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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 1 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum This addendum includes updates to your original Dana docum entation and information about new features for Dana. T opics describ ed in this ad dendum: Full- screen Applications Launcher page 2 T wo-button On setting page 4 AlphaW or d changes page 5 PrintBoy changes page 6 Wirele[...]
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2 Dana System Soft ware 1.5 Addendum Full-scr een Applications Launcher Full-screen Applications Launcher Dana makes the most of its wide scr een b y displaying applications in a wider ver sion of the Applicatio ns Launcher . The full-screen Launcher show s you y our applications across the entire scr een, which o ften frees y ou from having to scr[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 3 Full-scr een Applications Launcher T o switch from full-screen to centered view: 1. Fr om the Applications Laun cher , tap the upper left corner onscreen (or press menu on the k eyboar d), then tap Options or pr ess J to display the Options menu. 2. Choose Prefer ences. The Pr e ferences scr een a ppear s. 3. Do [...]
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4 Dana System Soft ware 1.5 Addendum T wo-Button On setting T wo-Button On setting Dana is set to po wer on when y ou press the on/off k e y . Now y ou can change this setting so that you ha ve to press enter and on/off to pow er on your Dana. If you frequently tr ansport your Dana in a backpack or briefcase, y ou might want to select the T w o-but[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 5 AlphaW ord changes 3. Click the On Ke y dropdown list to choose On an d enter ke ys. Now Dana will turn on only when you hold down enter and press on/off . T o change this beha vior , repe at the steps and choose On k ey fr om the list. AlphaW ord changes AlphaW ord, Dana’s built-in wor d processor , contains s[...]
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6 Dana System Soft ware 1.5 Addendum PrintBoy changes PrintBoy changes A new v ersion of the PrintBoy application is included wi th this release of Dana. The new er ver sion contains additional p rinter driv ers and lets y ou print a gr eater variety of items from within the P rintBoy application. Befor e yo u can print an ything from y our Da na, [...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 7 PrintBoy changes T o install a par ticular driver for your printer: 1. Start the P alm Deskto p application and click the Install ic on (Window s ) or choose HotSync > Install Handheld Files (Macintosh). 2. Locate the DanaExtr asPrintBoy Files PrinterDriv ers folder on y our computer (in the Progr am Files[...]
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8 Dana System Soft ware 1.5 Addendum Wireless connectivity a nd WiStat changes ex tr a fonts from the HP T ruepageExtra F ont Sizes folder . Extended fonts ta ke up a sizeable amount of stor age space on your Dana. 4. Do one of the following: • Windo ws: Click Open, then click Done . • Macintosh: Click A dd File, then close the Install Handhe[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 9 Wir eless connectivity and WiStat changes Dana can detect an access point b y two methods: thr ough network p ref er ences or through the WiStat application: • Network pr eferences let y ou set up the wa y you want to connect to a network or to the Internet. • WiStat is a ha ndy diagnostic a pplicatio n that [...]
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10 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum Wireless connectivity a nd WiStat changes 4. T ap the De tect AP button. Dana searches the vicinity for any av ailable access points. If it finds an y , it display s a screen listing them. 5. T ap to select an access point in the list , th en click Next. A setup screen appears , displaying the name of t he acces[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 11 Wir eless connectivity and WiStat changes T o detect an access point throu gh WiStat: 1. Fr om t he Applications L auncher , tap WiStat to launch the WiStat applicatio n. 2. T ap the De tect AP button. Dana searches the vicinity for any av ailable access points. If it finds a n y , it displays a scr een li sting[...]
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12 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum Wireless connectivity a nd WiStat changes 3. T ap to select an access point in the list , th en click Next. A setup screen appears , displaying the name of t he access point. (If WEP security has been enabled, or if you chos e a static IP rather than DHCP , th en additional inform ation is required.) 4. Select a[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 13 WiFile application WiFile application WiFile is a handy appl ication that g iv es you wireless access to files y ou hav e stored on a network server or on y our comp uter , without having to Ho tSync y our Dana to a computer or beam files between devices . Note: WiFile works with Window s or Wi ndow s-compatible[...]
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14 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum WiFile application The follo wing illustr ation show s you an o vervie w of WiFile . Setting up a WiFile connection Before you can begin using WiFile , you need to ha v e “share s” (shar ed folders or ar eas) av ailable fr om which to do wnload and upload files . These need to e xist before y ou begin using [...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 15 WiFile application The following diagram sho ws the gener al task s involved, and the order to accomplish them, to get W iFile up an d running. Creating a WiFile connection T o start sharing f iles with WiFile, y ou must first set up at least one conne ction within WiFile . Once you’v e set u p a connection, y[...]
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16 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum WiFile application T o set up a WiFile connection: 1. Mak e sure y ou’ve set up y our Da na for wireless connectivity through an access point (as described i n “ A ccess po ints” on page 8), and that you’re phy sically within range of the a ccess point. 2. Fr om t he Applications L auncher , tap WiFil e [...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 17 WiFile application 6. In the list, select the share name and tap Open. WiFile display s the contents of the share . Note: Depending on ho w your s ystem admi nistr ator manages the netw ork, you might be requir ed to log on to the server befor e WiFile can gain access to the files. Fr om here , you can do a few [...]
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18 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum WiFile application W orking with connections Y ou ca n set up mu ltiple WiFile con nections, which is use ful if you hav e access to different networks and computers. F rom inside the co nnection wind o w , there ar e sev eral tasks you can accompli sh using me nu commands, which are listed in t he following tab[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 19 WiFile application Moving ar ound in the WiFile window There are se ver al things y ou can do in th e WiFile wind ow , once you’v e opened a connecti on. • T ap th e Up icon to mov e u p a lev el in t he folder hierar ch y . • T ap the Information arrow to change what file information appear s and how file[...]
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20 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum WiFile application The following table lists menu comman ds av ailable in the WiF ile window . Editing a file in AlphaW ord When you open a text file in WiFile , WiFile assumes y o u want to edit the file using AlphaW ord. It automatically launches AlphaW ord for y ou and p laces the text in the la st ac t ive w[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 21 WiFile application 3. Confirm that y ou want to accept the fi le into AlphaW ord b y tapping Y es. One of t he following situations occurs: • If the file in the activ e workspace has a name , AlphaW ord automatically sav es your latest changes and sw aps the file out of that workspace . • If the active works[...]
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22 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum WiFile application Using AlphaW ord to download a text file Fr om wit hin AlphaW ord, you can open text files on a share , pro vided you’ve set up at least one WiFi le connection fi r st. AlphaW ord uses WiFil e to commu nicate with the network and display files from the last connect ion you opened. T o open a[...]
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Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum 23 WiFile application • Sav e and up load the file to the shar e by pr essing menu an d choosing Netw ork > Sa ve T ext Fil e . When the Sav e File dialog bo x appears , make sur e the location, sh are , and file name ar e the ones y ou want, then tap Sav e . Editing a file in Documents to Go As long as you ha[...]
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24 Dana System Software 1.5 Addendum WiFile application 4. Select the option to send the file a s a MS W ord/MS Ex cel file. 5. When the Save File dialog box appears , m ake sur e t he location, share , and f ile name ar e the ones y ou want, then tap Sa ve . A progr ess screen appear s. Once the file ha s been uploaded, y ou’ re r eturned to the[...]