Handspring Visor User Manual

Handspring Visor User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    Visor ™ Handheld User Guide Windows Edition...
  • Page 2: Disclaimer And Limitation Of Liability

    Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software. Handspring, Inc. and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead batteries, or repairs.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Guide ..................9 Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Visor™ Handheld ......11 Getting to know your handheld............11 What is a Visor handheld? .............11 System requirements ..............12 Upgrade information ..............12 Visor components ................14 Installing the batteries ................18 Tapping and typing ................19 Tap with the stylus to get things done .........19 Elements of the handheld interface ..........20 Opening applications ..............21...
  • Page 4 Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications ..........47 Using the Applications Launcher............. 47 Selecting applications ..............47 Switching between applications ........... 47 Categorizing applications .............. 47 Changing the Applications Launcher display ......49 Choosing preferences ................. 50 Installing and removing applications ..........50 Installing add-on applications ............
  • Page 5 Sorting lists of records ................87 Making records private ..............88 Hiding and masking private records ...........88 Attaching notes ..................91 Choosing fonts ..................92 Chapter 6: Application Specific Tasks ..........93 Date Book .....................94 Scheduling an event ................94 Rescheduling an event ..............98 Setting an alarm for an event ............98 Scheduling repeating or continuous events ........99 Changing the Date Book view .............102 Working in Week View ..............102...
  • Page 6 Memo Pad menus ................. 137 Calculator................... 138 Selecting the Calculator mode ............ 138 Using the Basic Calculator buttons ..........138 Displaying Recent Calculations ..........139 Using the Advanced Calculator mode ........139 Using the Advanced Calculator buttons ........140 Creating a custom view ............... 149 Calculator menus ................
  • Page 7 Chapter 8: Advanced HotSync® Operations ........193 Selecting HotSync setup options.............193 Customizing HotSync application settings ........195 IR HotSync operations ..............197 Preparing your computer for infrared communication ..197 Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication .199 Performing an IR HotSync operation .........201 Returning to serial cradle HotSync operations ......201 Conducting a HotSync operation via modem.......203 Preparing your computer ............203 Preparing your handheld .............204...
  • Page 8 Creating a login script ..............233 Deleting a service template ............235 Network preferences menu commands ........235 TCP/IP troubleshooting .............. 236 Owner preferences................237 ShortCuts preferences ..............238 Creating a ShortCut ..............238 Editing a ShortCut ................ 239 Deleting a ShortCut ..............239 Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld .........241 Caring for your handheld..............
  • Page 9: About This Guide

    About This Guide Welcome to the Visor™ handheld computer. This guide is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your handheld. It describes all you need to know about how to use your handheld and the applications that come with it. It walks you through: Locating all the parts of your handheld Viewing and entering data...
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  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Introduction To Your Visor™ Handheld

    Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Visor™ Handheld This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Visor™ handheld computer, how to use your handheld for the first time, and how to use HotSync technology to synchronize your ® handheld and Palm™ Desktop software. Getting to know your handheld What is a Visor handheld? With your Visor handheld, you will no longer have trouble getting to...
  • Page 12: System Requirements

    Modem (such as a Springboard™ modem) Springboard expansion modules Upgrade information If you already own a Palm OS handheld, Handspring recommends ® that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your Visor handheld into the same folder as your current Palm Desktop software.
  • Page 13 To upgrade: 1. Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop software. This ensures that the latest information from your handheld is on your desktop computer. 2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that stores Palm Desktop software, copy your user name folder, and store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder.
  • Page 14: Visor Components

    Visor components Locating front panel controls Stylus Screen Contrast control Graffiti ® writing area Power button and backlight control Application buttons Scroll Microphone buttons Stylus Serves as the writing instrument used to enter data in your handheld. To use the stylus, slide the stylus out of the slot, and hold it as you would a pen or pencil.
  • Page 15 Scroll Displays text and other information that extends beyond buttons the area of the handheld screen. Pressing the bottom scroll button scrolls down to view information below the viewing area, and pressing the top scroll button scrolls up to view the information above the viewing area. Microphone For use with Springboard expansion modules that support this feature.
  • Page 16 Protective cover The cover protects the Visor handheld screen when it is not in use. To remove the cover: 1. Unclip the top of the cover from your handheld. 2. Lift the cover off your handheld. To reattach the cover: 1.
  • Page 17 Locating back panel components Springboard IR port expansion slot protector Reset button Battery door USB and serial connector Springboard Slides in and out of the Springboard expansion expansion slot slot. You can replace the slot protector with a protector Springboard expansion module to add features to your handheld.
  • Page 18: Installing The Batteries

    Installing the batteries To use your handheld, you must install two AAA alkaline batteries. The batteries fit behind the battery door on the back of the handheld. See “Battery considerations” in Appendix A for more information. To install the batteries: 1.
  • Page 19: Tapping And Typing

    Tapping and typing Tap with the stylus to get things done 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 to get things done on your handheld. The first time you start your handheld, setup instructions appear on the screen.
  • Page 20: Elements Of The Handheld Interface

    Elements of the handheld interface Menu Pick list Check Command Icons buttons Menu bar A set of commands that are specific to the application. Not all applications have a menu bar. Command Tap a button to perform a command. Command buttons buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens.
  • Page 21: Opening Applications

    Scroll Previous/next arrows Next/ Tap the up and down arrows to display the previous previous and next page of information; tap the left and right arrows arrows to display the previous and next record. Scroll bar Drag the slider, or tap the top or bottom arrow, to scroll the display one line at a time.
  • Page 22: Using Menus

    To open an application: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. 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 of your applications. To find an application quickly, you can write the Graffiti Tip: character for the first letter of its name.
  • Page 23 Tap inverted tab Tap the Menu icon 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. Choosing a menu After you open the menu bar for an application, tap the menu that contains the command you want to use.
  • Page 24 To use the Graffiti menu commands: 1. In the Graffiti text area, draw a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right. The Command toolbar appears for about four seconds. Command toolbar 2. Immediately write the corresponding command letter in the Graffiti letter area.
  • Page 25: Four Ways To Enter Data

    To display an online tip: 1. Tap the Tips icon 2. After you review the tip, tap Done. Four ways to enter data There are four ways to enter data into your handheld: Using Graffiti writing Using the onscreen keyboard Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing with your handheld Using an external keyboard...
  • Page 26 Your handheld also includes Giraffe, a game you can use to practice Graffiti writing. See “Installing and removing applications” in Chapter 3 for installation instructions. The Memo Pad application is ideal for practicing Graffiti writing. This section explains how to open Memo Pad and use it to practice Graffiti writing.
  • Page 27 Onscreen keyboard When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address, you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards to enter data. Tap here for Tap here for numeric keyboard alphabetic keyboard After a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other keyboards, including the international keyboard.
  • Page 28 External keyboards are very helpful when you need to enter large amounts of data quickly and accurately while you are away from your computer. For more information about external keyboard accessories, go to the web site: www.handspring.com. Page 28 Introduction to Your Visor™ Handheld...
  • Page 29: Customizing Your Handheld

    Customizing your handheld You can customize your handheld by using the Preferences application. You can enter personal information such as your name and address; change the time and date; view different date and time formats when you travel; turn off sounds; and configure your handheld to work with a modem or network.
  • Page 30: Palm Desktop Software

    To set the current date: 1. Tap the Set Date box. 2. Tap the arrows to select the current year. Tap arrows to select year Tap to select month Tap to select date 3. Tap a month. 4. Tap the current date. Palm Desktop software Palm Desktop software includes the same main applications as your handheld:Date Book, Address, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and...
  • Page 31: Connecting The Cradle

    Note: If your computer does not have a USB port, or it uses Windows 95 or Windows NT, you need a serial cradle to connect to your computer. You can purchase a serial cradle from www.handspring.com. Chapter 1 Page 31...
  • Page 32: Using Your Handheld With Microsoft Outlook

    To connect the cradle: 1. Plug the cable from the handheld cradle into the USB port or serial port on your computer. Shown with USB port Shown with Serial port Note: If you are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial port on your computer, refer to the manual supplied with the computer.
  • Page 33: Using Your Handheld With Another Pim

    Visor handheld along with the conduit for your PIM to synchronize the data between your handheld and your PIM. For information on conduit software, go to this web site: www.handspring.com. Installing a Springboard module Springboard expansion modules enable you to extend the functions of your handheld.
  • Page 34 Page 34 Introduction to Your Visor™ Handheld...
  • Page 35: Chapter 2: Entering Data In Your Handheld

    Chapter 2 Entering Data in Your Handheld This chapter explains how to enter data into your Visor™ handheld computer, by writing with the stylus in the Graffiti writing area, by ® using the onscreen keyboard, by using the computer keyboard, by using an external keyboard, or by importing data from another application.
  • Page 36 Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from the Graffiti writing area, your handheld recognizes and displays the text character immediately. To accomplish single strokes, some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet equivalents. The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts: one for writing the letters of the alphabet and one for writing numbers.
  • Page 37: Graffiti Tips

    3. Position the stylus in the left-hand side of the Graffiti writing area. 4. Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape as it appears in the tables. 5. Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape. That’s all there is to it! When you lift the stylus from the screen, your handheld recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter at the insertion point on the screen.
  • Page 38: The Graffiti Alphabet

    The Graffiti alphabet Letter Strokes Letter Strokes Space Back Space tap twice Carriage Period Return Page 38 Entering Data in Your Handheld...
  • Page 39: Writing Capital Letters

    Writing capital letters You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet characters. To make capital letters, you must first “shift” to caps — just as you press the Shift key on a keyboard — and then write the character strokes.
  • Page 40: Graffiti Numbers

    Graffiti numbers Number Strokes Number Strokes Writing punctuation marks Graffiti writing can create any punctuation symbol that you can enter from a standard keyboard. All punctuation marks begin with a single tap on the Graffiti writing area. When you make this tap, you activate Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active.
  • Page 41: Writing Symbols And Extended Characters

    Symbol Stroke Symbol Stroke Period Dash — Comma Left Paren Apostrophe Right Paren Question Slash Exclamation Dollar Additional Graffiti punctuation & * < > – " Writing symbols and extended characters All symbols and extended characters begin with the stroke in the Graffiti writing area of your handheld: Symbol Shift...
  • Page 42: Writing Accented Characters

    Writing accented characters To create accented characters, draw the stroke normally used to create the letter, followed by an accent stroke. Graffiti writing then adds the accent to the letter. For example, the following diagram shows the strokes required to draw an accented “e.”...
  • Page 43: Navigation Strokes

    Navigation strokes In addition to character symbols, Graffiti writing includes special strokes that you can use to navigate within text or fields in your applications. Command Stroke Move cursor right Move cursor left Previous field (Address only) Next Field (Address only) Open Address Record (Address only) Graffiti ShortCuts...
  • Page 44: Using The Onscreen Keyboard

    Your handheld includes the following predefined Graffiti ShortCuts: Entry ShortCut Date stamp Time stamp Date / time stamp Meeting Breakfast Lunch Dinner Using the onscreen keyboard You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your handheld. Note that you cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 45: Using Your Computer Keyboard

    Using your computer keyboard If you have a lot of data to enter, or prefer to use the computer keyboard, you can use Palm™ Desktop software, or any supported PIM, to enter information. You can then perform a HotSync operation ®...
  • Page 46: Using An External Keyboard

    To import data: 1. Open Palm Desktop software. 2. Click the application into which you want to import data. 3. If you are importing records that contain a field with category names, do the following: Select All in the Category box. Be sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also exist in the application.
  • Page 47: Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications

    Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your Visor™ handheld computer, how to change application settings so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize applications so you view them in related groups. Using the Applications Launcher To open the Applications Launcher, tap the Applications icon Selecting applications...
  • Page 48 To categorize an application: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Menu icon 3. Tap App, and then tap Category. 4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category. Tip: To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the pick list.
  • Page 49: Changing The Applications Launcher Display

    Changing the Applications Launcher display By default, the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications. You can also choose to view the same category of applications each time you open the Applications Launcher.
  • Page 50: Choosing Preferences

    To learn more about these applications, go to the web site: www.handspring.com. When you download an add-on application from the internet, it is probably in a compressed format such as a .zip or .sit file. If you have a decompression utility on your computer, use it to decompress the .prc and .pdb files inside the compressed file.
  • Page 51 2. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop. 3. Click Install. Tip: You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool from the Handspring program group or by double-clicking any file with a PRC file extension. Chapter 3...
  • Page 52 4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your handheld. 5. Click Add. 6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your handheld. 7. Click Open. Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box.
  • Page 53: Installing Games

    Installing games The CD-ROM also includes several games that you can install with the Install Tool: Giraffe HardBall MineHunt Puzzle SubHunt Note: Giraffe is a fun, easy way for you to practice Graffiti writing. ® After you install and start a game, the instructions appear in the Game menu.
  • Page 54 If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you purchased your Visor handheld, the Palm Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder. If you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop software, these files are located in the Palm folder.
  • Page 55: Removing Palm Desktop Software

    So, we highly recommend leaving Palm Desktop software on your computer. To remove Palm Desktop software: 1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, Handspring (or Palm) and then Uninstall. 2. Click Yes to uninstall the software.
  • Page 56: Assigning A Password

    Assigning a password You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your handheld. To assign a password: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Security icon 3. Tap the Password box. 4. Enter a password, and tap OK. Tap here 5.
  • Page 57: Locking Your Handheld

    3. Tap OK. 4. Do one of the following: To change the password, enter the new password, and tap OK. To delete the password, tap Delete. Locking your handheld You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your password to operate it.
  • Page 58: Recovering From A Forgotten Password

    Recovering from a forgotten password If you did not activate the Off & Lock feature and you forget your password, you can delete the password from your handheld. Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as Private.
  • Page 59: Chapter 4: Overview Of Basic Applications

    Chapter 4 Overview of Basic Applications This chapter briefly describes each application and how to open it. Your Visor™ handheld computer includes these basic applications: Date Book Date Book Plus Address To Do List Memo Pad Calculator CityTime Expense Chapter 4 Page 59...
  • Page 60: Date Book

    Date Book Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date. In Date Book, you can do the following: Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date.
  • Page 61: Date Book Plus

    Date Book Plus Date Book Plus is an enhanced version of the Date Book application. In addition to all the standard Date Book features, it provides a variety of advanced views and functions. In Date Book Plus, you can do the following: View To Do items in select calendar views.
  • Page 62: Address

    Address Address enables you to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or business contacts. In Address, you can do the following: Quickly look up, enter, or duplicate names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information. Enter up to five phone numbers (home, work, fax, mobile, etc.) or e-mail addresses for each name.
  • Page 63: To Do List

    To Do List To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do. In To Do List, you can do the following: Make a quick and convenient list of things to do. Assign a priority level to each task.
  • Page 64: Memo Pad

    Memo Pad Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in Date Book, Address, or To Do List. In Memo Pad, you can do the following: Take notes or write any kind of message on your handheld. Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm™...
  • Page 65: Calculator

    Calculator Calculator enables you to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and a variety of advanced math and scientific calculations. In Calculator, you can do the following: Select a view to perform specific types of calculations including: math, trigonometry, finance, logic, statistics, weight/temp, length, area, and volume.
  • Page 66: Citytime

    CityTime CityTime helps you keep track of the time anywhere around the globe. In CityTime, you can do the following: Select a home city as a point of reference. Display the day and time in four other cities simultaneously. Add a definition for any city that isn’t in the default list. Display sunrise and sunset information for your home city.
  • Page 67: Expense

    Expense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer. In Expense, you can do the following: Record dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, and other details associated with any money that you spend. Assign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.
  • Page 68 Page 68 Overview of Basic Applications...
  • Page 69: Chapter 5: Common Tasks

    Chapter 5 Common Tasks This chapter provides instructions on how to do tasks that you can do in most or all of the basic applications. It’s easy to transfer what you learn in one application to the others because the structure and behavior of all the applications are quite similar.
  • Page 70: Editing Records

    Editing records After you create a record, you can change, delete, or enter new text at any time. Two screen features tell you when your handheld is in editing mode: A blinking cursor One or more edit lines Blinking cursor Edit line Entering text For information on how to enter text using Graffiti writing, the...
  • Page 71 Undo Reverses the action of the last edit command. For example, if you used Cut to remove text, Undo restores the text you removed. Undo also reverses deletions done by using backspace. Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your handheld. You can paste the text you cut into another area of the current application or into a different application.
  • Page 72: Deleting Records

    Deleting records To delete a record in any of the basic applications: 1. Select the record you want to delete. 2. Tap the Menu icon 3. Tap Record, and then tap the Delete command: Date Book and Date Book Plus: Delete Event Address: Delete Address To Do List: Delete Item Memo Pad: Delete Memo...
  • Page 73: Purging Records

    Purging records Over time, as you use Date Book or Date Book Plus, To Do List, and Expense, you’ll accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book Plus, and To Do items that you marked as completed remain in the list, as do Expense items.
  • Page 74: Exchanging And Updating Data: Hotsync Operations

    Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges and updates — data between your handheld and desktop software. Changes you make on your handheld or desktop software appear in both places after a HotSync operation. HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files, thus reducing synchronization time.
  • Page 75 2. If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then choose Programs. Navigate to the Handspring program group and choose HotSync Manager. Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSync Manager.
  • Page 76: Categorizing Records

    Important: The first time you perform a HotSync operation, you must enter a user name in the New User dialog box and click OK. Every handheld should have a unique name. To prevent loss of a user’s records, never try to synchronize more than one handheld to the same user name.
  • Page 77: System-Defined And User-Defined Categories

    System-defined and user-defined categories By default, your handheld includes system-defined categories, such as All and Unfiled, and user-defined categories, such as Business and Personal. You cannot modify the system-defined categories, but you can rename and delete the user-defined categories. In addition, you can create your own user-defined categories.
  • Page 78 To display a category of records: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the list screen. Tap here 2. Select the category you want to view. The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category.
  • Page 79 4. Enter the name of the new category, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK. You can assign any of your records to the new category. To rename a category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2.
  • Page 80: Finding Records

    5. Tap OK. Tip: You can group the records in two or more categories into one category by giving the categories the same name. For example, if you change the name of the Personal category to Business, all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category.
  • Page 81 To use the Look Up line to find an Address record: 1. Display the Address list screen. 2. 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 82 Find names in this category Press to find last Press to find first names that begin names that begin with A-L with M-Z Press to find first Press to find last names that begin names that begin with A-L with M-Z 4.
  • Page 83: Using Find

    Fast Lookup tips To start a new search, press the top scroll button. In scroll mode, you must exit and reenter Fast Lookup to begin a new search. If the name you want is the only one that matches the ranges you selected, the address opens.
  • Page 84: Using Phone Lookup

    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 be- fore your handheld finishes the search. To continue the search after you tap Stop, tap Find More. 4.
  • Page 85 5. Tap Add. The name you selected, along with the other information associated with it, is pasted into the record you selected in step 1. Phone Lookup tips Write the Graffiti Command stroke “/L” to activate the Phone Lookup feature. You can also activate it in the following circumstances: : For example, to insert the full name and phone While entering text number for someone with the last name “Williams,”...
  • Page 86 Looking up names to add to expense records In Expense, Lookup displays the names in your Address list that have data in the Company field. You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record. To add names to an Expense record: 1.
  • Page 87: Sorting Lists Of Records

    Sorting lists of records You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the application. Sorting is available in applications that have list screens: Address, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. Note: You can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing records”...
  • Page 88: Making Records Private

    Making records private In all basic applications, except Mail and Expense, 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. See “Security” in Chapter 3 for more information.
  • Page 89 To display all private records: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap Security. 3. Tap the Current Privacy pick list. Tap here 4. Tap Show Records. If you do not have a password, private records become visible. If you have a password, the Show Private Records dialog box appears.
  • Page 90 To display all private records in a specific application: 1. Open the application in which you want to display the records. 2. Tap the Menu icon 3. Tap Options, and then tap Security. 4. Tap the Current Privacy pick list. 5.
  • Page 91: Attaching Notes

    Attaching notes In all basic applications except Memo Pad, 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 Plus, you can attach a note with directions to the location.
  • Page 92: Choosing Fonts

    Choosing fonts In all basic applications except Expense, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for each application. Large font Small font Bold font To change the font style: 1.
  • Page 93: Chapter 6: Application Specific Tasks

    Chapter 6 Application Specific Tasks This chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on how to do tasks that are specific to each of the following applications: Date Book Date Book Plus Address To Do List Memo Pad Calculator CityTime Expense Chapter 6...
  • Page 94: Date Book

    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 95: Writing Area

    3. If the event is one hour long, skip to step 7. If the event is longer or shorter than an hour, tap the time of the event to open the Set Time dialog box. Tap the time of an event Tip: You can also open the Set Time dialog (to select a start...
  • Page 96 To schedule an event for another day: 1. 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. If necessary, tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows to move to another week.
  • Page 97 To schedule an untimed event: 1. Select the date that you want for the event as described in “To schedule an event for another day.” 2. Tap New. 3. Tap OK, so that no start or end times are defined for the new event. Tip: You can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti...
  • Page 98: Rescheduling An Event

    Rescheduling an event You can easily make changes to your schedule with your handheld. To reschedule an event: 1. Tap the event you want to reschedule. 2. Tap Details. 3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time. 4.
  • Page 99: Scheduling Repeating Or Continuous Events

    : You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. Alarm for untimed events In this case, the alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes, hours, or days before midnight (beginning) of the day of the untimed event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the reminder message appears onscreen.
  • Page 100 3. Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box. Tap the Repeat 4. Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year to set how often event repeats. For a continuous event, tap Day. 5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to repeat on the Every line.
  • Page 101 . Changes or deletes only the current instance of the re- Current peating event. Changes or deletes the current event and all future oc- Future. currences of this event. Changes or deletes all past, current, and future occurrences All. of this event. Considerations for repeating or continuous events Keep the following points in mind: If you change the start date of a repeating event, your handheld...
  • Page 102: Changing The Date Book View

    Changing the Date Book view In addition to displaying the calendar for a specific day, you can also display a whole week or month, as well as the current time. Note: The Date Book Plus application includes additional calendar views and extended features. You can select Date Book Plus as your default Date Book application.
  • Page 103 Previous Next week week Tap for that day Bar indicates earlier event Dot indicates untimed event Bar indicates later event 3. 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 104: Working In Month View

    Working in Month View The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. Dots and lines in the Month View indicate events, repeating events, and untimed events. Previous/next month Dashed line indicates continuous event Dots on right side indicate events Dots below date indicate untimed events Month View button You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View.
  • Page 105: Spotting Event Conflicts

    Tips for using Agenda view Tap any appointment while in Agenda view to display the Day View of the appointment. Check off completed To Do items in the Agenda view, or click a description of an item to go directly into the To Do List application.
  • Page 106: Date Book Menus

    Date Book menus Date Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Record menu Options menu Week View Day View...
  • Page 107 Display Options Enables you to change Date Book’s appearance and which events display. Activates the time bars that Show Time Bars. appear in the Day View. The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event conflicts. . Controls how times appear Compress Day View in the Day View.
  • Page 108 Preferences Defines the start and end times Start/End Time. for Date Book screens. If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down. Automatically sets an alarm for Alarm Preset.
  • Page 109: Date Book Plus

    Date Book Plus In addition to all the standard Date Book features, Date Book Plus provides three extra views: Week View with Text, Year View, and List View. Date Book Plus also includes useful features such as floating events, To Do List integration, the Daily Journal, and templates. This section describes the views and features which are unique to Date Book Plus.
  • Page 110: Working In Year View

    Working in Year View The Year View shows an overview of your calendar for an entire year. Description of event on selected date Dot indicates scheduled events Indicates selected date Scroll to other days Year View button Tips for using Year View Keep the following points in mind: Tap a day to display events for that day in the title bar.
  • Page 111: Working In List View

    Working in List View The List View is a text oriented view that is integrated with To Do List. It displays a list of events and To Do items for the selected week(s). Selected Scroll to week’s dates other weeks List View button Tips for using List View Keep the following points in mind:...
  • Page 112 You can distinguish a floating event from an integrated To Do item by the circle that appears next to the floating event (in place of the To Do item priority number and check box). Floating events appear in alphabetical order at the top of the Day View screen between any integrated To Do items and untimed events.
  • Page 113: Working With To Do Items

    Working with To Do items Date Book Plus can create and display To Do items. To Do items appear in priority order at the top of the Day View screen. To create To Do items in Date Book Plus: 1. Tap the Day View button. 2.
  • Page 114: Using The Daily Journal

    Using the Daily Journal You can use the Daily Journal feature to record events as they occur. Events are recorded with automatic time-stamping as Date Book Plus Notes so they do not clutter your schedule. The Daily Journal is especially useful for tracking activities such as sales calls, start and end times for consulting or other work, or keeping a record of how you spend your time at the office.
  • Page 115: Using Templates

    Using templates You can use templates to create a list of standard events. You can then select an event from this list and add it to your calendar. Since Date Book Plus saves all the event attributes, including alarms and notes, templates can really save you time when entering reminder notices or events that recur on different days and times.
  • Page 116: Using Snooze Alarms

    Using snooze alarms When you set alarms in Date Book Plus, the Reminder & Snooze dialog box appears in place of the standard reminder message. You can use this dialog box to reset the alarm to notify you in a specified period of time.
  • Page 117 Record menu New To Do Creates a new To Do item and adds it to your Date Book Plus and To Do List database. Duplicate Item Creates a copy of the selected event and opens the Details dialog box for the new event. UnDelete from Restores the last event you deleted from Date Archive...
  • Page 118 Preferences Defines the start and end times Start/End Time. for Date Book Plus screens. If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down. Defines the default duration for Event Duration.
  • Page 119 Display Options Activates the time bars that Show Time Bars. appear in the Day View. The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event conflicts . Controls how times Compress Day View appear in the Day View. When Compress Day View is off, all time slots display.
  • Page 120 Alarm Preferences Sets the tone of the alarm. Alarm Sound. Sets the tone of the snooze alarm. Snooze Sound. Sets the tone of the reminder Remind Sound. alarm. The reminder alarm sounds when the snooze alarm is not acknowledged. Defines how many tones the alarm Play Sound.
  • Page 121 To Do Preferences Displays the To Do items in the Show Categories. categories you select. Displays To Do items with Priorities Displayed. the selected priority level. The choices are 1 only, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, and 1-5. Displays the priority level for To Show Priority.
  • Page 122 Week Preferences Defines the format of the time Time Format. display. The choices are No Time, 11p, 11:30p, 23, 23:30. Defines where To Do items will Display To Do. appear on the Date Book Plus screen. The choices are Top, Bottom, and Hide. Defines the first day of the week for Week Start.
  • Page 123 Month Preferences Displays events that you Show Timed Events. assigned to a specific time. Displays events that you Show Untimed Events. assigned to a date, but did not assign to a specific time. Displays events that Show Daily Repeating Events. repeat each day.
  • Page 124 List View Preferences Determines which type of events Date Book. appear in the List View display. The choices are: Appt, Float, Done, Alarms Only, and Repeat events only appear once. Determines which type of To Do items To Do. appear in the List View display. The choices are All, Not Complete, Complete, and None.
  • Page 125: Address

    Address Address is the application in which you store name and address information about people or businesses. Creating an Address entry A record in Address 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 download the entries to your handheld with your next HotSync operation.
  • Page 126: Duplicating An Entry

    4. Use the Next Field Graffiti stroke to move to the First Name field. Next Field Tip: You can also move to any field by tapping it directly. 5. Enter the person's first name in the First Name field. 6. Enter the other information that you want to include in this entry. 7.
  • Page 127: Selecting Types Of Phone Numbers

    Selecting types of phone numbers You can select the types of phone numbers or e-mail addresses that you associate with an Address entry. Any changes you make apply only to the current entry. To select other types of phone numbers in an entry: 1.
  • Page 128: Address Menus

    Show in List Select which type of phone or other information appears in the Address list screen. Your options are Work, Home, Fax, Other, and E-mail. Category Assign the entry to a category. Private Hide this entry when Security is turned on. Address menus Address menus are shown here for your reference, and Address features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described...
  • Page 129 Preferences Determines how Remember last category. Address appears when you return to it from another application. If you select this check box, Address shows the last category you selected. If you clear it, Address displays the All category. Determines whether the top Enable Fast Lookup.
  • Page 130 When dialing, add this code to 7 digit numbers. Inserts the area code you specify in front of 7- digit numbers before dialing. Inserts a 1 in Always dial 1 in front of the area code. front of 10-digit numbers before dialing. Rename Custom These custom fields appear at the end of the Fields...
  • Page 131: To Do List

    To Do List A To Do 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 item: 1. Press the To Do List application button on the front of your handheld to display the list of To Do items.
  • Page 132: Checking Off A To Do Item

    To set the priority of a To Do item: 1. Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do item. Tap here Tap to select priority 2. Tap the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important). Checking off a To Do item You can check off a To Do item to indicate that you’ve completed it.
  • Page 133: Setting A Due Date

    To display the To Do Item Details dialog box: 1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change. 2. Tap Details. Setting a due date You can associate a due date with any To Do item. You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their due date.
  • Page 134: To Do Show Options

    To Do Show Options The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of the To Do list screen. To change the Show Options settings: 1. In To Do list screen, tap Show. 2. Select any of the following settings: Show Displays your completed items in the To Do Completed...
  • Page 135: To Do List Menus

    Show Due Dates Displays the due dates associated with To Do items and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the due date passes. Show Priorities Shows the priority setting for each item. Show Shows the category for each item. Categories 3.
  • Page 136: Memo Pad

    Memo Pad A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can store is dependent only on the memory available on your handheld. A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.” To create a new memo: 1.
  • Page 137: Memo Pad Menus

    Tap a memo to review its contents 2. Review or edit the text in the memo. 3. Tap Done. Memo Pad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here.
  • Page 138: Calculator

    Calculator Calculator includes two operating modes: Basic and Advanced. In Basic mode you can perform simple mathematical calculations. In Advanced mode you can access scientific functions and perform sophisticated math calculations. This section explains how to select the operating mode and use the buttons and menu options available in each mode.
  • Page 139: Displaying Recent Calculations

    Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts it in the current calculation. Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory. Displaying Recent Calculations The Basic Calculator’s Recent Calculations command enables you to review the last series of calculations and is particularly useful for confirming a series of “chain”...
  • Page 140: Using The Advanced Calculator Buttons

    Using the Advanced Calculator buttons In addition to most of the Basic Calculator buttons, the Primary buttons are available in all the Advanced Calculator views. The remaining buttons are available only in specific views. The information that follows provides an overview of the Advanced Calculator functions.
  • Page 141 Calculates the square root of the current number. Calculates the inverse of x to the y power. Calculates the common (base 10) logarithm. Calculates the natural (base e) logarithm. Displays the remainder of x/y. Displays the decimal portion of a decimal value. Trigonometry buttons Calculates the sine of the current number.
  • Page 142 Finance buttons Finance buttons enable you to find an unknown variable value based on a group of known variable values. For example, to calculate the monthly payment for a 30-year home loan of $100,000 with an annual interest rate of 8%, you would enter the following variables: Payments/year = 12 N = 360 (30 years x 12 months)
  • Page 143 Stores the current number as the total number of payments over the life of the loan. Stores the current number as the annual percentage rate of interest. Stores the current number as the number of payments per year. Stores the current number as the initial loan amount. Stores the current number as the payment amount.
  • Page 144 Logic buttons Shifts the value to the left and fills the new places with zeros. Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation. Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation. Calculates bit-by-bit commonalities between two arguments. Calculates bit-by-bit unique occurrences in two arguments.
  • Page 145 Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the statistics memory list. Opens the Statistical Data dialog box where you can view, edit, delete, and clear values in the statistics memory list. Displays the number of values in the statistics memory list.
  • Page 146 Indicates the current value is entered in kilograms. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to kilograms. Indicates the current value is entered in metric tons. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to metric tons.
  • Page 147 Indicates the current value is entered in centimeters. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to centimeters. Indicates the current value is entered in meters. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to meters.
  • Page 148 Indicates the current value is entered in hectares. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to hectares. Indicates the current value is entered in square kilometers. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to square kilometers.
  • Page 149: Creating A Custom View

    Indicates the current value is entered in cubic inches. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic inches. Indicates the current value is entered in cubic feet. When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure, it converts the value to cubic feet.
  • Page 150: Calculator Menus

    Calculator menus Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Options menus Basic Calculator Advanced Calculator About Shows version information for Calculator.
  • Page 151: Citytime

    CityTime CityTime enables you to display the day and time in your home city and in four other cities around the globe. Whether you’re travelling or at home, now it’s easy to keep track of the best time to reach your business associates, friends, and family in far away places.
  • Page 152: Selecting Remote Cities

    Selecting remote cities In addition to your home city, you can display the day and time for four other cities anywhere around the globe. These other cities are called remote cities. To set your remote cities: 1. Tap a pick list in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select the city closest to the city you want to display.
  • Page 153: Citytime Menus

    CityTime menus CityTime menus are shown here for your reference, and CityTime features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Options menu About CityTime Shows version information for CityTime.
  • Page 154: Expense

    Expense Expense enables you to record the date, expense type, and the amount that you spent. 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. To create an Expense item: 1.
  • Page 155: Changing The Date Of An Expense Item

    Tip: A quick way to create a new Expense item is to make sure that no Expense item is selected in the Expense list, write the first letter(s) of the expense type, and then write the numerical amount. This technique takes advantage of the automatic fill feature.
  • Page 156: Customizing The Currency Pick List

    3. Select any of the following options: Category See “Categorizing records” in Chapter 5. Type Opens a pick list of expense types. Payment Lets you choose the payment method used to pay the 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-...
  • Page 157 Tap Edit currencies 2. Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that line. 3. Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box. 4. Tap OK. Defining a custom currency symbol If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can create your own custom country and currency symbol.
  • Page 158: Show Options

    5. Tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box. 6. Tap OK. Note: If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expense items, select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box. If you want to use your custom currency symbol only for a particular Expense item, select the symbol in the Receipt Details dialog box associated with that item.
  • Page 159: Transferring Your Data To Microsoft Excel

    Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your handheld, Palm Desktop software enables you to view and print the data with your computer. Note: You need Microsoft Excel version 5.0 (or later) to view and print your Expense data using one of the provided templates.
  • Page 160 4. If you want to define an end date for the expense report, enter the date in the End Date box. Note: If you do not specify an end date, all expense entries for the selected categories appear — up to the date of the last HotSync operation.
  • Page 161 If you want to streamline or customize your expense reports, you can change these templates. For example, you can add your company name to a template. See Appendix C for information on changing templates. Chapter 6 Page 161...
  • Page 162 To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template: 1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as described in the previous procedure. 2. Click Options. Enter name and other information Choose expense template 3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for your expense report.
  • Page 163: Expense Menus

    Expense menus Expense menus are shown here for your reference, and Expense features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Record menu Options menu Preferences Lets you select an expense Use automatic fill.
  • Page 164 Page 164 Application Specific Tasks...
  • Page 165: Chapter 7: Communicating Using Your Handheld

    Chapter 7 Communicating Using Your Handheld The previous chapter described the features of your Visor™ handheld computer that help you stay organized. This chapter describes the features that help you stay connected. : Using your handheld, you can read, reply Managing desktop E-Mail to, compose, and delete e-mail from your desktop E-Mail application while you’re away from your desk.
  • Page 166: Setting Up Mail On The Desktop

    Desktop software installation. To set up Mail: 1. Click Start in the Windows taskbar. 2. Highlight Programs, highlight Handspring, and then click Mail Setup to begin setup. 3. Follow the instructions onscreen to set up your handheld for use with your desktop E-Mail application.
  • Page 167 To select HotSync options: 1. Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray (bottom- right corner of the taskbar). 2. Choose Custom. Tip: You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software. 3. Select Mail in the list box. 4.
  • Page 168: Synchronizing Mail With Your E-Mail Application

    Tip: To turn off Mail, select Do Nothing and then select the Set As Default check box. To change your Mail setup options: 1. Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray. 2. Choose Custom. Tip: You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software.
  • Page 169: Creating E-Mail Items

    To open an e-mail item: Tap an e-mail item to open it. Header mode icons Recipient Sender Subject Time and date sent E-mail body To close an e-mail item: Tap Done to close the e-mail item. Displaying full header information By default, Mail displays abbreviated header information, which comprises only the From: and Subj: fields.
  • Page 170 To create an e-mail item: 1. Tap New. Tap New Tip: You can also create an e-mail item by tapping New from the Message menu. 2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient. Note: Enter the address as if you were entering it from your desktop E-Mail application.
  • Page 171 Tip: If the address, CC, subject, or body exceeds the capacity of the screen display, tap the name of the field (for example, tap “To:”) to expand that field. Tap the Done button to return to the New Message screen. Tap the name of the field to open Tap to return to New Message screen To reply to an e-mail item:...
  • Page 172: Looking Up An Address

    Looking up an address To identify the recipient of an e-mail item, you need to enter that person’s e-mail address. You can do this either by entering the data directly into the field or by using the Look Up command to access the information in your Address list.
  • Page 173: Adding Details To E-Mail Items

    Tap to select Tap here to enter address in field Adding details to e-mail items Before you send your e-mail item, you can attach additional attributes to it, such as a signature or a priority level. These features are dependent on the desktop E-mail application you use. If your application does not support the attribute you select, your handheld cannot attach that attribute to the e-mail item.
  • Page 174 Setting a priority To set a priority for your e-mail item: 1. In the New Message screen, tap Details. Tap here 2. Tap the Priority pick list and select the priority you want. Tap here Tap to select priority 3. Tap OK. Tip: Your handheld can flag e-mail items with a specific priority only if your desktop E-Mail application supports this feature.
  • Page 175 Sending a blind carbon copy To add a BCC field to your e-mail item: 1. In the New Message screen, tap Details. 2. Tap the BCC check box to select it. 3. Tap OK. BCC field 4. Tap the BCC: field and enter an address. Adding a signature to your e-mail item A signature consists of information about yourself that is appended to your e-mail item as its closing.
  • Page 176 Add signature text here 4. Tap OK. To add a signature to your e-mail item: 1. In the New Message screen, tap Details. 2. Tap the Signature check box to select it and add your signature to the e-mail item. Note: The check box stays selected, so all subsequent e-mail items you create will also contain your signature until you...
  • Page 177: Storing E-Mail To Be Sent Later

    Storing e-mail to be sent later When you send e-mail from your handheld, it actually stores the e-mail in the Outbox folder until the next time you synchronize your handheld with your computer. During synchronization, all e-mail stored in the Outbox folder is transferred to the Outbox folder in your desktop E-Mail application.
  • Page 178: Draft E-Mail

    Tap here to select item Tap to edit item 3. Tap Edit. Draft e-mail Sometimes you may not want to send an e-mail item immediately; for example, you may want to add additional information before sending it. Your handheld stores such e-mail items in the Draft folder until you are ready to edit them again.
  • Page 179: Filing E-Mail

    Tap here to select item Tap to edit item 3. Tap Edit. 4. Enter your changes; then either save the e-mail item again as a draft, or tap Send to move the item to your Outbox folder. Filing e-mail Your handheld can store e-mail you receive or create in the Filed folder.
  • Page 180: Deleting E-Mail

    Deleting e-mail Your handheld stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you perform the next HotSync operation. If you delete an e-mail item from the handheld, it is also deleted from your desktop E-Mail application when you perform the next HotSync operation. To delete e-mail: 1.
  • Page 181: Message List Options

    To purge the contents of the Deleted folder: 1. Tap the Menu icon 2. Tap Message, and then tap Purge Deleted. 3. Tap Yes. Note: You cannot restore e-mail items after you purge them. Message list options Message list options enable you to manage the way the Message list displays information.
  • Page 182 Date column The Date column is optional in the Message list. By default, the Date column is hidden to increase the available screen space. To show the Date column: 1. In the Message list, tap Show. Show 2. Tap the Show Date check box to select it. 3.
  • Page 183: Hotsync Options

    HotSync options HotSync options enable you to manage your e-mail more effectively by selecting which e-mail items download when you synchronize your computer and your handheld. You can define different settings for local and remote synchronization. For example, you may want to download all of your e-mail during local synchronization and only urgent e-mail during remote synchronization.
  • Page 184: Creating Special Filters

    Send Only During synchronization, only the e-mail items in your handheld Outbox are sent to your desktop E-Mail application; from there, they are sent to their destinations. Filter During synchronization, all e-mail items in your handheld Outbox are sent to your desktop E-Mail application, and items in your desktop E-Mail Inbox that meet specific criteria download to your handheld.
  • Page 185 To access the special filter settings: Tap the Filter box in the HotSync Options dialog box. Tap here to display Filter options Ignoring or receiving e-mail The first step in establishing a special filter is to determine whether you want to ignore or retrieve e-mail that matches the information you specify.
  • Page 186 Retrieve Tells your handheld to include only the Only Msgs e-mail items that meet the criteria you Containing define and to ignore all other e-mail items during synchronization. This filter has the potential to block more e-mail during synchronization because it downloads only one subset of e-mail.
  • Page 187 To define a filter string: 1. Tap a header field in the HotSync Options dialog box. Tap here to insert cursor 2. Enter your filter string, using commas or spaces to separate the words. Do not add connectors, such as AND or OR, between words in a string.
  • Page 188: Truncating E-Mail Items

    2. Tap the Retrieve All High Priority check box to select it. check 3. Tap OK. Note: This setting is applicable only if your E-Mail application has the capacity to flag high-priority e-mail items. Truncating e-mail items The Truncate feature lets you set a point at which long e-mail items truncate when downloading to your handheld.
  • Page 189: Mail Menus

    Mail menus Mail menus are shown here for your reference, and Mail features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Message menus The Message menu varies depending on whether you are viewing an e-mail item, creating an e-mail item, or viewing the Message list.
  • Page 190: Beaming Information

    Beaming information Your handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam information to another Palm OS handheld that’s close by and also has an IR port. The IR port is located on the side of the handheld, behind the small dark shield.
  • Page 191 5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your handheld. To beam an application: 1. Open the Applications Launcher. 2. Tap the Menu icon 3. Tap App, and then tap Beam. 4.
  • Page 192 Tips on beaming information You can press the Address application button for about two seconds to beam your business card. You can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam the current entry. See “Pen preferences” in Chapter 9 for more information. You can use the Graffiti Command stroke /B to beam the current entry.
  • Page 193: Chapter 8: Advanced Hotsync® Operations

    Chapter 8 Advanced HotSync Operations ® HotSync technology enables you to synchronize data between one or ® more Palm OS devices and Palm™ Desktop software or another PIM ® such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you must connect your Visor™ handheld computer and Palm Desktop software either directly, by placing your handheld in the cradle attached to your computer or using infrared communication, or indirectly, with a modem or network.
  • Page 194 Always available Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors the communication port for synchronization requests from your handheld. With this option, the HotSync Manager synchronizes data even when Palm Desktop software is not running. Available only Starts HotSync Manager and monitors when Palm requests automatically when you open Palm Desktop software...
  • Page 195: Customizing Hotsync Application Settings

    Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred between 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 196 3. Select the appropriate user name from the list. 4. Select an application in the Conduit list. 5. Click Change. 6. Click the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application. Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation.
  • Page 197: Ir Hotsync Operations

    IR HotSync operations Your handheld is equipped with an infrared (IR) port that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the standards for infrared communication established by the Infrared Data Association (IrDA). This means that you can beam data to any other device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards.
  • Page 198 Infrared ports The COM port displayed on this screen is the port associated with your infrared device. It should be different from the port currently defined for cradle synchronization. 5. Write down the port listed as “Providing application support” so you can configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication.
  • Page 199: Configuring Hotsync Manager For Infrared Communication

    6. Click OK. 7. Disable any other application that opens the IR port. Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and configure it for infrared communication. In Windows 98 and Me, you need to specify the simulated port used for infrared communication.
  • Page 200 6. Click OK. The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared communication. Note: You cannot use your cradle again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cradle synchronization. To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with Windows 2000: 1.
  • Page 201: Performing An Ir Hotsync Operation

    Performing an IR HotSync operation After you complete the steps to prepare for an IR HotSync operation it is easy to perform the actual operation. To perform an IR HotSync operation: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the HotSync icon 3.
  • Page 202 To disable infrared communication with Windows 2000: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray. 2. Uncheck InfraRed on the menu. 3. In the Windows taskbar click Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel. 4. Double-click the Wireless Link icon. 5.
  • Page 203: Conducting A Hotsync Operation Via Modem

    Conducting a HotSync operation via modem You can use a modem, such as the Springboard™ modem, to synchronize your handheld when you are away from your computer. Note: The first HotSync operation must be local, using the cradle. After that, you can perform a modem HotSync operation. To perform a HotSync operation via modem you must complete the following steps: Connect a modem to your computer...
  • Page 204: Preparing Your Handheld

    Serial Port Identifies the port for the modem. If you are unsure of the port assignment, look at the Modem Properties in the Windows Control Panel. Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred. Try the As Fast As Possible rate first, and adjust downward if you experience problems.
  • Page 205 To prepare your handheld for a modem HotSync operation: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the HotSync icon 3. Tap Modem. 4. Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select Standard Modem. 5. Tap the Enter Phone # field. Note: If you plan to connect to your company’s dial-in server (network modem) instead of connecting to a computer...
  • Page 206: Selecting The Conduits For A Modem Hotsync Operation

    8. If the phone line you’re using for the handheld has Call Waiting, select the Disable call waiting check box to avoid an interruption during the modem HotSync operation. 9. If you want to use a calling card to place the call, select the check box and enter the calling card number.
  • Page 207: Performing A Hotsync Operation Via A Modem

    Performing a HotSync operation via a modem After you prepare your computer and your handheld, and select your Conduit Setup options, you are ready to perform a modem HotSync operation. To perform a modem HotSync operation: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2.
  • Page 208 To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray (bottom-right corner of the taskbar). 2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Network. Note: To perform a Network HotSync from another computer on your network, you must select Network from the HotSync Manager menu on both your primary computer and the computer you want to use.
  • Page 209: Performing A Dial-In Network Hotsync Operation

    To prepare your handheld for a dial-in network HotSync operation: Note: If you are performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN, you do not need to prepare your handheld and can skip to the “Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN” section.
  • Page 210: Performing A Network Hotsync Operation Via A Lan

    Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN You are ready to perform a network HotSync from another computer on your network after you select Network from the HotSync Manager menu on both your primary computer and the computer you want to use for the network HotSync operation.
  • Page 211: Creating A User Profile

    Creating a user profile If you need to configure several Palm OS handhelds with specific ® information (such as a company phone list) before distributing them to their actual users, you can create a user profile to load the data into a handheld without associating that data with a user name.
  • Page 212 To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation: 1. Place the new handheld in the cradle. 2. Press the HotSync button on the cradle. 3. Click Profiles. 4. Select the profile that you want to load on the handheld, and click 5.
  • Page 213: Chapter 9: Setting Preferences For Your Handheld

    Chapter 9 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your Visor™ handheld computer. In the Preferences screens, you can do the following: Buttons Assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your handheld and the HotSync ®...
  • Page 214: Buttons Preferences

    Buttons preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with the buttons on the front of the handheld. For example, if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use Expense, you can assign the To Do List button to start Expense. Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become effective immediately;...
  • Page 215 Drag to top of screen To change the Pen preferences: 1. Tap Pen. 2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full- screen pen stroke: Backlight Turns on the backlight on your handheld. Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text characters.
  • Page 216: Hotsync Buttons Preferences

    HotSync buttons preferences The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate different applications with the HotSync button on the cradle and the HotSync button on the optional Springboard modem. Any changes that you make in the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective immediately;...
  • Page 217: Connection Types

    Connection Types There are four type of connections you can choose from when configuring your preferences: Serial to PC This connection type defines the direct serial connection between your handheld and your desktop computer. It is used to perform a local HotSync operation when your handheld is connected by its serial connector to the cradle.
  • Page 218: Setting Modem Configurations

    Network preferences in addition to configuring Modem settings. Note: You can purchase a Springboard modem for use with your handheld. See www.handspring.com. To set Serial to Modem preferences: 1. From the Connection Preferences screen, select Standard Modem.
  • Page 219 Note: Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing. 5. Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume for the modem. 6. Tap Details. 7. Tap the Speed pick list and select the maximum speed for your modem.
  • Page 220: Digitizer Preferences

    4. Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone or Rotary. Note: Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing. 5. Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume. 6. Tap Details. 7. Enter the initialization string appropriate for the modem attached to your handheld.
  • Page 221: Formats Preferences

    Formats preferences Use the Formats Preferences screen to set the country default and the display format of the dates, times, and numbers on your handheld. Country default The country default sets date, time, week start day, and number conventions based on geographic regions where you might use your handheld.
  • Page 222: General Preferences

    Note: This setting controls the Day, Week, Month, Year, and List views in Date Book Plus and all other aspects of your handheld that display a calendar. 4. Tap the Numbers pick list, and select formats for the decimal point and thousands separator.
  • Page 223: Network Preferences And Tcp/Ip Software

    Preferences screen or by using a third-party application. Note: TCP/IP provides the ability to connect to your ISP or dial-in server with applications that allow you to view the transmitted data. Visit the web site www.handspring.com for information on third-party applications that take advantage of TCP/IP.
  • Page 224: Selecting A Service

    Selecting a service Use the Service setting to select the service template for your ISP or a dial-in server. Service templates are a set of ISP and dial-in server configuration settings that you can create, save, and reuse. To select a service: 1.
  • Page 225: Entering A Password

    Entering a password The Password box identifies the password you use to log into your server or ISP. Your entry in this field determines whether your handheld prompts you to enter a password each time you log into your network: If you do not enter a password, your handheld displays the word “Prompt”...
  • Page 226: Selecting A Connection

    Selecting a connection The Connection Preferences settings enable your handheld to use a modem to communicate with remote devices. For example, you can communicate with your ISP server, or with your computer if you are away on travel. See “Connection preferences” earlier in this chapter for a complete explanation on how to configure Connection Preferences.
  • Page 227 To enter your server phone number: 1. Tap the Phone field. 2. Enter the phone number you use to reach your ISP or dial-in server. Enter your ISP phone number here 3. If you need to enter a prefix or disable Call Waiting, skip to those procedures.
  • Page 228 Disabling Call Waiting Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call while you are connected. If your telephone has Call Waiting, you need to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or dial-in server. To disable Call Waiting: 1.
  • Page 229: Connecting To Your Service

    For information about third- party applications that support TCP/IP, check the web site www.handspring.com. To establish a connection: Tap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection Progress messages.
  • Page 230: Creating Additional Service Templates

    Creating additional service templates You can create additional service templates from scratch or by duplicating existing templates and editing information. After you create a new or duplicate template, you can add and edit settings. To add a new service template: 1.
  • Page 231 3. Tap the Connection type pick list and select one of the following connection types: Point-to-Point protocol SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol Note: If you are not sure, try PPP; if that doesn’t work, ask your Internet Service Provider or your System Administrator for the correct connection type.
  • Page 232 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 233: Creating A Login Script

    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: 1. Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box. 2.
  • Page 234 Tap here 3. Tap the command you want from the Command list. If the command requires additional information, a field appears to the right of it for you to enter the information. The following commands are available: Wait For Tells your handheld to wait for specific characters from the TCP/IP server before executing the next command.
  • Page 235: Deleting A Service Template

    Delay Tells your handheld to wait a specific number of seconds before executing the next command in the login script. Get IP Reads an IP address and uses it as the IP address for your handheld. This command is used with SLIP connections.
  • Page 236: Tcp/Ip Troubleshooting

    Options menu TCP/IP troubleshooting If you are having a problem establishing a network connection using TCP/IP, check this section and try the suggestions listed. Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages It’s helpful to identify at what point in the login procedure the connection fails.
  • Page 237: Owner Preferences

    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. If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your handheld with a password, information that you put in the Owner Preferences displays the next time you turn on your handheld.
  • Page 238: Shortcuts Preferences

    ShortCuts preferences The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations for entering text with Graffiti strokes. This section describes how to create, edit, and delete a ShortCut. See Chapter 2 for more information on the use of ShortCuts. Creating a ShortCut You can create a ShortCut for any words, letters, or numbers.
  • Page 239: Editing A Shortcut

    ShortCut Editing a ShortCut After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time. To edit a ShortCut: 1. Tap the ShortCut you want to edit. 2. Tap Edit. 3. Make the changes you want and tap OK. Deleting a ShortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can delete it from the list of ShortCuts.
  • Page 240 Page 240 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld...
  • Page 241: Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld

    Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld This chapter provides information on the following: Proper care of your Visor™ handheld computer Prolonging battery life Resetting your handheld Caring for your handheld Your handheld is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble-free service.
  • Page 242: Battery Considerations

    Battery considerations Please note the following considerations when replacing the batteries in your handheld: Under normal conditions, your handheld batteries should provide approximately six weeks of use. You can conserve battery life by minimizing the use of the backlight feature, and changing the Auto-off setting that automatically turns the handheld off after a period of inactivity.
  • Page 243: Resetting Your Handheld

    Resetting your handheld Under normal circumstances, you will not have to use the reset button. On rare occasions, however, your handheld may no longer respond to buttons or the screen. In this case, you need to perform a reset to get your handheld running again. Performing a soft reset A soft reset tells your handheld to stop what it’s doing and start over again.
  • Page 244: Performing A Warm Reset

    Performing a warm reset A warm reset bypasses system extensions on your handheld, such as HackMaster hacks or system patches. Performing a warm reset enables you to uninstall a third-party application that may be causing a problem. To perform a warm reset: 1.
  • Page 245 To restore your data after a hard reset: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray (bottom-right corner of the taskbar). Tip: You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar. 2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom. 3.
  • Page 246 Page 246 Maintaining Your Handheld...
  • Page 247: Appendix B: Troubleshooting Tips

    If you encounter a problem with your Visor™ handheld computer: Review this section to see if your problem is listed Check our web site at www.handspring.com for the latest technical support information Note: Thousands of third-party add-on applications have been written for Palm OS handhelds.
  • Page 248: Software Installation Problems

    System Administrator grants you the rights to install software. If you are still having problems installing the Handspring software, try these steps: 1. Download the latest version of the software from the Customer Support or Product Support section of www.handspring.com.
  • Page 249: Operating Problems

    Operating problems Problem Solution My handheld won’t Try each of these in turn: turn on. Adjust the contrast control. Make sure the batteries are installed properly. Replace the batteries. Perform a soft reset; see Appendix A. If your handheld still does not operate, try a hard reset;...
  • Page 250: Tapping And Writing Problems

    Tapping and writing problems Problem Solution When I tap the Calibrate the screen. See “Digitizer buttons or screen preferences” in Chapter 9. icons, it activates the wrong feature. When I tap the Menu Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to a different application.
  • Page 251: Application Problems

    Application problems Problem Solution I tapped the Today Your handheld is not set to the current date. button, but it does Make sure the Set Date box in the General not show the correct Preferences screen displays the current date. date.
  • Page 252: Hotsync Problems

    HotSync problems Problem Solution I cannot do a Perform a soft reset. See “Resetting HotSync operation; your handheld” in Appendix A. what should I check Check the Windows system tray to to make sure I am make sure the HotSync Manager is doing it correctly? running.
  • Page 253 I cannot launch the Make sure you are not running another HotSync Manager. program, such as America Online, CompuServe, or WinFax, that uses the port you selected in the Setup dialog box. Reinstall the Palm Desktop software. I am using Outlook Click the HotSync Manager and choose as my PIM, but I Custom.
  • Page 254 I tried to do a local Make sure your handheld is seated in HotSync operation, the cradle correctly. but it did not Perform a soft reset. See “Resetting complete your handheld” in Appendix A. successfully. (continued) Check the following on your computer: I tried to do a modem HotSync operation, Make sure your computer is turned on...
  • Page 255 Check the following on your computer: I tried to do a modem (continued) HotSync operation, but it did not Make sure you are not running another complete program, such as WinFax, CompuServe, successfully. or America Online, that uses the serial (continued) port you selected in the Setup dialog box.
  • Page 256: Beaming Problems

    Beaming problems Problem Solution I cannot beam data to Confirm that your handheld and the another Palm OS other Visor handheld are between ten handheld. centimeters (approximately 4") and one meter (approximately 39") apart, and that the path between the two devices is clear of obstacles.
  • Page 257: Password Problems

    Password problems Problem Solution I forgot the You can use Security to delete the password, and my password. If you do this, your handheld handheld is not deletes all entries marked as private. You locked. can, however, perform a HotSync operation before you delete the password: the HotSync process backs up all entries, whether or not they are marked private.
  • Page 258: Springboard Module Problems

    Springboard module problems Problem Solution My Springboard Some modules (such as GPS units) module isn’t simply need time to complete a task. If working properly. no obvious error messages occur, just wait for the module's software to complete a task. If the task takes more than a minute or so, press a button on your the front of your handheld such as the Address Book button, use that...
  • Page 259: Technical Support

    If you cannot solve your problem after reviewing the sources listed at the beginning of this appendix, check our web site www.handspring.com for the latest technical support information. Before requesting support, please experiment a bit to reproduce and isolate the problem. When you do contact support, please be ready to...
  • Page 260 Page 260 Troubleshooting Tips...
  • Page 261: Appendix C: Creating A Custom Expense Report

    Appendix C Creating a Custom Expense Report This section explains how to modify existing Expense application templates and how to create your own custom expense report templates for use with the Expense application. Note: This section assumes that you are familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar spreadsheet application.
  • Page 262: Customizing Existing Sample Templates

    Customizing existing sample templates Four sample Expense Report templates come with Palm Desktop software. These templates are stored in the Template folder (which is in the same folder as the Palm Desktop software application). If the layout of one (or more) of these templates is appropriate for your reporting needs, you can easily customize the templates with your company name and other information.
  • Page 263: Determining The Layout Of The Expense Report

    4. From the File menu, choose Save As. 5. Click the Save as type drop-down list and choose Template (*.xlt). 6. Navigate to the Template folder (in the Palm Desktop software directory). Note: If you do not need to change the Maptable.xls file, save the template file with its original file name (e.g., Sample2.xlt).
  • Page 264: Sections

    Sections A Section is an area of the report that has common formatting. It is common for an Expense report to have more than one Section. For example, the following sample Expense Report named Sample3.xlt contains several Sections. Section 1 (not prepaid) Section 2 (prepaid)
  • Page 265: Analyzing Your Custom Expense Report

    Analyzing your custom Expense Report If you already have a custom Excel expense report, you can use it with a modified mapping table. However, before you can create a Maptable.xls file that corresponds to your custom Expense Report, you must first analyze the characteristics of your report. Perform the following before you begin a custom mapping table: Print a copy of your custom expense report.
  • Page 266: Programming The Mapping Table

    Programming the mapping table Once you have analyzed the components of your custom Expense Report, you can program the mapping table to fill the report with data from the handheld. To program a new custom mapping table: 1. Open a copy of the Maptable.xls file in Microsoft Excel. Note: This file is located in the same folder as the Palm Desktop software application.
  • Page 267 5. Scroll down to a blank area of the Maptable.xls file (below the rows used for Sample4.xlt), and click on a row number to select a blank row. 6. From the Edit menu, choose Paste. A copy of the rows you selected in step 3 is pasted into the Maptable.xls file.
  • Page 268 The dimensions of the Section Define the dimensions of the Section. appear in the green columns (10–13). # of Represents the total number of rows in the Section, Rows excluding any header or total rows. In other words, this includes only the number of rows in the Section where your handheld data will be placed.
  • Page 269 This setting appears in the Define whether the Section is in list format. light purple columns (18–19). If the Section will present the data in a list format, enter the word “yes”. Otherwise, enter the word “no”. The following diagram shows data presented in a list format: Only if your section is in list format: In the Expense Type cell, enter the number of the row or column where the expense...
  • Page 270: Using Applications Other Than Microsoft Excel

    If a row in the map Mark a Section for prepaid expenses (yellow column). table is for prepaid (company paid) expenses, type a “yes” in the cell on that Section’s row. Type “no” in all the cells of this column that do not pertain to prepaid expenses.
  • Page 271: Expense File Details

    Expense file details The Expense.txt file contains four groups of data. It will be easier to see these four distinct groups of data if you open the file with a spreadsheet application. Trips Shows the number of Expense application categories, and lists each one followed by an “end”...
  • Page 272 Page 272 Creating a Custom Expense Report...
  • Page 273: Appendix D: Non-Ascii Characters For Login Scripts

    Appendix D Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts The following information enables you to create custom login scripts that require non-ASCII characters. It is provided for advanced users who understand the use and requirements of such characters in a custom login script. Use of ^char You may use the caret ( ^ ) to transmit ASCII command characters.
  • Page 274: Literal Characters

    Literal characters The backslash ( \ ) character defines that the next character is transmitted as a literal character, and is not subject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character. Examples: Includes a caret as part of the string \<...
  • Page 275: Other Product Information

    Handspring product, please see the Handspring web site at http://www.hand- spring.com/support/ug_warranties.jhtml. If you would like a copy of these materials mailed to you, or if you have any questions, please contact Handspring Customer Sup- port. The information included on this web site sets forth Handspring's sole and complete warranty and software licensing obligations with respect to your Handspring product.
  • Page 276: Canadian Rfi Statement

    Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Acknowledgments We would like to thank the following developers whose contributions were an integral part of the Handspring product: C.E. Steuart Dewar Pimlico Software, Inc. www.gorilla-haven.org/pimlico...
  • Page 277: Index

    Index Application buttons 14, 21, 61, 62, 63, 64, 192, 214 Applications Address Book 62 beaming 190–191 Calculator 65 ABA (Address Book archive file) 45 categories 47–48 Accented characters CityTime 66 Graffiti writing 42 Date Book 60 onscreen keyboard 44 Expense 67 Add-on applications 50–54 font style 92...
  • Page 278 Beaming information 190–192 renaming 79 location of IR port 17 using in Applications pen stroke to activate 215 Launcher 48 problems with 256 cc:Mail 166 Birthdays. See Repeating events Chain calculations 139 Bold font for text 92 Characters, Graffiti 35 Brightness Control 15 Check boxes 20 Business card for beaming 190...
  • Page 279 Copying text 71 Data Country default setting 221 entry. See Entering data Cover 16 transfer. See HotSync Cradle transmitting to other handhelds. connecting to computer 17, 31 See Beaming for local HotSync operations 74, information Date Book serial 12, 31, 194, 252, 253 adding Address Book data to USB 12, 32 records 84–85...
  • Page 280 opening 61 Dialing overview 61 applications 129 templates 115 Digitizer 19, 220, 250 To Do List items 113 Display, contrast (brightness) Week View with Text 109 control 15 Year View 110 DNS (Domain Naming System) 232 Dates Docking station. See Cradle Expense item 155 Double-booked events 105 setting current 30, 251...
  • Page 281 date of item 155 Graffiti defining new currency 157 accented characters 42 deleting records 72 alphabet 35, 38 menus 163 basic concepts 35 notes for records 91 capital letters 39 opening 67 Command stroke 24 overview 67 defined 25 purging records 73 Giraffe game for practicing 53 receipt details 155 how to write characters 36...
  • Page 282 for managing desktop International characters E-Mail 167–168 Graffiti writing 42 HotSync Manager 74 onscreen keyboard 44 IR operation 197–202 IP address 230, 232 linking to external files 210 IR port 17 local operation 75, 194, 253, 254 See also Beaming information modem operation 195, 203–207, IR.
  • Page 283 dragging memos into other applications 64 Mail fonts 92 address lookup 172–173 menus 137 attachments 184 opening 64 BCC (blind carbon copy) 173, overview 64 private records 88 changing setup 168 reviewing memos 136 closing 169 sorting records 87, 251 confirm delivery 173, 176 See also Notes confirm read 173, 176...
  • Page 284 Network Palm Desktop software. See Desktop connecting 229 software connection type 231 Passwords 56–58 idle timeout 231 changing 56 login scripts 233 creating 56 password 225 deleting 56 phone settings 226 for network 225 preferences 226–236 forgotten 58, 257 primary DNS 232 Pasting text 71 secondary DNS 232 Payment, Expense item 156...
  • Page 285 Prioritizing To Do List records 131, To Do List 131 Recovering Priority of delivery (e-mail) 174 deleted e-mail 180 Private records filed mail 179 displaying and creating 88, 251 Recurring events lost with forgotten password 58 deleting 72 See also Security scheduling 99 Profiles 211 Reminder.
  • Page 286 forgotten password 58 Sunday, to start week 221 locking the handheld 57 Symbols private records 88 for currency 156 Selecting in Graffiti writing 41 date for event 96 Synchronizing data. See HotSync e-mail to be synchronized. See System conduit 195 Filters for e-mail System requirements for Desktop phone numbers in Address...
  • Page 287 completed items 134 Uninstalling Desktop software 55 completion date 134 Unresponsive handheld 249 conduit for synchronizing 195 Unsent e-mail, editing 177 creating items in Date Book Untimed events 94, 97, 99 Plus 113 Updating data. See HotSync creating records 69, 131 Upgrading Desktop software 12 deleting records 72 due date 133, 134, 135...

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