Palm PalmOne Zire 71 Handbook
SMS Handbook
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Contents
SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Configuring Phone Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Making the connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Working with SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Opening SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Creating messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sending and receiving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Viewing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Working with draft messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adding a signature to a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sending data from another application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SMS menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Support and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
For your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
For the SMS application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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Short Message Service (SMS) technology enables you to send and receive short text
messages using your handheld and a GSM (Global System for Mobile
Communications) phone. Most GSM mobile phone service providers have
supported SMS technology for quite a while, and billions of SMS messages are
exchanged each month. However, because it is so difficult to enter text on a cell
phone keypad, many people don’t take advantage of this feature. Now, with SMS,
you can use Graffiti
quickly create SMS messages, and you have the added benefit of a larger display
when reading incoming messages.
SMS also enables you to receive records associated with your other Palm OS
applications. For example, your boss can send you a Date Book event for a meeting
you need to attend. When you receive the message, you can choose to add it to
your Date Book or view the information as a text message.
Installing SMS
To use SMS, you must install the software files located on the Software Essentials
CD-ROM.
SMS
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2 characters or the onscreen keyboard on your handheld to
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To install SMS (Windows):
1. Insert the Software Essentials CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. From the categories listed on the left side of the Install screen, click the
Communications tab, and then click Telephony/SMS.
NOTE This step will automatically include the Phone Link application, as well
as the SMS application.
3. Click Install Now to send the files to Palm™ Quick Install.
NOTE If Palm Quick Install is not already open, a confirmation dialog box will
appear. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your
handheld. Click OK to send the files to Palm Quick Install.
4. Connect your handheld to the cradle/cable and press the HotSync
button ™.
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SMS
To install SMS (Mac computer):
1. Insert the Software Essentials CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Double-click the Software Essentials CD, open the Communications folder and
then open the Telephony folder.
3. Select all files except the handbooks, and then double-click.
NOTE
application.
4. In the User drop-down list, verify that the user name corresponds to your
This step includes the Phone Link application, as well as the SMS
handheld.
NOTE
and then click Remove from List. Select the correct name and then begin again
from step 3.
5. Connect your handheld to the cradle/cable and press the HotSync button .
If the user name is not correct, reselect the files you selected in step 3
Configuring Phone Preferences
You need to configure the Phone Preferences for your handheld before using SMS.
You can do this by running the Phone Link application, which was automatically
included when you installed SMS. For more information, see the Phone Link
documentation on the Software Essentials CD-ROM.
NOTE
the Phone Link Updater, which may be included on your Software Essentials
CD-ROM. For more information, see the Phone Link Updater documentation on the
Software Essentials CD-ROM.
If you need updated phone drivers and settings, these can be obtained from
Making the connection
After you install the software on your computer from the Software Essentials CD,
configure the Phone Preferences, and perform a HotSync operation, you are ready
to start using SMS.
This section shows you how to connect your handheld and your mobile phone.
This is not a procedure that you perform by itself. You do this only when you are
ready to send or receive SMS messages as described in “Making the connection”
later in this handbook.
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Working with SMS
To prepare to connect:
1. Turn on your handheld and your mobile phone.
2. Do one of the following:
– Activate the infrared port on your phone, and align the infrared port on your
handheld with the infrared port on your phone.
– Connect the cable to your phone and handheld.
– Activate the Bluetooth™ discovery process to find your Bluetooth phone.
This option may not be available for all handhelds. Using this option
requires a Bluetooth card, which is sold separately.
Working with SMS
SMS is designed so that you can use the same skills you use in your basic handheld
applications.
Using the navigator
You can use the navigator on your handheld to work in SMS.
To navigate in SMS list screens:
■ Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll an entire screen of messages.
■ Press and hold Up or Down to scroll quickly.
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