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• Windows XP: Open My Computer.
• Mac: Open Finder.
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• Other Linux distribution: The location of the drive may vary by system.
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Contents
Chapter 1Welcome
6Your Palm® Pre™ phone
7What’s in the box?
7Where can I learn more?
Chapter 2Basics
10Get to know your phone
14Set up your phone
15Charge the battery
16Turn the phone on/off
19Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch
24Open applications
25Work with applications
28Enter and save information
32Use the menus
33Search to find info and make calls
35View and respond to notifications
36Update the software on your phone
38Use App catalog to shop for new applications
41Copy files between your phone and your computer
46I want to keep using my current desktop app and
sync with an online account on my phone
47I don’t need to sync, but I do want a copy of my data
backed up somewhere besides my phone
47I’d rather sync directly with my computer
Chapter 4Phone
50Make calls
52Receive calls
53Use voicemail
54What can I do during a call?
57What’s my number?
57View your call history
58Save a phone number to Contacts
58Use a phone headset
59Customize phone settings
Chapter 5Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging
64Email
75Messaging
Chapter 3Data transfer
44Data transfer overview
44How do I get data from my old phone?
44How do I get data off my computer?
46I’m already using Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and/or
Microsoft Exchange. How do I sync data?
Chapter 6Contacts, Calendar, and other personal
information
84Contacts
93Calendar
100Tasks
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104Memos
106Clock
107Calculator
108Facebook
Chapter 7Photos, videos, and music
110Camera
110Photos
115Videos
117YouTube
118Music
Chapter 8Web and wireless connections
124Wi-Fi
127Location Services
128Web
133Google Maps
133Bluetooth
136Use your phone as a modem
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wireless technology
Chapter 9Documents
138Doc View
141PDF View
Chapter 11Troubleshooting
160For users of other Palm® devices
160Battery
164Screen and performance
165Phone
166Hands-free devices
167Synchronization
169Sending and receiving data in Email, Messaging, and
Web
170Email
171Messaging
171Wi-Fi
171Web
172Calendar and Contacts
173Camera
173Transferring information from your computer
174Backing up and restoring data
174Updates
175Transferring information from another Palm
webOS™ platform phone
175Third-party applications
176Making room on your phone
Terms
Online accounts available for webOS phones
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Chapter 10Preferences
4Contents
146Backup
149Erase your Palm profile data
149Date & Time
149Device Info
153Regional Settings
153Screen & Lock
156Sounds & Ringtones
Specifications
Regulatory and safety information
Index
Welcome
Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm® Pre™
phone.
In this chapter
6Your Palm® Pre™ phone
7What’s in the box?
7Where can I learn more?
Chapter 1 : Welcome5
Yo u r P a l m® Pre™ phone
In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following:
• An advanced wireless phone running the Palm
• A full suite of organizer applications: Contacts, Calendar, Memos, and
Ta s k s
• High-speed data with EvDO and 1x support
• Wi-Fi capability
• A 3-megapixel digital camera
• GPS functionality
• Integrated text, multimedia, and instant messaging (IM)
• Tools to view and manage Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF files
• App Catalog, where you can download applications designed for your
phone; select from an ever-expanding list of applications
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Yo ur Pa lm
operating system, the Palm
Pre™ phone puts Palm’s new multitasking, gesture-based
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webOS™ platform, inside a small, beautiful
device with a keyboard that you can slide out whenever you need it. Here
are a few highlights of your new phone.
Gestures: On your Pre phone, you make calls, move around, and manage
your applications and info by making simple gestures either on the
touchscreen or in the gesture area directly beneath the screen. For more
information, see Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch, and go to
palm.com/support to see animations that demonstrate these gestures. Carry
the Gesture Guide (included in the box with your Pre phone) around with
you and you'll soon know all the gestures by heart.
Multitasking: You can have many applications open at once and easily
move among them. Go to the Launcher to open apps. See the lineup of your
open apps in Card view. Tap an app to bring it into the foreground and work
with it. For more information, see Open applications.
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The Palm
SynergyTM feature: The Synergy™ feature on your Pre phone
displays information from several sources in a single view, so you can access
your info quickly, without having to remember where you stored it.
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webOS™ platform
For example, suppose you have a Google account for personal email,
contacts, and calendar events, and an Exchange account for your corporate
email, contacts, and events. The Email, Contacts, and Calendar applications
on your Pre phone all provide a kind of view in which you can see
information from both of those accounts in one place—but even though the
information is brought into one view, the sources of that information are
kept separate. For more information, read about linked contacts, layered
calendars, and the single inbox for your email in Contacts, Calendar, and
Email.
NOTE See Online accounts available for webOS phones for the current list of
online accounts that you can set up on your phone and for information about the
behavior of these accounts.
Thanks also to the Synergy feature, in the Messaging application, all your
conversations with the same person are grouped together in one chat-style
view. If you start an IM chat with Ed, for example, you can continue the
same conversation when Ed signs out of IM by sending him a text
message—and you can see it all in the same view. For more information, see
Messaging.
Universal search: Need to call Ed? Just slide out the keyboard and type ed.
If he’s listed in your Contacts, you can get his numbers from the search
results. Tap a number and you’ve made the call. Search works just as fast
when you need to search the web. For more information, see Search to find
info and make calls.
Sync: Your Pre phone gives you synchronization without a cable. You can
sync with online services that Palm has partnered with so that you can store
and sync your info in online accounts. You can access your data even when
you are not able to make a connection to the web because a copy of your
data is stored on the device.
Yo ur Pa l m pr of i le : When you set up your phone, you create a Palm profile.
Your profile gives you access to services like automatic updates and
automatic, frequent backups of any of your info that is stored only on your
phone and isn’t synchronized with an online account. (See What is a Palm
profile?)
6Chapter1:Welcome
WARNING Please refer to Regulatory and safety information for information that
helps you safely use your phone. Failure to read and follow the important safety
information in this guide may result in property damage, serious bodily injury, or
death.
• Palm Pre phone and pouch
• USB cable
• AC charger
• 3.5mm stereo headset
Print material
What’s in the box?
All of the following items are included in the phone box:
Hardware
• Getting Started Guide
• Gesture Guide
• Palm Warranty
• End User License Agreement
Where can I learn more?
• On-device Help: Read short how-tos and watch animations on your new
phone.
To v i ew a ll H el p : Open Help .
To view Help topics for a single application: Open the application,
open the application menu, and tap Help.
• Online support from Palm: Visit palm.com/support to edit your Palm
profile, watch how-to animations, learn about transferring data, and read
comprehensive information about your phone.
• Customer service from your wireless service provider: For questions
about your mobile account or features, contact your wireless service
provider customer care.
Chapter 1 : Welcome7
8Chapter1:Welcome
Basics
You’re about to discover the many things about your
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Palm
Pre™ phone that will help you better manage
your life and have fun, too. As you become more
familiar with your phone, you’ll want to personalize
the settings and add applications to make it uniquely
yours.
But first, take the few easy steps in this chapter to set
up your phone and get it running. Then learn about
the key features that make moving around on your
phone and accessing your information easy: gestures,
menus, search, notifications, and more.
In this chapter
10Get to know your phone
14Set up your phone
15Charge the battery
16Turn the phone on/off
19Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch
24Open applications
25Work with applications
28Enter and save information
32Use the menus
33Search to find info and make calls
35View and respond to notifications
38Use App catalog to shop for new applications
41Copy files between your phone and your computer
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Get to know your phone
Slide out the keyboard
• Hold the phone as shown below and gently push up.
Front view
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1 Earpiece
2 Touchscreen: Tap and make other gestures directly on the screen. See To u c h s c r e e n .
3 Vo lu me
4 Gesture area: Make the back gesture and begin other gestures here. See Use gestures: tap,
swipe, drag, flick, pinch.
5 Microphone
6 Center button
7 Keyboard: See Keyboard.
8 Charger/microUSB connector
TIP Be careful not to scratch, crush, or apply too much pressure on the
touchscreen. Do not store your phone in a place where other items might
damage it. When you pack your phone away, use the pouch to protect it. Do not
use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the phone.
Keyboard
1 Orange key: Press to enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the
letters on the keys (see Enter alternate keyboard characters), or to move the cursor (see Te x t
selection gestures).
2 Shift: See Enter uppercase letters and Text selection gestures.
3 Space
4 Backspace
5 Enter: Press to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are
composing) or to accept information you entered in a field. See Enter information in a field.
6 Sym: Press to enter symbols and accented characters that don't appear on the keys. See
Enter characters from the symbols table.
To u c h s c r e e n
1 Application name: Displays the name of the currently open application. Drag down over
the app name to open the application menu.
2 Launcher: See Open an application in the Launcher.
3 Scroll arrow: Swipe up or down to see icons that are on the page but hidden.
4 Quick Launch: See Open an application in Quick Launch.
5 Connection icons: Show the status of wireless service connections and battery strength
(see Icons in the title bar). Drag down over the icons to open the connection menu.
6 Page indicators: Show how many Launcher pages are to the right or the left of the
currently displayed page. Swipe left or right on the screen to see other pages.
7 Notification icons: Show missed calls, new voicemail and email messages, and more. Tap
the bottom of the screen to view notification details. See View all your notifications.
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Icons in the title bar
Table 1. Title bar icons and descriptions
You can monitor the status of several items using icons at the top of the
phone screen.
Table 1. Title bar icons and descriptions
ItemDescription
The battery is being charged.
The battery is fully charged.
The battery is low. See Charge the battery.
Airplane mode is turned on. This means that the phone,
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Bluetooth
wireless technology feature, and Wi-Fi feature are
off (incoming calls go to voicemail). See Tur n wi re le ss
services off (airplane mode).
Wi-Fi is turned on. The number of filled-in bars denotes
signal strength. See Wi-Fi.
The phone is searching for a Wi-Fi network.
The phone is on. The number of filled-in bars denotes signal
strength. See Tur n w irele ss se rv ic es on.
Your phone is connected to a 1x data network. Data is not
currently being transmitted over the network. See I can’t tell
if data services are available.
ItemDescription
Bluetooth® wireless technology is turned on. See Bluetooth®
wireless technology.
A Bluetooth connection is in progress.
A Bluetooth connection has been made.
Your phone is performing a search on the characters you
entered. If you are in Card view or the Launcher, your phone
conducts a universal search (see Search to find info and make
calls). If you are in an application such as Contacts or
Memos, your phone searches for items within the app that
match the search term you entered.
Your phone is in roaming coverage. See Set roaming and
data usage preferences.
TTY is turned on. See Enable TTY/TDD.
Your phone is connected to a 1x data network and data is
being transmitted over the network.
Your phone is connected to an EvDO data network. Data is
not currently being transmitted over the network. See I can’t
tell if data services are available.
Your phone is connected to an EvDO data network and data
is being transmitted over the network.
The phone is searching for a wireless service provider
network.
No wireless service provider network is available.
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Back view
Top view
1 Power: Press to wake up or turn off the screen. Press and hold to turn wireless services on
and off, replace the battery, or turn your device completely on and off. Turn your device
completely off before you remove the battery.
2 Ringer switch: Slide to turn the ringer and notification sounds on or off. (Red means off.)
The ringer switch does not affect music or video playback sounds.
3 3.5mm headset jack.
Bottom view
1 Camera flash
2 Camera lens
3 Speaker
* Back cover release
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Set up your phone
• Follow a link to learn about getting data like contacts and appointments
onto your phone from your desktop organizer software (see Data
transfer).
1Press and hold the power button on the upper-right corner of your
phone until you see a logo on the screen (approximately five seconds).
Please be patient while your phone starts up.
TIP If your phone does not turn on after you insert the battery and press and hold
power, you need to connect your phone to the AC charger to charge it (see
Charge the battery).
2Follow the onscreen instructions to complete setup. To create a Palm
profile, enter a working email address and a password (see What is a
Palm profile?). Be sure to make a note of your password and keep it in
a safe place.
NOTE If you have a Palm profile from an old webOS phone that you no longer
use, you can enter that profile email address and username to download that
profile information to your new phone. But if you are still using the other phone,
you must create a new Palm profile for your XXX phone—you can’t use the same
profile on two phones.
IMPORTANT If you see a notification that an update is available, tap Install
Now to install it. Palm periodically sends updates to enhance the applications and
features on your phone.
TIP If you don’t see the confirmation email in your Inbox, check your spam mail
folder in your desktop email program.
What is a Palm profile?
Your Palm profile provides the following benefits:
• Automatic system and software updates are sent to your phone.
• A Palm profile account is automatically created for you on your phone. In
this account you can store Contacts and Calendar info that you don’t store
in online accounts like Google or Exchange.
NOTE You cannot access Palm profile data on the profile website. You can access
the data on your phone only.
• Info stored in your Palm profile account, as well as info you have in
applications on your phone (like Memos and Tasks), is automatically
backed up to servers administered by Palm.
• Should your phone be lost or stolen, you can do a remote erase of the info
on the phone.
Your phone is ready to use. To learn how to make your first call, see Make
calls.
Verify your profile
After you finish setup, look for an email on your computer at the address you
used for your Palm profile. Click the link in the email to do the following:
• Verif y you r Palm profi le.
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NOTE If you want to erase data on your phone while you are still in possession of
the phone—for example, before you give it to someone else—don’t do a remote
erase. Instead, do a partial or full erase of the phone itself (see Erase data and reset
your phone).
For detailed information about your Palm profile, see Backup.
Although you create a Palm profile by entering a valid email address, setting
up a Palm profile is different from setting up email on your phone. To set up
email, see Set up email. To change your Palm profile information after you
have set it up, see Update your Palm profile settings.
Charge the battery
When the battery is very low, the battery icon in the upper-right corner
of the screen changes to red. When the battery is fully charged, the icon
appears full and changes to green .
WARNING Use only batteries and chargers that are approved by Palm with your
phone. Failure to use a battery or charger approved by Palm may increase the risk
that your phone will overheat, catch fire, or explode, resulting in serious bodily
injury, death, or property damage. Use of unapproved third-party power supply
accessories may damage the device and void the warranty for the product.
Although the battery may come with a sufficient charge to complete the
setup process, we recommend that after setup you charge your phone until
the battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen is full to ensure
that the battery is fully charged.
1On the right side of your phone, open the charger/microUSB
connector. This is easier to do if you slide the keyboard out first.
2Connect the small end of the USB cable to the charger/microUSB
connector.
See Maximizing battery life for tips on making your battery’s power last
longer.
3Connect the other end of the USB cable to the AC charger.
4Plug the AC charger into a working outlet.
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TIP You can also charge your phone battery by connecting your phone to your
computer using the USB cable. Charging this way takes much longer than using
the AC charger.
• Buy an extra battery as a spare for periods of heavy use or long periods
when you cannot charge your phone. To purchase batteries that are
compatible with your phone, go to palm.com/store.
Maximizing battery life
Battery life depends on how you use your phone. You can maximize the life
of your battery by following a few easy guidelines:
• Charge your phone whenever you can. Charge it overnight. The battery
has a much longer useful life when it is topped off frequently than when it
is charged after it is fully drained.
• Set your screen to turn off automatically after a shorter period of inactivity
(see Set the interval for turning the screen off automatically).
• Keep your battery away from direct sunlight and other sources of heat.
Temperatures over 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) can
permanently reduce the capacity and life span of any lithium-ion battery.
• As with any mobile phone, if you are in an area with no wireless coverage,
your phone continues to search for a signal, which consumes power. Turn
off your phone if you are outside a coverage area (see Turn wi re less
services off (airplane mode)).
• The fewer wireless connections you have, the less power is required of the
battery. Turn on airplane mode when you don’t need to be wirelessly
connected. Airplane mode turns off your connection to your wireless
service provider, and it also turns off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. You can turn on
Wi-Fi (see Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth (see Bluetooth
separately when airplane mode is on. You can also turn off GPS (see
Location Services).
• If you set up an email account in the Email application, set the interval to
automatically download email to every two hours or less frequently (see
Enter advanced account settings).
• Lower the screen brightness (see Change screen brightness).
• Keep in mind that frequent use of instant messaging (IM) can reduce
battery life.
• Turn the phone completely off if you won’t be using it for an extended
period of time (see Turn everything (the screen and wireless services) on/
off).
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wireless technology)
Turn the phone on/off
Your Pre phone’s screen can be turned on and off separately from its wireless
services (which are the Phone , Wi-Fi , and Bluetooth
applications). This means you can wake up the screen to use just the
organizer features of your device (Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, Memos, and so
on) without turning on the phone and other wireless features. Also, when
the screen is turned off, the phone can be on and ready for you to receive
phone calls or messages.
Turn the screen on/off
Turn the screen on and leave the wireless services turned off when you want
to use only the organizer features, for example, when you’re on a plane and
you must turn off all wireless services, but you want to look at your calendar.
To turn the screen on, do one of the following:
• Press power . Drag up to unlock the screen.
* Power
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• Slide out the keyboard.
• Press Center . This wakes up the screen only when the keyboard is slid
out.
To turn the screen off, press power .
To save power, the screen dims automatically after a period of inactivity,
then turns off. If you’re on a call when the screen dims and turns off, the call
is not affected. To brighten the screen if it has dimmed, tap the screen.
TIP You can set how long the screen stays on during a period of inactivity (see Set
the interval for turning the screen off automatically).
Turn wireless services off (airplane mode)
Airplane mode turns off your phone as well as the Bluetooth® wireless
technology and Wi-Fi features. Use airplane mode when you are on a plane
or anywhere else you need to turn off all wireless services. You can still use
apps like Calendar, Contacts, Photos, Music, Doc View, and PDF View.
When your phone is in airplane mode, the airplane mode icon appears
at the top of every screen, and Airplane Mode appears in the upper-left
corner of the screen in the Launcher, Card view, and Phone. Your phone is
not connected to any mobile network.
Do one of the following:
• Tap the upper-right corner of any screen to open the connection menu.
Ta p Turn on Airplane Mode.
• Press and hold power and tap Airplane Mode.
TIP When your phone is in airplane mode, you can turn the other wireless
features on individually. For Wi-Fi, see Tur n W i -Fi o n/o f f. For Bluetooth, see Tu r n
the Bluetooth feature on/off. To turn your phone back on, you must turn airplane
mode off.
Turn wireless services on
When you turn on your phone, it automatically connects to your mobile
network so that you can make and receive phone calls and use other
wireless services (if supported by the local network).
•If airplane mode is turned on, you need to turn it off before you can
connect to your mobile network. Tap the upper-right corner of any
screen to open the connection menu. Tap Tu rn of f A i rp la n e M od e .
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When your phone locates a signal, your wireless service provider appears in
the upper-left of the screen in the Launcher, Card view, and Phone, and the
signal-strength icon appears at the top of the screen.
When you are inside a coverage area, the bars of the signal-strength
icon are filled in. If you’re outside a coverage area, the bars in the
signal-strength icon appear dimmed with an X.
Turn everything (the screen and wireless services) on/off
On rare occasions, however, you may want to put your phone into deep
sleep because you are not going to use it for an extended period. At those
times, do one of the following:
• Press and hold power, and tap Power. Tap Shut Down/Swap
Battery, and tap Shut Down.
• OpenDevice Info and tap Reset Options. Tap Shut Down, and tap
Shut Down again.
• To turn both the screen and wireless services back on, press and hold
power .
Usually, turning your phone off and/or putting it in airplane mode is
sufficient for normal periods when you have the phone with you but you’re
not using it.
NOTE When you turn everything off, the phone’s alarms, ringer, and notifications
are also turned off.
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Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch
Gestures are an important, basic part of your phone. They’re easy to learn,
and they make working with the phone fast. You make most gestures with
one finger. For a few, you need two. Make gestures with the tip of your
finger. Do not use your fingernail. Don't bear down.
To see short animations illustrating how to make gestures, go to
palm.com/support or tap Clips in Help on your phone (see Open
applications for information on how to open Help).
Basic gestures
Ta p : Tap with the tip of the finger—not the fingernail. Tap fast and firmly,
and then immediately lift your fingertip off the screen. Don’t bear down on
what you’re tapping. Don’t wait for a response; the response comes after
you lift your finger. Don’t linger on the gesture; a tap takes a split second
to do.
You make gestures in two areas on your phone: the touchscreen and the
gesture area. The gesture area is the black area extending along the bottom
of the screen.
* Gesture area
You also need to know about the Center button. Press the Center button to
do the following:
• When you’re working in an application, press Center to see Card view.
Card view shows you all the applications that are currently open,
displayed as a series of cards (small active windows).
• When you’re in Card view, press Center to maximize the app in the center
of the view.
Swipe: A swipe is most often a horizontal gesture, from right to left or left to
right. Do it fast, do it lightly. In a swipe, your fingertip just skims the surface
of the touchscreen or gesture area.
One kind of swipe you’ll use a lot: Back. Make the back gesture from right to
left anywhere in the gesture area. Back takes you up one level from a
detailed view to a more general view of the application you’re working in.
For example, when you finish reading an email message, make the back
gesture to close the message and return to your list of messages. Or when
you finish writing a memo, make the back gesture to close and save the
memo and return to the display of all your memos. When you make the
back gesture in an application and that’s the only screen of that app that’s
open, you minimize the app and go back to Card view.
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In Web, the back gesture performs the same function as the back button on
the browser, allowing you to move back through previously viewed pages.
The forward gesture, available in Web only, is a swipe from left to right
anywhere in the gesture area. The forward gesture allows you to move
forward through previously viewed web pages.
Drag: Drag is the gesture you make for a slow scroll up and down, such as in
a list, in a document, or on a web page. Slide your fingertip slowly along the
surface—no need to bear down.
You also make the drag gesture as part of a drag and drop.
Flick: As its name tells you, this is a quick gesture, great for scrolling long
lists, documents, or pages. Do it fast, do it lightly; as with a swipe, your
fingertip just skims the surface. The faster you flick, the faster and farther
you scroll up or down a list.
To close an application in Card view, flick the card up toward the top of the
touchscreen. This is called throwing the card off the top of the screen.
In some applications, such as Email and Messaging, you can throw a list
item off the side of the screen to delete the item.
One kind of drag that you’ll use a lot brings up Quick Launch when you’re
in an application. This drag gesture begins in the gesture area and ends on
the touchscreen. As your fingertip slowly crosses the border between the
gesture area and the touchscreen, it seems to drag Quick Launch into view.
To open one of the apps in Quick Launch, move your finger to its icon.
When you see the app name appear, lift your finger. The application opens.
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If an application is maximized, you can flick up from the gesture area to the
screen to minimize the app and display Card view. This is the up gesture. If
you make the up gesture when Card view is displayed, you open the
Launcher.
Scroll gestures
Scroll a specific amount: Drag the screen in the desired direction.
Scroll fast: Flick the screen in the desired direction.
Stop scrolling: Tap or drag the screen while scrolling.
Zoom gestures
Zoom in/pinch out to increase the size of items on the screen in Email, Web,
Photos, Doc View, PDF View, Google Maps: Place two fingers on the screen
and spread them slowly apart.
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Zoom out/pinch in to decrease the size of items on the screen in Email, Web,
Photos, Doc View, PDF View, Google Maps: Place two fingers on the screen
and bring them together.
Zoom in or out a fixed amount (Web, Photos): Double-tap the screen.
Insert the cursor in a text field: Tap the location. See Cut, copy, and paste
information.
Move the cursor: Tap the location to insert the cursor. Press and hold the
orange key. Place your finger anywhere onscreen and drag your finger in
the direction you want to move the cursor.
Text se l e c t i o n g e sture s
TIP See Cut, copy, and paste information and Use the Copy All or Select All
feature for information on working with text you’ve selected.
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Select text when you can see a cursor: Tap the location to insert the
cursor. Press and hold Shift. Place your finger anywhere onscreen and
drag your finger in the direction you want to select text. Tap the highlighted
text to deselect it.
Select a paragraph of text: When you cannot insert a cursor in the text—
for example, on a web page or in an email you received—the smallest
amount of text you can select is a whole paragraph. Press and hold
Shift, and then tap a paragraph. Tap an adjacent paragraph to add it to
your selection (you can’t skip around). If you need to scroll down to select
the next paragraph, release Shift , scroll, press Shift , and tap the
paragraph. Tapping any part of the highlighted selection deselects it.
Delete a list item
Throw the item off the side of the screen. If prompted, tap Delete to confirm
the deletion.
Drag and drop
Tap and hold the item, drag it, and then lift your finger to drop it. You get a
visual cue that the item is ready to be dragged. For example, an icon in the
Launcher is ready to be dragged when you see a halo around the icon. A
card in Card view is ready to be dragged when it changes size and becomes
transparent.
The delete gesture is available in applications such as Email, Messaging,
Tasks, Music, and Bluetooth. If you can’t delete a list item by throwing it,
open the item and look in the application menu for a delete command.
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TIP To delete multiple list items, throw each one off the screen. If you get the
Delete confirmation prompt after throwing the first item, you don’t need to tap
it—just throw the second item, and the first deletion is confirmed automatically.
(see Reorder Quick Launch icons), or swap in whatever applications you like
(see Change the applications that appear in Quick Launch).
NOTE If you have a notification or the dashboard is open (see View and respond
to notifications), you need to dismiss them to access Quick Launch.
Open applications
You can have as many applications open at one time as you like, limited only
by the amount of memory available on your phone at the time.
Open an application in Quick Launch
Quick Launch is the bar of five icons that is always available at the bottom of
Card view and the Launcher. To open an application from Quick Launch,
just tap the icon.
When an application fills the whole screen, make the following gesture to
display Quick Launch and open one of its applications.
1Drag up slowly from the gesture area to the screen.
NOTE Don’t confuse this “drag up” with the up gesture, which is a flick up from
the gesture area to the screen that displays Card view.
2Move your finger to the application icon. When you see the app name
appear, lift your finger. The application opens.
Quick Launch can display no more than five icons. By default it displays,
from left to right, Phone, Contacts, Email, Calendar, and the Launcher. You
can change the order of icons (except the Launcher icon) in Quick Launch
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Open an application in the Launcher
The Launcher displays all your applications that are not on Quick Launch.
The Launcher includes multiple pages, which you can organize to group
apps the way you want (see Reorder Launcher icons).
1Press Center , and tap .
To close the Launcher, do one of the following:
• Press Center .
• Tap .
• Make the up gesture: Flick up from the gesture area to the screen.
TIP You can also open the Launcher by flicking up twice from the gesture area to
the screen. If you are in Card view, just flick up once to open the Launcher
2To find the app you want, swipe up or down to see all the icons on a
page. Swipe left or right to see other pages.
1 Arrow indicates that you can swipe up to see partially or fully hidden icons.
2 Page indicators show that there are two Launcher pages to the right—swipe right to left
on the screen to see them.
Open an application using search
1Press Center to open Card view.
2Enter the name of the application.
3When the application icon appears in the search results, tap it.
Work with applications
Go up one level in an app (back gesture)
The back gesture takes you up one level from a detailed level to a more
general view of the application you're working in. For example, when you
finish reading an email message, make the back gesture to close the
message and return to your list of messages. Or when you finish writing a
memo, make the back gesture to close and save the memo and return to the
display of all your memos. When you make the back gesture in an
application and that's the only screen of that app that's open, you minimize
the app and go back to Card view.
3Tap the application icon.
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To make the back gesture, swipe right to left anywhere in the gesture area.
Display all open applications (Card view)
2Tap a card to maximize the application.
TIP You can also maximize the center card in Card view by flicking down from the
screen to the gesture area.
Card view displays open applications as small cards, so that you can easily
scroll through them and drag them to change their order.
When an application fills the screen and you want to go to Card view, press
Center .
Move among open applications
1In Card view (see Display all open applications (Card view)), swipe left
or right on the screen to see other open apps.
TIP You can set a preference to move among open apps without first going to
Card view (see Tur n a dv an ce d g es tu re s o n/o f f).
Reorder open cards
1In Card view (see Display all open applications (Card view)), tap and
hold a card to further reduce the size of the cards.
TIP You can also tap anywhere on the screen around the cards to reduce the size
of the cards.
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2Tap and hold a card, and after the card becomes transparent, drag it to
another position.
Close an application
2Tap and hold a Quick Launch icon, and after you see the visual cue
appear around the icon, drag it onto the Launcher.
3Tap an icon in the Launcher, and after the visual cue appears around
the icon, drag the icon onto the Quick Launch bar.
• In Card view (see Display all open applications (Card view)), throw the
card off the top of the screen.
Change the applications that appear in Quick Launch
If Quick Launch contains five icons, you must remove an application from
Quick Launch before you can add another one. You can remove any
application except the Launcher.
1Open the Launcher. Quick Launch appears at the bottom.
Reorder Quick Launch icons
You can change the position of any Quick Launch icon except the Launcher
icon.
1In Card view, tap and hold a Quick Launch icon.
2After a halo appears around the icon, drag it to another location.
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Reorder Launcher icons
1In the Launcher, tap and hold an icon.
Enter and save information
2After the halo appears around the icon, drag it to another location.
3To move the icon to another page, drag it to the left or right edge of
the screen. Don’t release the icon until the new page appears.
Delete an application
You can delete applications that you installed on your phone.
1While pressing and holding the orange key, tap the app icon.
2Ta p Delete.
Use the keyboard
1 Orange button: Press to enter numbers, punctuation, and symbols that appear above the
letters on the keys (see Enter alternate keyboard characters), or to move the cursor (see Tex t
selection gestures).
2 Shift: See Enter uppercase letters and Text selection gestures.
3 Space
4 Backspace
5 Enter: Press to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are
composing) or to accept information you entered in a field. See Enter information in a field.
6 Sym: See Enter characters from the symbols table.
TIP You can also delete an application you installed by opening the Launcher,
opening the application menu, and tapping List Apps. On the list of applications,
tap and hold an app name or throw the app off the side of the screen, and then tap
Delete.
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Enter uppercase letters
1Press Sym to display the symbols table.
By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the
remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do
one of the following:
• Press Shift and press the letter key. The Shift symbol appears: . You
don’t need to hold down Shift while you press the letter key.
• Turn on Caps Lock: Press Shift twice. The Caps Lock symbol
appears:.
• Tur n off C a ps Lo ck : Pr es s Shift .
Enter alternate keyboard characters
Numbers, punctuation, and symbols appear above the letters on the keys. To
enter these characters, do one of the following:
• Press the orange key and press the key for the character. The alternate
character symbol appears: . You don’t need to hold down the orange
key while pressing the second key.
• Enter a series of alternate characters: Press the orange key twice to
turn on Option Lock. The Option Lock symbol appears: .
• Turn off Option Lock: Press the orange key.
2Narrow the list by pressing the key that corresponds to the character
you want. For example, to enter an é, press e. See the table below for a
list of corresponding characters.
TIP The symbols and accented characters are grouped according to their
similarity to the corresponding key. In some cases, the symbol is related to the
alternate character on the key, not the letter. For example, to type a € or other
currency symbol, press Sym + h. Why? Because the alternate character on the H
key is $.
TIP If you press the wrong key, press Backspace to return to the full list of
symbols and accented characters. You can then press another key.
3Scroll to find the character you want.
4Tap the character to insert it.
Symbols and accented characters
Table 2. Symbols and accented characters
Press Sym and
press…
to select…
Enter passwords
You can see each character of a password only as you enter it, so be careful.
Be sure Caps Lock and alternate character lock are off unless you need them.
For information on how to enter characters, see Enter uppercase letters and
Enter alternate keyboard characters.
Enter characters from the symbols table
You can enter symbols and accented characters that don't appear on the
keys by using the symbols table. See Symbols and accented characters for a
list of the available symbols and accented characters.
a or Aá à ä â ã å æ Á À Ä Â Ã Å Æ ª ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < >
To accept the information you entered, do one of the following:
Press Sym and
press…
l or L` ‘ ’ ‚ "
m or Mμ
n or Nñ Ñ ¿
o or Oó ò ö ô œ õ ø Ó Ò Ö Ô Œ Õ Ø º “ ” „ < > « »
p or P¶ ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø μ |
q or Q\ ~ |
r or R® ²
s or Sß š Š ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø |
t or T™ ³ ¾
u or Uú ù ü û Ú Ù Ü Û [ ] { } < > « »
v or V^
w or W÷ ^ ±
x or Xx ¤
y or Yÿ ý Ÿ Ý ¥ [ ] { } < > « »
zž Ž •
to select…
• Tap outside the field.
• Press Enter . If a screen contains multiple fields, pressing Enter accepts
the information you just entered and jumps the cursor to the next field.
• When you are done entering information on the screen containing the
field, make the back gesture to accept the information and back out of the
screen (see Go up one level in an app (back gesture)).
Select items in a list
Lists enable you to select from a range of options. Lists are different from
menus (see Use the menus), which give you access to additional features.
Lists are hidden until you tap the currently displayed option for that list.
1Tap the currently displayed option to open the list. For example, when
creating a new event in Calendar, tap No Reminder to display the list
of reminder options.
, or _~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø μ |
.… ~ \ ` • ÷ ^ [ ] { } < > « » Ø μ |
@° • Ø
Enter information in a field
You can enter information in a field by typing or by pasting previously
copied information (see Cut, copy, and paste information).
Applications with text fields support the auto-correct feature. If the app
recognizes a common misspelling, it auto-corrects the word. To cancel the
auto-correction, press Backspace .
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2Tap the list it em yo u wa nt .
Cut, copy, and paste information
You can copy any selectable text, and you can cut any selectable text that
you yourself entered, for example, in a memo or an email. This includes text
you can select by dragging the cursor and paragraphs you can select by
tapping them (see Text selection gestures).
1Select the text you want to cut or copy (see Text selection gestures).
TIP You can also use keyboard shortcuts to cut, copy, and paste. After selecting
the text or inserting the cursor, press and hold the gesture area until a light appears
under the surface of the gesture area, and press X (cut), C (copy), V (paste), or A
(copy/select all, in the apps that support this feature).
Use the Copy All or Select All feature
Some applications offer a Copy All menu option. For example, in Messaging,
you can start or open a conversation, open the application menu, and tap
Edit > Copy All. This saves the entire conversation as plain text, which you
can paste in a memo, email message, and so on.
Other apps offer a Select All menu option. For example, in Memos, you can
open a memo, open the application menu, and tap Edit > Select All. This
highlights the full memo text, which you can cut or copy.
Some apps offer both the Copy All and Select All features to perform
different text-selection tasks:
• Email: In an open email message in Email, use Copy All to copy the entire
message (including header info such as sender, recipient, and subject), or
use Select All to select just the message body text.
• Contacts: On the contact details screen, use Copy All to copy the
contents of the contact entry as plain text; or, on the contact edit screen,
insert the cursor in a field and use Select All to highlight the contents of
that field.
2Open the application menu and tap Edit > Cut or Copy.
3Open the app and insert the cursor where you want to paste the text
(see Text selection gestures).
4Open the application menu and tap Edit > Paste.
Save information
• On most screens, your information is saved automatically. Just make the
back gesture to close the screen (see Go up one level in an app (back
gesture)), and your info is saved at the same time.
• Your info is also saved if you minimize an app screen to a card and throw
the card off the top of the screen to close the app.
• On screens with a Done button, tap Done to save your information.
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Use the menus
Most applications have an application menu hidden in the upper-left corner,
which provides access to additional features. There is also a connection
menu hidden in the upper-right corner, which provides access to wireless
services.
• Drag down from the upper-left corner of the phone (above the
screen) onto the screen.
Some applications have additional menus. For example, in Photos, tap an
open picture and tap to display a menu of tasks you can do with the
picture (see Photos).
To get the most out of your phone, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself
with the additional features available through the menus in various
applications.
Open the application menu
The application menu contains items for the application you are working in,
such as Cut and Copy, Preferences, Help, and other application-specific
commands.
1Do one of the following:
• Tap the application name in the upper-left corner of the screen.
2Tap a menu item to open it. If a menu item displays a right-pointing
arrow , tap the item to display the submenu for that item—for
example, tap the Edit menu item to display the submenu containing
Cut, Copy, and Paste items. If you see a downward-pointing arrow
at the bottom of the menu, scroll down to see additional menu items.
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Open the connection menu
Search to find info and make calls
The connection menu lets you manage wireless services—the phone,
®
Bluetooth
DIDYOUKNOW? The connection menu also displays the current day and date
and the battery charge level.
wireless technology, and Wi-Fi.
1Do one of the following:
• Tap the upper-right corner of the screen.
• Drag down from the upper-right corner of the phone (above the
screen) onto the screen.
Use universal search
You can search for contacts and applications on your phone, or search the
web.
1Open Card view (see Display all open applications (Card view)) or the
Launcher (see Open an application in the Launcher).
2Begin typing the search term or keyword (see Universal search
application keywords). As you type, search displays any contact names
and application names that match the character, or application names
that are associated with the keyword (see Universal search application
keywords). As you continue typing, the search results narrow.
2Tap a menu item to turn that wireless feature on or to display a list of
menu items for that feature (see Turn wireless services off (airplane
mode) for more information). If you see a downward-pointing arrow
at the bottom of the menu, scroll down to see additional menu
items.
TIP You can also start a search by copying text in another application, opening the
Launcher, and pasting the text. The text appears at the top of the screen as the
search term. Note that you can’t paste text in Card view.
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3Do one of the following:
Table 3. Universal search application keywords
• To look up or get in touch with someone: Tap a contact name to
open the person’s contact information. Tap a phone number to dial
it, an email address to send a message, and so on. If only the contact
name is displayed, tap the name to display ways to get in touch. You
can also tap Add Reminder to add a reminder message to the
contact (see Assign a reminder message to a contact).
• To perform a web search: Tap the search term you entered to open a
list of web search options, and tap the option. If your search returns
no contacts or applications, the web search options are displayed
automatically.
• To open an application: Tap the application.
Universal search application keywords
If you don’t know the name of the app you are searching for, you can enter a
keyword associated with the app. This table shows the keywords you can
use to find an app on your phone.
In applications such as Contacts, Memos, Doc View, and PDF View, you can
search for entries or files. From the list view, enter the file name; a few words
from a memo; or a contact name, initials, address, or number. See the
individual application sections for details.
You can also enter a search term in the Help application to search for help
content related to the term.
View and respond to notifications
Respond to a notification
Notifications show up at the bottom of the screen to notify you of new
voicemail and messages, upcoming appointments, missed calls, and more.
View all your notifications
For most types of notifications, if you do not tap a notification after a few
seconds, it becomes an icon in the lower-right portion of the screen.
1Tap anywhere on the bottom of the screen to display your
notifications.
Do one of the following:
• Tap the notification to act on it.
• For some types of notifications, throw the notification off the side of the
screen to dismiss it.
TIP By default, if a notification arrives when the screen is off, the gesture area light
pulses. You can turn this feature off (see Get notifications when the screen is off).
2Tap a notification to act on it. If a notification icon has a number next
to it, the number indicates how many items are included in the
notification—how many voicemail or email messages you have, and
so on.
Some notifications give you multiple options. For example, on a calendar
notification, tap the calendar icon to open Calendar in Day view with the
event displayed, or tap the event name to open the event details screen. A
missed call notification gives you options to call the number, view and call
alternate numbers for a contact, send a text message, view a contact entry,
or add a number to Contacts.
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Reorder notifications and other dashboard items
Respond to a system software notification
The area that displays all of your notifications (see View all your
notifications) is called the dashboard.
• Tap and hold a dashboard item, and then drag it to a different location.
• Throw a dashboard item off the side of the screen to dismiss it.
Update the software on your phone
Palm continually provides updates to your phone’s operating system. Update
notifications are sent to your phone automatically when a system update is
available (see Respond to a system software notification). When you update
your phone’s operating system, your personal information and files are not
affected. In addition to receiving update notifications, you can manually
check for operating system updates at any time (see Manually check for
system updates).
What’s more, both Palm and many application developers make updates
available for applications you have installed on your phone. You can check in
App Catalog at any time for application updates (see Update downloaded
applications).
In addition to receiving update notifications, you can manually check for
software or application updates at any time (see Manually check for system
updates).
When you get a notification that a system update is available, do one of the
following:
• Ta p Install Now twice. When installation is complete and the phone
resets, tap Done.
• Ta p Install Later. The next time you charge your phone, you receive
another update notification. You can again choose whether to install the
update now or later. You have ten minutes to decide; otherwise, the
update installs automatically.
NOTE You can use your phone while updates are being downloaded, but you
cannot use your phone to make calls (including emergency calls) while updates are
being installed.
IMPORTANT Do not remove the battery while updates are being installed.
Here is some additional information about system updates:
• If you have Wi-Fi turned on and the battery has at least a 30% charge,
your phone automatically downloads a system update if one is available—
you don’t have to do anything. If Wi-Fi is not turned on when the update
becomes available, the Palm servers continue to check your device for
Wi-Fi availability for two days.
• If you do not have Wi-Fi turned on anytime within two days of an update’s
becoming available, your phone automatically downloads the update over
your wireless service provider’s network as long as the battery has a 30%
charge and you have an EvDO data connection, as indicated by the
icon at the top of the screen.
• If the battery has less than a 30% charge, you must charge the battery
before you can download or install an update.
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• To avoid roaming charges, updates are not downloaded if your phone is in
roaming coverage.
• If you do not install an update immediately after downloading it, you are
prompted to install the update the next time you charge your phone. You
can choose whether to install the update now or later. You have ten
minutes to decide; otherwise, the update installs automatically.
Manually check for system updates
1OpenUpdates .
2If a message appears stating that a system update is available, do the
following:
• Ta p Download Now.
• When prompted, tap Install Now.
• After installation has finished and the phone resets, tap Done.
IMPORTANT Do not remove the battery while updates are being installed.
NOTE After you download the Palm webOS 1.4.0 update, you can download
future updates over a 1xRTT connection, as indicated by the
the screen. TapUpdates and then tap Download Now.
icon at the top of
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Use App catalog to shop for new applications
Browse applications in App Catalog
Use App Catalog to browse and download any of the many applications
available for your phone. App Catalog contains both free apps and apps you
can buy.
NOTE Applications you installed on your old Palm OS® by ACCESS or Windows
Mobile smartphone do not work on your Pre phone because your Pre phone uses
the new Palm
old favorites. Or purchase the Classic app from App Catalog. Classic enables you
to run Palm OS applications on your Pre phone.
1OpenApp Catalog .
2Review the terms of use and tap Accept.
3Swipe right or left on the thumbnails to see featured and popular
applications, or do one of the following:
®
webOS™ platform. Check App Catalog for a new version of your
• To find the most recently added apps: Tap Recent.
• To find the most popular apps: Tap Popular.
4(Optional) To sort the list of applications or to browse results by date,
name, rating, or price, tap one of the icons at the bottom of the screen,
and tap a sort icon.
• To se ar c h b y na me : Ta p Search, enter the search term, and press
Enter .
• To search apps by category: Tap Explore. Tap to see a list of
categories. Tap to see a tag cloud.
DIDYOUKNOW? In a tag cloud, categories that have more items or more
popular items appear in a larger font size, giving you a visual clue as to which
categories you might want to explore.
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5When the app you want appears, tap the name to display app details.
6On the app details screen, do any of the following:
• Tap a screenshot to see a larger view.
• Ta p Reviews to read all reviews.
• Ta p Share and then tap Email or Te xt M e s sa ge to share info about
an app with a friend.
• Ta p Developer Website to go to the app developer’s home page.
• If available, tap Support to go to the developer’s product support
page.
Download a free application
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you download an app, make sure you have
enough storage space on your phone to fit the app. OpenDevice Info
and look at the Available field under Phone.
4If the application uses Location Services a notification appears (see
Location Services). Tap Continue.
5To open a downloaded app, tap Tap t o L au nc h . The app also now
appears as an icon on the first page of the Launcher, so you can open
it from the Launcher as well.
Buy an application
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you download an app, make sure you have
enough storage space on your phone to fit the app. OpenDevice Info
and look at the Available field under Phone.
1OpenApp Catalog .
2Browse to the app you want (see Browse applications in App Catalog).
3Tap the app name, and then tap Download for [amount].
4If the application uses Location Services, a notification appears (see
Location Services). Tap Continue.
5Do one of the following:
• To buy the app: If required, enter your Palm profile password to
authorize the purchase and tap Continue.
• To set up a billing account: Tap Continue, enter your Palm profile
password, and tap Continue. See Set up a billing account.
If you enter an incorrect Palm profile password three times, a message
appears that explains how you can contact Customer Support for help.
6Ta p OK.
1OpenApp Catalog .
2Find a free app you want (see Browse applications in App Catalog).
3Tap the app name, and then tap Download for free.
DIDYOUKNOW? After you purchase an application, you can tap Reviews on
the app details screen to see reviews from others. Or, on the Reviews screen, tap
Review to write a review.
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7To open a downloaded app, tap Tap to La u n c h. The app also now
appears as an icon on the first page of the Launcher, so you can open it
from the Launcher as well.
TIP If you delete a purchased application you can reinstall it without paying for it
again (see Manage applications).
5To launch the updated app, tap Tap to La un c h .
Set up a billing account
1OpenApp Catalog .
2Do one of the following:
Manage applications
1OpenApp Catalog .
2Tap and tap Applications.
3Tap the app name.
4Do one of the following:
• To report a problem with an application: Open the application menu
and tap Report A Problem.
• To share info about an app: Tap Share on the app details screen and
then tap Email or Te xt M e s sa ge .
• To delete an application: Open the application menu, tap Delete
Application, and then tap Delete.
• To reinstall a deleted application: Search for the application (see
Browse applications in App Catalog). Tap the app name and tap
Download again for free. You do not need to buy the app again.
Update downloaded applications
• Tap an app you want to buy, and tap Continue.
• Open the application menu, tap Preferences & Accounts, and tap
Add Account.
3Enter your Palm profile password and tap Continue.
NOTE If you enter an incorrect Palm profile password three times, a message
appears that explains how you can contact Customer Support for help.
4Select a credit card, enter details of your credit card and billing address,
and tap Submit.
IMPORTANT Your credit card details are not stored on your phone. They are
encrypted and stored in your Palm profile.
5Ta p OK to verify your email address. Purchase receipts are sent to this
address. Tap Change This Address if you want to change the email
address.
6In Password is Required, select one of the following:
1OpenApp Catalog .
2Tap .
3Ta p Updates. The list shows apps that have an available update.
4Tap an app name and tap Update Available.
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Once every 4 hours: You must enter your password the first time you
make a purchase. If you make any other purchases within four hours,
you don’t need to enter your password again. After four hours, you
enter your password again for the first purchase, which starts a new
four-hour clock.
Every Purchase: You must enter your password for each purchase,
regardless of the time interval.
Update or delete a billing account
1OpenApp Catalog .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap yo ur a cco un t n a me .
4Enter your Palm profile password and tap Continue.
5Do one of the following:
When your phone is in USB Drive mode, you can’t make or receive calls or
use other wireless features such as email or the web.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you copy files from your computer, make
sure you have enough storage space on your phone to fit the file. Open
Device Info and look at the Available field under Phone.
1Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable.
2On your phone, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your phone
appears as a removable drive.
• Edit the account information: Change the information as needed and
tap Submit.
• Delete the account information from your phone: Tap Remove
Account.
Copy files between your phone and your
computer
Copy files and folders using USB Drive mode
You can copy any type of file from a computer to your phone, and from your
phone to your computer, by putting your phone in USB Drive mode.
After you copy a file to your phone, you can open the file if your phone has
an application that supports the file type. You can open many file formats for
photos, videos, and music; Microsoft Office files; and PDF files. You can also
copy ringtones that you download from your computer’s web browser.
IMPORTANT All files that you store on the USB Drive of your phone are not
backed up to your Palm profile, and they cannot sync to any of your online
accounts. So be sure to keep a copy of all such files somewhere besides your
phone just in case you lose your phone or you must do a full erase of the info on
your phone.
3On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard opens,
click Cancel to close the wizard.
4Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista/
Windows 7), or Finder (Mac), double-click the drive representing your
phone, and drag and drop files to your phone. The drive displays
folders that you can use to organize the files you copy. You can also
create your own folders.
5On a Windows computer, to end the connection safely, right-click the
drive representing your phone and click Eject. On a Mac computer,
from your desktop, drag the drive representing your phone to the
Tr a sh . Trash changes to Eject.
6Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and the phone when
the USB drive screen is no longer displayed on your phone.
TIP If you use iTunes 9.0.1 or earlier, you can synchronize non-DRM photos, videos,
and music files from your computer to your phone using Media Sync mode (see
Enable media sync).
Delete files and folders using USB Drive mode
When your phone is in USB Drive mode, you can’t make or receive calls or
use other wireless features such as email or the web.
Chapter 2 : Basics41
1Connect your phone to your computer using the USB cable.
2On your phone, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your phone
appears as a removable drive.
3On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard opens,
click Cancel to close the wizard.
4Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista/
Windows 7), or Finder (Mac), double-click the drive representing your
phone, and delete the files or folders.
5On a Windows computer, to end the connection safely, right-click the
drive representing your phone and click Eject. On a Mac computer,
from your desktop, drag the drive representing your phone to the
Tr as h . Trash changes to Eject.
6Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and the phone when
the USB drive screen is no longer displayed on your phone.
Copy music, photos, and videos using third-party software
Besides using USB Drive mode to copy your photos, videos, and DRM-free
music from your computer to your phone, you can also use solutions
available from third-party software developers (sold separately) that
facilitate the transfer of media files to your phone. For more information,
open the browser on your computer and go to palm.com/sync-solutions.
If, however, you prefer to leave your personal data on your computer and
sync it directly with the data on your phone, there are third-party solutions
(sold separately) available to enable you to do that. For more information, go
to palm.com/sync-solutions.
KEYTERM DRM-free: Describes a file that is not protected by Digital Rights
Management. DRM-free music files can be copied as many times as you like and
can be played on your Pre phone.
Sync personal data using third-party software
You can set up online accounts like Google and Exchange to sync your
contacts (see How do I add names and other info into Contacts?) and
calendar events (see How do I get events into Calendar?).
42Chapter 2 : Basics
Data transfer
If you have data such as contacts or calendar events in
a desktop organizer such as Palm
by ACCESS or Microsoft Outlook
that data to your Palm
®
Pre™ phone.
®
Desktop software
®
, you can transfer
From a Windows computer, you can transfer contacts,
calendar events, tasks, and memos/notes from Palm
Desktop software by ACCESS version 6.2 and
Microsoft Outlook 2003 or later. From a Mac
computer, you can transfer contacts, calendar events,
and tasks from Address Book and iCal.
In this chapter
44Data transfer overview
44How do I get data from my old phone?
44How do I get data off my computer?
46I’m already using Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and/or
Microsoft Exchange. How do I sync data?
46I want to keep using my current desktop app and
sync with an online account on my phone
47I don’t need to sync, but I do want a copy of my data
backed up somewhere besides my phone
47I’d rather sync directly with my computer
Chapter 3 : Data transfer43
Data transfer overview
While you have many options for transferring data, Palm recommends that
you take advantage of the Palm
online account—for example, if you don’t have a Google account, we
recommend that you create one and store your data there (see How do I
add names and other info into Contacts?, How do I get events into
Calendar?, and How do I send and receive email on my phone?).
If you don't want to sync with an online account, there are other ways to get
data on your phone. See I’d rather sync directly with my computer.
Consider carefully whether you want to be able to access and change your
data somewhere besides your phone. If you do, do you prefer the other
means of access to be a website (for example, Google), or to be software
that is installed on your computer? In either case, you can set things up so
that you can synchronize new or changed data between your phone and the
other data location.
You can also decide not to have a sync setup for your data, in which case
you can use your Palm profile to back up your data (see Backup). You can’t
access this data anywhere but on your phone. However, your data is backed
up, and in an emergency (such as a lost or stolen device), you can remotely
remove the data on your lost or stolen phone and restore it to a new Pre
phone.
®
Synergy™ feature by putting your data in an
Do you want to sync your personal information between your Pre phone
and Google or Exchange, but first need to get your data out of an old phone
that you want to stop using? You can do a one-time, one-way export of data
to your Pre phone, and then if you choose to, use the Synergy feature to sync
the data to Google or Exchange.
1On your computer, set up an account on the Google website (go to
gmail.com) or with Microsoft Exchange (speak to an IT person at your
company).
2Open Contacts on your Pre phone.
3Enter your username and password for the Google or Exchange
account.
NOTE You don’t have to go to Calendar to set up your account there—that’s
done automatically using the username and password you enter in Contacts.
4Go to one of the stores of your wireless carrier and ask a support agent
for help in transferring data from your old phone. When you’re ready to
transfer data from your old phone, be sure to tell the agent which
account to transfer the data to.
How do I get data off my computer?
How do I get data from my old phone?
44Chapter 3 : Data transfer
Do you want to sync your personal information between your Pre phone
and Google or Exchange, but first need to get the data out of a desktop app
that you want to stop using? You can do a one-time, one-way export of data
to your phone, and then if you choose to, sync the data to Google or
Exchange.
These are the desktop apps that the DTA works with, and the data that the
DTA transfers to your phone:
1On your computer, set up an account on the Google website (go to
gmail.com) or with Microsoft Exchange (speak to an IT person at your
company).
2Open Contacts on your Pre phone.
3Enter your username and password for the Google or Exchange
account.
NOTE You don’t have to go to Calendar to set up your account there—that’s
done automatically using the username and password you enter in Contacts.
4To transfer data from a desktop app that you want to stop using, go to
palm.com/migrate-pre for more information about the Data Transfer
Assistant (DTA)—it’s a free download from Palm.
About the Data Transfer Assistant (DTA)
The DTA enables you to do a one-time, one-way export of data from
selected desktop apps to your Pre phone through the USB cable included
with your phone. After the data is on your phone, you can select the account
you want to import the data to.
Table 1. DTA: application data transferred
Operating
system
Windows
XP, Vista
or 7 (32bit
or 64bit)
Mac OS
10.5
Desktop
Contacts Calendar TasksMemos/
application
Outlook 2003
®
,
or later
Palm Desktop
Ye sYe sYe sYe s
Ye sYe sYe sYe s
v6.2.2
Address BookYes
iCalYesYes
notes
Note the following:
• Depending on the amount of data you are transferring, it can take up to an
hour to transfer data with the DTA.
• On Vista, only Outlook 2007 is supported.
• If you have an earlier version of Palm Desktop, you can download version
6.2.2 for free from palm.com/desktop. Install it, sync with your old Palm
device, and then use the DTA to transfer your data.
• Do you use Palm Desktop on the Mac? Don’t worry, you can export your
contacts, calendar events, and tasks into Address Book and iCal. Then use
the DTA to transfer your data. For more information, go to palm.com/
migrate-pre.
IMPORTANT The DTA is not synchronization software. It is meant to be used
once per desktop app, to export your info from the desktop app to an account on
your phone.
Chapter 3 : Data transfer45
I’m already using Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and/
1OpenContacts .
or Microsoft Exchange. How do I sync data?
If you are already using Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, and/or Exchange to
manage your calendar and contacts, then all you need to do to sync data to
your phone is set up one or more of these accounts on your phone. The data
syncs automatically.
Table 2. Online account sync table
Set up your Pre phone to
sync with...
To sy nc this da ta.. .
2Enter your account credentials for your Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, or
Exchange account. See Use Contacts for the first time.
NOTE You don’t have to go to Calendar to set up your account there—that’s
done automatically using the credentials you entered in Contacts.
I want to keep using my current desktop app
and sync with an online account on my phone
GoogleContacts and calendar events
ExchangeContacts, calendar events, and tasks
Yahoo!Contacts and calendar events
FacebookContacts and calendar events
NOTE Changes you make in your Yahoo! or Facebook account on the web show
up on your phone. There’s nothing you have to do. Contacts and calendar events
you add or change on your phone, however, do not automatically update your
Yahoo! or Facebook account on the web.
46Chapter 3 : Data transfer
If you want to continue using a desktop app to store your contacts, calendar
events, and tasks—iCal and Address Book on the Mac, or desktop Outlook
or Palm
solution.
Download and install a third-party application (sold separately) that can
sync your desktop app to Google. Your desktop app syncs with your Google
account, and your phone also syncs with Google.
1On your computer, set up an account on the Google website (go to
®
Desktop by ACCESS on Windows—consider adopting this
gmail.com).
®
2OpenContacts on your Pre phone.
3Enter the account credentials for your Google account.
NOTE You don’t have to go to Calendar to set up your account there—that’s
done automatically using the username and password you enter in Contacts.
4Install a third-party application on your computer that enables you to
sync with Google. Go to palm.com/migrate-pre to learn about
available third-party sync solutions.
5Follow the instructions of the third-party app to sync the data in your
desktop app with Google. The next time Google syncs with your
phone, your data appears on your phone.
I don’t need to sync, but I do want a copy of my
data backed up somewhere besides my phone
Use the Data Transfer Assistant to move your data into your Palm profile
account. For information on your Palm profile account, see Backup.
I’d rather sync directly with my computer
Would you rather sync your Pre phone directly to your computer without
going through the web? Download a third-party application (sold
separately) that enables synchronization of your phone and your desktop
app.
1Go to palm.com/migrate-pre to learn about third-party applications
that enable you to sync your phone with your computer using Wi-Fi.
2Follow the instructions given by the third-party vendor to install the
app on your computer.
NOTE You may also have to install another part of the application on your phone.
Follow the instructions of the third-party vendor.
Chapter 3 : Data transfer47
48Chapter 3 : Data transfer
Phone
You can effectively manage multiple calls. You can
answer a second call, swap between calls, and set up a
three-way conference call. You can also work with
other applications while on a call. Your Palm
®
Pre™
phone helps you to do all these tasks with ease.
In this chapter
50Make calls
52Receive calls
53Use voicemail
54What can I do during a call?
57What’s my number?
57View your call history
58Save a phone number to Contacts
58Use a phone headset
59Customize phone settings
Chapter 4 : Phone49
Make calls
For information on turning the phone off and back on, see Turn the phone
on/off.
Dial using the onscreen dial pad
TIP Press Backspace or tap the onscreen backspace icon (to the right of the
number you enter) to delete numbers you’ve entered one at a time. Tap and hold
the icon to delete all the numbers.
TIP You can paste numbers copied from other applications—for example, from an
email message or a memo—into the dial pad.
TIP To enter +, tap and hold 0 onscreen.
The onscreen dial pad is useful when you need to dial numbers that are
expressed as letters and when you need large, brightly lit numbers that you
can tap.
1OpenPhone .
2Tap the dial pad numbers to enter the number.
Dial by contact name using universal search
1Open Card view (see Display all open applications (Card view)) or the
Launcher (see Open an application in the Launcher).
2Begin typing the contact first or last name, or initials.
3Tap one of the contact’s phone numbers to dial it. If only the contact
name is displayed, tap the name to display the phone numbers for that
contact, and tap the number.
3Tap to dia l.
50Chapter 4 : Phone
Dial using the keyboard
Dial by contact name in the Phone application
1In the Launcher, Card view, or Phone, use the keyboard to enter the
number. You do not need to press the orange to enter numbers, *,
or #.
2When you finish entering the number, tap it to dial.
See How do I add names and other info into Contacts? for instructions on
adding contacts to your phone. You can also look up and dial contacts using
universal search (see Dial by contact name using universal search).
1OpenPhone .
2Using the keyboard, enter a name or initials until the contact you want
appears.
TIP You can also enter a number with the keyboard when the dial pad is
displayed. After entering the number, tap the onscreen dial icon to dial.
TIP To enter +, press and hold the 0 key on the keyboard.
Dial using a speed dial
See Assign a speed dial to a contact for instructions on creating a speed dial.
• In the Launcher, Card view, or Phone, press and hold the speed-dial key
you assigned to the number.
DIDYOUKNOW? If you press E, R, or any other key that displays both a letter
and a number, you see both matching names and numbers onscreen.
DIDYOUKNOW? If your company uses Microsoft Exchange Server with a
Global Address List (GAL), entering the contact search information returns
matching results from the GAL as well.
3Tap the number.
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TIP If you do not want contact matches to appear when you type a number on
the keyboard, you can turn off the Show Contact Matches preference (see Show
contact matches). When this preference is off, you can still dial by contact name in
the Phone application. After opening Phone, tap the contact list icon to the right of
“Enter name or number.” Type the contact name or initials, and tap the number
when it appears.
Redial the last number dialed
1OpenPhone .
1If a phone number appears as an underlined link, tap the number. This
displays the dial pad with the number already entered.
2Tap t o di al .
TIP In Messaging, you can dial a contact from a conversation by tapping Te x t or
the IM account name in the upper-right corner of the screen to open a list of
phone numbers you have for that contact, and then tapping the number you want
to call.
2Tap . When the contact name or number appears at the top of the
screen, tap again to dial.
Dial your national emergency number
1Press power to wake up the screen.
2Press Center to display Card view.
3Enter the emergency number, and tap the number to dial. If the phone
is turned off, a notification appears prompting you to turn it on. You
don't have to press the orange key to enter numbers.
Dial from another application
If a phone number appears in another application as an underlined link, you
can begin dialing the number directly from that application. For example,
you can dial phone numbers that appear in web pages, in messages (email,
text, or multimedia), or in calendar events.
Receive calls
If you want to answer calls, your phone must be on. This is different from
having only the screen turned on (see Turn the phone on/off). When your
phone is off, your calls go to voicemail.
TIP You can pick the ringtone for incoming calls (see Select the ringtone for
incoming calls). You can set a ringtone for individual contacts as well (see Add a
ringtone to a contact).
52Chapter 4 : Phone
Answer a call
Do one of the following:
Do one of the following:
• If the screen is on when the phone starts ringing, tap .
• If the screen is off, drag up to unlock the screen and answer the call.
DIDYOUKNOW? If you are playing music or a video on your phone and a call
arrives, playback pauses automatically and resumes when you hang up or ignore
the call.
TIP You can see a photo of the person calling you by assigning a caller ID photo.
See Add a photo to a contact.
Silence the ringer on an incoming call
• Press power .
• Press volume.
• Slide the ringer switch off (red means off). This silences the ringer and
any notification sounds. These sounds remain off until you slide the ringer
switch back on. Other sounds, such as music and video playback, are not
affected by sliding the ringer switch off.
Ignore a call
To send a call immediately to voicemail, do one of the following:
• Tap .
• Press power twice.
To reply to a caller who is in your Contacts list after you ignore a call, tap the
ignored call notification. This opens the caller’s contact entry, where you can
select a reply method. To reply to a caller who’s not in your Contacts list, go
to your call history (see View your call history).
Use voicemail
Set up voicemail
1In the Launcher, Card view, or Phone, press and hold 1 . When the
search results screen appears, continue holding 1 until the Phone
application appears.
2Follow the voice prompts to set up your voicemail.
When you silence the ringer on an incoming call, you can answer the call or
let it ring through to voicemail.
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Listen to voicemail messages
Manage a call
1Do one of the following:
• In the Launcher, Card view, or Phone, press and hold 1 .
• Tap a voicemail notification at the bottom of the screen.
• OpenPhone . Then tap .
• OpenPhone . Then tap and hold 1 onscreen.
2Follow the voice prompts to listen to your messages.
What can I do during a call?
Your phone offers many advanced telephone features, including call waiting
and three-way conferencing. These features depend on your service plan.
Contact your wireless service provider for more information.
While you’re on a call, info about the call appears on the call screen. When
you’re on a call, you can open other applications and work in them, and you
won’t lose your call. See Open applications.
If you created a reminder in the contact info of a caller, the reminder appears
as a notification when you make a call to or receive a call from the person.
See Assign a reminder message to a contact.
Do any of the following:
• Put the call on speakerphone: Tap .
• Mute the microphone so you can’t be heard: Tap .
TIP You don’t need an on-hold button to put a call on hold. Just tap the mute icon
to mute your end of the line.
54Chapter 4 : Phone
• Open the dial pad to enter numbers for navigating phone trees,
responding to prompts, and so on: Tap .
• Add a call: See Make a second call.
• Adjust call volume: Press Vol um e.
* Vo l um e
DIDYOUKNOW? You can send and receive text messages during a call. This is
a great way to stay connected with friends and colleagues during a long call (see
Create and send a text or multimedia message).
End a call
NOTE You cannot send or receive multimedia messages using a Wi-Fi network.
1Open the Launcher or Quick Launch while on a call.
2Tap the other application.
3Tap the call notification at the bottom of the screen to return to the call
screen.
Do one of the following:
• Tap .
• If a headset is attached, press the headset button.
Use another application while on a call
While you’re on a call, you can use many other applications on your phone,
for example, the personal information applications (Contacts, Calendar, and
so on). You can also send and receive text messages. But you can use the
network for only one activity at a time—phone or data—so you cannot use
the network to browse the web, send and receive email, or send and receive
multimedia or instant (IM) messages.
Make a second call
1While on a call, tap .
2Dial the second call.
Answer a second call (call waiting)
When a second call notification appears, tap . The first call is put on hold.
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Switch between two calls
• Tap to put the active call on hold and switch to the other caller.
Make a conference call
When you’re on a call, you can make a second call and create a three-way
conference call, provided that the service is available in your area. Please
contact your wireless service provider for more information. Additional
charges may apply and minutes in your mobile account may be deducted
for each call you make.
1Make a first call, and then make a second call. This is the limit of
conference callers. Check your service plan about conference calls.
2Tap to create the conference call.
3Do one of the following:
• Tap to end all calls.
• Ask one of the callers to hang up, so you can stay connected to the
other caller.
Look up or send a message to a contact
When you’re on a call with a contact, tap the contact name to see the
person’s information in Contacts. With the contact entry open, you can do
the following:
56Chapter 4 : Phone
• Tap to send the contact a text message. For example, if the contact is
on hold while you’re having a long conversation with a second caller, you
can send the contact a text stating you’ll call him or her back.
• Ta p Edit to edit the contact entry. For example, if a contact gives you his
or her new email address while you’re talking, you can enter the address
during the call.
What’s my number?
1OpenPhone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences. Your phone number
appears at the top of the Phone Preferences screen.
3(Optional) If a call history entry includes a number next to the call icon
on the left, this indicates that you made and/or received that number
of calls in a row to or from that number. Tap the entry to see the
individual call entries.
4Do any of the following:
TIP You can also see your phone number by opening Device Info. The number
appears as the first entry under Phone.
View your call history
1OpenPhone .
2Tap .
• Switch the types of calls displayed: Tap All Calls or Missed Calls.
• Call a number: Tap the number.
• Display other options for the contact or number: Tap or the
contact picture to the right of the number.
DIDYOUKNOW? If you had calls to or from a contact using more than one of
that contact’s phone numbers, all calls are collapsed into a single entry, and the
most recently used number is displayed.
• Delete a call history entry: Throw the entry off the side of the screen.
Ta p Delete to confirm.
• Clear the call history: Open the application menu, tap Clear Call
History, and tap Clear Call History to confirm.
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Save a phone number to Contacts
You can save the number from an incoming or outgoing call to an existing
contact, or create a new contact for the number. If an incoming call uses
caller ID blocking, you cannot save the number.
Use a wired headset
Your phone works with headsets that have a 3.5mm connector (look for
three colored bands on the plug). When in doubt, ask the third-party
headset manufacturer if the product is compatible with your phone. If you
hear a headset buzz or experience poor microphone performance, your
headset may be incompatible with your phone.
1Do one of the following:
• Before dialing a number you entered in the dial pad: Tap Add to
Contacts.
• During a call: Tap .
• After a call: From the dial pad, tap . Tap to the right of the
number, and tap Add To Contacts.
2Tap one of the following:
Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the phone number.
Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the phone number
to.
Use a phone headset
You can connect the headset that came with your phone for hands-free
operation.
WARNING If driving while using a phone is permitted in your area, we
recommend using a headset or hands-free car kit (sold separately). However, be
aware that use of a headset that covers both ears impairs your ability to hear other
sounds. Use of such a headset while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle
may create a serious hazard to you and others, and may be illegal. If you must use
a stereo headset while driving, place a speaker in only one ear. Leave the other ear
free to hear outside noises, and use the headset only if it is legal and you can do so
safely.
1Connect the headset. While on a call, the icon changes to .
2The headset button performs different actions depending on what’s
happening on the phone. Press the headset button once to perform
any of the following tasks:
• Answer an incoming call
• Respond to call waiting
• Hang up a single active call or all calls on a conference call
3If you want to stop using the headset, do any of the following:
• Switch from the headset to your phone’s speakerphone: Tap and
tap Speaker.
®
• Switch from the wired headset to a previously paired Bluetooth
hands-free device: Tap and tap the device name.
• Use your phone without the headset: Disconnect the headset.
Set up and use a Bluetooth® hands-free device
Your phone is compatible with many headsets and car kits (sold separately)
enabled with Bluetooth
Stereo (with AVRCP media controls).
®
wireless technology version 2.1, with EDR and
58Chapter 4 : Phone
After you set up a connection with a Bluetooth headset or hands-free car kit,
you can communicate using that device whenever it is within range and the
Bluetooth feature on your phone is turned on. The range varies greatly,
depending on environmental factors. The maximum is about 10 meters.
NOTE You can use a stereo (A2DP-enabled) Bluetooth headset or speakers to
listen to music files on your phone. You cannot, however, use a mono Bluetooth
headset to listen to music files.
1OpenBluetooth .
2If the Bluetooth setting at the top of the screen is off, tap Off to switch
the Bluetooth feature from Off to On.
3Ta p Add device and tap the device name.
4To use a Bluetooth device with your phone, follow the instructions that
came with the Bluetooth device.
5To switch to another Bluetooth device while on a call: Tap and tap
the new device name. You can also tap Handset or Speaker to use
your phone without the headset.
Customize phone settings
Use Phone Preferences to customize phone settings.
TIP If you make a Bluetooth connection with a car kit, you might get a notification
on your phone asking if you want to upload contacts to the car kit. Tap Allow to
upload contacts. If you later want to delete the contacts from the car kit, check the
car kit documentation for instructions.
For more information on using the Bluetooth feature on your phone, see
®
Bluetooth
wireless technology.
Show contact matches
By default, when you have the dial pad displayed but you’re using the
keyboard to enter a phone number, both numbers and letters appear and
your phone performs a search of matching names in Contacts. If you turn off
this preference, typing on the keyboard with the dial pad displayed enters
numbers only, and no search is done in Contacts.
1OpenPhone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3In Show Contact Matches, tap On or Off.
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TIP If you turn off the Show Contact Matches preference, you can still perform a
contact search in the Phone application. After opening Phone, tap the contact list
icon to the right of “Enter name or number.” Type the contact name or initials, and
tap the number when it appears.
Use dialing tones
Dialing tones, also known as DTMF tones, are the tones that play when you
press a key to dial. A short tone plays briefly and then stops, no matter how
long you press the key. A long tone plays until you release the key.
5Ta p Done.
Example: A complete phone number in your company’s phone system has
11 numbers, for example, 1-408-555-1122. When dialing from a phone that’s
part of the system, you need to dial only the last five digits (51122). When
you create a dialing shortcut on your phone, you select “5 digit numbers” for
When I Dial and enter “140855” in Use This Dialing Prefix. So when you
dial your co-worker’s five-digit extension (81122), your phone automatically
dials the whole number: 1-408-555-1122.
Set roaming and data usage preferences
1OpenPhone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3In DTMF tones, tap Short or Long, and then tap the option you want.
Use dialing shortcuts
Dialing shortcuts add a prefix at the beginning of a number, so you can dial
an extension instead of the whole number.
1OpenPhone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3Under Dialing Shortcuts, tap Add new number.
4Set the following:
When I Dial: Tap this field and select the number of digits you need to
enter to have your phone add a dialing shortcut.
Use This Dialing Prefix: Enter the prefix to be added at the beginning
of the dialed number. The combination of prefix and digits you enter
must add up to a complete phone number.
Use roaming and data usage preferences to set options for using your phone
in your home network and while roaming. For example, you can set options
to prevent placing a call or making a data connection while roaming, so that
you avoid extra charges.
1OpenPhone .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
3Under Network, set any of the following:
Allow voice roaming: Set whether to allow phone calls when you are
roaming.
Data roaming: Set whether to allow web browsing, email,
multimedia messaging, and instant messaging when you are roaming.
Data Usage: Set whether to turn data services—web browsing, email,
multimedia messaging, and instant messaging—On or Off.
Enable TTY/TDD
A TTY (also known as TDD or text telephone) is a telecommunications
device that allows people who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have
speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone. Your phone
is compatible with select TTY devices.
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You can connect a TTY/TDD machine to your phone using the headset
jack. Check with the manufacturer of your TTY device for connectivity
information. Be sure that the TTY device supports digital wireless
transmission.
NOTE When TTY is enabled, you cannot use the headset jack for anything else,
and all audio modes are disabled on your phone, including holding the phone up to
your ear and listening.
1Connect a TTY/TDD device to your phone using the headset jack.
2OpenPhone .
3Open the application menu and tap Preferences.
4In TTY/TDD, tap Off to switch TTY/TDD from Off to On.
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Enjoy the ease and speed of keeping in touch with
friends, family, and colleagues anywhere you can
access the your wireless service provider data network
or a Wi-Fi network. You can send and receive
attachments as well.
And keep the Messaging app in mind for times when
you need to send a short text, multimedia, or instant
message to a mobile phone number—especially
handy when you’re in a meeting that’s running late.
In this chapter
64Email
75Messaging
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Email
How do I send and receive email on my phone?
Use the Email application on your phone to access the many email accounts
you have: company (like Exchange), ISP (like Earthlink and Comcast), and
web-based (like Gmail).
The Synergy™ feature makes it easy to synchronize all data from an online
account. By setting up a sync account for one app, synchronization of the
other apps is automatically set up for you. For example, if you set up your
Google contacts account in Contacts before you set up Gmail, when you
first open Email, you find that your Gmail messages are already
downloaded. And when you first open Calendar, you find that your Google
calendar events are already in your phone’s Calendar app.
For email accounts that do not make use of the Synergy feature, you need to
enter the settings for that account—such as username and password—
directly in the Email application (see Set up email).
You can also use your phone's web browser to view your web-based
email—just go to the email provider’s website.
Merged inboxes in Email
You can set up multiple email accounts on your phone. When you open
Email, you see all your accounts in a single view: Account List view. From
there, you can open the inbox of an individual account—or, thanks to the
Synergy feature, you can see all messages from all your inboxes displayed in
a single merged view called All inboxes.
1 Number to the right of All inboxes indicates total number of unread email messages.
2 Number to the right of individual folder name indicates number of unread messages in that
folder.
If you reply to a message when you’re working in All inboxes, the message is
sent from the same account in which it was received.
If you create a new message when you’re working in All inboxes, the
message goes out using the account you set as the default account (see Set
email preferences).
Set up email
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
• Before you use your phone to send or receive messages, check with your
wireless service provider for pricing and availability of email services and
data rate plans.
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• Make sure your phone is on and you’re inside a coverage area before you
send or receive messages. If you want delivery of Microsoft Office
®
Outlook
email using Microsoft Direct Push, make sure that your IT
organization uses Exchange Server 2007, or Exchange Server 2003 with
Service Pack 2.
Set up email: Common providers
Follow this procedure if you have a common email provider, for example,
AOL, EarthLink, or Yahoo! If you are setting up the Email application to work
with your corporate email account that uses Microsoft Exchange, see Set up
email: Microsoft Exchange. If you have a less common email provider, see
Set up email when automatic setup fails.
• If this is the first email account you set up: The email address you
used for your Palm profile is entered by default. Use that address, or
enter an address for one of your other email accounts. Enter your
password for the account, tap Sign In, and tap Done.
• If you already set up an account that takes advantage of the Synergy
feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add An Account and
enter the email address and password. Tap Sign In.
3Any other time you open Email, open the application menu, tap
Preferences & Accounts, and tap Add An Account. Enter the email
address and password and tap Sign In.
4Ta p Add An Account to add another account.
If the email account you set up takes advantage of the Synergy feature, then
setting up email also synchronizes the provider's calendar and contacts.
1OpenEmail .
2The first time you open Email, do one of the following:
Set up email: Microsoft Exchange
Follow this procedure to get email from an Exchange account.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get this info from your email provider or system
administrator:
• Mail server name or IP address for receiving mail
• Server domain name
• Your username and password
NOTE If your corporate Exchange system uses policies such as remote wipe and
password enforcement (including minimum password length, allowed number of
failed password attempts, and other parameters), those policies are supported in
your Exchange account on your phone. Check with your system administrator for
details.
1OpenEmail .
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2The first time you open Email, do one of the following:
• If this is the first email account you set up: The email address you
used for your Palm profile is entered by default. Use that address, or
enter an address for one of your other email accounts. Enter your
password for the account and tap Sign In.
• If you already set up an account that takes advantage of the Synergy
feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add An Account. Enter
your username and password, and tap Sign In.
6Enter info for the incoming and outgoing mail server as needed, based
on the server information you got from your email provider or system
administrator (see BEFORE YOU BEGIN at the beginning of this
procedure). You can enter either the server name or IP address in the
Incoming Mail Server field.
7Ta p Sign In.
8Ta p Add An Account to add another account.
Set up email when automatic setup fails
Follow these steps if automatic setup does not work for your email account.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get this info from your email provider or system
administrator:
• Account type (POP or IMAP)
• Incoming and outgoing mail server names
• Incoming mail server username and password
• Incoming and outgoing server port numbers
• Any SSL requirements for incoming and/or outgoing mail
• Any authentication (ESMTP) requirements for outgoing mail
• Root folder (IMAP accounts only)
3Any other time you open Email, open the application menu, tap
Preferences & Accounts, and tap Add An Account. Enter your
username and password, and tap Sign In.
4Ta p OK, and tap Manual Setup.
5Ta p Mail Type field, tap POP to display the list of options, and then
tap Exchange (EAS).
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1If you have already started account setup and the “Unable To Sign In”
message appears, tap OK, tap Manual Setup, and skip to step 7.
Otherwise, continue with step 2.
2OpenEmail .
3The first time you open Email, do one of the following:
• If this is the first email account you are setting up: The email address
you used for your Palm profile is entered by default. Use that
address, or enter an address for one of your other email accounts.
Enter your password for the account and tap Sign In.
• If you already set up an account and want to set up another one: Tap
Add An Account. Enter your username and password and tap Sign
In.
Enter advanced account settings
These settings apply only to the account you select in step 3.
1OpenEmail .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap the account name.
4Set any of the following:
4Any other time you open Email, open the application menu, tap
Preferences & Accounts, and tap Add An Account. Enter your
username and password.
5Open the application menu and tap Manual Setup.
6Tap th e Mail Type field and tap your account type.
7Enter info for the incoming and outgoing mail server as needed, based
on the server information you got from your system administrator (see
BEFORE YOU BEGIN at the beginning of this procedure).
8Ta p Sign In.
Account Name: Enter the name that appears in the account list.
Full Name: Enter the name you want to appear in the From field for
messages you send.
Show Icon: Set whether a notification icon appears onscreen when a
new message arrives.
Play Sound: Set whether a sound plays when a new message arrives.
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Vibrate: Set whether your phone vibrates when a new message
arrives.
Signature: Tap to create a signature that’s added to outgoing
messages (see Add a signature to outgoing messages for more
information).
Reply-to Address: Enter the address you want recipients to see and
reply to on your outgoing messages, if this is different from the email
address you send the message from.
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap the account name.
4Ta p Change Login Settings and tap the relevant fields to change the
account information.
Delete an email account
Sync deleted emails (POP accounts only): Set whether messages
should be deleted on the server when you delete them from your
phone.
Show Email: Set how many days’ worth of messages to retrieve from
the server.
Get Email: Set how frequently to synchronize email for this account.
Default Folders (IMAP accounts only): Specify the folder where
messages you send, save as drafts, or delete are stored.
Remove Account: See Delete an email account.
Change Login Settings: See Change account login settings.
Change account login settings
When you change your password for an online email account, remember to
make the change in the account settings on your phone.
1OpenEmail .
When you delete an email account from your phone, it removes the account
information from your phone only. It does not affect your account with the
email provider.
1OpenEmail .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap the account name.
4Ta p Remove Account, and then tap Remove Email Account.
Create and send an email message
1OpenEmail .
2If this is the first time you opened the Email application, and you set up
at least one email account, tap Done. If you have not set up an email
account, see Set up email.
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3Tap .
4(Optional) Tap From to change the email account you are using to
send the message. This option appears only if you have more than one
email account set up on your phone.
5In the To field, do one of the following to address the message:
• Enter a contact name, initials, or email address. Tap the email
address when it appears.
• Tap to open the full contact list. Tap the contact you want, or
enter a name or address to narrow the list.
• Enter the full email address for a recipient who is not a contact.
formatting, open the application menu and tap Edit > [the option
you want to turn off].
• To enter colored text: Open the application menu and tap Edit >
scroll down> Tex t Co l or . Tap the color and enter the text.
TIP To format text you already entered, select the text, open the application
menu, and tap Edit > [the option you want]. To turn off a formatting option, open
the application menu and tap Edit > [the option you want to turn off]. For text
color, tap the black square.
10(Optional) To set the priority for the message: Open the application
menu and tap Set As Normal Priority or Set As High Priority.
11Tap .
Add attachments to a message
1While composing a message, tap .
2To locate a file, do the following:
• Tap an icon at the bottom of the screen to search for pictures,
videos, music files, or documents.
• Begin typing the file name.
TIP To take a new picture to send as an attachment, tap the photo icon at the
bottom of the screen and tap New Photo.
6(Optional) Tap To to open the Cc and Bcc fields, and enter an address.
7(Optional) Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter additional addresses.
8Enter the subject, press Enter, and enter the body text.
9(Optional) To format body text, do one of the following:
• To enter bold, italic, or underlined text: Open the application menu
and tap Edit > [the option you want]. Enter the text. To turn off the
3Tap th e fi le na me .
4Repeat steps 1–3 to attach other files.
Save a message as a draft
• While composing a message, open the application menu and tap Save As
Draft.
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Receive and read email messages
The Email application synchronizes messages anytime you open a mail
folder. It also synchronizes messages on an automatic schedule—the default
interval is every 30 minutes (see Enter advanced account settings for
information on changing the interval).
5(Optional) If the message contains a phone number in the subject line,
tap the number > to call it.
6(Optional) If the message contains a URL in the subject line, tap it to
open the page in Web.
7Tap or in the subject line to view the previous or next message.
Follow these steps to manually retrieve messages.
1OpenEmail .
2If the folders for the account you want are hidden, tap to display
the folders.
3Tap the folder you want to check messages for. If synchronization
doesn’t start, tap .
TIP How can you tell if sync is happening? Look for the animated circular
movement around the number of messages in the upper-right corner of the screen.
4Tap a message to open it.
8To view messages for another account, make the back gesture (see Go
up one level in an app (back gesture)) to return to the account list, and
tap the account name.
Turn email notifications on/off
The settings you select here apply to individual email accounts. You can
apply different settings to each email account.
1OpenEmail .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap an account in Accounts, and turn Show Icon On.
4Ta p Alert and tap one of the following for when you receive an email
notification:
Vibrate: The phone vibrates, and there is no other sound.
System Sound: The system sound plays (see Manage system sounds
and notifications).
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Ringtone: Select a ringtone to play when a notification arrives. If the
ringer switch is off, the phone vibrates.
Mute: No sound plays and the phone does not vibrate with a
notification.
Save or share an inline image
If a message contains an inline image—an image inserted right into the
body text—you can share the image with someone else via email. If you
choose this option, a new blank email message opens with the image file as
an attachment.
If the image is in JPG, GIF, BMP, or PNG format, you can also save it to and
view it in the Photos app.
1With the message open, press and hold the orange key and tap the
image.
2Ta p Copy to Photos (if available) or Share.
Open email attachments
• To open multiple attachments: Tap the list of attachment names to view
the attachments, and tap an attachment name to open the file.
You can receive any kind of file sent to you, but you can open an attachment
only if your phone has an application that can open the file type.
• To open a single attachment: Tap the attachment name to download the
attachment. If the attachment is a supported file type (MP3, PDF, DOC,
XLS, PPT, GIF, JPG), it opens automatically.
• To save an attached image that appears in the body of an email to your
phone: Tap the image to save it. If the image is in JPG, GIF, BMP, or PNG
format, you can view it in Photos.
Save attachments
When you open attachments of certain file types, you can save them to your
phone so you can view them later in one of your phone’s applications.
1Open the attachment (see Open email attachments).
2Do one of the following:
• For pictures in JPG, GIF, BMP, or PNG format: Tap Copy To Photos.
• For other file types: Open the application menu and tap Save As. If
the Save As menu item is not available, you cannot save the
attachment.
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To open a saved attachment on your phone, open the application that can
display the attachment. The attachment appears in the list of available files.
Tap the file to open it.
Add a contact from an email message
You can add a contact name or email address to your Contacts list directly
from the To, Cc, or Bcc field of an incoming email message. You can either
create a new contact or add the information to an existing contact.
1In a message you received, tap the name or email address.
2Ta p Add To Contacts.
3Tap one of the following:
Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the name or address.
Reply to a message
1Open a message.
2Do one of the following:
• Reply to just the sender: Tap .
• Reply to the sender and all other addressees: Tap .
3Enter the reply message text and tap .
Forward a message
1Open a message and tap .
2Address the forwarded message (see Create and send an email
message).
Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the name or
address to.
View a contact from an email message
• In a message you’ve received from someone listed in the Contacts app,
tap the name to open the contact entry.
Search for an email message
You can search for messages in any email folder.
• In the folder containing the message, type a few characters of a name or
email address in the From, To, or CC line, or a few characters of the
subject. Matching results appear as you type. Keep entering characters to
narrow the list.
3Enter the forwarded message text and tap .
Move a message to another folder
1Open a message.
2Open the application menu and tap Move to folder.
3Tap the folder you want.
Mark a message as read or unread
1Open a message.
2Open the application menu and tap Mark as read/unread.
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Flag or unflag a message
Add a signature to outgoing messages
When you flag a message, a is placed beside the message in your Inbox.
You might flag a message to highlight it as something that you need to
return to.
1Open a message.
2Open the application menu and tap Set flag or Remove flag.
Show or hide message header details
1Open a message.
2Tap a recipient name to show details. Tap again to hide details.
Delete a message
Deleting a message moves it to your deleted items folder, so it’s still on your
phone. Depending on your email account, this folder is called Deleted Items,
Deleted, Trash, or something else.
If you accidentally delete a message, you can move it back to the original
folder (see Move a message to another folder). To remove a message from
your phone permanently, delete it from the deleted items folder.
A signature includes information you want to add to the closing of all your
outgoing messages—for example, your name, address, and phone numbers;
your website; or a personal motto. You can use a different signature for each
email account.
1OpenEmail .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap the account you want.
4Ta p the Signature field and enter the signature text. To format the text
with bold, italics, or color, select the text (see Text selection gestures),
open the application menu, and tap Edit > [the option you want].
TIP If you change the folder where you store deleted messages for an IMAP
account (see Enter advanced account settings), deleting messages from the folder
removes them from your phone.
Do one of the following:
• In the message list: Throw the message off the side of the screen.
• In an open message: Tap .
View mail folders
1OpenEmail .
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2Do any of the following:
Set email preferences
• View all folders for an account: Tap.
• Open a folder: Tap the folder name.
• View folder information such as last sync and number of messages:
Open the folder, and then tap the folder header.
Add an email folder as a favorite
Favorites appear at the top of Account List view.
1OpenEmail .
1OpenEmail .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Set any of the following:
Smart Folders: Set whether to include All Inboxes and/or All Flagged
messages as favorites at the top of Account List view.
Accounts: Tap an account name to enter advanced settings (see Enter
advanced account settings).
2If the folder you want is not displayed, tap to the right of the email
account name to display the folder.
3Tap to the right of the folder name.
To remove a folder as a favorite, repeats steps 1 and 2 and tap to the right
of the folder name.
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Default Account: Tap the account shown and then tap the account
you want to set as the new default. The default account is used to send
a message if you create a new message in Account List view or in a
merged folder view such as All Inboxes or All Flagged. If you have only
one email account on your phone, the Default Account preference is
not displayed.
Add An Account: See Set up email.
Reorder accounts
Send email messages from within another application
You can change the order of the accounts in Account List view.
1OpenEmail .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap and hold the account name, wait for the visual cue, and then drag
the account up or down. This changes the order of the accounts in
Account List view.
Reply to meeting invitations
You receive meeting invitations on your phone in the same way that you
receive email messages. However, you cannot create meeting invitations on
your phone.
Tap to accept, tentatively accept, or decline an invitation.
Here are the key features of meeting invitations:
• Meeting invitations appear on your phone in the Email application, not in
the Calendar application.
• From within the Email application, you can accept, decline, or tentatively
accept a meeting invitation.
• If you accept or tentatively accept an invitation, it appears as an event in
Calendar.
• You can reply to and forward meeting invitations in the same way as
email messages.
TIP If you receive an updated meeting invitation, you can again choose to accept,
decline, or tentatively accept. If you receive a meeting cancellation, open the
message and tap Remove From Calendar to delete the meeting from your
calendar.
Use the share menu item in any application that supports this feature to
send an item as an attachment to an email message. This feature is available
in the Contacts, Photos, Doc View, PDF View, and Memos applications,
among others. Depending on the app, the menu item might be named
Share, Send, or Email. For details, see the section in this guide on the
specific application.
Messaging
What kinds of messages can I send and receive?
You can use the Messaging application to send and receive the following
types of messages:
• Text and multimedia messages (see Create and send a text or multimedia
message)
• Instant messages for an IM account you already have set up online (see
Set up an instant messaging (IM) account)
The Synergy feature enables the Messaging app to gather all your text,
multimedia, and instant messages to and from the same contact into a
single conversation (sometimes called a thread). So you can see your entire
message history with someone regardless of the different methods you
happened to use to communicate with that person (see Work with
conversations). You can even switch from account to account without losing
the thread of your conversation (see Switch between messaging accounts in
a conversation)—just pick the messaging account that's most likely to keep
you in unbroken contact with the person you're talking to.
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Work with conversations
When you exchange more than one message with a person, the messages
are grouped into a conversation. A single conversation can contain text,
multimedia, and IM messages. When you start or continue a conversation,
the upper part of the conversation screen displays all messages you’ve
exchanged with this person, and the bottom part provides the area where
you type your next message.
You can carry on conversations with multiple people at the same time.
1OpenMessaging .
2Do one of the following:
• Start a new conversation: Create a message (see Create and send
a text or multimedia message or Send and receive IM messages), or
tap a message and reply to it.
• Continue an existing conversation: Tap the conversation.
3Enter your message.
4Ta p .
1In Messaging, start a new conversation or open one that’s listed in
Conversations view.
2Ta p Te x t or an IM account name in the upper-right corner of the
screen. If available, the other ways to communicate with this contact
appear in a list. Tap the account or phone number you want to use.
TIP To save the contents of a conversation, open the conversation, open the
application menu, and tap Copy All. This saves the entire conversation as plain
text, which you can paste in a memo, email message, and so on.
Switch between messaging accounts in a conversation
In a single conversation, you can switch between text/multimedia
messaging and an IM account. So if you are having an IM chat with
someone and he or she goes offline, you can send the person a text message
to wrap up the conversation. You can also switch between different phone
numbers for sending a text message to a person.
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Dial a number from a conversation
1OpenMessaging .
2Tap a conversation, and then tap the contact name or phone number
at the top of the screen.
3Tap the number you want to dial.
Switch between Conversations view and Buddies view
Conversations view lists all of your Messaging conversations. Buddies view
lists all of your IM buddies.
1OpenMessaging .
2For Conversations view, tap Conversations. For Buddies view, tap
Buddies.
3In Buddies view, tap to expand a buddy list. Tap a buddy name to
contact that person.
Create and send a text or multimedia message
Each text message can have up to 140 characters. If you send a text message
to an email address, the email address is deducted from the 140-character
count.
Multimedia messages consist of both text and pictures. You can include
pictures in JPG format.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re
inside a coverage area (see Tu rn wi re les s s er vice s o n ).
1OpenMessaging .
2The first time you open Messaging, tap Done to send a text or
multimedia message. Thereafter, skip to step 3.
TIP If you want to set up an instant messaging (IM) account the first time you
open Messaging, tap Add An Account and see Set up an instant messaging (IM)
account for instructions.
3Tap . The cursor is in the To field. Do one of the following to
address the message:
• Enter a contact’s first or last name or initials, screen name, phone
number, or email address. Tap the phone number, IM, or email
address you want to use to send the message when it appears.
• Tap to open your full contact list. Tap the contact you want or
enter a name or address to narrow the list.
• Enter a phone number for a recipient who is not a contact.
TIP Do you need to enter a short code that contains letters, for example, to text a
vote to a TV poll or to make a donation to a charity? Use the keyboard to enter it;
just press the letter keys. For example, if the code is “win01,” press W to enter w, I
to enter i, and so on. No need to figure out the numbers that correspond to the
letters. This is not the same as dialing a number that contains letters, for example,
(555) 256 PALM. To dial a number like this, you must use the onscreen dial pad and
tap the numbers that correspond to the letters P, A, L, M, which are 7256.
4Ta p t he To field and repeat step 3 to enter additional recipients.
5Do one of the following to attach a picture in JPG format to a
multimedia message:
DIDYOUKNOW? You can send and receive text messages even while you are
on a phone call. This is easiest when using a hands-free headset or the speaker.
• If you did not yet enter the message text: Tap . Tap the album
containing the picture you want. Tap the picture, or tap New Photo
and take the picture.
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• If you already entered the message text: Open the application menu
and tap Add Picture. Tap the album containing the picture you
want and tap the picture, or tap New Photo and take the picture.
6Ta p Attach Photo.
7Do one of the following to attach a video to a multimedia message:
• If you did not yet enter the message text: Tap , tap , and then
tap the album containing the video, and tap the video, or tap New
Video. If you tap New Video, tap to start recording, tap to
stop, and tap the new video.
• If you already entered the message text: Open the application menu
and tap Add Video, tap , tap the album containing the video and
tap the video, or tap New Video. If you tap New Video, tap to
start recording, tap to stop, and then tap the new video.
Use emoticons in a message
To include an emoticon in a text, multimedia, or IM message, type in a
keyboard character combination for that emoticon. Most emoticons can be
created by more than one combination. After you send the message, the
emoticon image appears in the conversation on your phone and on the
recipient’s phone, as long as the receiving IM application supports the
image.
This table shows the emoticons that are supported on your phone.
NOTE Emoticon combinations that use words, such as :cool or :cry, are not
supported in most chat applications. Emoticons created using these combinations
may not appear correctly on the recipient’s phone.
8Enter the message text if you did not already do so, and tap .
TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a
message).
TIP You can also send a contact entry as part of a multimedia message. Do this in
the Contacts app (see Send Contacts).
Table 1. Supported emoticons
To d ispl ay th is
Enter any of these keyboard character combinations...
emoticon...
>:o >:-o >:O>:-O >:( >:-( :angry:mad
o_O :confused
8) 8-) B)B-) :cool
:’( =’( :cry
:[:-[=[=-[:redface
:S :-S :s :-s %-(%( X-( X( :eww :gross
:! :-! :eek
:( :-( =(=-( :sad
:O :-O :o:-o =O =-O =o=-o :surprised
:shock :omg
^^ ^_^^-^ :grin:biggrin
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Table 1. Supported emoticons
Add a contact from a text or multimedia message
To display this
emoticon...
Enter any of these keyboard character combinations...
1In a conversation, tap the header of a message received from someone
who is not a contact.
2Ta p Add To Contacts.
3Tap one of the following:
Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the name or address.
Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the name or
address to.
View a contact’s information from a message
• In a conversation, tap the header of a message received from a contact to
open the contact entry.
Dial a number from a message
•Tap a phone number.
Receive and view text and multimedia messages
You can view pictures and videos and listen to music files included in a
multimedia message. You can save pictures in JPG format to your phone for
viewing in the Photos application.
1OpenMessaging .
2Tap a conversation to view messages.
3In a multimedia message, tap a music, video, or vCard file name to
view the attached file. (Attached pictures are displayed within the
message.) Tap Copy Photo to save an attached JPG picture.
Delete a message
1In a conversation, throw the message off the side of the screen.
2Ta p Delete to confirm.
Delete a conversation
1In Conversations view, throw the conversation off the side of the
screen.
2Ta p Delete to confirm.
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Set up an instant messaging (IM) account
Sign in to an IM account
To use an IM account on your phone, such as a GoogleTalk IM account, you
must already have the account online. If you have an IM account with a
provider that takes advantage of the Synergy feature, that IM account is
automatically added to your phone when you enter your username and
password for that provider in Email, Calendar, or Contacts.
1OpenMessaging .
2Do one of the following:
• The first time you open Messaging: Tap Add An Account.
• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences
& Accounts. Tap Add IM Account.
3Tap the account type and enter your username and password.
1OpenMessaging .
2Ta p Buddies.
3Tap to the left of the text Offline and tap Available.
4Ta p Sign In.
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Sign out of an IM account
1OpenMessaging .
2Ta p Buddies.
3Tap the status icon to the left of your online status (Available or Busy)
and tap Sign off.
Send and receive IM messages
BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that your phone is on and that you’re
inside a coverage area (see Tu rn wi re les s s er vice s o n ).
1OpenMessaging .
1OpenMessaging .
2Do one of the following to start or continue a conversation:
• In Conversations or Buddies view, tap to start a new
conversation.
• In Conversations view, tap an existing conversation and enter a new
message.
• In Buddies view, tap a buddy name and enter a new message.
3Ta p Te x t or an IM account name in the upper-right corner of the
screen, and tap the IM account you want to use.
4Enter the message text and tap .
TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a
message).
5When the message recipient replies, the reply appears below your
message in the conversation. Repeat step 4 to send another message.
Change your online status
2Ta p Buddies.
3Do one of the following:
• If you already have a custom message: Tap the current message
and enter the new message text.
• If you’re creating a custom message for the first time: Tap t he
status text (Available, Busy, and so on) and enter the custom
message text.
Change your IM account username and password
If you change the username or password for your IM account online, you
need to enter the updated information for the account on your phone.
1OpenMessaging .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap the account name.
4Enter the new information and tap Sign In.
1OpenMessaging .
2Ta p Buddies.
3Tap the status icon to the left of the status description, and tap your
new status.
4Tap to confirm your status.
Change your custom message
Your custom message is seen by your IM buddies. It appears next to your
IM screen name and status. It can contain any text you want.
Delete an IM account
1OpenMessaging .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap the account name.
4Ta p Remove Account, and tap Remove Account again to confirm.
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Turn messaging notifications on or off
You can set your phone to show a notification and/or play a sound when a
new message arrives. These settings apply to all your Messaging accounts.
1OpenMessaging .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Turn either of the following new message notifications on or off:
Show Notifications: Set whether a notification appears when you
receive a new message.
System Sound: If Show Notifications is on, set whether an alert sound
plays when you receive a new message. Tap Alert, and then tap
Vibrate, System Sound, Ringtone, or Mute. If you select Ringtone,
tap the name of the ringtone to select it. See Sounds & Ringtones for
information on selecting a ringtone.
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Contacts, Calendar, and other personal information
Yo ur Pa l m® Pre™ phone is all you need to organize
your personal information and keep it with you
wherever you go.
All your personal information is backed up and kept
private either in your Palm profile or in one of your
online accounts.
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Contacts
How do I add names and other info into Contacts?
You have a few options for getting contact information to show up in
Contacts.
Connect to an online address book: If you have an address book in an
online account that works with the Palm Synergy™ feature (for example,
Google or Microsoft Exchange), you can set up Contacts on your phone to
synchronize and display contacts that you store in the online address book.
Set up synchronization the first time you open Contacts (see Use Contacts
for the first time), or anytime after that (see Customize Contacts). After you
set up the connection to the online address book, contacts you enter online
show up automatically in Contacts, and contacts you enter on your phone
sync to the online account, provided the account allows writing from the
phone to the online account.
The Synergy feature makes it easy to synchronize other data from an online
account. By setting up synchronization in one app, synchronization of the
other apps is automatically set up for you. For example, if you set up your
Gmail account in Email before you set up Contacts, when you first open
Contacts, you find that your Google contacts are already downloaded. And
when you first open Calendar, you find that your Google calendar events are
already in your phone’s Calendar.
NOTE See Online accounts available for webOS phones for the current list of
online accounts that you can set up on your phone, from which you can access
contacts.
Enter a contact directly in Contacts: See Create a contact for instructions.
You can assign the contact to one of your online address books—if you do, it
synchronizes with the online address book. Or you can create the contact in
your Palm profile account, which means it shows up on your phone only.
Palm profile contacts are included in the daily backup of your Palm profile
information, so you can restore them if they are accidentally erased.
Use a third-party sync solution: You can keep your info up to date
wherever you are, without having a direct connection to your computer.
When you sync, any changes you’ve made to Contacts are automatically
added to your computer or to your phone.
Transfer contacts using the Data Transfer Assistant: When you transfer
contacts from desktop software or an old phone, you select which account
to assign those contacts to. Look for those contacts in the account you
select (see How do I get data off my computer?).
Download vCard info to Contacts: A vCard is a file type made especially
for contact info. It may contain one or many contact entries. A vCard can be
attached to an email or a multimedia message, and you can download the
info in a vCard to your Contacts app. See Receive vCards.
Linked contacts
The Synergy feature automatically links contacts from different accounts if it
finds data in common between them. For example, if you have a contact in
Exchange and in Google for Emily Weeks, your phone links the contacts so
that all Emily's info shows up on a single contact screen. You need to open
just one view to see all of Emily's info. The actual data remains separate in
the various accounts where you originally created the data; it's just
assembled in one view on your phone for your convenience.
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How can you tell if a contact is linked? Look in the upper-right corner of the
contact screen. If you see a stack of photos and a number, that means that
you're looking at a linked contact, with combined info from contacts you’re
storing in separate accounts.
Use Contacts for the first time
1OpenContacts .
2Do one of the following:
1 Tap the stack of photos to see the contacts that are linked.
2 Emily is a contact in your Google online account and in your Palm profile account.
3 Scroll down to see Emily’s combined contact info.
You can unlink linked contacts, and you can manually link contacts (see Link
a contact or Unlink a contact).
• To set up your first online account to sync: Tap the account type,
enter the account information, and tap Sign in.
• To set up a second online account to sync: Ta p Add An Account,
tap the account type, enter the account information, and tap
Sign In.
• To open Contacts without creating an online account: Tap
Done. This opens your Palm profile account, and you can start
creating contacts in this account.
NOTE If you add your Facebook or LinkedIn account to Contacts, your friends’
Facebook and LinkedIn email addresses show up in Contacts. You cannot change
Facebook or LinkedIn info from Contacts on your phone. You also cannot add
friends to your Facebook or LinkedIn account from Contacts. To work directly with
Facebook or LinkedIn, go to facebook.com or linkedin.com in the Web application
(see We b). To update your status and see your Facebook news feed, use the
Facebook application developed for your phone (see Face book ).
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Create a contact
If you are using Contacts for the first time, you go through a few different
steps to add or access the contacts on your phone (see Use Contacts for the
first time). Follow this procedure to add contacts directly on your phone
after the first time you use Contacts.
4Tap fields to enter contact details, select a ringtone for that contact,
add notes, or add birthday details for the contact. Scroll to see all of the
fields available for contact info.
5Ta p Name to enter the contact name. To add a prefix and other details
to a name, open the application menu and tap Name Details.
1OpenContacts .
2Tap .
When you can add a contact to an account, if you don’t specify the
account, the new contact is added to your default account.
3(Optional) Tap the account icon to the right of Name to change the
account to which the new contact will be added.
NOTE If an account doesn’t appear in the list, you can’t add data to that account
from your phone.
6Tap fields to enter contact details, select a ringtone for this contact,
and so on. Scroll to see all fields. You can add a reminder that appears
whenever you and this person get in touch. See Assign a reminder
message to a contact.
TIP When you enter a phone number that requires pauses—for example, a
number for which you need to enter a password or respond to prompts, you can
insert a pause or a stop in the number. To insert a two-second pause, enter a T
where you want the pause to appear. To insert a stop, enter a P where you want
the stop to appear. To dial the next set of numbers after the stop, you will need to
tap the screen.
7Ta p Done.
Find a contact
You can find a contact from Card view or the Launcher view. To learn how,
see Use universal search. To find a contact within the Contacts app, use
these steps.
1OpenContacts .
* Account icon, showing Palm profile account
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2Enter any of the following:
• First, middle, or last name
• First and last initial (no space between)
• Company
• Nickname
3For more search options, tap Global Address Lookup. (This option is
available if you are using Microsoft Exchange with a Global Address
List.)
2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.
3To edit a contact, tap Edit.
Info that’s dimmed means it originates from an account that you can’t
edit on your phone (like Facebook).
4Ta p th e co nt a ct .
View, edit, copy, or delete contact information
1OpenContacts .
4In a linked contact, tap the account icon in the upper-right corner to
edit fields specific to that account.
NOTE The fields that make up the contact header (name, photo, job title,
company) are unique to each account. You must open a specific account to enter
these fields.
5Do any of the following:
• To add or change information: Tap a field (see Enter information in a
field).
NOTE In a linked contact, when you enter info in a field for the first time, you can
assign that info to any account by tapping the account button in the field.
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• To copy a contact: Open the application menu, tap Edit, and tap
Select All.
The contents of the contact entry are copied as plain text, with
carriage returns between each element.
• To delete a piece of contact information: Throw the item off the side
of the screen, and tap Delete.
2Do one of the following:
• To take a new photo: Tap New Photo, take the picture.
• To use an existing photo: Tap the album containing the picture, tap
the picture.
3(Optional) Do either or both of the following:
6Ta p Done.
Add a photo to a contact
The photo you add appears onscreen when this contact calls you, or when
you call this contact.
1While creating (see Create a contact) or editing (see View, edit, copy,
or delete contact information) a contact, do one of the following:
• To add or change the photo in the default account, tap .
• In a linked contact, to add or change the photo of another account,
tap the account icon in the upper-right corner and tap the other
account (see Linked contacts).
• To zoom out or in on part of the picture: Pinch in or out on the
picture.
• To capture the portion of the picture you want: Tap and hold the
picture, and then drag the portion you want to the center of the
onscreen box. This portion becomes the contact photo.
4Ta p Attach Photo.
Add a ringtone to a contact
Select the ringtone you want to hear when a contact calls you.
1While creating (see Create a contact) or editing (see View, edit, copy,
or delete contact information) a contact, tap Set a ringtone.
2Do one of the following:
• Tap a ringtone name.
• To use a music file as a ringtone: Tap and tap the file name. Tap
the file name again in the ringtone list.
3(Optional) Tap to preview the ringtone.
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4Ta p Done.
TIP To change the ringtone for a contact, tap the ringtone and tap Change
Ringtone. Delete Ringtone deletes the ringtone from the contact, not from the
list of available ringtones.
Assign a speed dial to a contact
Assign a reminder message to a contact
You can assign a speed dial to any contact phone number. You can assign up
to 26 speed dials.
DIDYOUKNOW? You cannot assign 1 (the E key) as a speed dial. The number 1
is reserved for speed dialing your voicemail system.
1OpenContacts .
2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.
3Open the application menu and tap Set Speed Dial.
If you have an important message or a question for a contact, you can enter
a reminder right on your phone. The next time you and the contact are in
touch—whether by phone call, email, or text message/IM—a notification
appears showing the contact name and a message bubble. Tap the bubble
to view the reminder.
1OpenContacts .
2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.
3Open the application menu and tap Add Contact Reminder.
4Enter the reminder, and make the back gesture to save it.
TIP To remove a reminder message before it pops up as a notification, open the
application menu, and tap Add Contact Reminder. Tap the trash icon.
Link a contact
When your phone recognizes matching information in two or more
contacts—for example, the same name and phone number—it
automatically gathers the info from the two records into a single view that
displays all the contact information. You can also manually link contacts.
The info for your linked contacts appears combined only on your phone—
the actual info is kept separate and distinct in the accounts it came from.
4Tap the phone number you want to assign a speed dial to, and then do
one of the following:
• To assign a speed dial: Tap the key to use as a speed dial.
• To reassign a speed dial to the selected number: Tap the assigned
speed dial and then tap Reassign To [Name]
.
IMPORTANT To maintain the integrity of your contact data, it’s important that
you link only one person’s contact info in different accounts. For example, if you
have contact info for Emily Weeks in Google, Facebook, Microsoft Exchange, and
your Palm profile account, go ahead and link all four contacts into a linked contact.
But don’t link Emily’s contact info with her sister Allison’s.
1OpenContacts .
2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.
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3In the open entry, tap the contact name in the header, and tap Link
more profiles.
3Tap the contact name in the header, and tap the contact you want to
unlink.
4Ta p Unlink This Profile.
Add a contact entry to the Launcher
Assign your favorite contacts to the Launcher, so you can open them directly
from that location.
1OpenContacts .
2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.
3Open the application menu and tap Add to Launcher.
4(Optional) Edit the first and last name as you want them to appear in
the Launcher.
4Search for the contact (see Find a contact) and tap it to link the two
contacts.
5After you create the link, be sure the linked contact appears in your
Contacts list under the name you’re most likely to search for and
recognize (and not, say, under a person’s IM screen name, which can
be unrelated to their real name. To do this, tap the contact name you
want to appear, and tap Set As Primary Profile. When you search for
a contact using universal search (see Use universal search), the search
feature looks through primary profile information only.
Unlink a contact
1OpenContacts .
2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.
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5Ta p Add To Launcher. To see the contact in the Launcher, scroll down
on page 1 of the Launcher.
If the contact has a picture (see Add a photo to a contact), the picture
appears as a Launcher icon. If the contact doesn’t have a picture, the contact
name appears in the Launcher with a placeholder icon. Tap the picture or
placeholder icon to open the contact.
Get in touch with a contact
1OpenContacts .
2Tap the contact name.
3Do any of the following:
• Tap the appropriate field to call or send an email or instant message
to that contact. For example, tap a phone number to call the contact.
• Tap to send a text message.
• Tap an address field to view the address on a map.
3Do one of the following:
• Delete only one entry in a linked contact: Tap the displayed contact
name to open the list of all entries in the linked contact. Tap the
entry you want and tap Delete This Profile.
• Delete an unlinked contact or an entire linked contact: Open the
application menu and tap Delete Contact. Tap Delete All Profiles
to confirm.
NOTE If you see Delete Other Profiles rather than Delete All Profiles, you
have linked contacts that come from accounts whose info you can't change on
your phone (like Facebook and LinkedIn). Tap it. To delete any remaining contacts,
go to the account online using your computer and delete them there.
Delete a contact
1OpenContacts .
2Tap the contact name.
NOTE Entries that you cannot change on your phone, like those from Facebook
and LinkedIn, you also cannot delete from the phone. You must delete them from
your account on the web to remove them from your phone.
If you delete a contact that is assigned to an online account, the
contact is deleted in the online account also.
Customize Contacts
1OpenContacts .
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2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Set the following options:
Add An Account: Tap, and then tap an account type. Enter the
account information. Before you can set up an account on your phone,
you must already have an account online with the provider.
Manually synchronize Contacts with your online accounts
If you want to get contacts from an online account on your phone
immediately—or upload contacts from your phone to the online account—
you can do a manual sync. This synchronizes Contacts with all the accounts
you have set up on your phone, and it synchronizes your calendar and email
with those accounts also.
1OpenContacts .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Ta p Sync Now.
List Order: Tap to select the criteria by which the contact list is sorted.
If you select Last name to sort on, the names are alphabetized by last
name, but they still appear in the Contacts list as first name followed
by last name. If you select First name to sort on, names are
alphabetized by first name.
You can also choose to sort by Company & first name or Company
& last name. In these cases, the company name is alphabetized, and
within the company, whichever you choose, the names are still listed
as first name followed by last name.
Accounts: Tap an account to change login settings and sign in using
the new settings.
Default account: Tap the current default account, and then tap
another account you want to now be the default account. New
contacts you create are assigned to this account unless you specify
otherwise.
Sync Now: Tap to manually synchronize your online accounts.
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Stop synchronization of Contacts with an online account
If you synchronize contacts with an online account, to stop synchronizing,
you have to delete the account from Contacts. This stops synchronization of
contacts only—if you also sync email or calendar events with that online
account, those continue to synchronize. Exchange accounts, however, are an
exception to this: If you delete an Exchange Contacts account, Exchange
data is removed from all apps (Calendar, Tasks, and Email). For all online
accounts, including Exchange accounts, deleting the account from Contacts
deletes the associated contact entries from your phone only. The entries are
not deleted from the online account.
1OpenContacts .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Tap the account name.
4Ta p Remove Account and tap Remove Contact Account.
Send Contacts
3Tap one of the following:
You can send all contacts to a hands-free car kit (with Bluetooth), or send a
contact with multimedia messaging (MMS) or email.
To send all contacts to a car kit, first ensure that your car kit is discoverable
by your phone (see Connect with a paired device).
1OpenContacts .
2Open the application menu and tap Send All To Car Kit.
To send one contact:
1OpenContacts .
2Tap a contact.
3Open the application menu and tap Send Contact.
4Tap one of the following:
Send To Car Kit (Your Bluetooth device needs to be on and detected.)
Send Via MMS (Messaging opens.)
Add to Existing: Add the vCard information to an existing contact.
Save as New: Save the vCard as a new contact.
Calendar
How do I get events into Calendar?
You have a few options for getting events to show up in Calendar:
Connect to an online calendar: If you have a calendar in an online account
that works with the Palm Synergy™ feature (for example, Google or
Microsoft Exchange), you can set up Calendar on your phone to synchronize
and display events that you store in the online calendar. Set up
synchronization the first time you open Calendar (see Use Calendar for the
first time), or anytime after that (see Customize Calendar). After you set up
the connection to the online calendar, events you enter online show up
automatically in Calendar, and events you enter on your phone sync to the
online account.
Send Via Email (Email opens.)
Receive vCards
To get an emailed vCard into Contacts.
1From the open Email message, tap the vCard attachment.
The vCard opens automatically within Contacts.
2Ta p Add To Contacts.
DIDYOUKNOW? If you synchronize with your Google calendar, you can add
Google Weather to the calendar on your desktop and have it appear in Calendar
on your phone. On your desktop, log in to your Google Calendar account and open
Calendar Settings. Click the General tab, enter your location, and click the
temperature unit you want in Show weather based on my locations. The next
time your phone synchronizes with your Google account, Google Weather
appears in Calendar on your phone.
The Synergy feature makes it easy to synchronize other data from an online
account. By setting up synchronization in one app, synchronization of the
other apps is automatically set up for you. For example, if you set up your
Gmail account in Email before you set up Calendar, when you first open
Calendar, you find that your Google calendar events are already
downloaded. And when you first open Contacts, you find that your Google
contacts are already in your phone’s Contacts app.
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NOTE See Online accounts available for webOS phones for the current list of
online accounts that you can set up on your phone, from which you can access
contacts.
See Online accounts available for webOS phones for the current list of
online accounts that you can set up on your phone, from which you can
access Calendar events.
Enter an event directly in Calendar: See Create an event for instructions.
You can assign the event to one of your online calendars—if you do, it
synchronizes with the online calendar. Or you can create the event in your
Palm profile account, which means it shows up on your phone only. Palm
profile events are included in the daily backup of your Palm profile
information, so you can restore them if they are accidentally erased.
Use a third-party sync solution: You can keep your info up to date
wherever you are, without having a direct connection to your computer.
When you sync, any changes you’ve made to Contacts are automatically
added to your computer or to your phone.
Use Calendar for the first time
1OpenCalendar .
Transfer calendar events using the Data Transfer Assistant: When you
transfer calendar events from desktop software, you select which account to
assign those events to. Look for those events in the account you select (see
How do I get data off my computer?).
Layered calendars
Suppose you use the calendar in both Microsoft Exchange and in Google. If
you set up both of those accounts to sync with your phone, your phone's
Calendar app shows the events from both in a single view—a layered
calendar with events that are color-coded to identify which account they
come from. Individual events are stored separately with your different
providers; the events are just assembled in one view on your phone for your
convenience.
If you change an event, the change is made in the appropriate calendar.
You can also look at the events of just one calendar at a time.
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2Do one of the following:
• To set up your first online account to sync: Tap the account type,
enter the account information, and tap Sign In.
• To set up a second online account to sync: Tap Add An Account,
tap the account type, enter the account information, and tap
Sign In.
• To open Calendar without creating an online account: Tap Done.
This opens your Palm profile account, and you can start creating
events in this account.
NOTE If you choose to sync Calendar with an online Facebook account, your
Facebook events show up in Calendar, but you cannot add calendar events to
Facebook from the Calendar app. To work directly with Facebook, go to
facebook.com in the Web application (see Web). To update your status and see
your Facebook news feed, use the Facebook application developed for your phone
(see Facebook).
Create an event
If you are using Calendar for the first time, you go through a few different
steps to add or access the calendar events on your phone (see Use Calendar
for the first time). Follow this procedure to add events directly on your
phone after the first time you use Calendar. For information on managing
your phone’s time settings, see Date & Time.
1OpenCalendar .
In Day view, available time slots between events are compressed and
labeled X Hrs Free. To expand free time so you can enter an event, tap
X Hrs Free.
4Enter the event name, and then do one of the following:
• Press Enter to add the event to the calendar.
• Tap to the right of the name or enter more details about the
event. Make the back gesture to return to Day view.
Don’t look for a save button—your info is automatically saved when
you make the back gesture to close the event.
Enter the event location
1While creating an event (see Create an event), tap to the right of
the event name. To enter the event location after creating an event, tap
the event name in Day view.
2Ta p Event location and enter the location.
TIP Need to find the event location on a map? Open an event that has a location
specified in the Event Location field, open the application menu, and tap Event
Location. Tap either Show on Map, which shows the location on Google Maps,
or Get Directions, which gives directions from your current location.
2Ta p All or an online account name in the upper-right corner, and tap
the calendar you want to use for this event.
If you create an event in All Calendars view, the event is created in the
calendar set as the default (see Customize Calendar).
NOTE If an account doesn’t appear in the list, you can’t add data to that account
from your phone.
3Go to the day you want (see Move around in Calendar) and tap a blank
time slot.
Schedule a repeating event
1While creating an event (see Create an event), tap to the right of
the event name. To set an event as repeating after creating the event,
tap the event name in Day view.
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2Ta p No Repeat and then tap a repeat interval, or Custom to define a
repeat interval and set the end date.
DIDYOUKNOW? To enter a birthday, anniversary, or holiday, create an
untimed event. Then select Yea r l y on [d a te ] as the repeat interval.
1OpenCalendar .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Under Default Event Reminder, tap Timed and choose the
notification timing, or if it is an all-day event, choose All Day and
choose the notification timing.
4Under Event Reminders, tap Alert and choose one of the following:
Vibrate: The phone vibrates and makes no sound.
System Sound: The system sound plays. If the ringer is off, the phone
vibrates (see Manage system sounds and notifications).
Ringtone: A ringtone that you choose plays.
Mute: No sound plays and the phone does not vibrate.
Add a note to an event
1While creating an event (see Create an event), tap to the right of
the event name. To add a note after creating an event, tap the event
name in Day view.
Add an alarm to an event
1While creating an event (see Create an event), tap to the right of
the event name. To add an alarm after creating an event, tap the event
name in Day view.
2Tap and tap the interval for the alarm.
To change notification sounds for events
The settings you select here apply to individual email accounts. You can
apply different settings to each email account.
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2Ta p Event notes and enter the note.
NOTE If a phone number is displayed in an event note as an underlined link, you
can tap the number to make a call. This displays the phone dial pad with the
number already entered.
Create an all-day (untimed) event
1OpenCalendar .
An all-day event such as a birthday appears in your calendar without a
specific time slot.
1OpenCalendar .
2Go to the day you want, open the application menu and tap New >
All Day Event.
2Tap an icon on the bottom of the screen to see different calendar
views:
Table 1. Calendar Views
IconDescription
Day view
Week view
Month view
3Tap the account icon in the upper-right corner to do any of the
following:
• To switch the Calendar account you're viewing: Tap All or one of
your Calendar accounts.
• To remove a Calendar account from the layered calendar view (All):
Scroll down and tap Calendar View Options. For the account you
want to remove, tap On to switch the view option to Off.
• To change the color that identifies a Calendar account: Scroll down
and tap Calendar View Options. Tap the current color, and then
tap a new color in the list.
3Enter the event details.
Change the Calendar display
You can change the display of Calendar to show the events from all of your
calendars or just the events recorded in one of your calendars. You can also
change the color of each calendar, and set whether the calendar view
displays one day, a week, or a month.
Move around in Calendar
• Next or previous day: In Day view, swipe left or right on the screen.
• Next or previous week: In Week view, swipe left or right on the screen.
• Next or previous month: In Month view, swipe up or down on the screen.
• Go to a specific month, date, or year: Open the application menu and tap
Jump To. Tap the month, day, and year and tap Go To Date.
• Go to today: Open the application menu and tap Show today.
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TIP Other ways to go to today: When you’re in Day View, just tap the Day view
icon. Also, in the application menu, tap Jump To and tap G o To Tod ay .
Quickly glimpse your schedule
• In Day or Week view, slightly drag left or right to peek at the next/
previous day or week without changing the current view.
• In Month view, slightly drag up or down to peek at the next/previous
month.
Delete an event
If you delete an event that is assigned to an online account, the event is also
deleted in the online account.
IMPORTANT When you delete a Microsoft Exchange event on your phone,
notification is not sent to attendees.
• Tap the event name. Open the application menu and tap Delete
event, and then tap Delete to confirm. If this event is one of a series
of repeating events, tap the option to delete just this event or the
entire series.
1OpenCalendar .
2Delete an event in one of two ways:
• In Day view, press and hold the orange key, and tap the event.
You have the option to delete this event or to cancel the delete.
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Respond to an event reminder
When an event reminder appears in the notification bar at the bottom of the
screen, tap the event description to open the event, or tap one of the
following:
Contact meeting attendees: This opens an email message with the
participants’ addresses added to the To field. The default message text is
“Running late, on my way...”—you can edit the text before sending the
message.
Dismiss: Close the notification.
Snooze: The reminder reappears in five minutes.
Customize Calendar
1OpenCalendar .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Set the following options:
First Day of Week: Select the day that appears as the start of the
week in Week view and Month view.
View meeting participants
If you receive a meeting request, you can view the participants.
1On your calendar, tap the meeting request. The Participants field
shows the organizer name plus the number of participants.
2Tap the number to see the participants’ names.
3(Optional) Tap a participant’s name. If the participant is a contact, the
contact entry is displayed. If the participant is not a contact, tap Add
to Contacts to add the participant to your contacts list.
Day Start and End: Tap to enter the default start and end times that
appear in Day view and Week view.
Default Event Reminder: Tap the time interval for a notification to
appear for timed and all-day events. Reminders you set for individual
events override the default setting.
Event Reminders: Select to play a sound when a calendar notification
appears.
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Default Event Duration The default event duration is set to one hour.
Tap to change this to 30 minutes or 2 hours.
Accounts: For all calendar accounts, tap an account to change login
settings or remove the account. You should change login settings only
if you have changed this information for the calendar account online—
the information you enter here must match the information in the
online account.
Calendar View Options: Set the color for events created in that
account and show or hide that account in All Calendars view.
Default Calendar: If you create an event in All Calendars view, the
event is assigned to your default calendar. Tap to change the default
calendar.
Add An Account: Tap the account type and enter your username and
password for the online calendar account. Before you can set up an
account on your phone, you must already have an account online with
the provider.
Manually synchronize Calendar with your online accounts
Stop synchronization of Calendar with an online account
If you synchronize calendar events with an online account, to stop
synchronizing, you have to delete the account from Calendar. This stops
synchronization of calendar events only—if you also sync contacts or email
messages with that online account, those continue to synchronize. Deleting
the account from Calendar also deletes any associated events from your
phone only. The entries are not deleted from the online account.
NOTE Microsoft Exchange is an exception to other online accounts. If you delete
your Exchange account from Calendar, the account is also deleted from Contacts,
Email, and Tasks.
1OpenCalendar .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Under Accounts, tap the account name.
4Ta p Remove Account and tap Remove Calendar Account.
If you want to get calendar events from an online account on your phone
immediately—or upload events from your phone to the online account—
you can do a manual sync. This synchronizes Calendar with all the accounts
you have set up on your phone, and it synchronizes your contacts and email
with those accounts.
1OpenCalendar .
2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.
3Ta p Sync Now.
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Ta s k s
Create a task list
A task list is a group of related to-do items. All individual tasks you create
(see Create a task) must be placed in a task list.
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