Appendix B
Frequently Asked Questions
168
Tapping and writing problems
Application problems
Problem
Solution
When I tap the buttons or
screen icons, my handheld
activates the wrong feature.
Calibrate the screen.
When I tap the Menu icon
,
nothing happens.
Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to a
different application.
I can’t get my handheld to
recognize my handwriting.
Try each of these in turn:
■
For your handheld to recognize handwriting input with the
stylus, you need to use Graffiti
®
2 writing. See
Graffiti 2 writing to enter data”
■
Make the Graffiti 2 character strokes in the input area, not
on the display part of the screen. If you want to write on the
display part of the screen you must turn on and activate
Writing Area Preferences. See
■
Write Graffiti 2 strokes for lowercase letters in the left side,
strokes for capital letters in the middle, and strokes for
numbers in the right side of the input area.
■
Make sure that Graffiti 2 is not in Punctuation Shift mode.
See
“Symbols and other special characters”
.
■
for tips on increasing your
accuracy when you write Graffiti 2 characters.
Problem
Solution
I tapped the Today button, but
it does not show the correct
date.
Your handheld is not set to the current date. Make sure the Set
Date box on the Date and Time Preferences screen displays the
current date. See
for
more information.
I know I entered some records,
but they do not appear in the
application.
Try each of these in turn:
■
Check the Categories pick list (upper-right corner). Select
All to display all the records for the application.
■
Check Security and confirm that Private Records is set to
Show private records.
■
In To Do List, tap Show and see if Show Only Due Items is
selected.
Summary of Contents for Zire 21
Page 1: ...Handbook for the Palm Zire 21 Handheld...
Page 10: ...About This Book 2...
Page 16: ...Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm Zire 21 Handheld 8...
Page 24: ...Chapter 2 Exploring Your Handheld 16...
Page 86: ...Chapter 7 Using Date Book 78...
Page 110: ...Chapter 12 Using World Clock 102...
Page 130: ...Chapter 13 Performing HotSync Operations 122...
Page 166: ...Chapter 14 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld 158...
Page 172: ...Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld 164...
Page 184: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 176...
Page 196: ...Index 188...
