User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Handbook for Palm™ Tungsten™ T m550 Handhelds
- Contents
- About This Book
- Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T Handheld
- Exploring Your Handheld
- Entering Data on Your Handheld
- Using the onscreen keyboard
- Using Graffiti writing to enter data
- Beaming data
- Sending data
- Using your computer keyboard
- Importing data
- Using Note Pad
- Using Voice Memo
- Using a portable keyboard
- Working with Applications
- Opening applications
- Switching between applications
- Categorizing applications
- Changing the Applications Launcher display
- Copying applications to or from an expansion card
- Selecting copy settings
- Using menus
- Choosing application preferences
- Performing common tasks
- Creating records
- Editing records
- Deleting records
- Purging records
- Categorizing records
- Finding information
- Sorting lists of records
- Attaching notes
- Choosing fonts
- Receiving and alerts
- Hiding or masking private records
- Installing and removing applications
- Using Address Book
- Using Calculator
- Using Card Info
- Using Date Book
- Using Expense
- Using Memo Pad
- Using Note Pad
- Using Phone Link
- Using To Do List
- Using Voice Memo
- Using World Clock
- Performing HotSync® Operations
- Selecting HotSync setup options
- Customizing HotSync application settings
- Conducting cradle/cable HotSync operations
- Conducting IR HotSync operations
- Conducting modem HotSync operations
- Conducting Bluetooth HotSync operations
- Conducting network HotSync operations
- Using File Link
- Creating a user profile
- Setting Preferences for Your Handheld
- Setting General Preferences
- Setting Communication Preferences
- To open the Communication Preferences screens:
- Bluetooth Preferences
- Connection Preferences
- Network preferences
- Creating and selecting network service profiles
- Entering a user name
- Entering a password
- Selecting a connection
- Adding telephone settings
- Entering a prefix
- Disabling Call Waiting
- Using a calling card
- Connecting to your service
- LAN access points
- Accessing the Internet with a Bluetooth phone or LAN access point
- Adding detailed information to a network service profile
- Idle timeout
- Defining primary and secondary DNS
- IP address
- Login scripts
- Creating a login script on your handheld
- Plug-in applications
- Deleting a network service profile
- Network preferences menu commands
- Service menu
- Options menu
- TCP/IP troubleshooting
- Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages
- Viewing the Network Log
- Adding a DNS number
- Phone Preferences
- Setting Personal Preferences
- Maintaining Your Handheld
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Product Regulatory Information
- Index
Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T Handheld
4
System requirements
To install and operate Palm™ Desktop software, your computer system must meet
the requirements described in this section.
Minimum requirements: Windows computers
The minimum requirements for Windows computers are as follows:
■ IBM-compatible Pentium-class computer
■ One of the following operating systems:
– Windows 95 with SR2 or later and Winsock2 update (requires a serial
cradle/cable, sold separately)
– Windows NT 4.0 Workstation and SP6 or later (requires a serial cradle/
cable— sold separately and administrator rights to install Palm Desktop
software)
–Windows 98
–Windows ME
– Windows 2000 Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm Desktop
software)
– Windows XP Home or Pro (requires administrator rights to install Palm
Desktop software)
■ Internet Explorer 4.01 with SP2 or later
■ 50 megabytes (MB) available hard disk space
■ VGA monitor or better (Palm Desktop software Quick Tour requires 256-color
video display; 16 Bit or High Color, and 800 x 600 resolution recommended)
■ CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (you can also download Palm Desktop software
from
www.palm.com)
.
■ Mouse
■ One available USB port or serial port (serial cradle/cable sold separately)
Minimum requirements: Mac computers
The minimum requirements for Mac computers are as follows:
■ Mac computer or compatible with a PowerPC processor
■ Mac OS 9, version 9.0 or later with 12MB available memory or Mac OS X,
version 10.1.2 or later
■ 25MB available hard disk space
■ Monitor that supports screen resolution of 800 x 600 or better
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