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1. 903 Select to Start Drag amp return on Sel to Start arrow t 904 Select to End Drag amp return on Sel to End arrow 4909 Delete Right Drag right amp return on backspace 905 Keyboard Click Toggle Drag amp return on then enter 905 4906 Keyboard ClickOn Drag amp return on then enter 906 4907 Keyboard Click Off Drag amp return on then enter 907 909 Delete Right Right Drag amp return on backspace 4910 Go To Beginning Drag amp return on then enter 910 911 Go To End Drag amp return on then enter 911 912 Calculator Num Keys Drag amp return on then enter 912 913 Cell Phone Num Keys Drag amp return on then enter 913 914 Toggle Num Key Style Drag amp return on then enter 914 915 Extend to Words Drag amp return on then enter 915 916 Sentence Case Drag amp return on then enter 916 917 Lowercase Drag amp return on then enter 917 918 Uppercase Drag amp return on then enter 918 919 Title Case Drag amp return on then enter 919 920 Toggle Case Drag amp return on then enter 920 921 Generic Cut Drag amp return on then enter 921 922 Generic Copy Drag amp return on then enter 922 4923 Generic Paste Drag amp return on then enter 923 924 Generic Undo Drag amp return on then enter 924 4925 Generic Select All Drag amp return on then enter 925 926 Next stroke 2 Graffiti Drag amp return on then enter 926 927 Cursor 2 Begin Line Drag amp return on then enter 9272. 928 Cursor 2 End Line Drag amp return on then enter 928 929 Select 2 Begin Line Drag amp return on then enter 929 930 Select 2 End Line Drag amp return on then enter 930 To get information about these codes on your PDA simply enter and highlight a phrase or a keyword related to them then tap repeatedly if needed on the button until the information about the phrase appears on the lower right hand side For exmaple enter and highlight Cursor and then tap on to see all cursor related codes and their explanations 32 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas Appendix C Printing and Preparing Your Own Stamp As an alternative to purchasing and using our stamp overlays you can print and install your own using the artwork we provide for your PDA By doing this you can truly test drive the stamp Here s how 1 Visit our web site and locate the folder for your PDA 2 Double click on either the jpg or pdf file to download it 3 Use a color printer to print one of these images If you use the jpg file print it at 25 or at 288 dpi If you use the pdf file use your printer s set up to print it at 25 4 If the image you printed does not fit your PDA s Graffiti area double check your printer s setting There are two images per file each corresponding to the side of the keyboard you want your alphabets to be placed You need to print only the one you d like to use We
3. Activate Alpha In a Nutshell What is MessagEaseST MessagEaseST stamp runs on any Palm OS PDA It transform your PDA s Graffiti area into a powerful keyboard allowing you to enter letters numbers characters common editing functions and even editing scripts of your own design Command Star Combine i ater Button or Nuber MessagEase Keyboard N Keyboard Graffiti l A 4 SA ale 1 2 173 X X f e FN How do install it You install the program and the keyboard For PDAs with virtual Graffiti MessagEaseST provides a virtual on screen keyboard For other PDAs MessagEaseST supports a thin overlay stamp placed over the Graffiti area You can either print your own stamp we provide the graphics or purchase ours they are professionally printed laminated and have removable adhesive How do enter text You either tap or drag slide to enter text or commands Why does it work MessagEaseST is based on the innovative MessagEase technology making text entry on small electronic devices faster and more intuitive Combining taps and drags and our optimal letter assignment reduce the number of keys required for a FULL keyboard larger keys and smaller distances make MessagEase faster Can still use Graffiti Yes A simple tap switches your keyboard to Graffiti and another tap switches you back Can try it first Yes You can freely try MessagEaseST for a month If you wish you can download and use
4. If you don t already have an extension manager install X Master Run MestSkin to install the stamp picture 5 Run X Master or your extension manager to activate MessagEaseST program You do not need to calibrate Oe 34 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas Appendix E Troubleshooting and Calibration Problem Can t see MessagEaseST s icon on the screen You can t see an icon for For Palm OS before 5 0 You must install and use an extension manager like X Master to activate it Problem Tapping on the keyboard does not calibrate Make sure you activate MessagEaseST it in X Master Problem Can t find a good point for calibration Your stamp is probably placed too low Install it higher and calibrate again Problem Numbers appear when tap on letters Select your keyboard orientation in Set Up Problem Character positions are shifted tapping on one enters the next one Soft Reset calibrate your Palm using the Welcome program then calibrate again Problem Taps are interpreted as drags or drags are interpreted as taps Adjust the drag length in Set Up Problem Can t store my characters Make sure that in Set Up you have selected You Define and Storable for Special Chars Problem Can t enter any special character In Set Up set Special Chars to Default or tap on Restore Problem Can t delete MessagEaseST Deactivate it in X Master and soft reset Copyright
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6. 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 35 Software License Agreement License for Registered version As a registered user of MessagEaseST you agree to use one copy of the MessagEaseST software on a PDA you own and use it without any time limitation You can transfer this license to other compatible PDAs only if you are the sole user of these machines If you choose to do so you can sell or transfer MessagEaseST software to others If you do so you agree not to keep and use any copies of MessagEaseST registered software You also need to inform us in writing and the person or entity you transfer it to must agree to the terms of this agreement This agreement prevents you from sublicensing renting leasing all or part of MessagEaseST registered software Both the technology and the implementation of MessagEaseST are protected by patent laws and all applicable copyright and intellectual property laws You may not reverse engineer disassemble decompile modify translate change or in any shape or form temper with this software You may not attempt to circumvent any copy protection or security scheme that may be implemented in this software and you may not help authorize assist or any shape or form facilitate anybody else to do the activities prohibited by this agreement The MessagEaseST software is the property of EXideas While you continue to own the license you will have certain rights to use the Software after your acceptance of this l
7. I Cli NR Series 1 Download the file MessagEaseSTFiles4ClieNR70 zip from http Awww exideas com ME downloads MessagEaseSTFiles4ClieNR70 zip 2 Unzip and HotSync the following files MessagEaseST This is the stamp program Skin Manger This program helps you change your Graffitis skins And one or all of these skin files MessagEaseSkinANI002 MessagEaseSkin002ANI If you don t already have an extension manager install X Master Run SkinManager to install any one of the above skin files 5 Run X Master or your extension manager to activate MessagEaseST program You do not need to calibrate Uninstalling or changing the Skin Run SkinManager to install a new skin or to revert to system s skin aaa Il Clie NX NZ Series Palm OS 5 0 1 Download the file MessagEaseST40S5 zip from http Awww exideas com ME downloads MessagEase40S5 zip 2 Unzip and HotSync the following files MEST5 1 x x This is the stamp program One or more of MestSkin4Sony5ANI001 MestSkin4Sony5001ANI 3 Install one of the skins by tapping on the Graffiti exchange manager on the bottom strip between the battery and the Magnifier 4 Tap and run MEST5 1 x x to activate it Ill Hnadera 330 1 Download the file MessagEaseST4Handera330 zip from http www exideas com ME downloads MessagEaseST 4Handera330 zip 2 Unzip and HotSync the following files MessagEaseST This is the stamp program MestSkin prc MestSkin1 prc and MestSkin2 prc
8. To do so drag up right to enter the command prefix and then enter the letter associated with the command Check an application s menu for the commands it accepts Then instead of using the menu you can simply issue commands by entering a command prefix and a single letter If you use a menu command frequently instead of issuing that command directly you can store it in a memory location Then you ll be able to issue that command by recalling it from memory See the next chapter and the box on page 20 for how to store commands in memory locations You can even move the location for the command prefix or shortcut prefix amp by storing these characters in memory locations of your choice 18 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas 4 Memory Store Recall MessagEaseST enables you to store and recall frequently used text quickly and effortlessly You can store your letter greetings your email signature bits of programming code or even the whole chapter of a book in any one of MessagEase s 180 memory locations and then recall that memory no matter how long or complex with one or two simple drags or taps Ge gt Storing Text in Memory 1 Enter As soon as possible in your PDA s Memo Pad Highlight all of that text Tap on the Command button M Recall from will be displayed lt 2 Tap on the Command button M a second time Store at will be displayed If your audi
9. 147 148 149 150 151 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 ttt 3 aL R Name Euro low sngl comma quote script f low dble comma quote horizontal ellipsis dagger double dagger circumflex per mille upper s hacek left sngl guillemet uppercase oe sngl open comma quote sngl close comma quote dble open comma quote close comma quote bullet en dash em dash 152 BY 2 sO n KMS lt ia gt o 1 Se NH AT spacing tilde trademark lowercase s hacek right single guillemet lowercase oe chr upydiaeresischr non breaking space inverted exclamation cent sign pound sterling general currency sign yen sign broken vertical bar section sign umlaut dieresis copyright feminine ordinal left angle quote not sign soft hyphen registered trademark macron accent degree sign plus or minus superscript two superscript three acute accent micro sign paragraph sign middle dot cedilla superscript one masculine ordinal right angle quote fraction one fourth fraction one half fraction three fourths inverted question mark Copyright 2002 EXideas Comb f OE 11 gt gt 14 12 34 2 Seq 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143
10. Palm s QWERTY keyboard with enabling vou to invoke a MessagEase keyboard from any m application After you complete enter al ing text using this keyboard the text you entered will appear on the buffer of the calling program Motorola Phone Demo Currently available for Motorola cell phones the hard key version of MessagEase uses an ingenuous two key combination for entering every letter or special character This strategy is provably faster than the current multi tap in use in cell phones 28 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas today Using this strategy renders one handed text entry fast intuitive and efficient making it ideal for cell phone text messaging and instant messaging The same easy to learn pattern of letters and characters used for Palm OS programs is used to implement the cell phone hard key text entry Therefore the skill developed for soft key PDAs is actually leveraged and reused for the hard key version Furthermore this hard key version is also adaptable to any language and alphabet Although MessagEase does not itself require the use of predictive techniques word completion and other predictive technologies can be fused with MessagEase to provide you with a powerful language specific text entry system Future Directions As smaller electronic devices become ubiquitous the need for accurate text entry everywhere becomes more pressing and pervasive MessagEase provides an opti
11. to install the stamp so that the top of your stamp covers the five pixels between the bottom of your screen and the top of the Graffiti area Method 1 Using a Piece of Tape 1 Place your stamp on a flat surface Align the stamp with a piece of tape 2 3 times its length Bring them into contact with the top edge of the tape and the top edge of the stamp aligned Lift the tape with the stamp stuck to it and remove the stamp s backing Holding the tape s ends align the top of stamp with the Graffiti area of your PDA Bring the stamp into contact with your PDA placing it just below the screen a few pixels above the top of the Graffiti area Gently peel and remove the tape pressing the stamp down Method 2 Peeling Half of the Backing 1 Peel off the top half of the backing from the stamp Hold the stamp by the edges of its lower half aligning its top edge with the top of the Graffiti area Place the top of the stamp just below the screen and slightly above the top of your Graffiti area It is best if the top of your stamp covers the five pixels between the bottom of your screen and the top of the Graffiti area Gently press the stamp down making sure that it is aligned horizontally and the sides are placed symmetrically If it is not aligned or centered remove it gently and re apply Once positioned properly gently rub your finger over the stamp to ensure cohesion and to remove any trapped
12. your keyboard and make such characters directly accessible instead of having to use either the combine feature or a special ASCII code To reprogram your keyboard you need to set your Special Char setting on the MessagEaseST Set Up page drag up on the button to go to it to You Define and then also select Storable See Chapter 6 Set Up and Registration for further details Any single character you store in a programmable memory location will then become a part of your own special keyboard Programming Your Own Character Set In Set Up make sure that your Special Chars setting is set to You Define and that the Storable button under it is selected Enter the special character you want to store and highlight it You can enter this character directly use combine copy it from another application or specify it using its ASCII code For example to produce and store the copyright character you can combine CO or you can store its command sequence 7169 See Appendix A for a full list of combine characters and their corresponding command sequences 3 Tap twice on the Command Button M 4 Drag on the location where you want the character to be stored If that location is available for reprogramming and your settings are correct Stored Single Char will flash on the lower right part of the screen If Stored flashes instead then the character you highlighted is be
13. 00 Lowell Ray Drew Ric Fischer Ronald Lacharite Ross Chapman rsx Richard Sean McBride Steve Smith Susan Bernick Tanker Bob trptprof Frank wadgy7 Andy Whytcrow Jennifer and wppsych Bill Welcome Thank you for registering MessagEaseST Built upon EXideas MessagEase s innovative technology MessagEaseST provides you with a fast easy and accurate text entry system for your Palm OS device Le CARE AY Xe TIONER HKCOSMR 4 5 06 Yw F o o e mon 6 T Ez S lt gt lt k 8 9 gt e e 0 Quick Start If you have your stamp and are just looking for quick steps to start using it here they are a Quick Start Steps Stick the stamp on your PDA s Graffiti area Install MessagEaseST prc and X Master Run X Master and check MessagEaseST Tap on Configure or on Calibrate your stamp as directed T eo ME ey You are done Run any application and enjoy using MessagEaseST to enter text You may skip these steps if your PDA has a virtual Graffiti area where the stamp can be displayed right on the screen lt 4 Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 7 1 First Things First To make MessagEaseST work on your PDA you need to install the program You also need to install the physical label stamp on your PDA s Graffiti area unless you have a device capable of displaying a high resolution virtual keyboard on its Graffiti area Step by Step Installa
14. 49 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 30 JO O1 B N NV i At Name Comb Seq ASCII Name Comb Seq null 7000 064 atsign 4064 start of heading 001 065 A upper case a 065 start of text 002 066 B upper case b 066 end of text 003 067 C upper case c 067 end of xmit 004 068 D upper case d 068 enquiry 005 069 E upper case e 069 acknowledge 4006 070 F upper case f 4070 bell 4007 071 G upper case g 4071 backspace 4008 072 H uppercase h 4072 horizontal tab 4009 073 upper casei 4073 line feed 7010 074 J upper case 4074 vertical tab 011 075 K upper case k 075 form feed 012 076 L uppercasel 076 carriage return 013 077 M upper case m 077 shift out 014 078 N uppercase n 4078 shift in 7015 079 O upper case o 4079 data line escape 4016 080 P upper case p 7080 device control 1 4017 081 Q upper case q 081 device control 2 018 082 R upper caser 082 device control 3 019 083 S upper cases 083 device control 4 020 084 T uppercase t 4084 neg acknowledge 7021 085 U upper case u 7085 Palm OS s command char 4022 086 V upper case v 4086 Palm OS s shortcut char 4023 087 W upper case w 4087 cancel 4024 088 X upper case x 4088 end of medium 4025 089 Y upper case y 7089 substitute 4026 090 Z upper case z 7090 escape 4027 091 left square bracket 4091 cursor left file separator 4028 092 backslash 4092 cursor right group separator 4029 093 right square bracket 4093 r
15. MessagEase application and MessagEasekB They provide on screen keyboards and are free Both based on the same MessagEase keyboard technology Activate Space Bar Cursor Info amp Numeric Keyboard Backspace Caps Lock Lowercase Drag Down for CR Controls assistance Keyboard MessagEaseST Users Manual Version 1 3 a For MessagEaseST Version1 3 0 and higher Includes Palm OS 5 0 Support February 21 2003 EXideas Inc http www exideas com Table of Contents Welcome 7 Quick Start 7 1 First Things First 8 Step by Step Installation Guide 8 Configuring and Calibrating Your Stamp 10 Using Your Stamp for the First Time 10 Switching Between MessagEaseST and Graffiti 11 2 The Essential MessagEase 12 The Anatomy of MessagEase Stamp 12 Entering Letters 13 Space Linefeed Backspace Delete 14 Entering Uppercase Letters 14 Numbers and Special Characters 15 Additional Characters A t 16 3 The Command Button 17 The Shortcut Prefix A 18 The Command Prefix 18 4 Memory Store Recall 19 Storing Simple Text in Memory 19 Dynamic Memory 20 Instant Memory Recall The Star 22 The Button the Versatile Information Provide 23 5 Reprogramming Character Locations ____ 24 6 Registration and Set Up 26 Registering Your Software 26 Setting Up Your MessagEaseST 26 7 Looking Further 28 Current Implementations 28 Future Directions 29 Appendix A Table of Combination of Special Char
16. acters 30 Appendix B MessagEaseST s Command Sequences 32 Appendix C Printing and Preparing Your Own Stamp 33 Appendix D Installing on PDAs with Virtual Graffiti 34 Clie NR Series 34 Clie NX NZ Series Palm OS 5 34 HandEar 330 34 Appendix E Troubleshooting and Calibration 35 This manual is provided as a support material and documentation for MessagEaseST Its content is subject to change without notice The information contained herein does not represent a commitment on the part of EXideas nor does it constitute an obligation The MessagEaseST software described in this manual is provided to you under the license agreement detailed in this document You may use and copy MessagEaseST only in accordance with the terms of the license agreement Copyright 2002 EXideas Inc 2708 Monserat Avenue Belmont California 94002 MessagEase MessagEaseKB and MessagEaseST are trademarks of EXideas Software design Saied B Nesbat Ph D http www exideas com with assistance from Cooperative Computing With many many thanks to all participants of our Yahoo users group especially Dave Withe Gary Belhomme Gary Van Sant Hugo Rossi Jakesimah Gyla javaddiction Grant Jay Critchfield Jbolt001 Jay Jdhchang Jacob Jimzat JiMZ Joachim Sanders Johan Risberg John Harms Karl Browning Keith Schroder Kool Musick McMug Alex Michael Bryan mr_tines Nick Day outback_dad Peter Rand Philipp Kiefer pyam2000 quel_fromage_
17. air pockets Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual You only need to calibrate if you are using a physical stamp If your PDA can show the stamp image on its Graffiti area you don t need to calibrate Configuring and Calibrating Your Stamp Before you use your stamp you need to configure and calibrate your software The calibration process corrects and compensates for any misalignment or mis positioning of your stamp Using Your Stamp for the First Time After you install and activate the software attach the physical stamp and calibrate it you are ready to use your stamp You can use your stamp with any Palm OS application that needs text input As an example press on the memo pad to start Palm s Memo Pad program Then tap a few taps on the letter keyboard of your stamp You should see corresponding letters appear on the screen Tap a few taps on the number side and you ll see numbers appear on screen Please see the troubleshooting section if you see numbers appear instead of letters or vice versa Calibration Steps a Calibrate your palm using Palm s welcome program Run your extension manager application e g X Master Activate MessagEaseST by checking the box next to it Tap on Configure or on H then select Calibrate Ol a Ww Tap on ANI 123 or 123 ANI whichever matches your stamp orientation D Tap on Reset Calibration 7 Tap on the stamp in the cente
18. al MessagEase MessagEase is built on several years of research on user interface technology This revolutionary idea was designed and optimized using exhaustive simulation of the letter combinations subject to Fitts law of user interface The result is a remarkably fast and intuitive text entry system applicable to many small devices Given even a very small area MessagEase provides full text entry using the smallest number of soft or hard buttons This implementation of MessagEase for Palm OS PDAs takes advantage of the touch sensitive area originally designed for Graffiti input MessagEaseST transforms the Graffiti area into a very efficient keyboard allowing you not only to enter text but perform many text related tasks quickly and efficiently The Anatomy of MessagEase Stamp In its most basic form MessagEase s keyboard has only nine keys You can enter text and punctuation by tapping or dragging on these keys A tap is used to enter one of nine most frequent letters and a drag enters all other letters and punctuation marks See page 26 to configure MessagEaseST for entering numbers on the same nine keys The source of MessagEase s power and speed is a combination of a small number of keys and entering the most frequent letters with fast taps Given the very small area these nine keys need the ability to enter all letters numbers and special characters is a remarkable feat Command Star Combine Button Button Letter N
19. and drag and returns in equivalent positions on either keyboard produce the same results Therefore all special characters are equally accessible from either keyboard The two keyboards are provided simply for clarity and convenience Please see Page 26 Set Up and Registration for further details By default a clockwise or a counter clockwise circle on main letters A N I H O R T E S will enter that letter in uppercase However on Set Up page drag up on the button to go to it you can distinguish between the two circles and define either of the directions to enter the corresponding digit 1 9 Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 15 16 Additional Characters t MessagEase enables you to easily enter even those characters not normally found on a regular computer keyboard making all 220 printable ASCII characters available While 137 of these are directly accessible with a drag a drag and return or a circle you can produce all of them and make those you use more frequently easily available on MessagEase keyboard There are four ways to produce the additional symbols or characters you need 1 Using Drag and Return on Character Locations A drag and return on any special character s location enters an alternate and often related character For example drag and return on the position for enters Although MessagEaseST comes pre loaded with a pair of related c
20. cursor drag right on the backspace button Entering Uppercase Letters By default MessagEaseST will automatically capitalize your input by following the Palm OS capitalization convention According to this convention the first letter after a period a question mark or an exclamation mark when followed by a space will be capitalized Also the first letter of a text field will be entered in uppercase You may choose to turn off this automatic capitalization by unchecking the Auto Cap box in Set Up See Chapter 6 Registration and Set Up 1 Changing the Case Mode Drag up on R for Shift mode t In this mode your very next letter will be entered in uppercase Drag up on R twice for Caps Lock mode In this mode all your letters will be entered in uppercase At any time drag down on button R or enter a backspace to change the mode to lowercase A backspace also cancels the current autocapitalized arrow re BE OEMR HO j p HK C BA e D Ji EY Pa SD BES T Ez Fs Shift Caps Lock On Spot Capitalization 14 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas A circle or drag and return stroke must start on the button where the letter is indicated Once it starts it can cross button boundaries and even end on a different button as long as it more or less traces a circle or returns to the proximity of its starting point 2 Using On Spot Capitalization Y
21. d ends You agree not to reverse engineer decompile disassemble change translate or attempt to discover the security mechanisms of the MessagEaseST software or create derivative works from it You may not encourage or facilitate any of the activities that are prohibited by the terms of this agreement You may use the artwork provided on the Internet by EXideas to print and fashion your own Stamp overlay provided you are the sole user of this stamp overlay with your licensed software You may also provide the artwork to others who may be interested in using MessagEaseST on trial bases provided you do not charge any money for your service You may use the artwork provided only in conjunction with MessagEaseST and not for any other purpose MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas Money Back Guarantee 60 days If you are the original Licensee of this copy of the MessagEaseST software and are dissatisfied with it for any reason you may return the complete product together with your receipt to EXideas postage prepaid for a full refund excluding shipping and handling at any time during the sixty day period following the delivery to you of the Software and the support material Limited Warranty EXideas warrants that the supplied MessagEaseST labels its documentation and the MessagEaseST software made available will be free from defects for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of delivery of the product to you EXidea
22. e State of California This Agreement may only be modified by a license addendum which accompanies the license or by a written document which has been signed by both you and Licensor For questions concerning this Agreement please write to EXideas 2708 Monserat Avenue Belmont California 94002 Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 37 Copyright 2002 EXideas
23. e center under the Command button Storing text in any of these instant memory locations is similar to storing text in any other memory location After highlighting your text you tap on the command button twice then tap or drag on one of the memory locations on the star See the box below for how to address these locations As with keyboard memory locations you can include command 4 shortcut 4 or other special characters within your text stored at these instant memory locations fs Instant Memory Locations Star Location 1 Tap anywhere on the Star button Location 2 Drag a clockwise circle on the Star button Location 3 Drag a counter clockwise circle on the Star button Locations 4 11 Drag outward starting anywhere on the Command button toward one of the eight main directions Locations12 19 Drag amp return on the star button using any of the eight main directions Listing What it means Star Memory List Header for Instant memory Star List Tap A Star is Star tap location the first ten characters are listed E just two Star East direction completely listed no ellipses Memory List Header for memory list 11 A content 11 location code char addressed content only the first 10 characters are listed 56 B Beeee location code char addressed content indicates a circle or drag and return 22 MessagEaseST Users Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas The Button The Versatile Info
24. ecord separator 7030 094 hat circumflex 094 unit separator 031 095 _ underscore 7095 space 4032 096 grave 4096 bang exclamation 4033 097 a lower case a 097 quote 034 098 b lowercase b 098 sharp number sign 035 099 c lower case c 099 dollar sign 036 100 d lower case d 100 percent 037 101 e lowercasee 101 ampersand 038 102 f lower case f 4102 apostrophe 4039 103 g lower case g 4103 left parenthesis 4040 104 h lowercase h 4104 right parenthesis 7041 105 i lower casei 4105 star asterisk 4042 106 j lowercase j 106 plus 4043 107 lower case k 4107 comma 4044 108 lower case 4108 minus 4045 109 m lower case m 4109 period 4046 110 n lowercase n 7110 slash 4047 111 o lower case o diii digit 0 4048 112 p lowercase p 4112 digit 1 4049 113 q lower case q 113 digit 2 050 114 r lower caser 4114 digit 3 7051 115 s lowercase s 4115 digit 4 4052 116 lower case t 4116 digit 5 4053 117 u lowercase u 4117 digit 6 4054 118 v lower case v 4118 digit 7 4055 119 w lower case w 4119 digit 8 4056 120 x lower case x 4120 digit 9 4057 121 y lower case y 121 colon 058 122 z lower case z 4122 semicolon 4059 123 left curly brace 4123 less than 4060 124 vertical bar 4124 equals 4061 125 right curly brace 4125 greater than 4062 126 tilde 4126 question mark 4063 127 del delete 4127 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas ASCII 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146
25. es MessagEaseST s drag recognition If your taps sometimes get interpreted as drags perhaps because they slip specify a longer minimum drag size On the other hand if your drags are very short and are sometimes taken for taps specify a shorter drag size Circle ANI cw Cap By default a circle starting on a main letter ANIHORTES produces the uppercase form of that letter on spot capitalization You may however choose to have either a circle in the clockwise direction cw or a circle in the counter clockwise direction ccw enter the corresponding number For example setting this option to cw will let you enter the numeral 1 by drawing a clockwise circle on the A button A counter clockwise circle on that button will then produce an uppercase Drag on Arrows Bade This option configures the Up Down arrow on the Command button to perform one of three functions 1 Page If you select this option then a drag on the Up Down arrow enters a Page Up Page Down command 2 Select This option will change a drag on the Up Down arrow to the select to start end functions 3 Field MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas The setting of the drag on Up Down arrows also affects the code you produce by drag and return on them For example if you set this option to Page and then drag and return on the Down arrow the code for page down 012 will be produced If you change that o
26. haracters in each location you can program your own if you wish See Chapter 5 Reprogramming Chapter Locations 2 Combining Two Characters 4 You can combine two characters to create a third For example you can combine c and o to create the copyright character Or you can combine e and to create Simply enter the two characters then drag on the combine location el up left from A The two characters will be replaced by their combined version While most of the pair combinations are intuitive you can refer to Appendix A for a complete list of combined letter pairs 3 Combining One Character If you enter a single character and then drag on el MessagEaseST will replace that character with one of its combined or accented forms For example if you enter E and then drag on el it will change to Drag once again and you will get Repeated drags on el will cycle that character through and back to E 4 Reprogramming Your Character Locations You can reprogram all your special character locations personal izing your keyboard and putting all your frequently used characters at your fingertips Please see Chapter 5 Reprogramming Character Locations for more information on this feature SAGs 1 MS HN UM NER Vie 00 I i 4 5 a i RO Cars 6 o lt 7 8 9 gt COR ey Sly a 25 J nu 39 Drag Characters Drag and Return Character
27. icense If you do not agree with the terms of this license you may not use or copy the Software and you should promptly contact EXideas for a full refund prior to any use Except as may be modified by a license addendum which accompanies this license your rights and obligations with respect to the use of this Software are as follows License for the beta or time limited demo or unregistered version You are hereby licensed to use the beta or time limited demo version of the MessagEaseST software for the duration of the evaluation period or until its time limit expires whichever comes first You are also authorized to make exact copies of the MessagEaseST demo or beta software and give it to anyone as you wish provided that you do not charge or request donations for any such copies however made and also provided that the persons you give this software to agree with the terms of this agreement You may also copy print and distribute the supplied documentation of MessagEase in its unmodified form via electronic means provided that you do not charge for it in any shape or form and provided that your action is only for the purpose of facilitating the use of MessagEaseST You may not use all or portion of this documentation for using or enhancing the use of another tool or software You acknowledge that the beta or the demo version of the MessagEaseST software contains means to cause it to cease to operate on or after the day the evaluation perio
28. ing stored in a memory location and not as part of the reprogrammed keyboard Test your entry by dragging on the location you just programmed 24 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas Combine Backspace Memory Linefeed SA 7 N 1 A L xi l e Z NX QUP Shift Up C BM HKcO R Shift Down yl Y W F n CL amp o T Ez S lt gt JJ a5 Space Once you have programmed your own set of characters it is a good idea to lock your programmed set so that it cannot be accidentally changed Even after you reprogram the keyboard you can at any time switch back to using MessagEaseST s default character set and your reprogrammed set will be preserved You will in effect have two sets of special characters available your own and the default set You can also use the Restore button on the Set Up page to overwrite your own character set with the default set On spot capitalization works for all stored letters If you store a letter of the alphabet in any available location then regardless of its case at the time of storage dragging on that location will enter the lowercase form of that letter and a drag and return on that location will enter its uppercase form Therefore a letter of the alphabet requires both the drag and the drag and return locations to be stored Out of the 180 possible characer locations on the two main 9x9 keyboards 101 are available for rep
29. ll sharp s german sz small a grave accent small a acute accent small a circumflex small a tilde small a dieresis umlaut small a ring small ae diphthong small c cedilla small e grave accent small e acute accent small e circumflex small e dieresis umlaut small i grave accent small i acute accent small i circumflex accent small i dieresis umlaut small eth icelandic small n tilde small o grave accent small o acute accent small o circumflex accent small o tilde small o dieresis umlaut division sign small o slash small u grave accent small u acute accent small u circumflex accent small u dieresis umlaut small y acute accent small thorn icelandic small y dieresis umlaut MessagEaseST User s Manual Comb Seq 4192 4193 4194 4195 4196 4197 4198 4199 7200 72021 4202 4203 7204 7205 7206 4207 4208 4209 7210 72121 4212 4213 7214 4215 7216 7217 218 219 220 7221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 31 Appendix B MessagEaseST s Command Sequences Seq Description How to create it 4259 Next Filed Drag amp return on Next Field 268 Previous Field Drag amp return on Previous Field t 4901 Shift down Drag amp return on Shift Down R 902 Shift Up Drag amp return on Shift Up R
30. lude command or shortcut sequences within your basic text strings see Chapter 3 The Command Button Upon recall the commands or shortcut sequences will be received by the Palm OS or other applications and acted upon Consult Palm s manual or application menus for the command sequences they accept Storing a Shortcut or Command Sequences Use drag and return for entering amp and enter and store the following at any memory location Today s date is Ads the time now is Ats When you recall this text it will be expanded to Today s date is 9 20 02 the time now is 10 26 PM Store the following at any memory location LSmith When recalled in an application accepting phone book look up e g Memo Pad your Palm will look up Smith in your phone book You can also embed specific instructions for other applications Place such instructions between lt and gt to ensure that they are communicated to those other applications For example you could embed the command sequence lt UEvery good boy U gt within a stored text Then if you recall this text inside a word processing program that recognizes U as a command to A drag and return on any of the eight directions of the Command button enters its corresponding command but prevents the OS from evaluating it This is necessary when creating commands to be stored For example drag and return on amp will only enter amp but will not activate the
31. mized resizable and powerful text keyboard for any application in any environment including those running on Pocket PC or Tablet PC By optionally making MessagEase s virtual keyboard larger you can enter text using your fingers Or you can shrink it to the size of a penny and still reliably use it with a stylus Although cell phones are in widespread use today their potential for sending and receiving text messages has been stymied by their esoteric and archaic text entry system MessagEase can transform a cell phone into a powerful text entry machine As the TV set becomes the information conduit of home MessagEase can provide an adaptable text entry system using the already existing numeric pad on the TV s remote control Finally the emerging wearable computers will require an easy to use and scalable text entry system Practical even on an area the size of a penny MessagEase provides the solution for many applications requiring text entry on any small device Imagine typing a note or a text mes sage on your credit card of the future Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 29 Appendix A Table of ASCII Codes and Combination of Special Characters ASCII 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 0
32. o is enabled you will also hear two rapid alarm sounds 5 Tap on A for example to store your highlighted text at that location Stored will be displayed Now As soon as possible is stored in memory location A Recalling Text from Memory 1 Place your cursor at the location where you would like your memorized text to be recalled 2 Tap on the Command button M Recall from will be displayed 3 Tap on A Your stored text As soon as possible appears a 4 You can store any text at almost any tap or drag location For example you can store text at A at N or at left drag on N You can also store text at any of the circle or drag and return locations recognized by MessagEase It is like having many clipboards at your disposal You can store and recall text to and from all of these locations independently Besides storing text you can also store single characters at many keyboard locations thereby customizing your keyboard This topic is covered in Chapter 5 Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 19 Dynamic memory Memory That Changes When You Recall It MessagEaseST allows you to embed special instructions within your basic text strings When such text strings are recalled these instructions will be communicated to the Palm OS to other applications or to MessagEaseST In general there are three different uses for this facility First you can inc
33. ou can also at any time enter an uppercase letter by dragging a circle for the nine most frequent letters or by doing a drag and return for less frequent ones For example to enter an uppercase A bring your stylus down anywhere on the button A trace a circle and bring the stylus back relatively close to where you started To enter an uppercase Z bring the stylus down anywhere on button E drag right and then drag back again without lifting your stylus to about where you started On spot capitalization is a very useful facility for entering isolated uppercase letters These circles and drag and returns are also the third and fourth methods of harnessing the power of MessagEase Numbers and Special Characters You can enter numbers and all the special characters found on a full computer keyboard by just a tap or a drag Tap on a number button to enter that number For special characters drag on the relevant number button in the direction indicated For example to enter drag left on button number 4 You can enter all special characters using the letter keyboard as well In fact if you drag in equivalent positions on either the letter or the number keyboards you will enter the same letter or character For example if you drag left on H you will enter and if you drag right on 4 you will enter K The only difference between the letter and the number keyboards rests in their taps and circles Drags
34. ou can also configure them as Previous Next Field or Select to Start End commands See Chapter 6 Setting Up your MessagEaseST for details Page Up Select Up Memory Previous Field Store Recall ShortCut Command E Page Down Select Down Next Field Undo Copy 536 X Cut Paste Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 17 As mentioned earlier you can also use the Command button to enter Palm OS s Shortcut or Command prefixes The shortcut prefix is entered by a drag up left on the command button while the command prefix is entered by a drag up right The Shortcut Prefix A Shortcut is a powerful Palm OS utility that allows you to enter an entire word or phrase by entering a shortcut prefix followed by its abbreviation For example Ame can be expanded to meeting You can also use the shortcut prefix 2 to fetch the current date or time For example Ads will be expanded to the current date e g 9 20 02 and amp ts will expand to the current time You define the abbreviation and the full word or phrase using Palm OS s prefs program Then you can use MessagEaseST to create these shortcut commands to enrich your compositions with ease The Command Prefix You can use the command prefix for issuing commands to the Palm OS your application or MessagEaseST For example you can issue L Phone Lookup B Beam or N New Record using MessagEase s keyboard
35. ption and set it to Select then drag and return on the Down arrow the code for select to end 904 will be produced If you select this option a drag on the up down arrow enters a previous next field command Special Characters You can select MessagEaseST s default character set Default or define and use your own You oranie Define See the chapter on Programming Character Locations If you want to select your own character set then you must select Storable so that you can program your own character set Once done it is prudent to lock your keyboard so that it is does not get accidentally overwritten This can happen if for example you try to store a single character in a memory location while still in storable mode At any time you can tap on the Restore button This will reset your character set to the default setting KB Low Edge W Check this box if after careful calibration taps on the last two rows of your keyboard produce erroneous results Key Click v You can uncheck this box to turn MessagEase s keyboard click sound off You can also use the command sequence provided in the Command and Control chapter to program one of your memories to turn your keyboard click on or off Auto Cap CA By default MessagEaseST capitalizes your input by following the Palm OS capitalization convention Unchecking this box will turn off automatic capitalization Please note this disabling feature is cu
36. r of the three indicated buttons 10 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas Switching Between MessagEaseST and Graffiti MessagEaseST is designed to replace your Graffiti But even with your stamp on and your MessagEaseST software enabled you can easily switch back and forth between the two Simply tap on the Graffiti button located on the stamp between the calculator and the find buttons and Graffiti will become active A tap on the MessagEase button EN located between the home and menu soft buttons will make it active again When Graffiti is active the right side of the green middle buttons works as the line dividing the Graffitis letter and the number areas In this case since Palm s actual soft buttons home menu etc are somewhat bigger than those on the stamp remember to keep your Graffiti strokes closer to the middle and away from the edges mils MessagEaseST Configure Ce Setup Register 1 Set Keyboard PAPEI 123 ANI gt Reset Calibration 3 Tap these three pints on thier indcated locations on the stamp To completely deactivate MessagEaseST you need to run your extension manager and un check the box next to it Should you ever wish to delete it you must first deactivate it and then delete it Be warned that some Palm OS PDAs require you to perform a soft reset before you can delete an extension Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 11 2 The Essenti
37. rmation Provider The button is design to provide easy access to MessagEaseST s configuration page memory content and command sequence information Accessing the Configuration Page Drag up on the button to go to the configuration page Inspecting the Contents of Memory Locations To inspect the text you have stored in any your memory locations tap on the and then drag tap circle or drag and return on any memory location The text you have stored in that location will be displayed drag right on the button lists the first few characters of each Instant memory location A drag left on the button lists the first few characters of each memory location Getting Information About Commands Use the button to learn more about MessagEaseST s commands and codes To do so enter and highlight a MessagEaseST command a word or a phrase which you guess is part of the explanation of the command Then tap on the button repeatedly if necessary to see information related to what you have highlighted For example if you enter and highlight 7909 the command for Delete Right and then tap on the button the phrase Delete Right will appear on the lower right side of the screen If you highlight Delete Right and then tap on the button 909 will show up Even if you only highlight the word Right and then tap on the button first cursor Right 029 will appear With another tap on the bu
38. rn on Page Down arrow Move Cursor Left Drag amp return on Cursor Left Move Cursor Right Drag amp return on Cursor Right gt Prev Field Drag amp return on Prev Field arrow t Next Field Drag amp return on Next Field arrow Select to Start Drag amp return on Sel to Start arrow f Select to End Drag amp return on Sel to End arrow Shift down Drag amp return on Shift Down R Shift Up Drag amp return on Shift Up R Keyboard Click Off Drag amp return on then tap D Delete Right Right drag amp return on backspace Sentence Case Drag amp return on then tap 916 Besides the three uses described above you can include any ASCII character inside a stored memory by entering a followed by that character s three digit decimal ASCII code For example you can incorporate a f in your intended text string by storing 134 or you can perform a lt backspace gt by storing 008 See Appendices A and B for a complete list of character codes you can incorporate in your memory locations Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 21 Instant Memory Recall the Star To recall a stored memory it is usually necessary to first tap on the command button M But for your convenience MessagEaseST provides you with 19 additional memory locations from which you can instantly recall your text without tapping on the command button first These locations are accessed through the star button located in th
39. rogramming Programmable 1 All special characters and their drag and return locations 96 2 Circle on numbers 9 Not Programmable Copyright 2002 EXideas 1 Letters either lowercase or uppercase 52 2 Digits 1 9 9 3 Nine special MessagEase locations and their drag and return locations Combine Memory Linefeed Shift Up Down Cursor Left Right and Backspace 18 See the diagram above MessagEaseST User s Manual 25 6 Registration and Set Up 26 To register your copy of MessagEaseST go to the configuration screen It is accessible from your extension manager e g Hackmaster or X Master or for OS 5 0 run MEST5 1 x x You can also use this screen to personalize MessagEaseST s behavior Registering Your Software Unless you register your copy of MessagEaseST will expire in about 60 days To register please visit our web site www exideas com and tap on the MessagEaseST registration link In addition to the registration fee we will need your Palm OS s user name to email you your personalized registration code Once you receive your code you can enter it on this page in the space provided and so register your MessagEaseST Setting up Your MessagEaseST Drag up on the button to go to the configuration page and then tap on the Set Up tab You will have the following choices Drag Size CE You can change the minimum size of a drag Specifying the drag length you prefer improv
40. rrently not supported for Palm OS 5 0 Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 27 7 Looking Further In addition to MessagEaseST we have successfully incorporated MessagEase technology in three other products two of them Palm OS applications But the potentials of MessagEase far surpass the realm of PDAs Although it requires a very small area or relatively few buttons MessagEase provides full text entry capability for any small mobile device Our technology is ideal for cell phones tablet computers TV remote controllers wearable computers or even smart credit cards Current Implementations MessagEase Application MessagEase application runs under Palm OS and demonstrates the fundamental capabilities of our technology This application includes a learning game to help you learn the keyboard pattern It also includes Japanese Katakana support to exhibit the lan guage independence of MessagEase and the fact that this tech nology applies to any alphabet Although it is a demonstration program MessagEase is provided complete and unhindered It includes a very large buffer making it an ideal program for writing sizable notes Like MessagEaseST MessagEase application pro vides you with all ASCII characters and memory facility for saving and recalling your frequently used text MessagEasekB Replacing Palm s Keyboard Our second MessagEase product MessagEaseKB is a keyboard extension It optionally replaces your
41. s MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas 3 The Command Button MessagEaseST s Command button is located in between the number and alphabet keyboards It makes entering frequently used Palm OS commands easy These include editing and text processing commands as well commands meant for the Palm OS or for MessagEaseST The Command button also facilitates the entry of the special Palm OS prefixes and A that issue commands such as Beam or Phone Lookup or to fetch useful information such as date or time from the system thus enabling MessagEaseST to act as a true controller for the handheld You can use the Command button for issuing frequently used text editing commands such as Copy e Cut X Paste GQ Select All or Undo 1 You simply drag your stylus in the direction of the required icon You can Select All by doing a circle on the Command button Although these commands are often accessible in an application s menu they require you to first tap on the Menu button then tap on the Edit Menu and then tap on the desired command By contrast a simple drag on the Command buttons avoids these three taps For example a circle drag right then drag down right on the Command button will instantly Select All text Copy it and then Paste it to the desired location The up down arrows on the command button provide you with additional commands Drag up down on them to issue a Page Up Down command Y
42. s does not warrant that the product will meet your requirements or that operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or that the Software will be error free The above warranty is exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties whether expressed or implied including the implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement This warranty gives you specific legal rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state Disclaimer Of Damages Neither EXideas nor anyone else who has been involved in the creation production or delivery of this product assumes any liability for damages direct or consequential which may result from the use of the software and or accompanied support material To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and regardless of whether any remedy set forth herein fails of its essential purpose in no event will EXideas be liable to you for any special consequential direct indirect or similar damages including any lost profits or lost data arising of the use or inability to use the product even if EXideas has been advised of he possibility of such damages Under no circumstance shall EXideas liability exceed the purchase price for the MessagEaseST software and its associated support material This disclaimer and limitations set forth above will apply regardless of whether you accept the Software Agreement and the Software This Agreement is governed by the laws of th
43. shortcut facility In fact you can produce the command sequence for any command by a drag and return on its location For example drag and return on cursor left location enters its storable command sequence 028 If you wish however you can enter these commands directly See Appendices A amp B for the list of all such command sequences 20 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas switch the underline mode on and off the words Every good boy will be underlined In addition to Palm OS and application commands you can include many command sequences specific to MessagEaseST that allow you to produce richer and more powerful stored memories System or application commands See program menus for detail He JV U X ZS Hibs B N D Copy Drag amp return on Copy Paste Drag amp return on Paste O Undo Drag amp return on Undo 1 Cut Drag amp return on Cut X Select All Drag amp return on then tap S Look up Phone Drag amp return on then tap L Beam record Drag amp return on then tap B New Record Drag amp return on then tap N Delete Record Drag amp return on then tap D MssagEaseSTcommands See appendices A amp B for a complete list 4008 4010 011 012 028 029 268 259 903 904 901 902 907 909 916 backspace Drag amp return on Backspace Line Feed Down drag amp return on space bar Page Up Drag amp return on Page Up arrow t Page Down Drag amp retu
44. suggest printing the stamp image on a regular label with adhesive on its back Avery standard address label 5160 works fine you may want to weaken its adhesive a bit by affixing it and removing it from a clean surface a few times prior to installation Otherwise you can print on regular paper and use double stick tape First roughly trim the image Then stick it to one side of the tape Trim the taped image to its borders and apply it For better stylus traction and protection some users advocate putting wide transparent packaging tape on the stamp Once trimmed apply it so that its top is aligned with the bottom of your screen a few pixels above the top of your Graffiti area You are in business now Load and calibrate MessagEaseST Go to any application and tap on the keys to enter your text The pdf and jpg files essentially contain the same images and you can use either one to print your stamp If you have access to a high quality printer better than 300 DPI then you may want to use the pdf files It s a vector based resolution independent file giving you the best quality Otherwise you can use the jpg file It is necessary to uncheck the option to Fit to page which seems to be checked by default to get a reliable 100 print out of Acrobat Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 33 Appendix D Installing on PDAs with Virtual Graffiti PDAs with virtual Graffiti can display MessagEaseST Keyboard
45. ter any of these bring your stylus down anywhere on the relevant button and drag it toward O and in the direction indicated by that letter For example to enter K bring your stylus down on H and drag right The last letter of the alphabet Z is located to the right of E To enter 7 you therefore need to drag right on that button To drag for a letter you must start from somewhere on the button where the letter is marked You do not have to start on that letter itself For example to drag for a B you can start anywhere on the O button as long as the drag is to the right Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 13 You can repeatedly enter a character by holding the stylus down at the end of a stroke a tap drag etc Use this feature to enter a stream of spaces dashes stars or periods You can also backspace over a portion of your text move the cursor forward or backward or repeatedly recall a memory See the Configuration Set Up page to either adjust the repeat speed or turn it off Space Linefeed Backspace Delete The spacebar is the enlarged horizontal button located on the lower edge of the keyboard marked with Tap anywhere on the spacebar to enter a space Drag downward anywhere on the spacebar to enter a linefeed To enter a backspace either tap on the backspace button or drag left on the space bar To delete the character to the right of the
46. tion Guide Installing the Stamp Software You can download MessagEaseST from www exideas com ME downloads MessgEaseST zip You can also download it from many Internet sites Just make sure you have the latest version Once you download the zip files you need to unzip them and save the files to a directory of your choice Then if you double click on the MessagEaseST prc file it will be lined up for installation on your PDA next time you HotSync Activating MessagEaseST For PDAs with Palm OS earlier than OS 5 0 to activate MessagEaseST you need an extension manager Install X master included in MessagEaseST files if you are not sure or if you know you have none installed After installing both MessagEaseST prc and X Master tap on the extension manager s icon to see MessagEaseST listed Activate MessagEaseST by checking the box next to it For Palm OS 5 0 simply install MEST5 1 x x tap on its icon to activate and configure MessagEaseST 8 MessagEaseST User s Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas lt Installing the stamp If your PDA cannot show the image of MessagEaseST right on your Graffiti area you need to install MessagEase Stamp s physical overlay You can either print this stamp yourself using the graphics and guidelines provided to you at www exideas com or purchase our professionally printed stamps Either way follow one of the following methods to affix your stamp No matter which method you choose the goal is
47. tton Delete Right 909 will show You can also use the button to learn more about the characters and their ASCII code values If you highlight a single character and tap on the button then the command character followed by the ASCII code of that character will show on the screen For example if you highlight and then tap on the button 064 will appear This is the sequence you would store to reproduce any character if you did not have direct access to it Conversely if you enter and highlight 064 and then tap on the button its ASCII character equivalent will appear on the screen Copyright 2002 EXideas MessagEaseST User s Manual 23 5 Reprogramming Character Locations All but the main characters of the MessagEaseST keyboard can be reprogrammed so that a single movement can enter any character specified This powerful feature allows the MessagEaseST to be personalized for your particular use This ability to reprogram the keyboard can be very useful to you if you frequently use accented characters for example or if you need symbols or characters not found on a regular computer keyboard or if you want to redefine special characters to better fit your personal preferences You will usually use MessagEaseST s default character set This default character set does still enable you to produce all possible ASCII characters But if there are some that you use frequently you can reprogram
48. umber Activate Activate MessagEase X Keyboard Keyboard Graffiti Pre I j A H amp o T Zj lt 7 af 9 gt j _ N Alpha Sain ence Bar oi ies amp Numeric Keyboard Backspace Caps Lock Lowercase Drag Down for CR Controls assistance Keyboard 12 MessagEaseST Users Manual Copyright 2003 EXideas AN A N ke QuP QUP Do EEE HEC YW EFE T PES S T ES S T Ez Entering Letters Entering the Nine Most Frequent Letters The most frequent letters ANIHORTES are given their own special place Each is placed at the center of each of the nine buttons To enter any of these letters just tap anywhere on its button Tap on these buttons a few times and see how the corresponding letters show up These simple taps are a first method of harnessing the power of MessagEase Entering Less Frequent Letters QUPCBGDJ A group of eight less frequent letters are placed around the center button O To enter any of these letters just bring your stylus down anywhere on the O button and drag your stylus in the direction defined by that letter For example to enter B drag the stylus to the right as shown in the diagram Or to enter G drag your stylus down left These simple drags are a second method of harnessing the power of MessagEase Entering Less Frequent Letters VLXKMYWF and Z Another group of eight less frequent letters are placed upon the eight buttons that surround the center O To en
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