Handspring 90 manuel d'utilisation

Treo™ 90 Handheld User Guide Macintosh Edition[...]

Page 2 Macintosh Edition Copyrigh t Copyright © 2002 Handspri ng, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed. Handsprin g, Treo, and the Treo logo are tra demarks of Handspr ing, In c. and may be regis tered in some juri sdiction s. Blazer a nd the Handsp ring logo are t rademarks of Handspr ing Inc ., are r egistere d tradem arks in t he U.S .A., and may be re gi[...]

Introduction to Your Treo™ 90 Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting to k now your handhe ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 What is a Treo handhe ld? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Page 4 Content s Managing Your Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using the Applications Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Opening app lications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents Page 5 Finding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Looking up Contacts records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Page 6 Content s Checking off a To Do item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 To Do Sh ow Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 To Do Lis t menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents Page 7 Network Pre ferences and TCP/IP software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Selecting a se rvice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Entering a user name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Page 8 Content s Filing e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Deleting e -mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Message list options . . . . .[...]

Chapter 1 Page 9 Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Treo™ 90 Handheld This chapte r explains th e physical button s and controls o n your Treo™ 9 0 handheld, how t o use your han dheld for the first time, and how to in stall Palm™ Desktop s oftware and t he HotSync ® Manager synchroni zation software so you can synchroniz e your handheld and you[...]

Page 10 Introduct ion to Y our Treo™ 90 H andheld System requ iremen ts To install a nd operate Pal m Desktop softwa re and the HotSync Manager synchroniz ation software, your computer sy stem must meet the followin g requirements: Minimum requirements ■ Mac OS 8.5 - 9.x with USB port (for USB HotSync ® cable) ■ Apple Macinto sh or compatibl[...]

Chapter 1 Page 11 5. If you had important setti ngs on your old handheld, such as Network Preferences or Connection Preferences, manually copy them from your old handh eld to your new handheld. 6. Compare the applica tions on your old handheld and your new handheld. 7. Beam any third party applic ations that did not transfer from your old handh eld[...]

Page 12 Introduct ion to Y our Treo™ 90 H andheld Treo components Locating front panel contro ls Lanyard holder Enables you to attach a lanyard to your handheld so that it’s easy to carry. Contrast/ Brightness Control Opens the Adj ust Displa y dialog box where you can adjus t the appearance of your handheld screen for the clearest screen displ[...]

Chapter 1 Page 13 Locating back panel co ntrols Keyboard Enables you to type letters, numbers and symbols on your handhel d. See Chapter 2 to learn how to enter information. Handheld screen Displa ys the applic ations and informati on stored in you r handheld. It is touch- sensitive an d responds to the stylus. Power button/ LED Turns your h andhel[...]

Page 14 Introduct ion to Y our Treo™ 90 H andheld Locking and unl ocking th e keyboar d To avoid acci dentally pressing k eys while your handheld i s in your pocket, purse, etc., you can lock the keybo ard. Lockin g the keybo ard helps con serve battery power, and prevents u nintentiona l creation an d deletion of records. When the keyboard is lo[...]

Chapter 1 Page 15 Charging the battery To use you r handheld, you must connect the travel charger or the H otSync cable and ch arge the battery. When you’re near your computer, connect your handheld to the HotSync cable with the travel charger connected to a wa ll outlet as sh own in the section that begi ns on page 21. When travelling, con nect [...]

Page 16 Introduct ion to Y our Treo™ 90 H andheld Using the pr otect ive cover The cover protec ts the handheld screen when i t is not i n use. To remove th e cover: 1. Unclip the top of th e cover from yo ur handheld. 2. Lift the cover off your handheld. To reattach the cover: 1. Insert the pegs on the cover into the hole s on the top of the s i[...]

Chapter 1 Page 17 Using the stylus to get t hings done Like usin g a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, usi ng the stylus to ta p elements on your han dheld screen i s a way t o get things do ne on your han dheld. The first time you star t your handheld, setup i nstructions appear on t he screen. These inst ructions include a calibration[...]

Page 18 Introduct ion to Y our Treo™ 90 H andheld M oving around th e scree n You can move bet ween entry field s, pick list s, check boxes, and o ther options by u sing the stylus, or the scroll buttons. To move around the screen do one of the following: ■ Tap an i tem with the stylus. ■ Press the scrol l buttons to scrol l through the items[...]

Chapter 1 Page 19 Customizing your handhe ld You can customize y our handheld by using the Preferen ces applicatio n. You can enter personal information such as your name and address; change the time and date; view different date and time formats when you tra vel; turn off sounds, and configure your handh eld to work with a modem or network. See Ch[...]

Page 20 Introduct ion to Y our Treo™ 90 H andheld To set the cur rent date: 1. Tap the Set D ate box. 2. Hold Option and press a scroll button to scroll to the current year. 3. Hold Shift and press a scroll button to scroll to the curren t month. 4. Type the nu mber for the current da te. 5. Press Spac e to select th e date. Tip: You can a lso se[...]

Chapter 1 Page 21 Connecti ng the HotSync cable The HotSync cab le that comes with your Treo ena bles you to charge yo ur handheld batt ery and to synchronize the info rmation on y our handheld usi ng HotSync tech nology. To conn ect the HotSyn c cable: 1. Connect the travel charger ca ble to the short end of the Hotsync cable. Be sure to ma tch th[...]

Page 22 Introduct ion to Y our Treo™ 90 H andheld ■ Import and ex port data, s o you can eas ily transfer data from other desk top applicatio ns into many of your a pplications. S ee the section that begins on page 30 for deta ils. ■ Print data from y our desktop softwa re on any prin ter. Palm Desktop software Your handh eld comes with Palm [...]

Chapter 2 Page 23 Chapter 2 Entering Data in Your Handheld This chap ter explains how to enter data into you r Treo™ 90 ha ndheld usin g each of the fol lowing methods: ■ Using the handheld ke yboard ■ Using the on screen keyboard ■ Using your computer k eyboard ■ Importing data Using the handheld keyboard The handheld keyboard is the pri[...]

Page 24 Entering Da ta in Your Ha ndheld To type a si ngle capit al letter (Cap s Shift): 1. Press Shi ft : When Caps Shift is active, an “up a rrow” symbol ap pears in the lo wer-right corner of the Treo screen. If you accidentally activate Caps S hift, press Shi ft twice to can cel it, or if you do nothing for five seconds, i t reverts to low[...]

Chapter 2 Page 25 Navigation keystrokes In addition to character symbol s, your handheld incl udes special key strokes that you can us e to navigate wi thin text or fields in your applications. Note: Some applicati ons may not su pport these na vigation keys trokes. Using me nus Menus on your handheld are easy to u se. Once you have mastered the m [...]

Page 26 Entering Da ta in Your Ha ndheld In this example, three menus are ava ilable: Record, Edit, and Optio ns. The Record menu is selected an d contains the commands New Memo, De lete Memo, and Beam Memo. 3. Press the to p scroll button to switch betwe en menus. 4. Press the bo ttom scroll button to sel ect a command within a men u. 5. Press Spa[...]

Chapter 2 Page 27 Your handheld includ es the following predefined S hortCuts: To use a ShortCut : 1. Type the let ter s. 2. Press ListType . 3. Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut symb ol . Note: The ShortCut symbol appea rs by the cursor to show tha t you are in ShortCut mode. 4. Type the ShortCut characters. Typing accented characters [...]

Page 28 Entering Da ta in Your Ha ndheld To enter extend ed char acters: 1. Position the curs or where you want to insert the extended character. 2. Type the ba se character associ ated with the extended character y ou want to in sert: Tip: To view a list of a vailable accen ted and symbol characters, press Menu and under Edit select Keyboard Hel p[...]

Chapter 2 Page 29 Using the onscreen keyboard You can ope n the onscre en keyboard anyt ime you need to en ter text or numbers on your handheld. W hen used in conjunction with the backl ight, the ons creen keyboard is especiall y useful for typing i n the dark. To use the onscreen keyboard: 1. Open a re cord in an a pplication tha t requires you to[...]

Page 30 Entering Da ta in Your Ha ndheld Importing d ata If you have data stored in computer appl ications such as spreads heets and d atabases, yo u can transfer the data to your Treo handheld witho ut having to key it in manually. S ave the data in one of the file formats li sted below, imp ort it into Palm Desktop software, and then perform a H [...]

Chapter 2 Page 31 6. In the Import di alog box, check each fiel d name to be sure the correct d ata moves into the correct fields. ■ To change the orde r of a field i n the file you' re importing into, move the pointer over a fi eld name in the Fields I n list. Whe n the pointe r changes to do uble arrow, d rag the name to a new locatio n. ?[...]

Page 32 Entering Da ta in Your Ha ndheld[...]

Chapter 3 Page 33 Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications This chapter explains how to switch between appli cations on your Treo™ 90 handheld, how to change ap plication s ettings so they are personaliz ed to your wo rk methods, an d how to cate gorize applicatio ns so you view them in rel ated groups. Using the Applications Launche r Your handheld [...]

Page 34 Managing Your Appli cations Switching between applicati ons When worki ng in any a pplication, press Option and then pres s Menu , or press an applicati on button on the front pane l of your ha ndheld to s witch to an other applicatio n. Your handheld aut omatically saves your work in the current app lication and displa ys it when you retur[...]

Chapter 3 Page 35 To change th e Applicatio ns Launc her displa y: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applicatio ns Launcher. 2. Press Menu again to open the menus. 3. Under Options, select Preferences(/R). 4. Tap the View By pick list and select Li st. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish. To open the App lication s Launcher to[...]

Page 36 Managing Your Appli cations Installing and removing app lications This section expl ains how to ins tall and remove applic ations on your ha ndheld and how to remove Palm™ Desk top software from your co mputer. Installing add-on a pplication s Your handheld comes wi th the Contacts, Date Book Plus, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculato[...]

Chapter 3 Page 37 4. From the User p op-menu, select the name tha t corresponds to your Treo h andheld. 5. Click Add to List. 6. Select the applica tion(s) you want to instal l on your handheld. 7. Click Add File . 8. If you want to install the applica tion(s) on an expansi on card, click Change Destinatio n, click the arrows to move the appl icati[...]

Page 38 Managing Your Appli cations Note: Before you in stall an appl ication on an expansion card, mak e sure that it is compatible with Pa lm OS version 4.0 . Older applica tions may not work properl y when insta lled on an exp ansion card. 9. Review the list of applicati ons you se lected in the Install Handheld Files dial og box. If you do not [...]

Chapter 3 Page 39 8. Check the User in the Palm Desktop folde r on your computer. If you find a PRC file for the applica tion you just rem oved, d elete the PR C file from th e User fol der. Tip: If yo u installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you purch ased your Treo handheld , the Palm Deskto p software is located in the Ha ndspri[...]

Page 40 Managing Your Appli cations Working with expansion cards The expansi on slot on your handheld enables y ou to add S ecure Digital (SD) ca rds and MultiMedia Cards (MMC ) that exten d the functionali ty and sto rage capacity of y our handheld. Your Treo comes w ith a mock, no n-functional card insi de the expansio n slot. Whe n you do not ha[...]

Chapter 3 Page 41 Openin g appl ications on an expansion card After you insert an expans ion card in the expansion slot, you can open any of the applications stored on the expansion card. To open an app lication on an expa nsion card: 1. Insert the expa nsion card into the expansion slot as de scribed in the previous secti on. The Appli cations Lau[...]

Page 42 Managing Your Appli cations 4. Tap the C opy To pick l ist and se lect the destina tion: card n ame, or Handheld. 5. Tap the From pick list and sel ect the location of the applicati on you want to copy: card name, or Handheld. 6. Tap the applic ation you want to copy. 7. Tap Copy . Using the Card Info ap plication The Card I nfo application[...]

Chapter 3 Page 43 Renaming an expansion card If you change the contents of an expansion card, you may at some point want to rena me the card to better match it’s contents. To rename an expansion card: 1. Press Menu . 2. Under Card, select Rename Card (/R). 3. Enter the new na me for the card. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Formatting [...]

Page 44 Managing Your Appli cations Assigning a password You can a ssign a passw ord to protect your p rivate records and to lock y our handhel d. To assign a password: 1. Press Option and then press Men u to acce ss the Applic ations Launche r. 2. Tap the Security icon . 3. Tap the Pa ssword box. 4. Enter a pass word. 5. Hold Opti on and press Ret[...]

Chapter 3 Page 45 4. Do one of the following: ■ To change t he password, ente r the new pa ssword, and hol d Option and press Return . ■ To delete the password , tap Unassi gn. Locking your handheld You can also lock your handheld so tha t you need to ente r your password to operate i t. There are two ways to lock your h andheld : manually and [...]

Page 46 Managing Your Appli cations To lock your hand held automa tically: 1. Assign a pass word. 2. Tap the Auto Lock Handheld box. 3. When prompted, enter you r password. 4. Tap one of t he followin g options: 5. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . 6. To start your handheld, turn it on, and then enter the password. Recovering from a forg ot[...]

Chapter 3 Page 47 To delet e a fo rgotte n passw ord: 1. Tap the Pa ssword box. 2. Tap Lost Pa ssword. 3. Hold Option and press Return for Yes. Tap her e[...]

Page 48 Managing Your Appli cations[...]

Chapter 4 Page 49 Chapter 4 Applications Overview This chap ter briefly descri bes each appli cation and how to op en it. Your Treo™ 90 handhe ld comes with these applica tions already installed: ■ Date Book P lus ■ Cont acts ■ To Do Lis t ■ Memo Pa d ■ CityT ime ■ Calculat or ■ Expense[...]

Page 50 Applications Overv iew Date Book Plus Date Book P lus lets you quick ly and easily sc hedule appoin tments or any kind o f activity associated with a da te and/ or a time. In Date Book Plus, you can do the following: ■ Enter a d escription of your a ppointment and assign it to a specific time and d ate. ■ Display a chart of your a ppoin[...]

Chapter 4 Page 51 Contacts Contacts enable s you to keep names, addresse s, phone numbers, a nd other information about your personal or busin ess contacts. In Contacts, you can do the following: ■ Store thousa nds of names, addresses, ph one numbers, e-ma il addresses, and more. ■ Quickly look up, en ter, or duplicate name s, addresses, phon e[...]

Page 52 Applications Overv iew To Do List To Do List is a convenient pla ce to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do. In To Do List, you can do the f ollowing: ■ Make a q uick and conven ient list of thi ngs to do. ■ Assign a pr iori ty lev el to each task. ■ Assign a d ue date for any or all of you r To Do items. ■[...]

Chapter 4 Page 53 Memo Pad Memo Pad provides a place to take not es that are not associat ed with records in other applicat ions such as Date B ook Plus, C ontacts, or To Do List. In Memo Pad, you can do t he following: ■ Take notes or any kind of message on your han dheld. ■ Drag and drop memos into po pular computer a pplications l ike Micros[...]

Page 54 Applications Overv iew CityTime CityTime help s you kee p track of the time anywhere around the gl obe. In CityTime, you can do the following: ■ Select a home city as a point of reference. ■ Display th e day and ti me in fo ur other cities simultaneously . ■ Add a definition for any city tha t isn’t in the default list. ■ Display [...]

Chapter 4 Page 55 Calculato r Calculato r enables you to perform additi on, subtraction, multipli cation, division and a variety o f advanced ma th and scient ific calculatio ns. In Calculator, you can do the following: ■ Select a view to p erform specific types of calculation s including: math, trigonometry, fin ance, logic, statis tics, weight/[...]

Page 56 Applications Overv iew Expense Expense lets you keep track of you r expenses . In Expense, you can do the following: ■ Record dates, types of expe nses, amount spent, payment method , and other details associated wi th any mo ney that you spend. ■ Assign expense i tems to categories so that you can organize a nd view them in logical gro[...]

Chapter 5 Page 57 Chapter 5 Common Tasks Your Treo™ 90 handheld includes a full suite of pe rsonal informati on manager (PIM) a pplications: Date Book P lus, Contacts, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expen se. This chapt er provides i nstructions on how to do t asks that are common to these applications. It’s easy to transfer wha t you learn in one a[...]

Page 58 Common Ta sks Editing records After you create a record, you can change, dele te, or enter new text at any time. Two screen features te ll you when your handheld is in edi ting mode: ■ A blin kin g cu rsor ■ One or more edit lines Entering tex t For informat ion on how to enter text using the key board on yo ur handheld, the onscreen ke[...]

Chapter 5 Page 59 Deleting records To delete a rec ord in any of th e PIM applicati ons: 1. Select the record you w ant to delete. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Record, select the Dele te command: Date Book Plus: Delete Eve nt Contacts: Delete Con tact To Do Li st: De lete Item Memo Pa d: Delet e Memo Expense: Del ete Item A confirmation dialog box a pp[...]

Page 60 Common Ta sks Other ways to delete records You can a lso delete records in the fo llowing ways: ■ In the Details dialog box of the appl ication, tap Delete, and then hold Option and press Return t o finish. ■ Delete the text of th e record. Note: In Dat e Book Plus, if you delete the text of a rep eating event, you delete all ins tances[...]

Chapter 5 Page 61 Categorizing records Categorize records in C ontacts, To Do List, M emo Pad, and Expen se applicati ons so that the y are grouped logical ly and are easy to review. (You can also categorize ap plications. See page 33 for details.) When you create a record, your handheld auto matically place s it in the category that is currently d[...]

Page 62 Common Ta sks To display a category of records: 1. Tap the cat egory pick list in the uppe r-right corner of the li st screen. 2. Select the category you wa nt to view. The list screen now disp lays only the records assigned to that cate gory. To define a new category: 1. Tap the cat egory pick list in the uppe r-right corner of the screen.[...]

Chapter 5 Page 63 5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish. You can assign any of your records to the new catego ry. To rename a category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Select the category that you want to ren ame, and then t ap Rename. 4. Enter the new na me for the catego [...]

Page 64 Common Ta sks ■ Contacts: The Instant Look up feature le ts you scroll immediately to a Contacts entry by entering t he first few le tters of a first o r last name , or the first na me initial and the first few letters o f a last name. ■ Expense: The Lookup feature displ ays the Con tacts entries that have data in the Company field. You[...]

Chapter 5 Page 65 Using Find You can use Find to l ocate any tex t that you specify, in any application. To use Find: 1. Press Option and then press Shift to open the Find dialog box. Tip: If you select text in an application before you openin g the Find dialog box, the selected text automatical ly appears i n the Find di alog box. 2. Enter the tex[...]

Page 66 Common Ta sks 4. If your Contacts entrie s are sorted by last name , begin to spell the last name. If your Contacts are sorted by first name, begin to spell the first name. Note: The first i nitial and last name search in the Contacts Instant Lookup fea ture is not availa ble in the Phone Number Look up feature. Phone Number L ookup dis pla[...]

Chapter 5 Page 67 Looking up names to add to expe nse records In Expense, Lo okup displa ys the names of Contac ts entries that have data i n the Company field . You can ad d these name s to a li st of attendees associated with an Exp ense record. To add names to an Expense record: 1. Open the Expense record to which you want to add names. 2. Tap D[...]

Page 68 Common Ta sks Sorting lists of records You can s ort lists of records in various wa ys, depend ing on the a pplication. S orting is avai lable in applicati ons that have list screens: Contacts, To Do List, M emo Pad, and Expense. Note: You can also as sign records to ca tegories. See page 61 for details. To sort records in To Do List and Ex[...]

Chapter 5 Page 69 Making records private In all PIM ap plications, except E xpense, you can make i ndividual records private. Private records remain visibl e and a ccessible unti l you select t he Security setting to hide or mask al l private records. See the section that begins on page 43 for details. Hidin g and masking private record s You can h[...]

Page 70 Common Ta sks To display al l private record s: 1. Press Option and then press Men u to acce ss the Applic ations Launche r. 2. Tap the Security icon . 3. T ap th e Curr ent Priv acy pi ck li st. 4. Tap Show Records. If you do not have a password, private records become visible. If you have a pa ssword, the Sho w Private Records dialog box [...]

Chapter 5 Page 71 5. Tap Show Records. 6. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Attaching no tes In all PI M applicatio ns except Memo Pad, yo u can attach a note to a record. A note can b e up to several thousa nd characters long. For example, for an appo intment in Date Book Plus, you can attach a n ote with direction s to the location. To atta[...]

Page 72 Common Ta sks Choosing fonts In all PIM a pplications except E xpense, you can change the fo nt style to make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for each appli cation. To chan ge t he font style: 1. Open an a pplication. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Opt ions, select Fon t (/F). 4. Use the scrol l buttons to select the fo[...]

Chapter 5 Page 73 Performi ng a HotSync oper ation for the first time The first time you synchroni ze your data, you need to enter user informatio n on both the handhel d and Palm Desktop so ftware. After you ente r this informa tion and sy nchronize, the Ho tSync Manager recogniz es your handheld and does n’t ask for this informat ion again. If [...]

Page 74 Common Ta sks Beaming information Your handhe ld is eq uipped with a n IR (infrared) port t hat you ca n use to be am information to another Palm OS ® de vice that’s close by an d also has an IR port. The IR port is locat ed on the top of your hand held, betwe en the e xpansion s lot and the stylus, b ehind the s mall dark shield. You ca[...]

Chapter 5 Page 75 5. Wait for the B eam Status dialog box to indicate th at the tra nsfer is complete b efore you continue w orking on your h andheld. To beam an appl icatio n: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applicatio ns Launcher. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under App, sel ect Beam (/B). 4. Tap the Beam From pick list and indicate wh eth[...]

Page 76 Common Ta sks[...]

Chapter 6 Page 77 Chapter 6 Application-Specific Tasks This chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on how to do tasks that are specific to each of the foll owing applic ations: ■ Date Book P lus ■ Cont acts ■ To Do Lis t ■ Memo Pa d ■ CityT ime ■ Calculat or ■ Expense[...]

Page 78 Application-S pecific Task s Date Book Plus When you open Date Book Plus, the screen shows the current date and a list of times for a normal business d ay. Working in Day View Day View shows an hourly calenda r for a particular date. If there are events sched uled on tha t date, they appear in the appropriate time slot. To view or sel ect a[...]

Chapter 6 Page 79 You can also schedule event s that occur on a particular date but have no specif ic start or end times, such as birthdays , holidays, and anni versaries. These are referred to as “untimed events.” Untimed events a ppear at the top of the list of times, marke d with a diam ond. You can h ave more than one untimed even t on a pa[...]

Page 80 Application-S pecific Task s 4. Hold Opti on and press Return so that no start or en d times are defined for the n ew event. Tip: You can als o create a new untimed ev ent by making sure no event is selected and then entering a descrip tion. 5. Enter a descripti on of the eve nt. 6. Tap a bl ank area on the screen to d eselect the un timed [...]

Chapter 6 Page 81 Setting an alarm f or an event The Alarm se tting enables you to set an a udible alarm for even ts in Date Boo k Plus. You ca n set an alarm to sound minute s, hours, or days before an event. The defaul t Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the time o f the event , but you can change this to any numbe r of minutes, h ours, or days. [...]

Page 82 Application-S pecific Task s To dismiss a reminder for multiple alarms, do one of the following: ■ Tap the check box next to an item to clear that item from th e reminder list. ■ Tap the it em text or icon clear the it em from the reminder l ist and jump to that it em. ■ Tap Done to close the reminder li st without clea ring the items[...]

Chapter 6 Page 83 4. Tap Day, Week, Mon th, or Year t o set how o ften the event rep eats. Tip: For a co ntinuous event, tap Day. 5. Enter a number th at corresponds to how ofte n you want the e vent to repeat on the Every line. For example, if you select M onth and enter the number 2, th e event repeats every other month. 6. To specify an end da t[...]

Page 84 Application-S pecific Task s Considerations for re peating or continuous events Keep the following po ints in mind: ■ If you change the st art date of a rep eating event, your h andheld calc ulates the number of d ays you moved th e event. Your handheld the n automatically changes th e end date to maintain the duration of t he repeating e[...]

Chapter 6 Page 85 Work ing in Wee k View Week View s hows the cal endar of you r events for an e ntire week. This view lets you quick ly review your app ointments an d availa ble time sl ots. In ad dition, the gra phical displ ay helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in you r schedule. Tips for using Week View Keep the fol lowing points in mind: ?[...]

Page 86 Application-S pecific Task s Working in Week View with Text The Week Vie w with Text show s an entire week with a descri ption of each scheduled event. Thi s view can display one or two week s at a time and can in clude To Do items that are d ue on th e dates shown. Tips for using Week View with Text Keep the following po ints in mind: ■ [...]

Chapter 6 Page 87 Work ing in Mon th View The Month V iew screen s hows which days have even ts scheduled. Dots and lines in the Month View indicate ev ents, repeating events, and untimed events . You can control the dots a nd lines tha t appear in the Month View . See page 92 for details. Tips for using Month View Keep the fol lowing points in min[...]

Page 88 Application-S pecific Task s Tips for using Year View Keep the following po ints in mind: ■ Tap a da y to disp lay the date and events for that day i n the title bar. A minus sign indicates only one even t is scheduled o n that day. A plus sign indicates multi ple events are sch eduled on that d ay. ■ Press th e scroll button s to move [...]

Chapter 6 Page 89 Spotting event confl icts With the a bility to define specifi c start and end times for any event, it’s possible to sche dule events that overlap (an event that starts before a p revious even t finishes). An event conflict (time overlap) appea rs in the Week View as overla pping bars. The D ay View displays overlapping bra ckets[...]

Page 90 Application-S pecific Task s ■ Avoid scheduling a floa ting event that repeats daily. These events can accumulate quickly unless yo u complete the m each day. ■ When viewing a floa ting event in a desktop applic ation, the Note field will contain a series of characters: ##f@@@@@@ for an incomplete event and ##c@@@@@@ for a complete even[...]

Chapter 6 Page 91 Using temp lates You can use templates to create a l ist of standard e vents. You ca n then select an event from th is list and add it to your cal endar. Since D ate Book P lus saves al l the ev ent attributes, including alarms and notes, templa tes can really save yo u time when ente ring reminder noti ces or events that recur on[...]

Page 92 Application-S pecific Task s Date Book Plus menus Date Book Plus menus a re shown here for your reference, and Date Book Plu s features that are not expla ined elsew here in this guid e are described here. See page 29 for information about choosing menu commands . Record menu Options menu New To Do Creates a new To D o item and adds it to y[...]

Chapter 6 Page 93 Prefere nces (Day View) ■ Start/End Time . Defines the start and end times for Date B ook Plus screens. If the time sl ots you se lect do not fit on one screen, y ou can tap the scroll arrows t o scroll up and down. ■ Event Du ration. Defin es the d efault duration for new events. ■ Week Sta rt. Defines the first day of the [...]

Page 94 Application-S pecific Task s Display Options ■ Show Time Bars. Activates the time bars that appear in the Day View. The time bars show the du ration of an event and ill ustrate event conflicts ■ Compress Day View. C ontrols how times appear in the Da y View. When Compress Day View is off, all time slots displa y. When it is on, start an[...]

Chapter 6 Page 95 Alarm Prefere nces ■ Alarm Sound. S ets the tone of the alarm. ■ Snooze Sound. S ets the tone of the snooze alarm. ■ Remind S ound. Sets the tone of the reminder alarm. The remi nder alarm sou nds when the snooze al arm is not acknowledged. ■ Play So und. Defines how many tone s the alarm emits before i t stops. The choice[...]

Page 96 Application-S pecific Task s To Do Pref ere nces ■ Show Categories. Displa ys the To Do items in th e categories you select. ■ Priori ties Display ed. Displ ays To D o items wit h the selected priority level. Th e choices are 1 only, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, and 1 -5. ■ Show Prio rity. Display s the priority level for To Do items. ■ Show Comp[...]

Chapter 6 Page 97 Week Prefere nces ■ Time Format. Defines the format of the time display. The choices are No Time, 11p, 11:30p, 23, 23:30. ■ Displa y To Do. Defines w here To Do items w ill app ear on the Date Book Plu s screen. The choi ces are Top, Bott om, and Hi de. ■ Week Sta rt. Defines the first da y of the week for Week View with Te [...]

Page 98 Application-S pecific Task s Year Pref ere nces ■ Hide Floati ng and Done Items. Removes floating events and comple ted To Do items from the Yea r View d isplay. ■ Hide Untimed Eve nts. Removes untimed events from the Year View displa y. ■ Hide Zero Duration Events. Removes events without a duration from the Year View display . ■ Hi[...]

Chapter 6 Page 99 Contacts Contacts is the applic ation where you store name and address informatio n about people or businesses a nd more. Creating a Contacts entr y You can create Contacts entries on your ha ndheld, or you can use your deskto p software to create entries on your computer a nd then down load the entries to your handhel d with your[...]

Page 100 Application-S pecific Task s Tip: To create an entry that always a ppears at the top o f the Contacts list, begin the Last name or Company fiel d with a sy mbol, as in *If Found Cal l*. This entry ca n contain con tact information in case you lose your hand held. Duplicating a Contacts entry You can d uplicate exi sting entries, which can [...]

Chapter 6 Page 101 Changing Contact entr y details The Contact E ntry Details d ialog box provides a variety o f options that you can ass ociate with an entry. To open the Cont act Entry Deta ils dialog box: 1. Select the name for the ent ry whose det ails you want to ch ange. 2. Press Space to open the entry. 3. Press Menu . 4. Under Record, selec[...]

Page 102 Application-S pecific Task s 4. Prepare your handheld and mobile phone for data communi cations. See page 180 for details. 5. Tap Dial . Tip: If you select the Enable Tap-Dialing check box in t he Contacts Preference dialog bo x, you can si mply tap the number you want to dia l without usi ng the Dial me nu command. Contac ts menus Contact[...]

Chapter 6 Page 103 Options menus Prefere nces ■ Remember las t category. De termines how th e Contacts list appears when you retu rn to it from anot her application. If y ou select this ch eck box, the Conta cts list shows the last category you selected. If you clear it, the Contacts li st displays the All category. ■ List By. Determines ho w t[...]

Page 104 Application-S pecific Task s ■ Default country. Determin es if North American hyphenation conventions are a utomatically applied to phon e numbers, and w hether the follo wing two op tions are a vailable : ■ When dialing, add this area code to 7 digit numbers. Inserts the area code you specify in front of 7-digit numbers before dialin [...]

Chapter 6 Page 105 To Do List To Do remi nds you of t asks you ha ve to complete. A reco rd in To Do List is ca lled an “item.” To create a To Do item: 1. Press To Do Lis t . 2. Enter the tex t of the To Do item. The tex t can be l onger than one line. 3. Press a scroll button to deselect the To Do item. Setting pri ority The priority setting f[...]

Page 106 Application-S pecific Task s To set a due date for a To Do item: 1. Tap the tex t of the item whose detai ls you w ant to change . 2. Tap De tails. 3. Tap the Du e Date pi ck list. 4. Tap the da te that yo u want to assign the item: 5. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . Tip: If you turn on th e Show Du e Dates option in the To Do Sh[...]

Chapter 6 Page 107 4. Tap the category that you want to assign the item. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Tip: If you turn on the Show Categori es option in the To Do Show opti ons dialog, yo u can tap directly o n the category in the To Do l ist to ass ign categories. Checking off a To Do i tem You can check off a To Do item to ind icate[...]

Page 108 Application-S pecific Task s 3. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . To Do List me nus To Do Lis t menus are s hown here for your reference, and To Do List fe atures that are not explained elsewhere in this guide a re described here. See page 29 for information about choosing menu commands. Record menu Show Completed Items Displa ys y[...]

Chapter 6 Page 109 Options menu Abou t T o Do Li st S hows version informatio n for To Do Li st.[...]

Page 110 Application-S pecific Task s Memo Pad A memo can contai n up to 4,000 chara cters. The number of memos you ca n store is dependent only on the memory availabl e on your handheld. A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.” To create a new memo: 1. Press Memo Pad . 2. Enter the text you w ant to appear in th e memo. Press Return to move do[...]

Chapter 6 Page 111 Memo Pad men us Memo Pad menus are shown here for your refe rence, and Memo Pad features that are not explained els ewhere in this guide are described here. See page 29 for information about choosing menu comma nds. The Record and Options me nus differ dependi ng on whethe r you’re displ aying the Memo list or an individual mem[...]

Page 112 Application-S pecific Task s CityTime CityTime enabl es you to display the day and time in your home city and in four other citie s around the globe. W hether yo u’re travellin g or at home, now it’s easy to keep track of the be st time to reach your bu siness ass ociates, friends , and family in far away places. Note: CityTime does no[...]

Chapter 6 Page 113 2. Tap the remaining pick lists and select the other three cities you want to display . Tip: You can tempora rily display th e day and t ime for an y other city by tapping the city’s location on the map dis play. Adding citi es If the city y ou want to display is n ot in the p redefined l ist, you can use the Edit Cities comman[...]

Page 114 Application-S pecific Task s Calculator Calculator includes two opera ting modes: Basic and Advanced. In Basic mode you can perform simple mat hematical ca lculations. B asic mode uses input prece dence, like mos t 4-function calculators, and the order of the numbers entered results in an answer regardless of operation. In Advanced mode yo[...]

Chapter 6 Page 115 Displ aying Recent Calcu lations The Basic Calculator’s Re cent Calculati ons command enab les you to review the l ast series of calculation s and is parti cularly use ful for confirmin g a series o f “chain” cal culations. To displ ay recent calculati ons: 1. Press Menu . 2. Under Options, select Recent Ca lculations (/I).[...]

Page 116 Application-S pecific Task s Primary buttons Math buttons Clears the entire calcul ation and enables you to begin a fre sh calculation. Clears the last digi t you entered. Us e this butto n if yo u make a mis take while entering a number in the middle of a calculati on. This but ton enables you to re- enter the n umber without starti ng th[...]

Chapter 6 Page 117 Trigonometry buttons Finance buttons Finance butt ons enable you to fin d an unkn own variable va lue based on a group of k nown variab le values. For exampl e, to calculate the mon thly payment for a 30-yea r home loan of $100,000 w ith an annual interes t rate of 8%, you would ente r the following variables: ■ Payments/yea r [...]

Page 118 Application-S pecific Task s ■ PV = 100,000 ■ FV = 0 2. Enter 12 and tap the P/Yr button to enter the number of payme nts per year. 3. Tap Edit . 4. Tap the Pmt line and erase all va lues on th e line includi ng zero. 5. T ap S olv e. 6. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . You can use a simi lar process to solve other fina ncial [...]

Chapter 6 Page 119 Logic buttons Statistics buttons Shifts the value to the left and fills the new plac es with zeros. Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters E in a hexadecim al calcul ation. Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation. Calculates bit-by-bit commonalities betw een two a rguments. Calculates bit-by-b it unique occurrences in two ar[...]

Page 120 Application-S pecific Task s Weight/Temp buttons Length button s Generates a random number between 0 and 32767 and then divides this number by 32768 to generate a rand om fraction betw een 0 and .99997. Returns the number of combination s of n items taken m at a time. Returns the number of permutations of n items taken m at a time. Indicat[...]

Chapter 6 Page 121 Area buttons Indicates th e current value is entered in nauti cal miles. When you tap thi s button after ta pping another unit of measu re, it converts the value to nautical mi les. Indicates t he current va lue is ent ered in millime ters. When yo u tap this button after tapping anothe r unit of measure, it conv erts the value t[...]

Page 122 Application-S pecific Task s Volume buttons Creating a cus tom view You can mo dify any existing Adva nced Calculat or view to create y our own view . While customizing a view, you ca n change the button names as well a s the button definitions. To create a cu stom view: 1. From the Advanced Calculator screen, press Menu . 2. Under Program[...]

Chapter 6 Page 123 8. From the Ad vanced Calculat or screen, press Menu . 9. Under Program, sel ect Import (/I). 10. Tap the pick list and select the view you modifi ed. 11. Tap Import. 12. Tap Replace to change an existing defi nition, or t ap Add to create an additiona l definitio n. 13. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish . Calculator m[...]

Page 124 Application-S pecific Task s Expense Expense en ables you to record th e date, expen se type, and the amount tha t you spent. A record in Expense is cal led an “item.” You can sort your Expense items int o categories or add other informa tion that you want to associa te with the item. To creat e an E xpense item: 1. Press Option and th[...]

Chapter 6 Page 125 To chang e the date of an Ex pense it em: 1. Tap the Ex pense item you want to change. 2. Tap the date of the sele cted item. 3. Select the new date. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Entering re ceipt details Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate wi th an item. These options appe ar in the Receip [...]

Page 126 Application-S pecific Task s 4. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . Customizing the Curre ncy pi ck list You can s elect the currencies and symbo ls that appear in the Currency pick list. To cus tomize t he Curren cy pic k list: 1. In the Receipt Details dialog box, tap the Currency pick list and select Ed it currencies. 2. Tap each [...]

Chapter 6 Page 127 4. Enter the na me of the country and the symbo l that yo u want to ap pear in E xpense. 5. Hold Option and press Return twice to finish. Note: If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expens e items, select the sy mbol in the Preferences dia log box. If you want to u se your custom currency symbol on[...]

Page 128 Application-S pecific Task s Expens e menus Expense menus are s hown here for your reference, a nd Expe nse features that are n ot explai ned elsewhere i n this guid e are described here. See page 29 for information about choosing menu commands . Record menu Options menu Pref ere nces ■ Use automati c fill. Lets you select an expense ty [...]

Chapter 7 Page 129 Chapter 7 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld The Prefe rences screens ena ble you t o customize the configuration o ptions on y our Treo™ 90 handheld. In the Preferences screens, you can do the following: Viewing Preferences To open the Pref erences scre ens: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applicatio ns La[...]

Page 130 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld Buttons Preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enabl es you to associate different app lications with the applicati on buttons o n the front of your ha ndheld an d the HotSy nc button on th e cable. F or example, if you find that you seldo m use To Do List and often use CityTime, you can assi gn[...]

Chapter 7 Page 131 Connection Preference s The Connection Preferences screen lets you create configurations for communicating with other hardware devices: PC, Modem, Phon e, or Local Network, an d the method used to con nect to the device: Crad le/Cable, Infrared , Serial, or U SB. Configuratio ns, or profiles, once activat ed are available to appl[...]

Page 132 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld Date & Time Preferences The Date & Time Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, time zone, and daylight savings sett ing for your ha ndheld. See th e section tha t begins on page 19 for in formation on changing these settings. Digitizer Preferences The Digitiz er Preferences sc[...]

Chapter 7 Page 133 Time, date, week star t, and numbe rs formats The Time setting d efines the format for the time of d ay. The time format that you select a ppears in all applicatio ns on your h andheld. To select the time, date, week start, a nd numbers forma t: 1. Tap the Time pick list and select a forma t. 2. Tap the Da te pick list a nd selec[...]

Page 134 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld System, alarm, and game sounds Your handhe ld uses a variety of sounds . The System, Alarm, and Game Sound setti ngs enable you to tu rn the s ounds on or off, to adju st the volume level, and to turn the Alarm LED option on and off. To set the system, alarm, and game sounds: 1. Tap the S ystem Soun[...]

Chapter 7 Page 135 To selec t a serv ice: 1. Tap the Service pick list. 2. Tap the predefined service template. Note: If you want to enter a name for a new service template, see pa ge 139 for details. Entering a user name The User Name setting identifi es the name y ou use when you log into your Intern et Service Provider or your di al-in server. A[...]

Page 136 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld Entering a password The Password box identi fies the password you use to log into you r server or ISP. You r entry in this field dete rmines whether your ha ndheld prompts you to enter a password e ach time you log into your network: ■ If you do not enter a passwo rd, your handhe ld displays the w[...]

Chapter 7 Page 137 2. Select the appropri ate Connection. Adding telephone settings When you se lect the Pho ne field, y our handheld ope ns a dia log box in whi ch you defin e the telephone numb er you use to connect with your ISP or d ial-in server. In addition, you can a lso define a prefix , disable C all Waitin g, and give s pecial instruction[...]

Page 138 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld To enter a prefix: 1. Tap the Dial Pre fix check box to select it . 2. Enter the p refix. 3. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . Disabling Call Waiting Call Waiting can cause y our session to terminate if you receive a call while you are con nected. If your telephon e has Call Wai ting, you ne[...]

Chapter 7 Page 139 To use a call ing card: 1. Tap the Use calling card check box to select it. 2. Enter y our calling card num ber on the U se calling card lin e. Note: It’s a good idea to add at least three commas at the begi nning of your calling card number to compensate for the cue delay. Tip: MCI customers must enter the call ing card number[...]

Page 140 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld To dup licate an existi ng servi ce temp late: 1. Tap the S ervice pick list. 2. Tap the prede fined service template you want to dupli cate. 3. Press Menu . 4. Under Service, select Dupl icate (/L). A copy of th e service te mplate is added to th e Service pick l ist. Adding detail ed in formatio n[...]

Chapter 7 Page 141 Idle timeout The Idle timeout settin g defines how long your handh eld waits before dropp ing the connection with your ISP or dial-in server whe n you switch out of a TCP/IP applicati on. To set the Idle timeout : 1. Tap the Idle timeout pick list and select one of th e following options: 2. Hold Option and press Return to finish[...]

Page 142 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld IP address Everyone wh o logs on to the Internet needs to ha ve a unique id entifier (an IP a ddress), whether permanent or tempo rary. Some ne tworks dynamica lly assign a tempo rary IP address when client s log in . The IP Add ress field le ts you id entify whether your network provides automati c[...]

Chapter 7 Page 143 3. Tap the co mmand you wan t from the Command list. If the command requires additional information, a field app ears to the ri ght of it for you to ente r the information . The follow ing commands a re availa ble: 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 un til the login script is compl ete. 5. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Wait For Te[...]

Page 144 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld Dele ting a ser vice t empl ate There is onl y one wa y to delet e a service te mplate: use the Delete command from the Service menu. To delete a service tem plate: 1. Tap the S ervice pick list. 2. Tap the servi ce template y ou want t o delete. 3. Press Menu . 4. Under Service, select Del ete (/D)[...]

Chapter 7 Page 145 To view the Network Log: 1. Press Menu . 2. Under Options, select Vi ew Log (/V). 3. Use the scroll buttons to see the entire Network Log. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Adding a DNS number If your ISP or dial-in server require s a DNS number and you did no t enter that information in t he Network Preferences screen, [...]

Page 146 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld Phone Preferences The Phone P references screen enables you to assi gn a Conne ction profile to applications , such as Palm S MS, that mus t be used i n conjunction with your mobil e phone. To set Phone Pref erences: 1. From the Connection pick list, select the configuration for yo u mobile phone. N[...]

Chapter 7 Page 147 Editing a S hortCut After you crea te a ShortCut , you can modify it at a ny time. To edit a ShortCut : 1. Tap the Sh ortCut you wan t to edit. 2. Tap Edit. 3. Make the changes you want. 4. Hold Option and press Return to finish. Deleting a ShortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can del ete it from the list of ShortCuts. [...]

Page 148 Setting P references for Y our Handhe ld[...]

Chapter 8 Page 149 Chapter 8 Advanced HotSync ® Operations HotSyn c ® Manager ena bles you to s ynchronize da ta between one or more Palm OS ® devices and Palm™ Des ktop software. To synchroniz e data, you must connect you r Treo™ 90 h andheld and your deskto p software either directly, by connecting your handh eld to the HotSync cab le atta[...]

Page 150 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations Tip: If you’re n ot sure whic h options to use, keep the default settin gs: Enabled and E nable HotSync software at sys tem startup. 4. Click t he Serial Po rt Settings tab to display t he setting s for the connectio n between y our computer and th e HotSync ca ble, and to a djust the fol lowing options as[...]

Chapter 8 Page 151 5. Close the HotSync So ftware Setup dialog box. Customizing HotSync app lication settings For each app lication, you can defi ne a set of options that d etermines how records ar e handled during sync hronization. These options a re called a “con duit.” By default, a H otSync operatio n synchroniz es all files between the han[...]

Page 152 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations 4. Select an applica tion in the Conduit list. 5. Click Condui t Settings. 6. Click the direction in whi ch you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an app licati on. Note: Changing the HotSy nc setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation. Thereafter, the Ho [...]

Chapter 8 Page 153 Configuring HotSync Manager for infr ared commu nication Next you nee d to go to th e HotSync Mana ger and configure it for infrared commun ication. To configur e HotSync Manager for infrared commu nication: 1. Open Palm Desktop software. 2. From the HotSy nc menu, choose Setup. 3. In the HotSy nc Controls tab, sel ect Enabled. 4[...]

Page 154 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations 6. Position you r handheld’s IR port within a couple of inches of you r computer’s infrared port. 7. Tap the H otSync icon to sta rt the IR HotSync o peration. Returning to cable HotSync op erations It’s easy to return to using the cable for HotSy nc operations. To return to cab le HotSync op erations:[...]

Chapter 8 Page 155 Conducting a modem HotSync operation You can use a modem to synchronize you r handheld when you are away from your computer. The modem can be located on an expansion card, or insi de a mobile phone that y ou connect to your handheld. Note: The first HotSync operation must be local, using the cabl e. After that, you can perform a [...]

Page 156 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations 8. Close th e HotSync Software S etup dialog b ox. Prep aring your ha ndhel d There are a few steps you must perform to prepare you r handheld for a modem HotSync operatio n. To prep are your hand held for a modem Ho tSyn c opera tio n: 1. Press Option and then press Men u to acce ss the Applic ations Launch[...]

Chapter 8 Page 157 5. Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select Standard Modem. 6. Tap the Enter Phone # field. 7. Enter the telepho ne number to a ccess the modem co nnected to your compu ter. 8. If needed, enter a dial prefix (such as “9”) to access an outside line, and then tap the Dial Prefix check box . Tip: You can enter a comma[...]

Page 158 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations Note: Applicatio ns that do not have a database (such as game s) do not synchronize — even if you select the item in the Conduit Setu p dialog box. 7. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . Performin g a modem HotSync op eratio n After you prepare your computer and your handh eld, and select your Condu [...]

Chapter 8 Page 159 3. C lick N ew Pr ofil e. 4. Enter the name o f the profile a nd click OK. 5. Close the Users dialog bo x. 6. From the User pop-up me nu, choose the profil e name and create the da ta for the profile (e.g., company phone list, etc.). To use a profile for the first-tim e HotSync operati on: 1. Connect the new handheld t o the HotS[...]

Page 160 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations Synchronizing with your desktop e-mail application Palm™ Mail is an application that lets you manage the e-mai l on your desktop computer. (Third- party software required, so ld separate ly.) You ca n read, reply to, compose, and delete e-mail on your handhel d. To send or receive e-mail, you si mply perfo[...]

Chapter 8 Page 161 To op en Pa lm Mai l: 1. Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applicatio ns Launcher. 2. Use the scroll buttons to select the Mail icon . 3. Press Return to launch the appli cation. Viewing e-mai l items The Message list display s a list of your incoming e-mail ite ms, who sent them, and the date they were received. E-m[...]

Page 162 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations To displa y full header in format ion: 1. Open an e-ma il item. 2. Tap the Complete Header icon. Tip: To redisplay th e abbreviated header, tap the Abbreviated H eader icon. Creating e-mail items You create e -mail items with your han dheld the same way you create e-mail w ith your des ktop E-mail app licati[...]

Chapter 8 Page 163 5. In the Subj : field, enter a subject for your e -mail item. 6. In the Body : field, enter the text of y our e-mail item. Tip: If the address, CC, subject, or b ody exceeds the capacity of the screen disp lay, tap the name of the field (for example, t ap “To:”) to ex pand that field. Hold Option and press Return to return t[...]

Page 164 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations To lo ok up an e-m ail addre ss: 1. Tap either th e To: or CC: field name to expand it. 2. Enter the fi rst few letters o f the last name of the pe rson whose a ddress you wan t to find. 3. Press Menu . 4. Under Opt ions, select Loo kup (/L). 5. If the letters you enter id entify a u nique listin g from your[...]

Chapter 8 Page 165 The following details are a vailable: Note: The Priority and BCC settings are va lid only for the current e-mail item and must b e set for each item you create. Setting a prior ity To set a priority fo r your e-mail ite m: 1. In the New M essage screen, tap Details . 2. Tap the Priority pick list and select the priori ty you want[...]

Page 166 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations Sending a blind carbon copy To add a BC C field to your e -mail it em: 1. In the New Message screen , tap Deta ils. 2. Tap the BCC check box to select it. 3. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . 4. Tap the B CC: field and enter an address. Adding a signature to your e-mail item A signature co nsists of [...]

Chapter 8 Page 167 To add a signature to your e-mail ite m: 1. In the New M essage screen, tap Details . 2. Tap the Signat ure check b ox to select it and add y our signature to the e-mail i tem. Note: The check box stays selected, so al l subsequent e-mai l items you create will also contain your sign ature until you deselect the Signature option.[...]

Page 168 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations To retr ieve an e-mail it em: 1. In the Message list, ta p Outbox from the pick list in the upper-right corner. 2. Use the scroll buttons to select the e-mai l item you want to retrieve. 3. Tap Edit . Draft e-mail Sometimes you may no t want t o send an e -mail ite m immediately; for exampl e, you ma y want [...]

Chapter 8 Page 169 To edit an e-ma il item saved as a d raft: 1. In the Mess age list, tap Draft from the pick list i n the upper-rig ht corner. 2. Use the scroll buttons to select the draft you want to display. 3. Tap Edit. 4. Enter your changes; then eithe r save the e-mail item agai n as a draft, or tap Send to move the item to y our Outbox fold[...]

Page 170 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations Dele ting e- mail Your handhe ld stores del eted e-mail in the Delete d folder until you perform the next HotSync operatio n. If you de lete an e-mail item from the handheld, it i s also d eleted from you r desktop e- mail appli cation when you perform the next HotSync opera tion. To delete e- mail: 1. Open [...]

Chapter 8 Page 171 Message list options Message list opti ons enable you to manage the wa y the Message list dis plays informa tion. Folders Your handhel d provides fold ers for categorizing your mail. The Message li st displa ys the e-mail items in the fold er you sele ct. To select a f older: 1. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner to open[...]

Page 172 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations Sortin g the Message list You can sort e-mail items by the date se nt, by sender, or by subject. Note: High-priority e-mail items alw ays appear firs t, no matter how y ou sort the list. To sort the Me ssage list: 1. In the Me ssage list, tap Show. 2. Tap the S ort by pick li st and select one of the foll ow[...]

Chapter 8 Page 173 4. Tap the filte ring option you want to apply: Note: The All setti ng does not mean that a ll information incl uded in ea ch e-mail item downloads to your handhel d. Truncation setti ngs (explained in a foll owing section) for long e-mail i tems still apply . Also, Palm Ma il never downloa ds any attachments to your handheld. Th[...]

Page 174 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations Ignoring or receiving e- mail The first step in establishi ng a special filter is to determine whether you wa nt to ignore or retrieve e-mail that ma tches the in formation y ou specify. To define whe ther to ignore or recei ve e-mail: ■ Tap the pi ck list i n the center of th e HotSync Options dialog bo x[...]

Chapter 8 Page 175 Your handheld in terprets this as, “Accept e-mail items about the Apollo Proj ect from John Smith or Jack Jo nes. Do not accept e-mail i tems from othe r people. Do not accept e-ma il items from John or Ja ck about a ny other sub ject.” When you define a strin g, note that your handhe ld searches for any inst ance of that seq[...]

Page 176 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations To retrieve hig h-priority e- mail items: 1. Tap the Filter box in the HotSync Options dialog box. 2. Tap the Retrieve All High Priori ty check box to select it. 3. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . Note: This setting is applicable only if you r e-mail ap plication has the cap acity to flag h igh- pr[...]

Chapter 8 Page 177 Palm M ail me nus Palm Mail menus are sh own here for your reference, an d Palm Mail features that a re not explained els ewhere in this guide are described here. See page 2 5 for information abo ut choosing menu commands. Message menus The Message menu varies d epending on w hether yo u are viewing a n e-mail item, creating an e[...]

Page 178 Ad vanced HotSyn c® Operations[...]

Chapter 9 Page 179 Chapter 9 Using the Wireless Application Suite This chap ter provides information on how to use the a pplications and features tha t are specific to wireless da ta communication. The Wireless Applica tion Suite includes the Bl azer web browse r, Palm SM S text me ssaging , and One-T ouch Mai l™ by JP M obile e-m ail appl icatio[...]

Page 180 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e Preparing for mobile communications After you inst all the Wi reless Applic ations Suite software, you ’re ready to con nect your handhel d to your mobil e phone and use i t for mobile communica tion. You can connect your handheld and your mobile phone usin g infrared commu nication, or using a spe[...]

Chapter 9 Page 181 Blazer Web Browser If you can’t hold the world in the palm of your hand, at lea st you can hold the World Wide Web when you u se Blazer to browse the Int ernet on your handheld’s screen. In Blazer, you can do the following : ■ Access the W orld Wide We b and displa y Internet cont ent. ■ Create up t o 100 bookma rks for q[...]

Page 182 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e 7. Enter the U RL you w ant to view. 8. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . 9. Tap Yes to connect no w. While a page is load ing, a Progress icon appears in th e lower right corner of the s creen. You can ta p links to o ther pages as soon as they appear. You don’t need to wait un til a page [...]

Chapter 9 Page 183 To view a bookmark: 1. Prepare your handheld a nd mobile phone for data communicatio ns. See page 180 for details. 2. From the Page view, tap the Bookmark view icon . 3. Tap the book mark you wan t to view. Tip: You can also press the scroll buttons to scroll to other pages. Adding bookmarks You can store up to 100 bookmarks and [...]

Page 184 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e To define a bookma rk: 1. From the Bookmark view, pre ss Menu . 2. Under Bookmark , select Add Bookmark (/A). Tip: You can also open the New Bookmark dialog box by tapping an e mpty bookmark sl ot. 3. Enter a Name, Description, and URL for the p age you want to bookmark. 4. Hold Opti on and press Ret[...]

Chapter 9 Page 185 Deleting bookmarks If your boo kmark list be comes full, or you no lon ger need a n entry, yo u can delete i t. To delete a bookmark: 1. From the Boo kmark view, press Menu . 2. Under Book mark, select Edit Boo kmark (/E). 3. Tap the entry you want to delete. 4. In the Edi t Bookmark dial og, tap De lete. 5. Hold Option and press[...]

Page 186 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e To rearrange bookmark pages : 1. From the Bookmark view, pre ss Menu . 2. Under Bookmark , select Edit Bookmark (/E). 3. Drag the page to the slot where you want it to appear. A grey line app ears next to the page w hen it is in drag mode. Wh en dropping a page on the top row, the grey line a ppears [...]

Chapter 9 Page 187 Bookmarks menu Go menus Options menu Properties Displ ays the Page Properti es dialog box whe re you can view the Page Name, URL, Size (Bytes) and whether the page was load ed from the cache. Bookma rk view Page view Bookma rk view Bookma rk view Page v ie w[...]

Page 188 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e Pref ere nces Browser tab: ■ Home page. Displays the URL of the current ho me page selectio n. Tap this option to open th e Set Home P age dialog bo x and select a different home page. To restore the factory de fault Home Page setting, tap Restore in the Set Home Page dialo g box. Note: Some servic[...]

Chapter 9 Page 189 Prefere nces (continued) Advanced tab: ■ Cache Size (K). Displ ays the am ount of memory that Blazer res erves to store recently viewed pages . The amount of free memory available on your handheld appears belo w this option. ■ Clear. Erases al l the pages stored in the cache. You can not cancel or undo this action . ■ Accep[...]

Page 190 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e Palm™ SMS Palm™ SMS provid es a way for yo u to use your Treo and a GSM mobile pho ne to exchange short text messages with other p eople who also use GSM mo bile phones and subscrib e to an SMS service. These text messa ges, also called SMS (Short Me ssage Service) messages, are si milar to e-mai[...]

Chapter 9 Page 191 Receiving SMS messages When you receive SMS messages, they appear in the Inbox category. The icons to the right and left of the description indi cate the item status and whether the message contai ns a data record. Note: You can receive S MS messages even i f you don’t subscribe to your w ireless service provider’s SMS servic[...]

Page 192 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e To receive an d view da ta message s: 1. Connect your handh eld to your GSM mobile phone. See page 180 for details. 2. From any SMS list view, press Men u . 3. Under Mess age, select Check (/H ). Tip: You can al so check for incoming messages and send any messages in your outbox simultaneo usly by ta[...]

Chapter 9 Page 193 4. Enter the message text. 5. Connect your ha ndheld to your GSM mobile ph one. See page 180 for details. 6. Tap one of the following button s When a message transmits sucess fully, a check appears nex t to it in the Outbox folder. Creating a me ssage signatur e You can create a signatu re of up to 80 characters. Then, when you c[...]

Page 194 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e 3. Enter the s ignature text. 4. Hold Opti on and press Return to finish . To add your sig nature to a m essage : 1. Create or o pen the messa ge to which you want to a dd the si gnature. 2. Press Menu . 3. Under Options , select Add Signature (/Z). Sending data via SMS You can also use Palm S MS to [...]

Chapter 9 Page 195 To modify Draft messages: 1. In the Draf t category, open t he message y ou want to change. 2. Tap Edit. 3. Edit the message. 4. Tap one of the following b uttons: SMS Messaging menus SMS Messaging menus are shown here for your reference, and SMS Messaging features tha t are not explained else where in this guide are described he[...]

Page 196 Using th e Wireless Applica tion Suit e Pref ere nces Sort by. Enabl es you to sort messages by Date, Type, Sender, or Content Show Date. Toggles the dis play of the date on and off. Alert Sound. Activates an alarm ring when you receive a new SMS message. Select the sound y ou want to play from the pi ck list. Confirm Delet ed Message. Di [...]

Chapter 9 Page 197 One-Touch Mail One-Touch Mail is a wireless e-ma il applicati on that enables you to access your ISP (POP3 account) e-mai l directly from your handhe ld by using your data -enabled mobile phon e to access the Internet. Yo u may al so be able t o use One- Touch Mail to access your corporate e-mail; contact yo ur System Admini stra[...]

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Appendix A Page 199 Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld This chap ter provides information on the followi ng: ■ Proper care of your Treo™ 90 handheld ■ Maximizing ba ttery life ■ Resetting your handheld Caring for your handheld Your handhel d is desi gned to be rugged and reliable and to provi de years o f trouble-free s ervice. Please obs[...]

Page 200 Maintainin g Your Handheld ■ If the battery drains to the point where your handheld d oes not turn on , it stores your data safely for abo ut three days. In this case, there is enough residual energy in the b attery to store the data, but not enough to turn on your handhel d. If your handheld does not turn on when you press the power but[...]

Appendix A Page 201 Performing a warm (or safe) reset A warm (or safe) reset bypasses system extension s on your handheld, such as HackMaster hacks or system patches. Performing a warm reset en ables you to uni nstall a third-pa rty application that may be cau sing a probl em. To perform a w arm (or safe) reset: 1. Press and hold the top scroll but[...]

Page 202 Maintainin g Your Handheld To restore your data after a hard reset: 1. Open Palm Desktop so ftware. 2. From the HotSync menu, choose Cond uit Settings. 3. From the User pop-up menu, sele ct your user name. 4. Select an applica tion in the Conduit list. 5. Click Condui t Settings. 6. Select Macintosh overw rites handheld. Note: Changing the[...]

Appendix B P age 203 Appendix B Troubleshooting Tips If you encounter a problem with yo ur Treo™ 90 handheld : ■ Review this section to se e if your prob lem is listed ■ Check our w eb site at ww w.handspring. com for the lates t technical support info rmation Note: Tho usands of add-on applicati ons have be en written for P alm OS ® devi ce[...]

Page 204 Troubles hooting Tip s Tapping and keyboard problems Wireless commun ication problems Proble m Solution When I tap the but tons or screen icons, it activates the wro ng f ea tur e. Calibrate the s creen. See pa ge 132 for details . When I press Menu , nothing happens. Not all appli cations or screens have menus. Try changing to a different[...]

Appendix B P age 205 The Pa lm SMS a pplicat ion doesn’t wo rk ■ Make sure y ou have a GS M mobile pho ne. ■ Make sure y ou instal led the prop er Palm OS pho ne driver: 1.Press Option and then press Me nu to acces s the Applic ations Launcher. 2.Use the scroll buttons to se lect the Pre ferences icon . 3.Press Return to launch the appli cati[...]

Page 206 Troubles hooting Tip s Application problems Proble m Solution I tapped t he Today bu tton, but it does not show the correct date. Your handheld is not set to the current date. Make sure the Set Date box i n the Date & Time Preferences screen di splays the current date . See page 20 and page 1 33 for details. I know I entered so me reco[...]

Appendix B P age 207 Hot Sync pr obl ems Problem Solution Why can’t I synchroniz e my handheld with my computer? Try each of these in turn. After each step, try to synchronize to see if the problem persists: ■ Make sure you insta lled the software that came wit h your handheld. You must ins tall this software even if you upgraded from another P[...]

Page 208 Troubles hooting Tip s Beaming problems Password problems Proble m Solution I cannot be am data to another IR-equipp ed Palm OS device. ■ Confirm that your handheld and the oth er device is clear of obstacles. ■ Check the Gene ral Preferences screen and make su re the Beam Recei ve setting is on. ■ Move your han dheld closer to the r[...]

Appendix B P age 209 Technical support If you cannot solve your problem after review ing the sources listed at the beginning of this appendix, ch eck our web site www.h andspring.com for the latest technica l support in formation. Before reque sting support , please experimen t a bit to reprodu ce and i solate the problem. When you do contact suppo[...]

Page 210 Troubles hooting Tip s[...]

Appendix C P age 211 Appendix C Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts The following information enables you to cre ate custom login scripts that require non-ASCII characters. It is provided for advanced us ers who understa nd the use and requirements o f such characters i n a custom login script. Use of ^char You may use the caret ( ^ ) to transmi[...]

Page 212 Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts[...]

Page 213 Warranty and Other Product Information Product Warranty WARRANTY. Hand spring warrant s to you that at t he date o f purchase , the prod uct is fr ee of defects in workman- ship and materia ls, and th e software inclu ded in the pro duct will perfo rm in substanti al compliance t o its program specifications. EXCLUSIONS FROM WARRANTY. This[...]

Page 214 Warranty and Oth er Product Infor mation Handsp ring, Inc. End User Software License Agreement THIS PRODUC T CONTAINS SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHIC H IS LICENSED BY HANDSPRING, INC . AND ITS SUPPLIERS (COLLECTIVELY , “HANDSPRI NG”), TO ITS CU STOMERS FO R THEIR USE ON LY AS SET FORT H BELOW . SOFTWARE LI CENSE: Hand spring grants y ou a n[...]

Page 215 1995), and is pro vided to the U.S. Gover nment only as commercial so ftware (with “Rest ricted Rights”, if applicable). Use, d uplication , or disclo sure by t he U.S. Government is subject to res trictions set forth in t his Licens e Agreement and as provi ded in DFARS 227.7202-1(a ) and 227.7202-3( a) (1995), DFARS 252.22 7-7013(c)([...]

Page 216 Warranty and Oth er Product Infor mation Our method of protecting your rig hts has tw o steps: (1) copyright t he library, and (2) o ffer you this lice nse whi ch gives you l egal permiss ion to co py, distrib ute and/or modify the libr ary. Also, fo r each di stributor 's prot ection, we want to mak e certain that ever yone understan[...]

Page 217 Activities other t han copying , dist ribution a nd modificat ion are no t cove red by this Licens e; they ar e outside its scope. The act of runn ing a progra m using the Library i s not restr icted, and ou tput from s uch a program is covered only if its conte nts constit ute a work based on the Library (in dependent of the use of the L [...]

Page 218 Warranty and Oth er Product Infor mation 6. You may copy and distribut e the Libra ry (or a porti on or deriva tive of it, und er Section 2) in object code or executable for m under the term s of Sections 1 and 2 above provided th at you accompany it with t he complete corresp onding machine-re adable source code, which must be distrib ute[...]

Page 219 It may h appen th at this req uirement contradicts the lice nse restri ctions of o ther pr oprietary lib raries th at do not normally accompany the operating sys tem. Such a con tradictio n means you c annot use bot h them and th e Libr ary toget her in an exe cutable t hat you d istribute. 9. You may pla ce library facili ties th at are a[...]

Page 220 Warranty and Oth er Product Infor mation Each versi on is given a dis tinguishing version num ber. If t he Li brary specif ies a versio n number of this Licen se which applie s to it an d “any late r version”, y ou have the opt ion of fol lowing the terms and conditio ns eith er of that vers ion or of any l ater vers ion publis hed by [...]

Page 221 Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all cop yright inte rest in the libra ry `Frob' ( a library for t weaking knobs ) written by James Rando m Hacker. Signature o f Ty Coon, 1 April 1990 Ty Coon , Presiden t of Vice That's all there is to it ! FCC Statement This device m ay cause TV or radio in terference if u sed in close pro ximit[...]

Page 222 Warranty and Oth er Product Infor mation Acknowledgments We would like t o thank the following dev elopers whos e contribut ions were an i ntegral part of the Hands pring product: ■ C.E. Steuart Dewar Pimlico Software, Inc. www.gorilla-haven.org/pimlico ■ Darren Beck Code Cit y www.codeci ty.com.au ■ Rick Huebne r www.probe .net/~rh [...]

Index A Accented characters entering 27 onscreen key board 29 Add-on appl ications 36 –38 Address Boo k. See Contacts Alarm preset 95 reminder 95 setting 81 sound 95, 1 34 for untimed even ts 81 Anniversaries. See Repeating event s Applicatio n buttons 12, 33, 50, 51, 130 Applicatio ns beaming 74– 75 Blazer 181 Calcula tor 55 categories 34 City[...]

Page 224 Index C Cable connecting to computer 21 for local HotSync operations 72, 73 mobile phone 179, 180 USB 21 Calcula tor Advanced mode 115 Area view 121 Basic mode 114 buttons explai ned 114, 115–12 2 Finance view 117 Length view 120 Logic view 119 Math view 116 memory 114 menus 123 opening 55, 114 overview 55 recent calculatio ns 55, 115 se[...]

Index Page 225 Contrast control 12, 14 Cop ying cont act in form atio n 10 0 Copying text 59 Country default setting 132 Crad le. See Cable Crea tin g categories 34, 62–63 contact entries 99 curr ency sy mbo ls 12 6 custom fields in Contacts 104 Date Book Plu s events 78 e-mail 162–163 Expense i tems 124 memos 110 notes for records 71 reco rds [...]

Page 226 Index e-mail 170 passwords 44 records 59 service templa tes 144 text 58 See also Purging records Deliveri ng e-mail 165, 167 Deskto p E-Mail applica tion managing 160 –177 support of Mail features 164 Deskto p software 22 removing 39 saving del eted data to a n archive file 59 system requir ements 10 upgrading 10 See also PIM Dialing app[...]

Index Page 227 H Handheld contrast control 12, 14 overview 9 Hard reset 201 Header information (e-mail) 161, 163 Help Keybo ard 5 9 online tips 18 Hidin g reco rds 6 9 See also Private records High P riority e-m ail filter 175 HotSyn c buttons preferences 130 conduits for synchronizing applicatio ns 151–152 customizing 151 defined 72 first-time o[...]

Page 228 Index Looking u p Address Book dat a to add to e-mail addresse s 163–164 Looking u p Contacts data to add to other records 65–66 scrollin g in Contacts 64 Looking u p. See Finding Lost hand held, contact for 100 Lost records 206 M Mail address lookup 163–164 attachments 173 BCC (blind carbon copy) 164, 166 closing 161 confirm deliver[...]

Index Page 229 password 136 phone set tings 137 preferences 134–145 prim ary DNS 141 secondary DNS 141 selecting service 134 user name 135 Notes attaching to records 71 See also Memo Pad Numbers decimal point and thousand s separator 133 entering 24 onscreen keyboard 29 O One-Touch Mail 197 Onscreen keyboard 2 9, 59 Opening applica tions 33 Calcu[...]

Page 230 Index Q Quick Look up 64 R Range of times in Day view 93 Reading e-ma il on device 161 Receipts, recordin g in Expense 125 Receiving data. See Bea ming in forma tion Records beaming 74–75 choosing categories 61 Contacts 99 creating 57 Date Book Pl us 78 defined 57 deleting 59, 83 displaying a category of 62 editing 58– 59 Expense 124 f[...]

Index Page 231 Signature for e-mail 166–167 SMS . See Palm SMS Soft reset 200 Sort ing applica tions 34 e-mail items 172 reco rds 68 , 206 Standing Meet ings. See Repeating event s Starting appli cations 33 St oring e-ma il 169 Stra p 12 Styl us 1 3 dragging with 17 holding 13 tapping wit h 17 Sunday, to start week 133 Symbols for c urre ncy 126 [...]

Page 232 Index USB connector 13 port 21 User name for ISP 135 identifyin g handheld 145 User profiles 158 V Vendor for Expense item 126 W Warm reset 201 Warranty 213 Web pages book marki ng 182 viewing 181 Web sites 22 Week (Date Book Plus view) 85, 133, 206 Week wit h Text (Da te Book Pl us view) 8 6 Wireless communication Blazer web brows er 181?[...]