Palm m100 manual

Hand boo k for the Palm ™ m100 H andh eld[...]

Pa ge i i Han db ook fo r th e P al m™ m 10 0 H and he ld Cop yr ight Copy right © 2000 Palm, Inc. or its subsid iaries. All rights rese rved. Graffit i, HotSy nc, Pa lm, Palm Con nec t, and Pal m O S are reg ister ed t rade mark s of Pal m, Inc. o r its s ubsi d- iari es in one or more c ountries. The HotSyn c logo, the Pa lm logo , and the Pa [...]

Co nte nts Pa ge iii Contents A bou t Thi s B oo k . ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. .... 1 Chapt er 1: Intr odu ct ion t o Your P al m™ m100 Handh eld Getti ng to know your Pal m m100 handhe ld .. .. ... .... . .... ... .. ... .... . .... ... .2 What is a Palm m100 handhel d? ...[...]

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Pa ge 1 About This Book Welcome to the Palm™ m100 handhel d. This han d boo k is designed to he lp you get u p and running quickly. It describes all yo u need to know about ho w to use your P alm m100 hand held and the applic ations that co me wi th it. It wa lks you through: ■ Lo cating all the part s of yo ur hand held ■ Vie wi n g and e nt[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 2 Cha pter 1 Int roduc tion to Y our Palm™ m100 H andheld This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Palm™ m1 00 hand held, how to use your handhe ld for the first time, and how to use H o tSync ® technolo gy to s ynchr onize yo ur hand held and Pal m™ De skto p or gan izer sof tware. Getting to know your[...]

Pa ge 3 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Sys tem require ments To install and operate Palm Desktop softwar e, your computer syste m must meet t he following r eq uirements : Mini mum re qui re ments : Wind ows ■ IBM-compatibl e 486 c o m puter or higher ■ Window s 95 or later ■ 16 MB RAM (6 4 MB r ecommended with Wi n dow s 20[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 4 Palm m 100 co mpone nts Lo catin g f ront pan el c ont rol s Powe r but ton / Back ligh t contro l T urn s yo ur h an dh eld on o r of f an d co ntr ol s th e bac klight f e ature. If y our han dheld is turn ed off, pres sing the power but ton turns th e uni t on and returns you to the last screen you viewed. If your handheld i s [...]

Pa ge 5 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Us ing t he bac klig ht If lighting cond ition s m a ke it difficult f or y ou to see the informa tion on your ha ndheld, you can use the ba cklight t o illumina te your screen. To activa te the backl i ght: ■ P res s the po wer but ton a nd h old it dow n fo r ab ou t tw o seco nd s. Rele [...]

Chapt er 1 Page 6 Lo catin g b ack pan el c om po nen ts St ylus Serves as a pointi n g devi ce for navig ating thro ugh applic ations a nd ent ering d ata on your h andheld . To use the stylu s, sli de it out of t he s torage sl ot and hold it as you would a pen or pen cil. Face p late tab Releases the face plat e so yo u can personalize the appea[...]

Pa ge 7 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Cha ngi ng t he fa ce pl ate You ca n per s onalize the appear anc e of your handheld by changing the face plate. For in formatio n about face plate access ories, visit th e web site: w ww. palm.com . To change t he face pl ate: 1. Lift th e face p late ta b sligh tly to separate it from you [...]

Chapt er 1 Page 8 I nst alli n g th e batt e ries To use your handhe ld, you must install two AAA a lkaline ba tteries. The bat teries fit beh ind the batt ery door on t h e bac k of the h andheld. See “Ba tt ery considerations” in Appendix A for more i nfo r mati on. To inst all the bat teries: 1. Pr e ss th e la tc h on the b a tte ry d oo r [...]

Pa ge 9 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Pal m Desktop or ganize r softwa re Palm D esktop softwar e exten ds man y of t he fu nct ions of your han dheld to your computer and serves to back up your data. Viewing and edit ing your da ta using Palm De sktop softwa re is opti onal. Howe ver, wh en you us e i t with yo ur handh eld an d[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 1 0 To connect the HotSync cable: 1. T urn o ff yo ur co mp uter . 2. P lug th e Ho tSyn c cab le int o a ser i a l (COM) port on yo u r comput er. Not e: Y ou r Hot Syn c cabl e req ui res a dedi ca ted po rt . It cann ot sh are a port w it h an in tern al mo d em or o t her dev ice . If you a r e u n s ure of the e xact lo ca tion[...]

Pa ge 1 1 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Insta lling Pa lm D es ktop so ftw are The fo llow ing instru ctions guid e you through installin g Palm Desktop softwar e. After i n s tallat i o n , re fer to the onlin e Help in Palm Desktop softwar e, the Quick Tour in P al m D esk to p so f twa re (for Windows u sers), and th e Pa lm D[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 1 2 To install Palm Desktop software on a M a ci nt osh: 1. Tu rn on you r Maci ntosh . 2. I nsert the Pal m Deskt op sof tware C D-ROM i nt o your Macintos h’s CD- ROM dr ive. 3. Double-c lick t he Palm D esktop CD ic on. 4. Double-c lick t he Installer icon to begin t he insta llation proc edure. 5. Follow the onscr een instru c[...]

Pa ge 1 3 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Tapping and typ ing Tap with the styl us to ge t things do ne Like using a mous e to clic k elements on a computer screen, using the stylu s to t ap el ements o n your h andheld screen i s the b asic a ction that gets th ings done on you r han dhe ld. The first time y o u start your handhel[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 1 4 Ele men ts of the ha ndhel d inte rface Menu bar A set of comman ds that ar e speci fic to th e applica tion. N ot a ll applic ations h ave a men u ba r. Ic ons Tap the i con s to open appl ication s , menus , Ca lc u l at or , an d t o find text any w he re i n yo ur data . Co ntrast contro l Tap the Contras t icon to o pen the[...]

Pa ge 1 5 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Check box When a check mark a p pears i n a check bo x , t he cor respon d in g opti on is acti ve. If a c heck box is empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is c h ecked, ta pping i t removes the c heck m ark. Co mm and butt ons Tap a but ton to per form a comman d. Co mman[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 1 6 Ope ning ap pl icat ions You ca n use the Applications Launcher to open any application insta lled on your handhe ld. Yo u can a lso o pen D ate Book, Addr ess Book , To D o Lis t, and Note Pad wit h t h e applica tion b utton s on the fr ont pane l of your handh eld. Tip: W hen you pr ess an app li cati on but ton on the f ron [...]

Pa ge 1 7 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Using menus Menus on yo u r ha ndhel d are eas y to use. On ce you m aster th em in one a pplicatio n, use them th e s ame way in all the other applica tions. The menu s of each applicat ion are illustrated in th e section on that applic ation in Chapte r 4. T he Edit menu is d escribed in [...]

Chapt er 1 Page 1 8 Gr affit i me nu c om man ds Most menu com mands ha ve an equ ivalent G raffi ti Command stroke, w hic h is si mil ar to t he ke ybo a rd sh or tc ut s us ed to exe c ute c om m and s on compu t ers . The comman d le tters appe ar to the rig ht of the co mmand n ames . Dr aw t h e Co m mand str o ke a n ywhere in the Graffi ti a[...]

Pa ge 1 9 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Di spla yin g on lin e tip s Many of the dial o g boxes that appear on your handheld contain an online Tips icon in t he upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate ques tions you hav e in a dial og box, prov ide shor tcu ts for using th e dialog box, or give y ou other usefu l in for m atio[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 2 0 After a key board is open , you can tap to ope n any of the othe r key boar ds, inc luding the in ternati onal keybo ard. See “U sing the onsc reen keyboard” i n Chapter 2 for more infor mation. Not e: You ca nnot e nter G raf fiti char acter s whil e using t he onscr een keyboard. Gr affit i w riti ng Your handh eld include[...]

Pa ge 2 1 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld To open M emo Pad: 1. Ta p the A pplic ations icon . 2. Tap the Memo Pad icon . 3. Tap New. Not e: A blin king c ursor appears o n t he first l ine of the new mem o to ind icate where new text w ill appear. Se e “U si ng G r aff it i w ri tin g t o ent er d a ta” i n Ch ap ter 2 f or de[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 2 2 After the in format ion is i n Pal m Desk top soft ware, perfo rm a HotSy nc oper ation to syn chroni ze your ha n dh eld with y our compute r. See “Excha n ging an d updati ng data : HotSync o peration s ” in Chapter 4 for more i nf orma tion. Imp or ting d ata If you already have data in a database on your comp uter, yo u [...]

Pa ge 2 3 Intr oduct ion to You r Palm ™ m10 0 Handhe ld Setti ng the time and da te You make ch anges to the ti me and date i n the Cl ock appli cation. To set t he current t ime a nd date: 1. Ta p the A pplic ations icon . 2. Tap the Clock ic on . 3. Tap the Set Time & Dat e but ton. 4. Tap the hour box . 5. Tap th e up or down arrow s to c[...]

Chapt er 2 Page 2 4 Cha pter 2 Enterin g Data in You r Palm m100 ™ Ha ndheld This chapter expla i ns how to enter data into your Palm™ m100 hand held by writing w ith the stylus i n the G raffiti ® writ ing area , by using the ons creen keybo ard, by using the N ote Pad a pplica tion, by using the computer keyboard, by us i ng an extern a l ke[...]

Pa ge 2 5 E nte ring D ata i n You r Palm m100™ H andhe ld ■ Most char acter s require on ly a singl e str oke. When you l ift the stylu s from the Graffi ti writ ing area , your h andheld re cogn izes and displ ays t he text c har ac t er imm edi ately. To a ccomplish s in gle strok es, some Graf fiti stro kes are p orti ons of the regular alp[...]

Chapt er 2 Page 2 6 4. Sta rt your s troke a t the heav y dot and draw t he stro ke shape as it appears in the tables. 5. Lift the stylus fro m the screen at the end of the stroke s hape. That ’s all there i s to it! Whe n you lif t the sty lus from the scr een, your hand held rec ognizes your stro ke imm ediat e l y and prints the letter at the [...]

Pa ge 2 7 E nte ring D ata i n You r Palm m100™ H andhe ld The Graffi ti ® al ph ab et Lette r Strokes Letter Stroke s AN B O CP D Q ER F S G T HU IV JW KX LY M Z Space Back Space Carr iage Retu rn Per iod tap twice[...]

Chapt er 2 Page 2 8 Writ ing ca pital lette rs You make capit al let ters with the same st roke shap es as the ba sic alphabet char acters. To make capital l etters, you must first “shi ft” t o ca ps — jus t as y o u press the Shi f t k ey on a keyboar d — and then wri te the char ac t er strokes. Not e: Graffi ti writ i ng includes a featu[...]

Pa ge 2 9 E nte ring D ata i n You r Palm m100™ H andhe ld Writing n umbers Wri ting number s with Graffiti writing is simil ar t o writing letters of the al ph abet, except t h a t you ma ke the c harac ter strokes o n t h e r i ght- hand si d e (numbers s id e) of the Graffiti writi ng area. Gra ffiti n umbers Wr iting p unctua tion m arks Gra [...]

Chapt er 2 Page 3 0 Addi tion al Gra ffiti punc tuat ion Wri ting s ymb ols and e xtende d ch arac ter s All symb ols and exte nd ed char acter s b e g in with the str oke in the Graffit i writing area o f y our han dheld: When the Sym bo l Shift is activ e, a slanted shift symbol appears in the lower -righ t corner of th e screen . The next str ok[...]

Pa ge 3 1 E nte ring D ata i n You r Palm m100™ H andhe ld Wri ting ac cent ed char act ers To create accent ed c haracters, d raw t he stroke normall y used to creat e the le tter, follow ed by an a ccent strok e. Graf f iti w riting then a dds the acce nt to the lette r. For example, the following diagram show s the strokes required to draw an [...]

Chapt er 2 Page 3 2 Na viga tion s trok es In a ddition to charac ter sy mbols, G raffiti w riting includes spec ial str o ke s th at y ou can us e to na vig at e wi th in te xt or fie ld s in y ou r applic ations . Gra ffiti ShortC uts Graf fiti Shor tCuts mak e enteri ng comm only used wor ds or phrase s quic k and ea sy. ShortC uts are sim ilar [...]

Pa ge 3 3 E nte ring D ata i n You r Palm m100™ H andhe ld Your handheld i ncludes t he following predefined G r af fiti ShortCuts: Using the ons creen keyboar d You c an open the ons cr een keyboard anytime yo u need to en ter text or numb ers on your han dhel d. No te that you can not enter G r af fiti char acters whi le usi ng the on screen ke[...]

Chapt er 2 Page 3 4 Usin g N ote Pad In a dd iti on to usi n g Gra ff iti ch ara c ters an d the on scre en key bo ard , you can enter dat a on you r handhel d usi n g the Note P ad appl ication . When you use N ote Pad, you w rite q uick notes directly on the hand held s creen in your own ha ndwrit ing. Lat er, you c an en ter t his in f o rmat io[...]

Pa ge 3 5 E nte ring D ata i n You r Palm m100™ H andhe ld Importing data If yo u hav e d a ta stor ed in computer app licati ons su ch as spr eadshe ets and datab ases, or if you wan t to impor t d a ta from anot her handh eld, you can transf er the data to you r han dheld withou t having to ke y it in ma nually . Save the da ta in o ne of the f[...]

Chapt er 2 Page 3 6 7. To i m port data into the correc t Palm Desktop field s , drag fi elds in the l eft -hand column so th at they a re opposite t he c o rres po nding imported field o n t he r ight. 8. I f you do not w ant to i mport a fiel d, desel ect the check box for that field. 9. Click OK . The im porte d data is highlight ed in the appli[...]

Pa ge 3 7 E nte ring D ata i n You r Palm m100™ H andhe ld To import data from a Maci ntosh: 1. Open Palm Des kto p software. 2. Fr om the Fil e menu, choose Impor t. 3. Selec t the file y ou wan t t o im port. 4. Clic k Ope n. 5. I f yo u wa nt to cha ng e the ord er of the f iel ds yo u’ re im por tin g , poin t to a fiel d, wait for the curs[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 3 8 Cha pter 3 Managi ng Your Applications This chapter explains how to s w itch between applications on your Palm™ m100 han d hel d, how to chan ge appli cation setti ngs so they are per sonalize d t o you r work m ethods, and how to c ategori ze appli cations so y ou vie w them i n rela ted groups. Using the Applic ations La unc[...]

Pa ge 39 Man aging Your A ppli catio ns To categorize an applicati on: 1. Ta p the A pplic ations icon . 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap App, and then tap Cate g o ry. 4. Tap th e pick lis t next to each appli cation to se lect a cat egory. Tip: To c re ate a new c ate go ry , ta p E di t C ate go ri es fro m th e pi ck lis t. T a p Ne w , en ter th [...]

Chapt er 3 Page 4 0 To change t he Applications Launcher display: 1. Ta p the A pplica tions icon . 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 4. Tap the View By pick list and select List. 5. Tap OK. To open th e Applications Launcher to t he last opened category: 1. Ta p the A pplica tions icon . 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap[...]

Pa ge 41 Man aging Your A ppli catio ns Instal ling and remov i n g applicatio ns This sectio n expla ins how to ins tall and remov e applic ations o n yo ur handh eld and how to r emove Palm™ Deskt op soft ware from y our comp uter. Ins tall ing a dd-on a ppli cati ons Your handhe ld co mes wi th th e Date B o ok, Ad dre ss Book, T o Do Li st , [...]

Chapt er 3 Page 4 2 3. Cli ck Instal l . Tip: You can also acce ss the Inst all Tool di alog by sel ecti ng Insta ll Tool fr om th e Palm Des ktop prog ram group or by doubl e-clicking a ny file with a PRC, PDB, o r PNC file extens ion. 4. I n th e Us er dr o p-d ow n lis t, s el ect th e na me th at c o rres po nd s to your handheld .[...]

Pa ge 43 Man aging Your A ppli catio ns 5. Clic k A dd. 6. Sel ect the applicat ion( s) that you wa nt to in stall on your hand held. 7. Clic k Ope n. Not e: R eview the lis t of a pplicatio ns you selected in th e Inst a ll Tool dialog box. I f you do n ot want to in stall an applic ation, select it, a nd th en clic k Rem ove. (This d oes not r em[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 4 4 3. F rom t h e User po p-up menu , selec t the name th at corre sponds to your handheld . 4. C lick Ad d to L ist. 5. Selec t the applicatio n yo u want to install. 6. Click Ad d File t o add the s elec ted ap plication to t he Inst all Ha ndhe ld File s list . Tip: You can install m ore than one applicat ion by repeating steps [...]

Pa ge 45 Man aging Your A ppli catio ns Ins tall ing ga mes The C D -R OM al so inc ludes g ames t h a t you can install wit h the In stall Tool, such as Giraffe. Giraffe is a fun, e a sy way f o r you to practic e Graffiti ® wr iti ng . After you instal l and start a ga m e, the i nst r uctions appear in the Game menu. Depen din g on the game, th[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 4 6 Remo ving P alm Des k to p softw are If y ou n o long er wan t to use Palm De sktop softw are , you ca n remove i t f ro m yo ur c om put e r. To remove Palm Desktop software from a Windows computer: 1. F r om the Windo ws Start menu, c hoose Settin gs, an d the n Con trol Panel. 2. D ouble- clic k the Add/Re move Pr ograms icon[...]

Pa ge 47 Man aging Your A ppli catio ns Secur ity Your h andheld comes wit h a Sec urity appl icati on so t hat unaut horized u s ers can not vi ew the entr ies you wis h to prot ect. In Security, you can do th e following: ■ Lo ck and turn off yo ur hand held s o that i t does not oper ate unt il you enter the correct password. ■ M ask all r e[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 4 8 Cha ngin g or dele ting a pa ssword Onc e you define a passw ord f o r your handheld, you can change or delet e it at an y ti me. You mu st enter th e curren t passwor d befo re you ca n chan ge or d elete it . To change or delete your pass w or d: 1. Tap the Password box. 2. Ent er the current password. 3. Tap OK. 4. D o on e o[...]

Pa ge 49 Man aging Your A ppli catio ns Loc king y our hand hel d You c an als o lock your hand held so that yo u ne ed to en ter your passw ord to operate it. Imp or tant : If you lock your handheld, you must ent er the exact passw ord to re- activat e yo ur handh eld. If you forg et th e passw ord, y ou must pe rfor m a hard r eset to resume u si[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 5 0 Reco vering fro m a f orgotte n pass word If you d id n ot activate t he Off & Lock fe ature and you forg et your passw ord, you can d elete the passw ord from yo ur handheld . Deleting a fo rg otte n pas sw ord als o del et es a ll ent r ies an d fil es ma rk ed a s Private. Imp ortant: If you sy nchron ize wit h your c omp[...]

Page 51 Using Your A pplicatio ns Cha pter 4 Using Your Applicat ions Your Palm™ m1 00 handheld includes thes e application s: ■ Da te Boo k ■ Address Book ■ To Do List ■ Not e Pad ■ Mem o P ad ■ Clo ck ■ Calc ul a tor This chap ter is d ivide d int o three sectio ns: ■ “Over view of ap plications ” br iefly describes e ach ap[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 5 2 Over view of appli cations Date Book Date B ook lets you quickly and eas ily schedule a ppoint ments or an y kind of ac tivi ty asso ciate d with a t ime and dat e. In Date Book, you can do the following: ■ Enter a descriptio n of your app ointment and assign it to a specific tim e a nd da te . ■ Display a c hart of your app[...]

Page 53 Using Your A pplicatio ns Addre ss Book Address Book en abl es you to keep names, addresses, phone num bers, an d other informati o n about your personal o r bu si n ess c on tac ts . In A ddre ss B ook , yo u ca n d o t he follow ing : ■ Quick ly loo k up or en ter nam es, ad dress es, ph one n u mb ers, and othe r information. ■ Enter[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 5 4 To Do List To Do List is a convenient plac e to create reminders and pri or iti ze the th ings t ha t y ou hav e to do . In T o D o Li st, you can do the foll owi ng : ■ Make a quic k and con v eni ent list of thin gs to do. ■ Assi gn a p r io rity level to each t ask. ■ Assig n a due d ate for any or all of y our To Do Li[...]

Page 55 Using Your A pplicatio ns Note Pad N ote Pad pr ovi d es a p lac e to t a ke n ot es i n yo u r own handw ri t ing. You c a n use N ote Pad to d o everything y o u might do w it h a piece of paper and a pencil. In N ote Pad, you ca n do th e fo llow ing: ■ T ake no tes , dr aw a sk e tch , or w rit e an y kin d o f m e ssa ge dir ect ly o[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 5 6 Calculat o r Calculato r enables you to perfor m ad diti on, subtract ion, mult iplicatio n, and divis ion. In C alc ula tor, y ou ca n do th e fo llow ing: ■ Pe rf or m b a sic c a lcu l ati ons . ■ Store and re trieve values. ■ Display the la st serie s of calc ulations, w hich is useful fo r conf irming a series of “c[...]

Page 57 Using Your A pplicatio ns Memo Pad Memo P a d provides a place to s tore inf o rmation t hat is n ot asso ciat ed with Da te B ook, Addres s Book, or To Do List. In M em o P ad, you ca n do th e fo llow ing: ■ Use G raff iti chara cters to s tore memos, lists , or any oth er t ext mes sage on your handheld. ■ Dra g and d rop m emos into[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 5 8 Common tasks The tas ks d escribe d in this sec tion use th e te rm “reco rds” to re fer to indivi dual it ems in the appl icati ons: a Date Book eve nt, Addr ess Book entr y, To Do List it em, Note Pad n ote, or Memo Pad mem o. Crea tin g r e cords You ca n use the following procedure to create a new reco r d in Date Bo ok,[...]

Page 59 Using Your A pplicatio ns Ent erin g tex t F or i nfo r mat io n on e nte ri ng te x t usi ng Gr af fit i wr iti n g, the on scre en keybo ard, or your co mputer keyboar d, see C hapter 2. For i nformat ion on en teri ng t ext i n Note Pad, see “Note Pad” lat er in thi s cha p t er. Edit menu The Edit menu is available with any scr een [...]

Chapt er 4 Page 6 0 Not e: In Note Pad the Ed it m enu appears only w hen the title of a note is s elected. To edit a not e in Note Pad, use the eraser tool to r em ove li nes, and t he pen too l to ad d lines. Dele ting r ecor ds To delet e a reco rd: 1. Select the r ecord you want to delete. 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. T ap Record, and then tap th[...]

Page 61 Using Your A pplicatio ns Not e: In Dat e Book , you can choose to de lete the t ext o f th e current r epeat ing event, curren t and fut ure ev ents, or al l instan ces of that ev ent. Purgi ng reco rds Ove r time, as y o u use Date Book and To Do List , you’l l accumu late records in these applicati ons that have outlived their usefulne[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 6 2 Exc han ging a nd updat in g dat a: Hot Syn c ope rat ions The H otSync pro cess auto matic ally syn chroniz es — that is, exchanges and upda tes — d a ta betwe en your h andheld and Palm De sktop sof tware. Change s you make on your hand h e ld or Palm Des ktop software appear in both places after a HotSync o peration. HotS[...]

Page 63 Using Your A pplicatio ns To perform a local HotSync oper ation on a W indows computer : 1. Conne ct your h a n d held to th e Hot Sync cab le. 2. If the HotSync M anager i s n o t running , star t it: On the Win dows deskt op, c lick S tart, and t hen c hoose Programs . Nav igate to t h e Palm Des k t op softwar e prog ram group an d choo [...]

Chapt er 4 Page 6 4 The HotSync Pro g ress di a log box appears a nd synchronizat i o n begins. 4. Wait fo r a m essage on your handhel d i ndicat ing th at the process is co mpl ete. A fte r the Hot Syn c pr oc ess i s co mp le te, y ou can rem ove the H otS yn c cab le from your hand held. Per for mi ng a H ot Sync op era tion fo r the firs t ti [...]

Page 65 Using Your A pplicatio ns Not e: User names appear in the User pop-up on the right s i de of th e toolba r. You can chang e users by se lecti ng a new name i n the pop-up menu. Each subsequent ti me you perform a HotSync operatio n , H o tSync M anager rea ds the user nam e from your h andheld a nd sync hronizes the data i n the f o lder o [...]

Chapt er 4 Page 6 6 The HotSync Progres s d ialo g box appears followed by th e Select Us er dia lo g box . 4. In the Select User dialog box , sel ec t the user name you entered when you inst alled the Pa l m Deskt op softwar e, and click OK. The HotSyn c Progress dialo g box reappears and synchronization begins . 5. Wait for a me ssage on your ha [...]

Page 67 Using Your A pplicatio ns Beam ing in f o rmati on Your ha ndh el d is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to b eam infor m at ion to anothe r P alm OS handheld that’s clos e by an d also has an IR port. The IR port is located in t he upper -right corner on the ba ck of you r ha ndhe ld, behi nd the sma ll dark shi eld. Y[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 6 8 To beam an appli cat i on: 1. O pen t he Applicati o ns L auncher. 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. T ap App, and then tap Beam. 4. T ap the application you want to t r ansfer. Not e: Som e applications are copy-protec ted a n d can not be beamed. T h ese ar e listed w ith a loc k icon nex t to t hem. 5. T ap Beam. 6. W hen the Beam S[...]

Page 69 Using Your A pplicatio ns 4. Tap Yes. Tip s o n be am ing i nf orma tion ■ You can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam t he current entry. See “Pen pr ef er enc es” in C hapt er 6 for more information. ■ You can dr aw the Graf fiti Comman d st roke to acti vate the Com mand to olb ar, a nd th en ta p t he Be am ico n. ■ You can[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 7 0 To move a record i n to a category: 1. S el ec t the re cor d y ou w a nt to ca teg or iz e. 2. In Ad dress Book only: Tap Ed it. 3. Tap Details. 4. T ap the Category pick lis t to display the lis t of available categories. 5. S el ec t the ca te gor y fo r the reco rd . 6. T ap OK. Not e: I n the A d dre ss E di t, No t e, a nd[...]

Page 71 Using Your A pplicatio ns To define a new cat egory: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or li st. 2. T ap Edit Categories. 3. T ap New. 4. E n ter th e n ame of the ne w cat eg ory , an d th en ta p OK . 5. T ap OK. You can ass ign any of your re cords to th e new cat eg o ry. Ta p her e[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 7 2 To rename a category: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the sc reen o r list. 2. Tap Ed it Ca teg ori es. 3. Select the categor y t hat you w ant to ren ame, and th en t ap Rename. 4. Enter th e new n ame for th e ca tego ry, and then tap OK. 5. T ap OK. Tip: Y ou c an gr oup th e reco rds in tw o or mo[...]

Page 73 Using Your A pplicatio ns Lo okin g u p A ddre ss B oo k r ecord s W hen wor k ing w i th Ad dr ess Bo ok, the s c rol l bu tton s on the fron t panel of your handheld make it ea sy to na vigate among yo ur address en tr ie s. ■ In th e Addres s list scree n, pressi ng the s crol l bu ttons mo ves up or down an entir e scr een of recor ds[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 7 4 Us ing F ind You c an use Fi nd to loca te any text t hat you specify, in any applic ation. To use Fi nd: 1. T ap the Find icon . Tip: If you select text in an applica tion before you tap Find , the selected text automat ically appea rs i n t h e Find d ialo g box. 2. Enter th e text that y ou want to fin d . Find is not case- s[...]

Page 75 Using Your A pplicatio ns To use Phone Lookup: 1. D isplay the record in w hic h you want to inser t a phone nu mber. The rec ord can be i n Dat e B ook, To D o List , or Memo Pad . 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. T a p O pti on s, a nd th en t ap Ph on e Lo ok up. 4. B e gin to s pel l the la st n a me of the nam e yo u w an t t o f ind . The l[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 7 6 Sorti ng lists of recor ds You c an sort list s of records in various ways, depending on the applic ation. Sorting is a vailable in ap plicatio ns that hav e list screen s: A ddres s Book , To Do Lis t, No te P ad, and M em o Pad. Not e: You can al so assign re cords t o cate gori es. See “ C at egorizi ng r ecord s” ear lie[...]

Page 77 Using Your A pplicatio ns 4. D o on e o f th e fol lo win g: Addre ss Book : Tap t he setting you w ant. Note P a d : Tap the Sort by pick list and selec t Alphabet ic, Date, or M anual. Memo P ad : Tap th e Sort by pick list an d select Alphab etic o r Ma nua l . 5. T ap OK. To s ort t he N ote Pad or Memo list manua lly, tap a nd dr ag a [...]

Chapt er 4 Page 7 8 To hide all private records: 1. Ta p the A pplica tions icon . 2. T ap Sec urity. 3. Tap the Cur rent Pr ivac y pick list and sele ct Hide Re cords. 4. Tap OK to co nfir m that you wan t to hid e pr ivat e re cords. To mask all private recor ds: 1. Ta p the A pplica tions icon . 2. T ap Sec urity. 3. Tap the Cur rent Pr ivac y p[...]

Page 79 Using Your A pplicatio ns To displa y private r ecords: 1. D o one of th e follo win g: Tap a mas ked rec o rd. Tap the A pplica t ions icon , tap Security, then tap the C ur- rent P r iv acy pick list and sel ect Sh ow Records. If you do no t have a passw ord, hidd en and m asked rec ords be- come visib le. If you have a password, t he Sho[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 8 0 Atta chin g notes In a ll your a pplica tions ex cept N ote Pa d and Memo Pad, you c an atta ch a note to a re cord. A note can be up to sev eral tho usand charac ters lo n g. For example , for an appointment in Date Book, you ca n atta ch a n o te with dir ecti ons to the l ocation . To attach a note to a record: 1. Di sp la y [...]

Page 81 Using Your A pplicatio ns Ch oosi ng fonts In most applicatio n s you c an chan g e the font st yle t o m ake text eas ier to re ad. You can choose a d iffer ent font style for e ach appli cation , an d in some ap plicatio ns, you can use differen t font styles in differen t parts of the application. For ex am ple, in Address B o ok you can[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 8 2 Appli cation- speci fic tas ks Date Book When you ope n Date B oo k, the scr een sho ws the curren t date and a li st of time s for a n ormal busin ess day. Scheduling an event A rec ord in Date B ook is c al led a n “ev ent .” A n even t c an be a ny k in d of ac tiv ity t ha t yo u as so ci ate wi th a d ay . Yo u can e nt[...]

Page 83 Using Your A pplicatio ns 3. If t he event i s one hour long, sk ip to step 5. If the event is l onger or sh or te r th an a n h ou r, t ap th e time of th e e ven t to op en th e S et Ti me dia log box . Tip: You can also open the Set Time dial og (to se lect a start time) by m aking sure no e vent i s selec ted, and the n writ ing a numbe[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 8 4 To schedule an event for anot her day: 1. Selec t the date you w ant for the event by doing one of the follo wing: ■ Tap the day o f the week that y ou want in the date bar at t he top of the screen. If necessary, tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrow s to move to anoth er week . Tip: You can also use th e scroll but[...]

Page 85 Using Your A pplicatio ns To schedule an untimed event: 1. Select the date th at you want for the event as de scrib ed in “To schedule an event for anot her day. ” 2. T ap New. 3. Tap No T ime , so that no star t or end times are def ined for the new event. Tip: You can a lso create a new untimed even t by mak ing s u r e n o event is s[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 8 6 Rescheduling an event You can e asily mak e ch anges to you r sc hedule wi th yo ur handh eld. To reschedul e an eve nt : 1. T ap the event you w ant to reschedule. 2. Tap Details. 3. To change th e time, tap the T ime b ox and selec t a new time. 4. T o ch an g e the da te, tap th e Dat e bo x an d sel ec t a ne w d a te. 5. T [...]

Page 87 Using Your A pplicatio ns 7. W hen t he reminder m es sa ge appears on screen, d o one of the follo wing: Tap OK to per manently dismiss t he reminder a n d r eturn t o the current s c reen. Tap Snooz e to dism i s s the remin der and ret urn to the cu rrent screen. T he reminder m es sa ge appears again five minut es aft er yo u ta p Sn oo[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 8 8 To schedule a repeating or conti nuous event: 1. T ap the event. Typically, a continuous event is an untim e d event. 2. Tap Details . 3. T ap the Repeat box t o open the Change Repeat dialog box. 4. T ap Day, Week, Month, or Year to set how o ften event repeat s. For a c ontinuous ev ent , t ap Day. 5. Enter a numb er th at co [...]

Page 89 Using Your A pplicatio ns 4. D o one of th e follo win g: Tap Current t o delete only the current event item. Tap Future to delete the c u rrent an d all future even t items and reset the en d date of the repea t ing event to the l ast shown date. Tap A ll to delete all occurrences of the repeating event. 5. T ap OK. Con siderat ions for re[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 9 0 Changing the Date Book view In ad diti on to display ing t he tim e li st fo r a specif i c day, you ca n also displa y a who le week, a month, or an agenda. You c an also d isplay the c urr ent ti me . To cycle through Day, W eek, Month, and Agenda views: ■ Press the Dat e Book applicati o n but t on repeatedly to display t h[...]

Page 91 Using Your A pplicatio ns 3. T ap an event to show a description of the event. Tips f or using Wee k View : Keep the following points in mind. ■ To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a di f fer ent time or d ay. ■ Tap a bla n k ti me on a n y day to move to th at day and have th e time selected fo r a new event. ■ Tap any [...]

Chapt er 4 Page 9 2 Spotting event con flic ts Wit h the ability to defin e spe cific start an d end t imes fo r any even t, i t’s possible to schedule even t s that overla p (an event t h a t st arts before a previous event finishes). An event c onflict (t ime overl ap) appears in the Week View as overlapping ba r s. The Day View displays overla[...]

Page 93 Using Your A pplicatio ns ■ Tap Go to to o pen t h e date selec tor a nd se lect a d iffe rent mont h. ■ Use the sc roll bu ttons on the fro n t pa nel of y our handhe ld to move between mo nths. Press the upper button to display the previous month and the lower butt on to dis play the n ext month . Wo rk ing in Ag end a V iew The Agend[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 9 4 Date Book menus, preferen ces , and display opti o ns Date Book m enus ar e shown here for y our re ference , and D ate B ook features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here . See “Using menus” i n C hapt er 1 for informatio n about choosing menu co mmand s. Record menu Op tions m enu Di splay Op ti[...]

Page 95 Using Your A pplicatio ns ■ Compress Day View. Contro ls how tim es appear in the Day View . When C o mpress Day View is off, all time slot s display. Wh en it i s on, st art and end ti mes displ ay for each even t, but bl ank time slots toward t h e b o ttom of the screen disappear to minimize scrolling. ■ Mont h View s ettings . These[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 9 6 Addr ess Book Address Book i s the applic atio n in whi c h y ou sto re name and addr ess inf ormation ab out people or busi nesses. Creating an Address Book en tr y A reco rd in Add ress Bo ok is call ed an “ent ry.” You can crea te entr ies on yo ur ha ndh el d, o r you c an us e Pal m Desk top so ftware to c reate entries[...]

Page 97 Using Your A pplicatio ns 4. U se t he Next Field Graffi ti st r oke to move to the First N ame fi eld. Tip: You can also mo ve to any fiel d by tappi ng it dire ctly. 5. E nt er the person's first name i n the First Name field. 6. Enter th e other inf ormat ion tha t y o u wa n t to inc lude in thi s entr y. Not e: A s you enter let t[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 9 8 Sele ct ing t ype s of ph one num b ers You can se lec t the type s of phone numb ers or e-mail addresses t hat you a ssoci ate wit h an A d dress Book entry. Any c hanges y ou make apply only to the current entry. To select other types of phone num bers in an en t ry: 1. T ap the entry t h at yo u want t o change. 2. T ap Edit.[...]

Page 99 Using Your A pplicatio ns Addr ess B ook men us Addre ss Book menus are sh own h ere f or your re fere nce, and Add ress Book features t hat are not ex plain ed elsewhere in t hi s bo ok are des cr ibe d here . See “Using m enu s” in C hapter 1 for informat ion abou t choosing me nu comm ands . The Record and Options menus differ depend[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 100 Op tions m enu s Pr eferences ■ Rem ember las t cate gory. Det er mi nes h ow Address Book appears when you return to it fr om anothe r a p pli cation . If you se lec t this chec k box , Addres s Bo ok sho ws the last cat ego ry y ou s el ecte d. If yo u cle ar i t, Add res s Book d isp lay s the All ca tegor y. Ren ame Cu sto[...]

P age 101 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s T o Do L is t A To Do Lis t i t em is a r eminder of some task th at you ha ve to co mplete. A record in To Do List is called an “item.” To create a To Do List item: 1. P r ess the T o Do L ist app licati on but ton on t he fr ont of your h an dhe ld to di sp lay th e To D o Li st . 2. T ap New. 3. E nte[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 102 To set the priority of a To D o List item: 1. Tap the Prior ity num ber on t he le ft side of th e To D o List it em. 2. Tap the Prior ity numbe r that you wan t to set (1 is mo st important ). Checking off a To Do List i tem You ca n c h ec k o ff a To Do Li st item to i ndica te that you’ve c omplete d it. You can set t he T[...]

P age 103 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s To displa y the To Do Item Det ails dial og box: 1. Tap the tex t of the item wh ose detail s you w ant to chang e. 2. Tap Details . Set tin g a due da te You can associat e a due date with any To Do List item . You can also sort the items that appear in t h e list based on their due d a te. To set a due dat[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 104 To D o S ho w O ptio ns The Show Options dialog box enables you to contr o l the appeara n ce of To Do Lis t, and To Do ite ms in Date Book Agen da view. To change t he Show Options settings: 1. In T o Do List, tap Show. 2. Selec t any o f the fo llow ing settin gs: Show Co mplete d It ems Displa ys your comple ted items in the [...]

P age 105 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s 3. T ap OK. To Do List m enu s T o Do Li st men u s are sh ow n he re for yo ur re fere n ce, a nd To D o List features that are n o t explained elsew here in this book are described her e. See “Using m enu s” in C hapter 1 for informat ion abou t choosing me nu comm ands . Record menu Op tion s m en u S[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 106 Not e P ad A rec ord i n N ot e Pad is cal l ed a “not e.” You can assign ea ch not e a ti tle and stor e up to 999 notes on your handheld. To creat e a new not e: 1. Press the Note Pad applic ation button on the f ron t pane l of your handheld to open a new note. Not e: If N ote Pad is already running , tap New . 2. W rite [...]

P age 107 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s To review a not e: 1. I n th e N o te P ad li st , ta p t he n ote ti tle . 2. Review or edi t the cont ents of the note. 3. T ap Done. Set tin g a n al arm for a no te You can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follo w-up on a no te. To set a n alarm for a note: 1. Tap the note to wh[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 108 7. T ap the year, m onth and date you want the alarm to so un d. After you t ap t he d ate, the Set Alarm dialog bo x reappea r s . 8. T ap OK. 9. W hen the alarm goes off and the rem inder message appears on screen, do one of the fo l lo w ing: Tap OK to permanently dismiss th e r eminder and ret urn to the current s c reen. Ta[...]

P age 109 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Note Pad men us No te Pad m enu s a r e shown here for your reference, and Not e Pad features that are n o t explained elsew here in this book are described her e. See “Using m enu s” in C hapter 1 for informat ion abou t choosing me nu comm ands . The Record and Options menus differ depending on w het h[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 110 Memo Pad A me mo ca n cont ai n up to 4 ,0 00 cha rac ter s . Th e n um b er o f m em os you can store is dependent only on the memory av a ilable on your hand held. A record in Me mo Pa d is c alled a “mem o.” To creat e a new m emo: 1. Ta p the A pplica tions icon . 2. Tap the Memo Pa d icon to di splay the Memo li st. 3. [...]

P age 111 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Reviewing memos The first line of a memo appears in the Mem o list . This ma kes it easy to loc ate and rev iew y our memos. To review a memo : 1. I n the M emo l ist , ta p the te xt o f th e m e mo. 2. Review or e d it th e text i n the memo . 3. T ap Done. Memo Pad menu s M emo Pad me nus are s ho wn here[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 112 Op tions m enu s Pr eferences Di splays the M emo Preferences dialog box, wher e you def i ne the sort or der fo r memo s. Abo ut Me mo Pad Show s version inform ation for Memo Pa d. Memo list Memo screen[...]

P age 113 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Clock C lo ck m ak es i t eas y for yo u to c h eck and se t the tim e an d d ate , an d provides a convenient travel alarm feature. See “Setting the time and date ” in Chapte r 1 f or det ails on se tting th e curr en t dat e a n d ti me for all the a pplicatio ns on you r handhe ld. In add ition to set[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 114 Cloc k menu s C lock men us a re sho wn h e re for yo ur re fere n ce, a nd Cloc k fea tu res that are not explained elsew here in this book are described here. See “Using menus” i n C hapt er 1 for informatio n about choosing menu co mmand s. Op tions m enu Di splay Op tions Allows you to ch oose which informat ion appears [...]

P age 115 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Ca lcul ator The Cal cula tor incl udes sev eral bu tt ons to h elp you perf o rm calcul ations. Clear s the last numbe r you enter ed. Use thi s b utton if you make a mistake while entering a number in the middl e of a c alcul ation . Thi s button enabl es you to re - en te r th e num be r w ith ou t sta rt[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 116 Recent Calculations The R ecen t Calc ulations c ommand enable s you to revi ew the last series of ca lculations and is p articularly useful fo r c onfirming a se ries of “chain” ca l culati ons. To displ ay recent cal culati ons: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Opti ons, and then tap Rec ent Cal cula tions. 3. A ft er yo u f[...]

Page 1 17 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions Cha pter 5 Ad vanced HotSync ® Operat ions Hot Sync ® t echnolo gy e nables y ou to s y nc hroni ze d ata betwe en one or more Palm OS ® hand h el ds an d Pal m™ Desktop so ftware or anot her PIM such as M ic rosoft Ou tlook. To sy nchron i z e data , you mus t connec t your Palm™ m100 handhel d an[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 118 3. Clic k th e Gen eral tab an d s elect one of th e followi ng o ption s: Tip: If you’re no t sure whi ch option to use, keep the d efault setting: Alw ays ava ilable. 4. Click the Local tab to displ ay t he s ettings f or th e con nectio n between your c om puter and the HotSync cable, and adjust t he foll owing options as n[...]

Page 1 19 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions 5. C l ic k the M ode m t ab t o dis pla y th e m od em set ti ngs and ad ju st th e option s as need ed. S ee “Cond u c tin g a HotSync oper atio n via mo dem” later in this chapt er for more infor mation. 6. Clic k OK. To set t he HotSync op ti ons on a Maci ntosh: 1. Doubl e-click t he HotSyn c Ma [...]

Chapt er 5 Page 120 3. Click the S erial Port Settin gs t a b and selec t a n y of the follow ing optio ns. Ho tSync Ena ble d/ Di sabled Ac ti vat es th e se rial p ort mo ni tor a nd pr ep are s your Macint osh t o synchroni z e with your hand held. When this op tion is enabled, you cannot us e the serial por t you s elec t ed f or other operati [...]

Page 1 21 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions Ch eck fo r a connect ion usin g Se le ct th e m eth od yo u u se t o s ync h ron iz e you r han dheld a nd your deskt op ap plications : Local Setup. Sync hronizes w hile your ha nd held and Ho tSy nc ca ble are con nec ted to this M acint osh, or while u sing in frared co mmuni cati on t o sy n ch roniz[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 122 Not e: Y ou ca n s et bo th Local a nd Mode m set tings an d prepa re yo ur Ma c int osh to s yn chr on iz e u si ng the Ho t Sy nc cab le or a modem. H owev er, choos ing bot h setu ps p r event s you f r om using eith er port for other operations s uch as print ing, faxing , or Appl eTalk networki ng. 4. Close t he H otSync So[...]

Page 1 23 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions Cus tom izi ng Hot S yn c appli cation settings F or ea ch ap pli cat io n, yo u c an d efi ne a set of op ti on s th at d ete rmi n es how rec ords ar e hand l ed d ur ing synch r o n iz ation. T hese options ar e called a “conduit .” B y def ault, a HotSync operati on synchroniz es all fil es b e tw[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 124 6. Click the d irection in whi ch yo u want to wr ite dat a, or cl ick Do No thing to skip d ata tran sfer for an applicatio n. Not e: Changing th e HotSyn c settin g fr om the defa ult af fects only the next H o tSync operation. Th er eafter , t h e HotSync Actio ns r evert to t h ei r d efaul t se ttings. To use a n ew se tt i[...]

Page 1 25 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions 3. F rom the User pop-up menu, select the appropriate user name. 4. Sele ct an applica tion in the Co nduit list. 5. Clic k Conduit Settin gs. 6. Clic k the d irection in wh ich yo u want to w rite dat a, or c lick Do No thing to skip data tran sfer fo r an a pplicatio n. Not e: Changing th e HotSync se t[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 126 IR HotSync operations Your handheld is equipped with an infrared (IR) port th at s upports the IrCOMM impl ementati on of t he st andard s for infra r ed commu nicat ion establ ished by th e Inf rared D ata Assoc iatio n (IrDA) . T his mea ns tha t no t on ly c a n you be am data to a no th er P al m O S handheld that’s equipp[...]

Page 1 27 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions To check if your W indows 95 com puter support s inf rared communicat ion: 1. In the Windo ws taskbar, cl ick Start. 2. Choose S ettin gs, a nd th en cho ose Co n tro l Pan el. 3. In the Cont rol Pan el, l ook for the I nfrared ic on. If the i con is there, yo ur c om puter i s enabl ed f o r i nfrared co[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 128 After you in stall the infrar ed driver, check the po rts used by your co mpute r fo r i nf rar ed commun icati on. To check the por t s used for infrar ed communication on a Windows compute r: 1. In the Wind ows taskba r, cl ick Sta r t , choose Sett ings, and then choo se Cont rol Pane l. 2. Double-c lick Infr ared. 3. C l ick[...]

Page 1 29 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions To instal l the extensions for infr ared communication on a Ma ci nt osh: 1. Insert t he Pal m Deskto p sof tware CD-RO M into the CD-ROM dri v e on your Maci n t osh. 2. O pen the Palm Extras folder. 3. O pen t he IrDA Files folder. 4. Open th e Inst all in your System Folder. 5. Go to the E xte nsions f[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 130 6. Click OK . The H otSync Mana g er is now c ommuni cati ng with t h e simul ated po rt def i ne d f or i nfrare d c ommunic ation. This means that you c annot use your Hot Sync cable again u ntil you reconf igure the HotSync M anager to commu nica te wi th th e port def ined for c able s ynch roni zation . To configu re HotSyn[...]

Page 1 31 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions Perfo rming an IR HotSy nc operation After you com plete the steps to prepare for perfo rming an I R HotSy nc operation, it is easy to perform the actual operatio n . To perform an IR HotSync oper ation: 1. In the Applications Launcher, tap the HotSync icon. 2. T ap Local. 3. Tap th e pi ck lis t belo w t[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 132 N ow, th e ne xt ti me yo u w an t to p erf orm a Hot Sy nc ope ra tion , j us t pres s the HotSy nc button on t he c able, as you al ways did in the p ast. To return to cable HotSync operations on a Macintosh: 1. If needed , connec t the cable to a ser ial port on y ou r Maci ntosh. 2. Double- click t he Ho tSync M anage r icon[...]

Page 1 33 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions To prepare a Windows com puter f or a modem HotSync operation: 1. Confi rm tha t the comp uter modem is co nnec ted and tu rned o n , and t h a t no commu ni cation s appl icati ons, suc h as fax or tel ephony softwar e, are running on a COM port. Not e: M ak e sure t he c omputer is d isc onn ected from [...]

Chapt er 5 Page 134 4. Click OK . To prepare a Macintos h for a modem HotSync operatio n: 1. Conf ir m that t he Maci nto sh modem is co nnec ted and turned o n, and t hat no commu ni ca tions appli cation s, suc h as fax or teleph ony sof tware, or App leTal k ne tworkin g are runni ng on th at se rial p ort. Not e: M a k e sure the Ma cintosh is [...]

Page 1 35 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions 6. Clos e t h e HotSy nc Softwar e Setup wi ndow. Pr epari ng y our h andhe ld There are a few steps you must perform to pr epar e your handheld for a mo d em Hot Sy nc op era tion . To prepare your handheld f or a modem Hot Sync operation: 1. Ta p the A pplic ations icon . 2. T ap the HotSync icon . 3. T[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 136 5. E nt er the telephone number to access the modem connected to you r compu ter . 6. If needed, enter a dial pr efix (such as “9”) to acc ess an outside line, and then tap the Dial Prefix check box. Tip: You c an e n ter a c o mma in t h e field to intr oduce a “pause” in t he di ali n g seq uence. Eac h comma equals a [...]

Page 1 37 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions T he d e fa ult set t ing is to sy nc hr on iz e a ll f ile s. Note : Appli cation s that do not have a d atab ase (such as games ) do not synchronize — even if you select the item in the Con du it Se tup di alog box. 6. T ap OK. Pe rfo rm ing a Hot Syn c o pe rat io n vi a a m od em After you prepare y[...]

Chapt er 5 Page 138 Usin g F ile Link The Fi le Link feature enables you to im port Address Book and Memo Pa d inf orm ati on on to yo ur ha nd he ld fro m a s epa ra te e x ter na l fi le s uc h as a compan y phone l ist. HotSyn c Man ager st ores t he d ata i n a separ ate c ategor y on your P alm De sktop so ftwa re and you r han d he ld . You c[...]

Page 1 39 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions Cre ating a user pr ofile If you use t he File Link f eature to co nfigure s everal Palm OS han dhelds with s pecific inf ormat ion (s uch as a compa ny p hone l ist) before distr ibuting t h em t o t heir actual users , you can cr eat e a user prof i le to loa d the data int o a handhel d with out assoc [...]

Chapt er 5 Page 140 To creat e a user pr of i le on a Mac intosh: 1. O pen Pa l m Deskt o p s oftware. 2. Fro m the User pop -up m enu, ch oose E dit Users. 3. Click Ne w Profile. 4. Enter a unique nam e for t he pro file and click OK. 5. C los e th e Users windo w. 6. From the User pop- u p m enu, choose the new prof ile. 7. C reat e the data for [...]

Page 1 41 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tions To use a pr of ile for the first-ti m e HotSync operati on on a Windows computer : 1. Co nnect the new hand held to the HotSync cable . 2. P r ess the H otSync button on the cable . 3. Clic k Profile s. 4. Select the profil e you want to lo ad on the handheld, and cl ick OK. 5. Clic k Yes to tra nsfer all[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 142 Cha pter 6 Setting Preferences f or Your Handhel d The Preferences screens enable you to customize the c onfiguration op t ion s on yo ur Pa lm ™ m1 00 ha nd h eld . In the Preferences screens, you can do the following: View ing pr eferenc es To open th e Prefere nces screens : 1. Ta p the A pplica tions icon . 2. T ap the Pre[...]

Pa ge 143 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Buttons prefer ence s The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associat e d ifferen t appli cation s with t he bu tton s on t he fr ont of your handhel d. For ex ample, if you fi nd that you sel dom use T o Do List an d o ften use Memo Pad, you can assign th e To Do L ist but ton to start [...]

Chapt er 6 Page 144 To change t he Pen pre fer e nces: 1. T ap Pen. 2. Tap th e pi ck lis t and s elect one of th e fol lowing settin gs f or the full - screen pen stroke: 3. T ap OK. Back ligh t Tur ns on the bac kligh t on your handh eld. Key boa rd Opens t h e o n screen keybo ard f or entering text charac ters. Gr affiti Help Open s a serie s o[...]

Pa ge 145 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Ho tSyn c bu tton s pr efe re nces The But tons Pre ference s screen al so enables y ou to assoc iate dif fer en t appli cation s with t he bu tton on t he HotSy nc ca ble an d the H o tSync butto n on th e op tional mod em. Any change s that you make i n the HotSy n c B ut tons di alog box bec[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 146 Co unt ry d efa ult T he c o untr y de fa ult se ts da te , ti me , w e ek s ta rt da y, an d n um be r conv ention s based on ge ograph ic region s where you mig ht use your handheld. For example, in the U nit ed Kingdom, time of ten is expressed using a 24-hour cl o ck. In the United States, on the other han d , time is e xp r[...]

Pa ge 147 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Gen e ral preferenc es The Gener al Preferences screen enables you to se t the auto sh u toff inter val, the s ounds for your handhe ld, and the beam receive featur e. Au t o-o ff de la y Your handhel d has an autom atic shut off feat u re th at turns of f the power aft er a period o f inactiv [...]

Chapt er 6 Page 148 Beam Receive You can ch oose to tur n off the B eam Receiv e f eature. Th is prohib its anyone fr om beam ing inform ation to you r handheld . It also r esults in a sl igh t sav in g of b att ery pow er. To ch ange the Bea m Receive se tting: ■ Tap the B eam R ec eiv e pick list and s elect On or Of f. Connec tion prefere nces[...]

Pa ge 149 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Sampl e conn ection for remote IR Ho tSync opera tions The fo llow ing sample configuration would enable you t o perform an IR Hot Sy nc op er atio n b y sen di ng da ta th ro ug h the IR p ort of a cel l phone, which then dials a m odem attached to your com puter, to synchronize with your Desk[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 150 8. T ap OK, and then ta p O K agai n to save the conf i gurati o n. Afte r you create the conf i gu ratio n , you n eed to set up t h e H o tSync Mana ger of yo ur Desktop appl icati on a n d th e HotS y nc appl ication of your handheld to perform a modem HotSy nc operation. Network pre fe re nc es and TCP/IP softwa re The N etw[...]

Pa ge 151 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Not e: TC P/IP p rovides the abilit y to c onnect t o your ISP or dial-in server w i th appl ications that a llow you t o view the tran smitted data. Vi si t ww w.palm.com f o r informat ion on third- party applicat i ons that take ad v anta g e of TCP/IP. Se le ctin g a s erv ic e Use th e Ser[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 152 Ente ring a pas sword The Password box identifies the password you use to log in to your server or ISP. Your entry in this field determines w hether your handheld prompts you t o en t er a password each t ime y ou log in to your net work: ■ If yo u d o n o t enter a p asswor d, your hand held di splays t h e wo rd “Prompt”[...]

Pa ge 153 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held To select a connect ion: 1. T ap t he C onnect ion pick li s t . 2. Ta p the c onnectio n you want to use. Addi n g t eleph one se tting s When you select t he Phone field, your hand held o pen s a dialog box in which you define the telephone number you use to connect with your ISP or d ial-i n[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 154 Ent erin g a pref ix A prefix is a number that you dial before the telephone num be r to acce ss an outs ide l i ne . F or e x ampl e, man y offic es require that you dial “9” to dial a number out side the building. To enter a prefix: 1. T ap the Dial Prefix check box t o select it. 2. E nt er the prefix. 3. T ap OK. Di sabl[...]

Pa ge 155 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Not e: Each t elephone compan y a ssigns a cod e t o disa ble C all Wa iting. Co ntact yo ur local teleph one co mpany for t he code that is appro priate for you. 3. T ap OK. Us ing a ca lling c ard The U se calli ng ca rd field enables you to us e y our calling card w hen dialing your ISP or I[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 156 To establ i sh a connection: ■ Tap Connect t o dial the c u rr ent servi ce and d is play the Service Connec tion Prog ress mes sages. Tip: To s e e expanded Service C onnecti o n Pr o gress m essages, pres s the lower sc rol l bu tt on. To close a connection: ■ Tap Disconn ect to terminate the connection between your hand h[...]

Pa ge 157 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held 3. Tap the Co nnect ion type pic k list and select one of the following co nnection types: Not e: If you a re not sure, try PPP; if that doesn’t w ork, ask your Inte rnet Se rvic e Prov i d er or yo ur Syste m Ad ministr ator fo r th e cor rec t co nne cti on ty p e. Idle time out The Id le t[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 158 Defining primary and secondary DNS The Domai n Namin g Sys tem ( DNS) is a mec hanis m in the Int erne t fo r tran slating the nam es of h ost com puters i nto I P ad dr esses. When you enter a DN S number (or IP address) , you are identifying a specific server th at handles th e tran slatio n servi ces. Each IP address has fo u[...]

Pa ge 159 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held To identify dynamic IP addressing: ■ Tap the IP Address check bo x to select it. To enter a perma nent IP address : 1. T ap the IP Ad dres s check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP ad dress fiel d below the check bo x. 2. T ap the space to the left o f the first period then en ter[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 160 ■ In th e Logi n Sc ript di alog b ox on your handh eld, ac cessed from t he Deta ils dial og bo x in N etwork Prefere nces Not e: You can a lso use no n-ASCII an d lit eral char acters in your login script. See Appendix D for more information. Cre ating a logi n scri pt on y our h andhe ld You can cre ate l ogin scr ipts b y [...]

Pa ge 161 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is c o mplete. 5. T ap OK. Wait Fo r Tells your handhe ld to w ait for speci f ic c haracter s from the TCP/IP server before ex ecutin g the next co mmand. Wait Fo r Prom pt Detec ts a chall enge- res ponse pro mpt coming f r o m the server and the[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 162 Plug -in ap plic atio ns You can create plug-in appli c at ions contain in g script commands tha t exte nd the functi onalit y of the bui l t -in scr ip t commands . A plug -in applic ation is a s tandard PRC applicat ion that you i nstall on your hand held just like any oth er applicat ion. After y ou insta ll the plug-in appli[...]

Pa ge 163 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Op tion s m en u TC P/IP troubl esh ooting If yo u are having a pr oblem establishing a net work c onnec tion using T CP /IP , ch eck this sec tio n a nd tr y th e sug ge st io ns li ste d. Displaying expanded Service Connection Pr ogre ss m ess age s It’s helpful to identify at w hat point i[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 164 Owne r pref erence s The Ow ner P referen ces screen enables you to record a name, company name, ph one num b e r, or any ot her i n fo rmati on that you wan t to as so ci at e wi th yo ur hand he ld. If you use t he Security applicat ion to t ur n off and lock your handheld with a password, information that you put in the Owner[...]

Pa ge 165 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held ShortCuts prefere nces The Shor tCuts Pr eferenc es scre en enabl es y ou to defin e abbrevi ations for enter ing te xt wit h Graffi ti stro kes. Th is sec tio n des crib es h o w to create, edit, and d elet e a ShortC ut. See Chapter 2 for more in formation on the use of Shor tCuts. Cr eati ng[...]

Chapt er 6 Page 166 Edit ing a Sho rtCut After you create a Shor tCut, you can mod ify it at any time. To edit a ShortCut: 1. Tap the Shor tC ut you want t o edit. 2. T ap Edit. 3. M ake the changes you want and tap OK. Dele ting a Short Cut If y ou no lon g er n e ed a Sh or tC ut , y ou ca n del et e it fr om the lis t of Shor tC ut s. To delet e[...]

Pa ge 167 Maint a ini ng You r Hand held Appe ndix A M a inta ining Your Handheld This chap ter pr ovide s info rmation on t he follo wing: ■ P rop er ca re of y ou r han dh eld ■ Prolon ging batter y li fe ■ Reset ting y our h and h el d Caring for your ha ndheld Your hand held is design ed to be ru gged and rel iable and to provide years of[...]

Ap pen dix A Page 168 Battery cons iderations Please note the following considerations when replacing the batteries in yo ur hand held: ■ Unde r norm al co nditions , your hand held batteries s hould provide sev eral month s of use. You ca n conse rve batt ery life by minimizing the use of the backlight feature, and changing the Auto- off sett in[...]

Pa ge 169 Maint a ini ng You r Hand held Resetting your hand held Unde r nor mal circum stances , you w ill not h ave to use the reset butto n. On rare occa sion s, howeve r, your h andhel d ma y no longe r res pond to butt ons or the sc reen. In th is case, y ou nee d t o perform a reset t o get yo ur hand held running again. Perfo rming a soft re[...]

Ap pen dix A Page 170 Perfor ming a ha rd reset Wit h a h ard re set, all reco rds and entri es stored in y our hand held are erased . N ever perform a hard r eset unle ss a so ft rese t d oes not solve your p roblem. Not e: You can restor e any data previ o usly sy n chronized wi th your comput er during the next HotSy nc o p eration. To perfor m [...]

Pa ge 171 Maint a ini ng You r Hand held 3. Select the appr o pria t e us er n a me fr om t he li st. 4. Sele ct a n applic ation in the Co nduit list. 5. C li c k Chang e. 6. Select Des kt o p overwrites handhel d . Not e: Changing th e HotSync se tting fro m the d efaul t affe cts only t he next Ho t S ync operat i on. T hereafter, the H o tSync [...]

Ap pen dix A Page 172 To restore your data from a Macintosh after a hard reset: 1. Double-c lick t he HotSync Ma nager in t he Pal m folder. 2. From the HotSyn c menu , cho ose Conduit Se ttings . 3. Fr om t h e U s ers pop-up men u, select t he appropr iate user name. 4. Sele ct an applicatio n from the lis t. 5. Click Cond uit Set tings. 6. Click[...]

Pa ge 1 73 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Appe ndix B Frequently A sked Quest i ons If you encoun ter a pr oblem with you r Pa lm™ m1 00 handheld, do not call Tech nical Supp ort until you have review ed the following lis t o f frequently asked questions, and you h ave also reviewed the follo wing: ■ The RE ADME file locate d in t he folder wh[...]

Ap pen dix B Page 174 Software ins ta llati on problems Pro blem Solu tion The Palm Desktop Insta ller Menu d id n ot appear w h en I i nserted the CD-R OM into my Win dows co mputer . 1. Click the Sta rt button . 2. Choose Ru n from th e Star t menu. 3. Click Brow se. 4. Lo cate your CD-R OM dri ve an d select t he S etup.exe file. 5. Click Op en.[...]

Pa ge 1 75 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Operating probl ems Pro ble m Solu tion I don’t see anyt hing on m y ha ndheld ’s screen. Try each o f these in turn: ■ Press an appli cation but ton to ensur e y our han dheld is t urne d on. ■ Tap the C ont rast icon in the upper- righ t corne r of the Gr affiti ® writing area . If the C ontrast[...]

Ap pen dix B Page 176 I g et a wa rni ng mes sage telling me my h andhe ld memo ry is f u ll . ■ Purg e recor d s fr om Date Bo ok and To Do List . This del et es To Do Lis t items an d pa st D ate Bo ok e v ents fr om th e me m ory o f y ou r h an dhe ld . Se e “Purging records” i n Chapter 4. You may nee d to per form a HotSyn c ® oper ati[...]

Pa ge 1 77 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Tapping and writing problems Pro ble m Solu tion When I tap t he butto ns o r sc reen ico ns, my hand held act ivat es the wro n g feature. Calibrate the screen. See “Di gi tizer preferences” in Chapte r 6. When I tap the Menu ico n , nothing happens. Not all appl icati ons or scr eens have menus. T ry[...]

Ap pen dix B Page 178 Applicat ion problems Pro blem Solu tion I tapped t h e Today butt on, but it d oes not show t he co rrect da te. Your handhel d is not s et to the curren t da te. Make sur e the Set Date box in the Clock applicati o n displays the current date. See “Settin g the time and date” in Ch apter 1 for more i nf ormat ion. I know[...]

Pa ge 1 79 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns HotSync probl ems Pro ble m Solu tion I cann ot d o a Hot Sync operation; w hat shoul d I ch eck to make sure I am d oin g it corr ect ly? ■ M ake su re th e H otS ync cab le is conn e cted se cu rely . On a Windows compu ter t r y these step s: ■ Check th e Windows sy stem tra y t o mak e sur e the Ho[...]

Ap pen dix B Page 180 I c annot laun ch the Hot Sync Ma na ger . ■ M a ke sure y ou are not runn ing an other program, such as America Online, CompuServe, WinFax , or A ppleT alk netwo rking that us es the serial port you selec ted in the Se tup di alog b ox . ■ Back up the Pal m Deskto p so ftw are, unins tall it, then reinstall it. I tried to[...]

Pa ge 1 81 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns I t rie d to do a lo cal Hot Sync ope ration, but it d id no t co mp le te succ essfu lly. (c on tin u ed) On a W indow s com puter, try each ste p in turn: ■ M ake sure HotSync Manager is runnin g. If it is r u nning, close it, a nd restar t it . ■ M ake sure y ou s ele cte d Loca l fro m th e Ho tSyn[...]

Ap pen dix B Page 182 I tr ie d to d o a mode m HotSyn c ope ration, but it d id no t co mp le te succe ssfully. Check the fo llow i ng on yo ur computer: ■ M ake su re y our c ompu te r i s t urne d o n and that it d oes n ot shu t down automa tica l ly as part of an energy-saving feature. ■ M ake su re t he mod e m co nne cted t o y our co mp[...]

Pa ge 1 83 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns I tr ied to d o a mode m H o tSyn c operatio n, but it d id no t co mp le te succ essfu lly. (c on tin u ed) On a Maci nto sh, che ck t he fol low ing: ■ Ma ke s ure Modem i s s elected on th e Serial P ort Settings t ab in the H otSync So ftware Setup wi ndow. ■ Yo u ma y ne ed to s ele ct a dif fere [...]

Ap pen dix B Page 184 I can’t perform an IR H otSync operation. ■ On a Wind ows c ompute r, be sur e the Ho tSync Manager is running and the Serial Por t f o r local operations i s set to t h e simu lat ed port f or inf rared commun icat ion. See “I R HotSync o per at ions” in Chapter 5 for deta ils. ■ On a Macin tosh, make sure the i nfr[...]

Pa ge 1 85 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns When I press the butto n on th e Hot Sync cabl e, nothing happens on Pal m Desk top soft w ar e and my ha ndh el d tim es out. (conti nued) On a Windows c o mputer, c h eck th e following: ■ If you are experienc i ng intermittent s uc cess, try a lower speed settin g on the L o c al tab in the Se tup dia[...]

Ap pen dix B Page 186 M y handhe ld d ispl ay s th e message “Wait ing fo r send e r” wh en it’s nea r m y Win dow s co mpute r’s infrared port. ■ Your computer’s infr ared port may be s et to sear ch automati call y fo r the prese nc e o f oth e r i nfra red d evi ce s. D o the f ol low ing t o tur n of f t h is opti on: 1. In the Wind[...]

Pa ge 1 87 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Beaming p roblems Pro ble m Solu tion I cann ot beam d ata to anothe r Palm OS ha ndh el d. ■ For best results , Palm m100 handhelds shoul d be be tween 10 centi meter s (approximatel y 4 inches) and 1 meter (approximately 39 inches) apar t , and the path b etween th e two han dheld s must be c lear of o[...]

Ap pen dix B Page 188 Password pro bl ems Pro blem Solu tion I forgot t he password, and my hand held is not loc ked. You can u se Securi ty to delet e t he passw ord, but your ha ndheld d eletes all entrie s marked as private. However, if you perform a H otSync operation be fo re you delete t he password: the H otSync pro cess ba c ks up al l en t[...]

Pa ge 1 89 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Technic al support If, after reviewing the sources listed at the beg inning of this appendix, you c annot solve your p roblem, con tact your r egion al tech nical support offic e by e-mail, ph o ne, o r fax. Before requesting support, please experiment a bit to reproduce a nd isolate t h e problem. When yo[...]

Ap pen dix C Page 190 App endix C U pgrade In formati on If you alread y own a Palm OS ® h andheld, we rec ommend that yo u ins tall the vers ion of Pa l m ™ Des ktop sof tware t hat co mes with y our new Palm™ m 100 h andh eld into the same f older as your curr ent Pal m Desk top softw are. Whe n you ins tall the new ve rsio n in the sam e fo[...]

P age 191 U pgr ade In for ma ti on 7. C onnect the H otSync cable t o yo ur computer. See “Connecting the H otS yn c c abl e” in Ch ap ter 1 f or det ai ls. 8. C onnect yo u r n ew hand h eld t o the HotSync cable an d press the HotSync b utton. If the Select User dialog box appears, select your user nam e. Not e: If you cus tomize d the modem[...]

Ap pen dix C Page 192 8. Connect th e ap propri ate serial or USB adapter and th e HotSync ca b le to you r Mac intosh. Se e “C onn ect i ng the H otSync cabl e” i n Chapt er 1 for detail s. To order an adap ter, go to t h e web si te: http: / / www .p alm.com /support/ m100/extras 9. C onnect your new handhe l d to the HotSyn c cable and press[...]

Page 1 93 Non-A SCII C haract ers fo r Login Scrip ts Appe ndix D No n-A SCII Ch arac ters for Lo gi n Scripts The follo wing inform ation enable s you t o create custom lo gin scripts that require non-ASC II charac t ers. It is provided for advanced users who unde rstand the use an d r eq ui rements of su ch charac ters in a cust om logi n scr i p[...]

Ap pen dix D Page 194 Literal characters The backsla sh ( ) character defines that the ne xt character is tran smitted as a literal characte r, a n d i s not s ubject t o any spec ial pr oc ess ing ord i nari l y asso ci at ed w ith th at cha r acte r . Examples: ■ ^ Inc l ud es a ca r et as par t of th e str ing ■ < Includ es a < a s[...]

Pa ge 195 Pr oduct Regul atory I nfor matio n Pro duct Regu la tory Information FCC S tate m e nt This d evice com plies with p art 15 of th e FCC rules. Operat ion is sub ject to the fo llowing two c ondition s: (1) This devi ce may not caus e harmful in terference , and (2) this dev ice must acce pt any interferen ce received , includ ing interfe[...]

Product R egulatory In formation Page 1 9 6 Ca nadian I C ES - 0 03 Stateme nt This Class B digital apparatu s meets all requirements of the Canadian Interferen ce- Cau s ing Eq uipm e nt Re gula tion s. Cet appareil numérique d e la classe B r especte to utes les exigences d u Réglement sur l e m atéri el br ou ille ur d u Can ad a. CE C omp li[...]

Pa ge 197 Pr oduct Regul atory I nfor matio n Var oitus Parist o voi rä jähtää, jos s e on vi rheellisesti asenn ettu. Vaih da paristo a inoasta an valm- istajan suosi ttelemaan tyyppiin . Hävitä käytetty paristo valmis tajan ohjeiden mukaises- ti. Ad varsel Eksplosj onsfare v ed fe ilaktig skifte av batteri. Beny t t samm e batter itype ell[...]

Index Page 19 8 Index A ABA (Address Book ar chive fil e) 3 5 Acce nted c haracters G raf fit i wr it ing 31 onscreen keyboard 33 Add-on applications 41–45 Address Book *If Fo und C a ll* entry 97 adding c ustom fields 100 archive files (.aba) 35 business card fo r beaming 6 8 categ orizing records 69 condu it f o r sync hronizin g 123 crea ting [...]

Pa ge 199 Inde x Business card for beaming 68 Buttons p references 143 C Cab le connect ing t o c omput er 6 for local HotSync operatio ns 63, 65, 1 31 Calc ula tor butt o n s exp lained 115 memory 11 5 ope ning 5 6 overview 56 recen t calcu lation s 56, 11 6 Cali bration 13, 145, 177 Call Waiting, disabling 13 6 , 154 Calling card , usin g in pho [...]

Index Page 20 0 fields in Address Book 100 Cu st omizi ng. See Preferen c es Cut ting text 59 Cycli ng through views 52, 53, 5 4, 55 D Da ta en try. See Enteri ng data Date displaying in Clock 114 Date Book adding Address Book data to records 75 Agenda view 93 alar m 86 archi ve files ( .dba) 35 changing event time 8 6 ch angin g ev ent to un time [...]

Pa ge 201 Inde x problems w ith 177 using Gr affi ti writ ing 24– 33 using No te Pa d 34 using the c ompute r key boar d 34 using t he o nscreen k eyboard 33 Entries. See Address B o ok Euro in Gra ff it i writing 30 in onscreen keyb oard 20 problems w ith 178 Events. See Dat e Bo ok Exchang ing data. See HotSync Exclamat ion marks in To Do List [...]

Index Page 20 2 Manager 127, 129 modem opera tion 119, 13 2–137, 182–183 modem settings 13 3 operat ions usin g cabl e 131, 148 operations using IR port 129–131 , 149–15 0 proble ms wit h 179 –186 proble ms with IR 184 res torin g d ata fr om a Ma ci ntosh 172 restoring dat a from a W in dows com puter 1 70 setti ng o ptio ns 1 17–119 f[...]

Pa ge 203 Inde x crea t in g reco rds 58, 110 deleting rec o rds 60, 88 draggi ng memos into other applications 57 font s 81 menus 111, 116 ope ning 5 7 overview 57 private records 7 9 reviewing memos 11 1 sortin g reco rds 76, 178 Mem ory amount o f f ree 189 for be aming 1 87 Calc ulator 115 regain ing 61, 176 Mem os . Se e Me mo Pad M en us 17 ?[...]

Index Page 20 4 Owner p reference s 164 P Palm Desktop so f tware. Se e Desktop software P a ssw o rd s 4 7– 5 0 changi ng 48 crea ting 47 deleting 48 for net work 15 2 forgo tte n 50, 18 8 Pas t i ng notes in t o ot h er a pplicatio ns 55 Pa sting t ext 59 Pen stroke, full- scree n 143– 144 Pers onal info rmatio n manag ers. Se e PI M Phone Lo[...]

Pa ge 205 Inde x Removing applications 45 Desktop software 4 6 Renaming c ategories 72 Repeating events del etin g f rom D ate B ook 61 scheduling 87 Rescheduling events 86 Resetting handh eld hard rese t 170, 17 5 location of reset button 6, 16 9 soft re set 16 9 Restoring d ata Macint osh 172 Windows 170 S Saving data 38, 58, 60 Scheduling even t[...]

Index Page 20 6 Text copyi ng 59 cutti ng 5 9 entry. See En tering dat a files, importing data fro m 35, 36 font s for 81 selecting a ll 59 Thousands sepa r ator 146 Time alar m setting 86 bar s in Da t e Book 94 format 146 setti ng current 23 setting event 82 start and en d for Date Book Day view 95 Tips, online 19 To Do List adding Address Book d[...]