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Handspring 270 Medical Alarms User Manual

1. List View button Tips for using List View Keep the following points in mind Tap a line to select it The start and end time display briefly in the title bar To redisplay the event details tap to the left of the description Tap the description of the selected line to display the event in Day View Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to select specific items on the screen You can also tap the up scroll arrow in the upper right corner to jump forward by one of the following 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month or Pick a specific date Then tap the scroll arrows to move forward or backward a week Press Menu Gap and under Options select Go to Date O to open the date selector and select a different date Press Menu and under Options select List View Preferences L to set display options Chapter 6 Page 115 Spotting event conflicts With the ability to define specific start and end times for any event it s possible to schedule events that overlap an event that starts before a previous event finishes An event conflict time overlap appears in the Week View as overlapping bars The Day View displays overlapping brackets to the left of the conflicting times Week 33 gt fug 16 02 IBD OGG ao Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 an0 Event conflict Details Go J Mew Details Go Working with floating events Date Book Plus can inclu
2. 3 Under Options select Security H 4 Tap the Current Privacy pick list Page 74 Common Tasks Change Security Current Privacy Mask Records 5 Tap Show Records 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish Attaching notes In all PIM applications except Memo Pad you can attach a note to a record A note can be up to several thousand characters long For example for an appointment in Date Book Plus you can attach a note with directions to the location To attach a note to a record 1 Display the entry to which you want to add a note 2 In Contacts view in PhoneBook only Press Menu and under Record select Edit Contact E 3 Tap Details 4 Tap Note 5 Enter your note 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish A small note icon appears at the right side of any item that has a note Mew Details 16o To review or edit a note 1 Tap the Note icon D To delete a note 1 Tap the Note icon D 2 Tap Delete 3 Hold Option and press Return for Yes Chapter 5 Page 75 Choosing fonts In all PIM applications except Expense you can change the font style to make text easier to read You can choose a different font style for each application w Unfiled w Unfiled 11 2 Meetin g Minutes Small font Bold font Large font To change the font style 1 Open an application 2 Press Menu 3 U
3. A hard reset not only erases all data from the old handheld it also erases the name and makes that handheld a clean slate ready to receive a new name The next time you perform a HotSync operation with this old handheld you are asked to give it aname Be sure to give it a unique name Chapter 1 Page 13 Treo components Locating front panel controls Speaker Headset jack Screen Keyboard Rocker switch Contrast Brightness control Option key Microphone Page 14 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator Speaker Headset jack Rocker switch Contrast Brightness control Option key Microphone Scroll buttons Application buttons Keyboard Communicator screen Functions as the earpiece on your Treo Enables you to connect a hands free headset for use with the wireless features Use only headsets that are compatible with your communicator Enables you to navigate on your communicator with just one hand You can use the rocker switch as an alternate method to perform a variety of tasks such as adjusting the call volume level on your phone The rocker switch functions change based on whether your communicator s wireless mode is on or off and which application you are using To use the rocker switch roll the dial up or down press it in and release it or press and hold it Opens the Adjust Display dialog box where you can adjust the appearance of your communicator screen fo
4. Feb Mar Blinking dot indicates selected date scheduled events Scroll to other days Year View button Page 114 Application Specific Tasks Tips for using Year View Keep the following points in mind Tap a day to display the date and events for that day in the title bar A minus sign indicates only one event is scheduled on that day A plus sign indicates multiple events are scheduled on that day Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move between days You can also tap the scroll arrows in the lower right corner to move forward or backward a day Tap the scroll arrows in the upper right corner to move forward or backward a year Press Menu and under Options select Year Preferences Y to set display options Working in List View The List View is a text oriented view that is integrated with To Do List It displays a list of events and To Do items for the selected week s Scroll to other weeks Selected 1 week s dates Mo 7 22 Staff meeting a Lunch with Lisa Tu 723 Conference call with Japan We 7 24 Planning team meeting Th 25 Invite John to dinner Fr P26 Yoga class Dinner with Greg Mo 7 29 Staff meeting Th 801 Training class Fr 802 Yoga class Training class Mo 805 Staff meeting Fr 809 Yoga class Mo 812 Staff meeting H Detail 1 Ge Frets aff O fF
5. Make sure you are using the correct type of cable If your computer does not have a USB port or is running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 you must use a serial cable If you re using a USB cable insert the Handspring CD into your computer use Windows Explorer or My Computer to navigate to the Utilities folder and then run the Visor USB registry utility If you are using a USB cable disconnect any other USB devices you are using If you re connecting your cable to a USB hub disconnect it and connect your cable directly to your computer If you are using a serial cable try a lower baud rate setting on the Local tab in the Setup dialog box Restart your computer If you installed a conduit from a third party software developer contact the developer for support Page 226 Troubleshooting Tips did a HotSync operation but one of my applications did not synchronize cannot launch the HotSync Manager am using Outlook as my PIM but cannot do a HotSync operation tried to do a wireless HotSync operation but it did not complete successtully Click the HotSync Manager and choose Custom Make sure that the conduit appears on the list and that it is set to Synchronize the files See page 201 for details Make sure you are not running another program such as America Online CompuServe or WinFax that uses the port you selected in the Setup dialog box Reinstall the Palm Desktop software Click the
6. The HotSync Manager is now communicating with the simulated port defined for infrared communication Note You cannot use your cable again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cable synchronization To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with Windows 2000 1 If necessary start HotSync Manager 2 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray v Local USB Local Serial Modem Network v InfraRed Setup Custom File Link View Log About Help Exit 3 Choose InfraRed from the HotSync Manager menu 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 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the HotSync icon G 3 Tap Local 4 Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC Handheld HotSync Arthur Monzi Last HotSync 5 10 00 9 56 pro using Direct USB7 Serial Local ow IR tag PC Hondheld 5 Position your communicator s IR port within a couple of inches of your computer s infrared port 6 Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation Chapter 8 Page 205 Returning to serial cable HotSync operations It s easy to return to using the cable for HotSync operations Note If you re using
7. n feet When you tap this button after ue to feet n yards When you tap this button after ue to yards n miles When you tap this button after ue to miles Chapter 6 Page 159 990900 0 ndicates the current value is entered in nautical miles When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to nautical miles ndicates the current value is entered in millimeters When you tap this button after apping another unit of measure it converts the value to millimeters ndicates the current value is entered in centimeters When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to centimeters ndicates the current value is entered in meters When you tap this button after apping another unit of measure it converts the value to meters ndicates the current value is entered in kilometers When you tap this button after apping another unit of measure it converts the value to kilometers Area buttons a00 0 4060 8 ndicates the current value is entered in square inches When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to square inches ndicates the current value is entered in square feet When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to square feet ndicates the current value is entered in square yards When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it con
8. 4 Press Space GG to insert the accented character Tip You can also select the accented character you want to insert by repeatedly pressing ListType Typing extended characters The ListType feature also enables you to enter many extended characters that are not on the keyboard such as currency symbols and emoticons Extended characters are often found under related characters For example the symbol is located under To enter extended characters 1 Position the cursor where you want to insert the extended character 2 Type the base character associated with the extended character you want to insert Tip To view a list of available accented and symbol characters press Menu and under Edit select Keyboard Help G Base Symbols Base Symbols Base Symbols character character character a Oo Ja A p 1 ji b B P q l B B r c O R po Cy D c MOR s BS i Mey ms d t S BS i ay D t t M E Z Chapter 2 Page 31 3 Press ListType e T hal amp x x o s f x x f y Ap Y S 0 p lt f y 1 1 V4 Yo gt I p z i 3 3 4 Use the scroll buttons to select the extended symbol you want to insert 5 Press Space Gg to insert the extended character Tip To enter a tab press Shift Gag and then press Space Gp Navigation keystrokes In addition to character symbols your communicator includes special keystrokes that you can us
9. Actions OMe In the New SMS Messages alert dialog box you can save or respond to the first message by tapping any of the following buttons OK Reply Actions Delete Msg Saves the message in the SMS Messages Inbox category dismisses the alert dialog box and returns you to the previous application Switches to the SMS Messaging application opens the new message dialog box and addresses the message to the person who sent you the message Opens the Select an Action dialog box where you can choose from a list of actions based on the content of the message The list of actions might include any of the following Select an Action Call Back Lisa Best M Email jason hotmail com m Call Back Enables you to call the sender m Email Opens the default email application and creates a new blank message to the specified email address m Call Enables you to call a number included in the text of the message m Browse Opens the default browser application and displays the web page for the specified URL Deletes the current message dismisses the alert dialog box and returns you to the previous application Page 134 Application Specific Tasks Tips m To view additional incoming messages press SMS Messaging m You can also dismiss the alert dialog box by pressing the rocker switch or the top scroll button m Inthe Select Action dialog box roll the rocker switch or press the scroll buttons to highli
10. Do one of the following m Click Expense in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and the Expense Report configuration dialog box m From the Windows Start menu click Programs Palm Desktop Expense Reports and then choose your user name Click the expense category that you want Categories I pmo all Create Selected Categories Print Cancel Click to select aes Categories Help Dates All Dates C End Date Tip You can press Ctrl click to select multiple categories To print the expenses associated with all of your Expense categories select All in the Categories group If you want to define an end date for the expense report enter the date in the End Date box Note If you do not specify an end date all expense entries for the selected categories appear up to the date of the last HotSync operation Do one of the following m 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 m Click Create to display a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing your expense data Your data appears in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet form You can enter information make formatting changes and save and print the file in the normal manner Chapter 6 Page 167 Using expense report templates Palm Desktop software includes several expense report templates When you use one of these templates you can e
11. In the Windows taskbar click Start choose Settings and then choose Control Panel Double click the Wireless Link icon Click the Image Transfer tab and deselect the Use Wireless Link to transfer images from a digital camera to your computer check box Chapter 8 Page 203 Wireless Link zix File Transfer Image Transfer Hardware Received images Transfer images to a subfolder of B Documents and Settings Browse J Explore location after receiving pictures Cancel Apply 6 Click OK 7 Disable any other application that opens the IR port Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and configure it for infrared communication In Windows 98 and Me you need to specify the simulated port used for infrared communication In Windows 2000 you simply need to activate the infrared menu item To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication with Windows 98 and Me 1 2 6 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray Make sure Local Serial is checked on the menu Choose Setup Click the Local tab In the Serial Port list select the simulated port used for infrared communication See the previous section for instructions on identifying the simulated port General Local Modem Network Serial Port z Speed As Fast As Possible z Cancel App Help Click OK Page 204 Advanced HotSync Operations
12. Letters font style 76 onscreen keyboard 35 Light see LED 16 Linking external file 212 with desktop software See HotSync List Date Book Plus view 115 List in Applications Launcher 41 Locking communicator with a password 195 records See Security Login scripts 192 239 Looking up PhoneBook data to add to other records 69 70 scrolling in Contacts view 68 Looking up See Finding Lost communicator contact for 89 Lost records 225 Lotus 1 2 3 for expense reports 238 Organizer importing data from 36 M Main applications 39 Maintenance information 215 Meetings See Date Book Plus Memo Pad adding PhoneBook data to records 69 70 archive files mpa 36 categorizing records 65 creating records 61 149 deleting records 63 dragging memos into other applications 55 fonts 76 menus 150 opening 55 overview 55 private records 73 reviewing memos 149 sorting records 72 225 See also Notes Memory for beaming 228 Calculator 153 regaining 64 Page 252 Index Memos See Memo Pad Menus 33 34 221 Blazer 130 choosing 33 command equivalents keyboard 33 Date Book Plus 119 Edit menu 62 63 Expense 169 Memo Pad 150 152 162 menu bar 21 33 Network Preferences 194 PhoneBook 101 SIM Book 173 SMS Messaging 143 To Do List 148 Messages checking 98 99 missed call 97 purging SMS 142 receiving 134 replying 136 137 sorting SMS 142 text 133 135 Microphone 15 Microsoft Excel transferring Expense data to 167 169 Outlook
13. PhoneBook button Press PhoneBook repeatedly to cycle through the Speed Dial Dial Pad and Contacts views Press and hold PhoneBook to redial the last number you called Page 50 Applications Overview Date Book Plus Date Book Plus lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a date and or a time In Date Book Plus you can do the following m Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date m Display a chart of your appointments for an entire week to easily spot available times and any potential scheduling overlaps or conflicts or display descriptions of your appointments for one or two weeks m Display a monthly calendar to quickly spot days where you have morning lunch or afternoon appointments or display a calendar for an entire year m Display a list of both your appointments and your To Do items m Create unscheduled events or To Do items that float from one day to the next until you complete them m Create a Daily Journal to track events with automatic time stamps m Setan alarm to sound prior to the scheduled activity and create reminders for events that are based on a particular date rather than time of day such as birthdays and anniversaries m Attach notes to individual events for a description or clarification of the entry in your Date Book To open Date Book Plus m Press Date Book Plus Date Book Plus opens to tod
14. The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names of Contacts entries in Phonebook that have data in the Company field 5 Use the scroll buttons to select the name you want to add 6 Press Space Gill or Return The name appears in the Attendees screen 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to add more names 8 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish Chapter 5 Page 71 Sorting lists of records You can sort lists of records in various ways depending on the application Sorting is available in applications that have list screens Contacts view in PhoneBook To Do List Memo Pad and Expense Note You can also assign records to categories See page 65 for details To sort records in To Do List and Expense 1 Open the application to display the list screen 2 Tap Show 3 Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish To sort records in Contacts view in PhoneBook and Memo Pad 1 Open the application to display the list screen 2 Press Menu 3 Under Options select Preferences R Contacts View Preferences O Remember last category O Enable first name lookup MemoPreferences i Sortby w Alphabetic List by Last Name First Name First Name Last Name Memo Pad Contacts 4 Do one of the following Contacts view in PhoneBook Tap the setting you want Memo Pad Tap the Sort by pick list and select Alphabetic or Manual 5 Hold Optio
15. m Press the top scroll button Chapter 6 Page 109 Reminder amp Snooze 12 14 pm Lunch meeting 12 15 pm 1 15 prin Friday 671879 sain Sas oe min Other _ Scheduling repeating or continuous events The Repeat function lets you schedule events that recur at regular intervals or extend over a period of consecutive days A birthday is a good example of an event that repeats annually Another example is a weekly guitar lesson that falls on the same day of the week and the same time of day Typically a continuous event is an untimed event such as a business trip or a vacation that continues for several days but doesn t occur at a particular time of day To schedule a repeating or continuous event 1 Tap the event 2 Tap Details 3 Tap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box Change Repeat ti Mone ey I Week Month fear Date Tap one of the above Alarm buttons to set a repeat interval Repeat Repeat Private box Type EA Floot Done OK Cancel Delete Mote Time No Repeat A Tap Day Week Month or Year to set how often event repeats For a continuous event tap Day 5 Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to repeat on the Every line For example if you select Month and enter the number 2 the event repeats every other month 6 To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event tap the End on pick l
16. to display the next view To display the current time 1 Tap and hold the stylus on the date in the date bar to display the current time Tap and hold the date Current time displays Jul 24 02 KIBO GEE 2 Drag the stylus below the date bar and then lift it 5 03 pm MIB GEC Note If you lift the stylus while it is still on the date bar the menu bar appears Working in Week View Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week This view lets you quickly review your appointments and available time slots In addition the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in your schedule Event details Wed 724702 1 00pm 2 00 pr Previous week Planning team meeting or F mA q veek 20 P Su Mo Tu We Th Fr 5a ra 22 23 24 25 26 27 Next week Tap for that day Tap to show event details Bar indicates earlier event Week View icon Dot indicates untimed event Bar indicates later event Tips for using Week View Keep the following points in mind m Tap an event to show details for the event m Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move forward or backward a week at a time m To reschedule an event tap and drag the event to a different time or day m Tapa blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time selected for a new event Page 112 Application Specific Tasks m Tap any
17. 4 Press Space Gp to dial Tip You can also tap the Speed Dial button for the number you want to call or roll the rocker switch to select the button and then press the rocker switch or Return to dial the number Chapter 6 Page 85 Wireless Service ao Tail f Gem 3727702 12 48 pm fi 2 3 4 5 Selected button Wireless service ao Tail i Ra Midyne M Active 1 831 555 6737 00 10 a Hi Spkr Up shone Mute EHEER Tip During a call if you are prompted to enter a menu selection enter the numbers with the keyboard If you defined any Extra Digits such as an extension tap Extra Digits 5 Close the lid to end the call Changing a Speed Dial entry You can change any of the information associated with a Speed Dial button Note If the phone number for your wireless service provider s voicemail service is locked on your SIM card you cannot change this number You can however rename move or add Extra Digits to this voicemail entry To change a Speed Dial entry 1 From the Speed Dial view press Menu Gi 2 Under Edit select Edit Speed Dial E 3 Tap the entry you want to change Edit Speed Dial Buttons Woiesinait Phone Tis chris W Greg Harry wv O amp time Tap to view more pages 4 In the Edit Entry dialog enter the new information Edit Entry Name Harry WM ce Number 17408 333 8054 Extra Digits 5 Hold
18. Mo 479 Incoming Outgoing 4 Voicemail iMo 4 9 Mi d A Home isu 4 8 or NIISSE Outgoing call 4mouratw Sa 4 7 Maura Rees H Th 4 5 4 14235555781 Th 4 5 Incoming call 14235555781 Th 4 5 4 Christie Cadwell Th 4 5 Christie Cadwell yy iTh 475 i Tap Details to view time and duration 3 Tap the pick list at the top of the screen to display a specific type of call Missed Incoming or Outgoing Tip To temporarily store a number in your communicator s memory press Menu Gi under Record select Details E tap Copy Phone and then hold Option and press Return to finish You can now Paste this number into any application on your communicator Calling a number in your Call History list In addition to viewing a list of your incoming outgoing and missed calls you can use the Call History list to dial any number that appears on this view To dial a number from the Call History list 1 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 2 Use the scroll buttons to select the number you want to call Tap the entry you P i Boe want to dial 4 Home gt Maura Rees H iMo 4 9 4 Voicemail Mo 47 9 4 Home iSu 4 8 A Maura Sa 4 7 Maura ReesiH iTh 4 5 4 14235555781 iTh 4 5 P 14235555781 4 Christie Cadwell Christie Cadwell yY Tap Dial to call selected number X 3 Press Space Gq to dial Tip To add a number to your Contacts or Speed Dia
19. Tap the Date pick list and select a format 3 Tap the Week starts pick list and select whether you want the first day of the week to be Sunday or Monday Note This setting controls the Day Week Month Year and List views in Date Book Plus and all other aspects of your communicator that display a calendar 4 Tap the Numbers pick list and select formats for the decimal point and thousands separator Chapter 7 Page 181 General Preferences The General Preferences screen enables you to set the time date auto shutoff interval the beam receive feature and sounds for your communicator See the section that begins on page 22 for information on setting the time and date Auto off delay Your communicator has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power after a period of inactivity This feature conserves battery power if you forget to turn off your communicator If you find that your communicator shuts itself off before you finish viewing information on the screen increase the auto off setting To set the Auto off delay 1 Tap the Auto off pick list 2 Tap the setting you want to use for the automatic shutoff feature 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes or 3 minutes Preferences General Set Time Set Date Auto off after System Sound Medium Alarm Sound w Medium Game Sound w Medium Beam Receive On Note The Auto off setting turns off only the handheld mode on your communicator It doe
20. Tap the Phone field 2 Enter the phone number you use to reach your ISP or dial in server Phone Setup Li Enter your ISP phone number here O Use calling card 3 If you need to enter a prefix or disable Call Waiting skip to those procedures Otherwise hold Option and press Return to finish Entering a prefix A prefix is a number that you dial before the telephone number to access an outside line For example many offices require that you dial 9 to dial a number outside the building To enter a prefix 1 Tap the Dial Prefix check box to select it Phone Setup Select this box if you Enter your need to use prefix here a prefix O Use calling card 2 Enter the prefix 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 188 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Disabling Call Waiting Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call while you are connected If your telephone has Call Waiting you need to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or dial in server To disable Call Waiting 1 Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it Phone Setup i Select this box if you i Dial prefix 3 r need to Deanta cal Enter your disable disable Call O Use calling card code here Waiting 2 Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable call waiting line Note Each telephone company assigns a code to disable Call Waiting Contact your lo
21. and press Return to confirm deletion You can also delete a message by selecting it and pressing Backspace To delete a group of messages 1 From any SMS Messaging list view select the category containing the messages you want to delete Press Menu Under Message select Purge Messages Select the deletion method you want to use Purge Messages Purge Inbox messages Tap arrow to select older than 1 week deletion method Page 142 Application Specific Tasks Older than 1 Deletes all messages in the current category with a date earlier than 1 week week prior to the current date Older than 1 Deletes all messages in the current category with a date earlier than 1 month month prior to the current date Except last Keeps only the 10 most recent messages and deletes all other messages 10 in the current category All Deletes all messages in the current category 5 Hold Option and press Return twice to confirm deletion SMS Messaging menus SMS Messaging menus are shown here for your reference and SMS Messaging features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands The Message and Options menus differ depending on which SMS Messaging view is on the screen Message menus Vette Edit Options ete eg Edit Options Vetoes Edit Options Mt Edit Opti ht Edit Opti Mi Edit Opti Falh New oh RK Edit Delete xD Call Se
22. connecting to 227 Windows 95 98 202 Missed calls 97 98 Modem HotSync operations via 206 209 227 228 Modes handheld 19 wireless 19 Monday to start week 181 Month Date Book Plus view 114 Moving Date Book Plus events 108 the cursor 32 MPA Memo Pad archive file 36 Multi day events See Repeating events N Network connecting 183 fallback 187 190 GPRS settings 186 idle timeout 190 login scripts 192 name 83 password 185 phone settings 188 preferences 183 195 primary DNS 187 191 secondary DNS 187 191 selecting service 183 status 16 username 185 voicemail number 84 Network HotSync operation 210 Network status 96 Notes attaching to records 75 See also Memo Pad Numbers decimal point and thousands separator 181 entering 30 onscreen keyboard 35 O 1 2 3 for expense reports 238 Onscreen keyboard 35 63 Opening applications 39 Blazer 52 Calculator 57 153 CityTime 56 Date Book Plus 51 Expense 58 Memo Pad 55 PhoneBook 50 SMS Messaging 53 To Do List 54 Options menu 173 Organizer Lotus PIM 36 Outgoing calls 97 98 103 173 Outlook connecting to 227 Overlapping events 116 Overview communicator 11 Owner preferences 195 P Palm Desktop software See Desktop software Index Page 253 Passwords 46 47 changing 46 creating 46 deleting 46 for network 185 forgotten 47 229 Pasting text 63 Payment Expense item 164 Personal information managers See PIM Phone application sta
23. m Press and hold PhoneBook for at least one second m Press and hold the rocker switch Returning a missed call When your Treo is on and you remain in a coverage area any calls you miss appear in the Call History list and you receive a missed call alert message When your phone is off or you travel outside a coverage area your calls are forwarded to voicemail and they do not appear in the Call History list m lf you miss multiple calls a message appears indicating the number of calls you missed See page 99 for instructions on calling a number in your Call History list m Ifyou miss a single call the following screen appears Missed Call You missed a call Midyne HM 1 831 555 6737 5 49 pm 8725 01 Tap OK to dismiss the call without Tap Call Back to calling back dial the number Note If the caller s phone number is not available the Call Back button does not appear on the Missed Call screen Chapter 6 Page 97 Calling an emergency number Your Treo provides easy access to emergency numbers such as 911 in the United States or 112 in Europe You don t need to unlock your SIM card or even have the SIM card installed to call an emergency number To call an emergency number 1 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 2 Press PhoneBook 3 Do one of the following m Dial 911 112 or the appropriate local emergency number from the Speed Dial or Dial Pad screen m f your SIM card is
24. to finish Chapter 6 Page 129 To rearrange bookmark pages 1 From the Bookmark view press Menu Gi 2 Under Bookmark select Edit Bookmark E 3 Drag the page to the slot where you want it to appear A grey line appears next to the page when it is in drag mode When dropping a page on the top row the grey line appears to the left of the slot where the page will appear When drop ping a page on the bottom row the grey line appears to the right of the slot where the page will appear Edit Bookmark List Title Favorites Hondspring MSN Mobile Drag a page to another slot 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Blazer menus Blazer menus are shown here for your reference and Blazer features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands The Go and Options menus differ depending on whether you re displaying the Page view or the Bookmark view Page menu GEH Go Options Add Bookmark xA Page view Refresh Enables you to update the current web page with the most up to date information Stop loading Cancels the process of loading a page Page 130 Application Specific Tasks Properties Displays the Page Properties dialog box where you can view the Page Name URL Size Bytes and whether the page was loaded from the cache Bookmarks menu Bookmarks Edit Bookmarks
25. 1 In the Receipt Details dialog box tap the Currency pick list and select Edit currencies Receipt Details Select Currencies Select the currencies that Category w Unfiled i I ox display in currency list Type w Lunch Payment w Unfiled Currency 1 w United States Currency 2 w United Kingdom Currency 3 w Germany Tap Edit Currency 4 w None currencies Currency 5 w None OK Cancel Delete Mote t 2 Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that line 3 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish Defining a custom currency symbol If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries you can create your own custom country and currency symbol To define a custom currency symbol 1 Press Menu 2 Under Options select Custom Currencies Y 3 Tap one of the four Country boxes Chapter 6 Page 165 Custom Currencies Create your own custom currencies by tapping on the country name below 4 Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want to appear in Expense Currency Properties Country sss Syrabol ae 5 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish Note If you want to use your custom currency symbol as the default for all Expense items select the symbol in the Preferences dialog box If you want to use your custom currency symbol only for a particular Expense item select the symbol
26. Applications Launcher 2 Press Menu again to open the menus 3 Under App select Delete D 4 Tap the application that you want to remove Page 44 Managing Your Applications Delete Free Memory 15668K of 16128K Blazer Cache DatebkK3HDE Graffiti SMS Messages SM5 Msg Index 5 Tap Delete 6 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish 7 Check the Backup folder under your user name folder in the Handspring or Palm folder on your computer If you find a PRC file for the application you just removed delete the PRC file from the Backup folder Tip If you installed Palm Desktop software for the first time when you purchased your Treo communicator the Palm Desktop software is located in the Handspring folder If you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop software these files are most likely located in the Palm folder Removing Palm Desktop software Removing Palm Desktop software also removes HotSync Manager If you remove this software from your computer you cannot synchronize your data So we highly recommend leaving Palm Desktop software on your computer To remove Palm Desktop software 1 From the Windows Start menu choose Programs Handspring or Palm and then Uninstall 2 Click Yes to uninstall the software Security Your communicator comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect Note To access the Security ap
27. C PROGRAM FILES PALM folder This folder is a convenient place to store downloaded handheld files 4 In the User drop down list select the name that corresponds to your communicator 5 Click Add Chapter 3 Page 43 Open 21x Look in Add on x c cE Giraffe pre Hardball prc Minehunt pre Puzzle pre Subhunt pre Ann 2 Cancel 6 Select the application s that you want to install on your communicator Files of type 7 Click Open Note Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box If you do not want to install an application select it and then click Remove This does not remove the application from your computer it simply removes it from the list of applications to install 8 Click Done 9 Perform a HotSync operation to install the application s you selected in step 6 See the section that begins on page 76 for details Tip You can also install an application by simply double clicking the application s icon Removing applications In the event that you run out of memory or decide that you no longer need an application you installed you can remove applications from your communicator You can remove only add on applications patches and extensions that you install you cannot remove the applications that reside in the ROM portion of your communicator To remove an add on application 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the
28. Connecting to your company s dial in server The Network HotSync software requires the following m Your computer has TCP IP support installed m Both your company s network system and its remote access server support TCP IP Your System Administrator has this information m 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 with HotSync Manager and the software on your communicator You need to activate the feature however in HotSync Manager and on your communicator To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray bottom right corner of the taskbar 2 From the HotSync Manager menu choose Network v Local USB v Local Serial Modem v Network Setup Custom Eile Link View Log About Help Exit Note To perform a Network HotSync from another computer on your network you must select Network from the HotSync Manager menu on both your primary computer and the computer you want to use 3 From the HotSync Manager menu choose Setup 4 Click the Network tab and make sure your user name has a check mark next to it If the check mark is not there click the check box next to your user name Page 210 Advanced HotSync Operations General Local Modem Network C
29. Copy All SIM Book SM Tap SIM Chris 555 2676 Greg 555 8712 Tap a name or number to select it Tap Copy to add the entry to your Speed Dial list Copy Delete Dial SMS Tip A check mark indicates that the entry is already on both your Speed Dial and SIM list 3 Tap Copy Deleting entries from your SIM card If you find that you no longer need a phone number you can delete it from your SIM card To delete entries from your SIM card 1 Tap SIM in the pick list in the upper right corner Tip To delete entries from your Speed Dial list tap Speed Dial instead 2 Select the entry you want to delete SIM Book x sim Tap to select SIM or Speed Dial Chris 555 2676 Greg 555 8712 6 Tap a name or number to select it Tap Delete to remove the entry Copy Delete Dial SMS 3 Tap Delete 4 Hold Option and press Return to confirm deletion Page 172 Application Specific Tasks Dialing entries on your SIM card In addition to storing phone numbers on your SIM card you can also dial numbers using SIM Book To dial entries from your SIM card 1 Tap SIM in the pick list in the upper right corner Tip You can also dial entries from your Speed Dial list by tapping Speed Dial instead 2 Select the entry you want to dial Tip You can also send a text message to an SMS enabled mobile phone by tapping a mobile phone number and then tapping SMS instead of
30. Cradle See Cable Creating categories 40 66 67 contact entries 88 89 currency symbols 165 custom fields in PhoneBook 104 Date Book Plus events 106 Expense items 163 expense reports in Excel 167 169 memos 149 notes for records 75 records 61 To Do List items 145 Currency default 170 defining 165 for Expense items 165 Current date 23 295 Current time 39 displaying in Date Book Plus 112 setting 23 Customizing categories 67 currencies and symbols 165 expense reports 231 238 fields in PhoneBook 104 HotSync settings 201 See also Preferences Cutting text 62 Cycling through views 50 51 52 53 D Daily calendar 106 108 events See Repeating events Journal 117 Data entry See Entering data transfer See HotSync Date Book archive files dba 36 Date Book Plus adding PhoneBook data to records 69 70 alarm 109 changing event time 108 changing event to untimed 108 changing repeating events 111 conflicting events 116 continuous events 110 111 creating records 61 106 108 Daily Journal 117 Day view 112 deleting records 63 deleting repeating events 111 end time for Day view 120 Event tracking 117 floating events 116 fonts 76 List View 115 menus 119 Index Page 249 Month view 114 notes for records 75 opening 51 overview 51 private records 73 purging records 64 repeating events 64 110 111 scheduling events 106 108 selecting dates 106 start time for Day view 120 Sunday or Monday to start
31. Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 6 Page 91 Using the Active Call view After you dial and establish a connection or receive an incoming call the Active Call view icon appears in the lower left corner of the PhoneBook screen and the Active Call view appears Wireless service ao Tall i Ra Midyne M Active 1 831 555 6737 00 10 Hang Spkr M Up phone TV Keyboard shortcuts EEEN appear below buttons Note If you dialed a Speed Dial entry that includes predefined Extra Digits such as an extension the Mute button changes to an Extra Digits button Tap Extra Digits to dial the predefined Extra Digits If you did not define Extra Digits and need to enter additional numbers use the keyboard to enter the numbers Receiving Calls Whenever your communicator s wireless mode is on and you are within a coverage area you can receive incoming calls An incoming call turns on your communicator s screen if it is off and displays the following alert Phone Call Midyne M Caller s name and 1 831 555 6737 phone number if available Tap Answer to BP x Tap Ignore to accept the call send the call ma loners to voicemail To answer a call while it is ringing do any of the following m Open the lid if it is closed m Tap Answer if the lid is open m Press the button on the headset if it is attached To ignore a call and send it directly to voicemail do any of the following m Close the li
32. Hold Option and press Return to finish To set the current date 1 Tap the Set Date box 2 Hold Option and press a scroll button to scroll to the current year Set Date Tap arrows to select year Tap to select month WTF 3 4 5 10 11 12 47 18 19 Tap to select date 3 Hold Shift Gag and press a scroll button to scroll to the current month 4 Type the number for the current date 5 Press Space GG to select the date Tip You can also select the date by tapping the screen as shown above Chapter 1 Page 23 Using the headset You can connect a headset for hands free operation Your Treo is compatible with the included headset and other headsets listed at www handspring com If you need to use your phone while driving and this is permitted in your area we recommend using a headset Note Treo is not compatible with three pin also called three pole style headsets You can determine whether a headset is a three pin headset by counting the number of silver rings on the headset pin A three pin headset has three rings To use the headset 1 Connect the headset plug to the headset jack on the side of your communicator Microphone Headset button 2 Place the speaker in your ear 3 Press the headset button to perform any of the following functions m Answer an incoming call including an incoming call waiting call m Switch between two active calls m Place the second call on hold when you have
33. HotSync Manager and choose Custom Make sure that the following Outlook conduits are installed and that the Action is set to Synchronize the files for each conduit Outlook Contacts Outlook Calendar Outlook Tasks and Outlook Notes Reinstall the Palm Desktop software and make sure you select the option to synchronize with MS Outlook Check the following on your computer Make sure your computer is turned on and that it does not shut down automatically as part of an energy saving feature Make sure the modem connected to your computer is turned on and is connected to the outgoing phone line Make sure Modem is checked in the HotSync Manager menu Make sure the modem you are using with your communicator has an on off switch Your communicator cannot wake up a modem hat has an auto off feature Make sure the modem is connected properly to a serial port on your computer and is connected to the incoming phone line 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 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 specitic speed try using a slower speed Make sur
34. HotSync operation crete ete 205 Returning to serial cable HotSync operations 0 206 Conducting a wireless HotSync operation 0 0 ccc e ceee 206 Preparing YOUN COMPULSH maes gan nia EA Sabie mated avaaccenet diate iat eas oe cake mtn 207 Preparing your COMMUNICATOR oe eka eek eee eee cic eee ee ove ced ett ere reece aE 208 Selecting the conduits for a wireless HotSync operation 0 cece teen eee eee 209 Performing a wireless HotSync operation vo cise cece erence eee 209 Conducting a HotSync operation via a network 0 cece cece teen eeteennne 210 Connecting to your company s dial in Server oo eects 210 Performing a dial in network HotSync operation 0 ccc cect eee eens 211 Performing a network HotSync operation viaa LAN wo cece cece 212 WSIMG ENS EI eects atthe neien gi sou tnt ant Soh cua vant tu von A aati nda ina hes teeta a Ge 212 CHEATING AUSSI POTS ce isha Chis Syl E delete oe Lass Zea bass eaa pr EAS PEE E EAEE 213 Maintaining Your Communicator 000 0 eee eee ee 215 Caring TOr YOUr COMMUNICATOR vots diie te deale a ca ae Ae Siac dons A ei ha Da raaa 215 Battery considerations 0c cece eet waa cae Toota CUSE EC Danki DEDA edb e eset ews 215 Resetting your COMMUNICALOK mrina npn innana AN hoa A K oie weway 216 Performing a SoftTeset secant tinne orenean adel iA de eel tab ees aaa 216 Performing a warm or safe reset 06 ccccccccccce cree ee 917 Fertorming a Nard reset misni pant g daianto iiey Eea E
35. If you do not select a category the entry is placed in the Unfiled category 4 Hold Option and press Return for Yes Tip When you receive beamed information with the lid closed you don t need to respond to the Beam dialog box simply press the top scroll button for Yes or the bottom scroll button for No Page 80 Common Tasks Chapter 6 Application Specific Tasks This chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on how to do tasks that are specific to each of the following applications PhoneBook Date Book Plus Blazer SMS Messaging To Do List Memo Pad CityTime Calculator Expense SIM Book SIM Services Chapter 6 Page 81 PhoneBook PhoneBook is the application where you store name and address information about people or businesses and where you place and receive telephone calls PhoneBook has four main views You can place and receive calls from within any view and you can also receive calls when the screen is off but wireless mode must be on The sections that follow explain how to use each of these views To change the PhoneBook view do one of the following m Repeatedly press PhoneBook to cycle through the views m Tap the icons in the lower left corner of the PhoneBook screen Note The Active Call icon and view appear only after you place an outgoing call or receive an incoming call Speed Dial view Dial Pad view Status bar Wireless Service ao Tail
36. Keyboard command Customizing your communicator You can customize your communicator by using the Preferences application You can enter personal information such as your name and address change the time and date view different date and time formats when you travel turn off sounds configure your communicator to work with a modem or network and select ringer settings See Chapter 7 for more information on customizing your communicator To open the Preferences screens 1 Press Option and then press Menu Gp to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the Preferences icon 3 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 4 Tap the Preferences category you want to view Page 22 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an example of how to customize your communicator You make changes to the time and date in General preferences To set the current time 1 Tap the Set Time box Preferences General Set Time Set Date Auto off after Tap here utez System Sound Medium Set Time Eo gt em Alarm Sound w Medium Game Sound w Medium Beam Receive On 2 Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour 3 Tap each minute number and then tap the arrows to change them 4 Tap AM or PM Note Your communicator can also display time based on a 24 hour clock See page 181 for details 5
37. Messaging MENUS sis ici cee deatea ener cated eee ens Deepen mere tn CRE 143 TOD QUES based des e e Sige treet Sarat E NEA lagi at E barton AE EA 145 Setting PHONY iar irera Renda que EE R mint ong EA a Each ware Reet eai 145 Setting AGUS CALS inene aderat orig r eaa ith ative a Meee ae Pata ahaa ean 146 ASSIGNING a category gute stein wee tune inahh erga tee mtn haar pace be ag ote Wai 146 Checking iott a To Dotted secs cccscacace deen x diary cease oea A ainda ORAE NA 147 ToDo Show OPO sens cision tuaana Wide sacs GAG Ra ee Rem eR aR 147 TO DOSLIST MENUS s rme aa naan ERA AEA AREA EE AA EAEE 148 Memo Rad reana epn eia A anan aA cite Ea SE AEE EAE na aiaia aAa Grae aca 149 PREVIEWING memo Sa reng aise alas E E o a E E E E E A ink 149 Memo kad MENUS IAr ias Aara a cos Ta aaa ate Sonata a aa T tens Aaa Eaa E 150 GilyTiMe s aferei ne ae aaa aa ght atada i aea Ena 151 Setting yor home Cissa enen a a a a cia eas Plain ee oe 151 Selecting remote cities sro seiners daeina na oe eevee RENES eee ee eed 151 Adding Cities sencent ds tied care ed arnt viele wr gle hots wed wa Dea dee oad ee bend dete es 152 City TIME MENUS 5 Hae nae Aceh a rah a a E a r ea 152 Cal Cul A EE EA ae Paes 22S diay detains nats Seder di ne gant A tars Sere an a 153 Selecting the Calculator mode s ssiraseserurrarrrrsrrerrrrnrrerrerinrrerrere 153 Using the Basic Calculator buttons sssssseserrrnrrerrerirrrerrrirrnrrerres 153 Displaying Recent Calculations ssss
38. Option and press Return twice to save the new information Page 86 Application Specific Tasks Deleting Speed Dial entries If your Speed Dial list becomes full or you no longer need an entry you can delete it Note You cannot delete the Speed Dial button for your wireless service provider s voicemail service To delete a Speed Dial entry 1 From the Speed Dial view press Menu Gi 2 Under Edit select Edit Speed Dial E 3 Tap the entry you want to delete 4 In the Edit Entry dialog tap Delete 5 Hold Option and press Return twice to confirm deletion Arranging the Speed Dial list As your Speed Dial list grows you may want to rearrange the entries For example you might want to store different types of numbers on different pages or arrange the list alphabetically To arrange the Speed Dial list 1 From the Speed Dial view press Menu Gi 2 Under Edit select Edit Speed Dial E 3 Drag the entries to the slot where you want them to appear Edit Speed Dial Buttons Voicemail Phone Tips chris Ww Greg Drag an entry to ra gt another slot or page Tip If the new slot is full the other entries in the column move down one slot and overflow from the left column moves to the top of the right column If you drag an entry to a page icon the entry moves to the first available slot on that page You cannot drag an entry to a full page 4 Hold Option and press Return to
39. SIM Book 173 placing on hold 94 switching 95 Capital letters 29 Caring for the communicator 215 Categories application 40 assigning records to 65 beaming 78 79 creating 66 67 default 65 displaying 66 103 225 merging 67 renaming 67 using in Applications Launcher 40 Chain calculations 154 Charger connecting 18 25 connector on communicator 17 Charging battery 18 Check boxes 21 CityTime adding cities 152 home city 151 menus 152 opening 56 overview 151 remote cities 151 Clearing Calculator entries 153 155 Codes call forwarding 241 Page 248 Index Color control 15 20 depth 132 COM port See USB port and Serial port Combining categories 67 Comma delimited files importing data from 36 Command buttons 21 Command equivalents keyboard 33 Communicator contrast control 15 20 overview 11 turning on off 19 Compressing Day view 120 Conduits 201 for connecting to PIMs 27 for modem HotSync operations 209 for synchronizing applications 227 201 202 218 See also HotSync Conference calls 96 Conflicting events 116 Connecting headset 24 HotSync cable 24 service templates 184 to server or ISP 183 travel charger 18 25 Connection preferences 177 Contact information See PhoneBook Contacts copying 90 Continuous events changing 111 deleting from Date Book Plus 64 111 scheduling 110 Copying contact information 90 Copying text 63 Country default setting 181 Coverage area 92 96 97 98 137
40. SMS Email Center forwards the SMS messages to the recipient s e mail address To enable SMS and SMS Email 1 Make sure wireless mode is on for at least 30 seconds See page 19 for details 2 Press SMS Messaging 3 From the SMS Messages Inbox press Menu 4 Under Options select Preferences 5 Enter or confirm the SMS Message Center number 6 Enter or confirm the SMS Email Center number Note If the SMS Email Center number is blank contact your wireless service provider to obtain their SMS Email Center number SMS Preferences Li SMS message center number 12099992222 SMS message center number SMS email center number amp Confirm deletions SMS email center number A Save copies of sent messages in Sent folder 7 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 6 Page 133 Receiving SMS messages When you receive SMS messages the New SMS Messages alert appears You can receive SMS messages during a data session but you cannot receive a message during a voice call Note You can receive SMS messages even if you don t subscribe to your wireless service provider s SMS service Number of new messages 4 New SMS Messages Lisa Best M1 4 20 prn Need media plan Please send to jiason hotmail com ASAP The agency needs to place insertion Most recent message orders today The conf call is Tues at 9 call 555 8794 Check out accessories at www handspring com viis A x OK Reply
41. See page 184 for information on configuring a dial up service template Viewing web pages You can view web pages whenever you are inside a coverage area If you are outside a coverage area you can view web pages that are stored temporarily on your communicator in an area called the cache However if a page stored in the cache has an expiration date and it is past that date you need to establish an Internet connection to view that page Tip You can tell whether you are inside a coverage area by looking at the signal strength indicator in the lower right corner of the screen To view a web page 1 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 2 Press Blazer Note If a different application appears when you press Blazer your wireless service provider installed another application as the default web browser To launch Blazer press Option press Menu Gap and then tap the Blazer icon a 3 Press Menu 4 Under Go select Go to Web Page G Tip You can also tap the Folder icon amp j to open the Go to Web Page dialog box X handspring Go to Web Page Li News Travel a Finance a Yellow Pages s Weather Reference Sports Technology p Entertainment More Sites www com net 7 c Google Search Tips For Using Blazer EE 5aa Fil ai Folder icon Chapter 6 Page 125 5 Enter the URL you want to view 6 Hold Option and press Re
42. The names you give the custom fields appear in all Contacts records The Select Network command may not be available for all wireless service providers Select Network i Available networks Cingular Wireless AT amp T Wireless Automatic Reselection Page 104 Application Specific Tasks Select Network Available networks Enables you to manually select a network This is continued useful when roaming and there are multiple networks available When you manually select a network your Treo finds only that network until you either choose another network or enable Automatic Reselection m Automatic Reselection Enables your Treo to automatically find the most appropriate network the next time you lose and then regain network coverage If you uncheck this box your Treo can only find the network you selected in the Available networks list By default Automatic Reselection is enabled Phone Info Phone Info Number 1 650 555 2862 IMEI 004997 110154401 SA 1001310170 Firmware Rev 535_0999 3 Software Rev v 3 5 2H5 7 Product Rev GPRS 1 1 m Number Displays your SIM card s phone number Some wireless service providers enable you to edit this number and others do not allow you to access this field Note Not all wireless service providers include the phone number on the SIM If the phone number is not on the SIM this field displays No number on SIM instead of the number m IMEI Displays yo
43. This chapter explains how to enter data into your Treo 270 communicator using each of the following methods m Using the communicator keyboard m Using the onscreen keyboard m Using your computer keyboard m Importing data Using the communicator keyboard The communicator keyboard is the primary method you ll use to enter data into your communicator Each letter key on the keyboard has three functions Normal Types a lowercase letter Shift Types an uppercase letter Option Types the number symbol or activates the function that appears in blue on the key 90090090000 9099090200909090 Backspace Option 99999000090 Shift Find C o A Applications ListType Typing capital letters To type capital letters you must first shift to caps and then type the character Note Your communicator includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter when you create a new sentence or a new record by tapping New or a blank line Chapter 2 Page 29 To type a single capital letter Caps Shift 1 Press Shift Ga When Caps Shift is active an up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the Treo screen If you accidentally activate Caps Shift press Shift twice to cancel it or if you do nothing for five seconds it reverts to lowercase ea _ Caps Shift 2 Type the letter you want to capitalize To enter only capital letters Caps Lock 1 Press Shift Gagg twice
44. a ShortCut 1 Tap the ShortCut you want to delete 2 Tap Delete 3 Hold Option and press Return for Yes Chapter 7 Page 197 Page 198 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Chapter 8 Advanced HotSync Operations HotSync Manager enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm OS devices and Palm Desktop software or another PIM such as Microsoft Outlook To synchronize data you must connect your Treo 270 communicator and your desktop software either directly by connecting your communicator to the HotSync cable attached to your computer or using infrared communication or indirectly with using the built in wireless modem or a network This chapter describes how to select HotSync options and perform a HotSync operation via the infrared port the built in wireless modem or a network See page 76 for information about performing your first and subsequent local HotSync operations Selecting HotSync setup options You can choose when you want HotSync Manager to run If necessary you can adjust the local and modem HotSync settings as well To set the HotSync options 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray 2 Choose Setup General Local Modem Network r HotSync Manager C Available only when the Palm Desktop is running C Manual you start the HotSync Manager yourself 3 Click the General tab and select one of the following options Always ava
45. a USB cable and the Local USB option is already selected on the HotSync Manager menu you don t need to do anything to return to cable operations To return to serial cable HotSync operations with Windows 98 and Me 1 If needed connect the cable to your computer 2 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray 3 Choose Setup and then click Local 4 In the Serial Port list select the COM port where your cable is connected 5 Click OK To disable infrared communication with Windows 2000 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray 2 Uncheck InfraRed on the menu 3 In the Windows taskbar click Start choose Settings and then choose Control Panel 4 Double click the Wireless Link icon 5 Click the Image transfer tab and select the Use Wireless Link to transfer images from a digital camera to your computer check box The next time you want to perform a HotSync operation just press the HotSync button on the cable You can leave the HotSync application on your communicator set to perform IR HotSync operations and still use the cable This is useful if you perform HotSync operations with both your desktop computer and a laptop When you are in the office just connect your communicator to the cable and press the HotSync button When you travel you don t have to carry a cable Conducting a wireless HotSync operation Your communicator includes a built in wireless modem which you can use for wir
46. alarm tone sounds a reminder message also appears onscreen Note Make sure the ringer is on Silencing the ringer turns off all system sounds including alarms When you silence the ringer Date Book Plus alarms vibrate To set an alarm for an event 1 Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarm 2 Tap Details 3 Tap the Alarm check box to select it 4 Tap the pick list to select Minutes Hours or Days 5 Select the 5 and enter any number from O to 99 inclusive as the number of time units Event Details Li Enter number of Minutes time units here Private O Tap here to select unit of time 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish Alarm for untimed events You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event In this case the alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes hours or days before midnight beginning of the day of the untimed event No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event instead the reminder message appears onscreen For example you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on February 4th If the alarm is set for 5 minutes the reminder message appears at 11 55 PM on the night of February 3rd The reminder remains onscreen until you turn on your communicator and hold Option and press Return to dismiss it To dismiss the alarm reminder do one of the following m Tap 5 min 10 min 30 min or Other to reset the alarm to notify you in a specified period of time
47. button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to fluid ounces Indicates the current value is entered in cups When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to cups Indicates the current value is entered in pints When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to pints Indicates the current value is entered in quarts When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to quarts Indicates the current value is entered in gallons When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to gallons Indicates the current value is entered in tablespoons When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to tablespoons Indicates the current value is entered in milliliters When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to milliliters Indicates the current value is entered in liters When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to liters Indicates the current value is entered in cubic inches When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to cubic inches Indicates the current value is entered in cubic feet When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to cub
48. calibration screen This is the same screen that appears when you start your communicator for the first time You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset or if your digitizer drifts Page 180 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Formats Preferences Use the Formats Preferences screen to set the country default and the display format of the dates times and numbers on your communicator Country default The country default sets date time week start day and number conventions based on geographic regions where you might use your communicator For example in the United Kingdom time often is expressed using a 24 hour clock In the United States time is expressed using a 12 hour clock with an AM or PM suffix All your communicator applications use the Country default settings See the next section in this chapter for information on customizing these settings To set the country default 1 Tap the country name pick list Preferences Formats Preset to w United States Time w HH MM am prm 10 44 arn Date w M D Y 7724 02 Jul 24 2002 Week starts w Sunday Numbers w 1 000 00 2 Tap the setting you want to use Time date week start and numbers formats The Time setting defines the format for the time of day The time format that you select appears in all applications on your communicator To select the time date week start and numbers format 1 Tap the Time pick list and select a format 2
49. can select the types of phone numbers or e mail addresses that you associate with a Contacts entry Any changes you make apply only to the current entry To select other types of phone numbers in an entry 1 Select the contact name for the entry that you want to change 2 Press Space GG to open the entry 3 Press Menu Page 90 Application Specific Tasks 4 Under Record select Edit Contact E 5 Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change Personal Personali Firstname Claudia TS First name Title Company w Work w Horne r Faxi w Other T E mail ia Tap ss triangle il A Done Details Mote oT Details Note v 6 Select a new label 7 Hold Option and press Return to finish Changing Contact entry details The Contact Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an entry To open the Contact Entry Details dialog box 1 Select the name for the entry whose details you want to change 2 Press Space Gp to open the entry 3 Press Menu Gm 4 Under Record select Edit Contact E 5 Press Menu 6 Under Record select Details E Contact Entry Details Li Category Business Private 2 OK Cancel Delete Mote 7 Select any of the following settings Category Assign the entry to a category Private Hide this entry when Security is turned on 8
50. conflicts Compress Day View Controls how times appear in the Day View When Compress Day View is off all time slots display When itis on start and end times display for each event but blank time slots toward the bottom of the screen disappear to minimize scrolling Show PM Label Displays a p after PM times Show End Times Displays all time bars and time slots for end times of an event Page 120 Application Specific Tasks Display Options Scroll Before Day Move Determines whether the front panel scroll continued buttons will scroll up and down within the current day before scrolling to the previous or next day m Auto scroll Time Displays events based on the time of day when the Day View contains more than one screen of information m Float Advance at Midnight Advances floating events to the next day at midnight of the current day m Show Completed Floating Events Displays completed floating events Alarm Preferences Alarm Preferences i Alarm Sound Alarm Snooze Sound Alarm Remind Sound Alarm Play Sound oF Once Repeat Alarm 3 Timez Every oF 5 minutes m Alarm Sound Sets the tone of the alarm m Snooze Sound Sets the tone of the snooze alarm m Remind Sound Sets the tone of the reminder alarm The reminder alarm sounds when the snooze alarm is not acknowledged m Play Sound Defines how many tones the alarm emits before it stops The choices are Once Twice 3 Times 5 Times and 10 Times m
51. day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move directly to that day without selecting an event m The Week View shows the time span defined by the Start Time and End Time in the Date Book Plus 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 Working in Week View with Text The Week View with Text shows an entire week with a description of each scheduled event This view can display one or two weeks at a time and can include To Do items that are due on the dates shown Toggle between Scroll to 1 and 2 weeks more events mA i EGET 10 000 Staff meeti invite John to 12 00p Lunch with Lidinner Th25 500p Conference F000 Yoga class call with Japan 10 000 Marketin 12 00 Lurch 2000p Revied draft 00p Pick us Buy wedding gift ERY Dot indicates more events i 1 00p Planning Week View with team meeting Text icon pm Box indicates To Do item Tips for using Week View with Text Keep the following points in mind m Tap a day to display that day in the Day View m Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move between weeks You can also tap the scroll arrows in the upper right corner to move forward or backward a week m Press Menu and under Options select Go to Week O Tap a number to select a diff
52. deleting bookmarks 129 editing bookmarks 128 menus 130 opening 52 organizing bookmarks 129 overview 52 Preferences 131 Properties 131 Web Page view 125 Boilerplates 140 Bold font for text 76 Bookmarks adding 127 arranging 129 deleting 129 editing 128 Brightness control 15 20 Business card for beaming 78 Buttons power 16 ringer 16 scroll 15 88 126 135 Buttons preferences 176 177 C Cable connecting to computer 24 for local HotSync operations 76 77 serial 12 24 200 226 USB 12 25 Calculator Advanced mode 154 Area view 160 Basic mode 153 buttons explained 153 154 161 Finance view 156 Length view 159 Logic view 158 Math view 155 memory 153 menus 162 opening 57 153 overview 57 recent calculations 57 154 selecting mode 153 Statistics view 158 Trigonometry view 156 Volume view 161 Weight Temp view 159 Calibration 20 180 221 Call Preferences 95 96 103 status 94 95 waiting 95 Call History 97 adding to PhoneBook 99 adding to Speed Dial list 99 deleting items 100 dialing trom 99 displaying 98 incoming calls 99 missed calls 97 98 99 outgoing calls 99 purging 100 Call Waiting disabling 189 208 Caller ID 92 95 97 103 Calling card using in phone settings 189 208 Calls 3 way 96 active 92 94 answering 92 93 answering call waiting 95 conference 96 forwarding 96 241 ignoring 92 incoming 92 96 98 missed 97 98 outgoing 97 98 103 placing a second 95 placing from
53. finish Chapter 6 Page 87 Using the Dial Pad view The Dial Pad view provides access to a more traditional phone interface You can use this view to dial numbers that are not in your Speed Dial or Contacts list To dial a number with the Dial Pad 1 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 2 Press PhoneBook to access the Dial Pad view E 3 Type the number you want to dial on the keyboard number pad Displays number 1 800 555 3456 o Dee Phone Tips displays helpful PhoneBook hints 4 Press Space Gi to dial 5 Close the lid to end the call Dial Pad Tips m You don t need to press before entering the number m lf you are dialing an international number enter a before the country code and phone number to automatically insert the prefix for international calls m To display the last ten numbers dialed press the scroll buttons or roll the rocker switch and then press the rocker switch to dial the selected number Using the Contacts view The Contacts view is where you store name and address information about people businesses and more Creating a Contacts entry You can create Contacts entries on your communicator or you can use your desktop software to create entries on your computer and then download the entries to your communicator with your next HotSync operation Many desktop software applications also have data import capabilities that enable you to load datab
54. for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of the personnel it is recommended that no part of the human body be allowed to come to close to the antenna during operation of the equipment General Safety Information As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment users are advised to heed all posted warnings on the use and operation of Treo and to turn off your device in any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere such as fueling stations even where no warnings or notices are posted Emergency Calls IMPORTANT The Treo communications features operate using radio signals like any wireless phone wireless and landline networks and user programmed functions Therefore you should never rely solely upon Treo for essential communications for example medical emergencies Remember the phone feature must be on in order to make or receive calls and you must be in a service area with adequate signal strength Emergency calls may not be possible on all wireless phone networks or when certain net work services and or phone features are in use Check with local service providers Acknowledgments We would like to thank the following developers whose contributions were an integral part of the Handspring product m CE Steuart Dewar Pimlico Software Inc www gorilla haven org pimlico m Darren Beck Code City www codecity com au Rick Huebner www probe net rhuebner index html Page 245 Page 246 Ot
55. here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you re displaying the Memo list or an individual memo Record menus GEERT Options Beam Category Memo list Options menus Record Bitar Font oF Preferences R Security H About Memo Pad Memo list GET Edit Options New Memo Delete Memo zD Beam Memo Memo screen Record Edit Petar Font F Fhone Lookup L About Memo Pad Memo screen Preferences Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box where you define the sort order for memos About Memo Pad Shows version information for Memo Pad Page 150 Application Specific Tasks CityTime CityTime enables you to display the day and time in your home city and in four other cities around the globe Whether you re travelling or at home now it s easy to keep track of the best time to reach your business associates friends and family in far away places Note CityTime does not automatically update the current time for Daylight Savings Time Setting your home city The home city serves as a point of reference for your other city selections The information displayed for all the other cities is based on the day and time in your home city When you use CityTime for the first time or when you travel or move to another city make sure you set your home city location Setting your home city location e
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57. if Crono 9 27 02 12 48 pm icons i 2 3 4 5 Contacts view Active Call view Contacts wal Tail Wireless service ao Tail a Ra Midyne M Active 1 831 555 6737 00 10 Biork Per 1 415 444 5356 1 510 666 2564 H Boring Allison 1 510 666 2564 H Cadwell Chris 1 650 555 5035 W 1 650 555 1704 H _ fen EFEN Page 82 Application Specific Tasks The status bar at the top of each view provides information about wireless mode on your phone Several of the following common icons may appear in the status bar Network Displays the name of your wireless service provider If you are outside a coverage Name area No service appears instead If you are outside your wireless service provider s coverage area and roaming networks but a network on which you can place an emergency call is available No service SOS only appears instead go Appears when you have new voicemail messages Your wireless service provider may use a different voicemail notification method that does not include the voicemail notification icon T Appears when wireless mode is on and you are not attached to a GPRS network T Appears when wireless mode is on and you are attached to a GPRS network F Appears when you are attached to a class B GPRS network and a data session is active and you can still receive calls F Appears when you are attached to a class C GPRS network and a data session is active a
58. in the Receipt Details dialog box associated with that item Show Options Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to your Expense items To open the Show Options dialog box 1 In the Expense list tap Show 2 Select any of the options 4714 Taxi 4 14 Lunch 4 14 Hotel 4 14 Car Rental Show Options Sort by w Date gt Distance w Miles Show currency Tap Show Sort by Enables you to sort expense items by date or type Distance Enables you to display Mileage entries in miles or kilometers Show currency Shows or hides the currency symbol in the Expense list 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 166 Application Specific Tasks Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your communicator you can view and print the data with your computer Note You need 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 Treo communicator package The procedures in this section also assume that you have installed Palm Desktop software as described on page 26 Creating or printing an expense report It is easy to view and print your Expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet To create or print an expense report 1 2 Perform a HotSync operation to transfer your latest Expense data to your computer
59. it receives and transmits radio frequency RF energy The radio operates in the frequency range of 800 MHz to 1990 MHz and employs digital modulation techniques When you use your radio the system handling your call controls the power level at which your radio transmits The output power level typically may vary over a range from 001 Watts to 2 Watts Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Your Treo is designed to comply with national and international standards including United States Federal Com munications Commission OET Bulletin 65 supplement C American National Standards Institute ANSI IEEE C95 1 1992 Cenelec EN 50360 and Industrie Canada RF exposure guidelines In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines users MUST use a Handspring brand body worn acces sory during body worn operation Use of accessories not provided by Handspring or that have not been tested for RF exposure compliance with this product may not comply with the FCC RF exposure safety guidelines and should not be used To assure optimal radio performance always adhere to the following procedures m When placing or receiving a phone call hold the radio as you would a telephone Speak directly into the microphone and position the antenna up over your shoulder m DONOT hold the antenna when the radio is IN USE Holding the antenna affects call quality and may cause the radio to operate at a higher power level than needed Interference to Medi
60. look at the Modem Properties in the Windows Control Panel Speed Determines the speed at which data is transferred Try the As Fast As Possible rate first and adjust downward if you experience problems This setting allows your desktop software and your communicator 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 Identities 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 Chapter 8 Page 207 Preparing your communicator There are a few steps you must perform to prepare your communicator for a wireless HotSync operation To prepare your communicator for a wireless HotSync operation 1 2 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher Tap the HotSync icon G8 Tap Modem Jennifer Last HotSync 10 5 01 2 15 pm using Direct USB7 Serial Modern ar D Wireless Modern Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select Wireless Modem Tap the Enter Phone field Note If you plan to connect to your company s dial in server network modem instead of connecting to a computer modem see page 210 Phon
61. of times marked with a diamond You can have more than one untimed event on a particular date You can also schedule a repeating event such as a weekly meeting and continuous events such as a three day conference or a vacation To schedule an event 1 Select the date on which you want to schedule the event as described in the previous section 2 Type the time the event begins to open the Set Time dialog box For example type 4 for 4 00 Start Time Tap to scroll to earlier hours Set Time Start Time Tap to change hours Tap to change minutes Tap to scroll to later hours 3 If the event is longer than an hour press the bottom scroll button and type the end time 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish 5 Enter a description of the event You can enter up to 255 characters Jul 24 02 HISD GEC Event description Time bar shows duration 2 0 EE 6 Tap a blank area of the screen to deselect the event A vertical line appears next to the time indicating the duration of the event To schedule an untimed event 1 Select the date on which you want to schedule the event See page 106 for details 2 Press Menu 3 Under Record select New Appointment N Chapter 6 Page 107 4 Hold Option and press Return so that no start or end times are defined for the new event Set Time Start Time 12P4 C End Time D a e a el You can also create a n
62. one kind of Fixed or Variable Label for rows Likewise each Section can have only one kind of Fixed or Variable Label for columns m Place a copy of your custom Expense Report in the Template folder in the Palm Desktop software directory Change the file name so it has the file extension xlt which defines it as a Microsoft Excel template Make a note of the exact file name 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 the communicator 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 the template name To select the rows click and drag on the row numbers left side so they appear highlighted Page 234 Creating a Custom Expense Report Eile Edit View Insert Format Too
63. ones that appear on the current menu Using text ShortCuts ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors Your communicator comes with several predefined ShortCuts and you can also create your own Each ShortCut can represent up to 45 characters For example you might create a ShortCut for your name or for the header of a memo See the section that begins on page 196 to learn about creating your own ShortCuts Your communicator includes the following predefined ShortCuts Entry ShortCut Date stamp ds Time stamp ts Date time stamp dts Meeting me Breakfast br Lunch lu Dinner di To use a ShortCut 1 Type the letter s 2 Press ListType 3 Use the scroll buttons to select the ShortCut symbol Note The ShortCut symbol appears by the cursor to show that you are in ShortCut mode 4 Type the ShortCut characters Page 34 Entering Data in Your Communicator Using the onscreen keyboard You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your communicator When used in conjunction with the backlight the onscreen keyboard is especially usetul for typing in the dark To use the onscreen keyboard 1 Open a record in an application that requires you to enter data such as Memo Pad 2 Press Menu Gm 3 Under Edit select Keyboard K 4 Tap
64. option and uses the number stored on the network when you deactivated this option with the 61 code Deactivates the call forwarding for calls you do not answer option and the network erases the number to which you were forwarding calls Forwarding calls when your communicator is unreachable Code 62 number_to_ forward_to 624 624 62 62 What it does Forwards all calls you receive when your communicator is unreachable This option typically forwards calls when wireless mode is off or your communicator is outside a coverage area Reports whether you activated the call forwarding for calls when your communicator is unreachable option Deactivates the call forwarding for calls when your communicator is unreachable option and the network stores the number to which you were forwarding calls Reactivates the call forwarding for calls when your communicator is unreachable option and uses the number stored on the network when you deactivated this option with the 62 code Deactivates the call forwarding for calls when your communicator is unreachable option and the network erases the number to which you were forwarding calls General Commands Code What it does 002 Deactivates all advanced call forwarding options and the network stores the numbers to which you were forwarding calls 002 Deactivates all advanced call forwarding options and the network erases the numbers to which you were forwardin
65. password this command prompts you to enter one The Password command is usually followed by a Send CR command Tells your communicator to wait a specific number of seconds before executing the next command in the login script Reads an IP address and uses it as the IP address for your communicator This command is used with SLIP connections Opens a dialog box and prompts you to enter text of some kind for example a password or a security code Identifies the last line in the login script 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Deleting a service template There is only one way to delete a service template use the Delete command from the Service menu To delete a service template 1 Tap the Service pick list 2 Tap the service template you want to delete 3 Press Menu Gi 4 Under Service select Delete D 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 7 Page 193 Network Preferences menu commands The Network Preferences screen includes menu commands to make it fast and easy to create and edit service templates TCP IP application menus are show here for your reference See page 33 for more information about choosing menu commands Service menu ESI Edit Options 7 N Duplicate L Options menu Service Edit KU I CLT Preferences R View Log Vv TCP IP troubleshooting If you are hav
66. phone and to facilitate 3 way conference calls when you re on the go Additionally you can receive and place calls while transferring data on a GPRS network The data transfer is temporarily suspended while you complete the call and then resumes automatically if the data transfer completion time has not expired timed out However note that you cannot initiate a GPRS data session during a call To respond to call waiting do one of the following m Tap Hold amp Answer to place the first call on hold and answer the second call m Tap Drop amp Answer to end the first call and answer the second call m Tap Ignore to send the second call to voicemail m Press the button on the headset if it is attached to place the first call on hold and to answer the second call Page 94 Application Specific Tasks Call Waiting Caller s name and Midyne phone number if 1 831 555 6737 available Tap Drop amp Answer f ww x Tap Ignore to send Dron amp all to voicemail Answer Anzwer Ignore e O VOICE Tap Hold amp Answer Note Make sure the Disable Call Waiting option on the Call Preferences screen is off When this option is off the Disable Call Waiting check box is empty See the section that begins on page 101 for more information To dial another number while a call is in progress 1 From the Active Call view repeatedly press PhoneBook to access the view you want to use Tip You can also tap the Speed Dial
67. press Ctrlt Delete Name each row to correspond to a Section of your custom Expense Report Appendix C Page 235 9 Determine the Label settings The orientation of the data fields Row Column appears in the yellow section of the table SAMPLE 1 XLT ROW COLUMN Fixed Label Variable Label by Fixed Label Variable Label by DayDate Expense Type DawDate Expense Type DawDate Expense Type DayDate Expense Type x x Determine whether the Rows 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 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 of Rows of Columns Start Row Start Column 36 EE 1 of Represents the total number of rows in the Section excluding any header or Rows total rows In other words this includes only the number of rows in the Section where your communicator data will be placed of Represents the total number of columns in the Section excluding any
68. row Type no in all the cells of this column that do not pertain to prepaid expenses 57 PrePaid NO YES NO 16 Repeat steps 9 through 15 for each Section you defined for your custom Expense Report 17 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 expense report Use this section to specity the row and column on your template where this information is mapped Employee Name Department HeaderRow HeaderICol_ Header2Row Header2Col Z 5 2 9 Because header data 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 Appendix C Page 237 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 communicator user data Expense data in the Expense ixt 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
69. select one of the following The Beam command for an individual record B In the Contacts view in PhoneBook only Beam Business Card M Beam Category Y 4 When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving communicator Tip For best results the path between the two devices must be clear of obstacles If you have difficulty beaming information see the troubleshooting tips that begin on page 228 A 5 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your communicator To beam an application 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Press Menu w Under App select Beam B 4 Tap the application you want to transfer Note Some applications are copy protected and cannot be beamed These are listed with a lock icon next to them 5 Tap Beam 6 When the Beam Status dialog box appears point the IR port directly at the IR port of the receiving communicator 7 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your communicator Chapter 5 Page 79 To receive beamed information 1 Turn on your communicator 2 Point the IR port directly at the IR port of the transmitting communicator to open the Beam Status dialog box 3 When the Beam dialog box appears select a category for the entry Tip
70. such as spreadsheets and databases or if you want to import data from another Palm OS handheld you can transfer the data to your communicator without having to key it in manually Save the data in one of the file formats listed below import it into Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your communicator Palm Desktop software can import data in the following file formats m Comma delimited csv txt Address and Memo Pad only m Tab delimited tab tsv txt Address and Memo Pad only m CSV Lotus Organizer 2 x 97 Mapping Address only m vCal vcs Date Book only m vCard vcf Address only m Date Book archive dba m Address archive aba m To Do List archive tda m Memo Pad archive mpa Archive formats can only be used with Palm Desktop software Use the archive file formats to share information with other people who use Palm OS handhelds or to create a copy of your important Palm Desktop information To import data 1 Open Palm Desktop software 2 Click the application into which you want to import data 3 If you are importing records containing a field with category names select All in the Category box Be sure that the same categories that appear in the imported file also exist in the application If the categories do not exist create them now otherwise the records are imported into the Untiled category 4 From the File menu select Import 5 Select the file y
71. that begins on page 213 before performing the following steps Important You must use the HotSync cable for your first HotSync operation The following steps assume that you have already installed the Palm Desktop software If you have not installed this software see page 26 for instructions To perform a local HotSync operation 1 Connect your communicator to the Hotsync cable See the section that begins on page 24 for details 2 Ifthe HotSync Manager is not running start it On the Windows desktop click Start and then choose Programs Navigate to the Handspring or Palm program group and choose HotSync Manager Alternatively you can start the Palm Desktop software which automatically opens the HotSync Manager 3 Press the HotSync button on the cable HotSync button Important The first time you perform a HotSync operation you must enter a user name in the New User dialog box and click OK Every communicator should have a unique name To prevent loss of a user s records never try to synchronize more than one communicator to the same user name 4 From the Select User dialog box choose the user name you assigned to your communicator The HotSync Progress dialog box appears and synchronization begins Chapter 5 Page 77 HotSync Progress Status Synchronizing Mail User Arthur Manzi a 8 5 Wait for a message on your communicator indicating that the process is complete After the HotSync
72. the characters to enter text numbers and international characters Tab _ Backspace relelsT eal Lilel ST Caps lock cap 2 x vb nm 4 Carriage return mishit space fe Caps shift Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard calella lelali lalalala shift space el int Tap here to display Tap here to display numeric keyboard international keyboard Note The onscreen keyboard also includes a dialog box for international characters You can switch among the three dialogs at any time to enter the exact text you need 5 After you finish tap Done to close the onscreen keyboard and place the text in the record Using your computer keyboard Many of the applications on your communicator are available in Palm Desktop software and in most Personal Information Manager PIM applications If you have a lot of data to enter or prefer to use the computer keyboard you can use Palm Desktop software or any supported PIM such as Microsoft Outlook to enter information You can then perform a HotSync operation to synchronize the information on your computer with the information on your communicator See the section that begins on page 76 for details on HotSync operations Refer to Palm Desktop online Help or the documentation that came with your PIM software for more information on entering data on your computer Chapter 2 Page 35 Importing data If you have data stored in computer applications
73. the ringer turns off all system sounds including alarms When you silence the ringer Date Book Plus alarms vibrate Page 16 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator Locating back SIM card door SIM card door Reset button Charger and USB serial connector panel components Reset button Charger and USB serial con nector Secures your SIM Subscriber Identity Module card in your phone Under normal use you should not have to use the reset button See Appendix A for information about when and how to use the reset button The connector that connects your communicator to the travel charger and HotSync cable The HotSync cable connects to a USB port or serial port on your computer and enables you to synchronize the information between your communicator and computer using HotSync technology Inserting the SIM card The SIM card is a small rectangular plastic piece that contains your phone number and account information It is included with your wireless service provider s documentation and is often referred to as a smartcard If a SIM card did not come with your communicator your wireless service provider will provide you with one when you subscribe to their service You must insert your SIM card into your communicator before you can use it for wireless communications Since calls are billed to your phone number you can however move your SIM card to any phone To insert the SIM 1 Remove t
74. the separation between the equipment and receiver m Connect the equipment into an outlet or circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help and for additional suggestions Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy SAR In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines users MUST use a Handspring brand body worn ac cessory during body worn operation Use of accessories not provided by Handspring or that have not been tested for RF exposure compliance with this product may not comply with the FCC RF exposure safety guidelines and should not be used See www fcc gov oet rfsafety for more information on RF exposure safety Responsible Party Handspring Inc 189 Bernardo Avenue Mountain View California 94043 5203 United States of America 650 230 5000 CE Canadian RFI Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regula tions Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Page 243 Safety and General Information IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION Read this information before using your in tegrated multi service portable radio For the Safe and Efficient Operation of Your Radio Observe These Guidelines Your radio product contains a transmitter and a receiver When it is ON
75. to 255 numbers are the only allowable characters in this field Most Internet Service Providers automatically provide DNS information Leave the Query DNS option checked unless you are certain you need to manually enter DNS information Ask your Internet Service Provider or System Administrator for the correct Primary or Secondary DNS IP numbers 4 If you need to enter a DNS address tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it 5 Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field and then enter the first section of the IP address Note Each section must be a number from O to 255 6 Repeat step 5 for the second third and last sections of the Primary DNS field 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for the Secondary DNS number 8 Option and press Return to finish Chapter 7 Page 187 Configuring dial in ISDN infrared and USB serial settings When you select the Phone field your communicator opens a dialog box in which you define the telephone number you use to connect with your ISP or dial in server In addition you can also define a prefix disable Call Waiting and give special instructions for using a calling card Note The Phone Setup dialog box works correctly for AT amp T and Sprint long distance services However because MCI works differently MCI customers need to put the calling card number in the Phone field and the phone number in the Use calling card field To enter your server phone number 1
76. to transfer all the profile data to the communicator The next time you perform a HotSync operation Palm Desktop software prompts you to assign a user name to the communicator Page 214 Advanced HotSync Operations Appendix A Maintaining Your Communicator This chapter provides information on the following m Proper care of your Treo 270 communicator m Maximizing battery life m Resetting your communicator Caring for your communicator Your communicator is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble free service Please observe the following general tips when using your communicator m Take care not to scratch the screen of your communicator Keep the screen clean When working with your communicator use the supplied stylus or plastic tipped pens intended for use with a touch sensitive screen Never use an actual pen or pencil or other sharp object on the surface of the communicator screen m Your communicator 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 communicator as you would a pocket calculator or other small electronic instrument m The touch sensitive screen of your communicator contains a glass element Take care not to drop your communicator or subject it to any strong impact Do not carry your communicator in your back pocket if you sit on it the glass may b
77. up to 4 000 characters The number of memos you can store is dependent only on the memory available on your communicator A record in Memo Pad is called a memo To create anew memo 1 Press Option and then press PhoneBook Tip You can also access Memo Pad by tapping the Memo Pad icon amp in the Applications Launcher 2 Enter the text you want to appear in the memo Press Return to move down to new lines in the memo Tip The first letter of your memo is automatically capitalized All 1 11 22 Meeting Minutes 2 Directions to Moscone Center 3 Plans for conference d Priorities on new project 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera Tap New Memo 6 of 6 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Reviewing memos The first line of a memo appears in the Memo list This makes it easy to locate and review your memos To review a memo 1 In the Memo list tap the text of the memo All Tap a memo 1 11722 Meeting Minutes to review its 2 Directions to Moscone Center contents 3 Plans for conference d Priorities on new project 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera Mew 2 Review or edit the text in the memo i Unfiled 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 6 Page 149 Memo Pad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described
78. using your communicator 9 Tap the Flow Control Flow Ctl pick list and select Automatic On Xon or Off Xoff flow control for the modem connection 10 If needed edit the Init String to change the modem setup string 11 Hold Option and press Return twice to return to the Connection Preferences screen The following steps demonstrate how to create a modem connection that enables IR HotSync through an IR enabled modem This modem would then dial a modem attached to your desktop to perform the remote HotSync operation To create an IrCOMM to Modem connection 1 In the Connection Preferences screen tap New 2 Enter a name for this configuration 3 Tap the Connection Method pick list and select IICOMM to Modem Chapter 7 Page 179 Name h to Modert oo Connection IEOMM to Modem Method Dialing TouchTone Volume w Low ok Cancel Details 4 Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone or Rotary Note Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing 5 Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume 6 Tap Details Details Speed 57 600 bps Country United States Flow Cth On Init String 7 Enter the initialization string appropriate for your communicator 8 Hold Option and press Return twice to return to the Connection Preferences screen Digitizer Preferences The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer
79. you can select the default priority and category for To Do Items you create in Date Book Plus Restores the last event you deleted from Date Book Plus provided it was stored in the Archive file You can select this command repeatedly to restore additional events Enables you to jump to a specific week by tapping the week number in the current year Page 122 Application Specific Tasks Week Preferences Month Preferences Week Preferences i Time Format w lip Display To Do w Top Week Start Mon E Mordwrap Single Entry O Hide Untimed Floating Events O Show Journal O Include Week Numbers in Title Time Format Defines the format of the time display The choices are No Time 11p 11 30p 23 23 30 Display To Do Defines where To Do items will appear on the Date Book Plus screen The choices are Top Bottom and Hide Week Start Defines the first day of the week for Week View with Text Wordwrap Single Entry Wraps text in cells that contain a single event to display as much text as will fit in the cell Hide Untimed Floating Events Removes untimed floating events from the Week View with Text display Show Journal Displays a Daily Journal entry Include Week Numbers in Title Displays the selected week number in the title bar Rlonth Preferences i E Show Timed Events E Show Untimed Events E Show Doily Repeating Events Ef Include Week Numbers in Title Ef Show Zero Duration Events
80. you keep track of the time anywhere around the globe In CityTime you can do the following m Select a home city as a point of reference m Display the day and time in four other cities simultaneously m Add a definition for any city that isn t in the default list m Display sunrise and sunset information for your home city To open CityTime 1 Press Option O 2 Press Blazer Tip You can also open CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon in the Applications Launcher San Francisco 2 18 pro r Th 7 18 am We 10 18 pm Page 56 Applications Overview Calculator Calculator enables you to perform addition subtraction multiplication division and a variety of advanced math and scientific calculations In Calculator you can do the following m Select a view to perform specific types of calculations including math trigonometry finance logic statistics weight temp length area and volume m Store and retrieve values Display the last series of calculations which is useful for confirming a series of chain calculations m Create a custom view with the buttons you use most often m Switch to basic mode to perform simple calculations To open Calculator 1 Press Option 2 Press SMS Messaging Tip You can also open Calculator by tapping the Calculator icon in the Applications Launcher Tip Hold Option and press SMS Messaging repeatedly to toggle between Basic an
81. your Treo communicator into the same folder as your current Palm Desktop software When you install the new version in the same folder as the previous version all your data is preserved If you use another personal information manager PIM you still need to install Palm Desktop software in order to update the HotSync Manager on your computer You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way so you can quickly synchronize your old data with your new communicator Important If you are currently using Palm Desktop 4 0 on your Macintosh computer your data is not compatible with the version of Palm Desktop on the Handspring CD ROM You can continue using the existing Palm Desktop 4 0 installed on your computer or you can choose to export your data from Palm Desktop 4 0 before installing the software from the Handspring CD ROM and then import it into Handspring s Palm Desktop after completing the installation Visit www handspring com support for the latest information on compatibility with Palm Desktop 4 0 Page 12 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator To upgrade 1 Synchronize your old communicator with your old Palm Desktop software This ensures that the latest information from your communicator is on your desktop computer 2 Optional To ensure against any data loss go to the folder that stores Palm Desktop software this is usually the Handspring or Palm folder copy do not move your user name folder and store t
82. 0 7 01 1 50 pr using Direct USB7 Serial Modem Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN You are ready to perform a network HotSync from another computer on your network after you select Network from the HotSync Manager menu on both your primary computer and the computer you want to use for the network HotSync operation To perform a network HotSync operation via a LAN 1 Connect your communicator to a HotSync cable that is connected to a computer on the LAN 2 Press the HotSync button on the cable HotSync Manager finds your primary computer on the LAN and synchronizes with the data on your primary computer Using File Link The File Link feature enables you to import PhoneBook and Memo Pad information onto your communicator 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 your communicator You can configure the File Link feature to check for changes to the external file when you perform a HotSync operation With File Link you can import data stored in any of the following formats m Comma delimited csv m Tab delimited tsv m Memo Pad archive mpa m Address archive aba m Text txt For information on how to set up a file link see the Palm Desktop online Help Page 212 Advanced HotSync Operations Creating a user profile If you need to configure several Palm OS communicators with specific infor
83. 119 Contents Page 5 Bla em a Sala gars waa at ded eara ae eta oe dan aee a A cued Qadwo eaten be wee Sac SEEDS 125 VIEWING WEBPAGES cca sncitcee Nie tte hives teen a etara aa i Diaa EAN 125 Working with bookmarks 2 ccccess ove vetoes ceed beeen ie kitaua bea egenebenetieds 126 Blazer Menus perseri cites va Peta tuts hes Pane elt bedeeien eens cheer obs 130 SMS MESSAGING kesini dea tone ta eda one lik Peay doa wea eee uiga 133 Enabling SMS and SMS Email iiccciesc cena kas acne me ew henna t ewes 133 Receiving SMS messages cece cect eee tenet eee e neers 134 MIEWING MESSAGES 50 eta vats deh A r acer ned ERE Ww iaga dd ne Mem eey talks 135 Replying to Messages 26 ciea swat scsntecoraatgipe rads wren A arate nae a ee ayaa ew teats 135 Saving contact imfOrmMation rae essere ia senide ta i eia tga elles Wilpon Wal a hs 137 Creating SMS Messages meyra iiir a wane and aes twa vileoe cheeks 137 Creating a message Signature sprem sinure tee eet nee enn eee ened 139 Creating boilerplate ST iis conse cinerea Wekmuma TA aa A Ea 140 Copying and forwarding MESSAGES 1 eee cece ected eee 140 Modifying MESSagesi d tei i es tele ted oe E EA title E a tavesmnene ae 141 RRESENGING MESSAGES ie Anra aa a aE a a tale ralelatns cig tielendsh eee 141 DOMING MESSAGES Slid eii ated da Gender anes duck been ace aai tote eran asp uacca bee 142 Deleting MESSAag S wii scat on dne bentos bes Vide cates Sade y Onde etane eiee toate 142 SMS
84. 17 200 207 226 227 Service templates 184 193 Service selecting for network 183 Settings See Preferences ShortCuts backing up 201 managing 196 197 menu commands 33 predefined 34 using 34 Signal strength 83 105 Signature 139 SIM Book 171 173 menus 173 SIM card defined 17 door 17 phone book 171 173 SMS Message Center number 133 SIM Phonebook opening 59 SIM Services 174 opening 60 Slider 196 SMS boilerplates 140 changing messages 141 copying text 140 creating messages 137 deleting messages 142 email messages 133 138 caring for 215 enabling 133 contrast control 15 20 forwarding messages 141 touching 15 Inbox 135 Preferences 133 Index Page 255 purging messages 142 receiving messages 134 replying to messages 136 137 resending messages 141 signature 139 sorting messages 142 SMS Messaging menus 143 opening 53 overview 53 Soft reset 216 Sorting applications 40 records 72 295 Sorting messages 142 Sounds See Alarm and System sounds Speaker 15 Speakerphone 93 Speed Dial adding Call History entries 99 adding contact entries 85 changing entries 86 copying entries from SIM card 171 172 defining buttons 84 deleting entries 87 dialing numbers 85 list 84 87 organizing 84 87 voicemail 84 Standing Meetings See Repeating events Starting applications 39 Stylus 16 dragging with 20 holding 16 tapping with 20 Sunday to start week 181 Switching calls 95 Symbols for currency 165 Synchronizing data S
85. 216 for details m Delete any application you recently installed See page 44 for details m Perform a warm reset See page 217 for details m Perform a hard reset See page 217 for details m Adjust the display settings m Charge the battery m Perform a soft reset Page 220 Troubleshooting Tips Tapping and keyboard problems Problem Solution When tap the buttons or Calibrate the screen See page 180 for details screen icons it activates the wrong feature When press Menu Not all applications or screens have menus Try changing to a nothing happens different application Wireless communication problems Problem Solution can t use the wireless m Make sure your Treo battery is charged features m Make sure wireless mode is on To turn on wireless mode press and hold the power button for at least two seconds until you hear a confirmation tone An ascending tone means wireless mode is now on a descending tone means wireless mode is now off get a message that my SIM m Make sure your SIM card is properly inserted The metal card is missing when turn on contacts must face up on the inside of the SIM door and my Treo the side with the corner cut must slide into the SIM slot first For details see the instructions in the Quick Reference guide m Your SIM card may be damaged Contact your wireless service provider for a new card My Treo requires an unlocking m Your wireless service provider
86. 24 02 IBD GE LY Tap to select a day of the current week m Press Menu and under Options select Go to Day O To scroll by days press a scroll button To scroll by months hold Shift c and press a scroll button To scroll by years hold Option and press a scroll button After you scroll to the date press Space GD to select it You can also type the number of the day or tap the screen to select a date from the calendar Go to Date Previous year Next year Jan Feb Mar Apr may Jun u ug Sep oct Nov Dec Tap to select a month woters 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 Tap to select a day i7 18 19 20 Tap to select current date Scheduling an event A record in Date Book Plus is called an event An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a day You can enter a new event on any of the available time lines When you schedule an event its description appears on the time line and its duration is automatically set to one hour You can easily change the start time and duration for any event Note Its possible to schedule events that overlap but Date Book Plus makes it easy to find such conflicts See page 116 for details Page 106 Application Specific Tasks You can also schedule events that occur on a particular date but have no specific start or end times such as birthdays holidays and anniversaries These are referred to as untimed events Untimed events appear at the top of the list
87. 30 years x 12 months m APR 8 Page 156 Application Specific Tasks m PV 100 000 gFV 0 2 Enter 12 and tap the P Yr button to enter the number of payments per year 3 Tap Edit 4 Tap the Pmt line and erase all values on the line including zero 5 Tap Solve 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish You can use a similar process to solve other financial equations by entering four of the variables to find the value of the fifth variable 9600690690860 6 Q Stores the current number as the total number of payments over the life of the loan Stores the current number as the annual percentage rate of interest Stores the current number as the number of payments per year Stores the current number as the initial loan amount Stores the current number as the payment amount Stores the current number as the compounded loan amount including interest Opens the Time Value of Money dialog box where you can modify values and solve the equation Stores the remaining balance interest and principal amortization based on the supplied values Calculates a given percentage of a value To use this button enter a value tap this button enter the percent and then tap the equal sign button Calculates the change in a value by a given percentage To use this button enter a value tap this button enter the percent and then tap the equal sign button Calculates the percentage of one number relative to another nu
88. 38 Expense TEsd Stalls we ciess ices ate Siete A AEE scare ak seer sonar glam E A 238 Non ASCIl Characters for Login Scripts 0 0 0 e eee eee eee eee 239 EEEN iCal s edt tired bee ets cata O Sadat ele ad E ce avira aaah 239 Carriage return and line feed wii cece tence eee entree enter eee 239 Literal Characters vrvascw vicacdes maniac dite Vis baa iu eed ea eet eae 239 Advanced Call Forwarding Options 000 c eee eee eee 241 Forwarding calls when your communicator iS DUSY 6 eee 241 Forwarding calls that you do not answer oo kee ee 242 Forwarding calls when your communicator is unreachable 0 cece eee eee 242 Heneral Commands des srncies s ait aE EEEE ok Matas aw NEE Reader 242 Other Product Information 2i 3540in6 eaters oars Sek ee Reet eed reren 243 FCC Statement se sccs ededi bored a iaei egies ECEN ein bud EKAA k dada KSENA EEA 243 Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy SAR 00 0 cece eee cece etn een ees 243 Canadian RFI Statement oc 0000 cs cees cae ces cee ciwevcerveetervenesensuentecnetes 243 Safety and General Information cece cece eter tenet n nents 244 Acknowledgments insi ata iaae Waban AE A eal e A EEEO 245 Ndek tht oh are a eaves aa e a a E e eas wet a nee Su 247 Contents Page 9 Page 10 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Treo 270 communicator how to use your communicator fo
89. 56 Colors slower Ask before establishing Internet connection Displays a confirmation dialog each time you begin an Internet session The default setting for this option is on Disconnect On Exit Determines whether the Internet connection automatically closes when you exit the Blazer application Leaving this option off enables you to switch to another application and then return to Blazer while you are still connected to the Internet The default setting for this option is off Preferences ti Browser Rdvanced Cache Size K 255 Free Memory T50 9K of 7936K Accept Cookies Clear Cookies Advanced tab Cache Size K Displays the amount of memory that Blazer reserves to store recently viewed pages The amount of free memory available on your communicator appears below this option Clear Erases all the pages stored in the cache You cannot cancel or undo this action Accept Cookies Enables the receipt of Internet cookies The default setting for this option is on Clear Cookies Erases all the cookies stored on your communicator You cannot cancel or undo this action Set Proxy Opens the Set Proxy dialog box where you can enter advanced HTTP proxy server settings If your ISP or network requires you to go through a proxy server when you connect to the Internet use this dialog box to enter the proxy server settings Contact your ISP or system administrator for details Terminates your connection to the Int
90. Dial Sint Book SIM Tap to select SIM or Speed Dial Chris 555 2676 q 555 8712 Tap a name or number to select it Tap Dial to call the number SMS Copy Delete Dial Tap SMS to send a text message 3 Tap Dial SIM Book menus SIM Book menus are shown here for your reference and SIM Book features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands Edit menu Ty Options Options menu Lei ortions Help About Help Opens a dialog where you can view tips about using the SIM Book application About Opens a dialog where you can view version and copyright information for the SIM Book application Chapter 6 Page 173 SIM Services The SIM Services application provides an interface between your SIM card and your phone It enables your SIM card to store applications from your wireless service provider that can control functions on your phone For example your wireless service provider might offer an application that provides a secure connection for online banking services To use SIM Services 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the SIM Services icon Wireless Services CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERNET MOVIES NEWS QuiZ SPORTS WEATHER 3 Tap the application you want to use Note If your wireless service provider did not install any applicat
91. Dial Pad or Contacts view icons 2 Dial the number 3 When the confirmation message appears hold Option and press Return for Yes To switch between two active calls do any of the following m Tap the call status line of the call you want to make active m Press the button on the headset if it is attached Wireless service Tal Ry Midyne Spear W On Hold 1 831 555 6737 00 39 Ra Lisa Best W Active 1 650 555 5231 00 02 1st call status 2nd call status Chapter 6 Page 95 To use 3 way calling 1 Answer or place two calls 2 Tap 3 way Call to join the two calls Wireless service Tall i Ra Midyne Spear W conf call pp 1 831 585 6737 01 02 Tap Ra LisaBest W Conf call Eales 555 Z H Call Fal Fea FA 3 wa phone a 3 Tap Cancel 3 way to return to the previous active call and to place the other call on hold or tap Hang Up to end both calls Wireless service Tal Ru Midyne Spear W On Hold 1 831 555 6737 00 39 Ra LisaBest W Active 1 650 555 5231 00 02 Note When a 3 way call is active and the headset is attached pressing the button on the headset places the second call on hold Forwarding calls If you need to turn off the wireless mode or know you will be traveling outside a coverage area you can forward your calls to another number Keep in mind that your wireless service provider will still charge you for your forwarded calls No
92. E a AEE vate ia 217 Troubleshooting Tips 0c cece ete ee eens 219 Software installation probleMS 1 0 ccc cece cette tnt e etn nae 219 Operating ProbleMS s tacts etsaleiaae ata EAE E tna quelle ae ean mn 220 Tapping and keyboard problems sissies wc ernir ir atv ace n eis ernie Vin Sue AOE A 221 Wireless communication problems 1 0 0 0 ccc eee eee 221 Application probl MS 0 0 ciiccci she ves ede Ors rivei cia verek i Santee deana ENEE 225 FOtSyne problems wi eivckiwei ewer te tab tntese Gee Debts bona dag ewes ee yawned 226 Beaming Problems miissen ene wie tha anne a NA a aa a aa aaa e ea aN 228 Password Problems eeart tea rae E a A E wa eles A O E aa ue einan 229 Technical support ces seid ne ieina A EOE EE aoe GN wad sags eke 229 Page 8 Contents Creating a Custom Expense Report 0 cece eee teen ees 231 About Mapping tables iot0 tice thle as i oiia ea elena TE ESO ENEE ERE 231 Customizing existing sample templates 0 0 c cece eee ete 231 Determining the layout of the Expense Report 0 ccc ccc cece eee 233 Capelse S Saha Paella NEAGEMA orient Sade anche cra daala AE EA aAA thers chee ogame ee 233 DECHONS ve cicno en voces seLk oes Pika wade ta wa dpe bes dea Sead rye rata dd ode mae ee 233 Analyzing your custom Expense Report 0 ccc ccc a E 234 Programming the mapping table ini strat irienn A A a aon a a 234 Using applications other than Microsoft Excel 0 c cece cece eens 2
93. If multiple entries appear scroll to the GSM mobile phone number or e mail address you want and press Return to select it Addresses Tap a recently used mobile phone number or e mail address on the list Tip If you re sending a message to an e mail address and your wireless service provider supports message titles you can add a title by entering lt subject gt lt message gt Simply replace the word subject with the title and the word message with the message body 4 Enter the appropriate information for the address option you selected in step 3 and then press the bottom scroll button to move to the text field 5 Enter the message text Tip You can also tap Boilerplate to select a predefined text phrase If prompted enter or select other text to complete the phrase Page 138 Application Specific Tasks O characters al Midyne Spear M To w 1 831 555 6737 O characters fail Midyne Spear MI gt Running late Tap Boilerplate Send Cancel Cancel Boilerplate 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 8 Hold Option and press Return to send the message The message goes into the Pending category until your phone transmits the message After your message transmits your Treo places a copy in the Sent category If an error occurs while sending the message an appears next to the message header Select the
94. Preferences RK Rlonth Preferences MI Security H About Date Book Preferences List View Preferences Security About Date Book Year View Month View List View Chapter 6 Page 119 Preferences Preferences Day View Start Time 3 00 am End Time 6 00 pm Event Duration Week Start Sun Initial View FREE Button Views EEEEEee ek Cancel Display Options Start End Time Defines the start and end times for Date Book Plus screens If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down Event Duration Defines the default duration for new events Week Start Defines the first day of the week This setting overrides the System Preferences setting for all Date Book Plus views Initial View Defines the view that appears when you start Date Book Plus Button Views Defines which views display when you repeatedly press the Date Book Plus button By default all views appear Display Options Opens the Display Options dialog box where you can define the following options Display Options Display Options Li E Show Time Bars Z Compress Day View E Show PM Label E Show End Times O Scroll before Day Move E Auto scroll Time O Float Advance at Midnight amp Show Completed Floating Events Show Time Bars Activates the time bars that appear in the Day View The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event
95. Repeat Alarm Defines how many times the alarm repeats when it is not acknowledged The choices are Once Twice 3 Times 5 Times 10 Times and 100 Times m Every Defines how often the alarm sound repeats The choices are Minute 5 minutes 10 minutes and 30 minutes m Alarm Preset Automatically sets an alarm for each new event The silent alarm for untimed events is defined by minutes days or hours before midnight of the date of the event Chapter 6 Page 121 To Do Preferences UnDelete from Archive Go to Week To Do Preferences Show Categories O Unfiled O Business O Personal Priorities Displayed w 1 5 E Show Priority O Show Completed Items O Show Undated Items E Show Doted Items w0 Boy s before Due Date Oo Cancel Create Options m Show Categories Displays the To Do items in the categories you select m Priorities Displayed Displays To Do items with the selected priority level The choices are 1 only 1 2 1 3 1 4 and 1 5 m Show Priority Displays the priority level for To Do items m Show Completed Items Displays completed To Do items m Show Undated Items Shows all To Do items that have not been assigned a due date m Show Dated Items Shows all To Do items that have been assigned a due date m Days before Due Date Defines the number of days before the due date that an item will appear in Day View as a To Do item m Create Options Opens the Create Options dialog box where
96. ShortCuts Creating a ShortCut You can create a ShortCut for any words letters or numbers All ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences screen All the ShortCuts are available in any of your communicator applications and are backed up on your computer when you perform a HotSync operation Page 196 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator To create a ShortCut 1 Tap New 2 On the ShortCut name line enter the letters you want to use to activate the ShortCut Preferences Shortcuts Shortcut Entry Li br Breakfast ShortCut Name dts Date and Time Stamp lu Lunch me Meeting ts Time Starp Tap New 3 Tap the ShortCut Text area and enter the text that you want to appear when you type the ShortCut characters Tip You may want to add a space space character after the last word in your ShortCut text This way a space automatically follows the ShortCut text 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Tip To use a ShortCut enter the ShortCut symbol followed by the ShortCut characters See page 34 for details Editing a ShortCut After you create a ShortCut you can modify it at any time To edit a ShortCut 1 Tap the ShortCut you want to edit 2 Tap Edit 3 Make the changes you want 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Deleting a ShortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut you can delete it from the list of ShortCuts To delete
97. Show Timed Events Displays events that you assigned to a specific time Show Untimed Events Displays events that you assigned to a date but did not assign to a specific time Show Daily Repeating Events Displays events that repeat each day Include Week Numbers in Title Displays week numbers in the title bar for the first and last weeks in the month Show Zero Duration Events Displays events that have no duration in the Month View display Chapter 6 Page 123 Year Preferences List View Preferences About Date Book Year Preferences i E Hide Floating and Done Items O Hide Untined Events Hide Zero Duration Events O Hide Events w 0 5 Hr O Hide Daily Repeating Events Hide Floating and Done Items Removes floating events and completed To Do items from the Year View display Hide Untimed Events Removes untimed events from the Year View display Hide Zero Duration Events Removes events without a duration from the Year View display Hide Events lt Removes events that are shorter than the time you specify from the Year View display The choices are 0 5 1 2 4 8 and 12 Hide Daily Repeating Events Removes events that repeat daily from the Year View display List Preferences i Date Book E Appt f Float Rf Done O Alarms Sny O Repeat events only appear once ToDo fil Filter by Text O Find Show EY Day Mame O Time Date Book Determines which type of events appe
98. Tip The LED is solid red while your communicator charges When the LED turns solid green your communicator is charged It takes approximately 2 hours to charge a fully drained battery Page 18 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator Turning your Treo on and off Your Treo communicator has two operating modes a handheld mode and a wireless mode You can turn the handheld mode and the wireless mode on and off independent of each other When you turn on the handheld mode you can use organizer applications such as Date Book Plus and To Do List When you turn on the wireless mode you can make or receive calls You can also turn both modes on at the same time When both the handheld and wireless modes are on you can use the organizer applications as well as send and receive calls For example when you are on an airplane you need to turn wireless mode off to comply with FAA regulations but you can still use handheld mode to access Date Book Plus and other organizer applications To turn handheld mode on and off do any of the following m Open the lid to turn it on or close the lid to turn it off m Press the power button m Press and release the rocker switch m Press any application button on the front of your communicator To turn wireless mode on and off m Press and hold the power button until you hear the confirmation tones to turn wireless mode on and off The ascending tone indicates wireless mode is now on and the des
99. Treo 270 Communicator User Guide GPRS 1 1 Windows Edition handspring Copyright Copyright 2002 Handspring Inc All Rights Reserved Handspring Treo and the Treo logo are trademarks of Handspring Inc and may be registered in some jurisdictions Blazer and the Handspring logo are trademarks of Handspring Inc are registered trademarks in the U S A and may be registered in other jurisdictions Portions copy right 1998 2002 Palm Inc or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Palm OS and HotSync are registered trade marks and Palm and the Palm Powered logo are trademarks of Palm Inc and are used by Handspring under license All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners Disclaimer and limitation of liability Handspring Inc and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from the use of this handbook Handspring Inc and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties that may arise through the use of this software Handspring Inc and its suppliers assume no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by deletion of data as a result of malfunction dead battery or repairs Be sure to make backup copies of all important data on other media to protect against data loss Warranty Information In order to obtain warranty service you must receive warranty service authorization by contacting Handspring within the warranty period an
100. When Caps Lock is active an underlined up arrow symbol appears in the lower right corner of the communicator screen t Caps Lock 2 Type the text you want to capitalize 3 Press Shift qqgg to turn off Caps Lock Typing numbers and symbols Typing numbers and symbols with your communicator is similar to typing symbols on a computer keyboard You must first shift to option mode and then type the number or symbol strokes To enter a single number or symbol Option Shift 1 Press Option When Option Shift is active a dot appears in the lower right corner of the Treo screen If you accidentally activate Option Shift press Backspace to cancel it e Option Shift 2 Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue To enter only numkers or symbols Option Lock 1 Press Option twice 2 Press the keys where the numbers or symbols appear in blue When Option Lock is active an underlined dot appears in the lower right corner of the Treo screen e Option Lock 3 Press Option to turn off Option Lock Page 30 Entering Data in Your Communicator Typing accented characters The ListType feature enables you to enter accented characters You can enter the following accented letters To enter accented characters 1 Type the letter uppercase or lowercase to which you want to add an accent 2 Press ListType 3 Use the scroll buttons to select the accent you want to apply
101. When working with the Contacts view in PhoneBook the buttons on your communicator make it easy to navigate among your Contacts entries m Inthe Contacts list screen the scroll buttons move the highlight Holding Shift Gig and using the scroll buttons moves up or down an entire screen of records If you press and hold a scroll button you accelerate the scrolling and display every third screen m Inthe Contact View screen the scroll buttons move to the previous or next Contacts record You can also use the Instant Lookup feature from any of the PhoneBook views to quickly scroll to any of your Contacts entries To use Instant Lookup to find a Contacts record 1 From the Speed Dial or Contacts views in PhoneBook enter one of the following for the name you want to find m First name initial and last name m First name m Last name v All fal Cadwell Chris 1 650 555 5035 W 1 650 555 1704 H 1 650 555 6313 M Cagle David 1 212 888 4545 W Malestic Carolyn 1 650 555 5062 1 415 555 7625 H 1 415 555 8985 M1 For example entering a ca displays Chris Cadwell David Cagle and Carolyn Malestic as shown above Entering cmal finds only Carolyn Malestic 2 Use the scroll buttons to select the contact name 3 Press Return to view the contents of the record Page 68 Common Tasks Using Find You can use Find to locate any text that you specify in any application To use Fi
102. ack and Idle timeout settings for the selected service template The Fallback setting specifies an alternate network service to use if the current selection fails The Idle timeout setting defines how long your communicator waits before dropping the connection with your ISP or dial in server when you switch out of a TCP IP application To set Details for a dial in or ISDN service template 1 Tap Details Details Felon None Select alternate network Unlocked CIO Canc anes 2 Tap the Fallback pick list and select the network service you want to use if the current selection fails 3 Tap the Idle timeout pick list and select one of the following options Immediate Drops the connection to your ISP immediately when you switch to another application 1 minute Waits one minute for you to open another application before it drops the connection 2 minutes Waits two minutes 3 minutes Waits three minutes Power Off Keeps your connection until you turn off your communicator or until it times out See page 182 for information on the Auto off delay setting 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Entering Advanced dial in ISDN infrared and USB serial settings If you are using a copy of a predefined service template you probably do not need to enter Advanced settings If you are creating a new service template you may need to provide additional information for your ISP or dial in server in the Advanced dial
103. ag the top slider to adjust the color saturation until you can see the three shapes as distinctly as possible 4 Hold Option and press the scroll buttons or drag the bottom slider to adjust the screen brightness Tip You can also tap to the left or right of the sliders to fine tune the display settings 5 Press Space GG to finish Using the stylus to get things done Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen using the stylus to tap elements on your communicator screen is a way to get things done on your communicator The first time you start your communicator setup instructions appear on the screen These instructions include a calibration screen or digitizer Calibration aligns the internal circuitry of your communicator with its touch sensitive screen so that when you tap an element on the screen the communicator can detect exactly which task you want to perform Important Always use the point of the stylus for tapping the communicator screen Never use an actual pen pencil or other sharp object to tap the communicator screen With your communicator turned on you can tap the communicator screen to perform many operations such as the following m Open applications m Choose menu commands m Select options in dialog boxes Just as you can drag the mouse to select text or move objects on your computer you can also drag the stylus to select text You can also use the stylus to drag the slider of any scroll b
104. all the utility you are ready to decompress the add on application files that you downloaded Note Any applications that you install on your communicator resides in RAM memory you can delete them at any time To install add on software on your communicator 1 Copy or download the application you want to install into the add on folder in your Handspring or Palm directory on your computer Page 42 Managing Your Applications Note If the software you download is compressed you need to decompress it into this folder If you prefer to place the application into another folder you need to navigate to that folder before you complete step 5 2 Double click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop ci Palm Desktop _ Oo x File Edit View Tools HotSync Help i 8 amp Bo d ai User Midyne x 3 Address 16 23 X y New Event Edit Event Look up E Month 4 23 01 3 Click Install Tip You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool under Handspring on the Start menu or by double clicking any file with a PRC file extension User Midyne x File s listed below will be installed on your handheld the next time you perform a HotSync operation henge Destination Tips pe Find other applications to install on your handheld at a http vwww handspring com The Add button looks first in the ADD ON folder inside your
105. alled Palm Desktop software for a previous Palm OS handheld To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software please do not simply copy the Palm Desktop software files to your computer s hard disk You must use the installer to place the files in their proper locations and to decompress the files To install Palm Desktop software 1 Connect the HotSync cable See page 24 for instructions 2 Exit any open programs including those that run at startup such as Microsoft Office and disable any virus scanning software 3 Insert the Handspring CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive 4 Ifthe language selection screen appears click the same language you selected on your communicator Choosing a different language may result in loss of data 5 Ifthe model selection screen appears click the name of the product you purchased and follow the onscreen instructions to continue the installation 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation and to configure your Treo for wireless data communication When the set up process is done the installation screen closes automatically Page 26 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator Using your communicator with Microsoft Outlook The software that comes with your Treo communicator includes everything you need to synchronize your communicator with Microsoft Outlook If you already have Microsoft Outlook installed on your computer the installation pr
106. an paste the text you cut into another area of the current application or into a different application Page 62 Common Tasks Copy Paste Select All Keyboard Keyboard Help Copies the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your communicator You can paste the text that you copy into another area of the current application or into a different application Inserts the text that you cut or copied at the selected point in a record The text you paste replaces any selected text If you did not previously cut or copy text Paste does nothing Selects all of the text in the current record or screen This enables you to cut or copy all of the text and paste it elsewhere Opens the onscreen keyboard When you finish with the onscreen keyboard hold Option and press Return to finish Opens screens that show many keyboard shortcuts and the base characters associated with symbols and other extended characters Use this command anytime you need forget how to do something with the keyboard Deleting records To delete a record in any of the PIM applications 1 Select the record you want to delete 2 Press Menu 3 Under Record select the Delete command D Date Book Plus Delete Item Contacts view in PhoneBook Delete Contact To Do List Delete Item Memo Pad Delete Memo Expense Delete Item A confirmation dialog box appears If you want to save a copy of the deleted item to an archiv
107. ap Default Connection Preferences The Connection Preferences screen lets you create configurations for communicating with other hardware devices PC Modem or Infrared Configurations or profiles once activated are available to applications on your communicator The Connection Preferences screen displays a list of available configurations that you can modify as needed This list will vary depending on the software you have added to your communicator Connection Types There are several types of device connections you can choose when configuring Preferences Serial Defines the direct serial connection between your communicator and your to PC desktop computer It is used to perform a local HotSync operation when your communicator is connected by its serial connector to the cable The cable is attached to a serial COM port on your desktop computer Serial to Defines a connection between a modem attached to the serial connector of your Modem communicator and a modem that is part of your computer or laptop Wireless Defines a connection between your communicator s built in wireless modem Modem to and a dial up service Use this connection type to access dial up data Modem connections Auto Defines a dynamic serial connection between your communicator and your Detect to desktop computer Use this connection type with third party applications that PC need to reconfigure the serial port when communicating with a computer Chapter 7 Pa
108. ap New and select Template from the list Aug 31 02 4ra 12 00 1 00 2 00 3 00 4 00 FloatingEvent 5 00 ToDo f 6 00 Daily Journal Tap to create an event Template from a template Select the event from the Appointment Templates list Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 118 Application Specific Tasks Date Book Plus menus Date Book Plus menus are shown here for your reference and Date Book Plus features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands Record menu CE Edit Options CEZIJ Options lt New Appointment M Details New Floating Event I T New To Do New Journal Entry J List View Duplicate Item Create Template Delete Note Purge Items Day View New To Do Creates a new To Do item and adds it to your Date Book Plus and To Do List database Duplicate Item Creates a copy of the selected event and opens the Details dialog box for the new event Options menu Record Edit Beitr Preferences WeekPreferences W To Do Preferences z T Security H About Date Book Preferences Alarm Preferences To Do Preferent About Date Book Week View Phone Lookup Week View with Text UnDelete from Archiv Security About Date Book Preferences Year Preferences gY Security H About Date Book
109. ap Unlock 2 Enter the password that you defined in the Security application 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 7 Page 195 Ringer Preferences The Ringer Preferences screen controls the behavior of the ringer on your communicator You can control the ring volume select unique ring tones for incoming voice calls and SMS messages and turn the vibrate option on and off for each of the two ringer switch positions To select Ringer Preferences 1 Tap the Ring Volume pick list and select the level you want to use for incoming voice calls and SMS messages 2 Tap the Call Tone pick list and select a ringer sound for incoming voice calls Note When you select a ringer sound the sound plays once To avoid playing the sound move the ringer switch to the silent position before selecting a new ringer sound Preferences Ringer 1 Sound Mlode Ring Volume Loud Call Tone Fanfare 1 SMS Tone Twinkle Vibrate O 5 Silent Mode Vibrate Ef 3 Tap the SMS Tone pick list and select a ringer sound for incoming SMS messages 4 Tap the Vibrate check boxes to enable or disable the vibrate option for the corresponding ringer switch position Sound Mode and Silent Mode ShortCuts Preferences The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations for entering text This section describes how to create edit and delete a ShortCut See page 34 for information on the use of
110. ar Page 20 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator Elements of the communicator interface Delete Memo Bear Memo Menu bar Command buttons Check box Pick list There are three ways to access the onscreen keyboard 1 Tap the dots in the corners of the Graffiti writing area to activate the numbers or letters keyboards 2 The Keyboard command Previous next arrows Scroll bar EOZ Edit Options Menu bar Details i Connection type Pick list Idle timeout w Power Off Query DNS M Check box IP Address Automatic Command buttons A set of commands that are specific to the application Not all applications have a menu bar Tap a button to perform a command Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens When a check mark appears in a check box the corresponding option is active If a check box is empty tapping it inserts a check mark If a check box is checked tapping it removes the check mark Tap the arrow to display a list of choices and then tap an item in the list to select it Conduit Setup Select the conduits to run during Modem HotSync Address Applications Slider Blazer Previous next Cale Scroll city Time cro AITOWS E Dote Book bar Expense bl Tap the up and down arrows to display the previous and next page of information tap the left and right arrows to display the previous and next reco
111. ar in the List View display The choices are Appt Float Done Alarms Only and Repeat events only appear once To Do Determines which type of To Do items appear in the List View display The choices are All Not Complete Complete and None If you choose either Not Complete or Complete you also have the following choices Dated amp Undated Dated only and Undated only Filter by Text Displays events that contain the text you enter in this field and hides events that do not contain this text Show Determines the type of information that will appear for each event The choices are Day Name and Time Shows version information for Date Book Plus Page 124 Application Specific Tasks Blazer If you can t hold the world in the palm of your hand at least you can hold the World Wide Web when you use Blazer to browse the Internet on your communicators screen In most cases your communicator is pre configured with your wireless service provider s settings If it is not pre configured contact your wireless service provider to obtain the correct settings and follow the instructions on page 184 to configure a new service template To use Blazer you must subscribe to GPRS and Internet services from your wireless service provider If you prefer you can dial in to your ISP Internet Service Provider account However to use a dial up connection your wireless service account must also include circuit switched data CSD services
112. are from your computer Installing add on applications Your communicator comes with the PhoneBook Date Book Plus Blazer or another web browser installed by your wireless service provider SMS Messaging To Do List Memo Pad Calculator CityTime SIM Book and SIM Services applications installed and ready to use The Handspring CD ROM also includes the Expense application that automatically installs during the first HotSync operation and e mail applications that you can manually install from the CD ROM You can also install additional applications on your communicator such as business applications games and other software The Install Tool makes it easy to install software on your communicator during a HotSync operation There are a variety of third party applications available for devices that use Palm OS software To learn more about these applications go to the web site www handspring com When you download an add on application from the Internet it is probably in a compressed format such as a zip or sit file If you have a decompression utility on your computer use it to decompress the prc and pdb files inside the compressed file If you do not have a decompression utility search the Internet using phrases like zip decompression or how to unzip This will lead you to various third party utilities that you can use to decompress any kind of compressed or downloaded file not just add ons for your communicator After you inst
113. ase files into your Contacts list on your communicator See the section that begins on page 36 and the online Help for your desktop software for more information Page 88 Application Specific Tasks To create a new Contacts entry 1 Press PhoneBook repeatedly to access the Contacts view 2 Press Menu 3 Under Record select New Contact N contacts val Tal Cursor at Best Lisa 1 650 555 8996 H Biork Per D 1 415 444 5356 1 510 666 2564 H Boring Allison 1 510 666 2564 H Cadwell Chris 1 650 555 5035 W 1 650 555 1704 H A B 4 Enter the last name of the person you want to add to your Contacts list 1 650 555 5231 Last name lest 5 Press the bottom scroll button to move to the First Name field and then enter the person s first name 6 Press the bottom scroll button to move to other fields and then enter the other information that you want to include in this entry Tip Hold Shift Gig and use the scroll buttons to move between pages in this entry 7 After you finish entering information hold Option and press Return to finish First name Title Company w Work ow Horne w Fax Other E mail Done Details Mote Tip To create an entry that always appears at the top of the Contacts list begin the Last name or Company field with a symbol as in If Found Call This entry can contain contact informatio
114. at no longer appear on the list because you turn off this setting have not been deleted They are still in the memory of your communicator Purge completed items to remove them from memory Shows 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 records when you complete the item Displays the due dates associated with To Do items and displays an exclamation mark next to items that remain incomplete after the due date passes Shows the priority setting for each item Show Shows the category for each item Categories 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish To Do List menus To Do List menus are shown here for your reference and To Do List features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands Record menu Record Delete Item zD Attach Note A Delete Note O Purge ZE Beam Item B Beam Categor Options menu Record Edit pef gai Font a F Phone Lookup L Security H About To Do List About To Do List Shows version information for To Do List Page 148 Application Specific Tasks Memo Pad A memo can contain
115. at you want to rename and then tap Rename Edit Categories i OK Mew Rename Delete 4 Enter the new name for the category Edit Categories Enter a new category name 5 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish Tip You can group the records in two or more categories into one category by giving the categories the same name For example if you change the name of the Personal category to Business all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category Finding records Your communicator offers several ways to find information quickly m All applications The Find utility locates any text that you specify always starting with the current application m Date Book Plus To Do List Memo Pad The Phone Number Lookup feature displays the Contacts view in PhoneBook and shows names and phone numbers for entries that have phone numbers You can add the information that appears in this list to a record Chapter 5 Page 67 m PhoneBook The Instant Lookup feature lets you scroll immediately to a Contacts record in PhoneBook by entering the first few letters of a first or last name or the first name initial and the first few letters of a last name m Expense The Lookup feature displays the Contacts in PhoneBook that have data in the Company field You can add these names to a list of attendees associated with an Expense record Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook
116. ations individually To purge records 1 Open the application 2 Press Menu Gi 3 Under Record select Purge E A contirmation dialog box appears Date Book Plus Tap the pick list and select how old a record must be to be purged Purge deletes repeating events if the last of the series ends before the date that you purge records Date Book Plus To Do List If you want to save a copy of the purged records to an archive file on your desktop be sure that the check box is checked If you don t want to save a copy tap the check box to remove the check box 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish If you chose to save a copy of the purged records your communicator transfers them to an archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation Note Purging does not happen automatically You must use the Purge command to make it happen Page 64 Common Tasks Categorizing records Categorize records in the Contacts view in PhoneBook To Do List Memo Pad and Expense applications so that they are grouped logically and are easy to review You can also categorize applications See page 39 for details When you create a record your communicator automatically places it in the category that is currently displayed If the category is All your communicator assigns it to the Untiled category You can leave an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time System defined and user defined catego
117. ay s schedule 900090909009090 00000000009 g009090000909 a Date Book Plus button Tip Press Date Book Plus repeatedly to cycle through the Day Week Week with Text Month Year and List views Chapter 4 Page 51 Blazer Web Browser Blazer is a wireless Internet browser that lets you browse your favorite web sites while you re on the go Note To use Blazer you must subscribe to GPRS and Internet services from your wireless service provider If you prefer you can dial in to your ISP Internet Service Provider account See page 184 for information on configuring a dial up service template In Blazer you can do the following m Access the World Wide Web and display Internet content m Create up to 100 bookmarks for quick and convenient access to your favorite web sites m Navigate between web pages with familiar toolbar icons To open Blazer m Press Blazer Blazer opens to display the Page view Note If a different application appears when you press Blazer your wireless service provider installed another application as the default web browser To launch Blazer press Option O press Menu Gi and then tap the Blazer icon 9999939009 J8 OS OO OO QO OS net Cu Ennen ea Oe awe Blazer button Tip Press Blazer repeatedly to toggle between the Page and Bookmark views Page 52 Applications Overview SMS Messaging SMS Messaging provides a way for you to exchange sho
118. bout Calculator About Calculator Advanced Calculator Basic Calculator About Calculator Shows version information for Calculator Program menu Edit FAETO Options Delete View Restore Defaults Advanced Calculator Export Opens the Export dialog box where you can select a view definition to export to Memo Pad Import Opens the Import dialog box where you can select a view definition to import to Memo Pad Delete View Opens the Delete View dialog box where you can delete a user defined view Restore Returns all the view definitions to the preset default values Defaults Page 162 Application Specific Tasks Expense Expense enables you to record the date expense type and the amount that you spent A record in Expense is called an item You can sort your Expense items into categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item To create an Expense item 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the Expense icon Note Ifyou do not see the Expense icon you need to install the Desktop software from the Handspring CD ROM and perform a HotSync operation to install this application The Expense application is not pre installed on your communicator 3 Enter the amount of the expense w All Cursor Expense type a of new item Tap New DEDE Gen C Grom 4 Tap the Expense type pick list and select a type tr
119. buttons Pressing this button has no effect on the current calculation or series of calculations it merely places the value into memory until it is recalled G86 Recalls the stored value from memory and inserts it in the current calculation Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory 0 6 Chapter 6 Page 153 Displaying Recent Calculations The Basic Calculator s Recent Calculations command enables you to review the last series of calculations and is particularly useful for confirming a series of chain calculations To display recent calculations 1 Press Menu Gi 2 Under Options select Recent Calculations 1 Recent Calculations 86 666667 86 666667 8 10 833333 3 After you finish reviewing the calculations hold Option and press Return to finish Using the Advanced Calculator mode The Advanced Calculator screen consists of three regions Each region performs a different function to help you perform a variety of calculations Tap here 0 to change Wiat w Float w Degrees View specific buttons views POo De change with view Ge Xe Primary buttons avail able in all views Using the Advanced Calculator buttons In addition to most of the Basic Calculator buttons the Primary buttons are available in all the Advanced Calculator views The remaining buttons are available only in specific views The information that follows provides an ove
120. 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 Page 238 Creating a Custom Expense Report Appendix D Non ASCIl Characters for Login Scripts The following information enables you to create custom login scripts that require non ASCII characters It is provided for advanced users who understand the use and requirements of such characters in a custom login script Use of char You may use the caret to transmit ASCII command characters If you send char and the ASCII value of char is between and _ then the character is automatically translated to a single byte value between O and 31 For example M is converted to a carriage return If char is a value between a and z then the character sequence is translated to a single byte value between 1 and 26 If char is any other value then the character sequence is not subject to any special processing For example the string Joe M transmits Joe followed by a carriage return Carriage return and line feed You may include carriage return and line feed commands as part of the login script when entered in the following format lt cr gt Sends or receives a carriage return lt f gt Sends or rec
121. cal telephone company for the code that is appropriate for you 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Using a calling card The Use calling card field enables you to use your calling card when dialing your ISP or Intranet server Keep in mind that there is usually a delay before you enter your calling card number When you define your calling card number you need to add commas at the beginning to compensate for this delay Each comma delays transmission of your calling card number for two seconds To use a Calling card 1 Tap the Use calling card check box to select it Phone Setup Li Select this box to use a O Use calling card Enter your calling card are calling card number here 2 Enter your calling card number on the Use calling card line Note It s a good idea to add at least three commas at the beginning of your calling card number to compensate for the cue delay Tip MCI customers must enter the calling card number in the Phone field and the phone number in the Use Calling Card field 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 7 Page 189 Entering Details for dial in ISDN infrared and USB serial settings If you are using a copy of a predefined service template you probably do not need to enter Details settings If you are creating a new service template you may need to provide additional information for your ISP or dial in server You use the Details dialog box to enter Fallb
122. cal and Personal Electronic Devices Most but not all electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals and certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals from your Treo communicator Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six inches 6 be main tained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by the recommendations of Wireless Tech nology Research Persons with pacemakers should m ALWAYS keep the phone more than six inches from their pacemaker when the phone is turned ON m NOT carry the phone in a breast pocket m Use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference m Turn the phone OFF immediately if you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place Audio Safety Some hearing aids may be affected by some digital wireless phones You may want to consult your doctor in the event of you experience interference with your hearing aid while using Treo When using the speakerphone feature it is recommended that you place Treo at a safe distance from your ear Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from external RF energy Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this infor
123. ce providers do not support all barring options To set call barring options 1 From any PhoneBook view press Menu Gp 2 Under Options select Call Barring L 3 Hold Option and press Return to access the Call Barring dialog box Page 100 Application Specific Tasks Call Barring Li Bar these types of calls Outgoing w International Incoming w None Tap the Outgoing pick list and select which type of outbound calls you want to prevent None All International or International except calls home Tap the Incoming pick list and select which inbound calls you want to prevent None All Only when roaming Hold Option and press Return to finish Enter your password Note You must obtain your initial call barring password from your wireless service provider To change the call barring password 1 2 3 From any PhoneBook view press Menu Gp Under Options select Call Barring L Tap Password Enter your current call barring password and then hold Option and press Return to continue Note You must obtain your initial call barring password from your wireless service provider Enter your new call barring password and then hold Option and press Return to continue Enter your new call barring password a second time and then hold Option and press Return to finish PhoneBook menus PhoneBook menus are shown here for your reference and PhoneBook features t
124. cending tone indicates wireless mode is now off Using the keyboard backlight If you have difficulty seeing your communicator keyboard in dark environments you can use the backlight to illuminate the keyboard Note When you turn on the keyboard backlight the screen brightness automatically dims to conserve battery power If you have difficulty seeing the screen in well lit environments be sure the keyboard backlight is off and adjust the display settings See page 14 for details To turn the keyboard backlight on and off m Press the power button twice in quick succession Backlight tips m The backlight dims when a call is in progress and you do not press any buttons or tap your communicator screen for more than 30 seconds m The backlight also turns off automatically after a period of inactivity with the Auto off feature See page 182 for details Chapter 1 Page 19 Adjusting the display Depending on the lighting conditions or temperature of the environment where you use your communicator you may need to adjust the brightness and color saturation of the display The Adjust Display dialog box contains two sliders The upper slider adjusts color saturation and the lower slider adjusts brightness The display usually looks best at maximum brightness but you may want to decrease the brightness to conserve battery power To adjust the display 1 Press Option 2 Type the letter Q 3 Press the scroll buttons or dr
125. city you want to display is not in the predefined list you can use the Edit Cities command to add it To add a city to the list 1 Press Menu Gm 2 Under Options select Edit Cities E 3 Tap New 4 Enter the city name and other information 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish CityTime menus CityTime menus are shown here for your reference and CityTime features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands Options menu About CityTime Shows version information for CityTime Help Displays online help for the CityTime screens Utilities menu Options A Change Location zL Ss Sun Rise Set Change Location Opens the Change Location dialog box where you can select the city to which you are moving or travelling Changing the location updates the system time and date Sun Rise Set Opens the Sun Rise Set dialog box where you can view sunrise and sunset information for your home city To view this information for another city tap the City pick list and select the city from the list To view this information for another date tap the scroll arrows next to the date box Page 152 Application Specific Tasks Calculator Calculator includes two operating modes Basic and Advanced In Basic mode you can perform simple mathematical calculations In Advanced mode you can access scientific functions and perform sophi
126. d Advanced mode Chapter 4 Page 57 Expense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer In Expense you can do the following m Record dates types of expenses amount spent payment method and other details associated with any money that you spend Assign expense items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Keep track of vendors companies and people involved with each particular expense m Log miles traveled for a particular date or expense category Sort your expenses by date or expense type Transfer your expense information to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet version 5 0 or later on your computer Microsoft Excel is not included in the Treo communicator package To open Expense 1 Press Option 2 Press Menu 3 Tap the Expense icon Note Ifyou do not see the Expense icon you need to install the Desktop software from the Handspring CD ROM and perform a HotSync operation to install this application The Expense application is not pre installed on your communicator 4 14 Taxi 4 14 Lunch 4 14 Hotel 4 14 Car Rental Ge Cea Grom Page 58 Applications Overview SIM Book SIM SIM Book enables you to view and manage the phone list on your SIM card LL In SIM Book you can do the following m Copy entries from your speed dial list to your SIM card so you can access your phone n
127. d if it is open m Press the top scroll button To silence the ring do any of the following m Press any button on your communicator m Slide the ringer switch to the silent position Note Placing the ringer switch in the silent position turns off all system sounds including alarms When you silence the ringer Date Book Plus alarms vibrate Page 92 Application Specific Tasks To end a call do any of the following m Close the lid if the headset is not attached m Press Backspace m Press the button on the headset if it is attached m Tap Hang Up Adjusting call volume You can adjust the volume level from the Active Call view when a call is in progress To adjust the call volume do one of the following m Roll the rocker switch up or press the top scroll button to increase the volume m Roll the rocker switch down or press the bottom scroll button to decrease the volume Using the speakerphone The speakerphone button enables you to view your communicator screen and use other applications while you re talking on the phone Note The speakerphone feature is optimized for one or two people that are reasonably close to the phone It is not designed for a conference room or large group This feature is not available when a headset is attached to your phone To use the speakerphone 1 Place a call 2 From the Active Call screen tap Spkrphone Wireless service ao Tail amp Wireless servic
128. d provide dated proof of original purchase For further information about the warranty service procedure please visit our website at http supporthandspring com Software download available Wireless setup and desktop synchronization software are supplied on the Handspring CD ROM disc If you do not have access to a CD ROM drive for your computer you can download this software from www handspring com Page 2 GPRS 1 1 Windows Edition Contents Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator 0 cee eee eee 11 Getting to know your communicator oo eet ett 11 Whiatisca Treo communicator sara soca niet cereals Seas di a a oceans data tes Mile tk ech ta 11 SYSTEM re gueme I araa pre AAE TETE EEOAE acta nar ERSEN AT EA 12 WPGFACESIMTOFMALION seipie A EAA EA EEEE E EE Ul malate dette at 12 TEGO COMMPON SI ILS a rinna arinaa else cent O Ee abated E AtS sara eta 14 Inserting the SIM eard vores eich y wesw Conse Oy tyes erica e bak oi Pia eave ad cow Dee MRO 17 Charging the battery sveisari sieri Trinar ted Pere tae dee eb a see tee tee eared 18 TURNING VOUr EEO ONAN OFT s ane s ci ae e aaig Vardar eanthina a tires nate needed 19 Using the keyboard backlight iss cv eeccde eta biocide hen ee re twee Cb eva cdere ee 19 Adj sting thedisplay dieeta ante stare a A E A E elect via A a eie Saludos ee 20 Usingthe stylusto get things doS sses tes eae a aa E EE T a 20 Elements of the communicator interface sedis cece teen ERE 21 Moving Aro
129. de events that are a combination of a To Do item and a Date Book event These events are called floating events Floating events are not assigned to a specific date but can still be timed or untimed can have alarms and can repeat If a floating event is not completed by midnight it automatically advances to the next day until you mark it complete You can distinguish a floating event from an integrated To Do item by the circle that appears next to the floating event in place of the To Do item priority number and check box Floating events appear in alphabetical order at the top of the Day View screen between any integrated To Do items and untimed events To create a floating event 1 From the Day View press Menu Gi 2 Under Record select New Floating Event 3 Enter a description of the event 4 Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the floating event To mark a floating event complete m Tap the circle to the right or left of the event Tips for using floating events m To prioritize floating events enter a number followed by a space or dash as the first few characters of the description m To convert an existing event to a floating event select the event tap Details tap Float as the Type and then hold Option and press Return to finish m When you complete a repeating floating event it marks only the current occurrence of the event as complete Page 116 Application Specific Tasks m Avoid schedul
130. der Shows version information for SMS Messaging Page 144 Application Specific Tasks To Do List To Do reminds you of tasks you have to complete A record in To Do List is called an item To create a To Do item 1 Press Option and then press Date Book Plus Tip You can also access To Do List by tapping the To Do List icon G4 in the Applications Launcher 2 Enter the text of the To Do item The text can be longer than one line New To Do item t 3 Press a scroll button to deselect the To Do item Setting priority The priority setting for items lets you arrange your To Do items according to their importance or urgency The default setting is to arrange To Do items by priority and due date with priority 1 items at the top If you have a number of items in your list changing an item s priority setting may move its position in the list Note When you create a new To Do item its priority is automatically set to level 1 the highest most important level If you select another item first however the item you create appears beneath the selected item and is given the same priority as the selected item To set the priority of a To Do item 1 Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do item Te Del Al HAA AI O 1 Call Dovid O14 cal David o1 mN l Tap here Tapto select _ priority t 2 Tap the Priority number that you want to set 1 is most i
131. dit your expense data in Microsoft Excel The templates have the extension xIt and are stored in the template folder in the Palm Desktop software 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 this Sample2 xlt iojx ss cash advance Due employee Due company 4 4 gt gt i Samplez Is HIZ If you want to streamline or customize your expense reports you can change these templates For example you can add your company name to a template See Appendix C for information on changing templates Page 168 Application Specific Tasks 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 Click Options ae ED Department OOOO O _Cancel_ Phone No i O __Help Project siz Bilt Enter name and other information r Template Selectan Expense template from the list Choose expense SAMPLE XLT z P template rLocal Currency Select a country name from the list below or type in your local currency s country United States a Enter name department and other information as necessary for your expense repor Click the Templates menu then select an expense template Note If you want to create your own custom expen
132. e file in Palm Desktop software be sure that the check box is checked If you don t want to save a copy tap the check box to remove the check 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish If you choose to save a copy of the selected item your communicator transfers it to the archive file on your desktop the next time you perform a HotSync operation Chapter 5 Page 63 Other ways to delete records You can also delete records in the following ways m Inthe Details dialog box of the application tap Delete and then hold Option and press Return to finish m Delete the text of the record Note In Date Book Plus if you delete the text of a repeating event you delete all instances of that event Purging records Over time as you use Date Book Plus To Do List and Expense you ll accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their usefulness For example events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book Plus and To Do items that you marked as completed remain in the list as do Expense items All these outdated records take up memory on your communicator so it s a good idea to remove them by using Purge If you think Date Book Plus or To Do List records might prove useful later you can purge them from your communicator and save them in an archive file Purging is not available in the Contacts view in PhoneBook or in Memo Pad So you need to delete outdated records from these applic
133. e select Edit E Tip You can also tap the body of the message to open it in Edit mode 4 Edit the message 5 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 6 Hold Option and press Return to send the message Resending messages You can resend any messages in the Sent category 1 In the Sent category select the message you want to resend 2 Press Menu 3 Under Message select Resend R 4 If necessary edit the message 5 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 6 Hold Option and press Return to send the message Chapter 6 Page 141 Sorting messages 1 2 3 4 From any SMS Messaging list view press Menu Gi Under Options select Sort Tap the Sort by pick list to select the sort method you want to use Sort Options i Tap arrow to select Sort by y Date sort method Date Places the most recent messages at the top of the list This is the default sort method Name Places mobile phone numbers at the top of the list in numerical order followed by e mail addresses and names in alphabetical order Hold Option and press Return to finish Deleting messages You can delete a single message or a group of messages from a particular category To delete a single message 1 2 3 4 Tip From any SMS Messaging list view select the message you want to delete Press Menu Under Message select Delete D If prompted hold Option
134. e to navigate within text or fields in your applications Note Some applications may not support these navigation keystrokes Command Keystrokes Move cursor right Hold Option while pressing the bottom scroll button Move cursor left Hold Option while pressing the top scroll button Previous field Press the top scroll button Next field Press the bottom scroll button Affirm an action Hold Option and press Return Use these keys instead of tapping the following onscreen buttons OK Done Yes Next Accept Send and Dial Annul an action Hold Option and press Backspace Use these keys instead of tapping the following onscreen buttons Cancel No Previous and Reject Open or dial the selected item Press Space G ll or press Return Page 32 Entering Data in Your Communicator Using menus Menus on your communicator are easy to use Once you have mastered them in one application you can use them the same way in all other applications The menus and menu commands that are available depend on the application Also the menus and menu commands vary depending on which part of the application you re using For example in Memo Pad the menus are different for the Memo list screen and the Memo edit screen The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that application in Chapter 6 The Edit menu is described in the section that be
135. e w No Date Private O OK Cancel Delete Note 4 Tap the category that you want to assign the item 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Tip If you turn on the Show Categories option in the To Do Show options dialog you can tap directly on the category in the To Do list to assign categories Checking off a To Do item You can check off a To Do item to indicate that you ve completed it You can set To Do List to record the date that you completed the To Do item and you can choose to show or hide completed items as described on page 147 To check off a To Do item m Tap the check box on the left side of the item To Do w fill RO Completed To Do item To Do Show Options The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of the To Do list screen To change the Show Options settings 1 In To Do list screen tap Show To Do Preferences i Sortby w Priority Due Date amp Show Completed Items O Show Only Due Items O Record Completion Date O Show Due Dates amp Show Priorities O Show Categories Chapter 6 Page 147 Show Completed Items Show Only Due Items Record Completion Date Show Due Dates Show Priorities 2 Select any of the following settings Displays your completed items in the To Do list screen If you turn off this setting your To Do items disappear from the list when you complete check them Items th
136. e Setup Li O Dial prefix e O Disable call waiting 1170 O Use calling card Enter the telephone number to access the modem connected to your computer If needed enter a dial prefix such as 9 to access an outside line and then tap the Dial Prefix check box Tip You can enter a comma in the field to introduce a pause in the dialing sequence Each comma equals a two second pause Select the Disable call waiting check box to avoid an interruption during the wireless HotSync operation If you want to use a calling card to place the call select the check box and enter the calling card number 10 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 208 Advanced HotSync Operations Selecting the conduits for a wireless HotSync operation The Conduit Setup dialog box on your communicator enables you to define which files and or applications synchronize during a wireless HotSync operation You can use these settings to minimize the time required for wireless synchronization To change the Conduit Setup for a wireless HotSync operation 1 Press Option and then press Menu Gp to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the HotSync icon G 3 Press Menu 4 Under Options select Conduit Setup D 5 Tap the check boxes to deselect the files and applications that you do not want to synchronize during a wireless HotSync operation The default setting is to synchronize all files Conduit Setup i Se
137. e ao Tall Ra Midyne M Active Ra Midyne M Active 1 831 555 6737 00 10 1 831 555 6737 04 10 hri sp Mate ie egea Mute l Tap Spkrphone Tap Cancel Spkr 3 Tap Cancel Spkr to turn off the speakerphone Tip You can also press Space Gp to toggle the speakerphone on and off Chapter 6 Page 93 Placing calls on hold You can place an active call on hold while you use other applications on your communicator or complete another task To place a call on hold 1 Place or answer a call Wireless service ao Tal i Pacific Bell Wireless QO Tall i Ra Midyne M Acti gt Ra Midyne M On Hold Call status ctive n Hol 1 831 555 6737 00 10 1 831 555 6737 04 38 indicator Tap Hold irs Sokr mute Tap Off Hold off 2 EEEN ZEEN 2 Tap Hold to place the call on hold 3 Tap Off Hold to return to the call Tip You can also press Period to toggle Hold on and off Handling Multiple Calls You can use the Active Call view to handle a variety of situations that involve multiple calls During an active call you can receive or place another call switch between two active calls and create a 3 way conference call For example when you re talking to a friend you can place another call to a restaurant to make dinner reservations and return to your friend to confirm the time and place You can also use call waiting to receive an important incoming call while you re already on the
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139. e of the following m Press the top scroll button on the front panel of your communicator to complete the hard reset and display the Digitizer screen m Press any other button to perform a soft reset Note With a hard reset the current date and time are retained Formats Preferences and other settings are restored to their factory default settings 5 If the language selection screen appears select the same language you selected for your desktop software Choosing a different language may result in loss of data Appendix A Page 217 To restore your data after a hard reset 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray bottom right corner of the taskbar Tip You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar 2 From the HotSync Manager menu choose Custom Arthur Manzi Conduit Action Synchronize the files 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 3 Select the appropriate user name from the list 4 Select an application in the Conduit list 5 Click Change Change HotSync Action x HotSync Action for Date Book oa Cancel Help g B C Desktop overwrites handheld I Setas default B B C Handheld overwrit
140. e 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 Appendix B Page 227 tried to do a wireless Check the following on your communicator HotSync operation but it did not complete successfully continued a E E E Confirm that you are inside a coverage area and that the signal is strong Make sure the dialing instruction dials the correct phone number If you need to dial an outside line prefix make sure you selected the Dial Prefix option on your communicator and entered the correct code If the you have call waiting make sure you selected the Disable call waiting check box and entered the correct code in the Phone Setup dialog box See page 208 for details Make sure the connection is clear Using a noisy connection can interrupt communications Beaming problems Problem cannot beam data to another IR equipped Palm OS device When someone beams data to my communicator get a message telling me itis out of memory Solution m Confirm that your communicator and the other device are between ten centimeters approximately 4 and one meter approximately 39 apart and that the path between the two devices is clear of obstacles Beaming distance to other Palm OS devices may be differen
141. ed 2 Select the appropriate Connection Tip For the fastest wireless data access select GPRS as the Connection Page 184 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Entering a user name Although the User Name field can contain multiple lines of text only two lines appear onscreen This field identities the name you use when you log into your wireless service provider your Internet Service Provider or your dial in server Many wireless service providers do not require a user name for GPRS connections If you do not know your user name contact your wireless service provider your Internet Service Provider or your dial in server administrator To enter a user name 1 Tap the User Name field 2 Enter your user name Preferences Vil w Network w Service My ISA Connection w GPRS ies ieee Tap here to enter User Name M your user name Enter a user name Password My name APN a 5 Unlocked Note Most dial in servers do not accept spaces in the user name Entering a password The Password box identifies the password you use to log into your wireless service provider your ISP or your dial in server However many wireless service providers do not require a password for GPRS connections If you do not know your password contact your wireless service provider your Internet Service Provider or your dial in server administrator Your entry in this field determines whether your communicator prompts
142. ed to manually create a configuration to connect to your ISP or dial in server you must configure Wireless modem Connection Preference settings and Network Preferences settings in addition to configuring Connection settings to define the communication protocols for the selected device To use a dial up connection your wireless service account must also include circuit switched data CSD services To create a Wireless Modem to Modem connection 1 From the Connection Preferences screen select Wireless Modem Preferences Available Configurations Wireless Woden Standard Modern Direct USB Serial Connection IR to o PCYHondheld Custom 2 Tap Edit Page 178 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Mame Wireless Modem Connection Wireless Modem to Method Dialing TouchTone Volume w Low OK Cancel Details The name of the current configuration appears at the top of the screen 3 Tap the Connection Method pick list and select Wireless Modem to Modem 4 Tap the Dialing pick list and select TouchTone Note Select Rotary only if your telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing 5 Tap the Volume pick list and select the speaker volume for the modem 6 Tap Details Details Speed w 57 600 bps Country w United States Flow Cth On Init String 7 Tap the Speed pick list and select 57 600 8 Tap the Country pick list and select the country in which you are
143. ee HotSync System conduit 201 System requirements for Desktop software 12 System sounds 182 T Tab delimited files importing data from 36 Tapping 20 221 Task See To Do List TCP IP 194 TDA To Do List archive file 36 Technical Support 229 Templates 140 for Date Book Plus 118 for expense reports 168 Text copying 63 cutting 62 entry See Entering data finding 67 fonts for 76 importing data from files 36 selecting all 63 Thousands separator 181 Time alarm setting 109 format 181 setting current 23 setting event 106 start and end for Date Book Plus Day view 120 Time bars in Date Book Plus 120 Time stamps 117 Tips online 22 To Do List adding PhoneBook data to records 69 70 archive files tda 36 categorizing records 65 122 148 checking off items 117 147 completed items 148 completion date 148 creating items in Date Book Plus 117 creating records 61 145 deleting records 63 due date 146 146 147 148 fonts 76 menus 148 notes for records 75 opening 54 overview 54 prioritizing records 145 148 private records 73 purging records 64 148 sorting records 72 viewing items in Date Book Plus 113 115 Today See Current date Tracking events 117 Transferring data See HotSync Page 256 Index Transmitting data See Beaming informa tion Turning off communicator automatically 182 problems with 220 Turning on and off 19 Turning on communicator application buttons 15 displaying owner s name 195 problems wit
144. ee page 19 for details 2 Press Blazer twice to access the Bookmark view EE 3 Tap the bookmark you want to view Page 126 Application Specific Tasks Bookmarks X Handspring MES Pane handspring ORCC ational z ae Paris to Karen s sa London Singapore Sports Technology Wired Sports Entertainment More Sites eames GontsSares iGoogle Search ee eS ra For Using Blazer 7 EEJ gt aa vl Fal Tip You can also press the scroll buttons to scroll to other pages and roll the rocker switch to scroll through the current page To view the selected page press the rocker switch Adding bookmarks You can store up to 100 bookmarks and group them in categories by placing similar links on the same bookmark page See page 129 for information on creating page categories To bookmark the current page 1 From the Page view go to the page you want to bookmark 2 Press Menu 3 Under Page select Add Bookmark A Xh d 7 New Bookmark andspring ie Handspring suuiiuvoiieennnneennn a News a Travel amne Finance s Yellow Pages Description Weather wRaterence Welcome to Handspring conn Sports Technology Entertainment More Sites Preview Handspring Google Search Welcome to Hand Tips For Using Blazer bl ME gt aa Mi 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Tip You can also add a bookmark by tapping an emp
145. ee the section that begins on page 69 for details Edit Entry Phone Number Lookup Adams Becky 1 800 555 2222 41 Alfonse Maria 555 1616H Borker Todd Extra Digits Hienrich Karen 555 2367 x z Lombardi Gina 555 3626 H Manicotti Bill 408 555 6000 Martinez Jose 415 555 6093 Mom amp Dad 555 7777 Mom amp Dad 555 1133 H Uiii is Cancel s 3 If your Contacts list is sorted by last name begin entering the person s last name If your Contacts list is sorted by first name begin entering the person s first name See page 103 for information on sorting your Contacts list 4 Select the entry you want to use and press Return Tip You can edit the entry by tapping the number or name in the Edit Entry dialog 5 In the Edit Entry dialog hold Option and press Return to finish Calling a Speed Dial number Speed dialing enables you to quickly place a call without entering the number This is particularly useful for numbers you call often such as your home or office You can also call a number in your Speed Dial list using the hands free headset To dial a number from the Speed Dial view 1 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 2 Press PhoneBook 3 Use the scroll buttons to select the Speed Dial button for the number you want to call Tip To jump to the next page of Speed Dial buttons select the first button on the page and press the top scroll button
146. eives a line feed For example the string waitfor 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 The backslash character defines that the next character is transmitted as a literal character and is not subject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character Examples AS Includes a caret as part of the string lt Includes a lt as part of the string AN Includes a backslash as part of the string Appendix D Page 239 Page 240 Non ASCIl Characters for Login Scripts Appendix E Advanced Call Forwarding Options Some wireless service providers support advanced call forwarding options through the use of GSM feature codes These advanced call forwarding options are turned on and off and configured by dialing specific code numbers with your communicator Note Not all wireless service providers support all of these codes Contact your wireless service provider for more information about which services are available to you To use the advanced call forwarding options 1 Press PhoneBook to access the Dial Pad view FE 2 Enter one of the codes from the charts that follow Note Where the charts indicates to enter a number_to_forward_to enter a full phone number with a 1 and an area code if necessary For example you would use 67 16505551234 for the fir
147. eless synchronization when you are away from your computer Note The first HotSync operation must be local using the cable After that you can perform a wireless HotSync operation To perform a wireless HotSync operation you must complete the following steps m Connect a modem to your computer m Configure HotSync Manager for use with your modem m Configure the Modem Preferences on your communicator Page 206 Advanced HotSync Operations Preparing your computer There are a few steps you must perform to prepare your computer for a wireless 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 communicator To prepare your computer for a wireless HotSync operation 1 Confirm that the computer modem is connected and turned on and that no communications applications such as fax or telephony software are running on a COM port Note Make sure the computer is disconnected from all online services such as America Online AOL and CompuServe This helps to avoid conflicts with the COM port 2 Start HotSync Manager if it is not already running and from the HotSync Manager menu choose Modem 3 Adjust the following options as needed General Local Modem Network Serial Port COM3 y Speed As Fast As Possible v Setup String JATS0 1M1L0 Serial Port Identifies the port for the modem If you are unsure of the port assignment
148. eleting SMS messages 142 Q Quattro Pro for expense reports 238 R Range of times in Day view 120 Receipts recording in Expense 164 Receiving data See Beaming information Records beaming 78 79 choosing categories 65 creating 61 Date Book Plus 106 defined 61 deleting 63 111 Page 254 Index displaying a category of 66 editing 62 63 Expense 163 fonts 76 hiding private 45 73 lost 225 Memo Pad 149 notes for 75 PhoneBook 82 88 private 73 purging 64 sorting 72 To Do List 145 Recurring events deleting 64 scheduling 110 Redialing a number 97 Reminder See Alarm Removing applications 44 Desktop software 45 Renaming categories 67 Repeating events deleting from Date Book Plus 64 scheduling 110 Rescheduling events 108 Reset button 17 Resetting communicator hard reset 217 location of reset button 17 216 soft reset 216 warm reset 217 Ringer settings 196 switch 16 Rocker switch 15 19 22 S Safety 244 Saving data 40 61 63 Scheduling events 106 108 Screen blank 220 brightness control 15 20 calibrating 20 180 Scroll bar 21 Scroll buttons 15 22 88 126 135 Searching See Finding Secondary DNS 187 191 Security 45 47 changing password 46 deleting password 46 displaying owner s name 195 forgotten password 47 private records 73 Selecting date for event 106 phone numbers in Contacts list 90 text 62 63 Sending data See Beaming information Serial port 12
149. enable this feature on your account even though there is usually no extra charge Call your wireless service provider to enable call forwarding Some wireless service providers require you to enable this feature on your account Call your wireless service provider to enable blocking your Caller ID Page 222 Troubleshooting Tips Some incoming caller s names don t appear in Call History The Blazer application won t connect to the Internet Find out if a caller has blocked their Caller ID Call History does not show names for records you marked hidden in your Contacts list Your Treo supports General Packet Radio Service GPRS which provides a persistent Internet connection To connect to the Internet you must subscribe to and activate GPRS services with your wireless service provider Confirm that your wireless service plan includes GPRS data services and that these services have been activated Confirm that your Network Preferences settings are properly configured to communicate with your wireless service provider s GPRS network or your ISP 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the Preferences icon 3 Select Network from the pick list in the upper right corner 4 Tap the Service pick list and select the name of your wireless service provider Note If your wireless service provider or ISP is not on the list your communicator is not configured for wireless data
150. enu Gm Under Options select Phone Lookup L If your Contacts view in PhoneBook is sorted by last name begin to spell the last name If your Contacts are sorted by first name begin to spell the first name Chapter 5 Page 69 5 6 Note The first initial and last name search in the PhoneBook Instant Lookup feature is not available in the Phone Number Lookup feature Phone Number Lookup displays records that begin with the letters you enter based on the sort method in your Contacts view in PhoneBook For example if your Contacts are sorted by last name and you enter su the list displays John Sung and Mario Suarez If your Contacts are sorted by first name and your enter su the list displays Susan Smith and Suki Sakimoto Continue to spell the name you re looking for or when you see the name scroll to it Phone Number Lookup Adams Becky 1 800 555 2222 41 Alfonse Maria 555 1616H Borker Todd Francois Michelle 3340 1 Hienrich Karen 55 2367 Lombardi Sina 555 9696 H Manicotti Bill 408 555 6000 Martinez Jose 415 555 a899 1 Mom amp Dad Se ae Mom amp Dad 555 1133H Look Up d Press Space Gq or Return The name you selected along with the other information associated with it is pasted into the record you selected in step 1 Phone Number Lookup tips You can also enter the keyboard shortcut L to activate the Phone Number Lookup feature
151. erent week m Tap Go to open the date selector use the scroll buttons to select a week and then hold Option and press Return to finish m Tap the number of weeks to toggle between a one week view and a two week view Chapter 6 Page 113 Working in Month View The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled Dots and lines in the Month View indicate even July 2002 27 31 ts repeating events and untimed events Previous next month 17 ZE Dashed line indicat ntinuous or repeating event shed line indicates co ous or repeating eve m Dots on right or left side indicate events Month View icon Dots below date indicate untimed events You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View See page 119 for details Tips for using Month View Keep the following points in mind m Tap a day in the Month View to display that day in the Day View m Use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to move between months You can also tap the scroll arrows in the u pper right corner to move forward or backward a month m Press Menu and under Options select Go to Month O to open the date selector and select a differe nt month Working in Year View The Year View shows an overview of your calendar for an entire year Description of event on selected date Dot indicates 2002 22 Staff meeting
152. ernet Displays version information for Blazer Page 132 Application Specific Tasks SMS Messaging In addition to dialing and receiving voice calls you can use your Treo to send and receive short text messages These text messages also called SMS Short Message Service messages are similar to e mail messages that you send and receive from your computer but are limited to 160 characters in length The person receiving your message must also have a GSM mobile phone and a wireless service provider that supports text messages Some wireless service providers also allow you to use your Treo to send text messages to an e mail address and to receive text messages from a computer Talk to your wireless service provider for details about their SMS and SMS Email features Enabling SMS and SMS Email To send and reply to SMS messages you must subscribe to your wireless service provider s SMS service If you subscribe to this service your wireless service provider supplies an SMS Message Center number which appears in the SMS Preferences dialog Note Your wireless service provider may use a different name for their text messaging service Contact your wireless service provider to see if their service is compatible with SMS Not all wireless service providers offer SMS Email services To use SMS Email you must subscribe to your wireless service provider s SMS Email service and their SMS Email Center number in the SMS Preferences dialog The
153. es desktop O28 C Do nothing 6 Select Desktop overwrites handheld Note Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings 7 Click OK 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications 9 Click Done to activate your settings 10 Perform a HotSync operation Page 218 Maintaining Your Communicator Appendix B Troubleshooting Tips If you encounter a problem with your Treo 270 communicator m Review this section to see if your problem is listed m Check our web site at www handspring com for the latest technical support information Note Thousands of third party add on applications have been written for Palm OS devices 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 Problem Solution Palm Desktop software will Disable any anti virus software close any open applications or not install successfully utilities and then perform the installation again If you are installing on a computer at your workplace make sure your System Administrator grants you the rights to install software If you are still having problems installing the Handspring software try these steps 1 Download the latest
154. es that you make in the HotSync Buttons dialog box become effective immediately you do not have to change to a different screen or application To change the HotSync Buttons Preferences 1 From the Buttons Preferences screen tap HotSync 2 Tap the pick list HotSync Buttons Customize the HotSync Button on the cable_ G z HotSyne Tap arrow to Cable show pick list 3 Tap the application that you want to assign to the button The default setting for the button is the HotSync setting which means the cable performs its normal HotSync functions 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 176 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Buttons 2 Preferences The Buttons 2 Preferences screen enables you to choose which applications open when you press Option in combination with the application buttons on the front of your communicator You can also re assign the applications associated with the rocker switch and opening the lid on your communicator To change the Buttons 2 Preferences 1 Tap the pick list next to the action you want to re assign Preferences w Buttons 2 Select an application for each action f opt button z i v PhoneBook Rocker switch m j yw PhoneBook ick list P amp w Memo Pad 6 w ToDo List 2 Tap the application that you want to assign to the action Open lid pick list wv CityTime wv Cale Tip To restore all of the actions to their factory settings t
155. established by the Infrared Data Association IrDA This means that you can beam data to any other device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards Most importantly you can use the IR port to perform HotSync operations When you use the IR port on your communicator to perform HotSync operations you don t need your HotSync cable You simply enable infrared communication on your computer and your communicator and then perform an IR HotSync operation So there s no need to carry your cable when you re on the road with an infrared enabled laptop Preparing your computer for infrared communication To perform an IR HotSync operation the computer you want to synchronize with must have an enabled infrared port or be connected to an infrared device that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards 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 Your computer must also have an installed infrared driver Does your computer support infrared communication If your computer uses Microsoft Windows 98 Windows Me or Windows 2000 infrared communication is built into the operating system Some versions of Windows 95 also have built in infrared communication If you are using another type of computer check the documentation that came with your computer to see if it supports infrared communication To check the ports used for inf
156. ew untimed event by making sure no event is selected and then entering a description 5 Enter a description of the event Jul 25 02 rC GEC New TEJA Erre untimed event nl No time selected Mew Details 1 G0 Mew Details 160 6 Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event Note If you create an event and decide later that there is no particular start or end time you can easily change it to an untimed event Tap the time of the event in the Date Book Plus screen tap No Time and then hold Option and press Return to finish Rescheduling an event You can easily make changes to your schedule with your communicator To reschedule an event 1 Tap the event you want to reschedule 2 Tap Details 3 To change the time tap the Time box and select a new time 4 To change the date tap the Date box and select a new date 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 108 Application Specific Tasks Setting an alarm for an event The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in Date Book Plus You can set an alarm to sound minutes hours or days before an event The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes before the time of the event but you can change this to any number of minutes hours or days When you set an alarm this icon appears to the far right of the event with the alarm When the
157. following options 4 2002 gt an Feb Mor Jul Aug Sep Oct Mov Dec sm w T FS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 GED iS i6 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Category See the section that begins on page 65 for details Type Opens a pick list of expense types Payment Lets you choose the payment method used to pay the Expense item If the item is prepaid such as airline tickets supplied by your company you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate company paid cell of your printed expense report spreadsheet See the section that begins on page 167 for more information Page 164 Application Specific Tasks Currency Enables you to choose the type of currency used to pay the Expense item The default currency unit is defined in the Preferences dialog see page 169 You can also display up to four other common types of currency see the next section in this chapter for more information Vendor and City Lets you record the name of the vendor usually a company associated with the expense and the city where the expense was incurred For example a business lunch might be at Rosie s Cafe Vendor in San Francisco City Attendees See the section that begins on page 71 for details 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Customizing the Currency pick list You can select the currencies and symbols that appear in the Currency pick list To customize the Currency pick list
158. g calls Page 242 Advanced Call Forwarding Options Other Product Information FCC Statement This device may cause TV or radio interference if used in close proximity to receiving equipment The FCC can re quire you to stop using the device if such interference cannot be eliminated If you need assistance contact Hand spring Customer Care This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including in erference that may cause undesired operation This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of he FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi dential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful in erference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures m Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna m Increase
159. ge 177 Auto Detect to Modem USB Serial to PC USB Serial to Modem USB to PC IrCOMM to PC IrCOMM to Modem Defines a dynamic serial connection between your communicator and a modem Use this connection type with third party applications that need to reconfigure the serial port when communicating with a modem Defines a direct serial or USB connection between your communicator and your desktop computer When you select this option your communicator detects which type of cable you have connected to your computer Defines a direct serial or USB connection between your communicator and a modem When you select this option your communicator detects which type of cable is connected to the modem Defines the direct USB connection between your communicator and your desktop computer It is used to perform a local HotSync operation when your communicator is connected by its USB connector to the cable The cable is attached to a USB port on your desktop computer Defines a connection between the IR port of your communicator and the intrared device of your computer or laptop Defines a connection between the IR port of your communicator and a modem The modem can be attached to a computer or some other device containing an IR port Setting wireless modem configurations In most cases the preset GPRS configuration settings will enable you to connect to your wireless service provider s data services In the event that you ne
160. ght an action and then hold Option and press Return to finish Viewing messages SMS Messaging enables you to quickly view your incoming messages You can also view messages you ve sent and pending messages that will be sent when a signal is available To view SMS messages 1 Press SMS Messaging repeatedly to access the message category you want to view Inbox Sent or Pending Note The Pending category appears only when you have messages pending delivery Message category pick list Current SRBC we inbox Tal i Oscar cuajbaurn M1 F message Got your message thanks Have a great weekend Brian Jaquet M 5 24 pm l m running late Will be there around 7 15 Please grab a table Message and order some appetizers head 17025558736 M1 5 22 pm eader l m at Jeff Hawkins keynote so l Il be alittle late I ll meet you at 1 15 at the Handsorina booth LB Message text 2 Hold Shift Gl and use the scroll buttons to page through the messages Tips m fa message is too long to fit on one screen press the scroll buttons to view additional screens in the current message m fa message is longer than 160 characters it is divided into sub messages which appear as separate items m To view one message at a time use the scroll buttons or rocker switch to select the header of the message you want to view and then press Space G gp or the rocker switch Page through messages one at a time with
161. gins on page 62 To use the menu bar 1 Open an application such as Memo Pad 2 Press Menu to open the menu bar Tip You can also open the menu bar by tapping the inverted tab at the top of any application s screen except Calculator Inverted EOZ Edit Options tab Delete Memo Bear Memo Memo 6 of 6 In this example three menus are available Record Edit and Options The Record menu is selected and contains the commands New Memo Delete Memo and Beam Memo 3 Press the top scroll button to switch between menus 4 Press the bottom scroll button to select a command within a menu 5 Press Space Gj to run the selected command Tip To close the menus without running a command press Menu again Keyboard shortcut menu commands Most menu commands have an equivalent keyboard shortcut The shortcut letters appear to the right of the menu command names Throughout this guide the shortcut letters appear in parentheses C next to menu selection instructions Menu commands Shortcut letters ane A Graffiti Help Chapter 2 Page 33 To use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands 1 Press Menu to open the menu bar 2 Type the menu command shortcut letter For example to choose Copy in the Edit menu press Menu followed by the letter c Tip When the menu bar is open you can enter a shortcut letter for any menu item in the current application view not just the
162. h 220 Typing punctuation marks 30 Typing See Entering data U Unblock code 221 Undoing actions 62 Uninstalling Desktop software 45 Unlock code 221 Unresponsive communicator 220 Untimed events 107 108 109 Updating data See HotSync Upgrading Desktop software 12 USB connector 17 HotSync operations 226 port 25 User name for ISP 185 identifying communicator 195 User profiles 213 V Vendor for Expense item 165 Vibrate 196 Voicemail 84 92 97 icon 83 Volume 15 W Warm reset 217 Web pages bookmarking 126 viewing 125 Web sites 27 Week Date Book Plus view 112 113 181 295 Week with Text Date Book Plus view 113 Windows 95 NT 12 24 296 Wireless mode 19 indicator 83 troubleshooting 221 224 X XLT Expense report template in Excel 168 Y Year Date Book Plus view 114 Index Page 257
163. h Ebe awe ewe kde een ETa KOE ced eb Re tle 67 Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook we cece cece 68 USING FING naive sce amend de atia ema cheat fe poneo pao bende towne has 69 Using Phone Number LOOKUP iii atte ces otters mi eda eta le iar dats 69 Sorting lists Of TECOPdS vcs cn wend eee Mabe te ma at wale neten ea KAREE e Catan 72 Making records privaten sia saeia ater She dag dak ead we Wiel eRe Nye coe Klien 73 Hiding and masking private recordS 0 0 eee 73 Attaching NOLES eeraa aaa yatien dela iisar A Waa ete nd tay ME ey Re Rew 75 CHOOSINGHONIS merean Errr aE ETRIE AO EARE eae ena eee aera arch ESEI 76 Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations ssssseerirrreerunrrrrrrrruna 76 Performing a HotSync operation for the first time a ccccccccc eee n eee 77 Beaming information sc isser r enced reri sneri r aatnenedeeead ony seh eave yn wae yess 78 Application Specific Tasks s4 42 745 2054 aio aug h ber eepl ese ed oes 81 PhONEBOOK 4 materi deo Rye ata ME save enue T Eaa A een EA 82 Using the Speed Dial view wis wince he widje beatin nbniies ad ete rected a dane eal eam une 84 Using the Dial Pad view csiciie waives ren Laren tel a P mena eb ae 88 Usingethe Contacts View sreoiyeisierereri aeie ae deka ech i a Get cad danle dba Gene eels 88 Using the Active Call Yi w 2 i tecnraiihatae pehia piine a tae tale EE AEA An 92 Forwarding calls s rrrieiiiriye pe um piee ea E a ATRE ER EENE TRARA 96 Other ways to Make acalliesn
164. hat are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands The Record and Options menus differ depending on which view is active Chapter 6 Page 101 Record menus CEZIJ Edit Options New Contact N Open Contact aD icate Contact T Beam Contact B Beam Category Y Beam Business Card sM Duplicate Contact Beam Contact Attach Note Delete Note Contacts record view Options menus Edit Call History a Phone Preferences H Ringer Preferences R Call Preferences A Call Barring ZL Select Network AW Phone Info PAI About PhoneBook Record Belt Font Phone Preferences Ringer Preferences Call Preferences Call Barring Select Network Phone Info About PhoneBook Call History list view Phone Preferences Phone Preferences O PINLocked Check this box to lock your SIM then enter the PIN provided by your service provider CA Edit Options E Duplicate Contact Beam Contact Attach Note Delete Note Select Business Card Beam Business Card swi Dial Details Deleteltem _ D Purge Call History list view Options Call History Font Preferences Dial Preferences Z Rename Custom Fields Security H About PhoneBook Contacts view Record Edit Rs Font oF Rename Custom Fields About Phonebook Contacts reco
165. he SI hat uses a SIM card and the calls will be billed to your account card M door 2 With the contacts face up align the notch on the SIM card with the notch on the door and insert the SIM card into the slot on the door SIM door 3 Replace the SIM door Chapter 1 Page 17 Charging the battery To use your communicator you must connect the travel charger or the HotSync cable and charge the battery When you re near your computer connect your communicator to the HotSync cable with the travel charger connected to a wall outlet as shown in the section that begins on page 24 When travelling connect the travel charger cable directly to your communicator as shown in this section When wireless mode is on a fully charged battery provides up to 3 hours of talk time or 150 hours of standby time When wireless mode is off a fully charged battery provides up to one week of use in handheld mode If the battery drains to the point where your communicator does not turn on it stores your data safely for about three days Therefore we recommend that you charge the battery daily to avoid potential data loss See Appendix A for tips on extending the life of the battery To charge the battery with the travel charger 1 Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet 2 With the word UP facing up as shown connect the travel charger cable to the charger connector on the bottom of your communicator LED Q
166. he copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder 3 Follow the installation instructions that begin on page 26 Be sure to install the new software in the same folder as the old software 4 Connect your new communicator to the HotSync cable and press the HotSync button on the cable If the Select User dialog box appears select your user name 5 Compare the applications on your old handheld and your new communicator 6 Beam any third party applications that did not transfer from your old handheld to your new communicator or install them from the original files 7 If any data for your third party applications did not transfer beam it from your old handheld to your new communicator 8 If you created a password on your old handheld enter it on your new communicator Note Records you previously marked Private remain marked Private but you need to reenter a password on your new communicator 9 If you had any important settings on your old handheld such as Network Preferences manually copy them from your old handheld to your new communicator Each device must have a unique name After you complete the upgrade process described above you have two devices with the same name This is an undesirable situation Each device must have a unique name in order to prevent unexpected results during HotSync operations and other complications We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old handheld See page 217 for details
167. he entire Network Log 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 194 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Adding a DNS number If your ISP or dial in server requires a DNS number and you did not enter that information in the Network Preferences screen it will appear that you successfully logged into your network When you try to use an application or look up information however the connection fails If this occurs try adding a DNS number Ask your ISP or your System Administrator for the correct Primary and Secondary DNS IP numbers Owner Preferences The Owner Preferences screen enables you to record a name company name phone number or any other information that you want to associate with your communicator If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your communicator with a password information that you put in the Owner Preferences displays the next time you turn on your communicator To enter the Owner Preferences m Enter the text that you want to associate with your communicator in the Owner Preferences screen If you enter more text than can fit on one screen a scroll bar automatically appears on the right side of the screen Preferences w Owner If you assign a password with the Security application the information in the Owner Preferences screen cannot be changed In this case an Unlock button appears at the bottom of the screen To unlock the Owner Preferences screen 1 T
168. header Columns or total columns In other words this includes only the number of columns in the Section where your communicator data will be placed Start Row Is the number of the first row of the Section that will be filled with your communicator data Start Is the number of the first column of the Section that will be filled with your Column communicator data Define the Dates and Intervals The dates and intervals between dates appears in the light blue columns 14 17 Date Intervals Between Date Dates Start day Day 1 0 n the Date cell enter the row or column number where all the date information will be placed n the Dates cell enter the number of blank columns or rows separating the date fields If here are no blank columns or rows between date entries leave this number set to zero n 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 n the Day cell enter the row or column number where all the day information will be placed f the dates are in a row or in a column enter the row or column number Page 236 Creating a Custom Expense Report 12 Define whether the Section is in list format This setting appears in the light purple columns 18 19 Listing Format Expense Type MES 8 If the Section will present the data in a list format enter the w
169. hecked users make this their Primary PC for performing a Network HotSync operation Arthur Manzi Tiziana Perinotti TCP IP Settings 5 Click OK 6 Connect your communicator to the cable and press the HotSync button The HotSync operation records network information about your computer on your communi cator With this information your communicator can locate your computer when you perform a HotSync operation over the network To prepare your communicator for a dial in network HotSync operation Note If you are performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN you do not need to prepare your communicator and can skip to page 212 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the HotSync icon G 3 Press Menu Gm 4 Under Options select Modem Sync Prefs O 5 Tap Network 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish Note See the section that begins on page 183 for information on configuring Network HotSync preferences Performing a dial in network HotSync operation You are ready to perform a dial in network HotSync operation after you prepare your computer and communicator and select your Conduit Setup options Chapter 8 Page 211 To perform a dial in network HotSync operation 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the HotSync icon 3 Tap the modem HotSync icon to begin the operation Last HotSync 1
170. heet as appropriate Examples of both Fixed and Variable labels appear in the 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 the following sample Expense Report named Sample3 xit contains several Sections ile Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help 8 5 Tup H Dept 10 Project Employee paid H H i z Breakfast Company paid lue paeen e ns a Section 1 Employee paid H Lunch amp Snack Company paid i f not prepaid Employee paid H H i H Dinner Company p id a nn Aa Employee paid Business meals Company paid amp entertainment Employee paid Conference Company paid Employee paid Postage Company a eee ee Employee paid i fi i Parking amp Tolls Company paid j i f f j Section 2 Employee paid i i ii Gifts Tips Suppli Company paid lll ee p e e prepaid Incidentals Other Employee paid BUSINESS MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPENDITURES m aee e Section 3 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
171. her Product Information Index Numerics 3 way calling 96 A ABA Address Book archive file 36 Accented characters entering 31 onscreen keyboard 35 Active call 92 94 Add on applications 42 45 Address Book archive files aba 36 Address Book See PhoneBook Adjusting volume 15 Alarm preset 121 reminder 121 setting 109 sound 121 182 220 for untimed events 109 Anniversaries See Repeating events Answering calls 92 93 Antenna 16 Application buttons 15 19 39 50 51 52 53 176 177 Applications beaming 78 79 Blazer 52 125 Calculator 57 categories 40 CityTime 56 Date Book Plus 51 Expense 58 font style 76 installing 42 44 Memo Pad 55 opening 39 PhoneBook 50 preferences for 42 removing 44 security 45 SIM Phonebook 59 SIM Services 60 SMS Messaging 53 To Do List 54 viewing as icons 41 viewing as list 41 See also Add on applications Applications Launcher 39 41 Appointments See Date Book Plus Archive files importing data from 36 for main applications 36 saving deleted records 63 saving purged records 64 Automatic fill in Expense 170 Auto off delay 182 Autotext See Keyboard ShortCuts B Backlight keyboard 19 Backup See HotSync Battery charging 18 conserving power 182 gauge 39 83 Beaming See also Infrared Beaming information 78 80 location of IR port 16 problems with 228 Beep tone 95 Birthdays See Repeating events Blazer adding bookmarks 127 Bookmark view 126
172. holding Option and pressing Return to finish Chapter 5 Page 65 To display a category of records 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the list screen Category pick list Mero a 1 Hondheld Basics 2 Three Ways to Enter Text 3 Download Applications d Power Tips 2 Select the category you want to view Business 1 Handheld Basics Perzonal 2 Three Ways to E T Download Applice Ned ownage APPCC Edit Categories 4 Power Tips The list screen now displays only the records assigned to that category To define a new category 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the screen Category pick list Mero all 1 Handheld Basics 2 Three Ways to Enter Text 3 Download Applications 4 Power Tips 2 Tap Edit Categories 3 Tap New Edit Categories Li OK New Rename Delete 4 Enter the name of the new category Memo All Business 1 Hondheld Basics 2 Three Ways to E Ferzana Unfiled 3 Download Applicc Edit cat d Power Tips a Page 66 Common Tasks Edit Categories Enter anew category name 5 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish You can assign any of your records to the new category To rename a category 1 Tap the category pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 2 Tap Edit Categories 3 Select the category th
173. ic feet Indicates the current value is entered in cubic meters When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to cubic meters 09000690908909 Creating a custom view You can modify any existing Advanced Calculator view to create your own view While customizing a view you can change the button names as well as the button definitions To create a custom view iF 2 From the Advanced Calculator screen press Menu Under Program select Export E Tap the pick list and select the view you want to modity Tap Export Hold Option and press Return twice In Memo Pad open the memo containing the definition you selected in step 3 Modify the definition and then hold Option and press Return Chapter 6 Page 161 8 From the Advanced Calculator screen press Menu Gi 9 Under Program select Import I 10 Tap the pick list and select the view you modified 11 Tap Import 12 Tap Replace to change an existing definition or tap Add to create an additional definition 13 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish Calculator menus Calculator menus are shown here for your reference and Calculator features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands Options menus Edit eset Edit Program ey _ s Recent Calculations zI Change Mode ZM Change Mode mM A
174. ilable Adds HotSync Manager to the Startup folder and constantly monitors the communication port for synchronization requests from your communicator With this option the HotSync Manager synchronizes data even when Palm Desktop software is not running Chapter 8 Page 199 Available only Starts HotSync Manager and monitors requests automatically when you when Palm open Palm Desktop software Desktop software is running Manual Monitors requests only when you select HotSync Manager from the Start menu Tip If you re not sure which option to use keep the default setting Always available 4 Click the Local tab to display the settings for the connection between your computer and the HotSync cable and adjust the following options as needed General Local Modem Network Serial Port g Speed As Fast As Possible ha Serial Port Identifies the port that your desktop software uses to communicate with the optional serial HotSync cable This selection should match the number of the port to which you connected the optional cable Note Your communicator cannot share this port with an internal modem or other device Speed Determines the speed at which data is transterred between your communicator and your desktop software Try the As Fast As Possible rate first and adjust downward if you experience problems This setting allows your desktop software and your communicator to find and use the fastest speed 5 Click the Modem tab t
175. in the following circumstances While entering text For example if your Contacts view in PhoneBook is sorted by last name and you want to insert the full name and phone number for someone with the last name Williams enter Wi and then the Phone Number Lookup keyboard shortcut L Assuming you have only one Contacts record with a last name that begins with Wi your communicator inserts the full name Fred Williams and its associated information If you have more than one name that begins with Wi the Phone Number Lookup screen appears and highlights the first record that begins with Wi For selected text Drag to highlight the text and then enter the Phone Number Lookup keyboard shortcut L Your communicator replaces the selected text and adds the name and its associated information Page 70 Common Tasks Looking up names to add to expense records In Expense Lookup displays the names of Contacts entries in Phonebook 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 1 Open the Expense record to which you want to add names 2 Tap Details Receipt Details Category w Unfiled Type w Lunch Payment w Unfiled Currency w 7 n Attendees Receipt Details Category w Unfiled Type w Lunch Payment w MasterCard Currency w t Done Lookup a E t 4 Tap Lookup
176. ing a floating event that repeats daily These events can accumulate quickly unless you complete them each day m When viewing a floating event in a desktop application the Note field will contain a series of characters f for an incomplete event and c for a complete event Do not remove or edit these characters Working with To Do items Date Book Plus can create and display To Do items To Do items appear in priority order at the top of the Day View screen To create To Do items in Date Book Plus 1 From the Day View press Menu Gi 2 Under Record select New To Do T 3 Enter a description of the To Do item 4 Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the item To mark a To Do item complete m Tap the check box next to the item Tips for using To Do items m When you create a To Do item in Date Book Plus the priority and category are based on the settings in the Create Options dialog box See the section that begins on page 122 for details m Ifa To Do item does not appear in Date Book Plus confirm that the category assigned to the item is selected See the section that begins on page 122 for details m If you do not complete a To Do item on or before the due date then an exclamation mark appears next to the item as a reminder that it is overdue Using the Daily Journal You can use the Daily Journal feature to record events as they occur Events are recorded with automatic time stamping as Date B
177. ing a problem establishing a network connection using TCP IP check this section and try the suggestions listed Checking your wireless service status Make sure the wireless mode on your communicator is active and that you are in a coverage area The LED on the top of your communicator and the signal bars at the top of the PhoneBook screen provide visual cues about the wireless mode status See page 16 and page 82 for details Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages It s helpful to identity at what point in the login procedure the connection fails An easy way to do this is to display the expanded Service Connection Progress messages Expanded Service Connection Progress messages describe the current stage of the login procedure Press the bottom scroll button at any point during login to display these messages Viewing the Network Log If viewing the expanded Service Connection Progress messages does not give you enough information to find out why you cannot connect to your ISP or dial in server take a look at the Network Log The Network Log lists all of the communication that occurs between your communicator and your dial in server during the login procedure The information in the Network Log can help your ISP or your System Administrator pinpoint where the login procedure communication fails and why To view the Network Log 1 Press Menu 2 Under Options select View Log V 3 Use the scroll buttons to see t
178. ion between your communicator and your service Chapter 7 Page 183 Creating additional service templates You can create additional service templates by duplicating existing service templates and editing information or from scratch After you duplicate or create a new service template you can add and edit settings as described in the sections that begin on page 184 Note Some pre defined service templates are locked by the wireless service provider and cannot be duplicated To duplicate an existing service template 1 Tap the Service pick list 2 Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate 3 Press Menu 4 Under Service select Duplicate L A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list To add a new service template 1 Press Menu 2 Under Service select New N A new service template called Untitled is added to the Service pick list Selecting a connection Normally you ll use GPRS ISDN or wireless dial up to establish a data connection but you can also use the infrared port or connect an external modem to the USB port See the section that begins on page 177 for details on how to configure Connection Preferences To select a connection 1 Tap the Connection pick list The list displays the configurations in your Connection Preferences panel w Network v Service My ISA Connection w GPRS Tap to display a list of connection configurations B Unlock
179. ions Chapter 4 Applications Overview This chapter briefly describes each application and how to open it Your Treo 270 communicator comes with these applications already installed PhoneBook Date Book Plus Blazer SMS Messaging To Do List Memo Pad CityTime Calculator Expense SIM Book SIM Services Chapter 4 Page 49 PhoneBook PhoneBook enables you to make and receive telephone calls and to keep names addresses phone numbers and other information about your personal or business contacts In PhoneBook you can do the following Store thousands of names addresses phone numbers e mail addresses and more in your Contacts list Create up to 50 speed dial entries Dial numbers from the Dial Pad your Speed Dial list your Contacts list or the Call History list on your communicator Quickly look up enter or duplicate names addresses phone numbers and other information Enter up to five phone numbers home work fax mobile etc or e mail addresses for each name Attach a note to each Contacts entry in which you can enter additional information about the entry Assign Contacts entries to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups Display a history list of your incoming and outgoing calls To open PhoneBook Tip Press PhoneBook PhoneBook opens to display the Speed Dial view 009009090000 00000000009 9099099000909 Se DI
180. ions on your SIM card a message informs you that no services are on your SIM card 4 Ifa list of options appears tap the option you want to use Page 174 Application Specific Tasks Chapter 7 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your Treo 270 communicator In the Preferences screens you can do the following Buttons Assign different applications to the application buttons on the front of your communicator and the button on the HotSync cable Buttons 2 Assign different applications to the rocker switch the lid and the application buttons when used in combination with the Option key Connection Configure your communicator for use with a HotSync cable for infrared communication or for wireless data communication Digitizer Calibrate the screen on your communicator Formats Set the country default and the formats for dates times calendar and numbers General Set the current date and time the auto shut off interval the Beam Receive feature and the system alarm and game sounds Network Configure your communicator for use with a wireless data network Owner Assign your name phone number and other owner information to your communicator Ringer Set the ringer volume level unique ring tones for incoming calls and SMS messages and vibrate settings ShortCuts Define a list of abbreviations Viewing Preferences To ope
181. ip When you press an application button on the front panel of your communicator you have instant access to the selected application You don t even need to turn on your communicator first In addition to providing a way for you to open applications the Applications Launcher displays the current time battery level wireless signal status and application category To open an application 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher w All ej Blazer Cale City Time Ge Date Book Expense HotSync O G MemoPad PhoneBook Prefs SIM SIM Security SIMBook SIMSrvcs 2 Tap the icon of the application that you want to open To see additional applications press the scroll buttons Tip To find an application quickly you can type the first letter of its name The Applications Launcher scrolls to the first application with a name that begins with that letter You can also create categories and organize your applications by category See page 40 for details Chapter 3 Page 39 Switching between applications When working in any application press Option and then press Menu Gi or press an application button on the front panel of your communicator to switch to another application Your communicator 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
182. 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 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 Appendix C Page 233 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 Perform the following before you begin a custom mapping table m 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 m On the printed copy identify the data Sections A Section is an area of data with common row and column formatting A yellow 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 m On the printed copy identify the type of Labels that apply to each Section Each Section can have only
183. ist and tap Choose Date Use the date picker to select an end date 7 Hold Option and press Return to finish After you schedule a repeating or continuous event this icon H appears to the far right of the event Page 110 Application Specific Tasks Changing and deleting repeating or continuous events If you change or delete a repeating or continuous event you can apply the action to only the current event to all instances of the event or to the current event and instances that follow To change or delete repeating events T Select the record you want to change or delete 2 Tap Details 3 Enter the change 4 Hold Option and press Return to accept the change or tap Delete 5 Tap one of the following Repeating Event i D Apply this action to the current event only to all occurrences or just this and all following occurrences Current All I Following Cancel Current Changes or deletes only the current instance of the repeating event All Changes or deletes all past current and future occurrences of this event Following Changes or deletes the current event and all future occurrences of this event Considerations for repeating or continuous events Keep the following points in mind If you change the start date of a repeating event your communicator calculates the number of days you moved the event Your communicator then automatically changes the end date to maintain the durati
184. l list press Menu Ga under Record select Details E tap Copy Phone go to the Contacts or Speed Dial view and press Menu under Edit select Paste P to insert the number Chapter 6 Page 99 Purging Call History Your Treo continues accumulating Call History information for up to 1 000 calls until you purge the Call History list To conserve storage space we recommend that you purge this list periodically Note Using the Purge function permanently removes the calls from your communicator You cannot undo this process to restore the information To purge entries in Call History list 1 From the Call History list press Menu Gi 2 Under Record select Purge Tip To delete a specific item select the item from the Call History list and select Delete Item from the Record menu instead of Purge 3 Select the purge option you want to use Delete calls Tap the pick list to older than 1 week choose which calls ene 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Barring Calls You can use call barring to prevent charges for unauthorized incoming and outgoing calls on your communicator The call barring settings are stored on your wireless service provider s network and a copy of the settings is periodically downloaded to your communicator To confirm that the settings you selected are active tap Get Status To change your call barring settings you must enter a password Note Some wireless servi
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186. lect the conduits to run during Modem HotSync Address M Applications Blazer calc McityTime Date Book Expense Note Applications that do not have a database such as games do not synchronize even if you select the item in the Conduit Setup dialog box 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish Performing a wireless HotSync operation After you prepare your computer and your communicator and select your Conduit Setup options you are ready to perform a wireless HotSync operation To perform a wireless HotSync operation 1 Press Option and then press Menu Gp to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the HotSync icon G 3 Tap the Modem icon to dial the desktop modem and synchronize the applications 4 Wait for the HotSync operation to finish If you have any problems conducting a successful HotSync operation see Appendix B Chapter 8 Page 209 Conducting a HotSync operation via a network When you use the Network HotSync software you can take advantage of the Local Area Network LAN and Wide Area Network WAN connectivity available in many office environments The Network HotSync software enables you to perform a HotSync operation by using the WAN to dial in to a network or by using a cable that is connected to any computer on your LAN provided that the computer connected to the cable also has the Network HotSync software installed your computer is on and the HotSync Manager is running
187. lications each time you open the Applications Launcher To change the Applications Launcher display 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Press Menu again to open the menus 3 Under Options select Preferences R 4 Tap the View By pick list and select List 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish w All Blazer Cale CityTime Date Book Expense HotSync Gy MemoPad amp PhoneBook x Prefs Ow Security C SIMBook CI SIMSrves 3B sms M ToDoList E Welcome To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Press Menu again to open the menus 3 Under Options select Preferences R 4 Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 3 Page 41 Choosing preferences You can set options that affect an entire application in the application s Preferences dialog box To change preferences for an application 1 Open an application 2 Press Menu 3 Under Options select Preferences R Note Not all applications have a Preferences command 4 Make changes to the settings 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Installing and removing applications This section explains how to install and remove applications on your communicator and how to remove Palm Desktop softw
188. list becomes full or you no longer need an entry you can delete it To delete a bookmark 1 From the Bookmark view press Menu Gia 2 Under Bookmark select Edit Bookmark E 3 Tap the entry you want to delete 4 In the Edit Bookmark dialog tap Delete 5 Hold Option and press Return twice to confirm deletion Arranging your bookmarks As your bookmark list grows you may want to rearrange the entries or move entire pages You can assign a title to each bookmark page and arrange the entries by category For example if you want to create a page with links to various sports scores you might name the page Scores To assign page category titles 1 From the Bookmark view press Menu Gap 2 Under Bookmark select Edit Bookmark E 3 Tap the page icon to which you want to assign a title 4 Enter the title 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish To rearrange bookmark entries 1 From the Bookmark view press Menu Ga 2 Under Bookmark select Edit Bookmark E 3 Drag the entries to the slot where you want them to appear Edit Bookmark List Title Favorite Drag an entry to Handspring another slot or Mobile Web page Mews Tip If the new slot is full the other entries move down one slot as the rows fill from top to bottom If you drag an entry to a page icon the entry moves to the first available slot on that page 4 Hold Option and press Return
189. locked or missing tap Make Emergency Call from the Unlock SIM or SIM Card Not Found screen Unlock SIM Enter password occ SIM Card Not Found Please check your SIM cord to see if itis damaged or missing OK II Make Emergency Call Tap Make Emergency Call Using the Call History list The Call History list provides quick access to the previous 1 000 incoming and outgoing calls If you miss a call when your Treo is on and you remain in a coverage area your missed calls appear in the Call History list and you receive a missed call alert message When your phone is off or you travel outside a coverage area your missed calls are forwarded to voicemail and they do not appear in the Call History list Similarly when your phone is off or you travel outside a coverage area your wireless service provider stores your text messages until you turn on your phone or return to a coverage area Reviewing Call History Each item in the Call History list appears with an icon next to it indicating whether it is a Missed call an incoming call or an outgoing call You can display all your calls or one category at a time To review Call History 1 From the Speed Dial Dial Pad or Contacts view press Menu Gi 2 Under Options select Call History Y Page 98 Application Specific Tasks Call History Tap arrow to select the call category All Yoicemail 4 Home Missed call Maura Rees H
190. logarithm Displays the remainder of x y Displays the decimal portion of a decimal value Chapter 6 Page 155 Trigonometry buttons Calculates the sine of the current number Calculates the cosine of the current number Calculates the tangent of the current number Calculates the hyperbolic sine of the current number Calculates the hyperbolic cosine of the current number Calculates the hyperbolic tangent of the current number culates the arc inverse sine of the current number Calculates the arc inverse cosine of the current number Calculates the arc inverse tangent of the current number Calculates the arc inverse hyperbolic sine of the current number Calculates the arc inverse hyperbolic cosine of the current number 9e0g0006600600096 Calculates the arc inverse hyperbolic tangent of the current number Finance buttons Finance buttons enable you to find an unknown variable value based on a group of known variable values For example to calculate the monthly payment for a 30 year home loan of 100 000 with an annual interest rate of 8 you would enter the following variables m Payments year 12 m N 360 80 years x 12 months m APR 8 m PV 100 000 m FV 0 Using these variables the answer would be 733 76 per month To solve this example 1 Enter a value and then tap the corresponding variable button Repeat this process until you ve entered the following four variables m N 360
191. ls Data Window Help 2 SAMPLE1 XLT ROW Fixed Label Variable Label by Expense Type Day Date Expense Type SAMPLE3 XLT Fixed Label Variable Label by 4 From the Edit menu choose Copy lal Suma All rows related to template are selected Scroll down to a blank area of the Maptable xls file below the rows used for Sample4 xlt and 5 click 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 file name of your custom Expense Report template 8 Define the number of Sections Each row in a table defines how your communicator 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 Template Name SAMPLE3 XLT Fixed Label ROW Day Date Expense Type X X Entertainment Table with four sections 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
192. mation Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so Hos pitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy Page 244 Other Product Information Interference to Other Electronic Devices RF energy may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating and entertainment systems in motor vehicles Check with the manufacturer or representative to determine if these systems are adequately shielded from external RF energy Also check with the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to the vehicle Safety and General Use While Driving Check the laws and regulations on the use of telephones in the area where you drive Always obey them When using the phone while driving please Give full attention to driving and to the road m Use hands free operation if available m Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require Aircraft Safety Turn your radio OFF before boarding any aircraft to prevent possible interference to aircraft systems Regulations of the United States Federal Aviation Administration prohibit use when the aircraft is in the air and require you have permission from a crew member to use your radio while the aircraft is one the ground Non ionizing Radiation As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment users are advised that
193. mation such as a company phone list before distributing them to their actual users you can create a user profile to load the data into a communicator without associating that data with a user name The User Profile feature is designed only for the first time HotSync operation before you assign a User ID to a particular communicator To create a user profile 1 2 3 4 Open Palm Desktop software From the Tools menu choose Users Click Profiles Click New Select a profile as o New Delete ee Rename Enter a unique name for the profile and click OK New Profile x Enter a new profile name m Cancel Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each profile that you want to create and then click OK to return to Palm Desktop software Select the profile from the User list and create the data for the profile e g company phone list etc User Tech Support profile v Adam firsttime Midyne Tech Support profile Edit Users Chapter 8 Page 213 To use a profile for the first time HotSync operation 1 Connect the new communicator to the HotSync cable 2 Press the HotSync button on the cable 3 Click Profiles 4 Select the profile that you want to load on the communicator and click OK amp Installing a profile will overwrite all data currently on the handheld device Are you sure you wantto do this T Don t ask this question again 5 Click Yes
194. may have set the locking code PIN but I didn t set one code before you received your Treo Enter the default unlocking code PIN and then tap OK In North America the default unlocking code is usually 1234 or 1111 If this doesn t work contact your wireless service provider Note Itis actually your SIM card that is locked not your Treo m lf you see the Unblock Phone screen instead of the Unlock Phone screen you entered the unlock code PIN incorrectly three times and your Treo is now blocked Contact your wireless service provider to obtain the unblock code If you enter the unblock code PUK incorrectly ten times your SIM is permanently disabled Appendix B Page 221 called my wireless service provider to activate my service but wireless mode still doesn t work My phone number isn t on the Phone Info screen My Treo won t register to the network tried dialing a phone number but my Treo just beeps at me can t dial international numbers Call waiting doesn t work Call forwarding doesn t work Caller ID blocking for my outgoing calls doesn t work Some wireless service providers require 24 hours or more to activate your wireless service If it has been longer than your wireless service provider s activation period report the problem to your wireless service provider Your wireless service provider may need to install your phone number onto your SIM card Contact your wireless service provider
195. mber To use this button enter the first number tap this button enter the second number and then tap the equal sign button Calculates the percentage required to get to one value from another value To use this button enter the result number tap this button enter the starting number and then tap the equal sign button Chapter 6 Page 157 Logic buttons 6680040000009 Shifts the value to the left and fills the new places with zeros Enters D in a hexadecimal calculation Enters E in a hexadecimal calculation Enters F in a hexadecimal calculation Calculates bit by bit commonalities between two arguments Calculates bit by bit unique occurrences in two arguments Shifts the sign bit to the right in signed mode Enters A in a hexadecimal calculation Enters B in a hexadecimal calculation Enters C in a hexadecimal calculation Calculates the inverse of each bit of the argument Calculates the exclusive OR between two arguments Statistics buttons 690690090696 6 Adds the current value to the end of the statistics memory list You can store up to 200 values Calculates the mean of the values in the statistics memory list Calculates the standard deviation based on a population of n Calculates the standard deviation based on a population of n 1 Calculates the sum of the values in the statistics memory list Calculates the square of the sum of the values in the statistics memory list Opens the Stati
196. message body 1 From the SMS Messages Inbox select the message to which you want to respond 2 Press Space Gg to open the message 3 Press the bottom scroll button to activate the highlight 4 Press the scroll buttons or roll the rocker switch to scroll to the item you want to save 5 Press Menu 6 Under Edit select Save to Contacts V 7 Enter the remaining information on the Contact Edit screen 8 Hold Option and press Return to finish Creating SMS messages SMS Messaging enables you to create short text messages and to send them to a mobile phone number or an e mail address If a message exceeds 160 characters SMS Messaging automatically divides the text into multiple messages when it sends the message As you create amessage the status bar at the top of the screen indicates how many messages will be sent and the number of characters in each message To save time while creating messages you can insert predefined text from a boilerplate Some boilerplates ask you to enter information such as a meeting time or place Using a boilerplate is similar to filling in the blanks on a form letter instead of writing a letter from scratch You can easily combine the boilerplate text with your own text to personalize your message You can create a message at any time but if you send a message when you are outside a coverage area your Treo places the message in the Pending category and sends it automatically when you return t
197. message to view information about why the message did not go through Creating a message signature You can create a signature of up to 80 characters Then when you create a message SMS Messaging automatically inserts your signature at the end of each message you create It necessary you can edit the default signature text when you create a message Note The signature text you define applies only to new messages If you are editing a message or have messages in the Pending folder when you create the signature text the signature text will not be added to those messages If you enable or disable the signature option the signature will not be added or removed from those messages either To create a message signature 1 From any SMS Messaging list view press Menu Gi 2 Under Options select Signature Tap here to add the Signature signature to your Enable Signature messages starts with next message Enter the default Signature Text signature text 3 Enter the signature text 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 6 Page 139 Creating boilerplates When you create a message you can use the Boilerplate pick list to insert predefined text in your message You can also add items to the list and modify any of the items you add 1 From any SMS Messaging list view press Menu 2 Under Options select Boilerplate Text Boilerplate Text Li Tap an entry to edit it Boilerplate Tap New
198. mportant Chapter 6 Page 145 Setting a due date You can associate a due date with any To Do item You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their due date To set a due date for a To Do item 1 Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change 2 Tap Details 3 Tap the Due Date pick list To Do Item Details i Priority EE 2 3 4 5 Category w Unfiled Tap here Due Date No Date Private O 4 Tap the date that you want to assign the item Today Assigns the current date Tomorrow Assigns tomorrow s date One week later Assigns the date exactly one week from the current date No Date Removes the due date from the item Choose date Opens the date selector where you can choose any date that you want for the item 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Tip If you turn on the Show Due Dates option in the To Do Show options dialog you can tap directly on the due date in the To Do list to open the pick list shown in step 4 Assigning a category You can associate any To Do item with a category You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their category To assign a category for a To Do item 1 Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change 2 Tap Details 3 Tap the category pick list Page 146 Application Specific Tasks To Do Item Details i Priority EN 2 2 4 5 Category w Unfiled Tap here Due Dat
199. n and press Return to finish To sort the Memo list manually tap and drag a memo to a new location in the list Note Tomake the list of your memos appear in Palm Desktop software as you manually sorted it on your communicator open Memo in Palm Desktop software click Sort by and then select Order on Handheld Page 72 Common Tasks Making records private In all PIM applications except Expense you can make individual records private Private records remain visible and accessible however until you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private records See the section that begins on page 45 for details Hiding and masking private records You can hide records that you mark as private When you hide records they do not appear anywhere in the application When you mask records a visual placeholder appears where the record would normally appear If you define a password you must enter it to display private records Note As a security measure masked Contacts records are temporarily hidden when you search for records So you will not see a placeholder for these records when viewing the results of a Lookup or Find request To make a record private 1 Display the entry that you want to make private 2 Tap Details 3 Tap the Private check box to select it 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish To hide or mask all private records 1 Make sure the records you want to mask are marked private 2 Pres
200. n in case you lose your communicator Duplicating a Contacts 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 Chapter 6 Page 89 To duplicate an entry 1 From the Contacts view select the name you want to duplicate 2 Press Menu 3 Under Record and select Duplicate Contact T 4 Edit the entry as necessary 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Calling a number in your Contacts list You can dial any number that you ve entered in your Contacts list 1 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 2 From the Contacts view use the Instant Lookup feature to select the number you want to call See the section that begins on page 68 for details 3 Press Space Gq to dial Tip You can also roll the rocker switch to scroll to the number you want to call and then press the rocker switch to dial the number Tap to select a different category contacts val Tal Best Lisa oa Tap a number 1 650 555 8996 H to select it Dial Lisa Best Bjork Per F 1 415 444 5356 Ieabcpaecaeal 1 510 666 2564 H 7 T Boring Allison 1 510 666 2564 H Cadwell Chris 1 650 555 5035 W f 1 650 555 1704 H Tap Dial to call the number 4 Close the lid to end the call Selecting types of phone numbers You
201. n the Preferences screens 1 Press Option and then press Menu Gp to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the Preferences icon 3 Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen 4 Select the Preferences screen you want to view Chapter 7 Page 175 Buttons Preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to associate different applications with the application buttons on the front of your communicator and the HotSync button on the cable For example if you find that you seldom use SMS Messaging and often use To Do List you can assign the SMS Messaging button to start To Do List Any changes you make in the Buttons Preferences screen become effective immediately you do not have to change to a different screen or application If you assign a different application to a button you can still access the original application using the Applications Launcher To change the Buttons Preferences 1 Tap the pick list next to the button you want to re assign Preferences Buttons Select an application to customize each button Phonebook Blazer Tap arrow to Date Book show pick list Ee sms 2 Tap the application that you want to assign to the button Tip To restore all of the buttons to their factory settings tap Default HotSync Buttons Preferences The HotSync Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate a different application with the button on the HotSync cable Any chang
202. nchronizing applications 201 202 218 customizing 201 defined 76 first time operation 77 78 213 214 HotSync Manager 76 IR operation 202 206 linking to external files 212 local operation 77 200 modem operation 200 206 209 227 228 modem settings 207 network operation 210 operations using IR port 202 206 problems with 226 228 setting options 199 200 for synchronizing data 26 Icons alarm 109 application 41 battery 83 Dial Pad 88 241 note 75 online Tips 22 onscreen 221 repeating event 110 signal strength 83 SIM Book 171 Voicemail 83 Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 190 Index Page 251 Ignoring calls 92 Importing data 36 37 Incoming calls 92 96 98 Indicators battery 16 83 call status 94 95 call waiting 95 missed call 97 network service 83 signal strength 83 voicemail 83 wireless mode 83 Infrared HotSync operations 202 206 port 202 requirements for computer 202 Infrared port See IR port Installing applications 42 44 conduit to install applications 201 Desktop software 26 219 International characters entering 31 onscreen keyboard 35 IP address 186 190 191 IR port 16 See also Beaming information IR See Infrared Items See To Do List or Expense K Keyboard accented characters 31 capital letters 29 computer 35 location 15 menu commands 33 moving the cursor 32 numbers 30 online Help 63 onscreen 35 ShortCuts for entering data 34 196 197 Keyboard backlight 19 L LED 16 18
203. nd 1 Press Option and then press Shift Gi to open the Find dialog box Tip If you select text in an application before you opening the Find dialog box the selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box Enter the text that you want to find Find is not case sensitive For example searching for the name davidson also finds Davidson Find locates any word that begin with the text you enter For example searching for plan finds planet but not airplane Hold Option and press Return to start the search Find searches for the text in all records and all notes Matches for tech SMS Messages Contacts _ Chen Harry 409 333 8054 Tech Suppor www bondspring con i Dotebook Tech conferen 102701 Expense terns Memos For more information As your communicator searches for the text you can tap Stop at any time You may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your communicator finishes the search To con tinue the search after you tap Stop tap Find More Tap the text that you want to review Using Phone Number Lookup Phone Number Lookup displays the information you entered in the Contacts view in PhoneBook and it lets you add this information to a record To use Phone Number Lookup 1 Display the record in which you want to insert a phone number The record can be in Date Book Plus To Do List or Memo Pad Press M
204. nd you cannot receive calls Appears when a circuit switched data call is in progress and you cannot receive calls il Displays the signal strength The stronger the signal the more bars appear If you al are outside a coverage area no bars appear i Displays the battery status As the battery drains the icon changes from full to empty a Appears when your communicator is connected to the travel charger and the battery is charging Chapter 6 Page 83 Using the Speed Dial view You can store up to 50 phone numbers in the Speed Dial list There are five pages of numbers that hold ten numbers per page Tip You can keep your Speed Dial list organized by storing different types of numbers on different pages For example create separate pages for family business friends and emergency numbers Defining a Speed Dial button For each Speed Dial button you can assign a name phone number and extra digits such as an extension By default the first slot on the first Speed Dial page is reserved for your wireless service provider s voicemail service number If the voicemail number is locked on your SIM card you cannot delete this entry or change the phone number but you can move the voicemail entry to another button rename it and add Extra digits If the voicemail number is not locked on your SIM card you can edit the voicemail entry to enter the number Additionally Phone Tips are assigned to the slot on the top right of the fi
205. nder Options select Font F 4 Use the scroll buttons to select the font style you want to use Select Font Bold font Font gil Al Al Small font Large font 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations The HotSync process automatically synchronizes that is exchanges and updates data between your communicator and desktop software Changes you make on your communicator or desktop software appear in both places after a HotSync operation HotSync technology synchronizes only the needed portions of files thus reducing synchronization time You can synchronize your data directly by connecting your communicator to your computer with the HotSync cable or by beaming the data from the IR port on your communicator to the IR port on your computer or indirectly with a modem or network See Chapter 8 for information about performing HotSync operations via the IR port a modem or a network Page 76 Common Tasks Performing a HotSync operation for the first time The first time you synchronize your data you need to enter user information on both the communicator and Palm Desktop software After you enter this information and synchronize the HotSync Manager recognizes your communicator and doesn t ask for this information again If you are a System Administrator preparing several communicators for a group of users you may want to create a user profile See the section
206. nder Pending view Call Recipient Purge Messages Purge Messages es Edit Options Inbox view Sent view Call Sender Delete Message view Open Displays the selected message in single message view Edit menu Message Zi Options Copy PAS Select All Ss Save to Contacts V Chapter 6 Page 143 Options menus Message Edit Beitr List views Preferences About SMS Edit featur Font Boilerplate Text Signature Preferences Ringer Preferences About Shs Message views SMS Preferences i SMS message center number 12037772222 SMS email center number Confirm deletions Save copies of sent messages in Sent folder SMS Message Center number Enables you to enter the number for your wireless service provider s SMS message center This number is stored on your SIM card SMS Email Center number Enables you to enter the telephone number for your wireless service provider s e mail gateway This number is stored on your communicator If you move your SIM card to another phone you need to enter this number to send SMS messages to an e mail address Confirm deletions Determines whether a confirmation dialog box appears when you delete messages or boilerplates Save copies of sent messages in Sent folder Determines whether messages you send are stored in the Sent folder If you turn this option off your outbound messages are not stored in the Sent fol
207. nfiguring a dial up service template One Touch Mail One Touch Mail is a wireless e mail application that enables you to access your ISP POP3 account e mail directly from your communicator You may also be able to use One Touch Mail to access your corporate e mail contact your System Administrator for assistance To install One Touch Mail see page 42 for instructions on installing add on applications The One Touch Mail application is located in the One Touch folder on the Handspring CD ROM Treo Mail Treo Mail enables you to use your communicator to send receive and delete e mail messages from your existing work or personal e mail account With Treo Mail s flexible delivery options you control what how much and when e mail is delivered to your communicator and all messages are encrypted at all points to protect your privacy without complicated security software Treo Mail is available in Corporate and Internet editions The Corporate Edition is designed for use with Microsoft Outlook Exchange or a corporate e mail account that is behind a firewall The Internet Edition is designed for use with a POP3 e mail account that s accessed via an ISP To use Treo Mail you must establish a Handspring Treo Mail Service account and download the software from the Treo Mail website www handspring com treomail Chapter 1 Page 27 Page 28 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator Chapter 2 Entering Data in Your Communicator
208. nsures that CityTime displays accurate information for the other cities you select To set your home city 1 Press Option and then press Blazer Tip You can also access CityTime by tapping the CityTime icon in the Applications Launcher 2 Press Menu Gm 3 Under Options select Select Home City H 4 Tap the Home City pick list and select the city closest to where you are located Tip If a nearby city isn t in the list you can use the Edit Cities command to add a new city to the list See page 152 for details 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Selecting remote cities In addition to your home city you can display the day and time for four other cities anywhere around the globe These other cities are called remote cities To set your remote cities 1 Tap a pick list in the lower part of the CityTime screen and select the city closest to the city you want to display CityTime San Francisco 2 18 pr Tap to select a remote city ee Th 7 18 am We 11 18pm Abberley We 10 18 pm Tip If a nearby city isn t in the list you can use the Edit Cities command to add a new city to the list See the next section for details Chapter 6 Page 151 2 Tap the remaining pick lists and select the other three cities you want to display Tip You can temporarily display the day and time for any other city by tapping the city s location on the map display Adding cities If the
209. nu choose Custom Arthur Manzi x 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 3 Select the appropriate user name from the list 4 Select an application in the Conduit list 5 Click Change Change HotSync Action x HotSync Action for Date Book oa Cancel Help Q 8 C Desktop overwrites handheld I Setas default Oe C Handheld overwrites desktop Q we C Do nothing Chapter 8 Page 201 6 Click the direction in which you want to write data or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application Note Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation Thereafter the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings To use a new setting on an ongoing basis select the Set As Default box Thereafter whatever you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default button in the Custom dialog 7 Click OK 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications 9 Click Done to activate your settings IR HotSync operations Your communicator is equipped with an infrared IR port that supports the IrCOMM implementation of the standards for infrared communication
210. o a coverage area While a message is in the Pending category you can edit or delete it before it is sent You can send SMS messages while a data session is in progress but you cannot send SMS messages while a voice call is in progress Chapter 6 Page 137 To create an SMS text message 1 From any SMS Messaging list view press Menu Gia 2 Under Message select New N Note If you defined a signature it automatically appears at the end of your message See page 139 for details on defining a signature 3 Use the scroll buttons to select one of the following address methods and then press Space Ga O characters ull O characters al Tap To d Ade sth p gt nf Will Rees M 14085551914 Keith Abe E 1408555 1046 Drew Dunlevie E Send Cancel Boilerplate E Send Cancel Boilerplate E Address by Enter a mobile phone number to send an SMS message to another Mobile Number GSM mobile phone Address by Email Enter an e mail address to send an SMS message to an e mail Address address To send a message to an e mail address you must subscribe to your wireless service provider s SMS Email service and their SMS Email Center number must appear in the SMS Preferences dialog See page 133 for details Address by Last Look up a name from your Contacts list in the PhoneBook application Name Lookup by entering the first few letters of the last name and then pressing Return
211. o call Press Menu Under Message select Call Sender A To respond to items in the body of the message iP 2 3 From the SMS Messages Inbox select the message to which you want to respond Press Space Gm to open the message Press the bottom scroll button to activate the highlight Press the scroll buttons or roll the rocker switch to scroll through the selectable items and highlight the item to which you want to respond Tip The Reply button changes based on the selected item phone number Dial email address Email and URL Go If you scroll below the last selectable item in a message the highlight moves to the next message If you scroll above the first selectable item the highlight is removed Press Space GG to open the appropriate application and perform the associated action Page 136 Application Specific Tasks Saving contact information You can capture contact information from your SMS messages and use it to create a Contacts entry in PhoneBook You can capture the sender s information or information included in the text of the message To save the sender s information 1 From the SMS Messages Inbox select the message to which you want to respond 2 Press Space Gi to open the message 3 Press Menu 4 Under Edit select Save to Contacts V 5 Enter the remaining information on the Contact Edit screen 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish To save information in the
212. o display the modem settings and adjust the options as needed See page 206 for more information 6 If you are attached to a network click the Network tab to display the network settings and adjust the options as needed See page 210 for more information 7 Click OK Page 200 Advanced HotSync Operations Customizing HotSync application settings For each application you can define a set of options that determines how records are handled during synchronization These options are called a conduit By default a HotSync operation synchronizes all files between the communicator and your 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 communicator or your desktop software or to avoid synchronizing a particular type of file because you don t use it In addition to the conduits for the applications on your communicator HotSync Manager includes System and Install conduits The System conduit backs up the system information stored on your communicator including keyboard ShortCuts The Install conduit installs applications on your communicator To customize HotSync application settings 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray bottom right corner of the taskbar Tip You can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop software menu bar 2 From the HotSync Manager me
213. o learn how to enter information Displays the applications and information stored in your communicator It is touch sensitive and responds to the stylus Chapter 1 Page 15 Locating top panel controls Antenna Stylus Antenna Stylus Power l O button IR port LED Ringer switch N q Ringer switch Receives and sends wireless communication signals The antenna does not telescope out of your communicator Serves as the instrument used to tap options on your communicator screen To use the stylus slide the stylus out of the slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil Turns your communicator and wireless mode on and off and controls the keyboard backlight See page 19 for details Uses infrared technology to transmit data to and receive data from other Palm OS devices See the section that begins on page 78 for details You can also use the IR port to update the information between your communicator and computer using HotSync technology See the section that begins on page 202 for details Provides status information for your Treo based on the color of the light and the blink state No light Wireless mode off Solid Connected to travel charger Green Fully charged Red Charging Blinking Wireless mode on Green In coverage area Red Out of coverage area Double blink red Low battery Controls the ringer setting See page 196 for details on changing the settings Note Silencing
214. o people you call m Get Status Displays the current call waiting call blocking and call forwarding settings stored on your wireless service providers network Use this button to confirm that the network settings you selected are active Chapter 6 Page 103 Dial Preferences Rename Custom Fields Select Network Dial Preferences i Dial w Phone Email lt none gt SKIS w SHS Default country w United States O When dialing add this area code to digit numbers E Always dial 1 in front of the area code m Dial Email SMS Provides third party applications access to PhoneBook s dialing functions In most cases you do not need to change these settings m Default country Determines if North American hyphenation conventions are automatically applied to phone numbers and whether the following two options are available m When dialing add this area code to 7 digit numbers Inserts the area code you specify in front of 7 digit numbers before dialing m Always dial 1 in front of the area code Inserts a 1 in front of 10 digit numbers before dialing If you select a country other than United States or Canada numbers are formatted exactly as they appear in the Contact record Rename Custom Fields Create your own field names by editing the text on the lines below cy These custom fields appear at the end of the Contact Edit screen Rename them to identity the kind of information you enter in them
215. og box Page 190 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator IP address Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier an IP address whether permanent or temporary Some networks dynamically assign a temporary IP address when clients log in The IP Address field lets you identify whether your network provides automatic dynamic temporary IP addressing Note Most Internet Service Providers automatically assign IP addresses Leave the Automatic IP Address option checked unless you are certain you need to manually enter IP address information To identify dynamic IP addressing m Tap the IP Address check box to select it Advanced IP Address i Automatic Tap to select automatic IP Query DNS address 5 Unlocked Gare To enter a permanent IP address 1 Tap the IP Address check box to deselect it and display a permanent IP address field below the check box 2 Tap the space to the left of the first period then enter the first section of the IP address Note Each section must be a number from O to 255 3 Tap and enter the remaining sections of the IP address 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Query DNS The Domain Naming System DNS is a mechanism in the Internet for translating the names of host computers into IP addresses When you enter a DNS number or IP address you are identifying a specific server that handles the translation services Each IP address has four sec
216. ogram prompts you to choose the Microsoft Outlook synchronization option Using your communicator with another PIM If you prefer to use another personal information manager PIM such as Lotus Notes you can use it if third party connection software called a conduit is available for your PIM You must install the software that came with your Treo communicator along with the conduit for your PIM to synchronize the data between your communicator and your PIM For information on conduit software go to this web site www handspring com Using an e mail application with your communicator Your communicator comes with the One Touch Mail e mail application by JP Mobile You can also download the Treo Mail application from www handspring com or use an e mail application provided by your wireless service provider To use an e mail application you must subscribe to GPRS and Internet services from your wireless service provider In most cases your communicator is pre configured with your wireless service provider s communication settings If it is not pre configured contact your wireless service provider to obtain the correct settings and follow the instructions on page 184 to configure a new service template If you prefer you can dial in to your ISP Internet Service Provider account However to use a dial up connection your wireless service account must also include circuit switched data CSD services See page 182 for information on co
217. om the list Expense type 20 00 Gen C Grow Note As soon as you select an expense type your communicator saves the entry If you don t select an expense type it doesn t save the entry Tip A quick way to create a new Expense item is to make sure that no Expense item is selected in the Expense list enter the first letter s of the expense type and then enter the numerical amount This technique takes advantage of the automatic fill feature See the section that begins on page 169 for details Changing the date of an Expense item Initially Expense items appear with the date you enter them You can use Expense to change the date associated with any Expense item Chapter 6 Page 163 To change the date of an Expense item 1 2 Tap the Expense item you want to change Tap the date of the selected item 4 14 Taxi 4 14 Lunch 4 14 Hotel 4 14 Car Rental HAARA Tap date Select the new date Hold Option and press Return to finish Entering receipt details Expense provides a variety of options that you can associate with an item These options appear in the Receipt Details dialog box To open the Receipt Details dialog box 1 Tap the Expense item to which you want to assign details 2 Tap Details Receipt Details Category w Unfiled Type w Lunch Payment w Unfiled Currency vw Vendor OK Cancel Delete Mote t Select any of the
218. ommunicator does not turn on it stores your data safely for about three days In this case there is enough residual energy in the battery o store the data but not enough to turn on your communicator If your communicator does not turn on when you press the power button you should charge the battery immediately m Ifyou leave a drained battery in your communicator for an extended period of time you can lose all of the stored data If this happens charge the battery and use the reset button to reset your communicator as described in the next section After you reset your communicator perform a HotSync operation to restore the data from your computer Resetting your communicator Under normal circumstances you will not have to use the reset button On rare occasions however your communicator may no longer respond to buttons or the screen In this case you need to perform a reset to get your communicator running again Performing a soft reset A soft reset tells your communicator to stop what it s doing and start over again All records and entries stored in your communicator are retained with a soft reset After a soft reset the Welcome screen appears followed by the General Preferences screen to set time and date To perform a soft reset 1 Unscrew the tip of the stylus to access the reset tool Reset tool 2 Use the reset tool to gently press the reset button inside the hole on the back panel of your communicator Ti
219. on of the repeating event If you change the repeat interval e g daily to weekly of a repeating event past occurrences prior to the day on which you change the setting are not changed and your communicator creates a new repeating event f you change the date of an occurrence of a repeating event e g from January 14th to January 15th and apply the change to All occurrences the new date becomes the start date of the repeating event Your communicator adjusts the end date to maintain the duration of he event If you apply the change to Current or Future occurrences past occurrences prior o the day on which you change the setting are not changed f you change other repeat settings e g time alarm private of a repeating event and apply he change to Future occurrences your communicator creates a new event The start date of his new event is the day on which the setting is changed Past occurrences prior to the day of the change are not changed f you apply a change to a single occurrence of a repeating event e g time that occurrence no longer shows the Repeat icon W Chapter 6 Page 111 Changing the Date Book Plus view In addition to displaying the calendar for a specific day you can also display a whole week in graph or text format a month a year or a list of your appointments as well as the current time To cycle through Day Week Week with Text Month Year and List views m Repeatedly press Date Book Plus
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221. ook Plus Notes so they do not clutter your schedule The Daily Journal is especially useful for tracking activities such as sales calls start and end times for consulting or other work or keeping a record of how you spend your time at the office To create a Daily Journal entry 1 From the Day View press Menu Gi 2 Under Record select New Journal Entry J Date Book Plus creates an untimed event opens a Note for this event and inserts the current time If you ve already started a journal for the current day Date Book Plus opens the existing journal and inserts a new entry 3 Enter a description for the journal entry 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Chapter 6 Page 117 Using templates You can use templates to create a list of standard events You can then select an event from this list and add it to your calendar Since Date Book Plus saves all the event attributes including alarms and notes templates can really save you time when entering reminder notices or events that recur on different days and times To create a template 1 2 3 4 Select the event you want to save as a template Press Menu Under Record select tap Create Template V Hold Option and press Return to finish To schedule a template event iP 2 3 Select the date on which you want to schedule the event From the Day View tap the time line that corresponds to the beginning of the event T
222. ord yes Otherwise enter the word no The following diagram shows data presented in a list format Date Category Type Amount Country Payment Type 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 13 Enter the row or column numbers for the expense types that appear in the Section These settings appear in the aqua columns 20 48 Expense Types Business Meals Car Rental 4 4 Dinner 4 Bus 4 Breakfast 4 Airfare 4 For these settings simply enter the row or column number for the expense types that you want to appear in the Section Note that the same row or column number can be used 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 14 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 15 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
223. ou want to import 6 Click Open 7 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 8 If you do not want to import a field deselect the check box for that field Page 36 Entering Data in Your Communicator 9 Click OK The imported data is highlighted in the application 10 To add the imported data to your communicator perform a HotSync operation See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data Chapter 2 Page 37 Page 38 Entering Data in Your Communicator Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your Treo 270 communicator how to change application settings so they are personalized to your work methods and how to categorize applications so you view them in related groups Using the Applications Launcher Your communicator is equipped with a variety of applications All the applications installed on your communicator appear in the Applications Launcher Opening applications You can use the Applications Launcher to open any application installed on your communicator You can also open the four main applications PhoneBook Date Book Plus Blazer or another web browser installed by your wireless service provider and SMS Messaging with the application buttons on the front panel of your communicator T
224. p You can also use the tip of an unfolded paper clip or similar object without a sharp tip Page 216 Maintaining Your Communicator Performing a warm or safe reset A warm or safe reset bypasses system extensions on your communicator such as HackMaster hacks or system patches Performing a warm reset enables you to uninstall a third party application that may be causing a problem To perform a warm or safe reset 1 Press and hold the top scroll button on the front panel of your communicator 2 While holding down the top scroll button use the reset tool or similar object without a sharp tip to gently press the reset button 3 When the system screen appears release the top scroll button Performing a hard reset With a hard reset all records and entries stored in your communicator are erased Never perform a hard reset unless a soft or warm reset does not solve your problem Note You can restore any data previously synchronized with your computer during the next HotSync operation To perform a hard reset 1 Press and hold the power button on the top of the communicator 2 While holding down the power button use the reset tool or similar object without a sharp tip to gently press and release the reset button 3 When the system screen appears release the power button 4 When a message appears on the communicator screen warning that you are about to erase all the data stored on your communicator do on
225. plate 1 Make a backup copy of the contents of the Template folder amp Template _ ol x File Edit View Help g g g Datalistxit Sampleixit Sample2 xit Sample3xit Sample4 xit 5 object s 174KB 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 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 communicator data For example you can change Snack to Munchies and then all items entered on your communicator as Snack map to the cell s labeled Munchies 4 From the File menu choose Save As 5 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
226. plication you must first select either the All or System category from the Applications Launcher In Security you can do the following m Mask or hide entries you define as private The Mask option displays a gray bar over private records and the Hide option completely removes hides private records See the section that begins on page 73 for more information m Assign a password to the Security viewing options Assigning a password requires you to enter a password to view masked or hidden private entries not assigning a password enables you or anyone else to view individual masked private entries by tapping them and to view all hidden or masked private entries by selecting Show Records in the Security dialog box Chapter 3 Page 45 Assigning a password You can assign a password to protect your private records To assign a password Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the Security icon 3 Tap the Password box 4 Enter a password 5 Hold Option and press Return Security Current Privacy w Show Records Password Enter a password Password L Tap here If you assign a password you must enter it to show private records gt 6 Enter the same password a second time 7 Hold Option and press Return to finish Changing or deleting a password Once you define a password for your communicator you can change or dele
227. plications are quite similar Throughout this chapter the term record is used to refer to an individual item in any of the PIM applications a single Date Book Plus event Contacts entry in PhoneBook 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 Plus the Contacts view in PhoneBook To Do List Memo Pad and Expense To create a record 1 Open the application in which you want to create a record 2 Do one of the following m Start entering data your communicator automatically creates a new record Tip To create another new record press the bottom scroll button and begin entering data m In Date Book Plus and Contacts view in PhoneBook only Press Menu and under Record select New N m Tap New 3 In Date Book Plus only Select start and end times for your event and then hold Option and press Return 4 Enter text for the record Note You do not have to press Shift D to capitalize the first letter of the field Your communicator automatically capitalizes the first letter of each field except numeric and e mail fields 5 Use the scroll buttons roll the rocker switch or tap a field directly to move between fields 6 Optional Tap Details to select attributes for the record 7 In Contacts view in PhoneBook only Hold Option and press Return to finish There s no need to save the record beca
228. ppear on the screen Page 224 Troubleshooting Tips Application problems Problem tapped the Today button but it does not show the correct date know entered some records but they do not appear in the application am having problems listing memos the way want to see them created an event in Date Book Plus but it doesn t appear in the Week View Solution Your communicator is not set to the current date Make sure the Set Date box in the General Preferences screen displays the current date See page 23 and page 182 for details Check the Categories pick list upper right corner of the screen Choose All to display all of the records for the application Check Security and make sure that the Private Records setting is set to Show private records n To Do List tap Show and check whether Show Only Due Items is selected f you cannot manually arrange the order of the memos in he list screen check the Memo Preferences setting Make sure that Sort by is set to Manual f you choose to view your memos alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and then perform a HotSync operation the memos on your communicator still appear in the order defined in the Memo Preferences setting In other words the sort settings that you use with Palm Desktop software are not transferred to your communicator In the Week View you cannot select overlapping events that have the same start time If you have two o
229. preadsheet Each Expense item stored in your communicator represents a group of related data You can link the following data to an expense item m Category m Payment Method m City m Date m Payment Currency m Attendees m Expense Type m Vendor m Note m Amount When you perform a HotSync operation between your communicator 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 Expense data The mapping table tells the Excel macro how large the spreadsheet is and provides the data cell layout of the Excel template used for the Expense Report 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 Appendix C Page 231 To customize a sample Expense Report tem
230. process is complete you can remove your communicator from the cable Beaming information Your communicator is equipped with an IR infrared port that you can use to beam information to another Palm OS device that s close by and also has an IR port The IR port is located on the top of your communicator between the power button and the ringer switch behind the small dark shield You can beam the following information between Palm OS devices m The record currently displayed in Date Book Plus the Contacts view in PhoneBook To Do List or Memo Pad m All records of the category currently displayed in the Contacts view in PhoneBook To Do List or Memo Pad m A special record in the Contacts view of PhoneBook that you designate as your personal business card containing information you want to exchange with business contacts m An application installed in RAM memory You can also use the infrared port to perform HotSync operations See the section that begins on page 202 for details To select a business card 1 In the Contacts view in PhoneBook create an entry that contains the information you want on your personal business card 2 Press Menu Gm 3 Under Record select Select Business Card 4 Hold Option and press Return for Yes To beam a record business card or category of records 1 Locate the record business card or category you want to beam 2 Press Menu Page 78 Common Tasks 3 Under Record
231. r more events with the same start time choose the Day View for the particular day to see the overlapping events Appendix B Page 225 HotSync problems Problem Why can t synchronize my communicator with my computer Solution Try each of these in turn After each step try to synchronize to see if the problem persists Make sure you installed the software that came with your communicator You must install this software even if you upgraded from another Palm OS handheld Make sure there are no active calls on your Treo before you begin a HotSync operation You cannot synchronize while you have an active call and you cannot make or receive calls during a HotSync operation Make sure you selected your user name in Palm Desktop software before beginning the HotSync operation Perform a soft reset See page 216 for details Make sure the HotSync Manager icon G appears in the Windows system tray in the lower right corner of the screen If it does not appear open the Start menu select Programs Handspring and then HotSync Manager Click the HotSync Manager icon and make sure that the Local USB option has a check next to it If you are using an optional serial cable make sure that the Local Serial has a check next to it then select Setup and confirm that the COM port setting matches the port where you attached the serial cable Make sure the cable is connected securely to your computer and your communicator
232. r the clearest screen display The contrast brightness control is activated with the Option key See page 20 for instructions Types the number symbol or activates the function that appears in blue on the key Functions as the mouthpiece when you use the wireless phone features of your Treo Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the communicator screen Pressing the bottom scroll button scrolls down to view information below the viewing area and pressing the top scroll button scrolls up to view the information above the viewing area The scroll buttons also enable you to navigate between records in an application and to adjust the volume during a call Activates the applications that correspond to the icons on the buttons PhoneBook Date Book Plus Blazer or another web browser installed by your wireless service provider and SMS Messaging See page 176 for details on reassigning these buttons to activate any application on your communicator You can also use these buttons in combination with Option to activate other applications See Chapter 4 in this guide for details on the default combination settings and see page 177 for details on reassigning the button combinations Tip If your communicator is turned off pressing any application button turns on your communicator and opens the corresponding application Enables you to type letters numbers and symbols on your communicator See Chapter 2 t
233. r the first time and how to install Palm Desktop software and the HotSync Manager synchronization software so you can synchronize your communicator and your computer Getting to know your communicator What is a Treo communicator Your Treo communicator combines the power of a full featured mobile phone e mail SMS messaging a Palm OS handheld and the Internet in one compact and indispensable device With your Treo communicator you can do everything you can do with your existing mobile phone with greater speed and ease You can store thousands of numbers in your PhoneBook and up to 50 speed dial entries and dial any of them with just a few keystrokes You can even set up a 3 way conference call by joining two calls and use the personal speakerphone for hands free use without a headset attachment Lighten your load Everything you need is in one compact device Your Treo communicator helps you stay in touch With instant access to your e mail you can send and receive e mail from anywhere and use SMS messaging to exchange quick messages with other mobile phones on your network The award winning Blazer web browser gives you access to any site on the Internet not just a few optimized for mobile access now you can download directions confirm flight reservations find a restaurant and check stock prices wherever you are Everything you need to stay organized is close at hand on your communicator including popular Palm OS application
234. rared communication with Windows 98 and Me 1 In the Windows taskbar click Start choose Settings and then choose Control Panel 2 Double click the Infrared icon Note If you do not see the Infrared icon you need to install an infrared driver Page 202 Advanced HotSync Operations 3 4 6 7 Click the Options tab Select Enable infrared communication Infrared Monitor M Enable infrared communication Infrared Providing application support on COM4 and LPT4 ports M Search for and provide status for devices within range Search every fa a seconds T Limit connection speed to 4 Mbps X M Install software for Plug and Play devices within range Restore Defaults The COM port displayed on this screen is the port associated with your infrared device It should be different from the port currently defined for cable synchronization Write down the port listed as Providing application support so you can configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication This port is the simulated port It is the channel through which the actual infrared communi cation takes place between your computer and your communicator Deselect all other check boxes in the Options tab Click Apply and then click OK To enable infrared communication with Windows 2000 1 Click the HotSync Manager icon G in the Windows system tray bottom right corner of the taskbar Choose Exit to close HotSync Manager
235. rd Roll the rocker switch or press the scroll buttons on the front panel of your communicator to scroll to the previous and next pages To scroll the display one line at a time tap the top or bottom arrow You can also scroll by dragging the slider or by tapping the scroll bar just above or below the slider to scroll to the previous or next page Chapter 1 Page 21 Moving around the screen You can move between entry fields pick lists check boxes and other options by using the stylus the scroll buttons or the rocker switch To move around the screen do one of the following m Tap an item with the stylus m Press the scroll buttons to scroll through the items on the screen m Roll the rocker switch up or down to scroll through the items on the screen Tip To learn how to move around the screen using the Treo keyboard see page 32 Displaying online tips Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your communicator contain an online Tips icon in the upper right corner Online tips anticipate questions you have in a dialog box provide shortcuts for using the dialog box or give you other useful information To display an online tip 1 Tap the Tips icon 2 After you review the tip hold Option and press Return to finish Keyboard dadai There are three ways to access the onscreen keyboard 1 Tap the dots in the corners of the Graffiti writing area to activate the numbers or letters keyboards 2 The
236. rd amp edit views Opens a dialog where you can lock your SIM card to prevent unauthorized use of your communicator s wireless mode features i Page 102 Application Specific Tasks Preferences Contacts View Preferences O Remember last category O Enable first name lookup List by Last Name First Name First Name Last Name m Remember last category Determines how the Contacts list appears when you return to it from another application If you select this check box the Contacts list shows the last category you selected If you clear it the Contacts list displays the All category m Enable first name lookup Determines whether you can search for Contacts entries by first name By default you can search by last name and first initial and last name only but your searches will be slightly faster m List by Determines how the Contacts entries are sorted in the Contacts view and also controls the PhoneBook Instant Lookup feature and SMS address lookup options Call Preferences Call Preferences i Forward all calls voff If Forward all is off forward When busy w 14155551019 Not answered w 14155551019 Off Mo service w 14155551019 O Disable Call Waiting O Block outgoing caller ID m Block outgoing caller ID Determines whether PhoneBook reveals your phone number to the person you re calling If your service provider supports caller ID blocking you can prevent revealing your phone number t
237. reak m Protect your communicator from temperature extremes Do not leave your communicator on the dashboard of a car on a hot day and keep it away from heaters and other heat sources m Do not store or use your communicator in any location that is extremely dusty damp or wet m Use a soft damp cloth to clean your communicator If the surface of the communicator screen becomes soiled clean it with a soft cloth moistened with a diluted window cleaning solution Battery considerations Please note the following considerations when using the rechargeable battery in your communicator m When wireless mode is on your communicator battery should provide up to 150 hours of stand by time or up to 3 hours of talk time between charges When you use your communicator in handheld mode and wireless mode is off your communicator battery provides up to one week of use between charges m You can conserve battery lite by minimizing use of the keyboard backlight feature and by choosing a lower Auto off setting which automatically turns the communicator off after a period of inactivity See page 182 and page 19 for more information Appendix A Page 215 m Ifthe battery becomes low in the course of normal use an alert appears on the communicator screen describing the low battery condition If this alert appears connect your communicator o the HotSync cable or travel charger to charge the battery m lf the battery drains to the point where your c
238. ries By default your communicator includes system defined categories such as All and Untiled and user defined categories such as Business and Personal You cannot modify the system defined categories but you can rename and delete the user defined categories In addition you can create your own user defined categories You can have a maximum of 15 user defined categories in each application The Contacts view in PhoneBook contains the QuickList user defined category in which you can store the names addresses and phone numbers you might need in emergencies doctor fire department lawyer etc Expense contains two user detined categories New York and Paris to show how you might sort your expenses for different business trips Note The illustrations in this section come from Memo Pad but you can use these procedures in all the applications in which categories are available Categories are not available in Date Book Plus To move a record into a category 1 Open the record you want to categorize 2 In Contacts view in PhoneBook only Press Menu and under Record select Edit Contact E 3 In the record view tap the Category list to display the list of available categories Category list i Unfiled 4 Select the category for the record Tip You can also assign a record to a category by tapping the Details button selecting a category from the Category pick list in the Details dialog box and then
239. rs in your login script See Appendix D for more information To create a login script 1 Tap Script 2 Tap the End pick list Login Script Li w Wait For w Send User ID w Send CR w Wait For Password Send Password T End Tap here 3 Tap the command you want from the Command list If the command requires additional information a field appears to the right of it for you to enter the information The following commands are available Page 192 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Wait For Wait For Prompt Send Send CR Send User ID Send Password Delay Get IP Prompt End Tells your communicator to wait for specific characters from the TCP IP server before executing the next command Detects a challenge response prompt trom the server and displays a dynamically generated challenge value When you enter the challenge value into your token card this generates a response value for you to enter on your communicator This command takes two arguments separated by a vertical bar on the input line Transmits specific characters to the TCP IP server to which you are connecting Transmits a carriage return or LF character to the TCP IP server to which you are connecting Transmits the User ID information entered in the User ID field of the Network Preferences screen Transmits the password entered in the Password field of the Network Preferences screen If you did not enter a
240. rst Speed Dial page and the last two slots on the first Speed Dial page are pre programmed to display the time and date You can edit move or delete these entries as described later in this chapter Note Ifyou are updating the software from an earlier version of the Treo 270 the Phone Tips time and date buttons will not replace your existing data To define a Speed Dial button 1 Open the lid or press PhoneBook if you are in another application 2 Tap a blank Speed Dial button Wireless Service ao Tal fi Edit Entry 02 12 48 pm Mees t 3 Enter the Name you want to assign to the button 4 Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Number field and enter the phone number associated with the button 5 Press the bottom scroll button to move to the Extra Digits field and enter an extension number or other additional digits if needed Tip To insert a pause between Extra digits when dialing enter a comma Each comma represents a one second pause 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 84 Application Specific Tasks Adding Contacts list entries to your Speed Dial list To save time while creating your Speed Dial list you can add entries from your Contacts list To add an entry from your Contacts list to your Speed Dial list 1 Tap a blank Speed Dial button 2 Tap Lookup Tip You can also use the Phone Number Lookup feature to locate the entry you want to add S
241. rt text messages with other people who use GSM mobile phones and subscribe to an SMS service Some wireless service providers also provide a gateway to communicate with e mail addresses In SMS Messaging you can do the following m Send and receive short text messages m Read incoming messages directly from the Inbox m Call phone numbers browse URLs and reply to e mail addresses directly from a message m Create messages quickly with quick list address selection and boilerplate text m Review messages you sent in the Sent folder To open SMS Messaging m Press SMS Messaging SMS Messaging opens to display the Inbox view 9909909900900900 09000009000 9009 pono ORe SMS Messaging button Tip Press SMS Messaging repeatedly to cycle through the Inbox Sent and Pending views However if there are no messages in the Pending view it does not cycle through this view when you press the application button Chapter 4 Page 53 To Do List To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do In To Do List you can do the following m Make a quick and convenient list of things to do m Assign a priority level to each task m Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do items m Assign To Do items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups m Sort your To Do items either by due date priority level or category m A
242. rting 85 98 Phone Lookup 69 70 Phone numbers selecting types 90 Phone settings for ISP or dial in server 188 189 PhoneBook If Found Call entry 89 adding contact to Speed Dial 85 adding custom fields 104 adding entry from Call History 99 business card for beaming 78 categorizing Contacts records 65 copying records 90 creating contact records 82 85 88 90 creating records 61 88 89 deleting Contacts records 63 dialing from Contacts list 90 Dialing Preferences 104 displaying category 103 finding Contacts records 68 fonts 76 menus 101 notes for Contacts records 75 opening 50 overview 50 private Contacts records 73 sorting Contacts records 72 Pick lists 21 PIM personal information manager using with communicator 27 PIN 221 Ports IR on communicator 202 Ports See USB port and Serial port Power button 16 19 PPP 186 190 PRC application file extension 43 Preferences 22 Blazer 131 Buttons 176 177 Call 103 choosing 42 Connection 177 dialing 104 Digitizer 180 Formats 181 General 182 HotSync buttons 176 Network 183 195 Owner 195 ShortCuts 196 Primary DNS 187 191 Printing expense reports from Excel 167 169 records from applications 26 Prioritizing To Do List records 145 148 Private records displaying and creating 73 225 lost with forgotten password 47 See also Security Profiles 213 Proxy server 132 PUK 221 Punctuation marks onscreen keyboard 35 typing 30 Purging Call History 100 records 64 See also D
243. rview of the Advanced Calculator functions For more detailed information and instructions visit the website www radiks net rhuebner parendoc html Page 154 Application Specific Tasks Primary buttons 0 60 990 Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation Clears the last digit you entered Use this button if you make a mistake while entering a number in the middle of a calculation This button enables you to re enter the number without starting the calculation over Enters an exponent symbol in the calculation Opens the Constants dialog box where you can select a constant to include in the calculation Opens the Store in which memory dialog box where you can select the memory bank in which you want to store the current value Advanced Calculator has ten memory banks Opens the Recall which memory dialog box where you can select the memory bank from which you want to recall a value Math buttons 060909009690000 Squares the current value Calculates the value of x raised to the y power Calculates the value of a common base 10 antilogarithm Calculates the value of a natural base e antilogarithm Calculates the reciprocal of the current number Displays the integer portion of a decimal value Calculates the square root of the current number Calculates the inverse of x to the y power Calculates the common base 10 logarithm Calculates the natural base e
244. s in PhoneBook 90 Email messages 133 136 Emergency numbers 98 Entering data 29 37 importing from other applications 36 7 using communicator keyboard 29 34 using the computer keyboard 35 using the onscreen keyboard 35 Entries See PhoneBook Events See Date Book Plus Excel transferring Expense data to 167 169 Page 250 Index Exchanging data See HotSync Exclamation marks in To Do List 148 Expense adding PhoneBook data to records 71 categorizing records 65 creating records 61 163 currency 165 170 date of item 163 defining new currency 165 deleting records 63 menus 169 notes for records 75 opening 58 overview 58 purging records 64 receipt details 164 reports in Excel 167 169 231 238 sorting records 72 templates for reports 168 type 164 170 vendor 165 F Files linking to external 212 Finding applications 39 information in applications 67 71 phone numbers 69 70 using the Find application 69 Floating events 116 Fonts 76 Formats preferences 181 Forwarding calls 96 241 SMS Email 133 SMS messages 141 Frozen communicator 220 G Games 182 General preferences alarm sounds 182 auto off delay 182 system sounds 182 Glossary See Keyboard ShortCuts GSM codes 241 H Handheld mode 19 Hard reset 217 Headset connecting 24 Headset jack 15 Help Keyboard 63 online tips 22 Hiding records 73 See also Private records Hold button 94 HotSync buttons preferences 176 conduits for sy
245. s 0 00 ccc cece cect teeta 184 Contiguririg GPRS SettingSs sy preria diene ania wee aaa Ae 186 Configuring dial in ISDN infrared and USB serial settings 0 00 0 cece eee eee 188 Entering Advanced dial in ISDN infrared and USB serial settings 05 190 Deleting a s rvice template vin ei ede aud Ne seh as og alte s PEE E AAE a 193 Network Preferences menu commands 0 cece 194 TCP IP troubleshOoting fces ce ets eat oe eave Vee ANG ania wien 194 Owner Preferentes irern i rna oera eb ad bay IN eG ca dads online af edi nated ted Peles 195 RINGEr Preferentes nuus cassie ores ae e a E ewe EE a AAT Gilead ates 196 Contents Page 7 ShortC ts Preferentes siwina senapan paging ere dna stone ohedans a beawe Diana ake 196 Creating acShHOmGut rassa enna E EA nied ble Hate baie ag made algal tad wlils aunts 196 Editing a SHOMCUE saree usema oat Gace ait aes Oath a piane MME RE bel Ka CES 197 Deleting a SHOMGUE a tet pity tant tals whe hour les Ohne Rae at ened tee es 197 Advanced HotSynce Operations ccc cee eee eens 199 Selecting HotSync setup options 6 cece cece tenet eee ener tenets 199 Customizing HotSync application settings 0 ccc cece center nents 201 IR HotSync operations otara aeaa e cath AA nd aha aminae tek wena 202 Preparing your computer for infrared communication 1 0 0 0 ccc cece eee 202 Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication 0c ccc eee eee 204 Performing an IR
246. s Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 3 Tap the Security icon 4 Tap the Current Privacy pick list security Current Privacy ow Show Records l Tap here Password i 5 Tap either Hide Records or Mask Records 6 Hold Option and press Return to confirm that you want to change the security setting Chapter 5 Page 73 To display all private records 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the Security icon 3 Tap the Current Privacy pick list security Current Privacy X Mask Records Tap here Password 4 Tap Show Records If you do not have a password private records become visible If you have a password the Show Private Records dialog box appears Enter your password in this dialog box and then hold Option and press Return to finish To display a specific masked record 1 Open the application that contains the record you want to view 2 Tap the shaded bar that masks the record Memo fll 1 Hondheld Basics 2 Three Ways to Enter Text 3 Download Applications d Tap here Mew Note Ifyou have a password you must enter your password and then hold Option and press Return to view the record To display all private records in a specific application 1 Open the application in which you want to display the records 2 Press Menu Gi
247. s not turn off your communicator s wireless mode So you can still receive calls e mail and SMS messages after the automatic shutoff period System alarm and game sounds Your communicator uses a variety of sounds The System Alarm and Game Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or off and to adjust the volume level Note Ifthe ringer switch is set to no sound the ringer setting overrides the sound settings and all sounds are turned off The system alarm and game sounds are used when the ringer switch is set to the ring position To set the system alarm and game sounds 1 Tap the System Sound pick list and select the sound level Note When you turn off the System Sounds you also turn off the chime tones associated with the HotSync operation 2 Tap the Alarm Sound pick list and select the sound level 3 Tap the Game Sound pick list and select the sound level Note The Game Sound setting works only with games that are programmed to respond to this setting Older games typically do not respond to this setting Page 182 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator Network Preferences Network Preferences let you choose the network settings that the Blazer web browser and other Internet applications use to connect to the Internet Your communicator may already be configured for use with one or more Internet service templates that are offered by your wireless service provider You can also create and config
248. s such as Date Book Plus PhoneBook To Do List Memo Pad and more To make sure you don t lose any of this important information you can synchronize your data with desktop software on your computer so you always have a backup copy Chapter 1 Page 11 System requirements To use the wireless features of your communicator you must have the following m A GPRS account with your wireless service provider m A location where your wireless service provider has good GPRS coverage To install and operate Palm Desktop software and the HotSync Manager synchronization software your computer system must meet the following requirements Minimum requirements m Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 or Windows XP with USB port for USB HotSync cable zore Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows NT 4 0 with serial port for optional serial HotSync cable sold separately m 32 MB RAM memory m 25 MB available hard disk space m VGA monitor or better m CD ROM drive you can also download Palm Desktop software from www handspring com m Internet Explorer 5 01 or higher recommended Note We also strongly recommended that you have a desktop Internet connection so that you can access the Handspring web site for support updates and other useful information Upgrade information If you already own a Palm OS handheld Handspring recommends that you install the version of Palm Desktop software that comes with
249. s you use to connect to the GPRS network server associated with this network connection APN Setup Li Enter the Access Point Name APN aorermnardiekestn Enter the domain name or IP address here You should not change your APN unless you have technical knowledge about your network setup 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Entering Details and Advanced GPRS settings If you are using a copy of a predefined service template you probably do not need to enter Details or Advanced settings If you are creating a new service template you may need to enter additional information for your GPRS network in the Details or Advanced dialog box Page 186 Setting Preferences for Your Communicator To select Details and Advanced GPRS settings 1 Tap Details Details Fallback y Mone Select alternate network B Unlocked CO Cr anes o 2 Tap the Fallback pick list and select the network service you want to use if the current selection fails 3 Tap Advanced Advanced IP Address Automatic Query DNS Y Unlocked Gare Note The Domain Naming System DNS is a mechanism in the Internet for translating the names of host computers into IP addresses When you enter a DNS number or IP address you are identifying a specific server that handles the translation services Each IP address has four sections separated by periods Each section of an IP address is made up of a number from O
250. se template and have it appear in the Templates menu see Appendix C for more information Click OK Expense menus Expense menus are shown here for your reference and Expense features that are not explained elsewhere in this guide are described here See page 33 for information about choosing menu commands Record menu CEZ Edit Options Delete Item D Purge fE Options menu Record Edit AA O Preferences I R Custom Currencies About Expense Chapter 6 Page 169 Preferences Preferences G Use automatic fill when entering data Default Currency w m Use automatic fill Lets you select an expense type by entering the first letter of an expense type For example if you enter the letter T it enters the Taxi expense type Entering T and then E enters Telephone which is the first expense type beginning with the letters ALES m Default currency Sets the default currency symbol for Expense About Expense Shows version information for Expense Page 170 Application Specific Tasks SIM Book In addition to storing your phone number and billing information your SIM card also contains a phone list where you can store names and numbers that are separate from your Contacts and Speed Dial lists By storing a phone list on your SIM card you have immediate access to your phone list if you move your SIM card to another phone The SIM Book application is a utili
251. services Contact your wireless service provider or ISP to obtain the correct settings and then follow the instructions on page 184 to add a service template 5 Tap Modify 6 Check your Username Password and APN settings 7 Tap OK 8 Tap Connect If the Connect button changes to a Disconnect button after the connection dialogs finish your Network Preferences settings are working If the Connect button does not change tap Details and enter DNS and IP address information for your Internet Service Provider Important AOL users must download AOL for Palm from www aol com anywhere pda palm palmaol to retrieve e mail AOL does not support web browsing with Blazer Appendix B Page 223 Some phone numbers don t appear in the SMS Lookup can t send SMS messages get an error message when send an SMS message to an email address get an error when sending a long message to myself get an error when making data calls The SIM Book application won t open My SIM Book doesn t display the full name and number Make sure the number you want is identified as a mobile number in your Contacts list Only mobile phone numbers and e mail addresses appear when you use the SMS Message Manager Address by Last Name Lookup feature m Make sure SMS services are enabled on your account by checking the SMS Preferences dialog to see if the SMS Message Center number is on this screen If the number is missing contact yo
252. sssrrrsrrrrrarrrrrsrrrrrrrrrsererrrrre 154 Using the Advanced Calculator Mode wc ena EEAS EAR 154 Using the Advanced Calculator buttons aiaa 154 Creating A CUSTOMI VIEW iedeen a a Ea e Yooh ni lesa nah tale ia sn gia E 161 CalCUlatOr MENUS se iaaa e A A EEE EAE EAEN 162 Page 6 Contents EXPENSE aiid aues teeees tae d echelon oat Welk Duh Oe POW ewe MeOH OS Mp ES Cue Ee Oe TEE 163 Changing the date of an Expense item oo ice cece nets 163 Ent ringireceipt details esse hairs esis Cliea ins ota ls oa wr EEEE we Ga tied Sere dy ele te ere 164 Customizing the Currency pick listers terii Pea ted ea Mek Tien tan D 165 Show Options iasirevestumeveycrasent cattle olan Dr p Dende atu Ne HONEA Recor 166 Transt rring your data to Microsoft Excel ssssrerecii etninis ertai tetea Tete hws 167 EXPENSSIMEMUS es iis ciesle cars ee a ana raters ub evesages eh toa secon i Seapets lat ast 169 SIM BOOK gis tee aa hea vacn anette L E hat vadihace out E T ence Sean eae gs 171 Copying entries from your Speed Dial list to your SIM card vo cece cece eee eee 171 Copying entries from your SIM card to your Speed Dial list 00 e ees 172 Deleting entries from your SIM Card voce ccc cece eee teen n eet e ene ene ene nne 172 Dialing entries on your SIM Card ies ceices ones aegis ace se ge wae edi Roo beaks 173 SIM Book MEMUS sisal essere sta e Aa y A R latent ate teh Oats tai a Sic htt tite 173 SIMISSWVICSS ie Meee yA Ae tet Reeth i tat Rt
253. st code in the first chart 3 Press Return to send the command Forwarding calls when your communicator is busy Code What it does 67 number_to_ Forwards all calls you receive while you are busy on another call to the forward_to number you entered This option typically forwards calls when you ignore a call when you are on a wireless data call or when you already have two active calls You can still answer call waiting calls 67 Reports whether you activated the call forwarding when busy option 67 Deactivates call forwarding when busy and the network stores the number to which you were forwarding calls 67 Reactivates the call forwarding when busy option and uses the number stored on the network when you deactivated this option with the 67 code 67 Deactivates call forwarding when busy and the network erases the number to which you were forwarding calls Appendix E Page 241 Forwarding calls that you do not answer Code 61 number_to_ forward_to 61 61 61 61 What it does Forwards all calls you receive and do not answer This option is similar to the way that voicemail typically works Reports whether or not you activated the call forwarding for calls you do not answer option Deactivates the call forwarding for calls you do not answer option and the network stores the number to which you were forwarding calls Reactivates the call forwarding for calls you do not answer
254. stical Data dialog box where you can view edit delete and clear values in the statistics memory list Displays the number of values in the statistics memory list Calculates the factorial of any integral from O to 170 Page 158 Application Specific Tasks D D D Generates a random number between O and 32767 and then divides this number by 32768 to generate a random fraction between O and 99997 Returns the number of combinations of n items taken m at a time Returns the number of permutations of n items taken m at a time Weight Temp buttons 660 6060909008606 906 Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica es the current value is entered in ounces When you tap this button after ue to ounces ue to pounds es the current value is entered in US tons When you tap this button after ue to US tons es the current value is entered in UK tons When you tap this button after ue to UK tons value is entered in milligrams When you tap this button after ue to milligrams ue to grams es the current value is entered in kilograms When you tap this button after g another unit of measure it converts the va es the current value is entered in pounds When you tap this button after g another unit of measure it converts the va g another unit of measure it converts the va g another unit of mea
255. sticated math calculations This section explains how to select the operating mode and use the buttons and menu options available in each mode Selecting the Calculator mode The Toggle Mode command enables you to choose whether you want to work in Basic Calculator mode or Advanced Calculator mode You can change modes at any time To select the Calculator mode 1 Press Option and then press SMS Messaging Tip You can also access Calculator by tapping the Calculator icon in the Applications Launcher 2 Press Menu 3 Under Options select Toggle Mode M Tip You can also toggle between Basic and Advanced mode by holding Option and repeatedly press SMS Messaging Using the Basic Calculator buttons The Basic Calculator includes the following buttons CE Clears the last number you entered Use this button if you make a mistake while entering a number in the middle of a calculation This button enables you to re enter the number without starting the calculation over Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation Toggles the current number between a negative and positive value If you want to enter a negative number enter the number first and then press the button Places the current number in memory Each new number you enter with the M button is added to the total already stored in memory You can add either a calculated value or a number you enter by pressing the number
256. sure it converts the va es the curren g another unit of measure it converts the va es the current value is entered in grams When you tap this button after g another unit of measure it converts the va g another unit of measure it converts the va ue to kilograms es the current value is entered in metric tons When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to metric tons Indica es the current value is entered in degrees Fahrenheit When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to degrees Fahrenheit Indica es the current value is entered in degrees Kelvin When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to degrees Kelvin Indica es the current value is entered in degrees Celsius When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to degrees Celsius Length buttons 0090 Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica tappin Indica tappin es the curren g another unit of measure it con value is entered i of measure it con es the curren g another unit value is entered i of measure it con es the curren g another unit es the current value is entered i g another unit of measure it con verts the va verts the va verts the va verts the va value is entered in inches When you tap this button after ue to inches
257. t m Check the General Preferences screen and make sure the Beam Receive setting is on m Move your communicator closer to the receiving device m Move your communicator farther away from the receiving device m Angle the sides of the two devices towards each other m Perform a soft reset See page 216 for details m Your communicator requires at least twice the amount of memory available as the data you are receiving For example if you are receiving a 30K application you must have at least 60K Tree m Perform a soft reset See page 216 for details Page 228 Troubleshooting Tips Password problems Problem Solution forgot the password and my You can use Security to delete the password If you do this communicator is not locked your communicator deletes all entries marked as private You can however perform a HotSync operation before you delete the password the HotSync process backs up all entries whether or not they are marked private In this case the following procedure restores your private entries and lets you access them 1 Use the Palm Desktop software and the cable 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 trom your computer to your communicator forgot the password and my If you assign a password and lock
258. te Because call forwarding information is stored by the network it s a good idea to check the current network settings both before and after you change the call forwarding option To forward calls to another number 1 From the Speed Dial or Dial Pad view press Menu Gi 2 Under Options select Call Preferences A 3 Select the call forwarding option you want to use Call Preferences i Tap here to forward Forward all calls all calls to a w Off specific number If Forward all is off forward When busy w 14155551019 Not answered w 14155551019 Off Mo service w 14155551019 Tap here to display current O Disable Call Waiting network settings O Block outgoing caller ID OK Cancel Get Status Tip You can define multiple forwarding numbers Select Edit numbers from the list to add change or delete a number You can also configure your communicator to forward calls only in special situations such as when you are busy or outside a coverage area See Appendix E for details 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 96 Application Specific Tasks Other ways to make a call In addition to using the Speed Dial Contacts and Dial Pad views you can also place calls in the following ways m Redialing the last number m Returning a missed call m Dialing an emergency number Redialing the last number You can redial the last number you called To redial the last number do one of the following
259. te it at any time You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it To change or delete your password 1 Tap the Password box 2 Enter the current password Current Tap here Privacy w Show Records Password P Please enter your password 2K Lost Password Concel 3 Hold Option and press Return Page 46 Managing Your Applications 4 Do one of the following m To change the password enter the new password and hold Option and press Return m To delete the password tap Delete Password Enter new password or tap the Delete button to remove your current password Recovering from a forgotten password If you forget your password you can delete the password from your communicator Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries and files marked as Private Important If you synchronize with your computer before deleting a forgotten password your communicator restores your private entries the next time you perform a HotSync operation but it does not restore the password To delete a forgotten password 1 Tap the Password box 2 Tap Lost Password Current Tap here Privacy w Show Records Password Password Please enter your password 2K Lost Password Cancel 3 Hold Option and press Return for Yes Chapter 3 Page 47 Page 48 Managing Your Applicat
260. the number of application icons that appear onscreen in the Applications Launcher You can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or all your applications To categorize an application 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Press Menu again to open the menus 3 Under App select Category Y 4 Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category Category Blazer Y Unfiled T Calc Y Main CityTime Y Main Date Book Y Main Expense Main HotSync System MemoPad Y Main PhoneBook vY Main Prefs v System Security wv System Tip To create a new category tap Edit Categories from the pick list Tap New enter the category name Hold Option and press Return twice to add the category 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish To display applications by category 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Do one of the following m Hold Option and press Menu Gp repeatedly to cycle through all your categories m Tap the pick list in the upper right corner of the screen and select the category you want to display Page 40 Managing Your Applications Changing the Applications Launcher display By default the Applications Launcher displays each application as an icon As an alternative you can choose to show a list of applications You can also choose to view the same category of app
261. the scroll buttons or rocker switch Replying to messages You can send an SMS message as a response or you can call the person who sent you the message Additionally when an SMS message contains a telephone number an e mail address or a URL for a web site you can select these items inside the text message and launch the appropriate application to respond to that item Chapter 6 Page 135 To send an SMS message reply 1 5 6 From the SMS Messages Inbox select the message to which you want to reply Rho w inbox Tall i Selected message ATEETAN Got your message thanks Have a great weekend Brian Jaquet MI 5 24 pm l m running late Will be there around 7 15 Please grab a table and order some appetizers 17025558736 MI 5 22 pm l m at Jeff Hawkins keynote so I ll be alittle late I ll meet you at 1 15 Tap Reply to respond at the Handspring booth LB H to the message Press Menu Under Message select Reply R Enter the message text When you reply to an SMS message SMS Messaging fills in the To field for you When you reply to an SMS Email message you must enter the e mail address manually See the next section in this chapter for more information Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details Hold Option and press Return to send the message To call the sender 1 2 3 From the SMS Messages Inbox select the message from the person you want t
262. tions separated by periods In the Details dialog box you enter each section separately Each section of an IP address is made up of a number from O to 255 numbers are the only allowable characters in this field Ask your Internet Service Provider or System Administrator for the correct Primary or Secondary DNS IP numbers Note Most Internet Service Providers automatically provide DNS information Leave the Query DNS option checked unless you are certain you need to manually enter DNS information Chapter 7 Page 191 To enter a primary and secondary DNS 1 Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it 2 Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field and then enter the first section of the IP address Note Each section must be a number from O to 255 3 Repeat step 2 for the second third and last sections of the Primary DNS field 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number 5 Hold Option and press Return to finish Creating a login script A login script is a series of commands similar to an autoexec bat file that automates logging into your ISP You can create login script files by selecting commands from the Command pick list in the Login Script dialog Some commands from the Command pick list such as Send require you to supply additional information Those commands have a parameter field so that you can add the necessary data Note You can also use non ASCII and literal characte
263. to create anew boilerplate 3 Tap New or tap an entry you created that you want to edit 4 Enter or modify the text in the Boilerplate dialog box Tip To delete a boilerplate tap Delete 5 Hold Option and press Return twice to finish Copying and forwarding messages You can save time by copying text from your SMS messages or forwarding messages To copy text from an SMS message 1 From any SMS Messaging list view tap the text of the message you want to copy 2 Press Menu Gm 3 Under Edit select Select All S Tip To copy only a portion of the message highlight the text you want to copy and select Copy C instead of Select All 4 Open the message or application where you want to insert the message 5 Press Menu 6 Under Edit select Paste P Page 140 Application Specific Tasks To forward messages 1 From the SMS Inbox or Sent category tap the header of the message you want to forward 2 Press Menu 3 Under Message select Forward F Tip You can edit the forwarded message before sending it 4 Address the message as described on page 137 5 Make sure wireless mode is on See page 19 for details 6 Hold Option and press Return to send the message Modifying messages You can modity any messages in the Pending category To modify Pending messages 1 In the Pending category select the message you want to change 2 Press Menu Gm 3 Under Messag
264. to see if they can send a message to your Treo that writes your phone number onto your SIM card m You are probably outside a network coverage area Try using another GSM phone to verify whether coverage is available in your current location m f coverage is available in your location try your SIM card in another GSM phone If it still doesn t work your SIM card may be malfunctioning Contact your wireless service provider for another SIM card m Turn off the wireless mode on your communicator and then turn it on again If a dialog appears asking if you want to search for a network tap Yes m Make sure you dialed the correct number m Wait afew minutes and try again If the network is very busy calls cannot connect m Verify that you are in a network coverage area and then move a few yards away and try the call again If you are in a weak coverage area 1 bar of signal strength or less you may not be able to complete calls even though you are registered to the network For security purposes some wireless service providers require you to enable international calling on your account Call your wireless service provider for details Enable call waiting in the Call Preferences dialog See the section that begins on page 101 for details If the problem persists contact your wireless service provider to confirm that this feature is available in your area For security purposes most wireless service providers require you to
265. ttach notes to individual To Do items for a description or clarification of the task To open To Do List 1 Press Option 2 Press Date Book Plus Tip You can also open To Do List by tapping the To Do List icon in the Applications Launcher To Do w fll t To Do List displays the category of items you last viewed Page 54 Applications Overview Memo Pad Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in other a applications such as Date Book Plus PhoneBook or To Do List In Memo Pad you can do the following m Take notes or any kind of message on your communicator m Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm Desktop software and HotSync technology Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups m Take down phone numbers and other types of information Later you can copy and paste this information to other applications To open Memo Pad 1 Press Option 2 Press PhoneBook Tip You can also open Memo Pad by tapping the Memo Pad icon in the Applications Launcher All 1 11 22 Meeting Minutes 2 Directions to Moscone Center 3 Plans for conference d Priorities on new project 5 To discuss with Jose Ribera Hew Memo Pad displays the category of memos you last viewed Chapter 4 Page 55 CityTime Ch CityTime helps
266. turn to finish While a page is loading a Progress icon qm appears in the lower right corner of the screen You can tap links to other pages as soon as they appear You don t need to wait until a page fully loads To stop loading a page tap the Stop icon in the lower left corner of the screen Google 2001 Google Tap to go to home page Miz oanh Mil 7 Navigate within a web site by doing any of the following m To scroll through a page use the scroll buttons or tap the onscreen arrows or scroll bar if one appears m To move between elements on a page such as fields icons or buttons roll the rocker switch or hold Shift D and use the scroll buttons m To select an element on a page move to the element and press the rocker switch or tap the element on the screen m To move to between pages when no elements are highlighted press Return to move to the next page or Backspace to move to the previous page Tip To view a list of web sites that are optimized for your communicator go to the home page and then tap Directory of Mobile Sites Working with bookmarks The Bookmark view makes it easy for you to get to web sites you visit often Viewing bookmarked pages Your communicator may come with a few bookmarks already in place You can jump directly to any of the predefined bookmarks or to any pages for which you ve created a bookmark To view a bookmark 1 Make sure wireless mode is on S
267. two active calls m Hang up an active call Connecting the HotSync cable The HotSync cable that comes with your Treo enables you to charge your communicator battery and to synchronize the information on your communicator using HotSync technology Note If your computer does not have a USB port or it uses Windows 95 or Windows NT you need a serial HotSync cable to connect to your computer You can purchase a serial HotSync cable from www handspring com Page 24 Introduction to Your Treo 270 Communicator To connect the HotSync cable 1 Connect the travel charger cable to the short end of the Hotsync cable Be sure to match the sides of the connectors labeled UP 2 Connect the USB HotSync cable to a USB port on your computer or connect the Serial HotSync cable to a Serial port on your computer 3 Connect the long end of the HotSync cable to your communicator with the button facing up USB cable and port Serial cable and port Note Ifyou are unsure about the exact location of the USB port or serial port on your computer refer to the manual supplied with the computer 4 Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet Tip The travel charger does not need to be plugged into a wall outlet to perform a HotSync operation However if you want to use the HotSync cable to charge your Treo communicator you must plug the travel charger into a wall outlet Chapter 1 Page 25 Using desktop software When you
268. ty bookmark slot in the Bookmark view and entering a Name Description and URL for the page you want to bookmark To define a bookmark 1 From the Bookmark view press Menu Gi 2 Under Bookmark select Add Bookmark A Tip You can also open the New Bookmark dialog box by tapping an empty bookmark slot 3 Enter a Name Description and URL for the page you want to bookmark Chapter 6 Page 127 Bookmarks fi 2 gga New Bookmark Tap an Name empty 2 slot Description 3 Hel Hand Preview Handspring Welcome to Hand Fal 4 Hold Option and press Return to finish Editing bookmarks You can change the title description or URL associated with any of your bookmarks To edit a bookmark 1 From the Bookmark view press Menu Gm 2 Under Bookmark select Edit Bookmark E Edit Bookmark List Title Favorited 0 Handspring Tap a bookmark Mobile Web Page icons 3 Tap the page icons to navigate to the page containing the bookmark you want to change Tip You can enter or change the Title for any bookmark page Use the page Title to create bookmark categories For example if you want to create a page with links to various investments you might name the page Assets 4 Tap the bookmark you want to change 5 Enter the changes 6 Hold Option and press Return to finish Page 128 Application Specific Tasks Deleting bookmarks If your bookmark
269. ty that enables you to view and manage the phone list on your SIM card Copying entries from your Speed Dial list to your SIM card You can copy entries from your PhoneBook Speed Dial list to your SIM Book This is a great way to save time and keep your SIM Book up to date To copy entries from your Speed Dial list to your SIM card 1 Press Option and then press Menu to access the Applications Launcher 2 Tap the SIM Book icon i 3 Tap Speed Dial in the pick list in the upper right corner 4 Tap the entry you want to copy Tip To copy all the numbers in your Speed Dial list press Menu Gey and under Edit select Copy All sim Book Speed Dial Tap Speed Dial Chris 555 2676 Greg 555 8712 Tap a name or number to select it Tap Copy to add the en try to your SIM card Copy J Delete Dial SMS Tip A check mark indicates that the entry is already on both your Speed Dial list and your SIM list 5 Tap Copy Chapter 6 Page 171 Copying entries from your SIM card to your Speed Dial list Just as you can copy entries from your PhoneBook Speed Dial list to your SIM Book you can also copy entries from your SIM card to your PhoneBook Speed Dial list To copy entries from your SIM card to your Speed Dial list 1 Tap SIM in the pick list in the upper right corner 2 Tap the entry you want to copy Tip To copy all the numbers in your Speed Dial list press Menu Gp and under Edit select
270. umbers if you move your SIM card to another phone m Copy entries from your SIM card to your speed dial list m Delete entries from your SIM card m Dial entries on your SIM card To open SIM Book 1 Press Option 2 Press Menu 3 Tap the SIM Book icon if SIM Book Book v SIM Chris 555 2676 Greg 555 8712 Copy Delete Dial SMS Chapter 4 Page 59 SIM Services SIM SIM Services enables you to access applications on your SIM card that are provided by your wireless service provider Note Some wireless service providers do not put applications on the SIM card In SIM Services you can do the following m Access applications from your wireless service provider on your SIM card To open SIM Services 1 Press Option 2 Press Menu Gm 3 Tap the SIM Srvcs icon Wireless Services CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERNET MOVIES MEWS Quiz SPORTS WEATHER Page 60 Applications Overview Chapter 5 Common Tasks In addition to the wireless communication applications your Treo 270 communicator also includes a full suite of personal information manager PIM applications Date Book Plus the Contacts view in PhoneBook To Do List Memo Pad and Expense This chapter provides instructions on how to do tasks that are common to several applications It s easy to transfer what you learn in one application to the other applications because the structure and behavior of all these ap
271. und the SCHOEN se rin rieren e i e D Gat 22 Displaying online tips iei ieira ai an E ak ca a a E AEA claw peas 22 Customizing your COMMUN CA OT aaa ssssserra reenn tn ete ee 22 Using the headsets tsccsccie ne auvcnewy peeled oes ten De pa nde Moe ne Meee EWR ee OEE HENS 24 Connecting the HotSync Cable cece ceeieiesa eed ceabede caved ge i iaaa neue epenn nee 24 UISINGFAESKtOPSOTIWANE rainier EA aia Weebl EAA E ete aac e anaes wie Henne eu race ae 26 Using your communicator with Palm Desktop software aa 0 cece neces 26 Using your communicator with Microsoft Outlook wo cise 27 Using your communicator with another PIM cc cece cece cee nee eens 27 Using an e mail application with your communicator 0 eee eee 27 Entering Data in Your Communicator 0000 eee eee eee 29 Using the communicator keyboard oo ci ene 29 Typing capital Ottens i wits nares ie a a Saat Rate ey eas te we ie 29 Typing numbers And Symbol x ve vss ware ss Mea nenna uia adaha gia Oaai Wend 30 Typing accented Characters ssc Miko costes ahah ashe Ru aan nana A a ba 31 Typing extended Characters agizdan ra a a a Giple aa E oe 31 Navigation keystrokes 0 0 ccc eee nae 32 USMO MEN S sect c hie eevee Lote sees vee ee ates ota oor EAEE TEEDE LA EUERE he 33 Using text SHGMCuts rieira Beare ves eee paral pea RE SE eg Cae yee Ue bn ade 34 Using the Onscreen keyboard issira ieia ian a A T sh w giana ene Behe naa 35 Usima your COMPUTER keyboard windss
272. ur communicator s equipment ID number which uniquely identifies your communicator to your mobile service provider s network m SA Displays a proprietary number used by service and support representatives m Firmware Rev Displays the version number for the mobile communication software on your communicator m Software Rev Displays the version number for the operating system software on your communicator m Product Rev Displays the version number for your communicator About Shows version information for PhoneBook PhoneBook Chapter 6 Page 105 Date Book Plus When you open Date Book Plus the screen shows the current date and a list of times for a normal business day Working in Day View Day View shows an hourly calendar for a particular date If there are events scheduled on that date they appear in the appropriate time slot To view or select a date do one of the following m Use the scroll buttons or roll the rocker switch to move forward or backward one day at a time Note If you plan to do a lot of scrolling in Date Book Plus while the lid is closed consider enabling the Scroll before day move option in the Day Options dialog box See page 121 for details m Press Shift Gi and then a scroll button to scroll by weeks m Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen If necessary tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows to move to another week Previous es m Next week Jul
273. ur wireless service provider for the SMS Message Center number and enter it in the SMS Preferences dialog Note Receiving SMS messages does not indicate that you have a subscription to your wireless service provider s SMS service You must subscribe to this service to send or reply to messages m Verify that you are in a GSM network coverage area m Make sure the destination number is correct Some wireless service providers require 1 1 digit phone numbers for SMS messages Make sure you have subscribed to and enabled the SMS Email feature You need to get the SMS Email Center number from your wireless service provider and enter it in the SMS Preferences dialog This number is different from the SMS Message Center number you use to send messages to other mobile phone numbers See page 133 for details Some wireless service providers have difficulty sending long SMS messages to your own phone number Try sending long messages as a series of smaller messages instead m Check with your wireless service provider to make sure that GPRS data services are enabled on your account m Verify that you are in a coverage area Make sure your SIM card is inserted in your Treo and that wireless mode has been on for at least 30 seconds When a name or number is longer than will fit in the SIM Book display three dots appear to indicate that the entry contains additional information SIM Book does not truncate the actual entry it just does not a
274. ure your own service templates to connect to your ISP Internet Service Provider or a dial up server provided that your wireless service account includes circuit switched data CSD services Expert users can also use the Network Preferences screen to establish Infrared or direct USB serial connections Selecting a predefined service template Service templates are a set of configuration settings that you can create save and reuse Use the Service setting to select the service template for your wireless service provider ISP dial in server or GPRS network The fields which appear vary based on the selected service template To select a service 1 Tap the Service pick list Preferences Vil w Network Tap here to display a list of service templates fi Locked 2 Tap the predefined service template Note If User Name and Password fields appear tap Modify and then see pages 185 and 185 for instructions on entering or changing this information Connecting to your service After you select a service template establishing a connection to your Internet Service Provider ISP your company s network dial in server or a GPRS network is easy To establish a connection m Tap Connect to dial the current service and see the Service Connection Progress messages Tip To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages press the bottom scroll button To close a connection m Tap Disconnect to terminate the connect
275. use desktop software with HotSync technology you can do any of the following m Work with your communicator applications on your computer Most desktop software applications duplicate many of the applications on your communicator so you can view enter and modify most of the data stored on your communicator m Back up and synchronize data between your communicator and your computer Synchronization is a one step procedure that ensures that changes you make on your communicator or desktop software appear in both places See the section that begins on page 76 for details m Configure the wireless data features of your Treo m Import and export data so you can easily transfer data from other desktop applications into many of your applications See the section that begins on page 36 for details m Print data from your desktop software on any printer Using your communicator with Palm Desktop software Your communicator comes with Palm Desktop software Palm Desktop software includes many of the same applications as your communicator Date Book Address the Contacts view in PhoneBook To Do List Memo Pad Expense and desktop e mail connectivity The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software After installation refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software for information about how to use the software Note You must install the software that comes with your Treo communicator even if you already inst
276. use your communicator saves it automatically Chapter 5 Page 61 Editing records After you create a record you can change delete or enter new text at any time Two screen features tell you when your communicator is in editing mode m A blinking cursor m One or more edit lines Jul 24 02 crr 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 Blinking cursor 2 0 3 005 4 00 5 00 6 00 Edit line Entering text For information on how to enter text using the keyboard on your communicator the onscreen keyboard or the keyboard attached to your computer see Chapter 2 Edit menu The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text In general commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you select or highlight in an application To select text in an application 1 Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select 2 Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it You can drag across the text to select additional words or drag down to select a group of lines Tip To select a word double tap the word To select a whole line triple tap the line The following commands may appear in an Edit menu Undo Reverses the action of the last edit command For example if you used Cut to remove text Undo restores the text you removed Undo also reverses deletions done by using backspace Cut Removes the selected text and stores it temporarily in the memory of your communicator You c
277. version of the software from the Customer Support or Product Support section of www handspring com 2 Restart your computer in safe mode In most versions of Windows you can do this by pressing F8 on the keyboard as the computer boots 3 Install the file you downloaded in step 1 If the installation finishes restart your computer in the normal operating mode and start using Palm Desktop software Appendix B Page 219 Operating problems Problem My communicator won t turn on My communicator keeps turning itself off My communicator is not making any sounds My communicator has frozen don t see anything on my communicator s screen Solution Try each of these in turn m Adjust the display settings m Make sure the battery is fully charged m Perform a soft reset See page 216 for details m If your communicator still does not operate try a hard reset See page 217 for details Your communicator is designed to turn itself off after a period of inactivity This period can be set at 30 seconds one two or three minutes Check the Auto off setting See page 182 for details m Check the ringer switch setting on top of your communicator The setting turns off all sounds on your communicator m Check the System Sound setting See page 182 for details This is most commonly attributed to conflicts with third party software Try each of these in turn m Perform a soft reset See page
278. verts the value to square yards ndicates the current value is entered in acres When you tap this button after apping another unit of measure it converts the value to acres ndicates the current value is entered in square miles When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to square miles ndicates the current value is entered in square millimeters When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to square millimeters ndicates the current value is entered in square centimeters When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to square centimeters Indicates the current value is entered in square meters When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to square meters Indicates the current value is entered in hectares When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to hectares Indicates the current value is entered in square kilometers When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to square kilometers Page 160 Application Specific Tasks Volume buttons Indicates the current value is entered in teaspoons When you tap this button after tapping another unit of measure it converts the value to teaspoons Indicates the current value is entered in fluid ounces When you tap this
279. wE Bookmark view Go menus Bookmarks Etta Options Goto WebPage sG Bookmark view Options menu Bookmarks Go KUAT Browser Preferences Network Preferences Bookmark view Browser Preferences Page Properties Page Name Welcome to Handspring com URL http a handspring coms Size Bytes 60465 coe Options About Browser Page view Preferences ti Browser Advanced Home Page Initial View Images 16 Shades of Gray show O Ask before establishing Internet connection O Disconnect on Exit Browser tab m Home page Displays the URL of the current home page selection Tap this option to open the Set Home Page dialog box and select a different home page To restore the factory default Home Page setting tap Restore in the Set Home Page dialog box Note Some service providers may not support the default Home Page setting Chapter 6 Page 131 Browser Preferences continued Disconnect About Browser Initial view Determines whether the Page view or Bookmark view appears when you start the Blazer application The default option is Page view Images Determines depth of color used to display graphic images You can also choose to not display images at all The options are No Images fastest Black amp White faster 4 Shades of Gray fast 16 Shades of Gray slow 256 Colors slower High Color slowest The default setting is 2
280. week 181 switching views 112 templates 118 To Do List items 117 untimed events 107 Week view 112 181 225 Week View with Text 113 Year View 114 Dates Expense item 163 setting current 23 225 To Do List record due 146 146 147 Day Date Book Plus view 107 120 DBA Date Book archive file 36 Decimal point 181 Default categories 65 currency in Expense 170 settings See Preferences Deleted data saving in archive files 63 Deleting applications 42 44 Bookmarks 129 Call History 100 Desktop software 45 passwords 46 records 63 service templates 193 SIM card entries 172 SMS messages 137 142 Speed Dial entries 87 text 62 See also Purging records Desktop software 26 linking to external files 212 removing 45 saving deleted data to an archive file 63 system requirements 12 upgrading 12 See also PIM Dial Pad dialing numbers 88 icon 88 241 Dialing applications 104 emergency numbers 98 from Call History 99 from Contacts list 90 from SIM Book 173 last number 97 previous numbers 88 98 with Dial Pad 88 with Speed Dial 85 Digitizer 20 180 221 Display control 15 20 Display contrast brightness control 15 DNS Domain Naming System 187 191 Docking station See Cable Double booked events 116 Dragging memos into other applications 55 using the stylus 20 E Edit call forwarding number 96 menu 173 phone number 85 SMS messages 141 Speed Dial 86 87 Editing records 62 63 E mail addresse
281. 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 moditied template with your Expense data To modify the Maptable xls file for your new template see page 234 for details Read all of the sections of this appendix before making changes to the Maptable xls file Page 232 Creating a Custom 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 your report day date and expense type Each kind of label can be either Fixed or Variable A Fixed label means that the label always appears as a header at the beginning of a row or column 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 spreads
282. you to enter a password each time you log into your network m lf you do not enter a password your communicator displays the word Prompt in this field and asks you to enter a password during the login procedure m Ifa password is not required your communicator displays the word Unassigned in this field m lf you enter a password your communicator displays the word Assigned in this field and does not prompt you to enter a password during the login procedure Note If you are concerned about security do not enter a password in this field You will be prompted to enter a password each time you connect To enter a password 1 Tap the Password field 2 Enter the password you use to log into your server Chapter 7 Page 185 w Network Enter password here w Service My ISA Connection w GPRS Password User Name M Enter a password If you do not assigna password you will be asked gt for one when you connect Unlocked 3 Hold Option and press Return to finish Note The Password field updates to display the word Assigned Configuring GPRS settings When you select the APN field your communicator opens a dialog box in which you define the Access Point Name APN you use to connect a GPRS network server If you do not know your APN contact your wireless service provider To enter your access point name 1 Tap the APN field 2 Enter the domain name or IP addres
283. your communicator you communicator is locked must perform a hard reset to continue using your communicator See page 217 for details Technical support If you cannot solve your problem after reviewing the sources listed at the beginning of this appendix check our web site www handspring com for the latest technical support information 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 m The name and version of the operating system you are using m The actual error message or state you are experiencing m The steps you take to reproduce the problem Page 229 Page 230 Troubleshooting Tips Appendix C Creating a Custom Expense Report This section explains how to modity existing Expense application templates 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 s important to understand the function of the Palm Desktop software Expense application In simple terms the Expense application moves Expense data from your communicator into a Microsoft Excel s

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