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Page 1: ...netBook USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE USER GUIDE...

Page 2: ...fonts Arial Times New Roman and Courier New products of Monotype Typography Ltd Surrey England Arial Arial is a trademark of the Monotype Corporation registered in U S Patent and Trademark Office and...

Page 3: ...to which the receiver is connected Consult an experienced radio TV technician for help Important Important Important Important Important This equipment was tested for FCC compliance under conditions t...

Page 4: ...78 371 9611 Infrared device safety CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT This product includes an Infrared device for transmitting and receiving files from devices supporting the IrDA format Although this invisible bea...

Page 5: ...reating new files 25 Browsing folders 27 Finding files and folders 28 Using passwords 29 Changing file attributes 29 Managing folders 30 Checking memory use 31 Additional disks programs 32 W W W W Wor...

Page 6: ...les 74 Printing Agenda entries 75 Synchronising with a PC Scheduler 76 Setting up W Setting up W Setting up W Setting up W Setting up Web and Email eb and Email eb and Email eb and Email eb and Email...

Page 7: ...xt 126 Inserting other information 127 Finding a note 128 Deleting entries 128 Customising Jotter 129 Jotter files 130 Printing Jotter entries 130 T T T T Time ime ime ime ime 131 131 131 131 131 Usin...

Page 8: ...your netBook 171 Synchronizing your netBook 172 P P P P Printing rinting rinting rinting rinting 173 173 173 173 173 Setting up the printer 173 Selecting the printer model 176 Page setup 176 Previewin...

Page 9: ...fe 196 Security backups Security backups Security backups Security backups Security backups 197 197 197 197 197 T T T T Troubleshooting roubleshooting roubleshooting roubleshooting roubleshooting 199...

Page 10: ...g and receiving email SMS and fax messages Web for browsing the World Wide Web Calc a calculator with general and scientific features Jotter a notebook for jotting down ideas quickly System the netBoo...

Page 11: ...P P Program icons rogram icons rogram icons rogram icons rogram icons P P P P Pen en en en en Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone Additional application icons Additional application...

Page 12: ...h IR window IR window IR window IR window IR window CF Card tray CF Card tray CF Card tray CF Card tray CF Card tray Battery Battery Battery Battery Battery RS232 serial port RS232 serial port RS232 s...

Page 13: ...attery door Lithium backup battery door Lithium backup battery door Loudspeak Loudspeak Loudspeak Loudspeak Loudspeaker er er er er Docking connector Docking connector Docking connector Docking connec...

Page 14: ...netBook again should you ever need to Print files on your netBook to a printer connected directly to your PC or available to your PC via a network Using this manual Using this manual Using this manual...

Page 15: ...you ll see the System screen Note The netBook will automatically switch on when an alarm rings To switch off slide the on off switch to the left or hold down the Fn key and press the Esc key You can...

Page 16: ...an do this by opening the Screen icon from the Control panel Most of the things you can do with the pen have an equivalent keyboard combination so you can use the pen the keyboard or a combination of...

Page 17: ...le bold T T T T Toolbar oolbar oolbar oolbar oolbar T T T T Title bar itle bar itle bar itle bar itle bar Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Current folder Current folder Current folder Current folder...

Page 18: ...files rograms files rograms files rograms files When you run a program it will usually display the currently open file or the file that you last looked at If you want to write a new letter draw a new...

Page 19: ...nd enter further information You can move between dialog items by tapping on them or using the up and down arrow keys Dialogs contain one or more of the following elements Text box where you just type...

Page 20: ...ialog page Dialog page Dialog page T T T T Tabs for other abs for other abs for other abs for other abs for other dialog pages dialog pages dialog pages dialog pages dialog pages Radio button Radio bu...

Page 21: ...ams Copying information between programs Copying information between programs Copying information between programs Copying information between programs You can insert information created in one progra...

Page 22: ...e in the text To move between cards tap on the Prev or Next buttons press Enter or use the left and right arrow keys To show help for a particular program type the program name followed by an exclamat...

Page 23: ...topic titles Help topic titles in card bowser in card bowser in card bowser in card bowser in card bowser Search clue Search clue Search clue Search clue Search clue Go back without Go back without Go...

Page 24: ...sing the arrow keys and press Enter 3 You will see a dialog in which you can set the time and date your home city and summer times around the world Tap the Time date button Move the highlight in the T...

Page 25: ...Getting started 16 T T T T Time date icon ime date icon ime date icon ime date icon ime date icon T T T T Time date ime date ime date ime date ime date dialog dialog dialog dialog dialog...

Page 26: ...etting a system password Setting a system password Setting a system password Setting a system password Setting a system password To prevent anyone looking at the files on the Internal disk of the netB...

Page 27: ...the netBook s Contacts address book If you also keep names and addresses in a PC scheduler you can use PsiWin to synchronize your Psion and PC address books so that they are both kept up to date setti...

Page 28: ...est to you Backing up to a PC Backing up to a PC Backing up to a PC Backing up to a PC Backing up to a PC You can use PsiWin to back up individual files folders or all of the netBook s disk to the PC...

Page 29: ...akes when you press keys tap the screen and perform other actions Use the Screen icon to change the screen contrast and brightness or re calibrate the touch sensitive screen if the netBook stops respo...

Page 30: ...round Moving around Moving around Moving around To move the highlight between the files and folders on the screen tap on the names or use the arrow keys If there are more files in the folder than can...

Page 31: ...ge disk Change disk Change disk Change disk Close folder Close folder Close folder Close folder Close folder Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory information information information information informat...

Page 32: ...instead It will create a new file if necessary Note Tap on the Extras icon to display additional icons for programs installed on your netBook If there are more programs than will fit on the screen tap...

Page 33: ...use For example you may create a folder called House for files relating to work on your house and create another folder within the House folder called Letters for Word files of correspondence Using fo...

Page 34: ...folder names including spaces so it is fine to have folders called for example 1997 Purchase Orders and Invoices The only characters which cannot be used in a file or folder name are and The maximum...

Page 35: ...26 Files folders...

Page 36: ...e and tap it again or press Tab To collapse the folder display tap the folder name twice or press Tab To create a folder from the Browser press the New folder button To rearrange the order of the file...

Page 37: ...only for files used with a specific program select the program name on the Program line select Any to search for all files used with any program Tap OK to start the search This checks all files and f...

Page 38: ...you will not be able to open it The password on an individual file will protect it if you transfer it to a Memory disk or another machine If you copy the file the copy will be protected by the same pa...

Page 39: ...ram icon Tapping on the program icon will create a new Agenda or Data file To copy a file or folder or multiple files folders to a different folder follow the earlier instructions but select the Copy...

Page 40: ...t the amount of free memory is suddenly reduced it is a good idea to check the size of any Record files Agenda files can also become very large You should tidy your Agenda periodically in order to rem...

Page 41: ...are four additional Apps icons at the edge of the screen Any programs appearing in the Extras bar can be allocated one of these icons so that they can be launched with one tap of the pen To do this t...

Page 42: ...ed as a paragraph style Entering te Entering te Entering te Entering te Entering text xt xt xt xt The text you type always appears at the current cursor location there is a marker in the margin to hel...

Page 43: ...ding replacing te Finding replacing text xt xt xt xt You can search through an entire file for a particular word or phrase and if you wish replace it with a different one To find text tap the Find but...

Page 44: ...a title or justify text to align both edges with the margins To change the alignment select the paragraph s to align then tap or select the command from the Paragraph menu then select the alignment y...

Page 45: ...izes of text To set line spacing select the command from the Paragraph menu and enter a point size Set the spacing to At least to ensure that lines of text never overlap but will move further apart to...

Page 46: ...r built in styles Normal Heading 1 Heading 2 and Heading 3 To apply a built in style select the paragraph s then tap the button on the Top toolbar and select the style you want e g Heading 1 You can a...

Page 47: ...t outlines Document outlines Document outlines Document outlines Document outlines You can view an outline of a document with one line for each paragraph style which has an outline level The standard...

Page 48: ...do this 1 Select Outline on the View menu to display the document structure in outline 2 Move the cursor to the line representing the section of the document that you want to move to using the arrow k...

Page 49: ...nd from the Insert menu A copy of the Sketch program will open where you can create your picture To insert a table or graph tap the Insert Graph button in the Toolbar or select the command from the In...

Page 50: ...d in the file add the word to Spell s Personal dictionary See the Spell chapter for more about spell checking Creating a new file Creating a new file Creating a new file Creating a new file Creating a...

Page 51: ...emplates You can use the Delete template command from the More commands on the File menu to delete a template you ve created You cannot delete the built in templates Setting the default template If yo...

Page 52: ...e new pages start you can insert your own page breaks and set page breaking options for individual paragraphs To start a new page place the cursor at the desired point and select the Page break comman...

Page 53: ...nd To preview your printed document tap the Print button on the Toolbar or select the command from the Printing commands on the File menu Word paginates your file and displays the first page s on scre...

Page 54: ...played in cells on a worksheet Cells are referred to by their position in the grid of columns and rows e g D3 You can present information in table form in Sheet and perform calculations based on sets...

Page 55: ...heet tap the square in the top left corner of the worksheet headings Entering information Entering information Entering information Entering information Entering information To enter information in a...

Page 56: ...the Protection command from the Tools menu To allow changes to some cells only highlight the area for which you wish to allow changes select the Protection command on the Tools menu and remove the tic...

Page 57: ...nge even if the formula is moved elsewhere So A 2 in cell B3 remains A 2 when copied to cell C3 You can combine the two types of reference A 5 in A6 will become B 5 when copied to B8 A formula which c...

Page 58: ...a function in a calculation just type it in Alternatively tap the function button or select Function from the Insert menu Choose the function you require Using ranges Using ranges Using ranges Using r...

Page 59: ...formation Sorting information Sorting information Sorting information You can sort rows in a list based on values in a single column or in several columns You can also sort columns based on values in...

Page 60: ...to order the columns and specify the way that you want to sort Click Options if you want to make the sort case sensitive Changing the number format Changing the number format Changing the number form...

Page 61: ...nce by tapping on the area of the graph you wish to change Creating a graph Creating a graph Creating a graph Creating a graph Creating a graph To create a graph 1 Highlight a column or row of numbers...

Page 62: ...gures as well as the current ones To add a range to a graph select the range you want to add to your graph in the Sheet view switch to the Graph view and then select the command from the Ranges menu G...

Page 63: ...end to a graph tap the Legends button and select the desired position for the legend Alternatively use the Graph settings command W W W W Working with more than one graph orking with more than one gra...

Page 64: ...ove between the personal and work pages 3 Tap the Save button when you ve finished typing in the contact details Note If there is no suitable label for the information you wish to enter you can add a...

Page 65: ...abel tap on the Find in all text button on the Toolbar or use the command on the Edit menu Search tips Type a for a single unknown letter or a for any number of unknown letters known as wildcards e g...

Page 66: ...els If the current contact labels are not suitable for the information you wish to enter you can add remove and rename the labels used by all new contacts It is best to set up the labels you want befo...

Page 67: ...label select it and tap Rename To change the order of a label in the list select it and use Move up and Move down To delete a label select it and tap Delete Note You can t delete labels from existing...

Page 68: ...nting contacts rinting contacts rinting contacts rinting contacts You can print all your contacts or choose a set of contacts to print by using a search Before you print refer to the instructions in t...

Page 69: ...Contacts Search clue Search clue Search clue Search clue Search clue Dial dialog Dial dialog Dial dialog Dial dialog Dial dialog Search results Search results Search results Search results Search resu...

Page 70: ...If you already keep your schedule on your PC you can use PsiWin to synchronize your PC scheduler with a new Agenda file to quickly bring all your PC entries across You can then synchronize regularly t...

Page 71: ...of other views e g a Day view and a Year view You can set preferences to change which view you see when you first open the Agenda program and customise other aspects of the way Agenda works See Custom...

Page 72: ...ypes of Agenda entry select Create new entry from the Entry menu and then select the type of entry you want You can change the standard entry type for each view See Customising Agenda later Note You c...

Page 73: ...over a four week period To do view shows lists of things to do Year planner shows an overview of entries for the year and displays entry symbols Switch between the views by tapping on the View button...

Page 74: ...ee the start year e g a person s year of birth and or the number of years since the start year e g their age Anniversaries are marked with a candle symbol R R R R Reminders for entries alarms eminders...

Page 75: ...erefore a good idea to leave the Agenda file open when you are not using it even when the netBook is switched off If you do need to close the Agenda file do not set an alarm and then immediately close...

Page 76: ...om the Edit menu to go to the previous or next entry or to go to a specific day Using the calendar Using the calendar Using the calendar Using the calendar Using the calendar You can also go to a spec...

Page 77: ...he text making use of the normal text selection and emphasis keys If you wish to change the font letter size etc press the Alarm More button then move to the Text page You can also move an entry by ed...

Page 78: ...select Next only and the last occurrence has passed you will not see the entry any more Use the Find command from the Edit menu to be able to see them Lists and things to do Lists and things to do Li...

Page 79: ...available lists 1 Create a new to do list using the command from the To do lists menu 2 Type in a name for the list e g Wedding plans You can rename the list later if you need to using the command fro...

Page 80: ...the list yourself set the sort order to Manual New entries you add to the list will appear at the cursor position and you can cut copy and paste to do entries to put them in the order you want Tick t...

Page 81: ...nts to entries ord documents to entries ord documents to entries You can attach a Word document as a memo to any Agenda entry for example a list of things you want to discuss at a meeting To do this 1...

Page 82: ...entry with the attached voice note and then select the Voice note command again Play the sound in Record and close Record to return to Agenda Attaching a sketch Attaching a sketch Attaching a sketch...

Page 83: ...iles Agenda files Agenda files Agenda files You may wish to keep separate Agenda files for business hobbies and so on Create a new Agenda file for your information using the command on the File menu Y...

Page 84: ...setup command to specify how the entries will appear in the printed copy You can control the page size margins and add headers and footers See the Printing section for more about this Use the Print p...

Page 85: ...pecify for each entry whether you want to synchronise it with your PC agenda Entries that aren t synchronised are marked with a private entries are marked with a 1 When adding or editing an entry pres...

Page 86: ...can use your netBook to Access the Internet and view web pages View locally stored web pages and graphics files Download files e g additional programs for your netBook How can I use Email on my netBo...

Page 87: ...o Setting up your netBook to continue A Web based email account This is an email account which you must connect to using a Web browser e g HotMail or Yahoo Mail You can t connect to this type of accou...

Page 88: ...C Card modems Mobile phones with built in modems Note if your mobile phone doesn t have a built in modem you will need to use it with a PC Card modem 3 A telephone connection If you are using a standa...

Page 89: ...st Information checklist The checklist overleaf shows what information you will need to set up your netBook Only your ISP or your network administrator can supply all the information required about yo...

Page 90: ...hone number you need to dial to From your ISP administrator connect to your ISP often called a Point of Presence or POP The username for your Internet account From your ISP administrator e g jcrook or...

Page 91: ...rom your ISP administrator provide one automatically e g 194 129 243 153 DNS addresses primary and secondary From your ISP administrator DNS addresses if your ISP s server doesn t e g 123 255 78 90 an...

Page 92: ...ur modem Connecting your modem 1 If you are using a PC Card modem Insert the modem into the PC card slot on your netBook or if you are using an external PC modem Connect your netBook to the modem usin...

Page 93: ...alling location 1 Move to the System screen and tap the Control Panel button on the Toolbar 2 Open the Dialling icon to display the dialling settings Settings for Settings for Settings for Settings fo...

Page 94: ...type of modem you are using 1 Move to the System screen and tap the Control Panel button on the Toolbar 2 Open the Modems icon to display the modem settings 3 Tap on the Current modem line and select...

Page 95: ...the Toolbar 2 Open the Internet icon to display the Internet service settings 3 Tap New to create a new Internet service account 4 On the Based upon line select Standard settings or if you have a tem...

Page 96: ...and password for your Internet account Enter your Enter your Enter your Enter your Enter your username and username and username and username and username and password password password password passw...

Page 97: ...require that you use a login script when you connect e g to send details such as your username and password You can type in a login script on the Login page of your Internet service settings See the...

Page 98: ...t to appear on all emails you send on the Your name line Enter your email address e g my name myisp com If the Mailbox type line is displayed choose the mailbox type e g POP3 or IMAP4 Enter a name Ent...

Page 99: ...outgoing mail SMTP server address e g smtp myisp com Enter your Enter your Enter your Enter your Enter your OUTGOING mail OUTGOING mail OUTGOING mail OUTGOING mail OUTGOING mail server address server...

Page 100: ...to use your Web and Email applications Enter your Enter your Enter your Enter your Enter your INCOMING mail INCOMING mail INCOMING mail INCOMING mail INCOMING mail server address server address serve...

Page 101: ...e W Navigating the W Navigating the W Navigating the Web eb eb eb eb To start a connection and open a Web page 1 Connect your netBook and modem to a telephone line and make sure the Modems Dialling an...

Page 102: ...and buttons to move back and forward between the pages you have already viewed Use the button to display a list of the pages you have viewed To open a page select one of the pages and tap on it again...

Page 103: ...a page and paste it into another program e g Word To do this 1 Drag the pen across the area of text you want to copy or use Select all on the Edit menu to highlight all the text on a page 2 Select Co...

Page 104: ...age tap on the Home button on the Toolbar or select the command from the Go to menu A search page is a Web page that you use to search for information contained in other Web pages You can follow links...

Page 105: ...ark Tap the Add bookmark button on the Toolbar or select the command on the Edit menu Enter the name and location of the page you want to bookmark and tap OK or press Enter To create a bookmark folder...

Page 106: ...arrow keys to move through the list Radio buttons and check boxes these are the same as the controls used in netBook dialogs Simply tap on the appropriate box or button to select the option s you want...

Page 107: ...play icons instead There may also be accompanying text describing the image To display a single image Tap on the icon once to select it then tap again or press Enter to open the image or select Load i...

Page 108: ...files from Web sites e g software for your netBook To download a file 1 Either select a link from which you know you can download files or use Open web page on the File menu 2 When Web contacts the re...

Page 109: ...ervers xy servers xy servers xy servers xy servers A proxy Web server is a remote machine that stores a large number of Web pages You can use a proxy server as a single point of Internet Web access By...

Page 110: ...de the scrollbars Select Display preferences on the Tools menu and use the radio buttons on the Scrollbars page If you select Auto the scrollbars will only appear when they are needed To change the fo...

Page 111: ...Tools menu The Status information dialog displays the following details about your connection Connection Whether or not you are currently connected to the Internet Page title The title of the Web pag...

Page 112: ...browser window Use the Standard font line to change the font that is used for normal text on a page Use the Fixed width font line to change the font used for system text e g a message from a server U...

Page 113: ...inished writing your message tap the Save to outbox button on the Toolbar 5 If the Email message editor is already open when you use a mailto link in Web the message you were working on is saved in th...

Page 114: ...authentication 1 Open the Internet section of the Control panel in the System screen 2 Select your Current Internet service and tap the Edit button 3 On the Advanced page tick the Allow plain text au...

Page 115: ...as a HTML file on your netBook To view the Web page as normal Tap the Done button on the Toolbar or select Show page source on the Tools menu again to remove the tick Using plug ins Using plug ins Us...

Page 116: ...n on setting up your netBook for Email see the Setting Up Web and Email section Managing emails Managing emails Managing emails Managing emails Managing emails When you first open Email you will see t...

Page 117: ...he System screen You can create a new folder by tapping the New button on the Toolbar and selecting Folder or by using the command on the File menu You can move and copy messages between folders by us...

Page 118: ...following lines To main recipient s of your message CC recipient s you want to send a carbon copy of the message to BCC recipients you want to send a blind carbon copy of the message to Note You can i...

Page 119: ...from the Draft folder into the Outbox so that you can send it the next time you connect To save a message as a draft tap the Save to draft button on the Toolbar or select the command from the File me...

Page 120: ...ew the messages you want to send 2 Tap the Send button on the Toolbar or select Send from outbox on the Transfer menu then Select All to send all the messages in the Outbox Select Selected to send onl...

Page 121: ...that your mobile phone or modem is connected to your netBook To connect and receive your email 1 Tap the Open mailbox button on the Toolbar and select the name of your account or use the Open command...

Page 122: ...cted it in the Folders view To reply to or forward an email Tap the Reply f ward button on the Toolbar or use the commands on the Message menu then select Reply to sender to reply only to the sender o...

Page 123: ...114 Email Header Header Header Header Header separator separator separator separator separator Original author Original author Original author Original author Original author...

Page 124: ...h contain attachments are displayed by a paperclip symbol in the Folders view If you have received a message containing an attachment you can view the file or save a copy of the file to disk You can v...

Page 125: ...ould close any remote mailboxes you have open before disconnecting from the Internet Note For details about setting up and using more than one email account see To find out more T T T T To find out mo...

Page 126: ...iew is a scientific calculator with 26 memories Use this for more advanced calculations including those that involve trigonometry or logarithms When you first use Calc it displays the Desk calculator...

Page 127: ...und the till roll use the scrollbar or the arrow keys To clear the till roll tap the Clear tillroll button on the Toolbar or use the command on the Tools menu You can switch to the embedded numeric ke...

Page 128: ...r and tap Tap MR and then To deduct the tax from a number repeat the above using instead of Scientific calculations Scientific calculations Scientific calculations Scientific calculations Scientific c...

Page 129: ...e 30A Prefix functions which precede the value they refer to e g sin Implicit multiplication before prefix function such as 5sin30 or before an open bracket as in 4 4 5 Multiplication and division eq...

Page 130: ...han the value at the time of the original calculation Using the memories Using the memories Using the memories Using the memories Using the memories The Scientific calculator has 26 memories labelled...

Page 131: ...122 Calc Memory contents Memory contents Memory contents Memory contents Memory contents...

Page 132: ...ons rigonometric functions rigonometric functions To calculate the sine cosine or tangent of a number tap sin cos or tan Enter the number and press To calculate the inverse sine cosine or tangent of a...

Page 133: ...calculator can display numbers in the following formats Normal this is adequate for most calculations Numbers are displayed in standard notation to 12 significant figures with decimal places and an ex...

Page 134: ...ypes of notes and keep the information for reference Adding a note Adding a note Adding a note Adding a note Adding a note When you first start Jotter you can start typing a note straight away You can...

Page 135: ...e you opened the file If you want to add an entry you have to use the New entry command To save time when you want to quickly type a note you can set up Jotter so that it always starts with a blank en...

Page 136: ...hat Jotter can display either the date that you created the entry or the date it was last changed See Customising Jotter for more details To insert a sketch 1 Select Sketch from the Insert menu or tap...

Page 137: ...Finding a note Finding a note Finding a note Finding a note If you need to find a particular entry you can browse for the entry in the List or Split view To display text from the entries in a list tap...

Page 138: ...he List and Split view using the Entry preferences command You can display as much of the text as will fit with a comma marking different paragraphs or just the first line of the entry You may want to...

Page 139: ...otter entries You can print the current entry or all the entries in the current view using the Printing commands on the File menu or by tapping the Print button on the Toolbar To check the printer mod...

Page 140: ...sing alarms Using alarms Using alarms Using alarms You can use the Alarms view to set alarms that will ring even when your netBook is switched off e g a repeating wake up alarm that will ring each day...

Page 141: ...he alarm so do not enter anything you do not wish others to see 3 Select the required alarm sound or Silent if you wish the alarm to ring silently you ll still see the alarm text on screen To hear the...

Page 142: ...an alarm is ringing You don t have to press the Snooze button After this time the alarm will ring again Note If you are recording a voice note or other sound when an alarm is due to ring the alarm wil...

Page 143: ...ilencing alarms Silencing alarms Silencing alarms Silencing alarms If you wish to silence alarms for a particular period e g the duration of a meeting or journey 1 Select Sound from the Toolbar or Too...

Page 144: ...given at the bottom of the screen Use the View next alarms command on the Edit menu to view the alarms that are to ring in the future and the View past alarms command to list the last 8 alarms to hav...

Page 145: ...Selecting a country or city Selecting a country or city Selecting a country or city Selecting a country or city Selecting a country or city To select a particular country or city move to the country...

Page 146: ...t the bottom of the screen shows the digits needed to dial the selected city from the Home city A A A A Adding a town or city dding a town or city dding a town or city dding a town or city dding a tow...

Page 147: ...have added to the map yourself To do this select it at the bottom of the screen and then select the appropriate command from the Edit menu Customising T Customising T Customising T Customising T Cust...

Page 148: ...e Summer time zone is for a city select the city in the Map view and then select Change city details from the Edit menu When the clocks are due to go forward or back in the cities in a particular Summ...

Page 149: ...140 Time...

Page 150: ...out different subjects in one file or in different files For example you may want to keep a database for notes about software products another one for interesting Web sites and another for restaurants...

Page 151: ...key to move between the boxes Use the scroll bar to move to boxes which are not currently displayed 3 While you re typing you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor around the text Press Enter to...

Page 152: ...ine like a telephone directory Tap the Cards button or the List button to move to a view or select the commands on the View menu to switch between the views In the Card view tap on an entry from the C...

Page 153: ...you add or edit an entry the Font button to change the font size or type or apply other formatting to the text You can also use the View preferences command in the Card view or List view to control h...

Page 154: ...el or add or remove labels If you wish you can set up a new set of labels so that you can use a Data file for information other than names and addresses Important It is best to set up the labels you w...

Page 155: ...s first P P P P Printing Data entries rinting Data entries rinting Data entries rinting Data entries rinting Data entries You can print all your Data entries the current card or choose a set of entrie...

Page 156: ...with Each type of line or shape you can draw has a tool which you can select When you start Sketch the Freehand drawing tool is selected The colour of the tool The default drawing colour is black To...

Page 157: ...ing tool from the Tools menu Change the pen colour and width before starting to draw Use the pen to draw or hold down the Shift key and use the arrow keys To draw a straight line tap or select the Lin...

Page 158: ...a using the keyboard select the area then hold down the Shift key and use the arrow keys to move the cross hair of the cursor onto one of the handles surrounding the text When the cursor is positioned...

Page 159: ...he picture in more detail and change the colour of the individual pixels Use the Reverse colour command from the Transform menu to invert the colour of a selected area For example reversing the colour...

Page 160: ...resize it as usual Clipart Clipart Clipart Clipart Clipart Inserted te Inserted te Inserted te Inserted te Inserted text xt xt xt xt T T T T Transparency ransparency ransparency ransparency ransparenc...

Page 161: ...s saved each time you exit Sketch You can also use the More commands on the File menu to save the file at any other time using the Save command or give it a different name using the Save as command re...

Page 162: ...king the spelling of text in the Word program Spell Spell Spell Spell Spell checking and correction checking and correction checking and correction checking and correction checking and correction To c...

Page 163: ...ectives nouns verbs etc You can select any word from the list of suggestions to look up again To do this either tap on a word to highlight it and then tap again to select it or use the arrow keys to h...

Page 164: ...placement letter For example if you enter For ed suggestions include Forced Foresighted and Foraged alternatively if you enter For ed the suggestions include Formed Forked and Forced You can enter or...

Page 165: ...e File menu This setting is saved when you close Spell and also applies when spell checking words in other programs e g when spell checking a Word document To add a word to the Personal dictionary typ...

Page 166: ...you can begin to record right away Simply place the machine so that the microphone is near the sound source and tap the REC button or press Enter Tap the STOP button or press Esc to stop recording Not...

Page 167: ...allow you to completely fill the disk and will always leave 100K free so that you can use other programs Note If an alarm is due to ring while you are recording or playing a sound you may hear warnin...

Page 168: ...159 Record Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone Microphone Loudspeak Loudspeak Loudspeak Loudspeak Loudspeaker er er er er...

Page 169: ...In order to save disk space a compression process is applied to Record files as they are being recorded To save even more disk space use the Compress sound command on the Tools menu and select ADPCM...

Page 170: ...out accidentally uncovering any of the bombs You can select between easy medium and hard skill levels and 5 different grid sizes using the Skill level button on the Toolbar The harder the skill level...

Page 171: ...ares are revealed automatically because there cannot be any bombs under them If you suspect that a square conceals a bomb mark it with a flag To do so Hold down the Shift key and tap on the square or...

Page 172: ...in CD ROM Creating running OPL programs Creating running OPL programs Creating running OPL programs Creating running OPL programs Creating running OPL programs 1 Create the program in the Program edit...

Page 173: ...our netBook OPL C and Java OPL is a BASIC type language which can be edited and translated on the netBook For more details on OPL please refer to the OPL programming manual on the CD or download the O...

Page 174: ...stall PsiWin from the CD ROM visit our web site at www psion com for more information or contact your nearest Psion distributor Where can I find P Where can I find P Where can I find P Where can I fin...

Page 175: ...elp Help Topics from the Menubar Tip You can display help for a particular task or dialog by pressing the F1 key or clicking on the Help button Tips on using PsiWin help Tips on using PsiWin help Tips...

Page 176: ...l port on your netBook and insert the smaller connector into the port Note If you have difficulty connecting the cable to your netBook you may be attempting to insert the connector upside down You sho...

Page 177: ...ee the on line Help for more information on selecting which COM port to use Connecting with PsiWin Connecting with PsiWin Connecting with PsiWin Connecting with PsiWin Connecting with PsiWin When you...

Page 178: ...the owner information you have entered on the Psion If you connect more than one Series 3mx 3c 3a or Siena to your PC make sure that each Psion contains different owner information Further help See t...

Page 179: ...an select the type of file you wish to use on the other computer 6 The dialog suggests a suitable file type for the converted file e g Excel 5 0 95 for a Psion Sheet file or Word 6 0 95 for a Psion Wo...

Page 180: ...h is renamed with a bak suffix e g a file named Document is backed up as Document bak Tip Don t delete the backup version of the file from your netBook until you are sure you want to use the edited ve...

Page 181: ...PC and netBook such as agenda appointments or an address book When you synchronize PsiWin checks the information in your PC scheduler with the matching Agenda or Data file on your netBook and then upd...

Page 182: ...ting up the printer Setting up the printer Setting up the printer Setting up the printer Setting up the printer You can select the standard printer you normally use to print out files on the netBook f...

Page 183: ...ges and number of copies 5 Point the netBook at the printer making sure that the netBook and printer are no more than one metre apart and press Print P P P P Printing to a parallel printer rinting to...

Page 184: ...icon from the Control panel in the System screen or the Print setup command from the Printing commands on the File menu in the program from which you want to print 2 If you are printing from within a...

Page 185: ...ion P P P P Page setup age setup age setup age setup age setup You can change the size of the page and specify other layout settings by selecting the Page setup command from the Print button or Printi...

Page 186: ...to preview press the Go to button and enter the number of the page you want to view You can change the setup of the printed page and preview from the Print preview dialog by pressing the Setup button...

Page 187: ...Sketch and Program editor programs To do this 1 Tap the Print button or select the command from the Printing commands on the File menu 2 In the dialog you need to specify how many copies of the select...

Page 188: ...to printers which support Infrared see the Printing chapter for more details Before you start Make sure that both machines are ready to communicate using Infrared To do this move to the System screen...

Page 189: ...ece of text range of spreadsheet cells sketch area Note Objects can be transferred like other information They appear as objects on the receiving machine T T T T Transferring the information ransferri...

Page 190: ...nu If the Infrared windows are in range the transfer begins Infrared screens appear on both machines to indicate that the transfer is taking place and the progress of the transfer is displayed R R R R...

Page 191: ...to another folder or disk drive The information on the sending machine is not affected by the transfer Infrared window Infrared window Infrared window Infrared window Infrared window Cancelling the tr...

Page 192: ...y and tap the Dial button on the Toolbar If the number is already entered as part of a Contacts Data or Agenda entry you can just select the entry and use the Dial keypress Fn Menu The netBook will fi...

Page 193: ...each comma that you enter Entering phone numbers Entering phone numbers Entering phone numbers Entering phone numbers Entering phone numbers You can enter a telephone number to dial in a Contacts Dat...

Page 194: ...h to use the dial out code press the Dial out button to dial the number preceded by the dial out code You can change the number if it is not correct If you need to dial additional digits press the Fre...

Page 195: ...186 Dialling...

Page 196: ...cording your own alarms ecording your own alarms You can use the Record program to create alarm sounds which can be used in Time and Agenda To save a recording for use as an alarm sound select the Sav...

Page 197: ...d side of the screen so that they can be launched with one tap of the pen Note When a program is allocated to one of the User App buttons it will no longer appear on the Extras bar The System screen p...

Page 198: ...CF card interface carefully slide out the CF tray on the left hand side below the on off switch There is a groove on the bottom of the moulding to help this to be prised open It is important not to p...

Page 199: ...be ejected Withdraw this completely and insert your new device The card should be inserted face up and pushed in until flush with the casing The PC card eject button should be folded away to prevent a...

Page 200: ...tic Discharge ESD Memory upgrades should be trusted to an authorised service agent Note As this upgrade will require all power to be removed it is important to back up your data first For additional i...

Page 201: ...o start charging the battery and connect to your PC Start PsiWin as described in the PsiWin section of this Guide To remove the netBook from the docking station press the eject pad in the centre to li...

Page 202: ...e netBook off and use a soft clean dry cloth to gently wipe the keyboard and screen Under no circumstances use water or chemical solvents that may have a corrosive effect If the netBook is set to turn...

Page 203: ...battery message If you have a docking station this is a convenient way to connect to the mains adapter to charge the batteries If using your netBook for extended periods when you are unable to use mai...

Page 204: ...up battery as shown If both the main and backup batteries are low replace the backup battery first If the main batteries are so low that you cannot turn the netBook on connect the netBook to mains pow...

Page 205: ...ry only with the same or equivalent type recommended by Psion Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions P P P P Prolonging battery life rolonging battery life rolonging ba...

Page 206: ...for details Backing up to Memory Disks Backing up to Memory Disks Backing up to Memory Disks Backing up to Memory Disks Backing up to Memory Disks You can back up individual files individual folders...

Page 207: ...198 Security backups...

Page 208: ...while you are recording another sound the alarm will be postponed until you have finished your recording If world times don t seem to be correct in the Time program If world times don t seem to be co...

Page 209: ...etBook until you perform a hard reset All the files on the Internal disk will be lost and cannot be retrieved See How do I reset the netBook for more information If the netBook doesn t seem to turn on...

Page 210: ...teries are good especially if the contrast adjustment still appears to work but the screen is otherwise blank To perform a soft reset gently press something like an unfolded paperclip into the reset h...

Page 211: ...your cable If you can t connect your cable If you are having difficulty connecting the cable to your netBook you may be attempting to insert the connector upside down Make sure that the RS232 motif i...

Page 212: ...en the Word file 2 Select the Special character command from the Insert menu 3 Select the required character and press OK Note You can also use the Shift Ctrl C shortcut keypress to display the Specia...

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Page 214: ...cepts Psion Memory disks Compact Flash Type I and larger Type II devices PC card interface accepts 3V 5V Type I and Type II PC cards Processor 32bit StrongARM SA1100 190MHz Sound Loudspeaker W 8 ohm M...

Page 215: ...Appendices 206...

Page 216: ...ording 187 responding to 132 setting 132 troubleshooting 199 alignment in Sheet 50 in Word 35 alphabetical order in Contacts 55 alphabetical order in Data 144 am pm clock 15 anagrams 154 analog clocks...

Page 217: ...nts 116 files 23 files folders 23 programs 23 colours in Word 34 column graphs 53 column widths in Data 144 in System screen 187 COM port connecting 167 combining information 12 command icons 7 comman...

Page 218: ...ks copying 30 formatting 32 renaming 30 root folder 23 displaying help 13 non printing characters 36 distance units 138 distances 136 dividing in Calc 118 DNS address configuring 88 downloading See re...

Page 219: ...ng layout in Calc 117 sketches 149 Fn key 23 folders browsing 27 closing 23 creating 9 24 27 Draft 108 110 highlighting 30 Inbox 108 112 Local 108 managing 27 30 names 21 24 naming 25 opening 23 Outbo...

Page 220: ...5 adding entries 125 customising 129 finding entries 128 inserting objects 127 printing 130 K K K K K keyboard settings 20 where things are 6 keypresses 20 in Web 101 keys Enter 12 Esc 6 12 Help 13 on...

Page 221: ...108 109 110 111 outline navigation in Word 38 owner information 17 P P P P P page breaks in Word 43 page layout 176 margins 176 numbering 176 size of the page 176 page numbers in Word 43 paragraph ali...

Page 222: ...41 the background in Sketch 150 responding to an alarm 132 restoring backups 197 reversing the layout in Calc 117 reverting to saved in Word 43 right aligned text in Word 35 root of disks 23 roots in...

Page 223: ...uaring numbers in Calc 123 standby mode 196 start year in Agenda 65 status window See toolbar strikethrough See crossing out styles and outline navigation 38 styles in Word 37 stylesheets See template...

Page 224: ...ies 144 used memory 31 V V V V V vCard standard in Contacts 59 viewing alarms 135 attachments 115 emails 113 entries in Data 143 saved web pages 94 views in Agenda 64 voice notes in Agenda 73 W W W W...

Page 225: ...Index 216...

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