Kyocera PDQ, PDQ 800 User Manual
pdQ™ Applications
Handbook
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Contents
Chapter 1 Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Creating Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Working with Address Book Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Address Book Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 2 Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using the Calculator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the Calculator Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 3 Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Opening Call History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Making a Call from Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tracking Your Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Creating an Expense Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Menus in Call History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 4 Date Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Scheduling Events in the Date Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Scheduling Repeating Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Deleting an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Changing the Date Book View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Date Book Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 5 Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Making Calls from the Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Chapter 6 Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Creating an Expense Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Entering Receipt Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Transferring Your Data to Microsoft Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the Expense Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 7 HotSync Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
HotSync Technology and the HotSync Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setting Up Your First HotSync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Performing a Local HotSync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting HotSync Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Customizing HotSync Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter 8 Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Creating Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reviewing and Editing Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Beaming a Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Deleting a Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using Memo Pad Menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Chapter 9 Modem Emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Setting Up Modem Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Opening Modem Emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Exiting Modem Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Tips and Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Chapter 10 Palm Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Deciding Which E-mail Application to Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Setting Up Palm Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Viewing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Creating Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sending Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Managing the Message List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setting HotSync Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Working with Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Using the Mail Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 11 pdQalert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Setting Up pdQalert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Receiving pdQalert Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Responding to pdQalert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Checking Messages with the Keypad Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Chapter 12 pdQbrowser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Getting Started with pdQbrowser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Maintaining pdQbrowser Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Working with Bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Copying Text from a Web Site to Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Disconnecting from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Chapter 13 pdQmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Deciding Which E-Mail Application to Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting Up pdQmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Opening pdQmail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Checking Your Incoming E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Creating and Sending E-mail Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Working with Mailboxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Organizing Your Incoming Messages Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Setting or Adjusting pdQmail Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Disconnecting from the Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chapter 14 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
About Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Selecting Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Changing Button Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using the Digitizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Selecting Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Setting General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Setting Modem Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Setting Network Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Recording Owner Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Setting Phone Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Setting Registry Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Creating ShortCuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Changing the SideStrip Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chapter 15 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Setting Up Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Showing or Hiding Private Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Locking the pdQ Smartphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Restricting the pdQ Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Chapter 16 Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Adding Phone Numbers to the Speed Dial List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Making Calls Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Modifying Entries in the Speed Dial List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Removing Entries from the Speed Dial List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Chapter 17 To Do List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Creating To Do Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Setting Item Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Displaying Your To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Using the To Do List Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Appendix A Expense Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Customizing the Expense Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Appendix B Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
About Non-ASCII Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Use of ^ char . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Carriage Return and Line Feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Literal Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
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Chapter 1
Address Book
Using the Palm™ Address Book, you can easily keep track of names,
addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, URLs, and other information
about your personal and business contacts.
With the Palm Address Book, you can...
Make a phone call, send e-mail, or open web sites directly from the Address
List.
Enter up to five phone numbers, e-mail addresses, or web addresses (UR Ls)
for each contact. Select which of these numbers appea rs in the Address List.
Attach a note to an Address Book entry for additional information.
Assign categories to your Address Book entries, so you can quickly sort and
view your entries in logical groups.
Define the contacts to include in the Speed Dial list.
In this chapter, you’ll find...
Creating Address Book Entries page 2
Working with Address Book Entries page 5
Using the Address Book Menus page 11
Creating A ddress Book Entries
Creating Address Book Entries
An Address Book entry is the name, address, and phone information you are
keeping for a person or business. You can create these entries on the pdQ
smartphone, or you can use the Palm™ Desktop software to create them on
your computer and download them to your pdQ smartphone during a
HotSync
Note: Palm Desktop software also has data import capabilities that allow
To create a new Address Book entry:
1. Press the button to open the Address List.
2. From the Address List, tap New to display the Address Edit screen.
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operation. For procedures, see “Chapter 7—HotSync Technology.”
you to load database files into the Address Book. Refer to the online
documentation supplied with the Palm Desktop for details.
Tap New.
3. Enter the last name of a person you want to add to your Address Book.
You can write with the stylus or use the on-screen keyboard. The first
letter is capitalized automatically (except for numeric and e-mail
information). For details about entering text, see the pdQ Basics Handbook.
4. Move to the next line either by tapping it or by writing , the Next Field
Graffiti stroke.
5. Enter the person's first name on the First Name line.
6. Enter the rest of the information for this person or business.
Notice that you can enter e-mail addresses or web addresses (URLs) in any
of the five phone number fields. To add pauses, see “Entering Pauses” on
page 5.
7. Tap to move to the next page.
8. When you have finished, tap Done to return to the Address List screen.
Adding an Address Book Entry to the Speed Dial List
If you want the entry you are creating to appear in the Speed Dial list, follow
these steps. Contacts are always added to the Speed Dial list from the Address
Book so you only have to maintain the phone numbers in one place.
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Creating Address Book Entries
To add a phone number to the Speed Dial list:
1. In the Address List, locate the person or business you want to add to the
Speed Dial list. Tap the name in the left column.
Note: Be sure to tap the name in the left column, not the number in the
right column. Tapping the name opens the Address View screen
for editing information; tapping the number starts a phone call.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
A plus sign (+) appears to the right of numbers that have not been added
to the Speed Dial list.
Tap the
plus sign.
3. Tap the plus sign beside the number you want to add. The Assign Speed
Dial Number dialog appears.
Address Book
4. Tap the up arrow or the down arrow to select a specific Speed Dial
number. Tap Add.
5. In the confirmation dialog, tap Yes to add the number.
6. Tap Do ne.
7. If you want to verify that the number has been added to the Speed Dial list,
tap to open the Applications Launcher.
8. Tap to open Speed Dial. Your new entry is in the Speed Dial list.
Making a Call from the Address Book
After you create an Address Book entry, you can make a call from it directly.
If you have entered e-mail addresses or URLs in the Address Book, you can
also make direct connections to them if your service provider supports
over-the-air data.
Note: You cannot initiate conference calls from the Address Book. If your
service provider supports conference calls, you can initiate a
three-way call by entering the numbers directly on the keypad or the
Dialer.
Chapter 1 Address Book 3
Creating A ddress Book Entries
To make a phone call from the Address Book:
1. If the pdQ smartphone is not already on, tap to turn it on.
2. If the num ber you want to call appears in the list, do the following:
a. Tap the phone icon beside the number you want to call.
Tap the icon to call this number directly.
Tap the phone number to see all of the
available numb ers, i nclud in g e-ma il ad dress es
or URLs, for this person or business.
b. In the confirmation dialog, tap Dial. To eliminate the confirmation
dialog when you make future calls from the Address Book, tap Do not
ask me again.
3. To choose a different phone number for a person or business in your
Address List, do the following:
a. Locate the entry and tap the number.
Be sure to tap the number, not the name or icon. A dialog shows all of
the numbers for that person or business.
If you select an e-mail ad dress or a
URL, the Dial button changes to Email
or Browse.
b. Tap the number you want to call and tap Dial.
If you select an e-mail address or URL, the pdQ smartphone
recognizes these addresses and makes the appropriate connection.
4. When you have finished your call, tap End to hang up.
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Working with Address Book Entries
In the Address Book, you can locate your entries quickly, edit them, display
them by name or company name, and group them by category. You can also
choose the type of information you want your entries to include and exchange
Address Book information with other pdQ smartphones or Palm organizers.
Editing an Address Book Entry
To edit an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to change.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
Tapping the phone number initiates a call.
2. Tap Edit. The Address Edit screen appears.
Address Book
3. Tap any line (such as Address or City). Enter or change the information.
4. When you have finished, tap Done.
Entering Pauses
When you call automated systems, you often have to dial a series of numbers
with pauses between them (for example, when sending a page or entering a
password). You can place these pauses in the Address Book.
To enter pauses in a phone number:
1. Open the Address Edit screen for the appropriate person or business.
2. In the phone number, enter a percent sign (%) for a hard pause or a comma
(,) for a timed pause wherever necessary.
Hard Pause
(%)
Timed Pause
(,)
When you call this number, the pdQ smartphone pauses at
this point. It does not continue with the next set of numbers
until you tap Resume.
When you call this number, the pdQ smartphone pauses for
two seconds before continuing with the next set of numbers.
You can enter as many commas as necessary to extend the
length of the pause.
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Looking Up an Address Book Entry
You can find entries in your Address Book quickly either by scrolling through
it or by using the Look Up line in the Address List screen.
To scroll through the Address Book:
Press the up and down buttons on the front panel of the pdQ smartphone.
In the Address List screen, you move up or down by a screen of entries.
In the Address View screen, you move to the previous or next entry.
To look up an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, enter the first letter of the name you want to find.
Write the first letter or two in the Look Up line.
The list scrolls to the first entry beginning with that letter. If you write a
second letter, the list scrolls to the first entry beginning with those two
letters.
2. Tap any entry to view its contents.
Note: You can also look up entries in your Address Book with the pdQ
smartphone’s keypad closed. See “Chapter 3—Using Phone and
Messaging Features” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.
Choosing and Displaying Phone Numbers
In your Address Book, you can keep up to five phone numbers, e-mail
addresses, or URLs for each entry. You can select the labels for these numbers
individually. For example, you might want to keep a fax number for one
person and a pager number for another. You can also choose which of these
numbers you want to see in the Address List for each entry.
To choose other types of phone numbers in an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to change.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
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3. Tap the beside the phone number you want to change.
Tap the arrow
to open the
pick list.
4. From the list, tap the label (for example, Fax or Pager) you want to use.
5. If you want to select which phone number appears in the Address List, tap
Details to display the Address Entry Details dialog. If you don’t want to
change this setting, skip to step 8.
6. Tap the beside Show in List. Select a label to identify which phone
number appears in the Address List.
Address Book
7. Tap OK .
8. Tap Do ne.
Assigning Address Categories
Categories can help you file your Address Book entries into groups for easy
review. For more information about creating and using categories, see “Using
Categories” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.
To assign a category to an Address Book entry:
1. In the Address List, tap the name you want to assign to a category.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap Edit in the Address View screen to display the Address Edit screen.
3. In the Address Edit screen, tap the pick list in the upper-right corner. From
the list, tap the category you want to assign to this entry .
4. Tap Do ne.
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Marking an Address Book Entry as Private
You can mark any entry as private. When the security features are turned on,
private entries are not visible. You must enter a passw ord to see them.
To mark an entry as private:
1. In the Address List, tap the name you want to mark as private.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
3. Tap Details to open the Address Entry Details dialog.
4. Tap the Private check box.
5. Tap OK.
6. In the confirmation dialog, tap OK.
7. Tap Done.
Sorting the Address List by Name or Company
You can sort the entries in the Address List screen by Company and Last
Name, rather than by Last Name and First Name. These settings do not change
your Address Book data in any way; they merely change the view.
To sort the entries in the Address List screen:
1. In the Address List, tap to open the Address Book menus.
2. Tap Options. In the Options menu, tap Preferences.
3. Tap the setting that you want for the Address List screen.
4. Tap OK.
The Address List is resorted based on your choice. Entries with no
company name are always sorted by last name.
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Beaming Address Book Entries to Other pdQ Smartphones
Using the infrared (IR) port, you can beam Address Book entries to other pdQ
smartphones or Palm organizers.
Note: To conserve power, your pdQ smartphone is delivered with the beam
feature turned off. To turn it on, see “Setting General Preferences” in
the pdQ Basics Handbook.
Once the beam feature is turned on, you can beam any of the following:
■ Your business card—The business card is a specially designated entry
containing information you want to exchange with business contacts. You
can send your business card quickly with one-touch beaming.
■ An address entry—You can select and beam any entry in your Address
Book.
■ A category of address entries—You can beam all of the entries in a
category. For example, you can share a list of restaurants with a friend.
For more information on the IR port, see “Beaming Inform ation to Other pdQ
Smartphones” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.
To create a business card:
1. In the Address List, tap New. Create an Address Book entry containing the
information you want on your business card.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
Address Book
3. Tap Select Business Card from the Record menu. Tap Yes to accept this
entry as your business card.
4. Tap Done. Notice that in the Address View, the icon identifies this
record as your business card.
To beam a business card:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of your business card entry to display
the Address View screen.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
3. Tap Beam Business Card from the Record menu to beam your card.
You can also press for about two seconds to beam your card.
To beam the current entry:
1.
In the Address List, tap the name of an entry you want to beam.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
3. Tap Beam Address from the Record menu to beam the current entry.
If you beam entries often, you can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam
the current entry. See “Pen Preferences” on page 135.
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To beam the current category:
1. In the Address List, tap the pick list in the upper-right corner. From the
list, select the category you want to beam.
2. Tap to open the Address Book menus.
3. Tap Beam Category from the Record menu.
Removing an Address Book Entry from the Speed Dial List
You can remove a phone number from the Speed Dia l list without deleting the
entry entirely from the Address Book.
To remove an Address Book entry from the Speed Dial list:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to remove.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
3. Tap the Speed Dial number.
4. Tap Remove.
5. In the confirmation dialog, tap Yes to remove this number from the Speed
Dial list or No to keep it.
6. Tap Done.
Deleting an Address Book Entry
To delete an entry in the Address Book:
1. In the Address List, tap the name of the entry you want to delete.
Tap the name in the left column, not the phone number in the right column.
2. Tap Edit to display the Address Edit screen.
3. Tap Details.
4. Tap Delete. Tap OK. The entry is removed from both the Address Book
and the Speed Dial list.
Tap Remove.
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Using the Address Book Menus
Using the Address Book Menus
This section outlines menu commands specific to the Address Book. See
“Using Menus” in the pdQ Basics Handbook for inform ation about menu
commands common to all applications.
Record Menu
The commands in the Record menu vary depending on which screen is open.
If Address List is open If Address View is open
Delete Address Remove an Address Book entry. In the alert dialog, tap OK to
delete the entry. The entry is remo ved from the Address Book, but
a copy is sent to an archive file on your computer during your next
HotSync operation. To delete the entry completely, remove the
check mark from the Save archive copy on PC check box.
Attach Note Create a note for the current entry.
Delete Note Remove a note attached to an Address Book entry. In the alert
dialog, tap OK to del ete the note or Cancel to keep the note.
Address Book
Beam Address Beam the current Address Book entry to another pdQ smartphone
through the IR port.
Beam Category Beam all Address Book entries in the current category to another
pdQ smartphone through the IR port.
Select
Business Card
Beam
Business Card
Select the current Address Book entry as your business card. To
beam your business card, use the Beam Business Card command.
Send the current business card to another pdQ smartphone
through the IR port. You can also beam your business card by
holding down the Address Book button for at least two seconds.
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Options Menu
The commands on the Option menu va ry depending o n wh ich screen is open .
If Address List is open
Font Choose a different font (text) style for your entries.
Preferences Set how you want the Address Book to list information.
Remember last catego ry—If you select th is check box, the Address
Book shows the last category you used when you return to it from
another application. If you clear it, the Address Book shows the
entries for all categories.
List By—Sort address entries by last name or by company.
Rename
Custom Fields
Create your own names for the four custom fields. Your changes
apply to all of your Address Book entries.
If Address View is open
About
Address Bo ok
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Show version information for the Address Book application.
Chapter 2
Calculator
Using the Calculator, you can quickly perform basic ca lculations. The
Calculator is designed to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division operations.
You can also store and retrieve values in the Calculator’s memory.
In this chapter, you’ll find...
Using the Calculator page 14
Using the Calculator Menus page 15
Using the Calculator
Using the Calculator
To open and use the Calculator:
1. Open the keypad. Tap to open the Applications Launcher.
2. Tap to dis play the Calcul ator.
3. Use your fingers or the stylus to tap the Calculator buttons on the screen.
Using the Calculator Functions
Use the Calculator function keys to perform the following calculations.
Clears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake
while entering a number in the middle of a calculation. When you tap this
button, you can re-enter a number without starting over.
Clears the entire calculation and allows you to begin a fresh calculation.
Toggles the current number between a negative va lue and a positive value. If
you want to enter a negative number, enter the number first and then press the
+/- button.
Places the current number in to Memory. Each new number you enter with the
M+ button is added to the total already stored in memory . The number that you
add can be either a calculated value or any number you enter by pressing the
number buttons. Pressing this button has no effect on the current calculation
(or series of calculations); it merely places the value into memory until it is
recalled.
Recalls the stored value from memory and i nserts it in the cur rent calculation .
Removes any value that is stored in the Calculator memory.
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Using the Calculator Menus
The Calculator supports the Copy and Paste commands. You can use these
commands to copy a value from the Calculator and paste it into another
application on the pdQ smartphone. Similarly, you can copy values from other
applications on the pdQ smartphone, such as Expense, and paste the values
into the Calculator. For additional information on the Copy and Paste
commands, see “Using Menus” in the pdQ Basics Handbook.
Recent Calculations
The Recent Calculations command enables you to review the last series of
calculations. It is particularly useful for confirming a series of “chain”
calculations.
To display the last series of calculations:
1. Tap to open the Calculator menu.
2. Fro m th e Options menu, tap Recent Calculations to display the Recent
Calculations screen.
Calculator
3. After you finish reviewing the dialog, tap OK to close the Recent
Calculations dialog and return to the Calculator.
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Chapter 3
Call History
Call History maintains a list of your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. By
default, the pdQ smartphone is set to keep 99 calls in Call History, but you can
adjust this number as high as 999 if you choose. The pdQ smartphone
automatically replaces older entrie s with new entries.
Using Call History, you can see exactly when some one called you and return
the call directly. You can also track data about your calls and export it to the
Expense application.
With Call History, you can...
Return a call directly.
View and sort calls in three categories: Incoming, Outgoing, and Missed.
In this chapter, you’ll find...
Opening Call History page 18
Making a Call from Call History page 18
Tracking Your Calls page 18
Creating an Expense Record page 21
Using the Menus in Call Histor y page 23
Opening Call History
Opening Call History
To open Call History:
Open the keypad. Tap to open the Call History list.
The screen shows the calls you have made or received, including th e date,
time, and length. If the phone number is in your Address Book, the pdQ
smartphone displays the associated name in the Who column. Otherwise,
it displays the phone number. If you haven’t made or received any calls
yet, the Call History screen is empty.
If you synchronize more than one pdQ smartphone with the same user
name, the Call History screen displays calls from all of them. (Notice,
however, that synchronizing more than one device with the same user
name is not recommended.)
The icons show what type of call was made:
Incoming call
Outgoing call
Data call (for example, a call to a
web site)
Making a Call from Call History
You can quickly return a phone call directly from the Call History list.
To make a call from the Call History list:
1. Open the keypad. Tap to turn on the phone.
You can view or edit the calls in Call History with your pdQ smartphone
turned off, but it must be turned on to make a call.
2. Tap to open the Call History list.
3. Tap the entry you want to call.
4. Tap Dial.
Tracking Your Calls
Call History is a valuable tool for keeping track of your incoming and outgoing
calls. You can sort the Call History list, copy inf ormation from it into the
Address Book or the Clipboard, and delete entries.
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Copying Information from Call History
You can copy the name and phone number of any caller into your Address
Book or onto the Clipboard so it can be pasted into other applications.
To copy information from Call History to the Address Book:
1. Tap the entry you want to add to (or modify) in the Address Book. The
Call Detail dialog appears.
2. Do one of the following:
■ To add a new entry, tap Create Address Book Entry. Tap OK in the
confirmation dialog. The pdQ smartphone opens the Address Edit
screen where you can verify or change the entry.
■ To change an existing entry, tap Update Address Book Entry. In the
confirmation message, tap OK. The pdQ smartphone opens the
Address Book where you can verify or change the entry.
Call History
To copy information from Call History to the Clipboard:
1. Tap the entry you want to copy.
2. Tap to open the Call History menus.
3. Tap Copy Number to Clipboard from the Record menu.
Sorting the Call History List
With a single click, you can sort the Call History list by the name or phone
number of the caller, by date and time, or by length of call. No matter which
sequence you choose, new calls automatically appear at the top of the list.
To sort by name or phone number:
1. Tap Who in the column heading. Calls are listed by phone number firs t,
then by name in alphabetical order.
2. Tap Who again to resort the list by name first.
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To sort by the date or time the call was received:
1. Tap Date in the column heading. Calls are listed by date, with all the calls
on a single day listed by time. For calls received or made during the
current day, only the time is displayed, not the date.
2. Tap Date again to resort the list based on the most recent time.
To sort by length of call:
1. Tap Length in the column heading. Calls are listed from longest to
shortest.
2. Tap Length again to resort the list from shortest call to longest call.
Deleting Calls
To delete one entry from the Call History list:
1. Tap the entry you want to delete.
2. Tap Delete. The call is removed from the list.
To delete all entries from the Call History List:
1. From the Call History list, tap to open the menus.
2. Tap Delete All Calls from the Record menu. All the calls are removed from
your Call History list.
Tracking Call Length
Your pdQ smartphone keeps statistics on the number and length of calls (in
minutes) made or received on the phone.
Notice that these statistics may not match the number of calls on the Call
History screen if you have synchronized more than one pdQ smartphone with
the same user name. That is, the Call History screen shows the calls one user
made or received on several devices, while the Call Statistics screen shows the
calls made or received on one device.
Notice also that the durations of call-waiting and conference calls are not
logged, since the pdQ smartphone cannot distinguish between the first and
second conversations.
To track call statistics:
1. From the Call History list, tap to open the menus.
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2. Tap Recent Calls from the Statistics menu.
The screen shows the total calls and total minutes for both Home and
Roaming calls.
3. To reset either of these counters, tap the appropriate Reset button.
4. To view all the minutes of calls in the lifetime of your pdQ smartphone,
tap Lifetime Calls from the Statistics menu. You cannot reset the Lifetime
Calls number.
Setting Up Your Call History Preferences
To define Call History preferences:
1. In the Cal l History application, tap .
2. Tap Preferences from the Options menu.
3. If you don’t want caller names to appear in the Who column even if this
information is available, tap Don ’t show name in summary.
4. To delete calls after a specific number of days, tap Delete calls after ___
days. Enter the number of days on the line.
5. To set the maximum number of calls to be listed in Call History, enter a
number between 1 and 999 on the Maximum # of Calls line.
6. Tap OK when you have finish ed.
Creating an Expense Record
If you need to keep a financial record of your calls for billing or expense
reports, you can generate an expense record from Call History. The calls you
select are copied to the Expense application where you can edit them, place
them in categories, and export them to Microsoft
®
Excel.
Call History
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Creating an Expense Record
To create an expense record:
1. In the Call History list, tap a call you want to track on your expense record.
The Call Detail screen appears.
2. Tap Create Expense Record.
3. Tap the Expense category pick list and select the appropriate category for
this call.
4. Tap the Cost pick list and select hour or minute. Select the unit of currency.
Enter the amount to be charged per hour or minute.
Note: You can change the default settings in the category and cost fields
using the Options menu. See “Options Menu” on page 24.
5. If necessary, change the estimated duration of the call (for example, if you
spent billable time before or after the call that you want to in clude) .
6. Enter any additional information you want to record (for example, the
purpose or subject of the call) in the Notes area. The text you write here
will appear as a Note in the Expense record of this call.
7. Tap Create.
8. Tap Done.
Information about this call is moved to the Expense application where you
can edit it and export it to Microsoft Excel. For details, see
“Chapter 6—Expense.”
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Using the M enus in Call History
Using the Menus in Call History
This section outlines menu comm ands specific to Call History. See “Using
Menus” in the pdQ Basics Handbook for information about menu commands
common to all applications.
Record Menu
The commands on the Record menu vary depending on which screen is open.
From Call History From Call Details
Delete All Calls Remove all records from the Call History List.
Look Up Names From the Call History screen, scan the Address Book to update
the information in Call History. If you have made a number of
changes to your Address Book, you can select this menu option
to refresh the information in Call History.
Note that if you have 250 or more names in the Address Book,
you may want to turn off this feature to increase the
performance speed of Call History.
Copy Number
to Clipboard
From the Call Details screen, copy information from a call to
your Address Book.
Call History
Look up Name
in Address Book
Statistics Menu
Lifetime Calls View the total minutes for all calls received during the lifetime of
Recent Calls View the total number of calls and minutes since you last reset the
These statistics may not match the calls on the Call History screen if you have
synchronized more than one pdQ smartphone with the same user name. The
Statistics count the calls on one pdQ smartphone. The Call History screen shows
the calls made by one user on all devices synchronized under the same name.
From the Call Details screen , scan the Addr ess Book for an entry
that matches this number. The pdQ smartphone makes this scan
automatically after each call. However, if you have made a
number of changes to your Address Book, you can select this
menu option to update information in Call History.
your pdQ smartphone. You cannot reset this number.
pdQ smartphone. Calls are divided into Home and Roam areas.
You can reset either or both of these numbers.
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Using the Menus in Call History
Options Menu
Preferences Manage the way calls are handled by Call History.
■ Display phone numbers only, without names.
■ Disable the lookup feature that updates Call History
with names from the Address Book. If you have more
than 250 names in the Address Book, it is recommended
that you disable automatic lookup to improve phone
performance.
■ Delete calls after X days.
■ Set the maximum number of calls to be kept in Call
History.
Auto-Expense Automatically generate expense reports based on your
incoming or outgoing calls.
■ Generate reports for all calls or for calls in a category.
■ Enter your cost per minute or hour in any currency you
have set up.
About Call History View version information for the Call History application.
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