name. Keystroke Equivalent onscreen button Fn - Enter Fn - Del Fn - Done Fn - New Fn - Left arrow Fn - Right arrow Fn - , Fn - / OK Delete Cancel New Show Details Note Edit Menu commands This table lists the key combinations to activate handheld commands. Keystroke Action Ctrl - x Ctrl - c Ctrl - v Fn - Cmd Fn - = Cmd-space Cuts selected text Copies selected text Pastes cut or copied text Enters shortcut mode Toggles backlight Enters kana mode (Japanese OS only) Keyboard Shortcuts Page 13 Extended character set The following two tables list the function key and character combinations to generate extended characters. Table 1: Accent marks First, type the letter to which you want to add an accent. Then quickly press the function key and the character indicated. For example, to type the ö in Köln, type the o, and then quickly press Fn and ; (function key and semicolon). The umlaut appears over the o. Keystroke Character example Description Fn - ' Fn - ^ Fn - ; Fn - ` Fn - ~ Fn - o á â ä à ã å Acute accent Circumflex Umlaut Grave accent Tilde Aring (with letter "a" only) See "Does the keyboard support international characters?" later in this book to learn how to use the Alt key to make the portable keyboard mimic the onscreen international keyboard on your handheld. Table 2: marks Keystroke Characters, Character example symbols, punctuation Description Fn - O Fn - o Fn - ? Fn - ! Fn - A Fn - a Fn - b Page 14 Ø ø ¿ ¡ Æ æ Uppercase Oslash Lowercase oslash Upside down "?" Upside down "!" Uppercase AE ligature Lowercase ae ligature Beta Keyboard Shortcuts Fn - w Fn - c Fn - g Fn - d Fn - Fn - u Fn - \ Fn - p Fn - r Fn - s Fn - t Fn - y Fn - + Fn - 2 Fn - 3 Fn - 4 Fn - $ Fn - f Fn - [ Fn - ] Fn - { Fn - } s Bullet Cedilla Copyright Degrees Divide Micro Paragraph symbol Pound sterling Registered trademark Section Trademark Japanese yen Plus/minus Half Three-quarters One-quarter Cents Script f Left single curly quote Right single curly quote Left double curly quote Right double curly quote ¸ © ° : µ ¶ £ ® § TM ¥ ± 1/2 3/4 1/4 ¢ f ` ' " " Keyboard Shortcuts Page 15 Calculator functions This table lists keystrokes to activate calculator functions. Keystroke Action + C E M P R - * /= Add, subtract, multiply, divide, equals Clear all Clear last entry Clear memory Set current number on display in memory Recall value in memory Page 16 Keyboard Shortcuts Frequently Asked Questions If you encounter ...