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Palm Treo Pro Supplementary Manual

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  • Page 1 Palm Web Pro Handbook ™...
  • Page 2 Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this guide. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    About This Book ..........1 Chapter 1: Introducing Palm™ Web Pro ......3 Ease of use .
  • Page 4 Clearing the History list ..........30 Chapter 9: Customizing Palm™ Web Pro ......31 Changing your start and home page .

  • Page 5: About This Book

    Palm™ Web Pro is your Palm™ handheld’s gateway to the web. The Palm™ Web Pro Handbook can help you learn to use Web Pro to visit web pages. Later, you can use this handbook as a reference for less common tasks, such as changing your home page.
  • Page 6 About This Book...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Introducing Palm™ Web Pro

    Palm™ Web Pro gives you access to the Internet on your Palm™ handheld. Ease of use Web Pro is easy to use because it works much like the web browsers you use on your desktop computer. You can enter Uniform Resource Locators (URLs, also called web addresses), create bookmarks to mark favorite pages, save pages for offline viewing later, and even download files directly to your handheld.

  • Page 8: What Web Pro Looks Like

    The rest of the screen displays the content of the web page. You can perform other actions by tapping items in menus. Like in other Palm OS applications, when you select the title bar, it is replaced by the menu bar.

  • Page 9: Getting Help In Web Pro

    Getting help in Web Pro Getting help in Web Pro Help is available in the following locations: Tap the Menu icon and select Web Pro help in the Options menu for information about Web Pro. Most dialog boxes in Web Pro have help about the options in the dialog box. To see that information, tap the Tips icon ®...
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 Introducing Palm™ Web Pro...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Palm™ Web Pro Requirements

    – A connection using a cell phone and appropriate software – A modem for your handheld Web Pro 3.0 (or 3.0.x) is not supported on the following Palm™ handhelds: NOTE Palm™ m100 series handhelds, Palm™ m500 series handhelds, Palm™ i700 series handhelds, Zire™...

  • Page 12: Uninstalling Web Pro

    Chapter 2 Palm™ Web Pro Requirements To find the amount of RAM: Go to the Palm applications Home screen. Open the menus. Tap Info from the App menu. Tap Size. In the line beginning “Free Space” are two numbers. The second number is the total amount of RAM available on your handheld.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3: Browsing The Web On Your Handheld

    Like the web browser you use on your desktop computer, Palm™ Web Pro enables you to browse the web in several ways: Visit a web page by entering its URL. Visit another web page by tapping a link. Go back to the pages you have already visited by using the Back and Forward icons.

  • Page 14: Disconnecting From And Connecting To The Internet

    Chapter 3 Browsing the Web on Your Handheld Disconnecting from and connecting to the Internet If you are using GPRS service, you are only charged for the data sent. If you are using a GSM service, you are charged for the time you are connected. While you’re working with stored information in Web Pro, such as saved pages, stored versions of pages, and so forth, you can disconnect from the Internet in order to reduce usage charges.

  • Page 15: Viewing Different Parts Of A Web Page

    Tap Go. During the short delay while the new page is being downloaded, the title bar displays information about the download process. To visit a web page by using the URL Entry field: Tap the URL Entry field at the top of the screen. Enter the URL in the field.

  • Page 16: Following A Link

    Chapter 3 Browsing the Web on Your Handheld 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, Web Pro highlights these links by underlining them.

  • Page 17: Returning To Your Home Page

    Web Pro. Popular file types that Web Pro can download (when native support is present on your handheld) include applications (.prc) and databases (.pdb) for Palm OS software, as well as documents (.doc, .txt, and .pdf), images (.jpg and .gif), and music files.

  • Page 18: Stopping The Download Process

    Chapter 3 Browsing the Web on Your Handheld Stopping the download process If you decide that the download process is taking too long, you can stop it. To stop a web page from downloading: Tap the Stop icon To stop a file from downloading: Tap Cancel in the Download dialog box.

  • Page 19: Using Passwords

    Using passwords Some web sites require that you use a password to gain access to information. Passwords in Web Pro work in a slightly different way from those in typical desktop browsers. To enter a password: Open the web page where you must enter the password. The password field contains the word “Unassigned.”...
  • Page 20 Chapter 3 Browsing the Web on Your Handheld...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Copying And Pasting Text

    You’ll often find text on web pages, in web page fields, and in dialog boxes that you’d like to copy and use elsewhere in Palm™ Web Pro or in another application. Copying text When editing, note the following: None of the Edit options copy or cut images, only text.

  • Page 22: Pasting Text

    Chapter 4 Copying and Pasting Text Pasting text Once you’ve copied text, you can paste that text into a web page field, dialog box, or another application. To paste text into a web page field or dialog box: Place the cursor where you want the text pasted. Open the menus.

  • Page 23: Chapter 5: Communicating With Other Users

    You can use Palm™ Web Pro to communicate with other users in several ways: Use a mailto link on a web page to compose and send e-mail. Beam a URL to another Web Pro user. E-mail a URL to another user.

  • Page 24: E-Mailing A Url

    Chapter 5 Communicating with Other Users Point the IR port of your handheld directly at the IR port of the receiving device. Tap Beam URL. The recipient can choose to accept the beamed URL or not. If the recipient chooses not to accept the URL, the beaming process ends. Messages display showing the beaming progress.

  • Page 25: Chapter 6: Bookmarking Your Favorite

    In the same way, you can bookmark a web page for later reference. A bookmark in Palm™ Web Pro doesn’t store the actual page; instead, it stores a reference to the page’s URL.

  • Page 26: Visiting A Bookmarked Page

    Chapter 6 Bookmarking Your Favorite Pages Visiting a bookmarked page Use your list of bookmarks to visit a particular page again. You can set Bookmarks as your start page. See NOTE home page” To visit a bookmarked page: Do one of the following: –...

  • Page 27: Deleting A Bookmark

    Edit the bookmark: – Tap the Name field, and then enter a new name. – Tap the URL box to change the address. – Tap the Category pick list to change the category or to create a new category. Tap Save. Tap Done.
  • Page 28 Chapter 6 Bookmarking Your Favorite Pages...

  • Page 29: Chapter 7: Offline Browsing

    If you want to save a page (such as a travel itinerary or Internet order receipt) indefinitely, you can create a saved page. A saved page is a copy of the page. The copy is stored on the handheld until you delete it. Because saved pages are stored on your handheld, the number of pages you NOTE can save depends on the amount of available memory on your handheld.
  • Page 30 Chapter 7 Offline Browsing Tap the name of the saved page you want to open. Tap Go. To edit information about a saved page: Open the menus. Select View Saved Pages from the Page menu. Tap the name of the saved page you want to edit. Tap Edit.

  • Page 31: Viewing Files On An Expansion Card

    Viewing files on an expansion card You can view saved files on an expansion card without an active Internet connection. The following files types can be opened from an expansion card: .html, .htm, .gif, and .jpg. The Open from Card option appears only when an expansion card is inserted NOTE into your handheld.
  • Page 32 Chapter 7 Offline Browsing...

  • Page 33: Chapter 8: Finding Web Pages You Recently Visited

    The History list contains a record of the last 50 pages you have visited and is saved even when you exit Palm™ Web Pro. The History list also indicates pages that have been cached, or stored on your handheld, which means you can view them again without connecting to the Internet.

  • Page 34: Viewing A Cached Page

    Chapter 8 Finding Web Pages You Recently Visited Viewing a cached page Tap a page that appears in the History list next to the cached icon. A dialog box appears, reminding you that you are about to view old content. Do one of the following: –...

  • Page 35: Chapter 9: Customizing Palm™ Web Pro

    You can change Palm™ Web Pro to improve the speed, ease of use, and security of your browsing experience. Changing your start and home page You can select the start page you want Web Pro to open to when you first open Web Pro.

  • Page 36: Changing Page Characteristics

    Chapter 9 Customizing Palm™ Web Pro Enter the URL. To make the page currently displayed in Web Pro your home page, tap Current URL. To select one of the last five home pages you’ve used as your home page, tap the URL pick list and select a URL.

  • Page 37: Changing Link Colors

    Changing link colors You can change the colors that are used to display visited and unvisited links on the web pages you view. Changing link colors affects only sites that use default link colors. NOTE To change link colors: Open the menus. Select Display Options from the Options menu.

  • Page 38: Enabling Or Disabling Autofill

    Chapter 9 Customizing Palm™ Web Pro To change how images are downloaded and displayed: Open the menus. Select Display Options from the Options menu. Select one of the following items from the Images pick list: No Images Low Quality Normal Quality...

  • Page 39: Enabling, Disabling Or Deleting Cookies

    Enabling, disabling or deleting cookies Some web sites store information in a small text file, called a cookie. Cookies usually contain information about you and your preferences for that web site. A site can use this information to customize the pages you see the next time you visit. Allowing a web site to create a cookie does not give the site access to the rest of your handheld.

  • Page 40: Controlling How Web Pro Accesses The Internet

    Chapter 9 Customizing Palm™ Web Pro Tap Advanced. Use one or more of the following options: Clear Cache Clear cache on exit Max. cache size Remember that your handheld has a limited amount of memory. NOTE Choose a cache size that lets you store at least a few pages but still leaves room on your handheld for other data and applications.

  • Page 41: Changing Network Preferences

    Tap the check box next to the following options to enable or disable that option: Offer old content if available Ask before connecting Disconnect on Exit By default, these options are disabled (that is, there are no checks in the check boxes).

  • Page 42: Enabling Or Disabling Javascript

    If Web Pro is configured for a Palm-hosted proxy server, JavaScript is enabled by default and can’t be turned off. If Web Pro is configured for a non-Palm proxy server or to operate without a proxy server, JavaScript is enabled by default, but you can disable JavaScript using the procedure below.

  • Page 43: Index

    36 for cookies 35 for unvisited link color 33 for visited link color 33 of text size 32 Deleting bookmarks 23 Palm Web Pro 8 saved pages 26 Disabling autofill 34 cookies 34 JavaScript 38 Disconnecting from the Internet 15...
  • Page 44 Font size. See Text size Graphics pick list 34 Graphics. See Images Handheld system requirements 7 History list clearing 30 definition 29 effect of Palm Web Pro removal 8 limit 29 Home page changing 31 returning to 13 Hyperlink. See Link Icon...
  • Page 45 Opening bookmarked pages 22 Web Pro 9 Overview of Palm Web Pro 3–5 Pages. See Web pages Palm OS, finding version used on handheld 7 Passwords, entering in Web Pro 15 Paste 18 Pictures. See Images Reducing costs 36 Refreshing a page 14...
  • Page 46 Index...

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