The Palm portable keyboard is a compact, easy-to-read tool to enter data into the Palm. If you find the keypad on the Palm too small and fiddly, you can use the portable keyboard to type text and special characters. You can travel anywhere with a keyboard for your hand-held Palm. All you need is good eyesight to see the Palm's screen. Here are some steps to follow if you run into problems getting results with the keyboard.
Power
If you've been examining the keyboard trying to figure out where to put the batteries, stop your search. The keyboard doesn't take batteries. It draws a low amount of power from the hand-held Palm. This means your Palm needs to be connected to the keyboard.
Attaching the Hand-held
If you're having trouble attaching the Palm to the keyboard, verify that you've got the right keyboard for your device. The keyboard is available in a number of versions depending on your Palm model. The keyboard packaging should explain which Palm it's compatible with.
Unable to Perform a HotSync
Although there is a connector for the hand-held to rest in while it communicates with the keyboard, it isn't the same kind of connector as the cradle you use to HotSync. You can't HotSync through the keyboard. Enter the data you need using the keyboard, then remove the hand-held from the keyboard and place it in the HotSync cradle. Then you can press the HotSync button and finish that operation.
International Characters
The keyboard is nationally generic. If you write in a language that uses international characters, the entry method is more complicated. There are two ways you can enter an international character. You can use the function key (Fn) in combination with another key using an extended character set, which you'll find in the instruction book (see References below); a German umlaut, for example, is Function plus Semicolon. Or you can use the Alt key; press and hold it, and the next key you press produces the character. See the handheld's on-screen keyboard for details.
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