Page 1 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Handbook for Palm™ Tungsten™ C Handhelds...
Page 2 End User Software License Agreement. Software Download Available Palm™ Desktop software is supplied on a CD-ROM disc. If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive for your computer, you can download the Palm Desktop software from www.palm.com/support/. PN: 407-4891A-US...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Contents About This Book ..........1 Chapter 1: Welcome .
Page 4 Palm Quick Install Tips ........
Page 5 Removing applications ......... . . 69 Removing Palm Desktop software ....... . . 70 Chapter 5: Using Address Book .
Page 6 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Contents Chapter 9: Using Expense ........103 Adding expense items .
Page 7 Using Palm Photos menus ........
Page 8 Chapter 15: Using Palm™ Web Browser ......263 Using Palm Web Browser’s features ....... . . 263 Palm Web Browser is easy to use .
Page 9 Contents Getting help in Palm Web Browser ....... . 265 Opening Palm Web Browser .
Page 10 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Contents Chapter 16: Using World Clock ........285 Setting the primary location .
Page 11 On-Screen Writing preferences ........336 Enabling Palm On-screen Writing ....... . . 337 Displaying penstrokes .
Page 12 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Contents VPN preferences ..........356 Connecting to your VPN account .
Page 13: About This Book
About This Book This handbook is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your Tungsten C handheld. It describes all you need to know about how to use your handheld and the applications that come with it. It describes:...
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Page 15: Chapter 1: Welcome
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 1 Welcome Your new Palm™ Tungsten™ C handheld is wirelessly enabled so that you can use it to transmit and receive information over the airwaves. Use your handheld to do the following: Connect to your corporate or personal local area network (LAN) wirelessly with a built-in 802.11b radio enabling you to read, compose, and send e-mail on-the-...
Page 16: Minimum Requirements: Windows Computers
– Windows 98 – Windows ME – Windows 2000 Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software) – Windows XP Home or Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software) Internet Explorer 4.01 with SP2 or later Netscape Navigator...
Page 17: Finding Information
The handheld tutorial, Quick Tour. To access this tutorial, tap the Quick Tour icon from the Applications main screen. The electronic Palm Desktop software for the Macintosh User’s Guide. To access this guide, open the Palm folder and then open the Documentation folder.
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Page 19: Chapter 2: Exploring Your Handheld
Set alarms from World Clock and Date Book to keep yourself on schedule and remind yourself of appointments, redial reminders, and notes. Synchronize your data with Palm™ Desktop software on your Windows or Mac computer so you can work with your personal information on your computer and maintain a copy of your information.
Page 20: Locating Front Panel Controls
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 2 Exploring Your Handheld Locating front panel controls Green indicator light Screen Stylus IR port Keyboard area Date Book Power button/ Address Brightness control Book Wireless Application buttons E-mail Navigator Application buttons Select button Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data...
Page 21 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Locating handheld components Activate the individual handheld applications that Application buttons correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, E-mail, and Wireless. See “Buttons preferences” Chapter 18 for details on reassigning these buttons to open any application on your handheld.
Page 22: Locating Back Panel Components
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 2 Exploring Your Handheld Locating back panel components Side channel for cover Universal connector Speaker Headset jack Reset button Expansion card slot Connects your handheld to the cradle, which in turn Universal connector connects to the back of your computer and through the AC adapter to the wall current.
Page 23: Adding An Expansion Card
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Adding an expansion card Adding an expansion card A tiny expansion card (sold separately) increases the variety of tasks you can do and the amount of space you have for storing software and data on your handheld.
Page 24: Adjusting The Screen Brightness Level
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 2 Exploring Your Handheld Adjusting the screen brightness level The screen brightness makes it easy for you to see the information on your handheld. The screen brightness level can be adjusted to for ease of viewing and to extend battery life.
Page 25: Chapter 3: Navigating And Entering Data
Using Graffiti writing Beaming data from another device that has an infrared port Entering or importing data in Palm™ Desktop software and then synchronizing with your handheld Tapping Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on your handheld screen is the basic action that gets things done on your handheld.
Page 26: Using The Navigator
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.
Page 27: Using The Keyboard
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using the keyboard To navigate in dialog boxes: While a pick list is open, press Up or Down on the navigator to highlight an item, and then press Select on the navigator to select the item.
Page 28: Typing Capital Letters
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data Press to access the secondary character set. See “Using the Function key: Function key” later in this chapter. Capitalizes letters or opens the Find dialog box. For CAPS/Find key: more information on capitalizing letters, see the next section “Typing...
Page 29 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using the keyboard This feature does not work with every key or with the Function key secondary NOTE character set. To access international characters from the keyboard: Press and hold a key. Press Up or Down on the navigator.
Page 30: Using The Function Key
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data Using the Function key The Function key enables you to access the secondary character or feature set from each of the keys. The secondary character and feature set is labeled in blue in the upper right on each available key.
Page 31: Using Shortcuts
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using elements of the handheld interface Using ShortCuts ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors. The handheld comes with several predefined ShortCuts, and you can also create your own.
Page 32 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data When a checkmark appears in a check box, the Check box corresponding option is active. To insert or remove a check mark: If a check box is empty, tapping it inserts a checkmark.
Page 33: Using Graffiti Writing To Enter Data
To display an online tip: Tap the Tips icon After you review the tip, tap Done. Using Graffiti writing to enter data Palm™ On-screen Writing must be enabled before you can use Graffiti IMPORTANT writing. See “On-Screen Writing preferences” Chapter 18 for more information.
Page 34 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing: If you draw the character shape exactly as shown in the tables later in this chapter (like the shapes shown in the following diagram), you can achieve close to 100 percent accuracy.
Page 35: Graffiti Tips
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using Graffiti writing to enter data Two stroke shapes are available for some letters. Choose the one that’s easiest for you. Lift stylus here Start stroke at heavy dot As you’ll see later in this chapter, you use the same shape to create both the uppercase and lowercase version of a letter.
Page 36: Graffiti Alphabet
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data Graffiti alphabet The Graffiti alphabet consists of the following letters: Letter Strokes Letter Strokes Space Backspace Carriage Period Tap twice return...
Page 37: Capital Letters
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using Graffiti writing to enter data Capital letters You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet characters. You must first “shift” to caps—just as you press the Shift key on a keyboard—and then write the character strokes.
Page 38: Punctuation Marks
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data Punctuation marks Graffiti writing can create any punctuation symbol that you can enter from a standard keyboard. When Enable Writing is enabled, the punctuation shift area at the bottom of the screen is highlighted by a color. A single tap within the punctuation shift area activates Punctuation mode and the next stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark.
Page 39: Symbol Characters
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using Graffiti writing to enter data You can also use the following additional Graffiti punctuation marks. & * < > — " Symbol characters All symbol characters begin with the symbol shift stroke in the Graffiti writing area of your handheld.
Page 40: Additional Non-English Characters
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data You can use the following accent strokes in combination with Graffiti letters: Using these accent strokes, you can write the following accented letters: à á â ã ä å è é ê ë ì í î ï ò ó ô õ ö ù ú û ü ÿ ý ñ...
Page 41: Beaming Data
You can beam the following information between devices with an IR port: The record currently displayed in Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Note Pad, Palm Photos, or Memo Pad All records of the category currently displayed in Address Book, To Do List, Note Pad, Palm Photos, or Memo Pad...
Page 42 For best results, handhelds should be between 10 centimeters (approximately 4 inches) and 1 meter (approximately 39 inches) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles. The beaming distance to other Palm OS handhelds may be different.
Page 43 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Beaming data To beam an application: Press the Home Press Function + Menu Tap App, and then select Beam. Select either Handheld or Card from the Beam From pick list. Tap the application you want to transfer.
Page 44: Using Your Computer Keyboard
Save the data in one of the file formats in the following list, import it into Palm Desktop software, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your handheld.
Page 45 With File Link, you can import data stored in any of the following formats: Comma-separated (*.csv) Memo Pad archive (*.mpa) Address Book archive (*.aba) Text (*.txt) For information on how to set up a file link, see the Palm Desktop online Help.
Page 46: Importing Data From A Mac Computer
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 3 Navigating and Entering Data Importing data from a Mac computer Palm Desktop software can import data from any of the following applications when you export the data in the appropriate file format: Address Book Plus (text file) Claris Organizer (Palm Desktop software can open these files directly).
Page 47 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Importing data Click OK. To add the imported data to your handheld, perform a HotSync operation. See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data.
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Page 49: Chapter 4: Working With Applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your handheld or on an expansion card. You can also open Date Book, Address Book, VersaMail , and Palm™ Web Browser with the application buttons on your handheld. Home key opens...
Page 50: Other Ways To Open Applications
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have many applications installed on your handheld, tap the scroll bar to see all your applications. Other ways to open applications You can also open applications on your handheld in either of the following ways: Press and hold Select on the navigator to open the Applications Launcher.
Page 51: Categorizing Applications
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Categorizing applications When you use an expansion card, your handheld creates and displays a new category that matches the name of the expansion card. You can easily switch between applications installed on your handheld and on the expansion card.
Page 52: Changing The Applications Launcher Display
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category. Need screenshot To create a new category, select Edit Categories from the pick list. Tap Enter New, enter the category name, and then press Function , or tap OK to add the category.
Page 53: Copying Applications To Or From An Expansion Card
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Copying applications to or from an expansion card Press Function + Enter or tap OK. Need screenshot To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category: Press Home Press Command Stroke + R. Alternately, press Function...
Page 54: Selecting Copy Settings
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications Press Function + Enter or tap Done. You can install applications to a card that is seated in the expansion card slot ® during a HotSync operation; see “Installing files and add-on applications”...
Page 55: Using Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using menus Tap Settings. Select Name or Size from the Sort By pick list. Tap the Copy Application Only check box to select it, if you want to copy only the application files. Leave it deselected if you want to copy both the application file and its associated data files.
Page 56 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications – Tap the inverted title area at the top of the screen. Tap the title area Press Press Menu Function In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options. The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo, Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.
Page 57: Using Menu Commands And The Command Toolbar
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using menu commands and the command toolbar Using menu commands and the command toolbar By using the menu commands you can access many functions directly from the keyboard without tapping. You can also view the 802.11b radio signal strength and access the Wi-Fi preferences screen.
Page 58: Choosing Application Preferences
Enabling and disabling Palm On-screen Writing The Edit menu also has an option Enable Writing and Disable Writing that enables or disables Palm On-screen Writing. Enabling Palm On-screen Writing allows you to use the full screen to write Graffiti characters. For a description of Graffiti characters and Palm On-screen Writing, see “Using Graffiti writing to enter data”...
Page 59: Performing Common Tasks
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Performing common tasks To turn on or off Palm On-screen Writing writing: From the Edit menu, tap Enable Writing or Disable Writing. Tap here Performing common tasks The tasks described in this section use the term records to refer to an individual item in any of the applications: a single Date Book event, Address Book entry, To Do List item, Memo Pad memo, Note Pad note, or Expense item.
Page 60 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications One or more dotted edit lines Blinking cursor Edit line In Note Pad you can write anywhere on the screen. Therefore, you will NOTE not see an edit line or blinking cursor unless the cursor is in the title line.
Page 61: Deleting Records
A confirmation dialog box appears. If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm™ Desktop software, be sure that the check box is selected. If you don’t want to save a copy, tap the check box to deselect it.
Page 62: Purging Records
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications When deleting a repeating event in Date Book, you can choose to delete NOTE the current repeating event, current and future events, or all instances of that event. In Note Pad, open the note you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
Page 63 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Performing common tasks When you create a record, your handheld automatically places it in the category that is currently displayed. If the category is All, your handheld assigns it to the Unfiled category. You can leave an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time.
Page 64 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications Tap the Category pick list to display the list of available categories. Select the category for the record. Press Function + Enter or tap OK. In Address Book, Note Pad, and Memo Pad you can select the category...
Page 65 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Performing common tasks To define a new category: Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list. Tap here Select Edit Categories. Tap New. Enter the name of the new category, and then press Function + Enter tap OK.
Page 66: Finding Information
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename. Enter the new name for the category, and then press Function + Enter or tap OK. Press Function + Enter or tap OK.
Page 67 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Performing common tasks To look up an Address Book record with the stylus: From the Address list screen, enter the first letter of the name you want to find. Look Up line The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter. If you write another letter, the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters.
Page 68 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications Press Up or Down on the navigator to select the next letter of the name you want to find. The list then scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For example, selecting s scrolls to “Sands,”...
Page 69 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Performing common tasks As your handheld searches for the text, you can tap Stop at any time. You may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your handheld finishes the search. To continue the search after you tap Stop, tap Find More.
Page 70: Sorting Lists Of Records
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications To add names to an Expense record: Tap the Expense record to which you want to add names. Tap Details. Tap Who. Tap here Tap Lookup. The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field.
Page 71 To sort the Note Pad and Memo list manually, tap and drag a note or memo to a new location in the list. To make the list appear in Palm Desktop software as you manually sorted it on your handheld, open the application in Palm Desktop software and click Sort by.
Page 72: Attaching Notes
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications Attaching notes In Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, and Expense, you can attach a note to a record. A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For example, for an appointment in Date Book, you can attach a note with directions to the location.
Page 73: Choosing Fonts
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Performing common tasks Choosing fonts In many applications, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. You can choose small, small bold, large, or large bold fonts in each application that enables you to change font style.
Page 74: Receiving Alerts
Tap Clear All to dismiss all alerts in the list. Receiving alerts from Palm Desktop software You can also set an option to receive Date Book event alerts from Palm Desktop software. The feature is disabled by default, so you must enable it within Palm...
Page 75: Hiding Or Masking Private Records
Installing and removing applications This section explains how to install and remove applications and other files on your handheld or on an expansion card, and how to remove Palm Desktop software from your computer. Installing files and add-on applications...
Page 76: Installing Applications And Files On A Windows Computer
From My Computer or Windows Explorer, select the file(s) or folder that you want to install. Drag and drop the file(s) or folder on to the Palm Quick Install icon on the Windows desktop. Palm Quick Install displays a status dialog box that shows whether the files will be installed on your handheld or an expansion card.
Page 77 Click Yes to add the files to the expansion card queue. Perform a HotSync operation to install the files. To drag and drop applications or files onto the Palm Quick Install window: Copy or download the application(s) or file(s) you want to install onto your computer.
Page 78 This can happen if the file type was not recognized during the HotSync operation. Expansion cards may hold applications that use files other than the Palm™ application files. For your handheld to recognize such a file, you must first launch the associated application at least once.
Page 79: Palm Quick Install Tips
When you drag and drop a folder that has subfolders, Palm Quick Install only looks at the files one folder below the selected folder. To install files in a different location, start Palm Quick Install and drag the files to a different queue.
Page 80 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 4 Working with Applications From the User pop-up menu, select the name that corresponds to your handheld. Click Add To List. If the file you want to install is not listed in the dialog box, go to the folder to which you copied the file.
Page 81: Removing Applications
This can happen if the file type was not recognized during the HotSync operation. Expansion cards may hold applications that use files other than the Palm application files. For your handheld to recognize such a file, you must first launch the associated application at least once.
Page 82: Removing Palm Desktop Software
Tap Yes. Tap Done. Removing Palm Desktop software If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software, you can remove it from your computer. This process removes only the application files. The data in your Users folder remains untouched.
Page 83 Double-click the Palm Desktop Installer icon. From the Easy Install screen, select Uninstall from the pop-up menu. Select the software you want to remove. Click Uninstall. Select the folder that contains your Palm Desktop software files. Click Remove. Restart your computer.
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Page 85: Chapter 5: Using Address Book
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 5 Using Address Book Address Book enables you to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or business contacts. Use Address Book to do the following: Quickly look up or enter names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information.
Page 86: Creating An Address Book Entry
A record in Address Book is called an entry. You can create entries on your handheld, or you can use Palm™ Desktop software to create entries on your computer and then transfer the entries to your handheld with your next HotSync ®...
Page 87: Selecting Types Of Phone Numbers
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Selecting types of phone numbers As you enter letters in the Title, Company, City, and State fields, text appears for the first logical match that exists in your Address Book. As you enter more letters, a closer match appears. For example, you may already have Sacramento and San Francisco in your Address Book.
Page 88: Changing Address Entry Details
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 5 Using Address Book Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change. triangle Select a new label. Changing Address Entry details The Address Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an entry.
Page 89: Address Book Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Address Book menus Address Book menus Address Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Address Book features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. “Using menus” Chapter 4 for information about selecting menu commands.
Page 90: Options Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 5 Using Address Book Options menus Address view Address list Preferences Determines how Address Book Remember last category: appears when you return to it from another application. If you select this check box, Address Book shows the last category you selected.
Page 91: Chapter 6: Using Calculator
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 6 Using Calculator Calculator enables you to perform basic calculations. Use Calculator to do the following: Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and square root operations. Store and retrieve values. Display the last series of calculations, which is useful for confirming a series of “chain”...
Page 92: Viewing Recent Calculations
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 6 Using Calculator Toggles the current number between a negative and positive value. If you want to enter a negative number, enter the number first and then press the +/- button. Places the current number in memory. Each new number you enter with the M+ button is added to the total already stored in memory.
Page 93: Using Calculator Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using Calculator menus Using Calculator menus The Calculator menu shown here is for your reference, and the Calculator feature described here is not explained elsewhere in this book. “Using menus” Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
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Page 95: Chapter 7: Using Card Info
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 7 Using Card Info Card Info enables you to review general information about an expansion card. Use Card Info to do the following: Review card contents. Rename a card. Format a card. Reviewing Card Information You can view the card name, type, available storage space, and a summary of its contents.
Page 96: Renaming A Card
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 7 Using Card Info Renaming a card Renaming a card enables you to give an easy to recognize name to the card. To rename a card: Press Home Tap the Card Info icon Press Command Stroke + R.
Page 97: Managing An Expansion Card
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Managing an expansion card Managing an expansion card When writing data to an expansion card, wait for your handheld to complete the operation before removing the card from the slot. This prevents data corruption or accidental damage to the expansion card.
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Page 99: Chapter 8: Using Date Book
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 8 Using Date Book Date Book enables you to quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date. Use Date Book to do the following: Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date.
Page 100: Scheduling An Event
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 8 Using Date Book When you open Date Book, the screen shows the current date and a list of times for a normal business day. Scheduling an event A record in Date Book is called an “event.” An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a day.
Page 101 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Scheduling an event If the event is one hour long, skip to step 5. If the event is longer or shorter than an hour, tap the time of the event to open the Set Time dialog box.
Page 102 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 8 Using Date Book To schedule an event for another day: Select the date you want for the event by doing one of the following: – Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen.
Page 103: Selecting An Event
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Selecting an event Enter a description of the event. untimed event No time selected Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event. If you create an event and decide later that there is no particular start or end time, you can easily change it to an untimed event.
Page 104: Setting An Alarm For An Event
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 8 Using Date Book Setting an alarm for an event The Alarm setting enables you to set an alarm for events in your Date Book. You can set an alarm to notify you minutes, hours, or days before an event. The default Alarm setting is five minutes before the time of the event, but you can change the Alarm to any number of minutes, hours, or days.
Page 105: Scheduling Repeating Or Continuous Events
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Scheduling repeating or continuous events – Tap Go To to open Date Book. Date Book opens and displays the event associated with the alarm. You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. In this...
Page 106 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 8 Using Date Book Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box. Tap the Repeat Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year to set how often the event repeats. For a continuous event, tap Day.
Page 107: Changing Repeating Or Continuous Events
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Scheduling repeating or continuous events Changing repeating or continuous events When you make changes to a repeating or continuous event, such as deleting or adding notes or changing the time of an event, you can decide which of the events you want to change—all events in the series, just the current event, or the current...
Page 108: Changing The Date Book View
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 8 Using Date Book If you change other repeat settings (e.g., time, alarm, private) of a repeating event and apply the change to all occurrences, your handheld creates a new event. The start date of this new event is the day on which the setting is changed.
Page 109: Working In Month View
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Changing the Date Book view Tap an event to show a description of the event. Event details Tap to show event details Tips for using Week view Keep the following points in mind: To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or day.
Page 110: Working In Agenda View
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 8 Using Date Book You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month view. See “Display Options” later in this chapter. Tips for using Month view Keep the following points in mind: Tap a day in the Month view to display that day in the Day view.
Page 111: Spotting Event Conflicts
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Spotting event conflicts You can also change the category of To Do items shown. Tap on the pick NOTE list to choose another category. See Chapter 13 for more information on working with To Do items.
Page 112: Record Menu
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 8 Using Date Book Record menu Opens a dialog box where you can choose how you want to Send Event send the selected event to another device. The options available depend on the software installed on your handheld.
Page 113 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Date Book menus, preferences, and display options Preferences Defines the start and end times for Date Book screens. If the Start/End Time time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down.
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Page 115: Chapter 9: Using Expense
Log miles traveled for a particular date or expense category. Sort your expenses by date or expense type. Send or export your expense information to popular computer applications, such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word, using Palm™ Desktop software and HotSync ®...
Page 116: Adding Expense Items
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 9 Using Expense Adding expense items A record in Expense is called an item. You can sort your Expense items into categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item. Tap New.
Page 117: Changing The Date Of An Expense Item
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Adding expense items Changing the date of an Expense item Initially, Expense items appear with the date on which you enter them. You can change the date associated with any Expense item. To change the date of an Expense item: Tap the Expense item you want to change.
Page 118: Customizing The Currency Pick List
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 9 Using Expense Enables you to choose the payment method used to pay the Payment Expense item. If the item is prepaid (such as airline tickets supplied by your company), you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate company-paid cell of your printed expense report.
Page 119: Changing The Default Currency
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Customizing the Currency pick list Changing the default currency You can select which currency appears by default when you’re entering Expense items. You can override this setting when entering individual expense items. To change your default currency: Open Expense.
Page 120: Setting Show Options
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 9 Using Expense Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to appear in Expense. Press Function + Enter or tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box. Press Function + Enter or tap OK.
Page 121: Working With Expense Data On Your Computer
After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your handheld and perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software enables you to do any of the following on your computer. See the Palm Desktop software online help for details.
Page 122: Record Menu
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 9 Using Expense Record menu Options menu Opens the Preferences dialog box where you can select Preferences automatic fill and default currency options. Enables you to select an expense type by Use automatic fill. typing the first letter of an expense type. For example, if you type the letter T, it enters the “Taxi”...
Page 123: Chapter 10: Using Memo Pad
Use Memo Pad to do the following: Send memos to popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm™ Desktop software and HotSync ® technology.
Page 124: Reviewing Memos
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 10 Using Memo Pad To create a new memo: Open Memo Pad. Tap New. Tap New In the Memo list screen, you can also begin typing to create a new memo. The first letter is automatically capitalized and begins your new memo. If you have a memo open, you can press Command Stroke + N.
Page 125: Using Memo Pad Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using Memo Pad menus Using Memo Pad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. “Using menus” Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
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Page 127: Chapter 11: Using Note Pad
Assign notes to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups. Exchange notes with other devices that have Note Pad 2.0 installed. Use Palm™ Desktop software and HotSync ® technology to copy and paste notes into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word, or to send notes as e-mail attachments.
Page 128: Creating A Note
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 11 Using Note Pad Creating a note A record in Note Pad is called a note. You can assign notes to categories and mark them private as described in Chapter 4. This section covers how to create a note.
Page 129: Changing Note Pad Color Settings
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Changing Note Pad color settings Tap arrows to scroll to next and previous notes Select a note to view Review or edit the contents of the note. Press Function + Enter or tap Done. Changing Note Pad color settings By default, your notes appear with a white “paper”...
Page 130: Setting An Alarm For A Note
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 11 Using Note Pad Setting an alarm for a note You can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follow up on a note. To set an alarm for a note: Tap the note to which you want to assign an alarm.
Page 131: Using Note Pad Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using Note Pad menus When the alarm goes off and the reminder message appears onscreen, do one of the following: – Press Function + Enter or tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen.
Page 132: Options Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 11 Using Note Pad Opens a dialog box where you can choose how you want to Send Note send the selected note to another device. The options available depend on the software installed on your handheld.
Page 133: Chapter 12: Using Palm Tm Photos
Select the Photo icon Viewing photos A record in Palm Photos is called a photo. Photos can be a file that you transfer from your computer, store on an expansion card, or receive from another device. This section covers how to view, manage, and exchange photos that are stored on your handheld or on an expansion card that is seated in the expansion slot.
Page 134: Viewing Photos In Thumbnail View
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 12 Using Palm Photos GIF files Viewing photos in Thumbnail view Thumbnail view displays miniature versions of your photos so that you can see several photos on the screen at the same time. Use this view to browse through photos or to locate a photo when you don’t know the name of the photo.
Page 135: Viewing Photos In List View
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Viewing photos Viewing photos in List view List view displays a list of your photos so that you can see the names and dates associated with your photos. Use this view to locate a photo when you know the name or the date the photo was created.
Page 136: Rotating Photos
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 12 Using Palm Photos To view a slide show: Tap the Album pick list in the upper-right corner and select the album you want to view. Tap Slide Show. Album Album pick list pick list...
Page 137: Viewing Photo Information
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Viewing photos Tap the photo you want to rotate. You can also select a photo with the navigator. Press Select on the navigator to insert the highlight, press Up, Down, Right, or Left to highlight a specific photo, and then press Select to view the photo.
Page 138: Organizing Photos
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 12 Using Palm Photos Organizing photos There are several ways you can organize your photos. You can sort photos in the List view, file photos in albums, and copy photos to an expansion card Sorting photos in List view In List view you can sort photos in ascending or descending order by name or date.
Page 139: Filing Photos In Albums
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Organizing photos Press Function + Enter or tap OK. Press Function + Enter or tap Done. Filing photos in albums You can organize the photos on your handheld by filing them into different albums. Since each expansion card is viewed as it’s own album, you cannot file photos stored on an expansion card in albums.
Page 140: Copying And Moving Photos
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 12 Using Palm Photos Copying and Moving photos The Copy command enables you to make a copy of a photo on your handheld or an expansion card. If the photo is currently located on your handheld it is copied to an expansion card, and vice-a-versa.
Page 141 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Organizing photos To rename an album: Tap the Album pick list in the upper-right corner. Select Edit Albums. Tap Rename Select the album you want to rename. Tap Rename. Enter the new name. Press Function + Enter or tap OK.
Page 142: Beaming Photos
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 12 Using Palm Photos Beaming photos The Beam command enables you to beam photos to other devices that are enabled with infrared technology. To beam photos: Press Function + Menu Select Photo, and then select Beam.
Page 143 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Sending photos To send photos: Press Function + Menu Select Photo, and then select Send. Tap Send Tap the photo(s) you want to send. A plus sign appears next to the photo(s) you select. You can also select a photo with the navigator. Press Select on the navigator to insert the highlight, press Up, Down, Right, or Left to highlight a specific photo, and then press Select to view the photo.
Page 144: Deleting Photos
If you no longer want a photo on your handheld or expansion card, you can delete the photo. Photos that were stored on your handheld and were synchronized with the Desktop software will be removed from Palm Photos on your computer the next time you perform a HotSync operation.
Page 145: Working With Photos On Your Computer
Working with photos on your computer After you take and manage photos on your handheld and perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software enables you to do any of the following on your Windows computer. See the Palm Desktop software online help for details. This feature is not available on Mac computers.
Page 146 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 12 Using Palm Photos...
Page 147: Chapter 13: Using To Do List
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 13 Using To Do List To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do. Use To Do List for the following: Make a quick and convenient list of things to do.
Page 148: Creating List Items
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 13 Using To Do List Creating list items A To Do List item is a reminder of some task that you have to complete. A record in To Do List is called an item. To create a To Do List item: Do one of the following: –...
Page 149: Checking Off A To Do List Item
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Checking off a To Do List item To set the priority of a To Do List item: Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do List item. Tap here Select priority Select the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important).
Page 150: Changing To Do List Item Details
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 13 Using To Do List Changing To Do List item details The To Do Item Details dialog box enables you to change settings for individual items. To display the To Do Item Details dialog box: Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change.
Page 151: Setting To Do Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting To Do Preferences Press Function + Enter or tap OK. If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Show options dialog box, you can tap directly on the due date in the To Do List to open the pick list shown in step 2.
Page 152: Using To Do List Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 13 Using To Do List Shows the priority setting for each item. Show Priorities Shows the category for each item. Show Categories Press Function + Enter or tap OK. Using To Do List menus To Do List menus are shown here for your reference, and To Do List features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
Page 153: Chapter 14: Using Palm™ Versamail™ Personal E-Mail Software
This chapter describes how to set up different types of e-mail accounts and explains how to use the many e-mail features in the VersaMail application. The VersaMail application version 2.5 is the newest offering in the line of Palm personal e-mail software applications. Formerly known as MultiMail ®...
Page 154: Synchronizing An Existing Username
Synchronizing an existing username If you plan to synchronize your Tungsten C handheld with an existing username by performing a HotSync operation, you must do so before you enter your e-mail account information in the VersaMail application. If you enter the e-mail account information first and then synchronize your handheld to an existing username, the username information overwrites the e-mail account information you entered.
Page 155: Account And Connection Types
Using a network account, you can set up or access an e-mail account using any of the following connection methods: Built-in 802.11b radio on your handheld Palm™ Bluetooth Card (sold separately) attached through the expansion card slot connection to a mobile phone or local access point that is enabled with Bluetooth technology ®...
Page 156 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software You must also have the appropriate prerequisite for the type of connection you want to make, as follows. Connection Type Prerequisite Dial-up modem connection via Proximity to an 802.11b hub.
Page 157 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts Information about your e-mail account is available from the e-mail provider. NOTE Depending on the type of e-mail service you have, you may be able to access this information by going to the e-mail provider’s web site or by contacting the provider’s customer support.
Page 158: Creating A Network E-Mail Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Creating a network e-mail account You create a new account in Account Setup, which guides you through the process. To create a network e-mail account: Press Function + Menu , select Accounts, and select Account Setup.
Page 159 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts Entering the account username and password In the next part of the VersaMail Account Setup, you enter the username and password for this account. To enter the account username and password: Enter the username you use to access your e-mail.
Page 160 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Enter the name of your incoming (POP) mail server, such as pop.mail.yahoo.com. If the VersaMail application knows the incoming mail server name based on the mail service you selected, the correct server name is displayed.
Page 161 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts – (POP account only) To get e-mail on your handheld but also leave it on the server so you can view it later on your desktop, select the Leave mail on server check box.
Page 162 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software To set outgoing mail options: (Optional) Do any of the following: Enter the name you want to appear on your outgoing Display Name messages, such as “Joe Smith.”...
Page 163 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts To add a personal signature: Tap the Attach Signature to messages check box, and then enter the text of the signature. This signature is attached to all your outgoing e-mail.
Page 164: Creating A Synchronize-Only Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Testing your new account After you finish setting up a new e-mail account, the Inbox of the account you just created is displayed. You can test whether the e-mail account is set up and working properly by tapping Get Mail.
Page 165 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts Tap the Protocol pick list and select POP or IMAP. (Most mail Protocol providers use the POP protocol.) If the VersaMail application knows the protocol for the mail service you selected, it displays the correct protocol.
Page 166 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Tap the Password box, and then enter your password. Press Function + Enter , or tap OK. The Password box displays the word “Assigned” to indicate that a password has been entered.
Page 167 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts – To set up additional mail options, tap Next. Continue with the next set of procedures. Setting mail retrieval options for a POP or IMAP account The next VersaMail Setup screen displays different options depending on whether your mail service uses a POP or an IMAP protocol.
Page 168 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software POP accounts IMAP accounts Tap Next. Setting outgoing mail options Outgoing mail options are the same for POP and IMAP accounts. To set outgoing mail options: (Optional) Enter or select any of the following:...
Page 169 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts Adding a signature If you want, you can add a signature to each e-mail message you send. For example, you can enter your name and telephone number so that it appears on each message you send.
Page 170: Setting Versamail Connection Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Username and Password fields appear only if ESMTP check box is selected Press Function + Enter , or tap Done. Configuring your synchronize-only account After you finish setting up a synchronize-only e-mail account, you need to configure this account on your desktop.
Page 171: Editing E-Mail Accounts
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts Select any of the following preferences: Types ahead and completes a recognized e-mail address. See Enable Smart Addressing the procedure for creating new e-mail later in this chapter for more information.
Page 172 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Tap the name of the account to edit, and then tap Edit. To edit an account: On the Account Setup screen, change any of the following: Enter a descriptive name for this account, such as “My Account Name Yahoo.”...
Page 173 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts To edit the account username and password: (Optional) Enter a new username for accessing your e-mail. This is generally the part of your e-mail address appearing before the @ symbol; it is usually not your entire e-mail address.
Page 174 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software (Optional) Enter the new or correct name of your outgoing (SMTP) mail server, such as smtp.mail.yahoo.com. If the VersaMail application knows the outgoing mail server name based on the mail service you selected, the correct server name is displayed.
Page 175 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts – You should not need to change the port number setting. The port number setting defaults to 110 for POP and 143 for IMAP servers, respectively. If you are not sure about the correct port number, check with your mail server administrator.
Page 176 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Select the BCC check box to send a blind copy of any e-mail message you send to another e-mail address. The blind copy e-mail address is not seen by the other recipients of the message.
Page 177: Deleting An E-Mail Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting up and managing e-mail accounts Editing advanced outgoing mail options You can change additional outgoing mail options. To edit advanced outgoing mail options: (Optional) Change any of the following: – You should not need to change the outgoing mail port number setting. The default is 25, the port number most SMTP servers use.
Page 178: Selecting A Different Service For A Given E-Mail Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Select Account Setup. Tap the name of the account you want to delete, and then tap Delete. Tap Yes in the Delete Confirmation dialog box to delete the account and all associated e-mail messages.
Page 179 Setting up and managing e-mail accounts has GPRS coverage, you may want to switch your My Earthlink account to the service called Earthlink GPRS, which connects to a GPRS service using a Palm Bluetooth Card (sold separately) inserted into your handheld’s expansion card slot.
Page 180: Getting, Sending, And Managing E-Mail
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Press Function + Enter (alternately, tap OK), and then press Function + Enter (or tap OK) again. If there is an existing service connection, it is disconnected and the new connection is initiated. The VersaMail application sends and checks for any new e-mail using the new connection.
Page 181 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail To display an account and its Inbox: In your Inbox or another folder screen, press Function + Menu Select Accounts. Press Command + the number of the account you want from the list.
Page 182 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software (Optional) Tap Details and select options for retrieving unread e-mail, downloading attachments, using filters, auto-disconnect, maximum download size, and default connection type for this account. Tap OK. “Creating mail filters”...
Page 183 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail A list of your e-mail appears in the Inbox. Shows unread/ total messages FLOW Envelope icons Displays the time for indicate whether a messages received today message or and the date for all other...
Page 184 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software To view the Attention Manager: Tap the blinking asterisk in the upper-left corner of any screen. Tap the check box to Tap the text to open remove a single...
Page 185 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Tap the Notify me of new mail and mail alerts check box. Tap OK. Changing the notification sound You can choose from a variety of sounds, such as birds, bumble bees, or simply an alarm, to notify you when new e-mail is received.
Page 186 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Tap the Preferences pick list in the upper-right corner, and then tap General. Do either or both of the following: – To change the volume of the Alarm Sound, tap the Alarm Sound pick list, and then tap Low, Medium, High, or Off.
Page 187 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Use the pick lists to create criteria for the notification filter. Set the filter criteria Tap to remove the current notification filter The two pick lists and the edit line combine to create a statement that identifies the type of e-mail that triggers notification.
Page 188 802.11b radio on your handheld, you will not see any status messages during retrieval. If scheduled mail retrieval takes place over any other type of connection (for example, using a Palm Bluetooth Card inserted into your handheld’s card expansion slot), a series of status messages appears during the connection and mail...
Page 189 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail If scheduled retrieval of e-mail discovers and downloads new messages for a given e-mail account, a notification appears in the Attention Manager displaying the account name and the number of new messages. If retrieval is scheduled for more than one account, a separate notification appears for each account.
Page 190 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software FLOW If scheduled retrieval of e-mail discovers no new messages for a given account, no notifications appear in the Attention Manager for that account. The Attention Manager displays only the most recent notification for a given account.
Page 191 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Select the Get mail automatically check box. FLOW Set schedule options: Tap the Every pick list and select the time interval, from Interval 15 minutes to 12 hours. See “Cost issues with scheduled e-mail retrieval”...
Page 192 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software retrieval is reached. If the interval is set for more frequently than one hour and a scheduled e-mail retrieval fails, the VersaMail application waits until the next scheduled retrieval of e-mail.
Page 193 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail To read a message using the navigator: Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll to the message you want to read. Press Select to select the message, and then press Select again to open the message.
Page 194 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software deleting e-mail” later in this chapter for instructions on choosing to receive e-mail in HTML or plain text format. The VersaMail application sends all messages as plain text only, even if you NOTE are forwarding or replying to a message that was originally sent as HTML.
Page 195 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail To change the sort order: Tap Display. Tap the Sort by pick list, and then tap the column name. Tap Descend or Ascend to change the sort order. To select a one-line or two-line view: Tap Display Tap the Show pick list, and then tap the view you want.
Page 196 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software To change the font: Tap Display. Tap the font pick list, and then tap the font you want. FLOW To select colors for read and unread mail: Tap Display.
Page 197 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail To change the size of a column in the folder’s list view: Changing column size is available for one-line message view only. NOTE Tap and hold the stylus on the column divider.
Page 198 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Moving e-mail between folders You can move one or more e-mail messages between folders. To move one e-mail message: Press Right on the navigator to move to and open the folders pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Page 199 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Alternately, tap the folder that you want. SHOW You can also move a single e-mail message from within the body of the message by pressing Command , tapping the folder icon, and selecting the destination folder from the pick list.
Page 200: Creating And Editing Mail Folders
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Do one of the following: – Press Command + V (alternately, press Function + Menu ), and then select Move To on the Message menu. – Tap a message icon next to a selected message, and then tap Move To on the pick list.
Page 201 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail To create and edit e-mail folders: Tap the folders pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen, and then tap Edit Folders. On the Edit Folders or Edit IMAP Folders screen, select any of the following:...
Page 202: Creating And Sending New E-Mail
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software – To delete a folder, tap the folder name from the list on the screen, and then tap Delete. For IMAP accounts only, you have the option of deleting the folder on the server.
Page 203 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Addressing a message by typing the address You can address a message by entering the complete address. To enter the address: In the New Message screen, tap or navigate to the To field and enter the address, and then tap Done.
Page 204 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software For multiple recipients, type a semicolon (;) or tap the semicolon button at the bottom of the screen, and then type a space between recipient names. FLOW If you enter a comma instead of a semicolon, it is automatically changed NOTE to a semicolon.
Page 205 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Tap Add. To enter an address in the cc: or bcc: field, tap the field name and follow the steps given for the To field. Using Smart Addressing to address a message Smart Addressing types ahead and completes a recognized e-mail address.
Page 206 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Turning Smart Addressing on or off You can turn Smart Addressing on or off in VersaMail Preferences. By default, Smart Addressing is turned on. To turn Smart Addressing on or off in VersaMail Preferences: In the Inbox, press Command + R.
Page 207 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Tap the area below the Subject line and enter the text of your e-mail. To access the editing features available on the Edit menu, press Function Menu . The first character of each sentence is automatically capitalized for you.
Page 208 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software If you put a message in the Outbox, you must perform a manual send to send the message on the first attempt. The VersaMail application attempts automatic send retry only after a manual send attempt fails.
Page 209 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail During automatic send retry, any message that the VersaMail application is attempting to send is in a locked state and cannot be edited, moved, or deleted. If you try to modify a message in the locked state, an error message appears.
Page 210 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software To create a personal signature: Press Command + R. Alternately, press Function + Menu , tap Options, and then tap Preferences. Tap Signature. Tap the Attach Signature check box to select it.
Page 211 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Alternately, tap the Forward button. Tap Forward Tap the word To. On the Recipient List screen, enter or look up the recipient address. See the procedure for creating new e-mail earlier in this chapter for more information on addressing messages.
Page 212 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Alternately, tap Reply. In the Reply Options dialog box, select options for replying to the sender only or to all e-mail recipients, and for including original message text.
Page 213 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Alternately, you can tap the folders pick list, select the folder that contains the e-mail, tap the envelope icon next to the message, and then tap Reply on the pick list.
Page 214: Working With Urls
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Working with URLs You can click on a URL in a received message to view the web page or file associated with the URL. Clicking the URL opens a browser window (using the default browser on your handheld) to view the page or file.
Page 215 This is a Palm OS application that you can install and run on PRC (.prc) your handheld. This is a file that works with specific Palm™ applications. PDB (.pdb) These are compressed files that contain other types of files, for ZIP (.zip) example, text files or Word docs.
Page 216 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software To download an attachment: In the Inbox, tap the message with the attachment. A paper clip icon appears on the message’s icon if the message has an attachment that has been downloaded.
Page 217 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Tap paper clip icon to view attachment Your options for working with a downloaded attachment vary according to the file type. Type Action Viewable file: Tap the name of the attachment you want to view, and then text, Word doc, tap View.
Page 218 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Downloading large attachments Downloading and viewing a message with a single attachment that exceeds your maximum message size, or a message with multiple attachments whose total size exceeds your maximum message size, requires some extra steps.
Page 219 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Tap Yes to continue downloading the entire message with attachment. (Optional) Tap Cancel to stop downloading and return to the Message screen. When downloading is complete, the paper clip icon appears and the More button is no longer displayed.
Page 220 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software When downloading is complete, the Attachments dialog box appears, showing all downloaded messages. Follow the procedure for viewing an attachment presented earlier in this chapter. Saving attachments to an expansion card If you have purchased an expansion card that provides extra memory, you can save downloaded attachments to the expansion card.
Page 221 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail To attach a file to a message: Press Command + A. Alternately, press Function + Menu , tap Options, and then tap Add Attachment. Tap the Type pick list and select the file type.
Page 222 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software The selected file appears in the Attachments box. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to for each attachment you want to add, and then tap Done. To delete an attachment from an e-mail message, tap the attached file in the Attachments box and then tap Delete.
Page 223 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Tap the From pick list and select Files on Card. PICK LIST Tap the Type pick list and select the file type. PICK LIST Only file types that correspond to the types of files on the card will be displayed on the list.
Page 224: Deleting Messages
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software The selected file appears in the Attachments box. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each attachment you want to add, and then tap Done. To delete an attachment from an e-mail message, tap the attached file in the Attachments box and then tap Delete.
Page 225 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail To delete one or more messages: Tap the folders pick list and select the folder that contains the message you want to delete. Do one of the following: Item to delete...
Page 226 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software If you delete a message on the server, you cannot retrieve it and view it IMPORTANT again later. To delete messages before a certain date: Press press Function...
Page 227: Emptying The Trash
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail If you tap Choose Date, you can select a date from the calendar. Tap a date to select it, or tap Today Tap Delete. (Optional) Tap Also delete message on server if you want to delete the message from the server now.
Page 228 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software (Optional) Tap Details to see how many messages are in the Trash, and whether the messages are set to be deleted on the server. If you want to delete messages from the handheld as well as from the server, tap Both.
Page 229: Marking Messages As Read Or Unread
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Marking messages as read or unread You can mark messages as read or unread. When you tap a message to read it, it is automatically marked as read. To mark messages as read or unread: Tap the folders pick list and select the folder you want.
Page 230: Setting Preferences For Getting And Deleting E-Mail
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software If you tap Both, this message appears. Tap OK to connect with the server and immediately mark the messages as read or unread on the server. This action also processes any other pending actions on the server, such as messages not yet deleted.
Page 231 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Getting, sending, and managing e-mail Select preferences: Enables you to retrieve the subject only or the entire message. Displays a dialog box for choosing subjects only or entire Ask Every Time messages each time you retrieve e-mail. If deselected, messages are retrieved according to the option you select in the Get pick list.
Page 232: Adding Or Updating An Address Book Entry Directly From A Message
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Adding or updating an Address Book entry directly from a message You can add or update an e-mail address in the Address Book directly from the body of a received e-mail message.
Page 233: Synchronizing E-Mail Between The Handheld And The Desktop
Configuring an account in HotSync Manager Before synchronizing an e-mail account, you configure the account’s settings in the Palm VersaMail HotSync Conduit. The settings have to be specified only once unless you need to make changes. To start Palm VersaMail HotSync Conduit Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.
Page 234: Setting Synchronization Options And Account Settings
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Select Synchronize Active Accounts. (Optional) Select the check box Enable Informational Logging if you want the HotSync log to record information, such as errors encountered, about the conduit during a HotSync operation.
Page 235 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop To configure an account and set the synchronization options: On the VersaMail Configuration For User ... screen, click the plus sign to the left of the account you want to configure.
Page 236 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Click the Mail Client pick list and select the desktop e-mail application you will use to synchronize the selected account with your handheld. For each application, additional setup information is displayed in the Optional Setup Notes box.
Page 237 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop Mail Client Action Direct POP Select this option to synchronize an account by connecting connection to directly with a POP server. You must enter the information server about the server in the VersaMail application on your handheld when you create the e-mail account to access the server.
Page 238 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Mail Client Action Other e-mail Select Microsoft Exchange 5.0 or later as a choice for the Mail applications Client option if your e-mail application is compatible with extended MAPI. If your e-mail application is compatible with SMAPI, select Microsoft Outlook Express as a choice for the Mail Client option.
Page 239 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop In this case the conduit puts the message header, body, and attachment 2— totaling 41KB—on the handheld. Attachment 1 is removed because adding it to the message causes the message to exceed the maximum.
Page 240 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software To set handheld synchronization settings: Under the selected account name, click the plus sign to the left of Device Settings. Click plus sign Click Account Information If you are using an account that is already configured on your handheld, the account information will already be entered.
Page 241 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop Enter the username you use to access your e-mail. This is Login Name generally the part of your e-mail address appearing before the @ symbol; it is usually not your entire e-mail address.
Page 242 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software administrator before selecting this option. See “Adding ESMTP to an account” later in this chapter. If you select this option, you will be prompted to enter a username and password for authentication. Enter a username and password.
Page 243 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop Configuring Microsoft Outlook Express You can synchronize a VersaMail e-mail account with Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 or 6.0, but you must set Outlook Express as the default e-mail handler.
Page 244: Converting Attached Files
DataViz format on the handheld when you perform a HotSync operation. You can then read and edit the file in Documents To Go on the handheld. In the Palm VersaMail HotSync Conduit, you can turn off DataViz Documents To Go plug-ins or select other plug-ins.
Page 245 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop Click Attachment Conversion. Plug-in types are listed in the left column. If the plug-in is selected, the right column shows the name of the company supplying the plug-in. If a plug-in is not selected, the right column reads Not Selected.
Page 246: Synchronizing An Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Synchronizing an account To synchronize accounts, you must set the HotSync action for the VersaMail application in the HotSync Manager. You can, however, exclude e-mail accounts from a HotSync operation.
Page 247: Using Ssl With The Conduit
When you set up an e-mail account, you can choose to use a secure connection (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL) for sending and receiving e-mail messages. The Palm VersaMail HotSync Conduit supports SSL when synchronizing with an e-mail account only if that account uses one of the following desktop e-mail...
Page 248: Going Beyond The Basics
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Going beyond the basics Many of the VersaMail application features, such as getting and sending e-mail, you use daily. Other features are used less frequently but are especially valuable in certain situations.
Page 249 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics Creating mail filters To create a mail filter, you select various criteria, such as To, From, and Contains. This information makes up the filter statement. For example, if you want stock quotes from your online brokerage service sent to a specific folder, you can filter those e-mail messages and store them in the Inbox folder.
Page 250 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software The three pick lists and the edit line combine to create a statement that identifies the type of e-mail and where you want the e-mail stored. For example, a filter might read, “If the [Subject] [Contains] sales meeting, Then get mail and move...
Page 251 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics To turn a filter on or off: Press Function + Menu Select Options, and then select Filters. The Filters dialog box appears with the filters you created. Filters with a check mark...
Page 252: Managing Mail Settings
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Editing or deleting a filter You can edit a filter to change its name or the criteria in the filter. To edit or delete a filter: Press Function + Menu Select Options, and then select Filters.
Page 253 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics Tap the Account pick list, and then tap Edit Accounts. All e-mail accounts appear in the list PICK LIST Tap the name of the account whose settings you want to manage, and then tap OK.
Page 254 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Tap the Password box, and enter a new password in the Password Entry dialog box. Press Function + Enter , or tap OK. To set a default service for this account (different from the default service for your handheld): In the Server Settings screen, tap the Always Connect Using check box.
Page 255 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics To change e-mail address/mail server settings: In the Server Settings screen, tap Details. Tap the Options pick list and select Address/Servers. PICK LIST Edit any of the following: Enter the e-mail address of the account you are accessing, E-mail address such as examplename@yahoo.com.
Page 256 Shows the maximum message size that you can receive. Maximum Message Size Press Function + Enter , or tap OK. If you are using the Palm VersaMail HotSync Conduit and have an IMAP account, you must configure the outgoing mail settings to send mail.
Page 257 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics To set additional incoming mail options: In the Server Settings screen, tap Details. Tap the Options pick list and select Advanced Incoming. NEW SCREEN The incoming mail options are different depending on the connection type you selected and the server protocol—POP or IMAP.
Page 258 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Defines the root mailbox on your IMAP server. Mailbox (IMAP only) Stores deleted e-mail in the folder you specify on the server. Deleted Mail (IMAP only) This field is case sensitive, so spell the folder name exactly as it is on the server.
Page 259 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics Press Function + Enter , or tap OK. To set additional outgoing mail options: In the Server Settings screen, tap Details. Tap the Options pick list and select Advanced Outgoing. PICK LIST Set additional options for outgoing e-mail: The default is 25, the port number most SMTP servers use.
Page 260: Adding Apop To An Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Username and Password fields appear only if ESMTP check box is selected Press Function + Enter twice, or tap OK twice. Adding APOP to an account To encrypt your username and password when traveling over the network, some services require APOP to work properly, while others do not work properly if APOP is used.
Page 261: Adding Esmtp To An Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics In the Server Settings screen, tap Details. Tap the Options pick list and select Advanced Incoming. PICK LIST Select the Use APOP check box. Press Function + Enter , or tap OK.
Page 262 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Tap the Account pick list and select Edit Accounts. All e-mail accounts appear in the list PICK LIST Tap the name of the account you want to change, and then tap OK.
Page 263: Tions
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics Cutting and copying text from an e-mail message for use in other applications You can copy any text from an e-mail message, either from one you have composed or have read or from an attachment you have downloaded and opened (such as a Word doc), for use elsewhere in the VersaMail application or in another application.
Page 264 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software For each type of screen, the command bar offers various options. View Options List (Inbox, Outbox, and so Select all messages. on showing list of Deselect all messages.
Page 265: E-Mail Header Details
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics E-mail header details When viewing a message in any folder, you can change the view of the message header. The e-mail header options as follows: Shows sender’s name or address (From field) and subject line Short header: (Subj field).
Page 266: Backing Up Mail Databases
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software NEW SCREEN SHOTS OF FULL/SHORT HEADERS ON MESSAGE SCREEN To switch between short header and full header view, tap the header icon in the upper-right corner of the message screen.
Page 267: Wireless Imap Folder Synchronization
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics Wireless IMAP folder synchronization If you create an IMAP folder in an account on your handheld that matches a folder on the mail server, you can wirelessly synchronize e-mail messages that you move into or out of the IMAP folder, or delete in the folder.
Page 268: Accessing Corporate E-Mail
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software To synchronize multiple pairs of IMAP folders: In your Inbox or another folder screen of an IMAP e-mail account, press Function + Menu Select Options. Press Command + L (alternately, select Sync IMAP Folders).
Page 269: Using Secure Sockets Layer (Ssl)
If you set up an account that uses an SSL connection on Outlook, Outlook Express, or Eudora, then SSL is supported in the Palm VersaMail HotSync Conduit when you synchronize with that account as well. You cannot use push mail with notification or scheduled sending retry of NOTE e-mail with accounts that use an SSL connection.
Page 270: Five-Way Navigation In The Versamail Application
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Five-way navigation in the VersaMail application The following table summarizes the controls for the five-way navigator on your handheld that are specific to the VersaMail application. See “Using the navigator”...
Page 271 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics View Selection Navigation Function Read Up/Down Scrolls the message text. Message Select Returns you to list view. Right Displays the next message. If you are is viewing the last message, returns you to the folder list view.
Page 272: Keyboard Shortcuts In The Versamail Application
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 14 Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software Keyboard shortcuts in the VersaMail application The following table summarizes the keyboard shortcuts specific to the VersaMail application. See (X-REF TO SHORTCUT INFO) for general keyboard shortcut information.
Page 273 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Going beyond the basics ShortCut Feature Save to Draft Send Deselect All Press & hold Mail Get & Send...
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Page 275: Chapter 15: Using Palm™ Web Browser
Bookmark your favorite sites. Using Palm Web Browser’s features Palm Web Browser is a fast web browser that has a number of features that make it easy to use. The browser is secure and has an informative tips that help you effectively access the web.
Page 276: Palm Web Browser Is Secure
X days old.” This banner informs you that instead of connecting to the Internet, Palm Web Browser is displaying a page from memory. Of course, you can refresh the page anytime. You can also have Palm Web Browser display a confirmation dialog box so that you must manually accept every connection made to the Internet.
Page 277: Getting Help In Palm Web Browser
Using Palm Web Browser’s features The rest of the screen is devoted to displaying the content of the web page. You can perform other actions by tapping items in menus. Like other Palm OS ® applications, when you press Function...
Page 278: Opening Palm Web Browser
When you open Palm Web Browser, you immediately go to your home page. Browsing the Web on your handheld Just like the web browser you use on your desktop computer, Palm Web Browser lets you browse the web in several ways: Visit a web page by entering its web address, also called a URL.
Page 279: Following A Link
Many web pages contain links, which are text or pictures that when clicked, take you to another web page or to another part of the same page. Like many other web browsers, Palm Web Browser highlights these links by underlining them. Links To follow a link: Tap the link.
Page 280: Returning To Your Home Page
To go forward through the History list: Tap the Forward icon Returning to your home page Your home page is the web page Palm Web Browser displays every time you open it. To return to your home page: Tap the Home icon “Changing your home page”...
Page 281: Stopping The Download Process
If your handheld can’t recognize the file type, you see an alert dialog box that tells you that the file is in an unknown format. Palm Web Browser does not download the file. Stopping the download process If you decide that the download process is taking too long, you can stop it.
Page 282: Viewing Information About A Web Page
In the same way, you can bookmark a web page for later reference. A bookmark in Palm Web Browser doesn’t store the actual page; instead, it stores a reference to the page’s web address (URL).
Page 283: Visiting A Bookmarked Page
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Bookmarking Your Favorite Pages Press Function + Enter or tap Done. You can also add a bookmark by going to the Web Content dialog box, tapping Bookmarks, and then tapping Add. Visiting a bookmarked page Use your list of bookmarks to visit a particular page again.
Page 284: Deleting A Bookmark
Done. Saving Pages Although Palm Web Browser keeps a History list of all the pages you visited recently, it doesn’t keep items in the list indefinitely. If you want to save a page (such as a travel itinerary or Internet order receipt) indefinitely, create a saved page.
Page 285 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Saving Pages Tap Save. You can also save a page by going to the Web Content dialog box, tapping Saved Pages, and then tapping Save.
Page 286: Opening A Saved Page
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 15 Using Palm™ Web Browser Opening a saved page When you open a saved page, remember that you’re only seeing a copy of the actual page. To view the current version of the web page, enter the web address again.
Page 287: Copying Text From A Page To Another Application
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Finding Web Pages You Recently Visited Tap the Category pick list to change the category or create a new category. Tap here to enter the new name Tap here to change the category Press Function + Enter or tap Done to return to the Web Content dialog box.
Page 288: Returning To A Page You Visited
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 15 Using Palm™ Web Browser contains a record of all of the pages you visited recently, up to the limit you set in Web Preferences. Returning to a page you visited To return to a page you visited:...
Page 289: Customizing Palm Web Browser
– Tap Smaller Font to make the text return to its original size. Changing your home page Your home page is the web page that displays when you first open Palm Web Browser. You can change your home page to any web address.
Page 290: Changing How Images Are Downloaded
Palm Web Browser stores the information you entered in these fields. The next time you use that order form and type in the first few letters in a field, Palm Web Browser remembers the last item you entered in that field that started with...
Page 291: Enabling Or Disabling Cookies
Allowing a web site to create a cookie does not give the site access to the rest of your handheld. A cookie only stores the information you provide while visiting the web site. By default, Palm Web Browser saves the cookies it receives. You can tell it not to accept cookies. To enable or disable cookies:...
Page 292 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 15 Using Palm™ Web Browser In the Max. History Size field, enter a new maximum size, in kilobytes. ® Remember that most Palm OS handhelds have a limited amount of NOTE memory (usually 8 megabytes). Choose a History list size that lets you store at least a few pages, but still leaves room on your handheld for other data and applications.
Page 293: Controlling How Palm Web Browser Accesses The Internet
Because some wireless Internet Service Providers (ISPs) charge by the amount of data you download, Palm Web Browser is careful to limit how often it accesses the Internet. If you have a faster or more permanent connection to the Internet (such as a wireless Ethernet attachment), the default settings should work for you.
Page 294: Finding The Palm Web Browser Version Number
To find the Palm Web Browser version number: In Applications Launcher, press Function + Menu Tap Info in the App menu. Tap Version. Scroll down until you see the item Web. The number next to this item is the Palm Web Browser version number.
Page 295: Palm Web Browser Menus
Ignore these items when determining the Palm Web Browser version number. Palm Web Browser menus Palm Web Browser menus are shown here for your reference, and Palm Web Browser features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here.
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Page 297: Chapter 16: Using World Clock
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 16 Using World Clock World Clock enables you to view the current time and date in multiple locations and to set an alarm. Use World Clock to do the following: View the current time and date in three locations.
Page 298 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 16 Using World Clock The following procedures show you how to set the Location and Date & Time from within World Clock. See “Date and Time preferences” Chapter 18 for details on setting these preferences.
Page 299: Choosing A Different Primary Location
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Setting the primary location To set the time: Tap Set Date & Time. Tap the Set Time box. Tap to set time Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour. Tap each number of the minute, and then tap the arrows to change them.
Page 300: Setting The Secondary Locations
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 16 Using World Clock Setting the secondary locations The secondary locations display the date and time in two locations other than the primary location. You can use the secondary locations to view the time in places to which you travel or you need to contact people.
Page 301 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Adding a location (Optional) Tap the Time Zone box and select a time zone. Press Function + Enter or tap OK. Press Function + Enter or tap Done. To set Daylight Saving options: From the Edit Location dialog box, tap the This location observes Daylight Saving Time check box to select it.
Page 302: Modifying A Location
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 16 Using World Clock Modifying a Location If you add a location and later realize you did not use the correct settings, you can modify the location. To modify a Location: Tap a Location pick list.
Page 303: Using World Clock Menus
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Using World Clock menus To set an alarm: Tap the box next to the Alarm icon to open the Set Alarm dialog box. Tap the time columns to set the hour and minute. Press Function + Enter or tap OK.
Page 304 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 16 Using World Clock Options menu Opens a dialog box where you can choose which information Display Options appears on the World Clock screen. Activates the secondary location Show Multiple Locations. displays. When it is selected, the secondary locations appear below the primary location.
Page 305: Chapter 17: Performing Hotsync ® Operations
Palm™ Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you must connect your handheld and Palm Desktop software. You can synchronize your data by placing your handheld in the cradle/cable attached to your computer or using your wireless local area network (LAN).
Page 306 Determines the speed at which data is transferred between Speed your handheld and Palm Desktop software. Try the As Fast As Possible rate first, and adjust downward if you experience problems. This setting allows Palm Desktop software and your handheld to find and use the fastest speed.
Page 307: Customizing Hotsync Application Settings
In general, you should leave the settings to synchronize all files. The only reason you might want to change these settings is to overwrite data on either your handheld or Palm Desktop software, or to avoid synchronizing a particular type of file because you don’t use it.
Page 308 Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray (lower-right corner of the taskbar). You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom. Select the appropriate username from the list.
Page 309: Conducting Network Hotsync Operations
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Conducting network HotSync operations Click Conduit Settings. For each application, click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application. Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation.
Page 310: Connecting To Your Computer Through A Wireless Local Area Network (Lan)
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 17 Performing HotSync ® Operations Connecting to your computer through a wireless local area network (LAN) A network HotSync operation requires the following (consult your system administrator for assistance): Your computer has TCP/IP support installed.
Page 311: Performing A Wireless Network Hotsync Operation
After you prepare your computer and select your Conduit Setup options, you are ready to perform a wireless network HotSync operation. You must first install the Palm Desktop software that came with your IMPORTANT Tungsten C handheld before your attempt a network HotSync operation. Your computer must have the software installed to communicate with your handheld.
Page 312 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 17 Performing HotSync ® Operations Tap Network and then tap the HotSync icon. Tap Network Tap here to start a network HotSync operation To set up your handheld during the first HotSync operation: Press Home Tap the HotSync icon Tap Network and then tap the HotSync icon.
Page 313: Performing Cradle/Cable Hotsync Operations
Performing a cradle/cable HotSync operation: Windows computer The first time you synchronize your data, you need to enter user information on Palm Desktop software. After you enter this information and synchronize, the HotSync Manager recognizes your handheld and doesn’t ask for this information again.
Page 314 Operations The following steps assume that you have already installed Palm Desktop software. If you have not installed this software, see the Palm™ Montana™ Read This First installation guide for instructions. To perform a local HotSync operation on a Windows computer: Place your handheld in the cradle/cable.
Page 315: Performing A Direct Hotsync Operation: Mac Computer
Adds a username to your handheld. Creates a folder for the username in the Users folder inside the Palm folder inside the current Mac user’s Documents folder. For example, if you entered Jane Garcia as your username, a folder called Jane Garcia is created in the Users folder.
Page 316 To perform a local HotSync operation on a Mac computer: Place your handheld in the HotSync cradle/cable. Make sure HotSync Manager is enabled: Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder. Click the HotSync Controls tab and make sure the Enabled option is selected.
Page 317 In the Select User dialog box, select the username you entered when you installed the Palm Desktop software, and click OK. The HotSync Progress dialog box reappears, and synchronization begins. Wait for a message on your handheld indicating that the process is complete.
Page 318: Conducting Ir Hotsync Operations
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 17 Performing HotSync ® Operations Conducting IR HotSync operations You can use the infrared (IR) port on your handheld to perform HotSync operations. When you perform an IR HotSync operation, you don't need your cradle/cable. However, you must have a computer that’s equipped with an IR port and that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standards.
Page 319 HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cradle/ cable synchronization. To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication on a Mac computer: Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder. In the HotSync Controls tab, select Enabled. Click the Connection Settings tab.
Page 320: Performing An Ir Hotsync Operation
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 17 Performing HotSync ® Operations Performing an IR HotSync operation After you complete the steps to prepare for performing an IR HotSync operation, it’s easy to perform the actual operation. To perform an IR HotSync operation:...
Page 321: Using File Link
Memo Pad archive (*.mpa) Address Book archive (*.aba) Text (*.txt) For information on how to set up a file link, see the Palm Desktop online Help. The File Link feature is not available in Palm Desktop software for Mac. NOTE...
Page 322 From the Tools menu, select Users. Click Profiles. Click New. Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each profile that you want to create, and then click OK to return to Palm Desktop software.
Page 323 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Creating a user profile Select the profile from the User list, and create the data for the profile (for example, a company phone list).
Page 324: Performing The First Hotsync Operation With A User Profile
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 17 Performing HotSync ® Operations To create a user profile on a Mac computer: Open Palm Desktop software. From the User pop-up menu, select Edit Users. Click New Profile. Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK.
Page 325 Select the profile you want to load on the handheld, and click OK. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld. The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software prompts you to assign a username to the handheld.
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Page 327: Chapter 18: Setting Preferences For Your Handheld
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your handheld, including the following: General Preferences Set the date, time, time zone, and Daylight Saving switch. Date and Time Calibrate the screen on your handheld.
Page 328: Viewing Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Assign your name, phone number, and other owner Owner information to your handheld. Set the security features for your handheld. Security Define a list of abbreviations. ShortCuts Viewing Preferences You can select preferences using the stylus or using the five-way navigator.
Page 329: Buttons Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Buttons preferences Buttons preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with the buttons on the front of the handheld. Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become effective immediately; you do not have to change to a different screen or application.
Page 330: Ir To Pc Connection
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld A connection between the IR port of your PC via Infrared: handheld and the infrared device of your computer or laptop. A connection between the IR port of your Modem via Infrared: handheld and a modem.
Page 331: Date And Time Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Date and Time preferences Press Function + Enter or tap OK. Press Function + Enter or tap OK again to save the configuration. After you create the configuration, you need to set up the HotSync Manager of your Desktop application and the HotSync application of your handheld to perform a modem HotSync operation.
Page 332: Digitizer Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld To set the time zone: Tap the Location pick list. Select a time zone. When you travel, changing the time zone setting to a new time zone automatically resets the date and time on your handheld, but it does not change the time of appointments set in Date Book.
Page 333: Time, Date, Week Start, And Numbers Formats
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Sounds and Alerts preferences To set the country default: Tap the Preset to pick list and select a country. Time, date, week start, and numbers formats The Time setting defines the format for the time of day. The time format that you select appears in all applications on your handheld.
Page 334: System, Alarm, And Game Sounds
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld System, alarm, and game sounds Your handheld uses a variety of sounds. The System, Alarm, and Game Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off, and to adjust the volume level.
Page 335: Remapping Keys
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Keyboard Preferences To set the key repeat rate: Move the slider or tap the adjustment bar. Move the slider Tap the adjustment bar To set key clicking: Tap check box to enable or disable key clicking.
Page 336 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld To remap a key: Tap Remap keys. Tap a key. Tap a key Tap Remap. You can chose to remap the key and the Function + key combination. Mapping function...
Page 337: Network Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Network preferences Network preferences Network preference settings are for advanced users only. Changing your CAUTION Network preferences settings affects you handheld’s ability operate in a wireless environment. Use the Wi-Fi preference settings to change your network settings. See “Wi-Fi preferences”...
Page 338: Entering A Password
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld To select a service: Tap the Service pick list. Tap here to display a list of service templates Select the predefined service template you want to use. Entering a username The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log in to your service provider or your dial-in server.
Page 339: Selecting A Connection
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Network preferences If you are concerned about security, select the Prompt option and do not enter a password. To enter a password: Tap the Password box. Enter the password you use to log in to your server.
Page 340: Entering A Prefix
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld with your service provider or dial-in server. In addition, you can define a prefix, disable call waiting, and give special instructions for using a calling card. To enter your server phone number: Tap the Phone field.
Page 341: Using A Calling Card
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Network preferences To disable call waiting: Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it. Select this box if you Enter your disable need to code here disable call waiting Enter the code to disable call waiting on the Disable call waiting line.
Page 342: Connecting To Your Service
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Press Function + Enter or tap OK. Connecting to your service After you set your Connection and Network Preferences, establishing a connection to your service provider or your company’s network (dial-in server) is easy.
Page 343: Idle Timeout
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Network preferences To add connection details: Tap the service field. Tap Details. Idle timeout The Idle timeout setting defines how long your handheld waits before dropping the connection with your service provider or dial-in server when you switch out of a TCP/IP application.
Page 344: Defining Primary And Secondary Dns
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Defining primary and secondary DNS The Domain Naming System (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 address) you are identifying a specific server that handles the translation services.
Page 345: Login Scripts
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Network preferences To identify dynamic IP addressing: Tap the IP Address check box to select it. Tap to select automatic IP address To enter a permanent IP address: Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box.
Page 346: Creating A Login Script On Your Handheld
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld You can create login scripts from the Login Script dialog box on your handheld, accessed from the Details dialog box in Network Preferences. Tap here to see the list of available commands You can also use non-ASCII and literal characters in your login script.
Page 347: Plug-In Applications
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Network preferences Detects a challenge-response prompt coming from the server Wait For Prompt and then displays the dynamically generated challenge value. You then enter the challenge value into your token card, which in turn generates a response value for you to enter on your handheld.
Page 348: Deleting A Service Template
On-Screen Writing preferences Palm On-screen Writing offers you the option of using the full screen to enter text. You can enter Graffiti characters anywhere on the screen using the same stroke...
Page 349: Enabling Palm On-Screen Writing
IMPORTANT on using Palm On-screen Writing. Enabling Palm On-screen Writing Palm On-screen Writing can be enabled and disabled from the preferences screen or from the edit menu within an application. For information on using the edit menu option, see “Enabling and disabling Palm On-screen Writing”...
Page 350: Owner Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Tap the Show penstrokes check box to enable or disable. Owner preferences The Owner Preferences screen enables you to record a name, company name, phone number, or any other information that you want to associate with your handheld.
Page 351: Power Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Power preferences Power preferences The Power preferences screen enables you to set the auto shutoff interval, and the Beam Receive feature. Need screenshot Auto-off delay Your handheld has an automatic shutoff feature that activates after a period of inactivity.
Page 352: Security Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Security preferences Your handheld comes with a Security feature so that unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect. Use the Security feature to do the following: Lock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until you enter the correct password.
Page 353: Locking Your Handheld
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Security preferences Changing or deleting a password Once you define a password for your handheld, you can change or delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it.
Page 354 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld When you turn off the power At a time you specify After a period of inactivity you specify To set your handheld to lock when you turn it off: Tap the Auto Lock Handheld box.
Page 355 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Security preferences Enter your password. Select At a preset time, and then use the arrows to set the time. Press Function + Enter or tap OK. To set your handheld to lock after a period of inactivity: Tap the Auto Lock Handheld box.
Page 356: Recovering From A Forgotten Password
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld If you lock your handheld, you must enter the exact password to IMPORTANT reactivate your handheld. If you forget the password, your handheld will present the hint you have entered to help you remember the password. If you still cannot remember the password, you must perform a hard reset to resume using your handheld.
Page 357: Making Records Private
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Security preferences To delete a forgotten password: Tap the Password box. Tap Lost Password. Tap here Tap here Need screenshot Tap Delete Password. Making records private In many applications, you can make individual records private. Private records remain visible and accessible, however, until you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private records.
Page 358 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld To hide all private records: Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Hide Records. Tap Hide Records Need screenshot Press Function + Enter or tap OK to confirm that you want to hide private records.
Page 359 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Security preferences To display all private records: Do one of the following: – Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Show Records. – If you do not have a password, hidden and masked records become visible.
Page 360 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Enter your password. Need screenshot Select On power off. Press Function + Enter or tap OK. To automatically hide records at a preset time: Select Automatic. Need screenshot Select Automatic Enter your password.
Page 361 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Security preferences To automatically hide your records after a period of inactivity: Select Automatic. Need screenshot Select Automatic Enter your password. Select After a preset delay. Need screenshot Tap to select Minutes or Hours Enter the amount of time Enter the inactive period, and then select Minute(s) or Hour(s) from the pick list.
Page 362 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld To mask your records when you turn your handheld off: Select Automatic. Need screenshot Select Automatic Enter your password. Need screenshot Select On power off. Press Function + Enter or tap OK.
Page 363 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Security preferences Select At a preset time, and then use the arrows to set the time. Need screenshot Press Function + Enter or tap OK. To automatically mask records after a period of inactivity: Select Automatic.
Page 364: Setting Security Options
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld To unmask individual records: Select a masked record. Do one of the following: – If you do not have a password, a masked record becomes visible. – If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box appears. Go to step 3.
Page 365 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Security preferences Setting the quick password delay time limit You can set quick password delay time limit to accommodate your personal preference. After the delay limit has been reached, you must enter the full password. For more information about the quick password, see “Changing or...
Page 366 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Select the applications whose data you want to encrypt. Need screenshot If you want to encrypt only private records, select Encrypt private records only. Tap the Encryption type pick list and select a type.
Page 367: Shortcuts Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential ShortCuts preferences If you want to change the current character, tap and drag the stylus to select the character and type in new character. Tap to select application Change the shortcut key Need screenshot ShortCuts preferences The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations for entering text.
Page 368: Vpn Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Press Function + Enter or tap OK. To use a ShortCut, press Press Function + ShortCut followed by the ShortCut characters. The ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point to show that you are in ShortCut mode.
Page 369: Connecting To Your Vpn Account
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential VPN preferences Connecting to your VPN account You can connect to your VPN account from the preferences screen or from the application. To connect to your VPN account: Tap the Connect button. Need screenshot Tap here Enter your password if you have chosen not to store the password for the account.
Page 370 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Configuring your VPN account You can set up and edit your VPN account. You can also manually edit a TCP/IP connection. To set up your VPN account: Tap the Account button to begin the setup wizard.
Page 371: Wi-Fi Preferences
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Wi-Fi preferences Tap Next. Need screenshot Tap here Perform one of the following: – Add or edit the information on the screens. – Tap Advanced to edit encryption setting and TCP/IP addresses. Wi-Fi preferences Wi-Fi preferences allows you to configure your 802.11b network settings and view network status.
Page 372: Finding Wi-Fi Connection Information
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Finding Wi-Fi connection information Your IT administrator may need your MAC address. The Wi-Fi Info screen shows you the address and other Wi-Fi information. To view Wi-Fi information: Tap Info.
Page 373 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Wi-Fi preferences connections found on company sites, or the connection can be a peer-to-peer or ad- hoc connection, such as a laptop that acts as an access point for your handheld. To add or edit an infrastructure access point Wi-Fi network: Tap Wi-Fi in the Preferences main screen.
Page 374 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld – Tap OK if you want the IP and DNS addresses automatically retrieved or you do not want to change the IP or DNS addresses. – Tap Details to manually set your IP or DNS addresses.
Page 375 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Wi-Fi preferences To add or edit a peer-to-peer (ad-hoc) Wi-Fi network: Tap Wi-Fi in the Preferences main screen. Tap the Network pick list and select Edit Network. Need screenshot Select Edit Network Perform one of the following: –...
Page 376 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Tap the connection type pick list and select Peer-to-peer (ad-hoc). Tap the Channel pick list and select the channel number. Perform one of the following: – Tap OK if you want the IP and DNS addresses automatically retrieved.
Page 377 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Wi-Fi preferences You can also chose to use a short preamble by checking the Use short preamble check box.
Page 378 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Chapter 18 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld...
Page 379: Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential APPENDIX A Maintaining Your Handheld This appendix provides information on the following: Proper care of your handheld Prolonging battery life Resetting your handheld Removing and installing your SIM card Caring for your handheld Your handheld is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble-free service.
Page 380: Battery Considerations
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld Battery considerations Please note the following considerations for the battery in your handheld: Under normal conditions, you can keep your handheld battery charged by placing it in the cradle between 30 and 60 minutes each day. You can conserve...
Page 381: Performing A Hard Reset
(or similar object without a sharp tip), to gently press and release the reset button. Wait for the Palm Powered™ logo to appear; then release the power button. When a message appears on the handheld screen warning that you are about to erase all the data stored on your handheld, do one of the following: –...
Page 382 ™ in the Windows system tray (lower-right corner of Click the HotSync icon the taskbar). You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm™ Desktop software menu bar. From the HotSync Manager menu, select Custom. Select the appropriate username from the list.
Page 383 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Resetting your handheld To restore your data from a Mac computer after a hard reset: Double-click the HotSync Manager in the Palm folder. From the HotSync menu, choose Conduit Settings. From the Users pop-up menu, select the appropriate username.
Page 384 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld...
Page 385: Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions
This handbook The Palm™ Montana™ Read This First that came with your handheld The README file located in the folder where you installed the Palm™ Desktop software on your Windows computer or on your installation CD for Macintosh users The Palm Desktop online Help The Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User’s Guide located in the...
Page 386: Software Installation Problems
Click Browse. Locate your CD-ROM drive and select the autorun.exe file. Click Open. Click OK. I cannot install Palm Desktop Try the following: software on my Windows Disable any virus scanning software on your computer. computer. Press CTRL-ALT-DELETE and end all tasks except Systray and Explorer.
Page 387: Operating Problems
Make sure the power outlet is active and the HotSync cradle is properly plugged in. If the battery does not hold a charge, return your handheld to an authorized Palm service center. I get a warning message telling Purge records from Date Book and To Do List. This deletes...
Page 388: Tapping And Writing Problems
Chapter 18 activates the wrong feature. When I tap the buttons, If you have enabled Palm On-screen Writing, you need to tap nothing happens. and hold the button or other on-screen control until it activates. This delay keeps the handheld activating a control while you are writing a Graffiti character.
Page 389: Application Problems
Memo Preferences setting. Make them. sure that Sort by is set to Manual. If you choose to view your memos alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation, the memos on your handheld still appear in the order defined in the Memo Preferences setting.
Page 390: Hotsync Problems
I am doing it correctly? Check the Windows system tray to make sure the HotSync Manager is running. If it is not, open Palm Desktop software. Make sure you selected Local USB or Local Serial, as appropriate, from the HotSync Manager menu.
Page 391 America Online, that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box. Back up the Palm Desktop software, uninstall it, and then reinstall it. I tried to perform a local Make sure your handheld is seated in the cradle correctly.
Page 392 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions If you are using the serial cradle, make sure you selected the correct serial port on the Local tab in the Setup dialog box. It should be set to the port where you connected the HotSync cradle.
Page 393 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential HotSync problems Make sure you are not running another program, such as WinFax, CompuServe, or America Online, that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box. Make sure your modem resets before you try again. (Turn off your modem, wait a minute, and then turn it back on.)
Page 394 When I perform a HotSync If you perform a HotSync operation for more than one operation, my information device, make sure the correct user is active on the Palm does not transfer to Palm Desktop software. Desktop software.
Page 395: Beaming Problems
Beaming problems Problem Solution I cannot beam data to another If you are beaming to another Palm handheld, confirm that device with an IR port. your handheld and the other handheld are between ten centimeters (approximately 4") and one meter (approximately 39") apart, and that the path between the...
Page 396: Recharging Problems
Then you can follow these steps to restore your private entries: Use the Palm Desktop software and the cradle or infrared communication to synchronize your data. Tap Forgotten Password in Security to remove the password and delete all private records.
Page 397: Wi-Fi Problems
Thousands of third-party add-on applications have been written for NOTE Palm OS handhelds. Unfortunately, we are not able to support such a large number of third-party applications. If you are having a problem with a third- party application, please contact the developer or publisher of that software.
Page 398 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. Select Mobile. Select Current status. Scroll down to SV number to view the software version of your 802.11b radio.
Page 399: Product Regulatory And Safety Information
The design of this product complies with the FCC guidelines and these international standards. Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy (SAR) In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines, users MUST use a Palm brand body- worn accessory during body-worn operation. Use of accessories not provided by Palm or that have not been tested for RF exposure compliance with this product may not comply with the FCC RF exposure safety guidelines and should not be used.
Page 400: Battery Warning
DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Product Regulatory and Safety Information Responsible Party: Palm™ Tungsten™ C Product Family Palm, Inc. 400 N. McCarthy Blvd. Tested to Comply Milpitas, California 95052 With FCC Standards United States of America (408) 503-7500 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Industry Canada The term “IC:”...
Page 401 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Product Regulatory and Safety Information Uwaga Intrinsic Safety Warning Warning - Explosion Hazard Substitution of component may impair suitability for Class I, division 2. Warning - Explosion Hazard When in hazardous location, turn off power before replacing or wiring modules.
Page 402: Declaration Of Conformity
Date: 10-28-02 Global Compliance Manager English Hereby, Palm Solutions Group, declares that this 802.11B PDA is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Finnish Palm Solutions Group vakuuttaa täten että 802.11B PDA tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999/5/ EYoleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä...
Page 403 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Product Regulatory and Safety Information Bij deze verklaart Palm Solutions Group dat deze 802.11B PDA voldoet aan de essentiële eisen en aan de overige relevante bepalingen van Richtlijn 1999/5/EC. French Par la présente Palm Solutions Group déclare que l'appareil 802.11B PDA est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la directive 1999/5/CE.
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Page 405: Index
46 using Smart Addressing 193 removing 69 Advanced preferences 216 security 340 Agenda (Date Book view) 98 supporting Palm Web Browser 282 Alarm To Do List 135 LED setting 322 viewing as icons 40 lists 62 viewing as list 40...
Page 406 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index Applications Launcher 281, 282 visiting pages 271 Archive files Brightness importing data from 32 adjusting 12 for main applications 32 key location 15 saving deleted records 49 Broken envelope icon 172 saving purged records 50 Browsing the web 266–270...
Page 407 109 296, 370, 371 notes for records 60 for synchronizing applications, records 47 Macintosh 296–297 Currency Configuring Palm Web Browser 283 default 107 Conflicting events 99 defining 107 Connecting for Expense items 106 service templates 330 Current date 377...
Page 408 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index To Do List record due 138–139 Deleted data, saving in archive files 49 Date Book Deleting adding Address Book data to records 57 applications 69 Agenda view 98 bookmarks 272 alarm 92 Desktop software 70 appointments, viewing reminders 171 e-mail 212–215, 246...
Page 409 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index saved pages 274 E-mail account Editing records 47 APOP setting 245 E-mail 264 before setting up 143 accessing corporate e-mail 256 changing e-mail address 243 adding Address Book entry from e- changing mail server settings 244...
Page 410 144 deleting 240 Graffiti editing 240 accented characters 27 examples of 239 alphabet 21, 24 notification for Palm.com account 174 basic concepts 22 turning on and off 238–239 capital letters 25 Find key 16 moving the cursor 28 Finding...
Page 411 295–296, 370, 371 Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 331 conduits for synchronizing applications, Images Mac 296 behavior in Palm Web Browser 263 customizing 296 changing download preferences 278 first-time operation 301–305, 310–313 copying 275 IR operation 306–309...
Page 412 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index Indicator light onscreen 17 problems 376 press-and-hold 323 setting 322 remapping keys 323 Infrared setting preferences 322 connections 318 Keyboard shortcuts in VersaMail 260 HotSync operations 306–308, 318–319 PC connection 318 port 8, 306 Launcher.See Applications Launcher...
Page 413 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index for HotSync operation 226 Web Browser 283 incoming e-mail 149, 155, 163 Microsoft Exchange 5.0 224 POP and IMAP server 244 Microsoft Outlook Memo Pad connecting to 379 adding Address Book data to records 57 synchronizing with 224 archive files (.mpa) 32...
Page 414 143 Outlook, connecting to 379 GPRS, prerequisite for 144 Overlapping events 99 GSM, prerequisite for 144 Overview of Palm Web Browser 263–265 modem sled, prerequisite for 144 Owner preferences 338 Palm Modem accessory, prerequisite for 144 Note Pad Pages.
Page 415 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index selecting for Address list 76 Graffiti writing 26 selecting types 75 Purging Pick lists 20 records 50 pictures. See images See also Deleting PIM (personal information manager), using Push e-mail 172 HotSync Manager with 70...
Page 416 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index Renaming categories 53 setting a password hint 340 Repeating events unmasking individual records 352 deleting from Date Book 50 Selecting scheduling 93 date for event 90 Replying to e-mail 199 phone numbers in Address Book 75...
Page 417 DRAFT Palm, Inc. Confidential Index tapping with 13 setting 320 Sunday, to start week 321 Tips 265 Symbol key 16 Tips, online 21 Symbol, for currency 106 Title bar 264, 269 Symbols To 243 in Graffiti writing 27 To Do List Synchronize-only account, creating 152–158...
Page 418 Vibrate alarm 174, 322 Viewing page information 270 plug-in content 281–282 Visiting bookmarked pages 271 web pages 266 Voice jack 10 Web address changing home page 277 definition 263 entering in Palm Web Browser 266 Web Browser menus 283 Web Library 283...

Palm Tungsten C Handbook

About this Book

Chapter 1: Welcome

Chapter 2: Exploring Your Handheld

Chapter 3: Navigating and Entering Data

Chapter 4: Working with Applications

Chapter 5: Using Address Book

Chapter 6: Using Calculator

Chapter 7: Using Card Info

Chapter 8: Using Date Book

Chapter 9: Using Expense

Chapter 10: Using Memo Pad

Chapter 11: Using Note Pad

Chapter 12: Using Palm TM Photos

Chapter 13: Using to Do List

Chapter 14: Using Palm™ Versamail™ Personal E-Mail Software

Chapter 15: Using Palm™ Web Browser

Chapter 16: Using World Clock

Chapter 17: Performing Hotsync ® Operations

Chapter 18: Setting Preferences for Your Handheld

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