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Handbook for P alm ™ T ungsten ™ T Handhelds.
Copyright © 1998-2002 Pa lm, Inc. All rights r eserved. Graf fiti, HotSync, and Palm OS ar e r egistered trademarks, and the HotSync logo, Pal m, Palm Powered, the Palm logo, and T ungsten are trademarks of Palm , Inc. Palm, Inc. uses the Bluetooth trademark under e xpress license fr om Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
iii About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents iv Capital lette rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Graffiti numbe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Punctuation marks .
Contents v Finding information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Sorting lists of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Attaching notes .
Contents vi Working in Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Working in Agenda View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Spotting event confli cts .
Contents vii Chapter 12: Using Phone Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 What can you do with a phone connection? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Setting up a phone connection . . . .
Contents viii Chapter 16: Performing HotSync ® Opera tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Selecting HotSync setup opti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Customizing HotSync applicati on settings .
Contents ix Setting Personal Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Pen preferences .
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1 About This Book Congratulations on your pur chase of a Palm™ T ungsten™ T handheld. This handbook is des igned to quickly familiarize you with your handheld. It describes all you need to know about how to use your handheld and the appl ications that come with it.
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3 CHAPT ER 1 Setting Up Y our P alm™ T ungsten™ T Handheld Y our new P alm™ T ungsten™ T handheld enabl es you to do the followin g: ■ Access your data and vi ew or look up information with .
Chapter 1 S et ting Up Y our P alm™ T ungsten™ T Handheld 4 System requirements T o install and operate Palm™ Desktop sof twar e, your computer system must meet the r equirements described in thi s section.
Step 1: Connec t the HotS ync c radle/cable to th e computer 5 ■ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from www .palm.
Chapter 1 S et ting Up Y our P alm™ T ungsten™ T Handheld 6 W indows 95 and NT users cannot use a USB cradle/cabl e and port. Y ou must use a cradle with a serial port connection (s old separately). Step 2: Charge y our handheld a. Place your handheld in the cradle/cable f or two hours for an initial char ge.
Step 4: Ins tall sof tware 7 c. Hold the stylus like you would a pen or pencil, and use it to follow the onscree n directions. Step 4: Install software a.
Chapter 1 S et ting Up Y our P alm™ T ungsten™ T Handheld 8 Step 6: Register y our handheld Window s: When the first HotSync operation i s complete, the instal ler displays scr eens where y ou can select pr oduct r egistrat ion options. After you complete these scr eens, the Congratulations! s cr een appears.
9 CHAPT ER 2 Exploring Y our Handheld Y our Palm™ T ungsten™ T handheld can help you stay org anized, on time, and up-to-date with dail y tasks while you ar e away fr om your desk. Use your new handheld to do the following: ■ Enter your schedule in Date Book.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 10 ■ V iew photographs and other image s. ■ Read books or other documents. Locating h andheld components T ake a few moments to learn how to access and l ocate the components of your handheld.
Loc ating handhel d component s 11 Locatin g front pan el controls Headphone jac k Enables you to connect a s tandar d 3.5mm ster eo headset (sold separatel y) to your handheld for use with audio application s. Speak er Enables you to listen to alarms, voi ce memos, and game sounds on your handheld.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 12 Locatin g top panel co mponen ts Indicat or light Serves as an alert for Date Book , W orld Clock, Note Pad, or V oice Memo alarms. It also indica tes the battery-char ging status when your handheld is in the cradle/cable.
Loc ating handhel d component s 13 Using the backlight If lighting condit ions make it dif ficul t for you to see the informati on on your handheld, you can adjust the bri ghtness of the scr een ba cklight or turn it of f. The backlight r emains on until you turn it of f.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 14 Using the protective cov er The cover pr otects your handheld scr een when it is not in use. When the cover i s on, you can still view in formation on your handheld and use the navi gator to navigate thr ough your data and accomplish tasks.
Adding an ex pansion c ard 15 2. Stor e the cover b y aligning the cov er tabs with the notches on the sides of your handheld, and then gently pr essing it onto the back of your handheld.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 16 To r e m o v e a c a r d : 1. Push lightly against the ca r d with your thumb. When the card is r eleased, you hear the system sound. 2. Slide the car d out of the expansion slot. For complete informat ion about working with expansion car ds, see Chapter 7 .
T apping and typing 17 ■ Select options in dia log boxes. ■ Open the onscre en keyboar ds. Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer , you can drag t he stylus to sel ect text. Y ou can also use the styl us to drag the slider of any scr oll bar .
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 18 Displaying o nline tips Many of the dial og boxes that appear on y our handheld contain an online T ips icon in the upper -right corner . Online tips anticipate questions you might have in a dialog box, pr ovide shortcuts for using the dialog box, or gi ve you other useful infor mat ion.
T apping and typing 19 T o d isplay an online tip: 1. T ap the T ips icon . 2. After you r eview the tip, tap Done. Using the navigat or When you work with most applications, the naviga tor on the front panel of your handheld makes it easy for you to navigate am ong and select your entries.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 20 T o n avigate in dialog boxes: ■ While a pick list is open, pres s Up or Down on the navigator to highlight an item, and then pr ess Selec t on the navigator to select t he item. ■ Pr ess Select on the nav igator to close a di alog.
21 CHAPT ER 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld This chapter explains severa l ways to enter data on your handheld, and it covers the following topics : ■ Using the onscr een keyboar d ■ Usin g Gr a.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 22 4. T ap the characters to enter text and numb ers. When a keyboard is open, you can tap the abc, 123, or Int’l boxes to open any of the other keyboar ds, includi ng the international keyboa rd. After you finish, t ap Done to close the onscr een keyboar d and place the text in t he re c ord .
Using Graf fiti writing to enter da ta 23 ■ Most characters r equir e only a single stroke. When y ou lift the stylus fr om the Graf fiti writing ar ea, your handheld r ecognizes and displ ays the text character immediately . Some single Graf fiti s tr okes are porti ons of the r egular alphabet equivalents.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 24 T o delet e Graff iti ch arac ters: ■ Set the insertion poi nt to the right of t he character you want to del ete and make the backspace s tr oke (a line fr om right to lef t) in the Graf fiti writing ar ea.
Using Graf fiti writing to enter da ta 25 TIP A full-screen pen stroke br ings up Graf fiti help on your handheld. See “Pen preferences ” in Chapter 1 7 for deta ils. Capita l letters Y ou make capital letters with the same str oke shapes as the basi c alphabet characters.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 26 T o ente r only capita l letters (Cap s Lock): ■ Enter the Caps Lock str oke: TIP When Caps Loc k is acti ve, an underlined up arrow symbol appear s in the lower -right corner of the handheld screen. T o return to lowercase, mak e the Caps Shift strok e.
Using Graf fiti writing to enter da ta 27 Punctu ation marks Graf fiti writing can cr eate any punctuation symbol that you can ent er from a standar d keyboar d. All punctuat ion marks begin with a single tap on the Graf fiti writing ar ea. W ith this tap, you activate Punctuation Shift, and a dot appears to show that it is acti ve.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 28 Symbol cha racte rs All symbol c haracters begin with the symbol shif t stroke in the Graf fiti writing a re a of y our handh el d. When the Symbol Shift is ac tive, a slant ed shift symbol appears in the l ower-right corner of the scr een.
Using Graf fiti writing to enter da ta 29 Additio nal non-Eng lish charact ers Y ou can wr ite the following characte rs without any special punctuation or shifting: Y ou must write these non-English characters in the left side of the Graf fiti writing ar ea.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 30 T o use a ShortCut, draw the ShortCut stroke f ollowed by the ShortCut characters. The ShortCut symbol appears at the i nsertion point to show that you ar e in ShortCut mode. Y our handheld includes the pr edefined Graf fiti ShortCuts shown in the fol lowing table.
Beaming da ta 31 ■ An application instal led in RAM memory ■ An application instal led on an expansion card that i s seated in the car d slot TIP Y ou can al so perform HotSync ® operations using the IR por t. Se e “Conducting IR HotSyn c operations” in Chapt er 16 fo r more d etai ls.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 32 T o beam an ap plication: 1. Open the Applications Launcher . 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. T ap App, and then tap Beam. 4. T ap the Beam From pick list. 5. Select either Handheld or Car d. 6. T ap the application you want to transfer .
S ending da ta 33 Sending data In addition to beaming data, you ca n also use SMS or Bluetooth communication to send informatio n to and r eceive information fr om other devices.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 34 4. If the Send W ith dialog box appears, select Bluetooth, and then tap OK. The Discovery Results scr een appears and displays a l ist of Bluetooth-enab led devices that ar e wit hin range. 5. Select the d evice(s) to which you want to send the recor d or category , and then tap OK.
S ending da ta 35 The Discovery Results sc r een appears and displays a l ist of Bluetooth-enab led devices that ar e wit hin range. 8. Select the device(s ) to which you want to send the application or category , and then tap OK. If the device to which you want to send the application does not appear on the Discovery Results list, tap Fi nd Mor e.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 36 If the r ecipient r eceives the information on a Palm OS handheld, they can transf er the information directly to the a ppropriate a pplication. If the r ecipient r eceive s the information on another device, the data appears as text.
Using your compute r k eyboard 37 8. Enter the r ecipient’s GSM mobile phone number . TIP Y ou can also tap T o to select from a list of r ecent recipients, or tap Lookup to select a number from your Address Book.
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 38 Importi ng data from a W indo ws comput er Palm Desktop softwar e can import da ta in the following fil e formats: ■ Comma-delimi ted (.csv , .txt): Address Book and Memo Pad only ■ T ab-delimited (.tab, .
Impor ting da ta 39 See Palm Desktop online Hel p for mor e information on i mporting and exporting data. Using File Link The File Link featur e enab les you to import Addr ess Book and Memo Pad information, s uch as a company phone list, to your handheld f r om a separate external file on your W indows computer .
Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 40 T o import data from a Mac compu ter: 1. Open Palm Desktop softwar e. 2. Fr om the File menu, select Import.
41 CHAPT ER 4 W orking with Applications This chapter explains how to open and switch between applic ations on your handheld, how to change application se ttings so they ar e personalized to your work methods, and how to categori ze applications so you v iew them in rel ated gr oups.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 42 T o o pen an application on your handhe ld: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. T ap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have many applications i nstalled on your handheld, tap the sc roll bar to see all your applications.
Switc hing b etween applica tions 43 T o o pen an application on an exp ansion ca rd: ■ Select the icon of the appli cation that you want to open. Switching between application s When working with any application, se lect the Home icon or pr ess an application button on your handheld to s witch to another application.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 44 Categorizing applications The category featur e enables you to manage the number of applica tion icons that appear onscr een in the Applications Launcher . Y ou can assign a n application to a category and then display a single category or all your applications.
Changing the Applications Launc her display 45 T o d isplay applications b y cat egory: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. Do one of the following: – T ap the Home icon repea tedly to cycle thr ough all your cate gories. – T ap the pick list in the upper -right corne r of the scr een, and select t he category you want to display .
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 46 Copying applications to or from an e xpansion card Y ou can copy appl ications from your handheld to an expansion car d, or fr om an expansion card to your handheld. T o c opy an applica tion to an expansion card: 1.
S electing c opy set ting s 47 3. Select Copy on t he App menu. 4. T ap the Copy From pic k list and select the car d name. 5. T ap the Copy T o pick li st and select Hand held. 6. T ap th e appli cation you want to copy . 7. T ap Copy . 8. Ta p D o n e .
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 48 NO TE The Sor t By setting is in effect eac h time you use the copy feature. Eac h time you w ant to copy an application only , you must select the Copy Applications Only c hec k box. Using menus Menus on your handheld ar e easy to use.
Using m enus 49 T o s elect a menu command with the stylus: 1. Open the menu bar for an applic ation. 2. T ap the menu that contains the command you want to use.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 50 Command mode is act ive only for a short time, so you must tap an icon or write the command letter im mediately to select t he menu command. Choosing application preferences Y ou can set options that affec t an entir e application in the applica tion’s Pref er ences dialog box.
Pe rforming co mmon task s 51 Editing rec ords After you cr eate a r ecor d, you can change, de lete, or enter new te xt at any time. T wo screen featur es t ell you when your handheld is in Edit mode: ■ A blinking cursor ■ One or mor e dotted edit li nes NO TE In Note P ad you can write anywhere on the screen.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 52 The following commands ma y appear in an Edit menu: Deletin g record s T o delet e a recor d: 1. Select the recor d you want to del ete.
Pe rforming co mmon task s 53 A confirmation dial og box appears. If you want to save a copy of the del eted item to an ar chive file in Palm™ Desktop softwar e, be sure that the check box is selected. If you don’t want to save a copy , tap the check box to des elect it.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 54 Date Book, T o Do List: If you want to save a c opy of the pur ged r ecor ds to an ar chive file on your desktop, be sur e that the check box is selected. If you don’t want to save a copy , tap the check box to deselect it .
Pe rforming co mmon task s 55 4. T ap the Category pick list to displ ay the list of ava ilable categ ories. 5. Select the category for the r ecor d. 6. Ta p O K . NO TE In Address Book, Note P ad, V oice Memo, and Memo P ad you can select the category name in the upper -right corner of the scr een to assign the it em to a diff erent category .
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 56 T o defi ne a ne w cate gory : 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner of the scr een or list. 2. Select Edit Cat egories. 3. Ta p N e w. 4. Enter the name of the new category , and then tap OK.
Pe rforming co mmon task s 57 T o rena me a category: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner of the scr een or list. 2. Select Edit Cat egories. 3. Select the category that you want to r ename, and then t ap Rename. 4. Enter the new name for the category , and then tap OK.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 58 Looking up A ddress B ook rec ords In Addr ess Book you can use the Look Up line with the stylus or navigator to look up and quickly scr oll to any of your Address Book entries. T o look up an Address Bo ok record wit h the stylus: 1.
Pe rforming co mmon task s 59 If ther e is only one possible match for a particular posit ion, the highlight jumps to the next positi on. 4. Pr ess Up or Down on the navigator to select the next letter of the name you want to find. The list then scr olls to the fi rst entry that starts with those tw o letters.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 60 As your handheld se ar ches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. Y ou may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your handheld finishes the sear ch. T o continue the sear ch after you tap Stop, tap Fi nd Mor e.
Pe rforming co mmon task s 61 you have mor e than one name that begins wit h Wi , the Phon e Lookup scr een appears and highlight s the first r ecord t hat begins with Wi . ■ For selected te xt: Drag to highlight the text, and then write t he Phone Lookup Command str oke “/L.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 62 Sorting lists of rec ords Y ou can sort lists of rec ords in va rious ways, depending on the application. Sorting is availab le in applications that have list scr eens: Addr ess Book, T o Do List, Note Pad, V oice Memo, Memo Pad, and Expense.
Pe rforming co mmon task s 63 4. Do one of the following: A ddress Book: T ap the setting you want. Note P ad: T ap the Sort by pick li st and select Alphabeti c, Date, or Manual. V oice Memo: T ap the Sort by pi ck list and select D ate, Alphabetic, Durati on, or Manual.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 64 T o delet e a note : 1. T ap the Note icon . 2. T ap Delete. 3. T ap Y es. Choos ing fon ts In many applic ations, you can c hange the font style to ma ke text easier to r ead. Y ou can choose small, smal l bold, la rge, or lar ge bold fonts in each application that enables you to change the font style.
Pe rforming co mmon task s 65 Receivi ng and alert s Y ou can receiv e alerts on your handheld and in Palm Desktop s oftwar e. Receivi ng alerts on y our ha ndheld When you use certain application se .
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 66 Receivi ng alerts fr om Palm Desktop softwar e Y ou can also set an option to r eceive Dat e Book event alerts fr om Palm Desktop softwar e. The featur e is disab led by default, so you must enab le it within Palm Desktop softwar e.
Installing a nd remo ving applica tions 67 ■ Go to www .palm.com/suppor t . Clic k the link for information about your handheld, and then find the information on compatibility of third-par ty applications. ■ R ead the readm e file for your handheld.
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 68 8. If you need to change the desti nation of the application you ar e insta lling, clic k Change Destination on the Install T ool window , and then use the arrows to move applications be tween your handheld and an expansion card.
Installing a nd remo ving applica tions 69 4. Fr om the User pop-up menu, select t he name that corr esponds to your handheld. 5. Click Add T o List. If the file you want to install is not lis ted in the dialog box, go to t he folder to which you copied the file .
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 70 8. If you need to change the desti nation of the application you ar e insta lling, clic k Change Destination in t he Install Handheld Files window , and t hen use the arr ows to move applicat ions between your handheld and an expa nsion card.
Installing a nd remo ving applica tions 71 5. T ap the application that you want to r emove. 6. T ap Delete. 7. T ap Y es. 8. Ta p D o n e . Removi ng P a lm Desktop sof tware If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop softwar e, you can r emove it fr om your comp uter .
Chapter 4 W orking with Applications 72 T o remo ve P alm Deskt op so ftwa re fr om a Ma c co mpute r: 1. Insert the Desktop Soft ware CD-ROM in the CD- ROM drive on your computer . 2. Double-click the De sktop Softwar e CD-ROM icon on your desktop. 3.
73 CHAPT ER 5 Using Address Book Addr ess Book enables you to keep names, addr esses, phone numbe rs, and other information about your personal or business cont acts. Use Addr ess Book to do the following: ■ Quickly look up or enter names, addr esses, phone numbers, and other infor mat ion.
Chapter 5 Using Add ress Book 74 Creating an Address Book entry A r ecord i n Addre ss Book is called an entr y . Y ou can create entries on your handheld, or you can use Palm™ Deskt op software to cr eate entries on your computer and then transfer the entries to your handheld with your ne xt HotSync ® operation.
Creating an Addre ss Book entry 75 letters, a c loser match appears. For example, you may al ready have Sacramento and San Francisc o in your Addr ess Book. As you enter S, Sac ramento appears, and as you continue entering a and n, San Francisco replace s Sacramento.
Chapter 5 Using Add ress Book 76 Changin g Address Ent ry details The Addr ess Entry Details dialog b ox prov ides a variety of options that you can associate with an entry . T o open the Address Entry Details dialog box: 1. T ap the entry whose details you want to change.
Creating an Addre ss Book entry 77 T o use Quick Connect from an Address entr y: 1. Open the Addr ess entry to which you want to connect. 2. Pr ess Right on the navigat or to open the Quick Connect dia log box. TIP Y ou can al so tap the Quic k Connect icon in the title bar of the Address record .
Chapter 5 Using Add ress Book 78 2. (Optional) T ap the Number Pre fix check box and ent er a pr efix. For example, to dia l 1 befor e all phone numbers, select thi s check box and enter a “1” in this field. The pr efix is not added to a number that begins with the “+” cha ract er .
Creating an Addre ss Book entry 79 Using Add ress Book menus Addr ess Book menus ar e shown here for your r efere nce, and Addr ess Book featur es that ar e not explained else where i n this book ar e described her e. See “Using m enus” in Chapter 4 for informat ion about selecting menu commands.
Chapter 5 Using Add ress Book 80 Optio ns menu s Pr ef er ences Opens a dial og box where you can choose Address Book display options. Remember last categor y . Determines how Addr ess Book appears when you r eturn to it fr om anothe r application. If you select thi s check box, Addr ess Book shows the last category you select ed.
81 CHAPT ER 6 Using Calculator Calculator enabl es you to perform basic calculations. Use Cal culator to do the fol low ing: ■ Perform addition, subtraction, multiplicati on, division, and squar e r oot operations.
Chapter 6 Using Calculator 82 V ie wing Recent C alculations The Recent Calcul ations command enables you t o review the l ast series of calculations a nd is particularly useful for conf irming a series of “c hain” calculations. T o displa y recent calc ulatio ns: 1.
Using Calcu lator menus 83 Using Calculator menu s The Calculator menu is shown here f or your refer ence, and Calculator featur es that ar e not explained e lsewhere in this b ook are de scribed her e. See “Using m enus” in Chapter 4 for informat ion about choosing menu commands.
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85 CHAPT ER 7 Using Card Info Car d Info enables you to revi ew general information about an expansion car d. Use Car d Info to do the fol lowing: ■ Review car d contents. ■ Rename a card. ■ Format a car d. Revie wing Card Information Y ou can view the car d name, type, availa ble storage space, and a summary of its con tent s.
Chapter 7 Using Ca rd Info 86 Renaming a card The expansion car d name appears in the Cat egory pick list and other li sts that enable you to choose wher e to information on your handheld. Y ou can assign a name to each expansi on car d that indicates it s contents.
Managing exp ansion cards 87 Managing expansion cards ■ When writing data to an expansion car d, wait for your handheld t o complete the operation befor e r emoving the car d from the slot. This pr ev ents data corruption or ac cidental damage to the expansion car d.
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89 CHAPT ER 8 Using Date Book Date Book enables y ou to quickly and easily s chedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date. Use Date Book to do t he followin g: ■ Enter a description of y our appointment, and assign it to a specific time and date.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 90 Scheduling an event A r ecord in Date Book is called a n ev ent . An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a d ay .
S c heduling an eve nt 91 TIP Y ou can also use the Graf fiti ® writing area to open the Se t Time dialog box. Mak e sure that no event is selected, and then on the number side of the Graf fi ti ® writing area, w rite a numbe r for the st ar t time of t he event.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 92 – Pr ess Up or Down on the navigator to scr oll within the curr ent day . – T ap Go T o at the bottom of the scr een to open the Go to Date di alog box. Select a date b y tapping a year , month, and day i n the calendar .
S electing an event 93 4. Enter a description of t he event. 5. T ap a blank ar ea on the scr een to deselect the unti med event. If you cr eate an event and decide later that there is no particular start or end time, you can easily c hange it to an untimed ev ent.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 94 Setting an alarm for an event The Alarm setting enables you to set an alarm fo r events in your Date Book. Y ou can set an al arm to notify y ou minutes, hours, or days befor e an ev ent.
S c heduling repeating or c ontinuous e vents 95 – T ap Go T o to open Date Book. Da te Book will open and display the event associated with the al arm.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 96 3. T ap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box. 4. T ap Day , W eek, Month, or Y ear to set how often the event r epeats.
Changing the Da te Book view 97 4. Do one of the following: – T ap Current to delete only the curr ent event item. – T ap Future to delete the curr ent and all futur e event items a nd re set the end date of the repeating e vent to the last shown date.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 98 W orking in W eek V iew W eek V iew shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. Y ou can use this view to quickly r eview yo ur appointments and availabl e time slots. In addi tion, the graphical displa y helps you spot overlaps and conf licts in your schedule.
Changing the Da te Book view 99 ■ T ap any day or date that appears at the t op of the W eek V iew to move dir ectly to that day without se lecting an event.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 10 0 W orking in A genda V ie w The Agenda V iew shows you your untimed events, appointments, a nd T o Do items in one scr een. When you tap on an unti med event or appointment i n the Agenda V iew , the Day V iew appears so that you can see m ore detailed information about the event.
Spot ting ev ent conflict s 101 Spotting ev ent conflicts W ith the ability to define specific start and end times for any event, it’ s possible to schedule events tha t overlap (an event that starts befor e a pr evious event finishes) . An event conflict ( time overlap) appears in the W eek V iew as overlapping bars.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 10 2 Opti ons menu Display Opti ons Opens the Display Options d ialog box wher e you can change the appearance of Date Book’s Day V iew and control whic h type of events appear in Month V iew . Show Time Bars Activates the time b ars that appear in the Day V iew .
Using Date Boo k menus 10 3 Prefere nces Opens the Pr efer ences dialog box wher e you can customi ze Date Book’s def ault time display a nd alarm settings. About D ate B ook Show s ve rsion info rma tion for D ate B ook. Start/End T ime Defines t he start and end times for Date Book scr eens.
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10 5 CHAPTER 9 Using Expense Expense enables you to kee p track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spr eadsheet on your computer . In Expense you can do the followin g: ■ Record dates, types of expenses, a mount spent, payment method, and other details assoc iated with any money that you spend .
Chapter 9 Using Expense 10 6 Adding expense items A r ecord i n Expense is call ed an item . Y ou can sort your Expense items into categories or add other i nformation that you want to assoc iate with the item. T o a dd an expense it em: 1. Ta p N e w.
Adding expen se items 10 7 Changin g the date of an Expense item Initially , Expense items appear with the date on whic h you en ter them. Y ou can change the date a ssociated with any Expense item. T o change the dat e of an Expense item: 1. T ap the Expense item you want to change.
Chapter 9 Using Expense 10 8 4. Ta p O K . Customizing the Currenc y pick list Y ou can select the curr encies and symbols tha t appear in the Curr ency pick list . T o customi ze th e Curr enc y p ick list : 1. T ap the Currency pick list in the Recei pt Details dialog box, and then select Edit curr encies.
Customizin g the Cur rency pic k list 10 9 Changin g the defaul t currenc y Y ou can selec t which currency appea rs by default when you’r e entering Expense items. Y ou can override this set ting when entering individual expense items. T o cha nge your default currency: 1.
Chapter 9 Using Expense 11 0 4. Enter the name of the country and the symb ol that you want to appear in Expense. 5. T ap OK to close the Curr ency Properti es dialog box. 6. Ta p O K . NO TE If you want t o use your custom cur rency symbol as the default for all Expense items, select the symbol in the P references dialog box.
W orking with Expens e data on y our computer 111 W orking with Ex pense data o n y our computer After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your handheld and perform a HotSync operat ion, Palm Desktop sof tware enab les you to do any of the following on your W indows computer .
Chapter 9 Using Expense 11 2 Using Expense menus Expense menus ar e shown her e for your r efer ence, and Expense feat ures that are not explained elsewher e in this b ook are desc ribed her e. See “Using m enus” in Chapter 4 for informat ion about selecting menu commands.
11 3 CHAPTER 1 0 Using Memo P a d Memo Pad pr ovides you with a place to take notes that a re not associated with r ecor ds in Date Book, Addr ess Book, or T o Do List. The number of memos you can stor e depends only on the memory availabl e on your handheld.
Chapter 1 0 Using M emo P ad 11 4 T o creat e a new me mo: 1. Open Memo Pad. 2. Ta p N e w. TIP In the Memo list scre en, you can als o begin writing in the Graffiti writing area to create a ne w memo. The fir st letter is automatically ca pitalized and begins your new memo.
Using M emo P ad menu s 11 5 Using Memo P ad menus Memo Pad menus are shown her e for your refer ence, and Memo Pad feat ures that ar e not explained e lsewhere in this b ook are de scribed her e. See “Using m enus” in Chapter 4 for informat ion about selecting menu commands.
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11 7 CHAPTER 1 1 Using Note P a d Note Pad pr ovides a place to ta ke notes in your own handwriting. Y ou can use Note Pad to do ev erything you might do with a piece of paper and a pencil. Use Note Pad to do the f ollowing: ■ T ake notes, draw a sketch, or write any kind of message dir ectly on your handheld scr een.
Chapter 1 1 Using Note P ad 11 8 Creating a note A re cord in Note Pad is called a note . Y ou can assign notes to categories and mark them private as desc ribed in Chapter 4 . This section covers how to cr eate a not e. T o create a new not e: 1. Ta p N e w.
Changing N ote P ad colo r set tings 11 9 T o review a note: 1. In the Note Pad list, sel ect the note title. TIP Y ou can also select, rev iew , and mo ve between notes with the navig ator. Se e “Using the navigator” in Chapter 2 for details. 2. Review or edit the contents of the note.
Chapter 1 1 Using Note P ad 120 Setting an alarm for a note Y ou can set an alarm for a specifi c time and date to r emind you to follow up on an o t e . T o set an ala rm for a note: 1. T ap the note to which you want to assign an alarm. 2. T ap the Menu icon .
Using Note P ad menus 121 five minutes. When the reminder mess age r eappears, the curr ent time appears in the Reminder bar and the note title appears on the scr een. – If you did not titl e the note, the time the note was cr eated appears on the scr een.
Chapter 1 1 Using Note P ad 122 Opti ons menu s Pr ef er ences Displays the Note Pad Pr efer ences dialog box, wher e you define the pen and paper col or , the sort order for notes, and the alarm sound. Details Displays the Note Details dialog box, wher e you assign a category and privacy option for a note.
123 CHAPTER 1 2 Using Phone Link Phone Link helps you confi gur e a connection between your handheld and a compatib le mobile ph one. Y ou can connect to a compatib le mobile ph one using any of t he .
Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 124 ■ Ex c hange SMS messa ges: Use a GSM mobile phone ca rrier service to send and r eceive short text mess ages. T o use this featur e you must install the SMS message applic ation fr om the Softwar e Essentials CD-R OM.
S et ting up a phon e connecti on 125 4. T ap the Phon e Con necti on b ox. The Connection Setup scr een appears. 5. T ap the Manufactur er pick list and sel ect your phone’s manufactur er .
Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 126 T o con figure Blueto oth settings for your phone connec tion: 1. Place your phone into the mode where it can accept Bluetooth pairi ng fr om another device. See the doc umentation that came with your phone for detail s.
S et ting up a phon e connecti on 127 9. When the Confirmation dial og box appears, tap Y es. IMPOR T ANT If you tap No in the Confirmation dialog bo x, the link between your phone and handheld will not work. 10 . Ta p D o n e . The Network Service dialog b ox appears.
Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 128 T o con figure a GPRS high-sp eed wireless da ta service con nection for your phone: 1. After completi ng step 1 1 in the pr eceding pr ocedure, tap Next on the Network Service Setup scr een.
S et ting up a phon e connecti on 129 6. Ta p N e x t . 7. Ta p D o n e . T o c onfigure a dial-u p connec tion: 1. Afte r com ple tin g step 1 1 o f the “T o configure Bluetooth settings for your phone connection:” pr ocedur e, tap Next on the Network Servic e Setup scr een.
Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 130 5. T ap the Phone # field and enter the phone number you use to connect to your ISP . 6. T ap the Username field and enter the name you use when you log into your ISP account. 7. T ap the Password box and enter the passwor d for your ISP account.
Using ph one connec tions 131 3. Follow the instru ctions on the scr een and clic k Next and Back to navigate between the scr eens as you do the following: a. Download phone driver updates fr om the Internet. b. Select your phone’s manufac turer and model.
Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 132 T o ma ke an in frared connection: 1. T urn on your handheld and your mobile phone. 2. Activate the infrar ed port on your phone. 3. Align the infrar ed port on your handheld with the infrar ed port on your phone. 4. Launch the application that r equir es the phone connection.
133 CHAPTER 1 3 Using T o Do List T o Do List is a conv enient place to c reate r eminders and prioritize the thing s you need to do. Use T o Do List for the following: ■ Make a quick and convenient list of things to do. ■ Assign a priority level to each task .
Chapter 13 U sing T o Do L ist 134 Creating list items A T o Do List item is a r eminder of a task that you must complete. A rec or d in T o Do List is ca lled an item . T o crea te a T o Do Li st i tem: 1. Ta p N e w. 2. Enter the text of the T o Do List item.
Chec king of f a T o Do List ite m 135 T o set t he prio rity of a T o Do Li st item : 1. T ap the Priority number on the left side of the T o Do L ist item. 2. Select the Priority number that y ou want to set (1 is most i mportant). Checking off a T o Do List item Y ou can check off a T o Do List item to indicat e that you’ve completed it.
Chapter 13 U sing T o Do L ist 136 Changing T o Do List item details The T o Do Item Details dialog box enab les you to change set tings for individual items. T o d isplay the T o Do Item Deta ils dialog box: 1. T ap the text of the item whose detail s you want to change.
Chang ing T o Do List item detail s 137 3. Ta p O K . TIP If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the T o Do Preferences dialog box, you can t ap directly on the due date in the T o Do List to open the p ic k list shown in step 2.
Chapter 13 U sing T o Do L ist 138 3. Ta p O K . Using T o Do List menus T o Do List menus ar e shown here f or your re ference, and T o Do List featur es that ar e not explained e lsewhere in this b ook are de scribed her e. See “Using m enus” in Chapter 4 for informat ion about selecting menu commands.
139 CHAPTER 1 4 Using V oice Memo V oice Memo pr ovides a place for you to r ecord your thoughts while you’r e on the go. Y ou can use V oice Memo to do things you might do with a voice re co rd e r , a n d m o re: ■ Recor d and play back voice memos dir ectly on your handhel d.
Chapter 1 4 Using V oice Memo 140 Creating a voice memo T o recor d a voice me mo, you can use the V oice Memo application button or the onscr een contr ols. T o pause and r esume while r e cor ding a voi ce memo, you must use the onscr een contr ols.
Creatin g a vo ice memo 141 5. (Optional) T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner and select the category wher e you want to stor e the voice memo. TIP T o automatically s tore voice memos on an expansion c ard, see “Storing voice memos on an expansion card” later in this c h apter .
Chapter 1 4 Using V oice Memo 142 5. T ap Pause to stop recor ding. A tone sounds to indicate that r e cor ding has paused. NO TE If you use other applications on your handheld while pausing the recording, press (and release) the V o ice Memo application but ton to resum e recor ding lat er .
Listening to v oice memo s 143 T o auto matically store voic e memos on an expansion car d: 1. Fr om the V oice Memo list, tap the Menu icon . 2. Select Options, and then sel ect Pref er ences. 3. Select the ch eck box Recor d automatically to ex pansion car d, if pre sent.
Chapter 1 4 Using V oice Memo 144 TIP Y ou can also press Right or Left on the navigator to listen to the next or previou s vo ice m emo . 3. Ta p D o n e . T o adjus t the volume: 1. In the V Memo scr een, tap the Speaker icon . 2. Drag the sli der or press Up or Down on t he navigator to adjus t the volume.
S et ting an alarm for a voice memo 145 4. T ap the Date box. 5. T ap the year , month, and date you want the alarm to s ound. After you tap the date, the Set Alarm dialog box r eappears. 6. T ap the T ime box. 7. T ap the hour and minute columns to select the ti me you want the alarm to occur .
Chapter 1 4 Using V oice Memo 146 – T ap Go T o to open V oice Memo. V oice Memo opens and displays the voice memo associa ted with the alarm. W ait a moment for the voi ce memo to beg in playback, or tap Play .
Using V oice Memo menu s 147 Opti ons menu s Pr ef er ences Displays the V oice Memo Pr efer ences dial og box, where you define the sort or der for voice m emos, the alarm sound, deletion confirmat ion setting, and whether to automati cally stor e voice memos on an expansion car d if one is pr esent.
Chapter 1 4 Using V oice Memo 148.
149 CHAPTER 1 5 Using W orld Clock W orld Clock enables you to vi ew the curre nt time and date in multipl e locations and to se t an alarm. Use W orld Clock to do the fol lowing: ■ V iew the curr ent time a nd date in thr ee locations. ■ Open a pr efer ences scr een where you can set the time and date for all the applications on your handheld.
Chapter 1 5 Using W orld Cloc k 150 V ie wing the time Ther e are s everal ways for you to easi ly check the curr ent time and date. T o vie w the ti me: Do one of the following: ■ When your handheld is on, tap the Clock i con in the upper -left corner of the Graf fiti writing ar ea.
S et ting the prima ry location 151 2. T ap the location you want to use as the primary location. The location you select is typica lly a lar ge city in the same time zone as the one wher e you live. If a n appr opriate choice does not a ppear in the list, see “Adding a location” later in this chapter to cr eate a new location.
Chapter 1 5 Using W orld Cloc k 152 3. T ap the up or down arrows to change the hour . 4. T ap each number of the minute, and then tap the arr ows to change the minutes.
Adding a loc ation 153 T o sele ct the s econd ary locati ons: 1. T ap the pick list next to the secondary location. 2. T ap the location you want to use as the new secondary l ocation. If an appr opriate location does not appear in the list, see “Adding a l ocation” lat er in this chapter t o create a new location.
Chapter 1 5 Using W orld Cloc k 154 8. Ta p O K . 9. Ta p D o n e . T o set Da ylig ht Sa ving op tions : 1. Fr om the Edit Location di alog box, tap the This loca tion observes Daylight Saving T ime check box to select it. 2. T ap the Start box. 3. T ap the month when daylight saving beg ins.
R emov ing a location 155 6. Ta p O K . 7. Ta p D o n e . Removing a location If you no longer need a location that appea rs on the Locati on list, you can r emove it. However , you cannot r emove a location that is c urrentl y assigned to the primary loca tion .
Chapter 1 5 Using W orld Cloc k 156 the pending alarm, and the reminder mes sage appears again in fi ve minutes. When the rem inder message r eappears, the curr ent time appears in the Reminder bar and the a larm time appears on the scr een. 5. T ap Go T o to open W orld Clock.
157 CHAPTER 1 6 P erforming HotSync ® Operations HotSync ® technology enables you to synchr on ize data be tween one or more Palm OS ® handhelds and Palm™ Desktop softwar e or another personal information manager (PIM) such as Micr osoft Outlook.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 158 If you’r e not sur e which opt ion to use, keep the default setting: Always availa ble. 4. If you ar e using a serial cradl e/cable, clic k the Local tab to display the setti ngs for the connection between your computer and the handheld cradle/cable, and adjust the foll owing options as needed.
S electing Hot Sync setup option s 159 T o set the HotSync opt ions on a Mac computer : 1. Double-click th e HotSync Manager icon in the P alm folder .
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 160 If you ar e using the optional serial cradle/c able, click the Connection Settings tab and select the port where y ou attached the cradle/cable .
Customizi ng HotSy nc application set tings 161 5. Click Change. 6. For each applicat ion, click the dir e ction i n which you want to write data, or c lick Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an applic ation. Changing the HotSync setting fr om the default affect s only the ne xt H otSyn c operation.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 162 5. Click Conduit Settings. 6. For each applicat ion, click the dir e ction i n which you want to write data, or c lick Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an applic ation. Changing the HotSync setting fr om the default affect s only the ne xt H otSyn c operation.
Conducting cradle/cab le HotSy nc operation s 163 If you ar e a system admi nistrator pr eparing several handhelds f or a gr oup of users, you may want to cr eate a user pr ofile. See “Cr eating a user pr ofile” lat er in this chapter befor e performing the following steps.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 164 3. Pr ess the HotSync button on the cradle/cabl e. IMPOR T ANT The first time you per form a HotS ync operation, you must enter a user name in the New User dialog box and clic k OK. Every handhel d should have a unique name.
Conducting cradle/cab le HotSy nc operation s 165 P erforming a direc t HotSync op eration: Mac c omputers When you installed Palm Desktop softwar e, you enter ed a user name. This user name is the connection be tween your handheld and your computer .
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 166 T o perfor m a lo cal HotSync operation on a Mac co mputer: 1. Place your handheld in the HotSync cradle/cable. 2. Make sur e that HotSync Manager is enabled: Do uble-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder .
Conducting IR Ho tSync operations 167 The HotSync Pr ogress di alog box r eappears, and synchr onization begins. 5. W ait for a message on your handheld in dicating that the pr ocess is compl ete. After the HotSync process is complete, you can r emove your handheld from the cradle/cab le.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 168 T o c onfigure HotSync Manager for inf rared co mmunication on a Windows comp uter: ■ Click the HotSync Manager icon in the W indows system tray , and make sur e that Infrar ed is sele cted.
Conducting IR Ho tSync operations 169 4. Select the On check box next to IR port. 5. Close the HotSync Softwar e Setup window . P erforming an IR HotS ync operat ion After you complete the st eps to pr epare for performing an IR HotSync operation, it’s easy to perform the actual operation.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 170 Returning to cradle/c able Hot Sync operat ions It’s easy to r eturn to using t he cradle/cable for HotSync operations. If your cradle/c able is connected to a USB port, you can c ontinue using it whil e HotSync Manager is confi gured for i nfrar ed communication.
Conducting modem HotS ync operations 171 Conducting mode m HotSync operations Y ou can use a modem to synchr onize your handheld when you ar e away fr om your computer . IMPOR T ANT Y ou must perform the fir st HotSync operation by using a local, direct connection or infrared communication.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 172 3. Adjust the following opti ons as needed. 4. Click OK. T o prep are a Mac comput er for a modem HotSy nc operation: 1.
Conducting modem HotS ync operations 173 5. Select the On check box for the modem connection you’r e using, and then cli ck Settings. 6. In the Settings dialog b ox, select Modem as the connection type, if it i s not alr eady select ed. NO TE This step is not nece ssary for i nternal modems.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 17 4 4. T ap the pick list bel ow the icon and select a modem configuration. If you need to cr eate a confi guration, tap the Menu icon and then select Connection Setup on the Options menu. See “Connection Pr eferenc es” in Chapter 17 for mo re in formation.
Conducting modem HotS ync operations 175 Selectin g the con duits for a m odem HotSy nc opera tion The Conduit Setup dialog box on your handheld enables you to define which files and/or applications synchr onize during a modem HotSync operation. Y ou can use these settings to mi nimize the time requir ed to synchronize da ta with a modem.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 176 Conducting Bluetooth HotSync operations If you have a Bluetooth- enabled computer running W indows 98/2000 or Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 or l ater with the Apple Bluetooth software , you can use Bluetooth technology to perform wirel ess HotSync operations.
Conducting Bluetooth HotS ync ope rations 177 4. In the Serial port dr op-down box, selec t the virtual serial port you chose or cre ated in step 1. 5. Click OK. T o p repare your Mac co mputer fo r a Bluetoo th HotSy nc opera tion: 1. Double-click th e HotSync Manager icon in the P alm folder .
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 178 4. Sele ct the H otS ync i con . 5. T ap the pick list in the center of th e scr een and select the connection settings you just cr eated. P erforming a Bluetoo th HotSyn c operation After you prepar e your computer and your h andheld, you are ready to perform a Bluetooth HotSync operation.
Conducting n etwork HotS ync ope rations 179 Connecting to y our compa ny’ s dial-in server A network HotSync operation r equires the following (consult your syst em administrator for assistance): ■ Y our comput er has TCP/IP support installed. ■ Both your company’s network system and i ts r emote access server support TCP/IP .
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 180 5. Click OK. 6. Put your handheld in the cradle/cable, and perform a HotSync operation. The HotSync operation r ecor ds network information about your computer on your handheld. W ith this in formation, your handheld can loc ate your computer when you perform a HotSync operation over the network.
Using File Link 181 8. T ap Service and select a service. 9. Ta p D o n e . 10 . T ap the Menu icon . 11 . Select Conduit Setup on the Options menu. For instructions, se e “Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation” ear lie r in th is c hap ter .
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 182 W ith File Link you can import data stor ed in any of the fol lowing formats: ■ Comma-separated ( *.csv) ■ Memo Pad ar chive (*.mpa) ■ Addr ess Book ar chive (* .aba) ■ T ext (*.txt) For information on how to set up a file link, see the Palm Desktop online Help.
Creating a us er profile 183 4. Click New . 5. Enter a unique name for the pr ofile, and click OK. 6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each pr ofile that you want to cr eate, and then click OK to r eturn to Palm Desktop soft ware. 7. Select the profil e from t he User list, and cr eate the dat a for the pr ofile (such a s a company phone list, and so on).
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 184 4. Enter a unique name for the pr ofile, and click OK. 5. Close the Users window . 6. Fr om the User pop-up menu, select the new profi le. 7. Cr eate the data for the pr ofile (such as a company phone list ).
Creating a us er profile 185 T o use a profile for a first- time HotSync oper ation on a Mac computer: 1. Connect the new handheld to the HotSync cradle/cable. 2. Pr ess the HotSync button on the cr adle/cable. 3. Select the pr ofile you want to loa d on the handheld, and click OK to transfer al l the pr ofile data t o the handheld.
Chapter 1 6 P erforming HotS ync ® Oper ations 186.
187 CHAPTER 1 7 Setting Preferences for Y our Handheld Pr efere nces enable you to customize the c onfiguration options on your handheld. The options ar e gr ouped into four c ategories: General, Communic ation, Personal, and Other . Each category pr ovides ac cess to a list of rele vant Pr eference s scr eens.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 188 ■ Access the Personal Pr efer ences scr eens to customize any of the following settings: ■ Access the Other Pr eferences category to customize set tings for any third-pa rty applications you install ed on your handheld.
S etti ng General P references 189 Date & T ime Preference s The Date & T ime Pr efer ences scr een enables you to choose a primary locati on and to set the da te, time, and time zone for that location. Y ou can also indicat e whether this location obs erves daylight saving t ime and the dates daylig ht saving time starts and ends.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 190 T o set the ti me: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences scr een, selec t Date & T ime. 2. T ap the Set T ime box. 3. T ap the up or down arrows to change the hour . 4. T ap each minute number , and then tap the arr ows to change them.
S etti ng General P references 191 F ormats Prefer ences Use the Formats Pr efer ences scr een to set the country default and the display format of the dates, tim es, and numbers on your handheld.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 192 5. T ap the Numbers pick list, and selec t formats for the deci mal point and thousands separator . 6. Ta p D o n e . P ower Prefere nces The Power Prefer ences scr een enables you to set power consumpti on options.
S etti ng General P references 193 3. Select Of f to turn of f your handheld when it is in the cradle/cable. 4. Ta p D o n e . Beam Re ceive Y ou can choose to turn of f the Beam Receive featur e. This pr ohibits anyone from beaming informati on to your handheld.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 194 Y ou can mask and hide private r ecor ds with or without a passwor d. W ithout a passwor d, private r ecor ds ar e hidden or masked until you set the Security Pr efere nces to show them. W ith a password, you must enter the passwor d to view the private entries.
S etti ng General P references 195 3. Enter the current pas sword. 4. Ta p O K . 5. Do one of the following: – T o ch ange the passwor d and hint, enter the new password and hint, and tap OK. – T o remove the pas sword, tap Unassign. 6. Ta p D o n e .
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 196 T o set y our handh eld to lock when you turn it off: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences scr een, selec t Security . 2. T ap the Auto Lock Handheld box, and then enter your passwor d. 3. Select On power of f.
S etti ng General P references 197 T o s et your handh eld to lock after a perio d of inactivity: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences scr een, selec t Security . 2. T ap the Auto Lock Handheld box, and then enter your passwor d. 3. Select After a pr eset dela y .
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 198 Recoverin g from a forgo tten pas s word If you for get your passwor d, your handheld will display the passwor d hint, if you enter ed one, to help you r emember the passwor d. If you a re still unable to r emember the passwor d, you can delete it fr om your handheld.
S etti ng General P references 199 T o h ide all pr iv ate re cords: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences scr een, selec t Security . 2. T ap the Current Privacy pi ck list and selec t Hide Private Recor ds. . 3. T ap OK to confirm that you want to hide private r ecor ds.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 20 0 3. Enter your passwor d, and then tap OK. 4. Ta p D o n e . T o unmas k individual records: 1. Select a masked r ecord. If you do not have a passwor d, a masked re cor d becomes visible. If you have a passwor d, the Show Private Reco rds dia log box appears.
S etti ng General P references 20 1 T o select a profile : 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences scr een, selec t Sound & Alerts. 2. T ap the Custom, Silent, or All Of f pr ofile box. TIP Y ou can al so press Right or Lef t on the navigator to select a pr ofile box .
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 202 4. T ap the Game Sound pick li st and select the sound leve l. 5. T ap the Alarm Sound pick list and sel ect the sound level. 6. Ta p D o n e . The Game Sound setting works only with g ames that ar e pr ogrammed to r espond to this setting.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 203 TIP Y ou can also select the Preferences category by pr essing Lef t and Right on the navigato r, and select a Preferences sc reen by pressing Up and Down on the navigator.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 204 T o t urn on Bluetooth communic ation: 1. Fr om the Communicat ions Prefer ences scr een, s elect Bluetooth. 2. T ap the Bluetooth pick list and select On. 3. Ta p D o n e . Assig ning a Bluet ooth device na me The Bluetooth device na me is similar to wearing a name tag.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 205 The discovery pr ocess is typic ally initiated by an application. For exampl e, when you connect your handheld with a mobile phone using the Phone Link application, Phone Link discovers phones equipped with Bluetooth technology within range in or der to connect with one of those phones.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 206 Allowing W ake up When your handheld is off, the All ow W akeup setting de termines whether your handheld wakes up when you receive a connection request fr om another Bluetooth device that k nows your device name.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 207 3. Select Scheduled. 4. T ap the hou rs b ox. 5. T ap the From box, selec t the start time, a nd then tap OK. 6. T ap the Until box, select the end ti me, and then tap OK. 7. T ap the Days boxes to select the days when you want t he wakeup featur e to be active.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 208 The discovery pr ocess begins, a nd the discovery scr eens appear . 4. When the Discovery Results scr e en appears, select the devi ce you want to add as a tr usted device. If the device you want to add as a tr usted device does not appe ar on the discovery r esults l ist, tap Find Mor e.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 209 T o view details about a tru sted device : 1. Fr om the Communicat ions Prefer ences scr een, s elect Bluetooth. 2. T ap T rusted Devices. 3. Select the device you want to view . 4. Ta p D e t a i l s . 5. T ap Done to return to the T rusted Dev ices scr een.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 21 0 4. Ta p D e t a i l s . 5. T ap Delete Device. 6. Ta p O K . 7. T ap Done to return to the Bluetoot h Pref er ences scr een.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 21 1 Making Bl uetoo th connecti ons Ther e are several ways you can make Bluetooth connections. The me thod you use determines the types of devices your handheld can disc over .
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 212 Y ou can also cr eate custom configurati ons, which include the foll owing: Phone to Bluetooth: A connection between your handheld and a Bluetooth-enabled phone. LAN to Bluetooth: A connection between your handheld and a Bluetooth-enabled Local Area Network.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 213 Editing conn ections The following example shows you how to edit the IR to GSM Phone connection to adjust the communica tion speed; you can simila rly edit other connections or settings or cr eate a custom c onnection.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 214 Creatin g Blu etooth connecti ons Y ou can use the Connection Pref erenc es scr een to cr eate connections to the following types of Bluetooth.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 215 NO TE See the documentation included with the network access point device for information on how to prepare it to accept a Bluetooth connection. The documentation might refer to a Bluetooth connection as a Bluetooth pairing or a Bluetooth link.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 216 T o create a conn ection with a non-GSM phone: 1. Fr om the Communicat ions Prefer ences scr een, s elect Connection. 2. Ta p N e w. 3. Enter a name for the connection. 4. T ap the Connect to pick list and s elect Modem.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 217 8. When the Discovery Results scr een appea rs, select the phone with which you want to connect, and then tap OK. 9. Cr eate a trusted pair with the phone. See “A dding tr usted devi ces” earli er in this chapter for detai ls.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 218 Creatin g and selecti ng n etwork ser vice pr ofiles Use network service pr ofiles to st ore the configuration settings f or your ISP or a dial-in server . Y ou can cr eate, save, a nd reuse net work service pr ofiles.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 219 Enterin g a u ser nam e The User Name setting identi fies the name you use when you log into your ISP or your dial-in server . Although this field can contain multiple l ines of text, only two lines appear onscr een.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 220 3. Enter the password you use to log into your server . . 4. T ap OK . The wor d “Assigned” appears in the Password fi eld. 5. Ta p D o n e . Selec ting a conne ction Use the Connection setting to select the method you want to use to connect to your ISP or to a dial-i n server .
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 221 T o ente r your server phone number: 1. Fr om the Communicat ions Prefer ences scr een, s elect Network. 2. T ap the Phone box. 3. Enter the phone number for your ISP or dial-in serve r . 4. If you need to ente r a pr efix or to disa ble Call W aiting, skip to those pr ocedur es.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 222 Disabli ng Ca ll W a iting Call W aiting can cause your sess ion to terminate if you r eceive a call while you ar e connected. If your telephone has Call W aiting, you need to disable t his featur e befor e logging into your ISP or dial- in server .
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 223 T o use a calli ng card: 1. Fr om the Communicat ions Prefer ences scr een, s elect Network. 2. T ap the Phone box. 3. T ap the Use calling car d check box to se lect it. 4. Enter your calling car d number on the Use calling card line.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 224 T o cl ose a connection: 1. Fr om the Communicat ions Prefer ences scr een, s elect Network. 2. T ap Disconnect to terminate the co nnection between your handheld and your service. 3. Ta p D o n e .
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 225 3. Enter your User Name and Passwor d for your ISP or network service. See “Entering a user name” and “Entering a password” earlier in this chapter fo r details .
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 226 2. T ap S cript. 3. T ap End to expand the pick list, and then tap Send. 4. In the Send field, enter the INIT st ring provided by your wir eless operator . 5. Ta p O K . High-speed wir eless data network services ar e not ava ilable in al l locations.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 227 Addin g detai led inf ormat ion to a netwo rk servi ce prof ile If you are using one of the predefined ne twork service prof iles, you proba bly need to enter only your user name, password, a nd telephone number .
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 228 Defin ing pri mary an d second ary D NS The domain name syst em (DNS) is a mechanism in t he Internet for translating the names of host computers into IP addresses. When you enter a DNS number (or IP addr ess), you ar e identifying a specif ic server that handles the translation services.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 229 T o ente r a perman ent IP address: 1. T ap the IP Address chec k box to deselect it and to display a permanent IP addr ess field below the c heck box. 2. T ap the space to the left of the first period, and then enter the first section of the IP addr ess.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 230 T o creat e a logi n scri pt: 1. T ap S cript. 2. T ap the End pick list. 3. Select the command you want fr om the Command list. If the command r equi re s additional informa tion, a field appears to the right of it for you to enter the information.
S etti ng Commun ication P referen ces 231 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete. 5. Ta p O K . Plug-in appl ication s Y ou can create plug-in applications c ontaining script commands that extend the functionality of the built-in script commands.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 232 Network p refer ences m enu comm ands The Network Pr eference s scr een includes menu commands to m ake it fast and easy to cr eate and edit network servi ce pr ofiles. TCP/IP application menus ar e s ho w n h ere f o r y o u r ref e re n ce .
S ett ing P ersonal P referen ces 233 information, however , the connecti on fails. If this occurs, try adding a DNS IP addr ess. Ask your ISP or your system administrator for the corr ect pr imary and secondary DNS IP addr ess.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 234 TIP Y ou can also select the Preferences category by pr essing Lef t and Right on the navigato r, and select a Preferences sc reen by pressing Up and Down on the navigator.
S ett ing P ersonal P referen ces 235 P en preference s The Buttons Pr efere nces scr een enables you to change t he assignment of the f ull- scr een pen str oke. By default, the f ull-scr een pen str oke activate s Graf fiti Help. T o cha nge the pen prefe rences: 1.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 236 4. Ta p O K . 5. Ta p D o n e . HotSync button s pre ferences The Buttons Pr efere nces scr een also enables you to associate vari ous applications with the HotSync button on the cradle/cabl e and the HotSync button on an optional modem acc essory .
S ett ing P ersonal P referen ces 237 If you use the Security applica tion to turn off and loc k your handheld with a passwor d, information that you enter ed in the Owner Prefer ences appears th e next time you turn on y our handheld. See “Security Pref er ences” earli er in this chapt er for additional i nformation.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 238 T o creat e a Shor tCut : 1. Fr om the Personal Pr efer ences scr een, select Shortcuts. 2. Ta p N e w. 3. On the ShortCut name line, enter the letters you want to use to activate the ShortCut.
S ett ing P ersonal P referen ces 239 Deletin g a S hortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut, yo u can delete it fr om the list of ShortCuts. T o delet e a Shor tCut : 1. Fr om the Personal Pr efer ences scr een, select Shortcuts. 2. Select the ShortCut you want to delete.
Chapter 1 7 Set tin g Prefe rences for Y our Handheld 240.
241 APPENDIX A Maintaining Y our Handheld This chapter pr ovides in formation on the f ollowing: ■ Caring for your handheld ■ Pr olonging battery life ■ Resetting your handheld Caring for y our handh eld Y our handh eld is designed to be rugged and r eliable and to pr ovide years of tr ouble-fr ee service.
Appendix A Maintaining Y our Handheld 242 Prolonging battery life Note the following conside rations for the battery in your handheld: ■ Under normal conditions your handheld battery should r emain char ged when you place it in the c radle/cable for just a few minutes each d ay .
R esett ing your ha ndheld 243 P erforming a soft r eset A soft r eset tells your ha ndheld to stop what it’s doing and start over again. All r ecords and entries stor ed in your handheld ar e r etained with a soft r es et.
Appendix A Maintaining Y our Handheld 244 4. W ait for the Palm Powered™ logo t o appear; then r elease the power button. 5. When a message appears on the handheld scr een warning that you ar e abou.
R esett ing your ha ndheld 245 T o res tore your data from a Mac compute r after a hard res et: 1. Double-click th e HotSync Manager in the Palm f older . 2. Fr om the HotSync menu, sele ct Conduit Settings. 3. Fr om the Users pop-up menu, select the appr opriate user name.
Appendix A Maintaining Y our Handheld 246.
247 APPENDIX B F requently Ask ed Questions If you encounter a pr oblem with your handheld, do not call T echnical Support until you have r eviewed the fr equently asked questions in this appendix and.
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 248 Software installation problems Pr oblem Solutio n The Palm Desktop Inst aller menu did not appear when I inserted the CD-R OM into my W indows computer . 1. Fr om the W indows desktop, clic k Start. 2. Select Run.
Operating prob lems 249 Operating problem s Pr oblem Solutio n I don’t see anything on my handheld’s screen. T ry each of these in turn: ■ Press an application button to ensure that your handheld is turned on. ■ T ap the Brightness icon in the upper -right corner of the Graff iti ® writi ng ar ea.
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 250 T apping and writing problems My handheld is not m aking any sounds. Check the System, Alarm, and Game Sound settings. See “Sounds & Alerts Pr efer ences” in Chapter 17 . My handheld’s indic ator light is not blinking when alar ms occur .
Application prob lems 251 Application problems Pr oblem Solutio n I tapped the T oday button, but it does not show the corr ect date. Y ou r handheld is not set to the current date. Make sure the Set Date box on the Date and T ime Prefer ences scr een displays the curre nt date.
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 252 HotSync problems My vCar d or vCal e-mai l attachment isn’t forw ard ing corr ectly (continued). 5. Click OK. 6. Start the e-mail cl ient softwar e and make sur e it is configur ed as the default MAPI client.
HotS ync problems 253 I cannot perform a HotSync operation. What should I check to make sur e I’m doing it corr ectly (continued)? On a Mac computer try these steps: 1. Make sure HotSync Manager is enabled. If it is not, double - click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm fol der and en abl e HotS yn c Ma nager on the H otS ync C ontrol s tab .
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 254 I tried to do a loc al HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfull y . ■ Make sur e your handheld is seated i n the cradle/cable correctly . ■ Check the connection between the HotSync cradle/cable and the USB or serial port on your computer .
HotS ync problems 255 I tried to do a modem HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfull y . Check the following on your computer: ■ Make sure your computer is turned on and that it does not shut down automatically as part of an ener gy-saving featur e.
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 256 I tried to do a modem HotSync operation, but it did not complete su ccessfully (conti nued). On a Mac computer , check t he followi ng: ■ Make sure that Internal Modem is selected on the Connection Settings tab in the HotSync Software Setup wind ow .
HotS ync problems 257 I can’t perform an IR HotSync operation. ■ On a computer r unning W indows 98, be sur e that the HotSync Manager is running, that Infrar ed is selected on the Ho tSyn c Mana ger me nu, an d th at the Seri al Port for lo cal operations is set to the sim ulated port for infrar ed communication .
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 258 When I perform a HotSync operation, my information does not transfer to Palm Desktop softwar e. ■ If you have perf ormed a HotSync operation suc cessfully .
Beaming and sending prob lems 259 Beamin g and se nding p roblems I can’t perform a B luetooth HotSync operation (continued). ■ Some computers have a de dicated virtual se rial port number , such as COM5, and other computers enable you to choose a port number such as COM8 or COM12.
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 260 Phone co nnection problems Pr oblem Sol ution My passkey is r ejec ted when I attempt to pair (or bond) my mobile phone with m y handheld. ■ Some mobile phones r equir e that you enter the passkey within a specific timef rame.
R ec harging problems 261 Recharging problems My phone connection drops befor e I finish using it. ■ Y ou need to increase the Idle timeout setting on the Network Pr eference s Details scr een. See “Adding detailed information to a network service pr ofile” in Chapter 17 for instruct ions.
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 262 P assword problems Pr oblem Solutio n I for got the passwor d, and my handheld is not locked. ■ First, use the passwor d hint to try and r emembe r the passwor d.
T ec hnical s uppor t 263 T echnical support If, after r eviewing the sour ces listed at the beginning of this appe ndix, you cannot solve your pr oblem, go to www.palm.com/sup por t or send an e-mail to your r egional technical support office. Befor e r equesting support, please experiment a b it to r eprod uce and isolate the pr oblem.
Appendix B Fre quently Asked Questions 264.
265 Product Regulatory Information FCC Statemen t This device complies with par t 15 of the FCC rule s. Operation is subject to the foll owing two conditi ons: (1) Thi s device may not cause ha rmful int erference, and (2) t his device m ust accept any interference r eceived, includin g interference tha t may cause undesired operation.
Pr oduct Re gulatory Information 266 MPE (Maximum Pe r missible Exposure) Sta tement RF Exposure Compli ance: In orde r for this dev ice to comply with FCC rule s, under the pr ovision of Pa rt 15.
Pr oduct R egulatory Informati on 267 1. Before using this product, confi rm that other wireless transmitter s are not in use nearby. 2. In the unl ikely event that there is electronic i nterference b.
Pr oduct Re gulatory Information 268 T aiwan State ment Article 14: U nless approved, for any model accredit ed low power radio frequen cy electric machinery , any company, trader , or user shall not change the f requency, increase t he power, or chang e the features a nd functions of t he original d esign.
Pr oduct R egulatory Informati on 269 Uwaga.
Pr oduct Re gulatory Information 270.
271 Index A ABA. See Address Book archive files Accented characters, Graffi ti writing 28 Add-on applications 66–71 Address Book *If Found Call* entry 75 adding custom fie lds 80 archive file s (.
Index 272 gauge 41 lif e and u se 2 42 recharging 6 recycling 242 warning 268–269 Beaming informati on 30–32 location of IR port 12 pen stroke to activa te 235 problems with 259 See also Infrared .
Index 273 Contrast control. See Bright nes s contr ol Copying notes into other applicati ons 117 text 52 Country default setting 191 Cradle connecting to co mputer 14 for local HotSync operat ions 163.
Index 27 4 Discovery and connection process 205 defined 204 enabling/disa bling the user cache 210 DNS 228 Domain name system. S ee DN S Double-booked events 101 Dragging memos into other a pplication.
Index 275 sending an INIT string 225–226 service limitati ons 226 Graffiti accented characters 28 alphabet 22, 24 basic concept s 22 capi tal l ette rs 2 5 Command stroke 49 how to write characters .
Index 276 K Keyboard computer 37 onscreen 17, 21, 235 portable 40 L LED 12, 202 Letters font style 64 Graffiti 22, 24 onscreen keyboard 21 Link. See Connection List, in Applicat ions Launcher 45 Locat.
Index 277 select ing connection 220 select ing service 218 user name 219 Non-GSM phones, connecting 215–217 Note Pad alarm 120 copying notes into othe r application s 117 entering data 40 menus 1 21.
Index 278 Digitizer 19 0 For mats 1 91 General 187, 188–202 Network 217–233 opening 188 Other 188 Owner 236 Personal 188 Phone 233 Power 192–193 Security 193 ShortCuts 237 Sounds & Alerts 20.
Index 279 Secondary DNS 228 Secure Digital card 9 See also Expansion Card Security preferences 193–198 changing password 194 deleting password 194 displaying owner’s name 237 forgotten password 19.
Index 280 Trusted devices, addi ng trusted devices 207 –208 Trusted pairs, creating 215 Turning off handh eld automaticall y 192 pen stroke for 235 problems with 249 Turning on handhel d displaying .
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