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Here is a chart of alternate strokes for the characters that have them. If a character is not listed, then there is no alternate stroke. To make each of the characters below, the dot represents where your stylus should begin the stroke. |
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B |
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Start at the bottom of the B, omitting the downstroke. For even more speed, make a 3 in the letters writing area. |
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C |
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The standard shape works fine, although adding a corner may improve accuracy. |
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D |
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Start at the bottom of the D, omitting the downstroke. Or make a lope starting from the bottom right, going clockwise, up and around. Or make a lower case L, starting at the bottom right. |
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E |
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Instead of the "backwards 3", make an E with straight strokes. Or make a loop from the top left to the bottom right. |
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G |
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For a faster stroke, write a 6 in the letters area. The standard stroke works fine, there is little to confuse this letter with. |
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J |
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Instead of a curve, make a corner, like a backwards L. But don't curl upward or you'll end up with a U. |
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K |
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Think fish. The larger you make the loop, the more accuracy and speed you'll get. |
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L |
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If your down stroke is perfectly horizontal, then your corner must be sharp. If your downstroke is slightly slanted to the right, the corner doesn't have to be as sharp. |
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N |
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Don't worry about precision, not much else looks like a N. You can round the corners. If you have trouble, slant your strokes to the right. |
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P |
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You can omit the initial down stroke which will save you time and increase accuracy. The top loop can be small. |
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Q |
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If you're having trouble, it's most likely because the last stroke isn't pronouced enough. Closing the O isn't as important as the change of directions of the curlicue. |
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R |
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Like the P, omit the downstroke and the top loop can be small. |
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S |
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You can make a 5, a 5 without the top line, or a backwards Z. |
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V |
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Instead of the added line at the end of the V, start the V from the right and move left. This will increase your speed and the point is not essential, a U shape will work as well. |
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X |
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X is the only letter with two strokes, which is slow. Instead make a stroke similar to the K fish stroke, but starting from the left side. |
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Y |
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You have two alternatives: just make a stroke with the bottom loop, or make a lower case R starting at the top left. These shapes tend to be more accurate. |
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2 |
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A backwards Z will work, but sharp angles are't really important, so a backwards S will also work. |
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4 |
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Making a C or L in the numbers area will work. |
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5 |
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Sharp angles are't really important, an S stroke will work. A faster stroke is to omit the top line of the 5. |
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7 |
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A backwards C in the numbers area will work for a 7. |
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8 |
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For a faster stroke, making the bottom loop of a Y will work. For the fastest stroke, make a stroke downward from the top right that slants to the right and back in the numbers area. |
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For the apostophe and comma, the Palm uses position and slant to tell the difference. Make the comma low and slanted and the apostrphe high and straight. |
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