Chapter 8: Setting Preferences For Your Handheld - Palm m500 Series Handbook

Chapter 8
Setting Preferences for
Your Handheld
The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration
options on your handheld, including the following:
General
Date and
Time
Formats
Connection
Owner
Buttons
ShortCuts
Digitizer
Network
Phone
Chapter 8
Set the auto shut-off interval, the Stay on in cradle
feature, the system, alarm, and game sounds, the
Alarm Vibrate and LED features, and the Beam
Receive feature.
Set the date, time, time zone, and Daylight Saving
switch.
Set the country default and the formats for dates,
times, calendar, and numbers.
Configure cradle, modem, and infrared
communication settings.
Assign your name, phone number, and other owner
information to your handheld.
Assign different applications to the buttons on the
front panel of your handheld and the HotSync
button on the cradle, and reassign the full-screen pen
stroke command.
Define a list of Graffiti
Calibrate the screen on your handheld.
Configure your handheld for use with a network.
Configure your handheld to communicate with a
wireless phone. You must first install the
appropriate driver for your phone. To use this
feature, you must use Palm™ Mobile Connectivity
Software.
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abbreviations.
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