Handspring PDA Mouse manual

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    17741 MITCHELL NORTH, IRVINE CALIFORNIA 92614 USA PHONE: (949) 833-3355 FAX: (949) 833-0322 INTERNET: http://www.genovation.com Email: support@genovation.com PDA Mouse User Manual For Windows 95/98, NT4, 2000, ME, XP Copyright © 2001, Genovation, Inc. Manual Last Updated January 3, 2002[...]

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    - 2 - NOTICE Copyright © 2001, Genovation, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, transmitted or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Genovation, Inc. Genovation, Inc. reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part [...]

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    - 3 - Introduction The Genovation PDA Mouse is designed to fulfill the promise that add-on keyboards have failed to deliver: complete PalmOS control without the stylus! You can’t live without the mouse on your PC, now enjoy the same benefits on your PalmOS handheld. The Genovation PDA Mouse driver works along-side your favorite keyboard to finall[...]

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    - 4 - Select the proper PDA screen type and then click on Install. The Palm Install Tool will then queue up the PRC file so that the next time you perform a HotSync, the driver will be copied to your handheld. Turning the Mouse On Once you have installed the PRC on your PalmOS handheld, enable your keyboard driver according to the instructions prov[...]

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    - 5 - Operation The mouse works the same as the stylus does and operates on all controls (buttons, pop-up triggers, check-boxes, menus, scroll-bars, text-fields, etc.). Here are the components of the PDA mouse overlay and what they do: 1. Apps, Menu, Calc and Find . These buttons operate exactly the same as they always have. Use the Apps button to [...]

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    - 6 - Mouse Settings The Genovation PDA Mouse allows you to configure your driver for optimum results. Click on the Setup button on the main screen to change your settings. 1. Cursor Shape . Available only on the color version. Select from 3 cursor shapes: square, arrow or cross. 2. Cursor Blink Rate . Adjust the blink rate from no blink (0) to fas[...]

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    - 7 - FAQ Q . Is the PRC file the same for monochrome handhelds and color handhelds? A . No. Color PalmOS handhelds use different hardware than monochrome handhelds so different PRC files are required. Q . I’m using the color version of the Mouse PRC and sometimes the mouse gets trapped in the menu bar at the very top of the screen. What do I do?[...]