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Using Your Basic Applications

Date Book menus, preferences, and display options

Date Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book
features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described
here.

See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu
commands.

Record menu

Options menu

Display
Options

Allows you to change Date Book’s appearance
and which events display.

■

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.

Summary of Contents for V

Page 1: ...Handbook for the Palm V Handheld ...

Page 2: ... and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for 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 Important Please read the End User Software License Agreement with this product be fore using the accompanying software program s Using any part of the soft...

Page 3: ...g applications 17 Using menus 18 Four ways to enter data 21 Customizing your handheld 24 Chapter 2 Entering Data in Your Palm V Handheld Using Graffiti writing to enter data 27 Writing Graffiti characters 27 Graffiti tips 29 The Graffiti alphabet 30 Writing capital letters 31 Writing numbers 31 Graffiti numbers 32 Writing punctuation marks 32 Additional Graffiti punctuation 33 Writing symbols and ...

Page 4: ...ssigning a password 46 Changing or deleting a password 47 Locking your handheld 47 Recovering from a forgotten password 48 Chapter 4 Using Your Basic Applications Overview of basic applications 50 Date Book 50 Address Book 51 To Do List 52 Memo Pad 53 Calculator 53 Expense 54 Common tasks 55 Creating records 55 Editing records 55 Deleting records 57 Purging records 58 Exchanging and updating data ...

Page 5: ...ing special filters 133 Truncating e mail items 137 Mail menus 138 Beaming information 139 Chapter 6 Advanced HotSync Operations Selecting HotSync setup options 143 Customizing HotSync application settings 146 IR HotSync operations 148 Preparing your computer for infrared communication 148 Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication 151 Performing an IR HotSync operation 152 Returning t...

Page 6: ...175 Selecting a service 175 Entering a user name 176 Entering a password 177 Selecting a connection 177 Adding telephone settings 178 Connecting to your service 180 Creating additional service templates 181 Adding detailed information to a service template 181 Login scripts 184 Creating a login script on your handheld 185 Plug in applications 187 Deleting a service template 187 Network preferences...

Page 7: ...C Creating a Custom Expense Report About mapping tables 213 Customizing existing sample templates 214 Determining the layout of the Expense Report 215 Labels 215 Sections 216 Analyzing your custom Expense Report 217 Programming the mapping table 218 Using applications other than Microsoft Excel 222 Expense file details 222 Appendix D Non ASCII Characters for Login Scripts Use of char 223 Carriage ...

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Page 9: ...t come with it It walks you through Locating all the parts of your handheld Viewing and entering data Using your handheld with your computer Personalizing your handheld with your own preference settings After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your handheld you can use the rest of this handbook as a reference for less common tasks for maintaining your handheld and also as a source...

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Page 11: ...ant meetings You can view scheduled events by the day week or month and you also have an agenda view for displaying current events and To Do items at the same time Keep all your contact names addresses phone numbers and other details in Address Book 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 ma...

Page 12: ...tible printer Infrared communication device Macintosh compatibility You can connect your handheld to your Macintosh using the PalmConnect Serial Kit or PalmConnect USB Kit sold separately Upgrade Information If you already own a Palm OS handheld we recommend that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your new Palm V handheld into the same folder as your current Palm Desk...

Page 13: ...ears in the box at the top of the Custom dialog box If not select your username 6 For all conduits click Change and select the option Desktop overwrites handheld Then click Done See Customizing HotSync application settings in Chapter 6 for more information 7 Place your new handheld in the cradle and press the HotSync button If the Select User dialog box appears select your username Note If you cus...

Page 14: ...nc operation with this old handheld you are asked to give it a name Be sure to give it a unique name Palm V components Locating front panel controls Contrast control button Turns on the onscreen contrast control so you can adjust the screen for the clearest screen display as required by the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your handheld See Using the onscreen con...

Page 15: ...lays the applications and information stored in your handheld It is touch sensitive and responds to the stylus Graffiti writing area The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti alphabet See Chapter 2 to learn how to write Graffiti characters Scroll button Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the handheld screen Pressing the lower half of the scrol...

Page 16: ... control button 2 Do one of the following To change the contrast in small increments tap to the left or right of the slider To change the contrast in larger increments drag the slider to the left or right Tip You can also press the scroll button to move the slider incrementally 3 Tap Done ...

Page 17: ...l IR port Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other Palm OS handhelds and to perform HotSync operations See Beaming information in Chapter 5 and IR HotSync operations in Chapter 6 for more information 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 Reset button Serial ...

Page 18: ... Palm V handheld as well as update the information between your handheld and computer using HotSync technology Note The cradle must be plugged into the serial COM port at the back of your computer Your handheld requires a dedicated port It cannot share a port with an internal modem or other device If you are unsure about the exact location of the serial port on your computer refer to the user s ma...

Page 19: ...nutes each day to recharge the battery to full capacity If the battery gets low your handheld displays a warning message If this occurs perform a HotSync operation and then recharge the battery as soon as possible If your handheld shuts down you still have about a week to recharge the battery before you lose the data on your handheld An additional connection is made from the back of the cradle s s...

Page 20: ...our handheld Changes you make on your handheld or Palm Desktop software appear in both places after you synchronize With Palm Desktop software you can do the following Work with your handheld applications on your computer Palm Desktop software duplicates the Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad applications on your handheld so you can view enter and modify any data stored on your handhel...

Page 21: ...ettes in a safe place Refer to your computer s manual or operating system documentation if you need information about locking or copying diskettes 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 Exit any open programs including those...

Page 22: ...ware to your computer The connection software called a conduit lets you synchronize the data between your handheld and your PIM If the installation program detects that you have Microsoft Outlook on your computer the program lets you choose between installing Palm Desktop software or installing the conduit for Outlook so that you can use that application as your PIM For information on the availabi...

Page 23: ... 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 or making strokes on the handheld screen Never use an actual pen pencil or other sharp object to write on the handheld screen With your handheld turned on you can tap the handheld screen to do many operations such as the following Open applications C...

Page 24: ...lator and to find text anywhere in your data abc With the cursor in an input field tap the dot to activate the alphabetic keyboard 123 With the cursor in an input field tap the dot to activate the numeric keyboard 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...

Page 25: ...line at a time To scroll to the previous page tap the scroll bar just above the slider To scroll to the next page tap the scroll bar just below the slider You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by pressing the upper and lower portions of the scroll button on the front panel of the handheld Next previous arrows Tap the up and down arrows to display the previous and next page of informat...

Page 26: ...s installed on your handheld tap the scroll bar to see all of your applications Tip To find an application quickly you can write the Graffiti character for the first letter of its name The Applications Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that begins with that letter You can also assign application icons to different categories See Categorizing applications in Chapter 3 Using menu...

Page 27: ... menu that contains the command you want to use The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the application that is currently open Also the menus and menu commands vary depending on which part of the application you re currently using For example in Memo Pad the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo screen Graffiti menu commands Most menu commands have an equivalen...

Page 28: ... the corresponding command letter for an appropriate command in the Graffiti writing area For example to choose Select All in the Edit menu draw the Command stroke followed by the letter s Note Command mode is only active for a short time so you must tap an icon or write the command letter immediately to choose the menu command Displaying online tips Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your ha...

Page 29: ... handheld Using an external keyboard Onscreen keyboard When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address Book you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards to enter data After a keyboard is open you can tap to open any of the other keyboards including the international keyboard See Using the onscreen keyboard in Chapter 2 for more information Note You cannot enter Gra...

Page 30: ...fe a game you can use to practice Graffiti writing See Installing and removing applications in Chapter 3 for installation instructions The Memo Pad application is ideal for practicing Graffiti writing This section explains how to open Memo Pad and use it to practice Graffiti writing Backspace Carriage return Tab Caps Caps shift Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard Tap here to display numeric ke...

Page 31: ...ave new records you want to add to your handheld and prefer to use the computer keyboard rather than Graffiti writing or the onscreen keyboard enter the data in Palm Desktop software or the PIM you have installed to use with your handheld After the information is in Palm Desktop software perform a HotSync operation to synchronize your handheld with your computer See Exchanging and updating data Ho...

Page 32: ...d to enter large amounts of data quickly and accurately while you are away from your computer 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 ...

Page 33: ...ws to change them 4 Tap AM or PM Note Your handheld can also display time based on a 24 hour clock See Formats preferences in Chapter 7 for more information 5 Tap OK To set the current date 1 Tap the Set Date box 2 Tap the arrows to select the current year 3 Tap a month 4 Tap the current date Tap here Tap arrows to select year Tap to select month Tap to select date ...

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Page 35: ... characters Most people find they can enter text quickly and accurately with only minutes of practice Graffiti writing includes any character you can type on a standard keyboard The Graffiti strokes closely resemble the uppercase letters of the regular alphabet which makes Graffiti writing easy to learn There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing If you draw the character shape...

Page 36: ...rite Graffiti letters 1 Tap the screen where you want your text to go Note You need to tap above the Graffiti writing area and must see a blinking cursor before you write the text 2 Use the tables on the following pages to find the stroke shape for the letter you want to create For example the stroke shown below creates the letter n Note There are two different stroke shapes available for some let...

Page 37: ... in the Graffiti writing area If you do not make Graffiti strokes in the Graffiti writing area your handheld does not recognize them as text characters Graffiti tips When using Graffiti writing keep these tips in mind Accuracy improves when you write large characters You should draw strokes that nearly fill the Graffiti writing area To delete characters simply set the insertion point to the right ...

Page 38: ...Page 30 Entering Data in Your Palm V Handheld The Graffiti alphabet Letter Strokes Letter Strokes A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z Space Back Space Carriage Return Period tap twice ...

Page 39: ...tter Use the Caps Shift stroke Tip When Caps Shift is active an up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the handheld screen If you accidentally activate Caps Shift backspace will cancel it To enter only capital letters Caps Lock Use the Caps Lock stroke Tip When Caps Lock is active an underlined up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the handheld screen To return to lowe...

Page 40: ...in with a single tap on the Graffiti writing area When you make this tap you activate Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark Note When Punctuation Shift is active you can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the Graffiti writing area the letters or numbers side Number Strokes Number Strokes 0 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 Punctu...

Page 41: ...Graffiti writing area of your handheld When the Symbol Shift is active a slanted shift symbol appears in the lower right corner of the screen The next stroke that you make creates the symbol or extended character Symbol Stroke Symbol Stroke Period Dash Comma Left Paren Apostrophe Right Paren Question Slash Exclamation Dollar Symbol Shift tab Symbol Shift ...

Page 42: ... the following diagram shows the strokes required to draw an accented e Accent strokes Using these accent strokes you can write the following accented letters à á â ã ä å è é ê ë ì í î ï ò ó ô õ ö ù ú û ü ÿ ý ñ Additional non English characters You can write the following characters without any special punctuation or shifting Note You must write these non English characters in the left side of the...

Page 43: ...hortCuts 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 ShortCuts preferences in Chapter 7 to learn about creating your own ShortCuts To use a ShortCut draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the ShortCut characters When you draw the ShortCut stroke the ShortCut symbol appears at th...

Page 44: ...Pad 2 Tap any record or tap New 3 Tap abc to open the alphabetic keyboard or tap 123 to open the numeric keyboard 4 Tap the characters to enter text and numbers 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...

Page 45: ...our 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 Book and Memo Pad only Tab delimited tab tsv txt Address Book and Memo Pad only CSV ...

Page 46: ...mport 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 9 Click OK The imported data is highlighted in the application 10 To add the imported data to your handhe...

Page 47: ... installed on your handheld appear in the Applications Launcher See Opening applications in Chapter 1 for details Switching between applications When working in any application tap the Applications icon 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 r...

Page 48: ... Done To display applications by category 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Do one of the following Tap the Applications icon 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 alter...

Page 49: ...Applications icon 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 4 Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it 5 Tap OK 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 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Preferences Note Not all appl...

Page 50: ...ring a HotSync operation There are a variety of third party applications available for your handheld To learn more about these applications go to the web site http www palm com Note Any game or application 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 On your computer copy or download the application you want t...

Page 51: ...er 3 Page 43 3 Click Install Tip You can also access the Install Tool dialog by selecting Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program group or by double clicking any file with a PRC PDB or PNC file extension ...

Page 52: ... removes it from the list of applications to install 8 Perform a HotSync operation to install the application s you selected in step 6 See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for details Installing games The CD ROM also includes several games that you can install with the Install Tool Giraffe HardBall MineHunt Puzzle SubHunt Note Giraffe is a fun easy way for you to practi...

Page 53: ...ations icon 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap App and then tap Delete 4 Tap the application that you want to remove 5 Tap Delete 6 Tap Yes 7 Tap Done Removing Palm Desktop software If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software you can remove it from your computer To remove Palm Desktop software 1 From the Windows Start menu choose Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs...

Page 54: ...appear on any screen You can mask and hide private records with or without a password Without a password private records are hidden or masked until you set the Security application to show them With a password you must enter the password to view the private entries See Making records private in Chapter 4 for information on making records private Assigning a password You can assign a password to pr...

Page 55: ...ew password and tap OK To delete the password tap Delete Locking your handheld You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your password to operate it Important If you lock your handheld you must enter the exact password to re activate your handheld If you forget the password you must perform a hard reset to resume using your handheld Performing a hard reset deletes all the records i...

Page 56: ...n and then enter the password Recovering from a forgotten password If you did not activate the Off Lock feature 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 ...

Page 57: ...briefly describes each application and explains how to open it Common tasks gives instructions on how to do tasks that you can do in most or all of the basic applications It s easy to transfer what you learn in one application to the others because the structure and behavior of all the applications are quite similar Application specific tasks is organized by application and gives instructions on h...

Page 58: ... spot days where you have morning lunch or afternoon appointments Display an agenda showing appointments untimed events and your To Do items for the day Set an alarm to sound prior to the scheduled activity Create reminders for events that are based on a particular date rather than time of day Birthdays and anniversaries are easy to track with your handheld Attach notes to individual events for a ...

Page 59: ...which phone number appears in the Address list for each Address Book entry Attach a note to each Address Book entry in which you can enter additional information about the entry Assign Address Book entries to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups To open Address Book Press the Address Book application button on the front panel of your handheld Address Book opens to di...

Page 60: ...o Do List items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Sort your To Do List items either by due date priority level or category Attach notes to individual To Do List items for a description or clarification of the task To open To Do List Press the To Do List application button on the front panel of your handheld To Do List opens to display the category of items you ...

Page 61: ...hone numbers and other types of information Later you can copy and paste this information to other applications To open Memo Pad Press the Memo Pad application button on the front panel of your handheld Memo Pad opens to display the last Memo Pad screen that you viewed Note Press the Memo Pad application button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have memos Calculator Calculato...

Page 62: ...ssociated 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 l...

Page 63: ...rd 1 Select the application in which you want to create a record 2 Tap New 3 In Date Book only Select start and end times for your appointment and tap OK 4 Enter text for the record 5 Optional Tap Details to select attributes for the record 6 In Address Book and Memo Pad only Tap Done There s no need to save the record because your handheld saves it automatically Editing records After you create a...

Page 64: ...ds or drag down to select a group of lines 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 ano...

Page 65: ...item your handheld transfers it to the archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation 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 tap OK Delete the text of the record Note In Date Book you can choose to delete the text of the current repeating event current and future eve...

Page 66: ... applications To purge records 1 Open the application 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Record and then tap Purge A confirmation dialog box appears Date Book Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be to be purged Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the se ries ends before the date that you purge records Date Book To Do List If you want to save a copy of the purged records to an archi...

Page 67: ... your data you need to enter user information on 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 Creating a user profile in Chapter 6 before performing the followin...

Page 68: ...s the HotSync button on the cradle 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 The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins 4 Wait for a message on you...

Page 69: ...rsonal 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 Address Book contains the QuickList user defined category in which you can store the names addresses and phone numbers you might need in emergencies docto...

Page 70: ...lay a category of records 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the list screen Note In the Date Book Agenda view the pick list is in the upper right of the To Do list 2 Select the category you want to view The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category Tip Pressing an application button on the front panel of the handheld toggles through all the categor...

Page 71: ...gory 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the screen or list 2 Tap Edit Categories 3 Tap New 4 Enter the name of the new category and then tap OK 5 Tap OK You can assign any of your records to the new category Tap here ...

Page 72: ...ecords formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category Finding records Your handheld offers several ways to find information quickly All applications Find locates any text that you specify always starting with the current application Date Book To Do List Memo Pad Phone Lookup displays the Address list screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list to a record A...

Page 73: ...xt address record You can also use the Address list Look Up feature to quickly scroll to any of your Address Book entries To look up an Address Book record 1 Display the Address list screen 2 Enter the first letter of the name you want to find The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter If you write another letter the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two ...

Page 74: ...inds Davidson Find locates any words that begin with the text you enter For example searching for plane finds planet but not air plane 3 Tap OK 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 be fore your handheld finishes the search To continue the search after you tap...

Page 75: ...up tips Write the Graffiti Command stroke L to activate the Phone Lookup feature You can also activate it in the following circumstances While entering text For example to insert the full name and phone number for someone with the last name Williams write the Graffiti characters for Wi and then the Phone Lookup Command stroke L Assuming you have only one Address Book record that begins with Wi you...

Page 76: ...ociated with an Expense record To add names to an Expense record 1 Tap 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 in your Address Book that have data in the Company field 5 Select the name you want to add and then tap Add The name appears in the Attendees screen 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more names 7...

Page 77: ... 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 Tap OK To sort records in Address Book and Memo Pad 1 Open the application to display the list screen 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Preferences Address Book Memo Pad 4 Do one of the following Address Book Tap the setting you want Memo Pad Tap the ...

Page 78: ...or mask all private records See Security in Chapter 3 for more information Hiding or masking private records You can hide or mask all records that you mark as private Masked records appear as grey placeholders in the same position they would appear if they were not masked and are marked with a lock icon Hidden records disappear completely from the screen If you define a password for your handheld ...

Page 79: ...he following Tap a masked record Tap the Applications icon tap Security then tap the Cur rent Privacy pick list and select Show Records If you do not have a password hidden and masked records be come visible If you have a password the Show Private Records dialog box appears Go to step 2 2 Enter your password and then tap OK To make a record private 1 Display the entry that you want to make private...

Page 80: ...ple for an appointment in Date Book 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 Address Book only Tap Edit 3 Tap Details 4 Tap Note 5 Enter your note 6 Tap Done 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...

Page 81: ...asier to read You can choose a different font style for each application To change the font style 1 Open an application 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Font 4 Tap the font style you want to use 5 Tap OK Small font Large font Bold font Tap here for small font Tap here for large font Tap here for bold font ...

Page 82: ...ut Date Book makes it easy to find such conflicts See Spotting event conflicts later in this chapter You can also schedule events in your Date Book 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 t...

Page 83: ...Graffiti writing area 4 Do one of the following Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set Time dialog to set the Start Time then tap the End Time box and tap the time columns to set the End Time Tap All Day to automatically insert the start and end time of the event as defined in your Date Book preferences 5 Tap OK Tap the time of an event Start Time highlighted Tap to scroll to earlier ho...

Page 84: ...scroll arrows to move to another week Tip You can also use the scroll button on the front panel of your handheld to move forward or backward one day at a time Tap Go To at the bottom of the screen to open the Go to Date dialog box Select a date by tapping a year month and day in the calendar Tip In the Go to Date dialog box you can also use the scroll button on the front panel of the handheld to m...

Page 85: ...a new untimed event by making sure no event is selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti writing area 4 Enter a description of the event 5 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 screen tap No...

Page 86: ... 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 Detail...

Page 87: ...ds 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 tap OK to dismiss it Scheduling repeating or continuous events The Repeat function...

Page 88: ... 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 Tap OK After you schedule a repeating or continuous event this icon appears to the far right of the event Changing repeating or continuous events When you make changes to a repeating or continuous event such as deleting or adding notes or changing t...

Page 89: ...r 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 cha...

Page 90: ...isplay the current time 2 Drag the stylus below the title area and then lift it to redisplay the date 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 To display the Week View 1 Tap the Week View but...

Page 91: ...rs 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 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 Previous week Next week Tap for that day...

Page 92: ... 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 Options menu later in this chapter 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 Tap the scroll arrows in the upper ...

Page 93: ...etailed information about the event You can tap the check box next to a To Do item to mark it as completed When you tap on a To Do item your To Do list appears Note The To Do items that appear and how you can change them depends on the settings in your To Do preferences See To Do Show Options later in this chapter for more information To display the Agenda View 1 Tap the Agenda View button 2 Tap t...

Page 94: ...plained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands Record menu Options menu Display Options Allows you to change Date Book s appearance and which events display 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 ...

Page 95: ...View only Preferences Start End Time Defines the start and end times for Date Book screens If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down 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 Alarm Sound Sets the tone of t...

Page 96: ...ware also has data import capabilities that enable you to load database files into Address Book on your handheld See Importing data in Chapter 2 and Palm Desktop online Help for more information To create a new Address Book entry 1 Press the Address Book application button on the front of your handheld to display the Address list 2 Tap New 3 Enter the last name of the person you want to add to you...

Page 97: ...ess Book As you enter S Sacramento appears and as you continue entering a and n San Francisco replaces Sacramento As soon as the word you want appears tap in the next field to accept the word 7 Tap the scroll arrows to move to the next page of information 8 After you finish entering information tap Done Tip To create an entry that always appears at the top of the Address list begin the Last name o...

Page 98: ...ext to the label you want to change 4 Select a new label Changing Address Entry details The Address Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an entry To open the Address Entry Details dialog box 1 Tap the entry whose details you want to change 2 Tap Edit 3 Tap Details 4 Select any of the following settings Tap triangle ...

Page 99: ...ation appears in the Address list screen Your options are Work Home Fax Other E mail Main Pager and Mobile The identifying letters W H F O E M or P appear next to the record in the Address list depending on which information is displayed If the E mail or Other fields end in a letter the identifying letters are not displayed Category Assign the entry to a category Private Hide this entry when Secur...

Page 100: ...ddress Book shows the last category you selected If you clear it Address Book displays the All category Rename Custom Fields These custom fields appear at the end of the Address Edit screen Rename them to identify the kind of information you enter in them The names you give the custom fields appear in all entries About Address Book Shows version information for Address Book Address list Address vi...

Page 101: ...rea automatically creates a new item Setting priority The priority setting for items lets you arrange the tasks in your To Do List according to their importance or urgency The default setting for the To Do List is to arrange 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 lis...

Page 102: ...List item to indicate that you ve completed it You can set the To Do List to record the date that you complete the To Do item and you can choose to show or hide completed items See To Do Show Options later in this chapter To check off a To Do List item Tap the check box on the left side of the item Changing To Do List item details The To Do Item Details dialog box enables you to change settings fo...

Page 103: ...ox tap No Date to open the Due Date pick list 2 Tap the date that you want to assign the item 3 Tap OK 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 2 Today Assigns the current date Tomorrow Assigns tomorrow s date One week later Assigns the date exactly one week from the curr...

Page 104: ... 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 ...

Page 105: ...r 1 for information about choosing menu commands Record menu Options menu Show Due Dates Displays the due dates associated with items in the To Do List 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 About To Do List Shows version information for...

Page 106: ...e front of your handheld to display the Memo list 2 Tap New Tip In the Memo list screen you can also begin writing in the Graffiti writing area to create a new memo The first letter is automatically capitalized and begins your new memo 3 Enter the text you want to appear in the memo Use the carriage return stroke to move down to new lines in the memo 4 Tap Done Reviewing memos The first line of a ...

Page 107: ...eference and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 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 Tap a memo to review its contents Memo list Memo screen Memo list Memo screen ...

Page 108: ...age Moves to the top first line of the memo Go to Bottom of Page Moves to the bottom last line of the memo Preferences Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box where you define the sort order for memos About Memo Pad Shows version information for Memo Pad ...

Page 109: ... 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 The number that you add...

Page 110: ...ulator menus Calculator menus are shown here for your reference and Calculator features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands Options menus About Calculator Shows version information for Calculator ...

Page 111: ...ns icon 2 Tap Expense 3 Tap New Tip You can also create a new Expense item by writing on the number side of the Graffiti writing area while in the Expense list screen The first number you write begins the amount of your new Expense item 4 Enter the amount of the expense 5 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 y...

Page 112: ...anging 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 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 Tap the new date Entering receipt details Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item...

Page 113: ...o Microsoft Excel later in this chapter for more information 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 box You can also display up to four other common types of currency See Customizing the Currency pick list later in this chapter for more information Vendor and City Lets you record the name of th...

Page 114: ...tails dialog box and then select Edit currencies 2 Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that line 3 Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box 4 Tap OK To change your default currency 1 Open Expense 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 4 Tap the Default Currency pick list 5 Tap the currency symbol you want to appear in...

Page 115: ...e of the four Country boxes 4 Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to appear in Expense 5 Tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box 6 Tap OK 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 th...

Page 116: ...o 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 Palm V handheld package The procedures in this section also assume that you have installed Palm Desktop software See Palm Desktop organizer software in Chapter 1 for more information Sort by ...

Page 117: ...prints instead of the euro symbol You can work around this problem by sending a bitmap image of the euro to the printer or by not using the printer s built in fonts if allowed Creating or printing an expense report Palm Desktop software makes it quick and 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 ...

Page 118: ... 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...

Page 119: ...t 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 ...

Page 120: ... 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 book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information...

Page 121: ...by writing the first letter of an expense type in the Graffiti writing area For example if you write the letter T it enters the Taxi expense type Writing T and then E enters Telephone which is the first expense type beginning with the letters TE About Expense Shows version information for Expense ...

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Page 123: ...through the E Mail application on your desktop computer You can read reply to compose and delete e mail on your handheld but to send or receive e mail you must perform a HotSync operation either directly or indirectly Direct methods include placing your handheld in the cradle attached to your computer or using infrared communications Indirect methods include using a Palm V Modem or using network H...

Page 124: ... 6 0 and 7 0 You can see the full list of the supported applications when you set up 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 Ma...

Page 125: ...ing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation Thereafter the HotSync Action reverts to the default setting 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 reaso...

Page 126: ...plication After you enable and configure Mail you need to perform a HotSync operation to synchronize Mail with your desktop E Mail application For a complete explanation of HotSync technology see Chapter 6 Opening the Mail application on your handheld To open Mail 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the Mail icon Viewing e mail items The Message list displays a list of your incoming e mail items who...

Page 127: ...lect 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 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 ...

Page 128: ...lication 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 3 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 4 Tap the Subj field and enter a subject for your e...

Page 129: ... 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 Tap OK 6 Enter the text of your reply Tip You have several options including setting the priority See Adding details to e mail items later in this chapter 7 Tap Send t...

Page 130: ... you enter identify a unique listing from your Address Book 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 Tip You can also open the Look Up dialog box in the New Message screen by tapping Lookup from the Options menu or by using the Graffiti Command stroke L 5 Enter the first letter of the entry yo...

Page 131: ...e The Priority and BCC settings are valid only for the current e mail item and must be set for each item you create 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 Adding a signature to your e mail item later in this chapter Confirm Read Reque...

Page 132: ...list and select the priority you want 3 Tap OK Tip Your handheld can flag e mail items with a specific priority only if your desktop E Mail application supports this feature 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 Tap OK Tap here Tap here Tap to select priority ...

Page 133: ...ny 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 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 3 Tap the Signature text f...

Page 134: ...ge screen tap Details 2 Select the Confirm Delivery check box to select it 3 Tap OK 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 app...

Page 135: ... 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 Dra...

Page 136: ...ap 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 Tap the Menu...

Page 137: ...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 fro...

Page 138: ...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 Inbox Contains the e mail from your desktop E Mail ap...

Page 139: ...ity 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 Tap OK 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 ...

Page 140: ...te settings for the HotSync operation To open the HotSync Options dialog box 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap Options and then tap HotSync Options 3 Tap the Settings for pick list and select Local HotSync or Remote HotSync Note For more information about Local and Remote HotSync operations see Chapter 6 4 Tap the filtering option you want to apply All During synchronization all e mail items in your deskt...

Page 141: ...rieving 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 Filter During synchronization all e mail items in your handheld Outbox are sent ...

Page 142: ...cify 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 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 becaus...

Page 143: ...s 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 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 fro...

Page 144: ... screen for that header field For more information about header field Notes screens see Creating e mail items earlier in this chapter 4 Tap Done to return to the HotSync Options dialog box 5 Tap OK 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 To retrieve high priority ...

Page 145: ...ters By truncating long messages you reduce the time it takes to synchronize your desktop E Mail and 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 message...

Page 146: ...apter 1 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 Mail Message list New Message View Message Message list New Me...

Page 147: ...mation you want to exchange with business contacts An application installed in RAM memory Note You can also perform HotSync operations using the IR port See IR HotSync operations in Chapter 6 for more details To select a business card 1 Create an Address Book record that contains the information you want on your business card 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Record and then tap Select Business Card 4 Tap...

Page 148: ...e Menu icon 3 Tap App and then tap Beam 4 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 5 Tap Beam 6 When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld 7 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before...

Page 149: ...ion button for about two seconds to beam your business card You can set the full screen pen stroke to beam the current entry See Pen preferences in Chapter 7 for more information You can use the Graffiti Command stroke B to beam the current entry You can click the Beam icon on the command toolbar ...

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Page 151: ...ect methods include using a Palm V Modem or using network HotSync technology This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via infrared communications a modem or a network See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for information about performing your first and subsequent local HotSync operations Selecting HotSync setup options You can ...

Page 152: ...ys 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 Available only when Palm Desktop software is running Starts HotSync Manager and monitors requests automatically when you open Palm Desktop software...

Page 153: ...at HotSync Manager uses to communicate with the cradle The Palm Desktop installation software automatically detects the port to which you connected the cradle If necessary you can change the port selection Note Your handheld cannot share this port with an internal modem or other device See Palm V components in Chapter 1 if you have trouble identifying the serial port Speed Determines the speed at ...

Page 154: ...hronizing a particular type of file because you don t use it In addition to the conduits for Date Book Address Book To Do List Memo Pad and Expense Palm Desktop software includes System and Install conduits The System conduit backs up the system information stored on your handheld including Graffiti ShortCuts The Install conduit installs add on applications on your handheld To customize HotSync ap...

Page 155: ...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 setti...

Page 156: ...ng the IR port the computer with which you want to synchronize must fulfill these requirements Your computer must support the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards Your computer must have an enabled infrared port that s built into the computer or an enabled infrared device attached to the computer Desktop computers are likely to require an infrared device attached to a physical COM port Lapt...

Page 157: ...s to download the driver 4 Close your Internet browser if it s in the way 5 Find the file W95ir exe on your computer Before you go to the next step be sure this file is in a folder where you want to store the infrared driver 6 Double click W95ir exe A window lists the files that are unzipping onto your hard disk When the title bar displays Finished close this window 7 Double click Setup exe to beg...

Page 158: ...the port where your infrared device is attached It should be different from any port used by the HotSync Manager 5 Make a note of which port is listed as providing application support You need this information to configure the HotSync Manager for infrared communication This port COM4 in this example is the simulated port the channel through which the actual infrared communication takes place betwe...

Page 159: ... Make sure Local is checked on the menu 3 Choose Setup 4 Click the Local tab 5 In the Serial Port drop down box select the COM port that was given as the simulated port in the Options tab of the Infrared Monitor in this example COM4 6 Click OK The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared communication This means that you cannot use your cradle again until y...

Page 160: ...of the infrared port of your computer 5 Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation Returning to cradle HotSync operations It s easy to return to using the cradle for HotSync operations To return to cradle HotSync operations 1 If needed connect the cradle to a serial COM port of your computer 2 Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray 3 Choose Setup and then click Local...

Page 161: ...esktop software configured for use with the modem A Palm V Modem connected to your handheld A configuration for the kind of modem connection Serial to Modem or IrCOMM to Modem you want to make See Connection preferences in Chapter 7 for more information 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 ste...

Page 162: ...e problems This setting allows Palm 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 N...

Page 163: ...Sync operation 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the HotSync icon 3 Tap Modem 4 Tap the pick list below the icon and select a modem configuration Note If you need to create a configuration tap the Menu icon and then select Options and Connection Setup See Connection preferences in Chapter 7 for more information 5 Tap the Enter phone field Tap here Select a modem configuration ...

Page 164: ...uce a pause in the dialing sequence Each comma equals a two second pause 8 If the phone line you re using for the handheld has Call Waiting select the Disable call waiting check box to avoid an interruption during the modem HotSync operation 9 If you want to use a calling card to place the call select the check box and enter the calling card number 10 Tap OK Selecting the conduits for a modem HotS...

Page 165: ...have a database such as games do not synchronize even if you select the item in the Conduit Setup dialog box 6 Tap OK Performing a HotSync operation via a modem 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 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the HotSync icon 3 Tap the Mo...

Page 166: ...on requires the following consult your System Administrator for assistance Your computer has TCP IP support installed Both your company s network system and its remote access server support TCP IP You have a remote access account Everything you need to connect to your company s dial in server network modem is included with Palm Desktop software and handheld software You need to activate the featur...

Page 167: ...ur 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 network HotSync operation 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the HotSync icon 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Options then tap Modem Sync Prefs 5 Tap Network 6 Tap OK 7 Tap Select Service ...

Page 168: ...in Chapter 7 for information on creating a network connection 8 Tap Service and select a service 9 Tap Done 10 Tap the Menu icon 11 Tap Options then tap Conduit Setup Follow the instructions in Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation earlier in this chapter Tap here Tap here ...

Page 169: ... Book 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 for...

Page 170: ...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 ...

Page 171: ...adle 2 Press the HotSync button on the cradle 3 Click Profiles 4 Select the profile 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 ...

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Page 173: ... shut off interval the Stay on in cradle feature the Beam Receive feature and the system alarm and game sounds Formats Set the country default and the formats for dates times calendar and numbers Connection Configure serial modem and infrared communication settings Owner Assign your name phone number and other owner information to your handheld Buttons Assign different applications to the buttons ...

Page 174: ... 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 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 ...

Page 175: ...andheld Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text characters Graffiti Help Opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti character set Turn Off Lock Turns off and locks the handheld You must assign a password to lock the handheld When locked you need to enter the password to use your handheld Beam Data Beams the current record to another Palm OS handheld Drag to top of scr...

Page 176: ... the button you want to assign 3 Tap the application that you want to assign to each button The default setting for each button is the HotSync setting which means the cradle and optional Palm V Modem perform their normal HotSync functions 4 Tap OK Digitizer preferences The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen This is the same screen that appears when you start your h...

Page 177: ...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 sele...

Page 178: ...andheld If you find that your handheld shuts itself off before you finish reviewing the information on the screen you should increase the time setting of the automatic shutoff feature To set the Auto off delay 1 Tap the Auto off pick list 2 Tap the setting you want to use for the automatic shutoff feature 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes or 3 minutes Cradle settings You can choose to leave your handh...

Page 179: ...ssociated with the HotSync operation 2 Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level 3 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 Beam Receive You can choose to turn off the Beam Receive feature This prohibits anyone from beam...

Page 180: ... your handheld See http www palm com You can also create custom configurations There are four possible kinds of connections Serial to PC A local HotSync connection the direct serial connection between your handheld and your desktop computer Your handheld is connected by its serial port to the cradle and the cradle is attached by its cable to a serial COM port of your desktop computer Serial to Mod...

Page 181: ...em attached to your desktop computer to synchronize with your Desktop application For this example you use the IrCOMM to Modem connection To create an IrCOMM to Modem connection 1 Tap New 2 Enter a name to identify this configuration 3 Tap the Connection Method pick list and select IrCOMM to Modem 4 Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone or Rotary 5 Tap the Volume pick list and select the ...

Page 182: ...ed to your cell phone 8 Tap OK and then tap OK again to save the configuration After you create the configuration you need to set up the HotSync Manager of your Desktop application and the HotSync application of your handheld to perform a modem HotSync operation Your new configuration appears in the list of available configurations ...

Page 183: ...f you are away on travel See Connection preferences earlier in this chapter for a complete explanation on how to create modem configurations After you configure both the Connection and Network 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 eit...

Page 184: ...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 ...

Page 185: ... 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 Tap OK Note The Password field updates to display the word Assigned Selecting a connection Use the Connection setting to select the method you ...

Page 186: ...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 for your ISP or dial in server 3 If you need to e...

Page 187: ...l 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 Enter your prefix here Selec...

Page 188: ...two seconds 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 before your calling card number to compensate for the cue delay 3 Tap OK Connecting to your service After you set your Connection and Network Preferences establishing a connection to your Internet Servic...

Page 189: ...he Menu icon 2 Tap Service and then tap New An Untitled service template is added to the Service pick list To duplicate an existing service template 1 Tap the Service pick list 2 Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Service and then tap Duplicate A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list Adding detailed information to a service ...

Page 190: ...ping 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 PPP Point to Point protocol SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol Immediate Drops the connection to your ISP immediately when you switch to another application 1 m...

Page 191: ...condary 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 Tap OK IP address Everyone who logs ...

Page 192: ...Provider ISP A login script is associated with a specific service template created in Network Preferences A login script is something that you are likely to receive from your IS System Administrator if your company has a system in which you log in to the corporate servers from your handheld using a modem or network connection The script is generally prepared by the System Administrator and distrib...

Page 193: ...mands from the Command pick list in the Login Script dialog Some commands such as Send require you to supply additional information Those commands have a parameter field so that you can add the necessary data To create a login script 1 Tap Script 2 Tap the End pick list 3 Tap the command you want from the Command list If the command requires additional information a field appears to the right of i...

Page 194: ... 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 Pa...

Page 195: ...t environment that supports the Palm OS software such as Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform For additional information on creating plug in applications send e mail to Palm Developer Support at devsupp palm com 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 pic...

Page 196: ...n 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 modem 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 To view the Network Log 1 Ta...

Page 197: ...hapter 1 for more information 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 ...

Page 198: ...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 write the ShortCut characters Tip You may want to add a space space character after the last word i...

Page 199: ...e To edit a ShortCut 1 Tap the ShortCut you want to edit 2 Tap Edit 3 Make the changes you want and tap OK 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 Tap Yes ShortCut ...

Page 200: ...Page 192 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld ...

Page 201: ...sed to rain or moisture Under extreme conditions water may enter the circuitry through the front panel buttons In general treat your handheld as you would a pocket calculator or other small electronic instrument The touch sensitive screen of your handheld contains a glass element Take care not to drop your handheld or subject it to any strong impact Do not carry your handheld in your back pocket i...

Page 202: ... HotSync operation to back up your data then leave your handheld in the cradle to recharge the unit This helps prevent accidental data loss If the battery drains to the point where your handheld does not operate it stores your data safely for about a week In this case there is enough residual energy in the battery to store the data but not enough to turn on your handheld If your handheld does not ...

Page 203: ...art over again All records and entries stored in your handheld are retained with a soft reset After a soft reset the Welcome screen appears followed by the General Preferences screen to set time and date To perform a soft reset Use the reset tip tool or the tip of an unfolded paper clip or similar object without a sharp tip to gently press the reset button inside the hole on the back panel of your...

Page 204: ...e Palm Computing Platform logo to appear then release the power button 4 When a message appears on the handheld screen warning that you are about to erase all the data stored on your handheld do one of the following Press the upper half of the scroll button on the front panel of the handheld to complete the hard reset and display the Digitizer screen Press any other button to perform a soft reset ...

Page 205: ...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 setti...

Page 206: ...Page 198 Maintaining Your Handheld ...

Page 207: ...Help The Palm Support Assistant knowledgebase accessible at http www palm com under the Support section The most recent Palm V handheld HelpNotes on your regional web site If you are still having problems contact Technical Support For US and International telephone numbers see the Technical Support card that comes with your handheld Note Thousands of third party add on applications have been writt...

Page 208: ...ftware with Windows 95 98 Try the following 1 Disable any virus scanning software on your computer 2 Press CTRL ALT DELETE and end all tasks except Systray and Explorer 3 Make sure your computer has at least 20MB disk space 4 Delete all temporary files 5 Run ScanDisk on your computer 6 Reinstall Palm Desktop software ...

Page 209: ...handheld See Purging records in Chapter 4 You may need to perform a HotSync operation to recover the memory Delete unused memos and records If necessary you can save these records See Deleting records in Chapter 4 If you have installed additional applications on your handheld remove them to recover memory See Removing applications in Chapter 3 My handheld keeps turning itself off Your handheld is ...

Page 210: ...dheld to recognize handwriting input with the stylus you need to use Graffiti writing See Using Graffiti writing to enter data in Chapter 2 Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writing area not on the display part of the screen Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the left hand side and the strokes for numbers in the right hand side of the Graffiti writing area Make sure that Graff...

Page 211: ...t screen check the Memo Preferences setting Make sure that Sort by is set to Manual If you choose to view your memos alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation the memos on your handheld still appear in the order defined in the Memo Preferences setting In other words the sort settings you use with Palm Desktop software are not transferred to your handheld I create...

Page 212: ...ons did not synchronize Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom Check that the correct conduit is active I am using Outlook as my PIM but I cannot do a HotSync operation Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom Check that the correct conduit is active Check that the correct conduit is installed Reinstall the HotSync Manager and make sure the correct conduit is selected I cannot launch the H...

Page 213: ...ted the correct serial port on the Local tab in the Setup dialog It should be set to the port where you connected the cradle Try a lower baud rate setting on the Local tab in the Setup dialog Make sure you are not running another program such as America Online CompuServe or WinFax that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box Read the HotSync Log for the user account for which you...

Page 214: ...ial port on your computer and is connected to the incoming phone line Confirm that the Setup String in the Setup dialog box configures your modem correctly You may need to select a different Modem Type or enter a custom Setup String Most modems have a Setup String that causes them to send initial connection sounds to a speaker You can use these sounds to check the modem connection Confirm that the...

Page 215: ...ephone line you are using is not noisy which can interrupt communications Check the batteries in your modem and replace them if necessary I can t perform an IR HotSync operation Be sure the HotSync Manager is running and the Serial Port for local operations is set to the simulated port for infrared communication On your handheld be sure the HotSync application is set to Local with the option IR to...

Page 216: ...onflicts on your computer 1 From the Start menu choose Set tings and then choose Control Panel 2 Double click System 3 Click the Device Manager tab 4 Double click Ports 5 Check each accessory is using a dif ferent port Make a copy of your Palm folder Uninstall then reinstall Palm Desktop software Turn on your handheld and tap the Applications icon Tap the HotSync icon then tap Local When I perform...

Page 217: ...lect the option Search for and provide status for devices in range 6 Click Apply and OK If you are using Windows 98 move your handheld away from the computer s infrared port I want to synchronize my computer with more than one handheld If the computer running Palm Desktop software synchronizes with more than one handheld each handheld must have a unique name Assign a user name to your handheld the...

Page 218: ... handheld I get a message telling me it is out of memory Your handheld requires at least twice the amount of memory available as the data you are receiving For example if you are receiving a 30K application you must have at least 60K free Perform a soft reset See Performing a soft reset in Appendix A for more information Problem Solution When I place my Palm V handheld in the cradle the cradle lig...

Page 219: ...eps to restore your private entries 1 Use the Palm Desktop software and the cradle or infrared communica tion to synchronize your data 2 Tap Forgotten Password in Security to remove the password and delete all private records 3 Perform a HotSync operation to syn chronize your data and restore the private records by transferring them from your computer to your handheld I forgot the password and my ...

Page 220: ...rror message or state you are experiencing The steps you take to reproduce the problem The version of handheld software you are using and available memory To find version and memory information 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap App and then tap Info Note Thousands of third party add on applications have been written for the Palm OS handhelds Unfortunately we are not able to sup...

Page 221: ...cel spreadsheet Each Expense item stored in your handheld represents a group of related data You can associate the following data with an expense item Category Payment Currency Date Vendor Expense Type City Amount Attendees Payment Method Note When you perform a HotSync operation between your handheld and Palm Desktop software on your computer the Expense data is stored on your computer in a file ...

Page 222: ...ke any changes that you want to the names or other information in the sample template Important Do not insert rows or columns in the sample template Doing so changes the way your Expense data maps to the template and causes errors If you want to move the cells to a different location or add or delete rows or columns you have to make changes to the Maptable xls file Note You can insert your own com...

Page 223: ...pendix Read all of the sections of this appendix before making changes to the Maptable xls file Determining the layout of the Expense Report This section describes the layout considerations for the Expense Report and explains the terms used for creating the report Labels There are two kinds of labels that you need to define for your report day date and expense type Each kind of label can be either...

Page 224: ...itions for the data mapping To create additional Sections with different mapping you create corresponding additional lines to the mapping table file named Maptable xls This procedure is explained later in this appendix If a section contains cells for prepaid company paid expenses you need to create an additional line in the mapping table for prepaid This will count as an additional section in the ...

Page 225: ...y identify the data Sections A Section is an area of data with common row and column formatting A yellow highlighter marking pen can make it easy to see the Sections as you work with programming the mapping table Your custom Expense Report can contain any number of Sections and the same data can be repeated in any Section On the printed copy identify the type of Labels that apply to each Section E...

Page 226: ...copy of this file before you make your modifications 2 Mapping a new template Scroll to where you find the name of the original template that you chose for your modifications The name of the template will appear in column B of the Maptable xls file next to the cell highlighted in green that reads Template Name If you did not modify an existing template move to any table in the Maptable xls file 3 ...

Page 227: ...emplate You may add or delete rows as necessary so that the total number of rows corresponds to the number of Sections in your custom Expense Report To clear all of the existing settings in a row click to select the row and press Ctrl Delete Name each row to correspond to a Section of your custom Expense Report 9 Determine the Label settings The orientation of the data fields Row Column appears in...

Page 228: ...iation for the day e g Sun Mon Tue In the Day cell enter the row or column number where all the day information will be placed If the dates are in a row enter the row number If the dates are in a column enter the column number of Rows Represents the total number of rows in the Section excluding any header or total rows In other words this includes only the number of rows in the Section where your ...

Page 229: ...pes that appear in the Section These settings appear in the aqua columns 20 48 For these settings simply enter the row or column number for the expense types that you want to appear in the Section Note that you can use a row or column number more than once An example of this would be meals that encompass breakfast lunch dinner and snacks In the previous example all expense items would be populated...

Page 230: ...soft Excel such as Lotus 1 2 3 or Quattro Pro to open and manipulate the Expense data on your computer The data file is named Expense txt and is stored in the Expense folder within the folder containing the handheld user data Expense data in the Expense txt file is in tab delimited format Expense file details The Expense txt file contains four groups of data It will be easier to see these four dis...

Page 231: ... M is converted to a carriage return If char is a value between a and z then the character sequence is translated to a single byte value between 1 and 26 If char is any other value then the character sequence is not subject to any special processing For example the string Joe M transmits Joe followed by a carriage return Carriage return and line feed You may include carriage return and line feed c...

Page 232: ...acter defines that the next character is transmitted as a literal character and is not subject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character Examples Includes a caret as part of the string Includes a as part of the string Includes a backslash as part of the string ...

Page 233: ... cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which...

Page 234: ...his is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual Battery Warning Do not mutilate puncture or dispose of batteries in fire The batteries can burst or ex plode releasing hazardous chemicals Discard used batteries according to the manufac turer s instructions and in accordance wi...

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Page 236: ...Page 228 Product Regulatory Information ...

Page 237: ...t Graffiti writing 30 onscreen keyboard 16 21 Application buttons 7 17 50 51 52 53 141 166 Applications Address Book 51 beaming 139 140 Calculator 53 categories 39 40 Date Book 50 Expense 54 font style 73 installing 42 44 Launcher 17 18 39 41 Memo Pad 53 opening 18 plug in 187 preferences for 41 removing 45 security 46 size in kilobytes 212 To Do List 52 version of 212 viewing as icons 40 viewing ...

Page 238: ...nts Graffiti writing 19 toolbar 20 Compressing Day view 87 Computer keyboard entering data with 23 Conduits for connecting to PIMs 14 for modem HotSync operations 156 for synchronizing applications 204 146 147 197 Confirming e mail 126 Conflicting events 84 Connecting service templates 181 to server or ISP 180 Connection preferences 175 selecting for network 177 Continuous events deleting from Dat...

Page 239: ...Expense item 104 setting current 25 203 showing in Mail list 131 To Do List record due 95 Day Date Book view 74 87 DBA Date Book archive file 37 Decimal point 169 Default categories 61 currency in Expense 106 settings See Preferences Deleted data saving in archive files 57 e mail recovering 129 Deleting applications 42 45 Desktop software 45 e mail 129 Graffiti characters 29 passwords 47 records 5...

Page 240: ...104 defining new currency 107 deleting records 57 80 menus 112 notes for records 72 opening 54 overview 54 purging records 58 receipt details 104 reports in Excel 109 112 213 222 sorting records 69 templates for reports 111 type 105 113 vendor 105 External keyboard 24 F FCC Statement 225 Files linking to external 161 Filing e mail 128 Filters for e mail 133 137 Finding applications using Graffiti ...

Page 241: ...IR port 151 152 173 174 options for filtering e mail 132 137 problems with 204 209 problems with IR 207 setting options 143 145 for synchronizing data 12 using with another PIM 45 I Icons alarm 78 application 16 40 note 72 online Tips 20 onscreen 202 repeating event 80 Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 182 Ignoring e mail See Filters for e mail Importing data 24 37 38 Inbox 130 Infrared con...

Page 242: ...ng 119 121 deleting e mail 129 desktop configuration 116 118 draft e mail 127 editing unsent e mail 126 filing e mail 128 filtering options 132 137 folders 130 HotSync options 117 118 menus 138 opening 118 overview 115 116 priority of delivery 123 124 purging deleted e mail 130 recovering deleted 129 replying to e mail 121 sending 126 showing dates 131 signature 123 125 126 sorting 131 synchronizi...

Page 243: ...sword 177 phone settings 178 preferences 175 188 primary DNS 183 secondary DNS 183 selecting connection 177 selecting service 175 TCP IP 175 user name 176 Notes attaching to records 72 Numbers decimal point and thousands separator 169 Graffiti writing 31 onscreen keyboard 16 21 36 O 1 2 3 for expense reports 222 Onscreen keyboard 21 36 57 pen stroke to open 167 Opening Address Book 51 applications...

Page 244: ...displaying and creating 70 72 203 lost with forgotten password 48 See also Security Profiles 162 Punctuation marks Graffiti writing 32 onscreen keyboard 36 Purging deleted e mail 130 records 58 See also Deleting Q Quattro Pro for expense reports 222 R Range of times in Day view 87 Reading e mail on handheld 118 Receipts recording in Expense 104 Receiving data See Beaming information Recharging the...

Page 245: ...ation e mail 119 121 126 Serial connections 172 connector 10 port 10 145 153 Service selecting for network 175 templates 181 187 Settings See Preferences ShortCuts backing up 146 managing 190 191 menu commands 19 predefined 36 using 35 Showing dates in Mail list 131 Side channels for stylus and front cover 9 Signature for e mail 125 126 Simulated port for infrared communication 150 Soft reset 195 ...

Page 246: ...es for records 72 opening 52 overview 52 prioritizing records 93 97 private records 71 purging records 58 96 sorting records 69 Today See Current date Transferring data See HotSync Transmitting data See Beaming information Troubleshooting 207 Truncating e mail 137 Turning off handheld automatically 170 pen stroke for 167 problems with 201 Turning on handheld application buttons 7 displaying owner ...

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