Palm IIIc Organizer Handbook
Handbook
for the
Palm IIIc™ Organizer
Copyright
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Contents
About This Book
Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Palm IIIc™ Organizer
Getting to know your Palm IIIc organizer.........................................3
What is a Palm IIIc organizer? ........................................................3
System requir e ments .................. ....................................... ...............4
Upgra de I nf o rmation ................................... .....................................4
Palm IIIc components .......................................................................6
Recharging the battery ...................................................................11
Palm Desktop organizer software ................................................12
Using your organizer with another PIM .....................................14
Tapp in g and typing ....... .......... ....................................... ....................1 5
Tap with the stylus to get things done .........................................15
Elements of the organizer interface ..............................................16
Opening applications .....................................................................17
Using menus ....................................................................................18
Four ways to enter data ..................................................................21
Customizing your organizer..............................................................24
Chapter 2: Entering Data in Your Palm IIIc™ Organizer
Using Graffiti writing to enter data..................................................27
Writi ng G ra f f iti characters ............ .......... ...................................... .27
Graffiti tips .......................................................................................29
The Graffiti alphabet .......................................................................30
Writing capital letters .....................................................................30
Writi ng nu m b e rs .... .. .. .......... ................................ ...........................3 1
Graffiti numbers ..............................................................................32
Writing punctuation marks ...........................................................32
Additi o na l Gr a f fi ti p un ct u a t ion ... .. ....................................... ........33
Writing symbols and extended characters ..................................33
Writing accented characters ..........................................................34
Accen t st rokes .... ............................... ................................ ...............34
Additional non-English characters ...............................................34
Navigation strokes ..........................................................................35
Graffiti ShortCuts ............................................................................35
Using the onscreen keyboard ............................................................36
Using your computer keyboard........................................................37
Impo rt in g da ta................... ....................................... ...........................37
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Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications
Using the Applications Launcher..................................................... 39
Selecting applications ..................................................................... 39
Switching between applications ................................................... 39
Categorizing applications ..............................................................39
Changing the Applications Launcher display ............................ 40
Choosing preferences......................................................................... 41
Installing and removing applications ..............................................42
Installing add-on app licat ions ......................................................42
Installing games ..............................................................................44
Removing applications .................................................................. 45
Removing Palm Desktop software ...............................................45
Security................................................................................................. 46
Assig ning a pa ss w or d .... .. ......................... ..................................... 46
Changing or deleting a password ................................................ 47
Locking your organizer .................................................................47
Recovering from a forgotten password ....................................... 48
Chapter 4: Using Your Basic Applications
Overview of basic applications.........................................................50
Date Book ......................................................................................... 50
Addr ess Book ... ... .. ....................................... ...................................51
To Do List .........................................................................................52
Memo Pa d .................................. ....................................... ............... 53
Calcu lat or . ..... .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .53
Expense ............................................................................................ 54
Comm o n ta s ks......... ............................... ....................................... ...... 55
Creating records .............................................................................. 55
Editi ng re c or d s .... .. ................................ ....................................... ...55
Deleting records ..............................................................................57
Purging records ............................................................................... 58
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations ...............58
Categorizing records ...................................................................... 61
Finding records ............................................................................... 64
Sorting lists of records ....................................................................69
Making records private ..................................................................70
Attaching notes ............................................................................... 72
Choosing fonts ................................................................................ 73
Application-specific tasks.................................................................. 74
Date Book ......................................................................................... 74
Addr ess Book ... ... .. ....................................... ...................................88
To Do List .........................................................................................93
Memo Pa d .................................. ....................................... ............... 98
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Calculator .......................................................................................101
Expen se ....... ........ ......... .......... .......... .......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .103
Chapter 5: Comm uni cat ing Using Your Organizer
Managing desktop E-Mail away from your desk.........................115
Setting up Mail on the desktop ...................................................116
Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application ..................118
Opening the Mail application on your organizer .....................118
Viewing e-mail items ....................................................................118
Creating e-mail items ....................................................................119
Looking up an address .................................................................122
Adding details to e-mail items ....................................................123
Stori ng e -ma i l to b e s en t la te r .... ................................ ..................126
Editi ng un s e nt e - ma il ... .. ... ................. ............................... ...........126
Draf t e-m a i l .................... ............................... ................................ .127
Filing e-mail ...................................................................................128
Delet in g e - m ail .... ... .. ........................ ................................ .............12 9
Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder .................................129
Purging deleted e-mail .................................................................130
Message list options ......................................................................130
HotSync options ............................................................................132
Creating special filters ..................................................................133
Truncating e-mail items ...............................................................137
Mail menus .....................................................................................138
Beaming information ........................................................................139
Chapter 6: Advanced HotSync® Operations
Selecting HotSync setup options.....................................................143
Customizing HotSync application settings ...................................146
IR HotS ync oper a tions..................................... .................................148
Preparing your computer for infrared communication ..........148
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared comm unication .151
Performing an IR HotSync operation .........................................152
Returning to cradle HotSync operations ...................................152
Conducting a HotSync operation via modem...............................153
Preparing your computer ............................................................153
Preparing your organizer .............................................................155
Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation .........156
Performing a HotSync operation via a modem ........................157
Conducting a HotSync operation via a network ..........................158
Connecting to your company’s dial-in server ...........................158
Performing a network HotSync operation ................................161
Using File Link...................................................................................161
Creating a user profile ......................................................................162
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Chapter 7: Setting Preferences for Your Organizer
Viewing preferences.........................................................................165
Buttons preferences ..........................................................................166
Pen preferences .............................................................................166
HotSync buttons preferences ......................................................168
Digitizer preferences ........................................................................ 168
Formats preferences ......................................................................... 168
Coun t ry def a u lt .............................. ...................................... ......... 169
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats ..........................169
General preferences.......................................................................... 170
Auto-off delay ............................................................................... 170
Cradle settings ...............................................................................170
System, alarm, and game sounds ............................................... 171
Beam Receive .................................................................................171
Conn ection pr ef e re nces. ... ........................ ....................................... . 172
Sample connection for remote IR HotSync operations ...........173
Network preferences and TCP/IP software.................................175
Selecting a service .........................................................................175
Entering a user name ...................................................................176
Entering a password ....................................................................177
Selecting a connection ..................................................................177
Addi ng te le p hone set t i ng s ........... ...................................... ......... 178
Connecting to your service ..........................................................180
Creating additional service templates ....................................... 181
Adding detailed information to a service template ................. 181
Login scripts ..................................................................................184
Creating a login script on your organizer ................................. 185
Plug-in applications .....................................................................187
Deleting a service template .........................................................187
Network preferences menu commands ....................................187
TCP/IP troubleshooting .............................................................. 188
Owner preferences............................................................................ 189
Shor tCuts pre f e re nces ... ........................ ................................ ...........1 90
Creat i ng a S ho rtCut . ................. ....................................... .............190
Editing a ShortCut ........................................................................ 191
Deleting a ShortCut ......................................................................191
Appendix A: Maintaining Your Organizer
Caring for your organizer................................................................ 193
Batt ery co n s ideratio n s.......... ... ....................................... ..................1 9 5
Rese tt in g y o u r o rg a ni z e r ... ................. ....................................... ......195
Performing a soft reset .................................................................195
Performing a hard reset ...............................................................196
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Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions
Software installation problems........................................................200
Opera t in g problem s ............ ....................................... .......................201
Tapping and writing problems .......................................................202
Application problems .......................................................................203
HotSync problems .............................................................................204
Beaming problems.............................................................................210
Recharging problems........................................................................210
Password problems...........................................................................211
Techn i ca l su p p o r t ....... .. .. .......... ....................................... ..................212
Appendix C: Creating a Custom Expense Report
About mapping tables ......................................................................213
Customizing existing sample templates ........................................214
Determining the layout of the Expense Report.............................215
Labels ..............................................................................................215
Sections ...........................................................................................216
Analyzing your custom Expense Report .......................................217
Programming the mapping table....................................................218
Using applications other than Microsoft Excel.............................222
Expense file details............................................................................222
Appendix D: Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts
Use of ^ char ... ....................................... ....................................... ......22 3
Carriage return and line feed ..........................................................223
Literal characters ...............................................................................224
Product Regul ato ry Informatio n
FCC Sta t e me nt .................................... ....................................... ........225
Canadian ICES-003 Statement.........................................................226
CE Com p li a nce State me nt............ ....................................... .............2 2 6
Batt ery Wa rning .... ............................... ................................ .............2 2 6
Index
....... .. ... ............................... ....................................... ...................... 229
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About This Book
Welcome to the Palm IIIc™ connected organize r. This handboo k is
designed to help you get up and running quickly on your organizer.
It describes all you need to know about how to use your Palm IIIc
organizer and the applications that come with it.
It walks you through:
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Loca ti ng all the p a rt s of y o u r or g a n izer
■
Viewing and entering data
■
Using your organizer with your computer
■
Personalizing your organizer wi th your own preference set t ings
After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your
organize r, y ou can u se the res t of thi s han dbook as a r efer en ce fo r le ss
common tasks, for maintain ing your organ izer, and also as a source of
information if you have problems operating it.
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Chapter 1
Introduction to Your
Palm IIIc
This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your
Palm IIIc™ connected o rg anizer, how to use your organiz e r for the
first time , and how to use HotSync
organizer and Palm™ Desktop orga nizer softwar e .
Getting to know your Palm IIIc organizer
What is a Palm IIIc organizer?
With your Palm IIIc organizer, you will no longer have trouble getting
to meetings and appointments on time, remembering people’s names
and personal details, or tracking all the items on your To Do list. Your
organizer can help you improve your track record in all these areas,
both at work and at home.
You can enter all you r scheduled events in Date Book, and set an
alarm to remind you of important meetings. You can view scheduled
events by the day, week, or month, and you also have an agenda view
for displaying current events and To Do items at the same time. Keep
all your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details
in Address Book , so you c an find th em as soo n as you nee d them. Add
your tasks to To Do List, prioritize them so you don’t over look them,
and assign them a due date.
™
Organizer
®
technolog y to synchronize your
To make sure you d on’t lose any of this important information, you
can synchronize your data with Palm Desktop software on your
computer so you always have a backup copy. You can set different
levels of sec urity for your organizer so una uthorized ey es cannot view
your data.
When you are out of the office, track your expenses for your expense
reports; then transfer the data to your computer to print it out. You can
write, edit, and view your e-mail, and then synchronize your e-mail
with your desktop E-Ma il application when yo u return to your office.
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System requirements
To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system
must meet the following requirements:
Minimum requirements
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Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
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IBM-compatible 486 computer or higher
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8 MB RAM (memory)
16 MB recommended
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20 MB available hard dis k spa c e
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VGA monitor or better
■
CD-ROM drive (you can also download the P alm Desktop
software f rom htt p://www .palm.c om, or order 3. 5" di skette s from
Palm Computing)
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Mouse
■
One available serial port or USB port (PalmConnect® USB Kit sold
separately)
Option al equipment
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Modem (such as a PalmModem® accessory )
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Windows-compatible printer
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Infrared communication device
minimum,
Macintosh compatibility
You can connect your organizer to your Macintosh using the
PalmConnect
®
Serial Kit or PalmConnect USB Kit (sold s e p a rately).
Upgrade Information
If you already own a Palm Computing® handheld, w e recomm end
that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with
your new Palm IIIc organizer into the same folder as your current
Palm Desktop software. When you install the new version in the same
folder as the previous version, all your data is preserved. If you use
another personal information manager (PIM), you still need to install
Palm De sktop so f tw a r e in order to add Hot Sync Man a g e r , c o nd u it
software, and other features of Palm Desktop software to your
computer.
You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you can
quickly synch ronize your old data with your new organizer.
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To upgrade:
1. Read the Getting Started guide for an overview of the complete
installation process.
2. Sy nchronize yo u r old org a ni z e r wi t h y o u r ol d Palm D e sktop
software. This ensures that the latest information from your
organizer is on your desktop computer.
3. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that
stores Palm Desktop software, copy the folder and al l its conte nts,
rename it (for example, Palm Backup), and store the copy outside
the Palm Desktop software folder.
4. Follow the installation instructions in “Installing Palm Desktop
software” later in this chapter. Be su re to install the new software
in the same folder as the old software.
5. To prepare for the first HotSync operation that synchronizes your
new organizer with your new Palm Desktop software, go to the
HotSync Manager and choose Custom.
Note:
Be sure your username appears in the box at the top of the
Custom dialog box. If not, select your username.
6. For all conduits, click Change and select the option Desktop
overwrites handheld. Then click Done. See “Customizing Hot Sync
application setti ngs ” in Chapt er 6 for more info rma tion.
7. Place your new organizer in the cradle an d pr ess th e Hot Sync
button. If the Se lect U ser dial og box appears, se lect your username.
Note:
If you customized the modem setup on your old
organ i z er , y o u must re-ent e r th e mo d e m i ni t str in g .
Any passwords you se t on your old organi ze r are not
restored during this HotSync operation. Records you
previously marked Private are still marked Private, but
you need to reenter a password on your new organizer.
Each orga nizer must h ave a unique name
After you comp lete the upgrade process descri b e d above, you have
two or ganizers with th e same name. Th is is an undesirable situat i o n.
Each organizer must have a unique nam e in order to prevent
unexpected results during HotSync operations and other
complications.
We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old
organizer. See “Performing a hard reset” in Appendix A for details.
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A hard reset not only erases all data from the old organizer; it also
erases the name and makes that or g anizer a clean slate, ready to
receive a new name. The next time you perform a HotSync operation
with this old organizer, you are asked to give it a name. Be sure to give
it a unique name.
Palm IIIc comp o n e n ts
Locating front panel controls
Battery
charg e light
Screen
Graffiti writing area
Scroll button
Power button/
Brightness control
Power
button/
Brightness
control
Turns your organizer on or of f and controls the
brightn e ss.
If your organizer is turned off, pressing the power
button turns the organizer on and retu rns you to the
Applic a tion but tons
last screen you viewed. Press the power button to
turn the organizer off.
If you have difficulty seeing the information
onscreen, use the brightness control to adjust the
screen depending on the lighting conditions where
you use your organizer. Press the power button and
hold it down for about two seconds to access the
Brightness dialog box. You can conserve battery life
by reduci ng the brig htness level of the display.
Battery
charge light
Illumin ates when the orga nize r is in the cradle and
the battery is charging. When the battery is fully
charged, the light turns off.
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Organizer
screen
®
Graffiti
writing
area
Displays the applications and information stored in
your organizer. It is touch-sensitive and responds to
the stylus.
The area where you write letters and numbers using
®
the Graffiti
alphabet. See Chapter 2 to learn how to
write Graffiti characters.
Scroll
button
Displays te xt and ot h e r in f o rm ation th a t e xt e n ds
beyond the area of the organizer screen. Pressi ng t h e
lower half of the scroll button scrolls down to view
information below the viewing area, and press ing the
upper half of the button scrolls up to view the
information above the viewing area.
Application
buttons
Activates th e individual organizer applications that
correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book,
Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad. See
“Buttons prefe rences” in Chapter 7 for details on
reassigning these button s to activate any app lication
on your organizer.
Tip:
If your organizer is turned off, pressing any
application button activates the organizer and
opens the corresponding application.
Using the onscreen brightness control
You may need to make adjustments by changing the amount of
brightness on the screen.
To adjust the brightness:
1. Press the power button and hold it down for about two seconds.
2. Do one of the fo l lowing :
To change the brightness in small incr e ments, tap to the left or
right of the slider.
To change the brightness in larger increments, drag the slider to
the left or right.
Tip:
You can also pre ss the scroll bu tton to move the slider
incrementally.
3. Tap Done.
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Protective flip co ver
The cover protects the organizer screen when it is not in use and helps
reduce glare while you use your organizer. You can open the co ver so
that it is at an angle, open it fully, or remove it altogether by pulling
the cover o ut of th e hol es on t he sid es o f the org ani zer. To reat tac h the
cover, reinsert the p egs in the holes.
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Locating back panel components
Stylus
IR port
Reset
button
Serial
connector
Stylus
Slides in and out of the slot in the back panel of
the organizer. To use the stylus, remove it from
the slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil.
IR port
Uses infrared tec hnolo gy to tran smit data to and
receive data from other Palm Computing
®
platform handhelds , and to perform HotS ync
operations. See “Beaming information” in
Chapter 5 and “IR HotSync operations” i n
Chapter 6 for more information.
Reset butto n
Under normal us e, you should not h a ve to use
the reset button. See Appendix A for information
about when and how to use the reset button.
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Serial connector
Connects your organizer to the cradle, which in
turn connects to th e b a ck of y o u r co mputer an d
through the AC adapter to the wall current. This
allows you to rechar ge your organizer as well as
upda te th e in f o rmatio n b e tween y o u r or g a n izer
and computer using HotSync technology.
Note:
The cradle must be plugged into the
serial (COM) port at the back of your
computer.
Your organizer requires a dedicated port. It
cannot share a port with an internal modem or
other device. If you are unsure about the exact
location of the seri al port on you r comp uter, ref er
to the user ’s manu al s uppli ed wit h th e c ompute r.
Important:
Only use the AC adapter that came
with your organizer. Other adapters
could dam ag e your o rga nize r and
will void the warranty.
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An additional connection is made from the back
of the c radle ’s se ri al (CO M) p ort c onnec to r to t he
AC adapter which plugs into any AC current
outlet.
AC adapter
Recharging the battery
Your organizer contains a Lithium-ion battery that is recharged each
time you place the organizer in the cradle. Just place your organizer in
the cradle for approximately four hours for an initial charge before
you use it. Then place it in the c radle for m inutes each d ay to rechar ge
the batte ry to full capa city. A full char ge will last up to two weeks with
normal use. When you charge the battery, the battery icon on your
organizer changes to a battery charging icon.
Battery icon
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Battery charging icon
As the battery gets low, th e battery icon indi cates a low charg e. Befor e
the battery drains completely, perf orm a HotS ync operation and then
recharge the battery as soon as possible. If your organizer shuts down
before recharging, you still have about a week to recharge the battery
before you lose th e data on your organize r.
Viewing data while in the cradle
You can set a preference so that you can continue to view data while
your organizer is in the cradle and while the battery is being
recharged. See “General preferences” in Chapter 7 for more
informatio n.
Note:
Turn your organizer off to fully recharge the battery.
Palm Desktop organizer software
Palm Desktop software extends many of the functions of your
organizer to your computer and serves to back up your data. Viewing
and editing your data using Palm Desk top software is optional.
However, when you use it with your organizer and the built-in
HotSync technolo gy, you can fully synchroniz e the inform ation on
your organizer with th e in f ormation on you r computer.
It is a good idea to back up your data in case something happens to t he
data on your organizer. Changes you make on your organizer or Palm
Desktop software appear in both places after you synchronize.
With Palm Desktop software, you can do the following:
■
Work with you r or g a n iz e r a p pl ica tions on y our computer. Pal m
Desktop software duplicates the Da te Book, Address Book, To Do
List, and Memo Pad applications on your organizer, so you can
view, enter, and modify any data stored on you r organizer.
■
Back up the data stored on you r organizer wi th HotSync
technology an d synchronize the data on your Palm Desk top
software. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures
your data is always safe and up-to-date. See “Exchanging and
updating data: HotSync operations ” in Chapt er 4 for more
information.
■
Import and export data, so you can easi ly transf e r data from other
desktop applications into any of your main applications. See
“Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more information.
■
Print your Date Book, Addres s Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad
information on any print er.
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Installing Palm Des kto p softw are
The following instructions guide you through installing Palm
Desktop software. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm
Desktop sof tware for information about how to use the software.
To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop
software, please do the follow ing be for e insta lling:
■
Turn off your comp uter and connect the cradle to it.
■
If you are installing from diskettes (rather than the CD-ROM
included in th e b ox), make sure the original Palm Desktop
software diskettes are write-protected, and then make backup
copies of them. When you finish, use the copies to install the
software, and store the original diskettes in a safe place. Refer to
your computer’s manual or op e rating system documentati on if
you need information ab out locking o r copying dis ket tes.
■
not
Do
simply copy the Palm Desktop software files to your
computer ’s hard disk. You mu st use the installer to place th e files
in the ir p roper locations and to de compre s s the file s .
To install Palm Desktop software:
1. Exit any open programs, including those that run automatically at
startup such as Microsoft Office, and disable any virus-scanning
software.
2. Insert the Palm Desktop software CD-ROM into the computer’s
CD-ROM drive (or insert the diskette labeled Setup into the
diskette drive).
3. When the Palm Desktop Installer Menu appears, click the Install
button to begin the installation procedure.
4. Follow the onscre en instr uctio ns to comp lete the installat io n.
During installation y ou will be as ked to insert your organi zer into
the cradle.
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Using your organizer with another PIM
If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such
as Microsoft Outlook, y ou still need to install Palm Desktop software
in order t o add HotSy nc M anag er, the c on nect io n soft war e, and othe r
features of Palm Desktop software to your computer. The connection
software , ca lled a condui t, let s yo u synchr onize t he da ta betwee n you r
organizer and your PIM.
If the i nstall ation program d etects that y ou have M icrosof t Outlook on
your computer, the p rog ram lets you choose between installing Palm
Desktop software or installing the conduit for Outlook so that you can
use that application as your PIM.
For information on the availa bility of conduit software for the PIM
you use, con ta c t th e ve ndor of y o u r P I M or vi sit the web site
http://www.palm.com.
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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 e lem ents on y our organ izer sc ree n is the ba si c acti on th at
gets things done on your organizer.
The first time you start you r organizer, setup instr u ctions appear on
the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer.
Calibrati on aligns the internal circuitry of you r organizer with its
touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen,
the organizer can detect exactly which task you want to perform.
Important
With your org anizer turned on, you can tap th e organize r scree n to do
many operations, such as the foll owing:
■
Open applications
■
Choose menu commands
■
Initiate a global Find oper ation
■
Select options in dialog boxes
■
Open the onscreen keyboards
:
Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making
strokes on the organizer screen. Never use an ac tual pen ,
pencil, or other sharp object to write on the org anizer
screen.
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your
computer , you can also drag the styl u s to select text. You can also use
the stylus to drag the slider of an y sc roll bar.
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Elements of the organizer interface
Menu bar
Command
buttons
Icons
Menu
bar
Check
box
Icons
Pick list
Command
buttons
A set of command s that are specifi c to the applic ation.
Not all applications have a menu bar.
Tap a button to p e rform a command. Command
buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of
application screens.
Tap the icons to op e n applicati ons , menus ,
Calculator , and to fi nd text anywhere in your data
.
abc
With the cu rsor in an input fie ld, tap the dot to
activate the alphabetic keyboard.
123
With the cu rsor in an input fie ld, tap the dot to
activa te the numeri c ke y b o ar d .
Check box
When a check mark appears in a check box, the
corresponding option is active. If a check box is
empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box
is checked, tapping it removes the check mark.
Pick list
Tap the arrow to d isplay a list o f choic es, and then tap
an item in the list to select it.
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Previous/next
arrows
Scroll
bar
Scroll bar
Drag the slide r, or ta p th e to p or botto m arrow, to
scroll the di sp lay one line at a time . To scroll to the
previous page, tap the scroll bar just a bove the slider.
To scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below
the slider.
You can also scroll t o the previous and next pages by
pressing the upper and lower portions of the scroll
button on the fron t p a nel of the organi ze r.
Next/
previous
arrows
Tap the up and down arrows to display t h e previous
and next page of information; tap the left and right
arrows to display the previous and next record.
Opening applications
You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application
installed on your organizer. You can also open the four main
applications — Date Book , Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad
— with the application buttons on the front panel of your organizer.
Applications
Launcher
Date
Book
Memo
Pad
Address
Book
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To Do
List
Tip:
In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the
Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and
application catego ry.
To open an application:
1. Tap the Applications icon .
2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have
When you press an application button on the front panel, you
have instant access to t he selec ted appli cation. You don’t ev en
need to turn on your organizer first.
many applic ation s inst al led on y our orga nize r, ta p t he scro ll bar t o
see all of your applications.
Tip:
To find an application quickly, you can write the Graffiti
character for the first letter of its na me. The Applications
Launcher scrolls to the fi rst application with a nam e that
begins with that letter. You can also assign application
icons to different categories. See “Categorizing
applications” in Chapter 3.
Using menus
Menus on your organizer are easy to use. Once you have mastered
them in one application, you can use them the same way in all other
applications.
The menus of each applicat ion are illustra ted in the section on that
application in Chapter 4. The Edit menu is described in “Editing
record s ” in Cha pt e r 4.
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To open the menu bar:
1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Do one of the fo l lowing :
Tap the Menu icon .
Tap on the inverted title area at the top of the screen.
Tap the title area
Tap the Menu icon
In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options.
The Recor d menu i s sel ected a nd co ntain s the comma nds N ew Memo,
Delete Memo, and Beam Memo.
Choosing a menu
After you open the menu bar for an application, tap the menu that
contai ns the comma nd you want to use.
The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the
application that is currently open. Also, the menus and menu
commands vary depending on
which part
of the application you’re
currently using. For example, in Memo Pad, the menus are different
for the Memo list sc reen and the Memo screen.
Graffiti menu commands
Most menu commands have an equivalent G raffiti Command stroke,
which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands
on computers. The comman d l e tters appear to the right of the
command names.
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Menu commands
Command letters
Draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti area. When you
draw the Command stroke, the Command toolbar appears just above
the Graffiti writing area to indicate that you are in Command mode.
Command
CutUndo Copy Paste Beam Delete
The command tool bar di splays con text sensit ive men u command s for
the current screen. For example, if text is selected the menu icons
displayed may be undo, cut, copy, and paste. Tap on an icon to select
the command, or immediately write the corresponding command
letter for an appropriate command in the Graffiti writing area.
For example, to choose Select All in the Edit menu, draw the
Command stroke, followed by the letter “s.”
Note:
Command mode is only act ive for a short time, so you must
tap an icon or wri te the command let ter immediat ely to choose
the menu command.
Displaying onli ne tips
Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your organizer contain an
online Tips icon in the upper-right corner. Online tips anticipate
questions you have in a dialog box, provide shortcuts for using the
dialog box, or give you other usefu l information.
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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 organizer:
■
Using the on screen keyboard
■
Using Graffiti writing
■
Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then
synchronizing with your or ganizer
■
Using an external keyboard
Onscreen keyboard
When you create or edit a record in an application such as Add res s
Book, you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards
to enter data.
Tap here for
alphabetic keyboard
Tap here for numeric
keyboard
After a keyboard is open, you can tap to op e n any of the other
keyboards, including the international keyboard. See “Using the
onscreen keyboard” in Chapter 2 for more information.
Note:
You cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen
keyboard.
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Tab
Alpha
Backspace
Caps lo ck
Caps shift
Numeric
Tap here to display
numeric keyboard
Tap here to display
alphabetic keyboard
Carria g e return
International
Tap here to displ a y
international keyboard
Graffiti writing
Your organ izer includes Graffiti writing software as the primary
system for enteri ng tex t and nu mbers. With Graff iti writi ng, you w rite
simple strok e s with the stylus an d they are instantly recognized as
letters or numb e rs.
Write le tters here Write number s here
Division marks
The Palm Desktop software CD-ROM 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.
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