Palm Portable Keyboard User manual

Handbook
for the
Palm™ Portable Keyboard

Page ii Handbook for the Palm™ Portable Keyboard
Copyright
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loss resulting from the use of this handbook.
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claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this product. Palm Comput-
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deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Be sure to make
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Contents Page iii
Contents
Introducing the Palm™ 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
Warranty and Other Product Information..........................................19

Page iv Contents

Introducing the Palm™ Portable Keyboard Page 1
Introducing the
Palm™ Portable Keyboard
The Palm™ Portable Keyboard is the convenient,portable solution for
typing text and commands quickly and easily into your Palm
Computing®organizer. This compact and fully functional keyboard
enables you to do the following:
■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 organizer
Before you can use your keyboard, you must do the following:
■Install the Palm Portable Keyboard application on your organizer
■Set up the keyboard and attach your Palm Computing organizer
Palm
application
keys

Page 2 Installing the Application
Installing the Application
Before you install the Palm™ Portable Keyboard application on your
organizer,it’sa goodidea to perform aHotSync®operation to backup
your data.
The application for the Palm Portable Keyboard controls the way the
portable keyboard interacts with your organizer. It’s a PRC file like
most other applications for your organizer, and you install
Keyboard.prc just like any other application.
Note: To use the keyboard with a PalmPilot™ Personal or
Professional organizer, you cannot use the PRC included on
the CD-ROM. Instead, download the version of Keyboard.prc
from the following web site:http://www.palm.com/custsupp/downloads
To load the keyboard application on Windows 95/98:
1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then double-click
the CD-ROM drive icon.
2. Copy the Keyboard.prc file from the CD-ROM drive to the Add-on
folder in your Palm™ Desktop directory.
3. Click Start in the Windows taskbar.
4. Choose Programs, and then choose Palm Desktop.
5. Choose Install Tool.
6. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to
your organizer.
7. Click Add.
8. Select Keyboard.prc from the list of applications, and then click
Open.
9. Click Done.
10.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.

Installing the Application Page 3
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.
To install the keyboard application on your organizer:
■Perform a HotSync operation to install the application on your
organizer.
The icon for the Palm Portable Keyboard application appears in the
Applications Launcher.
Now you’re ready to set up your keyboard.
Icon of the Palm Portable Keyboard application

Page 4 Setting Up the Keyboard
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.

Setting Up the Keyboard Page 5
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. While holding the keyboard, slide the docking connector support
bracket out until it clicks; then tilt it up and push the flat support
outward.

Page 6 Setting Up the Keyboard
To connect your organizer:
1. Line up your organizer with the angle of the support bracket.
2. Slide your organizer securely onto the keyboard docking
connector. Your organizer turns on automatically.
After you install the keyboard application and connect the organizer,
you can begin typing.

Closing the Keyboard Page 7
Closing the Keyboard
When you finish using your keyboard, remove the organizer, unlock
and fold up the keyboard, and close it back into a portable case.
1. Pull your organizer 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.”

Page 8 Closing the Keyboard
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.

Customizing Your Keyboard Page 9
Customizing Your Keyboard
You can customize your keyboard using the options available in the
keyboard application on your organizer.
Changing General settings
The General settings control the interaction of the keyboard with the
organizer.
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 organizer 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).

Page 10 Customizing Your Keyboard
Assigning applications
to command key combinations
You can open the main organizer applications — Date Book, Address
Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad — usingthe four keys on thefarright
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 picklistof the command key combination thatyou 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

Customizing Your Keyboard Page 11
Viewing keyboard shortcuts
Your keyboard comes with a full set of keyboard shortcuts for
performing organizer 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 organizer to move through the list.
See “Keyboard Shortcuts” for the keyboard shortcuts that appear in
the list on your organizer.

Page 12 Keyboard Shortcuts
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 Moves cursor left (back) one word
Ctrl - Right arrow Moves cursor right (forward) one word
Ctrl - Shift - Left arrow Selects previous word
Ctrl - Shift - Right arrow Selects next word
Shift - Left arrow Selects character to the left of the cursor
Shift - Right arrow Selects character tothe rightof the cursor
Shift - Up arrow Selects previous line
Shift - Down arrow Selects next line
Cmd - Left arrow Movescursorto the beginning of the line
Cmd - Right arrow Moves cursor to the end of the line
Fn - Up arrow Scrolls up
Fn - Down arrow Scrolls down
Tab Tabs forward through edit lines
Shift - Tab Tabs backward through edit lines
Fn - Tab Inserts a tab in a line

Keyboard Shortcuts Page 13
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.
Menu commands
This table lists the key combinations to activate organizer commands.
Keystroke Equivalent onscreen button
Fn - Enter OK
Fn - Del Delete
Fn - Done Cancel
Fn - New New
Fn - Left arrow Show
Fn - Right arrow Details
Fn - , Note
Fn - / Edit
Keystroke Action
Ctrl - x Cuts selected text
Ctrl - c Copies selected text
Ctrl - v Pastes cut or copied text
Fn - Cmd Enters shortcut mode
Fn - = Toggles backlight
Cmd-space Enters kana mode (Japanese OS only)

Page 14 Keyboard Shortcuts
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 theöin Köln,type the o, and then quickly press Fn
and ; (function key and semicolon). The umlaut appears over the o.
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 organizer.
Table 2: Characters, symbols, punctuation marks
Keystroke Character
example Description
Fn - ' áAcute accent
Fn - ^ âCircumflex
Fn - ; äUmlaut
Fn - ` àGrave accent
Fn - ~ ãTilde
Fn - o åAring (with letter “a” only)
Keystroke Character
example Description
Fn - O ØUppercase Oslash
Fn - o øLowercase oslash
Fn - ? ¿Upside down “?”
Fn - ! ¡Upside down “!”
Fn - A ÆUppercase AE ligature
Fn - a æLowercase ae ligature
Fn - b βBeta

Keyboard Shortcuts Page 15
Fn - w ■Bullet
Fn - c ¸Cedilla
Fn - g ©Copyright
Fn - d °Degrees
Fn - <hyphen> Divide
Fn - u µMicro
Fn - \ ¶Paragraph symbol
Fn - p £Pound sterling
Fn - r ®Registered trademark
Fn - s §Section
Fn - t ™Trademark
Fn - y ¥Japanese yen
Fn - + ±Plus/minus
Fn - 2 1/2 Half
Fn - 3 3/4 Three-quarters
Fn - 4 1/4 One-quarter
Fn - $ ¢Cents
Fn - f fScript f
Fn - [ ‘Left single curly quote
Fn - ] ’Right single curly quote
Fn - { “Left double curly quote
Fn - } ”Right double curly quote
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Page 16 Keyboard Shortcuts
Calculator functions
This table lists keystrokes to activate calculator functions.
Keystroke Action
+ - * / = Add, subtract, multiply, divide, equals
CClear all
EClear last entry
MClear memory
PSet current number on display in memory
RRecall value in memory