User`s guide

Shareware
Freeware
mentioned in
this article
All the following
programs available on
HP Palmtop Pap.r
Septembsr/Dctobsr
ON DISK.
EASY PROJECT . - This DOS - based
project manager works on the palmtop.
Sharewa re.
FINGER PAINT . - Paintbrush pro -
gram designed for the palmtop .
Shareware.
Lotus 1·2·3 Commands . - This utility
adds more information to the online help
in 1-2 -3. Freeware .
LXPic • - This graphics viewer pro -
gram handles GIF, ICN, PCX, JPG and
BMP files . Freeware .
LXMAP . - Map vieweing program for
the palmtop . Freeware.
Newton Keyboard Driver . - Allows
you to hook up Apple 's Newton key -
board to your palmtop . Freeware.
PALRUN • - Application that allows
you to run PAL applications on an IBM
compatible computer . Freeware .
TAPEMAKER . - Program that helps
you choose what songs to record on
cassette tapes. Shareware .
TYME • - This billing management
system allows you to t rack your time.
Shareware .
Thesaur Pl us . - Theasaurus pro -
gram that runs on the palmtop as a TSR.
Shareware.
every appointment and dis-
abling
the alarm setting.
Additionally, you don't
run the risk of forgetting to
turn the appointments back
on .
Of course, when revived,
the LX and
ApptBook will
report lots of unacknowl -
edged appointments, but that
is a mere nuisance for a few
minutes.
If you need to store your
palmtop for a long period of
time, back
up your files to a
flash card, then remove all
three batteries so they don't
corrode
in the unit.
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Battery type for
stored palmtop
If you' re going to store your
palmtop (see above), what
type of main batteries
should
you use? Gilles Kohl
[TeamHP]
(76710.56@com-
puserve.com) provides the
following advice.
If the charge in your
main batteries drops below a
certain
level, the machine will
refuse to turn on until you
replace them. Meanwhile,
the backup battery
will kick in
to preserve your C: drive. But
the backup battery can't
pro-
vide power indefinitely.
If you're going to leave
your palmtop unattended for
a
few months, don't use
rechargeable batteries.
Rechargeable loose their
charge pretty fast. Instead,
install alkalines,
or better still,
Lithiums.
Remembering those
"special characters"
Have you ever wanted to
insert into a MEMO docu-
ment (or into a Note) one of
the palmtop's
"special char-
acters," but you couldn't
remember which key
sequence to press?
Frank Louwers (72361
.2161
@compuserve . com)
has a tip that solves this
problem. But first, some
background.
If you look up "special
characters" in your User's
Guide,
you'll be directed to
the
"850 Multilingual" charac-
ter set table. This table con-
tains a list of all the charac-
ters available from within the
palmtop's built-in applica-
tions, along with a 3-digit
number for each character.
For example, the
table
HP Product Index
HP Products contact information: Authorized HP computer dealers worldwide (Le . the same
place you can purchase an HP LaserJet) . To locate an authorized dealer in the USA, call 800-
443-1254 . You can also pu r chase the 95LX & 100/200LX and its accessories from: EduCALC
at 800 - 677-7001, Fax: 714 - 582-1445 ; Your One-Stop Pa l mtop Shop at 800-709 - 9494 or 608 -
752 - 1537 , Fax: 608 - 752-9548; Notebook Supply Warehouse at 800 - 566 - 6832 or 714-753-
8810 , Fax : [phone] ; PDA Direct at 800-279-4732 ext 130; Shier Systems at 805-371-
9391, Fax : [phone].
HP 300LX (F1220A)-$499 (est.)
HP 320LX (F1221A)-$699 (est.)
HP 200LX 4 MB (HP F1216A)-$599
(versions available include : US English, UK English , German, Spani sh, French, Portug e se, Japanese and
Korean)
HP 200LX 2MB (HP Fl061A) - $499
HP 1000CX 2 MB Palmtop PC (HP F1222A) - $449
(versions available include : US English, UK En gl i sh, German, Spanish , and Fre n ch)
HP OmniGo 700LX - $NA (Combination HP 200LX, fax software and Nokia GSM cellular
phone.)
1.8 Mb Flash Disk (HP Fl024A, with Stacker) - $199
6 Mb Flash Disk (HP F1215C , with Stacker). - $425
10 Mb Flash Disk (HP Fl013C, wi th Stacker) - $600
20 Mb Flash Disk (HP Fl014C, with Stacker) - $999
AC / DC Adapter (HP Fl0llA)-$39.95
USA/Canada (Opt. ABA) ; Europe (Opt. ABB) ; Australia (Opt. ABG) ; South Africa (Opt. ABQ);
Untled Kingdom (Opt. ABU) ,
PC Connectivity Cable (HP Fl015A) - $24 . 95
MAC Connectivity Cable (HP Fl016A) - $24.95
100 / 200LX Connectivity Pack - $119.95
U. S. (HP Fl021B) ; Intemational (HP Fl021C)
Connect/Adapter Kit - $24 . 95
(HP Fl023A) 4 adapters for connecting the 100/200LX to modems, printers, and PCs .
Palmtop Maintenance Kit (replacement parts) (F1216 - 60998) (US on ly) - $20
Service Agreements (2 - year extension) - $85 . For U.S . HP Palmtop users. Units must be
under warranty to extend.
Contact: HP, Corvallis Service Center , USA ; Phone : [phone] . NOTE' Pdces listed are
suggested retail pdce , Dealer pdces may vaty.
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Screen 5: There's an easy way to
remember how to access this, and
other, special characters .
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shows that the letter " e" with
an umlaut over it is associat-
ed with the number 137. To
insert this character into a
MEMO document, hold down
the (AL T) key and the
(MENU) key simultaneously,
then type 137 When you let
up the keys, the "umlaut-e"
character will appear (see
Screen 5) .
bottom of a day's
list of ToDo
items).
Few of us carry our
User's Guide around with us,
however , which leads to
Frank's ti
p. He made a small
MEMO file
containing a list of
those
special characters that
he uses, along with the char-
acters' 3-digit numbers. You
can make your own MEMO
file containing a list of those
special characters that you
want to
use.
Frank also pasted the
contents of his
file into an
ApptBook ToDo. The ToDo
item has its
"Carry Forward"
field checked (so it will be
available every day), and its
"Priority" field set to a high
number (so it
will be at the
If he is typing a docu-
ment in MEMO, he can keep
the ApptBook open to the
ToDo
list, and switch back
and forth whenever
he can't
remember a key sequence.
Alternatively, if he's compos-
ing a note in NoteTaker,
Database or ApptBook, he
can keep his MEMO file open
and switch back and forth
between those two
applica-
tions. It's easier and quicker
to switch between two
appli-
cations that it is between two
different
MEMO files.
THE HP PALMTOP PAPER SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1997 35