Sharp SL-5500 User Manual

OPERATION MANUAL
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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................ 1
About this manual..............................................................2
Address Book ........................................................ 3
Overview............................................................................ 3
Creating a new Address Book entry .................................. 6
Modifying an Address Book entry......................................7
Attaching a Note ................................................................ 7
Deleting an Address Book entry ........................................ 8
Address Book Setup..........................................................8
Registering/Editing your personal information
(My Personal Details) ........................................................9
Calendar ...............................................................11
Overview.......................................................................... 11
Adding Events .................................................................14
Modifying a Calendar event.............................................18
Deleting Calendar event entries ......................................18
Calendar Setup................................................................ 20
Todo List............................................................... 21
Overview.......................................................................... 21
Creating a new Todo List entry........................................ 23
Modifying a Todo List entry .............................................24
Deleting Todo task entries...............................................25
Other functions ................................................................26
Text Editor ............................................................27
Overview.......................................................................... 27
Creating a new Text Editor entry ..................................... 29
Modifying a Text Editor entry...........................................29
Deleting a Text Editor entry ............................................. 29
Renaming the Text Editor file ..........................................30
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Media Player......................................................... 31
Overview.......................................................................... 31
Playing a file ....................................................................36
Playing a file in the Playlist .............................................. 37
Other functions ................................................................39
Image Viewer........................................................ 41
Overview.......................................................................... 41
Viewing images ...............................................................43
Opera Browser .....................................................45
Overview.......................................................................... 45
Browsing the Web page ..................................................47
EMail .....................................................................53
Overview.......................................................................... 53
E-mail accounts ............................................................... 58
Creating an e-mail message............................................ 61
Sending an e-mail message ............................................ 64
Receiving e-mail messages............................................. 65
Registering the e-mail address of the sender
in the Address Book application ......................................66
Opening or arranging the attachment files ......................67
Deleting e-mail messages ...............................................68
Searching for an e-mail message....................................70
Using a mailbox folder in the Inbox/Outbox folder...........73
Other functions ................................................................75
Extras.................................................................... 77
City Time .........................................................................77
Clock................................................................................ 79
Calculator ........................................................................80
System Info...................................................................... 82
Voice Recorder (commercially available) ........................83
Help Browser ................................................................... 87
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Games................................................................... 89
Asteroids......................................................................... 89
Go...................................................................................89
Mindbreaker.................................................................... 89
Mine Hunt .......................................................................90
Patience.......................................................................... 90
Snake .............................................................................90
Word Game ....................................................................90
Settings................................................................. 91
Adjusting the date and time (Date/Time) ......................... 91
Add/Remove Software..................................................... 93
Backup/Restore ............................................................. 100
Beam Receive ...............................................................102
Setting the Appearance ................................................. 106
Using the Application Key.............................................. 107
Managing power (Light & Power) ..................................108
Adjusting the touch panel (Recalibrate)......................... 109
Security.......................................................................... 109
Shutting down................................................................112
iii
Internet Settings ................................................ 113
Internet Wizard ..............................................................113
Network & Sync ............................................................. 127
Proxim Configuration ..................................................... 138
Wireless LAN Setting..................................................... 138
Appendix ............................................................141
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Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the SL-5500 Personal Mobile Tool.
We recommend that you first read the separate Start-up Guide (which mainly covers setup procedure, hardware operations, and common and basic software operations) before using the SL-5500 unit. Then read this Operation Manual (which mainly covers software operations).
Some of the accessories described in this manual may not be available at the time you purchase this product.
Copyright
It is the intent of Sharp that this product be used in full compliance with the copyright laws of the United States and that prior permission be obtained from copyright owners whenever necessary.
Introduction 1
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2 Introduction
About this manual
The SL-5500 can be operated by either pressing keys on the keyboard or tapping an item (buttons, etc.) on the screen using the stylus.
• This operation manual mainly describes the stylus operation. Button or key operations are included, if they make it easier to carry out the function.
Keys
This manual represents keys with the following:
: HOME key
: Cancel key
: OK key
: Cursor key
: Left cursor key
: Right cursor key
: Up cursor key
: Down cursor key
SELECT key
Screen Buttons and Menu Names
Screen buttons and menu names, such as “OK”, “File”, “Edit”, etc., are indicated using quotation marks.
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Address Book
The Address Book application allows you to manage contact information on friends, colleagues, etc. covering the items shown below. You can also add notes to help you remember contacts more easily.
Overview
The Address Book application has three major screens: Edit Address screen, Index screen, and Detail screen.
New/Edit Address screen
1.
In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Address Book” application icon.
The Index screen appears.
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2.
Tap .
The New Address screen appears.
You can create a new Address Book entry.
“Notes...” button
Tap to attach a note.
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<Address fields>
First Name First name
Last Name Last name
Category Category (Tap the drop-down list button.)
Middle Name Middle name
Job Title Title
Department Department in the office
Company Company name
Work Phone Work Phone Number
Work Fax Work Fax Number
Work Mobile Business Mobile phone number
Emails E-mail addresses
Home Phone Home phone number
Home Fax Home Fax Number
Home Mobile Personal Mobile phone number
Work Street Work Address
Work City Work City
Work State Work State
Work Zip Work zip code
Work Country Country of the office
Work Pager Work pager-number
Work Web Page Company URL
Home Street Street Address
Home City Home City
Home State Home State
Home Zip Home Zip Code
Home Country Home Country
Home Web Page Home URL
Spouse Spouse’s name
Birthday Birthday
Anniversary Anniversary
Nickname Nickname
Gender Gender (Select from the drop-down list.)
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Note:
An Address Book entry can not be saved if only the Gender field is filled out.
You can enter multiple e-mail addresses in the Emails field by inserting a
comma between them. Each e-mail address entered can be used as an e-mail address in the EMail application.
Index Screen
A list of existing names and contact details is displayed.
“Full Name” button
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Category name
“Contact” button
“Company” button
Data area
H: Indicates Home Phone
or Home Mobile.
W: Indicates Work Phone
or Work Mobile.
Category name Indicates the category name of the entries listed.
“Full Name” button Tap to sort the entries by full name.
“Contact” button Tap to sort the entries by contact data.
“Company” button Tap to sort the entries by company.
Displays the contents of the entry. Full Name column displays the First Name, Last Name and Middle Name.
Data area
Contact column displays the first entry listed under the First Name, Last Name, and Middle Name fields. (except for “Company” field) Tap this field to open the Detail screen of the entry.
Note:
If you have no entries in the First Name, Last Name or Middle Name field, the
entry for the Company field will be displayed in the Full Name column instead. If there is no entry in the Company field, the first e-mail address in the Emails field will be displayed instead.
To find the desired entry in the Full Name column, Contact column, Company column, press the first few characters in the each column on the hardware keyboard. The focus moves to the matching column.
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Detail Screen
1.
On the Index screen, tap an entry to see the full address details. Or move the focus to the entry by using and then press the SELECT key.
To switch the screens between the Index and Detail screen, press the
Note:
Address Book key on the slider cover.
Creating a new Address Book entry
You can add a new address using the New Address screen.
1.
On the Index or Detail screen, tap .
The New Address screen for a new entry appears.
2.
Enter the contact data in the fields.
Pressing the tab key on the hardware keyboard moves the cursor to the next entry field. Pressing the shift-tab keys moves the cursor to the previous entry field.
Note:
Tap the “Notes...” button to attach a note. (See page 7.)
If you want to assign one or more category names, see the separate Start-up
Guide for details.
3.
Tap to save the new entry.
The New Address screen returns to the Index screen.
If you tap , the new entry is canceled.
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Modifying an Address Book entry
1.
On the Index screen, move the focus to the entry you want to modify. Or open the Detail screen.
2.
Tap .
The Edit Address screen appears.
3.
Tap each field and modify the entry.
Tap the “Notes...” button to attach a note. (See below.)
Note:
4.
Tap to save the modification.
The Edit Address screen turns to the Index screen.
If you tap , the modification is canceled.
Attaching a Note
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You can enter a note to go with the address.
1.
On the New Address or Edit Address screen, tap the “Notes...” button.
The Enter Note screen appears.
2.
Enter the note and tap to save it.
The Enter Note screen returns to the Edit Address screen.
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If you tap on the Enter Note screen, the attached note is canceled. To save the entry with a note attached, tap on the New Address or Edit Address screen.
Deleting an Address Book entry
1.
On the Index screen, move the focus to the entry you want to delete. Or open the Detail screen.
2.
Tap , or tap the “Data” menu and then tap “Delete...”.
The confirmation message appears before the entry is deleted.
If you want to delete all entries from the Address Book application, tap the “Data” menu and then tap “Delete all...”.
3.
Tap “Yes” to delete the entry.
The entry will be deleted.
If you tap “No”, the deletion is canceled.
Address Book Setup
The New Address or Edit Address screen always shows the First Name and Last Name fields at the top. You can change the order of the following fields except for the Category and Gender fields.
1.
On the Index or Detail screen, tap the “Options” menu, then tap “Field Settings...”.
The Field Settings screen appears, and the fields following the Category field are listed in current order.
“Up” button
“Down” button
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2.
Tap the field you want to move.
3.
Tap the “Up” or “Down” button (or press and hold and then press or ) to move the selected field upwards or downwards to the desired position.
4.
Tap to save the setting.
The Field Settings screen returns to the previous screen.
Your setting will be displayed following the Category field on the New Address or Edit Address screen.
If you tap , the setting is canceled.
Registering/Editing your personal information (My Personal Details)
1.
On the Index screen, tap the “Data” menu and then tap “My Personal Details…”.
My Personal Details screen appears.
2.
Tap and then enter your information on Edit My Personal Details screen that appears.
On the Personal Detail screen, you cannot enter the category name.
Note:
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3.
Tap to save the setting.
My Personal Details screen appears listing your information.
4.
Tap the “Data” menu and then tap “My Personal Details…”.
The display returns to the Index screen.
Your personal information registered after FULL reset will be displayed
Note:
on the My Personal Detail screen of step 1 above. (See the separate Start-up Guide, “Registering your personal information”.)
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Calendar
The Calendar application is used to store events you are keeping track of and to set alarms. For this application to work properly, the built-in clock must be set to the correct time and date.
Overview
You can view one day, one week or one month at a time. Tap the “View” menu, then select “Day”, “Week” or “Month”. There are also toolbar icons, (day), (week) and (month), for switching views. By selecting “Today” from the View menu, you can display the Day screen for today.
Day screen
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1.
In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Calendar” application icon.
Day icon
Previous button
Date button
Time indication
Day icon Displays the Day screen.
Week icon Displays the Week screen.
Month icon Displays the Month screen.
Previous button Moves to the previous date.
Date button
Opens/closes the Calendar screen to select the date.
Week icon
Month icon
Next button
Day of week buttons
Event indication (Focused status)
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Day of week buttons Switches the day of the week.
Next button Moves to the next date.
Displays the time.
Time indication
Tap or drag this field and tap to open the New Event screen with the Start and End time entered.
Displays the registered events.
: Events with Alarm setting
Event indication (Focused status)
: Repeating events
Press or to move the focus. Then press the SELECT key or to open
the Detail screen.
Week screen
Week spinbox
Year spinbox
Time column
Event indication
Select the year.
Year spinbox
Tap to move to the next year, and tap to move to the previous year.
Select the week.
Week spinbox
Tap to move to the next week, and tap to move to the previous week.
Date indication
Displays the start and end date of the selected week.
Time column Displays the time.
Day of week buttons
Tap to open the Day screen of the selected day.
Date indication
Day of week buttons
The currently focused initial is displayed in blue.
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Tap to display the detailed contents of the event. Green bar: All day event Red bar: Event with an Alarm setting
Event indication
Blue bar: Event with Start and End time
Press or to move the focus between days of the week. Then press or the SELECT key to open the Day screen.
Month screen
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setting
Month drop-down
list button
To January button
Previous button
Date cell
Year spinbox
To December button
Next button
Focus frame
To January button Moves to January of the selected year.
Previous button Moves to the previous month.
Month drop-down list
Select the desired month.
button
Select the year.
Year spinbox
Tap to move to the next year, and tap to move to the previous year.
Next button Moves to the next month.
To December button Moves to December of the selected year.
Tap to open the Day screen of the date. Colored events mean: Red box: Event with an Alarm setting
Date cell
Blue box: Event with Start and End time
setting : Repeating event : All day event
Press to move the focus. Then press
Focus frame
or the SELECT key to open the Day
screen.
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Detail Screen
Adding Events
1.
In any view mode screen of the Calendar application, tap .
Detailed information
Ta p to close the Detail screen. The display returns to the Day screen.
or press
The New Event screen appears.
Start/End date buttons
Time zone drop-down
list button
Alarm checkbox
2.
Select/Enter the event contents.
Start/End time comboboxes
All day checkbox City Time button
Alarm sound on/off drop-down list button Repeat button
Notes field
For Description and Location, you can either select from the list, or enter your own.
Select the desired category from the drop-down list. (“Unfiled” is the default) You can add more category names. See the separate Start-up Guide for details.
You can change the time zone by tapping the City Time button. (See page 77, “To change to other cities”)
You can set an event alarm. (See page 15, “To set an alarm”)
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You can make a repeating event. (See below, “To repeat an event”)
You can enter a note in the Notes field.
3.
Tap to save the new event entry.
The New Event screen turns to the previous screen.
If you tap , the new event is canceled.
No event will be saved, if no items are entered in the Description,
Note:
Location, or Notes field.
To set the Start and End date/time
1.
On the New Event screen, tap the Start date or End date button.
The Calendar screen appears.
2.
Tap the desired date.
3.
Tap the Start time or End time combobox.
4.
Select the desired time, or change it by using the keyboard.
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You can mark an event as taking “All day” by tapping the All day checkbox.
To set an alarm
1.
On the New Event screen, check the Alarm checkbox.
2.
Set the amount of time prior to the event when you would like the alarm to ring.
3.
Tap the alarm sound on/off drop-down list button, and select “Silent” or “Loud”.
The alarm will ring and the Alarm screen will appear at the set time, even if the SL-5500 is off. (Tap “OK” to close the Alarm screen.)
The alarm will not ring with the following settings:
The alarm setting is “Silent”.
The Mute checkbox is checked, or the Alarms checkbox is unchecked. (Tap
the Sound volume icon on the taskbar.)
To repeat an event
1.
On the New Event screen, tap the Repeat button.
The Repeating Event screen appears.
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2.
Tap the appropriate repetition button for the event, i.e. “Day”, “Week”, “Month”, or “Year”.
If you do not want to repeat the event, tap the “None” button.
3.
Enter the necessary information. (See page 16 and 17 for details.)
4.
Tap to save the repeat setting.
The Repeating Event screen returns to the New Event screen.
If you tap , the repeat setting is canceled.
Daily Events
Repeating Event screen (Day)
Every spinbox
End Date button
1.
Tap the Every spinbox to set how many days between each repeat.
2.
If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the
No End Date checkbox
End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.
Weekly Events
Repeating Event screen (Week)
Repeat On buttons
1.
Tap the Every spinbox to set how many weeks between each repeat.
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2.
If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.
3.
To choose which day(s) of the week the event should repeat, tap the relevant Repeat On button(s).
Monthly Events
Repeating Event screen (Month)
Repeat By buttons
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1.
Tap the Every spinbox to set how many months between each repeat.
2.
If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.
3.
If the event repeats by day of week (i.e. every first Thursday), tap the Repeat By “Day” button. If the event repeats by date (i.e. every 6th), tap the Repeat By “Date” button.
Annual Events
Repeating Event screen (Year)
No End Date checkbox
1.
Tap the Every spinbox to set how many years between each repeat.
2.
If the event has an end date, uncheck the No End Date checkbox, then tap the End Date button, and choose an end date from the calendar that pops up.
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Modifying a Calendar event
1.
On the Day screen, tap and hold the entry you want to modify.
The popup menu appears.
2.
Select “Edit event”.
Or on the Detail screen, tap instead of performing steps 1 and 2.
The Edit Event screen appears.
3.
Modify the event.
4.
Tap to save the modification.
The Edit Event screen turns to the previous screen.
If you tap , the modification is canceled.
If you modify a repeating event, all of other occurrences of this repeating
Note:
event are modified accordingly.
Deleting Calendar event entries
Deleting a Calendar event entry
1.
On the Day screen, tap and hold the entry you want to delete.
The pop-up menu appears.
2.
Select “Delete”.
Or on the Detail screen, tap instead of performing steps 1 and 2.
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The confirmation message appears before the entry is deleted.
3.
Tap “Yes” to delete the entry.
The entry will be deleted.
If you tap “No”, the deletion is canceled.
Note: If you delete a repeating event, all of other occurrences of this repeating
event are deleted accordingly. A single repeating event cannot be deleted.
Deleting the Daily, Weekly, or Monthly events
You can delete the daily, weekly, or monthly events (except for repeating events) at a time.
1.
Open the view mode screen (Daily, Weekly, or Monthly) on which you want to delete events.
2.
Tap the “Data” menu and then tap “Delete period...”.
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3.
On the screen that appears, tap the drop-down list button and then tap the specified item as follows:
For the daily events, tap “Events in selected day”.
For the weekly events, tap “Events in selected week”.
For the monthly events, tap “Events in selected month”.
4.
Tap “Yes”.
The confirmation message appears before the entry is deleted.
5.
Tap “Yes” to delete the entry.
The entry will be deleted.
If you tap “No”, the deletion is canceled.
Deleting all Calendar event entries
1.
In any view mode of the Calendar application, tap the “Data” menu and then tap “Delete all...”.
The confirmation message appears before the entry is deleted.
2.
Tap “Yes” to delete all entries.
All entries will be deleted.
If you tap “No”, the deletion is canceled.
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Calendar Setup
You can change the starting time on the Day screen and Week screen, and the Alarm setting.
1.
On the view mode screen (Daily, Weekly, or Monthly), tap the “Options” menu, then tap “Alarm and Start Time...”.
The Alarm and Start Time screen appears.
Start Time spinbox
Alarm Preset checkbox
2.
Tap the Start Time spinbox to set the earliest time you want the Day Screen/ Weekly screen to show times.
3.
Check the Alarm Preset checkbox to set the Alarm Preset time.
4.
Tap the Alarm Preset spinbox to change the preset time.
If you set the preset time to “5 minutes”, for example, the alarm sounds five minutes before the event.
This setting will be the default alarm setting on the New Event screen.
5.
Tap to save the setting.
The Preferences screen turns to the previous screen.
If you tap , the setting is canceled.
Alarm Preset spinbox
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Todo List
The Todo List application allows you to manage tasks you should not forget and reminds you to complete them before the due date. You can list them in the order of the checked status, the priority or description, and confirm them easily.
Overview
On the Todo List Index screen, you can view a list of Todo entries.
Index screen
1.
In the Applications folder of the Home screen, tap the “Todo List” application icon.
Description button
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Checked status button
Completed checkbox
Due Date button
Priority button
Checked status button Tap to sort the entries by checked status
Completed checkbox When unchecked, the task is not completed
Priority button Tap to sort the entries by priority.
Description button Tap to sort the entries by description.
Due Date button Tap to sort the entries by due date.
The past-due uncompleted entries will be displayed in red.
Note:
(completed or uncompleted).
and when checked, the task is completed.
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Detail screen
1.
On the Index screen, tap the desired entry.
Edit screen
Detailed information
Tap to close the Detail screen. The display returns to the Index screen.
Priority drop-down list button
Completed checkbox
Due date checkbox
Category drop-down list button
Edit Categories button Due Date button
Displays the due date if the Due date checkbox is checked. Tap to open the Calendar screen.
Text field
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Priority drop down list button
Category drop-down list button
Edit Categories button Tap to display the Edit Categories screen where you
Completed checkbox Check if the task has been completed.
Due date checkbox Check it off if the task is due to be completed on a
Due date button Tap this button to specify the due date if the Due date
Tap to display the candidate of the properties and then tap your choice.
Tap to display the candidate of the properties and then tap your choice. If you want other category name, tap the Edit Categories button. (For details, see the separate Start­up Guide.)
can edit categories or assign multiple categories to an event. (See the separate Start-up Guide for more details.)
specified date, and then tap the Due date button next to the checkbox.
checkbox has checked.
Creating a new Todo List entry
1.
On the Index or Detail screen, tap .
The New Task screen appears.
2.
Tap the Priority drop-down list button and select the priority.
3.
Tap the Category drop-down list button to set the task’s category. You can also enter a desired category name. For details, see the separate Start-up Guide.
4.
If the task has a due date, check the Due date checkbox.
5.
Tap the Due Date button and then tap the due date from the pop-up Calendar screen.
6.
Tap the text field and enter the task, etc.
7.
Tap to save the new entry.
The New Task screen turns to the Index screen.
If you tap , the new entry is canceled.
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Modifying a Todo List entry
1.
On the Index screen, tap and hold the Description field of the entry you want to modify.
The pop-up menu appears.
2.
Select “Edit task”.
Or move the focus to the entry you want to edit and tap instead of performing steps 1 and 2.
The Edit Task screen appears.
Completed checkbox
3.
Modify the entry.
Check the Completed checkbox if the task is completed.
4.
Tap to save the modification.
The Edit Task screen turns to the Index screen.
If you tap , the modification is canceled.
Note: The Task status and priority can also be changed on the Index screen.
(See below.)
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Deleting Todo task entries
Deleting a Todo task entry
1.
On the Index screen, tap and hold the Description field of the entry you want to delete.
The pop-up menu appears.
2.
Select “Delete”.
The confirmation message appears before the entry is deleted.
Or move the focus to the entry you want to delete and tap instead of performing steps 1 and 2.
3.
Tap “Yes” to delete the entry.
The entry will be deleted.
If you tap “No”, the deletion is canceled.
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Deleting all Todo task entries
1.
On the Index or Detail screen, tap the “Data” menu and then tap “Delete all...”.
The confirmation message appears before the entry is deleted.
2.
Tap “Yes” to delete all entries.
All entries will be deleted.
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