Page 224 Frequently Asked Questions
Application problems
Ican’tgetmy
handheld computer
to recognize my
handwriting.
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Foryourhandheldcomputerto
recognize hand-writing input with the
stylus, you need to use Graffiti
®
writing.
See “Using Graffiti writing to enter
data” in Chapter 2.
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Make the Graffiti character strokes in
the Graffiti writing area, not on the
display part of the screen.
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Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the
left-hand side, and the strokes for
numbers in the right-hand side of the
Graffiti writing area.
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Make sure that Graffiti is not shifted
into extended or punctuation modes.
See “Using Graffiti writing to enter
data” in Chapter 2.
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See “Graffiti tips” in Chapter 2 for tips
on increasing your accuracy when you
write Graffiti characters.
Problem Solution
I tapped the Today
button, but it does
not show the correct
date.
Your handheld computer is not set to the
currentdate.MakesuretheSetDateboxin
the General Preferences screen displays the
current date. See “General preferences” in
Chapter 7 for more information.
IknowIentered
some records, but
they do not appear in
the application.
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Check the Categories pick list (upper-
right corner of the screen). Choose All
to display all of the records for the
application.
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Check Security and make sure that the
Private Records setting is set to Show
private records.
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In To Do List, tap Show and check
whether Show Only Due Items is
selected.