Palm PalmTM ZireTM Handheld, Handbook

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Chapter 15 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld
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All your handheld applications use the Country default settings. You can,
however, customize your own preferences as described in
“Time, date, week start,
and numbers formats” later in this chapter.
To set the country default:
1.
Tap the country name pick list.
2.
Tap the setting you want to use.
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, and Month views in Date Book 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, on
while charging option, alarm options, sounds for your handheld, and the Beam
Receive feature.