3Com PalmPilot Professional, Handbook

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Chapter 1: The PalmPilot
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Connected Organizer and its Controls page
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Contents
Chapter 1 — The PalmPilot
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Connected Organizer and its Controls...... 1
Front Panel Buttons and Controls .............................................................1
PalmPilot Stylus........................................................................................... 3
Back Panel Doors, Buttons and Connections........................................... 4
Battery Installation ......................................................................................5
About the Backlight Feature ......................................................................6
Safety, Care, and Maintenance................................................................... 6
Chapter 2 — Working with the PalmPilot
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Connected Organizer.......... 9
Starting PalmPilot for the First Time ........................................................9
General Preferences.................................................................................. 11
Format Preferences ................................................................................... 14
Modem Preferences .................................................................................. 16
Owner Preferences ....................................................................................17
Buttons Preferences.................................................................................. 19
ShortCuts and Digitizer Preferences....................................................... 22
PalmPilot Applications .............................................................................. 22
Using the Stylus to Write Text................................................................. 24
Using the On-Screen Keyboard ............................................................... 33
Using Menus.............................................................................................. 35
On-line Tips ................................................................................................38
Using Categories ....................................................................................... 38
Attaching a Note to a Record....................................................................43
Private Records.......................................................................................... 44
Chapter 3 — Date Book .................................................................................. 45
Activating the Date Book.......................................................................... 45
Time Display .............................................................................................. 46
Scheduling an Event.................................................................................. 46
Choosing a Date......................................................................................... 50
Week View.................................................................................................. 52
Month View ................................................................................................55
Event Details .............................................................................................. 56
Using the Repeat Function ....................................................................... 58
Date Book Menu Commands ................................................................... 60
Deleting an Event ...................................................................................... 63