Palm XPLORE G18 User Manual

Xplore G18

User Manual

Palm OS, Graffiti, the Palm Powered logo, and HotSync are registered trademarks of PalmSource, Inc. a subsidiary of Palm, Inc.

Palm Desktop, the HotSync logo and Palm Powered are trademarks of PalmSource, Inc. a subsidiary of Palm, Inc.

THE CHINESE HANDWRITING RECOGNITION SYSTEM IS AUTHORIZED BY HANWANG TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.

The manufacturer reserves the right to change the specifications without notice.

About This Guide 1

1 Safety 2

Traffic safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Phone operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Electronic devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Persons with pacemaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Hearing aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Other medical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Posted facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Potentially explosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Introduction to the G18 PDA PHONE 6

System requirements for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

G18 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Locating front panel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Locating back panel components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Desktop Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Tapping versus clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Starting pda phone and calibrating screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adjusting the brightness of your screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting the contrast of your screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

To open applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using the pda phone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using menus and menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Displaying tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting the HotSync cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installing Palm Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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3 Entering Data in Your G18 PDA PHONE 23

Using the onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Entering data using Graffiti 2 handwriting software . . . . . . . . 24

Learning to write Graffiti 2 characters . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

General Guidelines for Graffiti 2 Writing . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Graffiti 2 tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Graffiti 2 alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Writing punctuation marks and other special characters . . . . . 28

Using the Graffiti 2 tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using Graffiti 2 Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using Graffiti 2 ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Importing data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

4 Performing Common Tasks 35

Creating records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Selecting Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Deleting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Purging records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Categorizing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Finding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Finding Address Book records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using the Find option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using Phone Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Sorting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Making records private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Choosing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Getting information on an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

5 Managing Applications 50

Using the Applications Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Selecting applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Categorizing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing the Applications Launcher display . . . . . . . . . 51

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Setting preferences for applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Installing add-on applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing Palm Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

6 Working with Communication Applications 60

Using the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

To open the Phone application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Receiving a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Call Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Call Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Call Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Phone Security Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Phone ringing Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Quick Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Testing the Phone Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the SMS Short Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

To open the SMS : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

SMS setting: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Writing SMS & Sending SMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Receiving SMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Replying SMS & Forwarding SMS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Using the jMMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

To open the jMMS application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Browse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

New and Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Draft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Sorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using the EMailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

To open the EMailer application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Setting: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

To choose the folder: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

To create and send an e-mail:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

To browse an e-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

To edit an e-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

To delete an e-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

To reply an e-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

To search: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Using the WAP Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

To open the WAP Browser application: . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Surfing Net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Using the STK (SIM Tool Kit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

7 Working with Studio Applications 108

Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

To open the Camera application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

To set the preferences of a photograph: . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Taking photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Browsing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Using the MelodyManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

To open the MelodyMgr application:. . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

The source of Melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

To listen or delete a melody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Using the Photo Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

To open the Album application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Album management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

To browse photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Using the Photo Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

To open the Photo Editor application: . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

To create a picture: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

To edit a picture:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

To add individual signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

To add seal: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

To hide toolbar: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

8 Working with Main Applications 123

Using the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Function: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

To open the Address Book application: . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Record List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Using the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

To open the Clock application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

To open the Calculator application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Using the Calculator buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Displaying recent calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Using the Date Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Use the Date Book to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

To open the Date Book application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Scheduling events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Scheduling untimed events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Adding Address Book information to an event . . . . . . . . . 147

Setting the alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Changing the Date Book view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Changing the Date Book display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Using the GSL Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

To open the GSL Launcher application: . . . . . . . . . . . 158

To delete applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Using the Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Use the Memo Pad to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

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To open the Memo Pad application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Creating memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Reviewing memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Using the ShortHand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

To open the ShortHand application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Using the To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Use the To Do List to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

To open the To Do List application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

To Do List function list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

9 Enjoy with Game Applications 178

Playing the Bejeweled! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

To start the game: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Bejeweled - Easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Bejeweled - Timed Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Winning the game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Bejeweled Hidden Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Playing the Big Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

To start the game: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Game Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Winning the game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Big Money Hidden Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Insaniquarium-LowRes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

To start the game: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

How To Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Game Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Other Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Insaniquarium Hidden Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Playing the MegaBowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Game scoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Scoresheet Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

To start the game: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Abandon game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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Game type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

IR game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Hi Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Arcade mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Stroke mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Zap!2000c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

To start the game: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

To Use menu of Zap!2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

How to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

10 Working with Utility Applications 199

Using the E-C Dict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

To open the E-C Dict application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

To inquire Word: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

To get explanations and examples of a word: . . . . . . . . . 201

Searching for a string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Using the SD Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Function list: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

To open the SD Manager application: . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

11 Working with System Applications 212

Customizing your pda phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

To open the Preferences application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

To personalize your pda phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

To set the date, time, and time zone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

To format the date, time, and numbers: . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

To set the auto-off delay time: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

To set the sounds and volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

To set the Language: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

To set Adv.Setting:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

To set PowerOn: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

To set GSM/GPRS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Assigning security options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Masking and hiding records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

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Assigning and editing passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Locking your pda phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Recovering from a forgotten password . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Using CardInfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

To open the CardInfo application: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Flash Backup Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

To open the Flash Backup Manager: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Backup via Flash Backup Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Restore via Flash Backup Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

12 Exchanging and Updating Data using HotSync® Operations 235

Performing a HotSync operation for the first time . . . . . . . . . 235

Performing the first local HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . 236

Creating a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

IR HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Preparing your computer for infrared communication . . . . . . 242

Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication. . . . 244

Performing an IR HotSync operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Returning to using the HotSync cable for HotSync operations . . . 245

Conducting a HotSync operation via the modem . . . . . . . . . 245

Preparing your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Preparing your pda phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Selecting conduits for a modem HotSync operation . . . . . . . 248

Performing a HotSync operation via a modem . . . . . . . . . 249

Conducting a HotSync operation via a network . . . . . . . . . . 250

Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

13 Using the Attention Manager 253

Insistent alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Using the Reminder dialog screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Setting alarm volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Setting alarm sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Using the Reminders list screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

Subtle alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

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Understanding the blinking alarm indicator . . . . . . . . . . 257

14 Using an Expansion Card 258

Displaying contents of G18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Launching an application on the G18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Displaying G18 application information . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Copying a G18 application to your handheld or desktop . . . . . . 261

Beaming applications on the G18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

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About This Guide

Welcome to the G18 handheld device. This guide is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your PDA phone. It describes all you need to know about how to use your G18 PDA phone and the applications that come with it.

This guide shows you how to:

• Identify all the parts of your PDA phone

• View and enter data

• Use your PDA phone with your computer

• Personalize your PDA phone with your own preference settings

After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your G18 PDA phone, you can use the rest of this guide as a reference for less common tasks, for maintaining your G18 PDA phone, and also as a source of information if you have problems operating it.

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Traffic safety

Safety

Traffic safety

Safety

Please check the laws and regulations on the use of mobile phones in the areas where you are driving. Always obey them. Please use the hands-free kit while driving.

Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require.

Always secure the phone in its holder. Do not place the phone on the passenger seat or where it can break loose in a collision or sudden stop.

Phone operating

Remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area and always switch off your phone whenever it is forbidden to use it, or when it may cause interference or danger.

When connecting, read the Owner's Guide for detailed safety instructions. Do not connect it to incompatible products.

Electronic devices

Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from radio frequency (RF) signals.However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your wireless phone.

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Safety

Vehicles

Persons with pacemaker

• Should always keep the phone more than 20cm (6 inches) from their pacemaker when the phone is switched on.

• Should not carry the phone in a breast pocket.

• Should use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.

• If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, switch OFF your hand-held phone immediately.

Hearing aids

Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your operator or service provider.

Vehicles

Other medical devices

Operation of any radio transmitting equipment, including wireless phones, may interfere with the functionality of inadequately protected medical devices. Consult a physician or the manufacturer of the medical device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF signal or if you have any question.

Switch off your phone in health care facilities when any regulation posted in these areas instruction you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF signal.

RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding your vehicle. You should also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to your vehicle.

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Do not carry it with any combustible, explosive object. In such environment, it could cause an explosion or fire resulting in injury or even death.

An air bag inflates with great force. Do not place objects, including both installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, serious injury could result.

Posted facilities

Turn your phone OFF in any facility where posted notices require you to do so.

Safety

Posted facilities

Potentially explosive environment

Turn your phone OFF and do not remove the battery when in any area with potentially explosive environment and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks, from your battery, in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in injury or even death.

Areas with a potentially explosive environment are often, but not always clearly marked. They include fueling areas such as gasoline stations; lower deck of boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities; areas where fuel odors are present, i.e.

if a gas/propane leak occurs in a car or home; areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders; and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine.

Aircraft

FCC regulations prohibit the use of your phone while in the air. Switch OFF your phone before boarding an aircraft.

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Safety

Aircraft

Turn your phone OFF before boarding a plane. To avoid interfering with the aircraft instrument, do not use the phone on the plane.

Persons who disregard the regulations could have their wireless device being confiscated, or being charged in court; OR both.

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Introduction to the G18 PDA PHONE

System requirements for Windows

Introduction to the G18 PDA PHONE

With your G18 pda phone, you’ll successfully be able to manage meetings and appointments, remember people’s names and personal details, and keep track of all the items on your To Do List at both work and home.

Become familiar with its physical buttons and controls, and use HotSync® technology to synchronize (exchange and update) your G18 pda phone and Palm Desktop™ software. You’ll find it easy to start using the G18 pda phone, Once you familiarize yourself with the basic workings of the G18 pda phone, you’ll easily be able to do the following:

• Enter all your schedule details in the Date Book and view them by the day, week, or month, and even set an alarm to remind you of an important event

• Keep all your contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other details in the Address Book, so you can find them as soon as you need them

• Add your tasks to the To Do List, prioritize them so you don’t overlook them, and assign them a due date

• Ensure that you don’t lose any of this important information simply by synchronizing your data with Palm Desktop on your computer to create a backup copy

• Customize your pda phone and set different levels of security to prevent unauthorized users from viewing your data

System requirements for Windows

To install and operate Palm Desktop on Windows, your computer system must meet the following requirements:

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• Windows 98/NT/2000/XP

• 8 MB RAM (memory) minimum, 16 MB recommended (required with Windows NT 4.0)

•20 MB available hard disk space

• VGA monitor or better (the G18 Quick Tour requires a 256 color video display)

• CD-ROM drive (or download Palm Desktop from the internet)

• Mouse pointing device

• One available serial port

In addition, the following equipment is optional:

• Modem

• Windows-compatible printer

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Locating front panel controls

Brightness control button. Displays the onscreen brightness control. You

can adjust the screen for the screen brightness display according to the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your organizer. For more information see “Adjusting the brightness of your screen” later in this chapter.

Contrast control button. Displays the onscreen contrast control. You can adjust the screen for the clearest screen display according to the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your organizer. For more information see “Adjusting the contrast of your screen” later in this chapter.

Power button. Pressing the power button turns the pda phone on (if it is off) and returns to the last screen that was displayed. Press the power button to turn the pda phone off.Use the backlight to illuminate the screen in low-light conditions.

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Increase Calling Volume Key

Decrease Calling Volume Key

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Sub Menu Icon

Brightness Control Button

Escape Key

Call Key

Left Key

Camera

Down Key

Enter Key

Contrast Control Button

Camera Key

End Call Key

Right Key

Up Key

Power Button

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PDA PHONE screen. Displays the applications and data stored in your pda phone. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.

Text input area. Write letters and numbers in this area using the Graffiti®2 alphabet. Chapter 2 explains how to enter data using Graffiti 2 characters.

Up/Down Key. Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the pda phone screen. Press the lower half of the scroll button to scroll down and view information below the viewing area. Press the upper half to view information above the viewing area.

Application buttons. Activates the individual pda phone applications that correspond to the icons marked on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do Li st,and Memo Pad. See “Assigning applications to buttons” in Chapter 3 for details on reassigning these buttons to other applications on your pda phone.

TIP: If your pda phone is turned off, pressing any application button turns on the pda phone and opens the corresponding application.

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Locating back panel components

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earphone hole

Reset Button

Side channel

Serial Port

Side channel. Hold the stylus, front cover, or similar attachments that can be slid in and out of either side channel. To use the stylus, remove it from the side channel and hold it as you would have a pen or pencil.

Reset button. Under normal use, you should not have to use the reset button. See “Resetting your pda phone” for information on when and how to use the reset button.

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Serial Port connector. Connects your pda phone to PC through HotSync cable. This allows you to update the information between your pda phone and the computer using HotSync technology.

Desktop Charger

Compatible with Travel Charger.

Compact and convenient solution to charging your phone battery and spare battery.

For further instructions, please refer to the following:

1. Installing phone battery

• Press the release grip of the back cover on the Desktop Charger to remove it.

• Insert the phone battery, and push it slightly until it clicks.

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Desktop Charger

2. Charging the battery

• Place the battery in the Desktop charger correctly.

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• Plug the Travel Charger into the socket at the base of the Desktop Charger.

• Connect the Travel Charger to the mains power supply.

• Charge the battery for about 120 minutes. (Approximate charging time depends upon battery usage)

3. Important Notice

• For further information on care and maintenance of the accessories, please refer to the user manual in CD ROM.

• To maximize the performance of the phone and not void the warranty, always purchase the accessories that are specially designed for use with the phone. Customer Service can not be held liable for any damage due to use with non authorized accessories.

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Tapping versus clicking

Just as you use a mouse pointer to click elements on your computer’s screen, you use the stylus to tap elements on your pda phone’s touch-

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sensitive screen. Tapping is the basic action used to execute tasks on your pda phone.

IMPORTANT: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the pda phone screen. Do not use a pen, pencil, or any other sharp object to write on the pda phone screen. If you misplace your stylus, please contact the supply provider.

With your pda phone turned on, you can tap the pda phone screen to perform many operations, such as the following:

• Open applications.

• Choose menu commands.

• Initiate a global Find operation.

• Select options in dialog boxes.

• Open the onscreen keyboards.

Just as you drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer, you can drag the stylus to select text. In addition, you can use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.

Starting pda phone and calibrating screen

The first time you start the G18 pda phone, setup instructions appear onscreen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or a digitizer. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of the pda phone with its touchsensitive screen so your pda phone can detect the task you want to perform when you tap an element on the screen.

To calibrate your screen:

1. Tap the Applications icon, and then tap Prefs.

2. In the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen, tap Digitizer.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions, tapping the screen where indicated.

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Adjusting the brightness of your screen

You can adjust the brightness of your screen to make it easy to see in a variety of lighting conditions.

To adjust the brightness of your pda phone screen:

1. Turn on your device.

2. Tap icon at the upper left conner. The Adjust Brightness slider appears.

Tap here to show this slider

3. Do one of the following:

• Drag the slider to adjust the brightness.

• Tap to the right or left of the slider to adjust the brightness in small increments.

• Press or press and hold the PageUp or PageDown buttons to adjust the brightness in small or large increments, respectively.

Adjusting the contrast of your screen

You can adjust the contrast of your screen to make it easy to see in a variety of lighting conditions.

To adjust the contrast of your pda phone screen:

1. Turn on your device.

2. Tap icon at the upper right conner. The Adjust Contrast slider appears.

Tap here to show this

slider

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3. Do one of the following:

• Drag the slider to adjust the contrast.

• Tap to the right or left of the slider to adjust the contrast in small increments.

• Press or press and hold the PageUp or PageDown buttons to adjust the contrast in small or large increments, respectively.

To open applications

You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your pda phone. You can also open the four main applications—Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad—with the application buttons on the front panel of your pda phone.

TIP: When you press a application button on the front panel of your device, the selected application immediately appears, even if the device was turned off.

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To open applications

In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and application category.

To open an application:

1. Tap the Applications icon.

2. Tap the icon of the application you want to open. If you have many applications installed on your G18 pda phone, tap the scroll bar to see all the available applications.

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TIP: You can find an application quickly by writing the Graffiti 2 character for the first letter of its name. The Application Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that begins with that letter.

Using the pda phone interface

Your pda phone includes the following interface elements:

• A menu bar containing a set of menu commands specific to the application. Not all applications have a menu bar.

Using the pda phone interface

menu bar

• A command bar that lets you tap icons or write a ShortCut stroke to initiate a command instead of tapping a command in the menu bar. The icons displayed in the Command bar vary within each application.

command bar

• Command buttons that initiate a command when tapped. Command buttons appear in dialog boxes or at the bottom of application

screens.

command button

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• Icons that open applications and menus, and find text anywhere in your data.

icons

•An abc dot in the input area that activates the alphabetic keyboard when tapped; note that the cursor must be in an input field for this option to work.

•A 123 dot in the input area that displays the numeric keyboard when tapped; note that the cursor must be in an input field for this option to work.

• Check boxes that indicate the state of the corresponding option. A check mark in a check box indicates that the option is active. If a check box is empty, tapping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked, tapping it removes the check mark.

check box

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• Pick lists that display a list of choices. Tap the black triangle next to the pick list name to display a list of choices, and then tap an item in the list to select it.

pick list

• A scroll bar to move through long notes or memos. Tap and hold down the scroll bar slider to scroll through pages; tap the slider arrow at either end to move one line at a time. To scroll to the previous page, tap the scroll bar just above the slider; to scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below the slider. You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by pressing the upper and lower portions of the scroll button on the front panel of the pda phone.

scroll bar

• Previous/ nextarrows that display the previous or next page of information.

next/previous arrows

• Text areas and screens in which you can enter information.

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screen

text area

Using menus and menu commands

Menus on your pda phone are easy to use, and work the same way in all applications. Menu bars and menu commands differ based on the application and the area of the application in which you’re working. For example, in the Memo Pad, the Memo List screen and the Memo screen display different menus.

Menu commands for each application are described in the corresponding application’s chapter, with the exception of the Edit menu.

Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti 2 command stroke, which is similar to keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. To use Graffiti 2 menu commands, menus must be closed.

To display a menu bar and choose a command:

1. Do one of the following:

• Open an application (such as the Date Book); then tap the Menu icon. Select the desired command from the menu.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of any application’s screen (The Calculator does not have an inverted tab); then tap the desired command.

• In the text input area of your device’s screen, drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar. The command bar is displayed for approximate 4 seconds.

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Tap an icon that represents the command you want, or enter the ShortCut for the command in the text input area below the Command toolbar. For example, to choose Select All in the Edit menu, draw the Graffiti 2 command stroke in the text area to display the Command toolbar; then draw the letter S. Note that if you wait more than three seconds to draw the ShortCut letter, you’ll have to redraw the Graffiti 2 command stroke to redisplay the Command toolbar.

Displaying tips

Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your pda phone contain a Tips icon in the upper right corner. Tips anticipate questions you may have and provide shortcuts for using the dialog box or other useful information.

To display a tip:

1. Tap the Tips icon (the lowercase “i” in the upper right corner of the dialog box).

Tips icon

2. Tap Done after reading the tip.

Entering data

You can enter data into your G18 in four ways:

• Using the onscreen keyboard

• Using Graffiti 2

• Using an external keyboard

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• Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop, and then synchronizing with your pda phone

For more information, see these topics in Chapter 3, “Entering Data in Your G18 PDA PHONE”.

Palm Desktop software

Palm Desktop includes the same main applications as your G18 pda phone: Address Book, Date Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, and desktop e-mail connectivity. You can use the HotSync feature of this software to back up and exchange data between your pda phone and your computer.

It’s a good idea to back up your data in case something happens to the data on your G18 pda phone. Changes you make on your G18 pda phone or Palm Desktop appear in both places after you synchronize.

With Palm Desktop, you can do the following:

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Palm Desktop software

• Work with your G18 pda phone applications on your computer. Palm Desktop duplicates the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad applications on your pda phone, so that you can view, enter, and modify any data stored on your pda phone.

• Back up the data stored on your pda phone with HotSync technology and synchronize the data on your Palm Desktop. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures your data is always safe and up to date. See “Exchanging and Updating Data

using HotSync Operations” in Chapter 11 for more information.

• Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into any of your main applications. See

“Importing data” in Chapter 3 for more information.

• Print your Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Memo Pad information on any printer.

Connecting the HotSync cable

The HotSync cable that comes with your G18 pda phone enables you to synchronize the information on your G18 pda phone with the Palm Desktop using HotSync technology.

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To connect your HotSync cable:

• Turn off your computer and plug the HotSync cable from the G18 pda phone into the serial port on your computer.

Installing Palm Desktop

The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop so that you can transfer data from your computer to your pda phone.

After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop for information on how to use the software.

To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop, do the following before installing:

• Turn off your computer and connect to it with the HotSync cable.

• If you are installing from floppy disks (rather than the CD included in the box), make sure that the original Palm Desktop disks are write-protected, and then make backup copies of them. When you have finished, use the copies to install the software, and store the original disks in a safe place. Refer to your computer’s manual or operating system documentation for information on locking or copying diskettes.

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Installing Palm Desktop

• Do not copy the Palm Desktop files to your computer’s hard disk. You must use the installer to place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files.

To install Palm Desktop:

1. Exit any open programs, including those that run at startup such as Microsoft Office, and disable any virus-scanning software.

2. Insert the Palm Desktop CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive (or insert the Setup disk into the floppy disk drive).

3. When the Palm Desktop Installer Menu screen appears, click the Install button to begin the installation procedure.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted, use the HotSync cable to connect your pda phone.

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Using the onscreen keyboard

Entering Data in Your G18 PDA PHONE

You can enter data into your G18 pda phone by using the onscreen keyboard, writing with the stylus in the text input area, using an external keyboard, or by importing data from another application.

Using the onscreen keyboard

You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your pda phone.

To use the onscreen keyboard:

1. Open any application (such as the Address Book).

2. Tap any record, or tap New.

3. Choose one of the following to display the alphabetic or numeric keyboard:

• Tap abc on the front panel of your pda phone to display the alphabetic keyboard.

• Tap 123 on the front panel of your pda phone to display the numeric keyboard.

Tap abc for alphabet keyboard.

Tap 123 for numeric keypad.

TIP: To select any of the three keyboards, tap the Menu icon and then tap Edit. Tap Keyboard, and then tap the keyboard you want.

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Alpha

Tab

Caps Lock

Caps Shift

Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard

Numeric

Tap here to display numeric keyboard.

Backspace

Carriage return

International

Tap here to display international keyboard.

4. Tap the desired characters or numbers; then tap Done to enter the text or numbers.

Entering data using Graffiti 2 handwriting software

You can use Graffiti 2 strokes to create letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols. The Graffiti 2 writing strokes include all letters, numbers, and symbols found on a standard keyboard.

Learning to write Graffiti 2 characters

With only a few minutes of practice, you’ll find it easy to enter accurate text and numbers using Graffiti 2 writing strokes.

The Graffiti 2 demo shows how to use the handwriting software. The first time you turn on your pda phone, or perform a hard reset, the Welcome application will automatically guide you through the setup process. When you complete setup, you will be invited to learn how to use your handwriting software.

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You should try the demo if Graffiti 2 is new to you. After you view the Welcome application the first time, a Graffiti 2 Demo icon will appear on the Applications Launcher screen. Tap on this icon to view the demo at any time.

TIP: When you reach the Stroke Lookup screen of the demo, use the pick list to view a wide variety of characters that you can make. As you tap a character, you will see an animation of the strokes used to form that character.

General Guidelines for Graffiti 2 Writing

Follow these guidelines to learn and use Graffiti 2 writing strokes successfully:

• To achieve 100% accuracy, practice drawing characters exactly as they appear in the tables later in this chapter.

• The heavy dot on each shape indicates where to start the stroke. Some characters have similar shapes, but different starting and

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ending points. Always start the stroke at the heavy dot. (Do not draw the heavy dot; it is there only as a guideline.)

• The Graffiti 2 writing strokes for letters closely resemble letters of the standard English alphabet, both upper case and lower case. Graffiti 2 includes symbols made with a single stroke and symbols made with multiple strokes.

For multi-stroke characters, a temporary character is displayed after the first stroke, to show that the stroke was recognized. For example, after the first vertical stroke of “t”, a temporary “l” is shown. There is a limited time window, during which the second stroke must be drawn. Otherwise the temporary stroke is recorded.

• The text input area is divided into two parts, one for writing lowercase letters and one for writing numbers. The small marks at the top and bottom of the text input area define the division line. To have your pda phone recognize letters and numbers, you must begin letter strokes on the left side, and number strokes on the right side of the text input area. Uppercase letters are formed by writing across the division line.

Write lowercase letters here

Write numbers here

To write Graffiti 2 letters:

1. Tap the screen where you want to write text, for example, on a line next to a time in the Date Book.

NOTE: A blinking cursor must appear onscreen above the Graffiti 2

writing area before you can begin writing text.

2. Use the tables on the following pages to find the stroke shape for the letter you want to write. For example, the stroke shown below creates the letter n.

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Lift stylus here.

Start stroke at heavy dot.

You use the same shape to create both the lowercase letter and the uppercase letter.

3. Position the stylus in the appropriate place of the text input area.

4. Start your stroke at the heavy dot, and draw the stroke shape as it appears in the tables.

5. Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape.

6. Your pda phone recognizes your stroke immediately and displays the letter at the insertion point tap onscreen. As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen, you can begin the stroke for the next character you want to write.

Graffiti 2 tips

When using Graffiti 2 writing, keep the following tips in mind:

• For greater accuracy, draw letters with large strokes; strokes that nearly fill the text input area are easily interpreted.

• To delete characters, set the insertion point to the right of the character you want to delete, and draw the Backspace stroke (a line from right to left) in the text input area.

• Write at natural speed. Writing too slowly can produce errors.

• Do not write at a slant. Keep vertical strokes parallel to the sides of the text input area.

• When letters and numbers can be written using two different strokes, use the easiest one for you.

• Press firmly.

The Graffiti 2 alphabet

Draw Graffiti 2 letters according to the following alphabet.

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Write lowercase

Write uppercase letters across these division markers

Write numbers here

Writing punctuation marks and other special characters

Using Graffiti 2 writing, you can create any punctuation symbol and special character available from a standard keyboard.

• The period and comma punctuation marks can be written on either side of the text input area (the letter or number side). Other common punctuation marks can be written on one side of the text input area according to the chart below (in general, the more frequently used punctuation is on the left side).

Note that the punctuation characters can also be entered anywhere on the text input area if you first use the shift character. This

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requires an additional shift stroke, but you may find it more convenient, since you don’t have to remember on which side of the input area to make the stroke.

• When writing letters with accent marks, first write the letter stroke on the left side (or in the center for uppercase letters) of the input area. Then quickly write the accent stroke on the right side of the input area, as shown in the illustration below.

• Symbols and other special characters can be written using the Shift command. When you make a vertical stroke from the bottom to the top in the text input area, the Shift indicator arrow appears in the lower right corner of the screen. While this arrow is visible , you can make the punctuation shift characters shown in the illustration below. Once the arrow goes away, the punctuation mark appears.

TIP: Using an additional Shift stroke to finish writing the character (as shown in the demo) is optional, but will make the character appear more quickly.

Draw punctuation, symbols or accent marks using the following strokes:

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TIP: Samples of the character strokes are available in the Graffiti 2 Help file. To view the Help file, use the full-screen pen stroke, dragging the stylus from the text input area to the top of the screen. Note that the accented characters appear on a Punctuation Shift screen, but do not use the Shift command. To write uppercase accented characters, write the letter across the division mark, just as you would do with an ordinary letter.

Using the Graffiti 2 tuner

The Graffiti 2 tuner provides alternate strokes for making the T, P, Y, and $ characters. For example, you may want to write the letter “T” by using strokes similar to a space and an “L”. But if this technique is difficult to control, you can turn off this option.

To use the tuner:

1. Tap the Applications icon.

2. In the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen, tap Main or System.

3. Tap on the Prefs icon.

4. Select Graffiti 2 from the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen.

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5. Tap on one of the letters available for you to tune:

Using Graffiti 2 Gestures

Gestures are editing commands, such as cut, paste, and the ShortCut command which will be explained in the next section. To use gestures, draw the following strokes:

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Using Graffiti 2 ShortCuts

Graffiti 2 ShortCuts let you quickly and easily enter commonly used words or phrases. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors. Graffiti 2 writing comes with several predefined ShortCuts. You can also create your own, for any words, letters, or numbers.

You can create ShortCuts, with up to 45 characters, using the ShortCut preferences. For example, you could create a ShortCut for your name or for the header of a memo. All ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences screen, are available in any of your pda phone applications, and are backed up on your computer when you perform a HotSync® operation.

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Using Graffiti 2 ShortCuts

Your pda phone includes the following predefined Graffiti 2 ShortCuts for common entries:

• ds—Date stamp

• ts—Time stamp

• dts—Date/time stamp

•me—Meeting

• br—Breakfast

• lu—Lunch

• di—Dinner

To use a ShortCut:

Draw the ShortCut stroke, followed by the ShortCut character or characters.

When you draw the ShortCut stroke, the ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point.

ShortCut

To create a ShortCut:

1. Tap the Applications icon.

2. Select All or System from the pick list in the upper right corner.

3. Select Prefs from the menu.

4. Tap ShortCuts in the pick list in the upper right corner.

5. Tap New.

6. In the ShortCut Name line of the ShortCut Entry screen, enter the letters you want to use to activate the ShortCut.

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Tap New.

7. Tap the ShortCut Text area, then enter the text that will appear when you write the ShortCut characters.

8. You can add a space character after the last word in your ShortCut text, so that a space automatically follows the ShortCut text.

9. Tap OK.

To edit a ShortCut:

1. In the ShortCut Preferences screen, tap the ShortCut you want to edit.

2. Tap Edit.

3. Make the changes you want, then tap OK.

To delete a ShortCut:

1. In the ShortCut Preferences screen, tap the ShortCut you want to delete.

2. Tap Delete, then tap Yes.

Importing data

If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or if you want to import data from another device, you can transfer the data to your G18 pda phone without having to key it in manually. Save the data in one of the file formats listed below, import it into Palm Desktop, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your pda phone.

Palm Desktop can import data in the following file formats:

• Comma delimited (.csv, .txt): Address Book and Memo Pad only.

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• Tab delimited (.tab, .tsv, .txt): Address Book and Memo Pad only.

• CSV (Lotus Organizer 2.x/97 Mapping): Address Book only.

• Date Book archive (.dba).

• Address Book archive (.aba).

• To Do List archive (.tda).

• Memo Pad archive (.mpa).

Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop. Use the archive file formats to share information with other people who use Palm Powered handhelds or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop information.

To import data:

1. Open Palm Desktop.

2. Click the application into which you want to import data.

3. If you are importing records that contain a field with category names, do the following:

a. Select All in the Category box.

b. Make sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file

also exist in the application. If the categories do not exist, create them now; otherwise, the records will be imported into the Unfiled category.

4. Choose File > Import; then select the file you want to import, and click Open.

5. To import data into the correct Palm Desktop fields, drag fields in the left column so that they are opposite to the corresponding imported

field on the right.

6. To exclude a field from being imported, deselect the field’s check box.

7. Click OK.

8. The imported data is highlighted in the application.

9. To add the imported data to your pda phone, perform a HotSync operation.

See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data.

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Performing Common Tasks

Creating records

Performing Common Tasks

The tasks described in this section use the term records to refer to an individual item in any of the basic applications, for example, a single Date Book event, Address Book entry, To Do List item, Memo Pad memo, or Expense item.

Creating records

You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense.

To create a record:

1. Select the application in which you want to create a record.

2. Tap New. (For the Date Book only, select start and end times for your appointment and tap OK.)

3. Enter text for the record.

NOTE: The pda phone automatically capitalizes the first letter of each

field (except numeric and e-mail fields).

4. As an option, tap Details to select attributes for the record.

5. In the Address Book and Memo Pad only, tap Done.

Your pda phone saves the new record automatically.

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Editing records

After you create a record, you can change, delete, or add new information at any time. When the screen is in edit mode, a blinking cursor appears within the information, and the information appears on a dotted gray line called an edit line.

You can enter text in any of the ways described in Chapter 3, “Entering Data in your G18 PDA PHONE”.

Performing Common Tasks

Editing records

Cursor

Edit line

Selecting Text

Select the text you want to edit using one of the following techniques:

• Double-tap on a word in a field to select the word.

• Triple-tap on any word on a line to select the entire line.

• To select a segment character in the character: you can tap the top or trail of character you want to select, then pull to the trail or top of the segment you want to select. So you can select several character one time.

Using the Edit menu

The Edit menu is available from any screen where you enter or edit text. As a general rule, the Edit menu commands affect the selected text. You can display the Edit menu in three ways: by tapping the Menu icon, by tapping the inverted tab at the top of the screen, and by writing a Graffiti ShortCut.

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Performing Common Tasks

Editing records

To use the Edit menu:

1. Do one of the following to display the Edit menu:

• Tap the Menu icon; then tap the Edit menu to display the commands in the menu.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen; then tap the Edit menu to display the commands in the menu.

• In the text input area, drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar. To select a command, either tap the icon representing a command on the Command toolbar, or draw the Graffiti 2 ShortCut in the text area of your screen.

2. Choose from the following commands, depending on the application you’re using:

• Undo reverses the last action taken.

• Cut removes a selection from its current location to memory. You can then paste the text into another area of the current application or into a different application.

• Copy copies a selection and moves it to memory. You can paste the selection into another area of the current application or into a different application.

• Paste inserts a selection from memory into an area you select. Paste produces no result if you have not used the Cut or Copy commands, it will excute this command.

• Select All selects all the text in the current record or screen.

• Keyboard opens the onscreen keyboard. Tap Done to close the keyboard.

• Graffiti 2 Help opens the Graffiti 2 character stroke screen.

Deleting records

You can delete records in any of the basic applications.

To delete a record in any of the basic applications:

1. Select the record you want to affect.

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Editing records

2. Do one of the following:

• Tap the Menu icon, open the Record menu, and then tap the Delete command. The Delete command differs depending on the application you’re using, for example, Delete Event appears in the Record menu while you’re in the Date Book, and Delete Item appears when you’re using the To Do List.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen, open the Record menu, and then select the desired Delete command.

• In the Details dialog box of the application, tap Delete, and then tap OK.

• Delete the text of the record.

NOTE: In the Date Book, deleting the text of a repeating event deletes all instances of the event.

• In the text input area, drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar; then tap the Delete icon or draw a Graffiti 2 ’D’ in the text area.

Delete icon

A confirmation dialog box appears.

3. To archive a copy of the deleted file on your PC, select the Save Archive option. If you choose the archive option, the record is transferred to the archive file on your PC the next time you perform a HotSync operation.

4. Tap OK to delete the record.

Purging records

Over time, as you use Date Book, To Do List, and Expense, you may accumulate records that are no longer useful. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book, and completed To Do List items and Expense items remain in the list.

Outdated records take up memory on your pda phone, so it’s a good idea to remove them by using Purge. If you think Date Book or To Do List records

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Categorizing records

might prove useful later, you can purge them from your pda phone and save them in an archive file.

Purging is also available in Mail. Purging is not available in Address Book or Memo Pad; delete records from these applications manually.

To purge records:

1. Open the application from which you want to purge records.

2. Choose from the following options:

• Tap the Menu icon, open the Record menu, and then tap Purge. A confirmation dialog box appears.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen, open the Record menu, and select Purge.

3. Choose from the following options:

• For the Date Book, select the Delete Events Older Than pick list and select an option—1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks or 1 month.

• For the Date Book or To Do list, select Save Archive Copy on PC to save a copy of purged records in an archive file on your desktop. Selecting this option transfers purged records to an archive file the next time you perform a HotSync operation. Tap OK.

• For the Expense application, tap a category and tap Purge. Tap Yes to confirm the deletion, and then tap Done.

Categorizing records

You can categorize records in the Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense applications for easy retrieval. (The Date Book does not have categories.) When you create a record, it is automatically assigned to the currently displayed category. For example, if the All category is displayed, the record is assigned to the Unfiled category. A record can remain unfiled or it can be assigned to a category at any time.

Each application has a default set of categories:

• The Address Book includes a Business, Personal, and QuickList category.

• The To Do List includes a Business, Personal, and All category.

• The Expense application includes a New York, Paris, and All category.

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Categorizing records

You can rename or delete the default categories, and you can create new categories. Each application can have up to 15 categories.

To move a record into a category:

1. Select the record you want to categorize.

2. Tap Details. (From the Address View screen, tap Edit first.)

3. In the Details dialog box, tap the Category pick list, select the desired category, and then tap OK.

To display a category of records:

1. Open one of the following applications: the Address Book, the To Do List, or the Memo Pad, or the Expense application.

2. Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen; then tap the category you want to display.

Tap thepick list

Select a category

TIP: Pressing the Address Book, To Do List, or Memo Pad button on your pda phone toggles through the categories assigned to the application respectively.

To add or edit application categories:

1. In the Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, or Expense application, choose from the following options:

• Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen, and tap Edit Categories.

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Categorizing records

Edit Categories

• In the Address Book, select a record and tap Edit; then tap Details. In the Category pick list, tap Edit Categories.

• In the Memo Pad and To Do List, select a record from the list, and tap Details. In the Category pick list, tap Edit Categories.

2. Select any of the following options:

• To create a new category, tap New, and enter a new name in the text input area. Tap OK.

• To rename a category, tap it in the list to select it. Tap Rename, enter a new name in the text input area, and Tap OK.

• To delete a category, tap it in the list to select it. Tap Delete.

3. Tap OK.

To rename a category:

1. Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen; then tap Edit Categories.

2. Select the category you want to rename; then tap Rename.

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3. Enter the new name for the category, and tap OK.

4. Tap OK to exit the Edit Categories dialog box.

TIP: You can move records from multiple categories into a single

category by renaming all discrete categories with a single category name.

Finding records

Your pda phone lets you find information in several ways:

• In all applications, starting with the current application, you can

find the selected text.

• In the Date Book, the To Do List, and the Memo Pad, you can use Phone Lookup to display the Address List screen and add the information from this list to a record.

Performing Common Tasks

Finding records

• In the Address Book, you can use the Look Up option to enter the first letter of a name to scroll immediately to that name.

• In your EMailer application, you can use Lookup to access information in your Address Book.

Finding Address Book records

You can look up Address Book records using the scroll button on the front panel of your device or by typing the first few letters of a name in the Look Up option at the bottom of the address screen.

To look up an Address Book record:

1. Do one of the following:

• From the Address screen, enter the first few letters of the name you want to locate.

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Finding records

Look Up option

• Use the scroll button on the front panel of the device to scroll a screen at a time. Holding down the scroll button accelerates scrolling.

Using the Find option

The Find option lets you locate text in any or all applications. For example, if the text “dog” appears in the Address Book and the Date Book, the Find option displays both occurrences in the Find dialog box.

To use the Find option:

1. Tap the Find icon.

2. Enter the text you want to find, then tap OK.

Note that the Find option is not case sensitive; searching for "davidson" also finds "Davidson."

TIP: Select text in an application before tapping Find to automatically

place the text in the Find dialog box.

Find searches for the text in all records and all notes within all applications.

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Performing Common Tasks

Sorting records

If there have no the recorder you want to search in the found recorder, you can tap the Continue Find.

Using Phone Lookup

The Phone Lookup option lets you add a telephone number from the Address list to an entry in another application. For example, you can add your dentist’s telephone number to your dental appointment date in the Date Book.

To use Phone Lookup:

1. Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number. The record can be in the Date Book, the To Do List, or the Memo Pad.

2. Do one of the following:

• Tap the Menu icon. Tap Options, and then tap Phone Lookup.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen; then tap Options and tap Phone Lookup.

• In the text input area, drag a diagonal line from the lower left to

3. Select a record or write the first few letters of the name you want to add. Tap Add to add the information to the record.

NOTE: You can also search based on the selected text. Drag to

highlight the text, then follow step 2 above. When the search is complete, the name and phone number of the candidate will replace the selected text.

Sorting records

You can sort lists of records in various ways, depending on the application. Sorting is available in applications that display lists—in the Address Book, To Do List and Memo Pad.

To sort records in the To Do List applications:

1. Open the application to display the list screen.

upper right to display the Command toolbar. In the text area, write an L, the ShortCut for the Phone Lookup command.

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Making records private

2. Tap Show.

3. Tap the Sort By pick list, and select an option.

4. Tap OK.

To sort records in the Address Book and Memo Pad:

1. Open the application to display the list screen.

2. Do one of the following:

• Tap the Menu icon. From the Options menu, tap Preferences.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen; then tap Preferences in the Options menu.

• In the text input area, drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar. In the text area, write an R, the ShortCut for the Preferences command.

3. In the Preferences dialog box, tap the option you want; then tap OK to sort the list.

To sort the Memo List manually:

Tap and drag a memo to a new location in the list.

TIP: To display the list of your memos on your computer as you arranged them manually on your pda phone, open Memo Pad in Palm Desktop click List By, and select Order on Handheld.

Making records private

In all the basic applications except the Expense and Mail application, you can make individual records private. Private records can be either masked or hidden. Private records remain visible and accessible until you select a security setting to Hide Records. Private record names are covered with a gray bar when the security setting is set to Mask Records.

If you have assigned a password to your device, you must enter it before private records are displayed.

To make a record private:

1. In your application, do one of the following:

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Performing Common Tasks

Making records private

• Create a new record and tap Edit, and then tap Details.

• Select an existing record, and tap Details.

2. Tap the Private check box. Tap OK.

3. At the alert in the Private Records dialog box, tap OK.

To hide private records:

1. Do one of the following:

• Tap the Menu icon; tap the Security Set or Security in the Options menu.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen; then tap Security Set or Security in the Options menu.

• Bring up the Command Bar and tap the padlock icon. To bring up the Command Bar, drag your pen diagonally across the text input area from lower left to upper right.

2. In the Change Security dialog box, in the Current Privacy pick list, tap Hide Records; then tap OK.

To display private records:

1. Do one of the following:

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• Tap the Menu icon; tap the Security Set or Security in the Options

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen; then tap Security Set or

• Bring up the Command Bar and tap the padlock icon. To bring up

2. From the Current Privacy pick list, tap Show Records; then tap OK.

3. If you have assigned a password, you must enter the password before the hidden records are displayed.

4. Enter your password, and then tap Show.

Attaching notes

You can attach notes to records in all the basic applications except the Memo Pad. A note can be up to several thousand characters long.

Performing Common Tasks

Attaching notes

menu.

Security in the Options menu.

the Command Bar, drag your pen diagonally across the text input area from lower left to upper right.

To attach a note to a record:

1. Display the entry to which you want to add a note.

2. In Address Book only, tap Edit.

3. Tap Details(Tap Notes in Address Book directly).

4. Tap Note; then enter the desired note.

5. Tap Done.

Choosing fonts

You can change the font style in all basic applications. You can choose a different font style for each application.

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Small font

Bold font

Performing Common Tasks

Choosing fonts

Large font

To change the font style:

1. Open an application.

2. Do one of the following:

• Tap the Menu icon. From the Options menu, tap Font.

• Tap the inverted tab at the top of the screen; then tap Font in the Options menu.

• In the text input area, drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar. In the text area, write an F, the ShortCut for the Font command.

3. Tap the font style you want; then tap OK.

Tap here for bold font.

Tap here for large font.

Tap here for small font.

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Performing Common Tasks

Getting information on an application

You can get information on any application by displaying its About box. The About box displays the name and version number of the application.

To display the About box:

1. Tap the Menu icon from any location.

2. In the Options menu, tap About.

3. The text following the About command differs based on your location. For example, if you’re in the Date Book, the command is About Date Book; if you are in the Address Book, the command is About Address Book.

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Managing Applications

This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your G18 pda phone, how to personalize application settings, and how to categorize applications into related groups.

Using the Applications Launcher

The Applications Launcher displays all the available applications on your pda phone by default. You can also display only selected applications by arranging applications into categories.

Managing Applications

Using the Applications Launcher

To open the Applications Launcher:

Tap the Applications icon.

Selecting applications

Your G18 pda phone is equipped with a variety of applications. All the applications installed on your pda phone appear in the Applications Launcher.

In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and application category.

To open an application:

Choose from the following options:

• Tap the Applications icon, and then tap the icon of the application you want to open. If you have many applications installed on your G18 pda phone, tap the scroll bar to see all the available applications.

• Press an application button on the front panel to display the selected application immediately.

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Managing Applications

Using the Applications Launcher

• To switch between applications, tap the Applications icon or press an application button on the front panel of your pda phone. Your pda phone automatically saves your work in the current application and displays it when you return to that application.

Categorizing applications

The category feature enables you to manage the number of application icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher. You can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or all your applications.

To categorize an application:

1. Tap the Applications icon on the front panel of your device.

2. Tap the Menu icon.

3. From the App menu, tap Category.

4. Choose from the following options:

• To choose a category for an application, tap the pick list next to each application.

• To create a new category for an application, tap Edit Categories from the application’s pick list. Tap New, enter the category name, and then tap OK to add the category. Tap OK.

5. Tap Done.

To display applications by category:

1. Tap the Applications icon.

2. Do one of the following:

• Tap the Applications icon repeatedly to cycle through all the categories.

• Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen, then tap the category you want to display.

Changing the Applications Launcher display

By default, the Applications Launcher displays applications as icons. As an alternative, you can display applications in a list format.

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Managing Applications

Setting preferences for applications

To change the view of applications:

1. Tap the Applications icon; then tap the Menu icon.

2. From the Options menu, tap Preferences.

3. From the View By option tap List; then tap OK to see your applications in list format.

select Icon and tap OK

In addition to displaying applications by icon or list, you can set an option to display the last-selected category of applications each time you open the Applications Launcher.

To display the last-selected category of applications:

1. Tap the Applications icon; then tap the Menu icon.

2. From the Options menu, tap Preferences.

3. In the Preferences dialog box, tap Remember Last Category.

4. Tap OK. Each time you return to the Applications Launcher, the last category of applications you selected is displayed.

NOTE: If you do not select the Remember Last Category option, all

applications are displayed when you select the Applications Launcher.

Setting preferences for applications

You can set preferences for individual applications in the Preferences dialog box. Not all applications have preference settings.

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Managing Applications

Setting preferences for applications

To set preferences for an application:

1. Open an application. For instructions, see “Selecting applications” in this chapter.

2. Tap the Menu icon.

3. From the Options menu, select Preferences.

4. Enter the desired preference settings; then tap OK.

Assigning applications to buttons

Buttons preferences let you assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of the pda phone. For example, if you find that you seldom use the To Do List and often use Mail, you can assign the To Do List button to start the Mail application.

You can also change whether the full-screen pen stroke activates the Graffiti®2 Help application or one of your pda phone controls using Buttons preferences.

use the pen pull to the top of the screen

If you assign a different application to a button, you can still select the original application using the Applications Launcher. Changes made in the Buttons Preferences screen or HotSync Buttons dialog box take effect immediately.

To change the Buttons preferences:

1. Enter the Application Start.

2. Select All or System from the pick list in the upper right corner.

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Managing Applications

Setting preferences for applications

3. Select Prefs from the menu.

4. In the pick list in the upper right corner, tap Buttons.

5. In the Buttons Preferences screen, tap the pick list next to the button you want to re-assign.

6. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button.

TIP: To restore all of the buttons to their factory settings, tap Default.

To change the HotSync buttons preferences:

1. Tap the Applications icon, then tap the Prefs icon.

2. In the pick list in the upper right corner, tap Buttons.

3. In the Buttons Preferences screen, tap HotSync.

4. Tap the pick list next to the button you want to assign.

Tap arrow to show thepick list.

5. Tap the application you want to assign to each button.

The default setting for each button is the HotSync setting, which means the HotSync cable perform their normal HotSync functions.

To change what the full-screen pen stroke activates:

1. Tap the Applications icon.

2. Select All or System from the pick list in the upper right corner.

3. Select Prefs from the menu.

4. In the pick list in the upper right corner, tap Buttons.

5. In the Buttons Preferences screen, tap Pen.

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Managing Applications

Installing add-on applications

6. Tap the pick list, and tap one of the following settings for the fullscreen pen stroke:

• Backlight turns on the backlight of your pda phone.

• Keyboard opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text characters.

• Graffiti 2 Help opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti 2 character set.

• Turn Off & Lock turns off and locks the pda phone. You must assign a password to lock the pda phone. When locked, you need to enter the password to use your pda phone.

• Beam Data beams the current record to another PDA connected organizer.

7. Tap OK.

Installing add-on applications

In addition to the applications that came with your pda phone, you can install applications (called add-on applications) using the Install Tool during a HotSync® operation. A variety of third-party applications are available for your device, such as games and other software, from the internet.

Add-on applications reside in RAM memory and can be removed at any time; for information, see “Removing applications” later in this chapter.

Installing games

In addition, you can install games included on the CD using the G18 Install Tool. These games include:

• Giraffe (a fun and simple way to practice Graffiti 2 writing)

• HardBall

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Installing add-on applications

• MineHunt

•Puzzle

• SubHunt

After you install and start a game, its instructions appear in the Game menu. Depending on the game, the Game menu may also contain commands to show high scores, start a new game, or set preferences for the game.

To install add-on applications on your pda phone:

1. From your computer desktop, copy or download the applications you want to install into the add-on folder in your Palm Desktop directory.

2. If the application is compressed, for example, as a .zip file, decompress the application into the add-on folder before continuing.

3. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your computer desktop to open it, then click Install.

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Managing Applications

Installing add-on applications

TIP: You can also select the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program group or by doubleclicking any file with a PRC file extension.

4. In the User drop-down list, select the user name that corresponds to your G18 pda phone; then click Add.

5. In the file list of the Add-on folder, select the application that you want to install on your pda phone; then click Open. The file appears in the Palm Install Tool dialog box.

6. If decide not to install an application, select it in the list of files in the Palm Install Tool dialog box and click Remove. The application is removed from the dialog box list, but not from your computer.

7. Click Done. A message appears to indicate that the application or applications will be installed the next time you perform a HotSync operation.

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8. Perform a HotSync operation to install the applications. See Chapter 11, “Exchanging and Updating Data using HotSync Operations” for more information.

Removing applications

You can remove add-on applications, patches, and extensions from your pda phone if you run out of memory or no longer need them.

You cannot remove the built-in applications that reside in the ROM portion of your device, including the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, and Mail applications.

To remove an add-on application:

1. Tap the Applications icon; then tap the Menu icon.

2. Tap Delete.

Managing Applications

Removing applications

3. In the Delete dialog box, tap the application you want to remove.

4. Tap Delete.

5. Tap Yes.

6. Tap Done.

Removing Palm Desktop

If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop, you can remove it from your computer.

To remove Palm Desktop:

1. In Windows, from the Start menu, choose Settings > Control Panel.

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Managing Applications

Removing Palm Desktop

2. Open the Add/Remove Programs icon.

3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, select Palm Desktop; then click Add/ Remove.

NOTE: You must retain the HotSync Manager from the CD for

installation to synchronize data with another PIM.

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Working with Communication Applications

Your G18 includes the following communication applications:

• Phone

•SMS

• jMMS

• EMailer

• WAP Browser

•STK

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Using the Phone

To open the Phone application

The telephone function can be activated by

1. Tap the Applications icon .

2. Select Communication from the pick list in the upper right corner; then tap the Phone icon. (icon added)

TIP: Alternatively, you can press the Call key to activate the telephone function.

Making a call

Using the Phone

1. Tap Numeric keyboard(0 ~ 9, * and # ) to key in telephone numbers.

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2. Press the Call key to dial the numbers.

3. After the call is connected:

Using the Phone

Tap Hold button to hold

the call.

Tap Mute button to

mute the call.

• Press the End Call Key to end the call.

Tap New button to pause the calling to call another number.

Tap DTMF button to

input DTMF.

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Using the Phone

Receiving a call

1. When receiving a call, you will see the incoming call number onscreen.

Touch the Accept button to answer the call.

Touch the Reject button to reject the call.

TIP: Alternatively, the user can press the Call key to accept the call, while pressing the End Call Key enables you to reject the call.

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2. When the call is connected :

Using the Phone

Tap Hold button to hold

the call.

Tap Mute button to

mute the call.

• Press the End Call Key to end the call.

Call Setting

1. Tap the Menu icon .

2. Choose Call > Call Setting.

Tap New button to go to Applications Launcher and press the CALL key to return.

Tap DTMF button to

input DTMF.

Back

Save

a. Call Waiting

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b. Call line ID

Using the Phone

•On to enable

• Off to disable

•Network: Determined by GSM

network

• Display: Choose to display the Call

line ID

• Hide: Choose to hide the Call line ID

c. Region Code Setting

• Only code: Add a region code only

• "+” and code: Add a letter ‘+’ before region code

d. Auto redial

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Using the Phone

• On to enable

• Off to disable auto redial function

3. When finished setting, Tap Save button to save the setting, then Tap

Left Arrow icon to exit.

Call Time

1. Tap the Menu icon .

2. Choose Call > Call Time.

Tap back button to exit

Call Records

1. Tap the Menu icon .

Tap Delete button to reset timer.

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2. Choose Call > Call Records.

Using the Phone

Tap Delete to delete the detail of the call record (figure needed)

Tap Save to save the phone number in the call record (figure needed)

Tap SMS to send the short message to the selected number

TIP: In the call interface , you can press Call key to enter the call record interface directly.

Speed Dial

1. Tap the Menu icon.

2. Choose Call > Speed dial.

Tap Edit to edit the phone number (figure added)

Tap Delete to delete the detail of the record (figure added)

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Phone Security Setting

1. Tap the Menu icon.

2. Choose Security > Setting.

Using the Phone

Tap Setting

Tap done button to exit

a. Changing PIN/PIN2/Barring Code

WARNING! Incorrectly entering your SIM PIN three times causes the SIM card to be blocked.To unblock your SIM card, you must contact your service provider and obtain the SIM PIN Unblocking Key (PUK) code from your service provider.If you unsuccessfully enter the PUK code ten times, the SIM card is permanently blocked and must be replaced. If this happens, all data will be lost. You have to purchase a new SIM card.

– Tap the Menu icon on front panel of your pda phone

– Choose Change password > PIN code / PIN2 code / Barring

code to configurate

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Tap Barring code

Using the Phone

Tap PIN

Tap PIN2

b. Setting

Enable/PIN Code

Input the PIN Code

• Tap On from the pick list to enable the PIN Code.

• If the PIN Code has not been set, a dialog box will appear and ask you to set the PIN Code.

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Using the Phone

Disable PIN Code

• Tap Off from the pick list to disable the PIN Code.

• If there is an enabled PIN Code, a dialog box will appear and ask you to input the PIN Code.

• If your input is right, the PIN Code will be disabled.

Voice Call Barring

• Four types of setting are available for Outgoing item.

• Deactivated for "disable call barring function".

• All for "All calls".

• Int'l for "International call".

• Int'l for x Home for "International calls except home call".

• Three types of setting are available for incoming item.

• Deactivated means that accepting all

incoming calls

• All means that blocking all incoming calls

• Roaming means that Barring function will be enabled when roaming

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Select one of the following options in the Fix Dialing section:

•On for enable.

• Off for disable.

3. Tap the Save button to save the setting.

4. Tap left arrow to exit.

Phone ringing Setting

Using the Phone

Tap to reset all

Back

the fields to default setting

a. Ringing set

Tap the Profile, you can find the following pre-defined profiles

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Using the Phone

You can edit each profile as you like by changing any other section in this page

b. Incoming type

You can specify Call or Message as the incoming type for Alert, Melody, and Volume setting below

c. Alert

You can choose the Alert style when call the incoming message

d. Melody

You can specify the melody for your phone, default None for silence

NOTE: You can pick up one of your favourite melody. For the usage of Melody, see [Using the MelodyManager] in Chapter 7 for details.

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Using the Phone

e. Volume

Tap on the volume bar to specify the volume of the melody for your phone

Quick Switch

Tap the Enter Key in front panel of your pda phone, you can enter the Quick switch dialog.

• Tap Address book button to enter Address application, you can pick up the phone number from the address book. For the usage of

Address, please refer to Chapter 8 [Using the Address Book] for details.

• Tap Call record button to view the call record history list. Reference to the part of Call Recodr in this chapter.

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Using the Phone

• Tap Speed Dial button to pick up one phone number from Speed dial list. Reference to the part of Call Recodr in this chapter.

• Tap Country Code button to select the country code. Tap cancel to quit without selecting.

• Tap Return to quit to main view.

Testing the Phone Connection

For the first time to use the telephone function, you may need to check and test the phone connection.

1. Tap the Applications icon .

2. Select System from the pick list in the upper right corner.

3. Tap the Prefs icon ; then select Phone from the pick list in the

upper right corner.

4. For Connection, select Default Phone Connect.

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Using the Phone

Tap "Phone"

5. Tap the Test button to launch the phone connection test.

6. Wait for a while, there will appear a dialog box to show wether it's ok or anything fails.

7. If the test is ok, you could try to launch the Phone application to call someone.

8. If the test fails, you might need to check whether the SIM or the other things go wrong.

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Conference call/ Call Devert

A calls B, after connected：

C calls A

A calls C, after connected

Switch the call with B or C by using Call Devert function

Using the Phone

Invite B and C to the confrence call

A calls D to enter the conference call

Interuppt the conference call and talk to only one person

Tap to restart the conference call

Note: Tap the ,tap Call>Call Setting, select "On" in the "Call divert" option, then tap to save your setting.

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Using the SMS Short Message

Function list:

• Short messages are saved in different categories.

• Users can customize their short messages and send them in groups.

• Short messages can be sorted by date or by name.

• Each short message can contain 70 Chinese characters or Chinese and English characters mixture. However, it can contain 160 pure English characters.

To open the SMS :

1. Tap the Applications icon .

Using the SMS Short Message

2. Select Communication from the pick list in the upper right corner.

3. Tap the SMS icon .

Tap SMS icon to enter the inbox interface

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Using the SMS Short Message

SMS setting:

In the main screen, which lists out Inbox messages by default, tap the Menu icon on the front panel of your PDA phone, choose Tools > Setting to enter the setting interface.

Outgoing:

• Return Receipt:

Return a receipt when receiptor got the message.

•Warn Over

You will get a warning when the SMS package is over the limitation.

• Expires

Set a period of time for which the message can be retained in the message center before you send it out.

• Message Center

Before sending any short message, you must input the short message service center number, which you can get from your service provider. Of course it can be recognized once the SIM card was inserted.

NOTE: If you change your SIM card, SIM only displays the short messages in the current SIM card.

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Using the SMS Short Message

Writing SMS & Sending SMS:

1. In the list view ( in SMS interface), tap the New button to enter the editing interface.

Tap to show the list

have been read

still havn't been read

Create an SMS

Make a call

After being tapped, a dialog box will appear to ask for confirmation of deletion

2. Tap the Menu icon on the front panel of your PDA phone, choose Edit > Keyboard to switch to keyboard entry. Now you can input number and the content of message. Once finished, tap Done button on keyboard and return to the message edited interface.

3. Tap the different icons to conduct respective functions, for example, tap Send icon to send the message.

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Using the SMS Short Message

Enter Address Book to select phone number

Send SMS, whatever success or not you will get a return message

Save to draft box

Return to previous interface

4. You can also set the font. Tap the function title. After the menu pops up, tap Font, and then select Set Font to complete the operation.

Receiving SMS:

If you receive a short message, it will automatically show a dialog box(it will appear a envelop icon). You can easily view its content. The short message may be stored in Inbox or SIM according to the preferred storage setting.

Tap [Check]

Replying SMS & Forwarding SMS:

1. In the list view, select proper records in the relative box.

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Using the SMS Short Message

2. Tap one record to enter SMS short message interface. You can do relative operation according to the prompt of icons.

answer the addresser

forward the current SMS

return to the previous direction

After being tapped, a dialog box will appear to ask for confirmation of deletion

Delete the short message :

Delete the short mssage to dustbin.

Select any of the message you want to delete.

Tap the DELETE button ,then appears a dialog box.

after deleting,it will be placed in the dustbin

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Using the SMS Short Message

In the dialog box, tap the OK button, then delete the message; tap the Delete All button, then the all message in the directory will be deleted, tap the Cancel button , then canel the operation.

Delete forever:

Tap the MENU icon, then a pick list will appear.

In the list , select the Empty Trash , then delete all the message saved in the dustbin.

tap "Empty Trash"

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Using the jMMS

Function list:

•Browse

•New

•Send

•Delete

•Draft

• Compositor

To open the jMMS application:

1. Tap the Applications icon .

2. Select Communication from the pick list in the upper right corner.

Using the jMMS

3. Tap the jMMS icon . and enter the inbox interface.

Tap to enter MMS application

New Delete SortingMove

Doodles

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Using the jMMS

1. Tap the New icon at the bottom of the inbox, and enter the Compose interface.

2. Then tap the icon at the bottom of the compose interface, and enter the picture interface.

3. Tap the icon at the bottom of picture interface, then you can Dooles.

• Setting the color

1. Enter the dooles interface ,then tap Menu icon , pop-up menu appears.

2. Select Pict > Color to enter color selection interface.

Tap Color

3. Select your favorite color and tap OK or tap Cancel.

• Setting the thickness of line.

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Using the jMMS

1. Tap the icon in the upper right corner to pop a list.

Thin <------------> Thick

•Drawing

1. Tap icon or icon in the upper right corner to pop a list.

Select object rectangle Color picker Draw a line Draw a oval Draw a rectangle Draw a solid oval Draw a solid rectangle Paintbrush Text Eraser

2. Select a drawing tool, for example: select .

Save

Undo

3. Tap icon or icon in toolbar, select Pict > Clear to erase everything.

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Tap Clear

4. Tap Save icon in the toolbar to save the picture.

Settings

• Tap Menu icon to pop up the pulldown menu, and then select Tools > Profiles.

Using the jMMS

Tap Profiles to enter the profiles interface

Edit button

• Tap Edit icon to edit the MMSC URL, (Notice: Please edit the content on the line after the keyboard appeared in order to avoid missing something) input the address of the local MMS service center, such as “mmsc.conternet.com”.

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Using the jMMS

Locate the cursor in the input column, tap "abc" on the tablet to start up the letter Keyboard, edit the content

Tap "Done" to exit edit

• To edit "IP address", please input the IP address corresponding to the local MMS service center, such as "10.0.0.7", the default port is "9201", change it correspondingly if necessary.

• Tap [OK] to save the settings, or tap [Cancel] to cancel the settings.

Configuration

• Tap icon to pop up a menu, and select View > Configuration.

Tap Configuration

pop-up list

• According to what you need, you can set Manual, Automatic or Custom when downloading the MMS.

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Using the jMMS

Restrict the message's size

Set the message's class

• Tap OK to save the configuration, tap Cancel to quit without changing anything.

Browse

• In Inbox screen, tap any message.

• Tap View in the pick list to browse the message.

Tap View

Reply all

Send to others

Property

Properties Frame:

Tap [OK] to exit

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Using the jMMS

• Tap Title Name or shortcut menu icon to pup up the pulldown menu, and execute the corresponding operation.

Save the image inside the message Save the tune inside the message

• Scroll bar: Tap up-down arrow or scroll bar to browse the content.

• Exit button: Tap it to return to the Previous interface.

New and Send

Tap New icon in the toolbar at the bottom of inbox interface to enter new MMS editing interface, you can write message and send it with pictures and music.

Display the number of new MMS

Input the content in the input area

Browse button

Send button Insert a picture button

Insert Tune button

New another button

Delete button

• Input area: you can use stylus or keyboard to input words or numbers.

• : Tap the Insert Picture icon on the toolbar to enter the picture library, or dooles yourself, and then select a picture to attach.

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Palm XPLORE G18 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

About This Guide

Traffic safety

Safety

Phone operating

Electronic devices

Vehicles

Persons with pacemaker

Hearing aids

Other medical devices

Posted facilities

Potentially explosive environment

Aircraft

Introduction to the G18 PDA PHONE

System requirements for Windows

G18 components

Locating front panel controls

Locating back panel components

Desktop Charger

Tapping versus clicking

Starting pda phone and calibrating screen

Adjusting the brightness of your screen

Adjusting the contrast of your screen

To open applications

Using the pda phone interface

Using menus and menu commands

Displaying tips

Entering data

Palm Desktop software

Connecting the HotSync cable

Installing Palm Desktop

Entering Data in Your G18 PDA PHONE

Using the onscreen keyboard

Entering data using Graffiti 2 handwriting software

Learning to write Graffiti 2 characters

General Guidelines for Graffiti 2 Writing

Graffiti 2 tips

The Graffiti 2 alphabet

Writing punctuation marks and other special characters

Using the Graffiti 2 tuner

Using Graffiti 2 Gestures

Using Graffiti 2 ShortCuts

Importing data

Performing Common Tasks

Creating records

Editing records

Selecting Text

Using the Edit menu

Deleting records

Purging records

Categorizing records

Finding records

Finding Address Book records

Using the Find option

Sorting records

Using Phone Lookup

Making records private

Attaching notes

Choosing fonts

Getting information on an application

Managing Applications

Using the Applications Launcher

Selecting applications

Categorizing applications

Changing the Applications Launcher display

Setting preferences for applications

Installing add-on applications

Removing applications

Removing Palm Desktop

Working with Communication Applications

Using the Phone

To open the Phone application

Making a call

Receiving a call

Call Setting

Call Time