Handspring Handheld Desktop manual

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Page ii Visor Hand held User Gui de Copyright Copy right © 2000 Hand spring , Inc. All righ ts reserve d. Portions c opyright © 1998-200 0 Pal m , I nc. or its sub s id iar ie s . Al l ri gh t s res e rv ed . Han d sp ri ng , Spr i ng bo ar d, V is or , th e Handspring logo, and the Spri ngboard log o are trademarks of Handspring, I nc., and may [...]

Content s Page ii i Conten ts About This Guide ... .................. ........... .................. ........... ............ ........... 1 Chapter 1: Introductio n to Your Visor Handheld .......... ............ ........... 3 Ge ttin g t o kn ow your Vi sor h an dhel d ... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ...3 W hat is a Vis or han[...]

Page iv Visor H a ndheld User Guide Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications ....... ...... ........... ............ .........37 U sing the Ap plic atio ns L au nch er .... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 37 Se lec ting app lic atio ns ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... . 37 Sw[...]

Page v So rtin g li sts of r eco rds ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... .74 M aki ng re cor ds p riva te ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ... 75 H idin g and m ask ing priv ate r eco rds . ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ... 75 A ttach [...]

Page vi Visor H a ndheld User Guide M emo Pa d men us .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 1 22 C alcu lato r .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... 1 23 Se lec ting the Ca lcul ato r mo de .. ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ....[...]

Page vi i Chapter 8: Advanced HotSync® Operations ...... ..... ............ ............ . 1 71 Se lec ting Ho tSyn c s etu p op tions ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .171 C usto miz ing HotS yn c app lica tion s ettin gs .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ... 174 IR HotSy nc op er ation s ... ..... ..... ..... .[...]

Page v iii Viso r Han dh eld Use r Gui de Sh or tCut s pre fere nce s . ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... 210 C reat ing a S hort Cut ... ... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 210 E ditin g a Sho rtCu t ..... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..[...]

Abou t T his Guid e Pag e 1 About This Gu ide Welcome to the Visor™ handheld c omputer. This g ui de i s d esigned to help yo u get up and running quickly o n yo ur handheld. It d escribes all you need to know abou t how to use your Visor handheld a nd t he applic ations t hat com e with i t. It wal ks yo u thro u g h: ■ L oca tin g al l the p [...]

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Chapter 1 Page 3 Chapte r 1 In trodu ction to Your Visor Handheld This c h a pter expl ain s the ph ysical bu tton s a nd cont rols on your Vi sor hand held comp uter, how to use yo ur V isor han d held for the first time, and how to use HotSy nc ® techno logy to s ynchronize your V isor hand held and Palm™ De sktop soft w are . Gett ing to k no[...]

Page 4 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld System requirements To install and operate Palm Desktop softwar e, your computer system must meet t he fol lowing r equirements : Min imu m re qui remen ts ■ M acO S 8.1 or lat er (f or USB cra dle) --or-- MacOS 7.53 or later (for ser i a l cradle) ■ Apple Macintosh or compati ble computer with a [...]

Chapter 1 Page 5 2. (Optional ) To en s ure ag ainst any data l oss, go to the fo l d er t h a t stores Palm Desktop soft ware, copy your user name fo lder, and store the co py outsi de the P alm Des ktop sof tware f olde r. 3. Fo llow t he installa t ion instructions in “Ins t alli ng Palm Desktop sof tware ” late r in th is chapt er. Be sure [...]

Page 6 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld Visor components Lo c ating f ront panel c ontrols Visor handhe l d sc ree n Displa ys th e applic a tions and info rmation s tored i n yo u r V is or handh eld . It is touc h-sen sitiv e and re spo nds to the st ylus. Gr aff iti ® writi ng area The area where you wr it e let ters and numbers usin g [...]

Chapter 1 Page 7 Using th e ba cklight If you have diffic ulty seeing t he informatio n on yo ur V is or ha ndheld, you can use the backlight to illuminate your screen. To activ ate the backli ght: ■ Pres s the po wer button and h old it d own for a bout two se cond s. Rele ase the butt on when the b ackl ig ht tur n s on. Tip: I n additio n, y o[...]

Page 8 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld Prot ect ive cover The cover pr o t ec ts the Visor handheld screen w h en it is not in use. To re move t he co ver: 1. Unclip the top o f the cov er from your h andhel d. 2. Lift th e c o ver o ff your h a n dheld. To reatt ach the cove r: 1. Ins ert the pegs on the b otto m of the cov er into the ho[...]

Chapter 1 Page 9 Locating ba ck panel co mponents Springboard expa nsion slot protector Sli des in an d out of the Sprin gboar d ex p a n s ion slot . You can re place the sl ot protec to r with a Springboa r d expansi on module t o ad d featur es to your hand held. Sty l us Slides in and out of the sl ot i n th e bac k panel of the h andh eld. To [...]

Page 10 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld Ins tal ling the ba tteri es To use your V isor handhe ld, you m ust ins t all t wo A AA a lkaline batt eries . The batt eries fi t behind th e batte ry door on t he back of the handheld. See “Batter y consider ations” in Appendix A for m o re in fo rm ation. To insta ll the batte ries: 1. P res [...]

Chapter 1 Page 11 Tapping an d typing Tap with t h e stylus to get things done Like using a mouse to click elements on a com put er s creen, using the stylu s to tap elem ents on your hand h el d sc reen is the b a sic action th at ge ts thi ngs done on you r ha ndh el d. The fi rst time y ou s tart your Vi sor ha n d hel d , s etup ins tructi ons [...]

Page 12 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld Elements of th e handheld interface Menu b ar A set of comman ds th at are sp ecifi c t o the applic ation. Not all appl icat ions hav e a menu bar . Co mmand buttons Tap a button to per form a command . C o mmand buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of applic ation screens. Icon s Tap th[...]

Chapter 1 Page 13 Op enin g app lica tio ns You ca n use the A ppl ications Launcher to open any application insta lled on your hand held. Yo u can als o open t he four main applic ations — Date Book Plus, Ad dress, To Do List, and Memo Pad — wi th the app licat ion bu tton s on t h e front panel of your handhel d. Tip: W hen you pre ss an appl[...]

Page 14 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld To open an applicatio n: 1. T ap th e Applic ations ic on . 2. Tap t he i con of th e appl ication that you want to open. If you have ma ny applica t ions installed o n your V is or handheld, tap the sc r oll bar to see all of your applic ations. Tip : To find an applic a t ion qu ickly, you c an wri[...]

Chapter 1 Page 15 In this ex a m ple, three m enus are available: Record, Edit, an d O pt i o ns. The Re c ord me nu is s elect ed and cont ains th e comma n d s New Me mo, Delete Memo, and B eam Memo. Choosing a menu After you open th e menu bar for an application, t ap the menu that co ntai ns the comm and y ou w ant to u se. The menus and menu c[...]

Page 16 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld To use the Graffiti menu commands: 1. In th e G raff iti tex t ar ea, d ra w a dia gon al line fro m the lowe r le ft to uppe r right. The Com m and toolbar appears for about four seconds. 2. Immediately w rit e the corresponding command letter in the Gra ffi ti l etter area . For example, to choose [...]

Chapter 1 Page 17 To d is p lay an o n line tip: 1. Tap the T i ps icon . 2. A f ter you review the tip, tap Do ne. Four w ays to enter data There are four ways to enter data into your Visor handhel d: ■ Usin g Graffit i writing ■ Usi ng the on screen keybo ard ■ Enter ing or im porting data in Palm Des ktop soft ware and then sync hr onizing[...]

Page 18 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld To open Me mo Pad: 1. P res s the M em o Pad app lic ati on bu tt on . 2. Tap N ew . Not e: A bli nking cur sor appears on th e first line of the new memo to indicate w h ere n ew text will appear. Se e “Usi ng Gr affi ti w ri tin g to ent er d ata ” in C hap ter 2 fo r m ore in fo rm ation. Ons [...]

Chapter 1 Page 19 Using P alm Desktop software If y ou h av e ne w rec ords you want t o add to you r Vis or han dhel d a nd prefer to use the co m puter keyboard rather than the onscreen ke ybo ard , e nter th e d ata in Pa lm Desk to p s oftw are or t he P I M yo u hav e installed to use w ith you r handheld . After the in for mati on i s in P al[...]

Page 20 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld Importin g data If yo u already have data in a d atabase on your computer, you c an impo rt it int o Palm Des ktop soft ware. You c an impo rt data s tored in comp uter appl ic ation s su ch as sp re adsh eets a nd dat abases , or data from a nother Palm OS ha ndheld. When yo u i mport data, you tran[...]

Chapter 1 Page 21 To set the curr ent time: 1. Tap the Set Time bo x . 2. Tap th e up or do wn ar rows to c hange the ho ur. 3. Tap each m i nute number, and then tap the arrows to change them. 4. Tap AM or P M. Not e: Your hand held c an a lso d i splay time b as ed on a 24-ho ur clock. See “Formats preferen ces” in C hapter 9 fo r more in f o[...]

Page 22 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld Palm Desktop software P a lm Desk top softw are incl udes the s ame m ain applica tions as y our Vi s or hand held: Daily Calen dar (Dat e Boo k), Co nt act List (Addr es s), Task (T o Do Li st), and Note (Memo P ad ). You can use th e H o tSync fe at ure of this softw are to bac k up a nd e xcha nge[...]

Chapter 1 Page 23 To con nect the cra dle: 1. Plug the cabl e from the Visor handhel d crad le into t h e USB port or ser ial po rt on your comp uter . Not e: If yo u are u nsu re ab ou t t he e xact l oca tion of the U SB p ort or ser ial p ort on y o ur compute r, re f er to the manual supplie d with the comp ut er. Insta lling Palm Deskto p soft[...]

Page 24 Int roduc tion to Y our Vi sor Han dheld Using your handhel d with another PIM If you prefer t o use ano t h er per sonal i nformation manager (PIM), you can use it if thi rd-p arty conne cti on soft ware, c all ed a c onduit , is av ai lab le fo r y ou r PI M. Y ou mu st i nst all t he sof twa re that ca me wi th your Visor h and h el d a [...]

Chapter 2 Page 25 Chapte r 2 En ter in g Data in Your Visor Handheld This chapter e xplains how to enter da t a i nt o y our Vi s o r hand held computer, by writing w ith t he stylus in the Graffiti ® writ ing ar ea, by using the onscreen keyboard, by using the computer keyboard, by usin g an exte rnal keybo ard, or by i mporti ng data from anot h[...]

Pa ge 26 En teri ng D ata i n Yo ur V iso r Hand h eld ■ Most char acter s requi r e on ly a single strok e. When you lif t the styl us fr om th e Gr affi ti writi ng ar ea, y our handhel d r ecogni zes and displa ys t he text character immed iately. To accom plish sin gle strok es, so me Graf fiti str okes are port ion s of the regu lar a lphabe[...]

Chapter 2 Page 27 3. Posit ion the sty l us in the left- hand si de of th e Gr affi ti w ritin g area. 4. Start your str oke a t th e heav y dot and draw the stroke s h ape as it appears in the tables. 5. Lift the stylus from t he screen at the end of the st roke shape. That ’s all there i s to it! Wh en you lift t he sty lus f rom the scr een, y[...]

Pa ge 28 En teri ng D ata i n Yo ur V iso r Hand h eld The Graffiti alphabet Let ter Strokes Lett er Strok es AN B O CP D Q ER F S G T HU IV JW KX LY M Z Spac e Bac k Space Carri age Return Period tap twice[...]

Chapter 2 Page 29 Wr iting capi tal l etter s You make capit al lett ers wi th the same st roke shap es as the basic alphabet char acter s . T o m ake capital l etters , you mu s t first “shift” to ca ps — jus t as y o u pr ess the Sh i f t k ey on a keyboar d — and then write the char acter st r o k es . Not e: G raffiti writ ing i ncludes[...]

Pa ge 30 En teri ng D ata i n Yo ur V iso r Hand h eld Graffiti numbers W ritin g punct uat ion mark s Gra ffiti writin g c an cre ate any pun ctuat ion sym bol th at you can enter from a sta n d ard ke yboar d. All punctuat ion marks begin wi th a singl e tap on the Graffiti writing area. When you make this tap, you acti vate Punctuat ion Shift an[...]

Chapter 2 Page 31 Additiona l Graffiti punctuation Writing symbol s and exten ded characters All symb ols and extend ed charac ters be g i n with the str oke in the Graffit i writing area of y our h a n dheld: When the Sym bo l Shif t is activ e, a slanted shift symbol appear s in the lower -righ t corn er of t he sc reen. The next str oke th at yo[...]

Pa ge 32 En teri ng D ata i n Yo ur V iso r Hand h eld Writing accented characters To create accent ed c haracters, draw the stroke n ormally used to creat e the le t ter, f o llowed b y an accent s t rok e. G ra ff iti w riting then add s t h e acce nt to the lett er. For example, the following diagram show s the strokes required to draw an accent[...]

Chapter 2 Page 33 Naviga tion s trokes In a ddition to c haracter symbo ls , G r affit i writing includes s pecial str o kes th at y ou can use to navi gat e wit hin tex t or fiel ds i n you r applic ations. Graffiti Short Cuts Graf fiti ShortCut s make enteri ng common ly used wor ds or phr ases quic k and easy. ShortC u t s are sim ila r to th e [...]

Pa ge 34 En teri ng D ata i n Yo ur V iso r Hand h eld Your handheld i ncludes the foll owing predef ined Graf fiti S hortCuts: Usin g the onsc reen key board You c an open the onscreen keyboard anytim e you need to en t er text or numb ers on your handhel d. Note th at you can not enter Graf fiti char acters whi le u sin g the on scre en k eybo ar[...]

Chapter 2 Page 35 Usin g y ou r computer key board If yo u have a lot of data to en te r, o r prefer to use th e com puter key boar d, you ca n us e Pal m™ Desktop sof twa re, or any suppo rted PIM, to ente r inf ormati o n. You ca n then per form a Hot Syn c ® operation to sy nchron ize the i nfo rmat ion o n y our comp uter with t he infor mat[...]

Pa ge 36 En teri ng D ata i n Yo ur V iso r Hand h eld You can i mpor t data f rom a Newton th at uses Newto n Operat ing System 1.0. S imply use th e Newt on C onn ect ion Kit to ex port d at a fr o m the New ton Names file, Dat e Book Calend ar file, and N otepa d, and t hen impor t the r esultin g fi les into Pal m ™ Deskto p sof tware. Th e N[...]

Chapter 3 Page 37 Chapte r 3 Managing Your Applic ations This chapter explains how to s w itc h between appl ications on your Viso r h a n dheld c omputer, how to cha nge applic ation settin gs s o the y are per sonali zed t o y our work me thod s, an d h ow t o cat egori ze appli c at ions so you vie w them in re lated groups. Usin g t h e Appli c[...]

Page 38 Manag ing You r A ppl icatio ns To cate gorize an app licati on: 1. T ap th e Applic ations ic on . 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap A pp, and then tap C ategory. 4. Tap the p ick lis t next to eac h applic ation to sel ec t a cate gory. Tip: To c rea te a ne w c ateg ory , ta p E dit Ca tego rie s fro m th e pi ck l ist . Ta p Ne w, e nte r [...]

Chapter 3 Page 39 To change the A pplications Launcher display: 1. T ap th e Applica tions icon . 2. Tap the M e n u icon . 3. Tap O pt ions, and then ta p Pref er ence s . 4. Tap the View B y pick l ist and select L ist. 5. Tap OK. To ope n the Ap pli c a tions Launc her t o th e las t ope ned c atego ry: 1. T ap th e Applica tions icon . 2. Tap t[...]

Page 40 Manag ing You r A ppl icatio ns Insta lling an d re m o ving app l i cations This section ex plains ho w to ins tall and remove a pplications on yo ur Vi s or ha ndheld and ho w to r emove Palm ™ D e skto p software fr om you r co mpute r. Installing add- on appli cations Your Visor ha ndhe ld co mes with the Date Boo k , Date Boo k P lus[...]

Chapter 3 Page 41 4. From the User pop-menu, s elect the name that cor responds to your Viso r handheld. 5. C lick Ad d to L ist. 6. S elect the applicat ion(s) you want to install on your hand held. 7. C lick Ad d File.[...]

Page 42 Manag ing You r A ppl icatio ns Not e: Rev iew the lis t of ap plications yo u selec t ed in the Ins tall Handheld Fil es d i a log box. If you do not wan t to inst all an applic ation, s elect i t , a nd the n click R emove Fr om Lis t. (Thi s doe s not remo ve the appl icati on from y our co mputer; it simply remove s it fr o m t he lis t[...]

Chapter 3 Page 43 5. Tap Delete. 6. Tap Yes. 7. Tap Done. 8. Check t he User folder in the P a lm fo l der o n your computer. If you fin d a PRC file for the app licati on you just r emoved, del ete the PRC file fro m the User f older. Removing Palm D eskt op software If y ou n o lon ger wa nt to use Pal m Desk top s oftwa re , you ca n rem ove i t[...]

Page 44 Manag ing You r A ppl icatio ns Tip: If you insta lled the Palm Desktop soft w ar e in a di f fer ent fold e r, use the file selector to find the folde r that contains these files. 10. Click R emove P alm a nd then cl ick OK . 11. Restart your Maci ntosh. Secur ity Your h andheld comes with a Security appl ication s o t hat unaut hori zed u[...]

Chapter 3 Page 45 5. Enter the sa me passwor d a sec ond time, and tap OK. Changing or deleting a pas sword Onc e yo u d efine a pa ss word for your handheld, yo u c an chang e o r delet e it at any time . You must ente r th e curren t pas sword befo re you ca n chan ge or d elete it . To ch ang e or del ete your passwor d: 1. Tap t h e Password bo[...]

Page 46 Manag ing You r A ppl icatio ns Locking your handhel d You c an also lock your handheld so that yo u need to enter yo ur passw ord to oper ate it. Imp or ta nt : If you lock yo ur hand held, you must ent er t he exact passw ord to r e-acti v at e y our handh el d . If you f orget t he passw ord, you n eed to per form a har d res et to resum[...]

Chapter 3 Page 47 Recovering from a forgotten password If you d id not activate t he Off & L ock fe ature and you for get your passw ord, you can dele t e the pa s sw o rd from yo ur handheld . Deleting a fo rgot ten pas swo rd a lso d elet es a ll ent rie s an d fil es mar ke d as Private. Imp ortant: If you sync h r onize wi t h your comp ute[...]

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Chapter 4 Page 49 Chapte r 4 Ov er view o f Bas ic App li cat ion s This chapter briefly d escribes each a pplication and how to open it . Your Visor handheld comput er includes these basic applicat ions: ■ Date Bo ok ■ Date Bo ok Pl us ■ A ddres s ■ To Do Lis t ■ Mem o Pa d ■ Cal c ul ato r ■ Cit yTime ■ Expense[...]

Pag e 50 Ove rvi ew o f Ba sic Appli cati ons Dat e Bo ok D a t e Book lets you quickly and easily sched ule appoint ments or an y ki nd of activ ity as sociate d with a ti me and d at e. In Da te Book, you can do the following: ■ Ent er a descr iption of your appoin tment and a ssign it to a specific tim e and dat e. ■ Display a chart of your [...]

Chapter 4 Page 51 Date Book Plus Date B ook Plus i s an enhan c e d versi on of th e Dat e B ook appli cation . I n ad ditio n to all the s tandard Dat e Book fea ture s, it pro vides a variety o f advanced views and funct ions. In Date Book Plus , y ou can do the followin g: ■ View To Do items in select c alen dar view s. ■ Disp lay a char t o[...]

Pag e 52 Ove rvi ew o f Ba sic Appli cati ons Addr ess Address enables you to keep names, ad dresses, phone numbers, and oth er in form ation about your perso n al or busine ss cont acts. In Address, you can do the following: ■ Quick ly loo k up , e nte r, or du pli cate names, addres ses, ph one nu mbe rs, and oth er i nfor mat ion. ■ Enter up[...]

Chapter 4 Page 53 To Do List To Do List is a convenien t place to create reminders and pri or itiz e th e th in gs t ha t yo u ha ve to do. In To Do List, you c an do the f oll owing: ■ Make a quic k and conveni ent list of th in gs to do. ■ Assi gn a prio rity level to e ac h t ask. ■ Assig n a d ue date for a ny or all of your To Do items. [...]

Pag e 54 Ove rvi ew o f Ba sic Appli cati ons Me mo P ad Memo Pad prov ides a plac e to take n otes that are n ot assoc iated with re co rds in Dat e Book , A d d ress , o r To Do Li s t. In M emo Pa d, you ca n do the follow ing: ■ Take n otes or writ e a n y kind of message on yo ur handh eld co mpute r. ■ D r ag a nd d r op m emo s int o pop[...]

Chapter 4 Page 55 Calcu lator Calculato r en ables you to perform addition , subtr a ct ion, mult iplication, divisio n and a variety o f a dvance d math a nd scien tific calculat ions. In Calculator, you can do the followin g: ■ Selec t a view to p erform sp ecific type s of calculations inc l uding: math, t rigo nometry, financ e, logic, stat i[...]

Pag e 56 Ove rvi ew o f Ba sic Appli cati ons City Time CityTime helps you keep t r ack o f the time anywhere around the globe. In City Time, yo u can do th e followin g: ■ Select a home city as a point of re ference. ■ D ispl ay the day an d ti me in fo ur oth er c iti es si mu lta neo usl y. ■ Add a defin itio n for any cit y that i sn’ t[...]

Chapter 4 Page 57 Exp ense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses. In E xpense, you can do the followi ng: ■ Rec ord dat es, typ es of ex penses, amount spen t, p aymen t met hod, and oth er detail s associat ed wit h any mone y that you spend. ■ Assi gn e xp ense items to cate go ries so tha t you c an org ani ze a n d view th e m in l o[...]

Pag e 58 Ove rvi ew o f Ba sic Appli cati ons[...]

Chapter 5 Page 59 Chapte r 5 Common Ta sks This c hapter pr ovid es i nst ruction s on ho w to do tasks t h a t you c an do in most or all of the basic appl ic ations. I t’s easy to tr an s fer what you learn in one applicati on to the o ther s because the struct ure and behavior of all the applicat ions are quite similar . The term “records”[...]

Pag e 60 Com mon Tas ks Ed iting rec ords A fter yo u cre ate a re cord , yo u can ch an ge, de lete , or e nter new t ext at any t im e. Two screen fe a t ures tell you when yo ur handheld is in editing mo d e: ■ A blin king c ursor ■ One o r more edit lines Ent ering text F o r info rmation o n how to enter text using Graffiti writing, th e o[...]

Chapter 5 Page 61 The foll owing comman ds may appear in an Edit menu: Und o Revers es the act i o n of t he l a st edit comman d. For example, if you used C ut to remo v e t ext, Undo re sto res the tex t you remo ved . Undo al so re ver ses d ele tions done b y usi n g back sp ace. Cut R em ove s th e sel ecte d tex t an d stor es i t tem pora ri[...]

Pag e 62 Com mon Tas ks De letin g rec ords To delet e a rec ord i n any o f the basi c appli cation s: 1. Select t h e record you w ant to del ete. 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap Record, and then tap t h e Delete command: Date Boo k, Date Bo ok Plus : Delet e E v e nt Ad dr ess : De lete Addr ess To Do List: Delete It em Memo Pa d : Delete Memo Ex[...]

Chapter 5 Page 63 Purgi ng recor ds Ove r time, as y o u use D ate Book or Date B ook P l us, To Do List , and Expens e, you’ll accumu late records in the s e applicatio ns that ha ve outlived their usef u lness . For ex am ple, events that occurred m onths ago rem ain in the Date Book Plus, and To Do items tha t y o u ma rked as c omplet ed rem [...]

Pag e 64 Com mon Tas ks Excha nging an d u pdati ng data: Hot Sync op erat ions The Ho tSync p r ocess autom atic all y syn chro nize s — th at is , exchan ges and updat es — data betwe en y our handhe ld and Palm D esktop software. C ha nges you make on your handh eld or Palm Desktop software a ppear in both plac es after a HotSync ope ration.[...]

Chapter 5 Page 65 To per form a lo cal HotSy nc oper atio n: 1. Ins ert y our h andh eld in to th e cra dl e. 2. If th e HotS ync Manag er is not en able d, act i v ate it: Open P alm Desk top softw are, f rom the Ho tSync Menu, ch oose Setu p. Clic k th e H otS yn c Co ntro ls tab an d se lec t th e En a ble d op tio n. 3. Pres s the H otSync b ut[...]

Pag e 66 Com mon Tas ks 5. Wait for a mes sage on y our han dheld i ndic ating that th e pr oce ss is comp lete . After the HotSync process is c omplet e , you can remove your ha ndh eld f ro m t he c ra dle . Ca tegor izing re cord s Cat egori ze r ecor ds in the Addr ess , To D o List , Memo P ad, a nd Expense applicatio n s so t hat they are gro[...]

Chapter 5 Page 67 Not e: The illustrations in this section come from Ad dress, b ut you can use these pr o c edures in a l l the appli cations in which categories are available. Categories are n o t ava ilable in Date Book and Dat e Book Pl us. To move a reco rd in to a c ate g ory : 1. Se lec t the re cor d you w an t to cate g oriz e. 2. In Addr [...]

Pag e 68 Com mon Tas ks To defi ne a new ca tegor y: 1. Tap t h e category pick list in t h e upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Tap Edit Ca teg or ies. 3. Tap N ew . 4. Enter the nam e of the new cat egory, and then ta p OK. 5. Tap OK. Yo u c an a ssi gn a ny o f yo ur rec ords to t he n ew cat egor y. Ta p he re[...]

Chapter 5 Page 69 To rena me a ca tego ry: 1. Tap t h e category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Tap Edit Catego r ies. 3. Select the c ategor y that you w ant to ren ame, and t hen t ap Ren ame. 4. Enter the new nam e for the category, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK. Tip: Y ou ca n grou p the r ecord s in two or more c ategori es[...]

Pag e 70 Com mon Tas ks Looking up Address records When wo rkin g wit h A ddres s, t h e scro ll butt on s on the fr ont panel of the han dhe l d makes i t easy to navi gat e a mong your add res s entri es . ■ In the Add re ss li st scre en, th e sc roll but ton s mo ve u p or dow n an ent ire scre en of re co rds. If y ou hol d do wn a sc roll b[...]

Chapter 5 Page 71 Using Find You c an use Find t o l o cate an y text that yo u specify, in any applic ation. To use Find: 1. Tap t h e Find icon . Tip: If you select text in an applica t ion befo re you tap Find , t h e selected text automati cally appea r s in the Find dialog box. 2. Ent er the te xt th at you wan t to fin d . Find is not case- s[...]

Pag e 72 Com mon Tas ks Using Phone Lookup P hon e L ooku p dis pla ys t he A dd res s lis t sc reen a nd lets you a dd th e information that appear s in this list to a record. To use Phone Lookup: 1. D i splay the record in w hi ch you want t o inser t a ph one number. The record can b e i n D at e B oo k, Date Boo k Pl us, T o Do L ist, or Mem o [...]

Chapter 5 Page 73 ■ Fo r selected te xt : Drag to highlight the text, and then w r it e the Phone Lookup Command stroke “/L.” Your handheld repl aces th e selec ted text and adds th e name and its ass ociated in formatio n . Looking up names to add to expense re c ords In E xpense, Lookup display s t he na mes in your Addres s lis t th at hav[...]

Pag e 74 Com mon Tas ks So rtin g lis ts o f reco rds You c an sort li sts of r ecords in v a r ious ways, depending on th e applic ation. S orting is available in a ppl ications t h a t h a ve li st scree ns: Addr ess , To Do Lis t, M emo Pad, and Ex pen se. Not e: You ca n al so ass ign re cor ds to ca tego ries . See “ Categ or izin g reco rds[...]

Chapter 5 Page 75 Maki ng rec ord s privat e In a ll basic applications , except Ma il and Expens e, you c a n ma ke indi vidu al r ecord s pri va te. Pr ivat e r ec ords rema in vis ible and acces sible, however , until you select the Secur ity setting to hide or mask all private records. See “ Security” in C h apter 3 for m o r e in f o rmati[...]

Pag e 76 Com mon Tas ks To d isplay all private records: 1. T ap th e Applic ations ic on . 2. Tap Security. 3. Tap the Current Privacy pick list. 4. Tap Show Rec ords. If y ou d o no t have a p a ssword , priv ate rec ords b eco me v isi ble. If you have a pass wo r d , th e Show P rivat e Records di alog bo x appears. E nter your pas sw ord in t [...]

Chapter 5 Page 77 3. Tap Opt ion s, and then tap Sec urity . 4. Tap t h e Current Privacy pick list. 5. Tap Show Records . 6. Tap OK. Atta ching n ot es In all basic applicatio ns excep t Me mo Pad, you can attach a note t o a rec ord. A no te can b e up to se ver al tho usand c h ar acters l ong. For example, for an appoint m ent in Date Book Plus[...]

Pag e 78 Com mon Tas ks Choosin g fonts In all basic applications ex cept Expense, you can change the font style to make tex t easier t o rea d . Yo u can ch oose a diff e rent font st yle fo r eac h applic ation. To chang e the font s tyle: 1. Open an applicat ion. 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. T ap O pti on s, a nd the n ta p Fo nt . 4. Tap t he fon[...]

Chapter 6 Page 79 Chapte r 6 Appl icat ion Specif ic Tas ks This chap t er is org a niz ed by applic a tio n and g ives in structi o n s o n how to d o t asks tha t are specif ic to eac h of th e fol low ing app lica tions: ■ Date Bo ok ■ Date Bo ok Pl us ■ A ddres s ■ To Do Lis t ■ Mem o Pa d ■ Cal c ul ato r ■ Cit yTime ■ Expense[...]

Page 8 0 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Date Book When you open Dat e Book, t he screen s hows the current date and a lis t of time s f or a no rmal busi ness da y. Scheduling an event A rec ord i n Da te Bo ok i s cal led an “ event .” A n ev en t can be a ny k ind of act ivi ty th at you asso ciat e with a day. You can enter a new e vent o[...]

Chapter 6 Page 81 3. If the event is one hour long, ski p to step 7. If the event is longer or shor ter th an an hou r, t ap th e t ime o f th e ev ent to open the Se t Time dia lo g box . Tip: You can al so open th e Set Time dia log ( to se lect a star t time) by makin g sur e no ev ent is selected, and then writing a number on the number s id e [...]

Page 8 2 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s To schedule an even t for an othe r day: 1. Se lec t th e da te yo u wan t for th e e ven t by d oin g on e of th e follo wing: ■ Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen. If n ec essary, tap t he Previous week or Next week scroll arrow s to move to anoth er w eek. T[...]

Chapter 6 Page 83 To schedule an unt imed ev ent: 1. Sele ct t he d ate that yo u wa nt fo r the e vent as de scri bed in “To schedule a n event fo r another day.” 2. Tap N ew . 3. Tap OK, so that no sta rt or end ti me s are defin ed for the new ev ent. Tip: You can also cr eate a new un tim ed event by ma king su re no event i s selecte d and[...]

Page 8 4 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Rescheduling an event Yo u ca n e as ily ma ke cha ng es to y our sch edu le wit h yo ur han dhel d. To resched ule an event: 1. Tap t h e event you w ant to r es c hedule. 2. T ap Deta ils. 3. To c h ange the ti me, tap the Time box and select a new time. 4. To chang e the dat e, tap the Date box an d se [...]

Chapter 6 Page 85 Alarm fo r unt imed event s : Y ou can set a sil ent alarm for an unti med ev ent. In this case, the alarm triggers at the specified period of minu t es , hou rs, or da y s be fo re midn ig ht (beg in ni ng) of th e da y of the unt imed event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the reminder message appears onsc[...]

Page 8 6 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s 3. Tap the Repeat box t o open the Change Repeat dialog box. 4. Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year t o s et how often event repeats. For a continuous event, tap Day. 5. Enter a numb er th at cor responds to how often you want th e ev ent to re p e at on th e Every li ne. For example, if y o u select Month and e[...]

Chapter 6 Page 87 Curren t . Changes or de lete s o nly the curren t i nstance o f t he r e- peating event. Futu re. Cha ng es or d el etes the current event and all futur e oc- cur renc es of this e vent. All. Chang es or del etes a ll pa st, curren t, and fut u r e occu rrences of thi s event . Consid erations fo r repeat ing or co ntinuous e ven[...]

Page 8 8 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Changing the D at e Book view In additi on to displ aying the cale n dar for a spec ific day , you can also d isp lay a wh ole week or mo nth, a s well as th e curr ent ti me. Not e: The Date Book Pl us application includ es additional calend ar views an d exte nded feat ures. Yo u can se lec t Date Book P[...]

Chapter 6 Page 89 3. Tap an event to s h o w a description of the event. Tips fo r using We ek View Keep the follo wing points i n mind : ■ To resched ule an event , t ap and d rag the event to a d ifferent ti me or d ay. ■ Tap a blan k time on any day to move to th at da y and hav e the t i m e sele cted f or a ne w e vent. ■ Tap any day or [...]

Page 9 0 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Wo rking in Month V ie w The M ont h View screen shows w h ich days have ev ents sch eduled. Dots and lines i n the Month Vi ew indicate events, repeating events, and un t imed events. You can control the dots and lin es that appea r in the Month View. See “O ptions m en u” later in this cha pter. Tips[...]

Chapter 6 Page 91 Tips fo r using Agenda view ■ Tap any a ppointment w h ile in Agend a view to display t he Day View of the appointment. ■ Check off completed To Do items in t he Agenda v i ew, or click a desc ription o f an item to go direct ly into t he To Do Lis t applic ation. Spotting event conflicts With the ability to def ine speci f ic[...]

Page 9 2 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Dat e Book m enus Date Boo k men us are sho wn here for you r re feren ce , and Date Book features that ar e n ot explain ed elsewhere in this guide are described her e. See “Using m enus” i n Chapter 1 for infor mation abo ut choosing menu comm ands . Record m enu Option s menu Day Vi ew Week View Mon[...]

Chapter 6 Page 93 Disp lay O ption s Enables you t o change Date B o o k’s appearance and which events display. ■ Show Time Bars . Ac tivates th e time bar s that appear in t he Day View. The t im e ba r s s how the du ration of an ev ent and illustra te even t conflic t s. ■ Compr ess Day View . Controls how times appear in t he Day View. Wh[...]

Page 9 4 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Prefere nce s ■ Star t/E nd Ti m e . D ef ines t h e star t an d end time s for Date Book sc ree n s . If the time slots you selec t do not fit on one scree n, you c an tap th e scro ll ar rows to s crol l up and do wn. ■ Alarm P reset. Aut omati cally sets an alar m for each new event. The silent a la[...]

Chapter 6 Page 95 Date Book Plus In addit ion to all the stan d ar d D ate Book features, Dat e B ook Pl us provides thr e e extr a views: Week View wi t h Text, Yea r View, and List View. Date Book Plus als o in cl udes usefu l featu res su ch as f loa ting eve nt s, To Do List in t egratio n, the Daily Journal, and t emplates. This section descri[...]

Page 9 6 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Working in Year View The Y ear View s hows an o verview of your calendar for an entire year. Tips for using Year Vie w K ee p the follo wing point s in mind: ■ T ap a da y t o di spl ay eve nts fo r tha t d ay i n th e title b ar. A min us sign ind i c ates only on e event is sc hedul ed on that day . A [...]

Chapter 6 Page 97 Wo rkin g in Li st Vi ew T h e L i s t V i e w i s a t e x t o r i e n t e d v i e w t h a t i s i n t e g r a t e d w i t h T o D o L i s t . It displa ys a list of events and To Do i tems for the selec ted week(s). Tips fo r using List Vie w Keep the foll owing points in mind: ■ Ta p a line to select it. Th e star t and end ti[...]

Page 9 8 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s You c an dis tinguish a floating event from a n integrated To Do i tem by the circle that appears next to the floating event (in place of the To Do item priority number and c hec k box). Floating events appear in alphabetical o r der at the top of t h e Day Vi ew screen betw een any integrated To Do items [...]

Chapter 6 Page 99 Wo rkin g wi th To D o ite ms Date Bo ok Pl us can cr eat e and disp lay To Do ite ms. To D o i tems appear in prior ity order at t h e top o f the Day View s c r een. To c reat e To Do it ems in D ate B ook Plus: 1. Tap t h e Day Vi ew button. 2. Tap New a nd se lect To Do fr om the list. 3. E nter a d es crip tion of th e To Do [...]

Page 1 00 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Usi ng the D aily Journ al You ca n use the Dail y Journal feature to record events as they o c c ur. Event s ar e rec orded with aut omatic ti me-sta mping as Date Bo ok Plus Notes so th ey do not clut ter your sche du le. The Dail y Journal is es pe cial ly use fu l fo r tr ack in g ac tiv iti es suc h [...]

Chapter 6 Page 101 Usin g tem plates You can us e temp lates to c rea te a list of sta ndard events. You can t hen se lect an eve nt from this lis t an d a dd it to y our ca len dar . Sin ce Da te Book Plu s save s al l th e ev ent attrib utes , in cluding a larms and n ote s, tem pla tes can r eally sa ve yo u time when ent ering r eminder not ice[...]

Page 1 02 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Using snooze alarms When y ou set alar ms in Dat e Book Plus , the Reminde r & Snooze dialog box appea rs in pl ace o f the stan dard remin der message. You c an u se th is di alog box to res et th e ala rm to sou nd in a sp ecif ied p er iod of time . Selecting the def ault Dat e Book The default Dat[...]

Chapter 6 Page 103 Record m enu Opti ons menu New To Do C reate s a new To Do item an d adds it to your Date Book P lu s a nd To D o Li st d ataba se. Dup licat e Item C r ea tes a c opy of th e selecte d ev ent and ope ns the Detail s dialog box for the new ev ent. UnD ele te f r om Archive Re sto res t he l ast ev ent you de lete d from Dat e Boo[...]

Page 1 04 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Prefere nce s ■ Star t/E nd Ti m e . D ef ines the st art and end time s for Date Bo ok Pl us scr eens . If th e time slo ts you se lect do n ot fit on on e scre en, you can tap the scro ll ar rows to s crol l up and do wn. ■ Eve nt Duration. Defi nes th e def ault durati on for new events. ■ Week S[...]

Chapter 6 Page 105 Disp lay O ption s ■ Show Ti m e Bars. Activa tes the ti me bar s that appear in the Day Vi ew. The t ime bar s sho w th e dura tion of an event a nd illustra t e event conf lic ts ■ Com press Day View . Co ntro ls h ow t imes appear in the Day Vi ew. When Com pr ess Day Vi ew is o ff, all time sl ots displa y. Wh en it is on[...]

Page 1 06 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Alarm Prefere nce s ■ Alarm S ound. Se ts the ton e of the alarm . ■ Sno oze Sound. Set s th e tone of the sno oz e al arm . ■ Re mind S ound . Sets th e tone of the remi nder alarm. Th e r em in der alarm sounds when the snoo ze ala rm i s n ot acknow ledged. ■ Play Sound. De fi nes h ow ma ny t [...]

Chapter 6 Page 107 To Do P refere nces ■ Show Categori es. Displays t he To Do items in the cat ego ries you sel ect. ■ P ri ori ties Di spl aye d. Di spl a ys T o Do i t ems w ith the selected pr iority level. The choices are 1 only , 1-2 , 1-3, 1 -4, an d 1- 5. ■ Show Pri ority. Displays t he priority level for To Do it ems. ■ Show Comple[...]

Page 1 08 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Week Prefere nce s ■ Time Format. D efi nes th e for mat of the ti me displ ay. Th e choic es a re No Time, 11p, 11:30p, 23, 23:3 0. ■ Dis pl a y To Do. D efine s w here To D o items will appear o n t he Date Book Pl us sc reen. The cho ices are T op, B ottom, a nd Hi de. ■ Week Star t. D efi nes th[...]

Chapter 6 Page 109 Mo nth P refere nces ■ Show T ime d Even ts. Displays events that you assi gned to a spec ifi c time. ■ Show Unti med Events. Displ a ys ev ents that y ou assi gned to a date, but d id not ass ign to a specif ic time. ■ Show D aily Rep eati n g Ev ents. Dis plays events that repeat each day. ■ Inclu de We ek Nu mbers in T[...]

Page 1 10 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s List V iew Prefere nce s ■ Da te B ook. Determines wh i ch type of events appear in the List View di s play. The choic es are : Ap pt, Flo at, Don e, A lar ms Only , a nd Repeat ev ents onl y a ppear once . ■ To Do. Determin e s wh ic h type of To Do items appear in the List View di s play. The choic [...]

Chapter 6 Page 111 Add ress Address is the applica tion in which y o u stor e name and address inf ormati on about peopl e or business es. Creating an Ad dress ent ry A r ec ord in Address is ca lled an “entry. ” You can cr eate e ntries o n your handheld , or you ca n use P a l m Desktop software to create entries o n your computer and then d [...]

Page 1 12 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s 4. Use the Nex t Fiel d Graff iti st roke to move to the F irst Na me fi eld. Tip: You can also mov e to any fie ld by tapping it d irec tly. 5. Enter the p erso n's fi rs t name in th e Fir st Name fie ld. 6. Enter the oth er in for matio n that you want to inc l u de in th is entr y. 7. Tap the scr[...]

Chapter 6 Page 113 Selecting types of phone numbers You can se lec t the types of p hone number s or e-mail addresses t hat you associate with an A ddress entry. Any changes you make ap ply only to t he current entry. To sel ect othe r type s of pho ne numbe rs in an en try: 1. Tap the entry t hat you want to c han ge. 2. Tap Edit. 3. Tap t h e pic[...]

Page 1 14 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Address menus Address menus ar e shown her e f or your r eference, an d Address f eatures that are not explained elsew here in this guide are described her e. See “Using m enus” i n Chapter 1 for informatio n about c hoosing m enu comm ands . The Record and Options menus differ depending on w het h e [...]

Chapter 6 Page 115 P refere nces ■ Remember last category . De t erm ine s h ow Address appears when yo u return to it from another applica t ion. If you s e le c t this check bo x, Ad dre ss sho w s the l ast ca teg or y yo u selected. If you c l ear it, Add r ess displays t he All catego ry. Rename Custom Fi el ds These c ustom fi elds appear a[...]

Page 1 16 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s To Do L ist A To Do i t em is a r eminder of some task th at you hav e to comple te . A reco rd in T o Do L ist is called a n “item .” To create a To Do item: 1. P res s the T o Do L ist a pp lic atio n b utto n on t he fr ont of you r h a n dheld to display th e list of To Do items . 2. Tap N ew . 3.[...]

Chapter 6 Page 117 To set th e pri o r ity of a To Do item : 1. Tap t h e Priority number on t he left side of the To Do item. 2. Tap the P rior ity numbe r that you wan t to set (1 is most i mportan t ). Checking off a To Do item You ca n c heck off a T o Do item to indi cat e th at you’v e c omp leted it. You can set T o Do L ist to recor d th [...]

Page 1 18 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s To disp lay the To Do It em Deta il s dia log bo x: 1. Tap the te xt of th e it em whose de tails y ou w ant to chan ge. 2. T ap Deta ils. Setting a due dat e You can associat e a due d ate w it h an y To D o item. You can also sort the it ems that a ppear i n t he list b as ed on the ir due dat e. To set[...]

Chapter 6 Page 119 To Do Show Options The Show Options dialog box enables you to c ontrol the appeara nce of the T o D o lis t scre en . To cha nge th e Sho w O ptions setti ngs : 1. In To Do l ist s c r een, tap Show . 2. S elect an y of the fo llowing settings: Sho w Complete d Item s Displa ys your c ompleted items in the T o Do li st scr een. I[...]

Page 1 20 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s 3. Tap OK. To Do List menus T o Do L is t menu s are sho wn h ere f or yo ur ref eren ce, an d To Do Lis t features that ar e n ot explain ed elsewhere in this guide are described her e. See “Using m enus” i n Chapter 1 for informatio n about c hoosing m enu comm ands . Record m enu Option s menu Show[...]

Chapter 6 Page 121 Memo Pad A me mo can cont ain up to 4 ,0 0 0 cha rac ters . Th e n um ber o f m em os you c an store is depen dent only on t he m em ory av a i la ble on your hand held. A r ecord in Memo Pa d is c alled a “memo .” To c reat e a n ew mem o: 1. Pres s the M emo Pad appli cation button on the fr ont of you r han dhel d to displ[...]

Page 1 22 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s 2. Revie w or edit the te xt in t he memo . 3. Tap Done. Me mo Pad men us M emo P ad m enu s are sho wn he re fo r you r ref eren ce, a nd M emo Pa d features that ar e n ot explain ed elsewhere in this guide are described her e. See “Using m enus” i n Chapter 1 for informatio n about c hoosing m enu [...]

Chapter 6 Page 123 Calcu lator Cal c ul ato r inc ludes t wo ope ra tin g mode s: Ba sic an d Adv anc ed. I n Ba sic mod e you can perf or m simpl e m athema tical ca lcul atio ns. In Adva n c ed mode you can acc ess sci enti fic fun c t ions and perfo rm so phisticated m ath calculations . This section e xplains how t o s elec t the operating mode[...]

Page 1 24 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Displaying Recent Ca lculations The B asic Ca lc ulato r ’s Recent C alculations command enables you to review the last series o f calcu la tions and is particula r ly useful for co nfirming a series of “ chain” c alculations . To d isp lay r e cent calculatio ns: 1. Tap the M enu icon . 2. T ap O p[...]

Chapter 6 Page 125 Using the A dvanced Calculator buttons In ad diti on t o most of t he B asic C alcu lat or butt ons, t he Pr i m ary buttons are availa ble in all the Advanced C a lculator views. The remain ing buttons are ava ilable only in specific views . Prima ry buttons Math button s Clears t h e entire c alc ul ation an d enables you to be[...]

Page 1 26 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Trigonom etry buttons Calculates t h e inverse of x to the y power. Calculates t h e com mo n (base 10 ) logarithm. Calc ul ates the natur al (base e) lo gari thm . Di splay s the rema i n de r of x/y . Displa ys the d ecimal po rti o n of a de ci ma l value. Calc ulates t he sine of th e curr ent numb er[...]

Chapter 6 Page 127 Financ e buttons Fina n c e butt ons enab le y ou t o fin d an unknow n variabl e va l ue b ased on a group o f kn own variabl e valu es. For example, to c alculate t he monthly payment fo r a 30-year home loan of $100, 000 with an annual int erest rate o f 8 %, you w ould enter the follow ing variables: ■ Payments/year = 12 ?[...]

Page 1 28 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Stores t h e c ur r e n t number a s t he total number of payments over the l ife o f the l oan. Stores t h e c ur r ent number as t h e annual percenta ge rate of int erest. Stores t h e current n umber as t he number of paym ents per year. Stor es the curr e n t number as the initial loan amou nt. Store[...]

Chapter 6 Page 129 Logic bu ttons Statis tics buttons Shifts th e value t o the left and f ills the new pl aces wit h zeros. En t er s D in a h e xa decim al calc ulati on. En t er s E in a hexadec imal cal culatio n. En t ers F in a he xadec imal calc ulation. Calculates bit -by-bit commonalities bet ween two arg umen ts. Calculates bit -by-bit un[...]

Page 1 30 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s W e ight/T emp buttons C alcu lat es th e sq uare of the sum o f the va lu es in th e stati stics memor y list. Opens the Statistical Data dialog box where you c a n vie w, edit , del et e, an d cle ar va lues in t he s tat istic s memo ry lis t. Disp lay s the numb er of valu es in the stati stics m emor[...]

Chapter 6 Page 131 Length button s Indicates t he current v alue is entered in degrees Fahre nhe it. When you tap th is butto n after ta pping another unit of measure, it converts the value to degrees Fahr enheit. Indicates the current value is entered in degrees Celsius. When y o u tap t his bu tton after tappin g anoth er unit of measure, it conv[...]

Page 1 32 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Area buttons Ind ica tes th e c urren t val ue is e nte red in squar e in ches . When y o u ta p t his butt on afte r t apping another u n it of measure, it converts the value t o s q uare inches. Indicates t he current v alue is entered in square feet. When y o u ta p t his butt on afte r t apping anothe[...]

Chapter 6 Page 133 Volum e buttons Indicates t he current value i s entered in t eas po ons. When y o u tap t his bu tton after tappin g anoth er unit of measure, it converts the value t o teaspoons. Indicates t he current v alue is entered in fl uid ounces. When y o u tap t his bu tton after tappin g anoth er unit of measure, it converts the value[...]

Page 1 34 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Creating a cust o m vi ew You can modify any ex ist ing A dva nced C alc ulator view t o create your own vi ew. Whil e cus tomizing a vi ew, you ca n change the but ton names as we ll as the but ton defin it i o n s . To crea te a c u s tom view: 1. From t he A dvan ced C alculat or sc ree n , tap the Men[...]

Chapter 6 Page 135 Calculator m enus Calc ul ator men us are show n here for yo u r refere nce, a nd Calc u l ator features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are d escribed here . See “Usi ng menus” in Chap ter 1 for in formation ab o ut choos ing men u c omm ands. Optio ns menus P rog ra m men u About Calculator Show s v ersion in[...]

Page 1 36 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s City Time CityTim e e n ables you to d isplay the day and time in your home city and in four oth er cities arou nd the globe . W hether y o u’ re travellin g or at home, now it’ s easy to keep track of t he best time t o reac h yo ur busin ess assoc iates, friend s, and family in far awa y places . Se[...]

Chapter 6 Page 137 Selecting remote cities In ad diti on to y our h ome cit y, you can di spla y the day an d ti me for four o ther citi es an ywh er e around the gl obe. Th ese other c ities are ca lled re mo te citi es . To set your remote citi es: 1. Tap a pick l i st in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select th e c ity c los est to t [...]

Page 1 38 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s CityTime m enus C ityTim e me nus ar e sho wn h e re fo r your re fere nce , and Cit yTi me features that ar e n ot explain ed elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “U sin g menu s” in Ch apter 1 fo r infor mati on abou t ch oosing menu comma nds. Option s menu Utiliti es m enu About Ci tyTi[...]

Chapter 6 Page 139 Exp ense Expense enables you to record t he date, expense type, and the am oun t that you spe nt. A rec ord in Expense is cal led an “item .” You ca n sort your E x pense it ems int o cate gorie s or add ot h er infor m at ion t h a t you want to a ssoci ate wit h the ite m. To c reat e an E xpe nse ite m: 1. T ap th e Applic[...]

Page 1 40 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Tip: A quick w ay t o create a new Expense item i s to m ake sure th at no Ex pen se item is selected in the Ex pen se l ist, write the firs t letter(s) of t h e expense t ype, an d then w rite t he numerical am ount. This t echniqu e take s adva ntage o f the aut omatic fill feat ure. See “O ptions men[...]

Chapter 6 Page 141 3. Sele ct a ny of the foll owing opti ons: 4. Tap OK. Category See “Ca tegori zing records” in Chapt er 5. Type Opens a pick l is t o f expense types. Pa ym ent Le ts y ou choose t he pay ment meth od us ed t o pay the Ex pen se item. If the item is pr epaid (s uch a s airl in e ticke ts su pp lie d by yo ur company), you ca[...]

Page 1 42 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Customizing the Currency pick l i st You can select the cur r e n ci es and symbols t hat appear in th e Currency pi ck lis t. To cus tomi z e the C urre ncy p ick l ist: 1. Tap the C ur r ency pi ck list in the Receipt Details dialog box , and then selec t Edit curren cies. 2. Tap each Currency pick list[...]

Chapter 6 Page 143 5. Tap O K to clo se the Currency Properties d ialog box. 6. Tap OK. Not e: If you wan t to u s e you r cust om curr ency symb ol as the def aul t for all Expense items, select the symbol in the P r eferences dialog box. If you wa nt to us e your cust om curren cy sym b o l only for a pa r tic ular Expense item, select the symbol[...]

Page 1 44 Ap plic atio n Sp eci fic Ta sk s Expense menus Expense menus a r e s hown h e re for your refer ence, and Expense features that ar e n ot explain ed elsewhere in this guide are described her e. See “Using m enus” i n Chapter 1 for informatio n about c hoosing m enu comm ands . Record m enu Option s menu Prefere nce s ■ Use au tomat[...]

Chapter 7 Page 145 Chapte r 7 Communicating Usin g Your Hand held The previous chapter described the features of your Viso r handheld comp uter that help you stay or ganiz ed. T his c hapte r d escrib es the features that help y ou s tay co n nected . ■ Mana gi n g desktop E-Mail : Using your handheld, yo u can read, reply to, compose , an d del [...]

Page 1 46 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld In M ail, you c an do the follo wing : ■ View, delete, file, and r eply to inc oming mail. ■ Create out going e -mail items and drafts of e-ma i l item s. ■ Crea te sim ple or complex filters, w hich all ow you to deci de the type of e-mai l th at your han d h eld r etri eves from y our deskto p[...]

Chapter 7 Page 147 To o p e n an e-mail it em: ■ Tap an e-mail item to open it. To c lose an e-ma il item : ■ Tap Done to c los e the e-m a i l ite m. Disp laying full he ader in format ion By d efault, Ma il displa ys abbr e v iated h e ad er inform ation, whic h comprises only the From: and Subj: fields. The ful l header provides comp lete in[...]

Page 1 48 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld Creating e-m ail it ems You c r eate e-ma i l items w it h your hand held the same w ay you cr ea t e e-m ail with y our de s ktop E-mail applicatio n: yo u ident ify the recipient(s) of the e-mail item, define a subject, and create the body of the e-m ail item. You c reate o riginal e-m ail item s a [...]

Chapter 7 Page 149 3. To send a copy of th is e- ma il item t o additi onal re cipi ents, tap the CC: field, and then enter the e-mail addresses of the additio n a l recipients, separ ating the addresses with a comma followed by a space . 4. Tap the Subj: fiel d a nd enter a subjec t for your e- mail it em. 5. Tap t h e Body: field and ent er the t[...]

Page 1 50 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld 6. Enter the t ext of your reply. Tip: You hav e severa l options includin g setting th e priorit y. See “A dding det a ils to e-ma il i tems” later in t his ch a pte r . 7. Tap Send to place yo u r reply in the Outbox. Looking up an address To identify the r e cipient of an e-m ail item, you need[...]

Chapter 7 Page 151 6. Tap an addres s to select i t. 7. Tap Add. Add ing d etai ls to e- mai l ite m s Bef ore you se nd y our e-mai l ite m, yo u can atta ch additi onal attr i b ut es to it, such as a sign a tur e or a priority l evel. These features are dependent on t h e desktop E-mail application you u s e. If your applicati on does n ot s upp[...]

Page 1 52 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld Setti ng a prio rity To set a p r ior ity for your e-mail item : 1. In the New Me ssa ge scre en, tap Detai ls. 2. T ap the Priority pick list and selec t t he priority you want. 3. Tap OK. Tip: Y our handheld can flag e-mail items with a specific priority onl y if you r desktop E -Mail a ppl ication [...]

Chapter 7 Page 153 4. Tap the B C C: field and enter an address. A dding a sign atur e t o your e- mail item A signature consist s of information about yourself t h a t is appended to your e-m a i l i tem as its c losing. Fo r example, a s i gnature can contain your name, a d dres s, phone an d fax number s , and any other text you want t o in c lu[...]

Page 1 54 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld To add a s ign ature to your e-mail item : 1. In the New Me ssa ge scre en, tap Detai ls. 2. Tap the Si gnature check bo x to s elect it and a d d yo u r s ignatur e to the e-m ail item. Not e: The ch eck box st ays sel ec ted, so al l sub sequ ent e- mail item s you cr eate will also co nt ain yo u r[...]

Chapter 7 Page 155 To retrie ve an e-mai l item : 1. In the Message list, tap Outbox from the pick li st in the upper-right co rne r. 2. Tap t h e e-mail item you w ant to retr ieve. 3. Tap Edit. Draft e-mail Some times you may n ot wa nt to send an e-m ail ite m im mediate ly; for example, you may want to add addit ional i nformat ion befo re send[...]

Page 1 56 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld To save an e-mail item as a d raft: 1. C reate an e-m ail item. 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap M e s sage, and then tap Sa v e Draft . To edit an e-mail ite m sav ed as a draft: 1. In t he Message list, t ap D raft from t h e pick list in the upper-right corn er. 2. Tap the draf t you wan t to disp la[...]

Chapter 7 Page 157 To re move e-m ail from th e Filed folde r : 1. In t h e Message list, t ap File d fr o m the pick list in t he upper-right co rne r. 2. Tap t h e e-mail item you w ant to restore. 3. Tap Ed it t o display a nd m odify the it em. Tip: Aft er you displa y and mo dify the e- mail item , you c an send it, save it as a draf t, or re [...]

Page 1 58 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld Purging deleted e-mail Because your handheld stores deleted e-mail in the Del e t ed folder until you per fo rm a H otSync operation, deleted e-mail can monopolize storage space. To av oid or correct this probl em, purge t he co nt en t s of your Delet ed fold er. E-mail t hat you p urge i s still del[...]

Chapter 7 Page 159 Date column The Date column is opti onal in t h e Message li st. By defa ult, the Date column is hidden to increase the avail able screen space. To show the Da te co lumn : 1. In the M essage l ist, tap Sh ow. 2. Tap the Sh ow Date ch eck box to sel ec t it. 3. Tap OK. Sorting the Me ssage list You can sor t e-ma il item s by the[...]

Page 1 60 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld HotSync opti ons HotSy n c option s enabl e you t o man age your e-mai l more effec tivel y by selecting which e -mail ite m s d ownload when you synchro nize your computer and your handheld. You can define d ifferent settings for local an d r emote synchr onization. For exam ple, y ou may want to do [...]

Chapter 7 Page 161 Not e: The A ll set t ing does not mean t hat all i nform a tio n includ ed in eac h e-mail it em downlo ads to yo ur hand held. Tru ncation se t tings (explaine d in a followin g sect ion) for lon g e- ma il items still a pply. Als o, Mail neve r downlo ads any at tachments t o your hand held. Th e e -ma il item and any t ex t i[...]

Page 1 62 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld To ac cess the s pec ial filter setting s: ■ Tap the F ilt er box i n th e HotSync Opt ions dialog box. Ignoring or rece iving e-mail The first step in es t ablishing a speci a l fil ter is to determine whether you wan t to ign ore or retr i e ve e -mail that ma tch es the i n f ormation you specify[...]

Chapter 7 Page 163 Defini ng filter strings E-ma il it ems a re filtered ba s ed o n t he informa t ion cont ained in their T o:, F rom :, a nd S ubj : fiel ds . The inf orm atio n th at d ef ines wha t y our hand held is looking f o r is c all e d a filter stri ng . You creat e a filter string by listing the words you want yo ur handheld to find a[...]

Page 1 64 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld To define a filter s trin g: 1. Tap a h ea der field in the Hot S ync Options dialog box. 2. Enter y o ur fil ter string, using commas or s pac es to s eparate the w ord s. Do n ot add con nec tor s, s uch as A ND or OR , bet we en w ord s in a st rin g. 3. If your s tri n g e xcee ds th e leng th of [...]

Chapter 7 Page 165 2. T ap the R etrieve All High P riority check box to sel e c t it. 3. Tap OK. Not e: This set t in g is applic able only if your E-Mail ap plication has the capacity to flag h igh -priority e-mail items. Truncating e-mail i tems The Trun c ate feature let s you set a point at w hic h long e-mail it e m s trun c ate w hen down lo[...]

Page 1 66 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld Mai l menu s M ail menus a r e show n here fo r y o ur refer ence, and Mail features t hat are not explained e l s ew here in this gui de are described here. See “Using m enus” i n Chapter 1 for informatio n about c hoosing m enu comm ands . M essage me nus The Message menu varies depending on whe[...]

Chapter 7 Page 167 Beam in g inf ormat ion Your Vi sor handheld is equ ipped w ith an IR (infrared) port that yo u ca n use to bea m inform ation t o anot h er Palm OS handh eld that ’s cl ose by and a lso has a n IR po rt. The IR por t is located on th e si d e of the hand held, b e hind the s mall dar k shield . You ca n beam the fo llowing inf[...]

Page 1 68 Comm unicati ng Using Y our Han dheld Tip: F or best re sults, Vis or handhel ds sh ould be bet w e en 10 centimeters (approxi mately 4 inches) and 1 meter (approximately 39 inches) apar t , and the path be tw een the t w o devic es must be c l e ar of obst acles . Beami ng distanc e t o other P a l m OS handh eld m ay be different. 5. Wa[...]

Chapter 7 Page 169 To re ce ive b eamed informa tion: 1. T urn on yo ur handhe ld. 2. Poin t the I R port d i r ectly at t he I R port of the tr ansmitt ing handhel d to open the B eam Status d ialog box. 3. When the Beam dialog box appears, select a c at egory for t he en t ry. Tip: If you d o not select a c at egory t he entry is pl aced in the U[...]

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Chapter 8 Page 171 Chapte r 8 Ad van ced Hot Syn c ® Oper ations Hot Sync ® tec hno lo gy ena ble s you to sy nch ron ize dat a betw ee n one or more Pa lm OS ® handheld s and Palm™ Desktop s oftware. T o synch ron ize d ata, you mu st conne ct y our Visor han dhe ld and Pal m Desk to p so ftw are ei ther d irec tly , b y pl acin g y our han d[...]

Page 1 72 Adva nced Ho tSync® Oper a t i o ns Tip: If you’re not sure which options to us e, keep t he default setti ngs: E nabl ed an d Enable Ho t Syn c softwar e at sy stem sta rt up. 4. Click th e Serial Por t Setting s tab to displa y the sett ings for the co nnection betwee n y our co m pute r and the hand held cradle, and adju st the fol [...]

Chapter 8 Page 173 5. Close the HotSync Softwa r e Setup dialo g box . Ch eck fo r a conne ction us ing De ter min es the me th od u sed to syn chr on iz e yo ur handhel d and yo ur deskto p applic ations: ■ Lo cal Setu p . Syn chroniz es while your handheld is in the cr adle co n n ec ted to you r co mputer . Indicate which serial port the cradl[...]

Page 1 74 Adva nced Ho tSync® Oper a t i o ns Customi zing HotS ync appl icat io n sett ings F or e ach ap plic ati on, yo u c an d ef ine a se t o f op ti ons that d eter mi nes how rec ords are handled d u ri ng syn chro niz ation . The se options ar e called a “conduit .” By default, a HotSyn c operation sy nchron i z es all fil es betwe en[...]

Chapter 8 Page 175 6. C lick the direction in whi ch you w ant to w rite data, or click Do No t hin g to skip d ata tran sfer for a n applicat ion. Not e: Chang ing the HotSy nc sett ing from th e default af fect s only the next H o tSync operation. Th ereafter, t he HotSync Actio ns re ver t to their defau lt setti ngs. To use a new setting on an [...]

Page 1 76 Adva nced Ho tSync® Oper a t i o ns Desktop computers are likely to req uire an infrared devic e attached to a physical COM port. L apt ops ar e likely t o h a v e a built-in IR por t . Your computer must also h ave a n insta lled infr ared dri ver. D oes your compute r supports in frared c ommun ication? Ch eck th e do cumenta tion t ha[...]

Chapter 8 Page 177 Perf o r ming an IR HotSyn c operati o n After you complete the st eps to prepare for an IR HotSync oper ation it is easy to perform the actual operation. To perfo rm an IR Ho tSync operatio n: 1. T ap th e Applica tions icon . 2. Tap t h e HotSync icon . 3. Tap Local. 4. Tap t he pi ck list below t he HotSync icon and selec t IR[...]

Page 1 78 Adva nced Ho tSync® Oper a t i o ns The next time you want to perform a HotSync operation j ust press the H otS yn c butt on on the cra dle. Y ou c an lea ve th e Ho tSy nc ap p licat ion on your handh eld set to perform IR Hot Sync operation s and still use the cradle. This is u s eful if you perform HotSync oper ations with both your d[...]

Chapter 8 Page 179 5. Click the Seria l Port Setti ngs tab. 6. U nder C heck fo r handheld connection using, s elect M odem S etup. 7. Under Mod em Setup, adjust the fo l lowing options as needed: 8. Close the HotSync Softwa r e Setup dialo g box . Modem Identifies the mod e m type or manufacturer. Refe r t o your modem m anual or f ace pl ate f or[...]

Page 1 80 Adva nced Ho tSync® Oper a t i o ns Preparing your handheld There are a few steps you must perform to pr epare your handheld for a mo dem HotS ync o pera tion. To prepar e your hand held f or a modem HotSyn c op erati on: 1. T ap th e Applic ations ic on . 2. Tap t h e HotSyn c i con . 3. Tap M o dem. 4. Tap the pick li st b elow the Hot[...]

Chapter 8 Page 181 8. If the p hone line you’re u s ing f or the handheld has Call Waiting , select the D is a ble call waiting check box to a v oid an int err u ption during the mo dem HotSync operation. 9. If y ou want to u s e a calling card to place the call, s elect the check box and e nter the c alling ca rd num ber. 10. Tap OK. 11. Tap the[...]

Page 1 82 Adva nced Ho tSync® Oper a t i o ns Performing a HotSync operation via a modem After you prepare your c o mputer and your handheld, and select your Condu it Se tup opti ons, yo u are read y t o perform a mod em HotSync operation. To per form a mod em HotS ync oper ation: 1. T ap th e Applic ations ic on . 2. Tap t h e HotSyn c i con . 3.[...]

Chapter 8 Page 183 4. E nter th e n ame of the p rof ile a n d cl ick OK . 5. Close the Users dialog box. 6. From t he User pop - u p menu, choose the profile name and c r eate the data for the pr o file (e. g., company phone list, etc.). To use a profil e for the first-ti me H otSy nc op eratio n: 1. Place the new han dheld in the cradle. 2. Pres [...]

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Chapter 9 Page 185 Chapte r 9 Setti ng Pr efer ences for Your Hand held The Preferences screens enabl e you t o customize the c o nfiguration optio n s on you r Visor ha ndhel d. In the P ref eren ces scr eens, yo u c an do the f ol low ing: Vie wing pr eferen ces To open th e Prefer ences screens: 1. T ap th e Applica tions icon . 2. Tap t h e Pre[...]

Page 18 6 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d Butto ns prefer ence s The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to ass ociate differen t appli cations w ith t he but tons on th e fr ont of the h andheld. For ex ample, i f you fin d th at you sel dom use To Do List and o ften u se Expe nse, you can assign the To Do Li st b utt on to start Expe[...]

Chapter 9 Page 187 To c han ge t he Pe n pr efe ren ce s: 1. Tap Pen. 2. Tap the pick l ist a n d sele ct one of th e f ollowin g setti ng s f or t he fu ll - screen pen stroke: 3. Tap OK. Backlight Tur ns on the back ligh t of your h andhe ld . Keyboard Opens t h e on s c r een keyboard f o r entering text charac ters. Graf fi ti H elp Opens a se [...]

Page 18 8 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d HotSync buttons preferences The But tons Pref erenc es screen also en able s you to a ssociate di fferent appli cations w ith t he HotSyn c b utt on o n the cr adle an d t h e HotSyn c butto n on the opti onal Sprin gboar d mod em. Any cha nges that you make in th e HotS ync Butt ons dialog box be[...]

Chapter 9 Page 189 Connection Types There are six types of conn ections you can choose fr o m w hen configuring your pr ef er enc es: Setting modem configurations Mo dem con fi gur at io ns en ab le you r Vi so r ha ndh eld to us e a Sprin gboard mo dem to communi cate wi th rem ote devi ces , such as your I SP or dia l-in ser ver . Seri al to PC T[...]

Page 19 0 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d To conne ct to r emot e de vic es using the TCP/IP sof tware inc luded in the h and h el d ope rati ng syst em, you mu st se t Netw ork p ref eren ce s in additi on to conf iguri n g M odem se tting s. Not e: You ca n pu rcha se a Spri ngb oard m ode m for u se with your h andheld. See w w w. hand[...]

Chapter 9 Page 191 7. Tap t h e Speed pick list and select the maximum s peed for your mode m. Not e: This is the speed at wh i ch your m o dem comm uni cates with your handheld, not t he speed at which your mo dem co mmuni cates wi th you r te lep hon e serv ice. 8. T ap the Fl o w C ontrol (F low Ctl) pic k list, and s elect A utomatic, O n (Xon)[...]

Page 19 2 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d 4. Tap the Dialing pick l ist a n d s elect TouchTone o r Rotary. Not e: Select Ro tary only if your telephone s ervice does not support To uc hTone dialing. 5. T ap the Volume pick lis t and select the speaker v olume. 6. T ap Deta ils. 7. Enter the ini tializat ion st ring ap pro priat e for th [...]

Chapter 9 Page 193 All y our handheld applications use t he Country default settings. Y ou can, however, cu s t om ize your o wn pr eferences. See t he “Ti me, date, week sta rt, an d numbe rs fo rma ts” sec tio n l ater in thi s chapt er. To set the co untr y def ault : 1. Tap t he co untry n a me p ic k list. 2. Tap the se tti ng y ou want to[...]

Page 19 4 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d Auto-o f f de lay Your handheld has an au tomati c shut off feat u r e that tur ns off the pow er and backligh t af ter a pe r i o d of inacti vity. This feature help s conserve battery po w er in case yo u forget to turn off your handheld. If y ou find that your h and h el d sh uts itself off b e[...]

Chapter 9 Page 195 Net wor k pr efe ren ces and TCP/ IP s oftw are Network Preferences let you set a password, telephone number, DNS numb er, IP addr ess, as wel l as cr eate a log i n scri pt for re mo te connections. You can use a preset ser vice template for your ISP or dial- in se rver, an d edi t, sav e, and r euse set ting s. Or yo u can crea[...]

Page 19 6 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d To select a service : 1. Tap the Ser v ice pic k list. 2. Tap t h e predefined service template you want t o use or en ter a name f or a ne w se rv ice temp late . Entering a user name The User Name setting id entifies the n ame you use when you log into your I nter n et Se rvice Pr ovi d er o r y[...]

Chapter 9 Page 197 Entering a password The Password box identi fies the pa s sword you use t o log into your server or ISP. Your entry in t his fiel d determines w hether your handheld prompts you to enter a password each t ime you log in t o your net work: ■ If you d o n ot en ter a p ass wo rd, yo ur ha nd held disp lay s the wo rd “Prompt”[...]

Page 19 8 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d Selecting a connection The Co nn ection Preferences settings enable your Visor handheld to us e a mod em to c omm uni cate wi th re mo te de vice s. F or e xam ple, yo u can c ommuni ca te w ith your IS P serv er, or wit h you r comp ut er if y ou are away on travel. S ee “Connection prefere nce[...]

Chapter 9 Page 199 To enter y our s erve r phon e numb er: 1. Tap t h e Phone f ield. 2. Enter the ph o ne number you use t o rea ch yo ur I S P or dial-in ser ver. 3. If y ou need to enter a prefix or dis a bl e Ca ll Waiting , sk ip to t hose procedures. Otherwise, tap OK. Ente ring a prefix A prefix is a number that you di al before the telephon[...]

Page 20 0 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d D is ab ling Ca ll Waitin g Ca ll Waiting c an cause your session to term inate if you receive a call while you are connected. If your telephone has Call Waiting, you need to d is able th is feature before loggin g i nto your ISP or dial-in server. To d isable Call Wait ing : 1. T ap the D isable [...]

Chapter 9 Page 201 To use a calling card: 1. T ap the U se calling card check box to selec t it. 2. E nter your c alling card number on the Use calling card lin e. Not e: It’ s a good i d ea to add at least three c ommas at th e begin ning of your c alling car d num ber to com pensate for the cue d el ay. Tip: MCI custo m er s m ust e nt er th e [...]

Page 20 2 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d Creating ad ditional service tem plates Yo u c an cre at e ad di tion al ser vi ce t emp la tes f rom sc ra tch or b y dup licating e x isting templa te s a n d editing i nforma t ion. After yo u cre ate a new or dupl icate temp lat e, you can add an d edi t se tting s. To add a new se rvice tem p[...]

Chapter 9 Page 203 3. Tap t h e Connection type pick list and s elec t one of the following conn ecti on types: Not e: If you are not s ure, try PPP; if that doesn’t work, ask your Internet Se rvice Provider o r yo ur System Administrator fo r the cor r e ct c onnection type. Idle tim eout The Id le timeout s etting d efines how lo ng your h a nd[...]

Page 20 4 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d D e fining primary an d secondary DNS The Domai n N aming Sys tem (D NS) is a me cha ni sm i n the In t erne t for tr ans lat ing th e na me s of ho st co mpu ter s int o IP ad dr esse s. Wh en y ou enter a DN S number (or IP address), you are identifying a specific ser ver tha t handl es the tran[...]

Chapter 9 Page 205 To ident ify dynamic IP addr essing: ■ Tap the IP Address check box t o select it. To enter a perm anen t IP a ddress: 1. T ap the IP Address c heck box to deselec t it and displa y a permanent IP ad dress field below t h e check box. 2. Tap the sp ace to th e l e ft of the f irst per iod then en ter the fi rst secti on of the [...]

Page 20 6 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d 3. Tap t h e command yo u want from the Com m and list. If t h e command requires additional information, a field appears to the righ t of it for you to ente r th e infor mation . Th e fol lowi ng commands are available: Wait For Tells your ha ndheld t o w ait for s pec ific char acte rs f rom the[...]

Chapter 9 Page 207 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 un t il the l ogin script is complete. 5. Tap OK. De l eti ng a ser vice tem pl ate There is only on e way to delet e a servic e tem plate: use the Delete co mmand fr om the Serv ice men u. To delete a se rvice template : 1. Tap the Service pick list. 2. Tap the ser vic e templ ate you want to d ele te. 3.[...]

Page 20 8 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d Network preferences menu commands The Netw ork Pr efer ences screen includes menu commands to m ake it fast and eas y to create and edit service templat es. TCP/IP applicati on menu s are show here f or you r refe rence. See “Us ing men us” in Chapt er 1 for more inf ormat i o n ab out c hoosi[...]

Chapter 9 Page 209 To vi e w the Ne twor k Log: 1. Tap O pt ions, and t h en tap View Log. 2. Tap the up and down arrow s of the scr oll bar to see th e entire Netwo rk L og. 3. Tap Done. Adding a DNS number If your ISP or dial-in server requir es a D NS number and you did not enter that in fo rm a tio n in the N etwork Preferenc e s s creen, it wi[...]

Page 21 0 Setting Preference s f o r Your Handhel d If you ass ign a passw ord wi th the Secur i t y ap pli cation, t he information in the O wner Preferences screen cannot be changed . In this case, an Unlock button appears at the bottom of the screen. To unlock the Owner P referen ces sc reen: 1. Tap U nl ock. 2. Enter the pa ssword that y ou def[...]

Chapter 9 Page 211 Tip: You may wan t to add a space (spac e character ) after th e last word i n y our Shor tCut te xt. This way, a space auto matic ally fo llows the ShortCut text . 4. Tap OK. Tip: To us e a Sh ortC ut , d raw the Sh ortC ut str ok e fo llo wed by the Short C ut charac ters. When y ou dra w the Sh ortC ut strok e, the Short C ut [...]

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App en d ix A Page 213 App endix A Maint a i ning Y our Ha ndheld This chapter provide s infor mation on the f ollowin g: ■ Prope r care of you r handhe ld ■ Pr ol ong ing b att ery life ■ Reset ting your handh eld Cari ng for your han dheld Yo ur handh eld is designed t o be r ugged and relia ble and to provid e years of trouble-free service[...]

Page 21 4 Maint aining Y our Han d he ld Ba ttery cons idera tion s Please note the following considerations when replacing the bat teries in yo ur hand held: ■ Un der norm al condit io n s , your han dheld batt eries shou ld provide several months o f use. You can conserve batter y life by minimizing the use of the ba cklight feature, and changi[...]

App en d ix A Page 215 Reset ting y our hand held Unde r nor mal c ircu mstan ces, you will n ot have to use the re se t butt on. On rar e o cca sion s, however , you r h andheld may n o lon ger res pond to butt ons or the sc reen. In thi s ca se, y ou nee d to p er form a reset to get your handheld run ning again. Performing a soft reset A soft r [...]

Page 21 6 Maint aining Y our Han d he ld Performing a w arm reset A warm res et bypass es syst em exte n s ions on your han dhe l d , s u c h a s Hack Master ha ck s or syst em patc hes. Per forming a war m re set en a b les you to uninsta ll a third-party app lication that m ay be causing a proble m. To perfo rm a warm rese t: 1. H old dow n t he [...]

App en d ix A Page 217 To restor e yo ur dat a afte r a h ard r eset: 1. Open Palm Desktop s o ft w are. 2. From the HotSy nc menu, cho ose Cond uit Sett ings. 3. Fro m th e User pop-up menu, s el ect yo ur user name. 4. S elect a n a pplicatio n in the Condu it list. 5. C lick C o nduit Setting s . 6. S elect Macintos h o verwrite s hand held. Not[...]

Page 21 8 Maint aining Y our Han d he ld[...]

App en d ix B Page 219 App endix B Tro ubleshoot ing Tips If y ou e nc oun ter a p rob le m wi th yo ur Vi sor h and hel d: ■ Revi ew t his section to see if yo ur problem is listed ■ C heck ou r we b si te a t w ww. ha ndsp rin g.co m f or the late st te chn ical suppor t info rmati on Not e: T housan ds of th ird-par ty a d d -on applic atio [...]

Page 22 0 Tr oubl eshoo ting Tips Opera t i ng probl ems Problem So lu tion My ha ndh el d won ’t tur n on. Try each of t h es e in tur n : ■ A djus t the co ntra st co ntro l. ■ Make sur e t he bat ter ies are i nstalled properly. ■ Replace the batteries . ■ Perform a soft reset; see Appendix A. ■ If your handheld s till does not opera[...]

App en d ix B Page 221 Tappi ng an d writ in g proble ms Problem Sol ut ion When I ta p the butt ons or scree n icons , it activ ates the wron g feat ure. Ca librate t he screen. See “ Digitizer preference s” in C h apter 9. When I tap th e M enu icon , noth ing happens. No t all ap plications or screen s have menus. Try ch anging t o a d iffer[...]

Page 22 2 Tr oubl eshoo ting Tips Appl icati on proble ms Problem So lu tion I tapped the Today button, but it does not sh ow the cor rect dat e. Your han dhel d i s not set to the curren t d ate. M ake su re th e Set D ate box in t he Gen er al Preferences screen displays the c urrent date. See “General prefer ences” in Chapte r 9 for mor e in[...]

App en d ix B Page 223 HotS ync prob lems Problem Sol ut ion I c ann ot do a HotSync operation; what sh ould I ch ec k to ma ke su re I am doin g it corr e c tly? ■ Perfo rm a soft re se t. See “Res etting your handheld” in Appendix A . ■ Mak e s ure t he HotSync Manager is enabled. Open Palm Desktop so ftware, fr om the Hot Sync menu, choo[...]

Page 22 4 Tr oubl eshoo ting Tips I ca nn ot laun ch th e Ho t S ync Ma nager. ■ M ake sure you are not running an o ther program, such as America Online, CompuServe, or W inFax, that uses the port you selected in the Setup d ial og box. ■ Reins tall the Pa lm Deskt op soft ware. I tri ed to d o a loc al HotSyn c operation, but i t did not comp[...]

App en d ix B Page 225 I tr ie d t o d o a m ode m HotSync operation, but it d id not co mple te succe ssfully. Check the fo l lowing on your c o mputer: ■ M ake sure you r co mpu ter is t urned on an d th at it do es n ot sh ut do wn automatically as pa r t of an en ergy- sa vin g featu re. ■ M ake s ure th e mod em co nn ecte d to you r co mp[...]

Page 22 6 Tr oubl eshoo ting Tips I tr ie d t o d o a mo dem HotSyn c operation, but i t did not comp lete succ ess fully. (c on tin ued ) Check t he following on yo ur computer: (c on tin ued ) ■ Ma ke s ur e you are not r un ning another pro g r am, such as Wi nFax , CompuSe rve, or America Online, that uses the serial port you selected in the [...]

App en d ix B Page 227 Beam ing p roble m s Problem Sol ut ion I ca n n ot b eam d at a to anoth er P alm OS hand held. ■ Con firm that yo ur hand held and t he other V isor ha ndheld are betw een ten cen t im eter s (approximately 4") and one meter (appr oximatel y 39") apa rt, and that the pa th betw een the two d evic es is clea r of[...]

Page 22 8 Tr oubl eshoo ting Tips Pas sword probl ems Problem So lu tion I forgot t he passw ord, and my ha ndh eld is not loc ked. Yo u ca n use Sec urit y to d el ete th e passw ord. If you do thi s, yo ur h a n d hel d de let es a ll entries marked as pr iv ate . Yo u can, however, per form a HotSync operatio n bef or e yo u d elete t he pa sswo[...]

App en d ix B Page 229 Tech nic al s upport If yo u c anno t solve your pr oblem aft er rev iewi ng the sour ce s listed at the beginning of this appendix, check our web si te ww w.handspr ing.com for the latest technic al suppo rt infor mation. Before requesting support, please experiment a bit to reproduce and isolate t he problem. When you do co[...]

Page 23 0 Tr oubl eshoo ting Tips[...]

App en d ix C Page 231 App endix C Non-ASC II Ch aract ers fo r Login Sc ripts The fol lowing info rmation e nables you to c reate cu st om logi n sc ripts that r equire non-ASCII c haracters. It is pr o vided for advanced users who un d erstand th e use an d requi reme nts of such c haracter s in a cus tom login scr ipt. Us e of ^c har You may u s[...]

Pa ge 232 No n-AS CII Ch ar acter s fo r Logi n Scri pts Liter al cha r a cters The back slas h ( ) char acter def ine s that th e n e x t ch aract er is tran smitted as a l iteral characte r , and is not subj ect t o any special process ing ordin arily ass oc i ated wit h that character . Ex amp les : ^ Includes a c a r et as part of the string[...]

Warra n t y and Other Product Information Page 233 Warr anty and Othe r Produ ct Information Hands pring, Inc. Lim ited Warr anty HARDWARE: Hands pring, I nc. (“Hand spring ”), wa rrants to the original en d user (“C ustomer”) th at this produc t will b e free from defects in workman ship and ma terials, unde r normal i ntended us e , for o[...]

Pag e 234 Produc ts or parts sh ipped by Cust omer to Hand spring must b e sent prepaid a nd pack- ag e d appro pri ate ly for safe shipme nt, and it is recom mended t hat they be i nsure d or sent by a method that pro vides for tracki ng of t h e pa ck age. When a n advance exchange is prov ided and Cust omer fails to ret urn the original pr oduct[...]

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Pag e 236 Handsp r i ng, Inc. End User S oftw are L ic ens e Ag reem en t THI S PROD UCT C ONTAIN S SOFTWA RE, T HE US E OF WHIC H IS LICENSE D BY HA NDSPRI NG, INC . AND ITS SU PPLIERS (COLLE CTIVEL Y, “HA NDSPRIN G”), TO I TS C US TOMER S FO R THEIR U SE ONLY A S SET FORT H BELOW. SOFTW A R E LICENSE: Hand spring grants y ou a no nexcl usive [...]

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Pag e 238 GNU Library General Public Lic e ns e Versi o n 2, J un e 199 1 Copy right (C ) 1991 Free Software F oundation, Inc. 59 Temple Pl ace - Suite 330, B ost on, MA 0211 1-1307, USA. Everyone is p ermitte d to copy an d dis tribu te verba tim copies of this lic en s e docu ment, but c ha ngi ng it is no t al lo wed . [This is the fi rst r elea[...]

Warra n t y and Other Product Information Page 239 The reas on we ha v e a separ ate publ ic lic ense for some l ibr aries is tha t they blur t he dis- ti nctio n w e usu ally m ake betwe en modify ing or a dding t o a progr am and s imp ly usin g it. Link in g a pro gram wit h a lib rary, witho ut chang ing the li brary , is in some sense sim- ply[...]

Pag e 240 1. You may c opy and d i s tribu te ve rbatim copies o f t h e L i b rar y's comp lete sour ce co de as y ou recei ve it , in any medium , pr ovid ed th at you co nspic uousl y and approp riately publish on each c opy an approp riate copy ri ght not ice and discla imer of warranty; keep intact all the notices that refer to t h is L i[...]

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Pag e 242 c) If d i strib ution of the work i s made by offer ing access to copy from a design at- ed place, offer eq ui va le n t access to copy the above speci fied materia ls from the sam e place. d) Verify that the user has already r ec eiv ed a c o py of these materials or that you h ave alre ady sent this use r a co py. For an executable, the[...]

Warra n t y and Other Product Information Page 243 through you, then the only way you could satisfy bo th it and this License would be to refra i n entirel y from distribution of the Libra ry. If any p ortio n of th is sect ion is he ld invalid o r u nenfo rceab le under any par ticul ar circumstance, the b a la n ce of the section is intended to a[...]

Pag e 244 16 . IN NO EVE NT U NLESS REQUI RED B Y APPL ICABLE LAW OR A GREED TO IN WRIT IN G W ILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTH E R PA RTY W H O MAY MODIFY AND/ OR RE DISTR IBUTE T HE LIBRAR Y AS PERMIT T E D AB OVE, BE LIAB LE TO YOU F OR DAM AGES, INCL UDING A NY G ENERAL , SP ECIAL, IN CIDEN TAL OR CON SEQUEN TIA L D AMAG ES ARISIN G OUT OF [...]

Warra n t y and Other Product Information Page 245 FCC Statement This d evic e compli es with p art 15 of the FCC r ules. Operat ion is subject t o the follo wing two c onditions: (1) Thi s device may n ot cause harm ful interf erence, and (2 ) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired opera [...]

Pag e 246 Acknowl edgment s W e w o ul d lik e to thank t he following dev elopers w hose cont ributions were an in t eg ral part of the Handsp ring prod uct: ■ C.E. Steuar t Dewar Pimli co Softw a re, In c. www.g o ri lla-hav en.org/p imlic o ■ Darren Be ck Cod e Cit y www.co decit y.com.au ■ Rick Hu ebn er www.pr obe.net /~rhu ebner /in dex[...]

Index Page 2 47 Index A Acce nted ch aract ers Gra ffit i wri t i n g 32 onscreen ke yboard 34 Add-on applications 40–43 Address Book *If Found Call* entry 112 adding c u st om f ields 115 business card fo r beaming 167 categ o riz ing records 66 condu it for sync hronizin g 174 crea ting reco rds 59, 111–112 deleting rec o rd s 62 displayi ng [...]

Pag e 248 Inde x Buttons pref erences 186 C Calc ula tor Advanced mode 1 24 Area view 132 Basic mo de 123 butt ons e xplained 123–1 24, 125– 133 Finance view 12 7 Length view 1 31 Logic vi ew 129 Math vie w 125 memory 123 menus 135 opening 55, 123 overview 55 recen t ca lculat ions 5 5, 124 selecting mode 123 Stat ist ics v iew 1 29 Trigonometr[...]

Index Page 2 49 currenc y symbol s 1 42 custom fields in Addr ess Book 115 Date Book events 80 e-mai l 148–150 Expense it ems 139 memos 121 notes for records 7 7 records 59 To Do List items 116 Currenc y def ault 144 defini ng 142 for Expense items 141, 142 Current date 21, 222 Current t ime 13 displaying in Date Book 88 settin g 21 Cu st omi zi [...]

Pag e 250 Inde x cur rency in Ex pe nse 144 settings. See P r ef eren c es Deleted data, saving in archive f iles 62 e-mail, rec overing 1 5 7 Deleting appli cat ions 40 , 42 Desktop s oftware 43 e-mail 1 5 7 G raf fiti ch ar act ers 27 pas sword s 45 records 62 service templates 2 07 tex t 61 Se e also Purging record s Delivering e- mail 1 51 , 15[...]

Index Page 2 51 Floating event s 9 7 Folders for e-ma il 158 Font s 78 Formats pref erences 192 Frozen han dheld 220 G Game s 42, 194 General preferences alar m soun ds 194 auto -off de lay 19 4 system sounds 194 Glossary. Se e Gra ffi ti Shor tCut s Gra ffit i acce nted cha racter s 32 alph abe t 25, 28 bas ic co ncepts 2 5 ca pital le tters 2 9 C[...]

Pag e 252 Inde x Instal ling applications 40–42 ba tteries 1 0 con duit to ins tall applications 174 Desktop s oftware 23 Mai l. See Mail, desktop configuration International c ha ra c t ers Graffiti writing 32 onscreen keyb oard 34 IP add ress 202 , 204 IR port 9 Se e also Beaming inf o rma tion IR. See Infra red Items. See To Do List or Expense[...]

Index Page 2 53 reviewing memos 121 sort ing records 74, 222 Se e al so Notes Mem o ry amount of fre e 229 for beami n g 227 Cal cul ator 123 regaining 63 Mem o s. See Memo Pad Menus 14–16, 221 Address Book 114 ch oosing 1 5 command equivalents (Graffiti writing) 15 Date Boo k 92, 1 02 Edit menu 60–61 Expens e 144 Mail 166 Memo Pad 122, 135, 13[...]

Pag e 254 Inde x selecting for Address L ist 1 14 selecting types 11 3 Phone setti ngs for ISP or dial-in serve r 198–201 Pick lis ts 12 PIM (p ersonal inf o rma t i on manager) using with hand held 24 Poi nte r. Se e Stylu s Por ts IR on handheld 175 Por ts . Se e USB, p ort and S erial port Pow er button 7 PPP 2 02 PRC ( a pplicat ion file e x [...]

Index Page 2 55 S Savin g data 37, 59, 62 draft e- mail 155 Scheduli ng events 80–84 Screen backlight 7 bla nk 220 bright ness control 7 cal ibrati n g 11, 192 car ing fo r 213 cont rast co ntrol 7 touchi ng 6 Scr oll bar 13 Scr oll butto ns 6 Sea rchin g. Se e Fi ndin g Sec ondary DNS 204 Sec urit y 44–47 changing password 4 5 deleting p asswo[...]

Pag e 256 Inde x alar m set ting 84 format 193 setting cur rent 21 setting event 80 start and end f o r Date Book Day view 94, 104 Time bars in Date Book 93, 105 Time s tamps 100 Tips, onl ine 16 To Do List adding Address Book dat a to records 72– 73 catego rizing records 66, 107 , 120 chec king off ite ms 99, 117 completed items 1 19 com pleti o[...]