Palm m500 Series, Getting Started

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Chapter 1
Get Started
Palm™ m500 series handhelds will help you stay organized and on
time, and keep up with daily tasks while you are away from your
desk. Use your new handheld to do the following:
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Enter your schedule in Date Book, and set an alarm to remind you
of important meetings
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Keep all your contact names, addresses, and phone numbers in
Address Book
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Prioritize and assign your tasks a due date in To Do List
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Jot quick notes directly on the screen in Note Pad
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View, edit, and compose email on the run
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Synchronize your data with Palm™ Desktop software on your
Windows or Macintosh computer so you always have a copy
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Insert Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMedia Card (MMC) expansion
cards to add additional software or memory, or to back up your
data
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Attach and use peripheral hardware devices, such as a modem or
portable keyboard
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Beam information to another Palm OS
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handheld that is close by
and has an IR (infrared) port
This guide, Getting Started with Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds, provides
information about performing basic tasks on your handheld and with
Palm Desktop software.
After you install Palm Desktop software on your computer, please
read the online Handbook for Palm™ m500 Series Handhelds for
information about performing more advanced tasks. If you are using
a Windows computer, open the handbook by clicking the
Handbook.pdf file in the Palm folder on your computer. If you are
using a Macintosh computer, copy the Handbook.pdf file from the
Documentation folder on the Palm Desktop CD-ROM to your Palm
folder, and then click the file.