Palm T3 manual

Handbook f or the P alm T u ngsten T3 Handheld TM TM[...]

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iii Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T3 Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Minimum requirements: Windows computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Minimum requirements: Mac computers . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents iv Chapter 3: Enter ing Data on You r Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Using the onscreen keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Usin g Gr af fit i ® 2 writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Writing [...]

Contents v Installing and removing a pplications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Installing files and add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Installing applic ations and files on a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Palm Quick Install tips . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents vi Chapter 7: Using Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Creating a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Displaying addit ional contact fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Sele[...]

Contents vii Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Options menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Chapter 12: Using Phone Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 [...]

Contents viii Chapter 15: Us ing Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Creating tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Setting priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents ix Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Configuring account settings in HotSync Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Setting synchronization options and ac count settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Synchronizing an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents x Communicating with other users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Beaming a URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247[...]

Contents xi Chapter 20: Performing HotSync ® Opera tion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Selecting HotSync setup opti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Customizing HotSync applicati on settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Conducting cradle/cable HotSync [...]

Contents xii Color Theme Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Connection Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Editing connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents xiii Sounds & Alerts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 System Sound, Game Sound, and Alarm Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346 Alarm LED and Alarm Vibrate settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Appendix A: Main taining Your Handheld . .[...]

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1 CHAPT ER 1 Setting Up Y our P alm ™ T ungsten ™ T3 Handheld Y our new P alm™ T ungsten™ T3 handheld enables you to stay or ganized and on time by keeping your appoi ntments, contact informati on, and tasks in one plac e. Y ou can easily captur e your thoughts with the voic e recor der and view digital pictur es. System requirements T o in[...]

Chapter 1 Set ting Up Y our P alm™ T ungsten™ T3 Handheld 2 Minimum r equiremen ts: Mac comp uters The minimum r equir ements for Mac computers ar e as follows: ■ Mac computer with a PowerPC pr ocessor ■ Mac OS 9, version 9. 1 or later or Mac OS X, version 10.1. 2 through 10.2.6 ■ 25MB avail able har d disk space ■ Monitor that supports[...]

Step 1: Con nect the HotS ync ® cradle to th e computer 3 Step 1: Connect the HotSync ® cradle to the computer IMPOR T ANT Windows N T user s cannot use a USB cradle/cable and port. Y ou must use a cradle with a serial port connection (sold separately). a. Locate the USB icon and ports on your computer . b. Plug the USB connector into a USB port [...]

Chapter 1 Set ting Up Y our P alm™ T ungsten™ T3 Handheld 4 Step 4: Run P alm Setup Wizard a. Insert the Softwar e Installa tion CD-ROM into your computer ’s CD-ROM drive. b. Follow the onscr een instructions, which guide you thr ough installing Palm Desktop softwar e, performing your first HotSync ® operation, and registerin g your handheld[...]

Congratulation s! 5 P erforming a daily H otSync operat ion Performing a daily HotSync ope ration keeps your informati on current and pr otects your data. Place your ha ndheld in the cra dle and press th e HotSyn c but ton. Tip: Y ou can also perfo rm a HotS ync operation usin g Bluetooth communicat ion. F or more inform ation, see “Pe rforming a[...]

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7 CHAPT ER 2 Exploring Y our Handheld Y our Pal m™ T ungsten™ T3 handheld can help you stay organized, on time, and in communication whi le you are a way from y our desk. Opening and closing y our hand held When your handheld is open, you can acce ss additional contr ols on the front and back panels. Y ou can use your handheld in either the ope[...]

Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 8 Locating front pa nel controls Navig ator Select and d isplay r ecords on your handheld sc reen. See “Using the naviga tor” later in this chapter for a dditional information, and look f or tips throughout this handbook. Application but tons Activate th e individual handheld applicati ons that corr espond to[...]

Locati ng top and s ide panel component s 9 Locating top and side panel components V oice Me mo but t on Pr ess and hold to r ecord v oice memos. Micr ophon e An audio input devi ce for appli cations such as V oice Memo. Headphone jac k A jack to c onnect a standar d 3.5mm stereo hea dph ones (sol d separately) to your handheld. Indicat or light Th[...]

Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 10 Locating ba ck panel com ponents Stylus The stylus i s your writing and t apping tool. T o use the styl us, gently pr ess the top of the s tylus to re lease it fr om the slot, and then pull it out of the sl ot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil. IR por t The port uses infrar ed technology to tra nsmit da[...]

Using the protec ti ve cov er 11 Using the protective cov er The cover pr otects your handheld scr een when it is not in use. Univ ersal c onnect or Connects your handheld to the cradle, which in turn connects to the back of your computer a nd through the AC adapter to the wall curr ent. This enables you to r echarge your handheld as well as update[...]

Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 12 Adding an expansion card An expansion car d (sold separat ely) incr eases the vari ety of tasks you can do and the amount of space you have for sof tware and data on your handheld. T o i nser t a card: 1. Insert the car d into the expansion slot with the label si de facing the displ ay . 2. Push lightly agains[...]

Element s of the han dheld interfac e 13 Elements of the handheld interface Like using a mouse to cli ck elements on a computer scr een, using the stylus to tap elements on your handheld scr een is the b asic action you use to get things done on your handheld. The first time you start your handheld, the se tup instructi ons appear on the scr een. T[...]

Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 14 Check box T ap a check box to select or desel ect it. When a check b ox contains a ch eck mark, the corr esponding option is select ed and active. When a check b ox is empty , the corresponding optio n is dese le cted and inac tive . Menu bar Use the menu bar to a ccess a set of applic ation-specific commands.[...]

Element s of the han dheld interfac e 15 Displa ying online tips Many of the dial og boxes that appear on your handheld contain an online T ips icon in the upper -right corner . Online tips anticipate questions you might have in a dialog box, pr ovide shortcuts for using the dialog box, or give you ot her useful infor ma tion . T o d isplay an onli[...]

Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 16 T o na vigat e in li st scre ens, do an y of the follo wing: ■ Pr ess Up or Down on the navigator to scrol l an entir e scr een of r ecords. ■ Pr ess and hold Up or Down on the navigator to accelerate the s crolli ng. ■ Pr ess Select in the center of the navi gator to insert the sel ection highlight. Whe[...]

Using the status bar 17 Using the status bar The status bar gives you access to valuab le tools and is accessi ble in all vie ws. Home T ap to display the Home scr een. T ap and hold to open a list of the last six applications that wer e opened. Select an appli cation fr om the list to open it. Find T ap to open the Find dialog b ox. See “Fin din[...]

Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 18 Changin g system informat ion T ap the time icon on the status bar t o open the system information dialog b ox wher e you can view and change system information. T ap anywhere outside of the dialog box to cl ose it. Using Bl uetooth an d connecting to the netw ork from t he status bar T ap the BlueT ooth icon [...]

Using the status bar 19 Rotating t he screen Y ou can toggle between landscape and portrait view by ta pping the screen r otation icon. Landscape vi ew is useful for viewing spr eadsheets, e-mai l, web pages, and photos. NO TE Y ou can customiz e whic h way the screen rotates in la ndscape mode by c hoosing right- or lef t-handed rotation. Se e “[...]

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21 CHAPT ER 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld This chapter explains severa l ways to enter data on your handheld. Using th e onscree n ke yboard s Y ou can change the input ar ea to display the onscr een keyboard anytim e you need to enter text or numbers on your handheld. TIP F ull-scree n W riting enable s you to use Gr affiti ® 2 writing wh en [...]

Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 22 Y ou can display four dif fer ent keyboar ds. Using Graffiti ® 2 wr iting Y our handh eld has Graf fiti 2 help that describes the characters and writing pr ocedures for Graf fiti 2. This section contains ta bles of all t he Graff iti 2 characters. NO TE By default, your full-screen pen stroke is set to [...]

Using Graffiti ® 2 writi ng 23 The input ar ea has two dif ferent G raff iti 2 scr eens that you can acces s from the status bar . The two Graf fiti 2 scr eens have designated a reas that r ecognize certain characters. If those characters ar e written in the wr ong area, they a re not r ecognized corr ectly and an incorr ect character is written. [...]

Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 24 Full-scr een W riting is turned on and of f by tapping the Full-sc reen W riting button on the status bar . Graffi ti 2 charact er set Graffit i 2 alpha bet T ap here to turn on and off Draw numerals on the right side Draw letters on the lef t side D raw cap i ta l or uppercas e let ters in the midd le D[...]

Using Graffiti ® 2 writi ng 25 Graffit i 2 numbe rs O P QR ST UV WX Y Z Dra w numbers on the 123 wr iting are a Number Str okes Number Str ok es 0 1 23 45 67 8 9 Dr aw l ett ers on the abc and ABC w r iting ar ea L ett e r S t roke s L e tte r S t ro kes[...]

Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 26 Punctuat ion ma rks Dr aw these mar ks on the abc or ABC w r iting a rea M a rk S t r o ke M a rk S t r o ke P er iod . Ampersand & Comma , Car ria ge ret u rn Apostr ophe ' At @ Space Str aight quot es “ Question ? Ta b Ex clamation ! Dr aw these mar ks on the 123 wr iting ar ea M a rk S t r [...]

Using Graffiti ® 2 writi ng 27 Accen ted c haract ers Using these acc ent strokes , you can write the following accented letters: àáâãäåèé êëìíîïòóôõöùúûüÿýñ Symb ols a nd ot her spec ia l cha racte rs Y ou can write symbols and other sp ecial characters using the Punctuation Shift str oke. NO TE Y ou can also use the Pun[...]

Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 28 3. Enter an additional Punctuation Shift s troke to finish writing the c haracter and to make the character appe ar more quickl y . After the arr ow disappears, the symb ol appears. Graffit i 2 Gestu res Dra w g estur es on the abc or ABC wr iting ar ea Gestur e Strok e Gestur e Strok e Cut P ast e Copy [...]

Beaming da ta 29 Graffi ti 2 ShortCut s Graf fiti 2 writing comes with several predefi ned ShortCuts. Y ou can also cr eate you own shortcuts. See “ShortCuts Pr efer ences” in Chapter 21 to learn about cr eating ShortCuts. T o use a ShortCut, draw the ShortCut stroke f ollowed by the ShortCut characters. The ShortCut symbol appears at the i nse[...]

Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 30 Y ou can beam the following informa tion betwee n devices: ■ The r ecord c urrently displa yed in Calendar , Contacts, Memos, Note Pad, T asks, Palm™ Photos, or Palm™ W eb Browser Pr o ■ All r ecor ds of the category curr ently displa yed in Calendar , Contacts, Memos, Note Pad, or T asks, or all[...]

S ending data 31 4. When the Beam Status dial og box appears, point the IR port dir e ctly at the IR port of the r eceiving devic e. For best r esults, Palm handhelds should be between 10 centimeters (appr oximately 4 inches) a nd 1 meter (appr ox imately 39 inches ) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must b e clear of obstacle s. The be[...]

Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 32 Sending da ta usin g Bluetooth ™ comm unication If you enable Bluet ooth communication, you can send data t o other Bluetooth devices. The Bluetooth devi ce must be discoverable and must be posi tioned within 10 meters (appr oximately 3 0 feet) of your handheld. For mor e information on enabling Blueto[...]

Impor ting da ta 33 don’t need to learn dif f er ent applications. For mor e informat ion on entering data on your computer , r efer to the online Help in Palm Desktop s oftware a nd the Palm Desk top S oftwa re for the Macin tos h Us er ’ s G uide on the Software Insta llation CD-ROM. Importing data If you have data st ored in computer a pplic[...]

Chapter 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld 34 4. Fr om the File menu, select Import. 5. Select the file you want to import. 6. Click Open. If you ar e importing a vCal or v Card f ile, skip to step 10 . Y ou do not have to specify which fi elds corr espond to the imported data. 7. T o import data into the corr ect Palm Desktop fiel ds, drag each fie[...]

Using a por table k eyboard 35 4. Click Open. 5. If you want to change the or der of the f ields you’r e importing, point to a fiel d, wait for the cursor to change to a doubl e arrow , and then drag the field to a new loca tio n. 6. If you do not want to import a fiel d, click the arr ow between the field name s. 7. Fr om the Fields pop-up menu,[...]

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37 CHAPT ER 4 W orking with Applications This chapter explains how to open and switch between applic ations on your handheld, how to change application se ttings so they ar e personalized to your work methods, and how to categori ze applications so you view them in r elated gr oups. Opening application s Y ou can use the Home scr een to open any ap[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 38 T o o pen an applica tion on your handhe ld: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. T ap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have many applications i nstalled on your handheld, tap the scr oll bar to see all your applications. Opening e xpansi on card appli cations When an expansion car d is pr ope[...]

Categorizing application s 39 Categorizing applications Y ou can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or all your applica tions. By default, your handhel d includes system-defined c ategories, such as All and Unfiled, and user -defined ca tegories, such as Games, Main, a nd System. In addition, you can cr eate your[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 40 T o c opy an a pplication to or from an expans ion card: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. Select Copy on t he App menu. 4. T ap the Copy From pic k list and select Handheld or the card name. 5. If ther e ar e multiple car ds avai lable, tap the Copy T o pick list and selec t the Handheld or[...]

Using m enus 41 4. T ap S ettings. 5. T ap the Sort By pick list and sel ect Name or Size. 6. T ap the Copy Application Only check bo x to select it if you want to copy only the application fil es. Leave it deselect ed if you want to copy both the application file and its associated data f ile(s). 7. Ta p O K . NO TE The Sor t By set ting is in eff[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 42 In this example, thr ee menus ar e available: Recor d, Edit, and Options. The Recor d menu is sele cted and shows the selection. Graffi ti 2 menu comm ands Most menu commands have an equivalent G raffiti 2 Command str oke, which is similar to the key board shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. The[...]

P erforming c ommon tasks 43 P erfor ming comm on tasks The following tasks ar e common to most applications. Creating r ecords Y ou can use the following procedur e to cr eate a new recor d in Calendar , Contacts, T asks, Note Pad, Memos, and Expense. In SMS, you use a di ffer ent pr ocedur e to cr eate a message. For mor e informati on, see “Cr[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 44 Enterin g text For information on entering text using Graf fiti 2 writing, using the onsc reen keyboar ds, or using the keyboa rd attac hed to your computer , see Chap ter 3 . For information on entering text in Note Pad, see “Cr eating a note” in Chapter 1 1 . Using the Ed it m enu The Edit menu is avai[...]

P erforming c ommon tasks 45 Pur ge. If you think Calendar or T asks rec ords mi ght prov e useful later , you can pur ge them fr om your handheld and save them in an ar chive file on your comp ute r . Pur ging is not available in Contacts, Note Pad, Palm TM Ph ot os, V oi ce Me mo, SMS, or Memos. Y ou must delete outdated r ecor ds manually fr om [...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 46 T o move a rec ord int o a cat egory: 1. Select the recor d you want to categorize . 2. In Contacts only: T ap Edit. 3. Ta p D e t a i l s . 4. T ap the Category pick list to display the list of availa ble categories. 5. Select the category for the r ecord. 6. Ta p O K . NO TE In C ontacts, Note P ad, V oice[...]

P erforming c ommon tasks 47 T o defi ne a ne w cate gory: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner of the scr een or list. 2. Select Edit Cat egories fr om the pick list. 3. Ta p N e w. 4. Enter the name of the new category , and then tap OK. NO TE In Calendar , you can also select a dif ferent color for eac h category . 5. Ta p O[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 48 T o use F in d: 1. T ap the Find icon on the status bar . TIP If you select text in an application before you tap Find, the selected text automatically appear s in the Find dialog box. 2. Enter the text that you want to find. Find is not case sensitiv e. For example, sear ching for the name “davidson” al[...]

P erforming c ommon tasks 49 3. Pr ess Right on the navigat or to move to the next letter box. 4. The Quick Look Up line displ ays only letters that ar e a possible match for that position. For example, in the screen shown her e, if you enter c in the fi rst box, only the lette rs a , h , an d o appear in the second box. If ther e is only one possi[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 50 2. The list scr olls to the first entry tha t begins with that let ter . If you write another letter , the list scro lls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For example, writing an s sc rolls t o “Sands,” and writing sm scrol ls further to “Smith.” If you sort the list by company n[...]

P erforming c ommon tasks 51 T o sort r ecords in Exp ense: 1. Open the Expense to display the list sc reen. 2. T ap S how . 3. T ap the Sort by pick list a nd select an option. 4. Ta p O K . T o sor t recor ds in Contac ts, No te P ad, V oice Memo, T ask s, and Me mos: 1. Open the application to di splay the list scr een. 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 52 A small note icon appea rs at the right side of any item that has a note. T o revi ew or edit a note: ■ T ap the Note icon . TIP In Calendar , you can also highlight the event that cont ains the note, press Select on the navigat or to open the note, and then press Select on the navig ator ag ain to clos e [...]

P erforming c ommon tasks 53 T o cha nge th e font sty le: 1. Open an application. 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. Select Options, and then sel ect Font. 4. T ap the font style you want to use. 5. Ta p O K . Receivi ng alerts Y ou can receiv e alerts on your handheld and fr om Palm Desktop sof tware. NO TE Y ou can access At tention Manager by tapping t[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 54 Receivi ng aler ts from P alm Deskto p softwar e Y ou can also set an option to r e ceive Calendar event a lerts from Palm Desktop softwar e. The featur e is disabled b y default, so you must enable i t within Palm Desktop softwar e . T o e nab le a n event aler t fr om Palm Desktop soft ware: 1. Double-cli [...]

Installing a nd remo ving applica tions 55 NO TE T o instal l some softw are, you m ay need to download files from the Internet to your co mputer . Chec k the Sof tware Ins tallation CD-ROM for details. ■ Micr osoft Of fice file s, such as W or d, Excel, and PowerPoint documents ■ Kinoma video file s Ther e are a variety of thir d-party applica[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 56 4. Click OK. The selected fil es are placed in the Handheld or Expansion Car d file li st, based on the file extension. 5. Perform a HotSync operation to instal l the files. See Chapter 20 f or details. NO TE Files tha t remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were not installed. This can ha[...]

Installing a nd remo ving applica tions 57 5. Perform a HotSync operation to instal l the files. See Chapter 20 f or details. NO TE Files tha t remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were not installed. This can happen if your handheld is too full to install the file or if the file type wa s not recognized during th e HotSync oper[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 58 8. Perform a HotSync operation to instal l the selected appl ication(s). See Chapter 20 for de tai ls. NO TE Files tha t remain in the list after you perform a HotSync operation were not installed. This can happen if your handheld is too full to install the file or if the file type wa s not recognized during[...]

Installing a nd remo ving applica tions 59 Insta lling appli cations and f iles on a Mac com puter The Install T ool makes it easy to i nstall applicati ons and files during a HotSync operation. Y ou can specify whether to install the file s on your handheld or on an expansion car d. T o inst all add-o n softwar e on your handheld using a Mac comp [...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 60 7. Click Add Fil e to add the sele cted applicati on to the Install Handheld F iles list. TIP Y ou can also drag files, or folder s of files, to the list in the Install Handheld Files dialog box. The files a re copied to the Files T o Install folde r . 8. If you need to change the desti nation of the appli c[...]

Installing a nd remo ving applica tions 61 5. T ap the application that you want to r emove. 6. T ap Delete. 7. T ap Y es. 8. Ta p D o n e . Removi ng P alm ™ Deskto p software If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop softwar e, you can remove i t from your comp ute r . This pr ocess r emoves only the applic ation files. The data in your Users f[...]

Chapter 4 W orking with Applicat ions 62 6. Click Y es in the Confirm File De letion checkbox. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Close. T o remo ve P alm De sktop softw are f rom a Mac co mpute r: 1. Insert the Softwar e Installa tion CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your comp ute r . 2. Double-click the Sof tware Instal lation CD-ROM icon on your desktop. 3. D[...]

63 CHAPT ER 5 Using Calendar Calendar enables you to quick ly and easily schedul e appointments or any kind of activity associated with a tim e and date. Y ou can attach notes to Calendar ev ents and set alarms to r emind you when they happen. NO TE Certain tasks are common among several handheld applications. For more information, see Chapter 4 , [...]

Chapter 5 Using Calendar 64 W orking in Agenda V ie w The Agenda V iew shows you your daily appointments and ev ents, T ask items in one scr een. you can also choose to show messages fr om your e-mail pr ogram. T o d isplay the Agenda V iew: ■ T ap the Agenda V iew button. Setting Agenda V ie w displa y options Y ou can customize the Agenda V iew[...]

W orking in Day View 65 W orking in Da y V ie w Day V i ew shows the calendar of your events f or an entire day . Day V iew is the working ar ea of Calendar , where you schedule and r emove events, and set alarms. T o d isplay the Day V iew: ■ T ap the Day V iew button. Setting Da y V iew dis pla y opti ons Y ou can customize the Day V iew appear[...]

Chapter 5 Using Calendar 66 Sched uling an ev ent When you schedule an event, its description appears on the time l ine, and its duration is automatic ally set to one hour . T o s chedu le an event for th e cur rent day: 1. T ap the time line that corr esponds to the beginning of the event or tap New . 2. Enter a description of t he event. Y ou can[...]

W orking in Day View 67 5. Ta p O K . 6. T ap a blank ar ea of the scr een to deselect the event. A v ertical line appears next to the time, indicating the duration of the event. If two or mor e events have the same st art and end time, the time appea rs only once. NO TE Y ou can sc hedule events that span midnight so that they appear in the list o[...]

Chapter 5 Using Calendar 68 – T ap Go T o at the bottom of the scr een to open the Go to Date di alog box. Select a date b y tapping a year , month, and day i n the calendar . 2. After you locate the dat e, follow the steps for s cheduling an event for the current day . T o s chedu le an untimed event : 1. Select the date that you want for the ev[...]

W orking in Day View 69 Sched uling repea ting or cont inuous e vents The Repeat function e nables you to schedule e vents that rec ur at re gular intervals or that extend over a peri od of consecutive days . T o s chedu le a repe ating or con tinuous event: 1. Select the event. 2. Ta p D e t a i l s . 3. T ap the Repeat box to open the Change Repe[...]

Chapter 5 Using Calendar 70 T o set an ala rm for a n even t: 1. Select the event to which you want to assign an alarm. 2. Ta p D e t a i l s . 3. T ap the Alarm chec k box to select it. The default setting, 5 Minutes, appears. 4. T ap the pick list to sel ect Minutes, Hours, or Days. 5. Select the 5 and enter any number from 0 to 99 (inclusi ve) a[...]

W orking in Day View 71 Set tin g an event locat ion Events can have a loc ation that appears in the Day view and in the Details vie w . T o a dd an event loca tion: 1. Sele ct an ev ent . 2. Ta p D e t a i l s . 3. T ap Location and enter a locati on. 4. Ta p O K . In Day view , the location appears in parenthesis after the event des cription. Res[...]

Chapter 5 Using Calendar 72 4. Perform one of the following: – T o edit a category , select a category and tap Edit. – T o create a new category , tap New . The Edit Category dial og box opens. 5. Enter a new name and select a color. 6. Ta p O K . Wo r k i n g i n We e k Vi e w W eek V iew shows the calendar of your eve nts for an entir e week.[...]

W orking in M onth V iew 73 3. T ap an event to show a description of the e vent. Keep the following point s in mind: ■ T ap any day or date that appears at the t op of the W eek V iew to move dir ectly to that day without se lecting an event. ■ Pr ess Right and Left on the navigator to scr oll to the next or pr evious week. ■ Pr ess Select o[...]

Chapter 5 Using Calendar 74 Keep the followi ng points in mind: ■ T ap a day in Month V iew to display that day in the Day V iew . ■ T ap the scroll arr ows in the upper-right corner , or pr ess Left or Right on the navigator t o move forwar d or back war d a month. ■ Pr ess Select on the navigator to insert the highlight, and then pr ess Lef[...]

W orking in Y ear View 75 W orking in Y ear V ie w The Y ear V iew screen al lows you to view multiple months. T o d isplay the Y ear V iew: ■ Perform one of the following: – Fr om the Options menu, select Y ear V iew . – Fr om the Month V iew screen, tap the Y ear Button. Spotting ev ent conflicts W ith the ability to define specific start a[...]

Chapter 5 Using Calendar 76 Be ami ng e ve nts Y ou can share your calendars with family or business associ ates by beaming events and categories. For mor e informati on on beaming, see “Be aming data” in Chapter 3 . T o beam an event: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Select Beam Eve nt. T o b eam a ca tegory of events: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Sel[...]

Using Calendar m enus 77 Using Calendar menus Calendar featur es that ar e not explained elsewher e in this book ar e described he re. See “Using menu s” in Chapter 4 for informat ion about choosing menu commands. Record menu Opti on menu/Pr eference s Opens the Pr efer ences dialog box, wher e you can custom ize Calendar ’s default time disp[...]

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79 CHAPT ER 6 Using Card Info Car d Info enables you t o revie w general information about an expansion car d. Y ou can review ca rd contents, r e name a car d, and format a card . Revie wing Card Information Y ou can view the car d name, type, available storage space, and a summary of its con ten ts. T o revie w Card In formatio n: 1. T ap the Hom[...]

Chapter 6 Using Ca rd Info 80 5. Enter the new name for the car d. 6. Ta p R e n a m e . Formatting a card Formatting a car d destr oys all its data and pr epar es it to accept new appli cations and data. T o forma t a card: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. T ap the Card Info i con . 3. T ap the Menu icon . 4. Select Format Car d from the Car d menu. 5. [...]

Using C ard Info help 81 Using Card Info help Car d Info help is availa ble to explain Car d Info features. T o acce ss Ca rd Inf o help: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. T ap the Card Info i con . 3. T ap the Menu icon . 4. Select Help fr om the Card menu.[...]

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83 CHAPT ER 7 Using Contacts Contacts enables y ou to maintain names, addr esses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or business cont acts. NO TE Certain tasks are common among several handheld applications. For more information, see Chapter 4 , “W orking with App lications. ” T o o pen Conta cts: ■ Pr ess the Contacts a[...]

Chapter 7 Using Con tacts 84 T o creat e a ne w conta ct: 1. Pr ess the Contacts application button on the fr ont of your handheld to display the Contacts list. 2. Ta p N e w. 3. T ap each field for which you have contact informati on and enter the information. The featur es described in the following tabl e help strea mline and or ganize contact d[...]

Creating a c ontact 85 4. After you finish entering information, tap Done. TIP T o create a contact that always appear s at the top of the Contacts lis t, begin the Last name or Company field with a symbol, as in *If Found Call*. This contact can contain contact information in case you lose your handheld. Bir thday T o enter contact birthday inform[...]

Chapter 7 Using Con tacts 86 Displa ying additi onal contact fi elds The Contact Edit scr een displays certain fields b y default. Y ou can customize the Contact Edit scr een to display additional fields that you want. If you display an additional field and leave it blank, the fiel d is not displayed when you re turn to the Contact Edit screen. Y o[...]

Creating a c ontact 87 T o selec t field types in a c ontact : 1. T ap the contact that you want to change. 2. T ap Edit. 3. T ap the pick list next to the label you want to change. 4. For phone numbers and e-mail addr esses: Sel ect a new label. For IM accounts: Select the IM service you want to use, or select IM if you do not want to specify a s [...]

Chapter 7 Using Con tacts 88 Changin g Contact details The Contact Details di alog box pr ovides a va riety of options that you can associat e with a contact. T o o pen t he Cont act Details dialog b ox: 1. T ap the contact whose details you want to c hange. TIP Y ou can also use the nav ig ator to open a contact. S ee “Using the navigator” in [...]

Making co nnections from Contact s 89 Quick C onnec t If you have a compatible GSM mobile phone (sold s eparately), you can us e Quick Connect to select a contact and initiate a related task with one hand, using the navigator. Y ou can also configur e which applic ation opens when you choose a specific Contacts re cord fi eld, and whether to add a [...]

Chapter 7 Using Con tacts 90 T o c onfigur e Quick Connec t se ttings: 1. Fr om the Quick Connect dial og box, tap Settings. 2. (Optional) T ap the Number Pre fix check box, and then e nter a pr efix. For example, to dia l 1 befor e all phone numbers, select this check box and enter a “1” in this field. The pr efix is not added to a number th a[...]

Making co nnections from Contact s 91 3. (Optional) T ap the number to edit it. For example, you might want to add a n are a code, a 1, or a country code to a phone number . Using Contac ts m enus Contacts menu commands that ar e not explai ned elsewher e in this book ar e described her e . See “Using menus” in Chapter 4 for i nformation about [...]

Chapter 7 Using Con tacts 92 Optio ns menu s Pr ef er ences Opens a dial og box where you can choose Contacts display options. Remember Last C ategory . Determines how Contacts appears when you r eturn to it fr om another applica tion. If you select this check box, Contacts shows the las t category you sele cted. If you deselect it, Contacts displa[...]

93 CHAPT ER 8 Using P alm ™ Dial er Palm™ Dialer i s a fast and simple way to use your handheld to dial a telephone number on your mobile phone. The Palm Di aler also all ows you to speed-dial f requentl y called numbers and to log r ecently call ed numbers. IMPOR T ANT Y our mobile phone plan must be a Global S ystem for Mobile Communications [...]

Chapter 8 Using P alm™ Dialer 94 Dialing a number Palm Dialer allows you to dir ectly dial a number from your handheld. T o d ial a number : 1. T ap the telephone number on the keypad. 2. T ap Dial. Redialing the most re cently dialed number Y ou can quickly red ial the most r ecently dialed number fr om the Dialer scr een. T o r edial th e most [...]

Using s peed dial 95 Using speed dial Speed dialing all ows you to quickly dial ten of your most commonly used numbers. T o add a sp eed- dial entry: 1. Ta p S p e e d . 2. T ap an empty speed-dial bu tton. 3. Enter a name and telephone number . 4. Ta p O K . The name appears on the speed-dia l button. 5. Ta p D o n e . T o d ial a speed d ial en t[...]

Chapter 8 Using P alm™ Dialer 96 Dialing a number fro m the Call History list Y ou can dial a number using the Call History lis t of 1 1 of the most re cently dialed numbers. T o di al a number from the C all History list: 1. T ap H istory . 2. T ap an entry fr om the list. 3. T ap Dial. The number is diale d and you ar e now r eady to communi ca[...]

97 CHAPT ER 9 Using Expense Expense enables you to keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spr eadsheet on your computer . NO TE Certain tasks are common among several handheld applications. For more information, see Chapter 4 , “W orking with App lications. ” T o o pen Expens e: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. Select the [...]

Chapter 9 Using Expense 98 3. T ap the Expense type pick list and s elect a type fr om the list. As soon as you select an expense type, your handheld sav es your entry . If you do not select an expense type, it does not save the entry . TIP T o attac h a note to an e ntry and work wit h attac hed notes, see “ At tac hing notes” in Chapt er 4 . [...]

Customizin g the Cur rency pic k list 99 3. Select any of the f ollowing options: 4. Ta p O K . Customizing the Currenc y pick list Y ou can select the curr encies and symbols that appear i n the Currency pick list . T o customi ze th e Curr enc y pick list: 1. T ap the Currency pick list in the Recei pt Details dialog box, and then select Edit cur[...]

Chapter 9 Using Expense 10 0 3. T ap OK to close the Select Curr encies dial og box. 4. Ta p O K . Changin g the defaul t currenc y Y ou can select which currency appea rs by default when you’r e entering Expense items. T o cha nge your default currency: 1. Open Expense. 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. Select Options, and then sel ect Pref erences. 4.[...]

S et ting Show Options 101 Setting Show Options Show Options defines the sort or der and other settings that r elate to your Expense items. T o o pen t he Show Option s dialog box: 1. In the Expense list, tap Show . 2. Select any of the opti ons. 3. Ta p O K . W orking with Ex pense data o n y our computer After you enter your expenses into the Exp[...]

Chapter 9 Using Expense 10 2 Setting the automatic fill preference Automatic fi ll enables you to select an e xpense type by writing the first l etter of an expense type. For example, if you write the letter T , it enters the “T axi” expense type. W riting T and then E e nters “T elephone,” which is the first expense type beginning with the[...]

10 3 CHAPTER 1 0 Using Memos Memos pr ovides you with a place to take not es that are not assoc iated with r ecor ds in Calendar , Con tacts, or T asks. The number of memos you can store depends only on the memory available on your handheld. NO TE Certain tasks are common among several handheld applications. For more information, see Chapter 4 , ?[...]

Chapter 1 0 Using Memos 10 4 Revie wing memos The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list. This ma kes it easy to loca te and r eview your memos. To r e v i e w a m e m o : 1. Fr om the Memo list, select the text of the memo. TIP Y ou can al so select, r eview, and move between memos w ith the navigator. Se e “Usi ng the navigator” in Cha[...]

10 5 CHAPTER 1 1 Using Note P a d Note Pad pr ovides a place to ta ke notes in your own handwriting. Y ou can use Note Pad to do ev erything you might do with a piece of paper and a pencil. NO TE Certain tasks are common among several handheld applications. For more information, see Chapter 4 , “W orking with App lications. ” T o o pen Note P a[...]

Chapter 1 1 Using Note Pad 10 6 2. W rite the informat ion direc tly on the handheld scr een. T ap the pen selector to selec t a dif fere nt pen width, or selec t the eraser to r emove unwanted str okes. 3. (Optional) Select the t ime at the top of the scr een, and then ent er a title using Graf fiti ® 2 writing. 4. Ta p D o n e . T o cl ear the s[...]

S etti ng an alarm fo r a note 10 7 T o set the color s: 1. In the Note Pad list, tap t he Menu icon . 2. Select Options, and then sel ect Pref erences. 3. Ta p C o l o r . 4. T ap Pen, and then tap the color of ink you want to use. 5. T ap Paper , and then tap the color of paper you want to use. 6. Ta p O K . Setting an alarm for a note Y ou can s[...]

Chapter 1 1 Using Note Pad 10 8 Using Note P ad menus Note Pad fea tures that ar e not explained elsewhere in this book ar e described her e.See “Using m enus” in Cha pte r 4 for information about se lecting menu commands. Record menu The Recor d menu is the same when you’r e viewing the Note Pad list and an indiv idu al not e. Opti ons menu [...]

10 9 CHAPTER 1 2 Using Phone Link Phone Link helps you configure a connection between your handheld and a compatib le mobile ph one. Y ou can connect to a compatible m obile phone using any of t he following methods: ■ Bluetooth™ tec hnology: A wireless l ink that enables you to connect t o a Bluetooth mob ile phone that i s within 10 met ers ([...]

Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 11 0 ■ Ex c hange SMS me ssages: Use a GSM phone carrier serv ice to send and recei ve short text messages. See Chapter 14 for more information. ■ Use P alm™ Dialer to dial numbers on yo ur phone: Y ou can use the phon e keypad displayed on your handheld to dial numbers on your GSM mobile phone. See Chapter 8 for [...]

S et ting up a phon e connection 111 6. T ap the Model pick list and sel ect your phone model. If your phone model does not appear on the l ist, either you need to download and install a driv er for your phone (see “Updati ng the phone files on your handheld” later in this chapter) or your phone is not supported a t this time. 7. Ta p N e x t .[...]

Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 11 2 3. Select your phone fr om the lis t. If your phone doesn’t appear on the list, tap Find Mor e, and select your phone’s name when it appears on the li st. 4. Ta p N e x t . Y our handh eld connects to your phone. 5. When prompte d to crea te a trusted conne ction, tap Next. 6. Enter a passkey for this connectio[...]

S et ting up a phon e connection 11 3 9. When the Confirmation dialog box appea rs, tap Y es. IMPOR T ANT If you tap No in the Confirmation dialog bo x, the link between your phone and handheld will not work. 10 . Ta p D o n e . The Network Service dialog b ox appears. 11 . T ap Y es, and then follow the instructions in the next section to set up n[...]

Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 11 4 5. T ap the Select your carrier pick list a nd select your mobile phone ca rrier . If your mobile phone ca rrier does not appear on the list , either you need to download and instal l the settings for your mobile phone carrier (s ee “Updating the phone files on y our handheld” later in this chapter) or your ca [...]

S et ting up a phon e connection 11 5 7. T ap the Password box and enter the pas sword for your ISP account. 8. Ta p N e x t . 9. Ta p D o n e . Updatin g the pho ne files on y our handheld The Phone Link Updater application on your computer guides you through the pr ocess of updating the telephony files on your handheld. The instructions in this s[...]

Chapter 12 Using Pho ne Link 11 6 T o u pda te the phone file s from your Mac compu ter: 1. If you ar e establishing a Bluetooth connection with a phone, you must first turn on Bluetooth communica tion and turn on the Discoverable set ting on your handheld. See “Bluetooth Pr efer ences” in Chapter 21 for inst ruction s. 2. Download the corr ect[...]

Using ph one connec tions 11 7 T o ma ke a Bluet ooth connection : 1. T urn on your handheld and your mobile phone. 2. Activate Bluetooth on your handheld and phone. 3. Make sur e your phone is within 10 meters (appr oximately 30 feet) of your handheld. 4. Launch the application that r equir es the phone connection. For example, to acce ss the Inte[...]

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11 9 CHAPTER 1 3 Using P a lm ™ Photos Palm™ Photos enables you to view , manage, and shar e photos on your handheld or on an expansion car d. Use Palm Photos to locate, or ganize, and play a slide show of your photos, as well as excha nge photos with other applications and dev ices. NO TE Certain tasks are common among several handheld applica[...]

Chapter 13 Using P alm™ Photos 120 T o vi ew photos in Thumbnail view: 1. T ap the Thumbnail icon . 2. T ap the Album pick list in the upper- right corner , and then sele ct the album you want to view . 3. T ap the thumbnail of the photo you want to view . TIP Y ou can al so select a photo with the navigator. P ress Select on the navigator to ins[...]

V iewing photos 121 T o vie w phot os in Li st vie w: 1. T ap the List icon . 2. T ap the Album pick list in the upper- right corner , and then select the album you want to view . 3. T ap the name of the photo you want to vie w . 4. T ap anywhere on the scr een to return to List view . Sorting phot os in List view In List view , you can sort photos[...]

Chapter 13 Using P alm™ Photos 122 V iewing a sl ide show A slide show is a sequential presentati on of each of t he photos in the current album. NO TE The status bar does not display during a slide show. T o v iew a slide show: 1. T ap the Album pick list in the upper- right corner , and then sele ct the album you want to view . 2. T ap Sl ide S[...]

V iewing photos 123 Rotating p hotos If a photo appears in the wr ong orientation, you can r otate the photo. T o rot ate a photo: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Select Photo, and then select Rotate. 3. T ap the photo you want to rotate. 4. Select the new orientation, and then tap D one. V iew ing pho to i nformation The Photo Details dialog box enable[...]

Chapter 13 Using P alm™ Photos 124 Creating an album The process for cr eating a n ew photo album is identical to the process for cr eating a new category in your other handheld applic ations. T o creat e an al bum: 1. T ap the Album pick list in t he upper-right corner . 2. Select Edit Alb ums. 3. Ta p N e w. 4. Enter a title for the a lbum. 5. [...]

Copying photos 125 2. T ap Organize. Plus signs appear next to the photos that are part of the selected al bum. 3. T ap any photos you want to add to the curr en t album. A plus sign appears next to each photo you se lect. TIP Y ou can also tap a nd drag to select adjacent photos. 4. T ap any photos you want to r emove fr om the curr ent album. The[...]

Chapter 13 Using P alm™ Photos 126 Renaming or deleting an album Y ou can rename or delete any of the albums that you cr eate. Y ou cannot rename or delete the Unfiled a lbum. T o rena me an album: 1. T ap the Album pick list in t he upper-right corner . 2. Select Edit Alb ums. 3. Select t he album you want to r ena me. 4. T ap Rename, and then e[...]

Deleting photos 127 3. T ap the photos you want to beam. A plus sign appears next to the photos you sel ect. 4. T ap Beam. 5. Point the IR port on your handheld at the IR port on the r eceiving devic e. See “Sending data” in Chapter 3 for additional information on beam ing data. Dele ting ph otos If you no longer want a ph oto on your handheld [...]

Chapter 13 Using P alm™ Photos 128 ■ Modify and delete your photos. ■ Or ganize your photos and add notes. ■ T ransfer photos to other applications using the Send command or Export command, and import data in popular file formats. For information on working with photos on your Mac computer , open the Palm folder , open the Documentati on fo[...]

129 CHAPTER 1 4 Using SMS SMS enables you to send and r eceive short text messages using your handheld and a Gl obal System f or Mobile Comm unications (G SM) phone. SMS allows you to re ceive re cords assoc iated with other applications, such as Calendar events. Y ou can add such r ecor ds to the associated a pplication or view the informatio n as[...]

Chapter 1 4 Using SMS 130 Using th e navigator in SMS Y ou c an use the navigator on your handheld to work in SMS. T o navig ate in SMS list scr eens: ■ Pr ess Up or Down on the navigator to scr oll an entir e scr een of messages. ■ Pr ess and hold Up or Down to scr oll quickly . ■ Pr ess Select to insert a hi ghlight. ■ When a message is h[...]

Sendin g and receiving mes sages 131 3. T ap the recipi ent’s name, and then tap Add. TIP T o send a message to someone who isn’t in your Contacts list, enter that person’ s mobil e phone number on the T o line. 4. Enter the message text. 5. Connect to your phone. See “Setting up a phone connection” in Chap te r 12 . 6. T ap Send to send [...]

Chapter 1 4 Using SMS 132 V iewing messages SMS stores your messages i n five categories: T o v iew text messages in your Inbox: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner . 2. Ta p I n b o x . 3. T ap the message you want to view . 4. T ap one of the following: Inbo x Stores messages downl oaded fr om your phone. Outbox Stor es mess[...]

W orking with draf t messages 133 T o v iew data mess ages in your Inbox: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner . 2. Ta p I n b o x . 3. T ap the message you want to view . 4. T ap Y es to add the data to the appr opriate appli cation, or tap No to view the raw data. W orking with draft messages When you cr eate a message, you c[...]

Chapter 1 4 Using SMS 134 5. Edit the message. 6. T ap one of the following: Adding a signature to a message A signatur e is text that appears at the end of a message. T o d efine a signat ure: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. T ap Options, and then tap Pref erences. 3. Enter your signature. 4. Ta p O K . T o add your signatu re to a message: 1. Cr eate [...]

S ending data from another applic ation 135 Sending data from another applica tion NO TE Not all applications include a send command. T o sen d data from ano ther app lication: 1. Open the r ecord you want to send. 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. T ap Send from the Rec ord menu. (The name of the menu may be di ffer ent depending on which applic ation yo[...]

Chapter 1 4 Using SMS 136 T o vi ew or change SMS Preferen ces: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. T ap Options, and then tap Pref erences. 3. Change any of the following options: Sor t by Sorts messages in or der of one of the foll owing: Alphabetic, Date, Phone Number , and Status. Sho w Da te Displays dates i n list views when this check box is selected[...]

Set ting SMS P references 137 4. Ta p D e t a i l s . 5. Change any of the following options: NO TE Outgoing SMS message set tings may depend on the service of fered by your SMS carrier . TIP T o restore a ll of these options to the original set tings, tap Default. 6. T ap OK to close the Message De tails dialog box. 7. Ta p O K . Le ave Messag es [...]

Chapter 1 4 Using SMS 138 Using SMS menus SMS featur es that ar e not explained elsewhe re ar e described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about selec ting menu commands. Messa ge menu Optio ns menu Send Sends all messages in the Outbox. Chec k Retrieves all messages st or ed on the phone. Empty T ras h Pe rmanently r emoves[...]

139 CHAPTER 1 5 Using T asks T asks is a convenient place to cr eate reminders and prioritiz e the things you need to do. Y ou can assign a priority level and due date to each task and sort your tasks by due date, priori ty level, or category . NO TE Certain tasks are common among several handheld applications. For more information, see Chapter 4 ,[...]

Chapter 1 5 Using T asks 140 2. Enter the text of the task. The text c an be longer than one line. 3. T ap anywhere onscr een to desel ect the task. TIP If no task is currently selected, write in the Graffiti ® 2 input area to automatic ally cre ate a new item . Setting priority Y ou can use the priority setting for it ems to arrange the tasks acc[...]

Changing t ask details 141 Changing task details The T asks Details dialog box enabl es you to change settings for i ndividual items. T o di splay the T as ks De tails dialog box: 1. T ap the text of the item whose detail s you want to change. TIP Y ou can al so sel ect an item wi th th e navig ator. S ee “ Using the naviga tor” in Chapt er 2 f[...]

Chapter 1 5 Using T asks 142 Setting an alarm Y ou can set an alarm befor e a task is due to r emind you to start the task. T o set an ala rm for a task: 1. Select the task to which you want to assig n an alarm. 2. Ta p D e t a i l s . 3. T ap the Alarm box. The Alarm box only appears if you have set a due date. The Set Alarm dialog box a ppears. 4[...]

Changing t ask details 143 4. Perform one of the following: – Select a fixed interval fr om the pick list and tap OK . – Select Daily until. Use the date pi cker to select an end date and tap OK. – Select Other t o open the Change Repeat di alog box and go to s tep 5. 5. T ap Day , W eek, Month, or Y ear to set how often the t ask r epeats. 6[...]

Chapter 1 5 Using T asks 144 4. Select Other to open the Change Repeat dialog box. 5. T ap Day , W eek, Month, or Y ear to set how often the t ask r epeats. 6. T ap After Completed. 7. On the Every line, enter a number that corres ponds to how often you want the task to r epeat. For example, if you select Day and enter 2, the task r epeats e very o[...]

Display o ptions 145 T o u se t he disp lay filters: 1. T ap filter button. 2. T ap th e fi lter pick list and select the filter type. Setting T asks Pref erences The T asks Prefer ences dial og box enables you to contr ol the which tasks are displayed and how they ar e sorted. These setti ngs also af fect task item s displayed in Calendar Agenda v[...]

Chapter 1 5 Using T asks 146 3. Select any of the f ollowing settings: 4. Ta p O K . Sor t by T ap the pick list to sel ect the or der the tasks displ ay in the T asks list. Sho w Complet ed Ta s k s Displays your com pleted tasks in the T asks list. If you turn of f this setting, your tasks disappear fr om the list when you comp let e ( che ck) th[...]

147 CHAPTER 1 6 Using P alm ™ V ersaMail ™ P ersonal E-mail Softw are W ith Palm™ V ersaMail™ personal e-mail softwar e, you can send, rec eive, and manage e-mail on your handheld. This chapter describ es how to set up dif fer ent types of e-ma il accounts and explains how to use the many e-mail featur es in the V ersaMail applica tion. V e[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 148 Synchron izing an e xisting username If you plan to synchronize your Palm T ungsten T3 handheld with an existing username by performing a HotSync operation, you must do so befor e you enter your e-mail acc ount information in the V ersaMail application. If you enter the e- mai[...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 149 Account and connecti on types T wo types of e-mail accounts ar e supported: ■ Network: Y ou can send and r eceive e-mail direc tly to and fr om your handheld by connecti ng with an e-ma il service pr ovider . ■ S ync hroniz e Onl y (Windo ws computers only): Y ou can download, view , and manage e-[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 150 Y ou must also have the appr opriate pr erequi site for the type of connec tion you want to make, as fol lows. Usin g an ISP If you ar e setting up a new e-mail account and have a well- known ISP such as Earthlink or Y ahoo, many of the requir ed settings during the a ccount s[...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 151 Using a co rpora te e- mail acco unt If you want to access e-mail on your handheld using your corporate e- mail account, you cr eate this account on your handheld in e xactly the same way as any other account (see “Creat ing an e-mail account” later in this c hapter), with one exception: for a cor[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 152 Y ou n eed to set up a VPN to access corporate e-mail in either of the following two situations: ■ Y our company’s wirel ess local ar ea network (LAN) is locat ed outside the firewall. ■ Y our company’s wireles s LAN is located inside the fir ewall, but you ar e trying[...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 153 3. Enter the following: If the V ersaMail application knows the pr otocol for the mail service you selected, it displays the corr ect pr otocol. 4. For synchr onize-only account s only: On the same screen, s elect the Synchr onize Only Account check box. NO TE Y ou must be using a Windows computer to [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 154 T o e nter the a ccount u serna me and password: 1. Enter the username you use to access your e-mail. This is ge nerally the part of your e-mail a ddress appearing befor e the @ symbol; it is usually not your entir e e-mail addr ess. 2. T ap the Password box, and then enter yo[...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 155 2. Enter the name of your incoming ( POP) mail server , such as pop.mail.yaho o.com. If the V ersaMail application knows the incoming mail server name based on the mail servic e you selected, the corr ect server name i s displayed. 3. Enter the name of your outgoing (SMTP) mail server , such as smtp.m[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 156 T o set mail retri eval server options for a POP or IMAP accou nt: 1. (Optional) Select a ny of the following: Get unread ma il NOTE The POP protocol does not suppor t retrieval of unread mail only from the serve r . If you have a POP e-mail account, the V er saMa il applicati[...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 157 2. T ap N ext. Setting outg oin g mail opti ons Outgoing mail options ar e the same for POP and IMAP acc ounts. T o s et outg oing mail op tions: 1. (Optional) Do any of the following: Maximum Messag e Size T o limi t the maximum size of a n incoming e-mail mes sage, enter the size in kilob ytes (KB) [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 158 2. Ta p N e x t . Addin g a signat ure If you want, you can add a si gnature to eac h e-mail message you send. For example, you can enter your name and telephone number so that they a ppear on each message you send. T o a dd a perso nal signa ture: 1. T ap the Attach Signatur [...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 159 Setting advanc ed ou tgoin g ma il opti ons Y ou can set additional outgoing mail opti ons. T o set advanced outgo ing mail options : 1. (Optional) Select ei ther of the followin g: 2. Ta p D o n e . T esting your new accou nt After you finish setting up a new e-mail account, the Inbox of the account [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 160 Editing e-m ail accounts Fr om time to time, you may need to edit informati on about one of the e-mail accounts you set up. T o select the ac count t o edi t: 1. T ap the Menu icon , select Accounts, and then select Account Setup. 2. T ap the name of the account to edit, and t[...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 161 3. T ap Y es in the Delete Account dialog box to delete the ac count and all associa ted e-mail mes sages. 4. Ta p O K . After you perform the next HotSync operation, the memory associated with an account and its messa ges is r eleased. Selectin g a differe nt serv ice for a giv en e-mail account When[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 162 2. Ta p D e t a i l s . 3. T ap the Always connect using check box. A pic k list of avai lable services appears. The curr ently used connection is displayed by default. 4. Select the connection you want to switch to fr om the Service pick li st. 5. T ap OK, and then tap OK aga[...]

S et ting up and m anaging e-mail a ccounts 163 Adding ESMTP to a n account Some services r equire ESMTP authentication to vali date your username and passwor d on an SMTP server . If you aren’t sur e if your ISP or web e-mail provider supports ESMTP , check with your e-mail provi der . T o e dit an acco unt a nd add ESMTP: 1. In your Inbox or on[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 164 If you need to enter new information, e nter a username and/or tap the Passwor d box and enter a passwor d, and then tap OK. 9. T ap OK . T roubleshooti ng account ac cess pro blems Occasionally you may experience pr oblems using an e-mai l account after you set it up. If you [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 165 T o disp la y an a ccount and its Inb ox: 1. In your Inbox or on another folder scr een, tap the Menu i con , and then select Accounts. 2. T ap the name of the account you want fr om the list. 3. T ap the folders pick list, and then sel ect Inbox if the Inbox is not di splayed. Getting e-ma il by su bject[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 166 NO TE The maximum size of an incoming message is 5KB by default. 4. (Optional) For IMAP accounts, you have the option of synchr on izing IMAP folders fr om the Get Mai l Options dialog box. W ireless IM AP folder synchr onization enables you to sync hronize e-mail messages bet[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 167 Auto get mail with not ification Y ou can set up the V ersaMail appl ication to automaticall y searc h for new mail on a r egular schedule for an e-mai l account. The auto get mail fea ture automati cally r etrieves new messages and downloads them to your handheld. If auto get downloads any new messages, [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 168 4. Select the Get mail automatically check box. 5. Set schedule options: 6. Ta p O K . 7. (Optional) T ap Get Mail. Y ou should perform a manual get ma il after setting up a scheduled auto get. This ensur es that only new messages ar e r etrieved during auto get. Int erv al T [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 169 TIP Alternately , if you have configured an e-mail account to sync hronize messages between your handheld and your desktop, you can perform a HotS ync operation after set ting up a sc heduled auto get to ensure that only new messages wi ll be retrieved during auto get. See “Sync hronizing e-mail between[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 170 Setting noti ficat ion o ptio ns Y ou can turn the notification sound on or of f to notify you when new e-mail arrives. Y ou can choose fr om a variety of sounds, such a s birds , bumble bees, or simp ly an al ar m. T o s et n otifi catio n opti ons: 1. In the Inbox or on anot[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 171 T o ma ke your handh eld buzz or blink w hen you get new e-mail: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. T ap the Prefs i con . 3. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, tap Sounds & Alerts. 4. Do any of the foll owing: – T o change the volume of the Alarm Sound, tap the Ala rm Sound pick list, and then select Lo[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 172 T o vie w the Re minder s scre en: ■ T ap the blinking asterisk in the upper -left corner of any sc reen. If you set up a scheduled auto get mail and you rec eive new e-mail messages, they ar e downloaded into the Inbox. As you work with e-mail messages in the Inbox, the Rem[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 173 NO TE Y ou can c hoose to disable notifications for auto get mail failures. See “Set ting notification options” earlier in this c hapter for instructions. Y ou can tap the error mess age or open the V ersaMail application f or that account for mor e detailed informat ion on the failed aut o get. If au[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 17 4 Resou rce iss ues with a uto g et ma il If you use the auto get mail featur e, you should be awar e of the following potential r esource constraints: T o minimize resour ce concerns, set your interval for e- mail auto get to no mor e fr equently than once per hour . Inbox ic [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 175 Reading e-m ail T o read e-mail , tap the e-mail message in the Inbox or the folde r where the message is located. Alternately , you can use the navigator for one-hand mes sage viewing. T o r ead a message using the navigato r: 1. Pr ess Select on the navigat or to highlight the first message displayed o [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 176 Plain text and HTML e-m ail By default, th e V ersaMail applicat ion is set to r eceive mail in HTML format. This means that any e-mail messages s ent as HTML will be dis played on your handheld with basic HTML formatting i ntact, including the foll owing: ■ Boldface ■ Ita[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 177 V iewing oth er fo lder s By default, the V ersaMail applicat ion displays the message s in a given account’s Inbox folder . Y ou can easily view the me ssages in a dif fer ent folder . T o vie w ot her f olders: 1. T ap the folders pick list in the upper -right corner of the scr een. 2. T ap the folder[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 178 T o cha nge th e sort ord er: 1. T ap Display . 2. T ap the Sort by pick list, a nd then select the column name. 3. T ap Descend or Ascend to change the sort or der . 4. Ta p O K . T o select a one -line or two-line view: 1. T ap Display . 2. T ap the Show pick list, and then [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 179 T o d isplay or hide a column in a fo lder’ s list view: 1. T ap Display . 2. T ap the check box for each col umn that you want to show . The column options will change dependin g on whether you choose a one-line or a two-line v iew . NO TE If you selec t Date, the Date colu mn displays the mes sage tim[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 180 4. T ap the Size pick list, and then selec t the font size you want. 5. T ap the Style pick list, and then selec t the font style you want. 6. Ta p O K . T o s elect c olors for r ead an d unre ad mail: 1. T ap Display . 2. T ap the Unread pick list, and then tap the color you[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 181 T o cha nge the size of a column in the folder’ s list view: NO TE Changing column size is availa ble for one-line message view only . 1. T ap and hold the stylus on the column divide r . 2. Drag the column di vider to change the width of the column. 3. Ta p O K . Y ou can also change the font within an[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 182 5. T ap the Size pick list, and then selec t the font size you want. 6. T ap the Style pick list, and then selec t the font style you want. 7. Ta p O K . Moving e-ma il betwee n folde rs Y ou can move one or more e-mail messages between folders. T o move o ne e- mail message :[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 183 2. T ap the message you want to move, pr ess Right on the navigator to open the Message menu, pr ess Down to go to the Move T o option, and then press Sel ect to select this opt ion. Alternately , tap the icon to the left of the message, and the n tap Move T o from the pop-up menu. The folders pick li st [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 184 T o move mu ltiple e- mail messa ges: 1. T ap the folder that contains the e-mail messages you want to move. 2. Select the messages by tapping to the l eft of each message i con. TIP T o select a group of adjacent messages, drag the stylus to the left of the message icons. A c[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 185 Creating a nd editi ng mail fold ers Y ou can also cr eate new folders so that you ca n store e-m ail messages by subject, person, or pr oject. The V ersaMail application has c ertain existing folders, s uch as Inbox, Outbox, Drafts, and T rash. The pr ocedure f or creat ing and editing folders va ries sl[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 186 – T o rename a f older , tap the folder name fr om the list on the sc reen, tap Rename, and then enter the new folder name. For IMAP accounts only , select the check box if you also want to r ename the folder on the server . When finished, tap OK. – T o delete a folder , t[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 187 NO TE When y ou add ress a m essag e to se veral reci pient s, you do not see all the recipients on the T o list because the list is tr uncated on the T o line. If you tap the T o field, a dialog box shows all recipient s for the cur rent m essage. Addre ssing a mess age by typing th e addres s Y ou can a[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 188 Alternately , on the New Message scr een, tap T o and enter the addr ess on the Recipient List scr een, and then tap Done. Use the shortcut buttons at the bottom of the scr een for quick addr ess entry . For multiple r ecipients, type a semicolon (;) or tap the sem icolon butt[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 189 3. On the Addr ess Lookup scr een, tap the addr ess you want, and then tap Add. 4. (Optional) Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each addr ess you want to add. 5. T o enter an addr ess in the cc: or bcc : field, tap the field name and follow the steps given for the T o field. Using Sma rt Ad dressing to a ddres s a[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 190 T u rnin g Sma rt Ad dress ing o n or off Y ou can turn Smart Addres sing on or off in V ersaMail Pr efere nces. By default, Smart Addr essing is turned on. T o t urn Sma rt Ad dressi ng on or off in V ersa Mail Pref erence s: 1. T ap the Menu icon , tap Options, and then tap [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 191 2. T ap the area b elow the Subject line, and then enter the text of your e-mail. T o access the editing featur es available on the Edit menu, tap the Menu ic on . The first character of each se ntence is automatical ly capitalized for you. 3. (Optional) T ap the Options menu, and then select Add Attachme[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 192 T o sel ect au tomatic se nd re try: ■ T ap Y es in the dialog box notifying you that manual send has fail ed. NO TE Automatic send retry is not suppor ted for VPN or SSL connections, or for accounts for whic h your ISP requires you to log in to the mail server before sendin[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 193 Modifyi ng mess ages in th e Outbox A message in the Outbox waiting for the next automati c send ret ry can be edited, moved, or deleted. However , if you edit the message, you will need to perform a manual send i n order to send the m essage. If the manual send fails, you ca n choose to stor e the messag[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 194 T o c reate a persona l sig nature : 1. T ap the Menu icon , tap Options, and then tap Pre ferences. 2. T ap S ignatur e. 3. T ap the Attach Signatur e check box to sele ct it. 4. Enter your signature information, and then tap OK. For warding e- mail Y ou can quickly forwar d [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 195 4. T ap the word T o. 5. On the Recipient List sc reen, enter or look up the r ecipie nt address. Se e the pr ocedure for cr eating new e-mail earlier i n this chapter for more information on addr essing messages. 6. (Optional) Enter some text desc ribing the forwar ded message. 7. T ap Send to send the m[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 196 3. In the Reply Options dialog box, select options for r eplying to the s ender only or to all e-ma il rec ipients, and for including original me ssage text. 4. Ta p O K . 5. Enter a r eply . 6. T ap Send to send the message now , or tap Outbox to send it lat er . NO TE Replie[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 197 3. In the Reply Options dialog box, select options for r eplying to the s ender only or to all e-ma il rec ipients, and for including original me ssage text. 4. T ap OK. The e-mail is addr essed. 5. Enter a r eply . 6. T ap Send to send the message now , or tap Outbox to send it lat er . NO TE Replies are[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 198 Depending on whether the r eceived message is displayed in HTML or pl ain text format, URLs and e-mai l addre sses appear in slightly dif fer ent forms, as foll ows: W orking wit h attachme nts Y ou can easily download, view , and send attachments wi th e-mail messages. Downlo[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 199 Among the types of attac hments you can r eceive ar e the following handheld application files: ■ Contacts entries ■ Calendar appointments ■ T asks list items ■ T ext mem os Y ou can also save downloaded files to an expansion car d. See “Saving attachments to an expansion car d” later in this [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 20 0 T o downlo ad a n atta chment: 1. In the Inbox, tap the mes sage with the attachment. A paper clip icon appea rs on the message’s icon i f the message has an attachment that ha s been downloaded. If you choose to get me ssages by subject only , you must tap Mor e for each d[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 20 1 3. Y our options for working with a downloaded attachment vary accord ing to the file type. 4. When you have finished viewing or installing the attachment, tap Done. This r eturns you to the Attachments dialog box, wher e you can select another attachment if you want to. If ther e is no Done button on th[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 202 Downloa ding larg e att achme nts Downloading and vie wing a message with a single at tachment that exceeds your maximum messa ge size, or a message with multipl e attachments whose total si ze exceeds your maximum messa ge size, r equires some extra steps. T o d ete rmine if [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 203 When downloading is complete, the r ed paper clip icon appears and the Mor e button is no longer di splayed. Follow the pr ocedur e for viewing an attachment pr esented earlier in this chap ter . T o download multiple att achments w hose total size exceeds the maximum message size: 1. T ap the red paper c[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 204 3. On the Attachments scr een, select the at tachment you want to save, and then tap Save T o Car d. 4. Ta p O K . 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 f or each attachment you want to save. Attachi ng fi les fro m a handhe ld ap plic ation Y ou can attach files on yo ur handheld to e-mail[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 205 T o a ttach a f ile from a hand held app licatio n: 1. T ap the Menu icon , tap Options, and then tap Attac hment. 2. T ap the T ype pick list, and then select the fil e type. The V ersaMail application displays all file types t hat reside on your handheld that you ar e able to attach to an e-mail mes sag[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 206 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 f or each attachment you want to add, and then tap D one. TIP T o de lete an attac hment from a n e-mail mes sage, tap the attac hed file in the At tac hments bo x, and then tap Delete. 5. T ap Send or Outbox. Attachi ng fi les f rom an expa nsion card [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 207 4. T ap the T ype pick list, and then select the fil e type. The V ersaMail application displays all file types that r eside on the card. Y ou can select a parti cular file type, or select All Fi les to view all f iles on the car d. 5. T ap the file that you want to attac h, and then tap Add. The selected[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 208 For warding an at tachm ent Y ou can include an att achment on any message you forw ard, up to th e maximum message size. T o forward a message wit h an attachment : 1. T ap the folders pick list, and then sel ect the folde r that contains the e-mail . 2. T ap the e-mail messa[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 209 4. Pr ess Down on the navigator to move to the Delete option, and then pr ess Select to delete the message. TIP Alternately , you can tap the m essage icon next to a sel ected e-ma il message, and then t ap Delete, or tap the Menu icon , and then select Delete. 5. Ta p O K . 6. (Optional) T ap Also delete[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 21 0 If you tap Choose Date, you can select a date f rom the c alendar . 4. T ap Delete. 5. (Optional) T ap Also delete mes sage(s) on server if you want to dele te the message fr om the server now . 6. T ap OK . Emptying t he trash Deleted e-mai l accumulates in the T rash folder[...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 21 1 T o h ave the t rash emptied aut omatic ally: 1. T ap the Menu icon , select Options, and then s elect Prefer ences. 2. T ap A dvanced. By default, Auto-Empty Mail fr om T rash is sel ected, and the time interval is set at Older Than 1 W eek. 3. T ap the pick list, and then sele ct how often you want the[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 212 3. T ap Mark Read or tap Mark Unr ead. TIP T o m ark multiple messages , tap the bullets next to the me ssage s you w ant, tap the Me nu icon , and then select Mar k Read or Mark Unread. 4. For IMAP accounts only: T ap Handh eld to mark the messages as r ead or unread on your [...]

Get ting, se nding, and managing e-mail 213 – T ap Cancel if you want the messages marked during the next HotSync operation or the next time you connect to the server . NO TE Because POP servers do not support the read or unread message feature, the message is in bold or regular typeface for POP accounts on the handheld, but you can ’ t connect[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 214 Adding or updating a Con tacts recor d directly from a messa ge Y ou can add or update an e-mail a ddress i n Contacts dir ectly fr om the body of a r eceived e-ma il message. T o add a new Conta cts recor d: 1. On the Message scr een, tap the Menu icon , tap Options, and then[...]

S ync hronizing e-mail betw een the han dheld and the desktop 215 Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the deskto p IMPOR T ANT Y ou must have a Windows computer to sync hronize e-mail between your handheld and your computer . T o manage your e-mail on your desktop as well as on your handheld, you can synchr onize an e-mail acc ount on the[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 216 6. (Optional) Select the c heck box Enable I nformational Logging if y ou want the HotSync log to r ecor d information, such as errors encounte red, about t he conduit during a HotSync operation. 7. (Optional) Select the c heck box Set Selection As Def ault to make the curr en[...]

S ync hronizing e-mail betw een the han dheld and the desktop 217 2. Under the account name, cl ick Mail Client Sync Setup. 3. Select the option Check this box to synchr onize this mail account when you perform a HotSync operation; otherwise, the account c annot be synchronized. 4. Click the Mail Client pick list and select the desktop e-mail appli[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 218 Mail Client A ction Microsof t Exc hange 5. 0 or later S elect a MAPI profile to access the mail ser ver . The conduit displays any existing MAPI profiles in the list. Enter your password for Exc hange. Microsof t Outlook 97 or later S elect the MAPI profile to a ccess the mai[...]

S ync hronizing e-mail betw een the han dheld and the desktop 219 Lotus Notes Enter your Lotus Not es ID and password. Clic k Browse if you need to locate your Notes ID. If you want to sync hroniz e to a local mail file instead of a server mail file, se lect the S ync hroniz e to local (replicated) ma il file c hec k box. Y ou must do all of the fo[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 220 Direct POP connection to serve r S elect this option to sync hronize an account by connecting directly with a POP server . Y ou must enter the information about the server in the V ersaMai l application on your handheld when you create the e-mail account to access the server .[...]

S ync hronizing e-mail betw een the han dheld and the desktop 221 NO TE A profile contains configuration information, suc h as the location of incoming e-mail, your pers onal contacts list, and other information services that you can use. The profile may be MS Exc hange Set t ings, your name, or something dif ferent. For more information on profile[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 222 5. Enter the synchr onization options you want: Maximum messag e siz e (KB) Enter the maximum message si ze fr om 1 to 2048KB. If the message exceeds the m aximum size, the conduit tr uncates the message. For example, the maximum mess age size might be 50KB, and the message mi[...]

S ync hronizing e-mail betw een the han dheld and the desktop 223 6. (Optional) If you chose Micr osoft Outlook, Microsof t Exchange, Lotus Notes, or Dir ect IMAP as your mail client, c lick Folder Sync hron ization Options. Set folder synchronizati on options as follows: a. Click the name of the folder you want. b. Click in the Synchr on ize colum[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 224 c. Click the arrow to open the drop-down lis t, and then click Y es or No to synchr onize the folder or not. 7. Click OK. 8. Click the Save icon on the toolbar to save the settings for this acco unt. Accou nt info rma tion scree ns T wo screens in the Palm V er saMail HotSync [...]

S ync hronizing e-mail betw een the han dheld and the desktop 225 ■ The Handheld Settings Overview screen lists the server pr otocol, display name, e-mail addr ess, incom ing and outgoing mail server addr esses, and whether APOP or ESMTP authentication is r equired. T o v iew the Accoun t Overview screen: ■ Click the selected account name. T o [...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 226 V er ifyin g han dheld acco unt s ettin gs be fore synchr oniz ing a ccount s Certain settings you confi gure on your handheld for an e-mail account must be set corr ectly for the synchr onization pr ocess as well . Before configuring an e-mail client on your desktop for synch[...]

S ync hronizing e-mail betw een the han dheld and the desktop 227 6. (Optional) Select Set Selection As Default t o apply the options you selecte d to all subsequent HotSync operations. Otherwise, the set tings apply to the next HotSync operation only . 7. Click OK. 8. Perform a HotSync operation. Synch roniz ing multi ple acc ounts Y ou can synchr[...]

Chapter 16 Using P alm™ V er saMail™ P ersonal E-mail S oftw are 228 Using SSL wit h the conduit When you set up an e-mail acc ount, you can choose to use a se cur e connection (Secur e Sockets Layer , or SSL) for sending and rec eiving e-mail messages. The Palm V ersaMail HotSync Conduit supports SSL when synchronizing with an e-mail account o[...]

229 CHAPTER 1 7 Using V oice Memo V oice Memo provides a place for you to r ecord and play back voice memos dir ectly on your handheld. Use your v oice memos with alarms as r eminder messages and shar e your voice memos with other people. T o o pen V oice M emo: ■ Pr ess the V oice Memo application b utton on the side panel of y our handheld. V o[...]

Chapter 17 Using V oice Memo 230 Creating a voice memo T o recor d a voice me mo, you can use the V oice Memo application button or the onscr een contro ls. T o r ecord a voice memo on your handheld: 1. Pr ess and hold the V oice Memo application button . IMPOR T ANT Continue holding the V oice Memo application button u ntil you finish recording. I[...]

Creating a v oice me mo 231 3. Ta p R e c o r d . A tone sounds to indicate that r ecording has star ted. 4. Face your handheld and begin speak ing. 5. T ap Pause to stop recor d ing. A tone sounds to indicate that r ecording has paused. NO TE If you use other applications on your handheld while pausing the recording, press (and release) the V oice[...]

Chapter 17 Using V oice Memo 232 Storing voice me mos on an e xpansi on card Y ou can conserve storage space on your handheld, or cr eate voi ce memos for others, by storing your v oice memos on an expansion car d. V oice Memo enables you to stor e specific v oice memos on an expansion car d, or to configure your handheld to always stor e voice mem[...]

Listening to voic e memos 233 T o lis ten t o a voi ce m emo : 1. In the V oice Memo list, select the voi ce memo title. TIP Y ou c an also sele ct a voice me mo with the navigator. See “Using the navigator” in Chapter 2 for de tails. The voice memo begi ns to play after a few seconds. T o start playing imme di atel y , ta p Play . 2. T ap the [...]

Chapter 17 Using V oice Memo 234 Setting an alarm for a voice memo Y ou can set an alarm for a specifi c time and date to r emind you to fol low up on a voice memo. T o set an ala rm for a voice memo: 1. Select the voice memo to which you want to assign an alarm. 2. T ap the Menu icon . 3. Select Options, and then sel ect Alarm. 4. T ap the Date bo[...]

Using V oice Memo menus 235 Opti ons menus Pr ef er ences Displays the V oice Memo Pr efer ences dialog box, whe re you define the sort or der for voice memo s, the alarm sound, the deletion confirmati on setting, and whether to automatic ally stor e voice memos on an expansio n card if one is pre sent. Secur i ty Displays the Cha nge Security dial[...]

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237 CHAPTER 1 8 Using P alm ™ W eb Pro Palm™ W eb Pr o is your gateway to the web a llowing you to view and save Internet web pages, bookmark web pag es, and download files f rom the Internet. IMPOR T ANT T o use W eb P ro, you must fir st configure and establish a connection with the Internet, suc h as through a mobile phone. F or more informa[...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 238 What W eb Pro looks lik e The W eb Pro scr een has four parts: ■ The title bar displ ays the name of the curr ent web page or s hows the status of actions, such as “Requesti ng...”, “Receiving...”, “ Formatting...”, and so forth. ■ The action icons enable you to navigate in the br owser , to r[...]

Browsing th e web on your ha ndheld 239 T o d isc onnect from the Inter net: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. T ap Disconnect in the Page me nu. T o con nect to th e Inter net: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Select Connect in the Page me nu. The Service Connection Pr ogr ess dialog opens. 3. If the connection is not es tablished, do one of the f ollowing: ?[...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 240 3. T ap Go. During the short delay while the new page is being downloaded, the title b ar displays informa tion about the download pr ocess. T o vi sit a web page usin g the URL Entry field : 1. T ap the URL Entry field at the top of t he scr een. 2. Enter the URL in the field. 3. Ta p G o . TIP If autofill i[...]

Browsing th e web on your ha ndheld 241 F ollowin g a link Many web pages contain l inks, which are t ext or pictures that when clicked, take you to another web page or to another part of the same page. Like many other web browsers, W eb Pro hi ghlights these links by underlining t hem. T o follow a link: ■ T ap the link. TIP P ress Se lect on th[...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 242 Downloading files and pages Y ou can download files and save pa ges to your handheld or an expansion card. Downl oading a file to y our handh eld W eb Pro can downloa d any type of file for which your handheld pr ovides native support, which means that your handheld contains an application that enables you to[...]

Downloading files and p ages 243 Savin g a page Y ou can save a web page to your handheld. T o save a web pa ge to your handheld : 1. Open the web page you want to save. 2. Open the menus. 3. Select Save Page f rom the Page m enu. 4. (Optional) Change the page name or category . 5. Ta p S a v e . V iewing and editing a sav ed page on the handheld W[...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 244 T o e dit info rmation about a s aved page: 1. Open the menus. 2. Select V iew Saved Pages from the Page menu. 3. T ap the name of the saved page you want to e dit. 4. T ap Edit. 5. Edit the information ab out the saved page: – T ap the Name field, and then enter a new name. – T ap the Category pick list [...]

V iewing a file from another applic ation 245 V iewing a file from another application W eb P r o also functions as a viewer , enabling you to quickly view certain files while working in other applications. For example, if you r ead an e-mail message that has an image file attached, tap the image file. If no other application on your handheld is id[...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 246 T o e nte r a password: 1. Open the web page wher e you must enter the passwor d. The passwor d field contains the wor d “Unassigned.” 2. Enter your sign-in name in the appr opriate fie ld. 3. Enter your passwor d in the appr opriate field and tap OK. The passwor d field now contains ast erisks indicating[...]

Communicatin g with other u sers 247 Sending e- mail Some web pages include “ mailto” links. Y ou can use these links to s end e-mail to others if you use the V ersaMail™ application or another applic ation that supports this functi onality . For mor e information on the V ersaMail application , see Chapter 16 . T o send e- mail : 1. T ap a m[...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 248 3. T ap Mail URL. The e-mail appli cation opens. 4. Compose your mail mess age in the e-mail applic ation. For mor e information on composi ng e-mail messages in the V e rsaMail application , see Chapter 16 . 5. T ap Send to send the e-mail mess age now , Outbox to send the e-m ail message later , or Cancel. [...]

Bookmark ing your favo rite pages 249 T o v isit a boo kmarked pag e: 1. Do one of the following: – T ap the Bookmark icon . – Open the menus, and the n select V iew Bookmarks fr om the Page menu. 2. Do one of the following: – T ap the name of the bookmarked page y ou want to visit, and then tap Go. – If your handheld includes a navigator, [...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 250 6. Ta p S a v e . 7. Ta p D o n e . Deletin g a bookmar k Y ou can delete bookmarks that you no longer want. T o delet e a bookm ark: 1. Pr ess Select on the navigat or . 2. Pr ess Up and Down on the navigator to scroll thr ough the list of bookmarks to the bookmark you want to delete. 3. T ap Delete. A confi[...]

Changing pa ge c haracteristics 251 V iewin g a cached page ■ T ap a page that appears in the History l ist next to the cached icon. A dialog box appears, r eminding you that you are about to view old content. ■ Do one of the following: – T ap Y es to view the stor ed version. – T ap No, Get Latest to ini tiate an Internet connection and r [...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 252 T o cha nge the def ault size of text: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Select Font fr om the Options menu. 3. Choose font size and chec k the sample text. 4. When you’re sati sfied with your choice, tap OK. Changin g displa y vie ws Y ou can optimize your viewing of a web page on your handheld. Normal V i ew fun[...]

Changing y our star t and home page 253 Changin g how imag es are dow nloaded Images in web pages can be very l arge. If you are acces sing the Internet by using a pr oxy server , you may be able to set options to make web pages download faster by r educing image quality or r emoving ima ges altogether , or you may choose to have images downloaded [...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 254 3. Select Default. 4. T ap Start W ith pick list and sel ect fr om the options. 5. Ta p O K . T o cha nge your home page: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Select Pr efer ences fr om the Options menu. 3. Ta p D e f a u l t . 4. T ap the Home Page box. 5. Enter the URL. T o make the page currently di splayed in Palm [...]

Enabling or disabling c ookies 255 T o e nab le o r disab le auto fill: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Select Pr efer ences fr om the Options menu. 3. T ap General. 4. In the Autofill T ext check box, do one of the following: – T o turn off autofil l, tap to r emove the checkmark. – T o turn on autofill, tap to select it. 5. Ta p O K . Enabling or [...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 256 If W eb Pro is configur ed for a non-Palm proxy serve r or to operate without a proxy server , JavaScript is enabled by default , but you can disable Java Script using the pr ocedure b elow . NO TE Some J avaScript implementations are not suppor ted, suc h as mouse rollover s and form validation. T o e nab le[...]

Controlling h ow W eb P ro acce sses the Inte rnet 257 4. Use one or mor e of the following options: NO TE Rememb er that your handheld has a limited amount of memory . Choose a cac he size that lets you store at lea st a few pages but s till leave s room on your handheld for other data and applications. A value of at least 50 0 KB is recom me nded[...]

Chapter 18 Using P alm™ W eb Pr o 258 By default, these opt ions ar e disabled (that is, there ar e no checks in the check box es) . 5. Ta p O K . Changing Network Preferences W eb Pro includes many options you can use to c hange the way in which you access the network. T o cha nge Netwo rk Preferenc es: 1. T ap the Menu icon . 2. Select Network [...]

Changing th e proxy server 259 4. In the Use pr oxy server check box, do one of the fol lowing: – T o not use a proxy server , tap to remov e the checkmark. – T o use a proxy server , tap to select it. If you want to use a pr oxy server other than the default Palm hosted pr oxy server , enter the appr opriate server addr ess and port number . 5[...]

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261 CHAPTER 1 9 Using W orld Clock W orld Clock enables you to vi ew the curre nt time and date in multipl e locations and to se t an alarm. T o o pen World Clock: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. Select the W orld Clock icon . TIP Y ou can also open W orld Cloc k by tapping the Cloc k icon in the upp er-le f t cor ner of t he Graf fiti ® 2 input area a[...]

Chapter 1 9 Using W orld Cloc k 262 ■ When your handheld is off, pr ess Select on the navigator. Y our handh eld turns on, displays t he time, and then turns of f after a few seconds. ■ T ap the Home icon , and then select the W orld Clock icon . Setting the primary location Y ou can use W orld Clock to sel ect the location, date, and time for [...]

S et ting the primary location 263 3. T ap the arrows to select the curr ent year . 4. T ap th e cu rren t mo nth . 5. T ap the current date. 6. Ta p D o n e . T o set the time: 1. T ap Set Date & T ime. 2. T ap the Set T ime box. 3. T ap the up or down arrow to change the hour . 4. T ap each number of the minute, and then tap an arr ow to chan[...]

Chapter 1 9 Using W orld Cloc k 264 Choosin g a differe nt primary location If you travel to another loc ation and you want alerts to appear bas ed on local time, you need to change the primar y location to update the system tim e. T o cha nge the primar y loca tion: 1. T ap the pick list next to the current primary location. 2. T ap the location y[...]

Adding a loc ation 265 T o a dd a location: 1. T ap a Location pick list. 2. Select Edit Li st. 3. T ap A dd. 4. Select a loca tion that is in the same time zone as the city you want to add. 5. Ta p O K . 6. (Optional) T ap the Name field and modif y the location name. 7. (Optional) T ap the T i me Zone box and selec t a time zone. 8. Ta p O K . 9.[...]

Chapter 1 9 Using W orld Cloc k 266 7. Select the day of the week when daylight saving b egins within the selected week. 8. Ta p O K . 9. T ap the End box and r epeat steps 3 thr ough 8 to select when dayli ght saving ends. 10 . Tap OK. Modifying a location Y ou can edit the location information . T o modify a loc ation: 1. T ap a Location pick lis[...]

S etti ng an alarm 267 Setting an alarm Y ou can set an alarm to sound during the next 24-hour period. T o set an ala rm: 1. T ap the box next to the Alarm icon to open the Set Alarm dialog box. 2. T ap the time columns to set the hour and minute. 3. Ta p O K . 4. When the alarm r eminder message appears, do one of the following: T ap OK to permane[...]

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269 CHAPTER 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operations HotSync ® technology enables you to synchr on ize data be tween one or more Palm OS ® handhelds and Palm™ Desktop softwar e or another personal information manager (PIM) suc h as Micr osoft Outlook. T o synchronize dat a, you must connect your handheld and your computer either dir ectly or in dir[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 270 3. Click the General tab, and select one of t he following options: If you’r e not sur e which option to use, ke ep the default setting: Always availa ble. 4. If you ar e using a serial cradle/c able, click the Local tab to display the settings for the connection between your computer and the hand[...]

S electing HotS ync se tup options 271 5. Click the Modem tab to display the mode m settings and adjust the opti ons as needed. For mor e information, see “Conducting modem HotSync operations” later in this chapter . 6. If your computer is attached to a network, click the Network tab to display the network settings and adjust the opti ons as ne[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 272 3. If you ar e using the USB cradle/ cable, you do not need to a djust the settings on the Connection Settings tab f or a dire ct HotSync operation; they ar e set automatically when you perform the fi rst HotSync operation. If you ar e using Mac OS 9.1 and the optional s erial cradle/c able, click t[...]

Customizi ng HotSync appl ication set tings 273 In general, you should leave t he default settings to sync hronize all files. The only r eason you might want to change these settings is to overwrite d ata on either your handheld or Palm Desktop softwar e, or to avoi d synchroniz ing a particular ty pe of file bec ause you don’t use it. In additio[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 27 4 T o c usto mize HotS ync a pplication settin gs on a M ac c omputer : 1. Double-click th e Palm Desktop icon i n the Palm folder . 2. Fr om the HotSync menu, sele ct Conduit Settings. 3. Fr om the User pop-up menu, select t he appr opriate username. 4. Select an applic ation in the Conduit li st. 5[...]

Conducting cradle/cab le HotSy nc operations 275 The following steps ass ume that you have alr eady installed Pal m Desktop softwar e. If you have not install ed this softwar e, see “Step 4: Run Palm Setup Wi z a r d ” in Chapter 1 for instructions. T o p erfor m a loca l HotSy nc opera tion on a Windows computer : 1. Place your handheld in the[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 276 The HotSync Pr ogress di alog box appears, and synchr onization begins. 4. W ait for a message on your handheld in dicating that the pr ocess is complete. When the HotSync proc ess is complete, you can r emove your handheld from the cradle/cable. G ently tilt your handheld forwar d in the cradl e/ca[...]

Conducting cradle/cab le HotSy nc operations 277 If you ar e a system admi nistrator prepari ng several handhelds for a gr oup of users, you may want to cr eate a user pr ofile. See “Cr eating a user pr ofile” later in this chapter befor e performing the following steps. IMPOR T ANT Y ou must perform your fir st HotSync operation with a local, [...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 278 4. In the Select User dial og box, select the us er name you entered when you installed the Palm Desktop softwar e, and click OK . The HotSync Pr ogress di alog box r eappears, and synchr onization begins. 5. W ait for a message on your handheld in dicating that the pr ocess is complete. When the Ho[...]

Conducting IR Ho tSync operations 279 ■ Y our computer must have an installed inf rared drive r . ■ If you have an ext ernal infrare d device attached to your computer , a driver is pr obably included with t he device. Consult the documentati on included with the device for i nformation on install ing the requir ed driver . Check your computer [...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 280 T o c onfigur e Ho tSync Manager f or inf rared communication on a Mac comput er: 1. Double-click th e HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder . 2. In the HotSync Contr ols tab, sel ect Enabled. 3. Click the Connection Settings tab. 4. Select the On check box next to IR port. 5. Close the HotSync So[...]

Conducting IR Ho tSync operations 281 Returning to cradle/c able HotSyn c operatio ns If your cradle/c able is connected to a USB port, you can c ontinue using it while HotSync Manager is confi gured for i nfrared com munication. Use the following instruct ions to return to l ocal USB cradle/cable HotSync operations only when necessary , such as wh[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 282 Conducting mode m HotSync operations Y ou can u se a modem to synchr onize your handheld when you are away fr om your comp ute r . IMPOR T ANT Y ou must perform the first HotSync operation by using a local, direct connection or infrared communication. Af ter that, you can perform a modem HotS ync op[...]

Conducting modem HotS ync operation s 283 3. Adjust the following opti ons as needed. 4. Click OK. T o prep are a Mac c omputer fo r a modem HotSync op eration: 1. Confirm that the computer modem is c onnected and turned on and that no communications a pplications, suc h as fax or telephony softwar e, or Apple T alk networking ar e running on that [...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 284 4. Click the Connection Settings tab. 5. Select the On check box f or the modem connection you’r e using, and then cli ck Settings. 6. In the Settings dialog b ox, select Modem as the connection type, if it is not alr eady select ed. NO TE This step is not necessa ry for inte rnal mod ems. 7. Adju[...]

Conducting modem HotS ync operation s 285 4. T ap the pick list bel ow the icon and select a modem configuration. If you need to cr eate a confi guration, tap the Menu icon , and then select Connection Setup on the Options menu. See “Connection Pr eferenc es” in Chapter 21 for mor e in formation. 5. T ap the Enter phone # field. If you plan to [...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 286 Selectin g the con duits for a mode m HotSy nc operatio n The Conduit Setup dialog box on your handheld enables you to define which files and/or applications ar e synchr onized during a modem HotSync operation. Y ou can use these se ttings to minimize the time r equired to synchr onize data with a m[...]

Conducting Bluetooth HotS ync operation s 287 P erforming a modem HotSync ope ration After you pr epar e your computer and your handheld and select your Conduit Setup options, you ar e r eady to perform a modem HotSync operation. T o perf orm a modem H otSync op eration: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. Select the HotSync icon . 3. T ap the Modem icon to[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 288 3. Click the Local tab. 4. In the Serial port dr op-down box, selec t the virtual serial port you chose or cre ated in step 1. 5. Click OK. T o p repare your Mac comput er fo r a Blue tooth H otSync opera tion: 1. Double-click the HotSync Manager i con in the Palm folder . 2. In the HotSync Contr ol[...]

Conducting Bluetooth HotS ync operation s 289 Preparing y our handhel d for a Bluetoo th HotSyn c operation Ther e ar e a few steps you must perform to pr epare your handheld for a Bluetooth HotSync operation. T o p repare your handhe ld for a Bluet ooth Hot Sync o peration : 1. Cr eate a trusted pair with your computer . See “Adding t rusted dev[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 290 Conducting network HotSync operations When you use the network HotSync technology , you can take advantage of the LAN and W AN connectivity a vailable in many of fice e nvironments. Network HotSync technology enables you t o perform a HotSync operation b y using Bluetooth technology or an 802.1 1 ac[...]

Conducting n etwork HotS ync opera tions 291 3. Fr om the HotSync Manager menu, selec t Setup. 4. Click the Network tab and m ake sur e your user nam e has a checkmark next to it. If the checkm ark is not ther e, click the ch eck box next to your user name. 5. Click OK. 6. Put your handheld in the cradle/cable, and perform a HotSync operation. The [...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 292 7. T ap Select Service. NO TE See “N etwork Prefere nces” in Cha pter 21 for information on creating a network or Bluetooth co nnection. 8. T ap Service and select a service. 9. Ta p D o n e . 10 . T ap the Menu icon . 11 . From the Options menu, sel ect Conduit Setup. For instructions, se e “[...]

Using File Link 293 P erforming a netw ork HotSyn c operation After you pr epar e your computer and your handheld and select your Conduit Setup options, you ar e r eady to perform a network Hot Sync operation. T o p erfor m a network HotSync oper ation: ■ T ap the modem HotSync icon to begin the operation. Using F ile Link The File Li nk featur e[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 294 For example, suppose a sal es organiz ation wants to distribute two dozen handhelds that all have a common company phone list, a set of memos, and several key applicati ons. A user pr ofile can be cr eated to ins tall the common data befor e the handhelds ar e distributed to the employees who will u[...]

Creating a us er profile 295 T o c reate a user p rofile on a Mac comput er: 1. Open Palm Desktop softwar e. 2. Fr om the User pop-up menu, select Ed it Users. 3. Click New Pr ofile. 4. Enter a unique name for the pr ofile, and click OK. 5. Close the Users window . 6. Fr om the User pop-up menu, select t he new profi le. 7. Cr eate the data for the[...]

Chapter 20 P erforming HotSync ® Operatio ns 296 4. Select the profile you wa nt to load on the handheld, and cl ick OK. 5. Click Y es to transfer all the pr ofile data to the handheld. The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop softwar e prompts you to assign a username to the handheld. T o use a profile for a firs t-time Ho tSyn[...]

297 CHAPTER 21 Setting Preferences for Y our Handheld Pr efere nces are gr ouped into three cat egories: General, Communication, and Personal. Use pr efer ences to do the foll owing: ■ Access the General Pr eferences scr eens to customi ze any of the following settings: ■ Access the Communication Prefer ences screens to customiz e any of the fo[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 298 ■ Access the Personal Pr efer ences scr eens to customiz e any of the following settings: Accessing Preferences The Pr eference s scree n gives you acce ss to the handheld pre ferences . Pref erences for indivi dual applications a re discussed in the a pplication chapt ers. T o o pen the Pr[...]

Bluetooth P r eferences 299 ■ LAN access points ■ Palm OS ® handhelds The other Bluetooth devic e must be within range (typically 10 me ters or appr oximately 30 feet) of your handheld. The Bluetooth Pr efer ences scr een enables you to configur e settings that determine how your handheld communi cates with other Bluetooth devices. Y ou can tu[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 30 0 T o ass ign a Blueto oth name to your handheld: 1. Fr om the Communications Pr efer ences list, sel ect Bluetooth. 2. T ap the Device Name box. 3. Enter a name for your device. 4. Ta p O K . 5. Ta p D o n e . Setting device di scov ery Discovery is the pr ocess that Bluetooth devices use to [...]

Bluetooth P r eferences 30 1 ■ Bluetooth On and Discov erable Y es: When your handheld is on, Bluetooth is on, and the Disc overable setting is set to Y es, you can rec eive connections fr om any Bluetooth device. Y ou ar e automatically connected with de vices with which you have pr eviously formed a t rusted pair , but you can r efuse invitatio[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 302 T o enab le wa keup: 1. Fr om the Communications Pr efer ences list, sel ect Bluetooth. 2. T ap the Allow W akeup pick list and select Y es. 3. Ta p D o n e . T o e nable wakeup durin g specif ic hours: 1. Fr om the Communications Pr efer ences list, sel ect Bluetooth. 2. T ap the Allow W ake[...]

Bluetooth P r eferences 303 Adding t rusted de vices When you create a truste d pair , you enter an identical secr et code on both devices. This secr et code is cal led a passkey . The passkey enables you to cr eate a list of Bluetooth devices f rom which you automat ically accept communication. If a device with a r ecognized passkey attempts to co[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 304 6. Enter the same passkey on your handhel d and the trusted devic e. Some Bluetooth devices have a built-i n passkey; others enable you to choos e the passkey; see the docume ntation included with your Bluetooth device for information. I n either case you must use the same pa sskey for both t[...]

Bluetooth P r eferences 305 T o delet e a trust ed de vice: 1. Fr om the Communications Pr efer ences list, sel ect Bluetooth. 2. T ap T rusted Devices. 3. Select the device you want to delete. 4. Ta p D e t a i l s . 5. T ap Delete Device. 6. Ta p O K . 7. T ap Done to return to the Bluetooth Pref erences sc reen. 8. T ap Done again. Enabling/di s[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 306 ■ Using a collaborativ e application: Connect to a Pal m OS handheld using applications such a s BlueBoard a nd BlueChat included on the Softwar e Essential s CD-ROM. See the BlueBoar d 2.0 Handbook and the BlueChat 2. 0 Handbook on the Softwar e Essentials CD-ROM to learn mor e about these[...]

But tons P refer ences 307 5. Select the application that you want to assi gn to each button. The default sett ing for each button is the HotSync setting, which means that the cradle/cable and opti onal modem accessori es perform their normal HotSync functi ons . 6. T ap OK twice to r eturn to the Buttons Pref erences sc reen. 7. Ta p D o n e . P e[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 308 Color Theme Preferences The Color Theme Pr efer ences scr een enables you to selec t a diff erent set of pre- defined colors for your handhel d scr een. T o select a color t heme: 1. Fr om the Personal Pr eferences list, select Col or Theme. 2. Sele ct a the me . The new colors immediatel y a[...]

Connection P references 309 Y ou can also cr eate custom configurati ons, which include the following: Editing con nections The following example shows you how to edit the IR to GSM Phone connection to adjust the communica tion speed; you can simila rly edit other connections or settings or cr eate a custom c onnection. Y ou can use the IR to GSM P[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 31 0 connection to perform a r emote IR HotSync operation. T o accomplish the HotSync operation, your handheld sends data through its IR port to a modem within your mobile phone, which t hen dials a modem attached to or within your desktop computer , to synchr onize with your Palm™ Desktop soft[...]

Connection P references 31 1 Creating Blu etooth connection s Y ou can use the Connection Pref erences sc reen to cr eate connections to the following types of Bluetooth devices: ■ GSM mobile phones (See “Connecting to n on-GSM phones” later in this chapt er for information on connecting t o other mobile phones.) TIP F or Global S ystem for M[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 312 3. Enter a name for the connection, such as BT to LAN. 4. T ap the Connect to pick list and s elect Local Network. 5. T ap the V ia pick list and select Bluetooth. 6. Make sur e the network access point is ready to a ccept a Bluetooth connection. NO TE See the documentation included with the [...]

Connection P references 313 Conne cting t o non -GSM phones If you have a non-GSM phone enabled with Bluetooth te chnology , you can connect with the phone fr om your handheld to access t he Internet and use Internet-based applications suc h as e-mail or a web br owser . T o access the Internet and use Internet-based applicati ons, you must subscri[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 314 7. T ap the Device b ox. The discovery pr ocess begins, a nd the discovery scr een appears. 8. When the Discovery Results scr een appears, select the phone with which you want to connect, and then tap OK. 9. Cr eate a trusted pair with the phone. See “Adding trusted devices ” earli er in [...]

Date & T ime P referen ces 315 3. T ap the arrows to select the curr ent year . 4. T ap th e cu rren t mo nth . 5. T ap the current date. 6. Ta p D o n e . T o set the time: 1. Fr om the General Pr eferences li st, select Date & T ime. 2. T ap the Set T ime box. 3. T ap the up or down arrow to change the hour . 4. T ap each minute number , [...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 316 Digitizer Preferences Y ou can recalibrate your scr een after a hard r eset or if your digiti zer drifts. Y ou may need to r epeat this pr ocess a fe w times until the calib ration regi sters. T o c alibrate your ha ndheld screen : 1. Fr om the General Pr eferences li st, select Digitizer . 2[...]

Graf fiti 2 P references 317 T ime, da te, wee k sta rt, and nu mber s for mats The T ime setting defi nes the format for the time of day . The time format that you select appears in all applic ations on your han dheld. T o selec t the time, date, week start, and numbers for mat: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect Formats 2. T ap the [...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 318 Handedness Prefere nces The Handedness Pr efer ences enables you to sele ct right-hand or left- hand orientation when you r otate the scr een into landscape mode . T o selec t a handed ness orie ntation: 1. Fr om the Personal Pr eferences list, select Handedness . 2. T ap Left-Handed or Right[...]

Network P reference s 319 Network Prefere nces Y ou can use your handheld’s Bluetooth technology and the softwar e that is included in the handheld operating sys tem to connect with Internet service pr oviders (ISPs) or dial- in (remot e access) servers by using a mobile phone or optional modem acc essory . Y our mobile phone must be equipped wit[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 320 Creating a nd selecting network ser vice profi les Use network service pr ofiles to st ore the confi guration settings for your ISP or a dial-in server . Y ou can cr eate, save, and r euse network service pr ofiles. Y ou can cre ate additional network servic e profi les fr om scratch or by du[...]

Network P reference s 321 Entering a u ser name The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log in to your ISP or your dial-in server . Although this field can contain multiple l ines of text, only two lines appear onscr een. T o ent er a user name: 1. Fr om the Communications Pr efer ences list, sel ect Network. 2. T ap the User Nam[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 322 3. Enter the password you use to log in to your server . . 4. T ap OK . The wor d “Assigned” appears in the Pa ssword fi eld. 5. Ta p D o n e . Selectin g a connec tion Use the Connection setting to select the method you want to use to connect to your ISP or to a dial-i n server . See “[...]

Network P reference s 323 T o ente r your server phone numbe r: 1. Fr om the Communications Pr efer ences list, sel ect Network. 2. T ap the Phone box. 3. Enter the phone number for your ISP or dial-in serve r . 4. If you need to ente r a pr efix or to disable Call W aiting, skip to those proce dures. Otherwise, tap OK. 5. Ta p D o n e . Entering a[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 324 Disablin g Call W aiting Call W aiting can cause your sess ion to terminate if you rece ive a call while you ar e connected. If your telephone has Call W aiting, you need to disable t his featur e befor e logging in to your ISP or dial-in serve r . T o disabl e Call W ait ing: 1. Fr om the Co[...]

Network P reference s 325 3. T ap the Use calling car d check box to se lect it. 4. Enter your calling car d number on the Use calling card line. NO TE The Phone Setup dialog bo x works cor rectly for A T&T and Sprint long-distance services. However , because MCI works dif ferently , MCI customers need to enter the calling card number in the Ph[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 326 LAN access poin ts A LAN access point enabl ed with Bluetooth™ technology pr ovides an entry point into a local ar ea network. Y ou can log in to these networks from your handheld to access servi ces such as e-mail and the Internet. LAN access poi nts can be loca ted in private, c orporate [...]

Network P reference s 327 3. Enter your username and passwor d for your ISP or network service. See “Entering a user name” and “Entering a password” earli er in this chapter for details . 4. T ap the Connection pick list and sel ect a connection to a Bluetooth GSM phone, a high-speed wir eless data network, or a LAN access point for which y[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 328 2. T ap S cript. 3. T ap End to expand the pick list, and then tap Send. 4. In the Send field, enter the INIT st ring provided by your wir eless operator . 5. Ta p O K . High-speed wir eless data network services ar e not ava ilable in all l ocations. If you pass fr om an ar ea with coverage [...]

Network P reference s 329 Y ou can do this only if you have pr eviously cre ated a standar d connection with your phone. For instructi ons on cr eating a standar d connection, see “Setting up a phone connection” in Chapter 12 . Adding de tailed information to a ne twor k service prof ile If you are using one of the predefined ne twork service p[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 330 Definin g primary an d secondary DNS The domain name syst em (DNS) is a mechanism in the Internet for translating the names of host computers into IP addresses. When you enter a DNS number (or IP addr ess), you ar e identifying a specif ic server that handles the translation services. Each IP[...]

Network P reference s 331 T o ente r a perman ent IP addres s: 1. T ap the IP Address chec k box to deselect it and to display a permanent IP addr ess field below the c heck box. 2. T ap the space to the left of the first period, and then enter the first section of the IP addr ess. Each section must be a number fro m 0 to 255. 3. T ap and enter the[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 332 T o creat e a login sc ript : 1. T ap S cript. 2. T ap the End pick list. 3. Select the command you want fr om the Command list. If the command r equir es additional informa tion, a field appears to the right of it for you to enter the information. The foll owing commands ar e available: W ai[...]

Network P reference s 333 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is c omplete. 5. Ta p O K . Creatin g plu g-in ap plica tions Y ou can create plug-in applications c ontaining script commands that ext end the functionality of the built-in script commands. A plug-in applic ation is a standar d PRC application that you install on your handhel[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 334 TCP/IP troublesh ooting If you have pr oblems estab lishing a network connection usi ng TCP/IP , check the tr oubleshooting tips in this sect ion and try the suggestions listed. Displaying exp anded Servi ce C onnect ion Progr ess m essage s It’s helpful to identify at what point in the log[...]

Phone P r eference s 335 If you use Security Pr efer ences to turn off and lock your handheld with a passwor d, the first thr ee lines that you entered i n the Owner Prefe rences appea r the next time you turn on your handheld. See “Security Pref erences” earlier in th is chapter for additional information. T o cus tom ize the Owne r Prefere nc[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 336 T o s et Pho ne Pref erences : 1. Fr om the Communications Pr efer ences list, sel ect Phone. 2. T ap the Connection pick list. 3. Select the appropriate c onnection for your phone. If you do not see a connecti on for your phone, see “Setting up a phone con nec tio n” in Chapter 12 for in[...]

Po w e r Pr e f e r e n c e s 337 T o set the Auto- off afte r inter val: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect Power . 2. T ap the Auto-off af ter pick list. 3. Select the setting you want to use for the automatic shutof f feature: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 3 m inutes. 4. Ta p D o n e . Sta y on in Cra dle Y ou can choose to l[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 338 T o cha nge th e power -off setting: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect Power . 2. T ap the Power off when close d check box to select it. 3. Ta p D o n e . Security Preferences Security Pr efer ences help you pr event unauthorized users fr om viewing entrie s that you want to p[...]

S ecurity P r eferen ces 339 6. Enter the same password a second time, and then tap OK. 7. Ta p D o n e . Chang ing o r delet ing a password Once you define a passwor d for your handh eld, you can change or delete it at any time. Y ou must enter the curr ent passwor d befor e you can change or delete it . T o c hange or d elete your password: 1. Fr[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 340 Y ou can set your handheld to lock automatically when any one of the f ollowing occurs: ■ When you turn off the power ■ At a time y ou specify ■ After a period of i nactivity you specify T o set your handheld to lock when you turn it off: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect[...]

S ecurity P r eferen ces 341 T o s et your ha ndheld t o lock a fter a per iod of inactivity : 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect Security . 2. T ap the Auto Lock Handheld box, enter your passwor d, and then tap OK. 3. Select After a pr eset dela y . 4. Enter the inactive period, and then select Mi nute(s) or Hour(s) from the pick li [...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 342 Recoverin g from a fo rgotte n password If you for get your passwor d, your handheld will display the password hint, if you enter ed one, to help you r emember the passwor d. If you ar e still unabl e to r emember the passwor d, you can delete it from your handheld. D eleting a for gotten pas[...]

S ecurity P r eferen ces 343 T o h ide all pr ivate records : 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect Security . 2. T ap the Current Privacy pi ck list, and then s elect Hide Private Recor ds. . 3. T ap OK to confirm that you want to hide private r ecords. 4. Ta p D o n e . T o ma sk a ll private recor ds: 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ence[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 344 T o displa y all priva te records : 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect Security . 2. T ap the Current Privacy pi ck list, and then s elect Show Private Recor ds. If you do not have a passwor d, hidden and masked rec ords be come visible. If you have a passwor d, the Show Private[...]

Shor tCuts P references 345 ar e available i n any of your handheld applications and ar e backed up on your computer when you perform a HotSync operation. T o creat e a Shor tCut : 1. Fr om the Personal Pr eferences list, select Shortcuts. 2. Ta p N e w. 3. On the ShortCut name line, enter the letters you want to use to activate the ShortCut. Each [...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 346 3. Perform one of the following: – T ap Edit, make the changes you want, and then tap OK. – T ap Delete and then tap Y es. 4. Ta p D o n e . Sounds & Alerts Prefere nces Y ou can choose from thr ee Sound & Alert pr ofiles: TIP When you connect a headset to your handheld, the exter[...]

Sounds & Aler ts P reference s 347 T o s et t he so und s ettings : 1. Fr om the General Pr efer ences list, s elect Sound & Alerts. 2. T ap Cu stom. 3. T ap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level. IMPOR T ANT When you turn of f the Sy stem Sou nds, you also turn of f the “c hime” tones assoc iated with th e HotSync opera[...]

Chapter 21 Set ting Preference s for Y our Hand held 348 3. T ap the Alarm LED pick list and select On or Off . 4. T ap the Alarm V ibrate pick l ist and select On or Of f. 5. Ta p D o n e .[...]

349 APPENDIX A Maintaining Y our Handheld This appendix pr ovides information on the fol lowing: ■ Caring for your handheld ■ Pr olonging battery life ■ Resetting your handheld Caring for y our handheld Y our handh eld is desi gned to be rugged and r eliable and to pr ovide years of tr ouble-fr ee service. Observe the following general tips w[...]

Appendix A Maintaining Y our Handheld 350 Prolonging battery life Note the following conside rations for the battery in your handheld: ■ Under normal conditions your handheld battery should r emain char ged when you place it in the c radle/cable for just a few minutes each day . Y ou can conserve battery li fe by doing any of the following: – C[...]

R esettin g your handhe ld 351 P erforming a soft r eset A soft r eset tells your handhel d to stop what it’s doing and st art over again. All r ecords and entries stor ed in your handheld ar e ret ained with a soft r eset. After a soft r eset, the Pr efer ences scr een appears and the Date and T ime option is highlighted so you can r eset the d [...]

Appendix A Maintaining Y our Handheld 352 5. When a message appears on the handheld scr een warning that you ar e about to erase all the data stored on your handheld, do one of the following: – Pr ess Up on the navigator to complet e the hard r eset and display the Digitizer scr een. – Pr ess any other button to perf orm a soft r eset. NO TE Wi[...]

R esettin g your handhe ld 353 6. Click Macintosh overwr ites handheld for each conduit. Changing the HotSync setting fr om the default aff ects only the ne xt H otS yn c operation. There after , the HotSync Actions r evert to their default settings. T o use a new setting on an ongoing basis, click Make Defaul t. Therea fter , whatever you selected[...]

Appendix A Maintaining Y our Handheld 354[...]

355 APPENDIX B F requently Ask ed Questions If you encounter a pr oblem with your handheld, do not call T echnical Support until you have r eviewed the fr equently asked questions in this appendix and you have also reviewed th e following: ■ The r eadme file located in the folder wher e you installed the Pal m™ Desktop softwar e on your W indow[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 356 Software installation problems Pr oblem Solutio n The installation menu did not appear when I inserted the Softwar e Installation CD-ROM (or the Softwar e Essentials CD-ROM) into my W indows comput er . 1. Fr om the W indows desktop, click Start. 2. Select Run. 3. Click Br owse. 4. Locate your CD-ROM drive[...]

Operating prob lems 357 Operating problem s My files didn’t instal l during a HotSync ® operation. If files do not i nstall after you perform a HotSync operation, the file type was not r ecognized. T ry launching the assoc iated application fr om your handheld and then performing another HotSync opera tion. If the files r emain in the Quick Inst[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 358 I get a warning message telling me my handheld memory is fu ll. ■ Pur ge recor ds from Calendar and T asks. This deletes T asks items and past C alendar events fr om the memory of your hand hel d. See “ P u rg i n g re c o rd s ” in Chapter 4 . Y o u m us t perform a HotSync operation to r ecover the[...]

T apping and writing problems 359 T apping and writing problems Applicatio n problems Pr oblem Solutio n When I tap the buttons or scr een icons, my handheld activates t he wrong fe ature. Calibrate t he scr een. See “Digitizer Pr efer ences” in Chapte r 21 . When I tap the Menu icon , nothing happens. Not all applications or sc reens have menu[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 360 I’m havi ng pro blems listing memos, notes, or voice me mos the way I want to see t hem. ■ If you cannot manually arrange the order of memos, notes, or voice memos on the list scr een, select Pref erences fr om the Options menu and make sur e that Sort by is set to Manual. ■ If you choose to view you[...]

HotS ync problems 361 HotSync problems Pr oblem Solutio n I cannot perform a HotSync operation. What should I check to make sur e I’m doing it corr ectly? ■ Make sure the HotSync cradle/cabl e is connected secur ely . On a W indows computer try these steps: 1. Check the W indows system tray t o make sur e the HotSync Manager is running. If it i[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 362 I cannot launch the HotSync Manager . ■ If you ar e using the optional serial cradle/cab le, or if you ar e performing a HotSync operation using a modem, make sure you ar e not running another pr ogram, such as America Online, that uses the serial port you se lected in the Setup dialog box. ■ Make a ba[...]

HotS ync problems 363 I tried to do a loc al HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfull y . (continued) On a W indows computer , try each step in turn: ■ Make sure that HotSync Manager is running. If it is running, close it and r estart it. ■ Make sure you selected Local USB or Local Seri al, as appr opriate, fr om the HotSync Manag[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 364 When I perform a HotSync operation, my informati on does not transfer t o Palm Desktop softwar e . ■ If you have performed a HotSync operati on successfully but you cannot find the data fr om your handheld on Palm Desktop softwar e, check to see that you have the corr ect username selected for viewing da[...]

HotS ync problems 365 I can’t perform a B luetooth™ HotSync operation. (continued) ■ Some computers have a de dicated virtual serial port number , such as COM5, and other computers enable you to choose a port number , such as COM8 or COM12. Refer to the documentati on that came w ith your computer fo r information on dedic ated versus flexibl[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 366 I can’t perform an IR HotSync operation. ■ On a computer running W indows 98, be sure that the HotSync Manager is ru nning, that Infrar ed is selecte d on the HotSync Manager menu, and that the Serial Port for local operations is s et to the simulated port for i nfrared communication . See “Conductin[...]

Beaming and sending prob lems 367 Beamin g and se nding problems Phone co nnection problems Pr oblem Solutio n I cannot beam data to another device with an IR port. ■ If you ar e beaming to another Palm handheld, confirm that your handheld and the other handheld are be tween ten centimeters (appr oximately 4 inches) and one meter (appr oximately [...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 368 My handheld cannot c onnect to my mobile ph one. Use the following steps to test the connection: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. Select the Phone Link icon . 3. T ap Con nect. 4. If the connection is s uccessful, open the application that r equires the c onnection and complete the desir ed task. If the connecti[...]

V er saMail™ e-mail sof twa re problems 369 V ersaMail ™ e-mail software problems Pr oblem Solutio n I am having problems accessin g my account. Occasionally you may experience pr oblems using an e-ma il account after you s et it up. Be sur e to follow the account setup procedur es in Chapter 16 . If you followed the pr ocedure and ar e experie[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 370 Recharging problems P assword problems Pr oblem Solutio n When I connect my h andheld to the cradle/cable, it does not charge. ■ Confirm that your handheld is firmly connected t o the cradle /cable. ■ Confirm that your recha rger cable is pr operly connected to the back of the crad le/cable’s USB or [...]

Pr oblems with i ncompa tible applica tions 371 Problems with incompatible applications Palm, Inc. work s with developers of thir d-party add-on applications to ensure the compatibil ity of these applications with your new Palm T ungsten T3 handheld. Some thir d-party applic ations, however , may not have bee n upgraded to be compatible with your n[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 372 T o remove all third-party applications: 1. Open the Palm folder on your desktop computer . 2. Open the user folder for your handheld. User folder names ar e abbrevi ated as lastname fi rsti nitia l . 3. Select and drag the Bac kup folder to the W indows desktop. Make sur e you see the Backup folde r on th[...]

T ec hnic al suppor t 373 T ech nical support If, after r eviewing the sour ces listed at the beginning of this appe ndix, you cannot solve your pr oblem, go to www.palm.com/suppor t or send an e-mail to your r egional T echnical Support offi ce. Befor e r equesting technical support, please experime nt a bit to r epr oduce and isolate the pr oblem[...]

Appendix B Fr equently Asked Questions 37 4[...]

375 Product Regulatory Information FCC Statemen t This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. O peration is sub ject to the followi ng two conditi ons: (1) Thi s device may not cause harm ful interfer ence, and (2 ) this devic e must acc ept any interference r eceived, including i nterference that may cause undesired operation. NO TE This e[...]

Pr oduct Re gulatory Information 376 Cana dian I C Notice To prevent radio interfere nce to the licensed service, t his device is in tended to be o perated ind oors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding. Equipment that is ins talled outdoors is subje ct to li censi ng. Cana dian I CES-0 03 Stateme nt This Clas s B di gita l app ar atus[...]

Pr oduct Reg ulatory Informati on 377 Europe R&TTE D irectiv e (Europ e) Decla ratio n of Confo rmit y Application of Council Directi ve(s): 89/3 36/EEC EMC D ire ctive 99/5/E C RTTE Direc tive 72/23/EEC Low Voltage Direct ive Standa rds to which Co nformi ty is De clare d: ETSI301 489-1 (Immunity) EN6095 0 1992 /A1:1 993/ A2:19 93/A3 :19 95/A4[...]

Pr oduct Re gulatory Information 378 T aiwan Stateme nt Article 14: U nless approved, for any model accredited l ow power ra dio frequency ele ctric machinery, any company, trader , or user shall not change the frequency , increase the power, or change the features a nd functions of t he original d esign. Article 17: A ny use of lower po wer radio [...]

379 Index A ABA. See Contac ts archive files Account. See E-mail accoun t Action icons 238 Add/Remove Programs icon 61 Add-on applications 54–61 Addressing e-mail displaying another address 158 message 187–1 90 using Smart Addressing 189 Addressing SMS messages 130 Advanced preferenc es 211 Agenda View background image 64 display options 64 dis[...]

Index 380 Auto get mail 167 notification options 170 notifications 169 Reminders screen 171 resource issues 174 scheduling 167 VPN connecti ons 152 Autofill, enabl ing or disabling 254 Automatic fil l, in Expense 102 Automatic sending of messages. See Send r e- try Auto-off delay 336 B Background sending of messages. See Send retry Battery charge l[...]

Index 381 Calling card, usi ng in phone settings 285, 324 Card Info 79 Caring for the handheld 349 Categories 132 assigning records to 45–46 beaming 29–31 crea ting 47 default 39, 45 displaying 46, 92, 359 event color codes 71 for bookmarks 248 for saved pages 244 mergi ng 47 renaming 47 sending 32 usin g in A pplic ati ons L aunc her 3 9 Cc fi[...]

Index 382 Cookies definition 255 enabling or disabl ing 255 Country default setting 316 Cradle connecting to co mputer 11 for local HotSync operat ions 275, 281 viewing data from 337 Creating categories 39, 47 Contacts entries 83–85 currency symbols 100 custom fields in Contacts 92 Expense items 97 expense reports 101 notes for records 51 records[...]

Index 383 Download attachments 174 message size 157 messages from phone 131 Downloading files, al l types 242 Drafts creating 185 creating in SMS 133 saving 190, 193 Dragging stylus to activ ate features 307 using the stylus 13 E Editing bookmarks 249 records 43–44 saved pages 244 E-mail adding attachments 204–206 adding Contacts entry from e -[...]

Index 384 Entering data 21–35 importing from other applications 33–35 problems with 359 using the computer keyb oard 32 using the onscreen keybo ard 21 Envelope icon 174 Error log 216 ESMTP 150 adding to an account 163 Euro in Ex pens e 99, 100 in Gr af fiti 2 wr iti ng 27 in onscreen keyboa rd 22 Events, Calend ar 63 Exclamation marks i n Task[...]

Index 385 sending an INIT string 327–328 service limitatio ns 328 Graffiti 2 alphabet 24 Command stroke 42 designated input areas 23 Full-screen Writing 23 inp ut ar eas 8, 2 2 menu com mands 42 online Help 307 preferences 317 problems using 359 ShortCuts for entering data 344–346 symbols 27 Graphics pick li st 253 GSM phones accessing the Inte[...]

Index 386 online Tips 15 Open URL 239 Quick Install 55 Refresh 245 repeating event 69, 143, 144 Stop 242 Tips 15 USB 3 Web 237 Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 329 Images changing download preference s in Web Pro 253 compression 253 copying from web pages 246 IMAP adding an account 153 ESMTP sync hronization in 220 server options 156 synchr[...]

Index 387 Looking up Contacts data add to other records 50 scrolling in Address list 48 to add to other records 50 Lost handheld, contact for 85 records 359 Lotus Notes, sel ecting as mail cli ent 219 Lotus Organizer, i mporting data from 33 M Mail service, def ault service for e -mail account 161–162 Mail box, ad ding new 152 Mailto li nks 247 M[...]

Index 388 modem sled, prerequisite for 150 PalmModem acce ssory, prerequisite for 150 Network preferences in Web Browser Pro 258 main handheld preferences 319–334 Non-GSM phones, connecting 313–314 Note Pad alarm 107 menus 1 08 opening 105 reviewing notes 106 Notes, attaching to rec ords 51–52 Notificati ons. See Auto get mail Numbers decimal[...]

Index 389 entering passkey 112, 367 Lookup 50 numbers, selecting f or Address list 88 numbers, selecting type s 86 preferences 335 settings for ISP or dial -in server 322–325 Phone Link Bluetooth connection 109–117 creating connect ions with 113–115 entering passkey 367 overview 109–110 Phone preferences Dialer 93 main handheld preferences [...]

Index 390 editing 43 Expense 97 fonts 5 2 hiding private 338, 342 lost 359 masking private 338 Memos 103 notes for 51–52 number of 373 private 342–3 44 purging 44 sending 32 sorting 50–51 Tasks 139 unmasking in dividual 344 Refreshing a web page 245 Reminde r lists 53 Reminders screen send retry 192 types of reminders 171 using 172 viewing 17[...]

Index 391 Serial cradle/cab le 271, 279, 281, 309 port 1, 2, 270, 27 9, 281, 282, 283, 309 troubleshooting 361, 362, 363, 366, 370 Server deleting messages on 210, 213 Service cha nging in Web Brows er Pr o 258 selectin g for network 320 templates 320, 333 Settings. See Preferences ShortCuts backing up 273 managing 344 –346 menu com mands 42 pred[...]

Index 392 opening 139 prioritizing re cords 140, 146 private records 344 purging records 146 sort order setting 146 sorting records 51 viewing reminders 171 TCP/IP 319, 334 TDA (Tasks archive f ile) 33 Technical Support 355, 373 Text entry. See Entering data files, im porting data from 33, 34 fonts for 52 size setting in Web Pro 251 Thousands separ[...]

Index 393 Voice Memo alarms 234 creating voice m emos 230–232 listening to voice memos 232–233 menus 2 34 opening 229 overview 229 reviewing voice mem os 232 VPN, access e-ma il 151 W Web address See URLs Web page displaying old c ontent 257 list of vi sited 250 refreshing 245 returning to 241 viewing info rmation about 245 Week (Calendar view)[...]

Index 394[...]