Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product m100 Palm
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Hand boo k for Palm ™ m100 S eries Han dhe lds.
Pa ge i i Han dbo ok f or Pa lm™ m1 00 Se ries Ha nd hel ds Cop yright Copy right © 2000 Palm, Inc. or its subsid iaries. All rights rese rved. Graffit i, H otSync, PalmConnect, and Pal m OS are registered trademarks of Pal m, Inc. or its sub si d iar- ies .
Co nte nts Pa ge iii Contents A bou t Thi s B oo k . ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. .... 1 Chapt er 1: Introdu ction t o Your Palm™ m 100 Seri e s H a n dheld Ge tti ng to kno w yo ur han dh eld .
Pa ge i v Han dbook for Palm™ m 1 00 Se ries Ha ndhel ds U sin g t he on scre en ke yb oa rd . ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... . 35 U sin g N ote P ad .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..
Co nte nts Pa ge v So rti ng lis ts o f r eco rd s .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... ... .... . 80 M ak ing r eco r ds p r ivat e .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .
Pa ge v i Han dbook for Palm™ m 1 00 Se ries Ha ndhel ds Sa mp le c o nne ctio n for rem o te I R H o tSyn c o pe rat io ns .. ... ..... . 1 54 N et wor k p re fer ence s a n d TCP / IP s of twa re ... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... . 155 Se lec tin g a se r vice .
C ont en ts P age vii Pro duct Regul atory Inform a t ion FC C Sta te men t .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... ... 201 Canadian I CES-003 Statement . ....... ... . .. ....... ....... .
Pa ge 1 About This Book Welco m e to th e H an dbook for Palm™ m100 S e ri e s Ha ndhelds . This ha ndb ook is de sig ne d to help you ge t up and r unn ing qui ck ly. It descri bes al l you need to know about how to use Palm m100 series handh elds an d the appl ica tions th at come with them.
Chapt er 1 Page 2 Cha pter 1 Int roduc tion to Y our Palm ™ m100 Series Handhel d This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Palm™ m100 s eries hand held, how to use yo ur handheld for the first time, and how to use H ot Sync ® tec hnology to sync hronize your hand held and Palm ™ Deskt op organiz er s oftware.
Pa ge 3 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held Sys tem require ments To install and operate Palm Desktop softwar e, your computer syste m must meet t he following r eq uirements : M.
Chapt er 1 Page 4 Pa lm m1 00 seri es co m ponent s Lo catin g f ront pan el c ont rol s Powe r but ton / Back ligh t contro l T urn s yo ur h an dh eld on o r of f an d co ntr ol s th e bac klight f e ature. If y our han dheld is turn ed off, pres sing the power but ton tur n s th e uni t on and returns you to the last screen you viewed.
Pa ge 5 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held Us ing t he bac klig ht If lighting cond ition s m a ke it difficult f or y ou to see the info rmation on your ha ndheld, you can use the ba cklight t o illumina te your screen.
Chapt er 1 Page 6 Lo catin g b ack pan el c om po nen ts St ylus Serves as a pointi n g devi c e for n avig ating through applic ations a nd ent ering d ata on your h andheld . To use the stylu s, slide it out of t h e stor age slot and hold it as you would a pen or pen cil.
Pa ge 7 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held Usi n g th e pro tecti ve f lip c over The cover pro tects your h a ndheld s c reen when it i s not in u se. T he window in the cover enables you to quickly view t he time and alarm reminder messages when your handh e l d c over is closed.
Chapt er 1 Page 8 Ch angi ng th e f ace p lat e You can personalize the appearance of your handheld by changing the fac e plat e. For infor mation ab out f ace p late ac cessor ies, vi sit th e web site : www.
Pa ge 9 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held Insta lling th e batte ries To use your hand held, y ou m ust insta ll two AAA a lkali ne batter ies. The b a tteri es fit b ehind the ba ttery doo r on the b ack of the handheld. Se e “Batt ery consi d eratio n s” in Appendix A for more in formatio n.
Chapt er 1 Page 1 0 Palm Deskt op organi z er s o ftwa re Palm Des ktop sof tware ext en ds man y o f th e fun cti ons of your han d hel d to your compute r and ser ves to back up your dat a. Viewing and editing yo ur dat a using Palm De sktop software is option al.
Pa ge 11 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held To connect the H ot Sync cr adl e /c abl e: 1. Tu rn off yo ur com p ute r. 2. Plug th e HotSync c radle /ca ble into a ser ial (COM) port on your comp u t er. Not e: Y our HotSync cradle/c able requir es a dedicated p ort.
Chapt er 1 Page 1 2 Insta lling Pal m Deskto p softwa re The fo llow ing instru ctions guid e you through i nstalling Palm Deskt op soft ware. After in stallation, refer t o the onlin e Help in Palm D.
Pa ge 13 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held 5. Fo llow t he on scre en i n s tructio ns to take the Qui ck Tou r so you ca n learn about how to use P alm De sktop sof tware. To install Palm Desktop software on a M ac i ntos h: 1.
Chapt er 1 Page 1 4 Tapp ing and typing Tap wi th the st ylus to get thi ngs don e Like using a mouse to click elements on a com puter s c reen, using the stylu s to tap elem en t s on you r ha nd h eld scre en i s the ba sic act ion that ge ts t hin gs do ne on yo ur ha ndh el d.
Pa ge 15 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held Ele ments o f t he h andhe ld inte rface Me nu ba r A set of command s that are sp ecific to the applica tion. Not a ll appli cati ons have a menu bar. Icons Tap th e icons to open applicat ions , menus , Ca lcula tor , an d to fin d t ext anywh ere in y o u r dat a .
Chapt er 1 Page 1 6 Ch eck box When a check mark appears in a ch ec k box, the co rrespond ing optio n is active. If a chec k box is empty, t apping it inserts a check mark. If a check box is checked, tapping it r em oves t he check mark. Comman d but ton s Tap a b u t ton to per for m a comma nd.
Pa ge 17 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held Ope ning a ppli cati ons You ca n use the Applications Launcher to open any application insta lled on your handhe ld. Yo u can als o op en D ate Book , Add ress Book , To Do List , and Note Pad wit h the appl icat ion button s on the fron t panel o f your ha ndheld .
Chapt er 1 Page 1 8 Us ing menu s Menus o n your handheld are easy to use. Once you master them in one application, use them the same w ay in all the other applications. The menus of ea ch app lication are illustr ated in the section on tha t applic ation in Cha pter 4 .
Pa ge 19 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held Gr affi ti me nu com m and s M ost men u co m man ds h ave a n e qui vale nt Gra ffi ti C omm and st roke , which is simil ar to the keyb oard shortc uts us ed to e xecut e commands on com put er s.
Chapt er 1 Page 2 0 Di spla ying onl ine tip s Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an online Tips icon in the upper-righ t corner. Online tips antici pat e ques tions you ha ve in a dialog box , provide shor tcuts fo r usin g the dialog box, or give you other useful information.
Pa ge 21 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held After a key bo ard is o pen , you can tap to open any of the other k e y boar ds, including t he interna tional keyboard. See “U sing the onsc reen key boa rd” in Ch apte r 2 for mo re i n f ormat ion .
Chapt er 1 Page 2 2 To open M em o Pad: 1. T ap t he Ap plicatio ns icon . 2. Tap the M e m o Pad icon . 3. Tap New. Not e: A blinking cursor appear s on t he f i rst line of t he new memo to in dicate where n ew text will appear . See “Using Graffi ti writin g to enter dat a” in Cha p ter 2 for details .
Pa ge 23 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held After th e in formatio n is in Palm Des ktop soft w ar e, perform a HotSyn c oper ation to sync hronize your handhel d with your c ompu ter. See “E xchanging and updating da ta: HotSyn c operatio ns” in Chapt er 4 for mo re inf ormat ion.
Chapt er 1 Page 2 4 Setti ng the time an d date You make ch anges to the time and date in the Clo ck applic ation. To set the curr ent time and date: 1. T ap t he Ap plicatio ns icon . 2. Tap the Cloc k icon . 3. Tap the Se t Tim e & Dat e button .
Pa ge 25 I ntrodu ction to You r Pal m ™ m100 S erie s Hand held 10. Tap a month. 11. Tap the current date..
Chapt er 2 Page 2 6 Cha pter 2 Entering D ata in Your Handhel d This chapter expla i ns how to enter data int o y our Palm™ m100 series h andheld by writing with the stylu s in the Graffiti ® writ .
P age 27 Ent eri ng Dat a in Y our Han dh eld ■ Most char acter s require on ly a singl e str oke. When you li ft the stylu s from the Graffi ti writ ing are a, your han dhel d r ecogn izes and dis p la y s the t ex t character immediatel y.
Chapt er 2 Page 2 8 4. Sta r t y our str o ke a t the h eavy dot and d raw t h e stroke s h ape as it appears in the tables. 5. Lift the stylus from t he screen at the end of t he st r oke shape.
P age 29 Ent eri ng Dat a in Y our Han dh eld The Graffi ti ® al ph ab et Lette r Strokes Letter Stroke s AN B O CP D Q ER F S G T HU IV JW KX LY M Z Space Back Space Carr iage Retu rn Per iod tap tw.
Chapt er 2 Page 3 0 Writ ing ca pital lette rs You make capital let ters wi th the same stroke sh apes as the b asic alphabet char acters. To make capital l etters, you must first “shi ft” to caps — just as you pres s the Shift key on a keyboar d — and the n wri te the ch aract er stroke s.
P age 31 Ent eri ng Dat a in Y our Han dh eld Writing n umbers Wri ting number s with Graffiti writing is simil ar t o writing letters of the al ph abet, except that y ou ma k e the character st r okes on the righ t-hand si de (num b e rs side) of the Graff i t i w r i tin g area.
Chapt er 2 Page 3 2 Addi tion al Gra ffiti punc tuat ion Wri ting s ymb ols and e xtende d ch arac ter s All symb ols and exte nded char acter s b e gin with the strok e in th e Graffit i writing area o f y our han dheld: When th e Symbol Sh ift is active, a slanted shi ft s y mbol appears in the l ower- rig ht corn er of the sc reen.
P age 33 Ent eri ng Dat a in Y our Han dh eld Wri ting ac cent ed ch arac ter s To creat e accented character s, draw t he strok e normall y used to cre ate the le tter, foll owed by an accen t str oke. Graf fiti wr iting the n adds the acce nt to the lette r .
Chapt er 2 Page 3 4 Na viga tion s tro ke s In a ddition to charac ter sy mbols, G raffiti w riting includes spec ial str o ke s th at y ou can us e to na vig at e wi th in te xt or fie ld s in y ou r applic ations . Gra ffiti ShortC uts Graf fiti Sh ortCut s make ent ering comm only used wor d s or phr ases quic k and ea sy.
P age 35 Ent eri ng Dat a in Y our Han dh eld Your handheld i ncludes t he following predefined G r af fiti Short Cuts: Using the ons creen keyboar d You c an open the ons cr een keyboard anytime you need to en ter t ext or numb ers on your han d he ld .
Chapt er 2 Page 3 6 place the text in the record. Usin g N ote Pad In a dd iti on to usi n g Gra ff iti c h ara cte rs an d t he on scre en ke ybo ard , you can enter data o n you r handheld using the N ote P a d applic ation. W hen you use N ote P ad, you w rite quick notes direct ly on the handh eld screen in you r o wn handw riting.
P age 37 Ent eri ng Dat a in Y our Han dh eld Importing data If you hav e data stored in c omputer applicat ions su ch as spr eadsheet s and d a tabase s, or if you want to i mport data from anot her handhe ld, you can t ransfer th e data t o your handheld with out hav i ng to key it in man u a l l y.
Chapt er 2 Page 3 8 7. To impo rt data in to the corr ect Palm De sktop fiel ds, drag fi elds in the l eft-hand col umn so that the y are oppo site the corresponding imported field on the r ight. 8. If y ou do not wan t to impor t a field, dese lec t the che ck box for that field .
P age 39 Ent eri ng Dat a in Y our Han dh eld To import data from a Maci ntosh: 1. Open Palm Deskto p software. 2. From the File me nu, c hoose Import.
Chapt er 3 Page 4 0 Cha pter 3 Managi ng Your Applications This chapter explains how to s w itch between applications on your Palm™ m1 00 serie s hand held, h ow to change appl ication s ettings so they are person alized to yo ur work me thods, and how to catego rize applicatio ns s o you view them in r elated gr oups.
Pa ge 41 Man aging Your App lica tions To categorize an applicati on: 1. T ap t he Ap plicatio ns icon . 2. Tap the M enu icon . 3. Tap A pp, an d then tap Category. 4. Tap the pick lis t n ex t to each appli cation to se lect a cat egory. Tip: To c re ate a new c ate go ry , ta p E di t C ate go ri es fro m th e pick lis t.
Chapt er 3 Page 4 2 To change t he Applica tions Launc her display: 1. T ap t he Ap plicatio ns icon . 2. Tap the M e n u icon . 3. Tap Options, and then ta p Preference s. 4. Tap the View By pi ck list and select List . 5. Tap OK. To open t he Appli cations Launcher to t he last op ened catego- ry: 1.
Pa ge 43 Man aging Your App lica tions Instal ling and remov i n g applicatio ns This sectio n exp lains h ow t o in stall and remo ve a pplicatio ns on your h an dh eld and how to r emov e Palm™ Desk top soft ware from you r compu ter.
Chapt er 3 Page 4 4 3. Clic k Inst all. Tip: You can also ac ces s the In stall Tool di alog by sel ecti n g Insta ll Tool fr om the Palm Des ktop pro gram grou p or by double-c licking any file w ith a PRC, PDB, or PNC file ext ension.
Pa ge 45 Man aging Your App lica tions 4. In the U s er drop- down li st, sel ect the name th at corres ponds to your handheld . 5. C lick A dd. 6. Se lect the applicat ion(s) that you wan t t o in stall on your ha ndh el d. Tip: You can use the stan dard Wind ows CT RL an d SH IFT key fun ctions to selec t multiple files .
Chapt er 3 Page 4 6 3. From t h e User po p - u p menu, select the name that cor respo n ds to your handh eld. 4. C lick Add to Lis t. 5. Se lect the applicat ion you want to install. 6. C lick Ad d File to a dd t he sele cted a pplic ation to the In stall Ha ndhe ld File s list .
Pa ge 47 Man aging Your App lica tions Ins tall ing ga mes The CD-ROM also i n c ludes g ames t hat you can inst all w ith t he Install Tool, such as G iraffe. Giraffe is a fun, easy wa y for you to practic e Graff iti ® w riting. After you i ns t all and start a game, th e instructions appear in the Game m enu.
Chapt er 3 Page 4 8 Remo ving P alm Deskto p softwa r e If yo u no l onger wan t to use Pal m Desktop so ftwa re, you ca n rem ove it f rom you r compu ter. To remove Palm Desktop software from a Windows computer: 1. From the Win dows St art m enu, choose Se ttin gs, a n d t hen Co ntro l Pan el .
Pa ge 49 Man aging Your App lica tions Secur ity Your h andheld comes wit h a Sec urity appl ication s o that unaut horized u s ers cann ot view the en trie s y ou wis h to prot ect. In Security, you can do th e following: ■ Lo ck and turn off yo ur hand held s o that i t does not oper ate unt il you enter the correct pas sword.
Chapt er 3 Page 5 0 Cha ngin g or dele ting a pa ssword Onc e yo u define a password for your hand held, you can change or delet e it at any ti me. You mu st enter the cu rre nt pass word be fore yo u ca n chan ge o r de lete it. To change or delete your password: 1.
Pa ge 51 Man aging Your App lica tions Loc king y our hand hel d You c an als o lock your hand held so that yo u ne ed to en ter your passw ord to operate it. Imp or tant : If you lock your handheld, yo u must enter the exact passw ord to re- activat e yo ur handh eld.
Chapt er 3 Page 5 2 Reco vering fro m a f orgotte n pass word If you d id n ot ac tivat e the O ff & Lock featur e and you forget yo ur pass word, yo u ca n del ete the p assword f rom your han dheld. Del eting a for gott en pas sword also d eletes all entr ies and fi les marked as Private.
Page 53 Using Your A pplicatio ns Cha pter 4 Using Your Applicat ions Yo ur Palm™ m 100 series handh eld incl udes these a pplicatio ns: ■ Da te Boo k ■ Address Book ■ To Do List ■ Not e Pad.
Chapt er 4 Page 5 4 Over view of appli cations Date Boo k Date B ook lets you quickly and easily sc hedule appoin tments or an y k in d of ac tivit y assoc iated wi th a t ime and date. In Date Book, you can do the following: ■ Enter a descr i pt ion o f your appoi ntment and as sign it to a spec ific time and date.
Page 55 Using Your A pplicatio ns Addre ss Book Address Book en abl es you to keep names, addresses, phone num bers, an d other informati o n about your personal o r bu si n ess c on tac ts . In A ddre ss B ook , yo u ca n d o t he follow ing : ■ Quick ly loo k up or en ter na mes, addr esses, phone numb ers, and othe r information.
Chapt er 4 Page 5 6 To Do List To Do List is a convenient plac e to create reminders and pri or iti ze the th ings t ha t y ou hav e to do . In T o D o Li st, you can do the foll owi ng : ■ Make a quic k and con v eni ent list of things to do . ■ Assi gn a p riori ty le vel to eac h task .
Page 57 Using Your A pplicatio ns Note Pad N ote Pad pr ovi d es a p lac e to t a ke n ote s in yo ur ow n handw ri t ing. You c a n use N ote Pad to d o everything you might do w it h a piece of paper and a pencil.
Chapt er 4 Page 5 8 Calculat o r Calculato r enables you to perfor m ad diti on, subtract ion, mult iplicatio n, and divis ion. In C alc ula tor, y ou ca n do th e fo llow ing: ■ Pe rf or m b a sic c a lcu l ati ons . ■ Store and re trieve values.
Page 59 Using Your A pplicatio ns Memo Pad Memo P a d provides a place to s tore inf o rmation t hat is no t asso ciat ed wit h Date B ook, Addres s Book, or To Do Li st. In M em o P ad, you ca n do th e fo llow ing: ■ Use G raff iti ch aract ers to stor e memos , l ists, or any other text mes sage on your handheld.
Chapt er 4 Page 6 0 Common tasks The tas ks descri bed in th is secti on use th e te rm “reco rds” to re fer to individual items in the applica t ions: a Date B oo k event, Address Book ent r y, To D o Li st ite m, Not e Pad note , or Memo P ad me mo.
Page 61 Using Your A pplicatio ns Ent erin g tex t For i nform ation on en teri ng te xt usin g Gra ffi ti writ ing, t he onsc reen k eyb oard, or y our c omputer keyb oard, s ee Ch apter 2 . For inf ormation o n e ntering text in Note Pad, s ee “Note Pad ” later in thi s chapte r.
Chapt er 4 Page 6 2 Not e: In Note Pad the Edit menu appears only w hen the title of a note is selected. To edit a note in Note Pad, use the eraser tool to remo ve lines , and the pen to ol t o ad d l in es. Dele ting r eco rds To delet e a reco r d: 1.
Page 63 Using Your A pplicatio ns ■ In Dat e Book , Addr ess Book, To Do Lis t, and Memo Pad , open th e D e tail s d ia log bo x fo r th e re cord , ta p De lete , a nd t hen ta p OK. ■ In Note Pa d , open th e note you wan t to d ele te, and the n ta p Dele te.
Chapt er 4 Page 6 4 Not e: Purging d o es not ha ppen automaticall y. You must tap the command t o make it happen..
Page 65 Using Your A pplicatio ns Exc hangi ng a nd upda ting da ta: HotS ync op era ti ons T he H otS yn c pr oce ss auto m ati ca lly sy n chr o niz es — th a t is, ex chan ges and u pdat es — data betw een yo ur handhel d and Palm Desktop softwar e.
Chapt er 4 Page 6 6 To perform a local HotSync oper ation on a W indows com put - er: 1. C onnect yo ur hand held to th e HotS ync cradle /cable . 2. If th e HotS ync Manag er is not run ning, star t it: On the Wi ndo w s desk top, cli ck Start, and then ch oose Prog rams.
Page 67 Using Your A pplicatio ns sync hroniz e more than one hand held to the same us er na me. The HotSync Progres s d ialo g box appears and s y nchroni za- tion b eg in s. 4. Wait for a me ssage on your ha n dh eld indica ting that the proc ess is com plete.
Chapt er 4 Page 6 8 ■ Crea tes a file n amed Us er Dat a in your u ser nam e folder ..
Page 69 Using Your A pplicatio ns Not e: User names appear in the User po p- u p on the ri ght s ide of the tool bar. Yo u c an c h a n ge u sers by sele ctin g a new name in the pop-up menu.
Chapt er 4 Page 7 0 The HotSync Progress di a l og box a ppears followed by the Selec t Us er dialo g box. 4. In the Select User d ialo g box, select the user name you entered when you in stalled the Palm Des ktop softwar e, and c lick O K. The HotSyn c Progr es s dialog box reappears and synchroni- zation begins .
Page 71 Using Your A pplicatio ns Beam ing in format ion Your handheld is equipped with an IR (infrared) port t h a t you c an use to be am inform ation to anot her Pa l m OS ha ndheld th at’s clos e by a nd al so ha s a n IR p or t.
Chapt er 4 Page 7 2 is c omplete be fore yo u contin ue wo rking on y our h andheld. To beam an appli cat i on: 1. Open the A pplications L auncher . 2. Tap the M e n u icon . 3. Tap App, and then tap Beam. 4. Tap the application you w ant t o transfer.
Page 73 Using Your A pplicatio ns 4. Tap Yes. Tips o n be am ing i nfo rma tion ■ You ca n set the full-screen pen stroke to beam the current entr y . See “Pen preferences” in Ch a p ter 6 for more i nformation. ■ You can dr aw the Graf fiti Co mmand stro k e t o act ivate the Comman d t oolbar, an d then tap the Be am icon.
Chapt er 4 Page 7 4 To move a record i nt o a cate gory: 1. Se lec t th e rec ord yo u wa nt t o cat eg ori ze. 2. In Ad dress B ook only: T ap Ed it. 3. T ap Deta ils. 4. T ap th e C ate go r y pi ck li st to dis pl ay the lis t of a va ila ble c ate go ri es.
Page 75 Using Your A pplicatio ns To define a new cat egor y: 1. Tap the ca t ego ry pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list. 2. Ta p Edi t Cate gor ies. 3. Tap New. 4. Enter the name of the new cat egory, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK.
Chapt er 4 Page 7 6 To renam e a category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen or list. 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Sele ct the cate go ry that you wan t to rename , and then tap Rena me. 4. Enter the new name fo r th e category, and then tap OK.
Page 77 Using Your A pplicatio ns Lo okin g u p A ddre ss B oo k r ecord s W hen wor k ing w i th Ad dr ess Bo ok, the s c rol l bu tton s on the fron t panel of yo ur hand held make it easy t o navigate a mong y our addre ss entrie s.
Chapt er 4 Page 7 8 Us ing F ind You c an use Fi nd to loca te any text t hat you specify, in any applic ation. To use Fi nd: 1. Tap the Fin d icon . Tip: If you s elect te xt in a n applic ation b efore yo u tap F ind, the select ed text aut om atically appears in the Find dia lo g box.
Page 79 Using Your A pplicatio ns To use Phone Lookup: 1. Di splay the record in which you want to insert a phone number . The re cor d can be i n Date Boo k, To Do Li st, or Memo Pad . 2. Tap the M e n u icon . 3. Tap Opt ions, and then tap Phone Looku p.
Chapt er 4 Page 8 0 the selec ted t ext and adds t he name and i ts a ssociate d in f o rmat ion. Sorti ng lists of recor ds You c an sort list s of records in various ways, depending on the applic ation. Sorting is a vailable in ap plicatio ns that hav e list scre ens: Addr ess Book, To Do List, Note Pad, and Memo Pa d.
Page 81 Using Your A pplicatio ns 4. Do one of th e foll owin g: Add ress Book : Tap th e setti ng you want. Note P ad : Tap the Sort b y pick list and selec t Alph abetic , D ate, or Man u a l. Memo Pad : Tap t h e Sort b y pick list and selec t Alph abetic o r Man ua l.
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Page 83 Using Your A pplicatio ns To hide a ll privat e records: 1. T ap t he Ap plicatio ns icon . 2. Tap Security . 3. Tap the C urrent Privacy pick list and select Hide Records . 4. Tap OK t o confir m that y ou want to hi de priv ate r ecord s. To mask all pr i vat e records: 1.
Chapt er 4 Page 8 4 To displ ay private records: 1. Do on e of th e fo llo wi ng : Tap a masked record. Tap the Appli cation s ic on , tap Security, t h e n tap the Cur - rent Pr ivacy pick list and sel ect Sh ow Records. If yo u do not hav e a pa ssword, hi dden and mask ed record s beco me vi sibl e.
Page 85 Using Your A pplicatio ns Atta ch ing not es In a ll you r applic ations except N ote Pad an d Me mo Pa d, you c an atta ch a not e to a reco rd. A not e can b e up to sev eral th ous and charact ers lon g. For e xample, for an appoin tm ent i n Date Book, yo u can a ttach a note with di rectio ns to th e lo cat ion.
Chapt er 4 Page 8 6 Ch oosi ng f ont s In most applications yo u can change t h e font style t o make tex t easie r t o re ad. Yo u c an c hoose a diff erent font styl e for eac h applic ation, a nd in some a pplica tions, yo u can us e dif ferent fo nt styles in different parts of the applicat i on.
Page 87 Using Your A pplicatio ns Applicati on-specific tasks Date Book When you open Dat e Book, the s creen shows the current date and a lis t of time s for a normal business da y. Scheduling an event A r ecord in Dat e Boo k is called a n “eve nt.
Chapt er 4 Page 8 8 2. E nter a de scri p tion of th e eve n t. Y ou can e nt er up to 255 charac ters. 3. If the event is one hour long, skip to step 5. If the event is longer or sho r t er than an hour, tap the time of the event to o p e n the Set Time dial og box .
Page 89 Using Your A pplicatio ns To schedule an event for anot her day: 1. Select the date you w ant for the even t by doin g one of the follo wing: ■ Tap the da y of th e week that y ou want in the da te bar at the to p of the screen. If necessary, tap the P revious week or N ext week s c roll arrow s to move to anoth er week .
Chapt er 4 Page 9 0 To schedule an untimed event: 1. Sele ct the date th at you want for the event as de scri bed in “To schedule an event for anot her day.” 2. Tap New. 3. Tap No Time , so that no st art or end ti mes are def ined f or the new event.
Page 91 Using Your A pplicatio ns Rescheduling an event Yo u ca n eas ily make cha ng es to y ou r sch e dule with yo ur ha ndh el d. To reschedul e an event : 1. Tap the ev ent you want to reschedule. 2. T ap Deta ils. 3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time.
Chapt er 4 Page 9 2 7. When th e reminder messa g e appear s on scr een, d o one of the follo wing: Tap OK to per manently dismiss t he reminder a n d r et urn to the current screen. Tap Snooz e to dism i s s the remin der and ret urn to the current screen.
Page 93 Using Your A pplicatio ns To schedule a repeating or continuous event: 1. Tap the event. Typically, a continuous event is an untimed event. 2. T ap Deta ils. 3. Tap the Repeat box to o pen the Change Repeat dialog box. 4. Tap Day, W eek, Month, or Year to set how o ft en event repeats.
Chapt er 4 Page 9 4 4. Do on e of th e fo llo wi ng : Tap Cu rr en t to delete only the current event item. Tap Future t o delete t h e cur r e n t and all future ev ent items and reset the end date of the repeating event to the last shown date . Tap All to delete all occurrences of the repeating event.
Page 95 Using Your A pplicatio ns Changing the Date Book view In addit ion to disp lay in g the time l ist fo r a speci fic day , you can also display a whole w eek, a month, o r an agenda.
Chapt er 4 Page 9 6 Not e: T he Week View also shows untimed events and events that are before an d afte r the range of times s hown. 3. Tap an event to show a descriptio n of the event. Tips f or using Wee k View : Keep the following points in mind. ■ To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a di f fer ent time or d ay.
Page 97 Using Your A pplicatio ns Sp ottin g ev ent con fli cts With the a bility to defi ne specific s tart and end t imes fo r any even t , it’s po ssible to sc h e dule events t h a t overlap (an ev ent that st arts before a previous event f i nishes ).
Chapt er 4 Page 9 8 or ba ckw ard a m o nth . ■ Tap Go to to open the date se lector and selec t a dif ferent month . ■ Use th e scr oll but tons on th e fr ont panel of yo u r ha n dh eld to move between m onths. P ress the upper butt o n t o display the prev ious mont h and the lower but ton to d i s play the ne xt mon th.
Page 99 Using Your A pplicatio ns Date Book menus, preferen ces , and display opti o ns Date Book m enus ar e shown here for y our r efer ence, and Dat e Book features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here . See “Usi n g men us” in Chap ter 1 for infor mation abou t choosi n g men u c omman ds.
Chapt er 4 Page 100 ■ Comp ress D ay Vi ew. Controls how time s appear in th e Day View. When Compress Day View i s off, all time slots dis play. Whe n it i s on, start and end times display for each event, but bl ank tim e slot s toward t he bott om of the screen d isappear to minimize sc r ol l ing.
P age 101 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Addre ss Book Add ress Book is the app lication in w hich yo u sto re name an d addre ss inform ation about p eople or business es. Cre at ing a n A ddre ss Boo k en tr y A re cord in Ad dr ess Boo k is ca ll ed a n “en try .
Chapt er 4 Page 102 4. Use t he Next Field G raffi ti stroke to mov e to the First Nam e field. Tip: You can also mo ve to any fiel d by tapping it dire ctly. 5. Enter the person's first name in the F irst Name field. 6. E nter the o ther info rmation that y ou wan t to includ e in t his entry.
P age 103 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Sel ec ting t ype s of p hone num b ers Yo u ca n s el ec t the typ es o f p h on e nu m be rs or e- ma il ad dr ess e s th at you assoc iate wit h an Ad d r ess Book ent r y. Any cha n ges you mak e apply only t o the current entry.
Chapt er 4 Page 104 Add ress B ook menus A ddr es s Book m e nus ar e sh own h ere f or y ou r re fer enc e, an d Address Book features that are not ex pla i ned elsewhere in this book are descri bed her e. See “Usi n g men us” in Chap ter 1 for infor mation abou t choosi n g men u c omman ds.
P age 105 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Op tion s m en us Preferen ces ■ Remem ber la st ca t egor y. Det ermin es h ow Address Book appears when you return to it fr om a n ot her a pp lica t io n. If y ou sele c t thi s chec k box, Add r es s Book show s the la st category you selected.
Chapt er 4 Page 106 To Do List A To Do Lis t item is a remi nder of som e t ask that you h av e to comp lete. A record in T o Do L ist i s called an “ite m.” To create a To Do List item: 1. Pres s the To Do List applic ation bu t ton on th e front of y our han d he ld to displ ay th e To D o Li st.
P age 107 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s To set t he priorit y of a To Do List i te m : 1. Tap the Pr ior ity number on the left side of the To D o List item.
Chapt er 4 Page 108 To displ ay the To Do Item Detail s dialog b ox: 1. Tap the text of the i tem whose detai ls you want to cha n ge. 2. T ap Deta ils. Set tin g a due dat e You can ass ociate a due dat e with an y To D o Li st it em . You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their due date.
P age 109 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s To Do Show Options The Sho w Opti ons dia log box en a bles you to con trol th e appearance of To Do L ist, and To Do items in Date Book Agenda vie w. To change t he Show Options settings: 1. In T o Do L ist , ta p Sh ow .
Chapt er 4 Page 110 3. Tap OK. To D o L ist men us To Do List menu s a r e shown here for your reference, and To Do List features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here . See “Usi n g men us” in Chap ter 1 for infor mation abou t choosi n g men u c omman ds.
P age 111 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Note Pad A r e cord in Not e Pad is cal le d a “no te.” You can a ssi gn e ach no te a title an d st ore up to 999 note s o n your handhel d. To create a new note: 1. P re ss the No te Pad a pp lic at io n bu tton on th e fr on t pa nel of your handheld to open a n ew no te.
Chapt er 4 Page 112 To review a n ote: 1. In the Note Pad list, tap the note ti tle. 2. Review o r ed it the contents of the not e. 3. Tap Done. Set tin g an alar m for a not e You can se t an alar m f or a specif i c time and date to remind yo u to foll ow-up on a no te.
P age 113 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s 7. Tap the year, month an d date you want the alar m to sound . After you tap t he date, the Set Alarm dialog box reappears.
Chapt er 4 Page 114 No te Pa d m enu s Note P a d men us are show n he re for yo u r refer ence, a n d N ot e Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here . See “Usi n g men us” in Chap ter 1 for infor mation abou t choosi n g men u c omman ds.
P age 115 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Memo Pad A m em o can cont ai n up t o 4,0 00 ch ara cte rs. The num be r of mem o s you can s to re i s dependent onl y on t he m emory av ailabl e on your h andheld . A re cord i n M emo P ad is c alled a “m emo.
Chapt er 4 Page 116 Reviewing memos The first line of a mem o appears in the Memo l is t . Th is makes it ea s y to loc ate and review y our memos. To review a memo : 1. In th e Mem o li st , tap t he tex t of th e m emo . 2. Review o r ed it the text in the mem o.
P age 117 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Op tion s m en us Preferen ces Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box, where you defin e the sor t order fo r memos.
Chapt er 4 Page 118 Clock Clock mak es it easy for y ou to chec k and set th e time and dat e, and provides a convenient travel al arm feature. See “Setting the time an d d ate ” in Ch ap te r 1 fo r det ail s on sett in g th e cu rren t da te a nd time f or al l the ap plicat ions on your hand h e l d .
P age 119 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Cloc k menu s Clock menus are show n here for your reference, and Clock fe atures that are not explained elsewher e in this book are described here. Se e “U si ng m e nus ” i n C hap ter 1 f or inf orm a tio n a bou t ch oo si ng menu comma nds.
Chapt er 4 Page 120 Calculat o r The Cal cu lator inc ludes sev eral butt ons to hel p you p erform ca l c ulati ons. Clea rs th e last numb er you enter ed. U se this butt on if you make a mis take while entering a number in t h e midd le of a calcu lation.
P age 121 U sin g Yo ur Appl ic ati on s Recent Calculations The Recent Calculatio n s c o mmand en ables yo u to review the last seri es of calculations and is par ticularly useful fo r confir ming a seri es of “ c hain” calcu lations. To displa y recent calculat i ons : 1.
Chapt er 5 Page 122 Cha pter 5 Ad vanced Ho tSync ® O pe rat io ns Hot Syn c ® techn ology en ables y o u to sync hro n ize data b etw een on e or mo re P al m OS ® hand h e lds and Pal m™ Deskto p softw are or ano ther PIM suc h as Mi crosof t Outloo k .
Page 1 23 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns 3. Click the General tab and sele ct one of th e f ollowin g opti ons: Tip: If you’re not sure which o pti o n to u s e, keep the default set ting: Alw ays a vailable.
Chapt er 5 Page 124 5. Clic k the M odem ta b to displ ay th e modem settings and adjus t th e optio n s as nee ded. See “Cond ucting a HotS y nc operat ion vi a mo dem ” l at er i n t his cha pte r f or mor e i nfo rma ti on. 6. C lick O K. To set the HotSync options on a M acintosh : 1.
Page 1 25 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns 3. Click the Serial P o rt Sett i ngs ta b and sel ec t any of the followin g option s. Ho tSy nc Ena bled/ Disab l ed Activates t he s er ial port m onit or and prepar es yo ur Ma c int osh to s yn chr on iz e w ith y ou r han dheld.
Chapt er 5 Page 126 Ch eck for a c onnect ion us ing Se le ct the m etho d you use to sy nch ro ni ze y ou r hand held and your desk top applicat ions: Lo cal Set up. Synchroniz es while you r handhel d and HotSyn c c r adl e/cable are co nnec ted to thi s Macin tosh, or wh ile us ing inf rared commun icati on to synchr onize wi th this Ma cintosh.
Page 1 27 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns Not e: Y ou c an s et b oth Loc al and Mo dem set tings and prep ar e your Ma cintos h t o sy n ch ronize us in g the Ho tSync cradl e/cabl e or a modem .
Chapt er 5 Page 128 C usto miz ing Ho tSync appli cation settings For eac h applic ation, you ca n def i ne a set of opt ions th at d e termines how record s are handle d d uring s ynchro nizatio n.
Page 1 29 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns 6. C lick t he direc tion in which you w ant to write da ta, or click Do No thing to skip data tran sfer fo r an a pplicatio n. Not e: Changing th e HotSync se tting fro m the defaul t affects only t he next HotSync operation.
Chapt er 5 Page 130 3. From t h e User po p - u p menu, se lect the appropriate user name. 4. S elect an ap plication in th e Co nduit list. 5. C lick C onduit S ettings. 6. C lick t he direc tion in w hich you w ant to write data, or click Do No thing to skip d ata tran sfer for an applicatio n.
Page 1 31 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns IR Hot S ync ope rations Your handheld i s eq uipped with an infrared ( I R) po rt that suppo rts the IrCO M M im pl e mentatio n of th e standar d s f or in frare d commu nicatio n establ ished by th e Inf rared Da ta A s sociati on (IrD A).
Chapt er 5 Page 132 To check i f your W indows 95 computer suppor ts infrar ed communication: 1. In the Win dows task bar, cl ick Sta r t . 2. Choo se Settings, and then choose Con trol Panel . 3. In the C ontrol Panel, look for the Infrared i con. If the i con is t h ere, your c om puter is enabled for i nfr a r ed comm unica tion.
Page 1 33 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns After you i nstall the infrared driver, check the ports used by your comp uter for i n fr ared co mmuni cati on. To check t he ports used for inf rared communicat ion on a Windows computer : 1. In the Wi ndo w s tas kbar, cl ick Start, choose Setti ngs, a n d th en cho ose Cont rol Pan el.
Chapt er 5 Page 134 To inst all the ex tensions f or infrar ed communicat ion on a M aci nt osh: 1. In sert the Palm De sktop sof tware CD-R OM in to the CD-RO M drive on you r Maci ntosh. 2. Open the Pal m Extras fo l der. 3. Open the Ir DA Files fo lder.
Page 1 35 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns 6. C lick O K. The Ho tSyn c Manag er i s now co mmuni cati n g with t h e simul ated port d ef ine d f or in fra red co m mu nic a tion .
Chapt er 5 Page 136 Pe rfor min g an I R Hot Syn c oper ati on After you com plet e the steps to prepare for performing an IR Ho t S ync operation, it is easy to per form the ac t u al oper ation. To perfor m an IR Hot Sync operati on: 1. In the Appl ic at io n s Launcher, tap the HotSyn c icon.
Page 1 37 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns 4. Select the COM port where your cradle/ c able is connec t ed. 5. C lick O K. Now, the n ext ti me you want to per form a HotSyn c oper atio n, just pres s the H otSync but ton on the cradle /cable, as you a l w ays did in the past.
Chapt er 5 Page 138 Pr eparin g you r com pute r There are a few steps you must perform to pr epare your c omputer fo r a modem H otSync operation. Be sure to perform these steps before yo u leav e y our o ffi ce so t ha t yo ur co mp ut er i s read y to rec eive a cal l fr om yo u r hand h eld.
Page 1 39 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns 4. C lick O K. To prepare a Macintosh for a m o dem HotSync operation: 1. Confi rm that th e M a cintos h mo dem is conne cted and turn ed on, and t h a t no commu nicat ions appl icati ons, su ch as fa x or teleph ony so ftw a re, or Ap pl eT al k ne tw or kin g ar e ru nn ing on tha t se ria l po rt.
Chapt er 5 Page 140 6. Clos e the HotSync Softwa re Se tup wi ndow. Prepa ring y our hand hel d There are a few s t eps you must perform to prepare y our handheld for a mode m HotSy n c operat ion . To prepare your handheld for a modem HotSync operati on: 1.
Page 1 41 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns Not e: If you need to creat e a new mo dem configuration, tap th e M enu ico n an d th en se le ct Op ti on s an d Co nne c tio n Setup. See “Connectio n preferences” in Chapter 6 for mo re i nfo rm atio n.
Chapt er 5 Page 142 To change the Condui t Setup for a m odem HotSync operat i on: 1. T ap t he Ap plicatio ns icon . 2. Tap the H otSync icon . 3. Tap the M e n u icon .
Page 1 43 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns Using Fil e Link The F ile Link feature enables you to import A ddress Book and M emo P ad informa tion o nto your ha ndheld from a separ ate ext e r nal file such as a compa n y ph one li st.
Chapt er 5 Page 144 Creati ng a user profile If you use the File Link feature to con figure several Palm OS hand helds with specif ic informat ion (such as a comp any phone list) befor e dist ributin .
Page 1 45 Adva nced H otSyn c® Opera tio ns To create a user profil e on a Macintosh: 1. Open Palm Deskto p software. 2. From the User pop-up menu, c hoose Edit Users. 3. C lick N ew Prof ile. 4. E nter a uniqu e na me f or the profile an d clic k OK.
Chapt er 5 Page 146 To use a profile f or the f i r st -time HotSy nc operation on a Windows compute r: 1. Connec t the new han d he ld to the H otSync c radle/cabl e. 2. Pres s the HotSync but ton on the cr adle/c able. 3. C lick Pr ofiles. 4. Se lect the profile you wan t t o load on the handheld , and click OK.
Pa ge 147 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Cha pter 6 Setting Preferences for Your Handhel d The P refer ences s cree n s enable you to customize the c onfigur ation option s on your Pa lm™ m100 seri es handhe ld. In the Preferences screens, you can do the following: Viewi ng prefer ences To open the Preferences screens: 1.
Chapt er 6 Page 148 Buttons pref erenc e s The But tons Pref erence s scr een enable s you to assoc i a te differ ent appl icati ons wi th the but tons on the f r ont of your han dheld . For example, i f you f ind that you sel dom use T o D o List and ofte n use Memo Pa d , you ca n assign th e To Do List but ton to st art Memo Pad .
Pa ge 149 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held To chang e the Pen preference s: 1. Tap Pen. 2. T ap the pick lis t and select one of the foll owing s ettings for t he full- screen pen s troke: 3. Tap OK. Bac klight T urns on the bac klight on your handh e l d.
Chapt er 6 Page 150 Hot Syn c but tons pre fe ren ces The Buttons Preferences screen also enables you to associate differ ent appli cation s with the but ton on the HotSyn c cradle /cabl e and the HotSy nc butt on on th e opti onal mo d em.
Pa ge 151 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Co untr y defau lt The coun try defa ult set s d a te, tim e, week st art day, and n umber conv ention s based on geog raphic reg ions whe r e y ou mig h t us e your handheld. For example, in t he United Kingdom, time often is expressed using a 24-hour clock.
Chapt er 6 Page 152 Gener al pref erences The General Pref er enc e s screen enables you to s et t he auto s hutoff interva l, t h e sounds for yo ur handheld , and the beam receive feature. Auto -off de lay Your handheld has an auto matic s hutoff feat ure th at t u rn s off the power af t er a per iod of i n act i vity.
Pa ge 153 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Beam Rec eive You can ch oose to tu rn off th e Beam Re ceiv e fea ture . This pro h ib its any one fro m beaming inform ation to your han dheld. It als o resu lts in a slight saving o f ba ttery power.
Chapt er 6 Page 154 Sampl e connec tion for re mote IR Ho tSync op erat ions The fo llowing s ample configuration w ould enable yo u to perfo rm an IR Ho tS yn c oper a tion b y s end in g d ata th ro ug h t he IR po rt of a c ell phon e, whi c h then d ials a modem at tach ed to you r c omput er, t o synchronize with your D esktop applicat i on.
Pa ge 155 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held 8. Tap OK, and then tap OK again to save the configur ation. Afte r you cr eate the co nfigu ration , you nee d to se t u p the H ot Sync M anager of your De sktop applic ation and the Ho tSync ap plication of your handhe ld to perf orm a modem HotSyn c oper atio n.
Chapt er 6 Page 156 Not e: TC P/IP p rovides th e abilit y to c onnect t o your ISP or dial-in server w i th applic at ions that a ll o w you t o view the tran smitted data. Vi s it ww w.palm.com f or informat ion on third- party applicat i ons that tak e advanta g e of TCP/IP.
Pa ge 157 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Ente ring a pas sword The Password box id entifies the password you us e to log into your server or ISP.
Chapt er 6 Page 158 To select a connect ion: 1. Tap the Connection pick list. 2. Tap the con nec t ion you want to use. Addi ng t elep hon e s etting s When you select the Phone fiel d, your handheld o pens a dialog bo x i n which you define the teleph o ne number you use t o connect with your ISP or dial-in server.
Pa ge 159 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Ent erin g a pr efix A prefix i s a n um ber t h at y o u dial before t he telephone number t o acce ss an outsi de li ne. For ex ample, many office s requ ire th at you dial “9” to dial a number outsi d e the buildi ng .
Chapt er 6 Page 160 Not e: Each tel ephone company assi gns a code to d is able Cal l Wa iting. Co ntact yo ur loca l telepho ne co mpany f or t he code that is appropriat e for you. 3. Tap OK. Us ing a cal lin g car d The U se callin g card field enables you to use your calling c ard w hen dialing your ISP or Intranet ser v er.
Pa ge 161 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held To establ is h a connection: ■ Tap C o n nect to dial the current service and displa y the Service Co nnection Progr ess mes sages. Tip: To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, pres s t he low er scro ll butt on.
Chapt er 6 Page 162 3. Tap the C o nnection type pick list and sel ec t one of the following conn ec tion type s: Not e: If you a re not sur e, try PPP; if that doesn’t wo rk, as k your Internet Service Provider o r your System A dministrator for t he cor r ect c onnecti o n t ype.
Pa ge 163 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Defining primary and secondary DN S The Domai n Namin g Sys tem ( DNS) is a mech anism i n th e In tern et for tr ans la ti ng th e na m es of host co mpu te rs i nt o IP ad dr ess e s.
Chapt er 6 Page 164 To identify dynamic IP addr essing: ■ Tap the IP Address check bo x to select it. To enter a perm anent IP address: 1. T ap the IP Address check box to deselec t it a nd displa y a permanent IP address field below the check box. 2.
Pa ge 165 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held ■ In the Login Scri pt di alog box on your handheld, accessed from the D etails dia lo g b ox in N etwor k Preferenc es Note : You c an also u se n o n-A SCII and l iteral c har ac t er s in your login script.
Chapt er 6 Page 166 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete. 5. Tap OK. Wait For Tells yo ur handh eld to wait for specific chara cters from the TCP /IP server before executing the next co mmand.
Pa ge 167 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Plug -in a pplica tions You c an crea te plug-in app lications c ontain ing script com man ds that ext en d th e f u nc tional ity of the bu il t-i n sc ript c ommands. A plug- in applic ation is a s tandard PRC applic ation that you install on your han dheld j ust like any ot her applic ation.
Chapt er 6 Page 168 Op tions m enu TCP /IP tro u b lesh ooting If you are having a p roblem establishing a net work c onnection using TCP/IP , c heck thi s sec tion and tr y the sugg estions list ed.
Pa ge 169 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Owner pre ference s The Ow ner Preferences scree n enables you to reco r d a name, company name, phon e number , or any other i nfo rmation that you w ant to associat e with your handheld.
Chapt er 6 Page 170 ShortCuts pre ference s The ShortCuts Preferences screen en ables you to define abbreviat i ons fo r en ter ing tex t wi th G raf fi ti st roke s . Th is sec ti on des cri be s ho w to creat e, ed it , and de lete a ShortC ut. S ee Chapter 2 for more inf ormation on th e use of Sh ortCu ts.
Pa ge 171 Se tti ng Pre fere nces f or You r Hand held Edi ting a Sho rtCut After you create a Short C ut, you can modify it at any time. To edit a ShortCut: 1. Tap the ShortCut you wan t to edi t. 2. Tap Edit. 3. M ake the changes yo u want and tap OK.
Ap pen dix A Page 172 App endix A Mai ntaini ng Your Handhel d This chap ter pr ovides i nform ation o n th e follo wing: ■ Prope r care of yo ur h a n dh eld ■ Pr o lon gi ng b att er y li fe ■.
Pa ge 173 Maint a ini ng You r Hand held Battery cons i de rations Please note the following considerations when replacing the batteries in yo ur ha ndheld: ■ Unde r nor mal co nditions , your han dheld batteries s hould provide several months o f use.
Ap pen dix A Page 174 Resetting your han dheld Unde r normal ci rcumst ances , you will not have to use the re set butt on. On rar e occ asion s, howeve r, your handh eld m ay no long er res pond to butt ons or the sc reen. I n th is case , you n ee d to perf orm a reset to get your handheld run ning again.
Pa ge 175 Maint a ini ng You r Hand held Perfo rming a hard re set W ith a hard reset, a ll re cords and entries stor ed in your hand held ar e e rased.
Ap pen dix A Page 176 3. Select t he appropri at e user name fr o m the list. 4. S elect an ap plication in th e C ondu it list. 5. Clic k Change. 6. Se lect Desktop o verw rites handheld. Not e: Changing th e HotSyn c settin g fr om the defaul t af fects only the next H o t Sync operati o n.
Pa ge 177 Maint a ini ng You r Hand held To restor e your da ta from a Macintosh a fter a har d reset: 1. D ouble-clic k the H otSync M anager in the Palm f older. 2. From the Ho tSync men u, choose C ond uit Sett ings. 3. From t he Users po p-up menu, sel ec t the appropriat e user name.
Ap pen dix B Page 178 App endix B Frequentl y Asked Ques tio ns If y ou enc oun te r a pr ob le m with yo ur Pa lm ™ m 100 s eri e s han dh el d, do not call Tec hnical Suppo rt until you have revie.
Pa ge 1 79 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Software ins ta lla tion prob l ems Pro ble m Solu tion The Palm Deskt o p Insta ller Menu did not appear when I inserted the C D-ROM i nt o my Window s compute r. 1. Click th e Start butt on. 2. Choos e Run f r o m the S tart menu .
Ap pen dix B Page 180 Operating probl ems Pro blem Solu tion I don’t see anyth ing on my hand held’s screen. Try each o f these in t urn: ■ Press an application button to ensure your handheld is t urned on. ■ Tap the C o ntrast icon in the upper- rig ht co rner of t he Gr affi ti ® writi ng a re a.
Pa ge 1 81 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns I get a w arning mess age tel ling me my ha ndhe ld mem ory is full. ■ P urge re cor ds fr om D at e B ook a nd To Do List. This dele tes To Do List it ems and past Dat e Book events from the mem ory of your handhel d.
Ap pen dix B Page 182 Tapping and writin g problems Pro blem Solu tion When I ta p the butt ons or scre en ico ns, my handh eld acti vates the wrong feature. Ca librate t he scr een. S ee “Digit izer preference s ” in Chapter 6. When I tap th e M enu icon , n oth ing happens.
Pa ge 1 83 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Applicati on problems Pro ble m Solu tion I tapped the Today button, but it does not sh ow the cor rect dat e. Your handh eld is not set t o the cur rent date . M ak e su re th e Se t Da te b ox in the C l ock application displays the current date.
Ap pen dix B Page 184 Ho tSync prob lems Pro blem Solu tion I c annot d o a Hot Syn c operation; what shoul d I chec k to make su re I am doin g it co rrectly? ■ Make sur e the HotS y nc crad le/cable i s co n ne cte d s ecur ely.
Pa ge 1 85 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns I am using Outloo k as my P IM , bu t I ca nno t do a Hot Syn c operation. ■ Click th e Ho t Sync Manager and choose Cust om. C heck that th e corr ect condui t is active. ■ Che ck that the correc t c ondu it is installed.
Ap pen dix B Page 186 I tried to do a lo cal Hot Syn c ope ration, but it d id no t co mp le te succe ssfully. (continued) On a Wi ndows co mputer , try each st ep in turn : ■ M ak e s ure H o tSyn c Ma nag er is ru nnin g . If it i s r unning, close it, a nd res tart it.
Pa ge 1 87 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns I tr ied to d o a mode m HotSync ope ration, but it d id no t co mp le te succ essfu lly. Check t he following on your comput e r : ■ M ake su re yo ur com pute r i s t urn ed o n and that it do es not shu t down automat icall y as part of an ener gy-savin g feature.
Ap pen dix B Page 188 I tr ie d to d o a mode m HotSyn c ope ration, but it d id no t co mp le te succe ssfully. (continued) On a Macin tosh, chec k th e fo l lo wing: ■ Make sur e Modem is se lect ed on the Serial Port Sett ings tab i n th e HotSyn c Sof twar e Setup window.
Pa ge 1 89 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns I can’t perform an IR H otSync operation. ■ On a Wind ows c omputer , b e sure the Ho tSync Man a g er is run ning and the Seria l Port for loca l oper atio n s is s et to th e simul ated port for infrar ed commun i c ation.
Ap pen dix B Page 190 When I press the butt on on the Hot Sync cr adle/ ca b le, nothi n g happens on Palm Desk top so ftware an d my ha nd he ld ti m es out .
Pa ge 1 91 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns My ha nd he ld disp lay s t he messag e “Waiting fo r sen de r” wh en it’s near m y Window s comp uter’s infrared port. ■ Your compute r’s infr ared po rt ma y be set to search automatic ally fo r th e presence of other in frared d ev i c es.
Ap pen dix B Page 192 Beaming probl ems Pro blem Solu tion I ca nnot be am data to anoth er Palm OS hand held. ■ Fo r be st r esu lt s , Pa lm h an dhe ld s sh ou l d be between 10 centimeters (approximately 4 inches) and 1 meter (approxim ately 39 inches) apar t, and the path b etwee n the two hand helds must be c lear of obs tacles.
Pa ge 1 93 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns Password problems Pro ble m Solu tion I forgot t h e passw ord, and my ha ndh el d is not loc ked. Yo u c a n use Sec u rit y to d e lete th e passw ord, bu t you r han dhel d d eletes all entries marked as pr ivate.
Ap pen dix B Page 194 Techni cal suppor t If, after reviewing t he s ources listed at the beginning of this appendix, you can not solv e y o u r proble m, cont act your regional techni ca l support offic e by e-mail, phone, or fax.
Pa ge 1 95 F req uently Aske d Ques tio ns.
Ap pen dix C Page 196 App endix C U pgrade In formati on If you alread y own a Palm OS ® ha ndheld, we rec ommend that yo u ins tall the ve rsion of Pa l m ™ Des k t op soft ware th at comes with your new Palm™ m100 ser ies handheld into the same fold er as your curre nt Palm Desktop software .
P age 197 U pgr ade In for ma ti on in formatio n. 7. Connect t he HotSync crad le/cable to your comput er . See “C onnecting the HotS ync cra dle/cab le” in Cha pter 1 for deta ils. 8. C onnec t you r new handh eld to the HotSy nc cradle/c able a nd press the H ot Sync but ton.
Ap pen dix C Page 198 Macintosh overwrites handheld. Then click OK. Se e “Custom izing HotSy nc appli c at ion settin gs” in Chapter 5 for more i nf orma tion. 8. Connec t the appropr iate seri al or USB adapter and th e HotSync cradle/ cable to your Macint osh.
Page 1 99 Non-A SCII C haract ers fo r Login Scrip ts Appe ndix D No n-A SCII Ch arac ters for Lo gi n Scripts The follo wing inform ation enable s you t o create custom lo gin scripts that require non-ASC II charac t ers.
Ap pen dix D Page 200 Literal characters The backsla s h ( ) character d efines that t h e next chara cter is tran smitted as a literal charact er , a nd is n ot su bject t o any spec ial pr oc ess ing ord i nari l y asso ci at ed w ith th at cha r acte r .
Pa ge 201 Pr oduct Regul atory I nfo rmatio n Pro duct Regu la tory Information FCC S tate m e nt This d evice com plies with p ar t 15 of th e FCC rules.
Product R egulatory In formation Page 2 0 2 Ca nadian I C ES - 0 03 Stateme nt This Class B digital apparatu s meets all requirements of the Canad ian Interference- Cau s ing Eq uipm e nt Re gula tion s. Cet appareil numérique d e la classe B r espec te toutes l es exigences du Rég l ement s ur l e m atéri el br ou ille ur d u Can ad a.
Pa ge 203 Pr oduct Regul atory I nfo rmatio n Var oitus Parist o voi rä jähtää, jos s e on vi rheellisesti asenn ettu. Vaih da paristo a inoasta an valm- istajan suosi ttelemaan tyyppiin . Hävitä käytett y paristo valmistaja n ohjeiden mukaises - ti.
Index Page 20 4 Index A ABA (Address Book ar chive fil e) 37 Acce nted c haracters G raf fit i wr it ing 33 onscreen keyboard 35 Add-on applications 43–47 Address Book *If Fo und C a ll* entry 10 2 adding c ustom fi elds 10 5 archive files (.
Pa ge 205 Inde x Bold font for t ex t 86 Business card for beaming 72 Buttons p references 148 C Cab le connect ing t o c o mp uter 6 for local HotSync operations 66 , 69 , 136 Calc ula tor butt o n s.
Index Page 20 6 records 60 To Do List items 106 Current date 24, 183 Current t ime 17 setti ng 2 4 Cu stom fields in Address Book 105 Cu stomi zi ng. Se e Preferences Cut ting text 61 Cycli ng through views 54, 55, 5 6, 57 D Da ta en try.
Pa ge 207 Inde x E Editing records 60– 62 E-mail a ddresses in Address Book 103 , 104 Entering data 20–23 importing from other applications 37–39 problems w ith 182 using Gr affiti writing 26–35 using No te Pa d 36 using t h e computer k eyboard 36 using t h e onscreen k eyboard 35 Entries.
Index Page 20 8 defined 65 fir st-time operat ion 144–146 fi rst-time ope rati on, Ma ci ntosh 67–70 fi rst-time ope rati on, Wi ndow s 65–67 HotSync M anager 65 IR operat ion 131 –136 linking.
Pa ge 209 Inde x Lotus Organize r, importing da t a fro m 37 M Macint osh 3 , 13 1, 164 Maint enance i nformatio n 172 Masking rec o rds 81 Mem o P ad adding Address Book dat a to records 79 archive files ( .
Index Page 21 0 O Onscreen ke yboard 20, 35, 6 2 pen stroke to open 149 Op enin g Address Book 55 applications 17 Cal culat o r 58 Clock 24 , 58, 118 Date Book 54 Mem o Pa d 59 Note Pad 57 To Do List 56 Org anizer (Lotus PIM) 37 Outl ook , con necti ng to 18 5 Overlapping events 97 Owner p r ef erenc e s 169 P Palm Desktop software.
Pa ge 211 Inde x choosing cat egories 73 crea t in g 60 Date B ook 8 7 defined 6 0 delet ing 62, 93 displ a ying a ca tegory o f 74 edit ing 60–62 font s 86 hiding priv ate 49, 8 1 lost 183 masking .
Index Page 21 2 tap ping wi th 14 writing with 6 , 26 Sunday, t o start week 151 Symb o ls in Graffit i writing 32 Synchro nizi ng data. See HotS y nc System condu it 128 requirements for Desktop soft.
An important point after buying a device Palm m100 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Palm m100 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Palm m100 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Palm m100 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Palm m100 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Palm m100, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Palm m100.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Palm m100. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Palm m100 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
