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1. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to take the Quick Tour so you can learn about how to use Palm Desktop software Page 11 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld To install Palm Desktop software on a Macintosh 1 Turn on your Macintosh 2 Insert the Palm Desktop software CD ROM into your Macintosh s CD ROM drive 3 Double click the Palm Desktop CD icon 4 Double click the Installer icon to begin the installation procedure 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation Using your handheld with another PIM If you prefer to use another personal information manager PIM such as Microsoft Outlook you still need to install Palm Desktop software in order to add HotSync Manager the connection software and other features of Palm Desktop software to your computer The connection software called a conduit lets you synchronize the data between your handheld and your PIM The conduit for Microsoft Outlook is included on the Palm Desktop software CD ROM Windows only however you must install it in addition to Palm Desktop software For information on the availability of conduit software for the PIM you use contact the vendor of your PIM or visit the web site www palm com Chapter 1 Page 12 Tapping and typing Tap with the stylus to get things done Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen using the stylus to tap elements on your handheld screen is the basic action that
2. Current Privacy w Show Records Mask Recore Hide Records If a password is assigned you must enter it to show ij private records 4 Tap OK to confirm that you want to mask private records Chapter 4 Page 78 To display private records 1 Do one of the following 2 Tap a masked record Tap the Applications icon O tap Security then tap the Cur rent Privacy pick list and select Show Records If you do not have a password hidden and masked records be come visible If you have a password the Show Private Records dialog box appears Go to step 2 Current Privacy v EEE Mask Records Hide Records Records Show a A ETa A i Enter your password to 7 show private records Enter your password and then tap OK To make a record private 1 Display the entry that you want to make private 2 Tap Details 3 4 Tap OK Tap the Private check box to select it Page 79 Using Your Applications Attaching notes In all your applications except Note Pad and Memo Pad you can attach a note to a record A note can be up to several thousand characters long For example for an appointment in Date Book you can attach a note with directions to the location To attach a note to a record Display the entry to which you want to add a note In Address Book only Tap Edit Tap Details Tap Note Enter your note Tap Done r ATF WYN
3. LOOK Upi ononon LOOK Upi oono Note In the Date Book Agenda view the pick list is in the upper right of the To Do list 2 Select the category you want to view The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category Tip Pressing an application button on the front panel of the handheld toggles through all the categories of that application Chapter 4 Page 70 list Abrams Liz Adams Ben Beckman Rachel Bertolli Marcus Bruce Jeremy Butler Richard Cain Cathy Carpenter Joan Carter Melanie Chu Byron Conner Sandy To define a new category Tap here 650 454 6121 408 772 1900 510 532 0746 213 422 1363 408 459 1279 516 626 1424 650 235 6222 718 824 1548 212 395 6277 213 343 9801 301 933 6833 Abrams Liz Adams Ben Beckman Rachel Bertolli Marcus Bruce Jeremy Butler Richard Cain Cathy Carpenter Joan Carter Melanie Chu Byron Conner Sandy 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the screen or 516 626 1424 650 235 6222 718 824 1548 212 395 6277 213 343 9801 301 933 6833 Ao Look Up LOOK Up nnn v 2 Tap Edit Categories 3 Tap New Edit Categories Li 4 Enter the name of the new category and then tap OK Edit Categories Enter a new category name 5 Tap OK You can assign any of your records to the new category Page 71 Using Your Applications To rename a category 1 Tap the
4. Note The illustrations in this section come from Address Book but you can use these procedures in all the applications in which categories are available Page 69 Using Your Applications To move a record into a category 1 Select the record you want to categorize 2 In Address Book only Tap Edit 3 Tap Details 4 Tap the Category pick list to display the list of available categories Address Entry Details Show in List w Work Category Business 5 Personal Private OuyickList Unfiled 5 Select the category for the record 6 Tap OK Note In the Address Edit Note and Memo screens you can tap the category name in the upper right corner of the screen and select a new category for the current record To display a category of records 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the list screen 650 454 6121 ere 408 772 1900 Abrams Liz Adams Ben Abrams Liz Adams Ben Beckman Rachel Bertolli Marcus Bruce Jeremy Butler Richard Cain Cathy Carpenter Joan Carter Melanie Chu Byron Conner Sandy 510 532 0746 213 422 1363 408 459 1279 516 626 1424 650 235 6222 718 824 1543 212 395 6277 213 343 9801 301 933 6833 Beckman Rachel Bertolli Marcus Bruce Jeremy Butler Richard Cain Cathy Carpenter Joan Carter Melanie Chu Byron Conner Sandy 516 626 1424 650 235 6222 718 824 1548 212 395 6277 213 343 9801 301 933 6833
5. Tap the Applications icon Q 2 3 Tap Options and then tap Preferences 4 5 Tap OK Tap the View By pick list and select List 5 52 pm fg fill o Address B cak Clock Date Book ff Graffiti GA HotSync GF Mero Pad gf Mote Pad Prefs O Security Mi ToDoLlist E Welcome To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category 1 2 3 4 5 Tap the Applications icon Q Tap the Menu icon Tap Options and then tap Preferences Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it Tap OK Choosing preferences You can set options that affect an entire application in the application s Preferences dialog box To change preferences for an application 1 2 3 Open an application Tap the Menu icon amp Tap Options and then tap Preferences Note Not all applications have a Preferences command Make changes to the settings 5 Tap OK Chapter 3 Page 40 Installing and removing applications This section explains how to install and remove applications on your handheld and how to remove Palm Desktop software from your computer Installing add on applications Your handheld comes with the Date Book Address Book To Do List Note Pad Memo Pad Clock and Calculator applications installed and ready to use You can also install additional applications on your handheld such as games and other software The Install Tool makes it easy to install softw
6. 2 3 4 5 Under Local Setup select Infrared Port from the Port pop up In the HotSync Controls tab select Enabled Click the Serial Port Settings tab Under Check for handheld connection using select Local Setup menu HotSync Software Setup HotSync Controls Serial Port Settings Check for handheld connection using P Local Setup Status Local Setup prepares this computer to HotSyne with Q Modem Setup a handheld in its cradle connected to the serial port es Both Setups specified below Local Setup Speed As fast as possible Port infrared Port Modem Setup Modem U S Robotics Sportster 1 Port PalmConnect use gt Modem Speaker on orr 6 Close the HotSync Software Setup window Chapter 5 Page 130 Performing an IR HotSync operation After you complete the steps to prepare for performing an IR HotSync operation it is easy to perform the actual operation To perform an IR HotSync operation 1 In the Applications Launcher tap the HotSync icon 2 Tap Local 3 Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC Handheld 4 Position the IR port of your handheld within a couple of inches of the infrared port of your computer 5 Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation Connecting with the desktop using IR to a PC Handheld Local Tap here to start IR x HotSync operation
7. Modem Activates the modem s speaker If you are Speaker having trouble connecting turn on this option to make sure the modem connected to your Macintosh is responding to incoming calls 6 Close the HotSync Software Setup window Preparing your handheld There are a few steps you must perform to prepare your handheld for a modem HotSync operation To prepare your handheld for a modem HotSync operation 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the HotSync icon 3 Tap Modem Tap here Modem configuration Note If you need to create anew modem configuration tap the Menu icon and then select Options and Connection Setup See Connection preferences in Chapter 6 for more information After you create the configuration a pick list appears below the HotSync icon Tap the pick list to select your new configuration 4 Tap the Enter phone field Page 135 Advanced HotSync Operations Phone Setup Li O Dial prefix Qes O Use calling card iai Tap here 5 Enter the telephone number to access the modem connected to your computer 6 If needed enter a dial prefix such as 9 to access an outside line and then tap the Dial Prefix check box Tip You can enter a comma in the field to introduce a pause in the dialing sequence Each comma equals a two second pause 7 Ifthe phone line you re using with your handheld has Call Waiting select the Disable call waiting check box t
8. The version of Palm OS software you are using and available memory To find version and memory information 1 Tap the Applications icon Q 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap App and then tap Info Note Thousands of third party add on applications have been written for Palm OS handhelds Unfortunately we are not able to support such a large number of third party applications If you are having a problem with a third party application please contact the developer or publisher of that software 4 Tap Version to see version numbers and tap Size to see the amount of free memory in kilobytes Page 189 Frequently Asked Questions Appendix C Upgrade Information If you already own a Palm OS handheld we recommend that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with your new Palm m100 handheld into the same folder as your current Palm Desktop software When you install the new version in the same folder as the previous version all your data is preserved If you use another personal information manager PIM you still need to install Palm Desktop software in order to add HotSync Manager conduit software and other features of Palm Desktop software to your computer You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way so you can quickly synchronize your old data with your new handheld To upgrade a Windows system 1 Read the Getting Started guide for an overview of the complete installation proces
9. 2 Tap Details To Do Item Details Priority RJ 2 3 4 5 Category w Unfiled Due Date w No Date Private O Setting a due date You can associate a due date with any To Do List item You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their due date To set a due date for a To Do List item 1 In the Details dialog box tap the Due Date pick list To Do Item Details Priority BJ 2 2 4 5 Category w Unfiled Due Date w No Date Tap here Private 0 2 Tap the date that you want to assign the item Today Assigns the current date Tomorrow Assigns tomorrow s date One week later Assigns the date exactly one week from the current date No Date Removes the due date from the item Choose date Opens the date selector where you can choose any date that you want for the item 3 Tap OK Tip If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Show options dialog you can tap directly on the due date in the To Do List to open the pick list shown in step 2 Page 103 Using Your Applications To Do Show Options The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of To Do List and To Do items in Date Book Agenda view To change the Show Options settings 1 In To Do List tap Show To Do Preferences Li Sortby w Priority Due Date Show Completed Items O Show Only Due Items O Record Completion Date O Show Due Dates Show Priorities O Show Categories 2
10. Palm Desktop software See Desktop software Passwords 47 50 changing 48 creating 47 deleting 48 for network 152 forgotten 50 188 Pasting notes into other applications 55 Pasting text 59 Pen stroke full screen 143 144 Personal information managers See PIM Phone Lookup 74 75 Phone numbers selecting for Address list 99 selecting types 98 Phone settings for ISP or dial in server 153 155 Pick lists 15 PIM personal information manager using HotSync Manager with 46 using with handheld 12 See also Desktop software Plug in applications 162 Port See Serial port Ports IR on handheld 126 simulated for infrared communication 128 Power button 4 PPP 156 PRC application file extension 42 162 Preferences 22 Buttons 143 choosing 40 Connection 150 Digitizer 145 Formats 145 General 147 HotSync buttons 145 Network 150 163 Owner 164 ShortCuts 165 Primary DNS 158 Printing records from applications 9 Prioritizing To Do List records 101 105 Private records displaying and creating 77 79 178 lost with forgotten password 50 See also Security Profiles 139 Punctuation marks Graffiti writing 29 onscreen keyboard 33 Purging records 61 See also Deleting Range of times in Day view 95 Receiving data See Beaming information Records Address Book 96 beaming 67 choosing categories 69 creating 58 Date Book 82 defined 58 deleting 60 88 displaying a category of 70 editing 58 60 fonts 81 hiding private 47 77 lost 178
11. The first time you perform a HotSync operation the Palm Desktop software m Adds a user name to your handheld m Creates a folder for the user name in the Users folder inside the Palm folder For example if you entered Jane Garcia as your user name a folder called Jane Garcia is created in the Users folder O Palm B 7 tt Users v7 G Jane Garcia Conduit Data b Conduit Settings Files to Install C HotSync Log m Creates a file named User Data in your user name folder Chapter 4 Page 64 Note User names appear in the User pop up on the right side of the toolbar You can change users by selecting a new name in the pop up menu Each subsequent time you perform a HotSync operation HotSync Manager reads the user name from your handheld and synchronizes the data in the folder of the same name Note Besure you select the correct user name from the User pop up before entering data on Palm Desktop or performing a HotSync operation If you are a System Administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of users you may want to create a user profile See Creating a user profile in Chapter 5 before performing the following steps Important You must perform your first HotSync operation with a local direct serial connection The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop software If you have not installed this software see Installing Palm Desktop
12. davidson also finds Davidson Find locates any words that begin with the text you enter For example searching for plane finds planet but not air plane 3 Tap OK Find searches for the text in all records and all notes Matches for David To Do Items Call David fddresses Crensh Davi 33 1 41 974521W Find Datebook Memos 11 22 Meeting Minutes As your handheld searches for the text you can tap Stop at any time You may want to do this if the entry you want appears be fore your handheld finishes the search To continue the search after you tap Stop tap Find More 4 Tap the text that you want to review Using Phone Lookup Phone Lookup displays the Address list screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list to a record Chapter 4 Page 74 To use Phone Lookup 1 Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number The record can be in Date Book To Do List or Memo Pad 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Phone Lookup 4 Begin to spell the last name of the name you want to find The list scrolls to the first record in the list that starts with the first letter you enter Continue to spell the name you re looking for or when you see the name tap it Phone Number Lookup Abrams Liz 650 454 6121 Adams Ben 408 772 1900 Beckman Rachel 510 532 0746 Bertolli Marcus 213 422 136
13. m You can set the full screen pen stroke to beam the current entry See Pen preferences in Chapter 6 for more information m Youcan draw the Graffiti Command stroke to activate the Command toolbar and then tap the Beam icon m Youcan use the Graffiti Command stroke B to beam the current entry Categorizing records Categorize records in the Address Book To Do List Note Pad and Memo Pad applications so that they are grouped logically and are easy to review You can also categorize applications See Using the Applications Launcher in Chapter 3 for more information When you create a record your handheld automatically places it in the category that is currently displayed If the category is All your handheld assigns it to the Unfiled category You can leave an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time System defined and user defined categories Your handheld includes system defined categories such as All and Unfiled and user defined categories such as Business and Personal You cannot modify the system defined categories but you can rename and delete the user defined categories In addition you can create your own user defined categories You can have a maximum of 15 user defined categories in each application Address Book contains the QuickList user defined category in which you can store the names addresses and phone numbers you might need in emergencies doctor fire department lawyer etc
14. HotSync operations The HotSync process automatically synchronizes that is exchanges and updates data between your handheld and Palm Desktop software Changes you make on your handheld or Palm Desktop software appear in both places after a HotSync operation HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files thus reducing synchronization time You can synchronize your data either directly or indirectly Direct methods include connecting your handheld to the HotSync cable attached to your computer or using infrared communications An indirect method is using a modem See Chapter 5 for information about performing HotSync operations via a modem or IR port Performing a HotSync operation for the first time Windows The first time you synchronize your data you need to enter user information in your Palm Desktop software After you enter this information and synchronize the HotSync Manager recognizes your handheld and doesn t ask for this information again If you are a System Administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of users you may want to create a user profile See Creating a user profile in Chapter 5 before performing the following steps Important You must perform your first HotSync operation with a local direct serial connection The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop software If you have not installed this software see Installing Palm Desktop
15. Locking your handheld cccc ccc ccc eee nescence cnenneee 49 Recovering from a forgotten password ssssssssissesssesiesiesesseese 50 Chapter 4 Using Your Applications Overview of applications ec ceseseeceeecessseseeseecseseeneseeees 52 Dat BOOk ERASE AER E E asters 52 Address Book saeni aaae bie ot 53 To DOSES cess rn a e ra a a Meena ae aN 54 Note Pad cnriesnomennana na naen e a a in i 55 Caleta ator RIETER AE A AETAT 56 CVO CK a a a aa ales a e Aaria 56 Memo Pad ingneetinnine rnrn a a a an 57 Common tasks essani unna eee e a be ees 58 Creatina records anr a E e a E A EEA 58 Editing 1eCordS i sssctehssessttenatetiien Sr 58 Deleting record ins epea ea E teeta ee shitty 60 Purging TECOLdS iaevte ees anise ee ini a o a 61 Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations 62 Beaming information sssiisisiiasiisiiii taisiin irris 67 Categorizing records siotil e ae yE AE E 69 Finding record 2 sirie e tei ectrh ede distended inde ii 72 Sorting lists Of recOrds oo eee eia aa a TS 76 Making records private ssssusnesssiinasiiissii arsar 77 Attaching NOteS iin pes ra Ea e ia r ae dete 80 Page iv Handbook for the Palm m100 Handheld Choosing fonts sssrin ot a titan a acide tig ha ies avesastee vets 81 Application specific tasks 0 00 cece ee ceeeeeeecenecensceeeneneseeens 82 Date BOOK ssena a cole eog N ees teeta eed ets 82 AN AATESS BOOK E T EA Nive eowethesas castes uate TTE 96 ToDo LaSt 1s astsne
16. Note Pad and Memo Pad Note You can also assign records to categories See Categorizing records earlier in this chapter To sort records in To Do List 1 Open To Do List 2 From the list screen tap Show 3 Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option 4 Tap OK To sort records in Address Book Note Pad and Memo Pad 1 Open the application to display the list screen 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Preferences Address Book Address Book Preferences O Remember last category List By Last Name First Name Company Last Name Note Pad NotePadPreferences Sort by w Manual Alarm Sound w Alarm Confirm note delete Memo Pad Memo Preferences Sort by w Alphabetic Chapter 4 Page 76 4 Do one of the following Address Book Tap the setting you want Note Pad Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic Date or Manual Memo Pad Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic or Manual 5 Tap OK To sort the Note Pad or Memo list manually tap and drag a note or memo to a new location in the list Note To make the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop software as you manually sorted it on your handheld open Memo Pad in Palm Desktop software and click List by Then select Order on handheld Making records private In most applications you can make individual records private Private records remain visible and accessible ho
17. creating records 58 96 97 deleting records 60 displaying category 100 displaying data in the Address list 99 finding records 73 fonts 81 menus 99 notes for records 80 opening 53 overview 53 pressing button to beam information 68 private records 79 sorting records 76 Agenda Date Book view 93 Alarm Note Pad 107 preset 95 setting 86 Setting in Clock 113 sound 95 114 147 176 for untimed events 87 Alphabet Graffiti writing 27 onscreen keyboard 14 19 Application buttons 5 16 52 53 54 55 68 143 Applications Address Book 53 beaming 67 68 Calculator 56 categories 38 39 Clock 56 Date Book 52 font style 81 installing 41 45 Launcher 16 38 40 Memo Pad 57 Note Pad 55 opening 16 plug in 162 preferences for 40 removing 45 security 47 size in kilobytes 189 To Do List 54 version of 189 viewing as icons 39 viewing as list 39 See also Add on applications Archive files importing data from 35 for main applications 35 saving deleted records 60 saving purged records 61 Auto off delay 147 Autotext See Graffiti ShortCuts Backlight 4 5 144 Batteries battery door 6 installing 8 Battery conserving power 147 gauge 16 warning 196 197 Beaming information 67 68 location of IR port 6 pen stroke to activate 144 problems with 187 See also Infrared Bold font for text 81 Index Page 198 Business card for beaming 68 Buttons preferences 143 Cc Cable conn
18. gets things done on your handheld The first time you start your handheld setup instructions appear on the screen These instructions include a calibration screen or digitizer and a Basic Skills tutorial Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your handheld with its touch sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen the handheld can detect exactly which task you want to perform Important Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on the handheld screen Never use an actual pen pencil or other sharp object to write on the handheld screen Basic Skills walks you through the key features of the handheld interface and the applications that come with it You can return to Basic Skills later by tapping the Welcome icon in the Applications Launcher With your handheld turned on you can tap the screen to do many operations such as the following m Open applications m Choose menu commands m Initiate a global Find operation m Select options in dialog boxes m Open the onscreen keyboards Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer you can also drag the stylus to select text You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar Page 13 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Elements of the handheld interface EE cae Options J Menu New Memo N bar Delete Memo D Beam Memo BI Icons M
19. procedures for creating letters numbers punctuation and symbols as well as some Graffiti tips and tricks Writing Graffiti characters Most people find they can enter text quickly and accurately with only minutes of practice Graffiti writing includes any character you can type ona standard keyboard The Graffiti strokes closely resemble the uppercase letters of the regular alphabet which makes Graffiti writing easy to learn There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing m Ifyou 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 ABCDE m 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 you should not create the heavy dot it is only there to show you where to begin the stroke Chapter 2 Page 24 Most characters require only a single stroke When you lift the stylus from the Graffiti writing area your handheld recognizes and displays the text character immediately To accomplish single strokes some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet equivalents m 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
20. simit RT LF S Tap the Set Time time of eee an event 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 Tip 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 Do one of the following Tap the time columns on the right side of the Set Time dialog to set the Start Time then tap the End Time box and tap the time columns to set the End Time Tap All Day to automatically insert the start and end time of the event as defined in your Date Book preferences Set Time Tap to scroll to Start Time earlier hours Start Time highlighted Tap to change End Time hours Tap to automatically Tap to change fill the start and end minutes times Tap to scroll to later hours Tap OK Tap a blank area of the screen to deselect the event A vertical line appears next to the time indicating the duration of the event Note If an event has the same start and end time the time is only displayed once Page 83 Using Your Applications To schedule an event for another day 1 Select the date you want for the event by doing one of the following Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen If necessary tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows to move to another week Previous Next week Mi jul 24 02 KIBDG GEE Tap to select a day of the curr
21. 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 5 Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect 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 Tap the time of the event in the Date Book screen tap No Time and then tap OK Page 85 Using Your Applications Rescheduling an event You can easily make changes to your schedule with your handheld To reschedule an event Tap the event you want to reschedule Tap Details 1 2 3 To change the time tap the Time box and select a new time 4 To change the date tap the Date box and select a new date 5 Tap OK Setting an alarm for an event The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in your Date Book You 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 this icon 9 appears to the far right of the event with the alarm When the alarm tone sounds a reminder message also appears onscreen To set an alarm for an event 1 Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm 2 Tap Details 3 Tap the Alarm check box to select it The default setting 5 Minutes appears 4 Tap the pick list to select Minutes Hours or Days 5 Select the 5 and
22. A w IR to a PC Handheld Returning to cable HotSync operations It s easy to return to using the cable for HotSync operations You can even leave the HotSync application on your handheld set to perform IR HotSync operations and still use the cable This is useful if you perform HotSync operations with both your desktop computer and a laptop that you travel with When you travel you don t have to carry the cable because your handheld is set to perform IR HotSync operations When you re in the office just connect your handheld to the cable and press the HotSync button To return to cable HotSync operations on a Windows computer 1 If needed connect the cable to a serial COM port on your computer 2 Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray 3 Choose Setup and then click Local 4 Select the COM port where your cable is connected 5 Click OK Page 131 Advanced HotSync Operations Now the next time you want to perform a HotSync operation just press the HotSync button on the cable as you always did in the past To return to cable HotSync operations on a Macintosh If needed connect the cable to a serial port on your Macintosh Double click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder In the HotSync Controls tab select Enabled Click the Serial Port Settings tab Under Check for handheld connection using select Local Setup Dee Oe SHR Ik tS Under Local Setup select the port where yo
23. D To Do List Synchronize the files Change Memo Pad Synchronize the files Note Pad Synchronize the files Default Install Enabled Install Service Templates Enabled Help System Handheld overwrites Desktop Appendix A Page 170 3 Select the appropriate user name from the list 4 Select an application in the Conduit list 5 Click Change m HotSync Action for Date Book OK oe Cancel Help g a C Desktop overwrites handheld F Setas default B E C Handheld overwrites desktop Os C Do nothing 6 Select Desktop overwrites handheld Note Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings To use a new setting on an ongoing basis select the Set As Default box Thereafter whatever you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default button in the Custom dialog 7 Click OK 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications 9 Click Done to activate your settings 10 Perform a HotSync operation Page 171 Maintaining Your Handheld To restore your data from a Macintosh after a hard reset 1 Double click the HotSync Manager in the Palm folder 2 From the HotSync menu choose Conduit Settings o Conduit Setting HEB 2 User Handheld User 3 Conduit Settings Last HotSync Next HotSync Action amp Address Bo
24. Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon On the Install Uninstall tab select Palm Desktop software Click Add Remove Note Youneed to install the HotSync Manager from the installation CD if you want to synchronize data with another PIM To remove Palm Desktop software from a Macintosh 1 2 ON OE et 02 Locate the Palm Desktop Installer icon and double click this icon From the Easy Install screen choose Uninstall from the pop up menu Select the software you want to remove Click Uninstall Select the folder that contains your Palm Desktop software files Click Remove Note This process removes only the application files The data in your Users folder remains untouched Restart your Macintosh Chapter 3 Page 46 Security Your handheld comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect In Security you can do the following m Lock and turn off your handheld so that it does not operate until you enter the correct password m Mask all records that you mark as private so the information appears greyed out m Hide all records that you mark as private so they do not appear on any screen You can mask or hide private records with or without a password Without a password private records are hidden until you set the Security application to show them or they are masked until you tap the private record With a password you must enter the
25. Service Provider or your System Administrator for the correct connection type Idle timeout The Idle timeout setting defines how long your handheld waits before dropping the connection with your ISP or dial in server when you switch out of a TCP IP application To set the Idle timeout 1 Tap the Idle timeout pick list and select one of the following options Immediate Drops the connection to your ISP immediately when you switch to another application 1 minute Waits one minute for you to open another application before it drops the connection 2 minutes Waits two minutes 3 minutes Waits three minutes Power Off Keeps your PPP or SLIP connection until you turn off your handheld or until it times out This option works best with the modem 2 Tap OK Page 157 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Defining primary and secondary DNS The Domain Naming System DNS is a mechanism in the Internet for translating the names of host computers into IP addresses When you enter a DNS number or IP address you are identifying a specific server that handles the translation services Each IP address has four sections separated by periods In the Details dialog box you enter each section separately Each section of an IP address is made up of a number from 0 to 255 numbers are the only allowable characters in this field Ask your Internet Service Provider or System Administrator for the correct Primary or Secondary DNS IP n
26. Tap Details Details Name IRPhone to xfer Speed w 57 600 bps Connection rCOMM to Modern How eri hutematie Method Init String Dialing TouchTone Volume Low 7 Enter the initialization string supplied by the documentation for the modem attached to your cell phone Page 149 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld 8 Tap OK and then tap OK again to save the configuration Preferences w Connection Available Configurations Add on Modern Direct Serial IR to aPC Handheld Your new configuration appears in IR Phone to xfer the list of available configurations After you create the configuration you need to set up the HotSync Manager of your Desktop application and the HotSync application of your handheld to perform a modem HotSync operation Network preferences and TCP IP software The Network Preferences settings enable you to use the TCP IP software that is included in the handheld operating system You can use the TCP IP software to connect with Internet Service Providers ISPs or dial in remote access servers Because the TCP IP software is a feature of the operating system you configure all parameters relating to it from the Preferences application To use TCP IP you must create a configuration in Connection Preferences and then create Network Preferences settings Note The Connection Preferences screen enables you to define several ways that your handheld can use the modem to commu
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28. areas Write letters here Write numbers here Division marks To write Graffiti letters 1 Tap the screen where you want your text to go Note You need to tap above the Graffiti writing area and must see a blinking cursor before you write the text 2 Use the tables on the following pages to find the stroke shape for the letter you want to create For example the stroke shown below creates the letter n 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 the same shape to create both the uppercase and lowercase version of a letter 3 Position the stylus in the left hand side of the Graffiti writing area Page 25 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld 4 5 Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape as it appears in the tables 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 handheld 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 Important You must begin the character strokes in the Graffiti writing area If you do not make Graffiti strokes in the Gr
29. avian ete aa a a a E bass hese 101 Note Pad A R a A N aantes 106 Memo Rad emaeioi anene acai lev tie a e e tees 110 ELE E EEE A AEAT EOE A EEA EEE TA 113 GCaletilator rataan a a a a TA a t 115 Chapter 5 Advanced HotSync Operations Selecting HotSync setup Options sss esssssssssisrtissertessserttssneentesee 117 Customizing HotSync application settings cccccceeseseeeees 123 TR HotSync operations ccccccesesescssseesceesseecsesesesenseecessenesessesseenees 126 Preparing your computer for infrared communication 126 Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication 129 Performing an IR HotSync operation eee cece 131 Returning to cable HotSync operations ccccceeceeeseeteteeeees 131 Conducting a HotSync operation via MOdeM cece 132 Preparing your computer o ccccccccccecesetecscsecscteeseeeectsescteesenseeees 132 Preparing your handheld ceec cee ee ceeseseeceeseecseeseneeees 135 Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation 136 Performing a HotSync operation via a modem ccceeee 137 Using Pile Mink 2 bts ice apstera des e E E E TA 138 Creating a User profile sisihanira anaa iE 139 Chapter 6 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Viewing preferenssit pen yeast p EE iE E EE 142 B ttons preferences sn snrsni aorar West ached Henie 143 Pen preterences 2s nisi aaa a yA 143 HotSync buttons preferences 0 c cece cece ceeeeeee neces 145 Digitizer pre
30. category pick list in the upper right corner of the screen or list 2 Tap Edit Categories 3 Select the category that you want to rename and then tap Rename 4 5 Edit Categories i Enter the new name for the category and then tap OK Edit Categories Enter a new category name Tap OK Tip You can group the records in two or more categories into one category by giving the categories the same name For example if you change the name of the Personal category to Business all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category Finding records Your handheld offers several ways to find information quickly All applications Find locates any text that you specify always starting with the current application Date Book To Do List Memo Pad Phone Lookup displays the Address list screen and lets you add the information that appears in this list to a record Address Book The Look Up line lets you enter the first letters of a name to scroll immediately to that name Chapter 4 Page 72 Looking up Address Book records When working with Address Book the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld make it easy to navigate among your address entries m Inthe Address list screen pressing the scroll buttons moves up or down an entire screen of records If you hold down a scroll button you accelerate the scrolling and display every third screen m Inthe Address view screen p
31. commas at the beginning to compensate for this delay Each comma delays transmission of your calling card number for two seconds To use a Calling card 1 Tap the Use calling card check box to select it Phone Setup Li Select this box to use a calling card Enter your calling card number here 2 Enter your calling card number on the Use calling card line Note It s a good idea to add at least three commas before your calling card number to compensate for the cue delay 3 Tap OK Connecting to your service After you set your Connection and Network Preferences establishing a connection to your Internet Service Provider ISP or your company s network dial in server is easy Note If you are connecting to an ISP you need a third party application such as a web browser or news reader to take advantage of this connection For information about third party applications that support TCP IP check the web site www palm com Page 155 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld To establish a connection m Tap Connect to dial the current service and display the Service Connection Progress messages Tip To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages press the lower scroll button To close a connection m Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your handheld and your service Creating additional service templates You can create additional service templates from scratch or by duplica
32. data from the old handheld it also erases the name and makes that handheld a clean slate ready to receive a new name The next time you perform a HotSync operation with this old handheld you are asked to give it a name Be sure to give it a unique name Appendix C Page 192 Appendix D Non ASCII Characters for Login Scripts The following information enables you to create custom login scripts that require non ASCII characters It is provided for advanced users who understand the use and requirements of such characters in a custom login script Use of char You may use the caret to transmit ASCII command characters If you send char and the ASCII value of char is between and _ then the character is automatically translated to a single byte value between 0 and 31 For example M is converted to a carriage return If char is a value between a and z then the character sequence is translated to a single byte value between 1 and 26 If char is any other value then the character sequence is not subject to any special processing For example the string Joe M transmits Joe followed by a carriage return Carriage return and line feed You may include carriage return and line feed commands as part of the login script when entered in the following format m lt cr gt Sends or receives a carriage return a lt lf gt Sends or receives a line feed For example the string waitfor Joe lt cr gt lt lf gt wait
33. does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures E Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver E Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Em Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The use of shielded I O cables is required when connecting this equipment to any and all optional peripheral or host devices Failure to do so may violate FCC rules Caution Changes or modifications not covered in this manual must be approved in writing by the manufacturer s Regulatory Engineering Department Changes or modifications made without written approval may void the user s authority to operate this equipment Responsible Party Palm m100 Product Family Palm Inc 5470 Great America Parkway Tested t I Santa Clara California 95052 With Fcc come Tis United States of America 408 326 9000 FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Page 195 Product Regulatory Information Canadian ICES 003 Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel broui
34. have outlived their usefulness For example events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book and To Do List items that you marked as completed remain in the list All these outdated records take up memory on your handheld so it s a good idea to remove them by using Purge If you think Date Book or To Do List records might prove useful later you can purge them from your handheld and save them in an archive file on your computer Purging is not available in Address Book Note Pad or Memo Pad you must delete outdated records manually from these applications To purge records 1 Open the application 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Record and then tap Purge A confirmation dialog box appears Date Book Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be to be purged Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the se ries ends before the date that you purge records Date Book To Do List If you want to save a copy of the purged records to an archive file on your desktop be sure that the check box is checked If you don t want to save a copy tap the check box to remove the check box 4 Tap OK If you chose to save a copy of the purged records your handheld transfers them to an archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation Note Purging does not happen automatically You must tap the command to make it happen Page 61 Using Your Applications Exchanging and updating data
35. of trouble free service Please observe the following general tips when using your handheld m Take care not to scratch the screen of your handheld Keep the screen clean When working with your handheld use the supplied stylus or plastic tipped pens intended for use with a touch sensitive screen Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the surface of the handheld screen m Your handheld is not waterproof and should not be exposed to rain or moisture Under extreme conditions water may enter the circuitry through the front panel buttons In general treat your handheld as you would a pocket calculator or other small electronic instrument m The screen of your handheld contains a glass element Take care not to drop your handheld or subject it to any strong impact Do not carry your handheld in your back pocket if you sit on it the glass may break m Protect your handheld from temperature extremes Do not leave your handheld on the dashboard of a car on a hot day or on a day when temperatures are below freezing and keep it away from heaters and other heat sources m Donotstore or use your handheld in any location that is extremely dusty damp or wet m Use asoft damp cloth to clean your handheld If the surface of the handheld screen becomes soiled clean it with a soft cloth moistened with a diluted window cleaning solution Page 167 Maintaining Your Handheld Battery considerations Please note the followi
36. or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook To synchronize data you must connect your Palm m100 handheld and Palm Desktop software You can synchronize your data either directly or indirectly Direct methods include connecting your handheld to the HotSync cable attached to your computer or using infrared communications An indirect method is using a modem This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via infrared communications or a modem See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for information about performing your first and subsequent local HotSync operations Selecting HotSync setup options You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run If necessary you can adjust the local and modem HotSync settings as well To set the HotSync options on a Windows computer 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray 2 Choose Setup General Local Modem HotSync Manager C Available only when the Palm Desktop is running C Manual you start the HotSync Manager yourself Page 117 Advanced HotSync Operations 3 Click the General tab and select one of the following options Always available Available only when Palm Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors the communication port for synchronization requests from your handheld With this option the HotSync Manager synchronizes data even w
37. or application If you assign a different application to a button you can still access the original application using the Applications Launcher To change the Buttons preferences 1 Tap the pick list next to the button you want to re assign Preferences w Buttons Select an application to customize each button g Dote Book T ore Pad Tap arrow to Ra w Address show pick list Calc KEA Todo tis 2 Tap the application that you want to assign to the button Tip To restore all of the buttons to their factory settings tap Default Pen preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to change the assignment of the full screen pen stroke By default the full screen pen stroke activates Graffiti Help Page 143 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Memo 1 of 1 Unfiled Graffiti UV IW gt SUV ollser A vw Drag stylus to top of screen To change the Pen preferences 1 Tap Pen Select a feature you can access by dragging your pen from the writing area to the top of the screen w Graffiti Help 2 Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the full screen pen stroke Backlight Keyboard Graffiti Help Turn Off amp Lock Beam Data 3 Tap OK Turns on the backlight on your handheld Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text characters Opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti char
38. password but your handheld deletes all handheld is not entries marked as private However if you locked perform a HotSync operation before you delete the password the HotSync process backs up all entries whether or not they are marked private Then you can follow these steps to restore your private entries 1 Use the Palm Desktop software and the HotSync cable or infrared com munication to synchronize your data 2 Tap Forgotten Password in Security to remove the password and delete all private records 3 Perform a HotSync operation to syn chronize your data and restore the private records by transferring them from your computer to your handheld Iforgotthe password m If you assign a password and lock your and my handheld is handheld you must perform a hard locked reset to continue using your handheld See Performing a hard reset in Appendix A for more information Appendix B Page 188 Technical support If after reviewing the sources listed at the beginning of this appendix you cannot solve your problem contact your regional technical support office by e mail phone or fax Before requesting support please experiment a bit to reproduce and isolate the problem When you do contact support please be ready to provide the following information The name and version of your computer operating system The actual error message or state you are experiencing The steps you take to reproduce the problem
39. records 60 service templates 162 text 59 See also Purging records Desktop software 9 12 for entering data 21 linking to external files 138 removing 46 saving deleted data to anarchive file 60 system requirements 3 upgrading 190 See also PIM Digitizer 13 145 177 DNS Domain Naming System 158 Double booked events 92 Dragging memos into other applications 57 stylus to activate features 144 using the stylus 13 Driver for infrared communication on Windows 95 127 E Editing records 58 60 E mail addresses in Address Book 98 99 Entering data 19 22 importing from other applications 35 37 Index Page 200 problems with 177 using Graffiti writing 24 33 using Note Pad 34 using the computer keyboard 34 using the onscreen keyboard 33 Entries See Address Book Euro in Graffiti writing 30 in onscreen keyboard 20 problems with 178 Events See Date Book Exchanging data See HotSync Exclamation marks in To Do List 105 External keyboard 22 34 F FCC Statement 195 Files linking to external 138 Finding applications using Graffiti writing 16 information in applications 72 75 phone numbers 74 75 using the Find application 74 Fonts 81 Formats preferences 145 Frozen handheld 176 G Games 45 147 General preferences alarm sounds 147 auto off delay 147 system sounds 147 Glossary See Graffiti ShortCuts Graffiti accented characters 31 alphabet 24 27 basic concepts 24 capital letters 28 Command st
40. restores your private entries the next time you perform a HotSync operation but it does not restore the password To delete a forgotten password 1 Tap Lost Password 2 Tap Yes Chapter 3 Page 50 Chapter 4 Using Your Applications Your Palm m100 handheld includes these applications Date Book Address Book To Do List Note Pad Memo Pad Clock Calculator This chapter is divided into three sections m Overview of applications briefly describes each application and explains how to open it m Common tasks gives instructions on how to do tasks that you can do in most or all of the applications It s easy to transfer what you learn in one application to the others because the structure and behavior of all the applications are quite similar m Application specific tasks is organized by application and gives instructions on how to do tasks that are specific to each application Page 51 Using Your Applications Overview of applications Date Book Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date In Date Book you can do the following Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date Display a chart of your appointments for an entire week The Week View makes it easy to spot available times and any potential scheduling overlaps or conflicts Display a monthly calendar to quickly spot
41. screens and customizing your handheld Chapter 1 Page 22 Setting the time and date You make changes to the time and date in the Clock application To set the current time and date a Oe UP ge 8 9 Tap the Applications icon Tap the Clock icon OJ Tap the Set Time amp Date button oc Set Clock Lr 2 01 Mar 23 2002 Tap here Tap the hour box Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour Tap each minute number and then tap the arrows to change them Tap AM or PM Note Your handheld can also display the time in other formats See Formats preferences in Chapter 6 for details Tap the Set Date button Tap the arrows to select the current year Tap arrows to select year Tap to select month Tap to select date 10 Tap a month 11 Tap the current date Page 23 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Chapter 2 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld This chapter explains how to enter data into your Palm m100 handheld by writing with the stylus in the Graffiti writing area by using the onscreen keyboard by using the Note Pad application by using the computer keyboard by using an external keyboard accessory or by importing data from another application Using Graffiti writing to enter data Chapter 1 introduced Graffiti writing and briefly described how to use it to enter text in your applications In this section you learn the
42. script after it terminates Created using a development environment that supports the Palm OS software such as Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Platform For additional information on creating plug in applications send e mail to Palm Developer Support at devsupp palm com Deleting a service template There is only one way to delete a service template use the Delete command from the Service menu To delete a service template 1 Tap the Service pick list 2 Tap the service template you want to delete 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Service and then tap Delete 5 Tap OK Network preferences menu commands The Network Preferences screen includes menu commands to make it fast and easy to create and edit service templates TCP IP application menus are shown here for your reference See Using menus in Chapter 1 for more information about choosing menu commands Service menu E Edit Options New ZN Delete zD Duplicate L Chapter 6 Page 162 Options menu 7 ViewLog V TCP IP troubleshooting If you are having a problem establishing a network connection using TCP IP check this section and try the suggestions listed Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages It s helpful to identify at what point in the login procedure the connection fails An easy way to do this is to display the expanded Service Connection Progress messages Expanded Service Connection Progress messag
43. software in Chapter 1 for instructions Chapter 4 Page 62 To perform a local HotSync operation on a Windows computer 1 Connect your handheld to the HotSync cable 2 If the HotSync Manager is not running start it On the Windows desktop click Start and then choose Programs Navigate to the Palm Desktop software program group and choose HotSync Manager Alternatively you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSync Manager 3 Press the HotSync button on the cable HotSync button Important The first time you perform a HotSync operation the Users dialog box appears You must select the name you entered when you installed Palm Desktop software and click OK Every handheld should have a unique name To prevent loss of a user s records never try to synchronize more than one handheld to the same user name Page 63 Using Your Applications The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins HotSync Progress Status Synchronizing User Arthur Manzi Oo WO 4 Wait for a message on your handheld indicating that the process is complete After the HotSync process is complete you can remove the HotSync cable from your handheld Performing a HotSync operation for the first time Macintosh When you installed Palm Desktop software you entered a user name This user name is the connection between your handheld and your Macintosh
44. software Synchronization is a one step procedure that ensures your data is always safe and up to date See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for more information m Import and export data so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad See Importing data in Chapter 2 for more information m Print your Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad information on any printer Connecting the HotSync cable The HotSync cable that comes with your handheld enables you to synchronize the information on your handheld with the Palm Desktop software using HotSync technology Important If you are upgrading from another Palm OS handheld follow the instructions in Appendix C Upgrade Information before completing these steps Page 9 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld To connect the HotSync cable 1 Turn off your computer 2 Plug the HotSync cable into a serial COM port on your computer Note Your HotSync cable requires a dedicated port It cannot share a port with an internal modem or other device If you are unsure of the exact location of the serial port refer to the manual supplied with your computer If your computer does not have a dedicated serial port available or the cable does not fit your computer you can order the following HotSync cable adapters from http www palm com support m100 ex
45. the Setup dialog box works for your modem If you have problems using the As Fast As Possible option or a specific speed try using a slower speed m Make sure you are not running another program such as WinFax CompuServe or America Online that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box m Make sure your modem resets before you try again Turn off your modem wait a minute then turn it back on Appendix B Page 182 I tried to doa modem HotSync operation but it did not complete successfully continued On a Macintosh check the following Make sure Modem is selected on the Serial Port Settings tab in the HotSync Software Setup window You may need to select a different Modem type or enter a Custom setup string on the Serial Port Settings tab Most modems have a setup string that causes them to send initial connection sounds to a speaker You can turn on the Modem Speaker option and use these sounds to check the modem connection Make sure you are not running another program such as America Online fax or telephony software or AppleTalk networking that uses the serial port you selected in the Serial Port Settings tab Make sure your modem resets before you try again Turn off your modem wait a minute then turn it back on Check the following on your handheld Confirm that the telephone cable is securely attached to your modem Make sure the dialing instruction dials the correct phon
46. the modem s speaker If you are having trouble connecting turn on this option to make sure the modem connected to your Macintosh is responding to incoming calls Note You can set both Local and Modem settings and prepare your Macintosh to synchronize using the HotSync cable or a modem However choosing both setups prevents you from using either port for other operations such as printing faxing or AppleTalk networking 4 Close the HotSync Software Setup window Chapter 5 Page 122 Customizing HotSync application settings For each application you can define a set of options that determines how records are handled during synchronization These options are called a conduit By default a HotSync operation synchronizes all files between your handheld and Palm Desktop software In general you should leave the settings to synchronize all files The only reason you might want to change these settings is to overwrite data on either your handheld or Palm Desktop software or to avoid synchronizing a particular type of file because you don t use it In addition to the conduits for Date Book Address Book To Do List Note Pad and Memo Pad Palm Desktop software includes System and Install conduits The System conduit backs up the system information stored on your handheld including Graffiti ShortCuts The Install conduit installs add on applications on your handheld To customize HotSync application settings on a Windo
47. then enter the first section of the IP address Note Each section must be a number from 0 to 255 3 Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address 4 Tap OK Login scripts A login script is a series of commands that automates logging in to a network server for example your corporate network or your Internet Service Provider ISP A login script is associated with a specific service template created in Network Preferences A login script is something that you are likely to receive from your IS System Administrator if your company has a system in which you log in to the corporate servers from your handheld using a modem or network connection The script is generally prepared by the System Administrator and distributed to users who need it It automates the events that must take place in order to establish a connection between your handheld and the corporate servers You can create login scripts in two ways m Ina text editor on your computer in which you create a file with the extension PNC which you then install on your handheld using the Install Tool this method is not available to Macintosh users Page 159 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld m Inthe Login Script dialog box on your handheld accessed from the Details dialog box in Network Preferences Login Script Li w Send User ID w Send CR w Wait For Password Send Password r End Tap here to see the list of available commands Note You can a
48. use the eraser tool to remove lines and the pen tool to add lines Deleting records To delete a record 1 Select the record you want to delete 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Record and then tap the Delete command Date Book Delete Event Address Book Delete Address To Do List Delete Item Note Pad Delete Note Memo Pad Delete Memo A confirmation dialog box appears If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archive file in Palm Desktop software be sure that the check box is checked If you don t want to save a copy tap the check box to remove the check The archive check box does not appear in Note Pad because you can t archive Note Pad notes 4 Tap OK If you choose to save a copy of the selected item your handheld transfers it to the archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation Other ways to delete records You can also delete records in the following ways m In Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad open the Details dialog box for the record tap Delete and then tap OK In Note Pad open the note you want to delete and then tap Delete Delete the text of the record Chapter 4 Page 60 Note In Date Book you can choose to delete the text of the current repeating event current and future events or all instances of that event Purging records Over time as you use Date Book and To Do List you ll accumulate records in these applications that
49. with 6 24 Sunday to start week 146 Symbols in Graffiti writing 30 Synchronizing data See HotSync System conduit 123 requirements for Desktop software 3 sounds 147 T Tab delimited files importing data from 35 Tapping 13 177 TCP IP 150 163 TDA To Do List archive file 35 Technical Support 173 189 Page 205 Index Text copying 59 cutting 59 entry See Entering data files importing data from 35 36 fonts for 81 selecting all 59 Thousands separator 146 Time alarm setting 86 bars in Date Book 94 format 146 setting current 23 setting event 82 start and end for Date Book Day view 95 Tips online 19 To Do List adding Address Book data to records 75 archive files tda 35 categorizing records 69 105 checking off items 102 completed items 104 completion date 104 conduit for synchronizing 123 creating records 58 101 deleting records 60 88 due date 103 104 105 fonts 81 menus 105 notes for records 80 opening 54 overview 54 prioritizing records 101 105 private records 79 purging records 61 104 sorting records 76 Today See Current date Transferring data See HotSync Transmitting data See Beaming information Troubleshooting 184 Turning off handheld automatically 147 pen stroke for 144 problems with 176 Turning on handheld application buttons 5 displaying owner s name 164 power button 4 problems with 175 Cc ndoing actions 59 ninstalling Desktop software 46 nresponsive handhel
50. 115 regaining 61 176 Memos See Memo Pad Menus 17 18 177 Address Book 99 choosing 17 command equivalents Graffiti writing 18 command toolbar 18 Date Book 94 114 Edit menu 59 60 Memo Pad 109 111 116 menu bar 14 17 Network Preferences 162 To Do List 105 Microsoft Outlook connecting to 179 Windows 95 98 126 Modem connections 148 HotSync operations via 132 137 182 183 initialization string 149 150 setup after upgrade 191 192 Monday to start week 146 Month Date Book view 92 95 Moving the cursor Graffiti writing 32 MPA Memo Pad archive file 35 Network connecting 156 connection type 157 idle timeout 157 login scripts 159 162 password 152 phone settings 153 preferences 150 163 primary DNS 158 secondary DNS 158 selecting connection 152 selecting service 151 TCP IP 150 user name 151 Note Pad alarm 107 copying memos into other applications 55 creating records 58 entering data 34 menus 109 opening 55 overview 55 reviewing notes 106 Notes attaching to records 80 Notes See Note Pad Numbers decimal point and thousands separator 146 Graffiti writing 29 onscreen keyboard 14 19 33 O Onscreen keyboard 19 33 60 pen stroke to open 144 Opening Address Book 53 applications 16 Calculator 56 Clock 23 56 113 Date Book 52 Memo Pad 57 Note Pad 55 To Do List 54 Organizer Lotus PIM 35 Outlook connecting to 179 Overlapping events 92 Page 203 Index Owner preferences 164 P
51. 3 Bruce Jeremy 408 459 1279 Butler Richard 516 626 1424 Cain Cath 650 235 6222 Carpenter Joan Carter Melanie 212 395 6277 W Chu Byron 213 343 9801 Conner Sandy 301 933 6833 W Look Up 9 lt 5 Tap Add The name you selected along with the other information associated with it is pasted into the record you selected in step 1 Phone Lookup tips Write the Graffiti Command stroke L to activate the Phone Lookup feature You can also activate it in the following circumstances m While entering text For example to insert the full name and phone number for someone with the last name Williams write the Graffiti characters for Wi and then the Phone Lookup Command stroke L Assuming you have only one Address Book record that begins with Wi your handheld inserts the full name Fred Williams and its associated information If you have more than one name that begins with Wi the Phone Lookup screen appears and highlights the first record that begins with Wi m For selected text Drag to highlight the text and then write the Phone Lookup Command stroke L Your handheld replaces the selected text and adds the name and its associated information Page 75 Using Your Applications Sorting lists of records You can sort lists of records in various ways depending on the application Sorting is available in applications that have list screens Address Book To Do List
52. Handbook for the Palm m100 Handheld Copyright Copyright 2000 Palm Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Graffiti HotSync Palm PalmConnect and Palm OS are registered trademarks of Palm Inc or its subsid iaries in one or more countries The HotSync logo the Palm logo and the Palm m100 logo are trademarks of Palm Inc or its subsidiaries Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Palm Inc and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook Palm Inc and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this software Palm Inc and it subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction dead battery or repairs Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss Important Please read the End User Software License Agreement with this product be fore using the accompanying software program s Using any part of the software indi cates that you accept the terms of the End User Software License Agreement HotSync Cable Adapters and Software Download Available The HotSync cable supplied with your Palm m100 fits a 9 pin serial connector If you do not have a 9 pin serial port availa
53. Pad O Note Pad provides a place to take notes in your own handwriting You can use Note Pad to do everything you might do with a piece of paper and a pencil In Note Pad you can do the following Take notes draw a sketch or write any kind of message directly on your handheld screen Later you can enter this information into other applications Set an alarm to use your notes as reminder messages Assign notes to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Copy and paste notes into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word using Palm Desktop software and HotSync technology To open Note Pad Press the Note Pad application button on the front panel of your handheld Note Pad opens a new note so that you can begin writing immediately 2of0 Note Pad button Note Press the Note Pad application button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have items Page 55 Using Your Applications Calculator Calculator enables you to perform addition subtraction multiplication and division In Calculator you can do the following m Perform basic calculations m Store and retrieve values m Display the last series of calculations which is useful for confirming a series of chain calculations To open Calculator m Tap the Calculator icon next to the Graffiti writing area Calculator icon Clock ge Clock enables you to set and view
54. Palm Desktop fields drag fields in the left hand column so that they are opposite the corresponding imported field on the right 8 If you do not want to import a field deselect the check box for that field 9 Click OK The imported data is highlighted in the application 10 To add the imported data to your handheld perform a HotSync operation See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data Importing data from a Macintosh Palm Desktop software can import data from any of the following applications when you export the data in the appropriate file format m Address Book Plus text file m Claris Organizer Palm Desktop software can open these files directly ClarisWorks save under new name as ASCII text file DateBook Pro text file DayMaker text file Dynodex text file FileMaker Pro tab separated text file Meeting Maker text file Newton running OS 1 0 with Newton Connection Kit Names Date Book Calendar and Notepad text file Now Contact text file Now Up to Date text file QuickDex text file TouchBase Pro text file Chapter 2 Page 36 To import data from a Macintosh 1 9 Open Palm Desktop software 2 From the File menu choose Import 3 Select the file you want to import 4 5 Click Open If you want to change the order of the fields you re importing point to a field wait for the cursor to change to a double arrow and the
55. Palm folder Note If the software you download is compressed you need to decompress it into this folder If you prefer to place the application into another folder you need to navigate to that folder before you complete step 4 2 From the HotSync menu choose Install Handheld Files Page 43 Managing Your Applications O Install Handheld Files Add To List Remove FromList Application Info Tips The files in this list will be installed on your handheld device the next time you perform a HotSyne operation To add files to this list either drag and drop them onto this window or click the Add button To find other third party applications and files for your handheld device check out our web site at http www palm com 3 From the User pop up menu select the name that corresponds to your handheld 4 Click Add to List Add on Macintosh HD Giraffe pre Eject C HARDBALL PRC C MINEHUNT PRC C PUZZLE PRC Show Handheld Files 5 Select the application you want to install 6 Click Add File to add the selected application to the Install Handheld Files list Tip You can install more than one application by repeating steps 4 through 6 and selecting additional applications 7 Close the Install Handheld Files window 8 Perform a HotSync operation to install the application s you selected in steps 4 thr
56. Pick list buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens Tap the left and right arrows to display the previous and next record tap the up and down arrows to display the previous and next page of information Tap the arrow to display a list of choices and then tap an item in the list to select it Scroll bar Drag the slider or tap the top or bottom arrow to scroll the display one line at a time To scroll to the previous page tap the scroll bar just above the slider To scroll to the next page tap the scroll bar just below the slider You can also scroll to the previous and next pages by pressing the upper and lower scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld Page 15 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Opening applications You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your handheld You can also open Date Book Address Book To Do List and Note Pad with the application buttons on the front panel of your handheld Applications Launcher Date Book Note Pad Address Book S Tip When you press an application button on the front panel you have instant access to the selected application You don t even need to turn on your handheld first To Do List In addition to providing a way for you to open applications the Applications Launcher displays the current time battery level and application category To open an app
57. Product Regulatory Information 0 0 0 cc eceeeeeeeeeeees 195 Ts gt gt eRe a 198 Page vi Handbook for the Palm m100 Handheld About This Book Welcome to the Palm m100 handheld This handbook is designed to help you get up and running quickly It describes all you need to know about how to use your Palm m100 handheld and the applications that come with it It walks you through m Locating all the parts of your handheld m Viewing and entering data m Using your handheld with your computer m Personalizing your handheld with your own preference settings After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your handheld you can use the rest of this handbook as a reference for less common tasks for maintaining your handheld and also as a source of information if you have problems operating it Page 1 Chapter Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Palm m100 handheld how to use your handheld for the first time and how to use HotSync technology to synchronize your handheld and Palm Desktop organizer software Getting to know your Palm m100 handheld What is a Palm m100 handheld With your Palm m100 handheld you will no longer have trouble getting to meetings and appointments on time remembering people s names and personal details or tracking all the items on your To Do list Your handheld can help you impr
58. Select any of the following settings Show Displays your completed items in the To Do Completed List If you turn off this setting your To Do Items items disappear from the list when you complete check them Items that no longer appear on the list because you turn off this setting have not been deleted They are still in the memory of your handheld Purge completed items to remove them from memory Show Only Shows only the items that are currently due Due Items past due or have no due date specified When this setting is active items that are not yet due do not appear in the list until their due date Record Replaces the due date with the actual date Completion when you complete check the item If you do Date not assign a due date to an item the completion date still records when you complete the item Chapter 4 Page 104 Show Due Displays the due dates associated with items Dates in the To Do List and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the due date passes Show Shows the priority setting for each item Priorities Show Shows the category for each item Categories 3 Tap OK To Do List menus To Do List menus are shown here for your reference and To Do List features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands Record menu Record Delete Item zD Attach N
59. Sync icon 3 Tap the Modem icon to dial the Palm Desktop modem and synchronize the applications 4 Wait for the HotSync operation to complete If you have any problems conducting a successful HotSync operation see Appendix B Page 137 Advanced HotSync Operations Using File Link The File Link feature enables you to import Address Book and Memo Pad information onto your handheld from a separate external file such as a company phone list HotSync Manager stores the data ina separate category on your Palm Desktop software and your handheld You can configure the File Link feature to check for changes to the external file when you perform a HotSync operation With File Link you can import data stored in any of the following formats Comma separated csv Memo Pad archive mpa m Address Book archive aba m Text txt For information on how to set up a file link see the Palm Desktop online Help Note The File Link feature is not available in Palm Desktop software for the Macintosh Chapter 5 Page 138 Creating a user profile If you use the File Link feature to configure several Palm OS handhelds with specific information such as a company phone list before distributing them to their actual users you can create a user profile to load the data into a handheld without associating that data with a user name The User Profile feature is designed only for the first time HotSync operation before you as
60. acter set Turns off and locks your handheld You must assign a password to lock your handheld When locked you need to enter the password to use your handheld Beams the current record to another Palm OS handheld Chapter 6 Page 144 HotSync buttons preferences The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate different applications with the button on the HotSync cable and the HotSync button on the optional modem Any changes that you make in the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective immediately you do not have to change to a different screen or application To change the HotSync buttons preferences 1 Tap HotSync 2 Tap the pick list next to the button you want to assign HotSync Buttons Customize the HotSync Button on the cable or optional handheld modem Tap arrow q Hoteyne to show Cable pick list G w HotSync Modem 3 Tap the application that you want to assign to each button The default setting for each button is the HotSync setting which means the HotSync cable and optional modem perform their normal HotSync functions 4 Tap OK Digitizer preferences The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen This is the same screen that appears when you start your handheld for the first time You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset or if your digitizer drifts Formats preferences Use the Formats Preferences screen to set the count
61. affiti writing area your handheld does not recognize them as text characters Graffiti tips When using Graffiti writing keep these tips in mind Accuracy improves when you write large characters You should draw strokes that nearly fill the Graffiti writing area 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 Write at natural speed Writing too slowly can generate recognition errors Do not write on a slant Vertical strokes should be parallel to the sides of the Graffiti writing area Press firmly Chapter 2 Page 26 The Graffitic alphabet Letter Strokes Letter Strokes A N N BBI OO c P p pP O D N q Ju J I e mI lo Oo J L mmj Z Space Back Space Carriage Period tap twice Return i Page 27 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld Writing capital letters You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet characters To 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 Note Graffiti writing includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter when you create a new sentence or a new record by tapping New or a blank line T
62. ained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands Options menu About Clock Display Options Alarm Preferences About Clock Display Options Alarm Preferences R Yt Allows you to choose which information appears on the Clock screen m Day Activates the day of the week display When it is on the day appears above the time m Date Activates the date display When itis on the date appears below the time m Sound Sets the sound of the alarm The choices are Alarm Bumble Bee Reveille Sonata Wake Up and Warbler m Volume Defines how loud the alarm sounds The choices are Low Medium and High Shows version information for Clock Chapter 4 Page 114 Calculator The Calculator includes several buttons to help you perform calculations 0 6 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 in memory Each new number you enter with the M button is added t
63. an beam the following information between Palm OS handhelds m The record currently displayed in Date Book Address Book To Do List Note Pad or Memo Pad m All records of the category currently displayed in Address Book To Do List Note Pad or Memo Pad m A special Address Book record you designate as your business card that contains information to exchange with business contacts m An application installed in RAM memory Note You can also perform HotSync operations using the IR port See IR HotSync operations in Chapter 5 for more details To beam a record or category of records 1 Locate the record or category you want to beam 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Record and then tap one of the following Beam record The word record is replaced with event entry item note or memo based on the application Beam Category 4 When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld Tip For best results Palm m100 handhelds should be between 10 centimeters approximately 4 inches and 1 meter approximately 39 inches apart and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles Beaming distance to other Palm OS handhelds may be different 5 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your handheld Page 67 Using Your Applications To beam an application 1 Open the Applicatio
64. anel of your handheld 2 Write the information directly on the handheld screen 3 Tap Done Using your computer keyboard If you have a lot of data to enter or prefer to use the computer keyboard you can use Palm Desktop software or any supported PIM to enter information You can then perform a HotSync operation to synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your handheld Most of the applications that came with your handheld are also available in Palm Desktop software and in most PIMs so you don t need to learn different applications For more information on entering data on your computer refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software the Quick Tour in Palm Desktop software for Windows users and the Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User s Guide on the Palm Desktop software CD ROM Using an external keyboard accessory You can connect an optional keyboard accessory to the serial connector on your handheld and type data directly into your handheld This accessory is very helpful if you need to enter large amounts of data quickly while you are away from your computer For more information about this accessory go to the web site www palm com Chapter 2 Page 34 Importing data If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases or if you want to import data from another handheld you can transfer the data to your handheld without having to key it i
65. are on your handheld during a HotSync operation To find bonus add on software that comes with your handheld look in the Add on folder inside the Palm folder on your computer There are also a variety of third party applications available for your handheld To learn more about these applications go to the web site http www palm com Note Any game or application that you install on your handheld resides in RAM memory you can delete them at any time To install add on software on your handheld using a Windows computer 1 On your computer copy or download the application you want to install into the add on folder in your Palm Desktop directory on your computer Note If the software you download is compressed you need to decompress it into this folder If you prefer to place the application into another folder you need to navigate to that folder before you complete step 5 2 Double click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop Page 41 Managing Your Applications Palm Desktop File Edit View Tools HotSync Help Mil E3 Ela Ree A i e Tuesday April 02 2002 om al User fArthur Manzi a 2002 Jan Feb Mar Ma Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ready 3 Click Install Tip 4 2 2000 You can also access the Install Tool dialog by selecting Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program group or by double clicking any file with a PRC PDB o
66. ate Book features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands Record menu EEZ Edit Options New Event Delete Event Attach Note Delete Note Purge Beam Event Font Preferences R Display Options Phone Lookup L Security H About Date Book Display Allows you to change Date Book s appearance Options and which events display Display Options Day View Show Time Bars Compress Day View Month View Show Timed Events O Show Untimed Events O Show Daily Repeating Evts m 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 Chapter 4 Page 94 m 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 m 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 Preferences Preferences i Start Time End Time O Alarm Preset Alarm Sound w Alarm m Start End Time Defines the start and end time
67. ble on your computer you can order the following types of adapters 25 pin serial adapter for use with Windows computers Macintosh serial adapter USB adapter for use with Windows or Macintosh computers To order a HotSync cable adapter go to the web site http Awww palm com support m100 extras Palm Desktop software is supplied on a CD ROM disc If you do not have access to a CD ROM drive for your computer you can download the Palm Desktop software from http Awww palm com P N 406 1992 Page ii Handbook for the Palm m100 Handheld Contents About This Book cccccccccccssecsscecseceseessecessecsseeseeesseessaeceeeeeees 1 Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Getting to know your Palm m100 handheld 2 What is a Palm m100 handheld cece ccceesscesseeseeesseesseceseeesaes 2 SYSTEM LEQUITEMENES anpii neei ainan ii R o 3 Palm m100 components ssssssssississsissessesisstissesnestestinsientesrnsnesneneesea 4 Changing the face plates sist apiapi e epa e VF 7 Installing the Batteries snrsesiini oninia 8 Palm Desktop organizer software sss ssssssesssissressessesierresrissesens 9 Connecting the HotSync cable s ssnssssssssssisssisestssssessesstnssterteesserse 9 Using your handheld with another PIM uu cece 12 Tapping and typing ic cc0scicon sade tassteralitada sia 13 Tap with the stylus to get things done 0 eect reins 13 Elements of the handheld interface cccccc
68. cannerPPC fea SerialShimLib Go to the Extensions folder in your System Folder and move the files with the same names as the files in the Install in your System Folder to another folder This will enable you to reinstall them later if needed Copy the four extension files into the Extensions folder in your System Folder Restart your Macintosh Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and specify the simulated port used for infrared communication To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication on a Windows computer 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray 2 Make sure Local is checked on the menu 3 Choose Setup 4 5 In the Serial Port drop down box select the COM port that was Click the Local tab given as the simulated port in the Options tab of the Infrared Monitor in this example COM4 Page 129 Advanced HotSync Operations 6 General Local Modem Serial Port COM4 E Speed eee ss Click OK The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared communication This means that you cannot use your HotSync cable again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cable synchronization To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication on a Macintosh Double click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder 1
69. ccscccssceesseeseeesseceeeeees 14 Opening applications siiryi eee ee i A a 16 USING MENUS toriaren akana eal Ma AE totes meth os 17 Entering datassa a a a EE AEE 19 Customizing your handheld ss sssssessessessississesstesiesiesessresseseeseeseese 22 Setting the time and date s ssnssnsssssesitssssestessitsstsrtststettesntentessnte tes 23 Chapter 2 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld Using Graffiti writing to enter data ss sssssessesssesiesiesesseesieseereeseese 24 Writing Graffiti characters ssssssssessessessisesssesirsissreriesiesssssesens 24 Graffiti tips z stisnem Kote iana arn anen hoai 26 The Graffiti alphabeti ydas aia iiai 27 Writing capital letters i csccsccsscssasateesiscaasessisessatseseeteadeesesesey 28 Writing numbers sriep ear epi piapia riai 29 Graffiti numbers saena seh earehiiee dhs eaivaslivccied eie oiii 29 Writing punctuation marks ss sssssssssesssssiesiesessessiesiesessssnteseeseeseess 29 Additional Graffiti punctuation ss sssssssssssiesississeesisissessresteseeses 30 Writing symbols and extended characters ss sssssesssssiesieseeseese 30 Writing accented characters s sssesessessiesiesessssiesiesissteneeseeseeseene 31 VNEL ANEKO A A EEEE N A TASET 31 Additional non English characters s ssesssssessesssesirsissessseseeseeses 31 Navigation StFOKES rigni ioner a r e E a a 32 Graffiti ShortC ts nense unaorani d eai 32 Using the onscreen keyboard ss ss
70. ces in Chapter 6 Perform a soft reset See Resetting your handheld in Appendix A Appendix B Page 176 Tapping and writing problems Problem When I tap the buttons or screen icons my handheld activates the wrong feature When I tap the Menu icon nothing happens I can t get my handheld to recognize my handwriting Solution Calibrate the screen See Digitizer preferences in Chapter 6 Not all applications or screens have menus Try changing to a different application m For your handheld to recognize handwriting input with the stylus you need to use Graffiti writing See Using Graffiti writing to enter data in Chapter 2 m Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writing area not on the display part of the screen m Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the left hand side and the strokes for numbers in the right hand side of the Graffiti writing area m Make sure that Graffiti is not shifted into extended or punctuation modes See Using Graffiti writing to enter data in Chapter 2 m See Graffiti tips in Chapter 2 for tips on increasing your accuracy when you write Graffiti characters Page 177 Frequently Asked Questions Application problems Problem I tapped the Today button but it does not show the correct date I know I entered some records but they do not appear in the application Iam having problems listing memo
71. cklight See Pen preferences in Chapter 6 for more information To turn off the backlight m Press and hold the power button for about two seconds The backlight also turns off automatically after a period of inactivity with the Auto off feature See General preferences in Chapter 6 for more information Page 5 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Locating back panel components Stylus Reset button Serial COM port Stylus Face plate tab IR port Reset button Battery door Serial COM port ace plate tab Battery door Serves as a pointing device for navigating through applications and entering data on your handheld To use the stylus slide it out of the storage slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil Releases the face plate so you can personalize the appearance of your handheld with another face plate sold separately Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other Palm OS handhelds and to perform HotSync operations See Beaming information in Chapter 4 and IR HotSync operations in Chapter 5 for more information Under normal use you should not have to use the reset button See Appendix A for information about when and how to use the reset button Secures the batteries that power your handheld Connects your handheld to the HotSync cable which in turn connects to the back of your computer This allows you to
72. currences are not changed If you change other repeat settings e g time alarm private of a repeating event and apply the change to future occurrences your handheld 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 not changed If you apply a change to a single occurrence of a repeating event e g time that occurrence no longer shows the Repeat icon w Page 89 Using Your Applications Changing the Date Book view In addition to displaying the time list for a specific day you can also display a whole week a month or an agenda You can also display the current time To cycle through Day Week Month and Agenda views m Press the Date Book application button repeatedly to display the next view m Tap on the appropriate view icon in the lower left corner of Date Book To display the current time 1 Tap and hold the stylus on the date bar to display the current time Tap and hold the date Current time displays 2 Drag the stylus below the title area and then lift it to redisplay the date Note You can also tap the Clock icon in the upper left corner of the Graffiti writing area to display the time for a few seconds Working in Week View Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week This view lets you quickly review your appointments and available time slots In addition the graphical d
73. cy The default setting for the To Do List is to arrange items by priority and due date with priority 1 items at the top If you have a number of items in your list changing an item s priority setting may move its position in the list Note When you create a new To Do List item its priority is automatically set to level 1 the highest most important level If you select another item first however the item you create appears beneath the selected item and is given the same priority as the selected item Page 101 Using Your Applications To set the priority of a To Do List item 1 Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do List item Tap here Tap to select__ priority 2 Tap the Priority number that you want to set 1 is most important Checking off a To Do List item You can check off a To Do List item to indicate that you ve completed it You can set the To Do List to record the date that you complete the To Do item and you can choose to show or hide completed items See To Do Show Options later in this chapter To check off a To Do List item m Tap the check box on the left side of the item Completed To Do item Changing To Do List item details The To Do Item Details dialog box enables you to change settings for individual items Chapter 4 Page 102 To display the To Do Item Details dialog box 1 Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change
74. d 176 ntimed events 82 85 87 pdating data See HotSync pgrading Desktop software 190 ser name for ISP 151 identifying handheld 164 User profiles 139 Cle Ce ere c Ww Web sites 12 127 Week Date Book view 90 91 146 178 Writing area 4 Writing See Entering data Index Page 206
75. d and clicks into position Important 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 door make sure the door is aligned with the slots on the back of your handheld and that the batteries are firmly seated in the battery compartment Chapter 1 Page 8 Palm Desktop organizer software Palm Desktop software extends many of the functions of your handheld to your computer and serves to back up your data Viewing and editing your data using Palm Desktop software is optional However when you use it with your handheld and the built in HotSync technology you can fully synchronize the information on your handheld with the information on your computer It is a good idea to back up your data in case something happens to the data on your handheld Changes you make on your handheld or Palm Desktop software appear in both places after you synchronize With Palm Desktop software you can do the following m Work with your handheld applications on your computer Palm Desktop software duplicates the Date Book Address Book To Do List Note Pad and Memo Pad applications on your handheld so you can view enter and modify any data stored on your handheld You cannot modify Note Pad data in Palm Desktop software m Back up the data stored on your handheld with HotSync technology and synchronize the data on your Palm Desktop
76. d note the COM ports being used by the HotSync Manager You need this information later 2 Go to this web site http www microsoft com windows downloads 3 Follow the links to the Windows 95 IrDA 2 0 Infrared Driver and follow the instructions to download the driver 4 Close your Internet browser if it s in the way 5 Find the file W95ir exe on your computer Before you go to the next step be sure this file is in a folder where you want to store the infrared driver 6 Double click W95ir exe A window lists the files that are unzipping onto your hard disk When the title bar displays Finished close this window 7 Double click Setup exe to begin installation This file is in the folder where you unzipped W95ir exe The Add Infrared Device Wizard appears 8 Click Next 9 Accept the defaults provided until the Wizard asks you to select an infrared port Be sure to select an available communications port Do not select the port that the HotSync Manager currently uses 10 Continue the rest of the installation using the defaults provided If an alert appears telling you that there is a communication port conflict click OK and proceed Page 127 Advanced HotSync Operations After you install the infrared driver check the ports used by your computer for infrared communication To check the ports used for infrared communication on a Windows computer 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start choose Settings a
77. days where you have morning lunch or afternoon appointments Display an agenda showing appointments untimed events and your To Do items for the day Set an alarm to sound prior to the scheduled activity 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 handheld Attach notes to individual events for a description or clarification of the entry in your Date Book To open Date Book Press the Date Book application button on the front panel of your handheld Date Book opens to today s schedule Date Book button Note Press the Date Book application button repeatedly to cycle through the Day Week Month and Agenda views Chapter 4 Page 52 Address Book numbers and other information about your personal or RI Address Book enables you to keep names addresses phone business contacts In Address Book you can do the following Quickly look up or enter names addresses phone numbers and other information Enter up to five phone numbers home work fax car etc or e mail addresses for each name Define which phone number appears in the Address list for each Address Book entry Attach a note to each Address Book entry in which you can enter additional information about the entry Assign Address Book entries to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Create your own digital busin
78. dress Edit Unfiled Tap Done Tip To create an entry that always appears at the top of the Address list begin the Last name or Company field with a symbol as in If Found Call This entry can contain contact information in case you lose your handheld Page 97 Using Your Applications Selecting types of phone numbers You can select 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 entry To select other types of phone numbers in an entry 1 Tap the entry that you want to change 2 Tap Edit 3 Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change Unfiled Address Edit Address Edit Unfiled Tenetenessneteenstensanensnenssensanensnenssensanensn Tap triangle ahs wv 4 Select a new label Changing Address Entry details The Address Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an entry To open the Address Entry Details dialog box 1 Tap the entry whose details you want to change 2 Tap Edit 3 Tap Details Address Entry Details Show in List w Work Category w Unfiled Private O 4 Select any of the following settings Chapter 4 Page 98 Show in Select which type of phone or other information List appears in the Address list screen Your options are Work Home Fax Other or E mail The identify
79. e events To delete repeating events 1 Select the record you want to delete 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Record and then tap Delete Event Chapter 4 Page 88 4 5 Do one of the following Repeating Event Apply the changes to the Current record this amp all Future records All occurrences Cancel Tap Current to delete only the current event item Tap Future to delete the current and all future event items and reset the end date of the repeating event to the last shown date Tap All to delete all occurrences of the repeating event Tap OK Considerations for repeating or continuous events Keep the following points in mind If you change the start date of a repeating event your handheld calculates the number of days you moved the event Your handheld then automatically changes the end date to maintain the duration of the repeating event If you change the repeat interval e g daily to weekly of a repeating event past occurrences prior to the day on which you change the setting are not changed and your handheld creates a new repeating event 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 handheld adjusts the end date to maintain the duration of the event If you apply the change to current and future occurrences past oc
80. e number If you need to dial an outside line prefix make sure you selected the Dial Prefix option on your handheld and entered the correct code If the telephone line you are using has Call Waiting make sure you selected the Disable call waiting option under Modem Sync Phone Setup on your handheld and entered the correct code Make sure the telephone line you are using is not noisy which can interrupt communications Check the batteries in your modem and replace them if necessary Page 183 Frequently Asked Questions I can t perform an IR HotSync operation When I press the button on the HotSync cable nothing happens on Palm Desktop software and my handheld times out On a Windows computer be sure the HotSync Manager is running and the Serial Port for local operations is set to the simulated port for infrared communication See IR HotSync operations in Chapter 5 for details On a Macintosh make sure the infrared communications extensions have been installed in the Extensions folder inside the System Folder Next open the HotSync Software Setup window and be sure HotSync Manager is enabled and that the Local Setup Port is set to PalmConnect USB See IR HotSync operations in Chapter 5 for more information On your handheld be sure the HotSync application is set to Local with the option IR to a PC Handheld Be sure the IR port of your handheld is aligned directly opposite to and wit
81. ecting to computer 6 for local HotSync operations 63 65 131 Calculator buttons explained 115 memory 115 opening 56 overview 56 recent calculations 56 116 Calibration 13 145 177 Call Waiting disabling 136 154 Calling card using in phone settings 136 155 Capital letters Graffiti writing 28 Caring for the handheld 167 Categories application 38 39 assigning records to 69 70 beaming 67 creating 71 default 69 displaying 70 100 178 merging 72 renaming 72 using in Applications Launcher 39 Chain calculations 116 Characters Graffiti 24 Check boxes 15 Clearing Calculator entries 115 Clock alarm 113 alarm preferences 114 display options 114 menus 114 opening 23 56 113 overview 56 COM port 127 128 COM port See Serial port Combining categories 72 Comma delimited files importing data from 35 Command buttons 15 equivalents Graffiti writing 18 toolbar 18 Compressing Day view 95 Computer keyboard entering data with 21 Conduits for connecting to PIMs 12 for modem HotSync operations 136 for synchronizing applications 171 172 179 for synchronizing applications Macintosh 124 125 for synchronizing applications Windows 123 124 Conflicting events 92 Connecting service templates 156 to server or ISP 155 Connection preferences 150 selecting for network 152 Continuous events deleting from Date Book 61 scheduling 87 Contrast Control 14 Copying notes into other applications 55 Copying text 59 Country defau
82. ee Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you re displaying the Note Pad list or an individual note Record menus Record KST Beam Category EEZ Edit Options New Note N Delete Note D Beam Note B Note screen Note Pad list Options menus Options D Record Edit Pairs Alarm A Preferences About Mote Pad About Note Pad Note screen Note Pad list Preferences Displays the Note Pad Preferences dialog box where you define the sort order for notes and the alarm sound About Note Shows version information for Note Pad Pad Page 109 Using Your Applications Memo Pad A memo can contain up to 4 000 characters The number of memos you can store is dependent only on the memory available on your handheld A record in Memo Pad is called a memo To create a new memo 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the Memo Pad icon to display the Memo list 3 Tap New Unfiled Memo 6 of 6 1 11722 Meeting minutes 2 Directions to Moscone Center 3 Plans for conference 4 Priorities on new project 5 To discuss Jose Ribera Tap New Tip In the Memo list screen you can also begin writing in the Graffiti writing area to create anew memo The first letter is automatically capitalized and begins your new memo 4 Enter the text you want to appear
83. eld you must enter the exact password to re activate your handheld If you forget the password you must perform a hard reset to resume using your handheld Performing a hard reset deletes all the records in your handheld however you can restore all synchronized data at the next HotSync operation See Resetting your handheld in Appendix A for more information To lock your handheld with a password 1 Perform a HotSync operation to synchronize the data between your handheld and your computer See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for information on synchronizing your data 2 Assign a password 3 Tap Lock amp Turn Off System Lockout This feature turns off your handheld and prevents others from using it without the password Current Privacy w Show Records Password i gt Entering the password the next time you turn Tap Lock on your handheld will and Turn unlock it Off 4 Tap Off amp Lock 5 To start your handheld turn it on and then enter the password Page 49 Managing Your Applications Recovering from a forgotten password If you did not activate the Off amp Lock feature and you forget your password you can delete the password from your handheld Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as Private Important If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a forgotten password your handheld
84. elect your user name from the User pop up menu and check that the correct conduit is active Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom Check that the correct conduit is active Check that the correct conduit is installed Reinstall the HotSync Manager and make sure the correct conduit is selected Page 179 Frequently Asked Questions I cannot launch the HotSync Manager Itriedtodoalocal m HotSync operation but it did not complete successfully a a C C C Make sure you are not running another program such as America Online CompuServe WinFax or AppleTalk networking that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box Backup the Palm Desktop software uninstall it then reinstall it Make sure your handheld is seated onto the HotSync cable correctly Check the connection between the HotSync cable and the serial port or USB port on your computer Make sure the gold plated connectors on the HotSync cable and your handheld are clean Use a pencil eraser to clean them Read the HotSync Log for the user account for which you are performing a HotSync operation Tap the HotSync icon in the Applications Launcher tap Local above the HotSync icon and then select Direct Serial from the pick list below the icon Make sure the user name you selected in Palm Desktop software matches the user name assigned to your handheld Make sure the date on your computer matches the date on yo
85. ent that starts before a previous event finishes An event conflict time overlap appears in the Week View as overlapping bars The Day View displays overlapping brackets to the left of the conflicting times Jul 19 02 KIBDGOG BC BS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Event conflicts Go to Go to Details Go to ZEB 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 continuous event Dashes on right side indicate events Crosses below date indicate untimed events Month View button You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View See Options menu later in this chapter Tips for using Month View Keep the following points in mind m Tap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View m Tap the scroll arrows in the upper right corner to move forward or backward a month Chapter 4 Page 92 Tap Go to to open the date selector and select a different month Use the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld to move between months Press the upper button to display the previous month and the lower button to display the next month Working in Agenda View The Agenda view shows you your untimed events appointments and To Do items in one screen When you tap on an u
86. ent week Tip You can also use the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld to move forward or backward one day at a time Tap Go To at the bottom of the screen to open the Go to Date dialog box Select a date by tapping a year month and day in the calendar Previous Next year Go to Date ian Feb Mar Apr may un Tap to select a IAW Fua Sep Oct Nov Dec TW T FS 2 3 4 5 6 Tap to select a 9 10 11 12 13 day 16 17 18 19 20 23 ESD 25 26 27 Tap to select current date Tip In the Go to Date dialog box you can also use the scroll buttons on the front panel of your handheld to move forward or backward one month at a time 2 After you locate the date follow the steps for scheduling an event for the current day Chapter 4 Page 84 To schedule an untimed event 1 Select the date that you want for the event as described in To schedule an event for another day 2 Tap New 3 Tap No Time so that no start or end times are defined for the new event Set Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 9 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 of the event MEAA 4ST S gt New 8 00 3 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 event No time selected untimed_ gg invite Kwong to dinner jul 25 02 KIBDGO GEC
87. enter any number from 0 to 99 inclusive as the number of time units Event Details Enter number of Alarm amp time units here Repeat i Private O Minutes Tap here to select unit of time 6 Tap OK Chapter 4 Page 86 7 When the reminder message appears on screen do one of the following Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen The reminder message appears again five minutes after you tap Snooze 2 37pm Reminder Qs Meeting with ad agency Friday 3729702 2 45 pm 3 45 pm Alarm for untimed events 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 onscreen For example you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on February 4th If the alarm is set for 5 minutes the reminder message appears at 11 55 PM on the night of February 3rd The reminder remains onscreen until you turn on your handheld and tap OK to dismiss it Scheduling repeating or continuous events The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular intervals or extend over a period of consecutive days A birthday is a good example of an event that repeats annually Another
88. enu bar A set of commands that are specific to the application Not all applications have a menu bar Icons Tap the icons to open applications Q menus Calculator and to find text anywhere in your data Contrast Tap the Contrast icon to open the Adjust Contrast control dialog box Tap to the left or right of the slider to adjust the contrast in small increments or drag the slider to change the contrast in large increments You can also press the up and down scroll buttons to adjust the contrast Clock Tap the Clock icon to display or set the time and date abc With the cursor in an input field tap the dot to activate the alphabetic keyboard 123 With the cursor in an input field tap the dot to activate the numeric keyboard Chapter 1 Page 14 d Tue Jul 23 Previous next arrows 10 00 Work on project presentaion Check 1 00 Working Lunch with Anne box 2 00 Take a walk 2 30 File weekly reports 3 35 Return all calls 4 45 Project presentation X Pick list All O 1 Call David iy 1 Send flowers to M O 1 Write thank you note to Vickie O 2 Pick up fresh vegetables Command Scroll button bar Check box When a check mark appears in a check box the corresponding option is active If a check box is empty tapping it inserts a check mark If a check box is checked tapping it removes the check mark Command Tap a button to perform a command Command buttons Next previous arrows
89. er or an enabled infrared device attached to the computer Desktop computers are likely to require an infrared device attached to a physical COM port Laptops are likely to have a built in IR port so no external device is necessary Your computer must also have an installed infrared driver Check your computer s documentation to learn if the computer supports infrared communication If your computer is a Macintosh G3 or later or uses Microsoft Windows 98 or later infrared communication is built into the operating system Some versions of the Apple iMac also have built in infrared communication The following procedure explains how to find out if your Windows 95 computer has an infrared driver installed Chapter 5 Page 126 To check if your Windows 95 computer supports infrared communication 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start 2 Choose Settings and then choose Control Panel 3 In the Control Panel look for the Infrared icon If the icon is there your computer is enabled for infrared communication If it isn t there you need to install an infrared driver Note If you have an external infrared device attached to your computer a driver is probably included with the device Consult the documentation included with the device for information on installing the required driver To install a Windows 95 infrared driver 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray and choose Setup Click the tabs an
90. er 1 Page 4 Application Activates the individual handheld applications that buttons correspond to the icons on the buttons Date Book Address Book To Do List and Note Pad If your handheld is turned off pressing any application button activates the handheld and opens the corresponding application This is the fastest way to open an application Tip See Buttons preferences in Chapter 6 for details on reassigning these buttons to activate any application on your handheld Scroll Displays text and other information that extends buttons beyond the handheld screen area lees When your handheld is on pressing the lower control button scrolls down to view information below the viewing area and pressing the upper button scrolls up to view information above the viewing area When your handheld is off pressing the top button displays the time Holding down the top button turns on the backlight so you can see the time if lighting conditions are poor Face plate Protects your handheld and enables you to personalize your handheld s appearance Using the backlight If lighting conditions make it difficult for you to see the information on your handheld you can use the backlight to illuminate your screen To activate the backlight m Press the power button and hold it down for about two seconds Release the button when the backlight turns on Tip In addition you can assign the full screen pen stroke to activate the ba
91. es describe the current stage of the login procedure Press the lower scroll button at any point during login to display these messages Viewing the Network Log If viewing the expanded Service Connection Progress messages does not give you enough information to find out why you cannot connect to your ISP or dial in server take a look at the Network Log The Network Log lists all of the communication that occurs between your modem and your dial in server during the login procedure The Network Log can help your ISP or your System Administrator pinpoint where the login procedure communication fails and why To view the Network Log 1 Tap Options and then tap View Log 2 Tap the scroll bar arrows to see the entire Network Log 3 Tap Done Adding DNS numbers If your ISP or dial in server requires DNS numbers and you did not enter them in the Network Preferences screen it will appear that you logged into your network but when you try to use an application or look up data the connection fails If this occurs add DNS numbers see Defining primary and secondary DNS earlier in this chapter Page 163 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Owner preferences The Owner Preferences screen enables you to record a name company name phone number or any other information that you want to associate with your handheld If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your handheld with a password information that you put i
92. es you to manage the number of application icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher You can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or all your applications Chapter 3 Page 38 To categorize an application 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap App and then tap Category 4 Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category Category Address w Main Calc w Main Clock w Main Date Book w Main Graffiti w System HotSync w System Memo Pad wY Main Note Pad wY Main Prefs w System Security w System Tip To create a new category tap Edit Categories from the pick list Tap New enter the category name and then tap OK to add the category Tap OK 5 Tap Done To display applications by category 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Do one of the following Tap the Applications icon repeatedly to cycle through all your categories Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen and select the category you want to display Changing the Applications Launcher display By default the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon As an alternative you can choose to show a list of applications You can also choose to view the same category of applications each time you open the Applications Launcher Page 39 Managing Your Applications To change the Applications Launcher display 1 Tap the Menu icon
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94. ess Book Preferences O Remember last category List By Last Mame First Name Company Last Name m Remember last category Determines how Address Book appears when you return to it from another application If you select this check box Address Book shows the last category you selected If you clear it Address Book displays the All category These custom fields appear at the end of the Address Edit screen Rename them to identify the kind of information you enter in them The names you give the custom fields appear in all entries Rename Custom Fields Create your own field names by editing the text on the lines below Custom 1 Shows version information for Address Book Chapter 4 Page 100 To Do List A To Do List item is a reminder of some task that you have to complete A record in To Do List is called an item To create a To Do List item 1 Press the To Do List application button on the front of your handheld to display the To Do List 2 Tap New New To Do item Tap New t 3 Enter the text of the To Do List item The text can be longer than one line 4 Tap anywhere onscreen to deselect the To Do List item Tip If no To Do List item is currently selected writing in the Graffiti writing area automatically creates a new item Setting priority The priority setting for items lets you arrange the tasks in your To Do List according to their importance or urgen
95. ess card that you can beam to other Palm OS handhelds To open Address Book Press the Address Book application button on the front panel of your handheld Address Book opens to display the list of all your records ies Address Book button Note Press the Address Book application button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have records Press and hold the Address Book application button to instantly beam your business card to another Palm OS handheld Page 53 Using Your Applications To Do List To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do In To Do List you can do the following Make a quick and convenient list of things to do Assign a priority level to each task Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do List items Assign To Do List items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups m Sort your To Do List items either by due date priority level or category m Attach notes to individual To Do List items for a description or clarification of the task To open To Do List m Press the To Do List application button on the front panel of your handheld To Do List opens to display the category of items you last viewed 6 o x T To Do List button Note Press the To Do List application button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have items Chapter 4 Page 54 Note
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97. example is a weekly guitar lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same time of day A business trip or a vacation is an example of a continuous event Page 87 Using Your Applications To schedule a repeating or continuous event 1 Tap the event Typically a continuous event is an untimed event 2 Tap Details 3 Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box Change Repeat Li Event Details i ERE Doy Week Month Year Time 1 Tap one of the above Date buttons to set a repeat interval Alarm O Tap the ii i Repeat Repeat i af i i box 4 Tap Day Week Month or Year to set how often event repeats For a continuous event tap Day 5 Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to repeat on the Every line For example if you select Month and enter the number 2 the event repeats every other month 6 To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event tap the End on pick list and tap Choose Date Use the date picker to select an end date 7 Tap OK After you schedule a repeating or continuous event this icon M appears to the far right of the event Changing repeating or continuous events When you make changes to a repeating or continuous event such as deleting or adding notes or changing the time of an event you can decide which of the events you want to change all events in the series just the current event or the current and futur
98. ext You can also 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 Undo Reverses the action of the last edit command For example if you used Cut to remove text Undo restores the text you removed Undo also reverses deletions done by using backspace Cut Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your handheld You can paste the text you cut into another area of the current application or into a different application Copy Copies the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your handheld You can paste the text that you copy into another area of the current application or into a different application Paste Inserts the text that you cut or copied at the selected point in a record The text you paste replaces any selected text If you did not previously cut or copy text Paste does nothing Select Selects all of the text in the current record or screen All This enables you to cut or copy all of the text and paste it elsewhere Page 59 Using Your Applications Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard When you finish with the onscreen keyboard tap Done Graffiti Opens screens that show all the Graffiti character Help strokes Use this command anytime you forget a stroke for a character Note In Note Pad the Edit menu appears only when the title of a note is selected To edit a note in Note Pad
99. ferences i 2 ceiz c ssiseeittes dais A 145 Formats preterenCes oicicicctiriate tastiest linda ia a E 145 Country default snpra ar ias 146 Time date week start and numbers formats ccccsceeeees 146 General preferences ini ys anpi pei E n E E 147 Auto 0ff delay sisissscnstten ta henro anaia ei 147 System alarm and game sounds s sssssssssssssstsrtsssserttssssertesss ees 147 Beam Receive ilahe saes n r heii iit abe 148 Connection prefere ideSs inyin p E Eia 148 Sample connection for remote IR HotSync operations 149 Network preferences and TCP IP software 150 Selecting asery i enssins a na i 151 Entering a ser NAME apea a RAEE A R 151 Contents Page v Entering a password Bogan sakbeovs salesb r R ir ET R E REAT 152 Selecting a connection ssesssssessiesessesssssieriesistesierinsenresnesnesneene 152 Adding telephone settings sssss sssseessessserississessisrinsessesnereesesses 153 Connecting to YOUr Service cece eseteesseesetetetseseecseneeeseeseneenes 155 Creating additional service templates 0 0 0 0 eee 156 Adding detailed information to a service template 156 LOGIN STIPES aa i E EAE EAO A 159 Creating a login script on your handheld eee eee 160 Plug in applications oo ccc ee salaan 162 Deleting a service template eects eeeseeeeneee teense 162 Network preferences menu commands 00 ccs 162 TCP IP troubleshooting 0 eee ceseseeeeeenenesse
100. for Memo Pad Pad Chapter 4 Page 112 Clock Clock makes it easy for you to check and set the time and date and provides a convenient travel alarm feature See Setting the time and date in Chapter 1 for details on setting the current date and time for all the applications on your handheld In addition to setting the date and time you can set an alarm to sound during the next 24 hour period To view the time Do one of the following When your handheld is on tap the Clock icon in the upper left corner of the Graffiti writing area When your handheld is off press the up scroll button To activate the backlight while viewing the time hold down the up scroll button for a few seconds To set an alarm 1 2 3 Tap the Applications icon Tap the Clock icon Q Tap the Alarm box to open the Set Alarm dialog box E ck Set Alarm 2 01 Mar 29 2002 Alarm Tap the time columns to set the hour and minute 5 When the alarm reminder message appears do one of the following Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen The reminder message appears every five minutes if you continue to tap Snooze Page 113 Using Your Applications 00 am Qs Alarm 7 01 Mar 30 2002 Clock menus Clock menus are shown here for your reference and Clock features that are not expl
101. fully but you cannot find the data from your handheld on Palm Desktop software check to see you have the correct user name selected for viewing data m Ona Windows computer click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom Check that all conduits are set to synchronize files m Ona Macintosh double click the HotSync Manager icon From the HotSync menu choose Conduit Settings Select your user name from the User pop up menu and check that the correct conduit is active Move your handheld away from the computer s infrared port Page 185 Frequently Asked Questions My handheld m Yourcomputer s infrared port may be set to displays the search automatically for the presence of message Waiting other infrared devices Do the following to for sender when turn off this option xt S ARANY 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start Windows computer s 2 Choose Settings and then choose Con infrared port trol Panel 3 Double click Infrared 4 Click the Options tab 5 Deselect the option Search for and pro vide status for devices in range 6 Click Apply and OK m If your computer is infrared enabled move your handheld away from the computer s infrared port I want to m Ifthe computer running Palm Desktop synchronize my software synchronizes with more than one computer with handheld each handheld must have a more than one unique name Assign a user name to your handheld handheld the first time you perform a Ho
102. g on that serial port 1 OF AES Note Make sure the Macintosh is disconnected from all online services such as CompuServe and America Online AOL This helps to avoid conflicts with the serial port Double click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder Click the Serial Port Settings tab Under Check for handheld connection using click Modem Setup Adjust the following options as needed O HotSync Software Setup H HotSync Controls Serial Port Settings Check for handheld connection using A Q Local Setup r Stetus Modem Setup prepares this computer to HotSync Modem Setup with a remote modem equipped handheld using the Eo serial port specified below E Q Bothsetups 70 Port speci Local Setup Speed As fast as possible Port PalmConnect USB Modem Setup f Modem U S Robotics Sportster_ Port PaimConnect USB LS Modem Speaker on off Modem Identifies the type of modem connected to your Macintosh If your modem does not appear on the list use the Hayes Basic setting or choose Custom to enter a command string Refer to the manual that came with your modem to find the appropriate command string Chapter 5 Page 134 Port Identifies the port that Palm Desktop software uses to communicate with the modem Select the modem or printer port where you connected the modem cable
103. handheld still doesn t turn on perform a hard reset See Resetting your handheld in Appendix A for details Important With a hard reset all records and entries stored in your handheld are erased Never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does not solve your problem You can restore any data previously synchronized with your computer during the next HotSync operation See the online Handbook for instructions on restoring your data Page 175 Frequently Asked Questions I get a warning message telling me my handheld memory is full My handheld keeps turning itself off My handheld is not making any sounds My handheld has frozen m Purge records from Date Book and To Do List This deletes To Do List items and past Date Book events from the memory of your handheld See Purging records in Chapter 4 You may need to perform a HotSync operation to recover the memory m Delete unused memos and records If necessary you can save these records See Deleting records in Chapter 4 m Ifyou have installed additional applications on your handheld remove them to recover memory See Removing applications in Chapter 3 Your handheld is designed to turn itself off after a period of inactivity This period can be set at 30 seconds one two or three minutes Check the Auto off setting See General preferences in Chapter 6 Check the System Sound setting See General preferen
104. he Preferences screens you can do the following General Formats Connection Owner Buttons ShortCuts Digitizer Network Set the auto shut off interval the Beam Receive feature and the system alarm and game sounds Set the country default and the formats for dates times calendar and numbers Configure serial modem and infrared communication settings Assign your name phone number and other owner information to your handheld Assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your handheld and the button on the HotSync cable and reassign the full screen pen stroke command Define a list of Graffiti abbreviations Calibrate the screen on your handheld Configure your handheld for use with a network Viewing preferences To open the Preferences screens 1 Tap the Applications icon Tap the Preferences icon 2 3 Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 4 Select the Preferences screen you want to view Chapter 6 Page 142 Buttons preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with the buttons on the front of your handheld For example if you find that you seldom use To Do List and often use Memo Pad you can assign the To Do List button to start Memo Pad Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become effective immediately you do not have to change to a different screen
105. hen Palm Desktop software is not running Starts HotSync Manager and monitors requests automatically when you open Palm Desktop Desktop software software is running Manual Monitors requests only when you select HotSync Manager from the Start menu Tip If you re not sure which option to use keep the default setting Always available 4 Click the Local tab to display the settings for the connection between your computer and the HotSync cable and adjust the following options as needed General Local Modem Serial Port z Speed As Fast As Possible aa Help Chapter 5 Page 118 Serial Port Identifies the port that Palm Desktop software uses to communicate with the HotSync cable The Palm Desktop installation software automatically detects the number of the port to which you connected the cable If necessary you can change the port selection Note Your handheld cannot share this port with an internal modem or other device See Palm m100 components in Chapter 1 if you have trouble identifying the serial port Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred between your handheld and Palm Desktop software Try the As Fast As Possible rate first and adjust downward if you experience problems This setting allows Palm Desktop software and your handheld to find and use the fastest speed 5 Click the Modem tab to display the modem settings and adjust the options as needed See Conduct
106. hin a few inches of the infrared device of your computer IR HotSync operations do not work after you receive a low battery warning Check the batteries in your handheld and replace them if necessary Close and restart HotSync Manager on your computer Make a copy of your Palm folder Uninstall then reinstall Palm Desktop software Turn on your handheld and tap the Applications icon Tap the HotSync icon then tap Local Appendix B Page 184 When I press the button on the HotSync cable nothing happens on Palm Desktop software and my handheld times out continued When I perform a HotSync operation my information does not transfer to Palm Desktop software My handheld appears to freeze when I place it near my computer On a Windows computer check the following m If you are experiencing intermittent success try a lower speed setting on the Local tab in the Setup dialog box in the HotSync Manager m Verify there are no COM port conflicts on your computer 1 From the Start menu choose Settings and then choose Control Panel 2 Double click System 3 Click the Device Manager tab 4 Double click Ports 5 Check each accessory is using a different port On a Macintosh check the following m If you are experiencing intermittent success try a lower speed setting on the Serial Port Setting tab in the HotSync Software Setup window m Ifyou have performed a HotSync operation success
107. in the memo Use the carriage return stroke to move down to new lines in the memo 5 Tap Done Chapter 4 Page 110 Reviewing memos The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list This makes it easy to locate and review your memos To review a memo 1 In the Memo list tap the text of the memo Tapa Unfiled memo to review its contents 1 11 22 Meeting minutes 2 Directions to Moscone Center 3 Plans for conference 4 Priorities on new project 5 To discuss Jose Ribera gt 2 Review or edit the text in the memo 3 Tap Done Memo Pad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you re displaying the Memo list or an individual memo Record menus Record KYST Beam Category EEZ Edit Options New Memo N Delete Mlemo D Beam Memo B Memo list Memo screen Page 111 Using Your Applications Options menus Options ME Font F Preferences R Security H About Memo Pad Options A Font F Phone Lookup L About Memo Pad z Memo screen Memo list Preferences Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box where you define the sort order for memos About Memo Shows version information
108. ing a HotSync operation via modem later in this chapter for more information 6 Click OK To set the HotSync options on a Macintosh 1 Double click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder 2 Click the HotSync Controls tab and select any of the following options O HotSync Software Setup E HotSync Controls Serial Port Settings E HotSync Enabled Q Disabled Status HotSync is now using the PalmConnect USB This port cannot be used for printing faxing or AppleTalk networking while HotSync is enabled HotSync Options Enable HotSync software at system startup O Show more detail in HotSync Log Page 119 Advanced HotSync Operations HotSync Activates the serial port monitor and prepares Enabled your Macintosh to synchronize with your Disabled handheld When this option is enabled you cannot use the serial port you selected for other operations such as printing faxing or Apple Talk networking When this option is disabled the serial port you selected is available for use by other applications Enable Activates the serial port monitor automatically HotSync each time you start your computer If this software at option is not checked you must open HotSync system Manager and select the Enabled option before startup you can perform a HotSync operation Show more Includes more troubleshooting information in detail in the log that is generated when you perform a HotSync Log HotSy
109. ing cursor appears on the first line of the new memo to indicate where new text will appear Unfiled New 1 11 22 Meeting Minutes memo cursor Tap New t Write in Graffiti area See Using Graffiti writing to enter data in Chapter 2 for details Note Pad The Note Pad application provides a place where you can write a quick note in your own handwriting directly on your handheld screen Think of Note Pad as a virtual sticky pad for short notes Later you would transfer your sticky notes to a more permanent place by entering the information in the appropriate application or throw them away by deleting them See Note Pad in Chapter 4 for more information and instructions Using Palm Desktop software If you have new records you want to add to your handheld and prefer to use the computer keyboard rather than Graffiti writing or the onscreen keyboard enter the data in Palm Desktop software or the PIM you have installed to use with your handheld For details on entering information in Palm Desktop software refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software the Quick Tour in Palm Desktop software for Windows users and the Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User s Guide on the Palm Desktop software CD ROM Page 21 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld After the information is in Palm Desktop software perform a HotSync operation to synchronize yo
110. ing letters W H F O or E appear next to the record in the Address list depending on which option you select If the E mail or Other fields end in a letter the identifying letters do not appear Category Assign the entry to a category Private Hide this entry when Security is turned on Address Book menus Address Book menus are shown here for your reference and Address Book features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you re displaying the Address list screen or the Address view screen Record menus EEZ Edit Options Duplicate Address T Beam Category Beam Business Card Delete Address Duplicate Address T Beam Address Address list Beam Business Card Address view Duplicate Makes a copy of the current record and displays Address the copy in Address Edit so you can make changes to the copied record The copy has the same category and attached notes as the original record Page 99 Using Your Applications Options menus Font Security Record Edit entra Preferences Rename Custom Fields About Address Book Options MEN Font FF Rename Custom Fields About Address Book H Address view Address list Preferences Rename Custom Fields About Address Book Addr
111. into your Internet Service Provider or your dial in server Although this field can contain multiple lines of text only two lines appear onscreen To enter a user name 1 Tap the User Name field 2 Enter your user name fice Network Enter your user name here Password iSl Connection w 7 Phone PT Note Most dial in servers do not accept spaces in the user name Page 151 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Entering a password The Password box identifies the password you use to log into your server or ISP Your entry in this field determines whether your handheld prompts you to enter a password each time you log into your network m Ifyou do not enter a password your handheld displays the word Prompt in this field and asks you to enter a password during the login procedure m Ifyou enter a password your handheld displays the word Assigned in this field and does not prompt you to enter a password during the login procedure Note If you are concerned about security select the Prompt option and do not enter a password To enter a password 1 Tap the Password field 2 Enter the password you use to log into your server See Network Enter password here Password Enter a password User Name f Password i If you do not assign a password you will be asked for one when you connect Connection Phone i 3 Tap OK Note The Password field updates to display the wo
112. isplay helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in your schedule To display the Week View 1 Tap the Week View button Week View 2 Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a week at a time or tap on a column 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 Chapter 4 Page 90 Previous Next week 4 Week 30 gt SMT WTF 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Tap for that day Bar indicates earlier event Dot indicates untimed event Bar indicates later event Tap to show event details Tips for using Week View Keep the following points in mind m To reschedule an event tap and drag the event to a different time or day m Tapa blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time selected for a new event m Tap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move directly to that day without selecting an event m 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 Use the onscreen scroll arrows to scroll to the event Page 91 Using Your Applications Spotting event conflicts With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event it s possible to schedule events that overlap an ev
113. lable serial port or USB port PalmConnect USB Kit sold separately Minimum requirements Macintosh Apple Macintosh or compatible with a Power PC processor Mac OS 7 5 3 or later One available serial printer modem port or USB port USB equipped computers such as the Apple iMac require the PalmConnect USB Kit which is sold separately m 25 MB available hard drive space m 6 MB free RAM Optional equipment m Modem such as an Add on modem accessory m Printer compatible with your computer and it s operating system m Infrared communication device Page 3 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Palm m100 components Locating front panel controls Power button Backlight control AAN Screen Scroll buttons Clock control Graffiti Face plate Power Turns your handheld on or off and controls the button backlight feature If your handheld is turned off Backlight pressing the power button turns the unit on and control returns you to the last screen you viewed If your handheld is turned on pressing the power button turns the unit off Pressing the power button for about two seconds turns the backlight on or off Handheld Displays the applications and information stored in screen your handheld It is touch sensitive and responds to the stylus Graffiti The area where you write letters and numbers using writing the Graffiti alphabet See Chapter 2 to learn how to area write Graffiti characters Chapt
114. ler Richard 516 626 1424 gt Cain Cathy 650 235 6222 Carpenter Joan 718 824 1548 W Carter Melanie 212 395 6277 W Chu Byron 213 343 9801 Conner Sandy 301 933 6833 E ee ge LOOK Up osnon t Tap New 3 Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Address Book Note Your handheld 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 Chapter 4 Page 96 4 Use the Next Field Graffiti stroke to move to the First Name field Tip Next Field j You can also move to any field by tapping it directly 5 Enter the person s first name in the First Name field 6 Enter the other information that you want to include in this entry Note As you enter letters in the Title Company City and State fields text appears for the first logical match that exists in your Address Book As you enter more letters a closer match appears For example you may already have Sacramento and San Francisco in your Address Book As you enter S Sacramento appears and as you continue entering a and n San Francisco replaces Sacramento As soon as the word you want appears tap in the next field to accept the word 7 Tap the scroll arrows to move to the next page of information 8 After you finish entering information tap Done Ad
115. lication 1 Tap the Applications icon Q 2 Tap the icon of the application that you want to open If you have many applications installed on your handheld tap the scroll bar to see all of your applications Tip To find an application quickly you can write the Graffiti character for the first letter of its name The Applications Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that begins with that letter You can also assign application icons to different categories See Categorizing applications in Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Page 16 Using menus Menus on your handheld are easy to use Once you master them in one application use them the same way in all the other applications The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that application in Chapter 4 The Edit menu is described in Editing records in Chapter 4 To open the menu bar 1 Open an application such as Address Book or Memo Pad 2 Do one of the following Tap the Menu icon Tap on the inverted title area at the top of the screen Tap the title area Unfiled GEZI Edit Options New Memo N Delete Memo D Bear Memo Bl Tap the Menu icon In this example three menus are available Record Edit and Options The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo Delete Memo and Beam Memo Choosing a menu After you open the menu bar for an applicatio
116. lleur du Canada CE CE Compliance Statement This product was tested by Palm Inc and found to comply with all the requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for In terference from Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual CORES ARLBAESEARSAERH MBS VCCI ORF CES VIABSRAMHEECT CORES RERMCKEATSCC ZAWELTWETH CORBBNIVAPFLEYs YZEL T PASHSE BSBSS5 SHOT CCMHVET WRAT gt TELURMURWELTE Sl Battery Warning Do not mutilate puncture or dispose of batteries in fire The batteries can burst or ex plode releasing hazardous chemicals Discard used batteries according to the manufac turer s instructions and in accordance with your local regulations Varning Eksplosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte Anv nd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren Kassera anvant batteri enligt fabrikan tens instruktion Advarsel Lithiumbatteri Eksplosionsfare ved fejlagtig h ndtering Udskiftning ma kun ske med batteri af samme fabrikat og type Lev r det brugte batteri tilbage tilleverandoren Product Regulatory Information Page 196 Varoitus Paristo voi r j ht jos se on virheellisesti asennettu Vaihda paristo
117. lso use non ASCII and literal characters in your login script See Appendix D for more information Creating a login script on your handheld You can create login scripts by selecting commands from the Command pick list in the Login Script dialog box Some commands such as Send require you to supply additional information Those commands have a parameter field so that you can add the necessary data To create a login script 1 Tap Script 2 Tap the End pick list Login Script Li w Send User ID w Send CR w Wait For Password Send Password 7 End Tap here 3 Tap the command you want from the Command list If the command requires additional information a field appears to the right of it for you to enter the information The following commands are available Chapter 6 Page 160 Wait For Tells your handheld to wait for specific characters from the TCP IP server before executing the next command Wait For Detects a challenge response prompt coming from Prompt the server and then displays the dynamically generated challenge value You then enter the challenge value into your token card which in turn generates a response value for you to enter on your handheld This command takes two arguments separated by a vertical bar on the input line Send Transmits specific characters to the TCP IP server to which you are connecting Send CR Transmits a carriage return or LF character to the TCP IP server to
118. lt setting 146 Creating Address Book entries 96 97 categories 38 39 71 custom fields in Address Book 100 Date Book events 82 memos 110 notes for records 80 records 58 To Do List items 101 Current date 23 178 Current time 16 setting 23 Custom Page 199 Index fields in Address Book 100 Customizing See Preferences Cutting text 59 Cycling through views 52 53 54 55 D Data entry See Entering data Date displaying in Clock 114 Date Book adding Address Book data to records 75 Agenda view 93 alarm 86 archive files dba 35 changing event time 86 changing event to untimed 85 conduit for synchronizing 123 conflicting events 92 continuous events 87 89 creating records 58 82 86 Day view 90 deleting records 60 display options 94 end time for Day view 95 fonts 81 menus 94 Month view 92 notes for records 80 opening 52 overview 52 private records 79 purging records 61 repeating events 61 87 89 scheduling events 82 86 selecting dates 84 start time for Day view 95 Sunday or Monday to start week 146 switching views 90 untimed events 82 85 Week view 90 146 178 Dates setting current 23 178 To Do List record due 103 Day displaying in Clock 114 Day Date Book view 82 95 DBA Date Book archive file 35 Decimal point 146 Default categories 69 settings See Preferences Deleted data saving in archive files 60 Deleting applications 41 45 Desktop software 46 Graffiti characters 26 passwords 48
119. masking private 47 77 Memo Pad 110 notes for 80 number of 189 private 77 79 purging 61 sorting 76 77 To Do List 101 Index Page 204 Removing applications 45 Desktop software 46 Renaming categories 72 Repeating events deleting from Date Book 61 scheduling 87 Rescheduling events 86 Resetting handheld hard reset 170 175 location of reset button 6 169 soft reset 169 Restoring data Macintosh 172 Windows 170 S Saving data 38 58 60 Scheduling events 82 86 Screen backlight 4 5 blank 175 calibrating 13 145 caring for 167 touching with your finger 4 Scroll bar 15 buttons 5 Searching See Finding Secondary DNS 158 Security 47 50 changing password 48 deleting password 48 displaying owner s name 164 forgotten password 50 locking the handheld 49 private records 77 79 Selecting date for event 84 phone numbers in Address Book 98 text 59 Sending data See Beaming information Serial connections 148 port 119 121 122 133 134 135 Serial connector 6 Serial port 10 Service selecting for network 151 templates 156 162 Settings See Preferences ShortCuts backing up 123 managing 165 166 menu commands 18 predefined 33 using 32 Simulated port for infrared communication 128 Soft reset 169 Sorting applications 39 records 76 77 178 Sounds See Alarm and System sounds Starting applications 16 Stylus dragging with 13 pen stroke to activate a feature 143 tapping with 13 writing
120. mp ds Time stamp ts Date time stamp dts Meeting me Breakfast br Lunch lu Dinner di Using the onscreen keyboard You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your handheld Note that you cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard To use the onscreen keyboard 1 2 3 Open an application such as Address Book Tap a record or tap New Tap abc to open the alphabetic keyboard or tap 123 to open the numeric keyboard S Tap here for alpha lea here for numeric keyboard keyboard Tap the characters to enter text and numbers Note The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need After you finish tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the record Page 33 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld Using Note Pad In addition to using Graffiti characters and the onscreen keyboard you can enter data on your handheld using the Note Pad application When you use Note Pad you write quick notes directly on the handheld screen in your own handwriting Later you can enter this information into another application or delete it See Note Pad in Chapter 4 for more information and instructions To use Note Pad 1 Press the Note Pad application button on the front p
121. n t appear in my http Awww microsoft com windows euro asp Palm Desktop http til info apple com techinfo nsf artnum software n22222 Appendix B Page 178 HotSync problems Problem I cannot doa HotSync operation what should I check to make sure Iam doing it correctly I did a HotSync operation but one of my applications did not synchronize Iam using Outlook as my PIM but I cannot do a HotSync operation Solution Make sure the HotSync cable is connected securely On a Windows computer try these steps Check the Windows system tray to make sure the HotSync Manager is running If it is not open Palm Desktop software Click the HotSync Manager choose Setup and click the Local tab Check that the Serial Port setting displays the correct COM port where your HotSync cable is attached On a Macintosh try these steps Make sure HotSync Manager is enabled If it is not double click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder and enable HotSync Manager on the HotSync Controls tab Double click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder and then click the Serial Port Settings tab Make sure Local is selected and that the port selection matches the port where your HotSync cable is attached On a Windows computer click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom Check that the correct conduit is active On a Macintosh double click the HotSync Manager icon From the HotSync menu choose Conduit Settings S
122. n manually Save the data in one of the file formats listed below import it into Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your handheld Importing data from a Windows computer Palm Desktop software can import data in the following file formats Comma delimited csv txt Address Book and Memo Pad only Tab delimited tab tsv txt Address Book and Memo Pad only CSV Lotus Organizer 2 x 97 Mapping Address Book only Date Book archive dba Address Book archive aba To Do List archive tda Memo Pad archive mpa Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software Use the archive file formats to share information with other people who use a Palm OS handheld or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop information To import data from a Windows computer 1 Open Palm Desktop software 2 Click the application into which you want to import data 3 If you are importing records that contain a field with category names do the following Select All in the Category box Be sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also exist in the application If the categories do not exist create them now otherwise the records are imported into the Unfiled category 4 From the File menu choose Import 5 Select the file you want to import 6 Click Open Page 35 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld 7 Toimport data into the correct
123. n 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 open Also the menus and menu commands vary depending on which part of the application you re currently using For example in Memo Pad the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo screen Page 17 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Graffiti menu commands Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti Command stroke which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers The command letters appear to the right of the command names Undo Menu commands tcut X Copy Cc Paste P ommand letters Select All Ss Keyboard K Graffiti Help G Draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti area When you draw the Command stroke the Command toolbar appears just above the Graffiti writing area to indicate that you are in Command mode Command Pa Unfiled Unfiled Undo Cut Copy Paste Beam Delete The command toolbar displays context sensitive menu commands for the current screen For example if text is selected the menu icons displayed may be undo cut copy and paste Tap on an icon to select the command or immediately write the corresponding command letter for an appropriate command in the Graffiti writing area For example to choose Select All in the Edit menu draw
124. n click OK See Customizing HotSync application settings in Chapter 5 for more information Page 191 Upgrade Information 8 Connect the appropriate serial or USB adapter and the HotSync cable to your Macintosh See Connecting the HotSync cable in Chapter 1 for details To order an adapter go to the web site http www palm com support m100 extras 9 Connect your new handheld to the HotSync cable and press the HotSync button If the User pop up appears select your user name Note If you customized the modem setup on your old handheld you must re enter the modem initialization string See Connection preferences in Chapter 6 for more information Any passwords you set on your old handheld are not restored during this HotSync operation Records you previously marked Private are still marked Private but you need to reenter a password on your new handheld Each handheld must have a unique name After you complete the upgrade process described earlier in the Upgrade Information section your new Palm m100 handheld and your old handheld now have the same user name This is an undesirable situation Each handheld must have a unique name in order to prevent unexpected results during HotSync operations possible data loss and other complications We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old handheld See Performing a hard reset in Appendix A for details A hard reset not only erases all
125. n drag the field to a new location If you do not want to import a field click the arrow between the field names From the Fields pop up menu choose the appropriate field From the Delimiters pop up menu choose the appropriate delimiter Click OK 10 To add the imported data to your handheld perform a HotSync operation See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data Page 37 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your Palm m100 handheld how to change application settings so they are personalized to your work methods and how to categorize applications so you view them in related groups Using the Applications Launcher To open the Applications Launcher tap the Applications icon Q Selecting applications Your handheld is equipped with a variety of applications All the applications installed on your handheld appear in the Applications Launcher See Opening applications in Chapter 1 for details Switching between applications When working in any application tap the Applications icon O or press an application button on the front panel of your handheld to switch to another application Your handheld automatically saves your work in the current application and displays it when you return to that application Categorizing applications The category feature enabl
126. n the Owner Preferences displays the next time you turn on your handheld See Chapter 1 for more information To enter the Owner preferences m Enter the text that you want to associate with your handheld in the Owner Preferences screen If you enter more text than can fit on one screen a scroll bar automatically appears on the right side of the screen Preferences If you assign a password with the Security application the information in the Owner Preferences screen cannot be changed In this case an Unlock button appears at the bottom of the screen To unlock the Owner Preferences screen 1 Tap Unlock 2 Enter the password that you defined in the Security application 3 Tap OK Chapter 6 Page 164 ShortCuts preferences The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations for entering text with Graffiti strokes This section describes how to create edit and delete a ShortCut See Chapter 2 for more information on the use of ShortCuts Creating a ShortCut You can create a ShortCut for any words letters or numbers All ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences screen All the ShortCuts are available in any of your handheld applications and are backed up on your computer when you perform a HotSync operation To create a ShortCut 1 Tap New 2 On the ShortCut name line enter the letters you want to use to activate the ShortCut Preferences w Shortcuts Sho
127. nc operation 3 Click the Serial Port Settings tab and select any of the following options O HotSync Software Setup B Serial Port Settings Check for handheld connection using Local Setup Status Local Setup prepares this computer to HotSyne with Q Modem Setup a handheld in its cradle connected to the serial port o specified below e Both Setups 4 HotSync Controls Local Setup Speed As fast as possible Port PaimConnect use 9 Modem Setup Modem U S Robotics Sportster Port PalmConnect USB gt Modem Speaker C on off Chapter 5 Page 120 Check fora connection using Local Setup Select the method you use to synchronize your handheld and your desktop applications Local Setup Synchronizes while your handheld and HotSync cable are connected to this Macintosh or while using infrared communication to synchronize with this Macintosh Modem Setup Synchronizes while your handheld communicates to this Macintosh across a telephone line Both Setups Synchronizes using the HotSync cable infrared communication or through the modem HotSync Manager monitors both connections for communication from a handheld Note Choosing Both Setups prevents you from using either port for other operations such as printing faxing or AppleTalk networking Enables you to perform HotSync operations using
128. nces in Chapter 6 for more information Any passwords you set on your old handheld are not restored during this HotSync operation Records you previously marked Private are still marked Private but you need to reenter your password on your new handheld To upgrade a Macintosh system 1 Read the Getting Started guide for an overview of the complete installation process Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop software This ensures that the latest information from your handheld is on your Macintosh Optional To ensure against any data loss go to the folder that stores your Palm Desktop User Data copy the folder and all its contents rename it for example Palm Backup and store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder If your old Palm Desktop software is version 1 0 uninstall your old Palm Desktop software Follow the installation instructions in Installing Palm Desktop software in Chapter 1 Be sure to install the new software in the same folder as the old software To prepare for the first HotSync operation that synchronizes your new handheld with your new Palm Desktop software double click the HotSync Manager in the Palm folder and choose Conduit Settings Note Be sure your user name appears in the box at the top of the Conduit Settings dialog box If not select your user name For all conduits click Conduit Settings and select the option Macintosh overwrites handheld The
129. nd then choose Control Panel 2 Double click Infrared 3 Click the Options tab 4 Select Enable infrared communication JJ infrared Monitor 2 x Preferences Identification Status i M Enable infrared communication on COM w Providing application support on COM4 and LPT3 F Search for and provide status for devices in range I Enable software install for Plug and Play devices in range Limit connection speed to 5 2 kbps Y Restore Defaults Cancel App Help The COM port displayed in the drop down box is the port where your infrared device is attached It should be different from any port used by the HotSync Manager 5 Make a note of which port is listed as providing application support You need this information to configure the HotSync Manager for infrared communication This port COM4 in this example is the simulated port the channel through which the actual infrared communication takes place between your computer and your handheld 6 Deselect any other check boxes in the Options tab 7 Click Apply and OK Chapter 5 Page 128 To install the extensions for infrared communication on a Macintosh dy Insert the Palm Desktop software CD ROM into the CD ROM drive on your Macintosh Open the Palm Extras folder 3 Open the IrDA Files folder 4 Open the Install in your System Folder 7 O amp Installinyour system Folder E E a IrDA Tool Eh IrDALib ih IrLanS
130. ne AOL and CompuServe This helps to avoid conflicts with the COM port 2 Start HotSync Manager if it is not already running and from the HotSync Manager menu choose Modem 3 Adjust the following options as needed General Local Modem Serial Port COM3 v Speed As Fast As Possible Modem Setup String JATSO 1M1L0 Serial Port Identifies the port for the modem If you are unsure of the port assignment look at the Modem Properties in the Windows Control Panel Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred Try the As Fast As Possible rate first and adjust downward if you experience problems This setting allows Palm Desktop software and your handheld to find and use the fastest speed Modem Identifies the modem type or manufacturer Refer to your modem manual or face plate for its type or settings If you re not sure of your modem type or your modem doesn t match any that appear in the list select Hayes Basic Page 133 Advanced HotSync Operations 4 Setup Identifies the setup string for your particular String modem Not all modems require a setup string Refer to your modem manual and enter the setup string if recommended by the manufacturer Click OK To prepare a Macintosh for a modem HotSync operation Confirm that the Macintosh modem is connected and turned on and that no communications applications such as fax or telephony software or AppleTalk networking are runnin
131. ng considerations when replacing the batteries in your handheld Under normal conditions your handheld batteries should provide several months of use You can conserve battery life by minimizing the use of the backlight feature and changing the Auto off setting that automatically turns the handheld off after a period of inactivity See General preferences in Chapter 6 for more information If the batteries become low in the course of normal use an alert appears on the handheld screen describing the low battery condition If this alert appears perform a HotSync operation to back up your data before you replace the batteries This helps prevent accidental data loss When replacing the batteries begin by turning your handheld off so there is no screen display Never remove the batteries while your handheld is turned on When replacing the batteries always use good quality batteries of the same type Use only alkaline batteries with your handheld When you remove the batteries the built in backup power of your handheld maintains memory data for a period of up to one minute Whenever you remove the batteries replace them immediately If you encounter any difficulties in the course of battery replacement reinstall the original batteries and wait a few minutes for the backup power to recharge If the batteries drain to the point where your handheld does not operate it stores your data safely for a few weeks In this case the
132. nicate with remote devices For example you can communicate with your ISP server or with your computer if you are away on travel See Connection preferences earlier in this chapter for a complete explanation on how to create modem configurations After you configure both the Connection and Network Preferences you can establish a PPP Point to Point Protocol SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol or CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol connection with your ISP or dial in server You can do this either by using menu commands from the Network Preferences screen or by using a third party application Chapter 6 Page 150 Note TCP IP provides the ability to connect to your ISP or dial in server with applications that allow you to view the transmitted data Visit www palm com for information on third party applications that take advantage of TCP IP Selecting a service Use the Service setting to select the service template for your Internet Service Provider or dial in server Service templates are ISP and dial in server configuration settings that you can create save and reuse To select a service 1 Tap the Service pick list GESSA Network Tap here to display a list of service User Name templates Y Service Untitled Password Connection Current 2 Tap the predefined service template you want to use Entering a user name The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log
133. ns Launcher 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 4 Tap the application you want to transfer Tap App and then tap Beam Note Some applications are copy protected and cannot be beamed These are listed with a lock icon next to them 5 Tap Beam 6 When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your handheld To beam your business card 1 a FY N Create an Address Book entry that contains the information you want on your business card Tap the Menu icon Tap Record and then tap Select Business Card Tap Yes Press the Address Book application button for about two seconds to beam your business card Note Once you complete steps 1 through 4 to select an entry as your business card you don t need to repeat this process Simply press the Address Book application button for about two seconds to beam your business card To receive beamed information 1 2 Turn on your handheld Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting handheld to open the Beam dialog box Select a category for the incoming information create a new category or leave the information unfiled Chapter 4 Page 68 Do you want to accept Accessories into Address Category Unfiled 4 Tap Yes Tips on beaming information
134. ntimed event or appointment in the Agenda view the Day view appears so you can see more detailed information about the event You can tap the check box next to a To Do item to mark it as completed When you tap ona To Do item your To Do list appears Note The To Do items that appear and how you can change them depends on the settings in your To Do preferences See To Do Show Options later in this chapter for more information To display the Agenda View 1 Tap the Agenda View button Agenda View 2 Tap the navigation controls to move forward or backward a day at a time or to display more events and To Do items q Tue Jul23 gt d Tue Jul23 gt 10 00 Work on project presentaion No Appointments Today 1 00 Working Lunch with Anne 2 00 Take a walk C1 cabai v AI 2 30 File weekly reports mae s E 1 Send flowers to M A paame io O 1 Write thank you note to Vickie i AP i O 2 Pick up fresh vegetables All O 2 Drop off library books O 1 Call David q O 4 Smog the car 1 Send flowers to M O 5 Check out www palm com O 1 Write thank you note to Vickie O 2 Pick up fresh vegetables Note You can also change the category of To Do items shown Tap the pick list to choose another category See To Do List for more information on working with To Do items Page 93 Using Your Applications Date Book menus preferences and display options Date Book menus are shown here for your reference and D
135. o avoid an interruption during the modem HotSync operation 8 If you want to use a calling card to place the call select the check box and enter the calling card number 9 Tap OK Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation The Conduit Setup dialog box on your handheld enables you to define which files and or applications synchronize during a modem HotSync operation You can use these settings to minimize the time required to synchronize data with a modem To change the Conduit Setup for a modem HotSync operation 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the HotSync icon 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Options and then tap Conduit Setup 5 Tap the check boxes to deselect the files and applications that you do not want to synchronize during a modem HotSync operation Chapter 5 Page 136 The default setting is to synchronize all files Conduit Setup Li Select the conduits to run during Modem HotSync Address Applications Calc Clock Date Book MHotSync Memo Pad Note Applications that do not have a database such as games do not synchronize even if you select the item in the Conduit Setup dialog box 6 Tap OK Performing a HotSync operation via a modem After you prepare your computer and your handheld and select your Conduit Setup options you are ready to perform a modem HotSync operation To perform a modem HotSync operation 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the Hot
136. o draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter m Use the Caps Shift stroke Caps Shift Tip When Caps Shift is active an up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the handheld screen If you accidentally activate Caps Shift backspace will cancel it Details Caps Shift t To enter only capital letters Caps Lock m Use the Caps Lock stroke Caps Lock Tip When Caps Lock is active an underlined up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the handheld screen To return to lowercase make the Caps Shift stroke Caps Lock Chapter 2 Page 28 Writing numbers Writing numbers with Graffiti writing 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 OO S55 G 7 7 5 8 i q Writing punctuation marks Graffiti writing 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 M IGSS ere shift Note When Punctuation Shift is active you can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the Graffiti writing area the lette
137. o 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 Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory Page 115 Using Your Applications 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 To display recent calculations 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap Options and then tap Recent Calculations Recent Calculations 86 666667 86 666667 10 833333 3 After you finish reviewing the calculations tap OK Calculator menus Calculator menus are shown here for your reference and Calculator features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here See Using menus in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands Options menus ra Recent Calculations l About Calculator About Shows version information for Calculator Calculator Chapter 4 Page 116 Chapter 5 Advanced HotSync Operations HotSync technology enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm OS handhelds and Palm Desktop software
138. ok 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp Backup 3 30 00 10 34 AM Backup amp Date Book 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp Install 3 30 00 10 34 AM Install files amp Memo Pad 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp NotePad 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp To Do List 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize 3 From the Users pop up menu select the appropriate user name 4 Select an application from the list 5 Click Conduit Settings Settings HotSync action for Address Book O A synchronize the files O Q macintosh overwrites handheld Guandheld overwrites Macintosh Qu a GQ Do Nothing Default setting Synchronize the files Make Default Cancel 6 Click Macintosh overwrites handheld Note Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings To use a new setting on an ongoing basis click Make Default Thereafter whatever you selected as the default setting is used for HotSync operations 7 Click OK 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications 9 Close the Conduit Settings window 10 Perform a HotSync operation Appendix A Page 172 Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions If you encounter a problem with your Palm m100 handheld do not call Technical Support until you have reviewed the following list of frequently a
139. orting data 22 35 37 Infrared connections 148 HotSync operations 129 131 149 150 installing Windows 95 driver 127 port 6 126 128 problems with IR HotSync operations 184 requirements for computer 126 Initialization string 149 150 Installing applications 41 45 batteries 8 conduit to install applications 123 Desktop software 11 12 International characters Graffiti writing 31 onscreen keyboard 33 IP address 156 158 IR port See also Beaming and Infrared IR See Infrared IrCOMM 126 148 IrDA Infrared Data Association 126 Items See To Do List K Keyboard computer 34 onscreen 14 33 144 L Letters font style 81 Graffiti 24 27 onscreen keyboard 33 List in Applications Launcher 39 Locking the handheld with a password 49 144 164 Login scripts 159 162 193 Looking up Address Book data to add to other records 74 75 scrolling in Address list 73 Lost handheld contact for 97 records 178 Lotus Organizer importing data from 35 Macintosh 3 126 159 Maintenance information 167 Masking records 77 Memo Pad adding Address Book data to records 75 archive files mpa 35 categorizing records 69 conduit for synchronizing 123 Index Page 202 creating records 58 110 deleting records 60 88 dragging memos into other applications 57 fonts 81 menus 111 116 opening 57 overview 57 private records 79 reviewing memos 111 sorting records 76 178 Memory amount of free 189 for beaming 187 Calculator
140. ote A Delete Note O Purge WE Beam Item B Beam Categor Options menu Record Edit eats Font F Phone Lookup L Security H About To Do List About To Do Shows version information for To Do List List Page 105 Using Your Applications Note Pad A record in Note Pad is called a note You can assign each note a title and store up to 999 notes on your handheld To create a new note 1 4 Enter title here Press the Note Pad application button on the front panel of your handheld to open a new note Note If Note Pad is already running tap New Write information here Pen selector Write the information directly on the handheld screen Tip Tap the pen selector to choose a different pen width or choose the eraser to remove unwanted strokes Optional Tap the time at the top of the screen and enter a title using Graffiti writing Tap Done Reviewing notes The note title and the date you created the note appear in the Note Pad list If you did not assign a title to your note the time you created the note appears as the note title This makes it easy to locate and review your notes Chapter 4 Page 106 To review a note 1 In the Note Pad list tap the note title Tap arrows to scroll to next and previous notes Tap a 1 12 52 pm 3 14 nore i 2 Directions 3715 contents 2 Review or edit the contents of the note 3 Tap Done Set
141. ough 6 See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for details Chapter 3 Page 44 Installing games The CD ROM also includes games that you can install with the Install Tool such as Giraffe Giraffe is a fun easy way for you to practice Graffiti writing After you install and start a game the instructions appear in the Game menu Depending on the game the Game menu may also contain commands to show high scores to start a new game or to set preferences for the game Removing applications In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you installed you can remove applications from your handheld You can remove only add on applications patches and extensions that you install you cannot remove the applications that reside in the ROM portion of your handheld To remove an add on application 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap App and then tap Delete 4 Tap the application that you want to remove Delete Free Memory 1913K of 1952K E o E HardBall 19K MineHunt 10K 5 Tap Delete 6 Tap Yes 7 Tap Done Page 45 Managing Your Applications Removing Palm Desktop software If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software you can remove it from your computer To remove Palm Desktop software from a Windows computer 1 2 3 4 From the Windows Start menu choose Settings and then Control
142. our handheld are erased Never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does not solve your problem Note You can restore any data previously synchronized with your computer during the next HotSync operation To perform a hard reset 1 Hold down the power button on the front panel of your handheld 2 While holding down the power button use the reset tip tool or the tip of an unfolded paper clip or similar object without a sharp tip to gently press and release the reset button 3 Wait for the Palm logo to appear then release the power button 4 When a message appears on the handheld screen warning that you are about to erase all the data stored on your handheld do one of the following Press the upper scroll button on the front panel of the handheld to complete the hard reset and display the Digitizer screen Press any other button to perform a soft reset Note With a hard reset the current date and time are retained Formats Preferences and other settings are restored to their factory default settings To restore your data from a Windows computer after a hard reset 1 Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray bottom right corner of the taskbar Tip You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar 2 From the HotSync Manager menu choose Custom Arthur Manzi bd Conduit Action Date Book Synchronize the files f Done Address Book Synchronize the files
143. ove your track record in all these areas both at work and at home You can enter all your scheduled events in Date Book and set an alarm to remind you of important meetings You can view scheduled events by the day week or month and you also have an agenda view for displaying current events and To Do items at the same time Keep all your contact names addresses phone numbers and other details in Address Book so you can find them as soon as you need them Add your tasks to To Do List and prioritize them and assign them a due date so you don t overlook them You can even jot quick notes directly on the screen in Note Pad To make sure you don t lose any of this important information you can synchronize your data with Palm Desktop software on your computer so you always have a backup copy You can set different levels of security for your handheld so unauthorized eyes cannot view your data Chapter 1 Page 2 System requirements To install and operate Palm Desktop software your computer system must meet the following requirements Minimum requirements Windows IBM compatible 486 computer or higher Windows 95 or later 16 MB RAM 64 MB recommended with Windows 2000 30 MB available hard disk space VGA monitor or better the Quick Tour requires a 256 color video display for best results use High Color 16 bit m CD ROM drive you can also download the Palm Desktop software from http www palm com Mouse One avai
144. password to view the private entries See Making records private in Chapter 4 for information on making records private Assigning a password You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your handheld To assign a password 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the Security icon 3 Tap the Password box 4 Enter a password Current Password Privacy w Show Records Enter a password Password f 7 If you assign a password you must enter it to show private records 5 Tap OK 6 Enter the same password a second time and tap OK Page 47 Managing Your Applications Changing or deleting a password Once you define a password for your handheld you can change or delete it at any time You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it To change or delete your password 1 Tap the Password box 2 Enter the current password Tap here Current Privacy w Show Records Password Password Assigned 3 Please enter your password 3 Tap OK 4 Do one of the following To change the password enter the new password and tap OK To delete the password tap Delete Password Enter new password or tap the Delete button to remove your current password Chapter 3 Page 48 Locking your handheld You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your password to operate it Important If you lock your handh
145. procedures Otherwise tap OK Page 153 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Entering a prefix A prefix is a number that you dial before the telephone number to access an outside line For example many offices require that you dial 9 to dial a number outside the building To enter a prefix 1 Tap the Dial Prefix check box to select it Phone Setup Li Phone Select this box if you Enter your need to use O Dialprefix ooroo prefix here a prefix 2 Enter the prefix 3 Tap OK Disabling Call Waiting Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call while you are connected If your telephone has Call Waiting you need to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or dial in server To disable Call Waiting 1 Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it Phone Setup Select this not Waga Enter your disable disable Call code here Waiting 2 Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable call waiting line Chapter 6 Page 154 Note Each telephone company assigns a code to disable Call Waiting Contact your local telephone company for the code that is appropriate for you 3 Tap OK Using a calling card The Use calling card field enables you to use your calling card when dialing your ISP or Intranet server Keep in mind that there is usually a delay before you enter your calling card number When you define your calling card number you need to add
146. r PNC file extension L Install Tool x User AEN File s listed below will be installed on your handheld the next time you perform a HotSync operation Add Tips Q Find other applications to install on your handheld at http www palm com The Add button looks first in the ADD ON folder inside your C DESKTOP folder This folder is a convenient place to store downloaded handheld files 4 In the User drop down list select the name that corresponds to your handheld Chapter 3 Page 42 5 Click Add Open 21x Look in 3 Add on we fad B a Giraffe pre a Hardball pre a Minehunt pre a Puzzle pre 4 Subhunt pre Fie name Files of type p pre zl Cancel 6 Select the application s that you want to install on your handheld 7 Click Open Note Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box If you do not want to install an application select it and then click Remove This does not remove the application from your computer it simply removes it from the list of applications to install 8 Perform a HotSync operation to install the application s you selected in step 6 See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for details To install add on software on your handheld using a Macintosh 1 On your Macintosh copy or download the application you want to install into the add on folder in your
147. rd Assigned Selecting a connection Use the Connection setting to select the method you want to use to connect to your Internet Service Provider or a dial in server See Connection preferences earlier in this chapter for information about creating and configuring connection settings Chapter 6 Page 152 To select a connection 1 Tap the Connection pick list ioe Network ISP Password r Tap here to display s a list of available Phone i ai connections Connection w Connect to SP 2 Tap the connection you want to use Adding telephone settings When you select the Phone field your handheld opens a dialog box in which you define the telephone number you use to connect with your ISP or dial in server In addition you can also define a prefix disable Call Waiting and give special instructions for using a calling card Note The Phone Setup dialog box works correctly for AT amp T and Sprint long distance services However because MCI works differently MCI customers need to put the calling card number in the Phone field and the phone number in the Use calling card field To enter your server phone number 1 Tap the Phone field 2 Enter the phone number for your ISP or dial in server Phone Setup Li Enter your ISP phone number here O Dial prefit ess O Disable call waiting 1170 O Use calling card 3 If you need to enter a prefix or disable Call Waiting skip to those
148. re is enough residual energy in the batteries to store the data but not enough to turn on your handheld If your handheld does not turn on when you press the power button you should replace the batteries immediately If you leave drained batteries in your handheld for an extended period of time you can lose all of the stored data If this happens replace the batteries and use the reset button to reset your handheld See Resetting your handheld later in this chapter for details After you reset your handheld perform a HotSync operation to restore the data from your computer Appendix A Page 168 Resetting your handheld Under normal circumstances you will not have to use the reset button On rare occasions however your handheld may no longer respond to buttons or the screen In this case you need to perform a reset to get your handheld running again Performing a soft reset A soft reset tells your handheld to stop what it s doing and start over again All records and entries stored in your handheld are retained with a soft reset After a soft reset the Applications Launcher screen appears To perform a soft reset m Use the tip of an unfolded paper clip or similar object without a sharp tip to gently press the reset button inside the hole on the back panel of your handheld Reset button Page 169 Maintaining Your Handheld Performing a hard reset With a hard reset all records and entries stored in y
149. ressing the scroll buttons moves to the previous or next address record 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 record 1 Display the Address list screen 2 Enter the first letter of the name you want to find Abrams Liz 650 454 6121 Adams Ben 408 772 1900 Beckman Rachel 510 532 0746 Bertolli Marcus 213 422 1363 Bruce Jeremy 408 459 1279 Butler Richard 516 626 1424 Cain Cath 650 235 6222 Carpenter Joan Carter Melanie 212 395 6277 W Chu Byron 213 343 9801 Conner a 301 933 6833 Look Up line 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 a c scrolls to Cain and writing car scrolls further to Carpenter If you sort the list by company name the Look Up feature scrolls to the first letter of the company name 3 Tap the record to view its contents Page 73 Using Your Applications Using Find You can use Find to locate any text that you specify in any application To use Find 1 Tap the Find icon Q Tip If you select text in an application before you tap Find the selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box 2 Enter the text that you want to find Find is not case sensitive For example searching for the name
150. rial port to the HotSync cable and the cable is attached to a serial COM port of your computer Serial to Modem A connection between a modem attached to the serial port of your handheld and a modem that is part of your computer IrCOMM to PC A connection between the IR port of your handheld and the infrared device of your computer IrCOMM to Modem A connection between the IR port of your handheld and a modem The modem can be attached to a computer or some other device containing an IR port such as a cell phone Chapter 6 Page 148 Sample connection for remote IR HotSync operations The following sample configuration would enable you to perform an IR HotSync operation by sending data through the IR port of a cell phone which then dials a modem attached to your computer to synchronize with your Desktop application For this example you use the IrCOMM to Modem connection To create an IrCOMM to Modem connection 1 2 3 Tap New Enter a name to identify this configuration Tap the Connection Method pick list and select IrCOMM to Modem Name R Phone to xfer Connection Serial to PC Method Serial to Modem IrCOMM to PC Dialing Wess oR a i Volume w Low Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone or Rotary Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume you want to use
151. rm Sound pick list and select the sound level 3 Tap the Game Sound pick list and select the sound level Note The Game Sound setting works only with games that are programmed to respond to this setting Older games typically do not respond to this setting Page 147 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Beam Receive You can choose to turn off the Beam Receive feature This prohibits anyone from beaming information to your handheld It also results in a slight saving of battery power To change the Beam Receive setting m Tap the Beam Receive pick list and select On or Off Connection preferences The Connection Preferences screen enables you to define the settings used to perform different types of HotSync operations The screen displays a list of available configurations that are ready to be further defined the list varies depending on the kind of software you ve added to your handheld For example a modem connection appears on the list If you have this modem you only need to specify the phone setup and network connection if required to complete the configuration Note To if a modem that is compatible with your handheld is available go to the web site http Awww palm com You can also create custom configurations There are four possible kinds of connections Serial to PC A local HotSync connection the direct serial connection between your handheld and your computer Your handheld is connected by its se
152. roke 18 defined 20 Giraffe game for practicing 45 how to write characters 25 menu commands 18 moving the cursor 32 numbers 29 online Help 60 143 problems using 177 punctuation marks 29 ShortCuts for entering data 32 165 166 symbols 30 tips 26 writing 24 33 writing area 4 25 Handheld contrast control 14 handheld battery door 6 battery installation 8 Hard reset 170 175 Help Graffiti 60 online tips 19 Hiding records 77 HotSync buttons preferences 145 conduits for synchronizing applications 171 172 conduits for synchronizing applications Macintosh 124 125 conduits for synchronizing applications Windows 123 124 customizing 123 124 defined 62 first time operation 139 141 first time operation Macintosh 64 66 first time operation Windows 62 64 HotSync Manager 62 IR operation 126 131 linking to external files 138 local operation 63 118 180 181 local operation on Macintosh 65 Page 201 Index Manager 127 129 modem operation 119 132 137 182 183 modem settings 133 operations using cable 131 148 operations using IR port 129 131 149 150 problems with 179 186 problems with IR 184 restoring data from a Macintosh 172 restoring data from a Windows computer 170 setting options 117 119 for synchronizing data 9 using with another PIM 46 Icons alarm 86 application 14 39 note 80 online Tips 19 onscreen 177 repeating event 88 Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 157 Imp
153. rs or numbers side Page 29 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld Symbol Stroke Symbol Stroke Period Dash Comma P Left Paren C Apostrophe Right Paren N i Question Slash a Exclamation Dollar gt Additional Graffiti punctuation A Ba lt gt OMe A gjs L Dal wl l NES CG IN N N FT Writing symbols and extended characters All symbols and extended characters begin with the stroke in the Graffiti writing area of your handheld Symbol Shift S 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 Symbol Chapter 2 Page 30 Cr itp Writing accented characters To create accented characters draw the stroke normally used to create the letter followed by an accent stroke Graffiti writing then adds the accent to the letter For example the following diagram shows the strokes required to draw an accented e Accent strokes a a a Use these accent strokes to write the following accented letters ZR mw DR LF Rw Se Rw RR Rw we Additional non English characters You can write the following characters
154. rtCut Entry Li br Breakfast ShortCut Name di Dinner ds Date Stamp dts Date and Time Stamp lu Lunch me Meeting i ts Time Stamp Tap New 3 Tap the ShortCut Text area and enter the text that you want to appear when you write the ShortCut characters Tip You may want to add a space space character after the last word in your ShortCut text This way a space automatically follows the ShortCut text 4 Tap OK Tip To use aShortCut 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 Page 165 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld ShortCut Q Editing a ShortCut After you create a ShortCut you can modify it at any time To edit a ShortCut 1 Tap the ShortCut you want to edit 2 Tap Edit 3 Make the changes you want and tap OK Deleting a ShortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut you can delete it from the list of ShortCuts To delete a ShortCut 1 Tap the ShortCut you want to delete 2 Tap Delete 3 Tap Yes Chapter 6 Page 166 Appendix A Maintaining Your Handheld This chapter provides information on the following m Proper care of your handheld m Prolonging battery life m Resetting your handheld Caring for your handheld Your handheld is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years
155. ry default and the display format of the dates times and numbers on your handheld Page 145 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Country default The country default sets date time week start day and number conventions based on geographic regions where you might use your handheld For example in the United Kingdom time often is expressed using a 24 hour clock In the United States on the other hand time is expressed using a 12 hour clock with an AM or PM suffix All your handheld applications use the Country default settings You can however customize your own preferences as described in Time date week start and numbers formats later in this chapter To set the country default 1 Tap the country name pick list emu Formats Preset to w United States Time w HH MM ampri 10 44 am Date w MDY 7 24 02 Jul 24 2002 Week starts w Sunday Numbers w 1 000 00 2 Tap the setting you want to use Time date week start and numbers formats The Time setting defines the format for the time of day The time format that you select appears in all applications on your handheld To select the time date week start and numbers format 1 Tap the Time pick list and select a format 2 Tap the Date pick list and select a format 3 Tap the Week starts pick list and select whether you want the first day of the week to be Sunday or Monday Note This setting controls the Day Week and Month views in Da
156. s 2 Synchronize your old handheld with your old Palm Desktop software This ensures that the latest information from your handheld is on your desktop computer 3 Optional To ensure against any data loss go to the folder that stores Palm Desktop software copy the folder and all its contents rename it for example Palm Backup and store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder 4 Follow the installation instructions in Installing Palm Desktop software in Chapter 1 Be sure to install the new software in the same folder as the old software 5 To prepare for the first HotSync operation that synchronizes your new handheld with your new Palm Desktop software go to the HotSync Manager and choose Custom Note Be sure your user name appears in the box at the top of the Custom dialog box If not select your user name 6 For all conduits click Change and select the option Desktop overwrites handheld Then click Done See Customizing HotSync application settings in Chapter 5 for more information Appendix C Page 190 7 Connect the HotSync cable to your computer See Connecting the HotSync cable in Chapter 1 for details Connect your new handheld to the HotSync cable and press the HotSync button If the Select User dialog box appears select your user name Note If you customized the modem setup on your old handheld you must re enter the modem initialization string See Connection prefere
157. s for Date Book screens If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down m Alarm Preset Automatically sets an alarm for each new event The silent alarm for untimed events is defined by minutes days or hours before midnight of the date of the event m Alarm Sound Sets the tone of the alarm About Date Shows version information for Date Book Book Page 95 Using Your Applications Address Book Address Book is the application in which you store name and address information about people or businesses Creating an Address Book entry A record in Address Book is called an entry You can create entries on your handheld or you can use Palm Desktop software to create entries on your computer and then download the entries to your handheld with your next HotSync operation Palm Desktop software also has data import capabilities that enable you to load database files into Address Book on your handheld See Importing data in Chapter 2 and Palm Desktop online Help for more information To create a new Address Book entry 1 Press the Address Book application button on the front of your handheld to display the Address list 2 Tap New Cursor at Last name Address Edit Unfiled Abrams Liz 650 454 6121 __ _ iene Adams Ben 408 772 1900 Beckman Rachel 510 532 0746 Bertolli Marcus 213 422 1363 Bruce Jeremy 408 459 1279 But
158. s 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications 9 Click Done to activate your settings To customize HotSync application settings on a Macintosh 1 Double click the Palm Desktop icon in the Palm folder 2 From the HotSync menu choose Conduit Settings o Conduit Settings HPE 2 User Handheld User 5 2 Conduit Settings O cenauitame Last HotSync Next HotSyne Action amp Address Book 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp Backup 3 30 00 10 34 AM Backup amp Date Book 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp Install 3 30 00 10 34 AM Install files amp Memo Pad 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp MotePad 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize amp To Do List 3 30 00 10 34 AM Synchronize Chapter 5 Page 124 3 From the User pop up menu select the appropriate user name 4 Select an application in the Conduit list 5 Click Conduit Settings Settings HotSync action for Address Book oe Synchronize the files m T Q Macintosh overwrites handheld Bea Handheld overwrites Macintosh O DoNothing Default setting Synchronize the files 6 Click the direction in which you want to write data or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application Note Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings To use a new
159. s description appears on the time line and its duration is automatically set to one hour You can easily change the start time and duration for any event Note It s possible to schedule events that overlap but Date Book makes it easy to find such conflicts See Spotting event conflicts later in this chapter You can also schedule 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 list of times marked with a diamond You can have more than one untimed event on a particular date You can also schedule a repeating event such as a weekly meeting and continuous events such as a three day conference or a vacation To schedule an event for the current day 1 Tap the time line that corresponds to the beginning of the event Jul 24 02 KIBO GEC Jul 24 02 KIBO GEC Tap a 8 00 time line 9 00 10 00 i 11 00 gt 12 00 i 2 00 3 00 Bi Time bar aa EIN 6 00 shows a A S duration ao iT MEMEDE Enter event 2 Enter a description of the event You can enter up to 255 characters Chapter 4 Page 82 If the event is one hour long skip to step 5 If the event is longer or shorter than an hour tap the time of the event to open the Set Time dialog box Jul 24 02 KK 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 7
160. s for the profile See Customizing HotSync application settings earlier in this chapter for details Chapter 5 Page 140 To use a profile for the first time HotSync operation on a Windows computer Connect the new handheld to the HotSync cable 1 2 Press the HotSync button on the cable 3 4 Select the profile you want to load on the handheld and click OK Click Profiles Installing a profile will overwrite all data currently on the handheld device Are you sure you wantto do this T Don t ask this question again No 5 Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the handheld The next time you perform a HotSync operation Palm Desktop software prompts you to assign a user name to the handheld To use a profile for the first time HotSync operation on a Macintosh Connect the new handheld to the HotSync cable Press the HotSync button on the cable 1 2 3 Select the profile you want to load on the handheld and click OK to transfer all the profile data to the handheld Please select a user User Sales New User Cancel xj The next time you perform a HotSync operation Palm Desktop software prompts you to assign a user name to the handheld Page 141 Advanced HotSync Operations Chapter b Setting Preferences for Your Handheld The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your Palm m100 handheld In t
161. s the way I want to see them I created an event in Date Book but it doesn t appear in the Week View I entered the euro symbol but after a Solution Your handheld is not set to the current date Make sure the Set Date box in the Clock application displays the current date See Setting the time and date in Chapter 1 for more information m Check the Categories pick list upper right corner Choose All to display all of the records for the application m Check Security and confirm that Private Records is set to Show private records m In To Do List tap Show and see if Show Only Due Items is selected m Ifyou cannot manually arrange the order of the memos in the list screen check the Memo Preferences setting Make sure that Sort by is set to Manual m Ifyou choose to view your memos alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation the memos on your handheld still appear in the order defined in the Memo Preferences setting In other words the sort settings you use with Palm Desktop software are not transferred to your handheld In the Week View you cannot select overlapping events that have the same start time If you have two or more events with the same start time choose the Day View to see the overlapping events You must have fonts that include the euro symbol on your desktop computer Check HotSync operationit these web sites for additional information does
162. s to receive Joe followed by a carriage return and line feed from the remote computer before executing the next command in the script Page 193 Non ASCII Characters for Login Scripts Literal characters The backslash character defines that the next character is transmitted as a literal character and is not subject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character Examples a Includes a caret as part of the string a lt Includes a lt as part of the string a Includes a backslash as part of the string Appendix D Page 194 Product Regulatory Information FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur ina particular installation If this equipment
163. setting on an ongoing basis click Make Default Thereafter whatever you selected as the default setting is used for HotSync operations 7 Click OK 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications 9 Close the Conduit Settings window Page 125 Advanced HotSync Operations IR HotSync operations Your handheld is equipped with an infrared IR port that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the standards for infrared communication established by the Infrared Data Association IrDA This means that not only can you beam data to another Palm OS handheld that s equipped with an IR port but you can also beam data to a cell phone and any other device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards Most importantly you can use the IR port to perform HotSync operations you don t need your HotSync cable This is especially useful if you travel with an infrared enabled laptop You simply enable infrared communication on your laptop and handheld and follow the steps in Performing an IR HotSync operation later in this section Preparing your computer for infrared communication Before you can perform a HotSync operation using the IR port the computer with which you want to synchronize must fulfill these requirements m Your computer must support the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards m Your computer must have an enabled infrared port that s built into the comput
164. sign a user name to a particular handheld To create a user profile on a Windows computer 1 Open Palm Desktop software From the Tools menu choose Users 2 3 Click Profiles 4 Click New Selecta profile New Delete Rename Help 5 Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK New Profile x Enter a new profile name ed Cancel 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each profile that you want to create and then click OK to return to Palm Desktop software 7 Select the profile from the User list and create the data for the profile e g company phone list etc User Tech Support profile A Adam firsttime Midyne Tech Support profile Edit Users Page 139 Advanced HotSync Operations To create a user profile on a Macintosh 1 Open Palm Desktop software 2 From the User pop up menu choose Edit Users 3 Click New Profile o Users Jz B B New User New Profile Edit Delete Q Arthur Manzi user Q Handheld User user Q Michele Weston user 4 Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK New Profile Enter name for new profile Close the Users window From the User pop up menu choose the new profile Create the data for the profile such as a company phone list From the HotSync menu choose Conduit Settings oS a Sh ee Select the conduit setting
165. sked questions and you have also reviewed the following m The README file located in the folder where you installed the Palm Desktop software on your Windows computer or on your installation CD for Macintosh users m The Helpnote folder located in the folder where you installed the Palm Desktop software on your Windows computer or on your installation CD The Palm Desktop online Help The Palm Desktop software for the Macintosh User s Guide located in the Documentation folder on your installation CD m The Palm Support Assistant knowledgebase accessible at http www palm com under the Support section m The most recent Palm m100 handheld HelpNotes on your regional web site If you are still having problems contact Technical Support For US and International telephone numbers see the Technical Support card that comes with your handheld or go to www palm com Note Thousands of third party add on applications have been written for Palm OS handhelds Unfortunately we are not able to support such a large number of third party applications If you are having a problem with a third party application please contact the developer or publisher of that software Page 173 Frequently Asked Questions Software installation problems Problem The Palm Desktop Installer Menu did not appear when I inserted the CD ROM into my Windows computer I cannot install Palm Desktop software with Windows 95 98 I canno
166. small note icon appears at the right side of any item that has a note Note icon To review or edit a note 1 Tap the Note icon D To delete a note 1 Tap the Note icon D 2 Tap Delete 3 Tap Yes Chapter 4 Page 80 Choosing fonts In most applications you can change the font style to make text easier to read You can choose a different font style for each application and in some applications you can use different font styles in different parts of the application For example in Address Book you can use the small font in the Address list screen and the large font in the Address entry screen Unfiled Unfiled 11 22 Meeting Minutes 11 22 Meeting Minutes Small font Unfiled Large font Bold font e To change the font style 1 2 3 4 Open an application Tap the Menu icon Tap Options and then tap Font Tap the font style you want to use Select Font Tap here for bold font Tap here for large font Tap here for small Tap OK Page 81 Using Your Applications Application specific tasks Date Book When you open Date Book the screen shows the current date and a list of times for a normal business day Scheduling an event A record in Date Book is called an event An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a day You can enter a new event on any of the available time lines When you schedule an event it
167. software in Chapter 1 for instructions To perform a local HotSync operation on a Macintosh 1 Connect your handheld to the HotSync cable come 2 Make sure HotSync Manager is enabled Double click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder Click the HotSync Controls tab and make sure the Enabled option is selected 3 Press the HotSync button on the cable Page 65 Using Your Applications HotSync button The HotSync Progress dialog box appears followed by the Select User dialog box 4 In the Select User dialog box select the user name you entered when you installed the Palm Desktop software and click OK Please select a user User Arthur Manzi gt New User J Cancel The HotSync Progress dialog box reappears and synchronization begins HotSync Progress Status Synchronizing Memo Pad User Arthur Manzi a v 5 Wait for a message on your handheld indicating that the process is complete After the HotSync process is complete you can remove the HotSync cable from your handheld Chapter 4 Page 66 Beaming information Your handheld is equipped with an IR infrared port that you can use to beam information to another Palm OS handheld that s close by and also has an IR port The IR port is located in the upper right corner on the back of your handheld behind the small dark shield You c
168. t install Palm Desktop software on a Macintosh Solution 1 3 6 Click the Start button 2 Choose Run from the Start menu 3 4 Locate your CD ROM drive and Click Browse select the Setup exe file Click Open Click OK Try the following 1 Disable any virus scanning software on your computer 2 Press CTRL ALT DELETE and end all tasks except Systray and Explorer 3 Make sure your computer has at least 20MB of disk space available 4 Delete all temporary files 5 Run ScanDisk on your computer 6 Reinstall Palm Desktop software Try the following 1 Disable any virus scanning software on your Macintosh 2 Quit any open applications 3 Make sure your computer has at least 20MB of disk space available Reinstall Palm Desktop software Appendix B Page 174 Operating problems Problem Solution I don t see anything Try each of these in turn on my handheld s m Press an application button to ensure SCTCSIE your handheld is turned on m Tap the Contrast icon Qin the upper right corner of the Graffiti writing area If the Contrast dialog box appears adjust the contrast by holding down the up scroll button for a few seconds If this doesn t work hold the down scroll button for a few seconds m Make sure the batteries are fresh and properly installed m If your handheld was exposed to cold make sure it is at room temperature m Performa soft reset If your
169. t matches the port where your HotSync cable is connected Try a lower Speed setting on the Serial Port Settings tab Make sure you aren t running a program such as America Online fax or telephony software or AppleTalk networking that uses the serial port you selected in the Serial Port Settings tab Page 181 Frequently Asked Questions I tried to doa Check the following on your computer modem HotSync m Make sure your computer is turned on and operation but it that it does not shut down automatically as did not complete part of an energy saving feature successfully m Make sure the modem connected to your computer is turned on and is connected to the outgoing phone line m Make sure the modem you are using with your handheld has an on off switch Your handheld cannot wake up a modem that has an auto off feature m Make sure the modem is connected properly to a serial port or USB port on your computer and that it is connected to the incoming phone line On a Windows computer check the following m Make sure Modem is checked in the HotSync Manager menu m Confirm that the Setup String in the Setup dialog box configures your modem correctly You may need to select a different Modem Type or enter a custom Setup String Most modems have a Setup String that causes them to send initial connection sounds to a speaker You can use these sounds to check the modem connection m Confirm that the Speed setting in
170. tSync operation m Besure to select the correct user name before each HotSync operation m Please be aware that synchronizing more than one handheld with the same user name causes unpredictable results and potentially loss of your personal information Appendix B Page 186 Beaming problems Problem Icannot beam data to another Palm OS handheld When someone beams data to my handheld I get a message telling me it is out of memory Solution For best results Palm m100 handhelds should be between 10 centimeters approximately 4 inches and 1 meter approximately 39 inches apart and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles Beaming distance to other Palm OS handhelds may be different Move your handheld closer to the receiving handheld Make sure the Beam receive option is enabled in General Preferences See General preferences in Chapter 6 for more information Perform a soft reset See Performing a soft reset in Appendix A for more information Your handheld requires at least twice the amount of memory available as the data you are receiving For example if you are receiving a 30K application you must have at least 60K free Perform a soft reset See Performing a soft reset in Appendix A for more information Page 187 Frequently Asked Questions Password problems Problem Solution I forgot the You can use Security to delete the password and my
171. te Book and all other aspects of your handheld that display a calendar 4 Tap the Numbers pick list and select formats for the decimal point and thousands separator Chapter 6 Page 146 General preferences The General Preferences screen enables you to set the auto shutoff interval the sounds for your handheld and the beam receive feature Auto off delay Your handheld has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power after a period of inactivity This feature helps conserve battery power in case you forget to turn off your handheld If you find that your handheld shuts itself off before you finish reviewing the information on the screen you should increase the time setting of the automatic shutoff feature To set the Auto off delay 1 Tap the Auto off after pick list Preferences w General Auto off after w 2 minutes System Sound w High Alarm Sound w High Game Sound w High Beam Receive w On 2 Tap the setting you want to use for the automatic shutoff feature 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes or 3 minutes System alarm and game sounds The System Alarm and Game Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off and to adjust the volume level To set the system and alarm sounds 1 Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level Note When you turn off the System Sounds you also turn off the chime tones associated with the HotSync operation 2 Tap the Ala
172. the Command stroke followed by the letter s Note Command mode is only active for a short time so you must tap an icon or write the command letter immediately to choose the menu command Chapter 1 Page 18 Displaying online tips Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an online Tips icon in the upper right corner Online tips anticipate questions you have in a dialog box provide shortcuts for using the dialog box or give you other useful information To display an online tip 1 Tap the Tips icon 2 After you review the tip tap Done Keyboard There are three ways to access the onscreen keyboard 1 Tap the dots in the corners of the Graffiti writing area to activate the numbers or letters keyboards 2 The Keyboard command Entering data There are several ways to enter data into your handheld m Using the onscreen keyboard m Using Graffiti writing m Using Note Pad m Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing with your handheld m Using an external keyboard Onscreen keyboard When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address Book you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards to enter data v HIA O 2g y Q _ A xe ec Tap here for Tap here for numeric alphabetic keyboard keyboard Page 19 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld After a keyboard is open you can tap
173. the HotSync cable that is connected to your Macintosh Set the following options m Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred between your handheld and Palm Desktop software Try the As Fast As Possible rate first and adjust downward if you experience problems This setting allows Palm Desktop software and your handheld to find and use the fastest speed m Port Identifies the port that Palm Desktop software uses to communicate with the HotSync cable Select the modem or printer port where you connected the HotSync cable Page 121 Advanced HotSync Operations Modem Setup Enables you to perform HotSync operations across a telephone line To do this you must purchase an optional add on modem accessory for your handheld have a modem connected to your Macintosh and set the following options m Modem Identifies the type of modem connected to your Macintosh If your modem does not appear on the list use the Hayes setting or choose Custom to enter a command string Refer to the manual that came with your modem to find the appropriate command string m Port Identifies the port that Palm Desktop software uses to communicate with the modem Select the modem or printer port where you connected the modem cable If your Macintosh does not have a serial port such as the Apple iMac you need to purchase and install the PalmConnect USB kit and then select PalmConnect USB as the port m Modem Speaker Activates
174. the current time and date In Clock you can do the following m View the current time and date m Set the time and date for all the applications on your handheld m Set an alarm To open Clock 1 Tap the Applications icon 2 Tap the Clock icon G Chapter 4 Page 56 Memo Pad eA Memo Pad provides a place to store information that is not associated with Date Book Address Book or To Do List In Memo Pad you can do the following m Use Graffiti characters to store memos lists or any other text message on your handheld m Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm Desktop software and HotSync technology m Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups m Write down phone numbers and other types of information Later you can copy and paste this information to other applications To open Memo Pad 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the Memo Pad icon 3 Page 57 Using Your Applications Common tasks The tasks described in this section use the term records to refer to individual items in the applications a Date Book event Address Book entry To Do List item Note Pad note or Memo Pad memo Creating records You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book Address Book To Do List Note Pad and Memo Pad To create a record 1 Select the application in which you
175. ting an alarm for a note You can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follow up on a note To set an alarm for a note 1 Tap the note to which you want to assign an alarm 2 Tap the Menu icon 3 Tap Options and then tap Alarm 4 Tap the Time box 5 Tap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the alarm to sound Set Alarm Tap here to select minutes Tap here to select hour 6 Tap the Date box Page 107 Using Your Applications Set Date Jon Feb Mar Apr may Jun PAM Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tap here to select month Tap here to select year TW T F 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 18 X Tap here to select date 7 Tap the year month and date you want the alarm to sound After you tap the date the Set Alarm dialog box reappears 8 Tap OK 9 When the alarm goes off and the reminder message appears on screen do one of the following Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen The reminder message appears again in five minutes Tap Go To to permanently dismiss the reminder and display the note to which the alarm was assigned f 200m Reminder Mail Lef Tecs Chapter 4 Page 108 Note Pad menus Note Pad menus are shown here for your reference and Note Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here S
176. ting existing templates and editing information After you create a new or duplicate template you can add and edit settings To add a new service template 1 Tap the Menu icon 2 Tap Service and then tap New An Untitled service template is added to the Service pick list To duplicate an existing service template 1 Tap the Service pick list 2 Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate 3 Tap the Menu icon 4 Tap Service and then tap Duplicate A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list Adding detailed information to a service template If you are using one of the predefined service templates you probably only need to enter your user name and telephone number If you are creating a new service template you may need to provide additional information to your ISP or dial in server You use the Details dialog box to add additional information to a selected service template To select a connection type 1 Tap the service field 2 Tap Details Chapter 6 Page 156 Details Connection type i PPP Select connection type Idle timeout w Power Off Query DNS Rf IP Address Automatic 3 Tap the Connection type pick list and select one of the following connection types PPP Point to Point protocol SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol Note If you are not sure try PPP if that doesn t work ask your Internet
177. to open any of the other keyboards including the international keyboard See Using the onscreen keyboard in Chapter 2 for more information Note You cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard Tab L Backspace Caps lock Carriage return Caps shift a ARA Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard l l l l l lels e wtlelelelelilifififely y leap oo s sfafafafa er shift space fa Done _ abe abe 123 123 Int l Tap here to display Tap here to display numeric keyboard international keyboard Graffiti writing Your handheld includes Graffiti writing software as the primary system for entering text and numbers With Graffiti writing you write simple strokes with the stylus and they are instantly recognized as letters or numbers Write letters here Write numbers here O T I ag we Q Division marks The Palm Desktop software CD ROM includes Giraffe a game you can install on your handheld to practice Graffiti writing See Installing and removing applications in Chapter 3 for installation instructions The Memo Pad application is ideal for practicing Graffiti writing This section explains how to open Memo Pad and use it to practice Graffiti writing Chapter 1 Page 20 To open Memo Pad 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap the Memo Pad icon 9 3 Tap New Note A blink
178. tras Macintosh serial 25 pin serial USB Chapter 1 Page 10 Installing Palm Desktop software The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software After installation refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software the Quick Tour in Palm Desktop software for Windows users and the Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User s Guide on the Palm Desktop software CD ROM To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software please print these instructions and do the following before installing m Turn off your computer and connect the HotSync cable to it m Do not simply copy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer s hard disk You must use the installation software to place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files Important If you are upgrading from another Palm OS handheld follow the instructions in Appendix C Upgrade Information before completing these steps To install Palm Desktop software on a Windows computer 1 Turn on your computer 2 Exit any open programs including those that run automatically at startup such as Microsoft Office and disable any virus scanning software 3 Insert the Palm Desktop software CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation During installation you may be asked to connect your handheld to the HotSync cable
179. umbers Tip Many systems do not require that you enter a DNS If you are not sure leave the DNS field blank To enter a primary and secondary DNS 1 Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it 2 Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field and then enter the first section of the IP address Note Each section must be a number from 0 to 255 3 Repeat step 2 for the second third and last sections of the Primary DNS field 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number 5 Tap OK IP address Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier an IP address whether permanent or temporary Some networks dynamically assign a temporary IP address when clients log in The IP Address field lets you identify whether your network provides automatic dynamic temporary IP addressing Note If your IP address is permanently assigned you need to get that information from your System Administrator If you are not sure select Automatic Chapter 6 Page 158 To identify dynamic IP addressing m Tap the IP Address check box to select it Details Connection type w PPP Idle timeout w Power Off Query DNS Rf IP Address 4 Automatic Tap to select automatic IP address To enter a permanent IP address 1 Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box 2 Tap the space to the left of the first period
180. update the information between your handheld and computer using HotSync technology Chapter 1 Page 6 Changing the face plate You can personalize the appearance of your handheld by changing the face plate For information about face plate accessories visit the web site www palm com To change the face plate 1 Lift the face plate tab slightly to separate it from your handheld and pull the existing face plate away from your handheld Face plate tab 2 Align the bottom edge of the new face plate with the slot on the bottom edge of your handheld 3 Gently press the top of the face plate onto your handheld until it clicks into position Page 7 Introduction to Your Palm m100 Handheld Installing the batteries To use your handheld you must install two AAA alkaline batteries The batteries fit behind the battery door on the back of the handheld See Battery considerations in Appendix A for more information To install the batteries 1 Press the latch on the battery door and lift the battery door away from your handheld 2 Install the two AAA alkaline batteries supplied with your handheld into the battery compartment Note A diagram in the interior of the battery compartment shows 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 your handhel
181. ur cable is connected from the Port pop up menu 7 Close the HotSync Software Setup window Now the next time you want to perform a HotSync operation just press the HotSync button on the cable as you always did in the past Conducting a HotSync operation via modem You can use a modem to synchronize your handheld when you are away from your computer Note The first HotSync operation must be local using the HotSync cable After that you can perform a modem HotSync operation To perform a HotSync operation via modem you need the following A modem connected to your computer Palm Desktop software configured for use with the modem A modem connected to your handheld A configuration for the kind of modem connection Serial to Modem or IrCOMM to Modem you want to make See Connection preferences in Chapter 6 for more information Preparing your computer There are a few steps you must perform to prepare your computer for a modem HotSync operation Be sure to perform these steps before you leave your office so that your computer is ready to receive a call from your handheld Chapter 5 Page 132 To prepare a Windows computer for a modem HotSync operation 1 Confirm that the computer modem is connected and turned on and that no communications applications such as fax or telephony software are running on a COM port Note Make sure the computer is disconnected from all online services such as America Onli
182. ur handheld Check the conduit settings in Palm Desktop software See Customizing HotSync application settings in Chapter 5 for details Appendix B Page 180 I tried to doa local HotSync operation but it did not complete successfully continued On a Windows computer try each step in turn Make sure HotSync Manager is running If it is running close it and restart it Make sure you selected Local from the HotSync Manager menu or the Palm Desktop software menu Make sure you selected the correct serial port on the Local tab in the Setup dialog It should be set to the port where you connected the HotSync cable Try a lower baud rate setting on the Local tab in the Setup dialog Make sure you aren t running a program such as America Online CompuServe or WinFax that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box Right click the My Computer icon and select Properties Click the Device Manager tab and double click Ports If there is an exclamation point next to the port where you connected the HotSync cable you have a device conflict Refer to the documentation that came with your computer to resolve the conflict On a Macintosh try each step in turn Make sure HotSync Manager is enabled on the HotSync Controls tab in the HotSync Software Setup window Make sure you selected Local on the Serial Port Settings tab in the HotSync Software Setup window and that the Local Setup por
183. ur handheld with your computer See Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations in Chapter 4 for more information Importing data If you already have data in a database on your computer you can import it into Palm Desktop software You can import data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases or from another Palm OS handheld When you import data you transfer the records to your handheld without having to enter them manually See Importing data in Chapter 2 for more information External keyboard You can connect an optional keyboard accessory to the serial connector on your handheld so you can type data directly into your handheld External keyboards are very helpful when you need to enter large amounts of data quickly while you are away from your computer For additional information about this optional accessory go to the web site www palm com Customizing your handheld You can customize your handheld by using the Preferences application You can enter personal information such as your name and address set date and time formats turn off sounds and configure your handheld to work with a modem or network To open the Preferences screens 1 Tap the Applications icon Q 2 Tap the Preferences icon 3 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 4 Tap the Preferences category you want to view See Chapter 6 for more specific information on the Preferences
184. want to create a record 2 Tap New 3 In Date Book only Select start and end times for your appointment and tap OK 4 Enter text for the record 5 Optional Tap Details to select attributes for the record Not available in Note Pad 6 In Address Book Note Pad and Memo Pad only Tap Done There s no need to save the record because your handheld saves it automatically Editing records After you create a record you can change delete or enter new text at any time The following features tell you when your handheld is in editing mode m A blinking cursor m One or more edit lines Jul 24 02 KIBO GEEC Edit line Blinking cursor Note In Note Pad you can write anywhere on the screen So you will not see an edit line or blinking cursor Chapter 4 Page 58 Entering text For information on entering text using Graffiti writing the onscreen keyboard or your computer keyboard see Chapter 2 For information on entering text in Note Pad see Note Pad later in this chapter Edit menu The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text In general 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 also double tap to select a word or triple tap to select a line of t
185. wever until you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private records See Security in Chapter 3 for more information Hiding or masking private records You can hide or mask all records that you mark as private Masked records appear as grey placeholders in the same position they would appear if they were not masked and are marked with a lock icon Hidden records disappear completely from the screen If you define a password for your handheld you must enter it to display private records Abrams Liz 650 454 6121 Bertolli Marcus 213 422 1363 Cain Cathy 650 235 6222 Carpenter Joan 718 824 1548 Carter Melanie 212 395 6277 Chu Bri 213 343 9801 Page 77 Using Your Applications To hide all private records 1 Tap the Applications icon O 2 Tap Security 3 Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Hide Records Hide Records i Current Privacy v D Records marked Private in the details Tap Hide dialog will be hidden Records If a password is assigned you must enter it to show private records Show Records Mask Records Hic ds Password i 4 Tap OK to confirm that you want to hide private records To mask all private records 1 Tap the Applications icon Q 2 Tap Security 3 Tap the Current Privacy pick list and select Mask Records Mask Records i D Records marked Tap Private in the details Mask dialog will be masked
186. which you are connecting Send User Transmits the User ID information entered in the ID User ID field of the Network Preferences screen Send Transmits the password entered in the Password Password field of the Network Preferences screen If you did not enter a password this command prompts you to enter one The Password command is usually followed by a Send CR command Delay Tells your handheld to wait a specific number of seconds before executing the next command in the login script Get IP Reads an IP address and uses it as the IP address for your handheld This command is used with SLIP connections Prompt Opens a dialog box and prompts you to enter text of some kind for example a password or a security code End Identifies the last line in the login script 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete 5 Tap OK Page 161 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Plug in applications You can create plug in applications containing script commands that extend the functionality of the built in script commands A plug in application is a standard PRC application that you install on your handheld just like any other application After you install the plug in application you can use the new script commands in a login script Plug in applications have the following characteristics Written in C language Compiled into a device executable Called properly from a login script Able to return control to a login
187. without any special punctuation or shifting Note You must write these non English characters in the left side of the Graffiti writing area Page 31 Entering Data in Your Palm m100 Handheld Navigation strokes In addition to character symbols Graffiti writing includes special strokes that you can use to navigate within text or fields in your applications Command Stroke Move cursor right e Move cursor left e Previous field Address Book only Next Field Address Book only Open Address Record Address Book only ye Graffiti ShortCuts Graffiti 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 writing 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 in Chapter 6 to learn about creating your own ShortCuts To 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 Q Chapter 2 Page 32 Your handheld includes the following predefined Graffiti ShortCuts Entry ShortCut Date sta
188. ws computer 1 Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray bottom right corner of the taskbar Tip You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar 2 From the HotSync Manager menu choose Custom Arthur Manzi M Conduit Action Date Book Synchronize the files o Done Address Book Synchronize the files TEE y To Do List Synchronize the files Change Memo Pad Synchronize the files Note Pad Synchronize the files Default Install Enabled Install Service Templates Enabled Help System Handheld overwrites Desktop 3 Select the appropriate user name from the list 4 Select an application in the Conduit list 5 Click Change Page 123 Advanced HotSync Operations Change HotSync Action x oa Of QO Oa m HotSync Action for Date Book K Cancel di Help C Desktop overwrites handheld I Setas default C Handheld overwrites desktop C Do nothing 6 Click the direction in which you want to write data or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application Note Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings To use a new setting on an ongoing basis select the Set As Default box Thereafter whatever you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default button in the Custom dialog 7 Click OK 8 Repeat step

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