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About This Guide

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Chapter Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Symbol Support Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii

Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii

Chapter 1. Getting Started with the SPT 1500

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Parts of the SPT 1500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

About the Backlight Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Setting the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Setting the Current Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Connecting the Cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Palm SPT 1500 Desktop Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Desktop Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Chapter 2. Working with Your SPT 1500 Terminal

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Selecting Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Switching Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Changing the Applications Launcher Display Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

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Displaying Applications by Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Using the On-Screen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Writing With the Stylus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Opening the Memo Pad Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Writing Letters With Graffiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6

Graffiti Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8

The Graffiti Alphabet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Writing Capital Letters With Graffiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11

Writing Numbers With Graffiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Graffiti Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11

Writing Punctuation Marks With Graffiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12

Additional Graffiti Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-13

Writing Symbols and Extended Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Writing Accented Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14

Accent Strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14

Additional Non-English Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14

Navigation Strokes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15

Graffiti ShortCuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Using Application Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16

Using Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Choosing a Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18

Graffiti Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-18

Edit Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-19

Choosing Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-20

Using Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-21

Using Categories in Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-22

Defining a New Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Renaming Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25

Attaching Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Marking Private Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Beaming Information to Other SPT 1500 Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

Chapter 3. Finding Information With Your SPT 1500 Terminal

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1

Using the Find Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1

Using Phone Lookup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Phone Lookup Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

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Chapter 4. Applications: Address Book

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Getting Started With Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Creating an Address Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Editing an Address Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Deleting an Address Book Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Working With Address Book Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Looking Up Address Book Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Choosing Types of Phone Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

Assigning Address Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Sorting by Name or Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Changing Address Entry Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Beaming Address Entries to Other SPT 1500 terminals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Address Book Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Record Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Chapter 5. Applications: Calculator

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Using the Calculator Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Special Calculator Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Calculator Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Recent Calculations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Chapter 6. Applications: Date Book

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Scheduling an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Rescheduling an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Setting an Alarm for an Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6

Scheduling Repeating Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Considerations for the Repeat Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Marking a Private Event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Deleting an Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Changing the Date Book View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Working in Week View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Spotting Event Conflicts in Week View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Working in Month View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Date Book Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13

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Record Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-14

Chapter 7. Applications: Expense

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

Creating an Expense Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Changing the Expense Item Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Entering Receipt Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3

Customizing the Currency Pick List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5

Show Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Transferring Your Data to Microsoft Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Printing an Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7

Using Expense Report Templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11

Expense Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-12

Record Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-12

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-12

Chapter 8. Applications: HotSync®

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1

The HotSync Process and the HotSync Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1

Performing a HotSync Operation for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Conducting a Local HotSync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Selecting HotSync Setup Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4

Customizing HotSync Application Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-7

Conducting a HotSync Operation via Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

Preparing Your Computer for a Modem HotSync Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Preparing Your SPT 1500 Terminal for a Modem HotSync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Selecting the Conduits for a Modem HotSync Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11

Performing a HotSync Operation via a Modem: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-12

Conducting HotSync Operation via a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Creating a User Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-12

Using File Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-14

Chapter 9. Applications: Mail

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1

Setting Up Mail on the Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-3

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Opening Mail on your SPT 1500 Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

Viewing Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

Message Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Displaying Full Header Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Creating Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Looking Up an Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8

Adding Message Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9

Setting a Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Sending a Blind Carbon Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10

Adding a Signature to Your Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

Requesting Confirmations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Editing an Unsent Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

Draft Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13

Filing a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14

Deleting Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Removing a Message From the Deleted Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15

Purging Deleted Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16

Message List Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16

Folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16

Date Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17

Sorting the Message List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18

HotSync Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18

Creating Special Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

Ignoring or Receiving Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21

Defining Filter Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22

High-Priority Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24

Truncating Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Mail Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25

Message Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27

Chapter 10. Applications: Memo Pad

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Working With Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2

Reviewing Memos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Arranging Memos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3

Manually arranging the Memo List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Choosing a Memo Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Marking a Private Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4

Deleting a Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5

Memo Pad Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5

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Record Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-5

Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6

Chapter 11. Applications: Preferences

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1

Buttons Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2

Pen Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2

HotSync® Buttons Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-4

Digitizer Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5

Formats Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5

Country Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5

Time, Date, Week Start and Numbers Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-6

General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-6

Setting the Current Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-6

Setting the Current Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-7

Auto-Off Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-8

System, Alarm and Game Sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8

Modem Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-9

Network Preferences and Palm TCP/IP Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10

Selecting a Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-11

Entering a User Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-11

Entering a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12

Adding Telephone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-13

Entering a prefix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14

Disabling Call Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-14

Using a Calling Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-15

Connecting to your Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-16

Creating Additional Service Templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16

Adding Detailed Information to a Service Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-17

Idle Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-18

Defining Primary and Secondary DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19

IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-19

Creating a Login Script. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-20

Deleting a Service Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22

Network Preferences Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22

Service Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-23

Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-23

Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-24

Viewing the Network Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-24

Adding a DNS Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24

Owner Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-24

ShortCuts Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25

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Creating a ShortCut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25

Editing a ShortCut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-26

Deleting a ShortCut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27

Chapter 12.

Applications: Security

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

Assigning a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1

Hiding Private Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2

Showing Private Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

Locking Your SPT 1500 Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-3

Changing or Deleting a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4

Recovering from a Forgotten Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5

Chapter 13.

Applications: To Do List

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1

Opening the To Do List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1

Working With To Do Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2

Setting Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

Checking Off a To Do Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3

To Do Item Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Choosing a To Do Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Setting a Due Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4

Deleting a To Do Item. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5

To Do Show Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6

To Do List Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7

Record Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-7

Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8

Chapter 14.

Applications: Laser Scanner and Laser Pointer

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Scanning with the SPT 1500. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

SimpleScan Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Demo Scan Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Demo Scan Menu Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Scanning Bar Codes using Demo Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Receiving Demonstration Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Scanning Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Battery Implications While Using the Laser Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Pointer Mode Laser Settlement Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Chapter 15. Installing and Removing Applications

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-1

Installing Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-1

Installing Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-4

Removing Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-4

Removing Palm Desktop Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-5

Chapter 16. Getting Help With Your SPT 1500 Terminal

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-1

Displaying Online Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-1

SPT 1500 Diagnostics Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-2

System Information Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3

Bar Code Scanner Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-4

Serial Port Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-5

Digitizer Alignment Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6

System Diagnostics Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-6

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-7

Installation Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-7

HotSync® Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-7

General Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-9

Security Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-11

Applications Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-11

Technical Support, Service and Repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-12

Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-13

Chapter 17. Maintaining Your SPT 1500 Terminal

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-1

Caring for Your SPT 1500 Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-1

Battery Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-2

Resetting Your SPT 1500 Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-3

Appendix A. Expense Templates

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

About Mapping Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Customizing Existing Sample Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Determining the Layout of the Expense Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

Analyzing Your Custom Expense Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

Programming the Mapping Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

Using Applications Other Than Microsoft Excel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

Expense File Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

Appendix C. Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Use of ^char . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Carriage Return and Line Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Literal Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

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Introduction

The SPT 1500 Product Reference Guide provides information about the SPT 1500 terminal and its accessories.

Chapter Descriptions

Topics covered in this guide are as follows:

Chapter 1, Getting Started with Your SPT 1500

controls on your SPT 1500 terminal, how to install the batteries, start your SPT 1500

terminal for the ﬁrst time, and set up your Palm™ Desktop software.

Chapter 2, Working with Your SPT 1500 Terminal

applications, use the on-screen keyboard, write with the stylus and use common

features on your SPT 1500 terminal.

Chapter 3, Finding Information with Your SPT 1500 Terminal

locate information on your SPT 1500 terminal with the Find command and the

Phone Lookup command.

Chapter 4, Applications: Address Book

application, which enables you to keep names, addresses, phone numbers and other

information about your personal or business contacts.

Chapter 5, Applications: Calculator

which allows you to perform simple calculations on your SPT 1500.

Chapter 6, Applications: Date Book

which enables you to quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of

activity associated with a time and date.

, explains the use of the Address Book

, explains the use of the Calculator application,

, covers the use of the Date Book application,

, explains the physical buttons and

, explains how to open

, explains how to

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Chapter 7, Applications: Expense

, explains the use of the Expense application, enables you to keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer.

Chapter 8, HotSync

, describes the use of the HotSync utility, which allows you to

synchronize data between the SPT 1500 and your computer.

Chapter 9, Applications: Mail

, describes the use of the Mail application which

enables you to manage your e-mail while away from your desk.

Chapter 10, Applications: Memo Pad

, explains the Memo Pad application, which provides a place to take notes that are not associated with Date Book, Address Book or To Do items.

Chapter 11, Applications: Preferences

, describes the Preferences screens, which

enable you to customize the conﬁguration options on your SPT 1500 terminal.

Chapter 12, Applications: Security

, covers the security options available for

protecting your SPT 1500 from unauthorized users.

Chapter 13, Applications: To Do List

, describes using the To Do List application, which is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do.

Chapter 14, Applications: Laser Scanner and Laser Pointer

, covers the use of the

laser scanner and laser pointer applications.

Chapter 15, Installing and Removing Applications

, explains how to install and remove applications on your SPT 1500 terminal and how to remove the Palm™ Desktop software from your computer.

Chapter 16, Getting Help with your SPT 1500

, describes methods for troubleshooting problems with the SPT 1500, and contact phone numbers for technical support.

Chapter 17, Maintaining Your SPT 1500

, provides information to help you take proper care of your SPT 1500 terminal and prolong battery life. It also discusses how to reset your SPT 1500 terminal.

Appendix A, Expense T emplates

, provides illustrations of the four expense templates

that come with the Palm™ Desktop software.

Appendix B, Creating a Custom Expense Report

, explains how to modify existing Expense application templates, and how to create your own custom expense report templates for use with the Expense application.

Appendix C, Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts

, provides information to enable you to create custom login scripts that require non-ASCII characters. This information is for advanced users only.

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Notational Conventions

This document uses these conventions:

¥ ÒterminalÓ refers to the SPT 1500.

¥ ÒUserÓ refers to anyone using an application on the SPT 1500.

¥ ÒYouÓ refers to the End User, System Administrator or Technical Support person

using this manual as a reference to install, conÞgure, operate, maintain and troubleshoot the SPT 1500.

Italics

are used to highlight speciÞc items in the general text, and to identify

chapters and sections in this and related documents.

¥ Bullets (¥) indicate:

- lists of alternatives or action items.

- lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential.

¥ Numbered lists indicate a set of sequential steps, i.e., those that describe step-by-

step procedures.

Service Information

If you have a problem with the SPT 1500 equipment, contact the Symbol Support Center. If your problem cannot be resolved over the phone, you may need to return your equipment for servicing. If that is necessary, you will be given special directions.

Note:

Symbol Technologies is not responsible for any damages incurred during shipment if the approved shipping container is not used. Shipping the units improperly can possibly void the warranty. If the original shipping container has not been kept, contact Symbol to have another sent to you.

Symbol Support Center

In the USA and Canada, for service information, warranty information or technical assistance, call:

SYMBOL SUPPORT CENTER

1-800-659-2240

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If you purchased your Symbol Product from a Symbol Business Partner , contact that Business partner for service.

Europe

Wokingham, England European Headquarters 0734-771-222 (Inside UK) +441-734-771222 (Outside UK)

Asia

Singapore Symbol Technologies Asia, Inc. 337-6588 (Inside Singapore) +65-337-6588 (Outside Singapore)

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Introduction

This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your SPT 1500 terminal, how to install the batteries, start your SPT 1500 terminal for the ﬁrst time, and set up your Palm™ Desktop software.

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Parts of the SPT 1500

Left Scan Trigger

Power/Backlight control

Scroll Button

Application Buttons

Decode LED

Right Scan Trigger

Touchscreen Display

Grafﬁti Writing Area

Battery Door Release

Battery Door

Stylus

IR Port/ Scan

Window

Reset Button

Contrast Control

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Figure 1-1. Parts of the SPT 1500

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SPT 1500 Touchscreen Display

Grafﬁti writing area

Displays the applications and information stored in your SPT 1500 terminal. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus or your ﬁnger.

The area where you write strokes using the Grafﬁti alphabet. See W riting With the Stylus on page 2-5 for details about how to write Grafﬁti character strokes.

Application buttons

Activate the individual SPT 1500 terminal applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List and Memo Pad. You can reassign these buttons to activate any application on your SPT 1500 terminal. See Buttons Preferences on page 11-2.

Note: If your SPT 1500 terminal is off, pressing any

application button activates the SPT 1500 terminal and opens the corresponding application.

Scroll button Displays text and other information that extends beyond the

area of the SPT 1500 terminal screen. Pressing the lower half of the scroll button “scrolls down” to view information below the viewing area, and pressing the upper half of the button “scrolls up” to view the information above the viewing area.

Power button Turns your SPT 1500 terminal on or off and controls the

backlight feature. If your SPT 1500 terminal is turned off, pressing the power button turns the unit on and returns you to the last screen you were viewing.

If your SPT 1500 terminal is turned on, pressing the power button turns the unit off, helping to conserve battery life. Holding the power button down for about two seconds turns the backlight on or off.

Stylus Slides in and out of the slot on the back side of the SPT 1500

terminal. T o use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil.

Important: Always use the point of the stylus for tapping

or making strokes on the SPT 1500 terminal screen. Never use an actual pen, pencil or other sharp object to write on the SPT 1500 terminal screen.

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IR port Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data

from other SPT 1500 terminals and other Palm Computing® devices. See Beaming Information to Other SPT 1500 Terminals on page 2-27 for more information.

Reset button Under normal use, you should never have to use the reset

button. See Resetting Your SPT 1500 Terminal on page 17- 3for information about how to use the reset button.

Contrast control

Battery door Covers the batteries that power your SPT 1500 terminal. See

Serial port door

Adjusts the appearance of the screen for the clearest screen display. Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your SPT 1500 terminal, you may need to adjust the setting of the contrast control.

Installing the Batteries for information on removing the battery door and installing batteries.

Protects the serial port that ﬁts into the connector of the SPT 1500 terminal cradle to ensure that the connection surface of the serial port remains clean and clear of debris.

Installing the Batteries

To use your SPT 1500 terminal, you must install two AAA alkaline batteries. The batteries ﬁt behind the battery door on the back of the SPT 1500 terminal.

To install the batteries in your SPT 1500:

1. Press the latch on the battery door and lift the battery door away from the SPT 1500 terminal.

Press tab to open

2. Install the two AAA alkaline batteries into the battery compartment.

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Note: a diagram in the interior of the battery compartment shows the orientation of

the + and - ends of the batteries. When correctly installed, the clips in the battery compartment secure the batteries in place.

3. Insert the battery door back into place so that it is ﬂush with the back of the SPT

1500 terminal and “clicks” into position.

Caution

Do not force the battery door . When the batteries are correctly installed, the battery door clips smoothly into place. If you feel resistance when replacing the battery door, make sure the door is aligned with the slots on the back of your SPT 1500 terminal, and that the batteries are ﬁrmly seated in the battery compartment.

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Calibrating the Screen

The ﬁrst time you start your SPT 1500 terminal the calibration screen automatically appears. Follow the steps in this section to align the internal circuitry of your SPT 1500 terminal with its touch-sensitive screen.

To calibrate your SPT 1500:

1. Press the green power button on the front panel of your SPT 1500 terminal to display the calibration screen.

Power button

Note: If necessary, adjust the contrast control located on the side of the SPT 1500

terminal, so the alignment screen is clear and readable.

2. Remove the stylus from its storage slot on the back of the SPT 1500 terminal.

3. Tap the exact center of each target that appears on the screen with the tip of the stylus.

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After you tap each of the targets, continue with the following sections to set the time and date.To recalibrate after initial calibration:

1. Select the Prefs Icon

2. Tap in the right-top corner

3. Select Digitizer

About the Backlight Feature

If you have difﬁculty seeing the information on your SPT 1500 terminal, you can use the backlight feature to illuminate your screen.

To activate the backlight feature, press the green power button and hold it down for about two seconds. Release the button when the backlight turns on.

To turn off the backlight feature, press and hold the green power button for about two seconds. The backlight feature also turns off automatically (after a period of inactivity) with the Auto-off after feature.

In addition, you can use a full-screen pen stroke to activate the backlight feature. See Buttons Preferences on page 11-2 for more information.

Setting the Time

The General Preferences screen is the ﬁrst screen to appear after you align the digitizer on your SPT 1500 terminal.

Note: If the General Preferences screen is not on your SPT 1500 terminal screen, you

may have pressed one of the application buttons on the front panel. See

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General Preferences on page 11-6 for information on displaying the General Preferences screen.

To set the current time:

1. Tap the Set Time box in the General Preferences screen to open the Set Time dialog.

Tap here

2. Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.

3. Tap the minutes box, and then tap the arrows to adjust the settings for the current time.

4. Tap the AM or PM box to select the time of day. Note: Your SPT 1500 terminal can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See

Formats Preferences on page 11-5.

5. Tap the OK button to close the Set T ime dialog and return to the General Preferences screen.

Setting the Current Date

The Set Date box in the General Preferences screen is used to set the current date for your SPT 1500 terminal.

To set the current date:

1. Tap the Set Date box to open the Set Date dialog.

2. Tap the arrows at the top to select the current year.

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Tap arrows to select year

Tap to select month

Tap to select date

3. Tap a month box to select the current month.

4. Tap the current date to close the Set Date dialog and return to the General

Preferences screen. Note: You do not need to adjust the other General Preference settings at this time.

See General Preferences on page 11-6 for information about the remaining options.

Connecting the Cradle

The cradle that comes with your SPT 1500 terminal enables you to synchronize the information on your SPT 1500 terminal and the Palm Desktop software using HotSync® technology.

T o connect the cradle, turn off your computer and plug the cable from the SPT 1500 terminal cradle into the serial communications port on your computer.

Note: You may require a 9-pin to 25-pin adapter.

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Figure 1-2. Connecting the Cradle

Note: Your SPT 1500 terminal requires a dedicated port. It cannot share a port with

an internal modem or other device. If you are unsure about the exact location of the serial port on your computer, refer to the user’s manual supplied with the computer.

Palm SPT 1500 Desktop Software

Palm SPT 1500 Desktop terminal software extends many of the functions of your SPT 1500 terminal to your computer . Although using Palm Desktop software is optional, when you use it with your SPT 1500 terminal and the built-in HotSync technology, you can fully synchronize the information on your SPT 1500 terminal with the information on your computer. Changes you make on your SPT 1500 terminal or Palm Desktop appear in both places after you synchronize.

With Palm Desktop software you can:

t Work with your SPT 1500 terminal applications on your computer. Palm Desktop

duplicates the Date Book, Address Book, T o Do List and Memo Pad applications on your SPT 1500 terminal, so you can view , enter and modify any data stored on your SPT 1500 terminal.

t Back up the data stored on your SPT 1500 terminal with HotSync technology and

synchronize the data with Palm Desktop. Synchronization is a one-step procedure that ensures your data is always safe and up-to-date. See Chapter 8, Applications: HotSync® for information about using this feature.

t Import and export data, so you can easily transfer data from other Windows

applications into Address Book or Memo Pad.

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t Print your Date Book, Address Book, To Do List and Memo Pad information on any

Windows-compatible printer.

System Requirements

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

Minimum Requirements

t Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 t IBM-compatible 486 computer or higher t 8 MB RAM (memory) minimum, 16 MB recommended t 12 MB available hard disk space t VGA monitor or better t CD-ROM drive t Mouse t One available serial port

Optional Equipment

t Modem (such as Palm Pilot Modem) t Windows-compatible printer

Desktop Software Installation

The following instructions guide you through installing SPT 1500 Palm Desktop software. After you install the software, refer to the Help menu for complete information about how to use Palm Desktop.

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

t Connect the cradle to your computer. t If you have placed your SPT 1500 terminal in the cradle, remove it during software

installation.

t Exit all programs, including those that run automatically at startup, such as fax

software, virus protection software, screen-saver software, and application toolbars such as Microsoft Ofﬁce.

t Do not simply copy the Palm Desktop ﬁles to your hard drive. You must use the

installer to place the ﬁles in their proper locations and to decompress the ﬁles.

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To install Palm Desktop software:

1. Insert the SPT 1500 Desktop Software CD into the CD-ROM drive on the development PC (D: on most computers).

2. If your CD-ROM supports the auto-run feature, an installation menu automatically appears on your desktop. If your CD-ROM does not support auto-run, navigate to your CD-ROM drive (D:), to Palmsfw/disk1 and double-click on setup.exe. The Welcome Screen appears.

3. Follow the directions as the installation program guides you through the install process.

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Chapter 2

Working with Your SPT 1500 Terminal

Introduction

This chapter explains how to open applications, use the on-screen keyboard, write with the stylus, perform scanning, and use common features on your SPT 1500 terminal.

Selecting Applications

Your SPT 1500 terminal is equipped with a variety of applications. All the applications installed on your SPT 1500 terminal appear in the Applications Launcher. You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your SPT 1500 terminal. Y ou can also open the four main applications — Date Book, Address Book, To Do List and Memo Pad — with the buttons on the front panel your SPT 1500 terminal.

Tip: When you press the buttons on the front panel, you have instant access to the

selected application. You don’t need to turn on your SPT 1500 terminal ﬁrst.

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 applications:

1. Tap the icon on the SPT 1500 terminal screen to open the Applications Launcher .

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2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have many applications installed on your SPT 1500 terminal, tap the scroll bar to see all of your applications.

Tip: As a shortcut, you can write the Grafﬁti® handwriting software character stroke

for the ﬁrst letter of the application you want to use. The Applications Launcher scrolls to the ﬁrst application that begins with that letter.

Switching Applications

When working in any application, you can tap the icon or press the buttons on the front panel to switch to any other application. Your SPT 1500 terminal saves your work in the current application and displays it when you return to the current screen.

Changing the Applications Launcher Display Format

By default the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon. As an alternative, you can choose to show a list of applications.

To change the Applications Launcher display:

1. Tap the icon on the SPT 1500 terminal screen to open the Applications Launcher .

2. Tap the icon on the SPT 1500 terminal screen to open the Applications Launcher menus.

3. Tap Preferences from the Options menu to open the Preferences dialog.

4. Tap the View By pick list and select the List option.

5. Tap the OK button to close the Preferences dialog and display the Applications Launcher in list format.

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Displaying Applications by Category

The category feature enables you to limit the number of applications that appear on the screen. You can assign categories to your applications and then choose to display a single category or all your applications.

To display applications by category:

1. Tap the icon on the SPT 1500 terminal screen to open the Applications Launcher .

2. Tap the icon on the SPT 1500 terminal screen to open the Applications Launcher

menus.

3. Tap Category from the App menu to open the Category dialog.

4. Tap the pick list next to each application to assign it to a category.

Tip: T o create a new category, tap Edit Category from the pick list to open the Edit

Categories dialog. T ap the New button, enter the category name, and then tap the OK button to add the category . T ap OK to close the Edit Categories dialog.

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5. Tap the Done button to close the Category dialog and return to the Applications Launcher.

6. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen and select the application category you want to display.

Tip: You can also tap the icon to scroll through the application categories.

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Y ou can activate the on-screen keyboard any time you need to enter text or numbers on your SPT 1500 terminal. Note that you cannot enter Grafﬁti characters while using the on-screen keyboard.

To use the on-screen keyboard:

1. Open any SPT 1500 terminal application (such as the Memo Pad application, as described in the previous section).

2. Tap any record name, or tap the New button.

3. Tap the left target to open the Alpha keyboard, or tap the right target to open the Numeric keyboard.

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Tab

Caps lock

Caps shift

Tap here to display Alpha keyboard

Numeric

Tap here to display Numeric keyboard

Backspace

Carriage return

International

Tap here to display International keyboard

4. Tap the characters of the on-screen keyboard to enter text and numbers.

Note: The on-screen keyboard also includes a dialog for international

characters. You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need.

After you ﬁnish, tap the Done button to close the on-screen keyboard and place the text in your SPT 1500 terminal application.

Writing With the Stylus

Your SPT 1500 terminal includes Grafﬁti handwriting software as the primary system for entering text and numbers. Grafﬁti is a system where simple strokes you write with the stylus are instantly recognized as letters or numbers.

This section explains the basics of Grafﬁti, and how to make strokes in the Grafﬁti writing area. Y our SPT 1500 terminal also includes Giraffe — a game you can use to practice writing Grafﬁti. See “Installing Games” for instructions on how to install Giraffe.

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Opening the Memo Pad Application

The Memo Pad application is ideal for practicing the Grafﬁti alphabet. This section explains how to open the Memo Pad and use it to practice Grafﬁti. A complete explanation of the Memo Pad application appears in Chapter 10, Applications: Memo Pad.

To open the Memo Pad application:

1. Press the button on the front of your SPT 1500 terminal to open the Memo Pad application.

2. Tap the New button to open a new Memo Page.

New memo cursor

Tap New

Write in Grafﬁti area

Note: A cursor appears in the upper-left corner of the Memo Page to indicate where

new text will appear.

Writing Letters With Grafﬁti

Most people ﬁnd they can enter text quickly and accurately with only minutes of practice. Grafﬁti includes any character you can type on a standard keyboard. The Grafﬁti strokes closely resemble those of the regular alphabet which makes it quick and easy to learn. For example, the following Grafﬁti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet equivalents.

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There are four basic concepts for success with Grafﬁti:

t If you draw the character shape exactly as shown in the tables later in this chapter

(like the shapes shown in the following diagram), you achieve 100% accuracy.

t The heavy dot on each shape shows where to begin the stroke. Certain characters

have similar shapes, but different beginning and end points. Always begin the stroke at the heavy dot.

t Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from the

Grafﬁti writing area, your SPT 1500 terminal recognizes and displays the text character immediately.

t The Grafﬁti writing area is divided into two parts: one for writing the letters of the

alphabet and one for writing numbers. The small marks at the top and bottom of the Grafﬁti writing area indicate the two areas.

Write letters here Write numbers here

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Division marks

To write letters of the alphabet with Grafﬁti:

1. Tap the screen where you want your text to go.

2. Use the table on the next page to ﬁnd the stroke shape for the letter you want to

create. For example, the stroke shown below creates the letter “n.”

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Note: There are two different stroke shapes available for some letters. For these

letters, choose the one that’s easiest for you.

Lift stylus here

Start stroke at heavy dot

As you’ll see later, you use these shapes to create both upper- and lowercase letters.

1. Position the stylus in the left-hand side of the Grafﬁti writing area.

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

Note: Don’t try to draw the dot shape itself. The heavy dot is there to show the

starting point of the stroke.

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

That’s all there is to it! When you lift the stylus from the screen, your SPT 1500 terminal recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter at the insertion point on the screen.

As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen, you can begin the stroke for the next character you want to write.

Caution

You must begin the character strokes in the Grafﬁti writing area. If you do not make Grafﬁti strokes in the Grafﬁti writing area, your SPT 1500 terminal does not recognize them as text characters.

Grafﬁti Tips

When writing with Grafﬁti, keep these tips in mind:

t Accuracy improves when you write large characters. You should draw strokes that

nearly ﬁll the Grafﬁti writing area.

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t To delete characters, simply set the insertion point to the right of the character you

want to delete and make the backspace stroke (a line from right to left) in the Grafﬁti writing area.

t Write at natural speed. Writing too slowly can generate recognition errors. t Do not write on a slant. Vertical strokes should be parallel to the sides of the Grafﬁti

writing area.

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The Grafﬁti Alphabet

Letter Strokes Letter Strokes

Space Back Space

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Carriage Return

Period

tap twice

Writing Capital Letters With Grafﬁti

Note: You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet

characters. T o make capital letters, you must ﬁrst “shift” to caps — just as you press the Shift key on a keyboard — and then write the character strokes. Grafﬁti includes a Smart Shifting feature which automatically capitalizes the ﬁrst letter when you create a new entry (by tapping a New button or a blank line).

To draw the ﬁrst letter of a word as a capital letter use the Caps Shift stroke:

Caps Shift

Tip: When Caps Shift is active, an “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-right corner

To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock) use the Caps Lock stroke:

Caps Lock

of the SPT 1500 terminal screen.

Tip: When Caps Lock is active, an underlined “up arrow” symbol appears in the lower-

right corner of the SPT 1500 terminal screen. T o return to lowercase, make the Caps Shift stroke.

Writing Numbers With Grafﬁti

Writing numbers with Grafﬁti is similar to writing letters of the alphabet, except that you make the character strokes on the right-hand side (numbers side) of the Grafﬁti writing area.

Grafﬁti Numbers

Number Strokes Number Strokes

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Writing Punctuation Marks With Grafﬁti

Grafﬁti can create any punctuation symbol that you can enter from a standard keyboard. All punctuation marks begin with a single tap on the Grafﬁti writing area. When you make this tap, you activate Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active. The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark.

Punctuation shift

Symbol Stroke Symbol Stroke

Period

Dash

—

Comma

Apostrophe

Question

Exclamation

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Left Paren

(

Right Paren

)

Slash

Dollar

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Additional Grafﬁti Punctuation

@ # % ^ & * < > – + = |

\ { } [ ] ~ ` ; : " tab

Note: When Punctuation Shift is active, you can make a symbol stroke

anywhere in the Grafﬁti writing area (the letters or numbers side).

Writing Symbols and Extended Characters

All symbols and extended characters begin with the stroke in the Grafﬁti writing area of your SPT 1500:

Symbol

Shift

When the Symbol Shift is active, a slanted shift symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. The next stroke that you make creates the symbol or extended character.

•   

–

==c

∅

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Writing Accented Characters

T o create accented characters, draw the stroke normally used to letter, followed by an accent stroke. Grafﬁti then adds the accent to the letter.

For example, the following diagram shows the strokes required to draw an accented “e.”

= e

Accent Strokes

a a a a a a

Using these accent strokes, you can write the following accented letters: à á â ã ä å è é ê ‘“’ ” • ò — ô õ ö ù ú û ü – ÿ

Additional Non-English Characters

You can write the following characters in the lowercase alphabet mode without any special punctuation or shifting:

Note: You must write these non-English characters in the left side of the

Grafﬁti writing area.

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Navigation Strokes

In addition to character symbols, Grafﬁti includes special strokes that you can use to navigate within text or ﬁelds in your SPT 1500 terminal applications.

Command Stroke

Move cursor right

Move cursor left

Previous ﬁeld (Address Book only)

Next Field (Address Book only)

Open Address Record (Address Book only)

Grafﬁti ShortCuts

Grafﬁti’s ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors.

Grafﬁti comes with several predeﬁned ShortCuts, and you can also create your own. Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters. For example, you might create a ShortCut for your name, or for the header of a memo. See ShortCuts Preferences on page 11-25 to learn about creating your own ShortCuts.

T o use a ShortCut, draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the ShortCut characters. When you draw the ShortCut stroke, the ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point to show that you are in ShortCut mode.

ShortCut

Your SPT 1500 terminal includes the following predeﬁned Grafﬁti ShortCuts:

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Entry ShortCut Entry ShortCut Date stamp ds Breakfast br Time stamp ts Lunch lu Date / time stamp dts Dinner di Meeting me

For example, if you want to enter the current date and time, you would draw the following strokes:

Using Application Controls

SPT 1500 applications include several types of controls. Once you become familiar with using these controls, you can easily select options and navigate through your SPT 1500 terminal applications. The following table lists the controls and how to use them.

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Check box. When a check mark appears in a check box, the corresponding option is active. If a check box is empty, tap it to insert a check mark. If a check box is checked, tapping it removes the check mark.

Scroll arrows.T ap the up arrow to display the previous page of information, or tap the down arrow to display the next page. These arrows perform the same function as pressing the upper and lower portions of the scroll button on the front panel of the SPT 1500 terminal.

Pick list.Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an item on the list to select it.

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Button.Tap a button to perform a command. Buttons appear with different text depending on their function. In most cases, tapping a button opens or closes a dialog. A dialog is a screen that appears on your SPT 1500 terminal, prompting you to enter information or make settings. A dialog always contains an OK, Cancel or Done button, so you can close the dialog when you are through with it. The on-screen keyboard is an example of a dialog.

Scroll bar. Drag the slider to scroll the display one line at a time. T o scroll to the previous page, tap the arrow at the top of the scroll bar. T o scroll to the next page, tap the arrow at the bottom of the scroll bar.

Using Menus

Menus are a special set of commands that are available in most of your SPT 1500 terminal applications (Memo Pad, Date Book, etc.). The exact commands that appear in the menus depend on the application that is currently running on your SPT 1500 terminal.

Some menu commands are common to all SPT 1500 terminal applications. The common menu commands are described in this section; other menu commands are described in the chapters within this manual about each SPT 1500 terminal application.

To activate the menus:

1. Open a SPT 1500 terminal application (such as the Memo Pad, as described earlier

in this chapter).

2. Tap the icon to open the menus for the application at the top of the screen.

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Tap the Menus icon

In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit and Options. The Record menu is selected and contains the “New Memo,” “Delete Memo” and “Beam Memo” commands.

Choosing a Menu

After you activate the menus for an application, tap the menu that contains the command you want to use.

The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the application that is currently running on your SPT 1500 terminal. Also, the menus and menu selections vary depending on which part of the application is currently on the screen. Using the Memo Pad application as an example, the menus are different for the Memo List screen and the Memo screen.

Grafﬁti Menu Commands

Most menu commands have Grafﬁti “Command stroke” equivalents — similar to keyboard commands on computers. The command letters appear on the right side of the menu commands.

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Menu commands

Command letters

To use the Grafﬁti menu commands, draw the Command stroke followed by the corresponding command letter . When you draw the Command stroke, the Command symbol appears just above the Grafﬁti writing area to indicate that you are in Command mode.

Command

For example, to activate the Select All command in the previous diagram, draw the Command stroke, followed by the letter “s.”

Note: You do not have to tap the icon or access the menus when you use

the Grafﬁti menu commands. However, since the Command mode is active for approximately two seconds, you must write the letter character immediately to activate the menu command.

Edit Menu Commands

The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text. In general, the Edit Menu commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you select in an application.

To select text in an application:

1. Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select.

2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it (in black).

Note: You can drag across the text to select additional words, or drag down

to select a group of lines.

The following commands may appear in an Edit menu:

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Undo Reverses the action of the last edit command. For

example, if you used the Cut command to remove text, the Undo command replaces the text you removed.

Cut Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in

the memory of your SPT 1500 terminal. You can paste the text you cut into another area of the SPT 1500 terminal application or into a different SPT 1500 terminal application.

Copy Copies the selected text and stores it temporarily in the

memory of your SPT 1500 terminal. You can paste the text that you copy into another area of the SPT 1500 terminal application or into a different SPT 1500 terminal application.

Paste Inserts the text that you cut or copied at the selected

point in your SPT 1500 terminal application. The Paste command replaces any selected text. If you did not previously cut or copy text, the Paste command does nothing.

Select All Selects all of the text on the current record or screen.

This enables you to cut or copy all of the text and paste it elsewhere.

Keyboard Opens the on-screen keyboard. When you ﬁnish with

the on-screen keyboard, tap the Done button.

Grafﬁti Help Opens the dialogs that show the Grafﬁti character

strokes. Use this command any time you forget a stroke for a particular character.

Choosing Fonts

In most of your SPT 1500 terminal applications, you can change the font style to make the text on the screen easier to read. You can even choose a different font style for each application that supports this feature.

Note: The Expense application does not support changing fonts.

To change the font style:

1. Open a SPT 1500 terminal application.

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2. Tap the icon to open the menus at the top of the screen.

3. Tap Font from the Options menu to open the Select Font dialog.

Tap here for large font

Tap here for bold font

Tap here for small font

4. Tap the font style you want to use.

5. Tap the OK button to close the dialog and return to the application with the new font

style.

Small font

Bold font

Large font

Using Categories

Categories can help you group Address entries, To Do items or Memos for easy review. Y ou cannot, however, assign categories to Date Book events.

When you ﬁrst create an entry, it is “Unﬁled,” which means it does not belong to any particular category. You can leave an entry as Unﬁled or assign it to a category at any time.

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Either way, the entry is always available until you delete it. The category you choose is used only for sorting and reviewing records. The category you select does not affect the actual contents of the record.

Note: The use of categories is optional. You do not need to assign categories

to use SPT 1500 terminal applications.

To assign a category to an entry:

1. Tap a To Do item or Memo, or tap an Address Book entry then tap the Edit button in the Address View screen.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Details dialog.

3. Tap the Category pick list to display a list of available categories.

4. Tap the category that you want to assign to the entry.

5. Tap the OK button to close the Details dialog and activate your setting.

Using Categories in Lists

After you assign categories to your entries, you can easily display lists of your entries by category.

To use categories in a List screen:

1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the List screen.

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Tap here

2. Tap the category of entries that you want to view.

Note: The List screen changes to show only the records that you ﬁled in the

selected category.

3. Repeat the previous steps, and tap All in the category pick list to restore the list of

all Address Book entries.

Tip: Pressing the application button on the front panel of the SPT 1500 terminal

toggles through the available categories.

Deﬁning a New Category

Your SPT 1500 terminal comes with two default categories: Business and Personal. In addition, the Address Book contains the QuickList category , designed as a “quick reference” of commonly used names, addresses and phone numbers (such as doctor, lawyer, etc.).

You can change the names of these default categories, or add new categories to suit your needs. You can deﬁne up to 15 categories for each application.

To deﬁne a new Address Book category:

1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.

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2. Tap the Edit Categories item to open the Edit Categories dialog.

3. Tap the New button to open another Edit Categories dialog.

4. Enter the name of the new category, and tap the OK button to close the Edit Categories dialog.

5. Tap the OK button to close the ﬁrst Edit Categories dialog and view your new category in the pick list.

Note: You can edit any of your records and ﬁle them in the new categories

as appropriate.

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Renaming Categories

You can also use the Edit Categories dialog to change the names of any existing category. To change the name of an Address Book category:

1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.

2. Tap the Edit Categories item to open the Edit Categories dialog.

3. Tap the category that you want to rename, and then tap the Rename button to open

another Edit Categories dialog.

4. Enter the new name that you want to assign to the category, and tap the OK button

to close the Edit Categories dialog.

5. Tap the OK button to close the ﬁrst Edit Categories dialog and view the new name

in the pick list.

Note: You can “merge” two or more Categories by assigning them the same

name. For example, if you change the name of the “Personal” category to the name “Business,” all entries formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category.

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Attaching Notes

SPT 1500 terminal applications (except the Memo Pad) enable you to attach a note to an entry . A note is anything that you want to write, and can be up to several thousand characters long. For example, if you have an appointment in the Date Book application, you could attach a note with directions to the location.

To attach a note to an entry:

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

2. Tap the Details button to open the Details dialog.

3. Tap the Note button to open the Note dialog.

4. Write Grafﬁti character strokes (or use the on-screen keyboard) for the text you want to appear in the note. Use the Carriage Return stroke to move down to new lines in the note.

5. Tap the Done button to close the note and return to the application screen. A small note icon appears at the right side of any item that has a note attached. T o review or edit a note, tap the icon.

Note icon

Marking Private Entries

In SPT 1500 terminal applications you can mark individual entries as Private. Private entries remain visible and accessible until you change the SPT 1500 terminal Security setting to hide all Private entries. See Chapter 12, Applications: Security for complete information about how to activate and use the SPT 1500 terminal Security settings.

To mark an entry as Private:

1. Display the entry that you want to mark as Private.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Details dialog.

3. Select the Private check box to insert a check mark and mark the entry as Private.

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Beaming Information to Other SPT 1500 Terminals

Your SPT 1500 terminal is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to “beam” information from one SPT 1500 terminal to another, and also to other Palm III users. The IR port is located at the top of the SPT 1500 terminal, next to the laser scanner behind the red shield. See Figure 1-1 for location of the IR port.

Note: If you are using a device other than an SPT 1500 terminal, please

conﬁrm that your device includes the required infrared hardware before you use this feature.

You can beam the following information between SPT 1500 terminals:

t The current Address Book, Date Book, To Do List or Memo Pad entry t All the Address Book, To Do List or Memo Pad entries in the current category t A special Address Book entry which you designate as your “business card” (see

Beaming Address Entries to Other SPT 1500 terminals on page 4-9 for details)

t An application installed in RAM memory.

To beam information:

1. Locate the entry, category, business card or application you want to beam.

2. Tap the Beam command from the Record menu to open the Beam Status dialog.

3. Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving SPT 1500 terminal.

Tip: For best results, the SPT 1500 terminals should be between approximately 2

inches and 5 inches apart, and the path between the two devices must be clear of obstacles.

4. Wait for the Beam Status dialog to indicate that the transfer is complete before you

continue working on your SPT 1500 terminal.

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To receive beamed information:

1. Turn on your SPT 1500 terminal.

2. Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting SPT 1500 terminal to open the Beam Status dialog.

3. Tap the Yes button to accept the transmission.

4. Wait for the Beam Status dialog to indicate that the transfer is complete, and then tap the OK button to display the new entry.

Note: Incoming entries are ﬁled under the “Unﬁled” category.

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Finding Information With Your SPT 1500 Terminal

Introduction

This chapter explains how to locate information on your SPT 1500 terminal with the Find command and the Phone Lookup command.

Using the Find Command

The Find command locates any text that you specify and is available in any SPT 1500 terminal application. Y ou can search for whole words or the beginning letters of a word. The Find command automatically searches all the data on your SPT 1500 terminal and lists which applications contain the text.

For example, suppose you want to ﬁnd a particular name, but aren’t sure where you stored it. The Find command immediately lists all instances of that name and enables you to jump directly to the name.

To use the Find command:

1. Tap the icon from any SPT 1500 terminal application to open the Find dialog.

Tip: If you select text in a SPT 1500 terminal application before you tap the Find

button, the selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog.

2. Enter the text that you want to ﬁnd in your SPT 1500 terminal.

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Note: The Find command is not case-sensitive. In other words, searching for

the name “davidson” also ﬁnds “Davidson.” The Find command also searches the contents of notes.

3. Tap the OK button to display a list of all instances of the text that you speciﬁed.

Note: As your SPT 1500 terminal searches for the text, you can tap the Stop

button at any time. You may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your SPT 1500 terminal ﬁnishes the search. To continue the search after you tap Stop, tap the Find More button.

4. Tap the text that you want to review to display the selected entry and its corresponding SPT 1500 terminal application on the screen.

Using Phone Lookup

In addition to using the Find feature to locate text, you can search for and display phone numbers with the Phone Lookup menu command. After you ﬁnd a phone number, you can paste it directly into a SPT 1500 terminal application.

For example, if you want to include a phone number in a memo, you could use the Phone Lookup feature to ﬁnd the phone number and transfer it directly into the memo.

To use the Phone Lookup command:

1. Display the entry where you want to insert a phone number . This can be an event in the Date Book, a To Do List Item or a memo in the Memo Pad application.

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Note: The Phone Lookup feature is not available in the Address Book and

Expense applications.

2. Tap the icon to open the menus for your application.

3. Tap Phone Lookup from the Options menu to display the Phone Number Lookup

screen.

4. Tap the phone number you want to use.

Note: To ﬁnd a phone number more quickly, you can enter the ﬁrst letter of

the name you want to ﬁnd in the Look Up line at the bottom of the screen. The list automatically scrolls to the ﬁrst name that starts with that letter. You can continue to add letters to narrow your search.

5. Tap the Add button to close the Phone Number Lookup screen and paste the name

and phone number you selected into the entry you selected in step 1.

Phone Lookup Tips

You can also use the Grafﬁti® Command stroke “/L” to activate the Phone Lookup feature.

t You can use Phone Lookup while entering text. For example, to insert the full name

and phone number for someone with the last name “Williams,” you would write the Grafﬁti characters for “Wi” and then the Phone Lookup Command stroke “/L.”

Assuming you have only one Address Book entry that begins with “Wi,” your SPT 1500 terminal inserts the full name “Williams” (and the corresponding phone number). If you have more than one name that begins with “Wi,” the Phone Lookup screen appears.

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t The Phone Lookup feature also works for selected text. Drag to highlight the text,

and then write the Phone Lookup Command stroke Ò/L.Ó Your SPT 1500 terminal replaces the selected text and adds the phone number to the name that it Þnds.

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Applications: Address Book

Introduction

The Address Book enables you to keep names, addresses, phone numbers and other information about your personal or business contacts.

With the Address Book, you can:

t Quickly look up or enter names, addresses, phone numbers and other information. t Enter up to ﬁve phone numbers (home, work, fax, car, etc.) or e-mail addresses for

each name.

t Deﬁne which phone numbers appear in the Address List screen for each Address

Book entry.

t Attach a note to each Address Book entry where you can enter additional

information about the entry.

t Assign categories to your Address Book entries, so you can quickly sort and view

your entries in logical groups.

T o open the Address Book, press the Address Book button on the front panel of the SPT 1500 terminal to display the Address Book on the screen.

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Address button

Getting Started With Address Book Entries

An Address Book entry is where you store name and address information about people or businesses. Your SPT 1500 terminal makes it easy to create, edit and delete Address Book entries.

Creating an Address Book Entry

You can create Address Book entries on your SPT 1500 terminal, or you can use the Palm™ Desktop software to create Address Book entries on your computer and download the entries to your SPT 1500 terminal with the next HotSync® operation. See Chapter 8, Applications: HotSync® for details.

Note: The Palm Desktop software also has data import capabilities that

enable you to load database ﬁles into the Address Book on your SPT 1500 terminal. Refer to the online documentation supplied with the Palm Desktop software for details.

To create a new Address Book entry:

1. Press the button on the front of your SPT 1500 terminal to display the Address List screen.

2. Tap the New button to display the Address Edit screen.

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Cursor

at Last name

Tap New

3. Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Address Book.

Note: Your SPT 1500 terminal automatically capitalizes the ﬁrst letter of

each ﬁeld (except numeric and e-mail ﬁelds). You do not have to use the Grafﬁti® capital stroke to capitalize the ﬁrst letter of the name.

4. Use the Next Field Grafﬁti stroke to move to the First Name ﬁeld.

Next Field

Note: You can also move to any ﬁeld by tapping it directly.

5. Enter the person's ﬁrst name in the First Name ﬁeld.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter the other information that you want to include in this

Address Book entry.

7. Tap the arrows to move to the next page of information.

8. After you ﬁnish entering information, tap the Done button to return to the Address

List screen.

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Tap Done

Tip: You can create an Address Book entry that always appears at the top of the

list by beginning the Last name (or Company name) ﬁeld with a blank space. For example, you might create an “If Found Call” entry that contains your name and phone number in case you lose your SPT 1500 terminal.

Editing an Address Book Entry

After you create an Address Book entry, you can update it or enter additional information any time.

To edit an Address Book entry:

1. Tap the Address Book entry that you want to change to display the Address View screen for that entry.

2. Tap the Edit button (or anywhere on the screen) to display the Address Edit screen.

3. Tap any ﬁeld (Address, City, etc.) and enter or change the information.

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4. After you ﬁnish, tap the Done button to return to the Address

List screen.

Deleting an Address Book Entry

There are two ways to delete an entry: use the Menu Commands (described in the Record Menu section of this chapter) or use the Address Entry Details dialog.

To delete an entry with the Address Entry Details dialog:

1. Tap the Address Book entry that you want to delete to display the Address View

screen for that entry.

2. Tap the Edit button to display the Address Edit screen.

3. Tap the Details button to open the Event Details dialog.

4. Tap the Delete button to open the Delete Address alert.

5. Tap the OK button to conﬁrm you want to delete the entry.

Working With Address Book Entries

Y our SPT 1500 terminal enables you to quickly ﬁnd your Address Book entries, group them by category , and display the entries by name or company name. You can also choose the type of information you want your entries to include and exchange Address Book information with other SPT 1500 terminal users.

Looking Up Address Book Entries

When working with the Address Book, the scroll button on the front panel of the SPT 1500 terminal makes it easy to navigate among your address entries. In the Address List screen, the scroll button moves up or down an entire screen of address entries. If you hold down the scroll button, you accelerate the scrolling so that it displays every third screen. In the Address View screen, the scroll button moves to the previous or next address entry.

You can also use the Address List Look Up feature to quickly scroll to any of your Address Book entries.

To Look Up an Address Book entry:

1. Display the Address List screen.

2. Enter the ﬁrst letter of the name you want to ﬁnd.

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Look Up line

Note: The letter appears on the Look Up line and the list scrolls to the ﬁrst

entry that begins with that letter. If you write another letter, the list scrolls to the ﬁrst entry that starts with those two letters. For example, writing an “s” might scroll to “Sands,” and writing “sm” might scroll further to “Smith.” If you sort the list by company name, the Look Up feature scrolls to the ﬁrst letter of the company name.

3. Tap any entry to view its contents, or use the carriage return stroke to view the selected entry.

Choosing Types of Phone Numbers

Your SPT 1500 terminal enables you to choose the types of phone numbers or e-mail addresses that you associate with an Address Book entry. Any changes you make apply only to the current Address Book entry.

To choose other types of phone numbers in an Address Book entry:

1. Tap the Address Book entry that you want to change to display the Address View screen for that entry.

2. Tap the Edit button to display the Address Edit screen for that entry.

3. Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change.

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Tap triangle

4. Tap the new label you want to use.

Assigning Address Categories

Categories can help you ﬁle individual Address Book entries into groups for easy review . You can assign and edit categories in the Address Book or by using the Categories pick list in the Details dialog (see Using Categories on page 2-21 for a complete description of categories).

To assign a category to an Address Book entry:

1. Tap the Address Book entry you want to assign to a category.

2. Tap the Edit button in the Address View screen to display the Address Edit screen.

3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner and tap the category that you want to

assign to the Address Book entry.

Sorting by Name or Company

You can sort the entries in the Address List screen by Company and Last Name, rather than by Last Name and First Name. These settings do not change your Address Book data in any way; they merely change the view.

To sort the entries in the Address List screen:

1. Display the Address List screen.

2. Tap the icon to open the Address Book menus.

3. Tap Preferences from the Options menu to open the Address Book Preferences

dialog.

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4. Tap the setting that you want for the Address List screen.

5. Tap the OK button to display the Address List screen with your new setting.

Note: Entries with no company name sort by last name.

Changing Address Entry Details

The Address Entry Details dialog provides a variety of options that you can associate with an Address entry.

To open the Address Entry Details dialog:

1. Tap an Address Book entry to display the Address View screen for that entry.

2. Tap the Edit button to display the Address Edit screen.

3. Tap the Details button to open the Address Entry Details dialog.

4. Select any of the following settings:

Show in List Choose which type of phone or other information appears

on the Address List screen for the current entry. Your options are: Work, Home, Fax, Other and E-mail.

Category Assign the entry to a particular category. Your options

are: Business, Personal, QuickList, Unﬁled and Edit Categories.

Private Hide this entry when the security features are turned on.

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Beaming Address Entries to Other SPT 1500 terminals

The IR port on your SPT 1500 terminal enables you to beam Address Book entries to other SPT 1500 terminals. You can beam any of the following:

t Business card. A specially designated entry containing information you want to

exchange with business contacts. Y ou can send your business card quickly with onetouch beaming.

t Current address entry. The entry currently selected on your SPT 1500 terminal. For

example, you may want to beam the name of a business contact to a coworker who also uses a SPT 1500 terminal.

t Category of address entries. All of the entries that you have assigned to the selected

category . For example, you might want to share your list of restaurants with a friend.

Note: For more on the IR port, see Beaming Information to Other SPT

1500 Terminals on page 2-27.

To select a business card:

1. Create an Address Book entry containing the information you want on your business

card.

2. Tap your business card entry to display the Address View screen for that entry.

3. Tap the icon to open the Address Book menus.

4. Tap Select Business Card from the Record menu, and tap Yes to accept this entry as

your business card.

To beam a business card:

1. Tap your business card entry to display the Address View screen for that entry.

2. Tap the icon to open the Address Book menus.

3. Tap Beam Business Card from the Record menu to beam your card to another SPT

1500 terminal. Tip:You can press the button for about two seconds to beam your card.

To beam the current entry:

1. Tap an Address Book entry that you want to beam to display the Address View

screen for that entry.

2. Tap the icon to open the Address Book menus.

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3. Tap Beam Address from the Record menu to beam the current entry to another SPT 1500 terminal through the IR port.

Tip: You can set the full-screen pen stroke to beam the current entry. See “Pen

Preferences” for details.

To beam the current category:

1. Display the Address List screen.

2. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner and tap the category you want to beam to display the entries in that category.

3. Tap the icon to open the Address Book menus.

4. Tap Beam Category from the Record menu to beam the entries in the current category to another SPT 1500 terminal through the IR port.

Address Book Menu Commands

The Address Book includes menu commands to make it fast and easy to perform common ﬁle and editing tasks. This section explains the menu commands that are speciﬁc to the Address Book.

Refer to Using Menus on page 2-17 for information about menu commands that are common to all of your SPT 1500 terminal applications.

Record Menu

When you select the Record menu, its commands appear on the screen. The menu commands are slightly different depending on the current screen.

Address List

Address View

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Delete Address Opens an alert dialog prompting you to conﬁrm deletion

of the current entry . T ap the OK button to delete the entry from your SPT 1500 terminal, or tap the Cancel button to close the alert dialog and keep the entry.

Note: By default, your SPT 1500 terminal removes the

entry from the Address Book, but retains a copy of the entry and transfers it to an archive ﬁle on your computer the next time you perform a HotSync operation. To remove the entry completely, clear the Save archive copy on PC check box.

Attach Note Opens the Address Book Note dialog where you can

create a Note for the current entry.

Delete Note Opens an alert dialog prompting you to conﬁrm deletion

of the Note attached to the entry. Tap the OK button to delete the Note, or tap the Cancel button to close the alert dialog and keep the note.

Beam Address Beams the current Address Book entry to another SPT

1500 terminal through the IR port.

Beam Category Beams all Address Book entries in the current category to

another SPT 1500 terminal through the IR port.

Select Business Card

Beam Business Card

Enables you to select the current Address Book entry as your business card. To beam your business card to other SPT 1500 terminals, use the Beam Business Card command.

Sends the current business card to another SPT 1500 terminal through the IR port. You can also initiate this command by holding down the Address Book button for at least two seconds. This is a convenient way to exchange business cards with other SPT 1500 terminal users.

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Options Menu

When you select the Options menu, its commands appear on screen.

Address List

Font Opens the Select Font dialog where you can choose a

different font (text) style for your Address Book entries. See Choosing Fonts on page 2-20 for details.

Preferences Opens the Address Book Preferences dialog.

t Remember last category. Determines how the

Address Book appears when you return from another Palm application (Memo Pad, To Do List, etc.). If you select this check box, the Address Book shows the last category you selected. When you clear it, the Address Book shows the address entries for all categories.

t List By. Determines whether address entries sort

by last name, ﬁrst name or by company name, last name in the Address List screen.

Address View

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Rename Custom Fields

About Address Book

Enables you to deﬁne custom ﬁeld names. Each Address Book entry contains four “custom ﬁelds” that you can rename. Any changes you make to the names of the custom ﬁelds appear in all of your Address Book entries.

Shows version (revision) information for the Address Book application.

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Applications: Calculator

Introduction

The Calculator enables you to perform basic calculations. You can also store and retrieve values in the Calculator’s memory.

To open the Calculator tap the icon next to the Grafﬁti® area.

Using the Calculator Screen

The Calculator is designed to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division operations.

T o use the Calculator screen, use your ﬁngers or the stylus to tap the Calculator buttons that appear on the screen.

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Special Calculator Buttons

The Calculator includes several buttons to help you perform calculations.

Clears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake while entering a number in the middle of a calculation. This button enables you to re-enter the number without starting the calculation over.

Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation.

Toggles the current number between a negative and positive value. If you want to enter a negative number, enter the number ﬁrst and then press the +/- button.

Places the current number into Memory. Each new number you enter with the M+ button is added to the total already stored in memory. The number that you add can be either a calculated value, or any number you enter by pressing the number buttons. Pressing this button has no effect on the current calculation (or series of calculations); it merely places the value into memory until it is recalled.

Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts it in the current calculation.

Removes any value that is stored in the Calculator memory .

Calculator Menu Commands

The Calculator supports the Copy and Paste commands. You can use these commands to copy a value from the Calculator and paste it into another application on your SPT 1500 terminal. Similarly , you can copy values from other applications on your SPT 1500 terminal, such as Expense, and paste the values into the Calculator. For additional information on the Copy and Paste commands, see Using Menus on page 2-17.

Recent Calculations

The Recent Calculations command enables you to review the last series of calculations, and is particularly useful for conﬁrming a series of “chain” calculations.

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To display the Recent Calculations:

1. Tap the icon to open the Calculator menus.

2. Tap Recent Calculations from the Options menu to display the Recent Calculations

screen.

3. After you ﬁnish reviewing the dialog, tap the OK button to close the Recent

Calculations dialog and return to the Calculator.

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Chapter 6

Applications: Date Book

Introduction

The Date Book enables you to quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date.

With the Date Book, you can:

t Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a speciﬁc time and date. t Display a chart of your appointments for an entire week. The Week View feature

makes it easy to spot any potential scheduling overlaps or conﬂicts.

t Display a monthly calendar to quickly spot days where you have morning, lunch or

afternoon appointments.

t Set an alarm to sound prior to the scheduled activity. t Create reminders for events that are based on a particular date, rather than time of

day. Birthdays and anniversaries are easy to track with your SPT 1500 terminal.

t Attach notes to individual events for a description or clariﬁcation of the entry in your

Date Book.

To open the Date Book, press the Date Book button on the front panel of the SPT 1500 terminal.

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Date Book button

Scheduling an Event

An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a day . When the Date Book screen ﬁrst appears, it shows the current date and a list of times for a normal business day . You can enter a new event on any of the available time lines.

When you create an event, its description appears on the time line, and its duration is automatically set to one hour . Y ou can easily change the start time and duration for any event.

You can also include events in your Date Book that occur on a particular date but have no speciﬁc start or end times, such as birthdays, holidays and anniversaries. These are referred to as untimed events. Untimed events appear at the top of the Date Book screen with a diamond in the time list. You can have several untimed events on a particular date.

To schedule an event for the current day:

1. Tap the time line that corresponds to your event in the Date Book screen.

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2. Use the stylus to write Grafﬁti® character strokes (or the on-screen keyboard) to

describe your event. You can enter up to 255 characters.

3. If your appointment is longer or shorter than an hour, tap the time of the event to

open the Set Time dialog. If your appointment is one hour long, skip to step 7.

Note: You can also open the Set Time dialog (to select a start time) by

making sure no event is selected, and then writing a number on the number side of the Grafﬁti writing area.

Tap the time of an event

4. Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set Time dialog to set the Start Time.

Start Time highlighted

Tap to scroll to earlier hours

Tap to change hours

Tap to change minutes

Tap to scroll to later hours

5. Tap the End Time box, and then tap the time columns to set the End Time.

6. Tap the OK button to conﬁrm your selection and close the Set Time dialog.

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7. Tap a blank area of the screen to de-select the event. A vertical line appears next to the time, indicating the duration of the event.

To schedule an event for another day:

1. Select the date you want for the event by doing one of the following: s T ap the day of the week that you want in the Date Bar at the top of the Date Book

screen. If necessary, tap the Previous week or Next week scroll bars to move to another week.

Previous week

Next week

Tap to select the day of the current week

s Tap the Go To button to open the Go to Date dialog. Select a date by tapping a

year, month and day in the calendar.

Previous year Next year

Tap to scroll to earlier hours

Tap to select current date

s Press the scroll button on the front panel of the SPT 1500 terminal to scroll to

another day . Press the upper half of the button to move to the previous day or the lower half to move to the next day.

2. After you locate the date, follow the steps described in the previous section, To schedule an event for the current day:.

To schedule an untimed event:

1. Select the date that you want for the event as described in the previous section, To schedule an event for another day:.

2. Tap New to open the Set Time dialog.

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3. Tap OK, so that no start or end times are deﬁned for the new event.

Note: You can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is

selected, and then writing letters in the Grafﬁti writing area.

4. Enter a description for the event (which appears at the top of the Date Book screen).

New untimed event

No time selected

5. Tap a blank area on the screen to de-select the untimed event.

Note: If you create an event and decide later that there is no particular start

or end time, you can easily change it to an untimed event. T ap the time of the event in the Date Book screen, tap the No Time button, and then tap the OK button to conﬁrm your selection and close the Set Time dialog.

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Rescheduling an Event

You can easily make changes to your schedule with your SPT 1500 terminal. To reschedule an event:

1. Tap the event you want to reschedule.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Event Details dialog for that event.

3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select the new time as described earlier in this chapter.

4. To change the date, tap the Date box and select the new date as described earlier in this chapter.

5. Tap the OK button to close the Event Details dialog and return to the Date Book screen.

Setting an Alarm for an Event

The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in your Date Book. Y ou can set an alarm to sound minutes, hours or days before an event. The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the time of the event, but you can change this to any number of minutes, hours or days.

When you set an alarm, an icon appears to the far right of the event with the alarm. When the alarm tone sounds, a reminder message also appears on the SPT 1500 terminal screen.

To set an alarm for an event:

1. Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Event Details dialog for that event.

3. Select the Alarm check box in the Event Details dialog to activate the alarm.

4. Tap the Alarm units pick list to select Minutes, Hours or Days.

5. Select the “5” and enter any number from 0 to 99 (inclusive) as the numeric alarm setting.

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Enter numeric setting here

Tap here to select alarm unit

6. Tap the OK button to close the Event Details dialog and return to the Date Book

screen.

Note: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. In this case, the alarm

triggers at the speciﬁed period of minutes, hours or days before midnight (beginning) of the day of the untimed event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the reminder message appears on the screen of the SPT 1500 terminal.

For example, you could create a reminder for an untimed event that occurs on February 4th. If the alarm reminder is set for 5 minutes, the alarm reminder appears at 11:55 PM on the night of February 3rd. The reminder remains on the screen until you turn on your SPT 1500 terminal and tap the OK button to dismiss it.

Scheduling Repeating Events

The Repeat function enables you to schedule events that recur at regular intervals. A birthday is a good example of an event that repeats annually. Another example would be a weekly guitar lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same time of day . After you enter a repeating event, a icon appears to the far right of the event.

To schedule a repeating event:

1. Tap anywhere on the text of an event in the Date Book screen.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Event Details dialog.

3. Tap the Repeat box in the Event Details dialog to open the Change Repeat dialog.

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Tap the Repeat box

4. Tap Day, Week, Month or Year in the Change Repeat dialog.

5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to repeat in the “Every” area. For example, if you select Month and enter the number “2,” the event repeats every other month.

6. If you want to specify an ending date for the repeating event, tap the End on pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the Date Picker to select an end date.

7. Tap the OK button to close the Change Repeat dialog and activate your settings.

Considerations for the Repeat Function

t If you change the start date of a repeating event, your SPT 1500 terminal calculates

the number of days you have moved the event. Your SPT 1500 terminal then automatically changes the end date to maintain the duration of the repeating event.

t If you change the repeat type (e.g., daily to weekly) of a repeating event, past

occurrences (prior to the day on which you change the setting) are left alone and your SPT 1500 terminal creates a new repeating event.

t If you change the date of an occurrence of a repeating event (e.g., from January 14th

to January 15th) and apply the change to all occurrences, the new date becomes the start date of the repeating event. Your SPT 1500 terminal adjusts the end date to maintain the duration of the event.

t If you change other repeat settings (e.g., time, alarm, private) of a repeating event

and apply the change to all occurrences, your SPT 1500 terminal creates a new event. The start date of this new event is the day on which the setting is changed. Past occurrences (prior to the day of the change) are left alone and not changed.

t If you make a change to one occurrence of a repeating event (e.g., time), that

occurrence no longer shows the Repeat icon.

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Marking a Private Event

Y ou can designate a speciﬁc event as “private.” When you activate the Security features, your SPT 1500 terminal hides all private entries and you must enter a password to display them on the screen.

To mark an event as private:

1. Tap the event you want to mark as private.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Event Details dialog for that event.

3. Select the Private check box.

4. Tap the OK button to close the Event Details dialog and return to the Date Book

screen.

Deleting an Event

There are three ways to delete an event from the Date Book application: simply delete the text of the event, use the Menu Commands (described in the Record Menu section later in this chapter), or use the Event Details dialog.

Note: If you delete the text of a repeating event, you delete all instances of

that event. If you use the Menu Command or the Event Details dialog, you can delete one occurrence of the event (as an exception) or all occurrences.

To delete an event with the Event Details dialog:

1. Tap anywhere in the text area of the event to delete.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Event Details dialog.

3. Tap the Delete button to open the Delete Event alert.

4. Tap the OK button to conﬁrm you want to delete the event.

Changing the Date Book View

In addition to displaying the calendar for a speciﬁc day , you can also display your Date Book by the week or month, and you can display the current time.

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To toggle through the different views, press the Date Book button repeatedly to display the next view.

T o display the current time tap the date in the Date Book title bar to display the current time.

Tap the date Current time displays

Note: After a few seconds, the title bar reverts to show the date.

W orking in W eek View

The Week View shows a chart of your events for an entire week. This view lets you quickly review your appointments and available time slots.

In addition, the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and conﬂicts in your schedule. To display the Week View:

1. Tap the Week View button in the Date Book screen to display the Week View.

Week view

2. Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a week at a time, or to display details of an event.

Note: The Week View also shows untimed events and events that are before

and after the range of times shown.

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Previous week

Next week

Tap for that day

Bar indicates event above display

Dot indicates untimed event

Bar indicates event below display

3. Tap any of your events to show a description of the event.

Event details

Tap to show Event details

If you want to reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or day. You can tap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time selected for a

new event. Or you can tap any of the days and dates that appear at the top of the W eek V iew to move directly to that day without selecting an event.

The Week View shows the time span deﬁned by the Start Time and End Time in the Date Book Preferences settings. If you have an event before or after this time span, a bar appears at the top or bottom of that day's column, and these on-screen scroll arrows appear if your scheduled events go beyond the displayed time range.

Spotting Event Conﬂicts in Week View

With the ability to deﬁne speciﬁc start and end times for any event, it’s possible to schedule events that overlap (an event that starts before a previous event ﬁnishes).

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In this case, any event conﬂict (time overlap) appears in the W eek View as overlapping bars. The Day View displays bracketed bars to the left of the conﬂicting times.

Event conﬂicts

Working in Month View

The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. Dots and lines in the Month View indicate events, repeating events and untimed events.

Previous/next month

Dashed line indicates daily repeating event

Dots on right side indicate events

Dot below date indicates untimed events

Month view button

T ap any day that appears in the Month View screen to move directly to that day with the Day View screen. Tap the arrows at the top to move forward or backward a month. Tap the Go to button to open the Date Picker and choose a different month.

When the Month View is on the screen, you can use the scroll button on the front panel of the SPT 1500 terminal to move between months. Press the upper half of the button to display the previous month, or press the lower half to display the next month.

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Note: You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See

“Options Menu” later in this chapter.

Date Book Menu Commands

The Date Book includes menu commands to perform common ﬁle and editing tasks. This section explains the menu commands that are speciﬁc to the Date Book.

See Using Menus on page 2-17 for information about menu commands common to all of your SPT 1500 terminal applications.

Record Menu

When you select the Record menu, its commands appear on screen.

New Event Creates an event and opens the Set Time dialog where

you can choose start and end times for the new event. If you do not enter start and end times, it creates a blank untimed event.

Delete Event Opens an alert dialog, prompting you to conﬁrm that

you want to delete the current event. Y ou must tap an event before you use the Delete Event command. Tap the OK button to delete the event from your SPT 1500 terminal, or tap the Cancel button to close the alert dialog and keep the event.

Note: By default your SPT 1500 terminal removes the

event from the Date Book, but retains a copy of the event and transfers it to an archive ﬁle on your computer the next time you perform a HotSync completely, clear the Save archive copy on PC check box.

operation. To remove the event

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Attach Note Opens the Note dialog, where you can create a Note

for the current event.

Delete Note Opens an alert dialog, prompting you to conﬁrm that

you really want to delete the Note attached to the event. T ap the OK button to delete the Note from the memory of your SPT 1500 terminal, or tap the Cancel button to close the alert dialog and return to the Date Book.

Purge Opens an alert dialog, prompting you to conﬁrm that

you want to purge events older than a certain time period — based on the current date on the internal clock on the SPT 1500 terminal. Y ou can use the Purge command to conserve memory on your SPT 1500 terminal. The default setting for the Purge alert is to “Save archive copy on PC.” This setting removes events from the Date Book, but retains copies and transfers them to an archive ﬁle on your computer during the next HotSync operation.

Note: The Purge command also deletes repeating

events if they end before the date that you activate the Purge command.

Beam Event Beams the current event to another terminal through

the IR port. See Beaming Information to Other SPT 1500 Terminals on page 2-27 for more information.

Options Menu

When you select the Options menu, its commands appear on screen.

Font Opens the Select Font dialog where you can choose a

different font (text) style for your Date Book entries. See Choosing Fonts on page 2-20 for details.

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Preferences Enables you to set the range of times that appear in the

Date Book, and to automatically activate alarms for each event.

t Start/End Time. Enables you to deﬁne the start

and end times for the Date Book screens. If the time slots you select do not ﬁt on one screen, you can tap the arrows to scroll up and down.

t Alarm Preset. Automatically sets an alarm for

each new event. The alarm for untimed events is deﬁned by minutes, days or hours before midnight of the date associated with the event.

t Alarm sound. Controls the type of tone the

alarm generates when it sounds.

t Remind me. Deﬁnes how many times the alarm

sounds. The choices are: Once, T wice, 3 times, 5 times and 10 times.

t Play every. Deﬁnes how often the alarm sounds.

The choices are every: Minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and 30 minutes.

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Display Options Allows you to change the Date Book’s appearance and

which events display.

t Show Time Bars. Activates the time bars that

appear in the Day View. The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event conﬂicts.

t Compress Day View. Controls how times

appear in the Day View. When Compress Day View is off, all time slots display. When it is on, start and end times display for each event, but blank time slots toward the bottom of the screen disappear to minimize scrolling.

t Month View settings. These check boxes apply

to the Month View of the Date Book. You can activate any or all of these settings to show that you have Timed, Untimed or Daily Repeating events in the Month View only.

Phone Lookup Activates the Phone Lookup feature. See Using Phone

Lookup on page 3-2.

About Date Book Shows version (revision) information for the Date Book

application.

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Chapter 7

Applications: Expense

Introduction

The Expense application enables you to keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer.

With the Expense application you can:

t Record dates, type of expenses, amount spent, payment method and other details

associated with any money that you spend.

t Create categories for your expenses, such as business and personal expenses

associated with a range of dates.

t Keep track of vendors (companies) and people involved with each particular

expense.

t Log miles traveled for a particular date or expense category. t Sort your expenses by date or expense type. t Transfer your expense information to a Microsoft

or later) on your computer. (Microsoft Excel is not included with the SPT 1500 organizer package.)

To open Expense:

Excel spreadsheet (version 5.0

1. Tap the icon to open the Applications Launcher.

2. Tap the icon to display the Expense List screen.

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Creating an Expense Item

Expense enables you to record the date, expense type and the amount that you spent. You can sort your expense items into categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item.

To create an expense item:

1. Tap the New button in the Expense List to create a new item.

Cursor of new item

Tap New

Note: You can also create a new expense item by writing on the number side

of the Grafﬁti® pad while in the Expense List screen. The ﬁrst number you write begins your new expense item.

2. Enter the amount of the expense.

3. Tap the Expense Type pick list and select a type from the list.

Tap here

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Note: As soon as you select an expense type, your SPT 1500 organizer saves

your entry. If you do not select an expense type, it does not save the entry.

Tip: A quick way to create a new expense item is to make sure that no expense

item is selected in the Expense List, write the ﬁrst letter(s) of the expense type, and then write the numerical amount of the expense item. This technique takes advantage of the automatic ﬁll feature. See Options Menu later in this chapter for details.

Changing the Expense Item Date

Initially , expense items appear with the date you enter them on your SPT 1500 organizer. You can use the Expense application to change the date associated with any expense item.

To change the date of an expense item:

1. Tap the expense item you want to change to highlight the date.

2. Tap the date of the selected item to open the Date dialog.

Tap date

3. Tap the date you want for the expense item.

For more information about the Date dialog, see Scheduling an Event on page 6-2.

Entering Receipt Details

The Expense application provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item. These options appear in the Receipt Details dialog.

To open the Receipt Details dialog:

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1. Tap the expense item you want to assign details.

2. Tap the Details button to open the Receipt Details dialog.

3. Select any of the following options:

Category Deﬁnes the category for the Expense item. The default

Category is Unﬁled when All is selected. Otherwise, the default is the currently selected Category. An expense item remains in the default category until you change it.

Your SPT 1500 organizer provides two sample categories, New York and Paris, to show how you might sort your expenses according to different business trips.

Choose Edit Categories from the pick list to change existing or to create new expense categories. For example, you might create a category for a range of dates, such as a week or month, or you might delete or rename the New York and Paris categories.

Type Opens a pick list of the expense type options so that

you can change the expense type for any of your expense items.

Payment Enables you to choose the payment method used to

pay the expense item. If the item is prepaid (such as airline tickets supplied by your company), you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate company-paid cell of your printed expense report spreadsheet. See Transferring Your Data to Microsoft Excel later in this chapter for more information.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About This Guide

Introduction

Chapter Descriptions

Notational Conventions

Service Information

Symbol Support Center

Europe

Asia

Introduction

Parts of the SPT 1500

Installing the Batteries

Calibrating the Screen

About the Backlight Feature

Setting the Time

Setting the Current Date

Connecting the Cradle

Palm SPT 1500 Desktop Software

System Requirements

Desktop Software Installation

Introduction

Selecting Applications

Switching Applications

Changing the Applications Launcher Display Format

Displaying Applications by Category

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Writing With the Stylus

Opening the Memo Pad Application

Writing Symbols and Extended Characters

Writing Accented Characters

Accent Strokes

Additional Non-English Characters

Navigation Strokes

Using Application Controls

Using Menus

Choosing a Menu

Edit Menu Commands

Choosing Fonts

Using Categories

Using Categories in Lists

Renaming Categories

Attaching Notes

Marking Private Entries

Beaming Information to Other SPT 1500 Terminals

Introduction

Using the Find Command

Using Phone Lookup

Phone Lookup Tips

Introduction

Getting Started With Address Book Entries

Creating an Address Book Entry

Editing an Address Book Entry

Deleting an Address Book Entry

Working With Address Book Entries

Looking Up Address Book Entries

Choosing Types of Phone Numbers

Assigning Address Categories

Sorting by Name or Company

Changing Address Entry Details

Beaming Address Entries to Other SPT 1500 terminals

Address Book Menu Commands

Record Menu

Options Menu

Introduction

Using the Calculator Screen

Special Calculator Buttons

Calculator Menu Commands

Recent Calculations

Introduction

Scheduling an Event

Rescheduling an Event

Setting an Alarm for an Event

Scheduling Repeating Events

Considerations for the Repeat Function

Marking a Private Event

Deleting an Event