Gridpad 2390 User`s Manual
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1. GRIDPAD 2390 User s Manual PALM Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started 1 Introduction 1 Read This 2 Make a Backup 2 General Precautions 2 FCC Information 3 Using this Manual 3 Getting Acquainted 4 Replacing Batteries 5 Battery Precautions 5 Replacing the Main Batteries 5 Replacing the Backup Batteries 7 Initializing the Unit 8 Starting the Unit 9 Providing Startup Information 10 Adjusting the Contrast 10 Calibrating the Pen 10 Time and Date Formats 10 Currency Formatting 11 Numeric Formatting 11 Setting the Time and Date 11 Your Name 12 Glossary 12 Chapter 2 The Basics 15 Using the Pen 15 Storing the Pen 15 Working with Applications 15 About the Address Book 16 About the Date Book 17 About the Note Book 19 About Pocket Quicken 20 Starting Applications and Accessories 21 Fixed Icons 22 Choosing from Menus 22 Displaying the Menu Bar 23 Using Controls 24 Entering Information 25 Typing with the On Screen Keyboard 26 Switching Keyboards 27 Contents Using the Writing Grid 27 Using the Pen and Handwriting Recognition 28 Writing with the Pen 28 Handwriting Recognition Tips 29 Pen Gestures 32 Using the Sketch Page 33 Using Sketch Page Tools 34 Using the Sketch Tools for Ink or Text 35 Copying or Cutting a Whole Sketch Page 36 Managing Information 37 Using File in the Menu Bar 37 Searching for Text 38 Using the Memory 39 Running Applications 39 Information Storage Tips 39 Using Help 40 Cove2. 99 Adding Your Own Home Town 99 Checking the Time 100 Changing to Daylight Saving Time 100 Changing the System Clock to the Destination Time Starting the Language Translator 102 Using the Language Translator 102 Starting the Consumer U S and World Information Chapter 8 F Using America Online 105 Welcome to America Online 105 Signing On for the First Time 105 America Online Departments 106 News 106 Travel 106 Stocks 107 Product Support 107 Members Online Support 107 Ask America Online 107 Account amp Billing Options 107 Flashbar 108 Navigating America Online 108 Guide to Communications 109 Electronic Mail 109 Offline Mail Manager 109 For More Information 110 Downloading Files 110 What is Downloading 110 How Do I Download a File 110 Where Will My Files Be Downloaded 111 Attaching a File to a Message 111 Answers to Common Downloading Questions 111 Member Directory 111 Printing 112 Signing Off 112 Chapter 9 Games 113 Starting a Game 113 Leaving the Game 113 Playing Solitaire 113 Rules 114 Changing the Level of Play 115 Choosing the Scoring Method 115 Standard Scoring 115 Resetting the Score 116 Setting the Countdown Time 116 Setting Other Options 116 Playing Pyramid 117 Setting Game Options 118 102 Contents vi Contents Playing Uki 118 Setting Game Options 119 Chapter 10 File Manager 121 For Advanced Users 121 File Management 121 File Manager Icons 122 About the File Ma
3. a Different Note Book 67 Printing 67 Covered Elsewhere 68 Chapter 6 Pocket Quicken 69 Starting Pocket Quicken 69 Leaving Pocket Quicken 69 Pocket Quicken Views 69 What To Do First 70 Recording Your Spending 71 About Categories 74 Recording Deposits Transfers and Withdrawals 74 Setting Up a New Account 78 Changing Account Information 79 Setting an Account Balance 80 iv Contents Viewing a Transaction List 81 Printing a Transaction List 82 Deleting or Editing a Transaction 83 Changing a Category 83 Deleting an Account 84 Purging Transactions 84 Getting Document Information 85 Creating a New Pocket Quicken Document 85 Switching to a Different Document 85 Using a Different Currency 85 Covered Elsewhere 86 Chapter 7 Accessories 87 Starting the Calculator 87 Closing the Calculator 87 Calculator Keys and Buttons 88 Entering Calculations 88 With the Keypad 88 With Pen and Ink 89 Copying the Paper Tape 89 Using Memory 89 Performing Constant Calculations 89 Starting the Dictionary 91 Checking the Spelling of a Word 91 Looking Up a Definition or Synonym 92 Playing Flash 92 Playing Jumble 92 Viewing a History 93 Starting the Form Calculator 93 Using the Form Calculator 93 General Conversion Forms 94 Financial Forms 94 Currency Form 96 Changing the Displayed Currencies 97 Starting the World Clock 98 Using the World Clock 98 Changing the Home City 98 Changing the Destination City 99 Selecting by City or Country
4. a boundary around the ink you want to edit Imagine a rectangle for the area you want to select Start at one corner of this imaginary rectangle Drag the pen on the screen diagonally until the rectangle is the size you want Hollywood Bhd Drag the pen to make a selection 5 Tap the Cut tool to remove the item or tap the Copy tool to copy the item 6 Display the sketch page where you want the item to go 7 Tap the Paste tool 8 Tap where you want the item to go 35 CH 2 THE BASICS 36 The Basics To cut or copy and paste a Text item 1 Tap the Text tool and enter the text Hold down and drag the pen across the text you want to edit Tap the Tool box to display the sketch tools 2 3 4 Tap the Cut tool to remove the item or tap the Copy tool to copy the item 5 Display the sketch page where you want the item to go 6 Tap where you want the text to go To paste the text within existing text tap where you want the text to start The text is pasted after the cursor 7 Tap the Paste tool Note If you paste text which exceeds the 170 line display limit the text which exceeds 170 lines will not be displayed though the hidden text remains stored with the page To reveal the hidden text cut visible text from the page and paste it on another sketch page To magnify an area 1 Tap the Tool box to display the sketch tools 2 Tap the Select tool and drag the pen diagonally to draw a boundary around
5. l lsls 7 leslo I T Ta Tafele rIt uul i o le caps Ja sJa tIolhli k i Enter shitt e x elv b n m 7 shitt Tap the Exit icon to hide the keyboard Tap the keys to enter text Note If the keyboard appears gray you cannot use it to enter text This occurs when You need to tap the pen in the text area to indicate where you want to enter the text e You may be in a field but the Ink tool is currently selected Tap the Text tool to make the keyboard available Entering Information Switching Keyboards When the keyboard is selected black you can switch the keyboard type Tap the upper right corner of the keyboard to select from these types Keyboard Standard qwerty typewriter like keyboard in the current language Alphabetic Letters displayed in alphabetic order Symbols Common symbols such as bullets copyright percent dollar sign etc International Characters with accents umlauts tildes etc Math Symbols Plus minus equals square root etc Writing Grid The unit converts each character you write into letters on the screen Select the desired keyboard and tap the letters and symbols to enter them Using the Writing Grid When you select the writing grid keyboard you write each character in a box and the unit converts it into a letter on the screen Blank boxes between letters translate as spaces between typed letters or words You use these controls to display boxes for addition
6. qp Harbor Freew a z D 10 00 E ASTRONOMY 1 O n 11 00 E Astronomical Terms __ _ _ 2 a 12 00 1 00 Lunch with Paul El The Plaaets 5 E 1 00 saii ee ei a 2 00 Feld E Relative Size of Planets _ 4 Z i E Phases of the Moon mera Beach Bhd 4 00 El Brightest Stare 6 Shoreline Rd a 5 00 E physics 0200020 7 6 00 El Basic Formulas 8 J 7 00 9 00 Marina Bid upiter ort Ocul E Heating amp Electrical Terms 9 aT S tch Ml Symbols a Event ToDo REG Ai teed L E Proofreaders Marks he feels L Use the Event page to plan your day Use the Sketch page to take notes for the day ee ges iii St ea as X or draw a map to a meeting y E Diacritical Marks __ 12 Table of contents of pages in the Note Book Note Book sketch page view APR gt z s 2 Monday 12 ws P You can organize your note book pages into topics by grouping several pages Priority under a main topic page Chapter 5 covers the Note Book application in detail x Call Grand ma gt Install new computers 2 Dry C legni ng 3 Wedding gift for Wade and Jody Use the To Do page to make a list of to do items for the day Chapter 3 covers the Date Book application in detail 20 The Basics About Pocket Quicken Pocket Quicken lets you keep track of where your money goes Pocket Quicken has three views wallet bank and file cabinet Payment Methods Account Balance Cash 60 00 Checking 882 01 MasterCard 272 85 Visa 666
7. you begin with a new document in each appli cation After you have created documents in an application you return to the last document you worked on when you quit the application I here are two basic ways to access documents and display information about doc uments using File in the menu bar or using the File Manager Chapter 10 covers the File Manager in detail Note In the Note Book and Address Book you can also switch documents by tap ping the document title in the index view See Chapters 4 and 5 for more details Using File in the Menu Bar lile allows you to switch documents start new documents display document information and print documents It also displays information about the current application To display information about the current document 1 Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon to display the menu bar 2 Tap Info on the File menu A dialog box appears that includes the document name the document size the total amount of memory the document uses and other system information 3 Tap OK to close the box To start a new document in an application 1 Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon to display the menu bar 2 Tap File 3 Tap Switch Document 4 Tap New to create an empty document 38 The Basics To switch from the current document to a previous document 1 Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon to display the menu bar 2 Tap File 3 Tap Switch Document 4 Tap Open The Open dialog box appears You can select t
8. 0 zero with a slash through it o 7 Writing the 1 with a line under it if CH 2 THE BASICS 30 The Basics The following table shows characters that can be successfully recognized by the computer and those that could not be recognized Char Successful jes gt O fanl E OTN i S J N Aerie wan B RB B Can be confused for the number 6 Can be confused for a lowercase T or the number 1 if surrounded by other numbers lis MMMM NN KSANYASVOAH3Sr c4 RID Pi z T V 4 J O al A xE 75 Can be confused for the number 2 Fi INES N E a Char Successful a b Wy bs c oT 9 oa h sal 47 D i I r iF s 3 Di WALA Y VF WW x lt X y M y Entering Information 31 Unsuccessful Comments Must be dotted Can be confused for a capital T or the number 1 if surrounded by other numbers Can be confused for the number 2 CH 2 THE BASICS 32 The Basics Char Successful Unsuccessful Comments 1 4 ae Can be confused for a capital I or a L lowercase 1 N gt w Can be confused for the letter S oa o Osa 004 Q UT F Ny N E r ay p Can be confused for the letter O Make a small round mark do not just tap the screen used in numeric fields only period decimal space y vA The double underline space symbol must be fg written at the ba
9. 0 Lung 1 00 2 00 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 9 00 oft Hout Preferences This item is turned on m Show Event Duration O Show All To Do s Text Search Go To Day Repeating Events This item is turned off Tap a menu name to open a menu and tap a menu choice to select it Displaying the Menu Bar In the applications the menu bar provides commands you can use You can show the menu bar in one of two ways Asa floating menu bar you can move or hide to save space on the screen As a permanent menu bar displayed at the top of the screen Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon to display the menu bar CH 2 THE BASICS 24 The Basics The menu bar floats on the screen which means you can move it where you want it You select the menu item you want and then hide the menu bar IE Monroe Marilyn Tap the Exit icon to hide the menu bar o eA Address Book T l H File Edit A Options IIS it New Entry Name Address Tap and drag here to move the floating menu bar Home Phone Tap this button to keep the menu bar at the top of the screen so that it is always available Fax Birthday The menu bar is now always available until you hide it again To hide the permanent menu bar tap the Delete Entry Menu Bar fixed icon Moug ED iha Name Address Home Ph Fax 714 555 1123 Birthday May J ier Sketch The perman
10. 42 Checking Bank view to record deposits transfers and withdrawals Wallet view to enter transactions Income File cabinet view to see account registers Chapter 6 covers Pocket Quicken in detail Starting Applications and Accessories Starting Applications and Accessories here are three ways to enter applications and accessories You can Tap one of the fixed application icons at the bottom of the display Tap the Launcher fixed icon to display the application menu Calculator America Online Dictionary Form Calculator Language Translator Games Main Reference Utilities Printer Status Tap the Launcher fixed icon to switch to another application Go to the File Manager and select an application or file to open J C INTERNALT GEOWORKS WORLD 280 000 bytes free i ae a aS Desk Accesso Games Main Reference Utilities America Online BY Dictionary Form CalculatorLanguage Tra Tap an icon or file twice to start an application See Chapter 10 for detailed instructions on using the File Manager Once you open an application you can enter your information or view reference information The information is saved automatically even if you turn off the unit The unit also remembers where you were in an application when you turned it off The next time you switch the unit on or return to an application it takes you to the same locati
11. added at the end of existing text Using the Sketch Page In the Date Book Address Book and Note Book you use a sketch page to draw make handwritten notes or enter text You can enter text using the pen hand writing recognition or the on screen keyboard Think of the sketch page as having two layers what you write or draw with the pen ink appears on one layer text you enter with the on screen keyboard appears on another layer The sketch page displays up to 170 lines of text but can only print the first 60 For ink entries this is equal to about 3 screens add characters to the amp V J Asteroids Jupiter Soe The sketch pages in the Date Book Address Book and Note Book are identical 33 CH 2 THE BASICS 34 The Basics To use the sketch page 1 From the Note Book table of contents tap the page you want to use In the Date Book display the day view and tap the Sketch tab In the Address Book display the entry page and tap the Sketch tab I Relative Size of Planets 4 q gt Ink tool A Text tool x Clear Backspace E Tool box 2 To enter ink tap the Ink tool and then draw ink Tap the Tool box to display more sketch tools See the next section for information on using the sketch tools 3 Toenter text tap the Text tool After tapping the Text tool you can use the on screen keyboard or handwriting recognition to enter text Whatever you print with the pen gets conv
12. al characters and to move along the writing grid Button What It Does Moves to the beginning of the boxes Moves the boxes back one screen Moves back one box Moves forward one box Moves the boxes forward one screen Moves to the end of the boxes e A a E Enters the insert mode F Lan eo m To change characters simply write over the previous one in the box To insert characters tap the insert button so it is highlighted on the screen and then write over the character where you want to begin inserting 27 CH 2 THE BASICS 28 The Basics Using the Pen and Handwriting Recognition You use handwriting recognition when you want to use the pen to store and display what you print as typed characters Edit Field Tap the Text tool to tell the unit to recognize your printing then print with the pen Your ink is converted to text Writing with the Pen You use Powerlnk when you want to write or draw with the pen and you want to keep what you enter as it is You can use the pen both on the sketch page and in fields Edit Field Tap the Ink tool to specify that you re going to enter ink Your ink will be left as you wrote it Note If you enter ink into a field your pen markings are left intact and aren t converted to text Later you can convert your ink into text by tapping the Text tool Entering Information Handwriting Recognition Tips The unit recognizes hand printe
13. cters called handwriting recognition or PalmPrint e Write with the pen and leave the information as you wrote it called ink or PowerInk 25 CH 2 THE BASICS 26 The Basics You can use Powerlnk or typed characters when and where you want in most applications You decide what you want to use From the dialog box you can always convert Powerlnk to text later You enter information onto sketch pages or in areas called fields For example you use a field in the Address Book when you re entering the name address and phone numbers for a contact You also use a field when you re entering infor mation about a scheduled event in the Date Book The following tools appear on sketch pages and some dialog boxes First you indicate that you re entering information Tap To Enter Text Then Tap the Text tool to use the keyboard Tap the Keyboard fixed icon and then tap the keys with the pen Print with the pen each character you Tap the Text tool to use the pen and print is recognized handwriting recognition Tap the Ink tool to use the pen Write with the pen your ink called PowerlInk is left as is and shrunk down to fit on the page or display Typing with the On Screen Keyboard You use the on screen keyboard just as you would a typewriter or computer key board except you tap the keys with the pen You tap the Keyboard fixed icon to display the on screen keyboard LT keora ET OTel
14. d damaging the display do not use Any sharp object Metal Standard ink pen if it doesn t have a plastic cap Knife Working with Applications All of the applications were designed to work in similar ways The applications include consistent graphical cues to help you work and make learning easy 16 The Basics About the Address Book The Address Book is like an office card file to help you keep track of your con tacts The Address Book has two views an index of address book entries and the address book entry view Address Book k lofi 4 gt Monroe Mary 4 gt MacLaine Sher Name Monroe Mary Madonna Bill Address 1000 Star Bivd Monroe Mary Moore Dave Murray Mike ec rene okyx aomon NX GAR VZRKtCraoD Index to names in the address book Hollywood CA 91113 Home Phone 714 555 1131 Fax 714 555 1123 Birthday May 5 Address book entry view Each address book entry view has two pages an address page and a sketch page Z Monroe Mary 4 be Name Monroe Mary Address 1000 Star Blvd Hollywood CA 91113 Home Phone 714 555 1131 Fax 714 555 1123 Birthday May 5 Monroe Mary 1000 Star Bhd Ll Star Blvd ay Hollywood Bhd GECEFES Sketch n Use the address page to enter the information on a contact Use the sketch page to take notes for the contact or draw a map Chapter 4 covers the Addres
15. d letters and numbers You can enter hand printed characters in text fields or on the sketch page When you use hand printed char acters in the field or on the sketch page when the Text tool is active your hand printed characters are converted into typed characters The following tips will help the unit to recognize your handwriting Print each letter or number clearly Each character needs to be clear enough to be recognized You can use upper or lower case letters Keep your letters upright Try not to write letters with a slant Use as few strokes as possible in writing a letter Make sure you keep the pen on the screen as you write you don t need to press down hard but you don t want to hold the pen so lightly that it doesn t make good contact with the screen Don t write too slowly Print large characters You can use the whole dialog box If the position that the ink appears on the screen doesn t match the position of the pen you need to recalibrate the pen See Chapter 11 To write several words write one below another so that the unit inserts spaces between the words correctly Some characters are so similar they can t be distinguished by the computer characters such as Z and 2 S and 5 O and 0 and I and 1 The following table shows how to make each character clearer 2 Writing the Z with a slash through it Writing the 5 in two strokes instead of one 5 D Writing the
16. ems 146 AC Adapter 146 RS 232C Cable 146 Other 146 Customer Support 147 Contents vii CHAPTER 2 The Basics After you follow the instructions in Chapter 1 Getting Started and enter the startup information you can run any of the unit s built in applications Before you do so read this chapter for some basic information about using the unit s menus and controls and storing records Using the Pen Use the pen to start applications select menus and tools and enter information To use the pen remove it from its slot Then pull it to its full length There are two basic pen actions Tap Selects an application icon menu command or button You can also cancel a selection by tapping elsewhere on the screen Drag Selects text or an area on the sketch page To select text hold down the pen and drag it across the text To select an area on the sketch page drag the pen diagonally on the screen to form a rectangle You also drag the pen to move floating menus and file manager icons in applications Storing the Pen When you are not using the pen push it together and then insert it into the storage compartment Push the pen in all the way so it clicks locks in place and does not slide out To remove the pen press it in until it releases If you lose the pen you can substitute a plastic or wooden item such as the cap of a ballpoint pen or a chopstick as long as it does not have a sharp tip To avoi
17. ent menu bar Using Controls The following table lists the navigational buttons and controls common to most applications Button or Control What It Does Name b Moves to the next page Right arrow 4 Moves to the previous page Left arrow Moves back one level from month to six Exit icon E month for example or hides an element such as the keyboard or floating menu bar Entering Information Button or Control What It Does Name Name Opens a pop up menu a list of items Pop up menu control which you can then select Utilities gt Displays a submenu for the menu item Submenu control Sketch Move between views in applications Tab lach application has additional buttons and controls which are explained in the appropriate chapter Entering Information On a sketch page you enter information directly on the screen Just draw or write memos as you would on a piece of paper In the Address Book entry view or Date Book day view you enter information through dialog boxes Edit Field AA xie Time to Date Alarm amp Repeat Staff Meeting Cancel In the Date Book day view you enter event In the Address Book entry view you enter information through the Edit Event dialog box contact information through the Edit Field dialog box You enter information in one of three ways You can Type using the on screen keyboard Print with the pen and have it converted to typed chara
18. erted to text 4 Tap Backspace to erase the last letter or ink segment you entered Using Sketch Page Tools The sketch page includes tools for entering text using the pen keyboard or hand writing recognition see Entering Information earlier in this chapter The sketch page also provides sketch tools you use to draw or edit text and ink Display these additional tools by tapping the Tool box icon The following table describes the sketch tools Tap To Name Display the sketch tools Tool box Write or draw in ink with the pen Sketch pen Erase by hand as if using a pencil eraser Eraser Select a portion of the sketch page drag the pen to Select tool select Cut delete the selected portion of ink or selected Cut icon text Copy the selected portion of ink or selected text Copy icon a A E ER e Paste the cut or copied portion of ink or selected Paste icon text must cut or copy something first Zoom in on the selected portion Magnify In R Using the Sketch Page Tap To Name E Return to normal size view Magnify Out Hide the sketch tools Exit icon F Using the Sketch Tools for Ink or Text You can cut or copy an item and then paste it somewhere else on a sketch page You can also magnify an area for editing or adding details l cut or copy and paste an Ink item 1 Tap the Ink tool 2 lap the Tool box to display the sketch tools 3 Tap the Select tool A Drag the pen diagonally to draw
19. hese options from the box To open a document tap the document name then tap Open e To switch to the Advanced box tap Advanced To cancel and return to the current document tap Cancel Note The Simple box only displays a list of documents The Advanced box dis plays more detailed information about directories and drives See Chapter 10 File Manager for more information To display information about the current application 1 Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon to display the menu bar 2 Tap the last menu item About Notebook Address Book etc A box appears that shows the release date and version 3 Tap OK to close the box Searching for Text You can quickly search through a document to find a word For example in the Address Book you can search for a company name and then you can jump to each entry for people who work at the same company Notes The unit only searches for text entries You cannot search ink entries Text Search in Date Book does not find repeating events or to do items To search for text 1 Open the application and document you want to search 2 Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon if necessary to display the menu bar 3 Choose Text Search from the Options menu You see a dialog box where you enter the word you want to find You can use the keyboard or handwriting recognition 4 Enter the name you want to find You can use special characters to help find the word Tap the Special Characters pop
20. l seconds for it to open After you have used the unit for the first time it opens the most recently used applications The number of applications it can open depends on the size of the application For example if you last used the Date Book and Pocket Quicken the unit opens those applications when you power it on Information Storage Tips If you see the message that your information storage memory is running low follow these suggestions to free some memory Writing with the pen takes up to ten times more memory to store than text entered with the on screen keyboard You can convert your handwriting to text See Entering Information earlier in this chapter Purge the Date Book of old information Purge Pocket Quicken of old transactions Purchase a PCMCIA information storage card for extra information storage 39 CH 2 THE BASICS a 40 The Basics Using Help You can get help on all the functions of the unit To display help 1 Tap the Help fixed icon at the bottom of the screen Depending on where you are when you tap the Help icon you see one of the following A list of topics for the current application A help screen for the particular function you re using 2 To see a specific topic tap the topic name in the list If the contents of the help doesn t fit in the help screen scroll bars appear 3 Tap the down arrow to shift the contents of the help screen to reveal more of the he
21. lp Some help screens have links to other topics Tap an underlined word or phrase to jump to help for that topic Other topics appear under the section Related Topics at the bottom of the help screen Tap a related topic to jump to help for that topic To display a list of topics for the current application From any help screen tap the Contents button To retrace your steps through the help screens From any help screen tap the Go Back button To display a list of the help screens you ve viewed 1 From any help screen tap the History button A list of the help screens appears 2 Tap the name of the help screen you want to view To close the help screen e Tap the Exit icon Covered Elsewhere Printing in Chapter 12 Sending and Receiving Pages in Chapter 12 AST Research Inc 16215 Alton Parkway Irvine CA 92718 040006 501
22. nager 122 About Documents and Folders 122 Using the Pen in File Manager 123 Selecting More Than One Document or Folder 123 Opening Documents and Folders 123 Moving and Copying Documents and Folders 124 Renaming Documents and Folders 124 Deleting Documents and Folders 125 Viewing Options 125 Getting Information About Documents and Folders 125 Creating Folders 126 Formatting Cards 126 About Drives 126 Covered Elsewhere 126 Chapter 11 Setting Preferences 127 Setting Communications Options 127 Setting File Link Options 127 Setting Modem and Protocol Options 128 Setting Page Send Receive Options 129 Setting File Transfer Options 129 Recalibrating the Pen 129 Changing Hardware Settings 130 Changing International Settings 131 Changing Keyboard Settings 132 Setting Up a Printer 132 Changing the Serial Options 133 Setting the Time and Date 134 Changing User Information 135 Chapter 12 System Settings Add Ons and Communications Using Add On Cards 137 Removing a PCMCIA Card 138 Accessing Data Files Stored on a PCMCIA Card 139 Using Battery Power with a PCMCIA Card 139 Resetting the Unit 139 Data Errors 140 Using an AC Adapter 141 Setting Up for Communications 141 Sending and Receiving Pages 141 Linking to Another Unit or Computer 142 Transferring Files 143 Connecting toa Modem 144 Connecting toa Printer 144 Printing 144 Technical Information 145 Appendix Recommended Peripherals and Options 146 Printers 146 Mod
23. on 21 CH 2 THE BASICS 22 The Basics Fixed Icons Certain icons called fixed icons always appear along the bottom of the screen These provide access to features and applications no matter where you are Once To Name Display a menu of applications Launcher fixed icon Open the Address Book application Address Book fixed icon Date Book fixed icon Open the Date Book application Open the Note Book application Note Book fixed icon Open the Pocket Quicken application Pocket Quicken fixed icon Display the World Clock World Clock fixed icon Display the Calculator Calculator fixed icon Display a floating menu bar Menu Bar fixed icon Show or hide the on screen keyboard Keyboard fixed icon Display help Help fixed icon AHDBSOPRSOC Choosing from Menus Most of the tasks and commands you need are available on the screen as buttons or icons The menus include additional commands and options Menu names appear in the menu bar When you tap a menu name the menu itself appears Some menu choices appear dimmed light gray which means that they re unavailable for use Some items become available only after you make a selection Choosing from Menus 23 Most menu choices represent commands Others represent settings that can be cither on or off These items have special symbols that indicate whether they are on or off A cs File Edit Page LAE m Show Empty Times 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 1200 1 0
24. red Elsewhere 40 Chapter 3 Date Book 41 Starting the Date Book 41 Leaving the Date Book 41 Moving Around the Date Book 41 The Six Month View 42 The Month View 42 The Week View 43 The Day View 44 Going to a Specific Date 44 Using the Event Page 45 Adding an Event 45 Adding a Repeating Event 47 Editing an Event 48 Showing and Hiding Empty Events 49 Showing Event Duration 49 Using the To Do Page 50 Adding a To Do Item 50 Editing a To Do Item 51 Showing All To Do Items 51 Using the Date Book Sketch Page 52 Setting Date Book Preferences 52 Purging the Date Book 53 Creating a New Date Book 53 Switching to a Different Date Book 53 Printing 54 Covered Elsewhere 54 Chapter 4 Address Book 55 Starting the Address Book 55 Leaving the Address Book 55 Moving Around the Address Book 55 Adding an Address Book Entry 56 Editing an Entry 58 Duplicating an Address Book Entry 59 Customizing Fields 59 Changing Customized Field Names 59 Hiding Empty Fields 60 Changing How Fields are Displayed 60 Creating a New Address Book 61 Switching to a Different Address Book 61 Printing 61 Covered Elsewhere 62 Chapter 5 Note Book 63 Starting the Note Book 63 Leaving the Note Book 63 Moving Around the Note Book 63 Adding a Note Book Page 64 Creating Groups of Pages 65 Expanding and Collapsing the Table of Contents 66 Moving a Page in the Table of Contents 66 Deleting a Note Book Page 67 Creating a New Note Book 67 Switching to
25. s Book application in detail About the Date Book Working with Applications lhe Date Book works like a desk calendar and appointment book The Date Book has four views six month month week and day You can move among the views quickly with the tap of the pen You can schedule meetings and have the Date Book remind you about them You can schedule recurring events such as birthdays or weekly meetings You can also keep track of important to do items January MFT Fe 1 ager 39 13 14 15 9 20 21 22 2 28 29 April Week 16 I p 1993 SUN MON TUE WED THU Ow mM om hw 3 FRI SAT Week View Ws April 1999 4 gt 20 i ial ia Pa iat a da 2g el ie Month View Monday 12 HON 8 00 9 00 10 00 Staff Meeting 10 00 11 00 12 00 1 00 Lunch with Paul 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 9 00 a ott Dall Day View 17 CH 2 THE BASICS 18 The Basics Working with Applications 19 Each day view has three pages an event page a to do page and a sketch page About the Note Book The Note Book is a place to write notes or lists and store information The Note 4 APR APR Z Monday 12 isa 4P V Monday 12 iso QD Book has two views a table of contents of note book pages and a sketch page 00 BAe o EE 9 00 10 00 Staff Meeting Note Book W Relative Size of Planets 4
26. seline You must write the b in a single stroke in order for the unit to recognize Wy as a space You can also get a space simply by leaving a space between words when you write plus Plus equals and divide are recognized in the calculator only equals o divide N minus The unit recognizes as a minus sign in the calculator and as a hyphen elsewhere 227 9272 new line ji Pen Gestures When you write or edit with the pen certain gestures have special meanings The following table explains these gestures To Do This Enter a space as you re Leave a space between words writing as you write or if using handwriting recognition write a space character two short horizontal lines Example space TwO ward Using the Sketch Page To Do This Example Select a word with the Quickly tap the word twice pen selected Select more than one Hold down the pen pause for word a moment and drag it across the words Draw a vertical line up through the selected text and put a loop or pigtail at the end called the pigtail gesture Tap the pen where you want the next character to go Then write the character or word somewhere in the text field or screen more than one Beste Ryd te delete swore insertacharbter CA Erase a selected word or words Insert text within existing text Insert text in a text field after existing text Write the next characters what you enter gets
27. the area you want to magnify 3 Tap the Magnify In tool to magnify the selected area You can add text or ink in the magnified area 4 Tap the Magnify Out tool to return to normal magnification Copying or Cutting a Whole Sketch Page You can copy or cut everything on a sketch page including all text and ink at once Then you can paste the whole page on another sketch page in the Date Book Note Book or Address Book Note Pasting a whole page onto another sketch page replaces the contents of the destination sketch page To copy or cut a whole sketch page 1 Display the sketch page that you want to copy 2 Tap the Menu Bar fixed icon to display the menu bar 3 Choose Copy All or Clear All from the Edit menu If you choose Clear All you see a message asking you to confirm the deletion 4 Display the sketch page where you want the information to go Managing Information 37 5 Choose Paste All from the Edit menu If something already exists on the sketch page you see a message warning you that the contents of the sketch page will be replaced Select Yes to replace or No to cancel Managing Information A document is a group of related information you store in an application For example in the address book you could create two documents one for personal addresses and one for business contacts Documents let you retrieve information s you can view or edit it CH 2 THE BASICS Ihe first time you start the unit
28. up menu and choose Match Multiple Characters or Match Any Character Using the Memory Use the Asterisk to represent several characters For example Sm finds Smith Smythe and Smothers Use the Question mark to represent one char acter For example 2 3 finds 213 and 203 5 Tap Find Next to find the text lo search for the same text in a different application tap that application s fixed icon then select Text Search from the Options menu The text you were searching lor appears in the dialog box Using the Memory The unit has a 1 megabyte memory 352K is used for information storage user application and system information and 640K is used to run the applications The mount of space for information storage varies depending on how much and the type of information stored but the 640K memory for applications cannot be changed The following sections explain how the unit uses the memory to run applications and provides some tips for maximizing the amount of information you can store Running Applications Not all of the applications can fit in 640K at once so the unit only keeps some applications in open memory while others are closed The unit can usually hold two or three applications in memory at a time If however you open another function that is not currently in memory the unit must close one of the three to open the new function You see a message that the unit is activating the function and it takes severa
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