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TUNGSTEN C
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Palmone TUNGSTEN C User Manual

Handbook for the
Palm
™
Tungsten
Handhelds
™
C
Copyright
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook.
Palm assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software. Palm, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or repairs. Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss.
IMPORTANT Please read the End User Software License Agreement with this product before using the accompanying software program(s). Using any part of the software indicates that you accept the terms of the End User Software License Agreement.
Software Download Available
Palm™ Desktop software is supplied on a CD-ROM disc. If you do not have access to a CD-ROM drive for your computer, you can download the Palm Desktop software from
www.palm.com/support/tungstenc
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PN: 407-4891A-US

Contents

About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1: Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Minimum requirements: Windows computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Minimum requirements: Mac computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Finding information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 2: Exploring Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locating handheld components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Locating front panel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Locating back panel components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adding an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adjusting the screen brightness level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3: Navigating and Entering Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using the navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Typing capital letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Accessing international and special characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using the Function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using elements of the handheld interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Graffiti 2 writing to enter data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Activating and deactivating Writing Area preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Learning Graffiti 2 concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Graffiti 2 tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Graffiti 2 alphabet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Capital letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Graffiti 2 numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Punctuation marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Accented characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Symbols and other special characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Graffiti 2 Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Graffiti 2 ShortCuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Beaming data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using your computer keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Importing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Importing data from a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Importing data from a Mac computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4: Working with Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Other ways to open applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening expansion card applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Switching between applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Categorizing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing the Applications Launcher display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Copying applications to or from an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Selecting copy settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using menu commands and the command toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using menu commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the command toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Choosing application preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Performing common tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Creating records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Editing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Deleting records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Purging records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Categorizing records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Finding information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sorting lists of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Choosing fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Receiving alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hiding or masking private records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing and removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing files and add-on applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Installing applications and files on a Windows computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Palm Quick Install Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing applications and files on a Mac computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing Palm Desktop software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 5: Using Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Creating an Address Book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Selecting types of phone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Changing Address Entry details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Making connections from Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Address Book menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Record menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Options menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Chapter 6: Using Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Performing calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Viewing recent calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Using Calculator menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 7: Using Card Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Reviewing Card Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Renaming a card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Formatting a card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Managing an expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using the Card Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 8: Using Date Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Scheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Selecting an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rescheduling an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Setting an alarm for an event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Scheduling repeating or continuous events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing repeating or continuous events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Considerations for repeating or continuous events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Changing the Date Book view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Working in Week view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Working in Month view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Working in Agenda view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Spotting event conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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Using Date Book menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 9: Using Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Adding expense items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Changing the date of an Expense item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Entering receipt details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Customizing the Currency pick list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Changing the default currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Defining a custom currency symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Setting Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Working with Expense data on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Displaying the euro on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Printing the euro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Using Expense menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Chapter 10: Using Memo Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Creating memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Reviewing memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Using Memo Pad menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Record menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Options menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Chapter 11: Using Note Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Creating a note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Reviewing notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Changing Note Pad color settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Setting an alarm for a note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Using Note Pad menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Options menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter 12: Using Palm™ Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Viewing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Viewing photos in Thumbnail view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Viewing photos in List view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Viewing a slide show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Rotating photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Viewing photo information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Organizing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sorting photos in List view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Creating an album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Filing photos in albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Copying photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Renaming or deleting an album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Beaming photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Deleting photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Working with photos on your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Using Palm Photos menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Photo menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Options menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Chapter 13: Using To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Creating list items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Setting priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Checking off a To Do List item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Changing To Do List item details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Setting a due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Setting To Do preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Using To Do List menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Record menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Chapter 14: Using Palm™ VersaMail™ Personal E-mail Software . . . . . 143
VersaMail™ application features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Getting started with the VersaMail application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Synchronizing an existing username . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Upgrading a MultiMail/VersaMail database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Setting up and managing e-mail accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Account and connection types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Network e-mail account prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Creating a network e-mail account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Creating a synchronize-only account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Editing e-mail accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Deleting an e-mail account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Selecting a different service for a given e-mail account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Troubleshooting account access problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Getting, sending, and managing e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Getting e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Auto get mail with notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Creating and editing mail folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Creating and sending new e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Working with URLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Working with attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Deleting messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Emptying the trash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Marking messages as read or unread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Setting preferences for getting and deleting e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Adding or updating an Address Book entry directly from a message . . 224
Synchronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Configuring an account in HotSync Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Setting synchronization options and account settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Converting attached files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Synchronizing an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Using SSL with the conduit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Going beyond the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Managing mail filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Managing mail settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Adding APOP to an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Adding ESMTP to an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Setting advanced account preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Cutting and copying text from an e-mail message for use in
other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Using the command bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing e-mail header details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Backing up mail databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Wireless IMAP folder synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Viewing the wireless coverage indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Five-way navigation in the VersaMail application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Keyboard shortcuts in the VersaMail application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
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Chapter 15: Using PalmSource® Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Using Web Browser’s features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Web Browser is easy to use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Web Browser is fast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Web Browser is secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
What Web Browser looks like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Getting help in Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Opening Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Browsing the Web on your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Visiting a web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Following a link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Returning to a web page you just visited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Going to your home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Downloading a file to your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Stopping the download process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Refreshing a page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Viewing information about a web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Bookmarking your favorite pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Adding a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Visiting a bookmarked page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Editing information about a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Deleting a bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Saving pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Saving a page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Opening a saved page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Editing information about a saved page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Copying text from a page to another application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Deleting a saved page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Searching for text on a page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Finding web pages you recently visited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Returning to a page you visited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Using Web Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Setting General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Setting Connecting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Setting Privacy Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Finding the Web Browser version number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Web Browser menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
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Chapter 16: Using World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Setting the primary location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Choosing a different primary location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Setting the secondary locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Adding a location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Modifying a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Removing a location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Setting an alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Using World Clock menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
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Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Selecting HotSync setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Customizing HotSync application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Conducting network HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Connecting to your computer through a wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Performing a wireless network HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Performing cradle/cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Performing a cradle/cable HotSync operation: Windows computer . . . 312
Performing a direct HotSync operation: Mac computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Conducting IR HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Preparing your computer for infrared communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Performing an IR HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Returning to cradle/cable HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Creating a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Performing the first HotSync operation with a user profile . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Chapter 18: Setting Preferences for Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Setting General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Date and Time preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Digitizer preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Formats preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Graffiti 2 Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Keyboard preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Power preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Sounds and Alerts preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Writing Area preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Setting Communication Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Connection preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Network preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
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VPN preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Wi-Fi preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Setting Personal Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Buttons preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Color Theme preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Owner preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Security preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
ShortCuts preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Caring for your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Battery considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Resetting your handheld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Performing a soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Performing a hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Software installation problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Tapping and writing problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
Application problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395
HotSync problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Beaming problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
Recharging problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Security problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Wi-Fi and VPN problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
E-mail problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Appendix C: Wi-Fi Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Product Regulatory and Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
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About This Book

This handbook is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your Palm™ Tungsten™ C handheld. It describes all you need to know about how to use your handheld and the applications that come with it. It describes:
■ Enabling wireless features
■ Locating all the parts of your handheld
■ Viewing and entering data
■ Working with expansion cards
■ Using your handheld with your computer
■ Personalizing your handheld with your own preference settings
After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your handheld, you can use the rest of this handbook as a reference for performing less common tasks, for maintaining your handheld, and for solving problems that might arise as you operate your handheld.
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CHAPTER 1

Welcome

Your new Palm™ Tungsten™ C handheld is wirelessly enabled so that you can use it to transmit and receive information over the airwaves. Use your handheld to do the following:
■ Connect to your corporate or personal local area network (LAN) wirelessly with
a built-in 802.11b radio, enabling you to read, compose, and send e-mail on the go.
■ Browse or search the Internet through your wireless LAN.
■ Stay organized and on time by keeping your appointments, contact
information, and to-do items in one place.
■ Wirelessly connect in coffee shops and airports that have wireless LAN service.
A service subscription agreement is required for you to access these services.
IMPORTANT Your Tungsten C handheld operates in the Industry Scientific and
Medical band (ISM). Not all countries support all channels in the ISM band. Because the regulations for wireless communication vary between countries, the Tungsten C handheld is only certified for use in the country where it was originally sold. For more information on which channels your handheld supports, see
Appendix C.
Before you can use all these features, you must set up your handheld and install software on your desktop computer.
Your handheld comes with an easy-to-follow installation guide, Palm™ Tungsten™ C Read This First, that walks you through the process of successfully setting up your handheld. The guide contains important information that must be followed for initial setup of the features available on your handheld.
IMPORTANT If you are upgrading from another Palm OS
www.palm.com/support/tungstenc for important upgrade instructions before
beginning your Tungsten C handheld installation.
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handheld, see
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Chapter 1 Welcome

System requirements

Before you install and operate Palm™ Desktop software, your computer system must meet the following minimum requirements.

Minimum requirements: Windows computers

The minimum requirements for Windows computers are as follows:
■ IBM-compatible Pentium-class computer
■ One of the following operating systems:
– Windows NT 4.0 Workstation with SP6 or later (requires a serial
cradle/cable, sold separately, and administrator rights to install Palm
Desktop software)
–Windows 98
–Windows ME
– Windows 2000 Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop
software)
– Windows XP Home or Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm
Desktop software)
■ Internet Explorer 4.1
■ 50 megabytes (MB) available hard disk space
■ VGA monitor or better (16 Bit or High Color, and 800 x 600 resolution
recommended)
■ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
■ Mouse
■ One available USB port or serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately)

Minimum requirements: Mac computers

The minimum requirements for Mac computers are as follows:
■ Mac computer or compatible with a PowerPC processor
■ Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 or later
■ 25MB available hard disk space
■ 12MB available RAM
■ Monitor that supports screen resolution of 800 x 600 or better
■ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
■ Mouse
■ One available USB port
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Finding information

For installation information, see the Palm™ Tungsten™ C Read This First that came with your Tungsten C handheld. For information to help you connect to your wireless LAN, see the Wi-Fi Getting Started Guide. For comprehensive information about using your handheld, continue reading this electronic handbook.
For support information, upgrade information, articles, and answers to questions,
www.palm.com/support/tungstenc
see
For more information about using Palm Desktop software, see the following:
■ The handheld tutorial, Quick Tour. To access this tutorial, tap the Quick Tour
icon from the Applications main screen.
■ The electronic Palm™ Desktop Software for the Macintosh User’s Guide. To access
this guide, open the Palm folder and then open the Documentation folder. Double-click the file Palm Desktop.pdf.
■ The online help for Palm Desktop software. To access the online help, open
Palm Desktop software and select the Help menu.
Finding information
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CHAPTER 2

Exploring Your Handheld

Your Palm™ Tungsten™ C handheld uses a wireless LAN to help you stay in touch with important information while you are away from your desk. You can stay organized, on time, and up-to-date with daily tasks. Use your new handheld to do the following:
■ Compose and securely send and receive business or personal e-mail through
your wireless LAN.
NOTE Some companies restrict access to internal e-mail accounts when using
a handheld. Check your company or network administrator for their policy on the use of handhelds.
■ Receive alerts when a new e-mail arrives or a reminder occurs. Rely on any or
all of the three alert modes: the indicator light, vibrator, or alarm sound.
■ Set preferences for how you receive alarms: hearing a sound, seeing a blinking
indicator light, or feeling your handheld vibrate. Choose any combination.
■ Browse or search the Internet.
■ Enter your schedule in Date Book.
■ Keep all your contact names, addresses, and phone numbers in Address Book.
■ Prioritize and assign your tasks a due date in To Do List.
■ Set alarms from World Clock, Note Pad, and Date Book to keep yourself on
schedule and remind yourself of appointments, redial reminders, and notes.
■ Synchronize your data with Palm™ Desktop software on your Windows or Mac
computer so you can work with your personal information on your computer and maintain a copy of your information.
■ Insert SD, MultiMediaCard, or SDIO expansion cards to add more software or
memory, or to back up your data.
■ Beam information to another device that has an infrared (IR) port.
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Locating handheld components

Take a few moments to locate the front and back panel components of your handheld.

Locating front panel controls

Green indicator light
Screen
Date Book
Address Book
Navigator
Select button
Stylus
IR port
Keyboard area
Power button
Web
E-mail
Application buttons
IR port
Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other Palm OS
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handhelds, and to perform HotSync® operations. See “Using elements of the handheld interface” in Chapter 3 and see “Conducting IR HotSync operations” in
Chapter 17 for more information.
Keypad
The area where you type letters and numbers, and access special function keys. See Chapter 3 to learn how to type characters.
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Power button
Application buttons
Navigator
Turns your handheld on or off. If your handheld is turned off, pressing the power button turns the handheld on and returns you to the last screen you viewed.
If your handheld is turned on, pressing the power button turns the unit off.
Pressing and holding the Power button opens the Adjust Brightness dialog box enabling you to adjust the screen brightness. See “Adjusting the screen brightness level” later in this chapter.
Activate the individual handheld applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, E-mail, and Web. See “Buttons preferences” in
Chapter 18 for details on reassigning these buttons to open
any application on your handheld.
The five-way navigation button enables you to move up, down, right, and left in pick lists and menus. You can scroll down to view information below the viewing area, and scroll up to view the information above the viewing area. The navigator also has some special functions that are described in this handbook.
Select button
Screen
Green indicator light
Stylus
The navigator center Select button enables you to select items. The Select button also has some special functions that are described in this handbook.
Displays the applications and information stored in your handheld. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus.
A blinking green light indicates:
■ An e-mail message has arrived.
■ An alarm or event notification has occurred.
A dialog box appears, describing the reason for notification. Acknowledging the notification turns off the indicator light.
The light also indicates that the handheld is properly placed in the cradle.
Slides in and out of the slot in the side channel of the handheld. To use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil. Unscrew the top of the stylus to access the reset tool.
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Locating back panel components

Side channel for cover
Speaker
Universal connector
Headset jack
Expansion card slot
Universal connector
Reset button
Expansion card slot
Reset button
Connects your handheld to the cradle, which in turn connects to the back of your computer and through the AC adapter to the wall current. This allows you to recharge your handheld as well as update the information between your handheld and computer, using HotSync technology.
The universal connector also connects peripheral hardware devices to your handheld.
Under normal use, you should not have to use the reset button. See “Resetting your handheld” in Appendix A for information about when and how to use the reset button.
Accepts SD, MultiMediaCard, and SDIO expansion cards, enabling you to add more memory, applications, or other functionality. You can also back up data to an expansion card.
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Headset jack
Speaker
Side channel
NOTE
Expansion cards are purchased separately.
Connects a hands-free headset to your handheld, enabling you to record and playback voice memos. You can also listen to audio-enabled applications with the privacy of using a headset.
For improved system sounds and the playing of audio files, such as voice recording (.wav) or multimedia.
The left side channel holds the front cover, which slides in and out.

Adding an expansion card

A tiny expansion card (sold separately) increases the variety of tasks you can do and the amount of space you have for storing software and data on your handheld.
To insert a card:
1. Insert the card.
2. Push the card in with your thumb. You feel the card lock and hear the
system sound.
Adding an expansion card
Label on card faced down
Notched corner
Push
To r em ov e a c ar d:
1. Push lightly against the card with your thumb.
When the card is released, you hear the system sound (provided that system sounds are turned on). See “Sounds and Alerts preferences” in Chapter 18 for information on turning system sounds on and off.
IMPORTANT
expansion slot before you hear the tone and it releases from the expansion slot.
You can damage the expansion slot if you pull the card out of the
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2. Slide the card out of the expansion slot.
Push
For complete information about working with expansion cards, see Chapter 7.

Adjusting the screen brightness level

The screen brightness makes it easy for you to see the information on your handheld. The screen brightness level can be adjusted to make of viewing easier and to extend battery life. You can adjust the brightness level using the Adjust Brightness dialog box.
To adjust the screen brightness level:
1. Perform one of the following:
– Press Function + Brightness .
– Press and hold the Power button.
2. Tap to the left or right of the slider to adjust the brightness in small increments,
or drag the slider to change the brightness in large increments.
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CHAPTER 3

Navigating and Entering Data

This chapter explains how to enter data into your handheld, navigate around the interface, and use menu commands. There are several ways to enter data, to navigate, and to use menu commands:
■ Tapping
■ Using the five-way navigator
■ Using the handheld keyboard

Tapping

■ Using Graffiti
■ Beaming data from another device that has an infrared port
■ Entering or importing data in Palm™ Desktop software and then synchronizing
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with your handheld
Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on your handheld screen is the basic action that gets things done on your handheld.
The first time you start your handheld, setup instructions appear on the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen. Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your handheld with its touch-sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen, the handheld can detect exactly which task you want to perform.
IMPORTANT Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the
handheld screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil, or other sharp object to write on the handheld screen.
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With your handheld turned on, you can tap the handheld screen to do many operations, such as the following:
■ Open applications
■ Choose menu commands
■ Select options in dialog boxes
Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer, you can also drag the stylus to select text. You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar.

Using the navigator

When you work with most applications, the navigator on the front panel of your handheld makes it easy for you to navigate among and select your entries. You can use the navigator to perform tasks without the stylus, using one hand.
See Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 for additional information on using the navigator with Address Book, and Chapter 8 for additional information on using the navigator with Date Book.
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To navigate in list screens, do any of the following:
■ Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll an entire screen of records.
■ Press and hold Up or Down on the navigator to accelerate the scrolling.
■ Press Select on the navigator to insert the selection highlight. When the selection
highlight is present, you can do the following:
– Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll to the previous or next records.
– Press Select again to view the selected record.
– Press Left on the navigator to remove the selection highlight.

Using the keyboard

To navigate in record screens:
1. Press Up or Down on the navigator to scroll within the current record.
2. Press Right or Left on the navigator to scroll to the previous or next record. (This
feature is not available in Address Book.)
3. Press Select on the navigator to return to the list screen.
To navigate in dialog boxes:
■ While a pick list is open, press Up or Down on the navigator to highlight an
item, and then press Select on the navigator to select the item.
■ Press Select on the navigator to close a dialog box.
– If there’s only one button, pressing Select activates that button.
– If there are two buttons, pressing Select activates the action button (versus
Cancel) such as OK, Yes, or Delete.
– If there are multiple buttons, Select activates affirming buttons such as OK,
Yes, or Done.
IMPORTANT
deleting data.
Using the keyboard
You can quickly and accurately enter text or numbers on your handheld using the keyboard. The keyboard also has special function keys that enable you to access features. Another feature is AutoCorrect, which automatically corrects some common misspellings when entering data from the keyboard.
Below the keyboard are application buttons and the 5-way navigator that enables you to navigate menus and pick lists quickly without using the stylus. These features are described in Chapter 2.
Read dialog boxes carefully. Sometimes, selecting OK or Yes results in
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Letter and number keys
Tab/Brightness key
Function key
CAPS/Find key
Letter and number keys: Enable you to enter letters and numbers. You
can change the key response from the Keyboard preferences screen. See “Keyboard preferences” in Chapter 18.
You can also access international characters using the navigator control. See “Accessing international and special characters” later in this chapter.
Tab/Brightness key: Adds a tab or opens the Brightness dialog box. For
more information on the Brightness dialog box, see “Adjusting the
screen brightness level” in Chapter 2.
Delete key
Return/Enter key
Home/ShortCut key
Command/Menu key
Space/Symbol key
Function key: Press to access the secondary character set. See “Using the
Function key” later in this chapter.
CAPS/Find key: Capitalizes letters or opens the Find dialog box. For
more information on capitalizing letters, see the next section, “Typing
capital letters.”. For information on the Find dialog box, see “Finding information” in Chapter 4.
Space/Symbol key: Adds a space to the text or opens the onscreen
keyboards. For more information about the onscreen keyboards, see
“Accessing international and special characters” later in this chapter.
Command/Menu key: Opens the Command toolbar or menu. The
Command bar has many functions, such as showing the signal strength for the 802.11b radio. For information about the Command mode, see “Using menu commands and the command toolbar” in Chapter 4. For more information about menus, see “Using menus” in Chapter 4.
Home/ShortCut key: Opens the Application Launcher or enables you to
enter a text ShortCut. For more information on ShortCuts, see “Using
ShortCuts” later in this chapter.
Return/Enter key: Adds a manual return to the next line or enters the
data.
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Delete/Backspace key: Deletes the previous character.

Typing capital letters

The keyboard enables you to capitalize letters in two ways:
■ Use the CAPS key . Press the CAPS key twice to initiate CAPS lock.
■ Press and hold the key. This feature works only when the Keyboard preference
repeat function is set to Capital. See “Keyboard preferences” in Chapter 18 for more information.

Accessing international and special characters

You can access international and special characters directly from the keyboard or from onscreen keyboards. These character sets enable you to communicate accurately through your memos or wireless messages.
Accessing from the keyboard
You can access international characters from the keyboard by pressing and holding a key, and then pressing Up and Down on the navigator. The character on the screen scrolls through a sequence of related international characters. You can scroll though the sequence either forward or backward, depending on whether you are pressing Up or Down on the navigator.
Using the keyboard
NOTE
charac t e r set.
This feature does not work with every key or with the Function key secondary
To use the onscreen keyboard:
1. Open any application (such as Memo Pad).
2. Tap any record, or tap New.
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3. Press Function + Symbol .
When a keyboard is open, you can tap to open any of the other keyboards. When a keyboard is open, you can tap the abc, 123, Int’l, or Sym boxes to open any of the other keyboards, including the international keyboard.
Ta b
Alpha
Backspace
Caps lock
Caps shift
Numeric
Tap here to display numeric keyboard
Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard
Tap here to display international keyboard
Symbol
Tap here to display symbol keyboard
Carriage return
International
After you finish, tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the record.

Using the Function key

The Function key enables you to access the secondary character or feature set from each of the keys. The secondary character and feature set is labeled in blue in the upper right on each available key.
Function key
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