Palm m100 manual

Getting Started wi t h the Palm ™ m100 H andh eld[...]

Pa ge i i Cop yri ght Copy right © 2000 Palm, Inc. or its subsid iaries. All rig hts reserve d. Graffiti, HotSy nc, Pa lm, Pal m Con nec t, a nd Palm O S are reg is ter ed t ra dema rk s of P al m, Inc. o r its s ubsi d- iari es in on e or m ore countri es. Th e HotSyn c logo, the Palm l ogo, and the Pa lm m10 0 log o are trad ema rks of P alm, In[...]

Co nte nts Pa ge iii Contents C hap ter 1: G e t S ta rt ed Yo u r P al m m1 00 h and h el d ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... 1 In st alling ba tte ries ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ...2 Se tti n g u p yo ur h an dh el d[...]

Pa ge iv Get ting Star te d with the Pa lm™ m 100 Ha ndhel d U si ng N o te P ad .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... . 24 C rea t ing a n ote . ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 24 D el etin g a n ot e [...]

Chapt er 1 Page 1 Cha pter 1 G et S tarte d Palm™ m100 handheld will h elp yo u get to meetings and appointments on time, r emem ber peo pl e’s names and personal d eta ils , an d tr ac k i te ms o n y our T o Do li st . Yo u ca n en ter y ou r schedule in Dat e Book; keep all your cont ac t names , addre sses, phone nu mb er s, a nd o th e r d[...]

Pa ge 2 Get St arted Instal ling batteri es 1. P re s s the la tc h on th e ba tt ery doo r a nd lif t th e batt e ry doo r a wa y from you r h a ndheld. 2. Install t wo AA A alk aline b atter ies into th e ba ttery comp artm ent. 3. Inse rt t he bat tery d oor ba ck in to p lace so th at it is flu sh wi th t he back of your ha ndheld and “c lick[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 3 Setting up your hand held 1. Pres s the power b utton to tu rn on your ha n dh eld. 2. Fol low th e ins tructio ns on the sc reen to set up yo ur han d hel d. Not e: If you r handh eld does no t turn on, see C hapter 4 i n this guide for suggestions . Imp orta nt: For user s outsi d e the United States, choose th e same lang uage [...]

Pa ge 4 Get St arted Co nne cti ng the Hot Sync cabl e 1. Shut down and tur n off your computer. 2. P lug th e HotSync cable into a s er ial (C OM) port on your c o mputer. If your c omputer d oes not have a dedic a ted s erial port avail a ble, or the cabl e does not f it y our compu ter, y ou can ord er the fol low ing HotS ync cable adapters fro[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 5 Insta lli ng Palm Des ktop so ftware on a Windo ws comp ute r 1. Tur n on your co mpute r. 2. E xit a ny open pro grams , incl uding those t hat run autom ati cally at start up (such as Mic r osof t Offic e) and vi rus-sc anning soft ware. 3. Inse rt the Palm D esktop CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive . Not e: I f i n sta ll at i on d[...]

Pa ge 6 Get St arted Insta lli ng Palm D esktop s oftware on a Mac intos h 1. Turn on you r Macin tosh. 2. Inse rt the Pal m Desk top CD-ROM into the C D-RO M d ri ve. 3. D oubl e-click the Palm Desk top CD icon. 4. D oubl e-click t he P alm De sktop In staller icon. 5. F ollow the onsc reen instr uctions to complete th e installatio n. For in fo r[...]

Chapt er 1 Page 7 Synchroni z ing data : Performing the first HotSync operation The H otSync pro cess auto matic ally syn chroniz es — that is, exchanges and upda tes — d a ta betwee n your han dheld and Palm De sktop sof tware. Changes you mak e on your han dhe l d or P alm Desktop software appear in both places aft er a H otSync operation. Ti[...]

Pa ge 8 Get St arted Congratulations! You’ ve in stalled the b atterie s in your handh eld, connec ted yo ur Pal m m100 handheld to your computer, i nstall ed the Palm D esktop software, and performed your first H otSync operatio n . There are several places you c an find information on how to u se your handhe ld and Palm Desktop sof tware: ■ T[...]

Chapt er 2 Page 9 Cha pter 2 Ente r Da ta There are severa l ways to enter d ata into your handheld: the onscreen keyboards , Graffiti ® wr iting , Note Pad, P alm™ D esk top soft ware, an external keyboa rd ac cessory, and i mporting d ata. Entering da ta wi th the onscre en keyboards 1. Open any appli c ati on (such as Address Book). 2. Tap an[...]

Page 10 Enter Data Entering data with Graffiti writing Graffiti char ac ters are similar to uppercase letters that are formed with a single-s t roke. Your w r iting t urns into text wherever th e blinking cur sor a p pe ars on the h a n dh eld scree n. Graffi ti wri ting is eas y, fun, accu rate, and f ast (up to 30 word s per m i nut e). It’s wo[...]

Chapt er 2 Page 1 1 Entering da ta wi th Note Pad The No te Pad applicat i on provides a p la c e where yo u can wr it e a qu ick no te in y our o wn h andw riting di rectly on your hand held scre en. Thin k of Note Pad as a virt ual “sti cky pad” for shor t notes . Later , you can tra n sf er your “ stick y ” n otes to a more permane n t p[...]

Page 12 Enter Data[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 1 3 Cha pter 3 G et to W ork Adj ustin g the s cre en If l ighting cond itions m ake i t diff icult to see t he inform ation on yo ur hand held, y ou can use the bac klight a nd c ontrast c ontrol to ad just your s creen. Usi ng t he ba ckli ght 1. Pres s the power b utton f or about two sec onds. Re lease the butt on when the b ack[...]

Page 14 Get to Work Using Addres s Book Addre ss Book e n ab les yo u to s tore names, addres ses, p hone numbers, and oth er infor m ati o n about your pers onal and bu sin e ss c on ta c ts. Cre atin g an Addr es s Book e ntry 1. Press the A ddress Book app lic ation butto n on your h andheld. 2. Tap N ew. 3. Enter the i nformat ion you wan t t o[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 1 5 Vie wing and chan ging an A ddress Bo ok e ntr y 1. Tap t he entry you w ant to view or change. 2. Tap Edit. 3. T ap De tails. 4. Select a ny of these settin gs: 5. Tap OK. Dele ting a n Add r ess Book entry 1. Se le c t the e ntr y y ou w an t to d el ete . 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap R ecord, and then tap Delete Address. No[...]

Page 16 Get to Work Using Date Book D ate Book lets you quickly a nd e asily s chedule appo intm ents or any kind of “even t ” associat ed w it h a time and date. Crea ting an ev ent 1. Press the D ate B ook appl icati on bu tton on your h andheld . 2. Select t he date yo u want for the ev ent. 3. Tap t he line for the time the event beg ins an[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 1 7 Crea tin g an u ntim ed e vent You can al so schedul e events in your Da te Book that occ ur on a par ticular dat e but h ave n o spec ific start or en d t imes, such as birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. These are refer red to as “untimed ev ents.” U nti m ed event s appear at the top o f the list of times , mark ed wi[...]

Page 18 Get to Work Cre at ing a re pea ting or cont in uous e vent The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular intervals or extend over a period of c onsecutive days. A birthday is a good example of an event that repeats annually. Anothe r example is a weekl y gui tar lesson that falls on the same day of t h e we ek and th e[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 1 9 Ch anging the Date Boo k view In ad diti on to display ing t he tim e li st fo r a specif i c day, y ou ca n also display a whole week, a mo nth, or an agenda. ■ Tap a v iew icon to display another view. Tip: Y ou c an also press the Date Book application button repeated ly to di spl ay th e nex t vi ew . Tap fo r that day Bar[...]

Page 20 Get to Work Del etin g an even t 1. Sel ec t th e e ve n t y ou wa n t to d el et e. 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap Record, and then tap Delete Event. 4. If you’re deleting a repeating event, tap one of the following: Not e: I f yo u w a nt to sa v e a c op y o f t he d el ete d it e m to an ar chive file in Palm Desktop software, select [...]

Chapt er 3 Page 2 1 Usin g To Do Lis t To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and p r i o r i t i z e t h e t h i n g s t h a t y o u h a v e t o d o . A r e c o r d i n T o D o L i s t is c alled an “ item. ” Crea tin g a T o Do L ist item 1. Pres s the To Do List applic ation but ton on your hand hel d . 2. Tap N ew. 3. Enter a [...]

Page 22 Get to Work Ch ang in g a To Do Li st ite m 1. Tap the te xt of th e it em you want to chan ge. 2. T ap De tails . 3. Tap the D ue Date pick list and select a date for the item: 4. Tap OK. Tip: If yo u t u rn on th e S ho w Du e D a te s opt io n in th e To D o Sh ow Option s di alog bo x, you c an t ap dire ctly on t he du e dat e in the T[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 2 3 Mark ing a To Do List it em co mple t e ■ Tap the c heck box on the left side of the item. Tip: Y ou c an s et th e To Do List Sho w Option s to reco rd the date you compl ete an item, and you can ch oose to show or hi de co mple ted it ems. Dele ting a To Do List i tem 1. S elec t the it e m you want to d ele te. 2. Tap the M[...]

Page 24 Get to Work Usin g Not e Pad Note Pad provides a place to take notes dir ec tly on the screen in y our ow n h andwritin g. Yo u can assi gn eac h “not e” a t itle and store up to 999 notes on your handhel d. Cre at in g a not e 1. P re s s th e No t e Pa d a pp li c ati o n b u tt on o n y o ur h an dh e ld . Not e: If Note Pad is alrea[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 2 5 Tr ansc ribi ng a note Yo u c a n us e Pa l m D esk to p s o f tw are to v ie w yo ur n o tes a nd e n te r them in other applic ations . 1. Perform a HotSyn c operati on. See “Synchr onizing data: Perfo rming the f irst HotSyn c oper ation” in C hapte r 1 fo r deta ils. 2. Open Palm Desktop s oftware: Window s. Lau nch the [...]

Page 26 Get to Work Using Me mo P ad M e m o Pa d p r ov id es a p lac e to tak e s tor e i nf o r mat i o n tha t i s n o t associ ated with Date Book , Addres s B oo k , or To Do Lis t. A rec ord in Me mo P a d is call ed a “mem o.” Eac h memo ca n contain up to 4,000 Gra ffiti characters . T he number of memos you can s t ore is dependent on[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 2 7 Re view in g and c ha ng ing a memo 1. In th e Mem o li st , tap the tex t of the m emo . 2. Review or ed it the te xt in t h e mem o. 3. Tap Done. Dele ting a memo 1. Se le ct th e me m o yo u wa n t to de lete . 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap R ecord, and then tap Delete Memo . Not e: If y ou wa nt t o sav e a co py of the d e[...]

Page 28 Get to Work Using Clock Cl ock enable s y ou to se t the curren t date and ti me for all the applicat ions on your hand held , to qui ckly vie w the time, and to se t an alar m to sou n d durin g the next 24- hour per iod. Setti ng the time a nd date 1. T ap the A pp licatio ns ic on . 2. Tap the Cloc k ic on . 3. Tap Set Time & Dat e. [...]

Chapt er 3 Page 2 9 Vi ewi ng th e ti me Do on e o f th e fo llo wi n g: ■ When your handheld is o n, t ap the Clock icon in the upper-left corner of the Graffiti writing area. ■ When yo ur handhe ld is o ff, pr ess the up scrol l button . To acti vate the backlight while v iewi ng t he time, hold down the up scroll butt on fo r a f ew s eco n [...]

Page 30 Get to Work Using Pref erences and other s ettings Chan g ing the Applica tions Launc her d isplay By default, t h e Applica tions Launcher dis plays each application as a n icon. You can change th e setti ng s to show a l i st of ap plicat ions. 1. T ap the A pp licatio ns ic on . 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap O ptions, and then tap Prefe[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 3 1 Set ting Gene ral p refer ences You can set your handhel d’s auto sh utoff inter val and sound s, and proh ibit anyone from beamin g informat ion to your handhe ld. 1. T ap the A pp licatio ns icon . 2. Tap t he Preferences icon . 3. Tap t he pick list in the upper-right corner and select General. Cha ng in g For m ats pr ef e[...]

Page 32 Get to Work Beami ng inform ation You c an use the IR (infrar ed) por t on yo ur hand held to beam the follo wing info rmation to anot her Palm OS ® hand held that’ s close by and al so has an IR port: ■ The r ecord curr ently displa yed in Date Book, Addres s Book, To Do List , N o te Pad (i f instal led on the other hand held), or Me[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 3 3 Re ce ivi ng be ame d in fo r mati on 1. T urn o n your hand held. 2. Point the IR port on the top of y our handheld at t he IR port of the transm itting hand held. 3. Tap Yes. Bea min g your bu sine ss car d 1. C rea te a n Ad d res s Bo ok e ntr y w ith yo ur bus i nes s ca rd inf o rma ti on . 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Ta p [...]

Page 34 Get to Work Instal ling add-on app lications You c an in sta ll a variety of thi rd-par ty ap plicatio ns on y our ha n dheld during a HotSync operati on. To find the bonus add-on applications th at come with y our h and h eld , go to th e A dd -on fo lder o n the Palm De sktop soft w are CD-ROM. To le arn about thousa n ds of oth er a d d-[...]

Chapt er 3 Page 3 5 Ins ta lli ng ap plic at ions using a Mac in tosh 1. Copy or downloa d the appl icat i on you want to in stall i nto the Add -on f older in y our Palm folder on your Macintosh. Not e: If the software is compressed, expand it into this folder. 2. Do uble-c lick t he Ho tsync Man ag er icon in the Palm fold er. 3. From the HotSy n[...]

Page 36 Get to Work Resetting your hand held If yo ur h an dh el d d oe s no t re s pon d to bu tt on s or ta p pin g th e sc re en , you need to p erform a reset t o get your hand held ru nning again. Perfo rming a soft re set A soft r eset te lls your hand held to sto p what i t’s doi n g and start o ver again wh ile reta ining a ll reco rds an[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 3 7 Cha pter 4 Frequentl y Asked Ques tio ns If you encounter a pr oble m with your Palm™ m100 han d held, tr y the sugg estions in thi s section , and the sugg estion s i n the “F requen tly Aske d Quest ions” ch apter i n the on li n e Hand book befor e con tact i ng Techn ical Sup port. If you are still having prob lems, co[...]

Pa ge 38 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns I ca n’ t com p le te a H o t Syn c opera t ion T he fir s t st ep in di ag n osi ng H ot S yn c pr ob l e ms i s to d e ter mi ne if y ou r handheld and computer are able to commun ic ate w it h each other. 1. Conn ect yo u r ha ndhel d to the Hot Sync cab le. 2. C onfirm that HotSync M anager i s runn in[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 3 9 Check your handheld settings: 1. T urn on yo ur hand held and tap the Appl ication s icon . 2. Tap t he HotSync icon  . 3. Tap L ocal above the HotS y nc icon and select Direct Serial from the pick li st be low the H otSyn c icon. 4. Tap th e HotSync icon t o perfor m a HotSync operation . Conti n ue i f you’re still havin [...]

Pa ge 40 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Tr oubl esho oti ng data s ynch ron iza tio n pro bl ems If your dat a does not appear on your hand h eld and in the Palm Desktop sof tware after a HotS ync operat ion, try the ste ps in this sec tion. Not e: If you are at tempti n g to syn c hr onize wi th a pplic ations oth er than the Palm™ Deskto p sof[...]

Chapt er 4 Page 4 1 Upg r ading f rom an oth er Palm OS ha nd he ld If you alread y ow n a Palm OS handheld, we recommend that y ou ins tall the versi on of Palm Deskt op sof twar e that com es with your new P al m m 100 h andheld in to the same folder as your curren t Pa lm Desk top softw are. When you i ns tall th e new ve rsio n in the sam e fol[...]

Pa ge 42 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Upgrading on a Macintosh: 1. Synch r oniz e your ol d han dheld with your ol d Palm Desktop soft ware to en sure al l th e data from y our handhe ld is on you r Macin tosh. 2. (Optio nal) To ensure ag ainst d at a loss, copy your User s Data fol d er (inside the Palm f older) and i ts conten t s, rename it ([...]