PalmTM Wireless Keyboard Handbook Copyright © 2003 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. The Palm logo, HotSync, and Palm OS are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. All other brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss. IMPORTANT Please read the End User Software License Agreement with this product before using the accompanying software program(s). Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the End User Software License Agreement. PN: 407-5872A Contents About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Customizing the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Changing general settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Connected Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Infrared (IR) Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Assigning applications to command key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Changing layout settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Working with the pointer and the navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using the navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Viewing keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Keyboard Navigation, Shortcuts and Special Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Keyboard function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cursor movements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Keyboard orientation (only for handhelds with landscape mode option) 10 Accent marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Characters, symbols, and punctuation marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Product Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 iii Contents iv About This Book This handbook describes how to customize settings to optimize your use of the PalmTM Wireless Keyboard and the keyboard shortcuts that are available for quick navigation and data entry. Before using this handbook, install the software that came with the Palm Wireless Keyboard. Customizing the 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. 2. 3. Tap the Home icon . . Tap the Keyboard icon Choose General from the pick list in the upper-right corner. 4. Change the settings. 1 Customizing the Keyboard Keyboard Driver Select or deselect the check box to turn the keyboard driver on or off. The default setting is on (selected). Select the check box if you want to hear a click when you press a key. You must also set the System Sound option in General Preferences for your handheld to Low, Medium, or High. Drag the indicator to speed up or slow down the rate at which a character is typed when you hold down the key. Drag the indicator to lengthen or shorten the time between typing the first key to repeat and the rate at which subsequent repeated keys appear. Test the repeat settings that you selected in this screen by pressing and holding down a key. Key Clicks Key Repeat Rate Delay Until Repeat Test Repeat Settings Connected Configuration Connected Configuration displays information about the connection between the keyboard and your handheld. NOTE This screen is for use with keyboards that physically connect to your handheld, such as the PalmTM Ultra-Thin Keyboard and the PalmTM Portable Keyboard. It is not for use with an infrared keyboard, such as the PalmTM Wireless Keyboard. Connected Keyboard Select to enable support for the keyboard that is connected to your handheld. NOTE If a connected keyboard is attached to the handheld and this option is not checked, the handheld will attempt to perform a HotSync® operation. If this happens, cancel the HotSync operation and check this box. 2 Customizing the Keyboard Infrared (IR) Configuration Infrared (IR) configuration settings allow you to set when the IR keyboard turns on and off. To change IR configuration: 1. 2. From the Keyboard application pick list, select IR Config. Change the settings. Infrared (IR) Keyboard IR AutoOff After Select or deselect the check box to turn the IR keyboard on and off. Choose how long the keyboard is inactive before the IR connection is automatically turned off. NOTE When your handheld automatically turns off, you must turn it on by pressing the power button or any of the application keys on the front of the handheld. Pressing a keyboard key will not turn on the handheld. Assigning applications to command key combinations You can open the main handheld applications--Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Note Pad, Home, Menu, Star, and Find--using the Blue FN key in combination with the appropriate application key on the keyboard. For more information on these key combinations, see "Keyboard function keys" later in this handbook. NOTE The application keys on the keyboard match the applications that are assigned to these buttons on the front of your handheld. For example, if you have reassigned the Tasks button on your handheld so that it opens the Calculator application, pressing Blue FN+D will open the Calculator application. You can also open an application by using a command key combination that you assign to it. 3 Customizing the Keyboard To assign an application to a command key combination: 1. 2. From the Keyboard application pick list, select Cmd Keys. Tap the pick list of the command key combination that you want to assign to an application. Tap the arrow to move through the list one page at a time 3. Select the application that you want to assign to the key combination. You can launch mapped applications in one of two ways: s s Press CMD+Blue FN+the assigned number key. If NUMLOCK (Blue FN+CAPS LOCK) is enabled: Press CMD+the assigned number key. Changing layout settings You can select other keyboard layouts and between two tab options. To change layout settings: 1. 2. From the Keyboard application pick list, select Layout. Change the settings. 4 Customizing the Keyboard Tab Select either Moves to Next Field (default setting) or Inserts Tab. Whichever option you choose, pressing FN+TAB performs the other action. For example, if you select Inserts Tab, press TAB to insert a tab in the current text field, and press FN+TAB to move the cursor to the next field. NOTE You can press either the blue or the green FN button with the TAB button to perform the alternate tab function. Manage Layouts View the databases (.pdb files) for each of the keyboard layouts. Working with the pointer and the navigator All Palm OS® 4.x support use of a pointer. Use keyboard commands in combination with the pointer to navigate the screen. Some Palm OS 4.1 handhelds support both the pointer and the navigator on the front of the handheld. Palm OS 5.0 handhelds support only the use of the navigator. Optimizing pointer functionality For Palm OS 4.x handhelds, you can customize pointer settings to optimize pointer performance. To optimize pointer functionality: 1. 2. From the Keyboard application pick list, select Pointer. Change the settings. To change Pointer Acceleration and Maximum Speed, drag the slider. 5 Customizing the Keyboard When you enable the pointer, you can use the following commands to navigate it: Command Action ALT+up arrow ALT+down arrow ALT+right arrow ALT+left arrow Moves the pointer upward Moves the pointer downward Moves the pointer to the right Moves the pointer to the left Using the navigator For handhelds that support the navigator, you can use the following commands: Command Action CMD+up arrow CMD+right arrow CMD+left arrow CMD+down arrow Navigates up Navigates right Navigates left Navigates down Viewing keyboard shortcuts Your keyboard comes with a full set of keyboard shortcuts for performing handheld functions. To view the list of keyboard shortcuts: 1. From the Keyboard application pick list, select the Help option that corresponds to your keyboard. 4 Row 5 Row PalmTM Wireless Keyboard or PalmTM Ultra-Thin Keyboard PalmTM Portable Keyboard 2. Use the onscreen scroll bar or the scroll button on the front panel of your handheld to move through the list. 6 Keyboard Navigation, Shortcuts and Special Characters Keyboard Navigation, Shortcuts and Special Characters This section lists the various shortcuts that are available on your keyboard. The keyboard provides two separate color-coded function keys (blue FN and green FN) that enable you to navigate the device or access numbers and symbols. Shortcuts are also available for moving the cursor, selecting text, activating handheld commands, and creating special characters. Keyboard function keys Blue Function key Character or Action FN+q FN+w FN+e FN+r FN+t FN+y FN+u FN+i FN+o FN+p FN+FN+= FN+CAPS LOCK FN+a FN+s FN+d FN+f FN+j FN+k FN+l FN+; The number 1 The number 2 The number 3 The number 4 The number 5 The number 6 The number 7 The number 8 The number 9 The number 0 The character [ The character ] Number lock Opens Calendar Opens Contacts Opens Tasks Opens Note Pad Opens Home screen Opens pull-down menu for screen currently displayed Opens Star application Opens Find 7 Keyboard Navigation, Shortcuts and Special Characters Blue Function key Character or Action FN+' FN+z FN+x FN+c FN+v FN+b FN+n FN+m FN+, FN+. FN+/ FN+CTRL FN+ENTER FN+up arrow FN+left arrow The character ` OK Done Cancel Details Edit New Delete Note Send The character \ Shortcut key Select Selects line of text above the cursor Selects character to the left of the cursor Selects line of text below the cursor Selects character to the right of the cursor Change brightness FN+down arrow FN+right arrow FN+DEL Green Function key Character or Action Description FN+q FN+w FN+e FN+r FN+t FN+y FN+u ! @ # $ % ^ & Exclamation point At Number sign Dollars Percent Caret And 8 Keyboard Navigation, Shortcuts and Special Characters Green Function key Character or Action Description FN+i FN+o FN+p FN+FN+= FN+; FN+' FN+, FN+. FN+/ FN+up arrow FN+left arrow FN+down arrow FN+right arrow * ( ) { } £ ~ Asterisk Left parenthesis Right parenthesis Left curly bracket Right curly bracket Pound sterling Tilde Euro ¥ ¦ Page up Home Page down End Japanese yen Bar Moves cursor up one page Moves cursor to the beginning of the line Moves cursor down one page Moves cursor to the end of the line Cursor movements Shortcut Action CTRL+left arrow CTRL+right arrow Blue FN+left arrow Blue FN+right arrow Blue FN+up arrow Blue FN+down arrow Green FN+left arrow Green FN+right arrow Green FN+up arrow Green FN+down arrow Moves cursor left (back) one word Moves cursor right (forward) one word Selects character to the left of the cursor Selects character to the right of the cursor Selects line of text above the cursor Selects line of text below the cursor Moves cursor to the beginning of the line Moves cursor to the end of the line Moves cursor up one page Moves cursor down one page 9 Keyboard Navigation, Shortcuts and Special Characters Shortcut Action TAB If Moves to Next Field is selected in the layout settings screen: Tabs forward through edit lines If Inserts Tab is selected in the layout settings screen: Inserts a tab into the line See "Optimizing pointer functionality" earlier in this handbook for information on tab selection in the layout settings screen. SHIFT+TAB FN (blue or green)+TAB Tabs backward through edit lines If M ...