Unit 1: Learning to Use Your PDA Chapter 3 Getting Down to Basics: Data Entry Options

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Additional Reading: A bit of history: Heiner, J. M., Hudson, S. E. & Tanaka, K. (1999) Linking and messaging from real paper in the Paper PDA Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology Proceedings of the 12th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology 179-186 Available from http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/320719.322600 MacKenszie, I. S. & Soukoreff, R. W.(2002) Text entry for mobile computing: Models and methods, theory and practice, Human-Computer Interaction, 17, 147-98. Available from http://www.leaonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1207/S15327051HCI172&3_2?cookieSet=1 Supplemental Learning Activities After reading the two articles, discuss design issues surrounding text entry methods for mobile devices. Do you think the design of your device is optimal? If so provid PALM: Tap any button on your Palm to turn on the handheld. Next, press on the ‘To Do’ list. Tap on a new chore, and using the graffiti on the screen, jot down a note. Open Pocket Word and using an alternative input method, write yourself a note. Pocket PC: Open ‘Notes’ and jot down a note. Tap ‘OK’ to finish, then re-name the note (to something meaningful) by pressing and holding your stylus on the name of the note you just created. Select ‘rename’ from the drop-down menu. Open mobile Word, select and alternative input method that will work for you, by tapping on the icon at the bottom of the screen. Once you have the input method enabled, jot a note, and save the document, as you would a Word document on the desktop.