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SMS Handbook

Summary of Contents for SMS

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Page 2: ... subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software Palm Inc 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 rea...

Page 3: ... SMS 4 Creating messages 5 Sending and receiving messages 6 Viewing messages 7 Working with draft messages 10 Adding a signature to a message 11 Sending data from another application 12 Setting Preferences 13 SMS menus 15 Support and Troubleshooting 16 For your handheld 16 For third party applications 17 For the SMS application 17 Index 19 ...

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Page 5: ...cell phone keypad many people don t take advantage of this feature Now with SMS you can use Graffiti characters or the onscreen keyboard on your handheld to quickly create SMS messages and you have the added benefit of a larger display when reading incoming messages SMS also enables you to receive records associated with your other Palm OS applications For example your boss can send you a Date Boo...

Page 6: ... 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the Preferences icon 3 Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 4 Select Phone 5 Tap the Connection pick list and select the appropriate driver for your phone Note If you do not see a driver for your phone check the phone manufacturer s web site for a driver that is compatible with Palm OS software Download the driver and install it on your handh...

Page 7: ... for instructions This section shows you how to connect your handheld and your mobile phone This is not a procedure that you perform by itself You do this only when you are ready to send or receive SMS messages as described in Working with SMS later in this guide To prepare to connect 1 Turn on your handheld and your mobile phone 2 Do one of the following Activate the infrared port on your phone a...

Page 8: ...aste text as you do in other applications on your handheld Elements of the interface that look familiar edit lines pick lists check boxes scroll arrows buttons menus etc behave just as they behave in basic applications like Address Book Opening SMS When you install SMS on your handheld it appears by default in the Main category of the Applications Launcher To open SMS 1 Tap the Applications icon 2...

Page 9: ...art messages To create a message 1 From any SMS list view tap New 2 Tap To 3 Tap the recipient s name and then tap Add Tip To send a message to someone who isn t in your Address Book enter their mobile phone number on the To line 4 Enter the message text 5 Connect to your phone See Making the Connection earlier in this guide for details 6 Tap Send to send the message now or tap Outbox to send the ...

Page 10: ...ew tap Send Check When the transmission finishes a message appears indicating the number of new messages you received To send all messages in your Outbox 1 Connect to your phone See Making the Connection earlier in this guide for details 2 From any SMS list view tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Message and then tap Send To download all messages from your phone 1 Connect to your phone See Making the Connect...

Page 11: ...ication to read it To view text messages in your Inbox 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner 2 Tap Inbox 3 Tap the message you want to view Inbox Stores messages downloaded from your phone Outbox Stores messages waiting to be sent Trash Stores messages you deleted You can restore deleted messages to their original category Archive Files messages you want to keep Draft Stores messa...

Page 12: ...messages in your Inbox 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner 2 Tap Inbox 3 Tap the message you want to view 4 Tap Yes to add the data to the appropriate application or tap No to view the raw data as a text message To view messages in your Outbox or Archive categories 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner 2 Tap Outbox or tap Archive 3 Tap the message you want to vi...

Page 13: ...he contents Delete Moves the message to the Trash category To view messages in your Trash 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner 2 Tap Trash 3 Tap the message you want to view 4 Tap one of the following Done Returns to the list view Restore Moves the message back to the category it was in when you deleted it ...

Page 14: ...in the Draft category 2 From the Message view tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Message and then tap Draft To view or edit draft messages 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner 2 Tap Draft 3 Tap the message you want to edit 4 In the message view tap Edit 5 Edit the message 6 Tap one of the following Send Sends the message now Outbox Moves the message to the Outbox to be sent later Cancel Ope...

Page 15: ...ture and then add it to a message using menu commands To define a signature 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 3 Enter your signature 4 Tap OK To add your signature to a message 1 Create or edit the message where you want to add your signature 2 From the New or Edit Message view tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Add signature ...

Page 16: ...sage on a Palm OS handheld they can transfer the message directly to the appropriate application If the recipient receives the message on another device the data will appear as text To send data from another application 1 Open the record you want to send 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Record and then tap Send record The word record is replaced with event address item note or memo based on the applicati...

Page 17: ...check box Alert Sound Indicates whether new messages trigger an alert and which alert it triggers To trigger a new message alert se lect this check box Tap the pick list to select one of the follow ing sounds Alarm Alert Bird Concerto Phone Sci fi and Wake up Confirm Deleted Message Indicates whether a confirmation message appears each time you delete a message To display confirmation messages sel...

Page 18: ... parts Tap the pick list to select from the following options 1 part 3 parts 5 parts 10 parts 50 parts and Never warn Expires Indicates how long unsent messages remain in your Outbox Tap the pick list to select from the following options 4 Hours 1 Day 1 Week 2 Weeks 1 Month and Max Time Message Center Indicates whether your handheld obtains your mobile phone service provider s Message Center numbe...

Page 19: ...ed on the phone Empty Trash Prompts you to confirm that you want to permanently remove all messages in the Trash category from your handheld Archive Moves the current message to the Archive category Phone Lookup Opens the Phone Lookup dialog where you can select a mobile phone number where you want to send a message Font Opens the Font dialog box where you can choose different fonts for the list a...

Page 20: ...he problem The version of the handheld software you are using and the available memory on the device To find version and memory information 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap App and then tap Info 4 Tap Version to see version numbers and tap Size to see the amount of free memory in kilobytes You can access Palm technical support in the following ways HelpNotes and readme file in...

Page 21: ...the SMS application For problems encountered with the SMS application review the following information Problem Solution I cannot connect to my SMS center Confirm that you have the correct phone driver installed See To configure Phone Preferences for a Macintosh computer earlier in this guide for instructions on how to view the current phone driver You may need to enter the SMS center telephone num...

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Page 23: ...4 F Filed messages 8 Frequently asked questions 16 H Handheld connecting to phone 3 problems with 16 I Icons 7 8 Inbox 7 M Memory amount of free 16 Menus 15 Messages archive 8 creating 5 deleted 9 draft 10 filed 8 folders 7 icons 7 8 multi part 5 outgoing 8 receiving 6 restoring deleted 9 sending 6 signature 11 viewing 7 Multi part messages 5 O Opening SMS 4 Outbox 8 P Phone connecting to handheld...

Page 24: ...ences Signature 11 SMS menus 15 overview 1 preferences 13 14 T Technical support 16 Trash 9 Troubleshooting 16 17 V Viewing archive messages 8 deleted messages 9 draft messages 10 incoming messages 7 messages with attachments 8 messages overview 7 outgoing messages 8 W Web sites 16 ...

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