Instrukcja obsługi Palm Treo 90

Palm Przenośny Treo 90

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Treo™ 90 Handheld
User Guide
Windows Edition
Page 2 Windows Edition
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 Handspring, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Handspring, Treo, and the Treo logo are trademarks of
Handspring, Inc. and may be registered in some jurisdictions. Blazer and the Handspring logo are trademarks of
Handspring Inc., are registered trademarks in the U.S.A., and may be registered in other jurisdictions. Portions copy-
right © 1998-2002 Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Palm OS and HotSync are registered trade-
marks and Palm and the Palm Powered logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc. and are used by Handspring under license.
The SD logo is a trademark. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
Disclaimer and limitation of liability
Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for: (i) any damage or loss resulting from the use of this
handbook, (ii) any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this software, or (iii) any damage
or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies
of all important data on other media to protect against data loss.
Warranty and License Agreement
In order to obtain warranty service, you must immediately notify Handspring of any defect within the warranty period
and provide dated proof of original purchase. For further information about the warranty service procedure, please
visit our website at: http://www.handspring.com
A copy of the Warranty and End User License Agreement are included in this guide. You can also view a copy of
the warranty on our website at http://support.handspring.com/esupport/forms/hsFileList.jsp?Type=Warranties.
The information included in this guide sets forth Handspring's sole and complete warranty and software licensing
obligations with respect to your Handspring product. Use of the product indicates your acceptance of the terms of
the warranty and the End User License Agreement.
Software download available
Wireless setup and desktop synchronization software are supplied on the Handspring CD-ROM disc. If you do not
have access to a CD-ROM drive for your computer, you can download this software from www.handspring.com.
Introduction to Your Treo™ 90 Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting to know your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
What is a Treo handheld? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Upgrade information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Treo components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Locking and unlocking the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Using the protective cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Using the stylus to get things done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Elements of the handheld interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Moving around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Displaying online tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Customizing your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Connecting the HotSync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Using desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using your handheld with Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using your handheld with Microsoft Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Using your handheld with another PIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Entering Data in Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the handheld keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Typing capital letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Typing numbers and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Navigation keystrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Using text ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Typing accented characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Typing extended characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Using the onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Using your computer keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Importing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
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Managing Your Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Applications Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Switching between applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Categorizing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Changing the Applications Launcher display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Choosing preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing and removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installing add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Working with expansion cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Opening applications on an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Copying applications to an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the Card Info application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Assigning a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Changing or deleting a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Locking your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recovering from a forgotten password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Applications Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Common Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Creating records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Deleting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Other ways to delete records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Purging records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Categorizing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
System-defined and user-defined categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Finding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Looking up Contacts records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Using Phone Number Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Sorting lists of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Making records private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Hiding and masking private records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Choosing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Application-Specific Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Date Book Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Working in Day View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Scheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rescheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Setting an alarm for an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Scheduling repeating or continuous events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Changing the Date Book Plus view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Working in Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Working in Week View with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Working in Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Working in Year View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Working in List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Spotting event conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Working with floating events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Working with To Do items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using the Daily Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Date Book Plus menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Creating a Contacts entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Duplicating a Contacts entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Selecting types of phone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Changing Contact entry details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Dialing a number in your Contacts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Contacts menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Setting priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Setting a due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Assigning a category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
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Checking off a To Do item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
To Do Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
To Do List menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Reviewing memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Memo Pad menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
CityTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Setting your home city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Selecting remote cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Adding cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
CityTime menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Selecting the Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Using the Basic Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Displaying Recent Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Using the Advanced Calculator mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Using the Advanced Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Creating a custom view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Calculator menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Changing the date of an Expense item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Entering receipt details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Customizing the Currency pick list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Expense menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Setting Preferences for Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Viewing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
HotSync Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Date & Time Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Digitizer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Formats Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Country default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Auto-off delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
System, alarm, and game sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
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Network Preferences and TCP/IP software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Selecting a service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Entering a user name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Entering a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Selecting a connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Adding telephone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Connecting to your service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Creating additional service templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Adding detailed information to a service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Creating a login script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Deleting a service template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Network Preferences menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
TCP/IP troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Owner Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Phone Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
ShortCuts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Creating a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Editing a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Deleting a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Advanced HotSync® Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
IR HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Preparing your computer for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Performing an IR HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Returning to serial cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Conducting a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Preparing your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Preparing your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Performing a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Connecting to your company’s dial-in server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Performing a dial-in network HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Creating a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Synchronizing with your desktop e-mail application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Preparing your computer to synchronize desktop e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Using Palm Mail on your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
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Viewing e-mail items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Creating e-mail items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Looking up an address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Adding details to e-mail items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Storing e-mail to be sent later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
Filing e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Deleting e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Message list options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Sorting the Message list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Palm Mail HotSync options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Palm Mail menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Using the Wireless Application Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Preparing for mobile communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Blazer Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Viewing web pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Working with bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Blazer menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Palm™ SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Receiving SMS messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Creating text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Creating a message signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Sending data via SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Modifying messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
SMS Messaging menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
One-Touch Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Maintaining Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Caring for your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Battery considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Resetting your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Performing a soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Performing a warm (or safe) reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Performing a hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Software installation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Tapping and keyboard problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Wireless communication problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Application problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
HotSync problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Beaming problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
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Password problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Creating a Custom Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
About mapping tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Customizing existing sample templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Determining the layout of the Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Analyzing your custom Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Programming the mapping table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Using applications other than Microsoft Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Expense file details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Use of ^char . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Carriage return and line feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Literal characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Warranty and Other Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Product Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Handspring, Inc. End User Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
GNU Library General Public License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Canadian RFI Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
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Chapter 1 Page 11
Chapter 1
Introduction to Your
Treo™ 90 Handheld
This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Treo™ 90 handheld, how to use
your handheld for the first time, and how to install Palm™ Desktop software and the HotSync®
Manager synchronization software so you can synchronize your handheld and your computer.
Getting to know your handheld
What is a Treo handheld?
Your Treo handheld is one of the smallest, lightest, color Palm OS® handhelds available today.
With your new handheld, you will no longer have trouble getting to meetings and appointments
on time, remembering people’s names and personal details, or keeping track of all the items on
your to do list. Your handheld can help you improve your track record in all these areas, both at
work and at home.
You can enter all your schedule details in Date Book Plus so you can view them by the day, week,
month, year, or in list format; you can even set an alarm to remind you of important meetings. Keep
all your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details in Contacts, so you can find
them as soon as you need them. Add your tasks to To Do list, prioritize them so you don’t overlook
them, and assign them a due date.
To make sure you don’t lose any of this important information, you can synchronize your data with
Palm Desktop software on your computer so you always have a backup copy. You can set
different levels of security for your handheld so unauthorized eyes cannot view your data.
When you are out of the office, track your expenses for your expense reports; then transfer the
data to your computer to print it out. Using the IR port or a cable to connect to your data-enabled
mobile phone, you can dial your ISP and use the included Wireless Application Suite to send and
receive e-mail, exchange SMS text messages, and to browse the Internet. Alternatively you can
write, edit, and view your e-mail, and then use Palm Mail to synchronize your e-mail with your
desktop e-mail application when you return to your office.
Using your handheld doesn’t always have to be serious either. With the bright color screen and
expansion capabilities, you can enjoy viewing photos and playing games without worrying about
running out of storage space.
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System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software and the HotSync Manager synchronization
software, your computer system must meet the following requirements:
Minimum requirements
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP with USB port,
(for USB HotSync® cable)
--or--
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows NT 4.0
with serial port (for serial HotSync cable)
32 MB RAM (memory)
25
MB available hard disk space
VGA monitor or better
CD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software from www.handspring.com)
Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher (recommended)
Upgrade information
If you already own a Palm OS handheld, Handspring recommends that you install the version of
Palm Desktop software that comes with your Treo handheld into the same folder as your current
Palm Desktop software. When you install the new version in the same folder as the previous
version, all your data is preserved. If you use another personal information manager (PIM), you still
need to install Palm Desktop software in order to update the HotSync Manager on your computer.
You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you can quickly synchronize your
old data with your new handheld.
Note: If you used password protection on your old handheld, you must upgrade to the most
current desktop. The method of storing passwords has changed with the latest release
of the desktop. Therefore, your password-protected information will not be synchronized
if you don’t upgrade.
To upgrade:
1. Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop software. This ensures that the
latest information from your handheld is on your desktop computer.
2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that stores Palm Desktop
software (this is usually the Handspring or Palm folder), copy (
do not move
) your user name
folder, and store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder.
3. Follow the installation instructions that begin on page 24. Be sure to install the new software
in the same folder as the old software.
4. Connect your new handheld to the HotSync cable and press the HotSync button on the cable.
If the Select User dialog box appears, select your user name.
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5. If you had important settings on your old handheld, such as Network Preferences or
Connection Preferences, manually copy them from your old handheld to your new handheld.
6. Compare the applications on your old handheld and your new handheld.
7. Beam any third party applications that did not transfer from your old handheld to your new
handheld, or install them from the original files.
8. If any data for your third party applications did not transfer, beam it from your old handheld to
your new handheld.
9. If you created a password on your old handheld, enter it on your new handheld.
Note: Records you previously marked Private remain marked Private, but you need to
reenter a password on your new handheld.
Each device must have a unique name
After you complete the upgrade process described above, you have two devices with the same
name. This is an undesirable situation. Each device must have a unique name in order to prevent
unexpected results during HotSync operations and other complications.
We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old handheld. See page 215 for
details.
A hard reset not only erases all data from the old handheld; it also erases the name and makes
that handheld a clean slate, ready to receive a new name. The next time you perform a HotSync
operation with this old handheld, you are asked to give it a name. Be sure to give it a unique name.
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Treo components
Locating front panel controls
Lanyard holder Enables you to attach a lanyard to your handheld so that it’s easy to carry.
Contrast/
Brightness
Control
Opens the Adjust Display dialog box where you can adjust the appearance
of your handheld screen for the clearest screen display. See page 16 for
instructions.
Scroll buttons Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the
handheld screen. Pressing the bottom scroll button scrolls down to view
information below the viewing area, and pressing the top scroll button
scrolls up to view the information above the viewing area.
Lanyard holder
Scroll buttons
Screen
Keyboard
Application
buttons
Contrast/
Brightness control
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Locating back panel controls
Application
buttons
Activates the applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons:
Date Book Plus, Contacts, To Do List, and Memo Pad. See page 138 for
details on reassigning these buttons to activate any application on your
handheld.
You can also use these buttons in combination with Option to activate
other applications. See Chapter 4 in this guide for details.
Tip: If your handheld is turned off, pressing any application button turns
on your handheld and opens the corresponding application.
Keyboard Enables you to type letters, numbers and symbols on your handheld. See
Chapter 2 to learn how to enter information.
Handheld
screen
Displays the applications and information stored in your handheld. It is
touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.
Power
button/
LED
Turns your handheld on and off, locks and unlocks the keyboard, and indicates
the status of the battery as it charges.
When your handheld is connected to the travel charger or HotSync cable, the
LED blinks while the battery charges and stays on after the battery is charged.
When the LED alarm setting is active, the LED blinks as an alarm notification.
See page 142 for details.
Expansion
slot
Insert optional Secure Digital (SD) cards or MultiMedia Cards (MMC) to add
features to your handheld. See the section that begins on page 44 for
information about how to use expansion cards.
Stylus Serves as the instrument used to tap options on your handheld screen. To use
the stylus, slide the stylus out of the slot, and hold it as you would a pen or
pencil.
IR port Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other Palm
OS devices. See the section that begins on page 78 for details. You can also
use the IR port to update the information between your handheld and computer
using HotSync technology. See the section that begins on page 160 for details.
Reset
button
Connector
Expansion slot
Stylus
IR port
Power button/LED
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Locking and unlocking the keyboard
To avoid accidentally pressing keys while your handheld is in your pocket, purse, etc., you can lock
the keyboard. Locking the keyboard helps conserve battery power, and prevents unintentional
creation and deletion of records. When the keyboard is locked, you cannot enter data or view
information on your handheld until you unlock the keyboard.
To lock the keyboard:
Press and hold the power button for two seconds.
To unlock the keyboard:
1. Press and hold the power button for two seconds.
2. In the KeyLock Off dialog box, tap OK to unlock the keyboard.
Adjusting the display
Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your
handheld, you may need to adjust the brightness and color saturation of the display.
The Adjust Display dialog box contains two sliders. The upper slider adjusts color saturation and
the lower slider adjusts brightness. The display usually looks best at maximum brightness but you
may want to decrease the brightness to conserve battery power.
To adjust the display:
1. Press Option .
2. Type the letter Q.
3. Press the scroll buttons, or drag the top slider, to adjust the color saturation until you can see
the three shapes as distinctly as possible.
4. Hold Option and press the scroll buttons, or drag the bottom slider, to adjust the screen
brightness
Tip: You can also tap to the left or right of the sliders to fine tune the display settings.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Reset button Under normal use, you should not have to use the reset button. See Appendix
A for information about when and how to use the reset button.
Connector Enables you to connect your handheld to the travel charger, HotSync cable, and
other devices such as a mobile phone. The HotSync cable connects to a USB
port or serial port on your computer and enables you to synchronize the
information between your handheld and computer using HotSync technology.
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Charging the battery
To use your handheld, you must connect the travel charger or the HotSync cable and charge the
battery. When you’re near your computer, connect your handheld to the HotSync cable with the
travel charger connected to a wall outlet as shown in the section that begins on page 23. When
travelling, connect the travel charger cable directly to your handheld as shown in this section.
It takes about 90 minutes to charge the battery. A fully charged battery provides approximately
10 days of use. If the battery drains to the point where your handheld does not turn on, it stores
your data safely for about three days.
Note: Recharge the battery after the first low battery warning. This prevents data loss that can
occur if your handheld sits idle for more than five days after the first battery warning. See
Appendix A for tips on extending the life of the battery.
To charge the battery with the travel charger:
1. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
2. With the word “UP” facing up (as shown), connect the travel charger cable to the charger
connector on the bottom of your handheld.
Tip: The LED blinks green while your handheld charges. When the LED turns solid green, your
handheld is charged. It takes approximately 90 minutes to charge a fully drained battery.
LED
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Using the protective cover
The cover protects the handheld screen when it is not in use.
To remove the cover:
1. Unclip the top of the cover from your handheld.
2. Lift the cover off your handheld.
To reattach the cover:
1. Insert the pegs on the cover into the holes on the top of the sides of your handheld.
2. Gently press the top of the cover onto your handheld until it clicks into place.
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Using the stylus to get things done
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on
your handheld screen is a way to get things done on your handheld.
The first time you start your handheld, setup instructions appear on the screen. These instructions
include a calibration screen, or digitizer. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your handheld
with its touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, the handheld can
detect exactly which task you want to perform.
Important: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping the handheld screen. Never use an
actual pen, pencil, or other sharp object to tap the handheld screen.
With your handheld turned on, you can tap the handheld screen to perform many operations, such
as the following:
Open applications
Choose menu commands
Select options in dialog boxes
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer, you can also
drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.
Elements of the handheld interface
Menu bar A set of commands that are specific to the application. Not all applications have
a menu bar.
Command
buttons
Tap a button to perform a command. Command buttons appear in dialog boxes
and at the bottom of application screens.
Check box When a check mark appears in a check box, the corresponding option is active. If
a check box is empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked,
tapping it removes the check mark.
Pick list Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an item in the list to select it.
Menu bar
Command buttons
Pick list
Check box
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Moving around the screen
You can move between entry fields, pick lists, check boxes, and other options by using the stylus,
or the scroll buttons.
To move around the screen do one of the following:
Tap an item with the stylus.
Press the scroll buttons to scroll through the items on the screen.
Tip: To learn how to move around the screen using the Treo keyboard, see page 33.
Displaying online tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an online Tips icon in the upper-
right corner. Online tips anticipate questions you have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using
the dialog box, or give you other useful information.
To display an online tip:
1. Tap the Tips icon .
2. After you review the tip, hold Option and press Return to finish.
Previous/
next arrows
Tap the up and down arrows to display the previous and next page of
information; tap the left and right arrows to display the previous and next record.
Scroll bar Press the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld to scroll to the
previous and next pages. To scroll the display one line at a time, tap the top or
bottom arrow.
You can also scroll by dragging the slider or by tapping the scroll bar just above
or below the slider to scroll to the previous or next page.
Scroll
bar
Previous/next
arrows
Slider
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Customizing your handheld
You can customize your handheld by using the Preferences application. You can enter personal
information such as your name and address; change the time and date; view different date and
time formats when you travel; turn off sounds, and configure your handheld to work with a modem
or network. See Chapter 7 for more information on customizing your handheld.
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Preferences icon .
3. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Tap the Preferences category you want to view.
The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an example of how to customize
your handheld using the Date & Time Preferences.
To set the current time:
1. Tap the Set Time box.
2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.
3. Tap each minute number, and then tap the arrows to change them.
4. Tap AM or PM.
Note: Your handheld can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See page 140 for
details.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap here
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To set the current date:
1. Tap the Set Date box.
2. Hold Option and press a scroll button to scroll to the current year.
3. Hold Shift and press a scroll button to scroll to the current month.
4. Type the number for the current date.
5. Press Space to select the date.
Tip: You can also select the date by tapping the screen as shown above.
To set the time zone:
1. Tap the Set Time Zone box.
2. Press the scroll buttons or tap the arrows to scroll to your country and time zone.
Tip: Choose the time zone that corresponds to where you are. When you travel, use this
dialog box to change time zones. If you’re not sure what time zone you are in, find out
what time it is, and select the time zone which shows the correct New Time. Do not
use the time zone dialog to switch between daylight savings time and standard time.
Use the Daylight Savings pick list.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To set the daylight savings time:
Tap the Daylight Savings pick list to toggle this feature on and off.
Tap arrows to
select year
Tap to select month
Tap to select date
Tap here
Tap to select
time zone
Tap here
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Connecting the HotSync cable
The HotSync cable that comes with your Treo enables you to charge your handheld battery and
to synchronize the information on your handheld using HotSync technology.
Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses Windows 95 or Windows NT, you
need a serial HotSync cable to connect to your computer. You can purchase a serial
HotSync cable from www.handspring.com.
To connect the HotSync cable:
1. Connect the travel charger cable to the short end of the Hotsync cable. Be sure to match the
sides of the connectors labeled “UP.”
2. Connect the USB HotSync cable to a USB port on your computer, or connect the Serial
HotSync cable to a Serial port on your computer.
3. Connect the long end of the HotSync cable to your handheld with the button facing up.
USB cable and port
Serial cable and port
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Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial port on your computer,
refer to the manual supplied with the computer.
4. Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
Tip: The travel charger does not need to be plugged into a wall outlet to perform a HotSync
operation. However, if you want to use the HotSync cable to charge your Treo handheld,
you must plug the travel charger into a wall outlet.
Using desktop software
When you use desktop software with HotSync technology, you can do any of the following:
Work with your handheld applications on your computer. Most desktop software applications
duplicate many of the applications on your handheld, so you can view, enter, and modify most
of the data stored on your handheld.
Back up and synchronize data between your handheld and your computer. Synchronization is
a one-step procedure that ensures that changes you make on your handheld or desktop
software appear in both places. See the section that begins on page 76 for details.
Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into
many of your applications. See the section that begins on page 34 for details.
Print data from your desktop software on any printer.
Using your handheld with Palm Desktop software
Your handheld comes with Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software includes many of the
same applications as your handheld: Date Book, Address (Contacts), To Do List, Memo Pad,
Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity.
The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software. After installation,
refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software for information about how to use the software.
Note: You must install the software that comes with your Treo handheld even if you already
installed Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm OS handheld.
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software, please do
not
simply
copy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer’s hard disk. You must use the installer to
place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files.
To install Palm Desktop software:
1. Connect the HotSync cable. See page 23 for instructions.
2. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup such as Microsoft Office, and
disable any virus-scanning software.
3. Insert the Handspring CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
4. If the language selection screen appears, click the same language you selected on your
handheld.
Choosing a different language may result in loss of data.
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5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
6. If you have a data-enabled mobile phone with an IR port, or a special cable that connects to
your handheld, complete the next part of the installation to install the Wireless Application
Suite and configure your Treo for wireless data communication, otherwise skip this step.
When the set up process is done, the installation screen closes automatically.
Using your handheld with Microsoft Outlook
The software that comes with your Treo handheld includes everything you need to synchronize
your handheld with Microsoft Outlook. If you already have Microsoft Outlook installed on your
computer, the installation program prompts you to choose the Microsoft Outlook synchronization
option.
Using your handheld with another PIM
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such as Lotus Notes, you can
use it if third-party connection software, called a conduit, is available for your PIM. You must install
the software that came with your Treo handheld along with the conduit for your PIM to
synchronize the data between your handheld and your PIM. For information on conduit software,
go to this web site: www.handspring.com.
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Chapter 2
Entering Data in Your Handheld
This chapter explains how to enter data into your Treo™ 90 handheld using each of the following
methods:
Using the handheld keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard
Using your computer keyboard
Importing data
Using the handheld keyboard
The handheld keyboard is the primary method you’ll use to enter data into your handheld. Each
letter key on the keyboard has three functions:
Normal: Types a lowercase letter.
Shift: Types an uppercase letter.
Option: Types the number/symbol, or activates the function, that appears in blue on the key.
Typing capital letters
To type capital letters, you must first “shift” to caps and then type the character.
Note: Your handheld includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter when you
create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping New or a blank line).
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To type a single capital letter (Caps Shift):
1. Press Shift :
When Caps Shift is active, an “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo
screen. If you accidentally activate Caps Shift, press Shift twice to cancel it, or if you do
nothing for five seconds, it reverts to lowercase.
2. Type the letter you want to capitalize.
To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):
1. Press Shift twice.
When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner
of the handheld screen.
2. Type the text you want to capitalize.
3. Press Shift to turn off Caps Lock.
Typing numbers and symbols
Typing numbers and symbols with your handheld is similar to typing symbols on a computer
keyboard. You must first “shift” to option mode and then type the number or symbol strokes.
To enter a single number or symbol (Option Shift):
1. Press Option .
When Option Shift is active, a dot appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo screen. If you
accidentally activate Option Shift, press Backspace to cancel it.
2. Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue.
To enter only numbers or symbols (Option Lock):
1. Press Option twice.
2. Press the keys where the numbers or symbols appear in blue.
When Option Lock is active, an underlined dot appears in the lower-right corner of the Treo
screen.
3. Press Option to turn off Option Lock.
Caps Shift
Caps Lock
Option Shift
Option Lock
Chapter 2 Page 29
Navigation keystrokes
In addition to character symbols, your handheld includes special keystrokes that you can use to
navigate within text or fields in your applications.
Note: Some applications may not support these navigation keystrokes.
Using menus
Menus on your handheld are easy to use. Once you have mastered them in one application, you
can use them the same way in all other applications.
The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the application. Also, the menus
and menu commands vary depending on
which part
of the application you’re using. For example,
in Memo Pad, the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo edit screen.
The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that application in Chapter 6. The
Edit menu is described in the section that begins on page 62.
To use the menu bar:
1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Press Menu to open the menu bar.
Tip: You can also open the menu bar by tapping the inverted tab at the top of any
application’s screen (except Calculator).
Command Keystrokes
Move cursor right Hold Option while pressing the bottom scroll button.
Move cursor left Hold Option while pressing the top scroll button.
Previous field Press the top scroll button.
Next field Press the bottom scroll button.
Affirm an action Hold Option and press Return . Use these keys instead of tapping
the following onscreen buttons: OK, Done, Yes, Next, Accept, Send, and
Dial.
Annul an action Hold Option and press Backspace . Use these keys instead of
tapping the following onscreen buttons: Cancel, No, Previous, and
Reject.
Open or dial the
selected item Press Space or press Return .
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In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. The Record menu is
selected and contains the commands New Memo, Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.
3. Press the top scroll button to switch between menus.
4. Press the bottom scroll button to select a command within a menu.
5. Press Space to run the selected command.
Tip: To close the menus without running a command, press Menu again.
Keyboard shortcut menu commands
Most menu commands have an equivalent keyboard shortcut. The shortcut letters appear to the
right of the menu command names. Throughout this guide, the shortcut letters appear in
parentheses (/C) next to menu selection instructions.
To use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands:
1. Press Menu to open the menu bar.
2. Type the menu command shortcut letter.
For example, to choose Copy in the Edit menu, press Menu followed by the letter “c.”
Tip: When the menu bar is open, you can enter a shortcut letter for any menu item in the
current application view, not just the ones that appear on the current menu.
Using text ShortCuts
ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar
to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors.
Your handheld comes with several predefined ShortCuts, and you can also create your own. Each
ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters. For example, you might create a ShortCut for your
name, or for the header of a memo. See the section that begins on page 154 to learn about
creating your own ShortCuts.
Inverted
tab
Shortcut letters
Menu commands
Chapter 2 Page 31
Your handheld includes the following predefined ShortCuts:
To use a ShortCut:
1. Type the letter s.
2. Press ListType .
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut symbol .
Note: The ShortCut symbol appears by the cursor to show that you are in ShortCut mode.
4. Type the ShortCut characters.
Typing accented characters
The ListType feature enables you to enter accented characters. You can enter the following
accented letters:
à á ä â ã å ç è é ë ê ì í ï î ñ ò ó ö ô õ ù ú ü û ý ÿ
To enter accented characters:
1. Type the letter (uppercase or lowercase) to which you want to add an accent.
2. Press ListType .
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the accent you want to apply.
4. Press Space to insert the accented character.
Tip: You can also select the accented character you want to insert by repeatedly pressing
ListType .
Typing extended characters
The ListType feature also enables you to enter many extended characters that are not on the
keyboard, such as currency symbols and emoticons. Extended characters are often found under
related characters. For example, the £ symbol is located under $.
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To enter extended characters:
1. Position the cursor where you want to insert the extended character.
2. Type the base character associated with the extended character you want to insert:
Tip: To view a list of available accented and symbol characters, press Menu and
under Edit select Keyboard Help (/G).
3. Press ListType .
4. Use the scroll buttons to select the extended symbol you want to insert.
5. Press Space to insert the extended character.
Tip: To enter a tab, press Shift and then press Space .
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Using the onscreen keyboard
You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your
handheld. When used in conjunction with the backlight, the onscreen keyboard is especially
useful for typing in the dark.
To use the onscreen keyboard:
1. Open a record in an application that requires you to enter data (such as Memo Pad).
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Edit, select Keyboard (/K).
4. Tap the characters to enter text, numbers, and international characters.
Note: The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters. You
can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need.
5. After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the record.
Using your computer keyboard
Many of the applications on your handheld are available in Palm Desktop software and in most
Personal Information Manager (PIM) applications. If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to
use the computer keyboard, you can use Palm™ Desktop software, or any supported PIM such
as Microsoft Outlook, to enter information. You can then perform a HotSync® operation to
synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your handheld. See the
section that begins on page 76 for details on HotSync operations.
Refer to Palm Desktop online Help or the documentation that came with your PIM software for
more information on entering data on your computer.
Backspace
Carriage return
Tab
Caps lock
Caps shift
Tap here to display
alphabetic keyboard
Tap here to display
numeric keyboard
Tap here to display
international keyboard
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Importing data
If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or if you
want to import data from another Palm OS® handheld, you can transfer the data to your handheld
without having to key it in manually. Save the data in one of the file formats listed below, import
it into Palm Desktop software, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your
handheld.
Palm Desktop software can import data in the following file formats:
Comma delimited (.csv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only
Tab delimited (.tab, .tsv, .txt): Address and Memo Pad only
CSV (Lotus Organizer 2.x/97 Mapping): Address only
vCal (.vcs) Date Book only
vCard (.vcf) Address only
Date Book archive (.dba)
Address archive (.aba)
To Do List archive (.tda)
Memo Pad archive (.mpa)
Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software. Use the archive file formats to
share information with other people who use Palm OS handhelds or to create a copy of your
important Palm Desktop information.
To import data:
1. Open Palm Desktop software.
2. Click the application into which you want to import data.
3. If you are importing records containing a field with category names, select All in the Category
box.
Be sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also exist in the application.
If the categories do not exist, create them now; otherwise, the records are imported into the
Unfiled category.
4. From the File menu, select Import.
5. Select the file you want to import.
6. Click Open.
7. To import data into the correct Palm Desktop fields, drag fields in the left-hand column so
that they are opposite the corresponding imported field on the right.
8. If you do not want to import a field, deselect the check box for that field.
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9. Click OK.
The imported data is highlighted in the application.
10. To add the imported data to your handheld, perform a HotSync operation.
See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data.
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Chapter 3
Managing Your Applications
This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your Treo™ 90 handheld, how to
change application settings so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize
applications so you view them in related groups.
Using the Applications Launcher
Your handheld is equipped with a variety of applications. All the applications installed on your
handheld appear in the Applications Launcher.
Opening applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your handheld. You
can also open the four main applications — Date Book Plus, Contacts, To Do List, and Memo Pad
— with the application buttons on the front panel of your handheld.
Tip: When you press an application button on the front panel of your handheld, you have
instant access to the selected application. You don’t even need to turn on your handheld
first.
In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the Applications Launcher displays the
current time, battery level, and application category.
To open an application:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press the scroll buttons to select the application you want to open.
3. Press Space or press Return to launch the application.
Tip: You can also tap the icon of the application that you want to open. To find an application
quickly, you can type the first few letters of its name. The Applications Launcher scrolls
to the first application with a name that begins with those letters. You can also create
categories and organize your applications by category. See page 38 for details.
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Switching between applications
When working in any application, press Option and then press Menu , or press an
application button on the front panel of your handheld to switch to another application. Your
handheld automatically saves your work in the current application and displays it when you return
to that application.
Categorizing applications
The category feature enables you to manage the number of application icons that appear
onscreen in the Applications Launcher. You can assign an application to a category and then
display a single category or all your applications.
To categorize an application:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press Menu again to open the menus.
3. Under App, select Category (/Y).
4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category.
Tip: To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the pick list. Tap New, enter the
category name. Hold Option and press Return twice to add the category.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To display applications by category:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Do one of the following:
Hold Option and press Menu repeatedly to cycle through all your categories.
Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and select the category you want
to display.
Changing the Applications Launcher display
By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon. As an alternative, you
can choose to show a list of applications. You can also choose to view the same category of
applications each time you open the Applications Launcher.
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To change the Applications Launcher display:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press Menu again to open the menus.
3. Under Options, select Preferences(/R).
4. Tap the View By pick list and select List.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press Menu again to open the menus.
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Choosing preferences
You can set options that affect an entire application in the application’s Preferences dialog box.
To change preferences for an application:
1. Open an application.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
Note: Not all applications have a Preferences command.
4. Make changes to the settings.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
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Installing and removing applications
This section explains how to install and remove applications on your handheld and how to remove
Palm™ Desktop software from your computer.
Installing add-on applications
Your handheld comes with the Contacts, Date Book Plus, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense,
Calculator, CityTime, and Palm Mail applications installed and ready to use. The Handspring CD-
ROM also includes a wireless application suite which you can install from the CD-ROM if you want
to configure your handheld for wireless communication.
You can also install additional applications on your handheld, such as business applications,
games, and other software. The Install Tool makes it easy to install software on your handheld
during a HotSync® operation. There are a variety of third-party applications available for devices
that use Palm OS software. To learn more about these applications, go to the web site:
www.handspring.com.
When you download an add-on application from the Internet, it is probably in a compressed format
such as a .zip or .sit file. If the file is compressed, you need to use a decompression utility on your
computer, to decompress the .prc and .pdb files inside the compressed file. A trial version of the
PKZIP decompression utility is located on your computer in the Programs\Handspring\Utility
folder. If you need a different decompression utility, search the Internet using phrases like 'zip
decompression' or 'how to unzip'. This will lead you to various third-party utilities that you can use
to decompress any kind of compressed or downloaded file--not just add-ons for your handheld.
After you install the utility, you are ready to decompress the add-on application files that you
downloaded.
Note: Any applications that you install on your handheld resides in RAM memory; you can delete
them at any time.
To install add-on software on your handheld:
1. Copy or download the application you want to install into the add-on folder in your Handspring
(or Palm) directory on your computer.
Note: If the software you download is compressed, you need to decompress it into this
folder. If you prefer to place the application into another folder, you need to navigate
to that folder before you complete step 5.
2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop.
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3. Click Install.
Tip: You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool under
Handspring on the Start menu, or by double-clicking any file with a PRC file
extension.
4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your handheld.
5. Click Add.
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6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your handheld.
7. Click Open.
Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box. If you do not
want to install an application, select it, and then click Remove. (This does not remove
the application from your computer; it simply removes it from the list of applications
to install.)
8. If you want to install the application(s) on an expansion card, click Change Destination, click
the arrows to move the application(s) to the expansion card pane, and then click OK.
Note: Before you install an application on an expansion card, make sure that it is compatible
with Palm OS version 4.0. Older applications may not work properly when installed
on an expansion card.
9. Click Done.
10. Perform a HotSync operation to install the application(s) you selected in step 6. See the
section that begins on page 76 for details.
Tip: You can also install an application by simply double-clicking the application’s icon.
Removing applications
In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you
installed, you can remove applications from your handheld. You can remove only add-on
applications, patches, and extensions that you install; you cannot remove the applications that
reside in the ROM portion of your handheld.
To remove an add-on application:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press Menu again to open the menus.
3. Under App, select Delete (/D).
4. If you want to remove an application from an expansion card, tap the Delete From pick list
and select the card name.
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Note: To delete an application from an expansion card, you must first insert the card into
your handheld. See page 44 for details.
5. Tap the application that you want to remove.
6. Tap Delete.
7. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
8. Check the Backup folder in the Palm Desktop folder on your computer. If you find a PRC file
for the application you just removed, delete the PRC file from the Backup folder.
Tip: If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you purchased your
Treo handheld, the Palm Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. If you
upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop software, these files are most
likely located in the Palm folder.
Removing Palm Desktop software
Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager. If you remove this software
from your computer, you cannot synchronize your data. So, we highly recommend leaving Palm
Desktop software on your computer.
To remove Palm Desktop software:
1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, Handspring (or Palm) and then Uninstall.
2. Click Yes to uninstall the software.
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Working with expansion cards
The expansion slot on your handheld enables you to add Secure Digital (SD) cards and
MultiMedia Cards (MMC) that extend the functionality and storage capacity of your handheld.
Your Treo comes with a mock, non-functional card inside the expansion slot. When you do not
have a functioning card inside the expansion slot, reinsert the mock card to protect the slot
opening.
To insert and remove an expansion card:
1. Press down and release the mock card.
2. After you feel the expansion slot eject the mock card, remove the card from the expansion
slot.
3. Hold the card so it is facing in the same direction as the card icon on the back of your
handheld.
4. Insert the card into the expansion slot until you feel the card lock into place and hear the
confirmation tone.
5. When you’re done using the expansion card, repeat steps 1 and 2 to remove the expansion
card.
6. Reinsert the mock card to keep the expansion slot clean.
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Opening applications on an expansion card
After you insert an expansion card in the expansion slot, you can open any of the applications
stored on the expansion card.
To open an application on an expansion card:
1. Insert the expansion card into the expansion slot as described in the previous section.
The Applications Launcher automatically displays its contents.
2. Press the scroll buttons to select the icon associated with the application you want to open.
Tip: To switch between the applications on the expansion card and your handheld, tap the
category pick list in the upper-right corner and select another category. When you insert
an expansion card, the card name appears as a new category with a card icon next to the
name. This enables you to easily switch between applications on your handheld and the
expansion card.
3. Press Space or press Return to launch the application.
Copying applications to an expansion card
You can copy applications between your handheld and your expansion card.
Note: Before you copy an application to an expansion card, make sure that it is compatible
with Palm OS version 4.0. Older applications may not work properly when used on an
expansion card.
To copy an application to an expansion card:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press Menu again to open the menus.
3. Under App, select Copy (/C).
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4. Tap the Copy To pick list and select the destination: card name, or Handheld.
5. Tap the From pick list and select the location of the application you want to copy: card name,
or Handheld.
6. Tap the application you want to copy.
7. Tap Copy.
Using the Card Info application
The Card Info application displays general information about the expansion card that is currently
in the expansion slot and it enables you to rename and format a card.
To view expansion card information:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press the scroll buttons to select the Card Info icon .
3. Press Space or press Return to launch the application.
Card name
Card content
summary
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Renaming an expansion card
If you change the contents of an expansion card, you may at some point want to rename the card
to better match it’s contents.
To rename an expansion card:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Card, select Rename Card (/R).
3. Enter the new name for the card.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Formatting an expansion card
When you format an expansion card, you erase all the data stored on the card and prepare it to
a blank state. Formatting an expansion card is similar to formatting a diskette on a computer.
To format an expansion card:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Card, select Format Card (/F).
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Security
Your handheld comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users cannot view the
entries you wish to protect.
In Security, you can do the following:
Mask or hide entries you define as private. The Mask option displays a gray bar over private
records, and the Hide option completely removes (hides) private records. See the section that
begins on page 73 for more information.
Assign a password to the Security viewing options. Assigning a password requires you to
enter a password to view masked or hidden private entries; not assigning a password enables
you (or anyone else) to view individual masked private entries by tapping them, and to view
all hidden or masked private entries by selecting Show Records in the Security dialog box.
Lock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until you enter the correct
password.
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Assigning a password
You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your handheld.
To assign a password:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Security icon .
3. Tap the Password box.
4. Enter a password.
5. Hold Option and press Return .
6. Enter the
same
password a second time.
7. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Changing or deleting a password
Once you define a password for your handheld, you can change or delete it at any time. You must
enter the current password before you can change or delete it.
To change or delete your password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Enter the current password.
3. Hold Option and press Return .
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4. Do one of the following:
To change the password, enter the new password, and hold Option and press
Return .
To delete the password, tap Unassign.
Locking your handheld
You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your password to operate it. There are
two ways to lock your handheld: manually and automatically.
Important: If you lock your handheld, you must enter the exact password to re-activate your
handheld. If you forget the password, you need to perform a hard reset to resume
using your handheld. Performing a hard reset deletes all the records in your
handheld; however, you can restore all previously synchronized data at the next
HotSync operation. See page 215 for details.
To lock your handheld manually:
1. Assign a password.
2. Tap Lock & Turn Off.
3. Tap Off & Lock.
4. To start your handheld, turn it on, and then enter the password.
Tap Lock &
Turn Off
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To lock your handheld automatically:
1. Assign a password.
2. Tap the Auto Lock Handheld box.
3. When prompted, enter your password.
4. Tap one of the following options:
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
6. To start your handheld, turn it on, and then enter the password.
Recovering from a forgotten password
If you lock your handheld and you forget your password, you can delete the password from your
handheld. Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as Private.
Important: If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a forgotten password, your
handheld restores your private entries the next time you perform a HotSync
operation, but it does not restore the password.
Never Prevents your handheld from locking automatically.
On power off Locks your handheld when you turn it off, or when it shuts off with
the auto-off feature.
At a preset time Locks your handheld at a specific time of day. If you choose this
option, the Set Time dialog box appears for you to specify when you
want your handheld to lock.
After a preset delay Locks your handheld after a period of inactivity. If you choose this
option, the minutes field appears for you to specify the number of
minutes after which you want your handheld to lock.
Tap here
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To delete a forgotten password:
1. Tap the Password box.
2. Tap Lost Password.
3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.
Tap here
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Chapter 4
Applications Overview
This chapter briefly describes each application and how to open it. Your Treo™ 90 handheld
comes with these applications already installed:
Date Book Plus
Contacts
To Do List
Memo Pad
CityTime
Calculator
Expense
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Date Book Plus
Date Book Plus lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity
associated with a date and/or a time.
In Date Book Plus, you can do the following:
Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date.
Display a chart of your appointments for an entire week to easily spot available times and any
potential scheduling overlaps or conflicts, or display descriptions of your appointments for one
or two weeks.
Display a monthly calendar to quickly spot days where you have morning, lunch, or afternoon
appointments, or display a calendar for an entire year.
Display a list of both your appointments and your To Do items.
Create unscheduled events or To Do items that float from one day to the next until you
complete them.
Create a Daily Journal to track events with automatic time stamps.
Set an alarm to sound prior to the scheduled activity, and create reminders for events that are
based on a particular date, rather than time of day, such as birthdays and anniversaries.
Attach notes to individual events for a description or clarification of the entry in your Date
Book.
To open Date Book Plus:
Press Date Book Plus . Date Book Plus opens to today’s schedule.
Tip: Press Date Book Plus repeatedly to cycle through the Day, Week, Week with Text,
Month, Year, and List views.
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Contacts
Contacts enables you to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information
about your personal or business contacts.
In Contacts, you can do the following:
Store thousands of names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and more.
Quickly look up, enter, or duplicate names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information.
Enter up to five phone numbers (home, work, fax, mobile, etc.) or e-mail addresses for each
name.
Attach a note to each Contacts entry, in which you can enter additional information about the
entry.
Assign Contacts entries to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical
groups.
Dial numbers using infrared communication and a data-enabled mobile phone.
To open Contacts:
Press Contacts . Contacts opens to display the Contacts list.
Tip: Press Contacts repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have entries.
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To Do List
To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you
have to do.
In To Do List, you can do the following:
Make a quick and convenient list of things to do.
Assign a priority level to each task.
Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do items.
Assign To Do items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.
Sort your To Do items either by due date, priority level, or category.
Attach notes to individual To Do items for a description or clarification of the task.
To open To Do List:
Press To Do List . To Do List displays the category of items you last viewed.
Tip: Press the To Do List repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have
To Do items.
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Memo Pad
Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in other
applications such as Date Book Plus, Contacts, or To Do List.
In Memo Pad, you can do the following:
Take notes or any kind of message on your handheld.
Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you
synchronize using Palm™ Desktop software and HotSync® technology.
Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.
Take down phone numbers and other types of information. Later, you can copy and paste this
information to other applications.
To open Memo Pad:
Press Memo Pad . Memo Pad displays the category of memos you last viewed.
Tip: Press Memo Pad repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have
memos.
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CityTime
CityTime helps you keep track of the time anywhere around the globe.
In CityTime, you can do the following:
Select a home city as a point of reference.
Display the day and time in four other cities simultaneously.
Add a definition for any city that isn’t in the default list.
Display sunrise and sunset information for your home city.
To open CityTime:
1. Press Option .
2. Press To Do List .
Tip: You can also open CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon in the Applications
Launcher.
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Calculator
Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and a
variety of advanced math and scientific calculations.
In Calculator, you can do the following:
Select a view to perform specific types of calculations including: math, trigonometry, finance,
logic, statistics, weight/temp, length, area, and volume.
Store and retrieve values.
Display the last series of calculations, which is useful for confirming a series of “chain”
calculations.
Create a custom view with the buttons you use most often.
Switch to basic mode to perform simple calculations.
To open Calculator:
1. Press Option .
2. Press Memo Pad .
Tip: You can also open Calculator by tapping the Calculator icon in the Applications
Launcher.
Tip: Hold Option and press Memo Pad repeatedly to toggle between Basic and
Advanced mode.
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Expense
Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a
spreadsheet on your computer.
In Expense, you can do the following:
Record dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, and other details
associated with any money that you spend.
Assign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.
Keep track of vendors (companies) and people involved with each particular expense.
Log miles traveled for a particular date or expense category.
Sort your expenses by date or expense type.
Transfer your expense information to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (version 5.0 or later) on
your computer. (Microsoft Excel is
not
included in the Treo handheld package.)
To open Expense:
1. Press Option .
2. Press Menu .
3. Tap the Expense icon .
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Chapter 5
Common Tasks
Your Treo™ 90 handheld includes a full suite of personal information manager (PIM) applications:
Date Book Plus, Contacts, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. This chapter provides instructions
on how to do tasks that are common to these applications. It’s easy to transfer what you learn in
one application to the other applications because the structure and behavior of these applications
are quite similar.
Throughout this chapter, the term “record” is used to refer to an individual item in any of the PIM
applications: a single Date Book Plus event, Contacts entry, To Do List item, Memo Pad memo,
or Expense item.
Creating records
You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book Plus, Contacts, To Do
List, Memo Pad, and Expense.
To create a record:
1. Open the application in which you want to create a record.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select New… (/N).
4. In Date Book Plus only: Select start and end times for your event, and then hold Option
and press Return .
5. Enter text for the record.
Note: You do not have to press Shift to capitalize the first letter of the name. Your
handheld automatically capitalizes the first letter of each field (except numeric and
e-mail fields).
6. Use the scroll buttons or tap a field directly to move between fields.
7. (Optional) Tap Details to select attributes for the record.
8. In Contacts only: Hold Option and press Return to finish.
There’s no need to save the record because your handheld saves it automatically.
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Editing records
After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at any time. Two screen
features tell you when your handheld is in editing mode:
A blinking cursor
One or more edit lines
Entering text
For information on how to enter text using the keyboard on your handheld, the onscreen
keyboard, or the keyboard attached to your computer, see Chapter 2.
Edit menu
The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text. In general, commands
available in the Edit menu apply to text that you
select
(or highlight) in an application.
To select text in an application:
1. Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select.
2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it. You can drag
across
the text to select additional
words, or drag
down
to select a group of lines.
Tip: To select a word, double-tap the word. To select a whole line, triple-tap the line.
The following commands may appear in an Edit menu:
Undo Reverses the action of the
last edit
command. For example, if you used
Cut to remove text, Undo restores the text you removed. Undo also
reverses deletions done by using backspace.
Cut Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your
handheld. You can paste the text you cut into another area of the current
application or into a different application.
Edit line
Blinking cursor
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Deleting records
To delete a record in any of the PIM applications:
1. Select the record you want to delete.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select the Delete command:
Date Book Plus: Delete Event
Contacts: Delete Contact
To Do List: Delete Item
Memo Pad: Delete Memo
Expense: Delete Item
A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive
file in Palm Desktop software, be sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save
a copy, tap the check box to remove the check.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
If you choose to save a copy of the selected item, your handheld transfers it to the archive file on
your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation.
Copy Copies the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your
handheld. You can paste the text that you copy into another area of the
current application or into a different application.
Paste Inserts the text that you cut or copied at the selected point in a record. The
text you paste replaces any selected text. If you did not previously cut or
copy text, Paste does nothing.
Select All Selects all of the text in the current record or screen. This enables you to
cut or copy all of the text and paste it elsewhere.
Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard. When you finish with the onscreen
keyboard, hold Option and press Return to finish.
Keyboard Help Opens screens that show many keyboard shortcuts and the base
characters associated with symbols and other extended characters. Use
this command anytime you need forget how to do something with the
keyboard.
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Other ways to delete records
You can also delete records in the following ways:
In the Details dialog box of the application, tap Delete, and then hold Option and press
Return to finish.
Delete the text of the record.
Note: In Date Book Plus, if you delete the text of a repeating event, you delete all instances
of that event.
Purging records
Over time, as you use Date Book Plus, To Do List, and Expense, you’ll accumulate records in these
applications that have outlived their usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago
remain in the Date Book Plus, and To Do items that you marked as completed remain in the list,
as do Expense items.
All these outdated records take up memory on your handheld, so it’s a good idea to remove them
by using Purge. If you think Date Book Plus or To Do List records might prove useful later, you
can purge them from your handheld and save them in an archive file.
Purging is not available in Contacts or Memo Pad, so delete outdated records from these
applications individually.
To purge records:
1. Open the application.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select Purge (/E).
A confirmation dialog box appears.
Date Book Plus: Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be to be purged. Purge
deletes repeating events if the last of the series ends before the date that you purge records.
Date Book Plus, To Do List: If you want to save a copy of the purged records to an archive
file on your desktop, be sure that the check box is checked. If you don’t want to save a copy,
tap the check box to remove the check box.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
If you chose to save a copy of the purged records, your handheld transfers them to an archive file
on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation.
Note: Purging does not happen automatically. You must use the Purge command to make it
happen.
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Categorizing records
Categorize records in Contacts, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense applications so that they are
grouped logically and are easy to review. (You can also categorize applications. See page 37 for
details.)
When you create a record, your handheld automatically places it in the category that is currently
displayed. If the category is All, your handheld assigns it to the Unfiled category. You can leave
an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time.
System-defined and user-defined categories
By default, your handheld includes system-defined categories, such as All and Unfiled, and user-
defined categories, such as Business and Personal.
You cannot modify the system-defined categories, but you can rename and delete the user-
defined categories. In addition, you can create your own user-defined categories. You can have
a maximum of 15 user-defined categories in each application.
Contacts contains the QuickList user-defined category, in which you can store the names,
addresses, and phone numbers you might need in emergencies (doctor, fire department, lawyer,
etc.).
Expense contains two user-defined categories, New York and Paris, to show how you might sort
your expenses for different business trips.
Note: The illustrations in this section come from Memo Pad, but you can use these procedures
in all the applications in which categories are available. Categories are not available in
Date Book Plus.
To move a record into a category:
1. Open the record you want to categorize.
2. In Contacts: Press Menu , and under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).
3. In the record view, tap the Category list to display the list of available categories.
4. Select the category for the record.
Tip: You can also assign a record to a category by tapping the Details button, selecting a
category from the Category pick list in the Details dialog box, and then holding Option
and pressing Return to finish.
Category list
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To display a category of records:
1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the list screen.
2. Select the category you want to view.
The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category.
To define a new category:
1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. Tap Edit Categories.
3. Tap New.
4. Enter the name of the new category.
Category pick list
Category pick list
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5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
You can assign any of your records to the new category.
To rename a category:
1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. Tap Edit Categories.
3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.
4. Enter the new name for the category.
5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
Tip: You can group the records in two or more categories into one category by giving the
categories the same name. For example, if you change the name of the Personal
category to Business, all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the
Business category.
Finding records
Your handheld offers several ways to find information quickly:
All applications: The Find utility locates any text that you specify, always starting with the
current application.
Date Book Plus, To Do List, Memo Pad: The Phone Number Lookup feature displays the
Contacts list and shows names and phone numbers for entries that have phone numbers. You
can add the information that appears in this list to a record.
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Contacts: The Instant Lookup feature lets you scroll immediately to a Contacts entry by
entering the first few letters of a first or last name, or the first name initial and the first few
letters of a last name.
Expense: The Lookup feature displays the Contacts entries that have data in the Company
field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record.
Looking up Contacts records
When working with Contacts, the buttons on your handheld make it easy to navigate among your
Contacts entries.
In the Contacts list screen, the scroll buttons move the highlight. Holding Shift and
using the scroll buttons moves up or down an entire screen of records. If you press and hold
a scroll button, you accelerate the scrolling.
In the Contact View screen, the scroll buttons move to the previous or next Contacts record.
You can also use the Instant Lookup feature, to quickly scroll to any of your Contacts entries.
To use Instant Lookup to find a Contacts record:
1. From the Contact list, tap the Look Up line.
2. Enter one of the following for the name you want to find:
First name initial and last name.
First name
Last name
For example, entering an “ca” displays “Chris Cadwell,” “David Cagle,” and “Carolyn Malestic”
as shown above. Entering “cmal” finds only “Carolyn Malestic.”
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the contact name.
4. Press Return to view the contents of the record.
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Using Find
You can use Find to locate any text that you specify, in any application.
To use Find:
1. Press Option and then press Shift to open the Find dialog box.
Tip: If you select text in an application before you opening the Find dialog box, the
selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box.
2. Enter the text that you want to find.
Find is
not
case-sensitive. For example, searching for the name “davidson” also finds
“Davidson.”
Find locates any word that begin with the text you enter. For example, searching for “plan”
finds “planet,” but not “airplane.”
3. Hold Option and press Return to start the search.
Find searches for the text in all records and all notes.
As your handheld searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. You may want to do this
if the entry you want appears before your handheld finishes the search. To continue the
search after you tap Stop, tap Find More.
4. Tap the text that you want to review.
Using Phone Number Lookup
Phone Number Lookup displays the information you entered in Contacts, and it lets you add this
information to a record.
To use Phone Number Lookup:
1. Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The record can be in Date
Book Plus, To Do List, or Memo Pad.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Options, select Phone Lookup (/L).
4. If your Contacts entries are sorted by last name, begin to spell the last name. If your Contacts
are sorted by first name, begin to spell the first name.
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Note: The first initial and last name search in the Contacts Instant Lookup feature is not
available in the Phone Number Lookup feature.
Phone Number Lookup displays records that begin with the letters you enter based on the
sort method in your Contacts application. For example, if your Contacts are sorted by last
name and you enter “su,” the list displays “John Sung” and “Mario Suarez.” If your Contacts
are sorted by first name, and your enter “su,” the list displays “Susan Smith” and “Suki
Sakimoto.”
5. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for, or when you see the name, scroll to it.
6. Press Space or Return .
The name you selected, along with the other information associated with it, is pasted into the
record you selected in step 1.
Phone Number Lookup tips
You can also enter the keyboard shortcut (/L) to activate the Phone Number Lookup feature in
the following circumstances:
While entering text: For example, if your Contacts entries are sorted by last name and you
want to insert the full name and phone number for someone with the last name “Williams,”
enter “Wi” and then the Phone Number Lookup keyboard shortcut (/L). Assuming you have
only one Contacts record with a last name that begins with “Wi,” your handheld inserts the full
name “Fred Williams” (and its associated information). If you have more than one name that
begins with “Wi,” the Phone Number Lookup screen appears and highlights the first record
that begins with “Wi.
For selected text: Drag to highlight the text, and then enter the Phone Number Lookup
keyboard shortcut (/L). Your handheld replaces the selected text and adds the name and its
associated information.
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Looking up names to add to expense records
In Expense, Lookup displays the names of Contacts entries that have data in the Company field.
You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record.
To add names to an Expense record:
1. Open the Expense record to which you want to add names.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap Who.
4. Tap Lookup.
The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names of Contacts entries that have data in
the Company field.
5. Use the scroll buttons to select the name you want to add.
6. Press Space or Return .
The name appears in the Attendees screen.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to add more names.
8. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
Tap here
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Sorting lists of records
You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the application. Sorting is available in
applications that have list screens: Contacts, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense.
Note: You can also assign records to categories. See page 65 for details.
To sort records in To Do List and Expense:
1. Open the application to display the list screen.
2. Tap Show.
3. Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To sort records in Contacts and Memo Pad:
1. Open the application to display the list screen.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
4. Do one of the following:
Contacts: Tap the setting you want.
Memo Pad: Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic or Manual.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To sort the Memo list manually, tap and drag a memo to a new location in the list.
Note: To make the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop software as you manually sorted
it on your handheld, open Memo in Palm Desktop software, click Sort by, and then select
Order on Handheld.
Contacts
Memo Pad
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Making records private
In all PIM applications, except Expense, you can make individual records private. Private records
remain visible and accessible until you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private
records. See the section that begins on page 47 for details.
Hiding and masking private records
You can hide records that you mark as private. When you hide records, they do not appear
anywhere in the application. When you mask records, a visual placeholder appears where the
record would normally appear. If you define a password, you must enter it to display private
records.
Note: As a security measure, masked Contacts records are temporarily hidden when you search
for records. So you will not see a placeholder for these records when viewing the results
of a Lookup or Find request.
To make a record private:
1. Display the entry that you want to make private.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the Private check box to select it.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To hide or mask all private records:
1. Make sure the records you want to mask are marked private.
2. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
3. Tap the Security icon .
4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.
5. Tap either Hide Records or Mask Records.
6. Hold Option and press Return to confirm that you want to change the security setting.
Tap here
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To display all private records:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Security icon .
3. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.
4. Tap Show Records.
If you do not have a password, private records become visible.
If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box appears. Enter your password
in this dialog box, and then hold Option and press Return to finish.
To display a specific masked record:
1. Open the application that contains the record you want to view.
2. Tap the shaded bar that masks the record.
Note: If you have a password, you must enter your password and then hold Option and press
Return to view the record. The record becomes masked again when you move to
another record.
To display all private records in a specific application:
1. Open the application in which you want to display the records.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Options, select Security (/H).
4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list.
Tap here
Tap here
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5. Tap Show Records.
6. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Attaching notes
In all PIM applications except Memo Pad, you can attach a note to a record. A note can be up to
several thousand characters long. For example, for an appointment in Date Book Plus, you can
attach a note with directions to the location.
To attach a note to a record:
1. Display the entry to which you want to add a note.
2. In Contacts only: Press Menu , and under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).
3. Tap Details.
4. Tap Note.
5. Enter your note.
6. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
A small note icon appears at the right side of any item that has a note.
To review or edit a note:
1. Tap the Note icon .
To delete a note:
1. Tap the Note icon .
2. Tap Delete.
3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.
Note icon
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Choosing fonts
In all PIM applications except Expense, you can change the font style to make text easier to read.
You can choose a different font style for each application.
To change the font style:
1. Open an application.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Options, select Font (/F).
4. Use the scroll buttons to select the font style you want to use.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Exchanging and updating data:
HotSync operations
The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges and updates — data
between your handheld and desktop software. Changes you make on your handheld or desktop
software appear in both places after a HotSync operation. HotSync technology synchronizes only
the needed portions of files, thus reducing synchronization time. You can synchronize your data
directly by connecting your handheld to your computer with the HotSync cable or by beaming the
data from the IR port on your handheld to the IR port on your computer, or indirectly with a modem
or network. See Chapter 8 for information about performing HotSync operations via the IR port,
a modem, or a network.
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Performing a HotSync operation for the first time
The first time you synchronize your data, you need to enter user information on both the handheld
and Palm Desktop software. After you enter this information and synchronize, the HotSync
Manager recognizes your handheld and doesn’t ask for this information again.
If you are a System Administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of users, you may want
to create a user profile. See the section that begins on page 171 before performing the following
steps.
Important: You must use the HotSync cable for your
first
HotSync operation.
The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop software. If you
have not installed this software, see page 24 for instructions.
To perform a local HotSync operation:
1. Connect your handheld to the Hotsync cable. See the section that begins on page 23 for
details.
2. If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then
choose Programs. Navigate to the Handspring (or Palm) program group and choose HotSync
Manager. Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens
the HotSync Manager.
3. Press the HotSync button on the cable.
Important: The first time you perform a HotSync operation, you must enter a user name in the
New User dialog box and click OK. Every handheld should have a unique name. To
prevent loss of a user’s records, never try to synchronize more than one handheld
to the same user name.
4. From the Select User dialog box, choose the user name you assigned to your handheld.
The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins.
HotSync
button
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5. Wait for a message on your handheld indicating that the process is complete.
After the HotSync process is complete, you can remove the cable from your handheld.
Beaming information
Your handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam information to
another Palm OS® device that’s close by and also has an IR port. The IR port is located on the top
of your handheld, between the expansion slot and the stylus, behind the small dark shield.
You can beam the following information between Palm OS devices:
The record currently displayed in Date Book Plus, Contacts, To Do List, or Memo Pad
All records of the category currently displayed in Contacts, To Do List, or Memo Pad
A special record in Contacts that you designate as your personal business card, containing
information you want to exchange with business contacts
An application installed in RAM memory
You can also use the infrared port to perform HotSync operations. See the section that begins
on page 160 for details.
To select a business card:
1. In Contacts, create an entry that contains the information you want on your personal business
card.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select Select Business Card.
4. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.
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To beam a record, business card, or category of records:
1. Locate the record, business card, or category you want to beam.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select one of the following:
The Beam command for an individual record (/B)
In Contacts only: Beam Business Card (/M)
Beam Category (/Y)
4. When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR port of the
receiving handheld.
Tip: For best results, the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles. If you
have difficulty beaming information, see the troubleshooting tips that begin on page 223.
5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you
continue working on your handheld.
To beam an application:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under App, select Beam (/B).
4. Tap the Beam From pick list and indicate whether the application you want to beam is located
on your handheld or an expansion card.
5. Tap the application you want to transfer.
Note: Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed. These are listed with
a lock icon next to them.
6. Tap Beam.
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7. When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port directly at the IR port of the
receiving handheld.
8. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you
continue working on your handheld.
To receive beamed information:
1. Turn on your handheld.
2. Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting handheld to open the Beam Status
dialog box.
3. When the Beam dialog box appears, select a category for the entry.
Tip: If you do not select a category the entry is placed in the Unfiled category.
4. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.
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Chapter 6
Application-Specific Tasks
This chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on how to do tasks that are specific
to each of the following applications:
Date Book Plus
Contacts
To Do List
Memo Pad
CityTime
Calculator
Expense
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Date Book Plus
When you open Date Book Plus, the screen shows the current date and a list of times for a normal
business day.
Working in Day View
Day View shows an hourly calendar for a particular date. If there are events scheduled on that
date, they appear in the appropriate time slot.
To view or select a date, do one of the following:
Press the scroll buttons to move forward or backward one day at a time.
Note: If you plan to do a lot of scrolling in Date Book Plus while the lid is closed, consider
enabling the Scroll before day move option in the Day Options dialog box. See page
98 for details.
Press Shift and then a scroll button to scroll by weeks.
Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen. If necessary,
tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows to move to another week.
Press Menu and under Options select Go to Day (/O). To scroll by days, press a scroll
button. To scroll by months, hold Shift and press a scroll button. To scroll by years
hold Option and press a scroll button. After you scroll to the date, press Space
to select it. You can also type the number of the day or tap the screen to select a date from
the calendar.
Scheduling an event
A record in Date Book Plus is called an “event.” An event can be any kind of activity that you
associate with a day. You can enter a new event on any of the available time lines. When you
schedule an event, its description appears on the time line, and its duration is automatically set to
one hour. You can easily change the start time and duration for any event.
Note: It’s possible to schedule events that overlap, but Date Book Plus makes it easy to find
such conflicts. See page 93 for details.
Previous week Next week
Tap to select a day of
the current week
Previous year Next year
Tap to select current date
Tap to select a month
Tap to select a day
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You can also schedule events that occur on a particular date but have no specific start or end
times, such as birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. These are referred to as “untimed events.”
Untimed events appear at the top of the list of times, marked with a diamond. You can have more
than one untimed event on a particular date.
You can also schedule a repeating event, such as a weekly meeting, and continuous events, such
as a three-day conference or a vacation.
To schedule an event:
1. Select the date on which you want to schedule the event as described in the previous section.
2. Type the time the event begins to open the Set Time dialog box. For example, type 4 for 4:00.
3. If the event is longer than an hour, press the bottom scroll button and type the end time.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
5. Enter a description of the event. You can enter up to 255 characters.
6. Tap a blank area of the screen to deselect the event. A vertical line appears next to the time,
indicating the duration of the event.
To schedule an untimed event:
1. Select the date on which you want to schedule the event. See page 82 for details.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select New Appointment (/N).
Start Time Tap to scroll to earlier hours
Tap to scroll to later hours
Tap to change hours
Tap to change minutes
Event description
Time bar shows
duration
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4. Hold Option and press Return so that no start or end times are defined for the new
event.
Tip: You can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is selected and
then entering a description.
5. Enter a description of the event.
6. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
Note: If you create an event and decide later that there is no particular start or end time, you
can easily change it to an untimed event. Tap the time of the event in the Date Book Plus
screen, tap No Time, and then hold Option and press Return to finish.
Rescheduling an event
You can easily make changes to your schedule with your handheld.
To reschedule an event:
1. Tap the event you want to reschedule.
2. Tap Details.
3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time.
4. To change the date, tap the Date box and select a new date.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
No time
selected
New
untimed
event
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Setting an alarm for an event
The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in Date Book Plus. You can set
an alarm to sound minutes, hours, or days before an event. The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes
before the time of the event, but you can change this to any number of minutes, hours, or days.
When you set an alarm, this icon appears to the far right of the event with the alarm. When
the alarm tone sounds, a reminder message also appears onscreen.
To set an alarm for an event:
1. Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the Alarm check box to select it.
4. Tap the pick list to select Minutes, Hours, or Days.
5. Select the 5 and enter any number from 0 to 99 (inclusive) as the number of time units.
6. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Alarm for untimed events: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. In this case, the alarm
triggers at the specified period of minutes, hours, or days before midnight (beginning) of the day
of the untimed event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the reminder
message appears onscreen.
For example, you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on February 4th. If the alarm is
set for 5 minutes, the reminder message appears at 11:55 PM on the night of February 3rd. The
reminder remains onscreen until you turn on your handheld and hold Option and press Return
to dismiss it.
To dismiss the alarm reminder, do one of the following:
Tap OK to dismiss the alarm.
Tap Snooze to be reminded again in 5 minutes.
Tap Go To to clear the item from the reminder list and jump to that item.
Tap here to
select unit of time
Enter number of
time units here
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To dismiss a reminder for multiple alarms, do one of the following:
Tap the check box next to an item to clear that item from the reminder list.
Tap the item text or icon clear the item from the reminder list and jump to that item.
Tap Done to close the reminder list without clearing the items. An indicator blinks in the
upper-left corner of the screen. To return to the reminder list, tap the blinking indicator.
Tap Snooze to be reminded again in 5 minutes. An indicator blinks in the upper-left corner of
the screen. To return to the reminder list, tap the blinking indicator.
Tap Clear All to dismiss all the alarms.
Scheduling repeating or continuous events
The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular intervals or extend over a
period of consecutive days. A birthday is a good example of an event that repeats annually.
Another example is a weekly guitar lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same
time of day.
Typically, a continuous event is an untimed event such as a business trip or a vacation that
continues for several days but doesn’t occur at a particular time of day.
To schedule a repeating or continuous event:
1. Tap the event.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box.
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4. Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year to set how often the event repeats.
Tip: For a continuous event, tap Day.
5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to repeat on the Every line.
For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the event repeats every other
month.
6. To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap the End on pick list and tap
Choose Date. Use the date picker to select an end date.
7. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
After you schedule a repeating or continuous event, this icon appears to the far right of the
event.
Changing and deleting repeating or continuous events
If you change or delete a repeating or continuous event you can apply the action to only the
current event, to all instances of the event, or to the current event and instances that follow.
To change or delete repeating events:
1. Select the record you want to change or delete.
2. Tap Details.
3. Enter the change.
4. Hold Option and press Return to accept the change, or tap Delete.
5. Tap one of the following:
Current. Changes or deletes only the current instance of the repeating event.
All. Changes or deletes all past, current, and future occurrences of this event.
Following. Changes or deletes the current event and all future occurrences of this event.
Repeat
box
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Considerations for repeating or continuous events
Keep the following points in mind:
If you change the start date of a repeating event, your handheld calculates the number of days
you moved the event. Your handheld then automatically changes the end date to maintain the
duration of the repeating event.
If you change the repeat interval (e.g., daily to weekly) of a repeating event, past occurrences
(prior to the day on which you change the setting) are not changed, and your handheld
creates a new repeating event.
If you change the date of an occurrence of a repeating event (e.g., from January 14th to
January 15th) and apply the change to All occurrences, the new date becomes the start date
of the repeating event. Your handheld adjusts the end date to maintain the duration of the
event. If you apply the change to Current or Future occurrences, past occurrences (prior to
the day on which you change the setting) are not changed.
If you change other repeat settings (e.g., time, alarm, private) of a repeating event and apply
the change to Future occurrences, your handheld creates a new event. The start date of this
new event is the day on which the setting is changed. Past occurrences (prior to the day of
the change) are not changed.
If you apply a change to a single occurrence of a repeating event (e.g., time), that occurrence
no longer shows the Repeat icon .
Changing the Date Book Plus view
In addition to displaying the calendar for a specific day, you can also display a whole week in
graph or text format, a month, a year, or a list of your appointments, as well as the current time.
To cycle through Day, Week, Week with Text, Month, Year, and List views:
Repeatedly press Date Book Plus to display the next view.
To display the current time:
1. Tap and hold the stylus on the date in the date bar to display the current time.
2. Drag the stylus below the date bar and then lift it.
Note: If you lift the stylus while it is still on the date bar, the menu bar appears.
Tap and hold the date Current time displays
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Working in Week View
Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. This view lets you quickly review
your appointments and available time slots. In addition, the graphical display helps you spot
overlaps and conflicts in your schedule.
Tips for using Week View
Keep the following points in mind:
Tap an event to show details for the event.
Press the scroll buttons to move forward or backward a week at a time.
To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or day.
Tap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time selected for a new event.
Tap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move directly to that day
without selecting an event.
The Week View shows the time span defined by the Start Time and End Time in the Date
Book Plus Preferences settings. If you have an event before or after this time span, a bar
appears at the top or bottom of that day's column. Use the onscreen scroll arrows to scroll
to the event.
Event details
Tap to show
event details
Week View
icon
Previous week Next week
Bar indicates
earlier event
Bar indicates
later event
Tap for that day
Dot indicates
untimed event
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Working in Week View with Text
The Week View with Text shows an entire week with a description of each scheduled event. This
view can display one or two weeks at a time and can include To Do items that are due on the
dates shown.
Tips for using Week View with Text
Keep the following points in mind:
Tap a day to display that day in the Day View.
Press the scroll buttons to move between weeks. You can also tap the scroll arrows in the
upper-right corner to move forward or backward a week.
Press Menu , and under Options, select Go to Week (/O). Tap a number to select a
different week.
Tap Go to open the date selector use the scroll buttons to select a week and then hold Option
and press Return to finish.
Tap the number of weeks to toggle between a one week view and a two week view.
Week View with
Text icon Box indicates To
Do item
Dot indicates
more events
Toggle between
1 and 2 weeks
Scroll to
more events
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Working in Month View
The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. Dots and lines in the Month
View indicate events, repeating events, and untimed events.
You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See page 96 for details.
Tips for using Month View
Keep the following points in mind:
Tap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View.
Press the scroll buttons to move between months. You can also tap the scroll arrows in the
upper-right corner to move forward or backward a month.
Press Menu , and under Options, select Go to Month (/O) to open the date selector and
select a different month.
Working in Year View
The Year View shows an overview of your calendar for an entire year.
Previous/next month
Dots on right or left side indicate events
Dashed line indicates continuous or repeating event
Dots below date indicate untimed events
Month View
icon
Year View button
Scroll to other days
Dot indicates
scheduled events
Blinking dot indicates
selected date
Description of event
on selected date
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Tips for using Year View
Keep the following points in mind:
Tap a day to display the date and events for that day in the title bar. A minus sign indicates
only one event is scheduled on that day. A plus sign indicates multiple events are scheduled
on that day.
Press the scroll buttons to move between days. You can also tap the scroll arrows in the
lower-right corner to move forward or backward a day.
Tap the scroll arrows in the upper-right corner to move forward or backward a year.
Press Menu , and under Options select Year Preferences (/Y) to set display options.
Working in List View
The List View is a text oriented view that is integrated with To Do List. It displays a list of events
and To Do items for the selected week(s).
Tips for using List View
Keep the following points in mind:
Tap a line to select it. The start and end time display briefly in the title bar. To redisplay the
event details, tap to the left of the description.
Tap the description of the selected line to display the event in Day View.
Press the scroll buttons to select specific items on the screen. You can also tap the up scroll
arrow in the upper-right corner to jump forward by one of the following: 1 Day, 1 Week, 1
Month, or Pick (a specific date). Then tap the scroll arrows to move forward or backward a
week.
Press Menu , and under Options, select Go to Date (/O) to open the date selector and
select a different date.
Press Menu , and under Options, select List View Preferences (/L) to set display
options.
List View button
Scroll to
other weeks
Selected
week’s dates
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Spotting event conflicts
With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event, it’s possible to schedule events
that overlap (an event that starts before a previous event finishes).
An event conflict (time overlap) appears in the Week View as overlapping bars. The Day View
displays overlapping brackets to the left of the conflicting times.
Working with floating events
Date Book Plus can include events that are a combination of a To Do item and a Date Book event.
These events are called “floating events.” Floating events are not assigned to a specific date, but
can still be timed or untimed, can have alarms, and can repeat. If a floating event is not completed
by midnight, it automatically advances to the next day until you mark it complete.
You can distinguish a floating event from an integrated To Do item by the circle that appears next
to the floating event (in place of the To Do item priority number and check box). Floating events
appear in alphabetical order at the top of the Day View screen between any integrated To Do
items and untimed events.
To create a floating event:
1. From the Day View, press Menu .
2. Under Record, select New Floating Event (/I).
3. Enter a description of the event.
4. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the floating event.
To mark a floating event complete:
Tap the circle to the right or left of the event.
Tips for using floating events:
To prioritize floating events, enter a number followed by a space or dash as the first few
characters of the description.
To convert an existing event to a floating event, select the event, tap Details, tap Float as the
Type, and then hold Option and press Return to finish.
When you complete a repeating floating event, it marks only the current occurrence of the
event as complete.
Event
conflict
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Avoid scheduling a floating event that repeats daily. These events can accumulate quickly
unless you complete them each day.
When viewing a floating event in a desktop application, the Note field will contain a series of
characters: ##f@@@@@@ for an incomplete event and ##c@@@@@@ for a complete
event. Do not remove or edit these characters.
Working with To Do items
Date Book Plus can create and display To Do items. To Do items appear in priority order at the
top of the Day View screen.
To create To Do items in Date Book Plus:
1. From the Day View, press Menu .
2. Under Record, select New To Do (/T).
3. Enter a description of the To Do item.
4. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the item.
To mark a To Do item complete:
Tap the check box next to the item.
Tips for using To Do items:
When you create a To Do item in Date Book Plus, the priority and category are based on the
settings in the Create Options dialog box. See the section that begins on page 100 for details.
If a To Do item does not appear in Date Book Plus, confirm that the category assigned to the
item is selected. See the section that begins on page 100 for details.
If you do not complete a To Do item on or before the due date, then an ! (exclamation mark)
appears next to the item as a reminder that it is overdue.
Using the Daily Journal
You can use the Daily Journal feature to record events as they occur. Events are recorded with
automatic time-stamping as Date Book Plus Notes so they do not clutter your schedule. The Daily
Journal is especially useful for tracking activities such as sales calls, start and end times for
consulting or other work, or keeping a record of how you spend your time at the office.
To create a Daily Journal entry:
1. From the Day View, press Menu .
2. Under Record, select New Journal Entry (/J).
Date Book Plus creates an untimed event, opens a Note for this event, and inserts the current
time. If you’ve already started a journal for the current day, Date Book Plus opens the existing
journal and inserts a new entry.
3. Enter a description for the journal entry.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
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Using templates
You can use templates to create a list of standard events. You can then select an event from this
list and add it to your calendar. Since Date Book Plus saves all the event attributes, including
alarms and notes, templates can really save you time when entering reminder notices or events
that recur on different days and times.
To create a template:
1. Select the event you want to save as a template.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select tap Create Template (/V).
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To schedule a template event:
1. Select the date on which you want to schedule the event.
2. From the Day View, tap the time line that corresponds to the beginning of the event.
3. Tap New and select Template from the list.
4. Select the event from the Appointment Templates list.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap to create an event
from a template
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Date Book Plus menus
Date Book Plus menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book Plus features that are
not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.
See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands.
Record menu
Options menu
New To Do Creates a new To Do item and adds it to your Date Book Plus and To Do
List database.
Send Item Enables you to send the selected event to someone else via an SMS
message. When you select this command, the Send dialog box opens
where you can select or enter the recipient’s mobile phone number. See
page 208 for more information.
Note: This command appears only if you installed the Palm SMS
application while configuring the Wireless Suite.
Duplicate Item Creates a copy of the selected event and opens the Details dialog box for
the new event.
List View
Day View
Week View
Week View with Text
Month View List View
Day View
Year View
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Preferences
(Day View)
Start/End Time. Defines the start and end times for Date Book Plus
screens. If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can
tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down.
Event Duration. Defines the default duration for new events.
Week Start. Defines the first day of the week. This setting overrides the
System Preferences setting for all Date Book Plus views.
Initial View. Defines the view that appears when you start Date Book
Plus.
Button Views. Defines which views display when you repeatedly press
the Date Book Plus button. By default, all views appear.
Display Options. Opens the Display Options dialog box where you can
define the following options:
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Display Options
Show Time Bars. Activates the time bars that appear in the Day View.
The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event
conflicts
Compress Day View. Controls how times appear in the Day View. When
Compress Day View is off, all time slots display. When it is on, start and
end times display for each event, but blank time slots toward the
bottom of the screen disappear to minimize scrolling.
Show PM Label. Displays a “p” after PM times.
Show End Times. Displays all time bars and time slots for end times of
an event.
Scroll Before Day Move. Determines whether the front panel scroll
buttons will scroll up and down within the current day before scrolling
to the previous or next day.
Auto-scroll Time. Displays events based on the time of day when the
Day View contains more than one screen of information.
Float Advance at Midnight. Advances floating events to the next day at
midnight of the current day.
Show Completed Floating Events. Displays completed floating events.
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Alarm
Preferences
Alarm Sound. Sets the tone of the alarm.
Snooze Sound. Sets the tone of the snooze alarm.
Remind Sound. Sets the tone of the reminder alarm. The reminder
alarm sounds when the snooze alarm is not acknowledged.
Play Sound. Defines how many tones the alarm emits before it stops.
The choices are Once, Twice, 3 Times, 5 Times, and 10 Times.
Repeat Alarm. Defines how many times the alarm repeats when it is not
acknowledged. The choices are Once, Twice, 3 Times, 5 Times, 10
Times, and 100 Times.
Every. Defines how often the alarm sound repeats. The choices are
Minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 30 minutes.
Alarm Preset. Automatically sets an alarm for each new event. The
silent alarm for untimed events is defined by minutes, days, or hours
before midnight of the date of the event.
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To Do
Preferences
Show Categories. Displays the To Do items in the categories you
select.
Priorities Displayed. Displays To Do items with the selected priority
level. The choices are 1 only, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, and 1-5.
Show Priority. Displays the priority level for To Do items.
Show Completed Items. Displays completed To Do items.
Show Undated Items. Shows all To Do items that have not been
assigned a due date.
Show Dated Items. Shows all To Do items that have been assigned a
due date.
Days before Due Date. Defines the number of days before the due date
that an item will appear in Day View as a To Do item.
Create Options. Opens the Create Options dialog box where you can
select the default priority and category for To Do Items you create in
Date Book Plus.
UnDelete from
Archive
Restores the last event you deleted from Date Book Plus (provided it was
stored in the Archive file). You can select this command repeatedly to
restore additional events.
Go to Week Enables you to jump to a specific week by tapping the week number in the
current year.
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Week
Preferences
Time Format. Defines the format of the time display. The choices are
No Time, 11p, 11:30p, 23, 23:30.
Display To Do. Defines where To Do items will appear on the Date
Book Plus screen. The choices are Top, Bottom, and Hide.
Week Start. Defines the first day of the week for Week View with Text.
Wordwrap Single Entry. Wraps text in cells that contain a single event
to display as much text as will fit in the cell.
Hide Untimed Floating Events. Removes untimed floating events from
the Week View with Text display.
Show Journal. Displays a Daily Journal entry.
Include Week Numbers in Title. Displays the selected week number in
the title bar.
Month
Preferences
Show Timed Events. Displays events that you assigned to a specific
time.
Show Untimed Events. Displays events that you assigned to a date, but
did not assign to a specific time.
Show Daily Repeating Events. Displays events that repeat each day.
Include Week Numbers in Title. Displays week numbers in the title bar
for the first and last weeks in the month.
Show Zero Duration Events. Displays events that have no duration in
the Month View display.
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Year
Preferences
Hide Floating and Done Items. Removes floating events and completed
To Do items from the Year View display.
Hide Untimed Events. Removes untimed events from the Year View
display.
Hide Zero Duration Events. Removes events without a duration from
the Year View display.
Hide Events <. Removes events that are shorter than the time you
specify from the Year View display. The choices are 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, and
12.
Hide Daily Repeating Events. Removes events that repeat daily from
the Year View display.
List View
Preferences
Date Book. Determines which type of events appear in the List View
display. The choices are: Appt, Float, Done, Alarms Only, and Repeat
events only appear once.
To Do. Determines which type of To Do items appear in the List View
display. The choices are All, Not Complete, Complete, and None. If you
choose either Not Complete or Complete, you also have the following
choices: Dated & Undated, Dated only, and Undated only.
Filter by Text. Displays events that contain the text you enter in this field
and hides events that do not contain this text.
Show. Determines the type of information that will appear for each
event. The choices are Day Name and Time.
About Date
Book+
Shows version information for Date Book Plus.
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Contacts
Contacts is the application where you store name and address information about people or
businesses and more.
Creating a Contacts entry
You can create Contacts entries on your handheld, or
you can use your desktop software to
create entries on your computer and then download the entries to your handheld with your next
HotSync operation.
Many desktop software applications also have data import capabilities that enable you to load
database files into your Contacts list on your handheld. See the section that begins on page 34
and the online Help for your desktop software for more information.
To create a new Contacts entry:
1. Press Contacts .
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select New Contact (/N).
4. Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Contacts list.
5. Press the bottom scroll button to move to the First Name field and then enter the person's
first name.
6. Press the bottom scroll button to move to other fields and then enter the other information
that you want to include in this entry.
Tip: Hold Shift and use the scroll buttons to move between pages in this entry.
7. After you finish entering information, hold Option and press Return to finish.
Cursor at
Last name
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Tip: To create an entry that always appears at the top of the Contacts list, begin the Last name
or Company field with a symbol, as in *If Found Call*. This entry can contain contact
information in case you lose your handheld.
Duplicating a Contacts entry
You can duplicate existing entries, which can be helpful when you want to enter multiple people
from a single organization. When you duplicate an entry, the word
Copy
appears next to the name
in the First Name field.
To duplicate an entry:
1. From the Contacts list, select the name you want to duplicate.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select Duplicate Contact (/T).
4. Edit the entry as necessary.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Selecting types of phone numbers
You can select the types of phone numbers or e-mail addresses that you associate with a
Contacts entry. Any changes you make apply only to the current entry.
To select other types of phone numbers in an entry:
1. Select the contact name for the entry that you want to change.
2. Press Space to open the entry.
3. Press Menu .
4. Under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).
5. Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change.
6. Select a new label.
7. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap
triangle
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Changing Contact entry details
The Contact Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an
entry.
To open the Contact Entry Details dialog box:
1. Select the name for the entry whose details you want to change.
2. Press Space to open the entry.
3. Press Menu .
4. Under Record, select Edit Contact (/E).
5. Press Menu .
6. Under Record, select Details (/E).
7. Select any of the following settings:
8. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Dialing a number in your Contacts list
You can dial any number that you’ve entered in your Contacts list.
Note: To use the Dial command you must first install the Palm SMS application and the
appropriate phone driver from the Handspring CD-ROM.
To dial a number in your Contacts list:
1. From the Contacts list, use the Instant Lookup feature to select the number you want to call.
See the section that begins on page 68 for details.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Record, select Dial.
Category Assign the entry to a category.
Private Hide this entry when Security is turned on.
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4. Prepare your handheld and mobile phone for data communications. See page 194 for details.
5. Tap Dial.
Tip: If you select the Enable Tap-Dialing check box in the Contacts Preference dialog box,
you can simply tap the number you want to dial without using the Dial menu command.
Contacts menus
Contacts menus are shown here for your reference, and Contacts features that are not explained
elsewhere in this guide are described here.
See page 29 for information about choosing menu commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on which screen is displayed.
Record menus
Send Contact Enables you to send the selected record to someone else via an SMS
message. When you select this command, the Send dialog box opens
where you can select or enter the recipient’s mobile phone number. See
page 208 for more information.
Note: This command appears only if you installed the Palm SMS
application and a phone driver from the Handspring CD-ROM.
Tap a number
to select it
Tap Dial to call
the number
Tap to select a
different category
Contacts list view
Contacts edit view
Contacts record view
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Options menus
Preferences
Remember last category. Determines how the Contacts list appears
when you return to it from another application. If you select this check
box, the Contacts list shows the last category you selected. If you clear
it, the Contacts list displays the All category.
List By. Determines how the Contact entries are sorted and also
controls the Instant Lookup feature and SMS address lookup options.
Enable Tap-Dialing. Toggles the tap-dialing feature on and off. When
enabled, you can dial a phone number from the Contacts list simply by
tapping it. You do not need to select the Dial command from the menu.
Dial Preferences
Dial, Email, SMS. Provides third-party applications access to the
Contacts application’s dialing functions. In most cases you do not need
to change these settings.
Contacts list view
Contacts record & edit views
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Default country. Determines if North American hyphenation
conventions are automatically applied to phone numbers, and whether
the following two options are available:
When dialing, add this area code to 7 digit numbers. Inserts the area
code you specify in front of 7-digit numbers before dialing.
Always dial 1 in front of the area code. Inserts a 1 in front of 10-digit
numbers before dialing.
If you select a country other than United States or Canada, numbers
are formatted exactly as they appear in the Contact record.
Rename Custom
Fields
These custom fields appear at the end of the Contact Edit screen. Rename
them to identify the kind of information you enter in them. The names you
give the custom fields appear in all Contacts records.
About Contacts Shows version information for Contacts.
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To Do List
To Do reminds you of tasks you have to complete. A record in To Do List is called an “item.”
To create a To Do item:
1. Press To Do List .
2. Enter the text of the To Do item. The text can be longer than one line.
3. Press a scroll button to deselect the To Do item.
Setting priority
The priority setting for items lets you arrange your To Do items according to their importance or
urgency. The default setting is to arrange To Do items by priority and due date, with priority 1
items at the top. If you have a number of items in your list, changing an item’s priority setting may
move its position in the list.
Note: When you create a new To Do item, its priority is automatically set to level 1, the highest
(most important) level. If you select another item first, however, the item you create
appears beneath the selected item and is given the same priority as the selected item.
To set the priority of a To Do item:
1. Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do item.
2. Tap the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important).
Setting a due date
You can associate a due date with any To Do item. You can also sort the items that appear in the
list based on their due date.
New To
Do item
Tap to select
priority
Tap here
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To set a due date for a To Do item:
1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the Due Date pick list.
4. Tap the date that you want to assign the item:
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tip: If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Show options dialog, you can tap
directly on the due date in the To Do list to open the pick list shown in step 4.
Assigning a category
You can associate any To Do item with a category. You can also sort the items that appear in the
list based on their category.
To assign a category for a To Do item:
1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the category pick list.
Today Assigns the current date.
Tomorrow Assigns tomorrow’s date.
One week later Assigns the date exactly one week from the current date.
No Date Removes the due date from the item.
Choose date Opens the date selector, where you can choose any date that you
want for the item.
Tap here
Tap here
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4. Tap the category that you want to assign the item.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tip: If you turn on the Show Categories option in the To Do Show options dialog, you can tap
directly on the category in the To Do list to assign categories.
Checking off a To Do item
You can check off a To Do item to indicate that you’ve completed it. You can set To Do List to
record the date that you completed the To Do item, and you can choose to show or hide
completed items as described on page 111.
To check off a To Do item do one of the following:
Select the item and press Space to mark it complete.
Tap the check box on the left side of the item.
Tip: To uncheck the selected item, hold Option and press Space .
To Do Show Options
The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of the To Do list screen.
To change the Show Options settings:
1. In To Do list screen, tap Show.
2. Select any of the following settings:
Completed
To Do item
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3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To Do List menus
To Do List menus are shown here for your reference, and To Do List features that are not
explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 33 for information about
choosing menu commands.
Record menu
Show
Completed
Items
Displays your completed items in the To Do list screen. If you turn off
this setting, your To Do items disappear from the list when you
complete (check) them.
Items that no longer appear on the list because you turn off this setting
have not been deleted. They are still in the memory of your handheld.
Purge completed items to remove them from memory.
Show Only Due
Items
Shows only the items that are currently due, past due, or have no due
date specified. When this setting is active, items that are not yet due
do not appear in the list until their due date.
Record
Completion Date
Replaces the due date with the actual date when you complete
(check) the item. If you do not assign a due date to an item, the
completion date still records when you complete the item.
Show Due Dates Displays the due dates associated with To Do items and displays an
exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the due
date passes.
Show Priorities Shows the priority setting for each item.
Show
Categories
Shows the category for each item.
Send Item Enables you to send the selected To Do item to someone else via an SMS
message. When you select this command, the Send dialog box opens
where you can select or enter the recipient’s mobile phone number. See
page 208 for more information.
Note: This command appears only if you installed the Palm SMS
application and a phone driver from the Handspring CD-ROM.
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Memo Pad
A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can store is dependent
only on the memory available on your handheld. A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.”
To create a new memo:
1. Press Memo Pad .
2. Enter the text you want to appear in the memo. Press Return to move down to new lines
in the memo.
Tip: The first letter of your memo is automatically capitalized.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Reviewing memos
The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list. This makes it easy to locate and review your
memos.
To review a memo:
1. In the Memo list, press the scroll buttons to select the memo you want to view.
2. Press Space to open the selected memo.
Tip: You can also tap the text of the memo you want to view in the Memo list.
3. Review or edit the text in the memo.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap New
Tap a memo
to review its
contents
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Memo Pad menus
Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad features that are not
explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 33 for information about
choosing menu commands.
The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the Memo list or
an individual memo.
Record menus
Options menus
Send Memo Enables you to send the selected record to someone else via an SMS
message. When you select this command, the Send dialog box opens
where you can select or enter the recipient’s mobile phone number. See
page 208 for more information.
Note: This command appears only if you installed the Palm SMS
application and a phone driver from the Handspring CD-ROM.
Preferences Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box, where you define the sort
order for memos.
About Memo Pad Shows version information for Memo Pad.
Memo list Memo screen
Memo list Memo screen
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CityTime
CityTime enables you to display the day and time in your home city and in four other cities around
the globe. Whether you’re travelling or at home, now it’s easy to keep track of the best time to
reach your business associates, friends, and family in far away places.
Note: CityTime does not automatically update the current time for Daylight Savings Time.
Setting your home city
The home city serves as a point of reference for your other city selections. The information
displayed for all the other cities is based on the day and time in your home city. When you use
CityTime for the first time (or when you travel or move to another city), make sure you set your
home city location. Setting your home city location ensures that CityTime displays accurate
information for the other cities you select.
To set your home city:
1. Press Option and then press To Do List .
Tip: You can also access CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon in the Applications
Launcher.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Options, select Select Home City (/H).
4. Tap the Home City pick list and select the city closest to where you are located.
Tip: If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities command to add a new city
to the list. See page 117 for details.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Selecting remote cities
In addition to your home city, you can display the day and time for four other cities anywhere
around the globe. These other cities are called remote cities.
To set your remote cities:
1. Tap a pick list in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select the city closest to the city
you want to display.
Tip: If a nearby city isn’t in the list, you can use the Edit Cities command to add a new city
to the list. See the next section for details.
Tap to select
a remote city
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2. Tap the remaining pick lists and select the other three cities you want to display.
Tip: You can temporarily display the day and time for any other city by tapping the city’s
location on the map display.
Adding cities
If the city you want to display is not in the predefined list, you can use the Edit Cities command
to add it.
To add a city to the list:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Options, select Edit Cities (/E).
3. Tap New.
4. Enter the city name and other information.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
CityTime menus
CityTime menus are shown here for your reference, and CityTime features that are not explained
elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 33 for information about choosing menu
commands.
Options menu
Utilities menu
About CityTime Shows version information for CityTime.
Help Displays online help for the CityTime screens.
Change Location Opens the Change Location dialog box where you can select the city to
which you are moving or travelling. Changing the location updates the
system time, date, and daylight savings settings.
Sun Rise/Set Opens the Sun Rise/Set dialog box where you can view sunrise and
sunset information for your home city. To view this information for another
city, tap the City pick list and select the city from the list. To view this
information for another date, tap the scroll arrows next to the date box.
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Calculator
Calculator includes two operating modes: Basic and Advanced. In Basic mode you can perform
simple mathematical calculations. Basic mode uses input precedence, like most 4-function
calculators, and the order of the numbers entered results in an answer regardless of operation. In
Advanced mode you can access scientific functions and perform sophisticated math calculations.
The Advanced mode uses algebraic precedence, like most scientific calculators, and the results
differ depending on the rules associated with the algebraic equation. This section explains how
to select the operating mode and use the buttons and menu options available in each mode.
Selecting the Calculator mode
The Toggle Mode command enables you to choose whether you want to work in Basic Calculator
mode or Advanced Calculator mode. You can change modes at any time.
To select the Calculator mode:
1. Press Option and then press Memo Pad .
Tip: You can also access Calculator by tapping the Calculator icon in the Applications
Launcher.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Options, select Toggle Mode (/M).
Tip: You can also toggle between Basic and Advanced mode by holding Option and
repeatedly press Memo Pad .
Using the Basic Calculator buttons
The Basic Calculator includes the following buttons.
Clears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake while
entering a number in the middle of a calculation. This button enables you to re-
enter the number without starting the calculation over.
Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation.
Toggles the current number between a negative and positive value. If you want to
enter a negative number, enter the number first
and then press
the +/- button.
Places the current number in memory. Each new number you enter with the M+
button is
added to the total
already stored in memory. You can add either a
calculated value or a number you enter by pressing the number buttons. Pressing
this button has no effect on the current calculation (or series of calculations); it
merely places the value into memory until it is recalled.
Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts it in the current calculation.
Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory.
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Displaying Recent Calculations
The Basic Calculator’s Recent Calculations command enables you to review the last series of
calculations and is particularly useful for confirming a series of “chain” calculations.
To display recent calculations:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Options, select Recent Calculations (/I).
3. After you finish reviewing the calculations, hold Option and press Return to finish.
Using the Advanced Calculator mode
The Advanced Calculator screen consists of three regions. Each region performs a different
function to help you perform a variety of calculations.
Using the Advanced Calculator buttons
In addition to most of the Basic Calculator buttons, the Primary buttons are available in all the
Advanced Calculator views. The remaining buttons are available only in specific views. The
information that follows provides an overview of the Advanced Calculator functions. For more
detailed information and instructions, visit the website: www.radiks.net/~rhuebner/parendoc.html
Primary buttons avail-
able in all views
View specific buttons
change with view
Tap here
to change
views
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Primary buttons
Math buttons
Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation.
Clears the last digit you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake while
entering a number in the middle of a calculation. This button enables you to re-
enter the number without starting the calculation over.
Enters an exponent symbol in the calculation.
Opens the Constants dialog box where you can select a constant to include in the
calculation.
Opens the Store in which memory dialog box where you can select the memory
bank in which you want to store the current value. Advanced Calculator has ten
memory banks.
Opens the Recall which memory dialog box where you can select the memory
bank from which you want to recall a value.
Squares the current value.
Calculates the value of
x
raised to the y power.
Calculates the value of a common (base 10) antilogarithm.
Calculates the value of a natural (base e) antilogarithm.
Calculates the reciprocal of the current number.
Displays the integer portion of a decimal value.
Calculates the square root of the current number.
Calculates the inverse of
x
to the
y
power.
Calculates the common (base 10) logarithm.
Calculates the natural (base e) logarithm.
Displays the remainder of
x/y
.
Displays the decimal portion of a decimal value.
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Trigonometry buttons
Finance buttons
Finance buttons enable you to find an unknown variable value based on a group of known variable
values. For example, to calculate the monthly payment for a 30-year home loan of $100,000 with
an annual interest rate of 8%, you would enter the following variables:
Payments/year = 12
N = 360 (30 years x 12 months)
APR = 8
PV = 100,000
FV = 0
Using these variables, the answer would be -733.76 per month.
To solve this example:
1. Enter a value and then tap the corresponding variable button. Repeat this process until you’ve
entered the following four variables:
N = 360 (30 years x 12 months)
APR = 8
Calculates the sine of the current number.
Calculates the cosine of the current number.
Calculates the tangent of the current number.
Calculates the hyperbolic sine of the current number.
Calculates the hyperbolic cosine of the current number.
Calculates the hyperbolic tangent of the current number.
Calculates the arc (inverse) sine of the current number.
Calculates the arc (inverse) cosine of the current number.
Calculates the arc (inverse) tangent of the current number.
Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic sine of the current number.
Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic cosine of the current number.
Calculates the arc (inverse) hyperbolic tangent of the current number.
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PV = 100,000
FV = 0
2. Enter 12 and tap the P/Yr button to enter the number of payments per year.
3. Tap Edit.
4. Tap the Pmt line and erase all values on the line including zero.
5. Tap Solve.
6. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
You can use a similar process to solve other financial equations by entering four of the variables
to find the value of the fifth variable.
Stores the current number as the total number of payments over the life of the
loan.
Stores the current number as the annual percentage rate of interest.
Stores the current number as the number of payments per year.
Stores the current number as the initial loan amount.
Stores the current number as the payment amount.
Stores the current number as the compounded loan amount including interest.
Opens the Time Value of Money dialog box where you can modify values and solve
the equation.
Stores the remaining balance, interest, and principal (amortization) based on the
supplied values.
Calculates a given percentage of a value. To use this button, enter a value, tap this
button, enter the percent, and then tap the equal sign button.
Calculates the change in a value by a given percentage. To use this button, enter
a value, tap this button, enter the percent, and then tap the equal sign button.
Calculates the percentage of one number relative to another number. To use this
button, enter the first number, tap this button, enter the second number, and then
tap the equal sign button.
Calculates the percentage required to get to one value from another value. To use
this button, enter the result number, tap this button, enter the starting number, and
then tap the equal sign button.
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Logic buttons
Statistics buttons
Shifts the value to the left and fills the new places with zeros.
Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation.
Calculates bit-by-bit commonalities between two arguments.
Calculates bit-by-bit unique occurrences in two arguments.
Shifts the sign bit to the right in signed mode.
Enters A in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters B in a hexadecimal calculation.
Enters C in a hexadecimal calculation.
Calculates the inverse of each bit of the argument.
Calculates the exclusive OR between two arguments.
Adds the current value to the end of the statistics memory list. You can store up
to 200 values.
Calculates the mean of the values in the statistics memory list.
Calculates the standard deviation based on a population of
n
.
Calculates the standard deviation based on a population of
n-1
.
Calculates the sum of the values in the statistics memory list.
Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the statistics memory list.
Opens the Statistical Data dialog box where you can view, edit, delete, and clear
values in the statistics memory list.
Displays the number of values in the statistics memory list.
Calculates the factorial of any integral from 0 to 170.
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Weight/Temp buttons
Length buttons
Generates a random number between 0 and 32767 and then divides this number
by 32768 to generate a random fraction between 0 and .99997.
Returns the number of combinations of
n
items taken
m
at a time.
Returns the number of permutations of
n
items taken
m
at a time.
Indicates the current value is entered in ounces. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to ounces.
Indicates the current value is entered in pounds. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to pounds.
Indicates the current value is entered in US tons. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to US tons.
Indicates the current value is entered in UK tons. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to UK tons.
Indicates the current value is entered in milligrams. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to milligrams.
Indicates the current value is entered in grams. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to grams.
Indicates the current value is entered in kilograms. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to kilograms.
Indicates the current value is entered in metric tons. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to metric tons.
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Fahrenheit. When you tap this
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees
Fahrenheit.
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Kelvin. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees Kelvin.
Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Celsius. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees Celsius.
Indicates the current value is entered in inches. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to inches.
Indicates the current value is entered in feet. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to feet.
Indicates the current value is entered in yards. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to yards.
Indicates the current value is entered in miles. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to miles.
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Area buttons
Indicates the current value is entered in nautical miles. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to nautical miles.
Indicates the current value is entered in millimeters. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to millimeters.
Indicates the current value is entered in centimeters. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to centimeters.
Indicates the current value is entered in meters. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to meters.
Indicates the current value is entered in kilometers. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to kilometers.
Indicates the current value is entered in square inches. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square inches.
Indicates the current value is entered in square feet. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square feet.
Indicates the current value is entered in square yards. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square yards.
Indicates the current value is entered in acres. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to acres.
Indicates the current value is entered in square miles. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square miles.
Indicates the current value is entered in square millimeters. When you tap this
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square
millimeters.
Indicates the current value is entered in square centimeters. When you tap this
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square
centimeters.
Indicates the current value is entered in square meters. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square meters.
Indicates the current value is entered in hectares. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to hectares.
Indicates the current value is entered in square kilometers. When you tap this
button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square
kilometers.
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Volume buttons
Creating a custom view
You can modify any existing Advanced Calculator view to create your own view. While
customizing a view, you can change the button names as well as the button definitions.
To create a custom view:
1. From the Advanced Calculator screen, press Menu .
2. Under Program, select Export (/E).
3. Tap the pick list and select the view you want to modify.
4. Tap Export.
5. Hold Option and press Return twice.
6. In Memo Pad, open the memo containing the definition you selected in step 3.
7. Modify the definition, and then hold Option and press Return .
Indicates the current value is entered in teaspoons. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to teaspoons.
Indicates the current value is entered in fluid ounces. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to fluid ounces.
Indicates the current value is entered in cups. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cups.
Indicates the current value is entered in pints. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to pints.
Indicates the current value is entered in quarts. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to quarts.
Indicates the current value is entered in gallons. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to gallons.
Indicates the current value is entered in tablespoons. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to tablespoons.
Indicates the current value is entered in milliliters. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to milliliters.
Indicates the current value is entered in liters. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to liters.
Indicates the current value is entered in cubic inches. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic inches.
Indicates the current value is entered in cubic feet. When you tap this button after
tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic feet.
Indicates the current value is entered in cubic meters. When you tap this button
after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic meters.
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8. From the Advanced Calculator screen, press Menu .
9. Under Program, select Import (/I).
10. Tap the pick list and select the view you modified.
11. Tap Import.
12. Tap Replace to change an existing definition, or tap Add to create an additional definition.
13. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
Calculator menus
Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator features that are not
explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See page 33 for information about
choosing menu commands.
Options menus
Program menu
About Calculator Shows version information for Calculator.
Export Opens the Export dialog box where you can select a view definition to export
to Memo Pad.
Import Opens the Import dialog box where you can select a view definition to import
to Memo Pad.
Delete View Opens the Delete View dialog box where you can delete a user-defined view.
Restore
Defaults
Returns all the view definitions to the preset default values.
Basic Calculator Advanced Calculator
Advanced Calculator
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Expense
Expense enables you to record the date, expense type, and the amount that you spent. A record
in Expense is called an “item.” You can sort your Expense items into categories or add other
information that you want to associate with the item.
To create an Expense item:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Expense icon .
3. Enter the amount of the expense.
4. Tap the Expense type pick list and select a type from the list.
Note: As soon as you select an expense type, your handheld saves the entry. If you don’t select
an expense type, it doesn’t save the entry.
Tip: A quick way to create a new Expense item is to make sure that no Expense item is
selected in the Expense list, enter the first letter(s) of the expense type, and then enter
the numerical amount. This technique takes advantage of the automatic fill feature. See
the section that begins on page 134 for details.
Changing the date of an Expense item
Initially, Expense items appear with the date you enter them. You can use Expense to change the
date associated with any Expense item.
Tap New
Cursor
of new
item
Tap here
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To change the date of an Expense item:
1. Tap the Expense item you want to change.
2. Tap the date of the selected item.
3. Select the new date.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Entering receipt details
Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item. These options appear
in the Receipt Details dialog box.
To open the Receipt Details dialog box:
1. Tap the Expense item to which you want to assign details.
2. Tap Details.
3. Select any of the following options:
Category See the section that begins on page 65 for details.
Type Opens a pick list of expense types.
Payment Lets you choose the payment method used to pay the Expense item. If
the item is prepaid (such as airline tickets supplied by your company),
you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate
company-paid cell of your printed expense report spreadsheet. See the
section that begins on page 132 for more information.
Tap date
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4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Customizing the Currency pick list
You can select the currencies and symbols that appear in the Currency pick list.
To customize the Currency pick list:
1. In the Receipt Details dialog box, tap the Currency pick list and select Edit currencies.
2. Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that
line.
3. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
Defining a custom currency symbol
If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can create your own custom
country and currency symbol.
To define a custom currency symbol:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Options, select Custom Currencies. (/Y)
3. Tap one of the four Country boxes.
Currency Enables you to choose the type of currency used to pay the Expense
item. The default currency unit is defined in the Preferences dialog (see
page 134). You can also display up to four other common types of
currency. see the next section in this chapter for more information.
Vendor and City Lets you record the name of the vendor (usually a company) associated
with the expense and the city where the expense was incurred. For
example, a business lunch might be at Rosie's Cafe (Vendor) in San
Francisco (City).
Attendees See the section that begins on page 71 for details.
Tap Edit
currencies
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4. Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to appear in Expense.
5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
Note: If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expense items,
select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box. If you want to use your custom currency
symbol only for a particular Expense item, select the symbol in the Receipt Details dialog
box associated with that item.
Show Options
Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to your Expense items.
To open the Show Options dialog box:
1. In the Expense list, tap Show.
2. Select any of the options.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Sort by Enables you to sort expense items by date or type.
Distance Enables you to display Mileage entries in miles or kilometers.
Show currency Shows or hides the currency symbol in the Expense list.
Tap a Country box
Tap Show
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Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel
After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your handheld, you can view and
print the data with your computer.
Note: You need Microsoft Excel version 5.0 (or later) to view and print your Expense data using
one of the provided templates. Microsoft Excel is
not
included with the Treo handheld
package. The procedures in this section also assume that you have installed Palm
Desktop software as described on page 24.
Creating or printing an expense report
It is easy to view and print your Expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
To create or print an expense report:
1. Perform a HotSync operation to transfer your latest Expense data to your computer.
2. Do one of the following:
Click Expense in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and the Expense Report
configuration dialog box.
From the Windows Start menu, click Programs, Palm Desktop, Expense Reports, and then
choose your user name.
3. Click the expense category that you want.
Tip: You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple categories. To print the expenses
associated with all of your Expense categories, select All in the Categories group.
4. If you want to define an end date for the expense report, enter the date in the End Date box.
Note: If you do not specify an end date, all expense entries for the selected categories
appear — up to the date of the last HotSync operation.
5. Do one of the following:
Click Print to display the expense report in the Print Preview window, and then click Print
in the Microsoft Excel window to print your expense report.
Click Create to display a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing your expense data. Your
data appears in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet form. You can enter information, make
formatting changes, and save and print the file in the normal manner.
Click to select
Categories
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Using expense report templates
Palm Desktop software includes several expense report templates. When you use one of these
templates, you can edit your expense data in Microsoft Excel.
The templates have the extension .xlt and are stored in the template folder in the Palm Desktop
software directory on your computer. To see what a template looks like before you use it, open
the template in Microsoft Excel. For example, the template Sample2.xlt looks like this:
If you want to streamline or customize your expense reports, you can change these templates. For
example, you can add your company name to a template. See Appendix C for information on
changing templates.
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To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template:
1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as described in the previous
procedure.
2. Click Options.
3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for your expense report.
4. Click the Templates menu; then select an expense template.
Note: If you want to create your own custom expense template and have it appear in the
Templates menu, see Appendix C for more information.
5. Click OK.
Expense menus
Expense menus are shown here for your reference, and Expense features that are not explained
elsewhere in this guide are described here.
See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands.
Record menu
Options menu
Choose expense
template
Enter name and
other information
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Preferences
Use automatic fill. Lets you select an expense type by entering the first
letter of an expense type. For example, if you enter the letter “T,” it
enters the “Taxi” expense type. Entering “T” and then “E” enters
“Telephone” which is the first expense type beginning with the letters
“TE.”
Default currency. Sets the default currency symbol for Expense.
About Expense Shows version information for Expense.
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Chapter 7
Setting Preferences for
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your Treo™ 90
handheld.
In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
Viewing Preferences
To open the Preferences screens:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap the Preferences icon .
3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view.
Buttons Assign different applications to many of the buttons and icons on your
handheld and the HotSync® cable.
Connection Configure your handheld to communicate with other devices.
Date & Time Set the current date and time, the time zone, and daylight savings setting.
Digitizer Calibrate the screen on your handheld.
Formats Set the country default and the formats for dates, times, calendar, and
numbers.
General Set the current date and time, the auto shut-off interval, the Beam Receive
feature, and the system, alarm, and game sounds.
Network Configure your handheld for use with a wireless data network.
Owner Assign your name, phone number, and other owner information to your
handheld.
Phone Assign a Connection profile and phone driver to use when communicating
with a cell phone via IR or a special cable. These settings are used by the Palm
SMS application and the dialing feature in the Contacts application.
ShortCuts Define a list of abbreviations.
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Buttons Preferences
The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with the
application buttons on the front of your handheld and the HotSync button on the cable. For
example, if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use CityTime, you can assign the
To Do List button to start CityTime, or any other application on your handheld. Any changes you
make in the Buttons Preferences screen become effective immediately; you do not have to
change to a different screen or application. If you assign a different application to a button, you
can still access the original application using the Applications Launcher.
To change the Buttons Preferences:
1. Tap the pick list next to the button or icon you want to re-assign.
2. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button.
Tip: To restore all of the buttons to their factory settings, tap Default.
HotSync Buttons Preferences
The HotSync Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate a different application
with the button on the HotSync cable. Any changes that you make in the HotSync Buttons dialog
box become effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen or application.
To change the HotSync Buttons Preferences:
1. From the Buttons Preferences screen, tap HotSync.
2. Tap the pick list.
3. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button.
The default setting for the button is the HotSync setting, which means the cable performs its
normal HotSync functions.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap arrow to
show pick list
Tap arrow to
show pick
list
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Connection Preferences
The Connection Preferences screen lets you create configurations for communicating with other
hardware devices: PC, Modem, Phone, or Local Network, and the method used to connect to the
device: Cradle/Cable, Infrared, Serial, or USB. Configurations, or profiles, once activated are
available to applications on your handheld.
Connection Types
The Connection Preferences screen displays a list of available configurations that you can modify
as needed. This list varies depending on the software you have added to your handheld.
The following steps provide an example of how to define the Connection Preferences settings. In
this example we illustrate how to create a connection that would enable you to use infrared
communication between your handheld and your computer.
To create an IR to PC/Handheld connection:
1. In the Connection Preferences screen, tap New.
2. Enter a name for this configuration.
3. Tap the Connect to pick list and select PC.
4. Tap the Via pick list and select Infrared.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Standard
Modem
Defines a connection between a modem attached to your handheld and a
modem that is part of your computer or laptop.
Cradle/Cable Defines the direct serial or USB connection between your handheld and
your desktop computer. It is used to perform a local HotSync operation
when your handheld is connected by a cradle or cable.
IR to PC/
Handheld
Defines a connection between the IR port of your handheld and the
infrared device of your computer or laptop.
IR to Mobile
Phone
Defines a connection between the IR port of your handheld and a mobile
phone with an IR port.
Cable to
Mobile Phone
Defines a connection between your handheld and a mobile phone, using a
special cable designed to match your phone.
Serial to
Modem
Defines a connection between a modem attached to the serial connector
of your handheld and a modem that is part of your computer or laptop.
Verizon QNC Defines a connection between your handheld and mobile phone that
connects to the Internet using the Verizon Quick Connect feature.
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Date & Time Preferences
The Date & Time Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, time zone, and daylight
savings setting for your handheld. See the section that begins on page 21 for information on
changing these settings.
Digitizer Preferences
The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen. This is the same screen
that appears when you start your handheld for the first time. You can recalibrate your screen after
a hard reset, or if your digitizer accuracy changes over time.
Formats Preferences
Use the Formats Preferences screen to set the country default and the display format of the
dates, times, and numbers on your handheld.
Country default
The country default sets date, time, week start day, and number conventions based on geographic
regions where you might use your handheld. For example, in the United Kingdom, time often is
expressed using a 24-hour clock. In the United States, time is expressed using a 12-hour clock
with an AM or PM suffix.
All your handheld applications use the Country default settings. See the next section in this
chapter for information on customizing these settings.
To set the country default:
1. Tap the country name pick list.
2. Tap the setting you want to use.
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Time, date, week start, and numbers formats
The Time setting defines the format for the time of day. The time format that you select appears
in all applications on your handheld.
To select the time, date, week start, and numbers format:
1. Tap the Time pick list and select a format.
2. Tap the Date pick list and select a format.
3. Tap the Week starts pick list, and select whether you want the first day of the week to be
Sunday or Monday.
Note: This setting controls the Day, Week, Month, Year, and List views in Date Book Plus
and all other aspects of your handheld that display a calendar.
4. Tap the Numbers pick list, and select formats for the decimal point and thousands separator.
General Preferences
The General Preferences screen enables you to set the auto shutoff interval, sounds for your
handheld, the alarm LED, and the beam receive feature.
Auto-off delay
Your handheld has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power after a period of
inactivity. This feature conserves battery power if you forget to turn off your handheld. If you find
that your handheld shuts itself off before you finish viewing information on the screen, increase
the auto-off setting.
To set the Auto-off delay:
1. Tap the Auto-off After pick list.
2. Tap the setting you want to use for the automatic shutoff feature: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2
minutes, or 3 minutes.
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System, alarm, and game sounds
Your handheld uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm, and Game Sound settings enable
you to turn the sounds on or off, to adjust the volume level, and to turn the Alarm LED option on
and off.
To set the system, alarm, and game sounds:
1. Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level.
Note: When you turn off the System Sounds, you also turn off the “chime” tones associated
with the HotSync operation.
2. Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level.
3. Tap the Alarm LED pick list and select On if you want the LED to blink for two minutes when
an alarm goes off, or select Off if you don’t want the LED to blink.
4. Tap the Game Sound pick list and select the sound level.
Note: The Game Sound setting works only with games that are programmed to respond to
this setting. Older games typically do not respond to this setting.
Network Preferences and TCP/IP software
Network Preferences let you set a password, telephone number, DNS number, IP address, as well
as create a login script for remote connections. For example, if you have a data-enabled mobile
phone and want to use the modem inside the phone to connect to the Internet. TCP/IP provides
the ability to connect to your ISP or dial-in server with applications that allow you to view the
transmitted data.
To use TCP/IP software, you must first configure the Connection Preferences and then the
Network Preferences settings. After you configure both of these Preferences, you can establish
a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol), SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol), or CSLIP (Compressed
Serial Line Internet Protocol) connection with your ISP or dial-in server. You can do this either by
using menu commands from the Network Preferences screen or by using a third-party
application.
Selecting a service
Use the Service setting to select the service template for your ISP or a dial-in server. Service
templates are a set of ISP and dial-in server configuration settings that you can create, save, and
reuse.
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To select a service:
1. Tap the Service pick list.
2. Tap the predefined service template.
Note: If you want to enter a name for a new service template, see page 147 for details.
Entering a user name
The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log into your Internet Service
Provider or your dial-in server. Although this field can contain multiple lines of text, only two lines
appear onscreen.
To enter a user name:
1. Tap the User Name field.
2. Enter your user name.
Note: Most dial-in servers do not accept spaces in the user name.
Tap here to display a list
of service templates
Enter your user name
here
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Entering a password
The Password box identifies the password you use to log into your server or ISP. Your entry in
this field determines whether your handheld prompts you to enter a password each time you log
into your network:
If you do not enter a password, your handheld displays the word “Prompt” in this field and asks
you to enter a password during the login procedure.
If you enter a password, your handheld displays the word “Assigned” in this field and does not
prompt you to enter a password during the login procedure.
Note: If you are concerned about security, select the Prompt option and do not enter a
password.
To enter a password:
1. Tap the Password field.
2. Enter the password you use to log into your server.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Note: The Password field updates to display the word “Assigned.”
Selecting a connection
The Connection Preferences settings tell your handheld about the hardware you are using for
remote data connections. For example, you can use a data-enabled mobile phone with an IR port
or a special cable to connect the phone to your handheld. See the section that begins on page
139 for details on how to configure Connection Preferences.
To select a connection:
1. Tap the Connection pick list.
The list displays the configurations in your Connection Preferences panel.
Enter password here
Tap here
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2. Select the appropriate Connection.
Adding telephone settings
When you select the Phone field, your handheld opens a dialog box in which you define the
telephone number you use to connect with your ISP or dial-in server. In addition, you can also
define a prefix, disable Call Waiting, and give special instructions for using a calling card.
Note: The Phone Setup dialog box works correctly for AT&T and Sprint long-distance services.
However, because MCI works differently, MCI customers need to put the calling card
number in the Phone # field and the phone number in the Use calling card field.
To enter your server phone number:
1. Tap the Phone field.
2. Enter the phone number you use to reach your ISP or dial-in server.
3. If you need to enter a prefix or disable Call Waiting, skip to those procedures. Otherwise, hold
Option and press Return to finish.
Entering a prefix
A prefix is a number that you dial before the telephone number to access an outside line. For
example, many offices require that you dial “9” to dial a number outside the building.
Tap to display a list of
connection configurations
Enter your ISP phone
number here
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To enter a prefix:
1. Tap the Dial Prefix check box to select it.
2. Enter the prefix.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Disabling Call Waiting
Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call while you are connected. If
your telephone has Call Waiting, you need to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or
dial-in server.
To disable Call Waiting:
1. Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it.
2. Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable call waiting line.
Note: Each telephone company assigns a code to disable Call Waiting. Contact your local
telephone company for the code that is appropriate for you.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Using a calling card
The Use calling card field enables you to use your calling card when dialing your ISP or Intranet
server. Keep in mind that there is usually a delay before you enter your calling card number. When
you define your calling card number, you need to add commas at the beginning to compensate
for this delay. Each comma delays transmission of your calling card number for two seconds.
Enter your
prefix here
Select this
box if you
need to use
a prefix
Enter your disable
code here
Select this
box if you
need to
disable Call
Waiting
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To use a calling card:
1. Tap the Use calling card check box to select it.
2. Enter your calling card number on the Use calling card line.
Note: It’s a good idea to add at least three commas at the beginning of your calling card
number to compensate for the cue delay.
Tip: MCI customers must enter the calling card number in the Phone # field, and the
phone number in the Use Calling Card field.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Connecting to your service
After you set your Connection and Network Preferences, establishing a connection to your
Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your company’s network (dial-in server) is easy.
To establish a connection:
Tap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection Progress
messages.
Tip: To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, press the bottom scroll
button.
To close a connection:
Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your handheld and your service.
Creating additional service templates
You can create additional service templates from scratch or by duplicating existing templates and
editing information. After you create a new or duplicate template, you can add and edit settings.
To add a new service template:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Service, select New (/N).
A new service template (called Untitled) is added to the Service pick list.
Enter your
calling card
number here
Select this
box to use a
calling card
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To duplicate an existing service template:
1. Tap the Service pick list.
2. Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate.
3. Press Menu .
4. Under Service, select Duplicate (/L).
A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list.
Adding detailed information to a service template
If you are using one of the predefined service templates, you probably only need to enter your
user name and telephone number. If you are creating a new service template, you may need to
provide additional information to your ISP or dial-in server. You use the Details dialog box to add
additional information to a selected service template.
To select a connection type:
1. Tap the service field.
2. Tap Details.
3. Tap the Connection type pick list and select one of the following connection types:
Note: If you are not sure, try PPP; if that doesn’t work, ask your Internet Service Provider or your
System Administrator for the correct connection type.
PPP Point-to-Point protocol
SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol
Select connection type
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Idle timeout
The Idle timeout setting defines how long your handheld waits before dropping the connection
with your ISP or dial-in server when you switch out of a TCP/IP application.
To set the Idle timeout:
1. Tap the Idle timeout pick list and select one of the following options:
2. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Defining primary and secondary DNS
The Domain Naming System (DNS) is a mechanism in the Internet for translating the names of
host computers into IP addresses. When you enter a DNS number (or IP address), you are
identifying a specific server that handles the translation services.
Each IP address has four sections, separated by periods. In the Details dialog box, you enter each
section separately. Each section of an IP address is made up of a number from 0 to 255; numbers
are the only allowable characters in this field.
Ask your Internet Service Provider or System Administrator for the correct Primary or Secondary
DNS IP numbers.
Note: Most Internet Service Providers automatically provide DNS information. Leave the Query
DNS option checked unless you are certain you need to manually enter DNS information.
To enter a primary and secondary DNS:
1. Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it.
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field, and then enter the first
section of the IP address.
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3. Repeat step 2 for the second, third, and last sections of the Primary DNS field.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
1 minute Waits one minute for you to open another application before it drops the
connection.
2 minutes Waits two minutes.
3 minutes Waits three minutes.
Never Keeps your PPP or SLIP connection until you turn off your handheld (or until it
times out). See page 141 for information on the Auto-off delay setting.
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IP address
Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier (an IP address), whether
permanent or temporary. Some networks dynamically assign a temporary IP address when clients
log in. The IP Address field lets you identify whether your network provides automatic (dynamic)
temporary IP addressing.
Note: Most Internet Service Providers automatically assign IP addresses. Leave the Automatic
IP Address option checked unless you are certain you need to manually enter IP address
information.
To identify dynamic IP addressing:
Tap the IP Address check box to select it.
To enter a permanent IP address:
1. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below
the check box.
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period then enter the first section of the IP address.
Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255.
3. Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Creating a login script
A login script is a series of commands, similar to an autoexec.bat file, that automates logging into
your ISP. You can create login script files by selecting commands from the Command pick list in
the Login Script dialog. Some commands from the Command pick list, such as Send, require you
to supply additional information. Those commands have a parameter field so that you can add the
necessary data.
Note: You can also use non-ASCII and literal characters in your login script. See Appendix D
for more information.
To create a login script:
1. Tap Script.
2. Tap the End pick list.
Tap to select
automatic IP
address
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3. Tap the command you want from the Command list. If the command requires additional
information, a field appears to the right of it for you to enter the information. The following
commands are available:
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Wait For Tells your handheld to wait for specific characters from the TCP/IP server
before executing the next command.
Wait For
Prompt
Detects a challenge-response prompt from the server and displays a
dynamically generated challenge value. When you enter the challenge value
into your token card, this generates a response value for you to enter on your
handheld. This command takes two arguments, separated by a vertical bar (|)
on the input line.
Send Transmits specific characters to the TCP/IP server to which you are
connecting.
Send CR Transmits a carriage return or LF character to the TCP/IP server to which you
are connecting.
Send User ID Transmits the User ID information entered in the User ID field of the Network
Preferences screen.
Send
Password
Transmits the password entered in the Password field of the Network
Preferences screen. If you did not enter a password, this command prompts
you to enter one. The Password command is usually followed by a Send CR
command.
Delay Tells your handheld to wait a specific number of seconds before executing
the next command in the login script.
Get IP Reads an IP address and uses it as the IP address for your handheld. This
command is used with SLIP connections.
Prompt Opens a dialog box and prompts you to enter text of some kind (for example,
a password or a security code).
End Identifies the last line in the login script.
Tap here
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Deleting a service template
There is only one way to delete a service template: use the Delete command from the Service
menu.
To delete a service template:
1. Tap the Service pick list.
2. Tap the service template you want to delete.
3. Press Menu .
4. Under Service, select Delete (/D).
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Network Preferences menu commands
The Network Preferences screen includes menu commands to make it fast and easy to create
and edit service templates. TCP/IP application menus are show here for your reference.
See page 33 for more information about choosing menu commands.
Service menu
Options menu
TCP/IP troubleshooting
If you are having a problem establishing a network connection using TCP/IP, check this section
and try the suggestions listed.
Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages
It’s helpful to identify at what point in the login procedure the connection fails. An easy way to do
this is to display the expanded Service Connection Progress messages. Expanded Service
Connection Progress messages describe the current stage of the login procedure. Press the
bottom scroll button at any point during login to display these messages.
Viewing the Network Log
If viewing the expanded Service Connection Progress messages does not give you enough
information to find out why you cannot connect to your ISP or dial-in server, take a look at the
Network Log. The Network Log lists all of the communication that occurs between your handheld
and your dial-in server during the login procedure. The information in the Network Log can help
your ISP or your System Administrator pinpoint where the login procedure communication fails
and why.
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To view the Network Log:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Options, select View Log (/V).
3. Use the scroll buttons to see the entire Network Log.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Adding a DNS number
If your ISP or dial-in server requires a DNS number and you did not enter that information in the
Network Preferences screen, it will appear that you successfully logged into your network. When
you try to use an application or look up information, however, the connection fails. If this occurs,
try adding a DNS number. Ask your ISP or your System Administrator for the correct Primary and
Secondary DNS IP numbers.
Owner Preferences
The Owner Preferences screen enables you to record a name, company name, phone number, or
any other information that you want to associate with your handheld.
If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your handheld with a password, information
that you put in the Owner Preferences displays the next time you turn on your handheld.
To enter the Owner Preferences:
Enter the text that you want to associate with your handheld in the Owner Preferences
screen. If you enter more text than can fit on one screen, a scroll bar automatically appears
on the right side of the screen.
If you assign a password with the Security application, the information in the Owner Preferences
screen cannot be changed. In this case, an Unlock button appears at the bottom of the screen.
To unlock the Owner Preferences screen:
1. Tap Unlock.
2. Enter the password that you defined in the Security application.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
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Phone Preferences
The Phone Preferences screen enables you to assign a Connection profile to applications, such
as Palm SMS, that must be used in conjunction with your mobile phone.
To set Phone Preferences:
1. From the Connection pick list, select the configuration for you mobile phone.
Note: If you do not see a Connection that is specific to your phone, select Infrared to GSM
Phone if you connect to your phone via the IR port, or select Serial to GSM Phone if
you connect to your phone with a cable.
2. Align your handheld’s IR port with the IR port on your mobile phone, or connect your handheld
to your phone via a special cable (sold separately).
3. Tap Test to confirm that the configuration works properly.
ShortCuts Preferences
The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations for entering text. This
section describes how to create, edit, and delete a ShortCut. See page 33 for information on the
use of ShortCuts.
Creating a ShortCut
You can create a ShortCut for any words, letters, or numbers. All ShortCuts you create appear on
the list in the ShortCut Preferences screen. All the ShortCuts are available in any of your handheld
applications and are backed up on your computer when you perform a HotSync operation.
To create a ShortCut:
1. Tap New.
2. On the ShortCut name line, enter the letters you want to use to activate the ShortCut.
3. Tap the ShortCut Text area and enter the text that you want to appear when you type the
ShortCut characters.
Tip: You may want to add a space (space character) after the last word in your ShortCut
text. This way, a space automatically follows the ShortCut text.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tip: To use a ShortCut, enter the ShortCut symbol followed by the ShortCut characters.
See page 33 for details.
Tap New
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Editing a ShortCut
After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time.
To edit a ShortCut:
1. Tap the ShortCut you want to edit.
2. Tap Edit.
3. Make the changes you want.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Deleting a ShortCut
If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can delete it from the list of ShortCuts.
To delete a ShortCut:
1. Tap the ShortCut you want to delete.
2. Tap Delete.
3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes.
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Chapter 8
Advanced HotSync® Operations
HotSync® Manager enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm OS® devices and
Palm™ Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you
must connect your Treo™ 90 handheld and your desktop software either directly, by connecting
your handheld to the HotSync cable attached to your computer or using infrared communication,
or indirectly, with using an optional modem, or a network.
This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via the
infrared port, an optional modem, or a network. See page 76 for information about performing
your first and subsequent local HotSync operations.
Selecting HotSync setup options
You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run. If necessary, you can adjust the local
and modem HotSync settings as well.
To set the HotSync options:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.
2. Choose Setup.
3. Click the General tab and select one of the following options:
Always available Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors
the communication port for synchronization requests from your
handheld. With this option, the HotSync Manager synchronizes data
even when Palm Desktop software is not running.
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Tip: If you’re not sure which option to use, keep the default setting: Always available.
4. Click the Local tab to display the settings for the connection between your computer and the
HotSync cable, and adjust the following options as needed.
5. Click the Modem tab to display the modem settings and adjust the options as needed. See
page 164 for more information.
6. If you are attached to a network, click the Network tab to display the network settings and
adjust the options as needed. See page 168 for more information.
7. Click OK.
Available only
when Palm
Desktop software
is running
Starts HotSync Manager and monitors requests automatically when you
open Palm Desktop software.
Manual Monitors requests only when you select HotSync Manager from the
Start menu.
Serial Port Identifies the port that your desktop software uses to communicate with the
optional serial HotSync cable. This selection should match the number of the
port to which you connected the optional cable.
Note: Your
handheld cannot share this port with an internal modem or other
device.
Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred between your handheld
and your desktop software. Try the As Fast As Possible rate first, and adjust
downward if you experience problems. This setting allows your desktop
software and your handheld to find and use the fastest speed.
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Customizing HotSync application settings
For each application, you can define a set of options that determines how records are handled
during synchronization. These options are called a “conduit.” By default, a HotSync operation
synchronizes all files between the handheld and your desktop software.
In general, you should leave the settings to synchronize all files. The only reason you might want
to change these settings is to overwrite data on either your handheld or your desktop software,
or to avoid synchronizing a particular type of file because you don’t use it.
In addition to the conduits for the applications on your handheld, HotSync Manager includes
System and Install conduits. The System conduit backs up the system information stored on your
handheld, including keyboard ShortCuts. The Install conduit installs applications on your
handheld.
To customize HotSync application settings:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray (bottom-right corner of the
taskbar).
Tip: You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar.
2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom.
3. Select the appropriate user name from the list.
4. Select an application in the Conduit list.
5. Click Change.
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6. Click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer
for an application.
Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the
next
HotSync
operation. Thereafter, the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings. To use a
new setting on an ongoing basis, select the Set As Default box. Thereafter, whatever
you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default button in the
Custom dialog.
7. Click OK.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications.
9. Click Done to activate your settings.
IR HotSync operations
Your handheld is equipped with an infrared (IR) port that supports the IrCOMM implementation
of the standards for infrared communication established by the Infrared Data Association (IrDA).
This means that you can beam data to any other device that supports the IrCOMM implementation
of the IrDA standards. Most importantly, you can use the IR port to perform HotSync operations.
When you use the IR port on your handheld to perform HotSync operations, you don’t need your
HotSync cable. You simply enable infrared communication on your computer and your handheld
and then perform an IR HotSync operation. So there’s no need to carry your cable when you’re
on the road with an infrared-enabled laptop.
Preparing your computer for infrared communication
To perform an IR HotSync operation, the computer you want to synchronize with must have an
enabled infrared port or be connected to an infrared device that supports the IrCOMM
implementation of the IrDA standards.
Desktop computers are likely to require an infrared device attached to a physical COM port.
Laptops are likely to have a built-in IR port. Your computer must also have an installed infrared
driver.
Does your computer support infrared communication?
If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP,
infrared communication is built into the operating system. Some versions of Windows 95 also
have built-in infrared communication. If you are using another type of computer, check the
documentation that came with your computer to see if it supports infrared communication.
To check the ports used for infrared communication with Windows 98 and Me:
1. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Infrared icon.
Note: If you do not see the Infrared icon, you need to install an infrared driver.
3. Click the Options tab.
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4. Select Enable infrared communication.
The COM port displayed on this screen is the port associated with your infrared device. It
should be different from the port currently defined for cable synchronization.
5. Write down the port listed as “Providing application support” so you can configure HotSync
Manager for infrared communication.
This port is the simulated port. It is the channel through which the actual infrared communi-
cation takes place between your computer and your handheld.
6. Deselect all other check boxes in the Options tab.
7. Click Apply and then click OK.
To enable infrared communication with Windows 2000 and Windows XP:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray (bottom-right corner of the
taskbar).
2. Choose Exit to close HotSync Manager.
3. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel.
4. Double-click the Wireless Link icon.
5. Click the Image Transfer tab and deselect the Use Wireless Link to transfer images from a
digital camera to your computer check box.
Infrared
ports
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6. Click OK.
7. Disable any other application that opens the IR port.
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication
Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and configure it for infrared communication. In
Windows 98 and Me, you need to specify the simulated port used for infrared communication. In
Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you simply need to activate the infrared menu item.
To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with Windows 98 and Me:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.
2. Make sure Local Serial is checked on the menu.
3. Choose Setup.
4. Click the Local tab.
5. In the Serial Port list, select the simulated port used for infrared communication. See the
previous section for instructions on identifying the simulated port.
6. Click OK.
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The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared
communication.
Note: You cannot use your cable again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to
communicate with the port defined for cable synchronization.
To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with Windows 2000
and Windows XP:
1. If necessary, start HotSync Manager.
2. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.
3. Choose InfraRed from the HotSync Manager menu.
Performing an IR HotSync operation
After you complete the steps to prepare for an IR HotSync operation it is easy to perform the
actual operation.
To perform an IR HotSync operation:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the HotSync icon .
3. Press Return to launch the application.
4. Tap Local.
5. Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.
6. Position your handheld’s IR port within a couple of inches of your computer’s infrared port.
7. Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation.
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Returning to serial cable HotSync operations
It’s easy to return to using the cable for HotSync operations.
Note: If you’re using a USB cable and the Local USB option is already selected on the HotSync
Manager menu, you don’t need to do anything to return to cable operations.
To return to serial cable HotSync operations with Windows 98 and Me:
1. If needed, connect the cable to your computer.
2. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.
3. Choose Setup, and then click Local.
4. In the Serial Port list, select the COM port where your cable is connected.
5. Click OK.
To disable infrared communication with Windows 2000 and Windows XP:
1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.
2. Uncheck InfraRed on the menu.
3. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel.
4. Double-click the Wireless Link icon.
5. Click the Image transfer tab, and select the Use Wireless Link to transfer images from a
digital camera to your computer check box.
The next time you want to perform a HotSync operation just press the HotSync button on the
cable. You can leave the HotSync application on your handheld set to perform IR HotSync
operations and still use the cable. This is useful if you perform HotSync operations with both your
desktop computer and a laptop. When you are in the office just connect your handheld to the
cable and press the HotSync button. When you travel, you don’t have to carry a cable.
Conducting a modem HotSync operation
You can use a modem to synchronize your handheld when you are away from your computer. The
modem can be located on an expansion card, or inside a mobile phone that you connect to your
handheld.
Note: The first HotSync operation must be local, using the cable. After that, you can perform a
modem HotSync operation.
To perform a modem HotSync operation you must complete the following steps:
Connect a modem to your computer
Configure HotSync Manager for use with your modem
Connect a modem to your handheld
Configure the Modem Preferences on your handheld for use with your modem
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Preparing your computer
There are a few steps you must perform to prepare your computer for a modem HotSync
operation. Be sure to perform these steps before you leave your office so that your computer is
ready to receive a call from your handheld.
To prepare your computer for a modem HotSync operation:
1. Confirm that the computer modem is connected and turned on, and that no communications
applications, such as fax or telephony software, are running on a COM port.
Note: Make sure the computer is disconnected from all online services, such as America
Online (AOL) and CompuServe. This helps to avoid conflicts with the COM port.
2. Start HotSync Manager if it is not already running, and from the HotSync Manager menu,
choose Modem.
3. Adjust the following options as needed.
4. Click OK.
Serial Port Identifies the port for the modem. If you are unsure of the port assignment,
look at the Modem Properties in the Windows Control Panel.
Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred. Try the As Fast As
Possible rate first, and adjust downward if you experience problems. This
setting allows your desktop software and your handheld to find and use
the fastest speed.
Modem Identifies the modem type or manufacturer. Refer to your modem manual
or face plate for its type or settings. If you’re not sure of your modem type
or your modem doesn’t match any that appear in the list, select Hayes
Basic.
Setup String Identifies the setup string for your particular modem. Not all modems
require a setup string. Refer to your modem manual and enter the setup
string if recommended by the manufacturer.
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Preparing your handheld
There are a few steps you must perform to prepare your handheld for a modem HotSync
operation.
To prepare your handheld for a modem HotSync operation:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the HotSync icon .
3. Press Return to launch the application.
4. Tap Modem.
5. Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select Standard Modem.
6. Tap the Enter Phone # field.
Note: If you plan to connect to your company’s dial-in server (network modem) instead of
connecting to a computer modem, see page 168.
7. Enter the telephone number to access the modem connected to your computer.
8. If needed, enter a dial prefix (such as “9”) to access an outside line, and then tap the Dial
Prefix check box.
Tip: You can enter a comma in the field to introduce a “pause” in the dialing sequence.
Each comma equals a two second pause.
9. Select the Disable call waiting check box to avoid an interruption during the modem HotSync
operation.
10. If you want to use a calling card to place the call, select the check box and enter the calling
card number.
11. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
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Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation
The Conduit Setup dialog box on your handheld enables you to define which files and/or
applications synchronize during a modem HotSync operation. You can use these settings to
minimize the time required for modem synchronization.
To change the Conduit Setup for a modem HotSync operation:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the HotSync icon .
3. Press Return to launch the application.
4. Press Menu .
5. Under Options, select Conduit Setup (/D).
6. Tap the check boxes to deselect the files and applications that you do
not
want to synchronize
during a modem HotSync operation. The default setting is to synchronize all files.
Note: Applications that do not have a database (such as games) do not synchronize — even
if you select the item in the Conduit Setup dialog box.
7. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Performing a modem HotSync operation
After you prepare your computer and your handheld, and select your Conduit Setup options, you
are ready to perform a modem HotSync operation.
To perform a modem HotSync operation:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the HotSync icon .
3. Press Return to launch the application.
4. Tap the Modem icon to dial the desktop modem and synchronize the applications.
5. Wait for the HotSync operation to finish. If you have any problems conducting a successful
HotSync operation, see Appendix B
.
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5. Click OK.
6. Connect your handheld to the cable and press the HotSync button.
The HotSync operation records network information about your computer on your handheld.
With this information, your handheld can locate your computer when you perform a HotSync
operation over the network.
To prepare your handheld for a dial-in network HotSync operation:
Note: If you are performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN, you do not need to prepare
your handheld and can skip to page 170.
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the HotSync icon .
3. Press Return to launch the application.
4. Press Menu .
5. Under Options, select Modem Sync Prefs (/O).
6. Tap Network.
7. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Note: See the section that begins on page 142 for information on configuring Network
HotSync preferences.
Performing a dial-in network HotSync operation
You are ready to perform a dial-in network HotSync operation after you prepare your computer
and handheld, and select your Conduit Setup options.
To perform a dial-in network HotSync operation:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the HotSync icon .
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3. Press Return to launch the application.
4. Tap the modem HotSync icon to begin the operation.
Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN
You are ready to perform a network HotSync from another computer on your network after you
select Network from the HotSync Manager menu on both your primary computer and the
computer you want to use for the network HotSync operation.
To perform a network HotSync operation via a LAN:
1. Connect your handheld to a HotSync cable that is connected to a computer on the LAN.
2. Press the HotSync button on the cable.
HotSync Manager finds your primary computer on the LAN and synchronizes with the data on
your primary computer.
Using File Link
The File Link feature enables you to import PhoneBook and Memo Pad information onto your
handheld from a separate external file such as a company phone list. HotSync Manager stores
the data in a separate category on your Palm Desktop software and your handheld. You can
configure the File Link feature to check for changes to the external file when you perform a
HotSync operation.
With File Link, you can import data stored in any of the following formats:
Comma delimited (.csv)
Tab delimited (.tsv)
Memo Pad archive (.mpa)
Address archive (.aba)
Text (.txt)
For information on how to set up a file link, see the Palm Desktop online Help.
Note: To use this feature, you must use Palm Desktop software as your PIM software.
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Creating a user profile
If you need to configure several Palm OS® handhelds with specific information (such as a
company phone list) before distributing them to their actual users, you can create a user profile
to load the data into a handheld without associating that data with a user name. The User Profile
feature is designed only for the first-time HotSync operation, before you assign a User ID to a
particular handheld.
To create a user profile:
1. Open Palm Desktop software.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Users.
3. Click Profiles.
4. Click New.
5. Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK.
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each profile that you want to create, and then click OK to return to
Palm Desktop software.
7. Select the profile from the User list and create the data for the profile (e.g., company phone
list, etc.).
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To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation:
1. Connect the new handheld to the HotSync cable.
2. Press the HotSync button on the cable.
3. Click Profiles.
4. Select the profile that you want to load on the handheld, and click OK.
5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld.
The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software prompts you to assign
a user name to the handheld.
Synchronizing with your
desktop e-mail application
Palm™ Mail is an application that lets you synchronize with the e-mail application on your desktop
computer. You can read, reply to, compose, and delete e-mail on your handheld. To send or
receive e-mail, you simply perform a HotSync operation either locally, using the HotSync cable or
the infrared port on your handheld, or remotely, using an optional modem or a network as
described earlier in this chapter.
The key to Palm Mail is that it truly synchronizes the mail in the Inbox of your desktop e-mail
application with the mail on your handheld. For example, if you delete e-mail items from Palm Mail,
your next HotSync operation also deletes the e-mail items from your desktop e-mail application,
so you never have to delete e-mail items twice. Similarly, if you read an e-mail item on your
handheld and leave it in your Inbox, your next HotSync operation marks it as read in your desktop
e-mail application.
In Palm Mail, you can do the following:
View, delete, file, and reply to incoming mail.
Create outgoing e-mail items and drafts of e-mail items.
Create simple or complex filters, which allow you to decide the type of e-mail that your
handheld retrieves from your desktop E-mail application.
Use your handheld and its HotSync cable or with infrared communication to send and retrieve
e-mail items from your desktop e-mail application.
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Preparing your computer to synchronize desktop e-mail
Before you use Palm Mail for the first time, make sure your desktop e-mail application is up and
running. You must also set up Palm Desktop software for use with your desktop e-mail
application.
Palm Mail supports a number of Windows desktop e-mail applications, such as Microsoft Outlook
(version 4.0 or higher), QUALCOMM Eudora (version 3.0.3 or higher), and Lotus cc:Mail (versions
2.5, 6.0, and 7.0). You can see the full list of the supported applications when you set up Palm
Mail.
If your desktop e-mail application does not appear on the list, you may still be able to manage your
desktop e-mail application from your handheld by means of special connection software, called a
conduit, that lets you synchronize your desktop e-mail application and your handheld. Contact the
vendor of your e-mail application or visit the web site www.handspring.com for more information.
Note: The following instructions assume that you have already installed Palm Desktop software
on your computer and that you did not set up Palm Mail during the installation. If you have
not yet installed Palm Desktop software, install it now.
To set up Palm Mail:
1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar.
2. Highlight Programs, highlight Handspring (or Palm), and then click Mail Setup to begin setup.
3. Follow the instructions onscreen to set up your handheld for use with your desktop e-mail
application.
To select HotSync options:
1. Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray (bottom-right corner of the taskbar).
2. Choose Custom.
Tip: You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software.
3. Select Mail in the list box.
4. Click Change.
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5. Click one of the following settings:
Tip: To turn off Palm Mail, select Do Nothing and then select the Set As Default check box.
To change your Palm Mail setup options:
1. Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray.
2. Choose Custom.
Tip: You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software.
3. Select Mail in the list box.
4. Click Change.
5. Modify your settings as needed.
6. Click OK.
Using Palm Mail on your handheld
After you enable and configure Palm Mail, perform a HotSync operation to synchronize Palm Mail
with your desktop e-mail application. The following section explains how to use Palm Mail on your
handheld.
To open Palm Mail:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the Mail icon .
3. Press Return to launch the application.
Synchronize
the files
Synchronizes the mail on your handheld and your desktop e-mail application.
Desktop
overwrites
handheld
Replaces the mail on your handheld with the mail in your desktop e-mail
application. You should use this option only if, for some reason, the two
inboxes get out of sync. This setting applies for only one HotSync operation
and then reverts back to the default setting.
Do Nothing Turns off communication between your handheld and desktop e-mail
application. This setting applies for only one HotSync operation and then
reverts back to the default setting.
Set As
Default
Changes the default setting on an ongoing basis. (When you first set up Palm
Mail, Synchronize the files is the default setting.)
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Viewing e-mail items
The Message list displays a list of your incoming e-mail items, who sent them, and the date they
were received. E-mail items you’ve read have a check next to them. High-priority e-mail items
appear in bold.
To open an e-mail item:
1. Use the scroll buttons to select the message you want to open.
2. Press Space to open it.
To close an e-mail item:
Hold Option and press Return to close the e-mail item.
Displaying full header information
By default, Palm Mail displays abbreviated header information, which comprises only the From:
and Subj: fields. The full header provides complete information about the sender, receiver, and
copied recipients, in addition to the subject and date the e-mail item was created. Palm Mail uses
the header type you select for all your e-mail items.
To display full header information:
1. Open an e-mail item.
2. Tap the Complete Header icon.
Tip: To redisplay the abbreviated header, tap the Abbreviated Header icon.
Previously read
Recipient
Sender
Time and date sent
E-mail body
Subject
Header mode icons
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Creating e-mail items
You create e-mail items with your handheld the same way you create e-mail with your desktop
E-mail application: you identify the recipient(s) of the e-mail item, define a subject, and create the
body of the e-mail item.
You create original e-mail items and replies in the New Message screen. All e-mail items must,
at the very least, contain information in the To: and Subj: fields.
To create an e-mail item:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Message, select New (/N).
3. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient.
Note: Enter the address as if you were entering it from your desktop e-mail application. For
example, network users sending an e-mail item to a user on the same network do not
need to add Internet information, such as @mycorp.com.
4. To send a copy of this e-mail item to additional recipients, tap the CC: field, and then enter
the e-mail addresses of the additional recipients, separating the addresses with a comma
followed by a space.
5. In the Subj: field, enter a subject for your e-mail item.
6. In the Body: field, enter the text of your e-mail item.
Tip: If the address, CC, subject, or body exceeds the capacity of the screen display, tap
the name of the field (for example, tap “To:”) to expand that field. Hold Option and
press Return to return to the New Message screen.
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To reply to an e-mail item:
1. Open an e-mail item in the Message list to display it onscreen.
2. Tap Reply.
3. Select whom you want to receive the reply: Sender only, All recipients, or someone who didn’t
see the original e-mail item (Forward).
4. Select whether you want to include original text or comment original text.
5. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
6. Enter the text of your reply.
Tip: You have several options including setting the priority. See page 178 for details.
7. Tap Send to place your reply in the Outbox.
Looking up an address
To identify the recipient of an e-mail item, you need to enter that person’s e-mail address. You
can do this either by entering the data directly into the field or by using the Look Up command to
access the information in your Contacts list.
Tap to return to New Message screen
Tap the name of the field to open
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To look up an e-mail address:
1. Tap either the To: or CC: field name to expand it.
2. Enter the first few letters of the last name of the person whose address you want to find.
3. Press Menu .
4. Under Options, select Lookup (/L).
5. If the letters you enter identify a unique listing from your Contacts list, your handheld
completes the address for you. If not, the Lookup dialog box appears and lists all records that
contain information in an E-mail field.
6. Enter the first letter of the entry you want to find to scroll to the first entry that begins with
that letter. If you write an additional letter, the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those
two letters. For example, writing an “s” scrolls to “Sanders,” and writing “sm” scrolls to “Smith.”
7. Tap an address to select it.
8. Tap Add.
Adding details to e-mail items
Before you send your e-mail item, you can attach additional attributes to it, such as a signature
or a priority level. These features are dependent on the desktop E-mail application you use. If your
application does not support the attribute you select, your handheld cannot attach that attribute
to the e-mail item.
Tap
Lookup
Tap here to enter address in field
Tap to select
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The following details are available:
Note: The Priority and BCC settings are valid only for the current e-mail item and must be set
for each item you create.
Setting a priority
To set a priority for your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the Priority pick list and select the priority you want.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tip: Your handheld can flag e-mail items with a specific priority only if your desktop e-mail
application supports this feature.
Priority Flags an e-mail item as High, Normal, or Low priority.
BCC Creates a blind carbon copy field in the New Message screen.
Signature Attaches previously defined text as the closing of an e-mail item. See page
180 for details.
Confirm Read Requests a confirmation telling you when the e-mail item was read.
Confirm
Delivery
Requests a confirmation telling you when the e-mail item was delivered.
Tap here
Tap here
Tap to select priority
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Sending a blind carbon copy
To add a BCC field to your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the BCC check box to select it.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
4. Tap the BCC: field and enter an address.
Adding a signature to your e-mail item
A signature consists of information about yourself that is appended to your e-mail item as its
closing. For example, a signature can contain your name, address, phone and fax numbers, and
any other text you want to include. By defining such information as a signature, you save yourself
the trouble of having to enter it every time you create an e-mail item.
Adding a signature to your message is a two-part process. First, you create your signature. Then
you select the Signature option.
To create a signature:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Options, select Preferences (/R).
3. Tap the Signature text field and enter the text of your signature.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
BCC field
Add signature
text here
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To add a signature to your e-mail item:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the Signature check box to select it and add your signature to the e-mail item.
Note: The check box stays selected, so all subsequent e-mail items you create will also
contain your signature until you deselect the Signature option.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Note: The signature does not display in your e-mail item; only your recipient sees the signature.
Requesting confirmations
To receive a confirmation when your e-mail item is read:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Tap the Confirm Read check box to select it.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
To receive a confirmation when your e-mail item is delivered:
1. In the New Message screen, tap Details.
2. Select the Confirm Delivery check box to select it.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Storing e-mail to be sent later
When you send e-mail from your handheld, it actually stores the e-mail in the Outbox folder until
the next time you synchronize your handheld with your computer. During synchronization, all e-
mail stored in the Outbox folder is transferred to the Outbox folder in your desktop e-mail
application. E-mail created on your handheld is sent out the next time you send mail from your
desktop e-mail application.
To send e-mail:
After you create an e-mail item, tap Send.
Editing unsent e-mail
You can make changes to an e-mail that has not yet been sent, as long as you have not yet
performed a HotSync operation. When you edit an e-mail item, your handheld removes the item
from the Outbox folder and takes you back to the New Message screen, where you can edit the
item and resend it, save it as a draft, or delete it.
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To retrieve an e-mail item:
1. In the Message list, tap Outbox from the pick list in the upper-right corner.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the e-mail item you want to retrieve.
3. Tap Edit.
Draft e-mail
Sometimes you may not want to send an e-mail item immediately; for example, you may want to
add additional information before sending it. Your handheld stores such e-mail items in the Draft
folder until you are ready to edit them again.
Note: When you’re creating or editing an e-mail item, you can also save the item as a draft by
canceling it. When you cancel an item, your handheld opens a dialog asking if you want
to save the e-mail item. If you tap Yes, your handheld saves the item in the Draft folder.
To save an e-mail item as a draft:
1. Create an e-mail item.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Message, select Save Draft (/W).
Tap here to display folder list
Tap here to
select item
Tap to
edit item
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To edit an e-mail item saved as a draft:
1. In the Message list, tap Draft from the pick list in the upper-right corner.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the draft you want to display.
3. Tap Edit.
4. Enter your changes; then either save the e-mail item again as a draft, or tap Send to move
the item to your Outbox folder.
Filing e-mail
Your handheld can store e-mail you receive or create in the Filed folder. The contents of this
folder do not automatically synchronize with your desktop e-mail application during a HotSync
operation. Your handheld, however, stores a backup copy of the Filed folder on your computer
hard disk.
To file e-mail:
1. Open an e-mail item.
2. Press Menu .
3. Under Message, select File (/I).
4. Tap No to save the e-mail item and move it to the Filed folder, or tap Yes to file the item and
keep a copy in the Inbox.
To remove e-mail from the Filed folder:
1. In the Message list, tap Filed from the pick list in the upper-right corner.
2. Tap the e-mail item you want to restore.
3. Tap Edit to display and modify the item.
Tip: After you display and modify the e-mail item, you can send it, save it as a draft, or return
it to the Filed folder.
Selected
item
Tap to
edit item
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Deleting e-mail
Your handheld stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you perform the next HotSync
operation. If you delete an e-mail item from the handheld, it is also deleted from your desktop e-
mail application when you perform the next HotSync operation.
To delete e-mail:
1. Open the e-mail item you want to delete.
2. Tap Delete.
3. If you selected the Preferences option to confirm deletion, tap Yes.
Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder
You can reverse the deletion of an e-mail item (by removing it from the Deleted folder) as long
as you have not performed a HotSync operation or purged the contents of the Deleted folder.
To remove an e-mail item you received from the Deleted folder:
1. In the Message list, tap Deleted from the pick list in the upper-right corner.
2. Tap the e-mail item you want to restore.
3. Tap Undelete to move the selected item to the Inbox and mark it as read.
To remove an e-mail item you created from the Deleted folder:
1. In the Message list, tap Deleted from the pick list in the upper-right corner.
2. Tap the e-mail item you want to restore.
3. Tap Edit to display and modify the item.
Note: After you display and modify the e-mail item, you can send it or save it as a draft.
Purging deleted e-mail
Because your handheld stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you perform a HotSync
operation, deleted e-mail can monopolize storage space. To avoid or correct this problem, purge
the contents of your Deleted folder. E-mail that you purge is still deleted from your desktop e-mail
application when you perform the next HotSync operation.
To purge the contents of the Deleted folder:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Message, select Purge Deleted (/E).
3. Tap Yes.
Note: You cannot restore e-mail items after you purge them.
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Message list options
Message list options enable you to manage the way the Message list displays information.
Folders
Your handheld provides folders for categorizing your mail. The Message list displays the e-mail
items in the folder you select.
To select a folder:
1. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner to open the list of folders:
2. Select the folder you want to display in the Message list screen.
Date column
The Date column is optional in the Message list. By default, the Date column is hidden to increase
the available screen space.
To show the Date column:
1. In the Message list, tap Show.
2. Tap the Show Date check box to select it.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Inbox Contains the e-mail from your desktop e-mail application Inbox, minus any that you
have excluded using filtering options. See page 187 for details.
Outbox Contains the e-mail you created and sent on the handheld since the last HotSync
operation.
Deleted Contains the e-mail you deleted since the last HotSync operation.
Filed Contains the e-mail you want to store on the handheld.
Draft Contains the e-mail you created using the handheld but are not yet ready to send.
Tap Show
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Sorting the Message list
You can sort e-mail items by the date sent, by sender, or by subject.
Note: High-priority e-mail items always appear first, no matter how you sort the list.
To sort the Message list:
1. In the Message list, tap Show.
2. Tap the Sort by pick list and select one of the following options:
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Palm Mail HotSync options
Palm Mail’s HotSync options enable you to manage your e-mail more effectively by selecting
which e-mail items download when you synchronize your computer and your handheld. You can
define different settings for local and remote synchronization. For example, you may want to
download all of your e-mail during local synchronization and only urgent e-mail during remote
synchronization. Once defined, your handheld determines if synchronization is occurring locally or
remotely and uses the appropriate settings for the HotSync operation.
Note: The default setting is All. So, if your e-mail Inbox has lots of messages, synchronization
could be time consuming.
To open the HotSync Options dialog box:
1. Press Menu .
2. Under Options, select HotSync Options (/H).
3. Tap the Settings for pick list and select Local HotSync or Remote HotSync.
Date Sorts e-mail by date and displays the most recent e-mail item at the top of the
screen.
Sender Sorts e-mail by the sender’s user name and displays items in ascending
alphabetical order, based on the first word of the From: field.
Subject Sorts e-mail by the subject and displays items in ascending alphabetical order,
based on the first word of the Subj: field.
Tap here
to display
HotSync
options
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4. Tap the filtering option you want to apply:
Note: The All setting does not mean that all information included in each e-mail item
downloads to your handheld. Truncation settings (explained in a following section) for
long e-mail items still apply. Also, Palm Mail never downloads any attachments to your
handheld. The e-mail item and any text information appear, but the attachment is left
in your desktop e-mail application.
5. If you selected All, Send only, or Unread, Hold Option and press Return to finish. If you
selected Filter, continue to the next section.
Creating special filters
You can create special filters to control the type of e-mail items that download to your handheld
during synchronization. Special filters work on the premise of ignoring or retrieving items that
contain specific information in their header fields.
To create a special filter, you must decide whether you want to ignore or retrieve certain e-mail
items. Then, based on that decision, you must tell your handheld what it needs to look for in the
To:, From:, and Subj: fields to single out those e-mail items.
To access the special filter settings:
Tap the Filter box in the HotSync Options dialog box.
All During synchronization, all e-mail items in your desktop e-mail Inbox
synchronize with your handheld, and all e-mail items in your handheld Outbox
are sent to your desktop E-Mail application.
Send Only During synchronization, only the e-mail items in your handheld Outbox are
sent to your desktop e-mail application; from there, they are sent to their
destinations.
Filter During synchronization, all e-mail items in your handheld Outbox are sent to
your desktop E-Mail application, and items in your desktop E-Mail Inbox that
meet specific criteria download to your handheld. When you select the Filter
setting, the HotSync Options dialog box opens and displays additional filter
settings. See page 187 for details.
Unread During synchronization, only unread e-mail items download to your handheld
from your desktop e-mail Inbox, and all items in your handheld Outbox are
sent to your desktop e-mail application.
Tap here to
display Filter
options
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Ignoring or receiving e-mail
The first step in establishing a special filter is to determine whether you want to ignore or retrieve
e-mail that matches the information you specify.
To define whether to ignore or receive e-mail:
Tap the pick list in the center of the HotSync Options dialog box and select one of the
following settings:
Defining filter strings
E-mail items are filtered based on the information contained in their To:, From:, and Subj: fields.
The information that defines what your handheld is looking for is called a
filter string
. You create
a filter string by listing the words you want your handheld to find and separating them with either
a comma or a space. Each word in the filter string is joined by an implicit OR, so you do not need
to enter logical connectors like AND or OR.
To create a more complex filter, you can define filter strings for the To:, From:, and Subj: fields
simultaneously. Your handheld joins the filter strings for these fields using an implicit AND; once
again, you do not need to add the logical connector. Your handheld does that for you.
For example, suppose you want to receive only e-mail items from John Smith (jsmith@aol.com)
or Jack Jones (jjones@aol.com) concerning the Apollo Project. You would create the following
filter strings:
In the To: field: jsmith@aol.com, jjones@aol.com
In the Subj: field: Apollo Project
Ignore
Messages
Containing
Tells your handheld to
exclude
the e-mail items that meet the criteria you
define and download
all other e-mail items
during synchronization. In general,
this filter downloads more e-mail during synchronization because it blocks only
one defined subset of e-mail.
Retrieve
Only Msgs
Containing
Tells your handheld to
include
only the e-mail items that meet the criteria you
define and to ignore all other e-mail items during synchronization. This filter
has the potential to block more e-mail during synchronization because it
downloads only one subset of e-mail.
Select Filter option
Tap here
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Your handheld interprets this as, “Accept e-mail items about the Apollo Project from John Smith
or Jack Jones. Do not accept e-mail items from other people. Do not accept e-mail items from
John or Jack about any other subject.”
When you define a string, note that your handheld searches for any instance of that
sequence
of
characters. For example, if you create a filter that retrieves only e-mail items containing the string
“info,” your handheld considers “info,” “rainforest” and “kinfolk” appropriate matches.
To define a filter string:
1. Tap a header field in the HotSync Options dialog box.
2. Enter your filter string, using commas or spaces to separate the words. Do not add
connectors, such as AND or OR, between words in a string.
3. If your string exceeds the length of the field, tap the name of the field to display the Notes
screen for that header field. For more information about header field Notes screens, see page
176 for details.
4. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish.
High-priority e-mail
The Retrieve All High Priority setting lets you retrieve e-mail items marked high-priority, even if
those items would have been blocked by a defined filter.
Tap here to
insert cursor
Tap here
Enter filter data
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To retrieve high-priority e-mail items:
1. Tap the Filter box in the HotSync Options dialog box.
2. Tap the Retrieve All High Priority check box to select it.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Note: This setting is applicable only if your e-mail application has the capacity to flag high-
priority e-mail items.
Truncating e-mail items
The Truncate feature lets you set a point at which long e-mail items truncate when downloading
to your handheld. By default, this Truncate value is 4,000 characters. By truncating long
messages, you reduce the time it takes to synchronize your desktop e-mail and Palm Mail, as well
as the amount of storage space e-mail uses on your handheld.
Note: Truncation is separate and independent from filtering.
To truncate e-mail items:
1. Tap Truncate in the HotSync Options dialog box.
2. Tap to select the truncation setting you want.
Tip: If you select the maximum setting, messages can be 8,000 characters; longer
messages are truncated. If you select a lower value, you’ll have more room for e-mail
items.
3. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap
check
box
Tap
Truncate
Tap to
select
maximum
length
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Palm Mail menus
Palm Mail menus are shown here for your reference, and Palm Mail features that are not
explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.
See page 29 for information about choosing menu commands.
Message menus
The Message menu varies depending on whether you are viewing an e-mail item, creating an e-
mail item, or viewing the Message list.
Options menus
The Options menu varies depending on whether you are creating or editing an e-mail item.
About Mail Shows version information for Palm Mail.
Message list New Message
View Message
Message list New Message
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Chapter 9
Using the Wireless Application Suite
This chapter provides information on how to use the applications and features that are specific
to wireless data communication. The Wireless Application Suite includes the Blazer web browser,
Palm SMS text messaging, and One-Touch Mail™ by JP Mobile e-mail application.
To use the Wireless Application Suite, you must have the following:
A data-enabled mobile phone that is equipped with an IR port or a special cable that enables
you to connects your mobile phone to your handheld.
A wireless service provider that supports data services and it must be part of your service
package (some wireless service providers may require you to sign up for data services
separately).
An account established with an ISP (Internet Service Provider). Many wireless service
providers also provide ISP services. If ISP information is available from your wireless service
provider when you configure your wireless communication settings with the Handspring CD-
ROM, the installation program sets up your handheld for use with that provider.
To install the Wireless Application Suite:
1. Insert the Handspring CD into the CD-ROM drive on your computer.
2. Complete step 1 of the installation process to install the synchronization software.
3. Proceed to step 2 of the installation process to install the Wireless Application Suite.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the components you want to use.
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Preparing for mobile communications
After you install the Wireless Applications Suite software, you’re ready to connect your handheld
to your mobile phone and use it for mobile communication. You can connect your handheld and
your mobile phone using infrared communication, or using a special cable.
To connect your handheld to your mobile phone with infrared communication:
1. Make sure infrared communication is enabled on your mobile phone.
2. Align the IR port on your handheld with the IR port on your mobile phone.
To connect your handheld to your mobile phone with a special cable:
1. Connect one end of the cable to your mobile phone.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the connector on the bottom of your handheld.
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Blazer Web Browser
If you can’t hold the world in the palm of your hand, at least you can hold the World Wide Web
when you use Blazer to browse the Internet on your handheld’s screen.
In Blazer, you can do the following:
Access the World Wide Web and display Internet content.
Create up to 100 bookmarks for quick and convenient access to your favorite web sites.
Navigate between web pages with familiar toolbar icons.
To use Blazer, you must subscribe to data services from your wireless service provider, and you
must have an account established with an ISP (Internet Service Provider). Many wireless service
providers also provide ISP services. If ISP information is available from your wireless service
provider when you configure your wireless communication settings with the Handspring CD-
ROM, the installation program will set up Blazer for use with that provider.
Note: If you already installed the desktop software from the Handspring CD-ROM but didn’t
configure the wireless communication settings, select Configure Wireless Suite under
Handspring (or Palm) on the Windows Start menu, and follow the instructions on the
screen.
Viewing web pages
You can view web pages whenever you connect to your mobile phone via the IR port or a special
cable. If you are outside a coverage area, you can view web pages that are stored temporarily on
your handheld in an area called the “cache.” However, if a page stored in the cache has an
expiration date and it is past that date, you need to establish an Internet connection to view that
page.
To view a web page:
1. Prepare your handheld and mobile phone for data communications. See page 194 for details.
2. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
3. Use the scroll buttons to select the Blazer icon .
4. Press Return to launch the application.
5. Press Menu .
6. Under Go, select Go to Web Page (/G).
Tip: You can also tap the Folder icon to open the Go to Web Page dialog box.
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7. Enter the URL you want to view.
8. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
9. Tap Yes to connect now.
While a page is loading, a Progress icon appears in the lower right corner of the screen.
You can tap links to other pages as soon as they appear. You don’t need to wait until a page
fully loads. To stop loading a page, tap the Stop icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
10. To scroll through a page, do any of the following:
Press the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld.
Tap the onscreen arrows or scroll bar (if one appears).
Tip: To view a list of web sites that are optimized for your handheld, go to the home page,
and then tap Directory of Mobile Sites.
Working with bookmarks
The Bookmark view makes it easy for you to get to web sites you visit often.
Viewing bookmarked pages
Your handheld may come with a few bookmarks already in place. You can jump directly to any of
the predefined bookmarks, or to any pages for which you’ve created a bookmark.
Folder icon
Tap to go to
home page
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To define a bookmark:
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu .
2. Under Bookmark, select Add Bookmark (/A).
Tip: You can also open the New Bookmark dialog box by tapping an empty bookmark slot.
3. Enter a Name, Description, and URL for the page you want to bookmark.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Editing bookmarks
You can change the title, description, or URL associated with any of your bookmarks.
To edit a bookmark:
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu .
2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E).
3. Tap the page icons to navigate to the page containing the bookmark you want to change.
Tip: You can enter or change the Title for any bookmark page. Use the page Title to
create bookmark categories. For example, if you want to create a page with links to
various investments, you might name the page Assets.
4. Tap the bookmark you want to change.
5. Enter the changes.
6. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Tap an
empty
slot
Page icons
Tap a bookmark
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To rearrange bookmark pages:
1. From the Bookmark view, press Menu .
2. Under Bookmark, select Edit Bookmark (/E).
3. Drag the page to the slot where you want it to appear.
A grey line appears next to the page when it is in drag mode. When dropping a page on the
top row, the grey line appears to the left of the slot where the page will appear. When drop-
ping a page on the bottom row, the grey line appears to the right of the slot where the page
will appear.
4. Hold Option and press Return to finish.
Blazer menus
Blazer menus are shown here for your reference, and Blazer features that are not explained
elsewhere in this guide are described here.
See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands.
The Go and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the Page view or the
Bookmark view.
Page menu
Refresh Enables you to update the current web page with the most up-to-date
information.
Stop loading Cancels the process of loading a page.
Drag a page to
another slot
Page view
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Bookmarks menu
Go menus
Options menu
Properties Displays the Page Properties dialog box where you can view the Page Name,
URL, Size (Bytes) and whether the page was loaded from the cache.
Bookmark view
Page view
Bookmark view
Bookmark view Page view
Chapter 9 Page 203
Preferences
(continued)
Advanced tab:
Cache Size (K). Displays the amount of memory that Blazer reserves to
store recently viewed pages. The amount of free memory available on your
handheld appears below this option.
Clear. Erases all the pages stored in the cache. You cannot cancel or undo
this action.
Accept Cookies. Enables the receipt of Internet cookies. The default setting
for this option is on.
Clear Cookies. Erases all the cookies stored on your handheld. You cannot
cancel or undo this action.
Set Proxy. Opens the Set Proxy dialog box where you can enter advanced
HTTP proxy server settings. If your ISP or network requires you to go
through a proxy server when you connect to the Internet, use this dialog box
to enter the proxy server settings. Contact your ISP or system administrator
for details.
Disconnect Terminates your connection to the Internet.
About Blazer Displays version information for Blazer.
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Palm™ SMS
Palm™ SMS provides a way for you to use your Treo and a GSM mobile phone to exchange short
text messages with other people who also use GSM mobile phones and subscribe to an SMS
service. These text messages, also called SMS (Short Message Service) messages, are similar to
e-mail messages that you send and receive from your computer, but are limited to 160 characters
in length. In addition to sending text, you can use Palm SMS to send and receive records from
your handheld applications as an SMS message. Sending a record is similar to sending
attachments with an e-mail message, but in the case of SMS, the data becomes the message, it
isn’t something extra you send with a text message.
In Palm SMS, you can do the following:
Send and receive short text messages.
Read incoming messages directly from the Inbox.
Review messages you sent in the Sent folder.
Send data from other applications including Contacts, Date Book Plus, Memo Pad, and
To Do List
Note: The person receiving your SMS message must also have a GSM mobile phone and a
wireless service provider that supports text messages. Some wireless service providers
may use a different name for their text messaging service. Contact your GSM wireless
service provider to see if their service is compatible with SMS.
To open Palm SMS:
1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher.
2. Use the scroll buttons to select the Palm SMS icon .
3. Press Return to launch the application.
The SMS screen opens where you can access any of the following categories:
Inbox Stores incoming messages that you downloaded from your phone.
Outbox Stores messages waiting to be sent.
Trash Stores message which you’ve deleted. Deleted messages can be restored to
their original category until your empty the trash.
Archive Stores messages you’ve read and want to keep.
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To receive and view data messages:
1. Connect your handheld to your GSM mobile phone. See page 194 for details.
2. From any SMS list view, press Menu .
3. Under Message, select Check (/H).
Tip: You can also check for incoming messages and send any messages in your outbox
simultaneously by tapping Send & Check.
4. Use the scroll buttons to select a message that has a paperclip icon in the right column.
5. Press Space to open the message.
6. In the Transfer dialog box, tap Yes to insert the record in the corresponding application, or tap
No to view the record as text.
Note: When you view a data record as text, some characters may appear differently than in
their native application.
Creating text messages
Palm SMS enables you to create short text messages and send them to a GSM mobile phone
number. If a message exceeds 160 characters, Palm SMS automatically divides the text into
multiple messages when it sends the message. As you create a message, the status bar at the
top of the screen indicates how many characters are in the current message.
To create an SMS text message:
1. From any SMS list view, tap New.
2. Tap To.
3. Use the scroll buttons to select a name with a mobile phone number from your Contacts list,
or enter a mobile phone number.
Note: Contact entries with mobile phone numbers appear with an (M) next to them in the
Contacts list. Contact entries without a mobile phone number do not appear in the
Lookup dialog box.
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