Targus ThumbPad Palm m125 User manual

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Targus ThumbPad
™
Portable Keyboard for Palm
™
m125
USER’S GUIDE
Making Your Mobile Life Easier.
Making Your Mobile Life Easier.
Visit our Web site at: www.targus.com
Features and specifications are subject to change without notice. ©2002 Targus Corp.
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ThumbPad Portable
Keyboard
Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus
ThumbPad™Portable Keyboard. The ThumbPad
is a convenient and ultra-portable keyboard for
your mobile computer.
With the ThumbPad keyboard you can:
•Enter text directly into your mobile computer.
•Use the function (Fn) keys to quickly execute
commands and options.
•Use the cursor and space keys to play games
on your mobile computer.
•Take a keyboard with you whenever you travel
with your mobile computer.
In addition to this user’s guide, this package
contains the Targus ThumbPad Portable
Keyboard and the keyboard driver software CD.
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Installing the Keyboard
Driver
Before installing the driver software for the
ThumbPad keyboard, make sure that:
•You synchronize your mobile computer to back
up your files.
•You disable any previously installed keyboard
software.
•Your mobile computer has at least 24K bytes of
free memory.
Windows®Operating Systems
To install the driver for the ThumbPad keyboard
on a computer with the Windows®95/98/Me/
2000 or Windows NT®4.0 operating system, do
the following:
1Insert the keyboard driver software CD into
your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2Click Start, Run, then enter D:\ThumbPad.prc
(where D: is the path of your CD-ROM drive)
and then click OK.

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The Install Tool program then installs the driver
software. When installation is complete, the
Install Tool window appears.
Sample Install Tool window
3Click Done.
4To exit the Install Tool program, click OK.
5Connect your mobile computer to your
desktop or notebook computer and
synchronize to copy the keyboard driver to
your mobile computer.

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After synchronization, the ThumbPad keyboard
icon appears in the Applications screen on your
mobile computer.
To complete installation, reset your mobile
computer.
Macintosh®Operating System
To install the driver software for the ThumbPad
keyboard on a computer with the Macintosh
8.5.1 or greater operating system, do the
following:
1Exit all active programs, including those in
the Startup folder, and disable any virus-
scanning software.
2Insert the keyboard driver software CD into
your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The ThumbPad keyboard application folder is
added to your desktop.
NOTE: You may find it more convenient to drag the
ThumbPad.prc file into the folder where you store your
mobile computer applications, such as the Add-on folder.
3Double-click the ThumbPad.prc file to launch
the Install Tool program.
Installation automatically begins. When it is
complete, you regain control of the Install Tool
window.

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4Click Done.
5To exit the Install Tool program, click OK.
6Connect your mobile computer to your
desktop or notebook computer and
synchronize to copy the keyboard driver to
your mobile computer.
After synchronization, the ThumbPad keyboard
icon appears in the Applications screen on your
mobile computer.
To complete installation, reset your mobile
computer.
Connecting the Keyboard to
Your Mobile Computer
After installing the keyboard driver, you can
connect the ThumbPad keyboard to your mobile
computer. To do this:
1Turn off your mobile computer (if it’s turned
on).
2Hold your mobile computer in one hand and
the ThumbPad keyboard in your other hand.

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Holding your mobile computer and the ThumbPad keyboard
3Align your mobile computer with the
keyboard connector, located at the top of the
ThumbPad keyboard.
Aligning your mobile computer with the keyboard connector
Keyboard
connector

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4Gently slide your mobile computer into the
keyboard connector until you hear a “click.”
When you connect the ThumbPad keyboard to
your mobile computer, your computer
automatically turns on and you can begin typing.
CAUTION: Always use the keyboard connector as a guide
when connecting and disconnecting your mobile computer
to avoid possible damage to your device or the ThumbPad
keyboard.
Disconnecting the ThumbPad Keyboard
To disconnect the keyboard from your mobile
computer:
1Turn off your mobile computer (if it’s turned
on).
2Gently pull your mobile computer away from
the ThumbPad keyboard and slide it out of
the keyboard connector.
CAUTION: Avoid pressing any keys on the ThumbPad
keyboard when disconnecting it from your mobile
computer, as doing so may cause the key to stop working.

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Using the ThumbPad
Keyboard
Typing Keyboard Shortcuts
The following table details the key sequences
you can use to access options and additional
characters, and to issue commands to your
mobile computer from the ThumbPad keyboard.
To use these key sequences, hold down either
the Ctrl, Fn, or Shift key (as indicated) and then
tap the second key listed in the table for the
desired result.
US/UK Version Keyboard Combinations
Key Sequence Result
1 Shift + any key Enters uppercase character
2 Caps Toggles between all upper or
lowercase characters
3 Fn + any key Activates blue symbol on a
key
4 Fn + Caps Constant use of all blue
symbols
5 Shift +  Highlights line of text above
cursor
6 Shift + ¯ Highlights line of text below
cursor
7 Shift + ® Highlights character right of
cursor
8 Shift + ¬ Highlights character left of
cursor

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9 Fn + BackSpace Del
10 Fn + Tab
11 Ctrl + X Cuts selected text
12 Ctrl + C Copies selected text
13 Ctrl + S Selects all text
14 Ctrl + D Deletes selected text
15 Ctrl + P Pastes cut or copied text
16 Ctrl + U Undoes last command
17 Shift + SPACE Activates the Hot Key menu
18 Fn + Shift + key
(at the same time)
Emulates the command
function
19 Shift + Enter Moves cursor to next column
in Address book
20 Ctrl + Enter Moves cursor to previous
column in Address book
21 Ctrl + Q, then release and
type A, E, I, O, U, or Y
Acute accent:
Á, É, Í, Ó, Ú, Ý
22 Ctrl + W, then release and
type A, E, I, O, or U
Grave accent:
À, È, Ì, Ò, Ù
23 Ctrl + E, then release and
type A, E, I, O, or U
Circumflex:
Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û
24 Ctrl + R, then release and
type A, N, or O
Tilde:
Ã, Ñ, Õ
25 Ctrl + T, then release and
type A, E, I, O, U, or Y
Diaeresis (Umlaut):
Ä, Ë, Ï, Ö, Ü, Ÿ
26 Ctrl + Y, then release and
type A
Nordic A-ring:
Å
Key Sequence Result
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