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Acer s10 User's Manual

1. 261 Preparing yourcomputer 2 2601 Preparing your Acers10 rote foe begs 4a a 421262 Selecting conduits for a modem Hotsyne operation LLR amp as A Ae ms 203 Performing a HotSync operation via a modem 264 Performing a HotSync operation via a network 2 4 264 Performing a HotSync operation via a network 266 Using FileLink 2 o ee 2667 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 269 Selecting the Preferences screen ee 269 Buttons preferences 1 we ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 270 xvi Connection preferences 2 1 1 ee ee 272 Connection Types ata Boat b els eee 2272 Setting modem eonngunations io Boe ie wel Ad A Ee TS Setting an Infrared to modem connection AS Date amp Time preferences 2 ee ee ee 275 Digitizer preferences eee ee ee ee 276 Formats preferences 2 6 ee ee ee 27 Setting default country ities aa DET Setting time date week start and number display Forats woe erat a ad a LAL General preferences be ROR G Ae gh Ge tk Bae Oo alg bs 7278 Setting the Auto off interval time i an BB we ela e278 Setting your Acer s10 to stay on while in the cradle iy eo Re e bd Setting the sounds and volumes 278 Setting the LED settings Ka ae la tual Gad lt Bf 279 Turning Beam Receive on and otf S and
2. e 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 Dec 6 99 IB DGB Go To Date 2 00 EBD Planning tearm meeting 10 00 11 00 12 00 M TW T F 1 00 1 2 00 23 4 5 6 7 200 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ail 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 i 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 5 00 30 6 00 rap here After locating the desired date follow the steps for scheduling an event for the current day Scheduling untimed events You can schedule untimed events for any date Untimed events appear at the top of the list of times marked with a diamond To schedule an untimed event Select the event date you want as described in the previous procedure To schedule a timed event for another date Tap New 69 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book 70 In the Set Time dialog box tap No Time so that the start and end times are defined for the new event NOTE You can tap OK instead but make sure nothing is entered for start or end time Set Time TIP You can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti writing area When you start writing the untimed event appears at the top of the screen Enter a description of the event Sep 3 01 4 s mit w T E New untimed event me In 3 00 9 00 11 00 12 00 Tap a blank ar
3. Punctuation Stroke Punctuation Stroke mark mark Period Dash Comma A Left Paren C j 27 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti 28 Apostrophe Right Paren a Question Slash 7 we Exclamation Dollar S Additional Graffiti punctuation marks include the following Oo amp gt Oda 21 Wot AR AE ese ee NIEIBIELSINNIZ INIT The Graffiti symbols and extended characters Symbol Shift K N Symbol Shift Draw symbols or extended characters using the following strokes gt te TMRICIOTINMISIO A ZCI BIMSIO The Graffiti accented characters To draw accented characters you first draw the stroke for the letter and then draw the accent stroke Graffiti writing then adds the accent to the letter For example the following illustration shows the strokes required to draw an accented e 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti E e Using these accent strokes you can write the following accented letters a oa an aaaaaae 4 a a 1106606 y yD The Graffiti non English characters You can write the following characters in the lowercase alphabet mode without special punctuation or shifting You must write these non English characters in the left s
4. 3 LCD screen Displays the applications and data stored in your Acer s10 It is touch sensitive and responds to the stylus or your finger 4 Graffiti writing area Write letters and numbers in this area using the Graffiti alphabet 5 Scroll button Press up or down to display the text and other information that extends beyond the area of the LCD screen 6 Internal speaker Outputs sounds from your Acer s10 1 Getting started Acer s10 tour 7 Versatile connector Connects your Acer s10 to the cradle which in turn connects to the back of your computer and through the AC adapter to the wall current This allows you to recharge your Acer s10 and perform HotSync operation Also connects peripheral hardware devices such as a keyboard to your Acer s10 8 Application buttons Activates the basic applications that correspond to the icons marked on the buttons from left Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad NOTE Refer to ShortCuts preferences on page 294 for instructions on how to reassign these buttons to other applications on your Acer s10 If your Acer s10 is turned off pressing any application button turns on the device and opens the corresponding application Using the backlight If lighting conditions make it difficult for you to see the information on your Acer s10 use the backlight to illuminate your screen To activate the backlight e Press the power button and hold it down for about
5. Setting the Auto off interval time You can set when your Acer s10 automatically shuts off Your Acer s10 automatically turns off the power and backlight after a period of inactivity to conserve battery power If you find that your Acer s10 shuts itself off before you finish reviewing the information on the screen you can increase the automatic shutoff setting To set the Auto off interval time Tap the Auto off after pick list Tap an option 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes or 3 minutes Setting your Acer s10 to stay on while in the cradle You can choose to leave your Acer s10 on when it is in the cradle during a HotSync operation or when you are recharging your battery so you can continue viewing your data To set your device to stay on while in the cradle e Tap the Stay on in Cradle check box to allow your Acer s10 to stay on while in the cradle Unchecking the box will cause your Acer s10 to shut off after the Auto shutoff time interval that you set Setting the sounds and volumes Your Acer s10 uses a variety of sounds You can control the sound and volume for system alerts alarms and games using the General Preferences screen 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences To set the system and alarm sounds 1 Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level Off Low Medium or High NOTE When you turn off the System Sounds you can also turn off the chimes tones asso
6. Tap here to select a backup file Backup Time 9711701 15 07 Device ID 10PK1SE1ANPO Total Size 3 1M Tap here to view error log 189 Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup 3 Tap OK Backup menu The Backup menu shown here is for your reference only Backup has only one menu Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Options menu Options a Backup a af Restore Complete Restore Partial Restore About Backup Shows version information for Backup 190 Working with your supplementary applications Using Service Launcher Using Service Launcher With Service Launcher you can easily activate dedicated Personal Service applications installed in your Acer s10 Using Service Launcher Activate Service Launcher to let search for dedicated Personal Service applications under the Service category of the Applications Launcher If a dedicated Personal Service application is found the Personal Service screen appears Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Personal Service screen NOTE Only applications categorized under the Service category will be displayed on the Personal Service screen Tap any application icon on the Personal Service screen to automatically launch that application If a pre categorized Service application is moved or deleted to anot
7. 180 Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup Using Backup Backup allows you to back up data files and applications from your Acer s10 s internal memory to a Memory Stick and to restore such data back to your handheld This feature enables you to manage the contents of your Acer s10 s internal memory based on your current space requirements NOTE Before using the Backup utility first insert a Memory Stick into your Acer s10 s Memory Stick slot Refer to To insert a Memory Stick on page 217 for more information Backup function The Backup function has two operating modes based on the scope of files to be back up e Complete Backup Scope of backup files includes all data and program files including applications and databases stored in your Acer s10 s internal memory e Partial Backup Scope of backup files only includes PIM Personal Management Information databases referring only to your basic applications Your Acer s10 s basic applications include Date Book Address Book To Do List Memo Pad Expense and Mail NOTE All application launch keys are disabled during the backup process When the Complete Backup or Partial Backup tab is tapped when no Memory Stick is properly inserted in the slot a warning message pops up a Backup Complete Backup Warning Expansion card not inserted Please insert expansion card and try again Tap OK to revert to the Backup main
8. NOTE The cradle that comes with your Acer s10 fits a USB connector If your computer does not have a USB port or if you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT you should secure a Serial sync cable To connect the cradle Plug the cradle s USB connector into a USB port on your computer Connect the AC adapter cord to the power socket at the back of the cradle Plug the AC adapter into any AC current outlet 1 Getting started Preparing to use your Acer s10 Charging your Acer s10 Your Acer s10 contains a Lithium ion battery that is recharged each time you place your handheld in the cradle To charge your Acer s10 There are two ways to charge your Acer s10 e Charging with the cradle Connect the AC adapter connector to the power socket at the back of the cradle then plug the other end of the AC adapter into any AC current outlet Insert your Acer s10 into the cradle The bottom edge of your Acer s10 should align smoothly with the cradle when it is inserted properly 1 Getting started Palm Desktop software e Charging directly from the power supply Connect the AC adapter connector to the versatile connector of your Acer s10 then plug the other end of the AC adapter cord to an AC current outlet LED status during charging e Charging LED indicator flashes green e Charging complete LED indicator steady green For the initial charging charge your Acer
9. Tap the Applications icon and then tap the Prefs icon Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the Preferences screen then select ShortCut Tap the ShortCut you want to edit Tap Edit Make the changes you want Tap OK 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Using the onscreen keyboard To delete a ShortCut 1 Tap the Applications icon a and then tap the Prefs icon 2 Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the Preferences screen then select ShortCut 1 Tap the ShortCut you want to delete Tap Delete Tap Yes Graffiti tips When using Graffiti keep the following tips in mind e For greater accuracy draw letters with large strokes strokes that nearly fill the Graffiti writing area are easily interpreted e To delete characters set the insertion point to the right of the character you want to delete and draw the Backspace stroke a line from right to left in the Graffiti writing area e Write at natural speed Writing too slowly can produce errors e Do not write at a slant Vertical strokes should be parallel to the sides of the Graffiti writing area e When letters and numbers can be written using two different strokes use the one that s easiest for you e Press firmly Using the onscreen keyboard You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your Acer s10 NOTE You can enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard To use t
10. To retrieve an email item from the Filed folder In the Mail list tap Filed from the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Tap the email item you want to restore Tap Edit to display and modify the item BWN To store the email item choose from the following options e Tap Cancel and tap Yes to store the item in the Draft folder e Tap Send to store the email in the Outbox e Return the message to the Filed folder following the preceding procedure 240 9 Managing your desktop email Deleting email items Deleting email items BRWN When you delete an email item Acer s10 stores it in the Deleted folder until you purge the folder s contents or perform the next HotSync operation You can purge the contents of the Deleted folder to avoid having deleted emails monopolize your Acer s10 s storage space Synchronization deletes the email item as well as purged items from your computer s email application You can restore a deleted email item by removing it from the Deleted folder if you haven t purged the folder contents or performed a HotSync operation yet To delete and email In the Message list tap the email you want to delete Tap Delete Tap Yes To restore an email item by moving it out of the Deleted folder In the Mail list tap Deleted from the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Tap the email item you want to restore Choose from the following options e If you created the
11. 240 Deleting email items buat Boom ad daw A dr 24 Categorizing and sorting email items EA baw tm Bok eRe a ZAZ Managing your email application with Hotsyne perdi 2 72 ema te bere 243 Using filters to control downloading 2 2 2 244 Defining filter strings 2 1 we ee ee ee ee eee 246 Mail Men si0 ety sf a ack or ge ego age eh a ee ZA 10 Beaming information 249 Beaming a business card 2 ee ee ee ee 249 Beamingarecord 2 6 2 ee ee ee 250 Beaming anapplication 2 2 65 2 2 250 Receiving beamed information 2 4 4 2 ee ee ee 251 Turning off beaming 2 1 1 ww ee ee 251 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync epetetens 253 Performing a HotSync operation ola bot ee eo ke ws 253 Creating a user profile doe MM ah Mow je wale thy e Ee end 203 Performing the first HotSync aneration bt E E Beet Ain AA IZDA Selecting HotSync setup options hy eater dak A Ade ae et gee st 255 Customizing HotSync application settings godin oe Bop ta hog amp 4 jd 4 ca oa 257 IR HotSync operations un A a At a 258 Preparing your computer for ifad communication 258 Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication 259 Performing an IR HotSync operation Le aa bare hee 200 Returning to using the cradle for HotSync op rations pa ls la aala da 200 Performing a HotSync operation via modem
12. If you have problems connecting to a network using TCP IP you can display various information to troubleshoot the problem These includes Expanded Service Describes the current stage of login prrocedure Connection Progress These messages are helpful in identifying at what point messages in the login procedure did the connection failed Network Log Lists all the communication that occurs between your modem and dial in server during the login procedure This information can help your ISP or your system administrator identify where and why the login communication fails Also check with your system administrator whether a DNS number is required If a number is required but not entered the connection may fail Refer to Entering DNS numbers and IP addresses on page 285 for more information To expand the display of progress messages during login In the Network Preferences screen tap Connect To see the expanded Service Connection Progress messages press the lower half of the Scroll button during login Refer Connecting to your ISP or dial in service on page 283 for more information To view the Network Log With the Network Preferences screen displayed tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Options Tap View Log Tap the Up and Down arrows of the scroll bar to see the entire Network Log Tap Done Network Preferences menus The Network Preferences screen has a menu bar contaning commands that will help you create and edit servic
13. Tap Edit Currency 4 w None Attendees Who currencies Currency 5 w None Ufa Deets a y Tap the Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that line You can specify up to five currencies Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box Tap OK To change the default currency symbol for all Expense items Tap the Menu icon E to display the Expense menu bar Tap Options Tap Preferences to display the Preferences dialog box Tap the Default Currency pick list to display the currency options Tap a currency symbol to select it as the default Tap OK The symbol you selected appears with all new Expense items Existing items are not affected NOTE To use a currency symbol only for a selected Expense item select the symbol in the item s Receipt Details dialog box Customizing currency symbols If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries you can create your own custom currency symbol and add it to the Currency pick list To define a custom currency symbol Tap the Menu icon E to display the Expense menu bar Tap Options Tap Custom Currencies to display the Custom Currencies dialog box In the Custom Currencies dialog box tap one of the four Country boxes to display the Currency Properties dialog box 111 Working with your basic applications Using Expense Custom Currencies Create your own custom currencies by tapping on the count
14. an Send only MRS Settings for w Local HotSync An Send only ME Retrieve All High Priority Retrieve All High Priority w Ignore Messages Containing w Ignore Messages Containing To Tap here i to insert From cursor Subj 9 Managing your desktop email Managing your email application with HotSync Enter your filter string using commas or spaces to separate the words Do not add connectors such as AND or OR between words in a string If your string exceeds the length of the field tap the name of the field to display the Notes screen for that header field HotSync Options Li Enter filter data Settings for w Local HotSync An Send onty ME Tap here Tap Doneto return to HotSync Options Tap Done to return to the HotSync Options dialog box Tap OK Mail menus Mail menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Mail has two menus Message and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Message menu The Message menu differs depending on whether you are viewing an email item creating an email item or viewing the Message list Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Message menu with drop down box from the three different views Message list New Message screen and open email item Option
15. 125 5 Working with your supplementary applications Service Launcher 126 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock Using Clock Clock makes it easy for you to check date and time as well as set alarm reminders of your schedule It aslo serves as a handy timer for time critical activities Clock modes Clock operates in three modes City Clock Big Clock and Timer each one designed to suit a particular activity in your daily schedule To switch between Clock modes 1 On the active Clock screen tap the mode pick list on the upper right corner to display the mode options N city Clock Big Clock 6 imer 28 Clock 09 2 09 20 2001 A Thursday w New York DST 01 26 PM 09 20 2001 w Tokyo 02 26 AM 09 21 2001 127 Working with your supplementary a Using Clock pplications 2 Select a Clock mode Clock shows the main screen of the selected mode Clock w City Clock 09 26 35 09 20 2001 A Thursday w New York Dii 01 26 PM 09 20 2001 w Tokyo 02 26 AM 09 21 2001 City Clock mode main screen default mode Clock w Big Clock Clock w Timer Big Clock mode main screen City Clock mode Timer mode ma in screen The City Clock mode serves three main functions local time display time display for two preselected cities default New York and Tokyo and an alarm setting Local time and date disp
16. 134 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock 2 Define the alarm settings as follows Alarm code Alarm time Defines the alarm code 1 Tap the number frame to set the alarm code You can set up to three alarm reminders at a time 2 Tap the Active check box to enable it Defines when the alarm will be activated 1 Tap the number frame then use the 2 control to set the values The first number frame represents the hour option from 1 to 12 The second and third number frame represents the minute options 2 Select the AM PM setting for the selected time 135 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock Alarm volume Defines how loud the alarm sounds Tap the pick list to display the volume options which includes e Off Non audible alarm the LED indicator blinks to indicate that an alarm has been set off e Low e Medium e High Alarm Settings 11 3 O Active EN El Volume w Medium Joff R t ni Mediurn Repeat Defines how often will the alarm be activated Tap the pick list to display the repeat options which include e None The alarm will only be activated once e Daily The alarm will be activated everyday e Weekly The alarm will be activated once every week based on the preselected weekday Alarm Settings 2 3 O Active EN 3 2 gt Volume w Medium Repeat w Weekly w Thu Notes 136 Working with your supplementary applications
17. Bookmark Please ivipeal a non erip ly sing for bookmark name Tap OK to revert to the New Bookmark screen and enter a bookmark title 169 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader When OK is tapped but the title defined for the new bookmark already exists in the document the warning message below pops up et s not forget that there are also Bookmark New Bookmark Bookmark A Bookmark name already exists Please input a new one Tap OK to revert to the New Bookmark screen and enter a different bookmark title When a bookmark already exists in the location defined for the new bookmark the dialog box below appears et s not forget that there are also Bookmark New Bookmark Bookmark You ve already created a bookmark here Do you want to create a new one Tap OK to confirm creation of the new bookmark on the same location otherwise tap Cancel To delete a bookmark 1 In the Bookmark list tap the bookmark entry you want to delete 170 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader Tap the Del button A confirmation dialog box appears Tap here Tap OK To delete all bookmarks in a document Let s not forget that there are also Bookmark Bookmark Do you really want to delete abc In the Bookmark screen tap the Del All button A confirmation dialog box appears t
18. Tips for using Week view Keep the following points in mind when using Week view Tap to show event details e To reschedule an event while in Week view tap and drag the event to a different time or day e Tapa blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time selected for a new event e Tap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week view to move directly to that day without selecting an event 76 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book e The Week view displays 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 Spotting event conflicts With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event it is possible to schedule events that overlap an event that starts before a previous event finishes An event conflict time overlap appears in the Week view as overlapping time bars and in the Day view as overlapping brackets to the left of the conflicting times 5 MT WT F S out 15 16 17 18 19 20 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 To display the Month view Do one of the following e Tap the Month view icon e Press the Da
19. 146 KB 200 KB Used 3 MB Free of 3 MB Simulated Memory Stick 4MB Blo Sony Palm Simulated Memor Stick Renaming a card O In Applications Launcher tap the Card Info icon 2 Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Rename Card to display the Rename Card dialog box Rename Card New Card Name Enter the new name for the card Tap Rename Formatting a card O In Applications Launcher tap the Card Info icon Tap the Menu icon 8 221 7 Using expansion features Card Info 222 Tap Format Card to display the Format Card dialog box Format Card A Formatting this card will destroy all its data Do you want to format this card Tap OK NOTE When you format a Memory Stick all data stored on will be lost Card Info menu The Card Info menu shown here is for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Card Info has only one menu Card See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Card menu Rename Card R fd T ormat Card wf Help YH r About Card Info Help Provides help text About Card Info Shows version information for Card Info 8 Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarms 8 Using the Attention Manager Many applications such as Date Book and Clock want to get your attention with some sort of alarm Attention Manager allows you to conveniently ma
20. As Fast As Possible y Adjust the following options as needed Serial Port Identifies the port that HotSync Manager uses to communicate with the Serial sync cable The Palm Desktop software automatically detects the port to which you connected the Serial sync cable If necessary you can change the port selection NOTE The selection should match the number of the port to which you connected the Serial sync cable Acer s10 cannot share this port with an internal modem or anoother device Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred between your Acer s10 and Palm Desktop software Try the As Fast As Possible rate first and adjust downward if you experience problems This setting allows Palm Desktop and your Acer s10 to find and use the fastest speed Click the Modem tab to display the modem settings and adjust the options as needed For more information on HotSync operations via modem refer to page 261 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Customizing HotSync application settings If you are attached to a network click the Network tab to display the network settings and adjust the options as needed For more information on HotSync operations via network refer to page 264 Click OK Customizing HotSync application settings num A W For each application you can define a set of options that determines how records are handled during synchronization These options are called a c
21. Choose Custom TIP You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software Choose Mail from the list box Click Change 9 Managing your desktop email Setting up the Mail application on your computer Select one of the following options Synchronize the Files Synchronizes the email on your Palm Desktop software and your computer s email application Desktop overwrites Replaces the email on your Acer s10 with the email in your handheld computer s email application Use this option only if the two inboxes get out of sync for some reason This setting applies to only one HotSync operation and then reverts to the default Do Nothing Turns off communication between your Acer s10 and your computer s email application This setting applies to only one HotSync operation and then reverts to the default Set As Default Changes the default setting for all HotSync operations NOTE When you first set up Mail Synchronize the Files is the default setting e To turn off Mail select Do Nothing and then select the Set As Default check box Click OK Synchronizing Mail with your email application After you turn on and set up Mail you must perform a HotSync operation to synchronize Mail with your computer s email application For complete information on using HotSync refer to 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations on page 253 To open Mail e In Applications Launcher tap the Mail i
22. Entering receipt details You can add detailed information to an Expense item using the Receipt Details dialog box To enter receipt details in the Receipt Details dialog box Tap the Expense item to which you want to add information Tap Details to display the Receipt Details dialog box Working with your basic applications Using Expense Receipt Details Category w Unfiled Type w Lunch Payment w Unfiled Currency w Vendor City Attendees fa Gia a y 107 Working with your basic applications Using Expense 108 3 Choose from any of the following options Category Type Payment Currency Vendor City Attendees Tap the pick list to select the category for the Expense item Tap Edit Categories to rename or delete an existing category You can also choose to create a new category Tap the pick list to select the expense type for the expense item Options include Airfare Breakfast Bus Business Meals Car Rental Dinner Entertainment Fax Gas Gifts Hotel Incidentals Laundry Limo Lodging Lunch Mileage Other Parking Postage Snack Subway Supplies Taxi Telephone Tips Tolls and Train TIP You can fill in the expense type automatically Tap the pick list to select the payment method for the expense item Options include American Express Cash Check Credit Card MasterCard Prepaid VISA and Unfiled If the item is prepaid such as airline tickets s
23. Installing eBook Converter Turn on your computer Insert the Acer s10 handheld Installation CD into the computer s CD ROM drive On the menu screen click Install Supplementary Applications Select Install eBook Converter On the Choose Destination Location window select a folder where Setup will install the program files Default directory is C Program Files Acer s10 eBook Converter Click the Browse button to select a different location Click Next On the Select Program Folder window select a program folder where Setup will add the program icons The default program folder is Acer s10 You can choose another program folder from the Existing Folders list Click Next to start the installation process Click Finish on the Setup Complete window If the Launch eBook Converter option box is checked default eBook Converter is automatically launched displaying the application main screen 203 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter 204 eBook Converter toolbar Use the seven command icons on the toolbar to perform application tasks NOTE The toolbar icons perform the same function as their corresponding menu bar commands The User and Install to fields are disabled if the Select a Palm Desktop User for Auto Installation option on the Destination window is unchecked Refer to Options menu on page 212 for more information To select a file in the source file list e Left click Selects a s
24. LO P H restore or delete from the expansion card Then you Source Complete Backup 1 Sdn exe information cheat the selected backup Backup Time 911 01 15 07 Device ID 10PK1SE1ANPO Total Size 3 1M Be sure that the backup is the one you want to restore or delete Tap Done after viewing NOTE The Complete Restore and Partial Restore functions display the same Tips information Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup 4 Tap the Source pick list to select the Complete Backup file to restore The Complete Restore screen displays the following information regarding the selected backup file Complete Restore 3 Please choose source from expansion memory Source w Complete Backup 1 Date and time when Backup Time 91101 15 07 backup data was created Device ID 10PK1SE1ANPO Device handheld ID from Total Size 3 1M where the backup file was copied Size of the selected backup data NOTE Only Complete Backup files copied from the same Acer s10 i e same device ID is displayed in the Source drop down window Tap OK to start the restore process During the restoration process a progress screen appears displaying related information on the restore process Restore Complete Backup 1 Please do not remove expansion card during processing 47 LL Progress status of the restore process Total size of the files to Backup Size 149K be restored Estimat
25. Sua Gh Ge eas Ses oA ee Ae een ae A O Network preferences CoB Mt Bea E Be ay ee QTD Connecting to your ISP or dial INSEIVICO auras E aa a See ae eg 283 Customizing service templates 2 ee ee 283 Entering DNS numbers and IP addresses 2 285 Creating a login script E A Using non ASCII characters in login apts oe fe gard Ue ok Ok andor ar 289 Plug in applications Doa aa le ra la ZOO Troubleshooting TCP IP connections 290 Network Preferences menus 2 290 Owner preferences 2 1 1 ee ee 292 Phone preferences De ep ee eee ee bw 293 Communicating with your mobile phone BANA en a Ay ee ae 2S Setting up related Network preferences 1 ee 293 Setting up related Connection Preferences 2 ees 293 Setting up Phone preferences 1 1 ee ee 294 ShortCuts preferences 2 1 1 ee 294 13 Frequently Asked Questions 297 Software installation problems ee ee ee 297 Operating problems DAA a A nta dd ls 298 Tapping and writing problems ec hh eal A tae Be A Se AS A ke 29D Application problems 2 ee ee ee ee ee 299 HotSync problems 2 1 ee ee ee ee ee 300 Beaming problems 2 ee ee ee ee 303 Recharging problems 2 26 2 2 2 ee 304 Password problems 2 2 ee ee ee ee 304 Technical suppo
26. Tap the check box on the left side of the item The check mark indicates that the item has been completed already To Do List Completed To Do List item To remove a completed To Do List item On the bottom of the To Do List screen tap the Show button Tap Show Completed Items Your completed To Do items disappear from the list Working with your basic applications Using To Do List NOTE Items that no longer appear on the list because Show Completed Items is turned off have not been deleted They are still in the memory of your Acer s10 You must purge completed items to remove them from memory Refer to Purging records on page 56 for more information Changing To Do List items details You can change the details of a To Do List item including the priority level the item category the assigned due date and the security status To change the To Do List item details In the To Do List tap the item that you want to change Tap Details The To Do Item Details screen appears To Do Item Details i Priority E 2 3 4 5 Category w Unfiled Due Date w No Date Private 0 93 Working with your basic applications Using To Do List 94 Choose from the following options Priority Tap the Priority number that you want to set for the item with 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important Category Tap the pick list to select a category for the item Due Date Tap No Date to open the
27. To create a record 1 Select the application in which you want to create a record 2 Tap New For the Date Book only select start and end times for your appointment and tap OK 3 Enter text for the record NOTE Acer s10 automatically capitalizes the first letter of each field except numeric and email fields 4 As an option tap Details to select attributes for the record 5 In the Address Book and Memo Pad only tap Done Acer s10 saves the new record automatically Editing records After you create a record you can change delete or add new information at any time Two indicators will tell when your screen is in edit mode e a blinking cursor appears within the information and e the information appears on a dotted gray line called an edit line You can enter text in any of the ways described in 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 on page 23 jul 24 02 KIBO Geo Cursor Edit line 53 Working with your basic applications Editing records 54 Selecting text Select the text you want to edit using one of the following techniques Double tap on a word in a field to select the word e Triple tap on any word on a line to select the entire line e Drag across a line of text to select some or all of the information or drag down to select text across multiple lines Using the Edit menu The Edit menu is available from any screen where you enter or edit text As a general rule the Edit menu comm
28. e Use your Acer s10 to look up and dial numbers e Check the status of your phone signal strength and battery level Setting up related Network preferences You use the Network Preferences screen to record information about your internet service provider ISP which includes your login information and connection profile On the Network Preferences screen tap the Connection pick list Select Infrared to GSM Phone or Serial to GSM Phone according to your connection setup Use information about your ISP to fill in the remainder of the screen and the Details screen Setting up related Connection Preferences You use the Connection Preferences screen to select your mobile phone and the connection profile On the Connection Preferences screen select Infrared to GSM Phone or Serial to GSM Phone according to your hardware setup Tap the Edit button Tap on the Connect to pick list and select Phone In the Via pick list select Infrared or Serial according to your hardware setup Tap on the Details button The phone driver will automatically fill in the speed and initialization string and you will probably not have to adjust these parameters NOTE The initialization string is dependent on the carrier hardware rather than the type of phone 293 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 ShortCuts preferences Tap OK In the Confirmation screen choose whether you want this configuration to be the default for your
29. purchase date and place of purchase information in the space provided below The serial number and device ID are recorded on the label affixed to your Acer s10 handheld All correspondence concerning your unit should include the serial number device ID and purchase information Acer s10 handheld Device ID Serial Number Purchase Date Place of Purchase About this Manual About this Manual Welcome to the Acer s10 handheld Manual This Manual is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your new Acer s10 It describes all you need to know about how to use your Acer s10 as well as the applications and PC end utilities that come with it This Manual shows you how to Identify all the parts of your Acer s10 View and enter data Use your Acer s10 with your computer Use the applications and PC end utilities that came with your Acer s10 Personalize your Acer s10 with your own preference settings After you become familiar with the basic functionality of your Acer s10 you can use the rest of this Manual as a reference for less common tasks for maintaining your handheld and also as a source of information if you have problems operating it About this Manual First things first Your guides First things first We would like to thank you for making Acer s10 your choice for your handheld needs Your new sleek Acer s10 is packed with user friendly applications and utilities designed to ma
30. 1 E 002 01 02 0019 1 000 12 003 01 02 0028 1 000 17 003 01 02 0028 1 000 17 004 01 02 0033 1 000 00 004 01 02 0033 1 000 00 01 02 0034 1 000 08 o 01 02 0034 1 000 0 01 02 0038 1 000 20 01 02 0038 1 000 20 7 0102 123456789012 000 12 El ihata Delete Recorder O O Delete the selected Recorder item Avaliable Time 015 03 Tap here Tap OK To delete all file s in the audio file list To delete all files in the audio file list use the Delete All menu command under the Record menu See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder On the Record menu tap Delete All A confirmation dialog box appears Recorder w Internal t Rename R Date Name p Delete dD 000 11 01402 0019 1 12 4 p Delete All A 000 12 01 02 0028 1 000 17 pl Bear ZB 000 17 01 02 0033 1 000 00 D04 01 02 0033 1 000 00 01 02 0034 1 bos 01202 0034 1 000 03 01 02 0038 1 D06 0102 0036 1 000 12 TEN Delete Recorder O Avaliable Time 015 03 Tap OK Delete all Recorder items Audio playback function In addition to its Recording function Recorder also provides a Playback function which allows you to play your audio files stored either in your Acer s10 s internal memory or in a resident Memory Stick You can listen to your audio files e
31. 73 sound effects 224 subtle 226 applications categorizing 36 changing button assignment 38 creating a new category 36 customizing for HotSync 257 Expense 105 getting information on 65 installing add on removing 38 opening 17 setting preferences 38 switching 36 Applications Launcher changing display 37 using 35 Attention Manager 223 AudioBox opening 118 overview 118 auto shut off setting 278 B backlight turning off 278 Backup 181 Backup function 181 complete backup 182 deleting backup data 189 error log 189 error messages 185 menus 190 opening 123 overview 123 Restore function 185 complete restore 186 partial restore 188 basic applications 45 beamed information receiving 251 sending 249 beaming applications 250 business cards 249 records 250 blind carbon copy 236 business cards beaming 249 buttons assigning applications to 38 C calculations in memory 103 recent 103 Calculator menus 104 opening 50 overview 50 calibrating screen 17 276 Cardinfo 220 characters non English 29 writing 23 City Clock alarm setting 134 frequency 136 volume 136 local time display 129 time display for selected cities 129 adding new city 132 changing city display 129 deleting a city entry 133 editing city details 130 Clock Big Clock mode 137 City Clock mode 128 menus 139 opening 118 overview 117 switching betwen modes 127 Timer mode 138 using 127 commands choosing 18 communicating with mobile phone 293 comp
32. All Expense type Cursor of new item TIP You can also create a new Expense item in the Expense List screen by writing on the number side of the Graffiti writing area The first number you write begins your new Expense item Enter the amount of the expense Tap the Expense type to choose a type from the drop down list Expense type 20 00 l 4 14 Gio Breakfast Bus Business Meals Car Rental Dinner Entertainment 105 Working with your basic applications Using Expense 106 NOTE As soon as you choose an Expense type Acer s10 saves your entry If you do not select an Expense type it does not save the entry TIP Another quick way to create a new Expense item is to make sure that nothing is selected in the Expense List Then write the first letter or letters of the Expense type to fill it in automatically and then write the numerical amount of the Expense item Changing the date of an Expense item Initially Expense items appear with the date you enter them You have the option to change this initial date To change the date of an Expense item Tap the Expense item you want to change Tap the date of the selected item to display the date selector 4 14 Taxi a 10 4 2002 gt 4 14 Lunch z 4 14 Hotel 98 25 an dl 4 14 Car Rental Sep l W TFS 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Tap the new date
33. Avaliable Time 015 03 Available time left for recording in the active storage Audio recording function You have two options to activate the Record function and start recording audio e On the Utilities screen of Applications Launcher tap the Recorder icon e then on the Recorder main screen tap the Record icon e Use the Recorder Hot Button function Refer to page 4 for the location of the Hot Button NOTE During Recording mode the application buttons the scroll buttons and the Graffiti area are disabled the LED indicator flashes red To start recording using the Recorder icon e On the Recorder main screen tap the Record icon NOTE No file should be selected in the file list otherwise Playback rather than Record mode will be activated 149 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder The Recording status screen appears The same screen appears when Recording mode is activated via the Hot Button Recorder Internal Recording Elapsed recording time Time Elapse 000 31 Time Left 014 19 Remaining time available for recording Pause icon O Stop icon The available recording time in the active storage should be more than 10 seconds to start continue with the recording If it s not a warning message pops up Warning A The recording cannot be performed due to insufficient memory Insufficient memory
34. Bock partial backup C Forti Backup _ _ FartaBackup Tap here a Are you sure you want of Restore to perform a partial ss You can tap the Tips icon to view information on the Partial Backup function Partial Backup li Tap here Please make sure that the expansion card is The porto backup alos already in the slot yoi To back up inportant before performing a FIM databar s including partial backup gt Addres Date Mosk To Da Are you sure you want List Mero Pod Mall and to perform a partial Enpense to the capansion backup tard Dire Tap Done after viewing Tap OK to start backup process Elements in the Partial Backup progress screen are similar to those shown in the Complete Backup progress screen Tap Cancel to stop the backup process No files will be saved and the backup process will be disregarded Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup When the backup process is completed a message window appears a Backup Complete Backup Partial Backup Backup OK Partial Backup 3 successful Tap OK to revert to the Backup main screen Backup errors In cases when a processing error is encountered during the backup process an error message appears a Backup Complete Backup a Backup Complete Backup Warning Warning One or more errors occurred during Complete Backup 1 One or more errors occurred
35. City Clock clock w City Clock 09 26 25 es New York 19 09f 20 2001 A Cl ome A San Francisco Thursday alt A New York DL Ae 01 26 PM 09 20 2001 001 Dow Tokyo w lokyo 02 26 AM 09 21 2001 02 27 AM 09 21 2001 Tap here NOTE Ten city names per frame will be displayed When DST Daylight Saving Time information is available for the selected city the 225 symbol is activated on the City Clock main screen 129 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock 1 2 3 4 5 130 To edit details of a current city list entry Tap the city pick list to display the current city list Select Edit Cities on the bottom of the city list to display the Edit Cities screen Clock w City Clock Edit Cities San Francisco t M GMIT Offset zaoul Bangkok 7 00 Shanghai 19 angko Singapore Beijing 3 00 C Sydney A Bombay 5 00 T Taichung Cairo 2 00 DST Taipei Chongqing 8 00 aih RA ib Dubai 4 00 Edit Cities 001 Edinburgh 0 00 DST w lokyo 02 27 AM 09 21 2001 Tap the city entry you want to edit Tap OK The City Details screen appears City Details GMT Offset a gt MH DST Change the city details you want to edit City Defines the city name Maximum length is 16 alphanumeric letters or 8 Chinese characters including blank spaces GMT Offset Defines the offset from GMT Greenwich Mean Time of the selected c
36. Clock Clock menu The Clock menu shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Clock has one only menu Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Options menu Options Preferences ZR Edit Cities AM About Clock 32 09 20 2001 A Thursday 1 w Mew York DST 01 32 PM 09 20 2001 w Tokyo 02 32 AM 09 21 2001 Preferences Preferences Time format w 12H AM Ph 12HCAM SPM Time format Defines the time display format for City Clock mode 1 Tap the pick list to display the format options which include 12H AM PM 24H 2 Tap OK About Clock Shows version information for Clock 139 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock 140 Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox Using AudioBox AudioBox lets you to play your favorite mp3 files saved in a Memory Stick Using AudioBox functions The AudioBox command interface is designed with your ease and convenience in mind Enjoying your music time with your Acer s10 is now only a tap away Before launching the AudioBox e Insert a Memory Stick into your Acer s10 s Memory Stick slot Refer To insert a Memory Stick on page 217 for instructions e Check that the audio files in your Memory Stick is in mp3 format You can listen to AudioBox track
37. Delete this suggestion when completed screen shot of Modem HotSync icon 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Using File Link Using File Link The File Link feature lets you import Address Book and Memo Pad information into your Acer s10 from a separate external file such as a company phone list HotSync Manager stores the data in a separate category on your Palm Desktop software and on your Acer s10 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 file formats e Comma delimited csv e Tab delimited tsv e Memo Pad archive mpa e Address Book archive aba e Text txt For information on how to set up a file link see the Palm Desktop software online Help 267 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Using File Link 268 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Selecting the Preferences screen 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Using the Preferences screen you can customize the configuration options of your Acer s10 These options include Buttons Assign different applications to the buttons on front panel of your Acer s10 and to the HotSync button on the cradle and reaasign the full screen pen stroke command Connection Configure cradle modem and infrared communication settings Date and Time Set the date time tim
38. HotSync AUN Send only options All messages will be syn All messages will be syn chronized between the chronized between the handheld and the remote B handheld and the remote email system email system Send only Filter Unread For more information on Local and Remote HotSync operations refer to 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations on page 253 Tap the filtering option you want to apply during synchronization All Download all email items in your computer s Inbox to your Acer s10 and to send all email items in your Acer s10 s Outbox to your computer s email application Send Only Send only email items in your Acer s10 s Outbox to your computer s email application from there your computer s email application sends the items to their destinations Filter Download all email items that meet specific criteria from your computer s Inbox to your Acer s10 and to send email items that meet specific criteria from your Acer s10 s Outbox to your computer s email application When you select the Filter setting the HotSync Options dialog box opens and displays additional filter settings Unread Download only unread email items from your computer s Inbox to your Acer s10 and all items in your Acer s10 s Outbox to your computer s email application Choose from the following options e If you selected All Send Only or Unread tap OK e If you selected Filter continue to the next s
39. Oct Nov Dec f Address a D 6 m x 3 D S B o ES JA Ready 7 29 98 Click Instal to display the Install Tool Dialog box TIP You can also select the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program group or by double clicking any file with a prc pdb pqa pnc or src file extension 1 Install Tool E User Arthur Manzi File s listed below will be installed on your handheld the nexttime you perform a HotSync operation Done Tips Find other applications to install on your handheld at http wwww palm com The Add button looks first in the ADD ON folder inside your CADESKTOP folder This folder is a convenient place to store downloaded handheld files In the User drop down list select the user name that corresponds to your Acer s10 Click Add In the file list of the Add on folder select the application that you want to install on your Acer s10 or on a resident Memory Stick Click Open The file appears in the Palm Install Tool dialog box 39 3 Managing your applications Removing the Palm Desktop software 0 N DD UW 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 then click Remove This will remove the selected application from the list of application s to be installed it does not remove
40. Options include Never 1 minute 2 minutes and 3 minutes e Repeated by Sets the Repeat mode during playback Options include One The current track will be played repeatedly until the Repeat button is tapped again All The whole active playlist will will be played repeatedly until the Repeat button is tapped again Sleep setting Sets the number of minutes before the application automatically turns off Options include 15 minutes 30 minutes and 60 minutes About AudioBox Shows version information for AudioBox 147 Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox 148 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder Using Recorder Recorder allows you to conveniently record audio files whenever and wherever you need to This application is especially useful when you need to record notes but jotting them down is not as efficient as in the case of a large number of figures or highly detailed procedures Recorder main screen When Recorder is launched by tapping the Recorder icon in the Applications screen the Recorder main screen appears Active storage Recorder w Internal pick list No Date Nome Time Audio file list number 001 01 02 0010 1 000 11 002 01 02 0019 1 000 12 4 _ in fi Audio file cate audio sie Pate mee monr abate was created DOS 01702 0034 1 000 08 006 017 02 0036 1 000 12 El j Audio filename 0 Record icon Play icon
41. Signature text Add signature text here Tap OK 237 9 Managing your desktop email Storing and editing email items Storing and editing email items Sending an email item from your device stores it in the Outbox folder until you perform a HotSync operation You can edit unsent email as long as you have not yet performed a HotSync operation You can also draft email items and store them until you re ready to send them another option is for you to file email items Storing and editing unsent email items The email items you send from your Acer s10 are actually stored in the device s Outbox folder until you perform a HotSync operation to synchronize your device with your computer During synchronization Acer s10 transfers email items stored in the Outbox folder to your computer s email application The next time you send mail from this application it sends the mail created on your Acer s10 When you edit an email item Acer s10 removes the item from the Outbox folder and displays the New Message screen where you can edit the item and resend it save it as a draft or delete it For instructions on synchronizing your device see Synchronizing Mail with your email application on page 231 To store an email item in the Outbox folder 1 Create a new email item or reply to an item 2 Tap Send To edit an unsent email item 1 In the Mail list tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 5 Msgs 3 Un
42. Using Voice Converter 200 gt Click the Convert icon B If an error occurred during conversion a warning message pops up Voice Format Core rter Error A 5 files were not converted Click OK If an existing mp3 file in the destination folder has the same filename as the source file that is to be converted the following dialog box appears Voice Format Corwe rter AN File Patrick s message pdb exists already do you want to overwrite it No Click Yes to overwrite the existing file otherwise click No To convert all listed files to mp3 format e Click the Convert All icon NOTE The warning messages that appear when converting selected file s in the source file list also applies when the same situations are encountered in converting all files in the list Voice Converter source file list The Voice Converter source file list displays four columns of information David s message pdb 350KB 06 03 2001 AM 10 35 Canceled Note1 pdb 79KB 06 17 2001 PM 08 30 Failed Patrick s message pdb 643KB 06 28 2001 AM 09 25 Converted Name Displays the filename of the source file Size Displays the size of the source file Working with your PC end utilities Using Voice Converter Modified Date Displays the date when the source file was last modified Status Displays the conversion status of the source file e Cancelled Indicates that the user has chosen not to overwrite an existing fil
43. Week Month or Year to set how often the event repeats For a continuous event tap Day 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 3 the event repeats every third month To set 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 Tap OK The Repeat icon indicates that a repeating event appears to the far right on the event line Making changes to repeating or continuous events When changes are made to a repeating or continuous event you have the option of applying the change to just the current event the current event and all future occurrences of this event or all occurrences of this event past present and future To delete repeating events Select the event you want to delete Tap Details The Event Details screen opens 71 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book NOTE You can also tap the Menu icon select Record and then tap Delete Event This opens the Repeating Event screen 3 Tap Delete The Repeating Event screen opens asking for confirmation of the delete Repeating Event a D Apply the changes to the Current record gt this amp all Future records All occurrences Event Details Tap Delete Private 0O 4 Select one of the following options Current Deletes a single occur
44. Write letters and symbols here 7 Write numbers here Division marks The Graffiti alohabet Draw Graffiti letters using the following strokes Letter Strokes Letter Strokes BB A O a A z A 24 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti L C Y Yy y mMm de Space Backspace Carriage Period Tap twice Return AH To write Graffiti letters Tap the screen where you want to write letters for example on a line next to a time in the Date Book Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show cur sor on a line next to a time in Date Book or any other application used on your device NOTE A blinking cursor must appear onscreen above the Graffiti writing before you can begin writing text Refer to the Graffiti alphabet table to find the stroke shape for the letter you want to write For example the stroke shown below creates the letter n Lift stylus here Start stroke at heavy dot You use the same shape to create both the uppercase and lowercase version of a letter Position the stylus in the left hand side of the Graffiti writing area 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 Acer s10 recognizes your stroke immediately and displays the letter at the
45. a Palm Desktop user name The selected user name will appear in the toolbar s User field When this option is unchecked the User and Install To fields on the toolbar will be disabled There are two options Install to Handheld eBook files are automatically installed on your Acer s10 after a HotSync operation Install to Expansion Card eBook files will be stored in a Memory Stick Save a Copy to Define the folder where eBook Converter will save a copy of the eBook to There are two options Same folder as source file A copy of the eBook will be created in the same folder as the source file Specify folder A copy of the eBook will be created in the defined path Default path is the system Temp folder Click the to select another path Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter Help menu Help Topic Click to display the eBook Converter online Help About eBook Converter Displays version information for eBook Converter 215 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter 7 Using expansion features Inserting and removing a Memory Stick 7 Using expansion features On the top of your Acer s10 is a Memory Stick slot This enables you to use a Memory Stick for installing additional applications increasing memory and performing backup procedures Refer to Rear panel on page 4 for the location of the Memory Stick slot For instructions on how to use a Memory Stick to perform ba
46. and adds the name and its associated information Adding names to an Expense record In Expense Lookup display the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record To add names to an Expense record Tap the Expense record to which you want to add names Working with your basic applications Sorting records 2 Tap Details to display the Receipt Details screen Receipt Details Category w Unfiled Type w Bus Payment w Unfiled Currency Vendor City Attendees TOCA Tete y Tap Who Tap Lookup The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field Select the name that you want to add Tap Add The name appears in the Attendees screen Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add more names Tap Done Tap OK Sorting records 62 A w N You can sort lists of records in various ways depending on the application Sorting is available in applications that display lists in the Address Book To Do List Memo Pad and Expense To sort records in the To Do List and Expense applications Open the application to display the list screen Tap Show Tap the Sort By pick list and select an option Tap OK To sort records in Memo Pad Open the application to display the list screen Do one of the following e Tap the Menu icon 8 Open the Options me
47. and computers work together to provide richer solutions for users The Microsoft NET solution Comprises four core components 1 SAJO von 164 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader Working in Read Document mode There are several command icons on the Read Document screen to help you navigate through your eBook To revert to the Book Manager screen e Tap the Go Back icon 9 All the current eBook settings are retained and will be applied when you reopen the file To define font type in viewing the eBook In the Book Manager screen tap an eBook file Tap the Font icon 48 to display the Font Selection window Tap on any of the font type frame to select an option Font Selection Tap here for large bold font Tap here for large font Tap here for bold font Tap here for standard font default Tap OK NOTE Font settings are saved separately for each eBook file It does not affect font display in other files or in other applications To search for a particular text in the eBook Tap the Find icon Pto display the Find screen O Case Sensitive O From top of the document Enter the word or phrase you want to search for 165 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 166 NOTE Refer to 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 on page 23 If you have previously used the Find function on the same eBook Reader session the Find sc
48. assign the To Do List button to start the Mail application You can also use the Buttons preferences to determine whether the full screen pen stroke activates the Graffiti Help application or one of your Acer s10 controls To change the Buttons preferences In the the Button Preferences screen tap the pick list next to the button you want to re assign Preferences w Buttons Select an application to customize each button EA e Date Book need new screen w Memo Pad Ra w Address ES w Calc w ToDo List Default Pen yl HotSync Tap the application that you want to assign to that button TIP To restore all of the buttons to their factory settings tap Default To change the HotSync buttons preferences In the Buttons Preferences screen tap HotSync to display the HotSync Buttons screen 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Buttons preferences 2 Tap the pick list next to the button you want to assign HotSync Buttons Customize the HotSync Button on the cradle or optional handheld modem w HotSync Cradle L GO w HotSync Modem Tap arrow to show pick list 3 Tap the application you want to assign to each button The default setting for each button is the HotSync setting which means the cradle and the optional modem perform their normal HotSync functions 4 Tap OK To change what the full screen pen stroke activates 1 In the Buttons Preferences screen t
49. button on the front panel of your Acer 10 While holding down the power button use the reset tip tool to gently press and release the reset button When the Palm logo appears release the power button A message will appear on the Acer s10 screen warning that all data stored on it is about to be erased do one of the following vii First things first Assigning security options Complete the hard reset by pressing the upper half of the scroll button on the front panel of your Acer s10 The Digitizer screen will appear Press any other button to perform a soft reset NOTE When you perform a hard reset the current date and time are retained Formats preferences and other settings are restored to their factory default settings Battery considerations Please note the following considerations for the battery in your Acer s10 Under normal conditions your Acer s10 battery should remain charged by placing it in the cradle for just a few minutes each day You can conserve battery life by minimizing the use of the backlight feature and changing the the Auto off setting that automatically turns off the handheld after a period of inactivity For more information on the Auto off setting refer to Setting the Auto off interval time on page 278 If the battery becomes low in the course of normal use an alert appears on the Acer s10 screen indicating low battery status If this alert appears perform a HotSync operation to
50. clicking Finish Click Finish to exit Palm Desktop Setup Using your Acer s10 with another personal information manager If you prefer to use another personal information manager PIM such as Microsoft Outlook you can use it instead of the Palm Desktop software All you need to do is install the HotSync Manager and the connection software for your PIM called a conduit that lets you synchronize the data between your Acer s10 and your PIM Included in the Acer s10 handheld Installation CD is the Intellisync Lite conduit for Microsoft Outlook however you must install it in addition to the Palm Desktop software For information on the availability of conduit software for the PIM you use contact the vendor of your PIM Setting up your Acer s10 After your Acer s10 has been charged initially for three hours you can now set it up for use Refer to the instructions below To set up your Acer s10 Press the power button on the front panel of your Acer s10 1 Getting started Synchronizing data 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your Acer s10 Synchronizing data After setting up your Acer s10 and completing the installation of Palm Desktop software perform the first HotSync operation to synchronize exchange and update data between your Acer s10 and the PIM you installed in your computer Performing the first HotSync operation You must perform your first HotSync operation with a local direct connection o
51. data or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application 257 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations IR HotSync operations 10 Change HotSync Action x HotSync Action for Date Book p a Cancel Help g a Desktop overwrites handheld p F Setas default D 2 C Handheld overwrites desktop a ra C Do nothing Choose how long the setting will remain in effect e To have the setting affect only the next HotSync operation deselect the Default button Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings e To use a new setting as the default select the option Thereafter whatever you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default button in the Custom dialog Click OK Repeat steps 4 through 8 to change conduit settings for other applications Click Done to activate your settings IR HotSync operations 258 Your Acer s10 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 but also to any other device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards But more importantly your IR port allows you to perform HotSync operations without using a cradle This is very useful if you travel with an infrared enabled laptop You simply enable infrared communicati
52. detected Insufficient memory before Recording mode detected during Recording is activated mode NOTE The warning messages above are also applicable when insufficient memory is detected when Recording mode is activated via the Hot Button Do one of following to stop recording e Tap the Stop icon O e Pressing the power button will also stop recording When you turn on your Acer s10 the Recorder main screen will again be displayed Recorded audio is save to the active storage and the screen reverts to the Recorder main screen To start recording using the Hot Button Default procedure 1 Press and hold Hot Button until a beep is heard 2 Release hot button to start recording The Recording screen appears 3 Press the hot button again to stop recording 150 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder Alternative procedure Press and hold Hot Button until a beep is heard The Recording screen appears Start recording with the Hot Button still pressed down Release the hot button to stop recording NOTE Tapping any icons on the Recording status screen when Hot Button is used to activate Recording mode will disable the Hot Button function To pause Recording e Tap the Pause icon O Recorder Internal Pouse Time Elapse 000 36 Time Left 014 14 OO Tap the Record icon to continue with the recording otherwise tap the Stop icon to cancel Recording
53. different type 85 using phone lookup 60 preferences buttons 38 Digitizer 17 276 email 239 general 278 HotSync buttons 270 network 279 setting date 275 ShortCuts 295 To Do List 95 priority email items 236 purging records 56 R receipt details 106 Recorder adjust playback volume 156 deleting a file 154 main screen 149 menus 157 opening 120 overview 120 Recording function via Hot button 150 via Recorder icon 149 renaming a file 153 using 149 viewing Details page 153 records attaching notes 64 categorizing 56 creating 53 deleting 55 editing 53 finding 59 private 63 purging 56 sorting 62 Reminder dialog screen 223 remote connections login script 287 making 283 troubleshooting 290 removing desktop software 40 Restore Log button 189 S screen calibrating 17 276 securing records 63 security making records private 63 setting options viii using a password when logging onto your ISP or dial up service 280 Service Connection Progress messages 290 Service Launcher 124 opening 125 Quick Launcher function 192 using 191 ShortCuts creating 295 editing 30 Graffiti 29 sorting email 243 expenses 110 To Do List items 94 sounds alarm sound effects 224 volume 278 start time 79 stylus replacing 16 tapping versus clicking 16 supplementary applications 117 system requirements 1 T tapping using stylus 16 TCP IP software connecting via 283 technical support 305 telephone numbers selecting 85 t
54. disable Call Waiting proceed to the next steps Otherwise tap OK 281 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences 282 10 11 12 To enter a prefix before the telephone number to access an outside line tap the Dial Prefix check box and enter the 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 Phone Setup a Phone Selectto use a O Dial prefix Fe css Enter your prefix prefix To turn off Call Waiting tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it and enter the code to turn off Call Waiting If you don t know the code contact your local telephone company for the appropriate code NOTE Call Waiting can end your network session if you receive a call while you are connected Phone Setup i Phone O Dial prefix s Enter your disable code Select to turn off Call Waiting To use a calling card to dial your ISP or dial up service a Tap the Use Calling Card check box b On the Use Calling Card line enter three commas Each comma delays transmission of your calling card number for two seconds to compensate for the delay before the number is entered c Enter your calling card number 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences 13 Phone Setup i Phone O Dial prefix 3
55. eB ps ROAM Oo a Beet a AOA Using the Quick Launcher function Sd See ect ht ts hes a aa a AZ 6 Working with your PC end utilities 195 Overview of PC end utilities 2 2 a ee ee ee ee 195 Palm Desktop software a 1 2 ee ee 195 Voice Converter 2 a ee eee 196 eBook Converter 2 e 1 a ee 196 Using Voice Converter 2 2 2 ee ee ee ee 197 Installing Voice Converter 2 ee ee eee ee ee 197 Voice Converter toolbar 2 ee ee 198 Voice Converter source file list 1 ee ee 200 Voice Converter Menus ee eee ee ee 201 Using eBook Converter 2 2 1 ee eee ee ee 203 Installing eBook Converter 1 ee ee ee ee ee ee 203 eBook Converter toolbar 2 2 2 4 204 eBook Converter source file list 2 2 ee ee ee 209 eBook Converter menus 2 eee ee ee ee 20 7 Using expansion features 217 Inserting and removing a Memory Stick a a a a a 2 217 Switching between your Acer s10 internal memory and a Memory Stick o ee da ds LS Copying applications to a Memory Stick A RE Deleting applications from a Memory Stick ee 219 Displaying information for Memory Stick applications 219 Card Info al eek A phar AA A dee 220 Reviewing card information oe tes ide Sar wh te aaa Oe ea et 2224 Renaming arcard s xi do eo eS ee a we ZA Formatting a Card
56. edit the original text Tap OK Enter the text of your reply If you are forwarding the message enter a recipient in the To field 9 Managing your desktop email Viewing creating and replying to email 9 Tap Send to place your reply in the Outbox See Storing and editing email items on page 238 for more information The email items you create are stored in your Acer s10 s Outbox folder until you perform a HotSync operation to synchronize your device with your computer Looking up an address To identify the recipient of an email item you must enter that person s email address You can either enter the data directly in the To or CC field or use the Look Up command to access the information from your Address Book To look up an email address 1 In Applications Launcher tap the Mail icon O and then tap New In the New Message screen tap either the To or CC field name to expand it Choose from the following options e Tap Lookup to display the Lookup dialog box The Lookup screen lists all records that contain information in the email field Enter the first few letters of the last name of the person whose address you want to find and tap Lookup If Acer s10 completes the desired address for you tap Done to return to the New Message screen TIP You can also display the Lookup dialog box from the New Message To or CC screens by tapping the Menu icon on the front panel of your Acer s10 then tap Options and tap Loo
57. email item that you deleted tap Edit to display and modify the item You can send the item or save it as a draft e If you received the email item that you deleted tap Undelete to move the selected item to the Inbox and mark it as Read To purge the contents of the Deleted folder Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Message Tap Purge Deleted Tap Yes NOTE You cannot restore email items after you purge them To display a prompt before email is deleted In the Mail list or in a Message screen tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Options and then Tap Preferences To display a prompt tap the Confirm Deleted Message screen To delete a message without a prompt clear the check box 241 9 Managing your desktop email Categorizing and sorting email items Categorizing and sorting email items You can display email items by the folders Acer s10 provides for categorizing mail and according to the email date 242 NOTE By default the Date column is hidden in the Mail list to increase the available screen space You can also sort email items by the date sent by sender or by subject No matter how you sort the list high priority email items always appear first To select an email folder to display In the Mail list tap the pick list in the upper right corner or your screen to display the list of folders Tap a folder you want to display in the Message list screen Options include Inbox Contains email items received f
58. for the Preferences command Start Time End Time O Alarm Preset Alarm Sound Alarm Remind Me w 3 Times Play Every w S minutes The Start and End Time are used by the various Date Book screens The Day view schedules events to start and end at these times when the All Day option is selected The Week view displays the time span defined by the Start Time and End Time Tap Start Time and use the scroll arrows to select a new start time for the Date Book screens Tap End Time and use the scroll arrows to select a new end time for the Date Book screens NOTE If the selected time slots for the Start and End time do not fit on one screen you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down Tap OK Date Book menus Date Book menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Date Book has three menus Record Edit and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Working with your basic applications Using Date Book Record menu GOA Edit Options New Event Delete Event Attach Note Delete Note Purge Beam Event Send Event 3 00 4 00 5 00 Edit menu Record ZIJ Options Preferences Display Options Phone Lookup Security About Date Book 80 Working with your basic applications Using D
59. for the user account for which you are peforming a HotSync operation On a Windows computer try each step in turn e Make sure HotSync Manager is running If it is running close it and restart it e Make sure you selected Local USB or Local Serial as appropriate from the HotSync Manager menu e If you are using a Serial sync cable 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 Serial sync cable e If you are using a Serial sync cable try a lower baud rate setting on the Local tab in the Setup dialog e If you are using a Serial sync cable make sure you are not running a program such as America Online CompuServe or WinFax that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box 301 13 Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems I tried to do a modem HotSync Check the following on your computer operation but it did not complete e Make sure your computer is turned on and that it does successfully not shut down automatically as part of an energy saving feature e Make sure the modem connected to your computer is turned on and is connected to the outgoing phone line e Make sure the modem you are using with your Acer s10 has an on off switch Your Acer s10 cannot wake up a modem that has an auto off feature e Make sure the modem is connected properly to your computer and is connected to the inco
60. from the Security dialog box First things first Assigning security options e Lock and turn off your Acer s10 so that a password must be entered before you can use the device again e Hide records that you have defined as private with or without a password Without a password private records are hidden until you set the Security application to display them With a password you must enter the password to view the private entries For more information on how to set these security features refer to Security on page 41 First things first Assigning security options Contents About this Manual First things first 1 Getting started Your guides Package contents Maintaining your Acer s10 y Proper care and usage of your Acer 510 Resetting your Acer s10 Battery considerations Assigning security options System requirements Acer s10 tour Front panel Rear panel ae Elements of the Acer s1 o interface Command interface Preparing to use your Acer s10 Connecting the cradle Charging your Acer s10 Palm Desktop software Installing Palm Desktop cate Using your Acer s10 with another personal E manager Setting up your Acer s10 Synchronizing data Performing the first HotSync eperation Tapping versus clicking Calibrating your Acer s10 screen Opening applications Using menus and menu coinmiands Using Graffiti to execute commands Displaying online tips Entering data
61. however you need to make a corresponding change in the Maptable xls file You can also rename cells without changing the Maptable xls file provided that the Expense type corresponds to your Acer s10 data 4 From the File menu choose Save As Click the Save as type drop down list and choose Template xIt 6 Navigate to the Template folder in the Palm Desktop software directory NOTE If you do not need to change the Maptable xls file save the template file with its original file name e g Sample2 xIt If you do need to change the Maptable xls file give your modified template a unique name Be sure to use the xlt file suffix which defines the file as a Microsoft Excel template 7 Click Save to save your modified template and make it available for future use NOTE If you need to modify the Maptable xls file you must do this before you can use the modified template with your Expense data To modify the Maptable xls file for your new template see Programming the mapping table on page 310 Read all of the sections of this appendix before making changes to the Maptable xls file 308 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Determining the layout of the Expense Report Determining the layout of the Expense Report This section describes the layout considerations for the Expense Report and explains the terms used for creating the report Labels There are two kinds of labels that you need to define for
62. is always safe and up to date e Import and export data so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into any of your main applications e Print your Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad information on any printer Installing Palm Desktop software The main complementing function of the Palm Desktop software to your Acer s10 is its role in performing a HotSync operation so that information in your handheld and your computer remains synchronized with each other This will also allow you to create backup data in case something happens to your Acer s10 The following instructions tells you how to install the Palm Desktop software After installation refer to the Palm Desktop online Help for information on how to use the software Pre installation instructions e Connect the cradle to your computer Refer to Connecting the cradle on page 8 for instructions e Do not copy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer s hard disk You must use the Acer s10 handheld Installation CD to place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files To install Palm Desktop software Exit any open programs including those that run at startup such as Microsoft Office and disable any virus scanning software Insert the Acer s10 handheld Installation CD into the computer s CD ROM drive On the menu screen click Install Palm Desktop to display the Setup window rs10 handheld E installation
63. is relaunched when you turn your Acer s10 back on AudioBox playlist The playlist displays all the audio files stored in the resident Memory Stick To display the playlist On the AudioBox main screen tap the Playlist button The Playlist Edit screen appears displaying the track number and titles of the available files CTE w Track Playlist Edit i repeat PLCD off No Name Time A A A ee ee lt lt 007 6TH ED A 001 10th_ed natsun 03 57 00 04 03 48 p 002 15T_ED 04 24 M 003 2nd_ed Meikyuu 04 01 ee I J A 004 3RD ED 04 41 A 005 4th_ed Kimigai 04 18 Q n O O MM 006 Sth_ed NegaiGo 04 38 AAA E Total Time 00 42 36 de a mn Normal Playlist A gt B Tap here Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox NOTE AudioBox displays the Playlist Edit screen from the most recent AudioBox session The playlist displays the track number title and corresponding playback time of each mp3 file the total playback time of the whole playlist is also indicated A maximum of six track entries will be displayed per frame Do any of the following e Tap the check box before each track number to include that track in the active playlist NOTE Only checked track entries are played during playback mode e Select a track entry and tap to move it up or tap Y to move it down the playlist e Select a track entry and tap Delete to delete it from the playl
64. letters numbers punctuation and symbols The Graffiti writing strokes include all letters numbers and symbols found on a standard keyboard Writing Graffiti characters The similarity of Graffiti strokes with the uppercase letters of the standard English alphabet makes learning Graffiti writing an easy task With only a few minutes of practice you ll be able to enter accurate text and numbers using Graffiti writing strokes General guidelines in Graffiti writing To achieve 100 accuracy practice drawing characters exactly as they appear in the tables later in this chapter The heavy dot on each shape indicates where to start the stroke Some characters have similar shapes but different starting and ending points Always start the stroke at the heavy dot Do not draw the heavy dot it is there only as a guideline AS EE Most characters require only a single stroke When you lift the stylus from the Graffiti writing area Acer s10 recognizes and displays the text character immediately The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts one for writing letters and one for writing numbers The small marks at the top and bottom of the Graffiti writing area indicate these two areas To have your Acer s10 23 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti recognize characters and numbers you must begin character strokes on the left side and number strokes on the right side of the Graffiti writing area
65. mycorp com New Message mearter aol com cc Subj Body To send a copy of the email item to additional recipients tap the CC field and enter the email addresses of the additional recipients separating the addresses with a comma followed by a space Tap the Subject Subj field and enter a subject for your email item Tap the Body field and enter the text of your email item 233 9 Managing your desktop email Viewing creating and replying to email 234 NOTE If the address CC subject or body exceeds the capacity of the screen display tap the name of the field for example tap To to expand that field Tap Done to return to the New Message screen Tap the name of the field to open it New Message Message Tap to return to New Message screen To reply to an email item Tap an email item in the Message List to display it onscreen Tap Reply to display the Reply Options screen Reply Options Reply to EOLO All Forward KM Include original text O Comment original text Tap the Reply To pick list to select who should receive the reply There are three options Sender e All recipients e Forward To reply to someone who didn t see the original email item Tap Include Original Text to include the original email message in the reply Clearing the option creates a blank reply If you selected Include Original Text tap Comment Original Text to let you
66. or Agenda view e Setan alarm to sound minutes hours or days before a scheduled appointment e Attach notes to events to describe or clarify Date Book entries e Rearrange or delete events from your schedule To launch Date Book e Press the Date Book application button on the front panel of your Acer s10 45 4 Working with your basic applications Address Book Date Book application button Date Book will open to today s schedule Dec 6 99 PI BODE E Heo 11 00 12 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 SEDEC TIP Press the Date Book application button repeatedly to cycle through the Day Week Month and Agenda views Address Book Address Book lets you keep names addresses phone numbers and other information about your personal and business contacts You can do the following in Address Book e Quickly enter look up or duplicate names addresses phone numbers and other information e Enter up to five phone numbers home work fax car and so on or email addresses for each name e Define which phone number appears in the Address List for each Address Book entry e Attach a note to each Address Book entry in which you can enter additional information about the entry 46 4 Working with your basic applications Address Book Assign Address Book entries to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Create your own digital busin
67. performed a HotSync operation either locally using your Acer s10 s cradle or remotely using a modem Mail synchronizes the emails in the Inbox of your desktop email application with the emails in the Inbox on your Acer s10 You can do the following in Mail e View delete file and reply to incoming emails e Create outgoing email items and drafts of email items e Create simple or complex filters which will let you to decide which type of email Acer s10 retrieves from your computer s email application e Use your Acer s10 in its cradle to send and retrieve email items from your computer s email application Setting up the Mail application on your computer Before you use the Mail application for the first time make sure that your computer s email application is installed and running You must also set up the Palm Desktop software for use with your computer s email application NOTE For instructions on how to set up Palm Desktop sodtware refer to Installing Palm Desktop software on page 11 Acer s10 supports various computer email applications including e Microsoft Exchange version 4 0 or higher e Eudora version 3 0 3 or higher e Lotus cc Mail versions 2 5 6 0 and 7 0 You can view the full list of the supported applications when you set up Mail 229 9 Managing your desktop email Setting up the Mail application on your computer 230 If your computer s email application does not appear on the list
68. phone applications Setting up Phone preferences Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed related Phone pref screens Use the Phone Preferences screen to select the connection profile you configured in the Connection panel These settings will be applied when you use Phonebook access and voice applications On the Phone Preferences screen tap the Connection pick list Select Infrared to GSM Phone or Serial to GSM Phone according to your hardware setup The details of you connection should already be set up based on what you picked in the Connection pick list However you can edit this information from this pick list If no connection methods are available then None is shown in the pick list This means that no phone drivers exist on your Acer s10 In this case you must install the phone driver on your computer then HotSync it to your Acer s10 If your phone is enabled and connected you can test the connection by tapping on the Test button This initiates a simple query of the phone to make sure the connection is working and the correct phone is being used ShortCuts preferences 294 You can use the ShortCut preferences to create Graffiti ShortCuts of up to 45 characters For example you could create a ShortCut for your name or for the header of a memo All ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences screen and are available in any of your Acer s10 applications This list is bac
69. records 60 Using the Find option The Find option lets you locate text in any or all applications For example if the text dog appears in the Address Book and the Date Book the Find option displays both occurrences in the Find dialog box To use the Find option Tap the Find icon ey to display the Find screen TIP Select text in an application before tapping Find to automatically place the text in the Find dialog box Enter the text you want to find Find The Find option is not case sensitive searching for david also finds David Tap OK Find searches for the text in all records and all notes within all internal applications NOTE Find does not search through applications stored in a resident expansion card Matches for David To Do Items Call David Addresses Crensh Davi 33 1 41 974521 W Datebook Memos 11722 Meeting Minutes Mail Messages Find will locate all matches that begin with the supplied text It will not find words where the supplied text appears in the middle or at the end of a word For example searching for break will find breakfast but not fastbreak As Acer s10 searches for the text you can tap Stop to stop the search at any time To continue the search after tapping Stop tap Find More Using Phone Lookup The Phone Lookup option lets you add a telephone number from the Address list to an entry in another application For example
70. reviewing the sources listed at the beginning of this appendix you cannot solve your problem contact us at http Awww acersupport com 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 e The name and version of the operating system you are using e The actual error message or state you are experiencing e The steps you take to reproduce the problem e The version of Acer s10 software you are using and available memory e The product ID of your Acer s10 the 12 digit number indicated on your handheld s rear panel Finding version and memory information 1 In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon E to display the menu bar 2 Tap App then select Info 3 Tap Version to see version numbers and tap Size to see the amount of free memory in kilobytes NOTE Thousands of third party add on applications have been written for the Palm OS handhelds Unfortunately we are not able to support such a large number of third party applications f you are having a problem with a third party application please contact the developer or publisher or that software 305 13 Frequently Asked Questions Technical support 306 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report About mapping tables Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report This section explains how to modify exisitng Expense application templ
71. s e a ra ES RNa a er a ee ek te Rk ere 227 Card Info men 2 2 2 eee ee ee 222 8 Using the Attention Manager 223 Insistent alarms A eB ah aes AS eraa aoe Using the Reminder omand Gutters ie eta 6 p Woh dad oe amp Sod 2223 Setting the alarm volume 224 Setting alarm sound effects ee ee 224 Using the Reminders list screen 1 2 ee ee ee ee ee 225 Subtle alarms bag bee 66 2 wood eZ Understanding the Blinking Brees indicator i 8 Ao a Bove ae ah de Bt az AZ ZO 9 Managing your desktop email 229 Setting up the Mail application on your computer 229 Setting up the Mail application and HotSync options a 230 Synchronizing Mail with your email application 231 Viewing creating and replying to email 232 XV Viewing email items 2 232 Creating email items 2 ee e ee ee ee ee 233 Looking Up anaddress ee ee eee ee ee 235 Adding details to email items a O A e a 236 Creating a signature for your email item 4 4 237 Storing and editing email items gage e ds amp ow 5238 Storing and editing unsent email items 238 Setting mail preferences 2 1 1 we ee ee 239 Drafting email oe Rao aa ca A AR at 239 Filing an email item 2
72. s10 Network preferences e If your IP address is permanently assigned Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it Inthe permanent IP address field tap the space to the left of the first period and enter the first section of the IP address using a number only from 0 to 255 Enter the second third and last sections of the IP Address field by repeating the procedures above Tap OK Creating a login script A login script is a series of commands that automates logging into a network server for example your office LAN or your ISP A login script is asociated with a specific service template created in Network Preferences You can create login script files in two ways e Ina text editor on your computer in which you create a file with an extension pnc You can then install this file in your Acer s10 using the Install Tool e Inthe Login Script dialog box accessed from the Details dialog box in Network Preferences NOTE Some commands such as Send require additional information and have a parameter field to add the necessary data You can also use non ASCII and literal characters in your login script Refer to Using non ASCII characters in login scripts on page 289 To create a login script on your Acer s10 With a service template selected in the Network Preferences screen tap Details In the Details dialog box tap Script In the Login Script screen tap the End pick list 287 12 Setting pref
73. s10 for three hours before you use it After that you can charge it for a few minutes each day to recharge the battery to full capacity If the battery becomes low in the course of normal use an alert appears on the Acer s10 screen indicating low battery status If this alert appears perform a HotSync operation to back up your data then leave your Acer s10 in the cradle to recharge the unit If your Acer s10 shuts down i e battery is completely drain out you have about a week to recharge the battery before you lose all data on your handheld s internal memory Palm Desktop software 10 Palm Desktop software includes the same basic applications as your Acer s10 Date Book Address Book To Do List Memo Pad and Expense You can use the HotSync feature of this software to back up and exchange data between your Acer s10 and your computer It s a good idea to back up your data in case something happens to the data on your Acer s10 Changes you make on your Acer s10 or on your Palm Desktop software appear in both places after you synchronize With Palm Desktop software you can do the following e Work with your Acer s10 applications on your computer e Install new applications on your Acer s10 1 Getting started Palm Desktop software e Back up the data stored on your Acer s10 with HotSync technology and synchronize it with the data on your Palm Desktop software Synchronization is a one step procedure that ensures your data
74. screen then check if a Memory Stick is properly inserted in the slot NOTE This warning message also applies when the Complete Restore or Partial Restore tab is tapped 181 Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup 182 When free space in the resident Memory Stick is less than the size of the data to be copied from the Acer s10 s internal memory a warning message pops up Warning Not enough space left on expansion card Please insert a card with more available space or else delete some items from the card Tap OK to revert to the Backup main screen then either delete files from the resident Memory Stick to increase its free space or insert a new Memory Stick with a larger free space enough to accomodate the size of the intended backup data To perform a complete backup On the Backup main screen tap Complete Backup to display the Complete Backup dialog box Backup Complete Backup a Backup Sn Restore Please make sure that the expansion card is already in the slot before performing a complete backup Tap here Are you sure you want to perform a complete backup You can tap the Tips icon to view information on the Complete Backup function Complete Backup i Please make sure that the expansion card is already in the slot before performing a complete backup Are you sure you want to perform a complete backup Tap Done afte
75. seamlessly manage your time across both your business and personal activities You can do the following in Clock e View the current date and time in your local area e View the current date and time in two preselected cities e Set alarm reminders for your business and personal schedules e Monitor time critical activities such as a sports competition or a time balancing study 117 5 Working with your supplementary applications AudioBox y AudioBox To launch Clock e Inthe Main screen of Applications Launcher Tap the Clock icon T By default Clock opens in City Clock mode Clock w City Clock 09 26 25 09 20 2001 A Thursday w New York Us 01 26 PM 09 20 2001 w Tokyo 02 26 AM 09 21 2001 AudioBox Acer s10 s built in MP3 player allows you to play your favorite mp3 files saved in a resident Memory Stick The smartly designed user interface of AudioBox provides all the standard functions of a dedicated mp3 player built into your Acer s10 BottomLine Combining serious business and musical pleasure need not require a bunch of gadgets anymore only your Acer s10 You can do the following in AudioBox e Instantly play your favorite mp3 files e Seta play mode for the playback of your favorite tracks To launch AudioBox Insert a Memory Stick containing an mp3 file into the Memory Stick slot of your Acer s10 Refer To insert a Memory Stick on page 217 for instructions 1
76. the application from your computer Click Done A message appears to indicate that the application or applications will be installed the next time you perform a HotSync operation Perform a HotSync operation to install the applications See 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations on page 253 To remove an add on application In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon Eto display the menu bar Tap App to display the App dialog box Tap Delete to display the Delete dialog box Delete Free Memory 1913K of 1952K ee HardBall 19K MineHunt 10K Tap the Delete From pick list and select either Handheld or Card NOTE To delete application from a Memory Stick the card must be properly inserted in the Memory Stick slot Tap the application you want to remove Tap Delete Tap Yes Tap Done Removing the Palm Desktop software 40 If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software you can remove it from your computer To remove the Palm Desktop software in Windows Click the Windows Start button choose Settings gt Control Panel Open the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Managing your applications Security Security On the Install Uninstall tab select Palm Desktop Software Click Add Remove NOTE You must retain the HotSync Manager on the Acer s10 handheld Installation CD to synchronize data with another PIM Your Acer s10 comes with a security application to prevent unauthorize
77. the freezing point Also keep it away from heaters and other sources of heat Do not use or store your Acer s10 in any location that is extremely dusty damp or wet Use a soft damp cloth to clean your Acer s10 If the surface of the screen becomes soiled clean it with a soft cloth moistened with diluted window cleaning solution Resetting your Acer s10 You may have to perform a reset if your Acer s10 no longer responds to the buttons on the screen Performing a soft reset A soft reset allows your Acer s10 to get a fresh start similar to rebooting a computer All records and entries are retained after a soft reset To perform a soft reset use the reset tip tool that is threaded into the head of your stylus or use an unfolded paper clip or similar object without a sharp tip vi First things first Maintaining your Acer s10 1 2 To perform a soft reset Turn the head of your stylus counterclockwise to reveal the reset tip tool threaded into it Using the reset tip tool lightly press the reset button inside the hole on the rear panel of your Acer s10 Performing a hard reset A hard reset will erase all records and entries stored in your Acer s10 Never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does not correct your problem When you perform your next HotSync operation you can restore any data that you previously synchronized to your computer To perform a hard reset do the following Hold down the power
78. to display the Command toolbar Draw an R the Graffiti shortcut for the Preferences command Start Time End Time O Alarm Preset Alarm Sound w Alarm Remind Me w 3 Times Play Every w 5 minutes 2 Select from the following options Start End Time Let you set the start and end time for the Date Book view See Changing the displayed Start and End Times on page 79 Alarm Preset Let you set an alarm for each new event automatically The silent alarm for untimed events is defined by minutes days or hours before midnight of the date of the event 74 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book Alarm Sound Tap the pick list to set the tone of the alarm Options include Alarm Alert Bird Concert Phone Sci fi and Wake Up Remind Me Tap the pick list to define how many times the alarm sounds once or twice or three five or ten times Play Every Tap the pick list to define how often the alarm sounds every minute or every 5 10 or 30 minutes Tap OK Changing the Date Book view The Date Book includes four views for displaying your appointments e Day view e Week view e Month view e Agenda view You also have the option to display the current time To display the Date Book views Do one of the following e Press the Date Book application button repeatedly to cycle through all the Date Book views e Tap a view icon in the lower left area of the Date Book screen 4 00 Dentist appoin
79. toolbar Displaying online tips 2 20 Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your Acer s10 contain a Tips icon the lowercase in the upper right corner of the dialog box Tips anticipate questions you may have and provide shortcuts for using the dialog box or other useful information To display an online tip Tap the Tips icon O Event Details Li Tips icon Time ni Date Alarm Repeat Private O Tap Done after reading the tip 1 Getting started Entering data Entering data You can enter data into your Acer s10 in several ways Using Graffiti Using the onscreen keyboard Using an external keyboard Importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing it with your Acer s10 Beaming data from another Palm OS handheld that is close by and has an infrared port For more information on these topics refer to 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 on page 23 21 1 Getting started Entering data 22 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 You can enter data into your Acer s10 in several ways Using Graffiti Using the onscreen keyboard Using an external keyboard Importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing it with your Acer s10 Beaming data from another Palm OS handheld that is close by and has an infrared port Entering data using Graffiti You can use Graffiti writing commands to create
80. two seconds Release the button when the backlight turns on TIP You can assign the full screen pen stroke to activate the backlight Refer to ShortCuts preferences on page 294 Ww 1 Getting started Acer s10 tour Rear panel Your Acer s10 s rear panel consists of the following 1 Infrared IR Uses infrared technology to transmit and receive data from port other IR enabled Palm OS handhelds and devices You can also use it to perform IR HotSync operation 2 Memory Stick Accepts a Memory Stick allowing you to add more memory slot install add on applications or use audio or text files stored in it for use with internal applications You can also use it to back up data from your Acer s10 3 Earphone jack Connects to audio line out devices earphones headphones 4 Microphone Inputs audio into your Acer s10 A 5 Recorder Hot Activates the Recording mode in Recorder Button 1 Getting started Acer s10 tour 6 Accessory slot Holds your Acer s10 s miscelleanous accessories 7 Reset button Press to perform a soft or hard reset on your Acer s10 Under normal conditions you should not have to use this button Refer to Resetting your Acer s10 on page vi for more information Elements of the Acer s10 interface Your Acer s10 interface consists of the following elements 1 Applications Activates the Applications Launcher screen displaying icons for applications stored in both your Ace
81. you do not want to synchronize during a modem HotSync operation The default setting is to synchronize all files Conduit Setup Li Select the conduits to run during Modem HotSync Address Apps Calc Date Book Expense MHardBall MHotSync 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 Tap OK Performing a HotSync operation via a modem After you prepare your computer and your Acer s10 and select your Conduit Setup options you are ready to perform a modem HotSync operation To perform a modem HotSync operation In Applications Launcher tap the HotSync icon Tap the Modem icon to dial the Palm Desktop modem and synchronize the applications Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Modem icon Wait for the HotSync operation to complete Performing a HotSync operation via a network 264 When you use the Network HotSync software you can take advantage of the LAN and WAN connectivity available in many office environments The Network HotSync technology lets you perform a HotSync operation by dialing in to a network or by using a cradle that is connected to any computer on your LAN or WAN provided that the computer connected to the cradle also has the Network HotSync software installed your computer is on and the HotSync Manager is running 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync opera
82. you may still be able to manage your computer s email application from your Acer s10 using special connection software called a conduit that lets you synchronize your computer s email application and your Acer s10 Contact the vendor of your email application for more information Setting up the Mail application and HotSync options The following instructions assume that you have installed Palm Desktop software on your computer but have not yet set up Mail To set up Mail on your computer Choose one of the following options e If you have not yet installed Palm Desktop software on your computer install the software now You will be prompted to set up Mail as part of the Palm Desktop installation e If you already installed Palm Desktop on your computer and set up Mail skip to the next procedure to set up the HotSync options for Mail In the Windows taskbar click Start Select Programs select Palm Desktop Software and then click Mail Setup to begin the setup Follow the instructions onscreen to set up your Acer s10 for use with your computer s email application To set or change HotSync options for synchronizing the Mail application Do one of the following e Inthe bottom right corner of the Windows taskbar in the system tray click the HotSync Manager icon e If the HotSync Manager icon does not appear on the taskbar select Programs from the Start menu Then select HotSync Manager from the Palm Desktop menu
83. your report e day date e expense Each kind of label can be either be e Fixed The label always appears as a header at the beginning of a row or column or e Variable If a label is not Fixed it is variable For example a list table of expenses could have variable labels in the rows for day date and variable labels in the columns for expense type In this case neither day date or expense type information would be fixed as a header Instead the date and expense type information would be filled into the cells of the spreadsheet as appropriate Examples of both Fixed and Variable labels appear inthe sample expense templates Sections A Section is an area of the report that has common formatting It is common for an Expense report to have more than one Section For example a sample Expense Report named Sample3 xlt contains several Sections Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Sample3 xit template Because your Expense data maps to row and column areas of your final report different Sections require different definitions for the data mapping To create additional Sections with different mapping you create corresponding additional lines to the mapping table file named Maptable xls This procedure is explained later in this appendix If a section contains cells for prepaid company paid expenses you need to create an additional line in the mapping table for prepaid This will count as
84. 18 5 Working with your supplementary applications AudioBox 2 In the Utilities screen of Applications Launcher tap the AudioBox icon The AudioBox main screen appears AudioBox w Track SLCO off 001 The Holly and th 00 00 02 28 Normal Playlist gt gt When the AudioBox icon is tapped and no Memory Stick is detected a warning message pops up AudioBox Warning A No expansion card is detected Tap OK to close the application insert a Memory Stick containing an mp3 file then repeat step 2 When a Memory Stick is detected but no mp3 file is detected a warning message pops up AudioBox w Track SLCD off Warning A No audio file is detected on the expansion card Please check again Tap OK to close the application insert a Memory Stick containing an mp3 file then repeat step 2 119 5 Working with your supplementary applications Recorder Recorder 120 Recorder allows you to conveniently record audio files whenever and wherever you need to and store it either in your Acer s10 s internal memory pdb format or in a Memory Stick mp3 format This function is especially useful when you need to record notes but jotting them down is not as efficient as in the case of large number figures or highly detailed procedures BottomLine Scrawling all those figures and instructions during meetings prevents you from being part of the meeting With Recorder you can f
85. 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti Writing Graffiti characters The Graffiti alphabet The Graffiti numbers The Graffiti punctuation marks The Graffiti symbols and extended ca The Graffiti accented characters lt vi vi vi viii viii OON UBNN gt Xi The Graffiti non English characters Graffiti navigation strokes Using Graffiti ShortCuts Graffiti tips Using the onscreen eaybaard Using an external keyboard Importing data To import data Beaming data 3 Managing your applications Using the Applications Launcher To open an application i Switching between applications Categorizing applications Changing the Applications cauncher display Setting preferences for applications Assigning applications to buttons Installing and removing applications To install add on applications on your Keer 510 To remove an add on application Removing the Palm Desktop software Security Assigning and editing parvords Locking your Acer s10 Recovering from a forgotten pauta Displaying private records 4 Working with your basic applications xii Overview of basic applications Date Book Address Book To Do List Memo Pad Calculator Expense Mail Common apolet ans teks Creating records Editing records Selecting text Using the Edit menu Deleting records Purging records Categorizing records Finding records Finding Addr
86. 83 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences 284 To create a new service template Tap the Menu icon E to display the menu bar Tap Service Tap New A new service template called Untitled is added to the Service pick list To duplicate an existing service template In the Network Preferences screen tap the Service pick list Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Service Tap Duplicate A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list To edit a service template In the Network Preferences screen select a service template Tap Details Details Connection type Y PPP Select connection type Idle timeout w 1 Minute Query DNS amp IP Address M Automatic Tap the Connection Type pick list and select a connection type PPP Point to Point Protocol Select this type if you re unsure which you need If PPP doesn t work ask your ISP or your system administrator for the correct connection type SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol Tap the Idle Timeout pick list to specify how long will Acer s10 wait to drop your connection when you switch out of a TCP IP application Choices include 1 minute Your Acer s10 will wait for one minute for you to open another application before it drops the connection 2 minutes Waits for two minutes 12 Setting preferences for your
87. 9 1 000 12 003 01 02 0028 1 000 17 004 01402 0033 1 000 00 Select Item You must have a record selected to preform this command Tap OK to revert to the Recorder main screen then select an audio file before tapping any of the command buttons NOTE The rule of selecting first an audio file before performing a command also applies when using the Record menu options as well as in activating the Playback function For more information on the Record menu refer to page 157 Refer to Audio recording function on page 149 for more information on the Playback function Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder To view detailed information Select an audio file from the file list Tap the Details button to display the Recorder Item Details screen of the selected audio file Recorder w Internal Recorder w internal No Date Name Time Name 02 01 02 0019 1 000 12 002 0102 0019 1 000 12 03 01702 0028 1 000 17 003 01 02 0028 1 000 17 04 01 02 0033 1 000 00 004 0102 0033 1 000 00 DOS 01 02 0034 1 000 08 DOS 01 02 0034 1 000 08 006 01 02 0038 1 000 20 Recorder Item Details DO 01702 123456789012 000 12 Y File Name 0028 1 O O Date 01 02 Time 000 17 Avaliable Time 015 03 Size 325K Tap here The Recorder Item Details screen displays the following information about the selected audio file Filename Displays the audio filename Date Displays th
88. Acer s10 Network preferences 3 minutes Waits for three minutes Never Your Acer s10 will keep the connection until you turn off the device or until it times out Enter a DNS number following the instructions on To specify a primary and secondary DNS number on page 285 Tap OK To delete a service template Tap the Service pick list Tap the service template you want to delete Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Service Tap Delete then tap OK Entering DNS numbers and IP addresses The Internet uses the Domain Naming System DNS to translate the names of host computers into IP addresses A DNS number or IP address identifies a specific server that handles the translation services Each DNS or IP address is a series of four numbers from 0 to 255 separated by periods Anyone who logs onto the Internet must have a unique identifier an IP address This IP address can be either temporary assigned automatically each time you log on or permanent Not all systems require that you enter a DNS number check whether it is with your system administrator If a DNS number is required but not entered logging on to your network may appear successful However the connection will fail if you try to use an application or look up information If your system requires DNS numbers ask your Internet Service Provider or system administrator what they are To specify a primary and secondary DNS number In the Network Preferences
89. CD v1 0 patapa p Palm Desktop Software allows you synchronize information between your Acer s10 handheld and personal computer and also giving your Acer 10 new functionality by easily installing new applications on your Acer 10 using the HotSync function 4 Install Palm Desktop O Install Supplementary Application Manual 11 1 Getting started Palm Desktop software 4 On the Setup window click Next Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Palm Desktop The InstallShield Wizard will install Palm Desktop on your computer To continue click Next lt Back Cancel 5 Select a Setup type depending on your choice of PIM personal information manager for file synchronization then click Next Options include e Palm Desktop e Palm Desktop and Microsoft Outlook Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Would you like to synchronize your handheld data to Palm Desktop for Acer PDA or also to Microsoft Outlook Palm Desktop Palm Desktop amp Microsoft Outlook Intellisync Lite lets you automatically synchronize your ever changing calendar contacts and tasks with the popular Microsoft Outlook and Palm Desktop software applications InstallShield lt Back Cancel 6 Click Next 12 1 Getting started Palm Desktop software On the Choose Destination Location window select a folder where Setup will install the program files Default directory i
90. CEI Edit Options p Duplicate Address sT 54 al Dial Y Ab B Beam Category 63W B Send Category 79W B Beam Business Card row B Sib bdo 14241 ain Cathy 650 235 6222 718 824 1548 New Address list Address View Dial Initiates dialing of an infrared equipped mobile phone by sending the telephone number through the IR port of your Acer s10 to the phone Working with your basic applications Using Address Book Edit menu Record Zig Options Abrams Liz Undo D Adams Ben lt ut Beckman R Copy Bertolli a Paste Bruce Jere Select All Carpenter Jean Carter Melanie Carter Melanie Chu Byron Look Up New Y Options menu The Options menu differs depending on whether you re displaying the menu bar from the Address list or from the Address View screen Record Edit KITTS Abrams o m Preferences Rename Custom Fields Security YH About Address Book Butler Richard 516 626 1424 ain Cathy 650 235 6222 718 824 1548 Tr Address View Address list 89 Working with your basic applications Using Address Book Preferences Preferences O Remember Last Category O Enable Tap Dialing List By Last Nome First Narne Company Last Name e Remember Last Category Determines how Address Book appears when you return to it from another application If you check on the box Address Book sh
91. Do any of the following e Tap New to create a new category e Select an existing category then tap Rename to change the name of the category e Select an existing category then tap Delete to delete that category from the category list NOTE The All and Unfiled category cannot be renamed or deleted Tap the Tips icon to view related information on editing categories Edit Categories If you delete a category name the records filed under that name will become unfiled records To merge records in different categories rename one category to the other category name To view detailed information about an eBook file 1 In the Book Manager screen select an eBook file 162 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 2 Tap the Information icon D to display the corresponding Details page eBook Reader A Chapter_00 Book Title Chapter_03 Chapter_01 E Chapter_02 A Chopter_03 chapter _08 J chapter_13 Author Larry Publisher Press Publish Date 01 9 19 Size 19k Category w Science Privacy O 200 Tap here The first four fields display general information regarding the selected eBook and are not configurable Book Name Author Publisher Publish Date Size Indicates the eBook s filename A filename can be up to 16 alphanumeric characters or 8 Chinese characters in length including blank spaces Indicates the name of the eBo
92. Due Date pick list To Do Item Details Priority M2 3 4 5 Category w Unfiled Due Date Today Tomorrow One week later No Date Corl choose Date Private Tap the date that you want to assign the item Options include e Today Assigns the current date e Tomorrow Assigns tomorrow s date e One Week Later Assigns the date exactly one week from the current date e No Date Removes the due date from the item e Choose Date Displays the date selector from where you can select a particular due date for the item Private Tap Private to hide this item when Security is turned on You can also use the Delete and Note buttons e Delete Tap to delete the item Note Let you create a note Tap the button then enter information in the Graffiti writing area and tap OK Tap OK TIP If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Preferences dialog box you can tap directly on the due date in the To Do List to open the pick list shown in step 3 Sorting To Do items After setting the item s option details you can then sort To Do List items by priority due date or category To sort To Do List items Tap the Show button on the bottom of the To Do List screen The To Do Preferences screen appears Tap Sort by Working with your basic applications Using To Do List To Do Preferences a Sort by y Priority Due Date Show Completed Items Tap here O Show Only Due It
93. HotSync operations on page 253 for more information To launch Palm Desktop software 1 Click the Windows Start button A Select Programs gt Palm Desktop Select the Palm Desktop software you want to open 195 6 Working with your PC end utilities Voice Converter dr Mo D voice Converter Voice Converter enables you to convert the pdb audio files generated by Recorder into mp3 files that you can play from using any regular MP3 player Voice Converter only supports conversion of Recorder pdb files to standard mp3 format Conversion mode is from pdb to mp3 format For more information on using Recorder refer to page 149 To launch Voice Converter Click the Windows Start button Select Programs gt Acer s10 Click the Voice Converter icon O eBook Converter 196 eBook Converter enables you to convert your regular document files into Acer eBook file format supported by your Acer s10 s eBook Reader File formats supported by eBook Converter includes e html e txt e Microsoft Word 97 and 2000 version doc and rtf e Palm eBook format pdb After conversion you can use HotSync to transfer the new eBook files to your Acer s10 s internal memory or you can store it in a Memory Stick Either way converted documents will be accessible from your Acer s10 through eBook Reader For more information on using eBook Reader refer to page 161 Refer to page 253 for more information on HotSync
94. Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Options with drop down window Tap Recent Calculations Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show Recent Calculations screen Recent Calculations 86 666667 86 666667 10 833333 When you have finished reviewing the calculations tap OK Calculator menus Calculator menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Calculator has two menus Edit and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Edit menu Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Edit menu drop down window Options menu Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Options menu drop down window About Calculator Shows version information for Calculator Working with your basic applications Using Expense Using Expense Expense lets you record the date expense type and the amount you spent and then transfer that information to a spreadsheet on your computer Creating an Expense item A record in the Expense application is called an item You can sort Expense items into categories or add other information to an item To create an Expense item Tap the Expense icon to display the Expense list screeen Expense w All ap here Tap New Expense w
95. Manual for Acer s10 handheld COPYRIGHT Copyright 2001 Acer Inc or its subsidiaries All Rights Reserved Printed in Taiwan Acer s10 handheld Manual Original issue October 2001 Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc Graffiti HotSync and Palm OS are registered trademarks HotSync Palm and the Palm logo are trademarks of Palm Inc or its subsidiaries Other company s product names or trademarks are used herein for identification purpose only and belong to their respective companies Changes may be made periodically to the information in this publication without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes Such changes will be incorporated in new editions of this Manual or supplementary documents and publications No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Acer Inc DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Acer and its subsidiaries makes no representations or warranties either expressed or implied with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose Acer and its subsidiaries assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this Acer s10 handheld Manual NOTES Record the device ID serial number
96. Refer to the documentation that accompanies your computer s operating system for more information 112 Working with your basic applications Using Expense Printing the euro symbol Even with operating system support problems may arise while printing documents that contain the euro symbol When a font is present on both the printer and the computer the printer font is used by default to increase printing speed If the printer font does not include the euro symbol a box is printed out instead of it You can work around this problem by sending a bitmap image of the euro to the printer or by not using the printer s built in fonts if allowed Creating and printing an expense report Palm Desktop software makes it quick and easy to view and print your Expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet To create or print an expense report Perform a HotSync operation to transfer your latest Expense data to your computer Click the Expense application in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and the Expense Report configuration dialog box NOTE If you launch the Expense application from the Start menu instead of from Palm Desktop software you must first choose your Acer s10 s user name Select the expense category using one of the following techniques e Click an expense category e Press Ctrl click to select multiple categories e Select All in the Categories group to print the expenses associated with all of your Exp
97. Select to usea _ calling card Enter your calling card number When you have finished setting up your phone number tap OK Connecting to your ISP or dial in service Once you ve set the Connection and Network preferences you can easily connect to your ISP or dial in server using PPP Point to Point Protocol SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol or CSLIP Compressed Serial Line Internet Protocol protocols You can make the connection using either Network Preferences commands or a third party application NOTE TCP IP provides the ability to connect to your ISP or dial in server with third party application such as a Web browser or news reader that lets you view the transmitted data To establish a connection e Inthe Network Preferences screen 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 half of the Scroll button during login To close a connection e Tap Disconnect to terminate the connection between your Acer s10 and your service Customizing service templates You can create your own service templates from scratch or duplicate existing templates and edit the information If you use one of the predefined service templates you probably only need to enter your user name and telephone number If you create a new service template you may have to provide additional information 2
98. Tap the Private check box Working with your basic applications Attaching notes 4 Tap OK An alert box appears Unfiled Private Records You have marked this record Private Go to the Security application or the Security menu item and choose Mask Records or Hide Records to mask or hide all Private records 5 Tap OK Attaching notes You can attach notes to records in all the basic applications except the Memo Pad A note can be up to several thousand characters long To attach a note to a record 1 Display the entry to which you want to add a note 2 Tap Details NOTE In Address Book only tap Edit first to be able to display and tap Details 3 Tap Note Enter your note 5 Tap Done A Note icon appears to the right of any item containing a note To review or edit a note e Tap the Note icon To delete a note 1 Tap the Note icon Tap Delete Tap Yes 64 Working with your basic applications Choosing fonts Choosing fonts You can change the font style in all basic applications except the Expense application You can choose a different font style for each application To change the font style 1 Open an application 2 Do one of the following to display the Select Font screen e Tap the Menu icon 8 Open the Options menu and then tap Font e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen then tap Font in the Options menu e Inthe text Graffiti area
99. Up New Done If Edit Ii New Tap Done when you have finished viewing the entry Working with your basic applications Using Address Book Selecting different types of phone numbers and addresses You can select the types of phone numbers or email addresses that an Address Book entry displays Any changes you make apply only to the current entry To select other types of phone numbers in an entry Tap the entry that you want to change in the Address list Tap Edit Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change Address Edit w Unfiled Address Edit w Unfiled First name Title Company w Work w Home w Fox w Other w E mail Address City Select a new label a en A pick list Duplicating an entry You can duplicate existing entries which can be helpful when you want to enter multiple people from a single organization When you duplicate an entry the word Copy appears next to the name in the First Name field To duplicate an entry From the Address Book tap a name you want to duplicate Do one of the following e Tap the Address Edit tab at the top of the screen then tap Duplicate Record in the Record menu e Inthe Graffiti text area of your device s screen drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar then write a T in the Graffiti text area to initiate the Duplicate Record command Edit the record as
100. Using Clock Notes Tap OK Enter a two line description of the alarm reminder you set and have it appear on the Reminders page when the alarm is activated 9 32am Reminder 9 32 am Today Go to library NOTE Refer to 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 on page 23 on how to enter data on your Acer s10 Refer to 8 Using the Attention Manager on page 223 on how to work on the Reminders page Big Clock mode The large time display in Big Clock mode makes it the mode of choice for those who prefer the visual manner of displaying time The three pointers hours minutes and seconds functions just like a physical clock or watch Clock w Big Clock 137 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock Timer mode In Timer mode you can use your Acer s10 as a stopwatch to measure time span for time critical events such as a sports competition a time balancing experiment or even in timing that east to west overseas call to your loved ones Mind that phone bill please Time display is shown in the hh mm ss format Clock w Timer 00 00o00 OS To work in Timer mode 1 Tap to start timing an event The timer will start to count and the button will changed to O 2 Tap O to stop the timer The image will revert to Oo E jock w Timer 00 1 223 OS 3 Tap 3 to reset the timer to 0 138 Working with your supplementary applications Using
101. a copy of your custom Expense Report in the Template folder in the Palm Desktop software directory Change the filename so it has the file extension xlt which defines it as a Microsoft Excel template Make a note of the exact filename so it can be defined in the mapping table file Programming the mapping table Once you have analyzed the components of your custom Expense Report you can program the mapping table to fill the report with data from your Acer s10 To program a new custom mapping table 1 Open a copy of the Maptable xls file in Microsoft Excel NOTE This file is located in the same folder as the Palm Desktop software application Make a backup copy of this file before you make your modifications 2 Mapping a new template Scroll to where you find the name of the original template that you chose for your modifications The name of the template will appear in column B of the Maptable xls file next to the cell highlighted in green that reads Template Name If you did not modify an existing template move to any table in the Maptable xls file 3 Select all the rows associated with template name To select the rows click and drag on the row numbers left side so they appear highlighted Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Excel template highlighted 4 From the Edit menu choose Copy 5 Scroll down to a blank area of the Maptable xls file below the rows used for Sample4 xIt and c
102. al to Modem or IrCOMM to Modem Refer to Connection preferences on page 272 and Network preferences on page 279 for more information Preparing your computer You must perform a few steps 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 Acer s10 To prepare your 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 that the computer is disconnected from all online services such as America Online AOL and CompuServe 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 261 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation via modem General Local Modem Network Serial Port COM3 X Speed As Fast As Possible ne Setup String ATSO 1M1L0 3 Adjust the following options as needed 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 all
103. an additional section in the mapping table The only data that differs in the prepaid section from the non prepaid section is the row column numbers for the expense type Analyzing your custom Expense Report If you already have a custom Excel expense report you can use it with a modified mapping table However before you can create a Maptable xls file that corresponds to your custom Expense Report you must first analyze the characteristics of your report 309 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Programming the mapping table Perform the following before you begin a custom mapping table e Print a copy of your custom expense report Activate the Row and Column Headings option in the Sheet settings of the Page Setup command This enables you to quickly determine the size of the Section s as well as the numbers for the start rows and columns e On the printed copy identify the data Sections A Section is an area of data with common row and column formatting A highlighter marking pen can make it easy to see the Sections as you work with programming the mapping table Your custom Expense Report can contain any number of Sections and the same data can be repeated in any Section e On the printed copy identify the type of Labels that apply to each Section Each Section can have only one kind of Fixed or Variable label for rows Likewise each Section can have only one kind of Fixed or Variable Label for columns e Place
104. ands affect selected text You can display the Edit menu in three ways by tapping the Menu icon El by tapping the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen and by writing a Graffiti shortcut To use the Edit menu Do one of the following to display the Edit menu e Tap the Menu icon 8 then tap the Edit menu to display the commands in the menu e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen then tap the Edit menu to display the commands in the menu e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar To select a command either tap the icon representing a command on the Command toolbar or draw the Graffiti shortcut in the text area of your screen Choose from the following commands depending on the application you re using Undo Reverses the action of the last edit command made Undo also reverses deletions done by using the backspace Cut Removes a selection from its current location and temporarily stores it in your Acer s10 s memory You can then paste the text into another area of the current application or into a different application Copy Copies a selection and temporarily stores it in your Acer s10 s memory You can paste the selection into another area of the current application or into a different application Paste Inserts a selection from your Acer s10 s memory into a selected point in a record Paste produce
105. ap Pen to display the Pen screen Select a feature you can access by dragging your pen from the writing area to the top of the screen need new screen w Graffiti Help 2 Tap the pick list and tap one of the following settings for the full screen pen stroke Backlight Turns on the backlight of your Acer s10 Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text characters Graffiti Help Opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti character set Turn Off amp Lock Turns off and locks the Acer s10 You must assign a password to lock your handheld When locked you need to enter the password to use your Acer s10 Refer to Locking your Acer s10 on page 43 Beam Data Beams the current record to another IR enabled device that is near your Acer s10 Refer to 10 Beaming information on page 249 3 Tap OK 271 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Connection preferences Connection preferences 272 The Connection Preferences screen allows you to create configurations for communicating with a PC a modem or a GSM mobile phone Configurations or profiles once activated are available to various end user applications running on your Acer s10 Preferences w Connection Available Connections Cradle Cable IR to a PC Handheld Infrared to GSM Phone Serial to GSM Phone Mew Edit Delete The Connection Preferences screen displays a list of available configurations that can b
106. application 225 8 Using the Attention Manager Subtle alarms Subtle alarms 226 The Reminders list screen displays three buttons that are used to respond to all of the items in the list Snooze Puts the Reminders list screen to sleep for five minutes After this time interval the Reminders list screen is displayed again You can go directly to the Reminders list screen without waiting by tapping the blinking alarm indicator Done If the Reminders list appeared because of more than one insistent alarm tapping Done closes the Reminders list screen although the events will remain in the application that created them The Reminders list screen will not appear again unless you tap the blinking alarm indicator in the menu bar If the Reminders list appeared after you tapped the Snooze button then tapped the blinking alarm indicator then tapped the Done button thereminder continue to snooze Clear All Removes all the items from the list but does not close the Reminders screen Tap this button to erase a list of events that have passed For more detail see Understanding the blinking alarm indicator below Some applications provide a visual and an optional audible indication but do not otherwise disrupt your workflow Subtle alarms do not display a Reminders screen Instead a blinking indicator will flash in the upper left corner of the title bar in applications that allow it when an alarm is activated Under
107. area Do one of the following e To change the contrast in small increments tap to the left or right of the slider e To change the contrast in larger increments drag the slider to the left or right TIP You can also use the up and down scroll buttons on the front panel of your Acer s10 to adjust the contrast setting Tap Done 1 Getting started Acer s10 tour Command interface Your Acer s10 command interface consists of easy to understand elements that will help you perform your New Event Delete Event Attach Note Delete Note Beam Event Send Event tice Edit Options Menu bar Memo 15 of 15 150f 15 Unfiled tasks in the most efficient manner Em Check box AAA roobar HL EN 1 27 pra d Tue Oct 9 P Next previous arrows 7 30 Get up 8 30 Arrive company 9 00 meeting with Marcom team 10 00 Meeting with Sales team 12 00 Lunch 4 00 Weekly group meetin els an Pick list O 1 Check MP300H correctness of 4 1 1 Don t forget to register lt O 2 Hot Topic i Scroll bar O 2 MP300A To Do List y Command button Menu bar Toolbar Contains a set of menu commands specific to the application NOTE Not all applications have a menu bar Let you tap icons to initiate a command instead of tapping a command in the menu bar or writing a Graffiti ShortCut The icons displayed in the toolbar vary within each application Command
108. arm time e Select the 5 next to the Alarm check box and enter any number from 0 to 99 inclusive as the number of time units e Tap the pick list to change the time unit select Minutes Hours or Days Event Details Li Enter number of ime units here Repeat Private 0O Tap here to select unit of time Tap OK Once an alarm has gone off you can tap the Snooze option to dismiss the alarm for a 5 minute period To dismiss the alarm using the Snooze option When the alarm dialog box appears tap Snooze to delay the alarm for a preset five minute period Each time you tap Snooze the alarm is dismissed for an additional 5 minute period 73 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book 1 33 am Reminder TOR Friday 1175 99 2 11 40 am 12 40 pm Dental Appointment Dr Clark OK Snooze Setting alarm options You can use Preferences to set alarm options including e For the alarm to go off automatically for each new event e Seta tone for the alarm e Set the number of times the alarm sounds To set alarm options 1 To open the Preferences dialog box do one of the following e In Date Book tap the Menu icon 8 open the Options menu and then tap Preferences e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the Date Book screen to display the menu bar select Options then tap Preferences e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right
109. art and the path between the two devices must be clear of obstacles Beaming distance to other Palm OS handhelds may be different When the Beam Status dialog box indicates that the transfer is complete you can resume working on your Acer s10 Beaming an application 250 To beam an application In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon El to display the menu bar Tap App and then tap Beam Tap the application you want to transfer and tap Beam 10 Beaming information Receiving beamed information NOTE Some applications are copy protected and cannot be beamed this is indicated by a lock icon next to application icon When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving device When the Beam Status dialog box indicates that the transfer is complete you can resume working on your Acer s10 Receiving beamed information To receive beamed information Turn on your Acer s10 Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting handheld to open the Beam Status dialog box On the Beam Status dialog box select a category for the incoming information create a new category or leave it unfiled Do you want to accept Benson Chin into Address Category w Unfiled Tap Yes Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete and then tap OK to display the new entry NOTE Incoming records unless categori
110. at allow you load database files into the Address Book on your Acer s10 See Importing data on page 33 and the Palm Desktop online Help for more information To create a new Address Book entry 1 Press the Address Book button on the front panel of your Acer s10 to display the Address List 2 Tap New Cursor at Last Address List w All name Address Edit w Unfiled Abrams Liz 650 454 6121 E Adams Ben 408 772 1900 First name Beckman Rachel 510 532 0746 Title Bertolli Marcus 213 422 1363 Company Bruce Jeremy 408 459 1279 w Work Butler Richard 516 626 1424 w Home Cain Cathy 650 235 6222 W _ gt w Fax Other w E mail Carpenter Joan 718 824 1548 Carter Melanie 212 395 6277 W Chu Byron 213 343 9801 Address Conner Sandy 301 933 6833 W City as ET T Tap New 3 Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Address Book NOTE Acer s10 automatically capitalizes the first letter of each field except numeric and email fields 4 Tap the First Name field to move to it TIP You can also use the Graffiti Next Field Stroke to move to the next field Enter the individual s first name in the First Name field 6 If you want to be able to sort the Address Book by company name enter the information you want in the Company field 7 Enter any other information that you want to include in the entry 83 Working with your basic applications Usi
111. ata is not related to any particular Section you have to fill in only one row If the item does not appear on your template leave these cells blank Using applications other than Microsoft Excel You can use applications other than Microsoft Excel such as Lotus 1 2 3 or Quattro Pro to open and manipulate the Expense data on your computer The data file is named Expense txt and is stored in the Expense folder within the folder containing the Acer s10 user data Expense data in the Expense txt file is in tab delimited format Expense file details The Expense txt file contains four groups of data It will be easier to see these four distinct groups of data if you open the file with a spreadsheet application Trips Shows the number of Expense application categories and lists each one followed by an end statement Currency Shows how many currencies were used for the Expense data and lists the countries that correspond to that currency Trip Shows the number of expenses by category and lists the expenses for each category Expenses Shows the total number of expenses and lists them chronologically 313 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Expense file details 314 Index A Address Book changing display 86 creating entries 83 menus 87 opening 47 overview 46 top of list entry 84 addresses displaying entries 85 editing 85 entering 83 selecting 85 sorting 86 alarms insistent 223 setting
112. ate Book Display options About Date Book In Day or Month view you can change which events appear in the Date Book In Day view you can display time bars that highlight event conflicts Display Options 0 Day View M Show Time Bars M Compress Day View Month View Show Timed Events O Show Untimed Events O Show Daily Repeating Evts In Day view e Show Time Bars Tap to display time bars showing the duration of an event and any event conflicts e Compress Day View Tap to display start and end times for each event with the blank time slots on the bottom of the screen absent to minimize scrolling Clear the option to display all time slots In Month view Select whether to display Timed Untimed or Daily Repeating events You can activate any or all of these options Shows version information for Date Book 81 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book 82 Working with your basic applications Using Address Book Using Address Book Address Book lets you keep names addresses phone numbers and other information about your personal and business contacts Creating an Address Book entry A record in Address Book is called an entry You can create entries on your Acer s10 or you can use your Palm Desktop software to create entries on your computer and then download them to your Acer s10 during your next HotSync operation Palm Desktop software also has data import capabilities th
113. ated and sorted alphabetically When the city name defined is already in the list a warning message pops up City Details City Bangkok GMT Offset 7 Br Warning A The city already exists Please rename a Tap OK on the warning window to revert to the City Details main screen b On the City Details main screen enter a different name then tap OK c Tap OK on the Edit Cities main screen To add a new city to the current city list 1 Tap the city pick list to display the current city list 2 Select Edit Cities on the bottom of the city list to display the Edit Cities main screen Clock w City Clock Edit Cities San Francisco t M GMT Offset Seoul Shanghai 19 7 00 Singapore 8 00 C Sydney A 5 00 Mio 2 00 DST Us T 8 00 y el Washington i 4 00 Edit Cities i 0 00 DST w Tokyo 02 27 AM 09 21 2001 132 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock 3 A w N Tap New to display a blank City Details screen Edit Cities City Details GMT Offset Bangkok 7 00 Beijing 8 00 Bombay 5 00 Cairo 2 00 DST Chongqing 98 00 Dubai 4 00 Edinburgh 0 00 DST City n o POE D ost 1 GMT Offset v Tap here Define the detail settings for the new city entry Tap OK on the City Details screen to set the details for the new city entry Tap OK on the Edit Cities screen to add the new city to the current city list NOTE Warning messages for leavin
114. ates and how to create your own custom expense report templates for use with the Expense application NOTE This section assumes that you are familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar spreadsheet application If you are not familiar with Microsoft Excel consult your company s Information Services department or another experienced user About mapping tables Before creating or modifying an Expense template it is important to understand the function of the Palm Desktop software Expense application In simple terms the Expense application is designed to move Expense data from your Acer s10 into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Each Expense item stored in your Acer s10 represents a group of related data You can associate the following data with an expense item e Category e Date e Expense type e Amount e Payment method e Payment currency e Vendor e City e Attendees e Note When you perform a HotSync operation between your Acer s10 and Palm Desktop software on your computer the Expense data is stored on your computer in a file named Expense txt When you open the Expense application in Palm Desktop software an Excel macro starts and populates an expense template with your data based on the rules specified in a spreadsheet file named Maptable xls The Maptable xls file is an editable spreadsheet that functions as a mapping table The function of the mapping table is to guide the Excel macro in extracting the Expe
115. ation on both your Acer s10 and Palm Desktop software After you enter this information and synchronize the HotSync Manager recognizes your Acer s10 and doesn t ask for this information again Creating a user profile If you are a System Administrator preparing several handhelds for a group of users you may want to create a user profile NOTE You can create a user profile to load data into a handheld without associating that data with a user name using the File Link feature File Link lets system administrators to configure several handhelds with specific information such as a company phone list before distributing them to their actual users Refer to Using File Link on page 267 for more information To create a user profile Open Palm Desktop software From the Tools menu choose Users Click Profiles Click New Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK 253 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation 254 Performing the first HotSync operation IMPORTANT You must perform your first HotSync operation with a local direct connection or with infrared communication rather than using a modem The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop software If you have not yet installed this software refer to Installing Palm Desktop software on page 11 for instructions To perform the first HotSync operation Insert your Acer
116. ation title tab at the top of the screen then tap Security in the Options menu e From within any application drag your pen diagonally across the writing area of the Graffiti screen from lower left to upper right to bring up the Command Bar Tap the padlock icon Tap the Current Privacy pick list Tap Hide Records Tap OK To hide all private records In Applications Launcher tap the Security icon From the Current Privacy pick list tap Hide Records Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Security screen with Hide Record selected Open one of the basic applications except Expense and Mail Records marked as private are not anymore displayed NOTE You can mask or hide records without assigning a password or you can assign a password if you want records to remain masked or hidden until a password is entered Assigning and editing passwords You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your Acer s10 Once you define a password you can change or delete it at any time You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it If you ve forgotten your password you can delete it Refer to Recovering from a forgotten password on page 43 To assign change or delete a password In Applications Launcher tap the Security icon Tap the Password box Enter a password either the one you want to assign or your current password if you want to change or delete i
117. ations wher and TreyResea Many develop Tap here Tap the bookmark entry you want to view 167 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 3 Tap the Go To button Tap here The screen reverts to Read Document mode with the location referred to by the selected bookmark s location moved to the first line of the screen To create a new bookmark 1 In Read Document mode place the cursor on the location you want the bookmark to refer to 2 Tap the Bookmark icon v Let s not forget that there are also Bookmark o Ba nl Tap here Di Y gt w 14 TIP You can also use the Add menu command under Note menu to add a bookmark 168 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader Tap New to display the New Bookmark screen et s not forget that there are also Let s not forget that there are also Bookmark Bookmark gt Tap here DQO DEDO 14 By default the first 20 characters including spaces on the first line of the selected bookmark location serves as the title for the new bookmark You can define a specific title by deleting the default title and entering a new one Tap OK When OK is tapped but no title is defined for the new bookmark the warning message below pops up H Modified BOFControlControl Cass D efinig Bopimark T New Bookmark Ga
118. back up your data then leave your handheld in the cradle to recharge the unit This will prevent accidental data loss If the battery drains to the point where your Acer s10 does not operate it stores your data safely for about a week In this case there is enough residual energy in the battery to store the data but not enough to turn on your handheld If your Acer s10 does not turn on when you press the power button you should recharge your unit immediately If your battery drains and you have the unit in an uncharged state for an extended period of time you can lose all the data stored in it There are no serviceable parts inside your Acer s10 so do not attempt to open the unit If you ever dispose of your Acer s10 please dispose it without damaging the environment Take your handheld to the nearest environmental recycling center Assigning security options Your Acer s10 includes a security application that lets you set options to protect entries from unauthorized users in a variety of ways The security application lets you viii Mask or hide entries you have defined as private The Mask option displays a gray bar over private records The Hide option completely hides private records Assign a password to viewing options to enhance security Assigning a password requires you to enter a password before private entries can be viewed Not assigning a password lets you view private entries when you Show Records
119. bled for infrared communication If it isn t there you need to install an infrared driver After you install the infrared driver or determine that the infrared driver is already installed check the ports used by your computer for infrared communication To check the ports used for infrared communication Click Start A in the Windows taskbar Choose Settings and then choose Control Panel Double click Infrared Click the Options tab Select Enable infrared communication Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show Options tab of Infrared Monitor screen 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 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 is the simulated port It is the channel through which the actual infrared communication takes place between your computer and your Acer s10 Deselect all other check boxes in the Options tab Click Apply Click OK Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and specify the simulated port used for infrared communication 259 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations IR HotSync operations BRWN 260 To configure HotSync Manager for infrare
120. buttons Check box Initiate a command when tapped Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens Indicates the status of the corresponding option A check mark in a check box indicates that the 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 1 Getting started Preparing to use your Acer s10 Pick list Displays a list of choices Tap the black inverted triangle next to the pick list name to display a list of choices and then tap an item in the list to select it Scroll bar Lets you move through long records Tap and hold down the scroll bar slider to scroll through pages tap the slider arrow at either end to move 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 Next previous arrows Tap to display the previous and next page of information Preparing to use your Acer s10 Before you begin using your Acer s10 perform first the following easy installation tasks e Connect the cradle to your Acer s10 and then to your computer e Charge your Acer s10 e Install the Palm Desktop software e Set up your Acer s10 Connecting the cradle The cradle that comes with your Acer s10 enables you to synchronize the information on your handheld with those in your Palm Desktop files using HotSync technology
121. ce screen tap the Quick Launcher pick list Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Personal Service screen with call out to Quick Launcher showing options Select None Quick Launcher settings revert to its default value that is to open Service Launcher every time the Service icon on the upper right corner of the Graffiti area is tapped 193 Working with your supplementary applications Using Service Launcher 194 6 Working with your PC end utilities Overview of PC end utilities 6 Working with your PC end utilities Your Acer s10 includes PC end utilities designed to complement the functions of your handheld applications e Palm Desktop Software e Voice Converter e eBook Converter This chapter is organized into two sections namely e Overview of PC end utilities e Using your PC end utilities Overview of PC end utilities This section will give you a brief description of each PC end utility Palm Desktop software The main complementing function of Palm Desktop software to your Acer s10 is its role in performing a HotSync operation so that information in your handheld and your computer remains synchronized with each other For more information on instaling Palm Desktop software in your computer refer to Installing Palm Desktop software on page 11 For more information on using your Palm Desktop software refer to its online help Refer to 11 Exchanging and updating data using
122. cell When you do this you also define whether the label is Fixed or Variable You can place only one x in the Row section columns 2 5 Determine whether the Columns will contain expense or date information and place an x in the appropriate cell When you do this you also define whether the label is Fixed or Variable You can place only one x in the Column section columns 6 9 Define the dimensions of the Section The dimensions of the Section appear in the green columns 10 13 Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Excel template Section dimension of Rows Represents the total number of rows in the Section excluding any header or total rows In other words this includes only the number of rows in the section where your Acer s10 data will be placed of Columns Represents the total number of columns in the Section excluding any header or total rows In other words this includes only the number of columns in the section where your Acer s10 data will be placed Start Row Refers to the number of the first row of the Section that will be filled with data from your Acer s10 Start Column Refers to the number of the first column of the Section that will be filled with data from your Acer s10 Define the Dates and Intervals The dates and intervals between dates appears in the light blue columns 14 17 311 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Programming the mapping tab
123. ciated with HotSync operations Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level Tap the Game Sound pick list and select the sound level NOTE The Game Sound setting typically works only with newer games that are programmed to respond to it Older games don t usually respond to this setting Setting the LED settings You can set alarms in Date Book and Clock to remind yourself of important appointments or events When you enable the LED settings your Acer s10 LED indicator flashes to notify you of alarms This is useful for situations where you want the Alarm Sound off but still be notified of alarms To set the LED settings e Tap the Alarm LED pick list and select On or Off Turning Beam Receive on and off You can choose to turn off the Beam Receive feature This prohibits anyone from beaming information to your Acer s10 It also results to a slight saving in battery power To change the Beam Receive feature e Tap the Beam Receive pick list and select On or Off For more information on Beaming refer to 10 Beaming information on page 249 For information on assigning different applications to your Acer s10 buttons refer to ShortCuts preferences on page 294 Network preferences The TCP IP software that is included in your Acer s10 s operating system lets you connect with remote Internet Service Providers ISPs or dial in remote access servers using applications that let you view the transmitted
124. ckup procedures refer to Using Backup on page 181 In addition your Acer s10 s versatile connector allows you easily attach and use peripheral hardware devices such as a modem a portable keyboard or a Global Positioning System GPS receiver Refer to Front panel on page 2 for the location of the versatile connector NOTE For information on how to install and operate your peripheral devices refer to the documentation that accompany each device Inserting and removing a Memory Stick To insert a Memory Stick 1 Hold your Acer s10 securely 2 Insert the Memory Stick into the Memory Stick slot 217 7 Using expansion features Switching between your Acer s10 internal memory and a Memory Stick Push the card into the slot using your finger until you feel the card lock and hear an audible system sound this will signal that the card is already properly seated within the slot To remove a Memory Stick Hold your Acer s10 securely Release the card from the slot by using your thumb to push against the top of the card as if you were pushing it further into the slot An audible system sound will signal that the card has been released Gently remove the card from the slot Switching between your Acer s10 internal memory and a Memory Stick When you use a Memory Stick Acer s10 creates and displays a new source category referring to the resident Memory Stick You can then easily switch between the applications stored
125. con to display the Message list screen m ail 5 Msgs 3 Unread w Inbox mary aol com Dinner Plans david palm com Meeting notes Gayle Stoltz Little brother Y connie wilsont Press Release michael 3corm IR Beaming Previously read 231 9 Managing your desktop email Viewing creating and replying to email Viewing creating and replying to email The Mail application lets you create email that your computer s application can send and view edit and reply to email received from your computer The first time you open the Mail application it displays the Message list screen Viewing email items The Message list displays a list of your incoming email items who sent them and the date they were received A check mark indicates that the emailhave already been read Email items in bold text indicates a high priority level To view email items e Tap an item in the Message list By default the Mail application shows only the From and Subject fields You can display complete information about the sender receiver and copied recipients as well as the subject and the date the email item was created Inbox Message 1of5 Recipient To johndoe aol com From mary aol com Subject T5ubj Dinner Plans Date 1 28 02 2 30 pm Header mode icons Sender Time and date sent John We are meeting at Dan and Leslie s place around 3 00 PM Don t forget to bring the birthday presen
126. ct names addresses phone numbers and other details in the Address Book so you can find them as soon as you need them Add your tasks to the To Do List prioritize them so you don t overlook them and assign them a due date Ensure that you don t lose any of this important information simply by synchronizing your data with the Palm Desktop software on your computer to create a backup copy System requirements To install and operate Palm Desktop software on Windows your computer system must meet the following requirements IBM compatible Pentium class computer Windows 98 Windows Millennium Edition Me or Windows 2000 For Windows 95 or Windows NT a Serial sync cable is required sold separately 32 MB RAM 64 MB recommended 30 MB available hard disk space Monitor displaying VGA resolution or better CD ROM drive Mouse One available USB or serial port 1 Getting started Acer s10 tour Acer s10 tour Front panel Your Acer s10 s front panel consists of the following 1 Power button As a power button pressing turns your Acer s10 on if it is Backlight control off and returns to the last screen that was displayed and LED indicator off if it is on As a backlight control activates the backlight to illuminate the screen in low light conditions 2 Stylus holder Secures the stylus in your Acer s10 To use the stylus remove it from its holder and hold it the same way you hold a pen or pencil
127. ct the type of connection Edit Connection a Name Standard Modem Connect to w Modem Dialing w TouchTone Volume w Low 5 In the Dialing pick list tap TouchTone or Rotary Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing 6 Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume for the modem Tap Details at the bottom of the screen Details Speed w 57 600 bps Flow Ctl w Automatic Init String aga 8 Tap the Speed pick list and select the maximum speed for your modem to communicate with your Acer s10 274 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Date amp Time preferences 10 11 BWN NOTE This setting does not control the speed at which your modem communicates with your telephone service Tap the Flow Control Flow Ctl pick list and select Automatic On or Off flow control for the modem connection If necessary edit the Init String text to change the modem setup string Tap OK through each screen until you are returned to the Connection Preferences screen Setting an Infrared to modem connection You can create a modem connection that enables IR HotSync through an IR enabled modem This modem would then dial a modem attached to your computer to perform the remote HotSync operation To create an Infrared to Modem connection In the Connection Preferences screen tap New Enter a name for this configuration Tap the Connect to pick list and
128. d access to your private records Refer to page 63 for procedures on how to make records private You can mask or hide private records When you mask private records a gray placeholder appears where the record would normally be displayed when you hide records they are not visible anywhere in the list To mask a private record From within any private record do one of the following to display the Change Security dialog box e In Applications Launcher tap the Security icon e From within an application tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen then tap Security in the Options menu e From within any application drag your pen diagonally across the writing area of the Graffiti screen from lower left to upper right to bring up the Command Bar Tap the padlock icon Tap the Current Privacy pick list Tap Mask Records Tap OK To mask all private records In Applications Launcher tap the Security icon From the Current Privacy pick list tap Mask Records ER M Current Privacy w Show Records Open one of the basic applications and view a record Records marked as private are masked with a gray bar 41 3 Managing your applications Security 42 To hide a private record From within any private record do one of the following to display the Change Security dialog box e In Applications Launcher tap the Security icon e From within an application tap the inverted applic
129. d communication Click the HotSync Manager icon Q in the Windows system tray and make sure Infrared is checked If you do not have an Infrared option on the HotSync Manager menu complete the following steps Make sure Local is checked on the menu Choose Setup Click the Local tab In the Serial Port drop down box select the the simulated port that your computer uses for infrared communication NOTE Refer to the documentation of your operating sytem for instructions on finding the simulated port This information is usually contained in the Control Panel Click OK The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared communication NOTE If your cradle is connected to a USB port you can continue using it while HotSync Manager is configured for infraded communication Performing an IR HotSync operation After you complete the steps to prepare for an IR HotSync operation it is easy to perform the actual operation To perform an IR HotSync operation In Applications Launcher tap the HotSync icon Tap Local Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC Handheld Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Side by side illustrations 1 Show HotSync Welcome screen with IR to a PC Handheld displayed in the pick list 2 Show HotSync Connecting with desktop screen Position the IR port of your Acer s10 within a couple of inches of the infrare
130. d enables you to begin a fresh calculation Clears the last number you entered Tap 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 Places the current number in memory Each new number you enter with the M button is added to the total stored in memory The number that you add can be either a calculated value or any number you enter by pressing the number buttons Tapping 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 total stored value from memory and inserts it in the current calculation Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory Calculates the square root of a number Enter a number then tap this button Toggles the current number between a negative and positive value If you want to enter a negative number enter the number first and then tap the button Displaying recent calculations The Recent Calculations command lets you review the last series of calculations and helps you confirm a chain of calculations To display recent calculations Tap the Menu icon g The Calculator menu bar appears 103 Working with your basic applications Using Calculator 104 Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Calculator menu bar Tap Options
131. d port of your computer Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation Returning to using the cradle for HotSync operations It s easy to return to using the cradle for HotSync operations 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation via modem NOTE If you are using the provided USB cradle you can continue using it while HotSync Manager is configured for infrared communication Use the following instructions to return to Local USB cradle HotSync operations only when needed such as when you have disconnected the cradle from the USB port To return to local USB cradle HotSync operations 1 If needed connect the cradle to the USB port on your computer used for HotSync operations Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray Select Local USB if it is not already checked Performing a HotSync operation via modem You can use a modem to synchronize your Acer s10 when you are away from your computer NOTE The first HotSync operation must be local using the cradle or via infrared communication After that you can perform a modem HotSync operation To perform a HotSync operation via modem you must complete the following steps e Connect a modem to your computer e Configure the Palm Desktop software for use with your modem e Connect a modem to your Acer s10 e Configure the Modem preferences on your Acer s10 for use with your modem Seri
132. data To use TCP IP you must first create a configuration in Connection Preferences and then create Network preference settings Then you connect to your ISP or dial in server 279 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences Network preferences let you set a password telephone number DNS number IP address as well as create a login script for remote connections You can use a preset service template for your ISP or dial in server and edit save and reuse settings Or you can create your own service template Preferences w Network w Service AT amp T WorldNet User Name Details Connect To set network preferences In the Network Preferences screen tap the Service pick list Tap the predefined service template you want to use Service templates are a set of ISP and dial in configuration settings that you can create save and reuse Preferences w Network Tap to display a list of service templates Details J Connect Tap the User Name field Only two lines appear onscreen but the field can contain multiple lines of text The user name identifies the name you use when you log into your ISP or dial in server Enter the user name that identifies you when logging in to your ISP or dial in server Do not enter spaces in your user name unless your dial in server accepts them Choose whether to use a password when logging onto your ISP or dial up servic
133. drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar In the text area write an F the shortcut for the Font command 3 Tap the font style you want 4 Tap OK Getting information on an application You can get information on any application by displaying its About box The About box displays the name and version number of the application To display the About box 1 Do one of the following e Tap the Menu icon 8 then tap Options e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen and then tap Options 2 In the Options menu tap About The text following the About command differs based on your location For example if you re in the Date Book the command is About Date Book if you are in the Address Book the command is About Address Book 65 Working with your basic applications Getting information on an application 66 Working with your basic applications Application specific tasks Application specific tasks This section explains how to do instructions specific for each task of your basic applications Using Date Book Date Book lets you conveniently manage your schedules and appointments or any other activities associated with a time and date Scheduling events An entry in the Date Book is called an event An event can refer to any activity that you associate with a particular day You can schedule the following types of events in Date Book e Ti
134. dress Book tap the Menu icon 8 open the Options menu and then tap Preferences e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the Address Book screen to display the menu bar select Options then tap Preferences Working with your basic applications Using Address Book e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar Draw an R the Graffiti shortcut for the Preferences command The Preferences screen appears Address Book Preferences O Remember last category List By Last Name First Name Company Last Name Choose an option to sort Address Book lists from the List By pick list Last Name First Name Address Book list is sorted alphabetically by an individual s last name and then first name Company Last Name Address Book list is sorted by the company name and then an individual s last name Tap OK Address Book menus Address Book menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Address Book has three menus Record Edit and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus 87 Working with your basic applications Using Address Book 88 Record menu The Record menu differs depending on whether you re displaying the menu bar from the Address list or from the Address View screen
135. during Partial Backup 3 Error message encountered in a Error message encountered in a Complete Backup process Partial Backup process You can later review these error messages using the Log feature of the Restore function Refer to To view backup error log on page 189 for more information Restore function The Restore function has two operating modes based on the type of backup data to be restored Complete Restore Enables you to restore backup data generated by a complete backup process to your Acer s10 s internal memory e Partial Restore Enables you to restore backup data generated by a partial backup process to your Acer s10 s internal memory NOTE During the restore process all application launch keys as well as the power button is disabled 185 Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup 186 To perform a complete restore On the Backup main screen tap Complete Restore to display the Complete Restore dialog box Backup Complete Restore i Please choose source from lt a Backup expansion memory Complete Backup Source w Complete Backup 1 Eco iag Backup Time 9 11 01 15 07 Sa Restore Device ID 10PK1S5E1ANPO Total Size 3 1M _Complete Restore Tap here You can tap the Tips icon O to view information on the Complete Restore function Complete Restore 3 Tap here Please choose source from Pi h cna expansion memory aura CHOOSE Cha DACRE
136. e e Converted Indicates that the source file has been successfully converted to mp3 format e Failed Indicates that an error occured during file conversion Voice Converter menus Voice Converter menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Voice Converter has four menus File View Action and Help See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus File menu EN View Actions Hel Add File Chita Remove File Ctrl R Remove All Exit Exit Closes Voice Converter View menu Weta Actions Y Toolbar v Status Bar Toolbar Check to show toolbar default To hide toolbar uncheck this option Status Bar Check to show status bar default To hide the status bar uncheck this option Action menu OS Help Convert 201 Working with your PC end utilities Using Voice Converter 202 Help menu Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Help drop down window and About box Help Topic Click to display the Voice Converter online guide About Voice Converter Displays version information for Voice Converter Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter Using eBook Converter mu A WU N With eBook Converter you can convert regular document files into Acer pdb format files that you can access from your Acer s10 using eBook Reader
137. e e To not be prompted for a password during log on tap the Password field Enter your password and tap OK Assigned appears in the field e To have your Acer s10 prompt you for the password during log on leave Prompt in the Password field and do not enter anything You should choose this option if you re concerned about security 280 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences Preferences MATT w Network Enter password Password Enter a password Password Tap here If you do not assign a Connection w Standard Modem password you Will ba arkad for one when you connect Phone Details Ji Connect Tap the Connection pick list and select one The list includes the configurations displayed in your Connection Preferences panel Refer to Connection preferences on page 272 Preferences Tap to display a list of connection configurations Cradle Cable Phonlip to a PC Handheld Details Edit Connections Tap the Phone Number field to display the Phone Setup dialog box Use this setting to define the telephone number you use to connect with your ISP or dial in server Enter the phone number you use to reach your ISP or dial in server Phone Setup Li Enter your ISP phone ees number O Dialprefix 3 O Disable call waiting O Use calling card If you need to enter a prefix or
138. e Select All Keyboard Graffiti Help New Ii Details If Show Options menu Record Edit IAC LLE TY Font vw F Phone Lookup L Security YH About To Do List New Details Ii Show About To Do List Shows version information for To Do List 97 Working with your basic applications Using To Do List 98 Application specific tasks Using Memo Pad Using Memo Pad Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in the Date Book Address Book or To Do List Creating memos A record in the Memo Pad is called a memo A memo can contain up to 4 000 characters The number of memos you can store is limited only by the memory available on your Acer s10 NOTE Your Acer s10 has an internal memory capacity of 16 MB When you create a new memo you can add information to it from the Address Book application such as a phone number or address using the Phone Lookup option Refer to Using Phone Lookup on page 60 To create a new memo 1 Press the Memo Pad button on the front panel of your Acer s10 to display the Memo list 2 Tap New Memo List Memo 6 of 6 w Unfiled 1 11 22 Meeting Minutes 2 Directions to Moscone Center 3 Plans for conference 4 Priorities on new project 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera TIP You can also create a new memo by beginning to write in the Graffiti writing area in the Me
139. e data in the Company field You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record For more information see Entering receipt details on page 106 Mail Use Lookup to access information in your Address Book Finding Address Book records You can look up Address Book records in two ways Use the scroll button on the front panel of your device Inthe Address list screen the scroll button moves up or down an entire screen of records Holding down the button will accelerate scrolling and display every third screen In Address view screen the scroll button moves to the previous or next address record Type the first few letters of a name in the Look Up line at the bottom of the Address screen Address List w All Abrams Liz Adams Ben Beckman Rachel Bertolli Marcus Bruce Jeremy Butler Richard Cain Cath Carpenter Joan 650 454 6121 408 772 1900 510 532 0746 213 422 1363 408 459 1279 516 626 1424 650 235 6222 212 395 6277 213 343 9801 301 933 6833 Look Up car anes Carter Melanie Chu Byron Conner Sandy 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 begins with those two letters For example writing a b scrolls to Bennet and writing br scrolls further to Bristol 59 Working with your basic applications Finding
140. e OK Restore Partial Backup 4 successful Tap OK to revert to the Backup main screen Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup Deleting a backup file from the Memory Stick To increase the size of available free space in the resident Memory Stick you have the option to delete backup files that you no longer need To delete a backup file from the resident Memory Stick In either the Complete Restore or Partial Restore dialog box tap the Source pick list to select the backup file you want to delete Tap Delete A confirmation dialog box appears Complete Restore 3 Please choose source from expansion memory a Backup Source T Complete Backup 1 gt Complete Backup 9 11 01 15 07 Tap here to select a Partial Backup Backup Time backup file to delete Device ID 10PK15E1ANPO Total Size 3 1M Delete Backup Delete Complete Backup 1 Tap here to delete selected backup file Tap OK Viewing backup error log You have the option to review error messages encountered during a complete or partial backup process To view backup error log In either the Complete Restore or Partial Restore dialog box tap the Source pick list to select a backup file with an error log you want to view Tap Log to display the Error Log screen Complete Restore a ERES O Please choose source from Complete Backup 1 expansion memory P y file name Source T Complete Backup 1
141. e date when audio file was recorded Name Displays the audio file s total playback time Time Displays the audio file size Tap OK to revert to Recorder main screen To rename an audio file Select the audio file you want to rename Tap the Rename button The Rename screen for the selected audio file appears The current filename is highlighted Recorder w Internal Recorder w Internal No Date Name Time No Date Name 02 01 02 0019 1 000 12 002 01 02 0019 1 000 12 03 01 02 0028 1 000 17 003 01 02 0028 1 000 17 04 01 02 0033 1 000 00 004 01 02 0033 1 000 00 DOS 01402 0034 1 000 08 DOS 01 02 0034 1 000 08 p 01 02 0038 1 006 01 02 0038 1 000 20 AA Rename Avaliable Time 015 03 Ie Tap here 153 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder 154 Enter a new filename The maximum length for a filename is 20 characters including blank spaces Tap OK to rename the file When a file on the active storage has the same filename as the one specified on the Rename screen the warning message below pops up a Tap OK to revert to the Rename screen with the original filename highlighted b Enter a different filename c Tap OK To delete an audio file Select the audio file you want to delete Tap the Delete button A confirmation dialog box appears Recorder w Internal Recorder w Internal No Date Name 01 02 0019
142. e defined Containing criteria and download all other email items during synchronization In general this filter downloads more email during synchronization because it blocks only one defined subset of email Retrieve Only Msgs To have Acer s10 include only the email items that meet the Containing defined criteria and ignore all other email items during synchronization This filter can block more email during synchronization because it downloads only one subset of email To define a filter string fill out the To From and Subject fields Truncate To stop long email items from downloading and then specify a number of characters between 250 and 8 000 the default is 4 000 Tap OK A lower Truncate value reduces the time to synchronize your computer s email and Mail less email storage space in your Acer s10 will also be used Messages longer than 8 000 characters will be truncated 245 9 Managing your desktop email Managing your email application with HotSync 246 HotSync Options i Tap to Truncate Options Li Settings for w Local HotSync select maximum Truncate message after A Send only length All messages will be syn chronized between the handheld and the remote 250 characters 500 characters 1000 characters 2000 characters email system w 4000 characters 6000 characters 8000 characters Tap here Tap OK Defining filter strings Acer 10 filters email items based on information in
143. e modified to reflect the required settings This list will vary depending on the software you have added to your Acer s10 Connection Types There are five basic types of connections you can choose from when configuring your preferences They are described here Standard Modem This connection type defines a connection between a modem attached to the versatile port of your Acer s10 and a modem Cradle Cable This connection type defines the direct cradle cable connection between your Acer s10 and your computer It is used when performing a local HotSync operation Your Acer s10 is connected by its versatile port to the cradle cable The cradle cable is attached by ts cable to a USB serial port on your computer IR to a PC Handheld This connection type defines a connection between the IR port of your Acer s10 and the infrared device of your computer or other devices IR to GSM Phone This connection type defines a connection between the IR port of your Acer s10 and an infrared enabled GSM mobile phone Serial to GSM Phone This connection type defines a connection between the versatile port of your Acer s10 and a GSM mobile phone using a special cable designed to match your phone 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Connection preferences Other possible connection types Modem via Cradle This connection type defines a connection between your Cable Acer s10 s versatile port and a modem for dialing in a modem that is par
144. e slider Tap on the volume bar e When the backlight is on press the up and down scroll buttons 156 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder Alarm reminder When an alarm event is activated during Playback mode a blinking indicator appears on the left corner of the title bar Alarm indicator Alarm indicator Alarm indicator during Alarm indicator during Recording mode Playback mode Stop first recording playback to be able to tap the alarm indicator Tapping the alarm indicator will open the Attention Manager s Reminder page Refer to Using the Reminder command buttons on page 223 Recorder menus Recorder menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Recorder has two menus Record and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Record menu 00011 Al D04 01 02 0033 1 000 00 DOS 01 02 0034 1 000 08 po 01 02 0036 1 000 12 O Avaliable Time 015 03 157 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder Options menu Options MS Mo Date Preferences P bol 01 02 About Recorder i 002 01 02 0019 1 000 12 003 0102 0028 1 000 17 E D04 01 02 0033 1 000 00 DOS 01 02 0034 1 000 08 006 01 02 0036 1 000 12 Avaliable Time 01503 Preferences Tap to display the Preferences scr
145. e templates The menus are shown here for your reference Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Network Preferences has three menus Service Edit and Options 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Service menu Edit Options New YN Delete YD y Duplicate L Details Connect Edit menu Service Zia Options Passwo Keyboard Graffiti Help Details Connect Options menu Options ViewLog YY Details Connect 291 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Owner preferences Owner preferences 292 3 4 5 The Owner Preferences screen let you record a name company name phone number or any other information you want to include on your Acer s10 If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your Acer s10 with a password information that you enter in the Owner Preferences screen appears the next time you turn on your handheld Preferences w Owner To change owner preferences on your Acer s10 In the Owner Preferences screen enter the text you want to associate with your Acer s10 If you enter more text than can fit on one screen a scroll bar appears at the right side of the screen NOTE If you have assigned a password to your devic
146. e using the Security application you must unlock the Owner Preferences screen to change the information on it To unlock the Owner Preferences screen Display the Owner Preferences screen Tap Unlock The Unlock Message dialog box appears Unlock Message Enter your current password to unlock the message Enter your current password the one you entered in the Security application Tap OK Edit the Owner Preferences text as desired 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Phone preferences Phone preferences u B WN Your Acer s10 can be connected to a GSM mobile phone to give you wireless access to email and the Internet Depending on the type and model of your phone your Acer s10 can communicate using the infrared port or a cable Here are a few guidelines e You must have digital services already activated on your phone e Your phoe must have a driver e Your phone must have an enabled infrared capability that complies with the IrDA standard or you must purchase a cable designed for your phone model Communicating with your mobile phone Once you have set up your wireless account you are ready to set up connection to your GSM mobile phone Your phone can then be used to connect to the Internet wirelessly similar to a modem In addition you can manage the data on your mobile phone using your Acer s10 These includes e Access and exchange phone book records between your Acer s10 and your mobile phone
147. e zone and Daylight Saving Time DST switch Digitizer Calibrate the screen of your Acer 10 Formats Set the country default and the formats for date times calendar and numbers General Set the auto shut off interval the Stay on in Cradle feature the system alarm and game sounds and the Beam Receive feature Network Configure your Acer s10 for use with a network Owner Assign your name phone number and other owner information to your Acer s10 Phone Select the connection type for your phone applications ShortCuts Define a list of Graffiti abbreviations Selecting the Preferences screen You set preferences to customize your device To open the Preferences screen do the following 1 Tap the Applications icon A 2 On the All or System screen tap the Prefs icon Screen shows the most recently accessed Preferences option 3 Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 269 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Buttons preferences Select the Preferences option you want to view Preferences w Set Date Buttons Connection Set Time Set Time Zone Daylight Saving ShortCuts Web Clipping Buttons preferences 270 Buttons preferences let you assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your Acer s10 and to the HotSync button on the cradle For example if you find that you seldom use the To Do List and often use Mail you can
148. ea on the screen to deselect the untimed event NOTE If you create a timed event and later want to make it an untimed event tap directly on the event time on the Date Book screen then tap No Time and tap OK Rescheduling events You reschedule events using the Details option in the Date Book You can also use the Details option to convert untimed events into timed events To reschedule an event Tap the event you want to reschedule Tap Details Working with your basic applications Using Date Book To change the time tap the Time box then select a new time To change the date tap the Date box then select a new date Tap OK 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 Repeating events include a birthday or a weekly photography lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same time of day Continuous events might include a business trip or a vacation To schedule a repeating or continuous event Tap the event Be sure to tap the event and not the time next to the event Typically a continuous event is an untimed event Tap Details Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box Change Repeat Li MA Doy Week Month Year Tap one of the above buttons to set a repeat interval Event Details i Tap the Repeat box Private O No Repeat Tap Day
149. ear meeting 5 00 No Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 3 o 1 TIP You can open the Set Time dialog box 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 4 Set the duration of the event in either of the following ways e Tap the time columns in the Set Time dialog box to set the Start Time then tap on the End Time time columns to set the End Time e Tap All Day if the event lasts all day The default hours of a standard business day are set by the user and may be changed using the Preferences command in the Date Book application See the section Changing the displayed Start and End Times on page 79 Start Time Tap to scroll to highlighted earlier hours Set Time Start Time 1 00 pro mi 8 gt Tap to change hours Tap to change minutes No Time 2 3 4 5 6 T ti 3 o 1 Tap to scroll to later hours 5 Tap OK 68 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book To schedule a timed event for another date Select the date you want in one of the following ways e Tap the desired day of the week 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 scroll arrows Dec 6 99 A IE BOGE 2 00 EBD Planning team meeting 10 00 11 00 12 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00
150. eceipt details Adding attendees names to an Expense i item Filling in the expense type automatically Changing the Expense List display 60 60 61 62 63 64 65 65 67 67 67 72 73 74 75 79 83 83 85 85 85 86 87 91 91 91 92 93 94 95 96 99 99 100 100 101 103 103 103 104 105 105 106 106 109 109 110 xiii Changing the currency and symbols display 110 Customizing currency symbols 2 2 2 2 ee 111 Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel 2 112 Using expense report templates 2 2 2 2 4 4 114 Expense MEN S ei acacia a a eer e e woe 1115 5 Working with your supplementary applications 117 Overview of supplementary applications 4 117 GlOGK ata eh A O A ee A ate ee i a M17 AUGIOBOX ciao man a hoe ela ee ge Boe ee be ey NS Recorder jn foe aoe Boe me A hoe Ae RR ee eR ee ee 120 eBook Reader an ee 121 Backups eo a wi ra St de thos eo eae ir mate ees 123 Service Launcher 0 2 ee ee ee ee 124 Using Clock i as weg hee eR ate ek me oe EE Rw eae ee 2 Cock ModE a a e apg seo ek ee ye a we eG ee we 2 City Clock Mode is ico aa a a te a 128 Big Clock mode 1 ee ee ee ee ee 137 Timermode a sesa ao om d pon ee 138 Clock MENU 22 a Bae A A ara a OR RA a TBD Using AudioBox aaor k aa ane a a aoe a 141 Using AudioBox
151. ection Using filters to control downloading You can create special filters to control the type of email items that you download to your Acer s10 during synchronization Special filters ignore or retrieve items that contain specific information in their header fields according to what you ve instructed your Acer s10 to look for in the To From and Subject fields To access the special filter screen Tap the Applications icon a and then tap the Mail icon o Tap the Options menu then select HotSync Operations 9 Managing your desktop email Managing your email application with HotSync 3 In the HotSync Options dialog box tap Filter To create the special filter settings 1 On the HotSyns Options dialog box choose from the following filter options Retrieve All High Priority If your email application can flag high priority items tap this option to retrieve these items and override any filter settings To define whether to ignore of receive and an email that meets filter settings tap the pick list on the middle of the screen HotSync Options Li HotSync Options Li Settings for w Local HotSync EM Retrieve All High Priority gt M Retrieve All High Priority Settings for w Local HotSync An Send onts MEE X Ignore Messages Containing Iqnore M ntaining Tap here From AAA l ARA AAA Tap here to select Filter option Options include Ignore Messages To have Acer s10 exclude email items that meet th
152. ed Time 2 sec Estimated time for the restore process to be completed When the restore process is completed a message window appears a Backup Complete Backup Partial Backup Restore OK Restore Complete Backup 1 successful 187 Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup 188 5 Tap OK to revert to the Backup main screen To perform a partial restore The procedure in performing a partial restore is similar to the complete restore process On the Backup main screen tap Partial Restore to display the Partial Restore dialog box Backup Partial Restore o Please choose source from a Backup expansion memory Complete Backup Source w Partial Backup 4 gt 3 Partial Backu Backup Time 9 11 01 15 32 Sn Restore Device ID 10PK15E1ANPO Total Size 7K CPi J here Tap the Source pick list to select the Partial Backup file to restore Elements in the Partial Restore screen are similar to those shown in the Complete Restore screen NOTE Only Partial Backup files copied from the same Acer s10 i e same device ID is displayed in the Source drop down window Tap OK to start the restore process Elements in the Partial Restore progress screen are similar to those shown in the Complete Restore progress screen When the restore process is completed a message window appears a Backup Complete Backup Partial Backup Restor
153. ed of scrolling when Auto Scroll mode is activated Speed options include every 5 10 15 20 25 30 3 5 40 and 45 seconds Default value is 10 e Show line from previous page Enabling default this option will scroll up the screen minus one line of text This means that the last line of the screen after scrolling is the same line that was at the top of the screen before scrolling About eBook Reader Shows version information for eBook Reader Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader Bookmark menu Options CATAS Note Add zN tisoften vel View L jatea function or variable without identifying hames these programming elements pre called anonymous You allude to them using references For example if you initialize foo using foo John gt 10 Karen gt 20 then foo becomes a reference to the anonymous hash You access the hash entries by dereferencing foo For ELE SD vs Note menu Note Add zZH tis often very useful td View V Inte or variable without identitying ames these programming elements pre called anonymous You allude to hem using references For example if se initialize foo using foo 4 John gt 10 Koren gt 20 then foo becomes a reference to the anonymous hash You access the hash entries by dereferencing foo For SAQO DS vis 179 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader
154. eding section 2 Tap O to start playing the track While in playback mode image changes to O and the LED indicator flashes red During playback tap O to pause playback Image changes to O Tap again to resume playback Q to go back to the previous active track on the playlist D to skip the next active track on the playlist e Shuffle to play the tracks in random order e Repeat to repeat playback of a selected track or the whole playlist Refer to Options menu on page 147 for more information e LCD off to turn off the LCD screen during playback NOTE When the LCD screen is off the four application buttons and the Graffiti area are disabled Tap anywhere on the AudioBox screen to turn the LCD screen back on To set the LCD off settings To save battery consumption it is advisable to turn off the LCD backlight during playback mode Follow the steps below to set the LCD off settings 1 Do one of the following to display the Preferences dialog box e Tap the Menu icon 8 open the Options menu and then tap Preferences e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen then tap Preferences in the Options menu e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar In the text area write an R the shortcut for the Preferences command 142 Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox 2 Tap the LCD off After
155. edit an email item saved as a draft In the Message screen tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Select Draft from the pick list Tap the email draft you want to display 239 9 Managing your desktop email Storing and editing email items LCI 2 Messages Message 1 of 2 ncarter aol com Lunch meeting Tap here to Subj Lunch meeting support isp com Re Welcome display folder list Hi Melanie Just wanted to confirm our lunch meeting for 12 30 on Thursday gt o 5 Tap Edit 6 Enter any changes 7 Choose from the following options e To resave the draft in the Draft folder tap the Menu icon 8 tap Message and tap Save Draft or tap Cancel and when prompted tap Yes e To transfer the item to your Outbox folder tap Send Filing an email item You can file email in your Acer s10 s Filed folder During a HotSync operation Acer s10 stores a backup copy of the Filed folder on your computer hard drive but does not automatically synchronize the contents of this folder with your computer s email application You can retrieve an email item from the Filed folder edit it send it save it as a draft or return it to the Filed folder To file an email item 1 In the Message list tap an email item to open it 2 Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Message and then tap File Tap No to save the email item in the Filed folder Tap Yes to file the item in the Filed folder and keep a copy in the Inbox
156. een Use this screen to define settings for the various Recording features NOTE Settings shown in the following screens are the default system settings There are two screen tabs Record and Other e Record YA Internal O Expansion Card Recording Quality MM Standard O High Hot Button M Press once to record Press again to stop O Press and hold to record Stop with release of button Record To Select storage category for recorded files There are two options Internal Stores recorded audio files in your Acer s10 s internal memory Expansion Card Stores recorded audio files in the resident Memory Stick Tap the Tips icon to display related information on the Record To options Hot Button Select recording procedure in using the Hot Button function There are two options Press once to record press again to stop Press and hold to record stop with release of button Tap Done to revert to the Record tab screen 158 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder i Record Other SortBy w File Name LED v Off Beep wv Off Sort by Select basis for viewing files in the audio file list There are two options Time Files are sorted based on the date they were recorded with the earliest recorded file on top of the list Filename Files are sorted alphabetically or numerically in an ascending order LED Select whether the LED
157. een tap Details New Message Message Details i Priority w Normal Bcc O Signature O0 Confirm Read O Confirm Delivery O Tap here Choose from the following options Priority Tap the pick list to display the Priority options There are three options High Normal and Low priority BCC Creates a blind carbon copy field in the New Message screen Signature Attaches a previously defined text at the end your email 9 Managing your desktop email Viewing creating and replying to email 4 Confirm Read Requests a confirmation telling you when the email item was read Confirm Delivery Requests a confirmation telling you when the email item was delivered NOTE The Priority and BCC setting must be set for each email item you create Tap OK If you selected the BCC option in the New Message screen tap the BCC field and enter an address New Message BCC field Creating a signature for your email item A signature refers to defining information such as your name address phone and fax numbers and any other text you want to include It is automatically added to the end of every email item you create The signature is visible only to the email recipient and does not appear in your email item To create a signature Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Options and then tap Preferences Tap the Signature text field and enter the text of your signature Preferences E Confirm deleted message
158. ell seated in the cradle e Confirm that your AC adapter is properly connected to the back of the cradle s power jack e Confirm that your AC adapter is plugged into an AC outlet that has power Password problems forgot the password and my Acer s10 is not locked First use the password hint to try and remember the password If this does not help or if you do not have a password hint you can use Security to delete the password but Acer s10 deletes all entries marked as private However if you 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 cradle or infrared communication 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 synchronize your data and restore the private records by transferring them from your computer to your Acer s10 forgot the password and my Acer s10 is locked 304 First use the password hint to try and remember the password If this does not help or if you do not have a password hint you must perform a hard reset to continue using your Acer s10 See Performing a hard reset on page vii for instructions 13 Frequently Asked Questions Technical support Technical support If after
159. ems O Record Completion Date O Show Due Dates Y Show Priorities O Show Categories Select an option from the Sort by pick list Sort items by priority first and then due date Priority Due Date Due Date Priority Category Priority Priority Category Tap OK To Do Preferences a Sort by LACASA ge Due Date Priority YA Shous Category Priority O Show Cotegory Due Date O Record Completion Date O Show Due Dates Y Show Priorities O Show Categories Sort items by due date first and then priority Sort items by category first and then priority Sort items by priority first and then category Displaying completed and due items You can have the To Do List display completed items and their completion dates as well as due items and their due dates To display completed and due items in the To Do List In the To Do List tap the Show button The To Do Preferences screen appears To Do Preferences a Sort by w Priority Due Date Y Show Completed Items O Show Only Due Items O Record Completion Date O Show Due Dates Show Priorities O Show Categories 95 Working with your basic applications Using To Do List 96 In the To Do Preferences screen tap any of the following settings to activate it Show Completed Items Show Only Due Items Record Completion Date Show Due Date Show Priorities Show Categories Tap OK To Do List menus Displays completed items in the To D
160. en you use the stylus to tap elements on your Acer s10 s touch sensitive screen Tapping is the basic action used to execute tasks on your Acer s10 The first time you start your Acer s10 setup instructions appear on the screen These instructions include a calibration screen Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your Acer s10 with its touch sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen your handheld can detect exactly which task you want to perform IMPORTANT Always use the point of the stylus for tapping or making strokes on your Acer s10 screen Do not use a pen pencil or any other sharp object to write on the screen 1 Getting started Opening applications With your Acer s10 turned on you can tap the touch sensitive screen to perform many operations such as the following e Open applications e Choose menu commands e Initiate a global Find operation e Select options in dialog boxes e Open the onscreen keyboards Just as you drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer you can drag the stylus to select text In addition you can use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll bar Calibrating your Acer s10 screen The first time you start your Acer s10 setup instructions appear onscreen These instructions include a calibration screen or Digitizer Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your Acer s10 with its touch sensitive screen so your handheld can detect the ta
161. endees screen e Inthe Graffiti writing area enter the names of individuals associated with an expense incurred e Tap Lookup to display all Address Book names that contain an entry in the Company field of the Address Book record Select the name you want to add and tap Add to add the name to the Attendees screen repeat the step to add more names Tap Done Attend Receipt Details Category w Unfiled Type w Lunch Payment w MasterCard Currency v Vendor Ri City Attendees COK Cancel Delete Note gf a Filling in the expense type automatically You can select an expense type merely by writing the first letter or letters of an expense type in the Graffiti writing area For example writing the letter T enters the Taxi expense type Writing T and then e enters Telephone which is the first expense type beginning with the letters Te To fill in the expense type automatically Tap the Menu icon E to display the Expense menu bar Tap Options 109 Working with your basic applications Using Expense Tap Preferences to display the Preferences dialog box Preferences i MM Use automatic fill when entering data Default Currency w Tap the Use Automatic Fill When Entering Data check box to select the option Tap OK Changing the Expense List display You can change the display of expenses including their sort order the mileage unit and the currency symbol using the Show O
162. ense categories Expense Report x Categories All Selected Categories Print Create Click to select categories Dates All Dates C End Date Specify a time period to print e Enter a date in the End Date field to define an end date for the expense report e Do not enter a date in the End Date field to specify all expense entries for the selected categories up to the date of the last HotSync operation Print or display the expense information choosing one of the following options e Click Print to display the expense report in the Print Preview window and then click Print in the Microsoft Excel window to print your expense report e Click Create to display a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing your expense data Your data appears in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet form You can enter 113 Working with your basic applications Using Expense information make formatting changes and save and print the file in the normal manner Using expense report templates Palm Desktop software includes several Expense report templates When you use one of these templates you can edit your expense data in Microsoft Excel The templates have the extension xlt and are stored in the template folder in the Palm Desktop directory on your computer To see what a template looks like before you use it open the template in Microsoft Excel For example the template Sample2 xIt looks like thi
163. entage value Percentage values increase in 10 increments Working with hyperlinks Hyperlinks embedded in your eBook let you jump from one location to another within the same eBook Text links appear with a dotted underline Appendix B Glossary CONTENTS Abstraction 172 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader To use hyperlinks Tap the text link location A then release to jump to the related location location B it refers to On the related location location B screen the Back icon I appears Tap this icon to revert to the location of the tapped link location A After you go back to the text link location screen location A the Back icon I is replaced by the Forward icon Tap this icon to revert to the related location location B referred to by the last used text link Appendix B Glossary CONTENTS Abstraction The principle of abstraction means that information can be accessed in a way that isolates how data is stored from how it is accessed and used See also Classes Encapsulation Inheritance and Polymorphism Appendix B Glossary CONTENTS Abstraction Location A before tapping text link Alternation JAVO q4 vw Location B after tapping text link Attaching a note to an eBook You have the option to create a descriptive note for your eBooks To attached a note to an eBook Open the eBo
164. enus Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader Options menu The Options menu differs depending on whether you re displaying the menu bar from the Book Manager screen or from Read Document mode ES Bookmark Note Large Line Space 1 Median Line Space Small Line Space ying ats Instant Translation o i ie gf Details ipea Book Manager Preferences nonymous hash You access the hash ntries by dereferencing foo For DEDO 1 7 Options menu in Options menu in Read Document mode Book Manager view Large Line Space Sets the line space between lines to four pixels Median Line Space Sets the line space between lines to three pixels Small Line Space Sets the line space between lines to two pixels Book Manager Display the Book Manager screen 177 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 178 Preferences Preferences Tap Action 1 2Page O Page O Line Autoscroll Page Speed Scroll down a page every w 10 seconds M Show line from previous page Opens the eBook Reader Preferences screen to define default Options settings for the active document Tap Action Defines the scrolling behavior after tapping the top bottom half of the screen Options include 1 2 Page Scrolls the screen up down half a page Page Scrolls the screen up down one page Line Scrolls the screen up down one line Auto Scroll Page Speed Defines the spe
165. ere onscreen to deselect the To Do List item TIP You can add a name address and phone number to a To Do List item using the Phone Lookup option For more information refer to Using Phone Lookup on page 60 Setting To Do List priorities You can set priorities for tasks in your To Do List according to their importance or urgency By default items are arranged by priority and due date on top of the list are priority 1 most important items Changing an item s priority may move its position in the list New To Do List items automatically have a priority level of 1 If you select another item first before creating a new item the item you create appears beneath the selected item with the same priority as the selected item Working with your basic applications Using To Do List 92 1 2 To set the priority of a To Do List item If priorities aren t visible in the To Do List tap the Show button at the bottom of the screen tap Show Priorities and tap OK Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do List item The drop down column of priority levels appears To Do List To Do List Tap here Tap to select priority gt Tap the Priority number that you want to set for the item with 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important Checking off a To Do List item You can check off a To Do List item to indicate that you ve completed it To check off a To Do List item
166. erences for your Acer s10 Network preferences 4 In the pick list tap any of the following commands to select them and then enter additional information if a field appears Log in Script Li Wait For Wait For Prompt Send Send CR Send User ID Send Password Wait For Instructs Acer s10 to wait for specific characters from the TCP IP server before executing the next command Wait for Prompt Detects a challenge response prompt coming from 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 Acer s10 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 which you are connecting Send User ID Transmits the User ID information entered in the User ID field of the Network Preferences screen Send Password Transmits the password entered in the Password field of the Network Preferences screen If you did not enter a password this command prompts you to enter one NOTE The Password command is usually followed by a Send CR command Delay Instructs Acer s10 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
167. ess Book records E 29 29 29 31 31 32 33 33 34 35 35 36 36 36 37 38 38 38 38 40 40 41 42 43 43 44 45 45 45 46 48 49 50 50 51 53 53 53 54 54 55 56 56 59 59 Using the Find option Using Phone Lookup Adding names to an Expense ed Sorting records Making records private Attaching notes Choosing fonts Getting information on an niapplication Application specific tasks Using Date Book Scheduling events Adding Address Book TOTE to an event Setting the alarm for an event Setting alarm options Changing the Date Book view Date Book menus Using Address Book Creating an Address Book nt Selecting different types of phone numba aiid addresses Duplicating an entry Editing Address Book entries Changing the Address Book display Address Book menus Using To Do List Creating To Do List items Setting To Do List priorities Checking off a To Do List item Changing To Do List items details Sorting To Do items Displaying completed and due ame To Do List menus Using Memo Pad Creating memos Reviewing memos Changing the order in which memos appear in ithe Mem B i Memo Pad menus Using Calculator Using the Calculator batons Displaying recent calculations Calculator menus Using Expense Creating an Expone it item y Changing the date of an Expense e Entering r
168. ess card that you can beam to other Palm OS handhelds launch Address Book Press the Address Book application button on the front panel of your Acer s10 Bertolli Marcus Bruce Jeremy Butler Richard Cain Cathy Carpenter Jean Carter Melanie l Add Cancel Address Book application button 650 454 6121 408 772 1900 213 422 1363 403 459 1279 408 459 1279 516 626 1424 650 235 6222 718 824 1548 y 212 395 6277 VY 213 343 9301 301 933 6833 TIP Press the Address Book button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have entries 4 Working with your basic applications To Do List To Do List To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do You can do the following in To Do List e Make a quick and convenient list of things to do e Assign a priority level to each task e Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do List items e Assign To Do List items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups e Sort your To Do List items either by due date priority level or category e Attach notes to individual To Do List items for a description or clarification of the task To launch To Do List e Press the To Do List application button on the front panel of your Acer s10 To Do List application button TIP Press the To Do List application button repeatedly to cycle through the ca
169. formation about your computer on your Acer s10 With this information your Acer s10 can locate your computer when you perform a HotSync operation over the network 265 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation via a network 266 10 11 12 To prepare your Acer s10 for a network HotSync operation In Applications Launcher tap the HotSync icon Tap the Menu icon B Tap Options then tap Modem Sync Prefs Tap Network Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed screen shot of Modem Sync Prefs Tap OK Tap Select Service Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed screen shot of tapping Select Service Tap Service and select a service Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed screen shot of tapping Service Tap Done Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Options then Conduit Setup In the Conduit Setup dialog box tap the check boxes to deselect the files and applications that you do not want to synchronize during a modem HotSync operation The default setting is to synchronize all files Tap OK Performing a HotSync operation via a network After you prepare your computer and your Acer s10 and select your Conduit Setup options you are ready to perform a network HotSync operation To perform a network HotSync operation e Tap the Modem HotSync icon to begin the operation Illustration suggestion
170. ftware are not transferred to your Acer s10 created an event in Date Book but it In the Week View you cannot select overlapping events that have doesn t appear in the Week View 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 entered the euro symbol but after a You must have fonts that include the euro symbol on your HotSync operation it doesn t appear in computer Check this web site for additional information my Palm Desktop software http www microsoft com windows euro asp HotSync problems cannot do a HotSync operation what e Make sure the cradle cable is connected securely should I check to make sure am doing it correctly On a Windows computer try these steps e Check the Windows system tray to make sure the HotSync Manager is running i e the HotSync Manager icon G is visible in the bottom right corner of the Windows system tray If it is not open Palm Desktop software e Make sure you selected Local USB or Local Serial as appropriate from the HotSync Manager menu e Ifyou are using the optional Serial sync cable 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 Serial sync cable did a HotSync operation but one of On a Windows computer click the HotSync Manager icon G and my applications did not synchroni
171. functions a a a ee ee ee ee 141 AudioBox playlist 2 a ee ee ee ee ee 144 Alarm reminder 2 2 ee ee ee ee ee 145 AudioBoxmenu ee ee ee 146 Using Recorder s d e sO a ee ee 149 Recorder Main Screen 2 1 1 ee ee ee 149 Audio recording function 2 1 1 ee eee ee eee 149 Audio playback function 2 a 1 6 1 we ee ee ee ee 155 Alarm reminder 2 2 2 ee ee ee 157 Recorder menus a 2 2 ee ee 157 Using eBook Reader ee ee ee 1661 Working on the Book Manager screen 2 2 2 2 161 Reading your eBook files ee ee 164 Working in Read Document mode 165 Working with bookmarks ee ee ee ee 167 Using the Jump To function 2 ee ee ee ee 172 Working with hyperlinks 2 ee eee ee ee ee 172 Attaching a note to an eBook 173 Working on Note Manager 174 eBook Reader menus 2 ee ee ee ee ee 176 Using Backup ao ene Da a ee ee 18 Backup function 2 2 1 ee 18 Restore function 2 e a e a a T a 185 Deleting a backup file from the Memory Stick ee 189 Viewing backup error log a 2 ee ee ee 189 Backup menu 2 2 ee ee ee 190 xiv Using Service Launcher 2 2 1 2 eee ee ee 19 Using Service Launcher wate
172. g default country The default country adjusts the time date and number formats as well as the starting day of the week To choose a default country 1 Tap the Preset To pick list 2 Tap a country name Setting time date week start and number display formats The Time setting defines the format for the time of the day The time format that you select appears in all applications in your Acer s10 To change the formatting of the time date week start and numbers 1 Tap the Time pick list and select a format where H is hour and M is minute Tap the Date pick list and select a format where D is day M is month and Y is year Tap the Week starts pick list and select whether you want the first day of the week to be Sunday or Monday NOTE This time date and week start settings controls the Day Week Month and Agenda views in Date Book and all other aspects of your Acer s10 that display a calendar 4 Tap the Numbers pick list and select formats for the decimal point and thousands separator 277 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 General preferences General preferences 278 The General Preferences screen enables you to set the Auto shut off interval the Stay on in Cradle feature sounds and volume and the Beam Receive feature Preferences w General Auto off After w 2 minutes Stay on in Cradle O System Sound w High Alarm Sound w High Alarm LED w On Game Sound w High Beam Receive w On
173. g the City field blank and duplicating a name in the current city list in editing details for a current city entry also apply when creating a new city entry To delete a city from the current city list Tap the city pick list to display the current city list Select Edit Cities on the bottom of the city list to display the Edit Cities main screen Tap the city entry you want to delete Tap Delete to display the Delete City dialog box City Details City Details City Mew a City Mew York GMT Offset GMT Offset am gt aa gt Delete City 4 DST DST Setting D Delete selected city Tap here 133 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock 5 Tap OK If the city deleted is one of the two current preselected cities in the City Clock main screen the deleted city will be replace by the local city defined in the system preferences settings Clock w City Clock 09 22 3 08 07 2001 A Tuesday 3 w New York DSi 09 22 PM 08 06 2001 w Local 10 22 AM 08 07 2001 Alarm setting City Clock enables you to set an alarm to remind your scheduled activities To set an alarm 1 On the City Clock main screen tap the Alarm icon a to display the Alarm Settings main screen Clock w City Clock Alarm Settings 09 26 AM DE Or 25g EGE 09f 20f 2001 A Volume w Medium Thursday Repeat w None w New York Jii Tap here 01 26 PM 09 20 2001 w Tokyo 02 26 AM 09 21 2001
174. g to a computer modem refer to Performing a HotSync operation via a network on page 264 5 Enter the telephone number to access the modem connected to your computer Phone Setup Li O Dialprefis ic O Disable call waiting 1170 O Use calling card 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 7 If the phone line you re using for your Acer s10 has Call Waiting select the Disable call waiting check box to 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 conduits for a modem HotSync operation The Conduit Setup dialog box on your Acer s10 lets you define which files applications or both on your handheld synchronize during a modem HotSync operation This is to minimize the time required to synchronize data with a modem To change the Conduit Setup settings for a modem HotSync operation 1 In the Applications Launcher tap the HotSync icon 263 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation via a network Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Options and then tap Conduit Setup In the Conduit Setup dialog box tap the check boxes to deselect the files and applications that
175. ge time zones If you re not sure what time zone you are in find out what time it is and select the time zone which shows the current time Do not use the Time Zone dialog to switch between daylight savings time and standard time Use the Daylight Savings pick list The screen closes and the dates you selected are displayed in the Date amp Time Preferences screen To set daylight saving time e Tap on the Daylight Saving pick list to toggle this feature on or off Digitizer preferences 276 The first time you start your Acer s10 setup instructions appear onscreen These instructions include a calibration screen or Digitizer Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your Acer s10 with its touch sensitive screen so your handheld can detect the task you want to perform when you tap an element on the screen You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset or if your digitizer drifts To calibrate your screen e Inthe Digitizer screen follow the onscreen instructions tapping the screen where indicated 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Formats preferences Formats preferences The Formats Preferences screen lets you choose a default country for your Acer s10 and also lets you set the display format for times dates and numbers Preferences w Formats Preset to w United States Time w HH MM amp 8 43 pm Date w MDY 1 4 00 Jan 4 2000 Weekstarts w Sunday Numbers w 1 000 00 Settin
176. ger to run If necessary you can adjust the local and modem HotSync settings as well To set the HotSync options 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon O in the Windows system tray Choose Setup Click the General tab and select one of the following options General Local Modem Network HotSync Manager Available only when the Palm Desktop is running C Manual you start the HotSync Manager yourself Always Available Default setting Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors the communication port for synchronization requests from your Acer s10 With this option the HotSync Manager synchronizes data even when Palm Desktop is not running 255 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Selecting HotSync setup options 5 6 256 Available Only When Palm Starts HotSync Manager and monitors requests Desktop software is automatically when you open Palm Desktop software running Manual Monitors requests only when you select HotSync Manager from the Start menu If you re not sure which option to use keep the default setting If you are using a Serial sync cable click the Local tab to display the settings for the connection between your computer and the Serial sync cable NOTE If you are using a USB cradle you do not need to use the settings on the Local tab for a direct HotSync operation General Local Modem Network Serial Port z Speed
177. get your password you can delete the forgotten password from your Acer s10 Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as Private IMPORTANT If you synchronize your Acer s10 with your computer before deleting a forgotten password Acer s10 restores private entries the next time you perform a HotSync operation but does not restore the forgotten password To delete a forgotten password From the Applications Launcher pick list tap Security From the Security dialog box tap Forgotten Password Tap Yes to delete the forgotten password 3 Managing your applications Security 44 Displaying private records Using the security application you can also display private records that have been previously masked or hidden NOTE If you have assigned a password to your device you must enter it before private records are displayed Refer to Assigning security options on page viii To unmask individual records Tap a masked record If you do not have a password a masked record becomes visible If you have a password the Show Private Records dialog box appears Go to step 2 Enter your password Tap OK To display private records Do one of the following to display the Change Security dialog box e In Applications Launcher tap the Security icon e From within an application tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen then tap Security in the Options menu e From w
178. he onscreen keyboard 1 Open any application such as the Address Book Tap any record or tap New 3 Choose one of the following to display the alphabetic or numeric keyboard e Tap eS on the Graffiti writing area to display the alphabetic keyboard e Tap Ye on the Graffiti writing area to display the numeric keyboard 31 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Using an external keyboard Tap here for Tap here for alphabetic numeric keyboard keyboard TIP To select either keyboard tap the Menu icon and then tap Edit Tap Keyboard and then select an option 4 Tap the desired characters or numbers Alphabetic Caps Lock Caps Shift Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard Numeric International shift space J lel Int Tap here to display Tap here to display numeric keyboard international keyboard 5 Tap Done to enter the text or numbers Using an external keyboard You can connect an external keyboard to the versatile connector of your Acer s10 so you can type data directly into your handheld External keyboards are very useful for typing large amounts of data quickly and accurately while you are away from your computer Refer to the documentation that came with your external keyboard You can also key in information on your computer keyboard while using Palm Desktop software or any supported personal information manager PIM installed that is compatible with your Acer
179. her category Service Launcher will no longer include the application in the Personal Service screen When no dedicated Personal Service application is found the dialog box below appears 191 Working with your supplementary applications Using Service Launcher Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Welcome page of Personal Service screen Using the Quick Launcher function By default tapping the Service icon on the upper right corner of the Graffiti area will launch Service Launcher displaying the Personal Service screen However you can choose to reassign this icon to launch a specific dedicated Personal Service application Using the Quick Launcher function you can set which dedicated Personal Service application to launch whenever the Service icon on the upper right corner of the Graffiti area is tapped To define Quick Launcher settings 1 On the Personal Service screen tap the Quick Launcher pick list to display the applications categorized under the Service category Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Personal Service screen with call out to Quick Launcher with options 2 Select an application The selected application will now be launch every time you tap the Service icon on the upper right corner of the Graffiti area 192 Working with your supplementary applications Using Service Launcher To disable Quick Launcher function On the Personal Servi
180. here Enter the name for the new category Tap OK Tap OK to exit the Edit Categories dialog box To rename a category Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Tap Edit Categories Select the category you want to rename Tap Rename Enter the new name for the category Edit Categories Li Edit Categories 8 Business Personal QuickList Edit Categories Enter a new category name QuickList Tap here Tap OK Tap OK to exit the Edit Categories dialog box TIP You can move records from multiple categories into a single category by renaming all discrete categories with a single category name For example if you rename the Personal Category to Business all records formerly associated with the Personal category will now appear under the Business category Working with your basic applications Finding records Finding records Acer s10 lets you find information in several ways All internal applications Find locates a specified text starting with the current application NOTE Find does not search through applications stored in a resident expansion card Date Book To Do List and Memo Pad Use Phone Lookup to display the Address list screen and add the information from this list to a record Address Book Enter the first letters of a name in the Look Up line to immediately scroll to that name Expense Use Lookup to display the names in your Address Book that hav
181. his you create and place in the same ie this you create and place in the same Bookmark Let s not forge Let s not worr or external co Programming situations wher and TreyResea Many develop loyee Ro Tap here Bookmark Let s not forge Let s not worr or external co Programming Bookmark D Do you really want to delete all bookmarks 171 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader Using the Jump To function Another navigation tool provided by eBook Reader is the Jump To function To use the Jump To function 1 In Read Document mode tap the percentage value pick list to display the Jump To options this you create and place in the same folder as the msdev exe file a file named usertype dat This is an ASCII text file that contains all the Top gt that should be highlighted pla MILES keyword on each line When wi 20 Studio starts up it will load thi 30 Therefore when you make a 40 to this file you must restart ee Studio to see your changes I s 70 included a copy of a usertype ony on this book s companion CD tll agg DeOD O Bottom Tap here 2 Select a Jump To option Top The screen will jump to the first line of the document Bottom The screen will jump to the last line of the document Percentage values The screen will jump to the location corresponding to selected perc
182. ication to a button you can still select the original application using the Applications Launcher Changes made in the Buttons Preferences screen or HotSync Buttons dialog box take effect immediately Refer to ShortCuts preferences on page 294 for instructions on how to change Button preferences removing applications To further customized your Acer s10 to your personal requirements you have the option to install additional applications called add on applications using the Install Tool during a HotSync operation In the event that you need to more memory or decide that you no longer need a particular application you could also remove applications stored in your Acer s10 s RAM memory NOTE Applications stored in your Acer s10 s Flash Memory cannot be removed To install add on applications on your Acer s10 From your computer desktop copy or download the applications you want to install into the Add on folder in your Palm Desktop directory 3 Managing your applications Installing and removing applications NOTE If the application is compressed for example as a zip file decompress the application into the Add on folder before continuing Double click the Palm Desktop icon on your computer desktop to display the Palm Desktop window Palm Desktop _ x File Edit View Tools HotSync Help BS feel a 5 e T User Arthur Manzi z Wednesday July 24 2002 al 2002 Ae Dete mn QU Jul Aug ep
183. icon of the application you want to open If you have many applications installed on your Acer s10 tap the scroll bar to see all the available applications e Press an application button on the front panel to display the selected application immediately Switching between applications Choose from the following options e Tap the Applications icon A and then tap the icon of the application you want to switch to e Press an application button on the front panel of your Acer s10 Acer s10 automatically saves your work in the current application and displays it when you return to that application Categorizing applications The category feature enables you to manage the number of application icons that appear in the Applications Launcher s screen You can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or all your applications NOTE When you have a Memory Stick properly seated in the Memory Stick slot the last item in the category pick list is Expansion Card You cannot otherwise categorize applications stored in the expansion card To categorize an application Tap the Menu icon 8 From the App menu tap Category Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Category screen Tap Done To create a new category On the Category screen tap Edit Categories from the pick list Tap New The New category screen ap
184. ide of the Graffiti writing area ae Graffiti navigation strokes Graffiti writing includes additional strokes for navigating within text or fields in your applications Command Stroke Move cursor right Move cursor left _ e Previous field Address Book only Next Field Address Book only V Open Address Record Ye Address Book only Using Graffiti ShortCuts Graffiti ShortCuts let you quickly and easily enter commonly used words or phrases ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors 29 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti 30 N on A W Graffiti writing comes with several predefined ShortCuts You can also create your own for any words letters or numbers You can create ShortCuts of up to 45 character using the ShortCut preferences For detailed instructions on how to create a ShortCut refer to ShortCuts preferences on page 294 Predefined Graffiti ShortCuts Acer s10 includes the following predefined Graffiti ShortCuts for common entries Entry ShortCut Date stamp ds Time stamp ts Date time stamp dts Meeting me Breakfast br Lunch lu Dinner di To use a ShortCut Draw the ShortCut stroke followed by the ShortCut character s When you draw the ShortCut stroke the ShortCut symbol appears at the insertion point ShortCut Q To edit a ShortCut
185. ime setting 275 time bars 77 81 tips displaying 20 To Do List changing display 95 changing due dates 94 changing priorities 94 checking off items 92 creating items 91 menus 96 overview 48 private entries 94 recording completion date 96 setting priorities 91 sorting items 94 truncating email 245 V Voice Converter opening 196 W Week view 75 320
186. in your Acer s10 internal memory and on the Memory Stick To switch source category to Memory Stick In Applications Launcher tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Tap the item referring to the resident Memory Stick The contents of the resident Memory Stick will be displayed on the Applications Launcher screen NOTE Name for the source category referring to the resident Memory Stick is user configurable Refer to Renaming a card on page 221 for more information Copying applications to a Memory Stick 218 A WwW N You can copy applications from your Acer s10 to your Memory Stick and vice versa To copy an application In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon Eto display the menu bar Tap Copy to display the Copy screen Select the source and the destination using the From and the Copy To pick lists Select the application and then tap Copy The application is copied to the selected destination 7 Using expansion features Deleting applications from a Memory Stick Copy To Y Handheld From BMy Card Bubblet 23K Copying Clock to Handheld NOTE Some applications and databases are copy protected and cannot be copied These are listed with a lock icon next to them Deleting applications from a Memory Stick To delete an application from a Memory Stick In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon Eto display the menu bar Tap Delete to display the Delete screen Tap the ap
187. indicator will flash red or or not during Recording Playback mode There are two options On and Off Beep Select whether a beep will be sounded or not prior to Recording mode activated via Hot button There are two options On and Off Tap the Tips icon to display related information on the Record To and Recording Quality options LED If On the LED keeps blinking during recording Beep If On it will beep when it starts recording Tap Done to revert to the Other tab screen About Recorder Shows version information for Recorder 159 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder 160 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader Using eBook Reader eBook Reader enables you to read your eBooks Acer eBook format with a few quick taps on your Acer s10 eBook Reader can detect eBook files stored in your Acer s10 s internal memory Morina Memory Stick a Use eBook Converter to convert your regular document files into Acer eBook format pdb file format See Using eBook Converter on page 203 for more information Working on the Book Manager screen Book Manager is the default opening screen when eBook Reader is launched NOTE If in a previous eBook Reader session you close the application from the Read Document mode relaunching eBook Reader will display that Read Document page rather then the Book Manager screen While in the Book Manager screen you can catego
188. ingle file in the source file list e Click and drag Selects sequential files in the source filelist e Shift Left click Selects sequential files in the source file list e Ctrl Left click Selects non sequential files in the source file list e Left click on an empty area Deselects all selected file s To create a new list file e Click the New icon Es A new list file appears If there is an open unsaved list file a dialog box prompting the open list file to be save appears Click Yes to save the open unsaved list file otherwise click No To return to the open unsaved list file click Cancel To open an existing list file Click the Open icon to display the Open window Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Open window If there is an open unsaved list file the same dialog box as above appears Define the source path of the list file you want to open Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter Select the list file you want to open Do one of the following e Click the Open button e Double click the selected list file To save a list file e Click the Save icon kl To use the Save As menu command Click the File menu Select Save As The Save As window appears Define the destination folder where the list file will be save Specify a filename for the list file Click the Save button If an existing list file in the destination folder has the same fi
189. insertion point onscreen As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen you can begin the stroke for the next character you want to write Graffiti writing automatically capitalizes the first letter of a new record or sentence To write additional capital letters you must first write the Caps Shift stroke to shift to 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti Caps Lock mode just as you press the Shift key on a keyboard and then write the desired character stroke Caps Shift t Caps Shift NOTE When Caps Shift is active an Up arrow appears in the lower right corner of your Acer s10 screen To write capital letters 1 Choose from the following options e To enter a single capital letter write the Caps Shift stroke Then write the character stroke e To enter all capital letters Caps Lock write the Caps Lock stroke as shown below All subsequent letters are capitalized Caps Lock 2 To return to lowercase or release the Caps Lock draw the Caps Shift stroke again Caps Lock The Graffiti numbers Draw Graffiti numbers using the following strokes 1 26 z O SS 1 6 E Z 7 i 000 4 Tie 9 G To write Graffiti numbers Tap the screen where you want to write numbers 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using Graffiti Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show cu
190. ions to display the menu drop down window then tap Preferences In the Preferences dialog box tap Remember Last Category Tap OK Each time you return to the Applications Launcher the last category of applications you selected is displayed NOTE If you do not select the Remember Last Category option all applications are displayed when you select the Applications Launcher 37 3 Managing your applications Setting preferences for applications Setting preferences for applications U A W N Installing and 38 You can set preferences for individual applications in the Preferences dialog box This will allow you to customized your applications to fit your work methods NOTE Not all applications have preference settings To set preferences for an application Open an application Tap the Menu icon 8 From the Options menu select Preferences Enter the desired preference settings Tap OK Assigning applications to buttons Buttons preferences let you assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your Acer s10 and to the HotSync button on the cradle For example if you find that you seldom use the To Do List and often use Expense you can assign the To Do List button to start the Expense application You can also use the Buttons preferences to determine whether the full screen pen stroke activates the Graffiti Help application or one of your Acer s10 controls If you assign a different appl
191. ist A confirmation dialog box appears Playlist Edit No Name 10th_ed natsu n 03 57 1ST_ED 04 24 AOS 2nd_ed Meikyuu 04 01 3RD ED Delete AudioBox D Delete Selected File Tap OK Alarm reminder When an alarm event is activated during playback mode a blinking indicator appears on the left corner of the title bar Alarm indicator ar w Track Normal Playlist gt gt 145 Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox 146 Stop first track playback to be able to tap the alarm indicator Tapping the alarm indicator will open the Attention Manager s Reminder page Refer to Using the Reminder command buttons on page 223 AudioBox menu The AudioBox menu shown here is for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual AudioBox has only one menu Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox Options menu 7 Preferences R About AudioBox LCD off 005 4th_ed Kimi ga 00 00 04 18 SO00 a c Normal Playlist Preferences Preferences LCD off After LENA 1 minute Repeatedly notes Sleep setting w Off LCD off after Sets the preset time afterwhich the LCD screen will automatically turn off during playback mode
192. ither through your Acer s10 s built in speaker or through an earphone included in the package contents you connect to the earphone jack found on of your handheld NOTE You cannot use the both the earphone jack and the internal speaker at the same time Using one will disable the other Refer to page 4 for the location of your Acer s10 s earphone jack and to page 2 for the location of the internal speaker To start audio playback Select the audio file you want to play Tap the Play icon The Playback status screen appears In the Playback screen the following information is displayed Audio file list number oO Audio filename Current playback time Total playback time 155 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder NOTE During Playback mode the application buttons the scroll buttons and the Graffiti area are disabled the LED indicator flashes red During playback tap e Oto pause playback Image changes to O Tap this to resume playback e Oto play the previous audio file in the audio file list Icon is disabled when current file is the first file on the audio file list e Dto play the next audio file in the audio file list Icon is disabled when current file is the last file on the audio file list e to stop playback and revert to the Recorder main screen To adjust volume Do one of the following e Tap on the volume bar e Drag the volume slider Drag the volum
193. ithin any application drag your pen diagonally across the writing area of the Graffiti screen from lower left to upper right to bring up the Command Bar Tap the padlock icon From the Current Privacy pick list tap Show Records Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show Change Security dialog box with Show Records option selected If you do not have a password masked and hidden records become visible If you have a password the Show Private Records dialog box appears Go to step 3 Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show Pri vate Records dialog box Enter your password Tap OK 4 Working with your basic applications Overview of basic applications 4 Working with your basic applications Your Acer s10 includes the following basic applications e Date Book e Address Book e To Do List e Memo Pad e Calculator e Expense e Mail This chapter is organized into three sections namely e Overview of basic applications e Common application tasks e Application specific tasks Overview of basic applications This section will give you a brief description of each basic application and explains how to launch it Date Book Date Book lets you conveniently manage your schedules and appointments or any other activities associated with a time and date You can do the following in Date Book e Schedule events e Display your schedule in different ways by Day Week Month
194. iting 23 guide v H handheld customizing 269 help v HotSync button preferences 270 conduits 263 controlling email 243 customizing applications 257 File Link 267 IR HotSync operations 258 simulated port 259 setting up 255 setting up Mail options 230 synchronizing email 231 user profile 253 HotSync operations initializing 253 via modem 261 via network 264 importing data 33 insistent alarms 223 Intellisync Lite 14 300 interface elements 7 IP addresses setting 285 K keyboard computer 32 onscreen 31 317 L locking device 43 login script 287 M Mail menus 247 overview 51 Mail application opening 52 231 turning off 231 Mail list 232 Memo List 100 Memo Pad menus 101 opening 49 overview 49 121 memos creating 99 reviewing 100 sorting 100 menus choosing commands 18 using 7 Microsoft Excel editing expense data 114 transferring expenses to 113 mobile phone see Phone modem HotSync conduits 263 preparing for HotSync 262 Month view 77 81 N network preferences 279 service templates 283 Network Log 290 non ASCII characters in login scripts 289 notes using 64 O opening applications 17 P Palm Desktop opening 195 password recovering 43 PC end utilities 195 eBook Converter overview 196 Palm Desktop software overview 195 Voice Converter overview 196 personalizing device 292 phone communicating with 293 connection to device 272 preferences 294 phone numbers displaying
195. ity The first number frame represents the hour value from 1 to 12 The second number frame represents the minute value Tap the individual frame then use the control to set the values Options include 00 15 30 and 45 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock DST Tap the check box to apply DST information if available to the selected city DST Setting Defines the start and end points for the DST setting 1 Tap DST Setting to display the Set DST screen Set DST DST Start w ist w Sunday of w April DST End last w Sunday of w October 2 Tap the pick lists to define DST values Options include e Day order Options include 1 default 24 3 4 and last Day Options include Sunday default Monday Saturday e Month Options include January default February December 3 Tap OK Tap OK on the City Details screen to apply the set city values When OK is tapped but the City field remains blank a warning message pops up City Details City GMT Offset Warning A Please input name of city The field can not be blank a Tap OK on the warning window to revert to the City Details main screen b On the City Details main screen enter a different name then tap OK 131 Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock c Tap OK on the Edit Cities main screen Once changes are applied the city list is automatically upd
196. ke organizing work related information and synchronizing it with your personal activities a time efficient task We hope you enjoy using your Acer s10 as much as we enjoyed creating it for you Your guides To help you use your Acer s10 we have designed a set of guides First off the Just for Starters poster helps you get started with setting up your Acer s10 This online Acer s10 handheld Manual introduces you to the many ways your Acer s10 can help you organize and manage both business and personal information so as to make your everyday activities a more productive and satisfying experience This Manual provides clear and comprehensive information about your Acer s10 so read it thoroughly The handy Acer s10 handheld Quick guide useful for taking a quick reference glance on your handheld s basic functionalities Keep it in your desktop or in your backpack for easy access A Graffiti pocket reference card to remind you of the standard writing strokes of this powerful writing software For more information about our products services and support information please visit our web site at http www acer com Package contents Your Acer s10 comes packed in a carton box Carefully unpack the box and remove the contents If any of the following items are missing or damaged contact your dealer immediately e Acer s10 handheld e Just for Starters e Cover e Acer s10 handheld Quick guide e Stylus e Graffiti pocket reference e C
197. ked up on your computer when you perform a HotSync operation For more information on how to use ShortCuts refer to Using Graffiti ShortCuts on page 29 Preferences w Shortcuts br Breakfast di Dinner ds Date Stamp dts Date and Time Stamp lu Lunch me Meeting ts Time Stamp New Edit Delete 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 ShortCuts preferences To create a ShortCut In the the ShortCut Preferences screen tap New to display the ShortCut Entry screen Preferences ShortCut Entry a ShortCut Name ShortCut Text In the ShortCut Name line enter the letter s you want to use to activate the ShortCut In the ShortCut Text line enter the text that will appear when you write the ShortCut character s You can add a space character after the last word in your ShortCut text so that a space automatically follows the ShortCut text Tap OK 295 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 ShortCuts preferences 296 13 Frequently Asked Questions Software installation problems 13 Frequently Asked Questions If you encounter a problem with your Acer s10 do not call Technical Support until you have reviewed the following list of frequently asked questions and you have also reviewed the following e The README file located in the folder where you installed the Palm Desktop software on your Windows computer e The Helpnote folder located in the fo
198. kup Or use the Graffiti Command stroke L 4 In the Lookup dialog box enter the first letter of the entry you want to scroll to the first entry that begins with that letter Enter additional letters to have the list scroll to the first entry that starts with those letters To Lookup mecarter aol com Adams Ben ben_adams netcom com Butler Richard buttons pipeline com Carter Melanie mearter aol com Chu Byron chuman aol com Technical Support support palm com Look Up Tap Lookup 5 Tap an address to select it then tap Add 235 9 Managing your desktop email Viewing creating and replying to email 236 To Lookup Adams Ben ben_adams netcom com Butler Richard buttons pipeline com Carter Melanie mearter aol com Chu Byron chuman aol com Technical Support support palm com Tap to select Add Cancel Tap here to enter address in field Tap Done to return to the New Message screen Adding details to email items Before you send your email item you can add additional information to the message if your computer s email application supports the feature For example you can specify the message s priority create a blind carbon copy add a signature or confirm that the message was delivered or read Your Acer s10 cannot attach an email item details or attributes that your computer s email application doesn t support To add details to an email item In the New Message scr
199. lar document files into Acer eBook format See Using eBook Converter on page 203 for more information BottomLine With eBook Reader a quick review for a business presentation or a leisurely browsing of a favorite literary piece can easily be done with a few quick taps on your Acer s10 You can do the following in eBook Reader e Read your eBooks whenever and wherever you need them e Use bookmarks internal hyperlinks and the Jump To feature to easily navigate through your eBooks e Select a font style in viewing your eBooks e Assign eBooks to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups To launch eBook Reader 1 If your eBook is stored in a Memory Stick first insert the card into your Acer s10 s Memory Stick slot Refer to To insert a Memory Stick on page 217 for instructions 121 5 Working with your supplementary applications eBook Reader 122 In the Utilities screen of Applications Launcher tap the eBook Reader icon i The Book Manager screens appears eBook Reader 4 lt hapter_00 AChapter_01 E Chapter_02 4 Chapter_03 Jchapter_08 J chapter_09 chapter_10 chapter_11 chapter_12 I chapter_13 D Book Manager lists the filenames of the available eBooks O indicates that the eBook is stored in your Acer s10 s internal memory indicates that the eBook is stored in the resident Memory Stick NOTE The first time you successfully open the Book Ma
200. lay Time display for two preselected cities 128 09 26 25 Clock w City Clock 09 20 2001 Thursday a w New York sI 01 26 PM 09 20 2001 w Tokyo 02 26 AM 09 21 2001 Alarm setting Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock Time display is in hh mm ss format There are two display modes 12H AM PM which is the default mode and 24H Date display for the local city is shown in mm dd yyyy format The current weekday is also shown An active alarm icon a indicates that an alarm reminder has been previously set Refer to Alarm setting on page 134 for more information Local time display Time and date display for the local city is based on current system setting Time display for selected cities The time display for two preselected cities is a useful function for the global entrepreneur whose business dealings require coordination with associates in other parts of the globe Members of the globetrotting traveller will also find this City Clock feature quite handy in synchronizing their schedule to the local time of their destination city By default time display for New York and Tokyo is activated You can select a different city to display edit the details of a current city entry and add a new city to the current city list To change the preselected city display Tap the city pick list to display the available city options Tap the city you want to display the time for Clock w
201. lder where you installed the Palm Desktop software on your Windows computer e The Palm Desktop online Help e The most recent Acer s10 help on your regional Acer web site If you are still having problems contact your local dealer or distributor You may also access the Acer web site at http www acer com for information on how and where to contact the service centers available in your area NOTE Thousands of third party add on applications have been written for the 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 Software installation problems cannot install the Palm Desktop Try the following software on my Windows computer 1 Disable any virus scanning software on your computer 2 Press Ctrl Alt Delete and end all tasks except Systray and Explorer NOTE If a dialog box with buttons appears instead of a list of tasks click the Task List button and then end all tasks except Systray and Explorer 3 Make sure your computer has at least 30 MB of disk space available Delete all temporary files 5 Run ScanDisk on your computer 6 Reinstall Palm Desktop software A 297 13 Frequently Asked Questions Operating problems Operating problems don t see anything on my Acer s10 Try each of these in turn screen e P
202. le 312 12 13 14 15 16 17 Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Dates and Intervals In the Date cell enter the row or column number where all the date information will be placed In the Dates cell enter the number of blank columns or rows separating the date fields If there are no blank columns or rows between date entries leave this number set to zero In the Start Day cell enter the day of the week that starts the expense reporting period Enter a three character abbreviation for the day e g Sun Mon Tue In the Day cell enter the row or column number where all the day information will be placed If the dates are in a row enter the row number If the dates are in a column enter the column number Determine whether the Section is in list format This setting appears in the light purple columns 18 19 Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed list for mat If the Section will present the data in a list format enter the word yes Otherwise enter the word no Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Only if your section is in list format In the Expense Type cell enter the number of the row or column where the expense description will be placed Expense amounts can be entered in several different columns or rows if required by your template Expense type labels must all appear in the same column Enter
203. lename as the one you defined a dialog box appears Save as 3 j C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents first list aec already exists Do you want to replace it e Click Yes to overwrite the existing file with the current file otherwise click No 205 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter 206 4 To add a file to the source file list NOTE Adding a file to the source file list does not remove that file from its original location only a copy of that file is added to the source file list folder Click the Add icon E to display the Add window Define the source path of the file you want to add Select the file you want to add TIP You can select and add multiple files at the same time Do one of the following Ad you selected a single file click the Open button or double click the selected ile e If you selected multiple files click the Open button Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter If an existing file of the same file format as the file you intend to add in the source file list has the same filename as the file you want to add the dialog box below appears Click Yes to overwrite the existing file otherwise click No NOTE Yes to All and No to All options apply when multiple files in the source file list have the same filename as the files you want to add The maximum file size for a source file to be converted by eBo
204. lick on a row number to select a blank row 6 From the Edit menu choose Paste A copy of the rows you selected in step 3 is pasted into the Maptable xls file 7 Name the table In the cell immediately to the right of the cell entitled Template Name enter the exact filename of your Expense Report template 310 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Programming the mapping table 10 11 Define the number of Sections Each row in a table defines how your Acer s10 data will be placed in a Section of your custom Expense Report Note that the prepaid portion of a section has its own row and counts as a separate section for map table purposes even though it is not a separate section in your template You may add or delete rows as necessary so that the total number of rows corresponds to the number of Sections in your custom Expense Report To clear all of the existing settings in a row click to select the row and press Ctrl Delete Name each row to correspond to a Section of your custom Expense Report Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Excel template with four sections Determine the Label settings The orientation of the data fields Row Column appears in the yellow section of the table Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Excel template with Label settings Determine whether the Rows will contain expense or date information and place an x in the appropriate
205. low battery warning check the battery power of your Acer s10 Recharge the unit My Acer s10 seems to freeze when Move your Acer s10 away from the computer s infrared port place it near my computer When press the HotSync button on the e Make a copy of your Palm folder Uninstall then reinstall cradle nothing happens on Palm Palm Destkop software Desktop software and my Acer s10 e Turn on your Acer s10 and tap the Applications icon A times out Tap the HotSync icon then tap Local 302 13 Frequently Asked Questions Beaming problems When perform a HotSync operation e If you have performed a HotSync operation successfully my information does not transfer to but you cannot find the data from your Acer s10 on Palm Palm Desktop software Desktop software check to see you have the correct user name selected for viewing data e On the Windows system tray click the HotSync Manager icon and choose Custom Check that all conduits are set to synchronize files My Acer s10 displays the message e Your computer s infrared port may be set to search _ Waiting for sender when it s near my automatically for the o of other infrared oa ei Consult the documentation for your operating system for computer s infrared port information about turning off this option e In some cases simply moving your Acer s10 away from the computer s infrared port solves the problem I want to synchronize m
206. lue for the following by tapping on their respective pick lists Alarm Sound Sets the alarm sound effects for example Bird or Concerto Remind Me Sets how soon you want the alarm to sound before the event Play Every Sets how many times the alarm repeats before giving up the pause between each time the alarm sounds Using the Reminders list screen The Reminders screen changes to a list of items that require your attention under two insistent alarm conditions e When a second application attempts to get your attention and the first has not been dismissed or snoozed e When the same application makes a second attempt when the first Reminder screen has not been yet dismissed or snoozed Each listed reminder contains the date and time of the event Depending on the application displaying the reminder you may see an icon representing the application and up to two lines of text 11 05 am Reminders O 37 05 pm 7 30 pm Today Call Mana O 39 15 0m Today Clock Alarm O 655 pm 11410400 Dinner we Team O 11 00 am 12 00 pm 11410400 Private Appointment O tag 10 50 om 1141000 10 Tapping on the text or icon will Go To that item and delete the event from the Reminders list screen Tapping the check box will clear that item similar to a To Do list item The Attention Manager will draw a line through the text lines pause for a moment and then remove the item from the list although the original data remains in the
207. mats to share information with other people who use devices based on the Palm Computing platform or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop information To import data Open the Palm Desktop software Click the application into which you want to import data If you are importing records that contain a field with category names do the following a Select All in the Category box b Make 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 will be imported into the Unfiled category Choose File gt Import Select the file you want to import Click Open To import data into the correct Palm Desktop fields drag fields in the left hand column so that they are opposite the corresponding imported field on the right To exclude a field from being imported deselect the field s check box 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Beaming data Beaming data 34 Click OK The imported data is highlighted in the application To add the imported data to your Acer s10 perform a HotSync operation NOTE See the Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data Your Acer s10 is equipped with an IR infrared port that you can use to beam information to another Palm OS handheld that is close by and also has an IR port The IR port is located on the top part of your Acer s10 indicated b
208. med events which have both times and dates Untimed events for example birthdays or anniversaries e Repeating events such as a weekly meeting held on the same day at the same time Continuous events such as a vacation or three day conference All day events which reflect the default hours of a day as set by the user When you schedule an event its description appears on the time line and its duration is set to 1 hour by default You can easily change the start time and duration for any event Scheduling timed events You can schedule timed events for the current date or for future dates To schedule a timed event for the current date 1 Tap the time line next to the time that corresponds to the start of the event Dec 6 99 BIB DGB 3 00 1 E Tap a line next to desired 10 00 time then enter text 11 00 12 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 5 00 6 00 TERDEE 2 Enter a description of the event Event description can be up to 255 characters in length Time bar shows default duration 3 Set the event s duration 67 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book e If the event is 1 hour long skip to the end of this procedure e If the event is longer or shorter than an hour tap directly on the time to open the Set Time dialog box Proceed to step 4 ees ATIT Tap the time E to display the 2 0 Set Time dialog box 9 00 am 11 00 End Time 12 00 10 00 am 1 00 gt Planning t
209. ment Dr Clark 5 00 6 00 Date Book view To display the current time Tap and hold down the stylus on the date in the date bar to display the current time Release the stylus to re display the the date Working in Week view Week view displays a calendar of your events for an entire week This view lets you quickly review your appointments and available time slots In addition the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in your schedule To work on the Week view Do one of the following to display the Week view e Tap the Week view icon e Press the Date Book button until the Week view appears 75 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book 4 00 Dentist appoinment Dr Clark 5 00 6 00 Week view icon 2 Tap the left and right navigation controls to move forward or backward a week at a time or tap on a specific day to display the details of an event NOTE The Week View also shows untimed events and events before and after the range of times displayed Previous Next week eek EEA A Week 30 5 MT HT F 5 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 8 00 10 00 de Bar indicates earlier event 12 00 2 00 4 00 Dot indicates untimed event 6 00 J h L Bar indicates later event 3 Tap an event to display a description of the event at the top of the screen Tue 7727799 10 00 am 11 00 arm Event details Dentist 3 00 10 00 12 00 2 00 4 00 6 00
210. ming phone line On a Windows computer check the following e Make sure Modem is checked in the HotSync Manager menu e 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 e Confirm that the Speed setting in 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 e 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 Make sure your modem resets before you try again Turn off your modem wait a minute then turn it back on cannnot perform an IR HotSync e Ona Windows computer be sure the HotSync Manager is operation running and the Serial Port for local operations is set to the simulated port for infrared communication See IR HotSync operations on page 258 for details e On your Acer s10 be sure the HotSync application is set to Local with the option IR to PC Handheld e Be sure the IR port of your Acer s10 is aligned directly opposite to and within a few inches of the infrared device of your computer e IR HotSync operations do not work after you receive a
211. mo List screen The first letter is automatically capitalized and begins your new memo 3 Enter the text you want to appear in the memo Use the Graffiti carriage return stroke to move down to new lines in the memo 4 Tap Done NOTE You can categorize memos See Categorizing records on page 56 99 Using Memo Pad 100 Reviewing memos The Memo list displays the first line of a memo This makes it easy to locate and review your memos To review a memo In the Memo List tap the text of the memo wan Tapa w Unfiled A memo to 1 11 22 Meeting Minutes review its 2 Directions to Moscone Center contents 3 Plans for conference 4 Priorities on new project 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera gt Review or edit the text in the memo Tap Done Changing the order in which memos appear in the Memo list You can use Memo Pad Preferences menu to change the the order memos appear in the Memo list To set the sorting mode for Memo list Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Preferences Tap one of the following options Memo Preferences i Alphabetic Cok ance Manual Sort new memos in the sequence in which you create them Alphabetical Sort new and existing memos in numerical and then alphabetical sequence Tap OK Application specific tasks Using Memo Pad Memo Pad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this secti
212. mode Recorded audio is save to the active storage and the screen reverts to the Recorder main screen Storage options for recorded audio There are two storage options in saving recorded audio files Expansion Card Recorded audio file is saved in mp3 format in the resident Memory Stick When this option is selected and there is no Memory Stick inserted in the Acer s10 s Memory Stick slot storage category automatically changes to Internal e Internal Recorded audio file is saved in pdb format in your Acer s10 s internal memory 151 Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder 152 To select a storage option tap the pick list on the upper right corner of the Recorder main screen then select a storage category Tap here Recorder w Internal No Date Name Time Date Name Time bot 01702 0010 1 00011 9 01 02 0010 1 000 11 002 01 02 0019 1 000 12 003 01 02 0028 1 000 17 004 01 02 0033 1 000 00 DOS 01 02 0034 1 000 08 y gt 006 01 02 0036 1 000 12 O Avaliable Time 015 03 Using the Recorder command buttons The command buttons on the Recorder screen allows you to view detailed information regarding the listed audio file s you can also rename or delete an audio file You must first select an audio file before tapping any of the command buttons otherwise the message below appears Recorder w Internal No Date Name Time 001 01 02 0010 1 000 11 002 01 02 001
213. mpty Destination Displays the full path of the destination location of the eBook 209 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter 210 Size Displays the file size of the source file Status Displays the conversion status of the source file Conversion successful eBook file size Indicates that the source file has been successfully converted to Acer eBook format also shows the file size of the eBook Conversion Failed Indicates that an error occured during file conversion e Cancelled Indicates that the user has chosen not to convert the source file eBook Converter menus eBook Converter menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual eBook Converter has five menus File View Action Options and Help See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus File menu Exit Closes eBook Converter Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter View menu Toolbar Check to show toolbar default To hide toolbar uncheck this option Status Bar Check to show status bar default To hide the status bar uncheck this option 211 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter Action menu Options menu e File Properties Click to display the File Properties screen This option is Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Con
214. n and use menus 115 Working with your basic applications Using Expense Record menu GANA Edit Options Delete Item D Purge YE New Details l Show Edit menu Record ta Options 9 8 Bus Undo cut Copy Paste Select All Keyboard Graffiti Help New yl Details Show Options menu Record Edit ii Pp 948 New Details Show 116 5 Working with your supplementary applications Overview of supplementary applications 5 Working with your supplementary applications Your Acer s10 includes several supplementary applications that provide innovative features to make your handheld a functional everyday companion e Clock e AudioBox e Recorder e eBook Reader e Backup e Service Launcher This chapter is organized into two sections namely e Overview of supplementary applications e Using your supplementary applications Overview of supplementary applications clock This section will give you a brief description of each supplementary application and explains how to open it The three in one function mode of Clock serves a variety of purposes to suit the individual lifestyle of today s busy professional For the office executive it is a smart desktop clock a travel clock for the global entrepreneur and for the athletes a handy stopwatch BottomLine With Clock in your Acer s10 you can
215. n lt If gt Sends or receives a line feed For example the string wait for Joe lt cr gt lt If gt waits to receive Joe followed by a carriage return and line feed from the remote computer before executing the next command in the script Literal characters You can use the backslash 1 character to specify that the next character be transmitted as a literal character and not be subject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character For example Y Includes a caret as part of the string lt Includes a lt as part of the string Includes a backslash as part of the string Plug in applications You can create a plug in application containing script commands that extends the functionality of your Acer s10 s built in script command A plug in application is a standard prc application that you install on your Acer s10 just like any other application After you install the plug in application you can use the new script commands in a login script 289 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences 290 uu A W N Plug in applications have the following characteristics e Written in C language e Compiled into a device executable e Called properly from a login script e Able to return control to a login script after it terminates e Created using a development environment that supports Palm OS software such as Metrowerks CodeWarrior for Palm Platform Troubleshooting TCP IP connections
216. n add on application on page 40 My Acer s10 keeps turning itself off Your Acer s10 is designed to turn itself off after a period of inactivity This period can be set at one two or three minutes Check the Auto off setting See Setting the Auto off interval time on page 278 My Acer s10 is not making any sounds Check the System Alarm and Game Sound settings See Setting the sounds and volumes on page 278 My Acer s10 LED indicator is not Check the Alarm LED setting See Setting the LED settings on blinking when alarms occur page 279 My Acer s10 has frozen Perform a soft reset See Performing a soft reset on page vi 298 13 Frequently Asked Questions Tapping and writing problems Tapping and writing problems Calibrate the screen See Digitizer preferences on page 276 When tap the buttons or screen icons my Acer s10 activates the wrong feature When tap the Menu icon 8 nothing happens cannot get my Acer s10 to recognize my handwriting Not all applications or screens have menus Try changing to a different application For your Acer s10 to recognize handwriting input with the stylus you need to use Graffiti writing See Entering data using Graffiti on page 23 Make the Graffiti character strokes in the Graffiti writing area not on the display part of the screen Write Graffiti strokes for letters in the left hand side and the strokes for numbers in the right hand
217. n manage your email application more effectively by selecting HotSync options to control which email items to download when you synchronize your Acer s10 and your computer You can define different settings for local and remote synchronization For example you may want to download all of your email items when you re working at the office and synchronizing your devices locally but only urgent email items when you re away from your office and synchronizing your devices remotely Once your local and remote options have been defined your Acer s10 determines if synchronization is occurring locally or remotely and uses the appropriate settings for the HotSync operation You can filter messages to control which ones to download and you can set truncation options to download only part of lengthy email items Downloading transmits only email items and any text information not attachments to your Acer s10 Downloaded attachments are left in your computer s email application To set HotSync Options to control synchronizing email items 1 In Applications Launcher tap the Mail icon Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Options and then tap HotSync Options 243 9 Managing your desktop email Managing your email application with HotSync 244 4 Tap the Settings For pick list and select Local HotSync or Remote HotSync HotSync Options Li HotSync Options Li P Tap hereto E Settings for wy Local HotSync display Settings for MALASIA
218. n pick list and select an option 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks or 1 month e Date Book or To Do List Select Save Archive Copy on PC to save a copy of purged records in an archive file on your desktop Selecting this option transfers purged records to an archive file the next time you perform a HotSync operation Tap OK e Expense Tap a category and tap Purge Tap Yes to confirm the deletion and then tap Done Categorizing records 56 You can categorize records in the Address Book To Do List Memo Pad and Expense applications for easy retrieval The Date Book does not have categories NOTE You can also categorize applications Refer to Categorizing applications on page 36 for more information When you create a record it is automatically assigned to the currently displayed category If the All category is displayed the record is assigned to the Unfiled category A record can remain unfiled or it can be assigned to a category at any time System defined categories Each application has a default set of categories Working with your basic applications Categorizing records e Address Book Business Personal and QuickList category In QuickList you can store names addresses and phone numbers you might need during emergencies hospitals fire department police stations etc e To Do List Business Personal and All category e Memo Pad Business Personal and All category e Expense New York Paris and All ca
219. nage all of these notifications in one place Appointments and messages can stack up while you are away from your device Attention Manager lets you view them from a single list where you can selectively dismiss or follow up on each event Applications will signal for your attention at two different levels insistent and subtle Each will be discussed in detail below Insistent alarms Insistent applications open a Reminders dialog screen and may play a sound or flash the LED indicator depending on your Alarm Preferences settings Alarms continue until you snooze or dismiss them If the sound can be interrupted you can tap anywhere on the screen or press any button to silence it Attention Manager will always open immediately when new insistent alarms are posted 11 25am Reminder f Thursday 3 1701 11 30 am 12 30 pm Lunch with Ken Using the Reminder command buttons The Reminder dialog screen has three buttons for responding to an alarm 223 8 Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarms 224 OK Tap to make the reminder go away with no further notification Snooze Tap to switch to the application that was running when the alarm went off The Reminder dialog screen will again be displayed after five minutes You can go back to the Reminder dialog screen right away by tapping on the blinking indicator in the upper left corner of the screen For more information see Understanding the blinking alarm indica
220. nager it will highlight the first eBook in your file list Afterwards it will highlight the last eBook you opened When the eBook Reader icon is tapped but no eBook file is detected either on the Acer s10 s internal memory or on a resident Memory Stick a warning message pops up eBook Reader No eBooks found Please instal some eBooks then try agan Tap OK to close the application Do one of the following before attempting to use eBook Reader again e Perform a HotSync operation to install an eBook file from your computer to your Acer s10 See page 253 for more information on HotSync operations 5 Working with your supplementary applications Backup Backup Insert a Memory Stick containing an eBook file s into your Acer s10 s Memory Stick slot Refer to To insert a Memory Stick on page 217 for instructions Every time you launch the eBook Reader and a Memory Stick with no eBook directory is detected the dialog box below appears eBook Reader Do you want to create eBook directory in your exparsion card Cox_ Concel Tap OK Backup enables you to back up data files and applications in your Acer s10 s internal memory to a Memory Stick and to restore data to your handheld With Backup you can manage the contents of your Acer s10 s internal memory based on your current space requirements BottomLine Backup sets to match your Acer s10 s memory capacity to your individual requireme
221. nda view icon 2 Tap the navigation bars to move forward or backward a day at a time or to display more events and To Do items 3 56 pr Wed May 10 gt 9 00 Work on proposal 10 00 Comm meeting 12 00 Lunch with Barry 1 00 Design review 3 00 Meet with Mark 5 00 Dinner with group Too Scroll the list for each view wal O 1 Pick up tickets O 1 Check on registration O 1 Call Sam O 1 Send in forms Tips for using Agenda view e Tap any appointment while in Agenda view to display the Day View of the appointment e Check off completed To Do List items in the Agenda view or click a description of an item to go directly into the To Do List application 78 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book e You can change the category of To Do items shown Tap the pick list and select the new category For more information on To Do items refer to Using To Do List on page 91 Changing the displayed Start and End Times To change the start and end time in the Date Book Do one of the following to display the Preferences dialog box e In Date Book tap the Menu icon 8 open the Options menu and then tap Preferences e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the Date Book screen to display the menu bar select Options then tap Preferences e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar Draw an R the Graffiti shortcut
222. necessary Editing Address Book entries You can change the type of information that appears in the Address List screen categorize an entry and hide an entry for security reasons You can also delete entries 85 Working with your basic applications Using Address Book 86 To edit an Address Book entry Tap the entry that you want to change in the Address list Tap Edit Tap Details Address Entry Details Show in List w Work Category w Unfiled Private 0 In the Address Entry Details dialog box select any of the following settings Show in List Let you select which type of phone or other information to appear in the Address List screen Options include Work Home Fax Other E mail Main Pager and Mobile The Identifying letters W H F O M or P appear next to the record on which information is displayes There is no identifying letter when E mail is selected Category Let you select a category to which you want to assign the entry Private Let you hide the entry when Security is turned on You can also use the Delete and Note buttons e Delete Tap to delete the entry Note Let you create a note Tap the button then enter information in the Graffiti writing area and tap OK Tap OK Changing the Address Book display You can change how Address Book lists are sorted by using Preferences To change how lists are sorted To open the Preferences dialog box do one of the following e In Ad
223. ng Address Book 84 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 As soon as the word appears tap in the next field to accept the word Tap the scroll arrows to move to the next page of information To attach a note to an entry tap Note Enter the information you want in the Graffiti writing area and then tap Done When you have finished entering information tap Done w Unfiled Address Edit Last name Carter First name M Title Company w Work w Home w Fox w Other w E mail y Address City 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 Acer s10 To view details of an address entry Tap the address entry in Address List view The entry appears in Address view Address View 650 454 6121 WD Melanie Carter Adams Ben 403 772 1900 Beckman Rachel 213 422 1363 Work 212 395 6277 Bertolli Marcus 408 459 1279 Home 712 395 4511 Bruce Jeremy 408 459 1279 p Butler Richard 516 626 1424 E mail Cain Cathy 650 235 6222 Carpenter Jean 718 824 1548 2267 5th Arenue TTN New York mearterGlool com Look
224. nse data The mapping table tells the Excel macro how large the spreadhseet is and provides the data cell layout of the Excel template used for the Expense Report 307 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Customizing existing sample templates Customizing existing sample templates Four sample Expense Report templates come with Palm Desktop software These templates are stored in the Template folder which is in the same folder as the Palm Desktop software application If the layout of one or more of these templates is appropriate for your reporting needs you can easily customize the templates with your company name and other information To customize a sample Expense Report template 1 Make a backup copy of the contents of the Template folder Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Template folder window 2 Double click the name of the sample template you want to modify to open it in Microsoft Excel 3 Make any changes that you want to the names or other information in the sample template IMPORTANT Do not insert rows or columns in the sample template Doing so changes the way your Expense data maps to the template and causes errors If you want to move the cells to a different location or add or delete rows or columns you have to make changes to the Maptable xls file NOTE You can insert your own company logo without changing the Maptable xls file If you change the file name
225. nts You can do the following in Backup Create backup files of data and applications stored in your Acer s10 s internal memory Restore backup data from a Memory Stick back to your Acer s10 s internal memory To launch Backup Insert a Memory Stick into the Memory Stick slot of your Acer s10 Refer To insert a Memory Stick on page 217 for instructions 123 5 Working with your supplementary applications Service Launcher 2 In the Utilities screen of Applications Launcher tap the Backup icon The Backup main screen appears service Launcher 124 Service Launcher allows you to easily activate dedicated Personal Service applications available in your Acer s10 BottomLine Getting wired and connected fast and easy to today s mobile information world is what the Service Launcher is all about You can do the following in Service Launcher e Launch dedicated Personal Service applications available in the Service category of Applications Launcher e Define which dedicated Personal Service application to launch when the Service icon on the upper left corner of the Graffiti area is tapped 5 Working with your supplementary applications Service Launcher To launch Service Launcher Do one of the following e Tap the Service icon on the upper right corner of the Graffiti writing area e Inthe Main screen of Applications Launcher tap the Service icon The Personal Service screen appears
226. nu and then tap Preferences e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen then tap Preferences in the Options menu Working with your basic applications Making records private e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar In the text area write an R the shortcut for the Preferences command The Preferences dialog box appears In the Preferences dialog box tap the Sort by pick list and select an option Alphabetic or Manual Tap OK To sort the Memo List manually e Tap and drag a memo to a new location in the list TIP To display the list of your memos on your computer as you arranged them manually on your Acer s10 open Memo Pad in the Palm Desktop software click List By and select Order on Handheld Making records private In all the basic applications except the Expense and Mail applications you can make individual records private Private records remain visible and accessible until you select a security setting to Hide records Private records can be either masked or hidden Masked private record are covered with a gray bar and are are marked with a lock icon Hidden private records completely disappear from the screen Refer to Security on page 41 for procedures on how to mask and hide private records To make a record private In your application display the entry you want to make private Tap Details
227. o List If this setting is turned off completed To Do items disappear from the list but are kept in the memory of your Acer s10 You must purge completed items to remove them from memory Displays only the items that are currently due 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 Replaces the due date with the actual date when you complete check the item If you do not assign a due date to an item the completion date still appears when you complete the item Displays the due dates for items in the To Do List and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the due date passes Displays the priority setting for each item Displays the category for each item To Do List menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual To Do List has three menus Record Edit and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Working with your basic applications Using To Do List Record menu See Edit Options Attach Note A peee Purge WE Beam Item YB Send Item Beam Category Send Categor Delete Item D D Delete Note OTC New yl Details Show Edit menu Record 2 14 Options O 1 cap Undo O 1 Send Cut Copy Past
228. occurred during conversion a warning message pops up Click OK 208 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter If an existing eBook file in the destination folder has the same filename as the source file that is to be converted the following dialog box appears Click Yes to overwrite the existing file otherwise click No To convert all files in the source file list e Click the Convert All icon e NOTE The warning messages that appear when converting selected file s in the source file list also applies when the same situations are encountered in converting all files in the list Conversion reminders Note the following reminders before performing a conversion task When converting an html file remember to e Keep only the internal hyperlinks i e hyperlinks with target location within the same document e Remove all images from the file When converting a Microsoft Word doc file with hyperlinks convert first the doc file to HTML format before converting it to Acer eBook format eBook Converter source file list The eBook Converter source file list displays six columns of information which include Source Displays the filename of the source file Title Displays the eBook s title defined in the File Properties screen If no title is defined this column will be empty User Displays the eBook s user name defined in the Destination screen If no user name is defined this column will be e
229. ocus on what is being discuss without worrying if you have that decimal point on figure 4 correct You can do the following in Recorder e Record audio files and store it either in your Acer s10 s internal memory pdb format or in a Memory Stick mp3 format e Playback your Recorder audio files for reference or for leisure purpose To launch Recorder Do one of the following e Press the Recorder Hot Button on the upper left side of your Acer s10 This will automatically activate the Record function and display the Recording status screen Recorder Internal Recording Time Elapse 000 31 Time Left 014 19 O 5 Working with your supplementary applications eBook Reader e Inthe Utilities screen of Applications Launcher tap the Recorder icon This will open the Recorder main screen Recorder w Internal Mo Date Name Time Date Name Time bot 01702 0010 1 00011 4 002 01702 0019 1 000 12 003 01702 0028 1 000 17 004 01 02 0033 1 000 00 DOS 01702 0034 1 000 08 006 0102 0036 1 000 12 O Avaliable Time 015 03 NOTE Launching Recorder by tapping the Recorder icon on the Utilities screen will disable the Hot Button function f eBook Reader eBook Reader allows you to read your eBooks Acer eBook format with a few quick taps in your Acer s10 eBooks can either be stored in your Acer s10 s internal memory or in a Memory Stick Use eBook Converter to convert regu
230. ok Converter is 10 MB When you try to add a file greater than 10 MB the warning message below appears and the attempt to add the file to the source file list will be disregarded Click OK NOTE The first time you use the Open Add Save and Save As commands the default destination folder is the program s path you defined during the installation process The default path will be change to the last folder you opened or saved a list to for the Open Save and Save As commands For the Add command it is the last folder from which you accessed a file for conversion To remove a file from the source file list On the source file list click the file you want to remove NOTE You can select and remove multiple files at the same time Click the Remove icon R To remove all files from the source file list Click the File menu Select Remove All A confirmation dialog box appears 207 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter 3 Click Yes To convert a source file to Acer eBook format 1 On the source file list select the file you want to convert TIP You can select and convert multiple files at the same time 2 Click the Convert icon E If a Microsoft Word file is selected for conversion and Microsoft Word 97 or Microsoft Word 2000 is not installed in your system a warning message pops up Click Yes to convert all selected file s excluding Word file s otherwise click No If an error
231. ok creator may have a blank value Indicates the name of the eBook s publisher may have a blank value Indicates when the source file was created Indicates the eBook file size The last two fields are user configurable Category Privacy Tap the pick list to change the eBook category of the selected file When the option box is checked default the Current Privacy setting under the system Security preferences is applied To delete an eBook file 1 In the Book Manager screen select the eBook file you want to delete Tap the Delete icon WD to display the Delete eBook Reader dialog box 163 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader eBook Reader A Chapter_00 Achapter 01 Delete eBook Reader Delete Selected eBook Reader item Tap here 3 Tap OK Reading your eBook files You can access your eBook files through the Book Manager screen To open an eBook 1 In the Book Manager screen tap the eBook file you want to open 2 Do any of the following e Tap the Open icon e Double tap the eBook file e Tap the inverted application title tab tap Options then select Open The selected eBook file is shown in Read Document mode The Microsoft NET Platform The idea behind Microsoft MET is that NET shifts the focus in computing froni o world in which individual devices and Web sites are simply connected through the Internet to one in which devices services
232. ok file you want to attach a note to Do one of the following to display the New Note screen gt 0 Location A after tapping text link e Tap the Menu icon E to display eBook Reader s menu bar Tap Note then tap Add e Tap the inverted application title tab to display eBook Reader s menu bar Tap Note then tap Add e Draw the Add Note Graffiti shortcut Graffiti command stroke H 173 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 174 3 Enter related note information New Note Title Content This is 2nd notes Note Title The maximum length for a note title is 20 characters including blank spaces A note title that exceeds this limit will be automatically cut off Note Content The maximum length for the note is 280 characters including blank spaces A note content that exceeds this limit will be automatically cut off TIP Tap the Tips icon to display information regarding the maximum length for a note title and the note content Working on Note Manager You can use the Note Manager command buttons to manage the note s attached to your eBook To use the Note Manager command buttons Do one of the following to display the Note Manager screen e Tap the Menu icon to display eBook Reader s menu bar Tap Note then tap View e Tap the inverted application title tab to display eBook Reader s menu bar Tap Note then tap Add Working with your supplementary a
233. oke diagonal line from the lower left to upper right You could either display a command toolbar or use a Graffiti command letter Command es Graffiti command toolbar The Graffiti command toolbar displays context sensitive command icons for the current screen For example if text is selected the menu icons displayed may include Undo Cut Copy and Paste To use the Graffiti command toolbar In the Graffiti text area of your device s screen draw the Graffiti Command stroke to display the Command toolbar The Command toolbar is displayed for approximately 4 seconds Tap an icon that represents the command you want 19 1 Getting started Displaying online tips Graffiti command letter Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti command letter which is similar to a keyboard shortcut used to execute a command for example pressing CTRL S will save an open document The command letters appear on the right side of the command names Record New Event Delete Event Menu commands Attach Note Command letters Delete Note Beam Event Send Event To use a Graffiti command letter In the Graffiti text area of your device s screen draw the Graffiti Command stroke to enter Command mode The Command toolbar will be displayed Draw the command letter Note that if you wait more than three seconds to draw the command letter you ll have to redraw the Graffiti command stroke to redisplay the Command
234. oking up addresses 235 priority 236 purging deleted 241 replying to 234 restoring deleted 241 sorting 242 243 storing unsent 238 truncating 245 end time 79 entering data 21 events continuous 71 72 repeating 71 72 rescheduling 70 scheduling 67 spotting conflicts 77 timed 67 untimed 69 70 expansion card beaming applications 218 219 expansion features Memory Stick copying an application 218 deleting an application 219 inserting 217 removing 218 Expense menus 115 opening 51 overview 50 Expense application 105 adding attendees 109 changing display 110 using with Microsoft Excel 113 expense report analyzing 309 customizing 307 mapping table 307 layout 307 309 mapping table programming 310 expense reports creating 113 templates 114 expenses autofilling type 109 changing currency display 110 creating items 105 customizing currency 111 date 106 printing reports 113 receipt details 106 saving entry 106 sorting 110 transferring to Microsoft Excel 112 type 105 F FAQs 297 application problems 299 beaming problems 303 HotSync problems 300 operating problems 298 password problems 304 recharging problems 304 software installation problems 297 tapping and writing problems 299 File Link 267 Filed folder 240 filters defining email strings 246 email 244 fonts choosing 65 full screen pen stroke 271 G Graffiti alphabet 24 navigating 29 non English characters 29 ShortCuts 29 tips 31 using 23 wr
235. on are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Memo Pad has three menus Record Edit and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use menus Record menus The Record menu differs depending on whether you re displaying the menu bar from the Memo list or from an open memo A Options Beam Category fites Send Categor ne Center 3 Plans for conference 4 Priorities on new project 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera Open memo Memo list 101 Using Memo Pad Edit menu Record fig Options 11422 Mees Undo somes Keyboard Ki cea Graffiti Help Done Details Options menus The Options menu differs depending on whether you re displaying the menu bar from the Memo list or from an open memo Record PTE 3 1 11722 n Font 2 Directic Preferences Security 3 Plans fe 4 Prioriti About Memo Pad 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera Open memo Memo list About Memo Pad Shows version information for Memo Pad 102 Working with your basic applications Using Calculator Using Calculator The Calculator lets you perform general mathematical functions such as addition subtraction multiplication division and square root operation 1 Using the Calculator buttons The Calculator includes several buttons to help you perform calculations 4 Clears the entire calculation an
236. on on your laptop and on your Acer s10 then follow the steps Performing an IR HotSync operation on page 260 Preparing your computer for infrared communication Before you can perform a HotSync operation using the IR port the computer you want to synchronize with must meet the following requirements e The computer must support the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards e The computer must have an enabled infrared port built in 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 NOTE Check your computer s documentation to determine if the computer supports infrared communication 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations IR HotSync operations mu A W N e Your computer must also have an installed infrared driver If you have an external infrared device attached to your computer a driver is probably included with the device Consult the documentation that came with your device for information on installing the required driver NOTE Infrared communication is built into the operating system for Microsoft Windows 98 and later versions To check your computer for IR capability Click Start A in the Windows taskbar Choose Settings and then choose Control Panel In the Control Panel look for the Infrared icon If the icon is there your computer is ena
237. onduit By default a HotSync operation synchronizes all files between your Acer s10 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 Acer s10 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 Memo Pad and Expense Palm Desktop software includes System and Install conduits The System conduit backs up the system information stored on your Acer s10 including Graffitie ShortCuts The Install conduit installs applications on your Acer s10 To customize HotSync application settings Click the HotSync Manager icon 6 in the Windows system tray TIP You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar From the HotSync Manager menu choose Custom Arthur Manzi hdl Conduit Action Synchronize the files Date Book Synchronize the files Address Book Synchronize the files Change To Do List Synchronize the files Memo Pad Synchronize the files Default Expense Synchronize the files Install Enabled Help Install Service Templates Enabled System Handheld overwrites Desktop Select the appropriate user name from the list Select an application in the Conduit list Click Change Click the direction in which you want to write
238. ook button on the front panel of your Acer s10 2 In the Address List do one of the following e Create a new entry to contain the information you want on your business card e Select an existing entry containing the information you want on your business card 3 In Address view tap Record 4 Tap Select Business Card 5 Tap Yes 249 10 Beaming information Beaming a record Beaming a record To beam a record business card or category of records Locate the record business card or category you want to beam Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Record Choose from the following options e Tap Beam to beam an individual item e Inthe Address Book application only tap Beam Business Card e Press the Address Book application button for about two seconds to beam your business card e Tap Beam Category for records that are displayed in a category e Draw the Graffiti Command stroke to activate the toolbar and then tap the Beam icon e Use the Graffiti Command stroke B to beam the current entry NOTE You can set the full screen pen stroke to beam the current entry Refer to To change what the full screen pen stroke activates on page 271 for instructions When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving handheld TIP For best results Acer s10 handhelds should be between 10 centimeters approximately 4 inches and 1 meter approximately 39 inches ap
239. operations To launch eBook Converter Click the Windows Start button A Select Programs gt Acer s10 Click the eBook Converter icon cd Working with your PC end utilities Using Voice Converter Using Voice Converter u BP WN With Voice Converter you can convert the pdb audio files generated by Recorder into mp3 files which you can play from any regular MP3 player NOTE Voice Converter only supports conversion of Recorder pdb files to standard mp3 format Conversion mode is from pdb to mp3 format After conversion you can transfer the converted files to your Acer s10 via HotSync procedures Refer to page 253 for more information on performing HotSync operations Installing Voice Converter Turn on your computer Insert the Acer s10 handheld Installation CD into the computer s CD ROM drive On the menu screen click Install Supplementary Applications Select Install Voice Converter On the Choose Destination Location window select a folder where Setup will install the program files Default directory is C Program Files Acer s10 Voice Converter Click the Browse button to select a different location Click Next On the Select Program Folder window select a program folder where Setup will add the program icons The default program folder is Acer s10 You can choose another program folder from the Existing Folders list Click Next to start the installation process Click Finish on the Setup Com
240. ows Palm Desktop and your Acer s10 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 Setup String Identifies the setup string for your particular modem Not all modems require a setup string Refer to your modem manual and enter the setup string if recommended by the manufacturer 4 Click OK Preparing your Acer s10 In addition to preparing your computer you must perform a few steps to prepare your Acer s10 for a modem HotSync operation To prepare your Acer s10 for a modem HotSync operation 1 In Applications Launcher tap the HotSync icon Tap Modem Tap the pick list below the icon and select a modem configuration 262 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation via modem Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed screen shot of select a modem configuration NOTE If you need to create a configuration tap the Menu icon and then select Options gt Connection Setup For more information Refer to Connection preferences on page 272 and Network preferences on page 279 for more information 4 Tap the Enter phone field NOTE If you plan to connect to your company s dial in server network modem instead of connectin
241. ows the last category you selected If you clear it Address Book displays the All category e Enable Tap Dialing Allow automatic dialing by tapping a telephone number in Address Book You must have an infrared equipped mobile phone near your Acer s10 to use this feature Rename Custom Fields Rename Custom Fields Create your own field names by editing the text on the lines below These custom fields appear at the end of the Address Edit screen Rename them to identify the kind of information you enter in them Names of these custom fields appear in all entries About Address Shows version information for Address Book Book 90 Working with your basic applications Using To Do List Using To Do List To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do Creating To Do List items A To Do List item is a reminder of some task that you have to complete A record in the To Do List is called an item To create a To Do List item 1 Press the To Do List button on the front panel of your Acer s10 to display the To Do List Tap New Enter the text of the To Do List item The text can be longer than one line TIP If no To Do List item is currently selected writing in the Graffiti writing area automatically creates a new item To Do List To Do List O 1 Call David O 1 Send flowers to M nD l New To Do item Tap New t 4 Tap anywh
242. p half of the screen to scroll the text up half a page tap on the lower half of the screen to scroll the text down half a page default action You can change the result of the tap action in the Preferences screen Refer to Preferences on page 178 for more information NOTE Pressing the stylus on the top bottom half of the screen for more than a second will scroll the screen up down continuously Release the stylus to stop scrolling e Press the top scroll button to scroll the text up one screen press the bottom scroll button to scroll the text down one screen e Tap Y to activate Auto Scroll mode This will continuously scroll the screen based on the settings made on the Preferences screen For more information on the Preferences settings refer to page 178 e Use bookmarks Refer to Working with bookmarks on page 167 for more information e Use the Jump To function Refer to Using the Jump To function on page 172 for more information e Use hyperlinks Refer to Working with hyperlinks on page 172 for more information Working with bookmarks Bookmarks help you navigate through your eBook by jumping to the specific location referred to by its marker To go to a bookmark location On the Read Document view tap the Bookmark icon DB to display the Bookmark screen this you create and place in the same Bookmark Let s not forge Let s not worr gt 4 jor external co Programming situ
243. pears Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed New Cat egory screen 3 Managing your applications Using the Applications Launcher BWN Enter the category name Tap Done To display applications by category e In Applications Launcher do one of the following Tap the Applications icon A repeatedly to cycle through all the categories Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen then tap the category you want to display Changing the Applications Launcher display By default the Applications Launcher displays applications as icons As an alternative you can display applications in a list format To change the view of applications In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon Eto display the menu bar Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Options menu bar Tap Options to display the menu drop down window then tap Preferences Tap the View By pick list then tap List Tap OK The Applications Launcher will now be shown in a List format Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show applications in List format In addition to displaying applications by icon or list you can set an option to display the last selected category of applications each time you open the Applications Launcher To display the last selected category of applications In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon Eto display the menu bar Tap Opt
244. pick list to display the time interval options These include Preferences LCD off After ENS 1 minute Repeated oy net Sleep setting w Off Never The LCD backlight will remain on all throughout the playback period This setting requires the highest demand on battery consumption 1 minute The LCD backlight automatically turns off one minute after playback begins 2 minutes The LCD backlight automatically turns off two minutes after playback begins 3 minutes The LCD backlight automatically turns off three minutes after playback begins To repeat a section of the active track 1 During playback tap AB to select the starting point of the track section to be repeated NOTE The AB function is only active during playback mode otherwise the button is grayed out to indicate it is disabled 2 Tap A gt B again to select the end point of the track section to be repeated The selected section would then be repeatedly played until A gt B is tap again To adjust the volume Do one of the following e Tap on the volume bar 143 Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox Drag the volume slider 144 RudioBox w Track Repeat PLCD off Bl 6TH ED pee 000 a Drag the volume slider Normal Playlist ASB Tap on the volume bar e Press the up and down scroll buttons To stop playback Do one of the following Tap e Press the power button AudioBox
245. plete window If the Launch Voice Converter option box is checked default Voice Converter is automatically launched displaying the application main screen 197 Working with your PC end utilities Using Voice Converter f Voice Format Converter File View Action Help o gt R R 2 Convert to Acer PalmOS PDA Steven LaiBackupiRecorder 157 Add Remove Convert Size Modified Date Status _ 0 object OK byte Es Voice Converter toolbar Use the four command icons on the toollbar to perform basic application tasks 2 Convert Add Remove Convert to Acer PalmOS PDA Steven LailBackuplRecorder S NOTE The toolbar icons perform the same function as their corresponding menu bar commands Default path for the Convert to field is C Program Files Acer s10 Voice Converter If you want to define a different destination folder to which the converted file will be save Click cel To select a file in the source file list e Left click Selects a single file in the source file list e Click and drag Selects sequential files in the source file list e Shift Left click Selects sequential files in the source file list e Ctrl Left click Selects non sequential files in the source file list e Left click on an empty area Deselects all selected file s To add a file to the source file list NOTE Adding a file to the source file list does not remove that file from i
246. plication you want to delete Tap Delete n B WN Tap Done Displaying information for Memory Stick applications To display information about an application on your Memory Stick 1 In Applications Launcher tap the Menu icon E to display the menu bar 2 Tap Info 219 7 Using expansion features Card Info 3 O Card Info 220 In the Device pick list tap the item referring to the resident Memory Stick The size of the applications in the resident Memory Stick is displayed Device Biy Card Free Space 3 6 1 of 3 8M Bubblet Chords Clock 23K 8K 97K NOTE The Memory Stick icon is displayed on the pick list with the corresponding card name indicated This card name is user configurable To display the application version tap Version Device Biy Card Palm OS software v 4 0 Bubblet Chords Clock v 1 4 v 1 v 3 NOTE When you tap More you access the Card Info application described in the Using Card Info section Card Info displays the summary information for each known directory type found in the resident Memory Stick 7 Using expansion features Card Info Reviewing card information In Applications Launcher tap the Card Info icon o E Information on Card name Type and Size are displayed as well as a summary of its contents by directory Card w B Card Type Simulated Memory Stick Size 3MBFrecof3 ME Application Directory 5 Applications
247. pplications Using eBook Reader e Draw the View Note Manager Graffiti shortcut Graffiti command stroke V Tap a note entry Tap any of the following command buttons to perform a task e View Tap to display the View Note screen View Note Title Content Thisis2ndnotes Tap here The note title and note content of the selected note entry is displayed on the View Note screen There are three command buttons on this screen Done Tap to revert to the Note Manager screen GoTo Page Tap to open the eBook file to which the note was added 175 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 176 Delete Tap to delete the selected note entry A confirmation dialog box appears D Do you really want to delete Note 1 Tap here e Delete Tap to delete the note currently highlighted in the Note Manager screen A confirmation dialog box appears e Delete All Tap to delete all note s displayed in the Note Manager screen A confirmation dialog box appears D Do you really want to delete all notes Tap here e Done Tap to revert to Read Document mode eBook Reader menus eBook Reader menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual eBook Reader has three menus Options Bookmark and Note See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to open and use m
248. ptions dialog box To change the Expense List display In the Expense list tap Show to display the Show Options dialog box 4 14 Taxi 4 14 Lunch 4 14 Hotel 4 14 Car Rental Show Options Li Sort by w Date Distance w Miles MY Show currency Choose from the any of the following options Tap Show Sort by Allows you to set how expense items are sorted Options include Date and Type Distance Allows you to set the distance unit for the Mileage entries Options include Miles and Kilometers Show Currency Allows you to either display or hide the currency symbol in the Expense list Tap the check box to activate this feature Tap OK Changing the currency and symbols display You can change the currencies and symbols available in the Currency pick list You can also change the default currency that appears when you create a new expense item To change the currencies displayed in the Currency pick list In the Receipt Details dialog box tap the Currency pick list 110 Working with your basic applications Using Expense 2 num pb U N gt A WwW N Tap Edit Currencies to display the Select Currencies screen Receipt Details Select Currencies Select the currencies that display in currency list Category w Unfiled Type w Lunch Payment w Unfiled Currency Currency 1 w United States Currency 2 w United Kingdom j Vendor a Currency 3 w Germany City Edit currencies
249. r s10 s internal memory and in a resident Memory Stick 2 Contrast Displays the onscreen contrast control screen You can adjust control the control for the clearest screen display according to the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your Acer s10 3 Service Activates the Personal Service screen displaying icons for Launcher applications included under the Service category of Applications Launcher 4 Find Activates the Find function enabling you search text in all available records starting with the records of the open application 5 123 Activates the numeric keyboard when the dot is tapped note that the cursor must be in an input field for this option to work 1 Getting started Acer s10 tour 6 Division mark Divides the Graffiti writing area into the text area for letters and character strokes left side and the number area for number strokes right side 7 abc Activates the alphabetic keyboard when the dot is tapped note that the cursor must be in an input field for this option to work 8 Menu Activates the menu bar of an open application Not all applications have a menu bar Using the onscreen contrast control The onscreen contrast control further adjusts your screen illumination by changing the amount of contrast on the screen To adjust the contrast To display the Adjust Contrast screen Tap the Contrast icon onthe upper left corner of the Graffiti writing
250. r viewing Tap here The complete bockep ollows you te backup all data in p internal memory to the H pintioh cared Dora k Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup 2 Tap OK to start backup process During the backup process a progress screen displaying related backup information appears Complete Backup 1 li Please do not remove expansion card during processing 5 o Z Progress status of the Z backup process Size of free space in the Free Space 32M resident Memory Stick Backup ae 4 3M otal sizo ofthefilesto Estimated time for the Estimated Time 145 sec be backup backup process to be completed Tap Cancel to stop the backup process No files will be saved and the backup process will be disregarded 3 When the backup process is completed a message window appears a Backup Complete Backup Partial Backup Backup OK Complete Backup 1 successful 4 Tap OK to revert to the Backup main screen 183 Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup 184 To perform a partial backup The procedure in performing a partial backup is similar to the complete backup process On the Backup main screen tap Partial Backup to display the Partial Backup dialog box Backup Partial Backup a Please make sure that a Backup the expansion card is already in the slot Complete Backup _ gt before performing a Partial
251. r with infrared communication rather than using a modem To perform the first HotSync operation 1 Insert your Acer s10 into the cradle 2 If the HotSync Manager is not running i e the HotSync Manager icon is not visible in the bottom right corner of the Windows system tray start it e On Windows desktop click Start and then choose Programs e Navigate to the Palm Desktop 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 cradle NOTE Ifyou are using an optional Serial sync cable instead of a cradle click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray and select Local Serial from the menu 1 Getting started Tapping versus clicking 5 On your computer screen select a user ID or create a new user ID by clicking on the New button then click OK The HotSync Progress message window appears on your computer screen to indicate that synchronization begins HotSync Progress Status Synchronizing Mail User Arthur Manzi a 8 Wait for a message on your Acer s10 screen indicating that the process is complete When the HotSync process is complete you can remove your Acer s10 from the cradle by gently tilting the handheld forward and then pulling it up to remove Tapping versus clicking 16 Just as you use a mouse pointer to click elements on your computer s scre
252. radle e Warranty Agreement e AC adapter e Accessories Catalogue e Earphone e Plug adapter optional Acer s10 handheld Installation CD First things first Maintaining your Acer s10 Maintaining your Acer s10 This section provides information on the following e Proper care and usage of your Acer s10 e Resetting your Acer s10 Proper care and usage of your Acer s10 Your Acer s10 handheld s rugged and tough construction is designed to provide you with years of reliable and trouble free service Observing the following general maintenance procedures will help ensure this Take care not to scratch the screen of your Acer s10 Keep the screen clean When working with your Acer s10 use the supplied stylus or plastic tipped pens intended for use with touch sensitive screens Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the screen surface Your Acer s10 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 Acer s10 as you would a pocket calculator or other small electronic device Take care not to drop your Acer s10 or subject it to any strong impact Do not place your Acer s10 in your back pocket if you sit on it you may damage it Protect your Acer s10 from temperature extremes For example do not leave your Acer s10 on the dashboard of a car on a hot day or on a day when temperatures are below
253. read Inbox mary aol com Dinner Plans david palm com Meeting notes Gayle Stoltz Little brother Y connie wilsont Press Release michael 3cor IR Beaming Tap here to display folder list 2 Select Outbox from the pick list 3 Tap the email item you want to retrieve 238 9 Managing your desktop email Storing and editing email items Nail 1 Message Outbox Message 1 of 1 ben_adams netc Package sent Tap here to Subj Package sent select item I mailed the materials you requested this morning Please contact me if you don t gt receive them by the end of the week Tap to edit item Tap Edit then change the email item as desired Choose from the following options e To return the email item to the Outbox tap Send e To store the email item in the Draft folder tap Cancel When prompted tap Yes Setting mail preferences You can set preferences to prompt you before deleting mail Tap the Menu icon 8 Tap Options and then tap Preferences Tap Confirm Deleted Message to display a prompt before the mail is deleted Drafting email You can save email items that you re drafting and not ready to send by storing them in the Draft folder To save an email item as a draft Create an email item Choose from the following options e Tap the Menu icon 8 tap Message and then tap Save Draft e Inthe New Message screen tap Cancel and then tap Yes at the prompt To
254. reen appears with the last word phrase searched is highlighted on the First line Define the search mode Case Sensitive Tap the check box to consider text case in searching for the specified string From top of the document Defines the search range Tap the check box to start the search from the top of the document otherwise Find starts searching from the first line of the current page Tap OK Tapping OK when the Find line is left blank will display the message below Please input the string you want to find Tap OK to revert to the Find screen and enter a word or phrase to search for When a match is found for the searched text the match word is highlighted and is shown on the first line of the screen Match word E Framework SDK to write C applications used Notepad for this book for some other reasons I ll outline ater However wouldn t recommend using Notepad for the reasons described on the next page C files should be saved with an extension of cs However in Motepad s File Save dialog box if you re not tareful attempting to name your file Fomething like Test cs will result in a GAQO v 3 When no match is found for the searched text a message window appears D No matches Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 2 Tap OK to revert to the Find screen To move around in Read Document mode Do any of the following e Tap on the to
255. rence of this event Future Deletes the current event and all future occurrences of this event All Deletes all past current and future occurrences of this event The event is removed from your Date Book and you are returned to the Day view where you started These steps apply to all changes you make to repeating or continuous events About scheduling repeating or continuous events Keep the following in mind when scheduling repeating or continuous events e If you change the start date of a repeating event Acer s10 calculates the number of days you moved the event It then automatically changes the end date to maintain the duration of the repeating event e 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 Acer s10 creates a new repeating event e If you change the date of an occurrence of a repeating event e g from January 14 to January 15 and apply the change to all occurrences the new date becomes the start date of the repeating event Acer s10 adjusts the end date to maintain the duration of the event e If you change other repeat settings for example time alarm private of a repeating event and apply the change to all occurrences Acer s10 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 e If
256. ress an application button to ensure your Acer s10 is turned on e Tap the Contrast icon on the upper left corner of the Graffiti writing area On the Contrast dialog box 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 e If your Acer s10 was exposed to cold make sure it is at room temperature e Recharge the unit e Perform a soft reset If your Acer 10 still doesn t turn on perform a hard reset See Resetting your Acer s10 on page vi for instructions IMPORTANT With a hard reset all records and entries stored in your Acer s10 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 get a warning message telling me e Purge records from Date Book and To Do List This deletes memory in my Acer s10 is full To Do List items and past Date Book events from the memory of your Acer s10 See Purging records on page 56 You may need to perform a HotSync operation to recover the memory Refer to 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations on page 253 e Delete unused memos and records If necessary you can save these records See Deleting records on page 55 e If you have installed additional applications on your Acer s10 remove them to recover memory See To remove a
257. rize eBook files edit the category list add new categories view and edit eBook details or delete the eBook file from your Acer s10 s memory or in a resident Memory Stick To categorize an eBook file 1 In the Book Manager screen select the eBook file you want to categorize 2 Tap the category pick list to display the eBook category list PH Tap here eBook Reader w All eBook Reader A Chapter_00 Novel Me Chapter_01 bos Poem E Chapter_02 apter Science A Chapter_03 Unfiled Edit Categories J chapter_08 J Chapter _09 J chapter_10 J chapter_11 J Chapter_12 J chapter_13 AA D non matching screen There are five default eBook categories All Novel Science Poem History and Unfiled On the bottom of the category list is a command option Edit Categories NOTE New eBooks are categorize under the Unfiled category 161 Working with your supplementary applications Using eBook Reader 3 Tap the eBook category under which you want to categorize the selected eBook file The selected category will be displayed on the eBook s Details page To edit the eBook category list 1 Tap the category pick list to display the eBook category list 2 Select Edit Categories on the bottom of the list to display the Edit Categories screen Edit Categories a eBook Reader History Ochapter_og Paval h chapter 09 ianea Unfiled Edit Cate Tap here CRA 3
258. rmation dialog box appears If your want to archive a copy of the deleted file on your PC select the Save Archive option If you choose the archive option the record is transferred to the archive file on your PC the next time you perform a HotSync operation 3 Tap OK Working with your basic applications Purging records Purging records Over time as you use Date Book To Do List and Expense you ll accumulate records that are no longer useful For example events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book and completed To Do List items and Expense items remain in the list Outdated records take up memory on your Acer s10 so it is 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 Acer s10 and save them in an archive file Purging is also available in Mail See Deleting email items on page 241 for more information Purging is not available in Address Book or Memo Pad delete outdated records from these applications manually To purge records Open the application from which you want to purge records Choose from the following options e Tap the Menu icon 8 open the Record menu and then tap Purge e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen open the Record menu and select Purge A confirmation dialog box appears Choose from the following options e Date Book Select the Delete Events Older Tha
259. rom your computer s email application Inbox except any excluded using filtering options Refer to Using filters to control downloading on page 244 for more information on filtering options Contains email items you created and sent on your Acer s10 since the last HotSync operation Contains any email you deleted since the last HotSync operation Contains email items that you ve stored on your Acer s10 Contains the email items you ve created using your Acer s10 but have not yet sent Repeat steps 1 and 2 to choose another folder To display the Date column in email items In the Mail list tap Show 1 Message w Outbox ben_adams netc Package sent Show Options Li Sort by w Date MM Show Date Tap Show Tap the Show Date check box to select it 9 Managing your desktop email Managing your email application with HotSync 3 Tap OK To sort the Message List 1 In the Mail list tap Show 2 Tap the Sort By pick list and tap one of the following options to select it Date Sorts email by date and displays the most recent email item at the top of the screen Sender Sorts email by the sender s user name and displays items in ascending alphabetical order based on the first word on the From field Subject Sorts email by the subject and displays items in ascending alphabetical order based on the first word on the Subject field 3 Tap OK Managing your email application with HotSync You ca
260. rsor on a line next to a time in Date Book or any other application used on your device NOTE A blinking cursor must appear onscreen above the Graffiti writing before you can begin writing numbers Refer to the Graffiti number table to find the stroke shape for the number you want to write For example the stroke shown below creates the number 3 Start stroke at heavy dot Lift stylus here Position the stylus in the right hand side of the Graffiti writing area 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 Acer s10 recognizes your stroke immediately and displays the number at the insertion point onscreen As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen you can begin the stroke for the next character you want to write The Graffiti punctuation marks You can create any punctuation symbol available from a standard keyboard using Graffiti writing All punctuation marks begin with a single tap on the Graffiti writing area This tap activates the Punctuation Shift indicated by a dot displayed above the writing area The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark When Punctuation Shift is active you can write a symbol stroke on either side of the Graffiti writing area the letter or number side Punctuation Shift Create punctuation marks using the following strokes
261. rt p Maw Boe Woh e B05 Finding version and memory information Pictu fe Bact ths te als e305 Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report 307 About mapping tables La as we BOT Customizing existing sample iemplat s Sg mui A eo we eae a ee a 308 xvii Index xviii To customize a sample Expense Report template Determining the layout of the Expense Report Labels Sections de n a a a Analyzing your custom Expense Report Programming the mapping table Using applications other than Microsoft Excel Expense file details 308 309 309 309 309 310 313 313 315 1 Getting started System requirements Getting started With your Acer s10 you ll be able to successfully manage meetings and appointments remember people s names and personal details and keep track of all the items on your To Do List both at work and at home You could also use it as a handy audio recorder a three in one clock and an mp3 player talk about versatility This chapter discusses your Acer s10 s basic functions the physical and soft buttons how to use HotSync technology to synchronize exchange and update your handheld and Palm Desktop software Once you familiarize yourself with these topics you ll easily be able to do the following Enter all your schedule details in the Date Book and view them by the day week or month and even set an alarm to remind you of an important event Keep all your conta
262. ry name below Tap a Country box In the Currency Properties dialog box enter the country name and currency symbol that you want to appear in the Expense application Currency Properties Country Symbol Tap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box Tap OK NOTE You can use your custom currency symbol as the default currency symbol See To change the default currency symbol for all Expense items Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel Once you have entered expenses in the Expense application on your Acer s10 Palm Desktop software lets you view and print the data with your computer NOTE You must have Microsoft Excel version 5 0 or later to view and print your Expense data using one of the provided templates Microsoft Excel is not included with the Acer s10 handhel package The procedures in this section assume that you have installed the Palm Desktop software Refer to To install the Palm Desktop software on page 11 for more information Displaying the euro symbol on your computer When you perform a HotSync operation the euro symbol is transferred to your computer application like any other piece of data on your Acer s10 The symbol appears in your computer application however only if you are using fonts that support the euro symbol These fonts are part of the operating system of your computer They do not reside on your computer application and they are not produced by Acer Inc
263. s E Sample2 xlt LL ol x Date Billto LODGING Hotel Ih Sample2 jr 4 T gt E To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template 1 Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as described in the previous procedure 114 Working with your basic applications Using Expense 2 Click Options to display the Expense Report Options dialog box Name A Department C Phone No siz Project O zoo i Expense Report Options x Template Select an Expense template from the list SAMPLE1 XLT iz Local Currency Select a country name from the list below or type in your local currency s country United States Cancel Help Enter report name and Choose expense template 3 Enter the name department and other information as necessary for your expense report 4 Click the Templates menu 5 Select an expense template NOTE You can create your custom expense template and have it included in the Templates menu Refer to Customizing existing sample templates on page 308 for more information 6 Click OK Expense menus Expense menus are shown here for your reference only Features that are not explained in this section are discussed elsewhere in this Manual Expense has three menus Record Edit and Options See Using menus and menu commands on page 18 for information on how to ope
264. s C Palm Use the Browse button to select a different location Setup x Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install Palm Desktop in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select folder Destination Folder C Palm InstallShield Click Next to start the installation procedures A prompt window to set up Mail appears Click Yes to set up Mail now Setup proceeds to configure your computer for Mail Click No to set up Mail later Setup Perform Mail Setup The next screens will guide you through the process of setting up Mail If you choose to configure Mail later you can return to Mail Setup at any time Just click Start on your Windows desktop and choose Programs Palm Desktop and Mail Setup Do you want to configure pour Mail settings now InstallShield NOTE If you choose to configure Mail later you can access the Mail Setup by clicking Start gt Programs gt Palm Desktop gt Mail Setup Refer to Setting up the Mail application on your computer on page 229 for more information 1 Getting started Palm Desktop software 14 10 Click Finish to complete the Palm Desktop installation InstallShield Wizard Complete Palm Desktop Setup is complete You have successfully installed the Palm Desktop software Y Run the Quick Tour after
265. s either through your Acer s10 s built in speaker or through an earphone included in the package contents you connect to the earphone jack found on of your handheld NOTE You cannot use the both the earphone jack and the internal speaker at the same time Using one will disable the other Refer to page 4 for the location of your Acer s10 s earphone jack and to page 2 for the location of the internal speaker To select a track to play 1 On the AudioBox main screen tap the Track pick list to display the available tracks in the resident Memory Stick The track number and title are displayed on the list CUTE w Tracklap here 1001 10th_ed natsu no maboroshi 002 15T_ED SLCD off 003 2nd_ed Meikyuu no Lovers 007 6TH ED 005 4th_ed Kimi ga inai natsu 00 04 03 48 4 006 Sth_ed Negai Goto Hitotsu Da 007 6TH ED J J008 7th_ed Still for your love 009 8th_ed Free Magic D O O 010 9th_ed Secret of my heart Normal Playist A gt 8 141 Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox 2 Tap a track title to select it for playback The track information of the selected track will be displayed This includes AudioBox w Track 007 6TH ED Track title 10 04 03 48 2000 a ee J Normal Playist AB Track number Current playback time Total playback time To play a selected track 1 Select a track to play Refer to the procedure in the prece
266. s in the Inbox on your Acer s10 For more information on how to use Mail refer to 9 Managing your desktop email on page 229 You can do the following in Mail e View delete file and reply to incoming emails e Create outgoing email items and drafts of email items e Create simple or complex filters which will let you to decide which type of email Acer s10 retrieves from your desktop email application e Use your Acer s10 in its cradle to send and retrieve email items from your desktop email application 51 4 Working with your basic applications Mail To launch Mail on your Acer s10 e Tap the Mail icon Q The Mail list screen appears m jail 5 Msgs 3 Unread w Inbox mary aolcom Dinner Plans david palm com Meeting notes Gayle Stoltz Little brother Y connie wilsont Press Release j michael 3cor IR Beaming Previously read For more information on how to use Mail refer to 9 Managing your desktop email on page 229 52 Working with your basic applications Common applications tasks Common applications tasks The tasks described in this section use the term records to refer to an individual item in any of the basic applications for example a single Date Book event Address Book entry To Do List item Memo Pad memo or Expense item Creating records You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book Address Book To Do List Memo Pad and Expense
267. s menu The Options menu differs depending on whether you are creating or editing an email item Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Options menu with drop down box from the two different views Message list and New Message screen About Mail Displays version information for Mail 247 9 Managing your desktop email Managing your email application with HotSync 248 10 Beaming information Beaming a business card 10 Beaming information Your Acer s10 is equipped with an IR infrared port that you can use to beam information to another Palm OS handheld that is close by and also has an IR port The IR port is located at the top of the your Acer s10 behind the small dark shield You can beam the following information between Palm OS handhelds e The record currently displayed in Date Book Address Book To Do List or Memo Pad e All records of the category currently displayed in the Address Book To Do List or Memo Pad applications e A special Address Book record that you designate as your business card containing information you want to exchange with business contacts e An application installed in RAM memory e An application installed on an resident Memory Stick NOTE HotSync operations can also be done using the IR port Refer to IR HotSync operations on page 258 for more information Beaming a business card To select a business card for beaming 1 Press the Address B
268. s no result if you have not used the Cut or Copy commands Select All Selects all the text in the current record or screen Working with your basic applications Deleting records Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard Tap Done to close the keyboard Graffiti Help Opens screens that shows all the Graffiti character strokes Use this anytime you forget a stroke for a character or a ShortCut for a command Deleting records You can delete records in any of the basic applications To delete a record in any of the basic applications 1 Select the record you want to affect 2 Do one of the following e Tap the Menu icon g open the Record menu and then tap the Delete command The Delete command differs depending on the application you re using Date Book Delete Event Address Book Delete Address To Do List Delete Item Memo Pad Delete Memo Expense Delete Item e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen open the Record menu and then select the desired Delete command e Inthe Details dialog box of the application tap Delete and then tap OK e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar then tap the Delete icon or draw a Graffiti D in the text area Delete icon e Delete the text of the record NOTE In the Date Book deleting the text of a repeating event deletes all instances of the event A confi
269. s10 You can then perform a HotSync operation to synchronize the information on your computer to that in your Acer s10 All basic 32 2 Entering data in your Acer s10 Importing data applications on your Acer s10 are also available in your Palm Desktop software and in most PIMs so you need not learn different applications Refer to page 253 for more information on HotSync procedures Importing data N now A If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases or if you want to import data from another device you can transfer the data to your Acer s10 without having to key it in manually Save the data in one of the file formats listed below import it into the Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your Acer s10 Refer to page 253 for more information on HotSync procedures Palm Desktop software can import data from any of the following applications when you export the data in the appropriate file format e Comma delimited csv txt Address Book and Memo Pad only e Tab delimited tab tsv txt Address Book and Memo Pad only e CSV Lotus Organizer 2 x 97 Mapping Address Book only e vCal vcs Date Book only e vCard vcf Address Book only e Date Book archive dba e Address Book archive aba e To Do List archive tda e Memo Pad archive mpa NOTE Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software Use the archive file for
270. s10 into the cradle If the HotSync Manager is not running i e the HotSync Manager icon G is not visible in the bottom right corner of the Windows system tray start it e On Windows desktop click Start and then choose Programs e Navigate to the Palm Desktop program group and choose HotSync Manager Alternatively you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSync Manager Press the HotSync button on the cradle NOTE Ifyou are using an optional USB or Serial sync cable instead of a cradle click the HotSync Manager icon in the bottom right corner of the Windows system tray then select Local from the menu Enter a user ID in the New User dialog box and click OK The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins IMPORTANT Every handheld should have a unique name To prevent loss of of user s records never try to synchronize more than one handheld to the same user name 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Selecting HotSync setup options HotSync Progress Status Synchronizing Mail User Arthur Manzi a 8 lt 5 Wait for a message on your Acer s10 screen indicating that the process is complete 6 When the HotSync process is complete you can remove your Acer s10 from the cradle by gently tilting the handheld forward and then pulling it up to remove Selecting HotSync setup options You can choose when you want HotSync Mana
271. screen with a service template selected tap Details 285 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences 2 286 Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it Details Connection type e PPP Idle timeout w 1 Minute Query DNS al Tap to deselect IP Address M Automatic Choose one of the following options e If your system doesn t require a DNS or you re not sure whether it does leave the DNS field blank e To enter the Primary DNS number Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field and enter the first section of the IP address using a number only from 0 to 255 Enter the second third and last sections of the Primary DNS field by repeating the procedures above Enter the Secondary DNS number using the same procedures as for entering the Primary DNS number To specify the IP address NOTE Check with your system administrator whether your IP address is automatically temporarily or permanently assigned and if permanent get the address In the Network Preferences screen with a service template selected tap Details Choose one of the following options e If your IP address is automatic and temporary make sure that the IP Address check box is selected Details Connection type e PPP Idle timeout w 1 Minute Query DNS W IP Address M Automatic l Tap to select an automatic IP address 12 Setting preferences for your Acer
272. select Modem In the Via pick list select Infrared Date amp Time preferences A WwW N The Date amp Time Preferences screen lets you set the date time time zone and Daylight Saving Time DST options for your Acer s10 Preferences w Date amp Time Set Date Set Time Set Time Zone Daylight Saving w Off To set the date Tap the Set Date box to display the Set Date calendar screen Tap the arrows at the top of the Set Date calendar screen to select the current year Tap the month Tap the current date The screen closes and the dates you selected are displayed in the Set Date box 275 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Digitizer preferences mu A WU N gt To set the time Tap the Set Time box to display the Set Time dialog box Tap the Up or Down arrow to change the hour Tap each minute number and then tap an arrow to change the number If available tap AM or PM Tap OK to set the new time NOTE To display time based on a 24 hour clock change the time format See Formats preferences on page 277 To set the time zone Tap the Set Time Zone box Use the up and down arrows to scroll to your country and time zone TIP You can use the hardware scroll buttons to view the list a page at a time Make sure your time zone is highlighted Tap OK TIP Choose the time zone from the list that corresponds to where you are When you travel use this dialog to chan
273. side of the Graffiti writing area Make sure that Graffiti is not shifted into extended or punctuation modes See Entering data using Graffiti on page 23 See Graffiti tips on page 31 for tips on increasing your accuracy when you write Graffiti characters Application problems Your Acer s10 is not set to the current date Make sure the Set Date box in the Date and Time Preferences screen displays the current date See Date amp Time preferences on page 275 for more information 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 Check the Categories pick list upper right corner Choose All to display all records for that application Check Security and confirm that Private Records is set to Show private records In To Do List tap Show and see if Show Only Due Items is selected 299 13 Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems I am having problems listing memos the e If you cannot manually arrange the order of the memos way want to see them in the list screen check the Memo Preferences setting Make sure that Sort by is set to Manual e If you choose to view your memos alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation the memos on your Acer s10 still appear in the order defined in the Memo Preferences setting In other words the sort settings you use with Palm Desktop so
274. sk you want to perform when you tap an element on the screen To calibrate the Acer s10 screen 1 Tap the Applications icon Aa and then tap the Prefs icon In the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen tap Digitizer Follow the oncreen instructions tapping the screen where indicated Opening applications You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your Acer s10 You can also open the four main applications Date Book Address Book To Do List and Memo Pad with the application buttons on the front panel of your Acer s10 TIP When you press an application button on the front panel of your Acer s10 the application assigned to that button is immediately launched In addition to providing a way for you to open applications the Applications Launcher displays the current time battery level and application category 1 Getting started Using menus and menu commands 1 To open an application Tap the Applications icon N The Applications Launcher main screen appears ET gt w All AQ 0 gj Address Audio Box Backup 0 O Cale Card Info Clock 6 ff Date Book eBook Re Expense VO o Graffiti HotSync Mail Tap the icon of the application you want to open If you have many applications installed on your Acer s10 tap the scroll bar to see all the available applications TIP You can find an application quickly by writing the Graffiti charac
275. standing the blinking alarm indicator A blinking alarm indicator appears in the upper left corner of the screen in the menu bar in applications that allow it under the following conditions e While viewing a Reminders dialog screen you tap the Done or the Snooze button e A subtle alarm is present The indicator appears in three different states e Off The indicator is not shown at all when the list is empty Blinking two states When the list is not empty and there are no new items the star indicator will blink on and off until the list has been emptied pgo oO gt All a O Address AtnMgrTest Calc 8 Using the Attention Manager Subtle alarms Blinking three states When a new subtle alarm is received the star will alternate flashing solid exploded then off until you view the new event cde CED w All 0 3 Address AtniMigrTest Calc Tapping the indicator opens the Attention Manager in list mode even if there is only one item 227 8 Using the Attention Manager Subtle alarms 228 9 Managing your desktop email Setting up the Mail application on your computer Q Managing your desktop email One of Acer s10 s basic applications Mail enables you to manage the email you send and receive through your computer s email application You can read reply to compose and delete emails on your Acer s10 once you ve performed a HotSync operation You can send or receive email after you ve
276. t and tap OK Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed Show the password dialog box Choose from the following options 3 Managing your applications Security e To assign a password enter the password again to verify it and tap OK e To change your password enter a new password and tap OK e To delete your password enter your current password Tap OK and then tap Delete Locking your Acer s10 You can turn off and lock your Acer s10 with a password to protect information You must then enter the password when you turn on your device to gain access to the information on it If you forget the password you must perform a hard reset to resume using your Acer s10 Performing a hard reset deletes all the records in your Acer s10 however you can restore all synchronized data at the next HotSync operation Refer to Performing a hard reset on page vii for instructions To lock your Acer s10 with a password Assign a password as described in Assigning and editing passwords earlier in this section A password is required before using the Turn Off amp Lock option Tap Turn Off amp Lock Device The System Lockout dialog box appears Tap Off amp Lock You device is turned off and is locked To turn on and unlock your Acer s10 Turn on your device Enter your password at the prompt Tap OK Recovering from a forgotten password If the Off amp Lock option is not active and you for
277. t for Dan See you there email body 4 To change header information e Tap a header mode icon in the upper right corner of the screen Complete Header Display the complete information about the sender receiver and copied recipients in addition to the subject and date the email item was created Abbreviated Header Redisplay the abbreviated header NOTE The header type you select is applied to all email items To close an email item e To close an email item tap Done 232 9 Managing your desktop email Viewing creating and replying to email Creating email items You create email items in your Acer s10 the same way you create email in your computer s email application e Identify the recipient of the email item To field e Define a subject Subject field e Create the email body At a minimum all email items must contain information in the To and Subject fields You create original email items and replies in the New Message screen To create an email item Tap New to display the New Message screen 0 Messages w Inbox New Message Tap New TIP You can also create an email item by tapping New in the Message menu Enter the email address of the recipient using the same format as you would from your computer s email application For example if you re sending an email item to a user on the same network you don t have to add Internet information such as
278. t of your computer Modem via Infrared This connection type defines a connection between the IR port of your Acer s10 and a modem The modem can be attached to or within a mobile phone or other devices supporting an IR port Some IR phones have modems To modify Connection preferences e Inthe Connections Preferences screen tap a connection option Setting modem configurations Modem configurations let your Acer s10 use a connected modem to communicate with remote devices such as your ISP Internet Service Provider or dial in server to access a remote computer You must set Network preferences in addition to configuring Modem settings to be able to use the TCP IP software included in your Acer s10 s operating system before connecting to remote devices To set Serial to Modem preferences In the Connection Preferences screen select an available modem option Tap Edit to display the Edit Connection screen Edit Connection a Name Standard Modem Connect to w Modem Via w Cradle Cable Dialing w TouchTone Volume w Low The name of the current configuration appears at the top of the screen 273 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Connection preferences 3 Tap the Connect to pick list and select the device to connect to Edit Connection a Name Standard Modem Connect to mae Modem Via Phone Local Network Dialing w TouchTone Volume w Low 4 Tap the Via pick list and sele
279. te Book button until the month view appears Juty 2002 Y d Previous next month Dashed line indicates continuous Dots on right side indicate events Dots below date indicate untimed Month View icon You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View See Display options on page 81 for more information 77 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book Tips for using Month view Keep the following points in mind when using the Month view e Tap a day in the Month view to display that day in the Day view e Tap the scroll arrows in the upper right corner to move forward or backward a month e Tap Go To to open the date selector and select a different month e Use the scroll buttons on the front panel of your Acer s10 to move between months Press the top button to display the previous month the bottom button to display the next month Working in Agenda view The Agenda view lets you view appointments untimed events and To Do List items in a single screen Although it is primarily a viewing option you can also use the Agenda view to check off completed To Do List items To go to a Day View of any event on the Agenda view screen simply tap the desired event To work on the Agenda View 1 Do one of the following to display the Agenda view e Tap the Agenda view icon e Press the Date Book button until the Agenda view appears 4 00 Dentist appoinment Dr Clark 5 00 6 00 2e Age
280. tegories in which you have items 48 4 Working with your basic applications Memo Pad Memo Pad Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in the Date Book Address Book or To Do List You can do the following in Memo Pad e Use Graffiti characters to store memos lists or any other text message on your Acer s10 e Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm Desktop software and HotSync technology e Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Write down phone numbers and other types of information Later you can copy and paste this information into other applications To launch Memo Pad e Press the Memo Pad application button on the front panel of your Acer s10 Memo Pad application button Memo Pad opens to display the Memo list w All 1 11 22 Meeting Minutes 2 Directions to Moscone Center 3 Plans for conference 4 Priorities on new project 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera 49 4 Working with your basic applications Calculator TIP Press the Memo Pad application button repeatedly to cycle through the categories in which you have memos E Calculator Calculator allows you to perform general mathematical functions including addition subtraction multiplication division and square root operations You can do the following in Calc
281. tegory The New York and Paris category shows how you might sort your records according to different business trips You can modify or delete the default categories User defined categories In addition to the default categories you have the option to create new categories Each application can have up to 15 user defined categories To move a record into a category Select the record you want to categorize Tap Details From the Address View screen tap Edit first In the Details dialog box tap the Category pick list to display the list of available categories Select the desired category Tap OK To display a category of records Open the application from which you want to categorize records Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen NOTE In the Date Book Agenda view the pick list is in the upper right of the To Do List Select a category you want to display TIP Pressing the Address Book To Do List or Memo Pad button on your Acer s10 toggles through the categories assigned to these applications The list screen will now display only the records associated with the selected category To create a new category Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Tap Edit Categories Tap New 57 Working with your basic applications Categorizing records 58 uu BP WN Edit Categories i Edit Categories a Edit Categories Enter a new category name Tap
282. ter for the first letter of its name The Application Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that begins with that letter NOTE You can also use applications stored in a Memory Stick Refer to 7 Using expansion features on page 217 Using menus and menu commands 18 Menus on your Acer s10 are easy to use and work the same way in all applications Menu bars and manual commands differ based on the application and the area of the application in which you re working For example in the Memo Pad the Memo List screen and the Memo screen display different menus Menu commands for each application are described in the corresponding application s chapter Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti command stroke which is similar to keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers To use Graffiti menu commands menus must be closed To display a menu bar Do one of the following e Open an application such as the Date Book then tap the Menu icon 8 Select the desired command from the menu 1 Getting started Using menus and menu commands e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of any application screen The Calculator does not have an inverted tab then tap the desired command Tap here NOTE Not all applications have a menu bar Using Graffiti to execute commands An alternative to the menu bar in executing commands is the use of the Graffiti Command str
283. the IP address for your Acer s10 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 288 12 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have completed the login script Tap OK Tap OK in the Details dialog box Using non ASCII characters in login scripts If you know how to write custom scripts with non ASCII characters you can incorporate the caret Achar character carriage returns and line feeds and literal characters in your custom login scripts Caret 4 char Use the caret char character to transmit ASCII command characters If you send Achar 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 Thus the string Joe4M transmits Joe followed by a carriage return Carriage return and line feed You can include carriage return and line feed commands as part of the login script when entered in the following format lt cr gt Sends or receives a carriage retur
284. the row or column numbers for the expense types that appear in the Section These settings appear in the aqua columns 20 48 Illustration suggestion Delete this suggestion when completed For these settings simply enter the row or column number for the expense types that you want to appear in the Section Note that you can use a row or column number more than once An example of this would be meals that encompass breakfast lunch dinner and snacks In the previous example all expense items would be populated into row column 4 of the custom Expense Report Complete the table All of the remaining columns 49 57 in the table are used to define the column or row number that corresponds to the description Mark a Section for prepaid expenses yellow column If a row in the map table is for prepaid company paid expenses type a yes in the cell on that Section s row Type no in all the cells of this column that do not pertain to prepaid expenses Repeat steps 9 through 15 for each Section that you have defined for your custom Expense Report Map Expense Report Options dialog magenta section The Expense Report Options dialog has five fields where you can fill in data for the header on your Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Using applications other than Microsoft Excel expense report Use this section to specify the row and column on your template where this information will be mapped Because header d
285. their To From and Subject fields called a filter string You create a filter string by listing the words you want Acer s10 to find and separating them by either a comma or a space Each word in the filter string is joined by an implicit OR Acer s10 adds the logical connectors like AND or OR To create a more complex filter you can define filter strings for the To From and Subject fields Acer s10 joins the filter strings for these fields using an implicit AND and adds the logical connector for you For example you might want to receive only email items from John Smith jsmith aol com or Jack Jones jjones aol com concerning the Apollo Project You would create the following filter strings e Inthe To field jsmith aol com jjones aol com e Inthe Subject field Apollo Project Acer s10 interprets this as Accept email items about the Apollo Project from John Smith or Jack Jones Do not accept email items from other people Do not accept email items from John or Jack about any other subject When you define a string Acer s10 searches for any instance of that sequence of characters For example if you define a filter that retrieves only email items with the string info appropriate matches would include info rainforest and kinfolk To define a filter string Tap the To From or Subject header field in the HotSync Options dialog box HotSync Options a HotSync Options a Settings for w Local HotSync
286. tions Performing a HotSync operation via a network gt WwW To perform a HotSync operation via a network you must meet the following requirements e Your computer has TCP IP support installed e Both your company s network system and its remote access server support TCP IP Your system administrator has this information e You have a remote access account If you don t have an account consult your system administrator Everything you need to connect to your company s dial in server network modem is included in the Palm Desktop software and in your Acer s10 You need to activate the feature however on both Palm Desktop software and on your Acer s10 To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray From the HotSync Manager menu choose Network v Local Modem v Network Setup Custom Eile Link View Log About From the HotSync Manager menu choose Setup Click the Network tab and make sure that a check mark appears next to your user name If no check mark appears select the check box next to your user name General Locel Modem Network Checked users make this their Primary PC for performing a Network HotSync operation Arthur Manzi Tiziana Perinotti TCP IP Settings Click OK Place your Acer s10 in the cradle and perform a HotSync operation The HotSync operation records network in
287. tor later in this chapter Go To Tap to switch to the application that created the alarm and show the record that caused the alarm You may have to navigate within the application There will be no further notification Setting the alarm volume You control most alarm volumes globally in the General panel of the Prefs menu Tap the Applications icon Aa and then tap the Prefs icon Tap the General pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Set the volume using the Alarm Sound pick list Preferences gt Generol Auto off After e 2 minutes Stay on in Cradle O System Sound High Alarm Sound High Alarm Vibrate Gn Alarm LED Gn Game Sound High Beam Receive Gn NOTE Your Acer s10 has a LED indicator which you can set to flash when an alarm is activated by toggling the Alarm LED setting on and off Setting alarm sound effects Some applications allow you to set a song or a sound effect to use as an alarm determine how many times to play it with a pause in between For example to set alarm preferences for a Date Book alarm do the following In Date Book tap the Menu icon 8 Tap the Options menu Select Preferences to display the Preferences screen 8 Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarms Start Time End Time Y Alarm Preset Alarm Sound Remind Me Play Every w 5 minutes Tap the Alarm Preset check box If you want alarms to sound define a va
288. ts original location only a copy of that file is added to the source file list folder 198 Working with your PC end utilities Using Voice Converter Click the Add icon B to display the Add window Define the source path of the file you want to add Select the file you want to add TIP You can select and add multiple files at the same time Do one of the following Al you selected a single file click the Open button or double click the selected ile e If you selected multiple files click the Open button NOTE The first time you add a file the default destination folder is the program s path you defined during the installation process Afterwhich the default path will be change to the last folder from which you accessed a file for conversion To remove a source file from the source file list On the source file list select the file you want to remove TIP You can select and remove multiple files at the same time Click the Remove icon R TIP You can also use the Delete key in your keyboard The selected file s is removed from the source file list To remove all files from the source file list Click the File menu Select Remove All A confirmation dialog box appears Click Yes To convert listed source file s to mp3 format Dd Click the Browse icon to define the destination folder where the converted file will be save 19 wo Working with your PC end utilities
289. ulator e Perform basic calculations e Store and retrieve values e Display the last series of calculations which is useful for confirming a series of chain calculations To launch Calculator e Tap the Calculator icon The Calculator pad appears Expense Expense enables you to keep track of your expenses and then transfer that information to a spreadsheet on your computer You can do the following in Expense e Record dates types of expenses amount spent payment method and other details associated with any money that you spend e Assign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups e Keep track of vendors companies and people involved with each particular expense e Log miles traveled for a particular date or expense category 50 4 Working with your basic applications Mail mail e Sort your expenses by date or expense type e Transfer your expense information to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet version 5 0 or later on your computer NOTE Microsoft Excel is not included in the Acer s10 handheld Installation CD To launch Expense e Tap the Expense icon Sd The Expense screen appears Expense w All You can send or receive email after you ve performed a HotSync operation either locally using the cradle or remotely using a modem Mail synchronizes the emails in the Inbox of your desktop email application with the email
290. upplied by your company you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate company paid cell of your printed expense report spreadsheet Tap the pick list to select the currency unit for the payment of the expense item The default currency unit and the currencies that appear in this list are defined in the Preferences dialog box You can customize this list Enter the name of the vendor usually a company associated with the expense item Enter the name the city where the expense was incurred For example a business lunch might be at Rosie s Cafe Vendor in San Francisco City Tap Who to add individual names associated with the Expense item Refer to To add attendees names to an Expense item on page 109 for more information You can also use the Delete and Note buttons e Delete Tap to delete the item e Note Let you create a note Tap the button then enter information in the Graffiti writing area and then tap OK Tap OK to add the information to the Expense record Working with your basic applications Using Expense BWN Adding attendees names to an Expense item You have the option to add the names of individuals associated with an expense incurred To add attendees names to an Expense item Tap the Expense item to which you want to add information Tap Details to display the Receipt Details dialog box Tap Who to display the Attendees screen Do one of the following in the Att
291. uters preparing for HotSync 261 315 preparing for infrared communication 258 conduit 257 Install conduit 257 System conduit 257 conflicting events 77 cradle 8 D data entering 21 importing 33 267 date setting 275 Date Book adding address information 72 changing view 75 menus 79 opening 45 overview 45 specific tasks 67 time slot display 79 Day view compressing 81 event conflicts 77 Deleted folder 241 desktop software installing 11 removing 40 device locking 43 displaying tips 20 DNS numbers setting 285 downloading email using filters 244 with HotSync 243 E eBook Converter Add command 206 Convert All command 200 209 converting reminders 209 installing 203 menus 210 New command 204 Open command 204 opening 196 Remove All command 199 207 Remove command 199 207 Save As command 205 Save command 205 selecting a file 198 204 source file conversion list 209 toolbar 204 using 203 eBook Reader Book Manager 161 bookmarks 167 hyperlinks 172 Jump To function 172 menus 176 Note Manager 174 opening 121 overview 121 Read Document mode 165 using 161 eDictionary overview 124 Edit menu 54 email application preferences 239 setting up 229 synchronizing with HotSync 243 email items adding details 236 blind carbon copy 236 categorizing 242 confirming delivery 237 confirming read 237 creating 233 creating signature 237 deleting 241 drafting 239 editing unsent 238 filing 240 filtering 246 lo
292. verter disabled when multiple files are selected in the source file list Use this screen to define general information for the corresponding eBook file of the selected source file These information will be displayed in the eBook Reader s Details screen when you open the eBook from your Acer s10 Refer to To view detailed information about eBook file on page 162 for more information The first two items are non configurable Source Location Shows the file path for the source file of the selected eBook Size Shows the file size of the corresponding eBook The last four items are user configurable Author Enter the name of the eBook s author may be left blank Publisher Enter the name of the eBook s publisher may be left blank Publish Date Click the pick list to display a calendar window to specify the eBook s publish date may be left blank eBook Title Enter an eBook title 213 Working with your PC end utilities Using eBook Converter NOTE The maximum length for the eBook s Author Publisher and Title field is 16 characters including blank spaces Default eBook title will be taken from the first 16 characters of the source filename e Destination Click to display the Destination screen Use this screen to define default destination properties for all files in the source file list 214 Select a Palm Desktop User for Auto Installation Check this option to select
293. y computer with If the computer running Palm Desktop software synchronized more than one handheld with more than one handheld each handheld must have a unique name Assign a user name to your Acer s10 the first time you perform a HotSync operation See Creating a user profile on page 253 IMPORTANT Please be aware that synchronizing more than one handheld with the same user name causes unpredictable results and potentially loss of information on your handheld Beaming problems cannot beam data to another Palm OS e Confirm that your Acer s10 and the other Acer s10 handheld handheld are between ten centimeters approximately 4 and one meter approximately 39 apart and that the path between the two handhelds is clear of obstacles Beaming distance to other Palm OS handhelds may be different e Move your Acer s10 closer to the receiving handheld When someone beams data to my e Your Acer s10 requires at least twice the amount of Acer s10 get a message telling me it memory aa as the data you are receiving For example if you are receiving a 30K application you must is out of memory have at least 60K free e Perform a soft reset See Performing a soft reset on page vi for instructions 303 13 Frequently Asked Questions Recharging problems Recharging problems When place my Acer s10 in the cradle the LED indicator does not go on e Confirm that your Acer s10 is w
294. y the Infrared icon behind the small dark shield Refer to 10 Beaming information on page 249 for more information on this feature 3 Managing your applications Using the Applications Launcher 3 Managing your applications This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your Acer s10 how to customized application settings to fit your work methods and how to categorize applications into related groups For information working with applications stored on an expansion card refer to 7 Using expansion features on page 217 Using the Applications Launcher By default Applications Launcher displays all the available applications installed on the internal memory of your Acer s10 You can choose to display only selected applications by arranging applications into categories To open the Applications Launcher e Tap the Applications icon R The Applications Launcher main screen appears 3 34 am E fl Your Acer s10 is equipped with a variety of applications All applications installed on your Acer s10 s internal memory appear in the Applications Launcher In addition to providing a way for you to open applications the Applications Launcher displays the current time battery level and application category 35 3 Managing your applications Using the Applications Launcher 36 To open an application Choose from the following options e Tap the Applications icon A and then tap the
295. you apply a change to a single occurrence of a repeating event e g time that occurrence no longer shows the Repeat icon Adding Address Book information to an event You can add a name address and telephone number to an event using the Phone Lookup option For instructions refer to Using Phone Lookup on page 60 72 Working with your basic applications Using Date Book uU BP WN Setting the alarm for an event The Alarm setting lets you set an audible alarm for events in your Date Book and display an onscreen reminder For untimed events only the reminder message appears You can set an alarm for minutes hours or days before an event When you set an alarm an Alarm icon appears to the far right of the event with the alarm You can also set a silent alarm for untimed events that displays a reminder message onscreen before the day of the event The alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes hours or days before midnight of the day on which the untimed event begins For example you set a 5 minute alarm for an untimed event that occurs on February 4 The reminder message will appear at 11 55 p m on the night of February 3 The reminder remains onscreen until you turn on your Acer s10 and tap OK to turn off the reminder To set an alarm for an event Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm Tap Details Tap the Alarm check box to select it The default setting 5 Minutes appears Set the al
296. you can add your dentist s telephone number to your dental appointment date in the Date Book Working with your basic applications Finding records To use Phone Lookup Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number The record can be in the Date Book the To Do List the Memo Pad or Mail Do one of the following e Tap the Menu icon 8 Open the Options menu and then tap Phone Lookup e Tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen then tap Options and tap Phone Lookup e Inthe text Graffiti area drag a diagonal line from the lower left to upper right to display the Command toolbar In the text area write an L the shortcut for the Phone Lookup command The Phone Lookup screen appears 650 454 6121 408 772 1900 Bertolli Marcus Bruce Jeremy Butler Richard Cain Cathy Carpenter Jean Carter Melanie 213 422 1363 408 459 1279 403 459 1279 516 626 1424 650 235 6222 718 824 1543 212 395 6277 213 343 9301 301 933 6833 Add Cancel Do one of the following e Select a record e Write the first few letters of the name you want to add The List srolls to the first record in the list that starts with the letters you enter When you see the name you re looking for tap it Tap Add TIP You can also search based on selected text Drag to highlight the text then write the Graffiti Phone Lookup command stroke L Acer s10 replaces the selected text
297. ze choose Custom Check that the correct conduit is active l am using Microsoft Outlook as my PIM but I cannot do a HotSync operation e Click the HotSync Manager icon 6 and choose Custom Check that the correct conduit is active e Check that Intellisync Lite conduit for Microsoft Outlook is installed and properly configured If it is not use the Acer s10 Installation CD to install and configure Intellisync Lite in your computer Refer to Using your Acer s10 with another personal information manager on page 14 13 Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems cannot launch the HotSync Manager e If you are using the optional Serial sync cable or if you are performing a HotSync operation using a modem make sure you are not running another program such as America Online CompuServe or WinFax that uses the serial port you selected in the Setup dialog box e Backup the Palm Desktop software uninstall it then reinstall it I tried to do a local HotSync operation e Make sure your Acer s10 is properly seated in the cradle but it did not complete successfully e Check the connection between the cradle and the USB or serial port if you are using the optional Serial sync cable on your computer e Make sure the user name you selected in Palm Desktop software matches the user name assigned to your Acer s10 e Make sure the date on your computer matches the date on your Acer s10 e Read the HotSync Log
298. zed are placed in the Unfiled category Turning off beaming To turn beaming on or off In Applications Launcher tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Tap Select All or System Tap Preferences 251 10 Beaming information Turning off beaming 4 In the pick list in the upper right corner tap General 5 In the General Preferences screen tap the Beam Receive pick list and then tap On or Off to select the option 252 11 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations Performing a HotSync operation 1 1 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations HotSync technology lets you synchronize exchange and update data between one or more Acer s10 handhelds and Palm Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook To synchronize data you must connect your Acer s10 and Palm Desktop software either directly by placing your handheld in the cradle attached to your computer or using infrared communications or indirectly with a modem or network The HotSync process automatically synchronizes data between your Acer s10 and Palm Desktop software Changes you make on your Acer s10 or on your Palm Desktop software appear in both places after a HotSync operation HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files thus reducing synchronization time Performing a HotSync operation mu A W N The first time you synchronize your data you must enter user inform

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