Palm III Organizer Getting Started Guide
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1. Write letters here Write numbers here Hints Write BIG and press firmly Practice Play Giraffe to improve your Graffiti writing skills For instructions on installing Giraffe see the Handbook Copyright 1998 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries All rights reserved 3Com the 3Com logo Palm Computing HotSync and Graffiti are registered trademarks Palm Palm Ill the Palm Computing Platform logo and the Palm III logo are trademarks of Palm Computing Inc 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Printed in U S A P N 405 0443A Enter data three ways continued The onscreen keyboard e Select an application e Tap the screen in the application for editing You ll see a blinking cursor Tap abc for the alphabetic keyboard or 123 for the numeric keyboard Your computer keyboard Use your computer keyboard to enter text in your Palm Desktop software and then press the HotSync button to synchronize the data with your Palm III organizer Hints Perform a HotSync operation regularly to make sure your data is current on both your organizer and your computer Also use the HotSync feature to back up your data before you change the batteries in your organizer Explore add on softwar2. Insert the Palm Desktop CD ROM into your computer and wait for the Installer Menu screen e Click INSTALL and follow the instructions onscreen Explore your Palm Desktop organizer software E Launch Palm Desktop software e Double click the Palm Desktop icon on your computer e To enter data just click an application icon click New and start typing GD Synchronize your data Make sure your Palm III organizer is in the cradle e Press the Hotsync button on the cradle o E Note The data that you entered in step 5 now appears on your organizer too Congratulations You are up and running with your Palm III organizer Turn to the back of this guide for tips on getting the most out of your Palm IIl organizer Register to receive a free gift You ll receive a free gift product updates and more Enter data three ways Graffiti writing software Enter text quickly and easily using Graffiti writing Graffiti characters consist mainly of single stroke block letters Your writing turns into text wherever the blinking cursor appears on the organizer screen It s fast up to 30 words per minute fun and accurate AIBICIIE IF IGhiiAILIMINO PIO space backspace return capshift caplock RISMUNWUXYZI I V 1 Ll OL 2ZISIt 5 6118 19 Heavy dot indicates starting point
3. READ THIS FIRST Palm Ill fopg st 9 c ay 1 am More connected Get to know your new Palm III organizer IR Port Exchange data and applications with any Palm Computing organizer that s also equipped with an infrared port pee Applications Launcher Contrast Control Tep the Applications icon to see all your Palm applications Graffiti Writing Area Use Graffiti writing software to enter text and numbers into your Palm III organizer Power Button Backlight Control Press to turn your Palm Ill organizer on and off Hold for a few seconds to activate the screen backlight Cradle and HotSync Button Attach the cradle to your computer and press the HotSync button to exchange data back and forth between your Palm III organizer and computer Date Book Address Book To Do List Memo Pad Applications Buttons Press buttons to immediately access your main applications Set up your Palm III organizer i Install AAA batteries as shown Push up on the stylus to remove it ay Configure your Palm III organizer e Remove the protective screen film e Follow the instructions onscreen to set up your organizer Hints If your organizer does not turn on try these steps Adjust the contrast control Press the power button Your organizer turns off automatically when it is not in use Make sure the batteries are fre
4. e for your Palm III organizer SO Your Palm III organizer supports much more than just the applications that come with it You can easily expand your organizers software capabilities by downloading any of the thousands of applications available on the Internet including a wide variety of freeware shareware and commercial applications Just follow these steps Download applications from www palm com or any add on software web site to the add on folder in the Pam Desktop software folder e g c palm add on Unzip the application if it is a apped file Select the application you want to install by e Opening Palm Desktop software and clicking Install Running Instapp exe from the Palm Desktop software folder Next click Add and select the application you want to install click Open and then click Done Transfer your new applications to your organizer by placing your organizer in the cradle and pressing the HotSync button on the cradle This procedure is also called a HotSync operation
5. sh and properly installed Some mode s include a reset tip inside the stylus Simply unscrew the tip of the stylus or use an unfolded paperclip and gently press the reset button on the back of your organizer If your organizer still does not turn on hold down the power button while pressing the reset button and then release it Set up your Palm Desktop organizer software The Palm Desktop software you install on your computer includes the same main applications as your Palm Ill organizer Address Book Date Book To Do List Memo Pad Expense and desktop e mail connectivity You can use the HotSync Manager feature of this software to back up and exchange data between your organizer and your computer Notes If you are using Microsoft Outlook or other organizer software instead of Palm Desktop software you still need to complete the following process to install HotSync Manager and the connection software conduit for the other organizer software NT users must have write privileges to install new software and should install in their user s account not the administrator account ED Make the connection e Turn off your computer and connect the cradle to an available COM serial port on the back of your computer Turn the computer on when the cradle is connected If necessary use the included serial port adapter GD Install the software e Make sure your Palm Ill organizer is not in the cradle
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