User Guide
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Table of Contents About This Guide .................................................................xxi Tips for viewing this guide........................................................................xxi What’s in this guide? ................................................................................xxii Step-by-step instructions.................................................................. xxii Links................................................................................................
Rotating the screen.....................................................................................27 What’s on the screen? ................................................................................28 Input area ............................................................................................. 28 Application controls ............................................................................ 29 What software is on my device?.............................................................
Writing Graffiti 2 characters ...............................................................60 Graffiti 2 alphabet................................................................................ 62 Graffiti 2 numbers ............................................................................... 63 Graffiti 2 gestures ................................................................................ 67 Writing Graffiti 2 symbols and other special characters ..................
Creating sync items ...........................................................................101 Doing a folder sync ...........................................................................102 Locating sync items on your computer ........................................... 103 Entering information using desktop software ................................ 104 Customizing your synchronization settings .................................... 107 Choosing how your computer responds to synchronization requests .
Using Quick Connect .........................................................................144 Customizing Quick Connect settings ...............................................146 Using Tap-to-Connect .......................................................................147 Working with Contacts on your computer..............................................149 Related topics............................................................................................
Chapter 8: Your Microsoft Office Manager ........................188 Creating and managing Office files .........................................................189 Opening files from within Documents ....................................................190 Related topics............................................................................................191 Chapter 9: Viewing Your Photos and Videos ....................192 Reformatting files and copying supported file types...........................
Deleting a playlist ..............................................................................238 Customizing your player ..........................................................................239 Turning off the screen .......................................................................239 Setting background preferences ......................................................240 Flashing the LED when the pTunes console is turned off ..............241 Working with Rhapsody on your computer .........
Deleting a note .........................................................................................272 Working with Note Pad on your computer .............................................273 Related topics............................................................................................274 Chapter 15: Recording Voice Memos.................................275 Creating a voice memo ...........................................................................
Setting advanced Bluetooth features .....................................................331 Storing recently found device names ..............................................331 Allowing your device to wake up when it is turned off ..................332 Related topics............................................................................................333 Chapter 18: Sending and Receiving Email Messages ......334 Upgrading an existing email account ...................................................
Reading email messages .................................................................. 373 Adding or updating a contact directly from a message................. 374 Sending an email message ......................................................................375 Entering an address using Smart Addressing ................................377 Entering an address directly in the To field ....................................378 Entering an address using Contacts ..............................................
Setting connection preferences .......................................................412 Setting server preferences ................................................................413 Changing email header details......................................................... 415 Synchronizing IMAP mail folders wirelessly................................... 416 Prerequisites for wireless IMAP folder synchronization ................ 417 Turning IMAP folder synchronization on or off ..............................
Chapter 20: Browsing the Web...........................................446 Accessing a web page ..............................................................................447 Accessing a web page using the action bar ....................................447 Accessing a web page using the address field ...............................448 Using a password to access a web page .........................................449 Finding information on a web page .................................................
Chapter 21: Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device ...477 Dialing a number .....................................................................................478 Entering a number .............................................................................478 Redialing the most recently used number ......................................479 Dialing a number from the Call History List ....................................480 Using speed dial ..................................................................
Customizing the expense list ...................................................................506 Working with Expense on your computer ..............................................507 Related topics............................................................................................508 Chapter 24: Performing Calculations .................................509 Calculator buttons.....................................................................................510 Viewing recent calculations .....
Placing information in a category ...........................................................541 Placing an entry in a category ..........................................................541 Placing an application in a category ................................................543 Viewing information by category ...........................................................544 Related topics............................................................................................
Customizing the input area ...............................................................578 Customizing Graffiti® 2 strokes ........................................................579 Setting up ShortCuts .........................................................................581 Changing ShortCuts ..........................................................................583 Correcting problems with tapping ...................................................584 Selecting sound settings ..................
Copying applications to an expansion card ..........................................621 Removing all information from a card ...................................................622 Related topics............................................................................................623 Chapter 30: Maintaining Your Device ...............................624 Device do’s and don’ts .............................................................................624 Device do’s...................................
Chapter 32: Getting Help ...................................................664 Self-help resources ...................................................................................664 Technical support .....................................................................................665 Product Regulatory Information .........................................666 Index ......................................................................................
About This Guide This guide tells you everything you need to know about your device: the things you’ll do every day, the advanced features that let you get the most out of your device, and the things that make your device not only useful, but fun.
What’s in this guide? The info in this guide includes step-by-step instructions, links to cross-references, and sidebars. Step-by-step instructions Here you’ll find how-to information. Look for these cues in instructions: Continued Done Cue that means the procedure continues on the next page. Cue that signals the end of the procedure. You’re done. [ ! ] IMPORTANT A step that you must follow; otherwise, you could experience an error or even lose information. [ & ] OPTIONAL A step you might find useful.
Sidebars [ ! ] Before You Begin Things you must complete before you can do the steps described in a procedure or group of procedures. Tip A suggestion on how to use a feature more fully; a shortcut; a pointer to a related feature. Did You Know? An interesting fact about the topic being described; may include a link to more information. » Key Term A technical term related to the topic being described. The term may appear in this guide or only on your device.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer In this chapter What’s in the box? System requirements Step 1: Charging your device Step 2: Turning on your device for the first time Step 3: Installing your software Step 4: Connecting your device to your computer Switching to another desktop software application Using user profiles Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Congratulations on the purchase of your new LifeDrive™ mobile manager from palmOne! You’re about to discover so many things about your
» CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Key Term Palm Desktop software The software that lets you enter, update, review, and synchronize information on your computer. What’s in the box? USB sync cable Pouch AC charger LifeDrive™ mobile manager from palmOne Software installation CD System requirements The installation CD contains Palm® Desktop software and other applications you need to set up and use your device.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer • 170MB available hard disk space • One available USB port • USB sync cable (included with your device) • CD or DVD drive for installing Palm Desktop software from the CD that came with your device MAC ONLY • Mac computer or compatible with a PowerPC processor • Mac OS X, version 10.2 or 10.
CHAPTER 1 [ ! ] Before You Begin If you’re upgrading from another Palm Powered™ device, synchronize your old device with your old desktop software. Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Step 1: Charging your device 0 1 Connect your device: a. Plug the USB sync cable into your device and into a USB port on the back of your computer. Tip After the initial charge, charge your device at least half an hour every day. b. Plug the AC charger into the Multi-connector on the sync cable and into an outlet.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Tip Also take a minute to learn about proper care and handling of your device. What you should know about your device’s battery While your device is charging, take a minute to learn about the battery: • If you see an alert on the screen warning you that the battery is low, recharge your device. Also recharge your device if it doesn’t turn on when you press the power button.
CHAPTER 1 [ ! ] Before You Begin Be sure to fully charge your device, as described in the preceding procedure. Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Step 2: Turning on your device for the first time 0 1 Unplug the USB sync cable from your device. Tip After you set up your device, review the Quick Tour on your device and take the tutorial on the software installation CD to learn the basics. Stylus Power switch 2 Slide the power switch to the right.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Did You Know? When you upgrade, there’s no need to delete the old desktop software first. When you install the new Palm Desktop software, all of your information transfers automatically to the new software. Step 3: Installing your software 0 1 Insert the CD into your computer. NOTE You need administrator rights to install Palm Desktop software on a computer running Windows 2000/XP or Mac OS X.
» CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Tip If the Select User dialog box appears during synchronization, select the username of the device you want to synchronize, and click OK. Step 4: Connecting your device to your computer Key Term Third-party application A software program that runs on a Palm Powered™ device but is not created or supported by palmOne, Inc. Tip If you have problems with your new device after you synchronize, you may need to update your third-party applications.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer 2 3 Slide the power switch to the right to turn on your device. Continue with the onscreen instructions. Do a full sync by pressing the sync button on the USB sync cable.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Switching to another desktop software application WINDOWS ONLY During installation, you chose a desktop software application to synchronize with your device. You may have chosen Palm Desktop software at that time. But if Microsoft Outlook already contains all of your contacts, appointments, tasks, and notes, you can change your synchronization method so that your device synchronizes with Outlook instead.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Using user profiles SKIP Only IT managers may need to use user profiles for their company. If you are not an IT manager, you can skip this section. Suppose your sales organization wants to distribute two dozen devices that all have a common company phone list, a set of memos, and several key applications. A user profile can be created to install this information before the devices are distributed to employees.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Tip Save time by importing to quickly add information to a profile. Creating a user profile WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 Open the New Profile screen: a. Open Palm Desktop software. b. From the Tools menu, select Users. c. Click Profiles, and then click New. 2 3 Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK twice. Select the profile from the User list, and create the info in Palm Desktop software for the profile.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer MAC ONLY 0 1 Open the New Profile screen: a. Open Palm Desktop software. b. From the User pop-up menu, select Edit Users. c. Click New Profile. 2 Create the profile: a. Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK. b. Close the Users window.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer 3 4 Select the profile from the User pop-up menu, and create the info in Palm Desktop software for the profile. Set the profile’s conduit settings: a. From the HotSync® menu, select Conduit Settings. b. Select the conduit settings for the profile. Done Synchronizing with a user profile WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 Begin synchronization: a.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer 2 Transfer the profile information: a. Click Profiles. b. Select the profile you want to load on the device, and click OK. c. Click Yes. Done LifeDrive from palmOne The next time you or a user synchronizes that device, Palm Desktop software prompts you or the user to assign a username to the device.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer MAC ONLY 0 1 Begin synchronization: a. Connect the USB sync cable to the USB port on the back of your computer, and then insert the other end into the Multi-connector on your device. b. Press the sync button on the USB sync cable. 2 Select the profile you want to load on the device, and click OK.
CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Your Device and Your Computer Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager In this chapter What’s on my device? Using the power switch Using the status bar Rotating the screen What’s on the screen? What software is on my device? What’s on the CD? Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Your new LifeDrive™ mobile manager from palmOne takes mobile computing to a whole new level. As always, it helps you keep track of your schedule, your business and personal contacts, your to-do list, and even your Microsoft Office and multimedia files.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager What’s on my device? Front Indicator light 5-way navigator Screen Home Files Media Quick buttons Indicator light Star Notifies you of various functions. A solid amber light indicates that the device is charging; a solid green light indicates that the device is fully charged. A flashing amber light indicates that the device’s hard drive is currently processing information—opening a file, saving changes, and so on.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Tip The Favorites application offers four pages of favorites. Pressing Home once opens the first page of Favorites; use the buttons in the upper-right corner of the Favorites screen to go to the other pages. Screen LifeDrive from palmOne Displays the applications and information on your device. The screen is touch-sensitive. Display the input area by tapping the Input icon on the status bar.
» CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Key Term IR Short for infrared. Beaming uses infrared technology to send information between two IR ports that are within a few feet of each other. Top Did You Know? Beaming lets you quickly share appointments, addresses, phone numbers, files, photos, and more. LifeDrive from palmOne Stylus Three-position power switch IR port Expansion card slot IR port Beams information to and receives beamed information from other devices that have an IR port.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Side Microphone Voice Memo button Screen rotation button 0 LifeDrive from palmOne Screen rotation button Rotates the screen between portrait and landscape views. Voice Memo button Opens the Voice Memo application when you press and release the button. Records a voice memo when you press and hold the button. Microphone Lets you record sound to create a voice memo.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Back Bluetooth radio (internal) Wi-Fi radio (internal) Speaker Hard drive (internal) LifeDrive from palmOne Hard drive (internal) Provides 4GB of storage to carry and manage all of your crucial work information, music and media files, and more. Speaker Lets you listen to alarms, game and system sounds, music, and voice memos. Bluetooth® radio (internal) Enables your device to connect with other devices (sold separately) that use Bluetooth wireless technology.
» CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Key Term USB The type of connector or cable that’s commonly used to connect accessories to a computer. Bottom Did You Know? You can purchase a cradle accessory that lets you connect external speakers (sold separately) to hear audio from your device through the Multi-connector. Visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive and click the Accessories link. Headphone jack Tip It takes a little while for your device to reset when you press the reset button.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Did You Know? A red indicator is displayed on the power switch when Keylock is on. Using the power switch Your device’s power switch turns your device on and off, and also lets you lock your device so that it does not respond to taps, 5-way presses, or presses on the buttons on the front and side of your device.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Tip Use the Find dialog box to locate specific items of information in your device’s program memory—for example, a name or a phone number. Using the status bar The status bar at the bottom of the device screen gives you access to valuable tools and is accessible in all views. Home Find Menu System info Did You Know? The System info icon shows the current time on the status bar.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Did You Know? You can customize which way the screen rotates in landscape mode by choosing right- or lefthanded rotation. Rotating the screen You can switch between landscape and portrait views by pressing the screen rotation button on the side of your device. Landscape view is useful for viewing spreadsheets, email, web pages, and photos.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Tip You can select an input area that does not display the application icons. What’s on the screen? Tip If you use another application frequently, customize the input area to display that application’s icon. Tap and hold any of the four application icons, and select the new application you want from the list. The new application’s icon replaces the icon you tapped. Your device includes many features that make it easy to use.
» CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Key Term Slider The solid area on the scroll bar. The slider moves to indicate the relative position within the entry or list. Application controls Previous/next arrows Tips icon Entry box Tip You can also use the 5-way navigator to select an item from a pick list and to select some command buttons.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Tip Can’t find some of these applications? Press the Home button twice and use the Category pick list to view more applications in Applications View. What software is on my device? Your device comes with many applications preinstalled and ready to use. 0 Favorites Customize a list of your favorite applications, files, and folders so that you can locate and open them quickly. Files View, organize, and open files and folders on your device’s drive.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Pocket Tunes™ Carry music, create playlists, and listen to music on your device. This application works with the Real Rhapsody desktop application that you can install from the software installation CD (Windows only). Both Mac and Windows users can use Pocket Tunes on the device. LifeDrive from palmOne VersaMail® Send, receive, and manage email messages wirelessly using your device’s wireless capabilities or by synchronizing it with your Windows computer.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Tip To learn how to install the desktop software from the CD, see Step 3: Installing your software. Prefs Customize your device’s sound levels, colors, security, and more. Handmark Solitaire Enjoy hours of entertainment with this solitaire game. World Clock Set the time in your home city and two other locations, and set an alarm to wake you up. Dialer Dial phone numbers directly from your device.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager 0 Tip After you install an app and discover how valuable it is, be sure to add it to Favorites. Assign your most important application to the Star button so that you can open it with one press. Did You Know? You can categorize applications in Applications View. Some apps are automatically assigned to a category when you install them; others are assigned to the Unfiled category. Apps from all categories appear in the All category.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Tip Be sure to use the Enterprise Software link to check for new software available from the palmOne enterprise website, such as upcoming software that provides robust security for Wi-Fi authentication and connection to a network.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Did You Know? You can categorize applications in Applications View. Some apps are automatically assigned to a category when you install them; others are assigned to the Unfiled category. Apps from all categories appear in the All category. Assign an application to a category in Applications by selecting Category in the App menu. Select the pick list next to the application’s name; then select a category.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Click a link below to learn about these related topics: Setup Installing the desktop software from the CD Entering Information • Entering information with Graffiti 2 characters and shortcuts • Entering information with the onscreen letter and number keyboards Support If you’re having problems with your device, go to www.
CHAPTER 2 Your Mobile Manager Maintaining • Caring for your device • Resetting your device Common Questions LifeDrive from palmOne Answers to frequently asked questions about your device 37
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications In this chapter Opening applications Using the 5-way navigator Using menus Finding information Related topics Have you ever been to a new city and felt a bit lost until you figured out that the numbered streets run north/south and the avenues run east/west? Learning to move around on your device is similar. Most Palm OS® applications use the same set of application controls.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip Press Home once to open Favorites; press Home twice to open Applications. Switch between Favorites and Applications by pressing Home. Opening applications Did You Know? You can use a favorite photo as the background for your Favorites or Applications View. Using Favorites Tip Customize Favorites to display folders—for example, a project folder that you access often. Select the folder to view its contents.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip Also open Applications by tapping the Home icon on the status bar. Using Applications Tip You can also open a specific application using one of the quick buttons on the front of your device. Applications View shows all of the applications on your device, except those that are accessed using the status bar. Use the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen to view applications by category or to see all applications.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip You can also open Files by selecting Files in Applications View. Using Files The Files application enables you to easily open, view, and move among the files and folders on your device’s hard drive or on an expansion card inserted into your device’s expansion slot. To open Files, press Files Tip If you have an expansion card (sold separately) inserted into your device’s expansion slot, select the card icon in Files to view the contents of the card.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Did You Know? If you select a file from within Files, it automatically opens in the correct application on your device. If there is no application for that file, a beep alert sounds. Navigate within Files by doing any of the following: Tip Tap and hold the stylus on a file or folder to open a menu of actions you can do with that item— copy, delete, and so on. Folder up Folder pick list Top-level folder Select folder • Select a file or folder to open it.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Did You Know? If you select Open With, only applications that can open the file you have selected are displayed. You can select one of the applications displayed to make it the default application for opening this file type. If no application appears, that means there is no application on your device that can open the selected file.
CHAPTER 3 Did You Know? If you select Delete, you get a message asking you to confirm the deletion. Moving Around in Applications Cont’d. Copy Copy the item to another location on the drive or an expansion card. Move Move the item to another location on the drive or an expansion card. Delete Beam Delete the current file or folder. Beam the file or folder.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Sorting Files You can sort your files and folders by icon, name, date, or size. 0 1 Open Files. 2 Select your sort options: Sort display Select the column you want to sort by. From the left side of the screen, the columns are icon, name, and size/date. Sort by name Sort by icon Sort by date or size Sort in ascending or descending order Select the column you want to sort by to switch between ascending and descending sort order.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Did You Know? If you use a command to open a file from within an application, only files that can be opened by that application are displayed. For example, in Pocket Tunes, only music files such as MP3 files are displayed. Opening files and folders from within an application Tip You must use the stylus to tap icons in the input area or on the status bar.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip In landscape view, not only does screen orientation change, but so does the orientation of the 5-way. For example, in right-handed landscape view, what was Up in portrait view becomes Right in landscape view. Using the 5-way navigator The 5-way navigator, located at the bottom of the front panel, lets you access information quickly with one hand and without the stylus. To use the 5-way, press Up, Down, Right, Left, or Center.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip When an entire screen is highlighted, only the top and bottom borders acquire the glow; the right and left borders do not show the highlight. The highlight can take one of three forms, depending on what is highlighted: Tip A few onscreen elements of your device can only be activated by tapping them with your stylus, for example, icons in the input area and the view icons in the lower-left corner of Day View in Calendar.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip In Applications View, to remove the selection highlight without making a selection, scroll to the first icon (in the upper-left corner) and then press Left on the 5-way, or enter the Backspace character using Graffiti® 2 writing. Moving around in Favorites View Up or Down Scrolls to the next favorite in the corresponding direction. Right or Left Displays the next or previous page of favorites. Center Opens the selected item.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Moving around in list screens and entry screens In list screens, use the 5-way to select and move between entries such as notes, memos, contacts, or photos. In individual entry screens—such as a single photo or email message—use the 5-way to move among the items on the screen or to move to another entry. The behavior of the 5-way for list screens and entry screens varies according to application.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Moving around in menus After you open the menus you can use the 5-way to move between menus and to select menu items: LifeDrive from palmOne Up or Down Scrolls within the current menu list. Right or Left Scrolls to the next or previous menu on the menu bar. Center Selects the highlighted menu item.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip You can also open the device menus by tapping the application title in the upper-left corner of the screen. Using menus Tip When the menus are open, you can use the 5-way to select menus and menu items. Menus let you access additional features and settings. They are easy to use, and once you master them in one application, you know how to use them in all your applications. 0 1 Open an application. 2 Tap Menu on the status bar. .
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip Command mode is active for just a few seconds, so write the menu shortcut or tap an icon on the Command toolbar quickly. Using the Command stroke Most menu items also have a menu shortcut, which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used on computers. The menu shortcut appears to the right of the menu item. To use a menu shortcut, first write the Graffiti® 2 Command stroke on the left side of the input area or the full screen, and then write the shortcut letter.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tip If you select text in an application before you tap Find, the selected text automatically appears in the Find dialog box. Finding information Tip Open an application before you tap Find to display results from that application at the top of the results list. Tip Want to stop searching? Select Stop at any time during a search. To continue the search, select Find More.
CHAPTER 3 Moving Around in Applications Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device In this chapter How can I enter information on my device? Entering information with Graffiti® 2 writing Entering information with the onscreen keyboard Entering info from Contacts into another application Editing information Related topics Whether you’re scheduling a meeting with your daughter’s teacher or adding a new restaurant to your Contacts list, you need to get that information into your device. There are several ways to do this.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tip A blinking cursor on your device screen indicates where the information you enter will appear. Tap or use the 5-way to move the cursor to the location you want. In most cases, if you do not see a blinking cursor, you cannot enter information on that screen. How can I enter information on my device? • Graffiti® 2 writing • The onscreen keyboard • Phone Lookup • Note Pad • An accessory keyboard (sold separately; visit www.palmOne.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tip Select the top icon to open the onscreen keyboard. Your device has two different layouts—classic and wide—for the input area that you can use to enter Graffiti 2 characters. To open them, tap and hold Input on the status bar, and then select the icon of the input area you want. Classic Wide Tip You can choose whether the Graffiti 2 strokes you enter appear as white characters in the input area.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device You can write letters or characters in the following areas: Left side of the screen Right side of the screen Write letters or characters that are assigned to the abc input area. Write numbers or characters that are assigned to the 123 input area. Middle of the screen straddling the imaginary dividing line between the left and right sides Write uppercase letters.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Did You Know? Graffiti 2 writing automatically capitalizes the first letter of a sentence or a new entry. Writing Graffiti 2 characters 0 1 Open an application you use to enter information, like Calendar. 2 Tap the screen where you want your character to appear. 3 Position the stylus in the correct part of the input area, if selected, or in the correct part of the screen if full-screen writing is on.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Did You Know? Graffiti 2 characters made with two strokes are recognized after the second stroke. Make the second stroke quickly after the first so that the correct character is recognized. Keys to success with Graffiti 2 writing Did You Know? Write uppercase letters the same way you write lowercase ones. The only difference is where you write them. Tip Your device has tables displaying all of the Graffiti 2 characters, short cuts, and commands.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tip You can select alternate ways to write some Graffiti 2 characters. Choose the method that’s most natural for you.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Graffiti 2 numbers 0 Write numbers on RIGHT side of input area Number LifeDrive from palmOne Stroke Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stroke 63
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Graffiti 2 punctuation marks 0 Write these marks on LEFT side of input area Mark Stroke Mark Period .
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device 0 Tip Having trouble with the plus sign or asterisk symbol? Use the Punctuation Shift stroke first and then make the character. Write these marks on RIGHT side of input area Mark Stroke Mark Period .
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tip Having trouble accenting characters? You can always open the onscreen keyboard, tap int., and then tap the character you need. Graffiti 2 accented characters Tip Get help writing any of the Graffiti 2 characters in most applications. Open the Edit menu and select Graffiti 2 Help. LifeDrive from palmOne For accented characters, write the letter on the left side of the input area, and then write the accent on the right side of the input area.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Graffiti 2 gestures 0 Write gestures on LEFT side, or across the middle of input area Gesture LifeDrive from palmOne Stroke Gesture Cut Paste Copy Undo Stroke 67
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tip If you accidentally enter the Punctuation Shift stroke, enter it again to cancel it, or wait a moment and it automatically disappears. Writing Graffiti 2 symbols and other special characters Symbols and other special characters can be written on either side of the input area, using the Punctuation Shift stroke. 0 0 1 Enter the Punctuation Shift stroke.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Graffiti 2 symbols and special characters 0 Write symbols on EITHER side of input area LifeDrive from palmOne 69
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Writing Graffiti 2 ShortCuts Graffiti 2 contains several ShortCuts to make entering common information easier. For example, when you write the ShortCut stroke followed by dts, you automatically enter the current date and time. You can also create your own ShortCuts. 0 0 1 Write the ShortCut stroke This stroke appears at the insertion point. 2 . Write the ShortCut character from the following table.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Graffiti 2 ShortCuts 0 Write ShortCuts on LEFT side, or across MIDDLE of input area LifeDrive from palmOne Entry ShortCut Entry ShortCut Date stamp ds Time stamp ts Date/time stamp dts Meeting me Breakfast br Lunch lu Dinner di 71
» CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Key Term Entry An item in an application such as a contact in Contacts or an appointment in Calendar. Entering information with the onscreen keyboard Tip You can enter text whenever you see a blinking cursor on the screen. You can use the onscreen keyboard in any application where you need to enter text, numbers, or symbols on your device. 0 1 Open an entry: a. Open an application. b. Select an entry or select New.
CHAPTER 4 Tip When a keyboard is open, you can tap abc, 123, or int. to open any of the other keyboards. Tap the icon in the lower right corner (to the right of 123) to return to the Graffiti 2 input area. Entering Information on Your Device 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL Select from among five different keyboards.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Entering info from Contacts into another application Having lunch with someone whose info you have in Contacts? Use Phone Lookup to quickly enter the person’s name and primary contact info into the appointment you create in Calendar. This feature is available in Calendar, Memos, Tasks, and Expense. 0 1 Open an entry: a. Open an application. b. Select an entry or select New. In Expense only: Select Details, and then select Attendees.
CHAPTER 4 Tip You can also enter the first few letters of the contact’s name, and the open Phone Lookup. The first contact name matching the letters you entered is highlighted. Entering Information on Your Device Cont’d. d. Select the contact, and then select Add. 3 [ & ] OPTIONAL To add another contact, repeat step 2. Done LifeDrive from palmOne The name and phone number of the contact are automatically entered.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Editing information Editing information on your device is similar to editing with word-processing applications on your computer. Select the information, and then apply the correct command. Selecting information There are several ways to select information that you want to edit or delete. LifeDrive from palmOne Selecting text Place the cursor before or after the text you want to select, and drag the cursor over all the text you want to select.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tip There are even faster ways to copy and paste information: Copying and pasting information Copying and pasting information on your device is similar to editing with word-processing applications on your computer. 0 • Use Graffiti 2 gestures. • Use the Graffiti 2 Command stroke and the menu shortcut for cut, copy, or paste (/X, /C, /P). • Select the text, write the command stroke, and then tap the icon for cut or copy from the command toolbar that appears.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tip Delete information with Graffiti 2 writing. Select the information, and then draw a line from right to left in the input area. Deleting information Delete all or part of an entry with the Cut command. 0 1 Select the information you want to delete. 2 Delete the information: a. Open the menus. b. Select Edit, and then select Cut.
CHAPTER 4 Entering Information on Your Device Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems entering information or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer In this chapter Program memory and the hard drive How can I work with information? LifeDrive™ Manager and Drive Mode With its large hard drive, your device becomes a four-gigabyte (4GB) extension of your computer that you can take with you on the go. This extra capacity lets you carry many more of your documents, folders, photos, and music files with you.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Did You Know? Your device saves all information, including information on the drive and in program memory, even if the battery drains completely; none of your information is lost. Simply recharge to access the information again. Program memory and the hard drive Tip Use Quick Install (Windows) or the Send To Handheld droplet (Mac) to install applications to program memory.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip Be sure to take your USB sync cable with you so that you can connect your device to another computer to synchronize, use LifeDrive Manager, or use Drive Mode. It’s a good idea to take your AC charger with you as well, especially if you plan to use Drive Mode to transfer files to another computer.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip If you are transferring a large video file and choose the Format for device option, you can interrupt the formatting process if, for example, you need to take your device with you away from you desk. When you reconnect your device and your computer, the formatting process picks up where it left off.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip When you copy a photo or video to your device, select the option Format for device if you plan to view the item on your device only. Formatting reduces the file size and fits the photo or video to your device’s screen. Using LifeDrive Manager Use the Copy or Keep Synchronized option if you plan to transfer the photo from your device to another computer. This keeps the original file size, resolution, and file type intact.
» CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Key Term Sync item A file or folder on your device’s hard drive that you choose to synchronize. If you create a sync folder, all items in the folder— including any subfolders—are automatically sync items. If you choose the Format for device option, the original photo or video remains in its unchanged format on your computer.
» CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Key Term Root level The “top” level of the hard drive, that is, the level of files and folders you see when you click the drive icon itself.
CHAPTER 5 Tip If another task is running that uses the USB sync cable—such as synchronizing or transferring music files with Pocket Tunes™— LifeDrive Manager waits until the task is complete before the file transfer takes place. Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 4 Select one of the following options: Copy The items are copied to the correct default folder or to the root level of your device’s drive.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip You can also open the LifeDrive Manager window by right-clicking the LifeDrive Manager icon in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your computer screen and then selecting Open LifeDrive Manager. Transferring information using the LifeDrive Manager window Did You Know? Your device’s drive appears in the LifeDrive Manager window as an icon named LifeDrive, but you can rename it anything you want.
CHAPTER 5 Did You Know? You can work with files and folders in the LifeDrive Manager window in many of the same ways that you work with files and folders in Windows Explorer. For example, click a plus sign to the left of a folder name to view the contents of a folder; select multiple items using the Control or Shift buttons on your keyboard; or click the Refresh button to view updated contents of the device’s drive or expansion card. Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Cont’d.
CHAPTER 5 Tip You can also transfer files or folders from your device to your computer by dragging the item from the LifeDrive Manager window onto your computer desktop. Likewise, you can drag an item from folder to another on your device’s drive in the LifeDrive Window to transfer it—or right-click on an item and select Copy, then rightclick on the destination folder and click Paste. Tip You cannot double-click a file in LifeDrive Manager to open it, as you do in Windows Explorer.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip You can also select the item you want to rename and then press F2 on your computer keyboard to enter the new name. Renaming a file or folder You can use LifeDrive Manager to change the name of a file that is on your device. For example, you may want to add the date or your initials at the end of a file that you have changed.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Deleting a file or folder When you delete a file or folder in the LifeDrive Manager window, you only delete it from your device. If the file or folder is a sync item, however, and you don't want it to show up on your device again the next time you synchronize, you need to turn on a setting to delete the item from your computer as well. NOTE You cannot delete the default folders on your device drive.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip The Properties dialog box contains a Properties tab that displays information about the selected files or folders and lets you change file or folder attributes. See the LifeDrive Manager online Help for detailed information. In the LifeDrive Manager window, open the Help menu and select LifeDrive Manager Help.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip If you plan to use Drive Mode, remember to bring your USB sync cable and AC charger with you, so you can connect to other computers. Using Drive Mode On a Mac computer, use Drive Mode to move files between a computer and your device’s hard drive.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 0 Tip If you format your device’s hard drive or an expansion card while in Drive Mode, be sure to select the file system type FAT32; do not select FAT or any other file system type. If you select any other file system type, your device cannot recognize the information on the drive or on the card.
CHAPTER 5 Tip You can work with files and folders on your device in Drive Mode in exactly the same way that you work with any other file or folder in My Computer, Windows Explorer, or Finder. Unlike in LifeDrive Manager, you can double-click a file from the computer’s window to open it from your device in Drive Mode, as long as your computer has software that can open the file.
CHAPTER 5 Tip If you are working with an expansion card, you must eject the device from the computer before removing the card in order to avoid losing info on the card. Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 5 When you have finished working with Drive Mode, do the following: [ ! ] IMPORTANT To avoid losing any information that was transferred, be sure to follow these steps to disconnect from Drive Mode before you unplug your device from your computer. a.
» CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Key Term HotSync® Technology that allows you to synchronize the information in your device’s program memory and any files or folders on the drive that you selected to copy and synchronize with the information on your computer. Synchronizing information Tip Folder sync is faster than a full sync, because it only synchronizes the items you select.
» CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Key Term HotSync® Manager Software you use to select synchronization settings and that must be active when you synchronize. Outlook. Other info, such as voice memos and notes, is synchronized with the corresponding info in Palm Desktop software. Did You Know? Everybody in your family can synchronize their device with the same copy of Palm Desktop software.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip If the Select User dialog box appears during synchronization, select the username of the person whose information you want to synchronize, and then click OK. Synchronizing using the cable 0 1 Connect the USB sync cable to the USB port on the back of your computer, and then insert the other end into your device. Tip If you need help with synchronizing, see I can’t synchronize my device with my computer.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip When you synchronize, any items on the hard drive that are not sync items are backed up to your computer. Backing up puts a copy of the file or folder on your computer, but it doesn't keep the two versions in sync. You can manually back up an item in LifeDrive Manager by right-clicking the file or folder and selecting Save to PC, or by clicking the item and selecting the Save to PC icon from the LifeDrive Manager toolbar.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Did You Know? If you put a file or folder that you chose not to make a sync item into a folder that is a sync folder, the item is synchronized regardless of your choice. After the next sync, a copy of the sync folder appears on both your device and your computer, with the sync version of the item inside.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip To check when an item was last synchronized, right-click the item, select Sync Actions, and then select Check Sync Status. Locating sync items on your computer LifeDrive Manager can quickly open the folder on your computer where a sync item is stored. 0 1 Open the LifeDrive Manager window. 2 Locate the item on your computer: a. In the LifeDrive Manager window, right-click the item you want to locate on your computer. b.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip The Palm Desktop online Help has lots of info about how to use Palm Desktop software. Open the Help menu and select Palm Desktop Help. Entering information using desktop software Use Palm Desktop or Outlook to enter information on your computer. When you do a full sync, the information is updated on your device. WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 Open an application in Palm Desktop software: a.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 2 Do one of the following: • Click New in the lower-left corner of the screen to create a new entry. • Click an existing entry, and then click Edit in the lower-left corner of the screen. 3 Enter the information, and then click OK. 4 Do a full sync to transfer the information to your device.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer MAC ONLY 0 1 Open an application: a. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon in the Palm folder on your computer. b. Click the icon in the toolbar to open the application. 2 Do one of the following: • Click New in the upper-left corner of the screen to create a new entry. • Click an existing entry, and then click Edit in the upper-left corner of the screen.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 3 Enter the information, and then click OK. 4 Do a full sync to transfer the information to your device.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Choosing how your computer responds to synchronization requests WINDOWS ONLY In order for your computer to respond when you initiate synchronization on your device, HotSync Manager must be running. You can choose whether HotSync Manager always runs automatically, or whether you must perform some action to start HotSync Manager. 0 1 Open the synchronization options screen: a. Click the HotSync Manager icon your screen.
CHAPTER 5 Tip Use the default setting Always available if you’re not sure which option you want. Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 2 Tip If you select Manual, you must turn off HotSync Manager, which is always on by default. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the taskbar in the lowerright corner of your screen, and then click Exit. To start HotSync Manager when you want to synchronize, click Start, and then select Programs.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Setting synchronization options MAC ONLY 0 1 Open the synchronization options screen: a. Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder. b. Click the HotSync Controls tab.
CHAPTER 5 » Key Term Conduit The synchronization software that transfers information between an application on your computer and the same application on your device. Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Cont’d. HotSync Enabled/Disabled Sets your computer to respond to synchronization requests from your device. Enable HotSync software at system startup Sets your computer to automatically respond to synchronization requests each time you start your computer.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip Windows For information on choosing whether application information is updated if you are synchronizing your device with Outlook, see the online Outlook synchronization Help. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your screen, select Custom, and then select one of the Outlook applications from the list. Select Change, and then select one of the applications from the list.
CHAPTER 5 Tip You should generally keep the default setting (Synchronize the files) for all applications. Choose an overwrite option only if you have a specific reason for sending updates only one way. Choose Do Nothing if you never use an application.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 3 4 To use the option you select on an ongoing basis, check the Set as default box. If you do not select this box, the option you select applies only the next time you synchronize. Thereafter, information is updated according to the default setting (Synchronize the files). Click OK, and then click Done. Done MAC ONLY 0 1 Select the application you want to customize: a. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon in the Palm folder. b.
CHAPTER 5 Tip You should generally keep the default setting (Synchronize the files) for all applications. Choose an overwrite option only if you have a specific reason for sending updates only one way. Choose Do Nothing if you never use an application.
CHAPTER 5 Did You Know? Most device application files have the extension PRC or PDB. Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 3 4 To use the option you select on an ongoing basis, click Make Default. If you do not click this button, the option you select applies only the next time you synchronize. Thereafter, information is updated according to the default setting (Synchronize the files). Click OK, and then close the Conduit Settings window.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip A confirmation dialog box shows whether the items will be copied to your device or to an expansion card. You can choose which device will receive the items by selecting the username in the User drop-down box in the upper-right corner. Using Quick Install When you install Palm Desktop software on your Windows computer, you also automatically install Quick Install.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip In Mac OS X, you can make the Send To Handheld droplet a permanent part of your desktop by dragging the droplet to the Dock. Then simply drag files you want to transfer to your device onto the droplet in the Dock. Installing applications from a Mac computer Tip Use the Send To Handheld droplet to install music files, photos, and videos to your device.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip To move applications between your device and the expansion card, click Change Destination. Use the arrows to move the files, and then click OK. Using commands in the HotSync menu Tip If you do not see the application or file in the folder, go to the folder that contains the application you want to install. MAC ONLY 0 1 2 Copy or download the application you want to install on your computer.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 3 Install the files on your device: a. Click Add File. b. Close the Install Device Files window. c. Synchronize your device with your computer.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tip Palm Desktop Help has lots of information about importing from other applications, including step-by-step instructions. Open the Help menu in Palm Desktop software and select Palm Desktop Help for more details. Importing information from other applications Do you have information on your computer in spreadsheets or databases and want to transfer it to your device? Don’t spend time retyping it.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Cont’d. c. Click File, and then click Import. d. Follow the onscreen instructions to map the fields in your file to the fields in Palm Desktop software, and import the file. 3 Imported fields Do a full sync.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer MAC ONLY 0 1 Save the file on your computer in one of the accepted formats. 2 Import the file into Palm Desktop software: a. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon in the Palm folder on your computer. b. Click the icon on the toolbar for the application into which you want to import information. c. Click File, and then click Import. d. Follow the onscreen instructions to import the file. 3 Do a full sync.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Installing the additional software from the CD Your device comes with many applications that are already installed and ready to use. The CD that came with your device includes lots of other applications to make your device even more useful and more fun. You can install these applications at any time. WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 Insert the CD into your computer. 2 On the Discover your device screen, click Add software to your device.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer MAC ONLY 0 1 Insert the CD into your computer. 2 Double-click the Essential Software folder. 3 Install the applications you want. 4 Do a full sync. Done Checking space and version numbers Before you install a file or an application, it’s important to make sure you have enough space for it.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 0 1 Open the Info dialog box: a. Go to Applications and select HotSync . b. Open the menus. c. Select Info on the App menu. 2 View space info and version numbers: Pick list a. Select the Device pick list and select one of these options: Device Get information about applications stored on your device. Expansion card name Get information about applications stored on your expansion card.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Cont’d. b. Select one of the following options, and then select Done: Version Displays the version numbers of all of your applications. Size Shows how much space each application occupies. The bar at the top shows the total space currently in use on your device or expansion card. Records Shows the number of records in an application.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer 2 Open the Delete dialog box: a. Open the menus. b. Select Delete from the App menu. 3 Delete the application: a. Select the Delete From pick list, and then select Device or an expansion card. b. Select the application that you want to remove, and then select Delete. c. Select Yes, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer NOTE You may have to modify these steps to correspond with the operating system on your computer. 0 1 Open Add/Remove Programs: a. From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel. b. Double-click the Add/Remove programs icon. 2 Remove Palm Desktop software: Change or Remove Programs a. Click Change or Remove Programs. b. Select Palm Desktop software, and then click Remove. c.
CHAPTER 5 Moving and Managing Info Between Your Device and Your Computer Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts In this chapter Adding a contact Copying contact information into multiple contacts Locating a contact on your list Deleting a contact Customizing the Contacts list Making connections from Contacts Working with Contacts on your computer Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Say good-bye to a paper address book that you need to update manually every time someone moves, changes their email address, or gets a new work extension.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tip If the first character you enter in the Last Name or Company field is an asterisk (*) or another symbol, that record always appears at the top of the Contacts list. That’s useful for an entry like “If Found Call [your phone number].” Adding a contact Did You Know? Contacts info is stored in program memory.
CHAPTER 6 Tip If multiple contacts share information, such as a company name and address, you can enter the first contact, and then copy the information into other contacts. Managing Your Contacts Cont’d. The following fields contain features to help you enter information quickly: All fields except numeric and email fields capitalized. The first letter is automatically Title, Company, City, and State As you enter letters, a match appears if you have one on your Contacts list.
CHAPTER 6 Tip If you want a reminder about a birthday, check the Reminder box, enter the number of days before the birthday that you want to see the reminder, and then select OK. Did You Know? Birthdays you enter in Contacts appear as untimed events in Calendar. If you update the birthday in Contacts, it automatically updates in Calendar as well. Managing Your Contacts 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL birthday: a. Select the Birthday box. b. Use the left and right arrows to move to and select the birth year.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tip Additional fields appear in a contact only if you enter info into them. If you leave a field blank, it does not appear the next time you open the Contact Edit screen. Also, additional fields apply only to the current contact; you can duplicate contact information if you need to apply the same fields to multiple contacts. Entering additional contact information Did You Know? Each field type can be displayed a certain number of times, up to a preset maximum.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tip Any changes you make to field types apply only to the current contact. You can duplicate contact information if you need to apply the same contact fields to multiple contacts. Selecting contact field types Did You Know? The email address field type is located on the same pick list as the phone number fields. IM field types are located on a separate pick list.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Defining custom fields You can define the custom fields that appear at the end of the Contact Edit screen to display any additional contact information you want, such as spouse’s or children’s names, favorite color, or any other information. The new field is defined in all contacts, not just the current contact. 0 1 Tap the Contacts 2 Define the custom fields: icon in the input area. a. Select the contact you want, and then select Edit. b. Open the menus. c.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Selecting a contact as your business card You can create a contact with your own information and select it as your business card by opening the Record Menu and selecting Business Card. You can then beam or send your business card to other devices. To beam your business card quickly, press and hold the Contacts application button for approximately two seconds. 0 1 Tap the Contacts 2 Create a business card: icon in the input area. a.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tip You can also duplicate a contact in the Contacts desktop application by highlighting a contact in the Contacts list, and then selecting Edit Copy. Create a new contact, select the Note icon, and then paste the info into a note. Then cut and paste the text into the correct field in the new contact.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tip You can also press Right on the 5-way navigator (or select the Quick Look Up icon at the top of the screen) to open the Quick Look Up line. Press Up and Down to select the letter of the name you want in each box, and press Right to move to the next box. Locating a contact on your list Did You Know? The Phone Lookup feature lets you add contact information directly into certain other applications on your device.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tip You never know when you’re going to need to look up an old business associate. If you save an archive copy of your deleted contacts, you can refer to them later by importing them. Deleting a contact 0 1 2 Tap the Contacts icon in the input area. Open the Delete Contact dialog box: a. Select the contact you want. b. Open the menus. c. Select Delete Contact on the Record menu. 3 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL computer.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Did You Know? If you select Work, Home, Fax, Other, Main, Pager, or Mobile from the pick list, the first letter of your selection appears next to the contact in the Contacts list—for example, W for Work. If you select email, no letter appears next to the contact. Customizing the Contacts list Tip You can also use the Contact Details dialog box to assign a contact to a category or to mark a contact as private.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts 4 Customize the appearance of the Contacts list: a. From the Contacts list, open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select the display options you want: Remember last category Check the box if you want Contacts to display the last category shown when you return to it from another application. If the box is unchecked, Contacts opens to the All category.
CHAPTER 6 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must complete all the prerequisites for the email and messaging applications. To use Quick Connect with your device’s built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology, you must set up a phone connection. To use it with your device’s IR port, run Phone Link Updater, and then use the Phone Link application to set up a phone connection.
CHAPTER 6 Tip You can also open Quick Connect from the Contact List view by highlighting the contact you want and then pressing right on the 5-way navigator. Managing Your Contacts 2 Make a connection using Quick Connect: a. Select the contact you want. b. In the Contact view, select the Quick Connect icon screen to open the Quick Connect dialog box. at the top of the Tip If you want to close the Quick Connect dialog box without making a connection, press Left on the 5-way. c.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Customizing Quick Connect settings You can specify which application opens when you choose a Contacts record field, and whether to add a prefix to each phone number. 0 1 Tap the Contacts 2 Customize Quick Connect settings: icon in the input area. a. Select the contact you want. b. Select the Quick Connect icon at the top of the screen to open the Quick Connect dialog box. c.
CHAPTER 6 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must have a compatible mobile phone (sold separately) that includes Bluetooth wireless technology, and you must complete all the prerequisites for the email and messaging applications. To use Tap-to-Connect with your device’s built-in Bluetooth wireless technology, you must set up a phone connection. To use it with your device’s IR port, run Phone Link Updater and then use the Phone Link application to set up a phone connection.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts 3 Make a connection with Tap-to-Connect: a. Select the contact you want. Select to edit b. Select the entry you want to use to connect. For example, to dial a phone number, select the number you want to dial. To address an email message, select an email address. c. Select the entry to edit it if necessary. For example, you might need to add an area code or country code to a phone number.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tip (Windows) If you chose to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, check out the online Help in Outlook to learn how to use Contacts on your computer. Working with Contacts on your computer Use Contacts on your computer to view and manage the contacts you create on your device. Check out the online Help in Palm® Desktop software to learn how to use Contacts on your computer.
CHAPTER 6 Managing Your Contacts Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Click a link below to learn about these related topics: Moving Around • Opening applications • Using menus • Synchronizing with Palm Desktop software and Outlook Support If you’re having problems with Contacts or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar In this chapter Scheduling events Color-coding your schedule Setting an alarm Rescheduling an event Deleting events Checking your schedule Customizing your calendar Working with Calendar on your computer Related topics Stay on top of your schedule by creating appointments, setting alarms, and spotting conflicts in Calendar.
» CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Key Term Event The name for an entry in the Calendar application, including appointments, birthdays, reminders, recurring meetings, and so on. Scheduling events Tip You can also scroll to a date by pressing Right or Left on the 5-way or by selecting the arrows at the top of the Day View screen. Use Calendar to manage your schedule. You can enter appointments, events without a start time, events that repeat at regular intervals, and events that span a period of time.
CHAPTER 7 Did You Know? You can color-code your calendar to file events in categories. Each category has its own color. You can also mark events as private to hide them from prying eyes. Managing Your Calendar 3 Tap the line next to the time the appointment begins, and enter a description. 4 If the appointment is longer or shorter than an hour, set the duration: a. In Day View, tap the start time. b. In the Set Time dialog box, tap End Time.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Did You Know? If you need to reserve a date before you know the details of the appointment, you can schedule an event without a start time. Scheduling an event without a start time Keep track of events that take place on a particular date but not at a particular time. For example, you may want to enter holidays, anniversaries, and deadlines. 0 1 Open Day View: a. Tap the Calendar the input area. icon in b. Select the Day View icon .
CHAPTER 7 Tip You can change an event without a time to a scheduled appointment. Select the event description, select Details, select the Time box, and select the start and end times. Managing Your Calendar 3 Add an unscheduled event line: a. Select New. b. Select No Time. 4 Enter a description on the line that appears at the top of the screen. NOTE A diamond appears in the time column to show that the event doesn’t start at a specific time.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tip To select intervals such as the 2nd Tuesday of every month or the 3rd Thursday in November of every year, see Scheduling a repeating event—unusual interval. Scheduling a repeating event—standard interval There’s no need to re-enter events that take place on a regular basis. Just set up a repeating event.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Scheduling a repeating event—unusual interval Some events don’t fit neatly into the preset repeat intervals, so you need to set up your own repeat intervals. For example, set aside time for a trip to the gym every other day, schedule a class that meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month, or enter annual holidays that occur during a particular time of month such as the 1st Monday in September or the 3rd week of November.
CHAPTER 7 Tip To enter holidays such as Labor Day or Thanksgiving, select Month, enter 12 on the Every line, and then select Day as the Repeat By setting. Managing Your Calendar 4 Set the repeat interval: a. Select Day, Week, Month, or Year as the repeat unit. b. Select the Every line and enter the frequency at which the event repeats. c. Select the End on pick list and select an end date, if needed. d. If you selected Week in step c, select the day of the week the event repeats.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Did You Know? You can reserve a specific block of time during the day or use events without times to flag a series of dates. For example, you can reserve vacation time from 6/23–6/30 using a repeating event without a time, and then schedule a specific excursion from 9:00 to 3:00 on 6/24 and dinner with a friend at 6:00 on 6/25.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Entering a location or a note for an event Enter a description of the event’s location such as a restaurant, a conference room, or your friend’s house. Enter a note such as dial-in info for a conference call or directions to a location. 0 1 Tap the Calendar 2 Enter the event, and then select the event description. 3 [ & ] OPTIONAL location: icon in the input area. Enter the a. Select Details. b. Select the Location field and enter a description of the location.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL Enter the note: a. Select Note . b. Enter the note text. c. Select Done. 5 Select OK. Done LifeDrive from palmOne The location name and a note icon appear next to the event description in Agenda View and in Day View.
CHAPTER 7 Did You Know? You can also set a preference to automatically include a time zone whenever you create a new event. Open the Options menu and select Preferences. Select New events use time zones. Only new events created after the preference is set are affected. Managing Your Calendar Scheduling an event with a time zone [ ! ] IMPORTANT Do not use times zones if you are synchronizing with Palm Desktop software. Time zones work only if you are synchronizing with Outlook or Exchange ActiveSync.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 2 Set the time and the time zone: a. Enter the event. b. Set the time for the event as it is scheduled at the location where it occurs. Time zone pick list c. Select the time zone pick list and select a city within the time zone where the event is located. d. Select OK. Done Color-coding your schedule Use color-coding to quickly spot different types of events.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Managing your color-codes Each color code represents a category of events. You can assign each category a name and select which color you want to assign to it. 0 1 Open Day View: a. Tap the Calendar input area. Category marker icon in the b. Select the Day View icon 2 Day View icon Open the Edit Categories dialog box: a. From Day View, select the event description. b. Select Details. c. Select the Category pick list and select Edit Categories.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 3 Select the color code for the category: a. Select New, or select a category, and then select Edit. b. Enter or edit the category name. c. Select the color you want to give this category. d. Select OK, and then select OK two more times. Done LifeDrive from palmOne The category name and its color-coded marker appear on the category list.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Did You Know? In Day View and Month View you can set the Display Options to show the category list so that you can view all your events or just the events for a single color-code. Assigning a color code to an event 0 1 Tap the Calendar 2 Enter the event you want to color-code. 3 icon in the input area. Select the category marker next to the description, and then select a category from the list.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tip You can customize your alarm settings in the Calendar Preferences dialog box. Setting an alarm Did You Know? If you set your alarms in World Clock instead of Calendar, you have different alarm sound choices. Keep in mind that since World Clock alarms aren’t tied to a specific event, you won’t see an event description when a World Clock alarm sounds. Did You Know? When you set an alarm, a little alarm clock appears to the right of the event description.
CHAPTER 7 Tip You can also use the Event Details dialog box to change the alarm, location, category, repeat, and privacy settings. Managing Your Calendar Rescheduling an event 0 1 Tap the Calendar 2 Go to the event you want to reschedule: icon in the input area. a. From Day View, select Go To. b. Select the year, month, and date of the event. c. Select the event description, and edit it if necessary.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 4 If you’re changing a repeating event, select one of the following to select the event(s) you want to apply the changes to: Current Apply your changes to only the selected instance of the repeating event. Future Apply your changes to the selected event and all instances of the repeating event that occur at a later date. All Apply your changes to the selected event and all past and future instances of the repeating event.
CHAPTER 7 Tip You can also delete a specific event by selecting the event, selecting Details, and then selecting Delete. Tip Many people find it useful to refer to old events for tax purposes. If you save an archive copy of your deleted events, you can refer to them later by importing them. Managing Your Calendar Deleting events If an appointment is canceled, you can delete it from your schedule.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 4 5 6 [ & ] OPTIONAL computer. Check the box to save an archive copy of the event on your Select OK. If you’re deleting a repeating event, select one of the following to select the event(s) you want to delete: Current Delete only the selected instance of the repeating event. Future Delete the selected event and all instances of the repeating event that occur at a later date. All Delete the selected event and all past and future instances of the repeating event.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Deleting all your old events When you need more space on your device, or you just want to do some “housekeeping,” you can delete all your old events. 0 1 Tap the Calendar 2 Open the Purge dialog box: icon in the input area. a. Open the menus. b. Select Purge on the Record menu. 3 Select the events to purge: a. Select the Delete events older than pick list and select a time frame. b.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tip Press the Calendar button repeatedly to cycle through the four different views. Checking your schedule Did You Know? Agenda View shows how many unread messages you have in the VersaMail® application. Agenda View shows your daily schedule and any items on your Tasks list that are overdue or due today. If there’s room on the screen, Agenda View also shows your schedule for the next dates that have events scheduled on them.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 2 Do one of the following to view your schedule: • Select an appointment to go to it in Day View. • Select a task to go to it in Tasks.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Viewing your daily schedule Day View shows your daily schedule one day at a time. You can scroll between days in the current week or jump to any other date. 0 1 Open Day View: a. Tap the Calendar icon in the input area. b. Select the Day View icon .
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 2 Do any of the following to view your daily schedule: • Select the day selector to view another day in the same week, select the arrows to scroll to the previous or next week, or select Go To to choose a specific date. • Select the Repeat icon, the Alarm icon, or Details to open the Details dialog box. • Select the Note icon to view the note text. • Select the Birthday icon to view the birthday entry. • Select the category marker to assign the event to a color-code.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tip You can also press Right and Left on the 5-way to scroll to the next or previous week. To go to Day View for a particular day, press Center on the 5-way to insert a highlight, press Right or Left to select a day, and then press Center on the 5-way again. Viewing your weekly schedule Week View shows your schedule for an entire week. The time frames that appear on the screen are based on the Start Time and End Time settings in Calendar Preferences.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tip You can also press Right and Left on the 5-way to scroll to the next or previous month. To go to Day View for a particular date, press Center on the 5-way to insert a highlight, press Right or Left to select a date, and then press Center on the 5-way again. Viewing your monthly schedule Month View shows your schedule for a whole month. You can scroll between months or jump to any other month. 0 1 Open Month View: a. Tap the Calendar the input area.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tip You can also press Right and Left on the 5-way to scroll to the next or previous month. To go to Day View for a particular date, press Center on the 5-way to insert a highlight, press Right or Left to select a date, and then press Center on the 5-way again. Viewing a yearly calendar Year View shows a calendar for an entire year. You can scroll between years or jump to any other year. 0 1 Open Year View: a. Tap the Calendar the input area. Year selector icon in b.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Finding events that overlap When an event starts before a previous event finishes, the events overlap. You can spot events that overlap in Week View and in Day View. Overlapping events Customizing your calendar Control the appearance of your Calendar screens. Select display options for the Agenda View, Day View, and Month View. The options you select for each view apply only to that view. You can also choose alarm and start and end time settings.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Customizing display options for your calendar 0 1 2 Tap the Calendar icon in the input area. Open the Display Options dialog box: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Display Options. 3 Select the Default View pick list and select the view you want to see when you open Calendar.
CHAPTER 7 Tip If the text is difficult to see against your new background, select a different Color Theme to change the text color. Tip If you want to see the hours when you have nothing scheduled, as well as your appointments, deselect Compress Day View. But don’t forget to scroll down to see the events at the end of your day, or hide the input area and display as much of Day View as possible.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 6 Select Month and set any of the following Month View options: Show Category List Display the category pick list. By default, the Category pick list doesn’t appear. Timed Events Show events that are scheduled for a specific time. Untimed Events Show events that are scheduled for a specific date, but not a specific time. Daily Repeating Events 7 Show events that repeat every day. Select OK.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tip You can view and schedule events in time slots that are before or after the start or end time. You just need to scroll to those time slots. Setting alarm and time options 0. 1 Tap the Calendar 2 Open the Preferences dialog box: icon in the input area. a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. 3 Select the start and end times of your typical day. This time frame appears in your Day View and Week View.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar 4 Set any of the following alarm settings: Alarm Preset Set an alarm for each new event. When you check this box, you also need to enter the default number of minutes, days, or hours before the event that the alarm sounds. For events without a time, the alarm settings are based on midnight of the date of the event. The Alarm Preset settings appear as defaults for each new event, but you can change these settings in the Details dialog box for individual events.
CHAPTER 7 Tip (Windows) If you chose to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, check out the online Help in Outlook to learn how to use Calendar on your computer. Managing Your Calendar Working with Calendar on your computer [ ! ] IMPORTANT If you use Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync your email and calendar information synchronize directly with your info on your company's Exchange server.
CHAPTER 7 Managing Your Calendar Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Calendar or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 8 Your Microsoft Office Manager In this chapter Creating and managing Office files Opening files from within Documents Related topics With its ability to store large amounts of important information, your device lets you take your office with you— including your Microsoft Office files. With the Documents application, you can carry, create, view, and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files directly on your device. You can also view, carry, and manage PowerPoint files on your device.
CHAPTER 8 Your Microsoft Office Manager Did You Know? You can also choose to manage the transfer of your documents using the Documents companion application called Documents To Go located on your computer. Documents To Go allows you to move or copy files to your device when you synchronize. Creating and managing Office files For complete information on this application, click the Documents To Go icon on your computer and then click Help, or go to www.dataviz.com.
CHAPTER 8 Tip When you are working on a file, save it to your device or your expansion card by selecting Menu, selecting Save As from the File menu, and then selecting the location where you want to save the file. Tip Do you have a file you are always viewing? Add it to your Favorites list for easy access. LifeDrive from palmOne Your Microsoft Office Manager Opening files from within Documents In the Documents application, you can view and open any Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file on your device.
CHAPTER 8 Your Microsoft Office Manager Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Click the link below to learn about these related topics: VersaMail® Sending and receiving Office files as attachments to email messages Support If you’re having problems with Documents, click the Documents To Go icon on your computer, and then click Help, or go to www.dataviz.com.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos In this chapter Reformatting files and copying supported file types Viewing photos or videos Viewing and editing photo or video details A picture may be worth a thousand words, but what happens when you have lots of pictures—or videos—that you are trying to keep organized? Or maybe just a few that are so meaningful that you want to have instant access to them at any time? Organizing photos and videos Personalizing a photo Copying a photo or video Deleting a photo
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Did You Know? You can carry a video or photo on your device in its native format with no conversion, so you can view it on the computer in the format you prefer. On your computer, use LifeDrive Manager (Windows); do not select the Format for device option. You can also use Drive Mode (Mac and Windows) on your computer. Reformatting files and copying supported file types You can view photos in popular formats such as JPG, BMP, TIFF, and GIF on your device.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tip Use your camera’s editing software to edit or enhance your photos or videos and copy them to your device for viewing. Viewing photos or videos You can view photos and videos in the following ways: Thumbnail List View miniature preview versions of your photos and videos. View names and dates of photos and videos on your device or an expansion card. Slide show View all photos and videos in an album, automatically one after another.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos 2 Go to the folder or album where the photo or video is located: a. Select Device Expansion Card Location pick list Device Expansion card or . Thumbnail View b. Tap Location pick list in the upper-right corner and select the location of the photo or video you want to view: • If the photo or video is in the Photos & Videos folder on your device’s hard drive or on an expansion card, select the correct location from the list.
CHAPTER 9 Tip If a photo is larger than your device’s screen— either because of its original size or because you have zoomed in—tap and drag with the stylus to view different parts of the photo. Viewing Your Photos and Videos 3 Select the photo or video you want to view. A video automatically starts playing when you select it.
CHAPTER 9 Did You Know? When viewing a video, you can use your navigator controls. Press Up and Down to control the volume. Press and hold Left and Right to move the video forward and backward in 5-second increments. You can also press Left and Right to move to the previous or next media file. Viewing Your Photos and Videos 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL Access controls: • For photos, press Up on the 5-way navigator to zoom in. Press Down to access the photo controls.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Did You Know? In a slide show, videos and photo audio clips play through in their entirety before the next item appears. Viewing a slide show By default, both photos and videos in an album are displayed during a slide show. 0 1 Press the Media 2 [ & ] OPTIONAL button. Set the slide show settings: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options and then select Slideshow. c. Adjust the settings: Show Videos slide show. Show videos during the Audio Add or remove audio.
CHAPTER 9 Did You Know? When viewing a slide show, you can use your navigator controls. Press Up and Down to control the volume. Press Left and Right to move to the previous or next media file. When viewing a video, press and hold Left and Right to move the video forward and backward in 5-second increments. Did You Know? Once you have positioned a photo, that position is shown in the slide show. This allows you to focus on sections of the photo you would like to highlight.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tip You can also rotate a photo by pressing Down on the 5-way to zoom the photo out and then selecting Rotate at the bottom of the screen. Rotating a photo 0 0 1 Press the Media 2 Go to the folder or album where the photo is located: a. Select Device button. or Expansion Card . b.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos 3 Rotate the photo: a. Select the photo you want in the Thumbnail or List View. b. Open the menus. c. Select Rotate Picture from the Media menu. d. Select the rotation you want. 4 Tap anywhere in the photo to return to the Thumbnail or List View.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tip You can also view details for an entire album— including last date changed, number of items in the album, and size—by opening the Album menu and selecting Album Details. Viewing and editing photo or video details 0 0 1 Press the Media 2 Go to the folder or album where the photo or video is located: a. Select Device button. or Expansion Card . b.
CHAPTER 9 Tip Select the scroll arrows at the bottom of the Media Details screen to view other photos in the album. » Key Term EXIF Exchangeable Image File Format is a standard for storing interchange information in image files. Most digital cameras use the EXIF format. Viewing Your Photos and Videos 4 View photo or video details: a. Open the menus. b. Select Edit Details from the Media menu. c.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos 5 [ & ] OPTIONAL If the photo was taken from a digital camera that uses the EXIF format, you can view the EXIF information about the photo: a. Select EXIF. b. Select Done when finished viewing the EXIF details. 6 When finished editing and viewing details, select Done.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tip Use the copy feature to move a photo from your device to a card and vice versa. If a photo is stored on your device, you can add it only to an album located on the device. Likewise, if a photo is stored on an expansion card, you can add it only to an album that is on the same card.
CHAPTER 9 Tip Drag the stylus across multiple photos and/or videos to add or remove them all at once. Viewing Your Photos and Videos 3 [ & ] OPTIONAL album: Create an a. Select whether to create the album on your device or on an expansion card inserted into the expansion slot. Did You Know? If you remove a photo or video from an album, it is moved to Photos and Videos. The photo or video is not deleted from your device or the expansion card. b.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tip Move photos within albums to easily put the slide show of your child’s birthday party in the sequence you want. 5 Move photos or videos within albums: a. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner and select the album in which you want to move photos or videos. b. Select the photo you want to move, and drag the stylus to move the photo or video to the desired location.
CHAPTER 9 Tip You can also move a photo or video by adding it to a different album. The item is removed from the original album. Viewing Your Photos and Videos 3 Move a photo or video between albums: a. Select the pick list in the upperright corner and select the album containing the photo or video you want to move. Select to move photo or video b. Open the menus. c. Select Edit Details from the Media menu, and then select the photo or video you want to move. d.
CHAPTER 9 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must be in an album to sort manually. You cannot sort when All Albums is selected from the pick list. Viewing Your Photos and Videos Sorting photos and videos 0 1 Press the Media 2 Sort photos and videos: button. a. Select the pick list in the upperright corner and select the album containing the photos and/or videos you want to sort. b. Open the menus. c.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Did You Know? Create multicolored art: Select a color and draw on a photo, and then select a different color and draw some more. Each drawing keeps its original color. Personalizing a photo Tip Select the drawing tool button to change line size. Select the text tool button to change font size. Tip Use the eraser selection on the drawing tool to erase drawings only; select Undo to delete text. You can use Undo only once to delete text for a given photo.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos 3 Select one of the following to save or reject changes: Replace Original Saves the photo with the drawing in place of the original photo with no drawing; the original photo is lost. Save as New Picture Saves both the photo with the drawing and the original photo with no drawing. You can enter a name for the new photo. You can also select the pick list to save the updated photo to a different album.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Did You Know? When viewing a photo that has audio, you can tap the microphone Adding audio to a photo 1 Press the Media 2 Access the photo controls: button. a. In the Thumbnail or List View, select the photo you want. b. Press Down to access the photo controls. 3 Add sound to a photo: a. Select the Audio button. Record button b. Select the Record button to begin recording. c. Select the Stop Recording button to stop and close the Record dialog box. d.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos 4 Listen to the sound clip: • When the photo controls are available, select the Audio button and select the Play button to listen to the audio clip. Play button • When the photo controls are not available, tap the Play icon located in the photo. Play icon 5 Select Done.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tip Copy an entire album by opening the Album menu, selecting Album, and then selecting Copy Album to Card or Copy Album to Device. Select the album you want, and then select Done when copying is complete. Copying a photo or video You can copy photos and videos from your device to an expansion card, and vice versa. 0 1 Press the Media 2 Select a photo or video to copy: a. Select Device button. or Expansion Card . b.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos 4 Listen to the sound clip: • When the photo controls are available, select the Audio button and select the Play button to listen to the audio clip. Play button • When the photo controls are not available, tap the Play icon located in the photo. Play icon 5 Select Done.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tip You can also beam or send an entire album by opening the Album menu and selecting Beam Album or Send Album. Sharing photos and videos You can easily share photos and videos with family and friends. Use your device’s built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® wireless technology to wirelessly send photos and videos to other Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices within range.
CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Media or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 10 Managing Your Camera Card Media In this chapter Copying photos and videos from your camera card Viewing photos or videos Related topics Maybe you have just filled your digital camera card and you want to keep taking pictures. Do you want to review your pictures on a larger screen? You can do this and more with palmOne™ Camera Companion. You can quickly transfer your digital camera card contents to your device or computer so that you can keep taking pictures.
CHAPTER 10 Managing Your Camera Card Media Did You Know? You can disable the camera card auto-detect feature by opening the menu and selecting Disable auto-detect under the Options menu.
CHAPTER 10 Tip Always format your camera cards on your camera. Your device can read SD and MMC cards formatted by your camera. However, your camera may be unable to read cards formatted by your device. Managing Your Camera Card Media 3 Select the copy location: Copy to Device Copies the photos and videos from the DCIM (Digital Camera Image) folder on your camera card to the DCIM folder on your hard drive. Copy to Computer Opens Drive Mode on your device and allows you to copy files to your computer.
CHAPTER 10 Managing Your Camera Card Media Tip Use your camera’s editing software to edit or enhance your photos or videos and copy them to your device for viewing. Viewing photos or videos Did You Know? Some cameras use a video format that cannot be viewed on your device. You can store the video file on your device until you able to transfer the file to your desktop computer where you can view the video. Use your device’s large display as a picture viewer.
CHAPTER 10 Managing Your Camera Card Media 4 View your media: a. Select the folder where the photos and videos are located. b. View the photos and videos.
CHAPTER 10 Managing Your Camera Card Media Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Media or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music In this chapter Transferring MP3 files to your device using Rhapsody Transferring music from a CD to your device using Rhapsody Playing music on your device Managing playlists Customizing your player Working with Rhapsody on your computer Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Are you tired of listening to small talk during that long commute on the bus or train? Do you need something smaller than a CD player when you’re out for a walk or at the gym? There is no need to buy an
CHAPTER 11 [ ! ] Before You Begin (Windows only) Perform the following: • Install Rhapsody desktop application on your computer. Insert the software installation CD and follow the onscreen instructions for installing extra software. You must install this software, even if you already have a version of Rhapsody installed on your computer. The version on the CD contains all of the components needed to transfer music files to your device.
CHAPTER 11 [ ! ] Before You Begin (Windows only) You must set up Rhapsody to support MP3 files. Tip You can also transfer MP3 files to the Audio folder on your device using File Transfer (Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac and Windows) on your computer. Tip The Star quick button opens the Pocket Tunes music application by default, but you can customize it to open any application you choose.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music 2 Prepare Rhapsody on your computer: a. Open the Rhapsody application. b. Click the Transfer tab in the Mixer window. c. Click the Device Preferences list. button and select your device from the pick d. Click the location, such as My Library, where the songs are stored on your computer.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music 3 Transfer the files to your device: a. Drag the song files you want from the song location window into the Transfer window. b. Click Transfer. The files are transferred to the Music folder on your device’s internal drive. [ ! ] IMPORTANT Do not press the sync button on your cable. Rhapsody is transferring the files, so there’s no need to do anything.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Tip You can also use a card reader accessory (sold separately) to transfer MP3 files from your computer to your expansion card. MAC ONLY 0 1 Prepare your computer and your device: a. Go to Applications and select Drive Mode . b. Connect your device and your computer to the USB sync cable. Tip You can also transfer MP3 files on a Mac computer by dragging the music file to the Send To Handheld droplet.
CHAPTER 11 [ ! ] Before You Begin (Windows only) You must set up Rhapsody to support MP3 files. Listening to Music Transferring music from a CD to your device using Rhapsody If your songs are on a CD and you want to listen to them on your device, use the Rhapsody desktop application on your computer to convert and transfer the files. NOTE Mac users can use iTunes, included with OS X, to transfer music from a CD to their device. Music files should be imported in MP3 format.
CHAPTER 11 Did You Know? An interactive tutorial on the LifeDrive™ software installation CD guides you through adding music. Insert the CD and go to the My Music section of the tutorial and select Add music from a CD. Listening to Music 2 Transfer the songs you want to add to your library: a. Select the titles you want to transfer from the CD. b. Click Save Tracks. Did You Know? For tips on using Real Rhapsody on your computer, go to the Help menu in Real Rhapsody™ or visit www.real.com.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Tip For tips on using Pocket Tunes, open the Options menu and select Help. Playing music on your device Did You Know? Pocket Tunes continues playing the songs in your list until it reaches the end of your list or until you tap the Stop button, even if your device screen is off.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Managing playlists You can create dozens of playlists with your favorite songs. Creating a playlist 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Music 2 Open the Edit Playlist screen: a. Open the menus. b. Select Actions menu, and then select Manage Playlists. c. Select New.
CHAPTER 11 Did You Know? The Add Songs to Playlist screen displays all songs on your device’s internal drive and on your expansion card. Tip To add all the songs in an album to your playlist, select Add Song, select an album, and then select Select All. Listening to Music 3 Create a playlist: a. Enter a name for the playlist. b. Select Add Song. c. Select the songs you want to include on the playlist. d. Select OK. 4 Put the songs in the order you want to hear them: a. Select a song you want to move.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Tip To quickly select all the songs in the list, select Select All. To quickly deselect all the songs, select Select None. Playing songs from a playlist 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Music 2 Select a song from a playlist: a. Select Choose Songs button. b. Select the Files icon. c. Select Playlists. d. Select the playlist you want to play. e. Select All. Done LifeDrive from palmOne Your device plays the songs in the playlist beginning with the song you selected.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Editing a playlist 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Music 2 Open the playlist you want to edit: a. Open the menus. b. Select Actions, and then select Manage Playlists. c. Highlight a playlist. d. Select Edit.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music 3 Select Edit and do any of the following: Remove Select a song and select Remove to delete the song from the playlist. Add Song Tap Add, check a song’s box, and then tap Done. Up or Down Select a song and select Up or Down to move the song up or down one slot. 4 Select Save List.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Deleting a playlist 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Music 2 Open the playlist you want to delete: a. Open the menus. b. Select Actions, and then select Manage Playlists. c. Select Edit. 3 Delete the list: a. Select Delete List. b. Select Yes in the confirmation dialog box. c. Select Done.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Customizing your player You can customize your MP3 player by setting preferences. Turning off the screen Turning off the screen while playing music saves battery power. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Music 2 Open the menus. 3 Select General Preferences and set screen preferences: Turn off screen while playing after x seconds When you are playing music and not using any of the other device applications, you can set the time period after which the screen turns off.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Setting background preferences 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Music 2 Open the menus. 3 Select Background Prefs and set screen preferences: Enable background play When you are playing music, you can continue using any of the other device applications. This feature is not available when viewing a slideshow in the Media application. Bring up console with pen swipe A pen swipe between the selected icons in the input area brings up the pTunes console. 4 Select OK.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Flashing the LED when the pTunes console is turned off When you are playing music while the pTunes console is turned off, you can set the LED to flash to remind you that pTunes is still on and is playing music. This can be a helpful reminder to extend the devices’s battery life when you are not listening to music. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Music 2 Open the menus. 3 Set the preference: a. Advanced Prefs b. Check the Flash LED while screen is off box. 4 Select OK.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Working with Rhapsody on your computer WINDOWS ONLY Use Rhapsody on your computer to play and manage your songs. Learn how to use Rhaspody on your computer by using the online Help in Rhapsody.
CHAPTER 11 Listening to Music Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Click the link below to learn about these related topics: Expansion Cards • Inserting and removing expansion cards • Naming expansion cards • Viewing the contents of a card Tip Support If you’re having problems with Pocket Tunes, go to www.pocket-tunes.com.
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Tasks In this chapter Creating a task Organizing your tasks Marking a task as complete Deleting tasks Customizing your Tasks list Some of the most successful people in the world are also the busiest. When asked how they manage to do it all, busy people usually say, “I make lists.” The Tasks application on your device is the perfect place to make a list of the things you need to do.
CHAPTER 12 Tip If no task is currently selected, you can create a new task by writing Graffiti® 2 characters in the input area. Tip Add a note to a task. Select the Note button, enter the note text, and then select Done. Managing Your Tasks Creating a task 0 1 Tap the Tasks 2 Create a task: icon in the input area. Due date a. Select New. b. Enter a description of the task. Long description Did You Know? You can organize your tasks by filing them into categories.
CHAPTER 12 [ ! ] Before You Begin Create a task and assign it a due date. A task must have a due date before you can set an alarm. Tip You can customize the alarm sound for your tasks in the Tasks Preferences dialog box. Did You Know? When you set an alarm, a little alarm clock appears to the right of the task description. Managing Your Tasks Setting an alarm 0 1 Tap the Tasks 2 Open the Set Alarm dialog box: icon in the input area. a. Select the task you want to assign an alarm to. b.
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Tasks Tip To select intervals such as the 2nd Tuesday of every month or the 3rd Thursday in November of every year, see Scheduling a repeating task—unusual interval. 3 Set the alarm: a. Check the Alarm box. b. Enter how many days before the due date you want the alarm to sound. c. Select the time columns to set the time the alarm sounds. d. Select OK, and then select OK again.
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Tasks 3 Set the repeat interval: a. Select the task description, and then select Details. b. Select the Repeat pick list and select how often the task repeats: Daily until, Every week, Every other week, Every month, or Every year. NOTE If you select Daily, a dialog box appears for you to select the end date. c. Select OK.
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Tasks Scheduling a repeating task—unusual interval For tasks that don’t fit neatly into the preset repeat intervals, you can set up your own repeat intervals. For example, enter tasks for paying a quarterly insurance bill or a credit card bill that is due every 28 days, or changing your smoke detector battery every six months. 0 1 Tap the Tasks 2 Enter the task you want to repeat, and assign it a due date. 3 Open the Change Repeat dialog box: icon in the input area. a.
CHAPTER 12 Tip To schedule an annual task, such as decorating for a holiday on the first Sunday of a particular month, select Month as the repeat unit, enter 12 on the Every line, and then select Day as the Repeat By setting. Managing Your Tasks 4 Set the repeat interval: a. Select Day, Week, Month, or Year as the repeat unit. b. Select Fixed Schedule to base the due date on the due date of the current task, or select After Completed to base the due date on the date you complete this task.
CHAPTER 12 Did You Know? Overdue tasks have an exclamation point (!) next to the due date. Managing Your Tasks Organizing your tasks Sometimes you want to look at all the things you need to do, while at other times you want to see only certain types of tasks. 0 Tip Your Tasks Preferences settings control which tasks appear in the Tasks list, such as completed or due tasks. To change these settings, open the Options menu and select Preferences.
CHAPTER 12 Tip You can set Tasks Preferences to record the date that you finish your tasks, and you can show or hide finished tasks. To change these settings, open the Options menu and select Preferences. Managing Your Tasks Marking a task as complete You can check off a task to indicate that you’ve completed it. 0 1 2 Tap the Tasks icon in the input area. Check the box on the left side of the task. Done NOTE Palm® Desktop software and Microsoft Outlook handle completed repeating tasks differently.
CHAPTER 12 Tip You can also delete a specific task by selecting the task, selecting Details, and then selecting Delete. Managing Your Tasks Deleting tasks If a task is canceled, you can delete it from your Tasks list. When you delete a repeating task, you delete all instances of the task. You can also delete all your completed tasks. Deleting a specific task Tip If you save an archive copy of your deleted tasks, you can refer to them later by importing them.
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Tasks Tip Many people find it useful to refer to old tasks for tax purposes. If you save an archive copy of your deleted tasks, you can refer to them later by importing them. Deleting all your completed tasks 0 1 Tap the Tasks 2 Open the Purge dialog box: icon in the input area. a. Open the menus. b. Select Purge on the Record menu. 3 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL Check the box to save an archive copy of your completed tasks on your computer. Select OK.
CHAPTER 12 Did You Know? Calendar’s Agenda View also displays your tasks. Managing Your Tasks Customizing your Tasks list Control which tasks show up in the Tasks list and how they are sorted. These settings also affect tasks in Calendar’s Agenda View. You can also choose the alarm sound for your tasks. 0 1 Tap the Tasks 2 Open the Preferences dialog box: icon in the input area. a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences.
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Tasks 3 Change any of the following settings, and then select OK: Sort by Select the order in which the tasks appear in the Tasks list. Show Completed Tasks Display your finished tasks in the Tasks list. If you turn off this setting, your finished tasks disappear from the list when you check them off, but they stay in your device’s memory until you purge them.
CHAPTER 12 Tip (Windows) If you chose to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, check out the online Help in Outlook to learn how to use Tasks on your computer. Managing Your Tasks Working with Tasks on your computer Use Tasks on your computer to view and manage your tasks. Check out the online Help in Palm Desktop software to learn how to use Tasks on your computer.
CHAPTER 12 Managing Your Tasks Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Tasks or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 13 Writing Memos In this chapter Creating a memo Viewing and editing a memo Moving memos in your memos list Deleting a memo Working with Memos on your computer Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Your device contains applications for storing the most common types of information: contact names and numbers, appointments, and so on. Memos is the tool to use for capturing information that is meaningful to you but does not fall into one of these categories.
CHAPTER 13 Writing Memos Tip In the Memos list, you can also just start writing to create a new memo. The first letter is automatically capitalized. Creating a memo Tip Use Phone Lookup to quickly add a name and phone number to a memo. 0 1 Tap the Memos 2 Create a memo: icon in the input area. a. Select New. b. Enter your memo. Tap Enter on the onscreen keyboard or draw the Graffiti® 2 writing Return stroke to move to a new line in the memo. c. Select Done.
CHAPTER 13 Tip The Memos list shows the first line of each memo, so make sure that first line is something you will recognize. Did You Know? You can connect your device to a portable keyboard and type your memos on the go without carrying around a heavy laptop. You can purchase a variety of portable keyboards. Visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive and click the Accessories link. Tip You can change the size of the text in Memos to enhance readability.
CHAPTER 13 Writing Memos Did You Know? If you use Palm® Desktop software for synchronizing, you can send a memo to your computer by synchronizing, and then open the memo on your computer in an application such as Microsoft Word for further editing, formatting, and so on. Right-click the memo on your computer, click Send To, and then select the application to which you want to send the memo. Moving memos in your memos list You can move memos up or down in your memos list.
CHAPTER 13 Tip Need to retrieve that holiday recipe you stored? If you save an archive copy of your deleted memos, you can refer to them later by importing them. Writing Memos Deleting a memo 0 1 2 Tap the Memos icon in the input area. Open the Delete Memo dialog box: a. Locate the memo you want. b. Open the menus. c. Select Delete Memo on the Record menu. 3 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL computer. Check the box to save an archive copy of the memo on your Select OK.
CHAPTER 13 Tip (Windows) If you chose to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, check out the online Help in Outlook to learn how to use Notes on your computer. Tip You can copy the text of a memo and paste it into a new Word file in Documents on your device. Edit the text in Documents, save it as a Microsoft Word file, and then send the file to your computer by synchronizing so you can view and edit it in Word.
CHAPTER 13 Writing Memos Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Memos or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 14 Writing Notes in Note Pad In this chapter Creating a note Viewing and editing a note Deleting a note Working with Note Pad on your computer Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Need to jot down a phone number or a reminder to yourself? Avoid fumbling for scraps of paper, and write important reminders in Note Pad. You can use Note Pad to do everything you might do with a piece of paper and a pencil, such as drawing a quick sketch.
CHAPTER 14 [ ! ] Before You Begin Make sure full-screen writing is turned off. You cannot create or edit notes in Note Pad when full-screen writing is on. Tip Select the pen selector to change the pen width or to select the eraser. To clear the screen completely, select the note (anywhere but the title), open the Edit menu, and select Clear Note. Did You Know? Prevent others from viewing your notes by marking them as private.
CHAPTER 14 Writing Notes in Note Pad Choosing the pen and paper (background) colors 0 0 1 Go to Applications and select Note Pad 2 Open the Select Colors dialog box: . a. Select Done to display the Note Pad list. b. Open the menus. c. Select Options, and then select Preferences. d. Select Color. 3 Select the pen and paper colors: a. Select Pen, and then select the ink color you want to use. b. Select Paper, and then select the background color you want to use. c.
CHAPTER 14 Writing Notes in Note Pad Tip Change the alarm sound by opening the Options menu, selecting Preferences, and then selecting a sound from the Alarm Sound pick list. Setting an alarm To use a note as a reminder, set an alarm for that note. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Note Pad 2 Open the note: . a. Select Done to display the Note Pad list. b. Select the note you want to set an alarm for.
CHAPTER 14 Tip You can also open the Set Alarm dialog box by selecting a note and tapping the right edge of the screen next to the note title. Writing Notes in Note Pad 3 Set the alarm: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Alarm. c. Select the Date box, and then select the year, month, and date you want the alarm to sound. d. Select the time you want the alarm to sound. e. Select OK.
CHAPTER 14 Tip Sort the Note Pad list alphabetically, by date, or manually. Open the Options menu, select Preferences, and then select the Sort by pick list. If you sort manually, you can rearrange the list by dragging notes to another position in the list. Writing Notes in Note Pad Viewing and editing a note 0 1 Go to Applications and select Note Pad 2 Open the note: . a. Select Done to display the Note Pad list. b. Select the note you want to view or edit.
CHAPTER 14 Writing Notes in Note Pad Tip You can also delete a note by opening the Record menu and selecting Delete Note. Deleting a note Tip Want to get rid of those deletion confirmation messages? Open the Options menu, select Preferences, and then uncheck the Confirm note delete box. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Note Pad 2 Open the note: . a. Select Done to display the Note Pad list. b. Select the note you want to delete. 3 Select Delete, and then select OK to confirm deletion.
CHAPTER 14 Writing Notes in Note Pad Working with Note Pad on your computer Use Note Pad on your computer to view and manage the handwritten notes you create on your device. Check out the online Help in Palm® Desktop software to learn how to use Note Pad on your computer.
CHAPTER 14 Writing Notes in Note Pad Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Click a link below to learn about these related topics: Moving Around • Using menus Sharing Support If you’re having problems with Note Pad or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos In this chapter Creating a voice memo Listening to a voice memo Setting an alarm for a voice memo An important idea pops into your head, and you need to record it before you forget it. If a brilliant marketing idea hits when you’re away from your office, Voice Memo is the tool you need. Storing voice memos Voice Memo provides a place for you to record and play back notes, agenda items, and other important thoughts directly on your handheld.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos Tip For best results, hold your device within about one foot of your mouth while recording. Creating a voice memo Tip To pause your recording, you must keep the Voice Memo button held down and then tap Pause. For longer recordings where you want to pause multiple times, use the onscreen control. Did You Know? Voice Memo remembers the last storage location and stores all new memos to that location unless you change it.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos Done LifeDrive from palmOne That's it. Your device automatically saves the voice memo to the storage location set in the category pick list. If you are storing memos in program memory, make sure you have a current backup by synchronizing often.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos Creating a longer voice memo using the pause control Pause and resume recording as many times as you want to make sure you capture all of your thoughts. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Voice Memo . Alternately, you can press and quickly release the Voice Memo application button 2 . Record your voice memo: a. Select New. b. Select Record. A tone indicates that recording has started. Record Stop c. Face your device and begin speaking.
CHAPTER 15 Tip Once you pause your recording, you can use other applications and come back later to resume recording. To resume recording, just tap the Voice Memo icon or press and release the Voice Memo application button, and then tap Record. Tip You can organize your voice memos by storing them into categories, such as personal or marketing ideas. Recording Voice Memos 3 Pause and restart recording: a. Select Pause to stop recording. A tone indicates that recording has paused. b. Select Record.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos 5 6 7 [ & ] OPTIONAL Tap on the title line and enter a title for your memo. You can choose to leave the time as part of the title or remove it. You can also select a category to store your memo. If you want to listen to your memo, tap the Play button. Select to select a category Select the title line and enter a name Play [ & ] OPTIONAL Select the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select a category or a location.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos Tip You can sort the Voice Memo list by date, alphabetically, by length of memo, or manually. Go to the Preferences menu and tap the Sort by pick list to select a sorting scheme. Listening to a voice memo Tip Press Right or Left on the navigator to listen to the next or previous voice memo. 0 1 2 3 Go to Applications and select Voice Memo . Select the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select All, or a category or location where the memo is located.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL level: Set the volume a. Select the Speaker icon. b. Press Up or Down on the 5-way to adjust the volume. c. Select Done. 5 Select Done.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos Tip You can use a concerto or a bird chirp or to a number of other sounds for your alarm. Open the menus, select Options, and then select Preferences. Tap the Alarm pick list to select a sound. Setting an alarm for a voice memo Did You Know? You cannot set an alarm if the memo is stored on an expansion card or the internal drive. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Voice Memo 2 Select the voice memo to which you want to assign an alarm.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos 5 6 [ & ] OPTIONAL Check the Auto-play box to automatically play the voice memo when the alarm goes off. Select OK.
CHAPTER 15 [ ! ] Before You Begin If you are storing voice memos on an expansion card, you must have an expansion card inserted in your device’s expansion card slot. Recording Voice Memos Storing voice memos By default, voice memos are stored in program memory. When you store memos in categories such as Unfiled, Business, or Personal, you are storing the memos in program memory. This means that you can view and listen to memos only in the Voice Memo application and you can synchronize the memos.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos 3 Select the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select a category or location: Category pick list • To store memos in your program memory, select a category or Unfiled. Icon indicates memo is stored on internal drive or expansion card • To store memos on your hard drive, select LifeDrive. • To store memos on your expansion card, select the card name. 4 Select Done.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos Automatically storing all voice memos on an expansion card 0 1 Go to Applications and select Voice Memo 2 Open the Alarm dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. 3 4 Check the Record automatically to expansion card, if present box. Select OK.
CHAPTER 15 Recording Voice Memos My Handheld Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Voice Memo or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections In this chapter What can I do with the builtin Wi-Fi® wireless technology? What types of connections can I make? Wi-Fi signal strength indicator Setting up a Wi-Fi network connection Setting up a connection for Wi-Fi synchronization Setting up a Wi-Fi device-todevice network Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Staying connected means you have the latest wireless technology at your fingertips at all times.
CHAPTER 16 » Key Term Wi-Fi Wireless technology that enables networks with access points to allow devices such as handhelds, computers, and printers to connect wirelessly to the Internet and corporate networks. Did You Know? If you are out of range of a Wi-Fi access point, you can remain connected using Bluetooth wireless technology. Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections What can I do with the built-in Wi-Fi® wireless technology? Access your corporate network.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections Wi-Fi signal strength indicator You can easily check Wi-Fi status and signal strength any time by viewing the Wi-Fi icon on the status bar. You can tap the Wi-Fi icon and open the Preferences screen to also view status, signal strength, and other Wi-Fi information. Wi-Fi control 0 Status ...
CHAPTER 16 [ ! ] Before You Begin Contact the network administrator to get the name of the network, also known as an SSID, and the security information, such as WEP or WPA-PSK keys. If your computer is behind an Internet firewall, you may need VPN access information to connect. » Key Term Encryption key A series of letters and numbers that enables data to be encrypted and then decrypted so it can be safely shared within a network. Your handheld supports two encryption systems: WEP and WPA-PSK.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 4 Add or edit a network: • If the network appears on the list, select the network and then select Edit to add encryption key information.Go to step 6. • If the network does not appear on the list, select Add. The network may be hidden for security purposes. 5 Add the network name or SSID if it does not appear. An SSID is required for hidden networks.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 6 Select the Security pick list, and then select a security option: • If your network does not require any encryption settings, select None and go to step 9. • If your network requires WEP encryption, select WEP and go to step 7. • If your network requires WPA-PSK encryption, select WPA-PSK and go to step 8.
CHAPTER 16 Did You Know? 64-bit WEP keys are commonly called 40-bit keys and 128-bit keys are commonly called 104-bit keys because the other 24 bits are automatically assigned. Tip You can use a passphrase to generate the keys. If you have problems, ask your network administrator for the hex equivalent, and use that instead. Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 7 If you selected WEP in step 6, enter the WEP encryption information: a. Select the Key box. b.
CHAPTER 16 » Key Term Key index Specifies which of the four keys to use at a given time. Some access points automatically broadcast their key index. Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections Cont’d c. If you want to enter more than one WEP key, or you want to generate four WEP keys from a passphrase, check the Four keys box. d. Enter the WEP key(s). e. If you checked the Four keys box, select an index number from the Key Index pick list. f. Select OK and go to step 9. 8 If you selected WPA-PSK in step 6: a.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 9 [ & ] OPTIONAL Manually set your IP or DNS addresses: a. Select Details. b. Select the Connect to pick list, and then select Access Point (infrastructure). c. Select Advanced. d. Select the IP Address or DNS Server pick list, and then select Manual. e. Enter the IP address or DNS server information. f. If you want to use a preamble, check the Use short preamble box. g. Select OK. 10 Done LifeDrive from palmOne Select OK and then select Done.
CHAPTER 16 [ ! ] Before You Begin You need to perform the following: • You must synchronize at least once with your computer using the sync cable. • You must set up a Wi-Fi network connection. Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections Setting up a connection for Wi-Fi synchronization 0 1 Go to Applications and select HotSync 2 Select Network. • You must turn on Wi-Fi on your device and connect to a Wi-Fi network.
CHAPTER 16 Tip If your Wi-Fi network is unavailable, you can still synchronize wirelessly using Bluetooth wireless technology. Did You Know? If you use Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync your email and calendar information synchronize directly with your info on your company's Exchange server. Did You Know? You can change the conduits that are run during Wi-Fi synchronization by opening the menu, selecting Conduit Setup from the Options menu, and then checking or unchecking the conduit boxes.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 8 Set the LANSync preferences: a. Open the menus. b. Select LANSync Prefs on the Options menu, and then select LANSync. 9 Make sure your computer and device settings match: a. On your device, open the menus. b. Select Primary PC Setup on the Options menu. c. On your computer, click the HotSync Manager icon on the taskbar in the lower-right corner of your computer screen.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections Cont’d d. Click Setup, and then click the Network tab. e. Click TCP/IP Settings. f. Make sure that the Primary PC Address and Subnet Mask settings match the settings on your device. If the settings don’t match, change the settings on your device. 10 Select HotSync to synchronize your device with your computer. If your device still does not synchronize with your computer, go to step 11. 11 Delete Subnet Mask fields on your device: a. Open the menus. b.
CHAPTER 16 [ ! ] Before You Begin You need to perform the following: • You must set up a Wi-Fi network connection. • You must set up an email account on your device before you can send or receive email messages. Tip If Wi-Fi is already on, you can change to another network by tapping the Wi-Fi controls on the status bar, and then selecting Scan. Your device scans for available networks. Select the network you want to from the available networks list.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 4 Select a network, and then select OK. Done LifeDrive from palmOne You are now ready to send and receive email messages or to browse the web.
CHAPTER 16 [ ! ] Before You Begin You need to know the following information: • Name of the network, also known as an SSID • Security information, such as WEP keys Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections Setting up a Wi-Fi device-to-device network 0O 1 2 • Channel number You may also need to know the IP address and DNS server information. » Key Term Encryption key A series of letters and numbers that enables data to be encrypted and then decrypted so it can be safely shared within a network.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 4 Select Add. 5 Add the network name or SSID.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 6 Select the Security pick list and then select a security option: • If your network does not require any encryption settings, select None and go to step 8. • If your network requires WEP encryption, select WEP and go to step 7.
CHAPTER 16 Did You Know? 64-bit WEP keys are commonly called 40-bit keys and 128-bit keys are commonly called 104-bit keys because the other 24 bits are automatically assigned. Tip You can use a passphrase to generate the keys. If you have problems, ask your network administrator for the hex equivalent, and use that instead. Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 7 If you selected WEP in step 6, enter the WEP encryption information: a. Select the Key box. b.
CHAPTER 16 » Key Term Key index Specifies which of the four keys to use at a given time. Some access points automatically broadcast their key index. Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections Cont’d c. If you want to enter more than one WEP key, or you want to generate four WEP keys from a passphrase, check the Four keys box. d. Enter the WEP key(s). e. If you checked the Four keys box, select an index number from the Key Index pick list. f. Select OK and go to step 9. 8 Set the connection: a.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections 9 [ & ] OPTIONAL Manually set your IP or DNS address: a. Select the IP Address or DNS Server pick list, and then select Manual. b. Enter the IP address or DNS server information. c. If you want to use a preamble, check the Use short preamble box. d. Select OK. 10 Done LifeDrive from palmOne Select OK three times and then select Done. You can now connect to the device any time you are within range.
CHAPTER 16 Making Wi-Fi® Wireless Connections Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with your device’s wireless capabilities or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections In this chapter What can I do with the builtin Bluetooth® wireless technology? Entering basic Bluetooth settings Setting up a Bluetooth phone connection Accessing email and the web with Bluetooth Setting up a connection for Bluetooth synchronization Setting up a connection to a Bluetooth network Creating trusted devices Setting advanced Bluetooth features Related topics LifeDrive from palmOne Staying connected in the world means you have the latest wirele
CHAPTER 17 » Key Term Bluetooth® Technology that enables devices such as devices, mobile phones, and computers to connect wirelessly to each other. [ ! ] Before You Begin Any device you connect to must also be a Bluetooth device with Bluetooth features enabled. Check the user guide that came with the device for information on how to enable the Bluetooth features.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections What is device discovery? Discovery is the process in which your device searches for other Bluetooth devices within its range (approximately thirty feet). As each device is discovered, it shows up in your discovery results. After you find the devices you are looking for, you can select the devices with which you want to connect.
» » CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Key Term Discoverable Setting that allows other devices to find and connect with your device using Bluetooth wireless technology. If your device is not discoverable, other devices cannot find it to make a connection. Your device must be on in order to be discoverable. Entering basic Bluetooth settings Key Term When the Bluetooth icon on the status bar is dimmed, Bluetooth is off and your device is not discoverable.
CHAPTER 17 [ ! ] Before You Begin If you have an IR phone, you must download the Phone Link application from the web. Go to http:// www.palmOne.com/us/ support/downloads/ phonelink.html to download the software. » Key Term Trusted pair Two devices—for example, your device and your mobile phone—that can connect to each other because each device can find the same passkey on the other device. Once you form a trusted pair with a device, you do not need to enter a passkey to connect with that device again.
CHAPTER 17 Tip If you receive a message that your phone is not ready to accept a connection, check to make sure that your phone is prepared to make a Bluetooth connection. See the instructions included with your phone. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 3 Select the phone you want to connect to: a. Select the Manufacturer and Model pick lists, select the correct entries for your phone, and then select Next. If the phone does not appear on the list, check for phone compatibility at http://www.
CHAPTER 17 » Key Term Passkey Like a password, the passkey is a security measure. Connections can happen only between your device and a device that has the same passkey. For example, to connect to your mobile phone, you need to enter the same passkey on your device and on your phone. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 4 Enter a passkey: a. Enter a passkey number. This can be any number you choose; it does not, for example, have to be a password you use to access a network or an email account.
CHAPTER 17 » Key Term GPRS Acronym for General Packet Radio Service, a method of sending information wirelessly at high speeds. Select Yes in step 6 only if you have a GPRS account for your mobile phone. Tip Contact your ISP (for example, AOL or Earthlink) if you are not sure about one or more of the items to enter in step 7. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 6 Begin network setup: a. Select Yes, and then select Next. Go to step 7. b. If you select No, and then select Next. Go to step 8.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 8 If you selected No in step 6, enter your dial-up information: a. Select Next. b. Enter the phone number you use to dial in to your ISP and the username for your dial-up account. c. Select the Password box, enter your account password, and select OK. This is the password you use to access your dial-up account. d. Select Next, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 17 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must perform the following: • Set up a Bluetooth phone connection with network service. • set up an email account on your device before you can send or receive email messages. Tip You can select Bluetooth controls on the status bar to quickly check Bluetooth status and make a connection from any application on your device.
CHAPTER 17 » Key Term Service Way of connecting to a mobile phone to send information wirelessly, for example, through a high-speed (GPRS) carrier or a dial-up account with an Internet service provider (ISP). Tip When you enter a URL in the web browser or select Get & Send in the VersaMail® application, a connection is automatically initiated with the last used service. LifeDrive from palmOne Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 3 Connect to your phone: a.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Tip After the first time you set up a connection and wirelessly synchronize with a computer, you can synchronize with that computer at any time by choosing its device name from the Service pick list and tapping Connect. Setting up a connection for Bluetooth synchronization WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 Tap Bluetooth controls 2 Open the PC Setup wizard: on the status bar. a. Select Prefs. b. Select Setup Devices. c. Select PC Setup. d. Select Bluetooth HotSync.
CHAPTER 17 Tip To open HotSync® Manager on your computer in the onscreen instructions (see step 4 in this procedure), click the HotSync Manager icon on the taskbar in the lowerright corner of your computer screen. Tip Remember that Bluetooth devices generally must be within 30 feet of each other to communicate. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 3 Select a computer and select OK. The Discovery icon appears to indicate that the discovery process is active.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections MAC ONLY 0 1 Go to Applications and select Prefs 2 Open the Edit Connection screen: . a. From the Communications Preferences list, select Connection. b. Select New. 3 Set up the connection to your computer: a. Enter a name for the connection, such as BT to Mac. b. Select the Connect to pick list and select PC. c. Select the Via pick list and select Bluetooth.
CHAPTER 17 Tip Just as it is safer to use different personal identification numbers (PINs) for different bank accounts, your passkeys are more secure if you use a different passkey for each device with which you want to connect—one passkey for a connection to a phone, a different one for a connection to a computer, and so on. Just remember that you must enter the same passkey on your device and on the device with which you want to connect. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Cont’d. d.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 6 Synchronize your device with your computer: a. Go to Applications and select HotSync . b. Make sure that Local is selected, and then select the connection you created in step 3 from the pick list. c. Select HotSync Done LifeDrive from palmOne . Now you can easily synchronize with your computer wirelessly.
CHAPTER 17 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must get the passkey, username, and password for the LAN from the system administrator. » Key Term LAN Acronym for local area network. LAN refers to a local network that connects computers located in your home or business. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Setting up a connection to a Bluetooth network 0 1 Tap Bluetooth controls 2 Open the PC Setup wizard: on the status bar. a. Select Prefs. b. Select Setup Devices. c. Select LAN Setup. d. Select Next.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 4 Create a trusted connection. a. Select Yes to add the LAN as a trusted device. b. Select Next. c. Enter the passkey number for the LAN and select OK. 5 6 Enter the username and password for the LAN and select Next. Select Done.
CHAPTER 17 Did You Know? When your device and Bluetooth are on and the Discoverable setting is set to No, you can receive connections only from devices with which you have previously communicated. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Creating trusted devices After you have set up your phone and computer as trusted devices, you may want to set up other trusted devices, such as a friend’s device.
CHAPTER 17 Tip You can delete a trusted device or view the details about a trusted device, such as the device address and your most recent connection. In Bluetooth Manager, select Setup Devices, and then select Trusted Devices. Select the appropriate device and select Details. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections 4 Enter the same passkey on your device and the other device and select OK.
CHAPTER 17 Tip If the remote device name has changed, disabling and then enabling the device name cache forces your device to retrieve the new device name. Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Setting advanced Bluetooth features These advanced settings are used in special circumstances. Storing recently found device names When you enable or disable the device name cache you control whether or not your device retrieves the names of remote devices each time the discovery process takes place.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Allowing your device to wake up when it is turned off You can set your device to receive information through Bluetooth connections when your device is turned off. The radio remains on, but your device is not discoverable. For another Bluetooth device or application to wake up your device, it must know your device name. This limits the connections to devices that are trusted or that have connected with you before.
CHAPTER 17 Making Bluetooth® Wireless Connections Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with your device’s wireless capabilities or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages In this chapter Upgrading an existing email account About email accounts Creating an account Getting and reading messages Sending an email message You already know how efficient email is for staying in touch with personal and business contacts. Now the VersaMail® application brings you a new level of convenience: email on the go. Enjoy the ease and speed of communicating with friends, family, and colleagues anywhere you can make an Internet connection.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Upgrading an existing email account If you already use the VersaMail application on a different device and want to keep your username, you can upgrade your existing email account for use on your new device. 0 1 Synchronize your new device with your computer. When prompted, select the username associated with your old device; this contains your existing account information.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? You can create up to eight email accounts. About email accounts Did You Know? The VersaMail application provides strong 128-bit AES encryption for your password. Tip Go to your email provider’s website or contact their customer support to obtain the setup information you need.
» CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Key Term Firewall A system set up to protect against unauthorized access into a private network. • The name of the outgoing mail (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, or SMTP) server Did You Know? With a corporate email account, you may be able to access Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, or Sun iPlanet mail servers, among others.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages VPNs If you want to access email on your device using your corporate email account, you may need to set up a virtual private network (VPN) on your device. A VPN enables you to log in to your corporate mail server through the company’s firewall (security layer). Without a VPN, you cannot pass through the firewall to gain access to the mail server.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Connecting to a VPN After you set up a VPN, you need to connect to it in order to retrieve email messages from your corporate mail server. You may need to connect to the VPN each time you open VersaMail to retrieve messages from the server. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select VersaMail 2 Connect to your VPN: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Connect VPN. c. Enter the username and password you use to log in to the VPN. d. Select OK.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Creating an account Before you can use the VersaMail application with a given email account, you need to set up the account in VersaMail. If you have multiple email accounts, you must set up a VersaMail account for each one.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? Your username and email address are already entered on the Account Settings screen based on the account settings that VersaMail finds on your computer. Transferring settings from an existing account WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 2 3 4 Open VersaMail account setup. Select your username from the drop-down list at the top of the screen, and then select the option to create a new VersaMail email account. Click Next.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 6 [ & ] OPTIONAL accounts: Set up other a. Select the option to set up another account, and then click Next. b. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each account you want to set up. When you have set up the last account, go to the next step. 7 Finish setting up accounts: a. Select the option to synchronize information for this account, and then click Next. b. Click Finish. 8 Do a full sync to transfer all account information to your device.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Setting up an account on your computer: Common providers WINDOWS ONLY The settings for many common providers are already included in VersaMail. If you have an account with one of these providers, you just need to enter your username and password during account setup. 0 0 1 2 3 Open VersaMail account setup. Select your username from the drop-down list at the top of the screen, and then select the option to create a new VersaMail email account. Click Next.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? Your incoming and outgoing server settings and whether the account needs ESMTP authentication are already entered based on the account type you select. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 4 Enter the basic account information: a. Enter a descriptive name for the account or use the one shown. b. Enter your account username and password. Your email address is entered automatically based on the username you enter. 5 6 Click Next on the mail servers screen.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 8 [ & ] OPTIONAL accounts: Set up other a. Select the option to set up another account, and then click Next. b. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each account you want to set up. When you have set up the last account, go to step 9. 9 Finish setting up accounts: a. Select the option to synchronize information for this account, and then click Next. b. Click Finish. 10 Do a full sync to transfer all account information to your device.
» CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Key Term Protocol Settings your email provider uses to receive email messages. Most providers use the Post Office Protocol (POP); a few use the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). Setting up an account on your computer: Other providers WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 2 3 4 Open VersaMail account setup. Select your username from the drop-down list at the top of the screen, and then select the option to create a new VersaMail email account. Click Next.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? Your incoming mail server is also called your POP or IMAP server; your outgoing mail server is also called your SMTP server. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 5 Enter the basic account information: a. Enter a descriptive name for the account. b. Enter your account username and password. c. Enter your email address for this account. d. Click Next.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 9 [ & ] OPTIONAL Set up other accounts: a. Select the option to set up another account, and then click Next. b. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each account you want to set up. When you have set up the last account, go to step 10. 10 Finish setting up accounts: a. Select the option to synchronize information for this account, and then click Next. b. Click Finish. 11 Do a full sync to transfer all account information to your device.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? The Desktop Connection field displays the mail client you use to download messages to your computer—for example, Microsoft Outlook or Lotus Notes— based on the settings VersaMail detects. If no client is detected, VersaMail displays Direct POP or Direct IMAP connection to server, depending on your account protocol.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? The POP protocol does not support retrieval of unread mail only from the server. If you have a POP email account, VersaMail downloads all messages from the server regardless of whether you have read them (for example, on your desktop or on the web). Did You Know? The actual message size you can download may be smaller than 5000KB, because some message space is necessary for transferring the message over the Internet.
CHAPTER 18 Tip Check with your email provider or your system administrator for any incoming or outgoing mail settings you do not know. Also check to see if your account uses SSL, APOP, or ESMTP; or whether you need to change the default port number. Sending and Receiving Email Messages Cont’d 3 Synchronize Inbox Folder Check the box to synchronize messages in your device’s Inbox with messages on your computer during the next synchronization.
CHAPTER 18 Tip Do not check the Secure connection box if VersaMail displays Direct POP or Direct IMAP connection to server in the Desktop Connection field. If you check the box, you cannot receive incoming messages correctly. To use SSL with your account, set up the account on your device and check the Use Secure Connection box on the appropriate screen. Sending and Receiving Email Messages Cont’d Port Number By default, the port number setting is 110 for POP and 143 for IMAP servers.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? If you synchronize a folder, any changes you make to a folder on your device—for example, moving or deleting messages—are automatically updated on the mail server, and vice versa. Sending and Receiving Email Messages Cont’d 5 Authentication Check the box if the outgoing server (SMTP) requires ESMTP authentication. If you select this option, username and password fields appear. These fields are already filled in based on the account information you entered.
» CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Key Term Protocol Settings your email provider uses to receive email messages. Most providers use the Post Office Protocol (POP); a few use the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). Setting up an account on your device Tip If your email provider appears on the Mail Service pick list, you don’t need to select a protocol. The correct protocol is automatically displayed.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? Your incoming mail server is also called your POP or IMAP server; your outgoing mail server is also called your SMTP server. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 3 Enter the basic account information: a. In the Account Name field, enter a descriptive name. b. Select the Mail Service pick list, and then select your email provider. Select Other if your provider is not listed. c. If you chose Other, select the Protocol pick list, and then select POP or IMAP. d. Select Next.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 5 If you chose a common email provider in step 3b, this screen is already filled in. If not, enter the names of the incoming and outgoing mail servers: a. Enter your email address. b. Enter the names of your mail servers. c. Select Next. 6 Do one of the following: Finish setup Select Done to finish setup and go to the Inbox of the account you set up, where you can begin getting and sending email.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip Check with your email provider or your system administrator for any incoming or outgoing mail settings you do not know. Also check to see if your account uses SSL, APOP, or ESMTP, or whether you need to change the default port number. Setting advanced mail options on your device 0 1 Set incoming mail server options for the account: a. Select any of the following: Port Number By default, the port number setting is 110 for POP and 143 for IMAP servers.
CHAPTER 18 Tip If you need to enter new authentication information, enter your username, select the Password box, enter a password, and then select OK. Check with your email service provider for authentication username and password information. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Set outgoing mail options: a. Select any of the following: Port Number The default is 25, the port number most SMTP servers use.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip You can also edit an account by selecting Start in the lower-left corner of your computer screen, selecting Programs, navigating to palmOne, and then selecting VersaMail Setup. Select the username associated with the account, click the Edit an existing account button, and then click Next. Edit the information on the account information screens. Editing an account As with setup, you can edit an account either on your computer or on your device.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Editing an account on your device 0 1 Select the account you want to edit: a. Open the menus. b. Select Accounts, and then select Account Setup. c. Select the name of the account to edit, and then select Edit. 2 The same series of screens appears for editing an account as for creating an account. Go through the screens by selecting Next, and change the entries you want to edit on the appropriate screens.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip On a Windows computer, do a full sync to free up the memory associated with an account after you delete it. Deleting an account When you delete an account in the VersaMail application, the account is removed from your device. The account still exists on the server, however. For example, deleting your Yahoo! account from the VersaMail application deletes the account only from your device. Your email account still exists at Yahoo.com.
» CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Key Term ESMTP Acronym for Extended Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A method for authenticating outgoing email messages. Adding ESMTP to an account Tip If you need to enter new authentication information, enter your username, select the Password box, enter a password, and then select OK. Check with your email service provider for authentication username and password information.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip To get and view messages for a different account, open the Accounts menu and select the account you want. Select the folders pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen, and then select Inbox to display messages in the Inbox. Getting and reading messages Tip For IMAP accounts, you have the option of wirelessly synchronizing mail folders if the Get Mail Options dialog box is displayed.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL If you have selected Ask Every Time in VersaMail Preferences, select whether to download subjects only or entire messages. Done A list of your messages appears in the Inbox. Auto Sync with notification NOTE Some email service providers, such as CompuServe and AOL, do not support the Auto Sync feature. Check with your provider to see if Auto Sync is supported.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? If more than one scheduled Auto Sync happens at the same time (for example, for two separate email accounts), Auto Sync performs any past-due Auto Sync first, and then performs current Auto Sync retrievals according to the order of email accounts in the Accounts menu list. Scheduling Auto Sync You can set up different schedules for each of your email accounts, but you can set up only one schedule for each account.
CHAPTER 18 Tip Be sure to manually retrieve any messages using Get or Get & Send after setting up a scheduled Auto Sync. Then only new messages are retrieved during Auto Sync. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Set schedule options: Interval Select the Every pick list and select the time interval, from 5 minutes to 12 hours. Note that if you set a more frequent interval, you may need to recharge your device’s battery more often.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? Any custom sound you install on your device appears on the Alert Sound pick list. Reminders screen If Auto Sync discovers and downloads new messages for an email account, a notification appears on the Reminders screen, telling you the account name and the number of new messages. If Auto Sync is scheduled for more than one account, a separate notification appears for each account.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? If you are viewing the Inbox and an Auto Sync downloads new messages, those messages do not appear on the Reminders screen, because you can already view them in the Inbox. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Select alert options: a. Check the Alert me of new mail box. b. Select the Alert Sound pick list, and then select a sound. The device plays a brief demo of the sound. c. To receive alerts of successful Auto Sync retrievals only, uncheck the Alert me of failures box.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip If the Reminders screen shows an Auto Sync error message for an account, select the message to view more detailed information about the error. You can choose to disable notifications for Auto Sync failures. • Select Done to close the Reminders screen and return to whatever you were doing on your device before the Reminders screen appeared. • Select Clear All to delete all reminders on the Reminders screen.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Inbox icons in the VersaMail application The icons to the left of a message in the Inbox tell you the message’s status. Only the subject header information is downloaded. Part or all of the message text is downloaded. Part or all of the message text and attachment information is downloaded. Downloaded message has been marked high priority by the sender. Setting preferences for getting messages 0 1 Open the Delivery Options preferences: a.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? The POP protocol does not support retrieval of unread mail only from the server. If you have a POP email account, the VersaMail application downloads all messages from the server regardless of whether you have read them (for example, on your desktop or on the web). Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Select preferences: Get Select whether to get message subjects only or entire messages.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? Basic HTML includes bold, italics (small font only), colored words, bulleted and numbered lists, and so on. In an HTML message, certain types of graphics (for example, JPEG or GIF files) may be displayed as a URL in the body of the email message. In some cases, you can select the URL to open the graphic.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip If you use the 5-way navigator to select and open a message, press Center after reading the message to close it and return to the folder where you started. Reading email messages Tip Highlight a message and press Right on the 5-way to open a menu of message commands such as Forward, Reply, and Delete. Tip Change the font size of a message you are reading by opening the Options menu and selecting Use smaller font or Use standard font.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip You can also update an existing Contacts record with a new email address, or create a second Contacts record for a name that has an existing record. The procedure is the same as for adding a new Contacts record. If you select Add to Contacts from an email message and a record already exists for the recipient name, you are prompted either to update the email address for the recipient or to create a new record for the recipient.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip To mark an outgoing message as high priority, on the message screen, open the Options menu and select Set Priority To High. Sending an email message Did You Know? You can set up your device to automatically try resending any messages that are not sent correctly the first time. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select VersaMail 2 Open a new message: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Accounts, select the account you want, and then select New.
CHAPTER 18 Tip You can’t see the whole list of addresses in a field if the list is longer than two lines. To see the whole list, select the word To, cc, or bcc. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 3 Address and compose your message: a. Enter the recipient’s email address. b. In the Subject field, enter the subject of your email. c. In the area below the Subject line, enter the text of your email.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip You can also type the first initial and last name of the person you want. Smart Addressing displays any entries matching the initial and last name. Entering an address using Smart Addressing Tip Tap the email header icon in the upper-right corner of the screen to display the cc: and bcc: fields. Smart Addressing completes a recognized email address. 0 1 2 3 On the New Message screen, navigate to or tap in the To field.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? When you put addresses in the copies (cc:) field, they are visible to all other recipients. Addresses in the blind copies (bcc:) field are hidden from all other recipients. Entering an address directly in the To field Tip As with Smart Addressing, when you begin to enter a name or address on the Recipient List screen, VersaMail displays any matching entries from Contacts. Select a match to automatically enter it in the Recipient List.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Entering an address using Contacts You can enter a recipient’s address by using the Lookup screen to select the address. The names and addresses on the Lookup screen come from Contacts. 0 1 Open the Lookup screen: a. On the New Message screen, select the word To. b. On the Recipient List screen, select Lookup. 2 Enter the address: a. On the Address Lookup screen, select the address you want, and then select Add. b.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Attaching a personal signature You can attach a personal signature, with info like your company's address and telephone number, to the bottom of all messages you send. 0 1 Open the VersaMail Preferences: a. From the Inbox or on another folder screen, open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select Signature. 2 Add a signature: a. Check the Attach Signature box. b. Enter your signature information, and then select OK.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? Send retry doesn’t work for VPN connections, or for accounts for which your ISP requires you to log in to the mail server before sending mail. It also doesn’t work if you have configured the security preferences on your device to encrypt databases on the device. Send retry Tip Select the notification to view a detailed error message. Viewing the error message deletes the notification from the Reminders screen.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip If you perform a soft reset or synchronize during a send retry, the retry is canceled. You must manually send any messages in the Outbox. Modifying messages in the Outbox A message in the Outbox waiting for the next automatic send retry can be edited, moved, or deleted. However, if you edit the message, you must manually send the message.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Working with email folders By default, the VersaMail application displays the messages in an account’s Inbox folder. You can easily view the messages in a different folder. You can also customize the appearance of the message list in your email folders, move messages between folders, and create and edit folders. Viewing another folder 0 1 2 On a folder screen, select the folders pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? The customization options you choose apply to all email folders, not just the one you are in. Customizing the appearance of the message list You can change display options on the message list, as well as the size of columns in the list. NOTE Changing column size is available for one-line message view only. 0 Tip Select Sort on the message list to quickly sort the list by date, subject, or sender.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 3 4 Select OK. If you selected 1 line view in step 2, change the size of columns in the message list: a. Tap on the column divider. Column divider b. Drag the column divider to change the width of the column.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip You can use the 5-way to move a single message. Select the message you want to move, press Right to open the Message menu, and then select Move To. Then select the folder you want from the folders list. Moving messages between folders Tip You can also open the menus, select Message, and then select Move To. LifeDrive from palmOne You can move one or more email messages between folders.
CHAPTER 18 Tip To select a group of adjacent messages, drag the stylus to the left of the message icons. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Move a single message: a. Tap the envelope icon to the left of the message you want to move, and then select Move To from the list. b. From the folders list, select the destination folder you want. 3 Move multiple messages: a. Tap to the left of the icon for each message you want to move. A checkmark appears next to each selected message. b.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Creating and editing mail folders The VersaMail application has certain preset folders, such as Inbox, Outbox, Sent, Drafts, and Trash. You can create new folders so that you can store email messages by subject, person, or project. 0 1 2 In the Inbox or on another folder screen, select the folder pick list in the upperright corner, and then select Edit Folders. Do one of the following: Create a new folder Select New, and then enter the new folder name.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? You can forward email messages from any folder other than the Outbox folder. Working with email messages Did You Know? Forwarded messages are always sent as text only, even if you received the original message in HTML format. When you receive an email message, you can reply to it or forward it to someone else. You can also open web addresses (URLs) within messages.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? Replies are always sent as text only, even if you received the original message in HTML format. Replying to an email message Tip On the message screen, you can also select Reply from the Options menu. Tip To reply to a message from the message list, tap the envelope icon next to the message you want, and then select Reply from the list. Or open the Options menu and select Reply.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Setting reply preferences You can set reply preferences, including whether to include the original message text in a reply, as well as the name and email address to show on your reply. The preferences you set apply to all reply messages you send. 0 1 Open Reply Options preferences: a. In the Inbox or on another folder screen, open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select Reply Options.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Set the preferences you want: Message text Select whether to include original message text with a reply. Your name Enter the name you want to appear on your outgoing messages, such as “Joe Smith.” Reply to Address with Enter the email address that you want recipients to see and reply to on your email messages, only if this is different from the email address from which you are sending the message. For example, if you are sending a message from me@yahoo.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip URLs, email addresses, and phone numbers in HTML messages appear as blue underlined text. In text messages, most URLs begin with “http://” or “www.” To view a page or file associated with a URL that does not begin with “http://” or “www,” select the URL, copy it, and paste it into the address bar in the web browser.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip You can also select the message icon next to a message and select Delete in the menu to delete a message. Tip To delete messages on the server when you empty the trash on your device, select the Delete Msgs on Server setting in VersaMail Preferences. Many email providers have size restrictions for mail storage. If your mailbox on the server becomes full, messages are returned to the senders. 3 Delete the message or messages: a. Open the menus. b.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? Messages you delete from a folder are moved to the Trash folder and remain there until you empty the trash. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Choose settings for deleting old messages: a. Select the Folder pick list, and then select the folder that contains the messages you want to delete. b. Select the Older than pick list, and then select One Week, One Month, or Choose Date. If you select Choose Date, select a date from the calendar. 3 Delete messages: a. Select Delete.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip You can set a preference to automatically empty the trash. Emptying the trash Did You Know? Many email providers, such as Yahoo!, have size restrictions for mail storage. If your mailbox on the server becomes full, messages are returned to the senders. When you delete a message, it is moved to the Trash folder. Deleted email accumulates in the Trash folder and takes up space on your device. To increase memory, you should empty the trash regularly.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? By default, trash is set to be emptied automatically, and the time interval is set at Older Than 1 Day. Setting the trash to be emptied automatically 0 1 Open the Deletion preferences: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select Deletion. 2 Select the settings for automatically emptying the trash: a. Check the Auto-Empty Mail from Trash box if it is not checked. b.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? In one-line view, read messages appear in plain text in the message list; unread messages appear in bold text. Marking messages as read or unread Did You Know? POP mail servers do not support the read or unread message feature. For POP accounts, messages that you mark appear in plain or bold text on your device, but the difference is not recognized on the server. When you select a message to read it, it is automatically marked as read.
CHAPTER 18 Tip Selecting Both and then OK also processes any other pending actions on the server, such as deleting messages in the Trash folder. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 3 For IMAP accounts only, select one of the following: To mark the messages as read or unread on your device only Select Device. To mark the messages on both your device and the server and have the messages marked on the server immediately on the confirmation screen.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip If an attachment is not downloaded, the paper clip does not appear on the envelope icon. You need to open the message and download the complete message to see if there are any attachments. For other types of files, your device may contain a viewer that can open and view attachments for that file type. You can open the attachment only if your device has such a viewer. Among the file types that may be supported are MP3 and AAC files.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? Because downloading large messages can consume device resources, the VersaMail application displays the size and asks if you want to continue downloading any message that exceeds your maximum message size, up to a total size of 5MB. Tip Downloaded attachments are automatically saved to the VersaMail Attachments folder on the hard drive. Select Save if you want to also save the attachment to a specific location on the drive or to an expansion card.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Cont’d Palm OS application or database file (PRC or PDB) installed automatically. Select View. The file is Compressed Zip file Select Unzip. The file decompresses, and the files it contains are listed. Select the name of the file you want, and then select Save, View, or Install. 5 When you finish with the attachment, do one of the following: Done button appears on screen Select Done.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? Attachments must be fully downloaded before they appear in the VersaMail Attachments folder. This may take a few minutes for large attachments. Saving attachments Downloaded attachments are saved automatically to a default location on your device’s hard drive; in addition, you can manually save them to a location you choose. NOTE You cannot create any subfolders in the VersaMail Attachments folder.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip If you open a message from the Drafts folder, you must first select Edit before you can add an attachment. Attaching files to outgoing messages Did You Know? You can attach a file to forwarded messages and replies as well as to messages you create. Tip You can attach files from any location on the hard drive or from an expansion card inserted into your device’s expansion card slot.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? If you select Files on Card, the VersaMail application displays all file types on the card. You can select a particular file type, or select All Files to view all files on the card. 2 Attach the file: a. Select the Type pick list, and then select the file type. The VersaMail application displays all file types on your device that you can attach to an email message. Or select to browse files on your device’s hard drive or on an expansion card.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Advanced VersaMail application features You can customize and optimize your experience using the VersaMail application in any of the following ways: • Creating and using filters to determine the types of email messages that are downloaded to your device • Managing settings for incoming and outgoing mail • Adding APOP to an account • Setting advanced account preferences • Changing email header details • Backing up mail databases • Synchronizing IMAP mail fold
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 0 Tip Use filters to organize your incoming messages. For example, create a filter so that whenever you receive email about sales meetings, it goes immediately into a folder you create called Sales. Or create a filter so that stock quotes sent to you by your online brokerage service go to a folder you create called Finance. 1 Go to Favorites and select VersaMail 2 Open the Filters dialog box: . a.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? Filters you create on your device also apply when you synchronize email on your device with email on your computer. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 3 Enter the filter information: a. Enter a short description of the filter in the Name field. b. Enter filter criteria: To pick list Select the message header field with the information contained in the edit line: To, From, Subject, cc, Size. For example, you might select From to download only messages from a particular sender.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip Filters that are turned on execute in the order in which they appear on the Filters list. To ensure that filters execute in the correct order, move them up and down the list by selecting the pick list to the left of the filter name. Turning filters on and off A filter that is turned on applies to all subsequent downloads of email until you deselect it. More than one filter can be in effect at once.
CHAPTER 18 Tip If you don’t want a filter to apply to any downloads at all, be sure to deselect the filter under both Connected and Synchronize. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Turn filters on or off: a. Select the pick list in the upper-left corner and select one of the following: Connected Applies a filter to messages downloaded to your handheld over a network connection. Synchronize Applies a filter to messages downloaded to your handheld when you synchronize. b.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip Edit a filter to change either its name or any of its criteria. Editing or deleting a filter 0 1 Select the filter to edit or delete: a. In the Inbox or on another folder screen, open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select Filters, and then select the name of the filter. 2 Do one of the following: Edit Revise your entry in the Name field, your selections in the pick lists, or the text in the edit line. Select OK.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip Any connection preferences you set are account-specific; they apply only to the account you are currently in. Setting connection preferences Did You Know? The default Timeout setting is 45 seconds. It can be any number greater than 0 seconds; however, if you set the number too low, your connection attempt may time out before you make a connection with the email service provider. 0 1 Open the Connection Preferences screen: a.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Cont’d Disconnect on Exit Disconnects from the network only after you leave VersaMail. This feature is an alternative to Auto-disconnect. This option keeps your connection active while you perform multiple transactions in the VersaMail application, but automatically disconnects when you move on to a different application on your device. If this option is not selected, you must manually disconnect from your ISP.
CHAPTER 18 Tip Any server preferences you set are accountspecific; they apply only to the account you are currently viewing. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 2 Select any of the following preferences: Leave mail on server (POP accounts only) To get email on your device but leave it on the server so you can view it later on your computer, check the Leave mail on server box. Root Folders (IMAP accounts only) Defines the root folder on your IMAP server.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Changing email header details When viewing a message in any folder, you can change the view of the message header. The email header options are as follows: Short header Shows sender’s name or address (From field) and subject line (Subj field).
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages You can also switch between a short header and a full header for a message you are composing. Short header shows the To and Subject fields only; full header shows the To, cc:, bcc:, and Subject fields. Select to switch to full header Select to switch to short header To switch between short and full headers on either a folder screen or a message screen, select the header icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? You can synchronize folders whose names are up to 16 characters in length. You can synchronize up to 11 custom folders you create, in addition to the default folders Inbox, Outbox, Drafts, Sent, and Trash. Prerequisites for wireless IMAP folder synchronization Tip If you have a folder on your handheld that matches a folder on the mail server, you do not need to do anything before synchronizing wirelessly.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? After you select the folders to synchronize, a connection is made to your email service provider to update the server with changes from your handheld, and to update your device with changes from the server. Synchronizing device and mail server IMAP folders from the Options menu 0 1 Open the Sync IMAP Folders screen: a. In the Inbox or on another folder screen of an IMAP account, open the menus. b.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages [ ! ] IMPORTANT For most email providers that support SSL, you must select SSL for both incoming and outgoing mail. If you select just one or the other, your messages cannot be sent or received successfully. If you set up an account that uses an SSL connection on Outlook, Outlook Express, or Eudora, then SSL is supported in the VersaMail conduit when you synchronize with that account as well.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? When you set up a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, all existing Calendar events are purged from your device. Then, when you synchronize your device with your Exchange server, events from the past seven days are downloaded to your device. So you don’t end up with duplicate events.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? If you set up a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account on your computer, you cannot synchronize email messages and Calendar events on your computer with messages and events on your device by doing a full sync. You must select Sync within VersaMail to synchronize messages and events on your computer with messages and events on your device.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 4 Enter the basic account information: a. Enter a descriptive name for the account. b. Enter your account username and password. c. Enter your email address for this account. d. Click Next. 5 Enter the name of the Exchange server, the port number for the server, and the maximum message size you want to download. Check one or both boxes if the server requires authentication and/or if you are using a proxy server.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 6 7 [ & ] OPTIONAL Next. If you are using a proxy server, enter the server name. Click [ & ] OPTIONAL To test the account settings you have entered, click Test My Settings. Click OK after settings have been tested. 8 Click Finish. 9 Do one of the following: a. To synchronize the account information to your device, click the top button. b. To set up another email account, click the bottom button.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Setting up an account on your device 0 1 Go to Favorites and select VersaMail 2 Open the Account Setup screen: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Accounts, and then select Account Setup. c. Select New. 3 Enter the basic account information: a. In the Account Name field, enter a descriptive name. b. Select the Mail Service pick list, and then select Exchange ActiveSync. c. Select Next.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 4 Enter the account username and password: a. Enter the username you use to access your email. b. Select the Password box, enter your email account password, and then select OK. c. Select Next. 5 Enter your email address and Exchange mail server name. Select Next.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 6 Do one of the following: Finish setup Select Done to finish setup and go to the Inbox of the account you set up, where you can begin getting and sending email. Set additional mail options Select Advanced to set advanced mail options. Test settings Select Test My Settings to test settings for this account, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip In most cases, you do not need to change the default advanced mail options. Check with your system administrator to see if you need to change the port number, uncheck the Use Secure Connection box, or enter proxy server information. Setting advanced mail options on your device 0 1 Set incoming mail server options: a. Select any of the following: Port Number By default, the port number setting is 443.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tip Increase the time interval for how many days’ worth of email to retrieve so that recent messages are not removed from your device. Note that the interval for Calendar event retrieval is always seven days. Getting email messages Did You Know? When you set preferences for getting messages for a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, the Ask Every Time option does not appear.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? When you synchronize a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, a copy of any messages sent from your device is placed in the Sent Items folder on the Exchange server. A copy of any messages deleted from your device is placed in the Deleted Items folder on the server. Did You Know? When you forward or reply to a message, the text is sent from the server copy of the message, not from the copy on your device. This is faster and may save on data charges.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? For Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts, if you turn off your device or go outside a coverage area while a message is still in the Outbox, the VersaMail® application will try to send the message when you turn your device back on or reenter a coverage area. Because of the Live Outbox feature, you do not need to set up scheduled sending retry for a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages 0 Tip After opening an invitation, you can switch between full and concise meeting details by switching between full header view and short header view. Did You Know? You can forward meeting invitations in the same way that you forward email messages. The recipient receives the message as a meeting invitation. 1 Go to Favorites and select VersaMail 2 Get messages. 3 4 . Select a meeting invitation to open it.
CHAPTER 18 Did You Know? When you send your response, the server is updated with the new meeting event and immediately synchronizes the event to the Calendar application on your device. If you select Accept, the event appears as a confirmed appointment. Tip If you receive an updated meeting invitation, you can again choose to accept, decline, or tentatively accept. If you receive a meeting cancellation, you don’t need to do anything. Sending and Receiving Email Messages 5 Respond to the invitation: a.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Working with Calendar events When you set up an account in VersaMail that uses Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, the Calendar application is synchronized directly with the info on the Exchange server as well. Any new Calendar events on the server for the preceding seven days are downloaded to your device. The interval for synchronizing Calendar events is always seven days, even if you set a different interval on your device for synchronizing email messages.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Did You Know? All Calendar events are also purged from your device when you change the time interval for retrieving email for a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, or when you change the username, password, or server name for this type of account. The next time you synchronize your device with the Exchange server, all events are downloaded to your device, so you don’t end up with duplicate events.
CHAPTER 18 Sending and Receiving Email Messages Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with the VersaMail application or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 19 Sending and Receiving Text Messages In this chapter Creating and sending a text message Receiving and viewing a text message Editing a draft text message Setting advanced messaging features Related Topics If you need to get a short message to a friend or co-worker fast, send a text message from your device by means of your mobile phone (GSM phone with IR or Bluetooth® wireless technology required; sold separately) to their mobile phone.
CHAPTER 19 [ ! ] Before You Begin Before you can send and receive text messages, you must set up a phone connection on your device to send and receive information wirelessly. » Key Term SMS More commonly known as text messages, Short Message Service messages can be received by most mobile phones. Sending and Receiving Text Messages Creating and sending a text message [ ! ] IMPORTANT Many SMS service providers charge per text message or part of a text message. Each message or part is 160 characters.
CHAPTER 19 Tip If you are concerned about the length of your messages, you can have a warning appear when multipart messages exceed the specified number of parts. Open the Options menu and select Preferences. Select Details and then select the number of parts from the Warn over pick list. Did You Know? You can create a signature that you use to sign your messages by opening the Options menu and selecting Preferences. Enter a signature on the lines.
CHAPTER 19 Sending and Receiving Text Messages 6 Send your message: Select Send Sends the current message now. Selecting Send does not send any of the other messages in your Outbox. Select Outbox Sends your message to the Outbox to be sent later.
CHAPTER 19 Tip If you want to check your messages but you don’t want to send the messages stored in your Outbox, open the Messages menu and select Check. Tip You can also send all the messages in your Outbox by opening the Messages menu and selecting Send. Did You Know? You can set an alert that lets you know a new message has arrived. Open the Preferences menu and check the Alert sound box. Select the Alarm pick list to choose a sound.
CHAPTER 19 Did You Know? You can change how your messages are listed. You can sort the messages in order of one of the following: Alphabetic, Date, Phone Number, and Status. You can also choose to display the date the message was received. Open the Options menu and select Preferences. Select from the Sort by pick list and select Show date. Sending and Receiving Text Messages 4 Store, delete, or reply to the message: Select Done The message is kept in the Inbox.
CHAPTER 19 Did You Know? You can store your message in your Draft folder and work on it later by opening the Message menu and selecting Draft. Sending and Receiving Text Messages Editing a draft text message 0 1 Go to Applications and select SMS 2 Edit the message: . a. Select Draft from the categories pick list. b. Select the message you want to edit. c. In the message view, select Edit and edit your message. 3 Send or store the draft message: Select Send Sends the current message now.
CHAPTER 19 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Setting advanced messaging features 0 1 Go to Applications and select SMS 2 Go to the Preferences menu: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. elect 3 [ & ] OPTIONAL Set the following parameters: Confirm Deleted Message Indicates whether a confirmation message appears each time you delete a message or you select the Empty Trash option from the Message menu. To display confirmation messages, check this box.
CHAPTER 19 Did You Know? Outgoing SMS message settings may depend on the service offered by your SMS carrier. Sending and Receiving Text Messages 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL Select Details and set the following parameters: Leave Messages on Phone Indicates whether messages are deleted from your phone after you download them to your device. To keep messages on your phone after you transfer them to your device, select this box. Return Receipt Determines whether you receive receipt confirmation notices.
CHAPTER 19 Sending and Receiving Text Messages Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related Topics Support If you’re having problems with SMS or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web In this chapter Accessing a web page Quickly jumping to a page Changing how you view a page Bookmarking your favorite pages Disconnecting from and connecting to the Internet You use the web for so many things: checking email, finding driving directions, getting news, buying gifts. Now you can take the web with you almost anywhere you go.
CHAPTER 20 [ ! ] Before You Begin To browse the web, you must set up a connection to the Internet from your device. If you are accessing a VPN network, you need to install VPN software and set up VPN access. You can turn on VPN from the web browser by opening the Options menu and selecting Connect VPN. » Browsing the Web Accessing a web page You can open web pages, navigate the pages, and do the same things you can do with a desktop browser.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Tip You can also hide the address field to show more of the web page. Open the Options menu and select Preferences. Uncheck the Show Address Bar box. Accessing a web page using the address field Tip Create a bookmark to save the location, or create a saved page to save the content of a web page indefinitely. 0 1 2 Go to Favorites and select Web . Go to the web page you want to view: • Enter the address of the web page in the address field, and then select Go.
CHAPTER 20 Tip Some websites allow you to check a box to have your sign-in name automatically entered each time you visit a particular web page. Browsing the Web Using a password to access a web page Some websites require you to use a password to gain access to information. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Go to the web page where you must enter the password. 3 Enter your password to access the web page: . a. Enter your sign-in name in the appropriate field. b.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Did You Know? Find locates any text, whether it is letters or numbers. Find is not case-sensitive. Finding information on a web page Tip Because of the limited space on the device screen, sometimes the current web address (URL) is not fully visible. Use the Page Properties dialog box to view the full URL. Open the Page menu, select Page, and then select Page Info. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Open the Find field: . a. Go to the web page you want to search. b.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Quickly jumping to a page The action bar icons allow you to quickly move from page to page. Following a link Many web pages contain underlined links, which are text or pictures that, when selected, take you to another web page or to another part of the same page.
CHAPTER 20 Tip You can change your font size for easier viewing. Did You Know? In the Optimized mode, use the navigator to browse the web page. Press Left or Right to jump to the previous or next link. When a link is highlighted, press Center to go to the link. Press Up and Down to scroll through the web page. Browsing the Web Changing how you view a page You can change how you view web pages by selecting different display views and dragging the screen to view different parts.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web 5 [ & ] OPTIONAL If the web page is larger than your screen, you can tap and drag the stylus to move the web page in any direction to view different parts of the web page. To activate the Tap and Drag scrolling, you must set the Tap and Drag setting in the General Preferences tab under the Options menu. This feature is disabled when you turn on Writing Area Preferences and use the full screen for Graffiti® 2 writing.
» CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Key Term Bookmark A pointer to a web page. The actual page is not stored, only the URL. Also called a Favorite in some browsers. Bookmarking your favorite pages Tip You can set your bookmark list as your start page. Bookmarking your favorite web pages allows you to quickly return to those pages. Adding a bookmark 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Go to the web page that you want to bookmark. 3 Open the Bookmark Page dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Tip You can also view your list of bookmarks by selecting View Bookmarks from the Page menu. Did You Know? A saved page is displayed like a bookmarked page, except that at the top of the page appears the text “Page saved on date size k.” 5 Select OK. Done Viewing a bookmarked or saved page Bookmarks and saved pages both appear in the Bookmarks View. Saved pages are indicated by a small triangle in the upper-right corner of the bookmark.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Tip You can clean up your bookmark list by deleting old bookmarks or saved pages you no longer use. Select the bookmark, select Edit, and then select Delete. Editing information about a bookmark or saved page 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Select the Bookmark icon 3 Go to the Edit Bookmarks List dialog box: . . a. Open the menus. b. Select Bookmarks, and then select Edit Bookmarks. 4 Edit the bookmark information: a.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Arranging the bookmark list The web browser includes ten pages so that you can arrange bookmarks and saved pages in a logical fashion. For example, you can store travel links on one page, stock links on another, and business links on a third page. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Go to the Edit Bookmarks List dialog box: a. Select the Bookmark icon . . b. Open the menus. c. Select Edit Bookmarks in the Bookmarks menu.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web 3 Arrange the bookmarks: a. Use the stylus to drag and drop bookmarks into different slots on the current page to organize them. b. Move a bookmark to a different page by dragging and dropping it onto the Page icon. Ten page icons at the bottom of the dialog box represent the pages on each of which you can add ten bookmarks. 4 Select OK.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Did You Know? Generally, if you are using a GPRS service, you are charged only for the data sent. If you are using a GSM service, you are charged for the time you are connected. If you are using Wi-Fi, any charges depend on your service contract. Disconnecting from and connecting to the Internet Tip When you are in another application and you tap a URL, the web browser connects to the Internet and displays the page.
CHAPTER 20 Tip If the connection is not established, do one of the following: Select Cancel to stop the connection process. Select Change Network to select a different service to connect to. Browsing the Web Connecting to the Internet 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Connect to the Internet: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Page, and then select Connect. Alternately, you can enter a URL on the address line and select Go.
CHAPTER 20 Tip If you decide that the download process is taking too long, you can stop it. To stop a web page from downloading, select the Stop icon in the action bar. To stop a file from downloading, select Cancel in the Download dialog box. Browsing the Web Downloading files and pages You can download files or save files for viewing when you are not connected to the Internet. Downloading a file 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Go to the web page you want to view.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Did You Know? Saved pages are listed with the bookmarks in the Bookmark List. The saved pages have an orange corner. Saving a web page Did You Know? The web browser also functions as a viewer, enabling you to quickly view certain files while working in other applications. For example, if you read an email message that has a file attached in HTML format, select the file and the web browser opens so that you can view the file.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Tip Suppose you have an HTML file on your desktop computer that you want to carry with you. Download the file onto the device’s internal drive or expansion card and use the web browser to view the page on your device. Viewing a saved file You can use the web browser to view web pages or image files that are on the device’s internal drive or an expansion card. The types of files that can be viewed include HTML, HTM, GIF, and JPG.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Communicating with other users You can communicate with others by means of email or beaming. Sending email by means of an Internet email account You can use your Internet email account to send an email message and attachments. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Log in to your Internet email account. 3 Compose your email message. 4 Send or save the email message. .
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Changing your home and start pages You can change the page that your Home Page icon browser starts with when it is first opened. goes to, or change the page that the web Changing your home page You can choose a home page from any web address. 0C 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Open the Preferences Page dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select the Page tab.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web 3 Select the Home Page box. 4 Enter a URL on the Address line. 5 Select OK twice.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Changing your start page You can select the start page you want your device to open to when you first open the web browser. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Open the Preferences Page dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select Page tab. 3 Select the Start with pick list, and select the page you want to start with when you first open the web browser: Home Page The page you have set as your home page.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Setting advanced browser options You can change options on your device to improve the speed, ease of use, and security of your browsing experience. Changing how images are downloaded Images in web pages can be very large. You can set an option to make web pages download faster by removing images altogether. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Open the General Preferences dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Tip Filling out an order form or application on the web usually requires entering several pieces of information: your name, address, phone number, and so on. When you enable autofill, your device stores the information you entered in these fields. The next time you use that order form and type the first few letters in a field, your device remembers the last item you entered in that field that started with those letters, and fills in the field.
» CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Key Term Cookie Some websites store information in a small text file, called a cookie, that is saved on your device. A cookie usually stores information about you and your preferences for that website. A site can use this information to customize the pages you see the next time you visit. Allowing a website to create a cookie does not give the site access to the rest of your device. A cookie stores only the information you provide while visiting the website.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Clear Cookies and cache preferences 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Open the Advanced Preferences dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select Advanced tab.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web 3 Clear Cookies and the cache by using the following options: Cookies Indicates how much memory is being used by cookies. Clear Cache Clears the cache immediately and frees the memory. Clear cache on exit Check the box to clear the cache each time you exit the web browser. Uncheck the box to keep the cache from session to session. 4 Select OK.
» CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Key Term Proxy server A server that provides access to files from other servers by retrieving them either from its local cache or from the remote server. Setting preferences for using a proxy server Your device comes with the proxy server turned off. You can turn the proxy server on and configure a proxy server. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Open the Advanced Preferences dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web 3 Set your proxy server preferences: a. Select Set Proxy. b. Check or uncheck the Use Proxy box to use or not use a proxy server. c. If you want to use a proxy server, select the Use Proxy box and enter the appropriate server address and port number. d. Select OK. 4 Select OK.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Setting whether to accept JavaScript You can choose to bypass JavaScript elements on the web pages you view. JavaScript is often used on web pages for interactive content. 0 1 Go to Favorites and select Web 2 Open the General Preferences dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Preferences. c. Select General tab. 3 Check or uncheck the Disable JavaScript box to disable or enable JavaScript. 4 Select OK.
CHAPTER 20 Browsing the Web Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with the web browser or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 21 Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device In this chapter Dialing a number Using speed dial Related topics Need to dial a number? You can dial phone numbers directly from a contact using Quick Connect. If you don’t have the number listed as a contact, you can tap out the number on the Dialer keypad, tap Dial. Your mobile phone begins dialing (GSM phone required; sold separately). Your call history stays on your device for easy access later.
CHAPTER 21 [ ! ] Before You Begin Before you can dial a number, you must set up a phone connection on your device. Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device Dialing a number Tapping out a number on your device is sometimes easier than using your mobile phone. Entering a number 0 1 Go to Applications and select Dialer 2 Tap the telephone number on the keypad. . Digits appear in the numeric display Enter phone number and tap Dial Tap Clear to delete last digit from numeric display.
CHAPTER 21 Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device Redialing the most recently used number 0 1 Go to Applications and select Dialer 2 Dial the most recently used number: . a. Tap Dial to display the most recently used number. The most recently dialed number is displayed Tap Dial b. Tap Dial again to dial the number.
CHAPTER 21 Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device Did You Know? Dialer keeps a list of 11 of the most recently dialed numbers. Dialing a number from the Call History List Did You Know? If the number is a speeddial entry, the name from the speed dial entry appears in the Call History list. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Dialer 2 Dial the number from the list: . a. Tap History. b. Tap an entry from the History list. Tap entry to enter number on Dialer view c. Tap Dial.
CHAPTER 21 Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device Using speed dial Speed dial allows you to store ten of your most commonly used numbers and to dial one with a single tap. Adding a speed-dial entry 0 1 Go to Applications and select Dialer 2 Add a speed-dial entry: . a. Tap Speed. b. Tap an empty speed-dial button. Tap empty speed-dial button c. Enter a name and telephone number. d. Tap OK.
CHAPTER 21 Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device Dialing a number using speed dial 0 1 Go to Applications and select Dialer 2 Dial the number: . a. Tap Speed. b. Tap one of the named speeddial buttons.
CHAPTER 21 Tip You can go directly to the Edit Entry dialog box by tapping and holding a speed dial button. Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device Editing a speed-dial entry 0 1 Go to Applications and select Dialer 2 Edit an entry: . a. Tap Speed. b. Tap Edit. Tap Edit c. Tap an entry. d. Edit the entry. e. Tap OK, and then tap Done.
CHAPTER 21 Dialing Phone Numbers from Your Device Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Dialer or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information In this chapter Using the Send command Beaming Other ways of sharing information Related topics You have to get this memo to your boss—now. Or the photo of the grandkids in their Halloween costumes to your mom. After you’ve used your device to create or capture that important business and personal information, it’s time to share it with others.
CHAPTER 22 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must complete all the prerequisites for the messaging application. To use your device’s builtin Bluetooth wireless technology, you must set up a phone connection. To use it with your device’s IR port, run Phone Link Updater, and then use the Phone Link application to set up a phone connection. Did You Know? You can also easily send information from the desktop component of many applications. For example, you can send photos from the palmOne™ Media desktop application.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information 0 Did You Know? In most applications, the leftmost menu is named Record. 1 Select the information you want to send: a. Open an application. b. Select the entry you want. 2 Select a sending method: a. Open the menus. b. Select the Send menu item in the leftmost menu. In most applications, the leftmost menu is named Record. c. Select Bluetooth, and then select OK. 3 Select the receiving device on the Discovery Results screen, and then select OK.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information Tip Create a category of Calendar events such as your child’s soccer schedule, and then send the entire category to your spouse’s device. Sending a category using Bluetooth technology Tip When you send a category, the individual entries within the category (contacts, memos, photos, and so on) appear as unfiled items on the receiving device. 0 1 Select the category you want to send: a. Open an application. b.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information Tip Select the Send From pick list to send an application from an expansion card inserted into the expansion slot. Sending an application using Bluetooth technology 0 1 Select the application you want to send: a. Go to Applications. b. Open the menus. c. Select Send on the App menu. d. Select the application you want to send. NOTE You cannot send an application that has a lock icon next to the application size. 2 Send the application: a. Select Send. b.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information Using the Send command with the VersaMail® application You can send information as an attachment to an email message using the Send command. Follow the procedures for sending information, a category, or an application. Select VersaMail in the Send With dialog box. The VersaMail® application opens, displaying a blank message with the information you want to send as an attachment. Address the message, enter a subject line, and then select Send or Get & Send.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information Tip For best results when beaming, the devices should be between 4 and 39 inches (10 centimeters and one meter) apart, and there should be a clear path between them. Beaming Tip Beaming works best for smaller items. If you have larger items, you can use Bluetooth® wireless technology. Expansion cards are convenient for sharing very large items.
CHAPTER 22 Tip The leftmost menu in most applications is named Record. Tip In Contacts, you can create a contact with your own information and select it as your business card by opening the Record Menu and selecting Business Card. Beam your business card to other devices by holding down the Contacts Quick button until the Beam dialog box appears. Sharing Information 2 Beam the information: a. Open the menus. b. Select the Beam menu item in the leftmost menu.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information Tip Create a category of Calendar events such as your meeting schedule, and then beam the entire category to your business partner’s device. Beaming a category Tip When you receive a beamed item, you can file the item in a category using the Receive dialog box. 0 1 Select the category you want to beam: a. Open an application. b. From the list view, select the pick list in the upper-right corner and select the category you want.
CHAPTER 22 Tip Select the Beam From pick list to beam an application from an expansion card inserted into the expansion slot. Sharing Information Beaming an application 0 1 Select the application you want to beam: a. Go to Applications. b. Open the menus. c. Select Beam in the App menu. d. Select the location of the app from the Beam From pick list. e. Select the application you want to beam. NOTE You cannot beam an application that has a lock icon next to the application size.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information 2 Beam the application: a. Select Beam. b. When the Beam dialog box appears, point your device’s IR port directly at the IR port of the other device. IR port 3 Wait for the Beam dialog box to indicate that beaming is complete.
CHAPTER 22 Sharing Information Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with sharing information or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses In this chapter Adding an expense Choosing currency options Deleting expenses Tired of trying to re-create your business trip when you return? Expense makes it easy to keep track of what you paid for that dinner in New York with your new sales group. Customizing the expense list Working with Expense on your computer Related topics You can track costs for meals, lodging, transportation, entertainment, and more, and save all of the information in one convenient place.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses Did You Know? Expense is not just for business. Use it to help plan your budget by figuring out how much you spend each month on things like entertainment and dining out. Adding an expense Tip Add an expense simply by entering the first letter of the expense type. For example, entering D opens a dinner item with today’s date. To enable this feature on your device, open the Options menu and select Preferences. Check the automatic fill box.
CHAPTER 23 Tip Add extra information to your expense items. Select the item and select Details. Then select Note and enter the information. Managing Your Expenses 3 Enter the details of the expense: a. Tap Details. b. Select each field where you want to enter information, and enter it. Category Select a category to sort your expenses. Tip Select Lookup in the Attendees list to pull names from Contacts.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses Tip If you travel a lot, update the currency pick list, so that you can quickly get to the symbols you need. Choosing currency options Did You Know? Use separate categories for related expenses. For example, create a London category for a trip to London. After you file your expense report for the London trip, you can easily delete the related expenses with the Purge command.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses Tip If you’re entering several expenses that all use the same currency, change the preset currency to that symbol to save time. Cont’d. b. Select one of the Currency pick lists and select the name of the country whose currency symbol you want to display. Currency pick list c. Select OK, and then select OK again. When you’re finished with those expenses, change it again to the next one you’ll use. Done The expense list now displays the currencies you selected.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses 3 Choose the default currency: a. Select the Default Currency pick list. b. Select the symbol you want to appear when you add new expenses. c. Select OK. 0 Done Creating a currency symbol If the currency you want to use is not in the pick list of countries, you can create your own symbol. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Expense 2 Open the Custom Currencies dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Custom Currencies.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses 3 Create the custom symbol: a. Select a Country box. b. Enter the name of the country and the symbol that you want. c. Select OK, and then select OK again.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses Deleting expenses Delete individual expenses, or an entire category of expenses at once. Deleting an individual expense 0 1 Go to Applications and select Expense 2 Tap the expense you want to delete. 3 Delete the item: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Delete Item in the Record menu. 4 5 [ & ] OPTIONAL computer. Check the box to save an archive copy of the expense on your Select OK.
CHAPTER 23 Tip To combine expenses from different categories, rename one category to match the other category’s name. Did You Know? There is another way to delete a category. Select the Category pick list and select Edit Categories. Select the Delete command to delete the selected category and move all of its entries to the Unfiled category. Managing Your Expenses Deleting an entire category of expenses 0 1 2 Go to Applications and select Expense . Open the Purge Categories dialog box: a.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses Did You Know? Customizing the expense list makes it easy to see how much you spent on each type of expense. For example, to see how much you spent on taxis, sort your expenses by type so that all your taxi expenses appear together in the list. Customizing the expense list Use categories to further refine your list. You can change the appearance of the expense list. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Expense 2 Select Show. 3 .
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses Working with Expense on your computer WINDOWS ONLY Use Expense on your computer to view and manage the expenses you create on your device. Check out the online Help in Palm® Desktop software to learn how to use Expense on your computer.
CHAPTER 23 Managing Your Expenses Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Expense or anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 24 Performing Calculations In this chapter Calculator buttons Viewing recent calculations Related topics Whether you’re figuring the tip on a restaurant bill or balancing your checkbook, it’s always nice to have a calculator on hand. And because it’s part of your device, there’s no need to carry a separate calculator.
CHAPTER 24 Tip Use the memory buttons to store and recall a number you enter in multiple calculations. Tip If you make a mistake entering a number in the middle of a calculation, use the CE button to re-enter the number without starting the calculation over. Tip Open the Options menu and select Advanced Mode to display a scientific calculator. Performing Calculations Calculator buttons 0 Clear any value in the Calculator memory.
CHAPTER 24 Performing Calculations Did You Know? Viewing recent calculations is helpful when double-checking the math in your checkbook register. Viewing recent calculations Did You Know? Calculator History also has these functions: View recent calculations to confirm that you entered everything correctly. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Calculator 2 Open the History dialog box: Clear Select to clear the calculator’s history. a. Open the menus. Copy Select to copy the history of calculations.
CHAPTER 24 Performing Calculations Accessing different calculators Do you need a scientific or financial calculator? Your calculator has a variety of modes that can help you calculate formulas in a number of different areas. 0 1 Go to Applications and select Calculator 2 Access the advanced mode calculators: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Advanced Mode. You can now use the scientific calculator. c.
CHAPTER 24 Performing Calculations Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with Calculator or anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private In this chapter Choosing a security level Marking information as private Setting the level of privacy Using a password You probably wouldn’t leave your door unlocked at night, so why should it be any different with your device? When you think about the amount of personal and private information stored there, you’ll definitely want to protect it.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Tip Use the Enterprise Software link to download software to create a secure wireless connection to your corporate network and encrypt individual files and folders to protect your critical information. Choosing a security level There are a variety of security levels available for your device. Choose the level that provides the best mix of security and convenience. Activating no security features All entries are accessible to anyone who has your device.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Marking information as private Marking an entry as private is the first step in protecting your info. 0 1 Open an application. 2 Create a new entry, or select the entry that you want to make private. 3 Mark it as private: a. For existing Contacts, select Edit. b. Select Details. c. Check the Private box. d. Select OK. Private box e. In Contacts and Memos, select Done.
CHAPTER 25 Tip You can also set the level of privacy from within certain applications. Open the Options menu, select Security, and then select the level of privacy from the Privacy pick list. Keeping Your Information Private Setting the level of privacy Add further protection to your private entries by setting the privacy level (hidden/masked). Hiding or masking private entries 0 1 Open Security: a. Go to Applications, and then select Prefs . b. Select Security.
CHAPTER 25 Tip Use a password to protect confidential work or personal information. If your device is lost or stolen, this information will be safe. Keeping Your Information Private Cont’d. Masked entry Done Viewing an entry that is masked To open a masked entry, select the entry. If you have a password, enter it in the Show Private Records dialog box, and then select OK. When you close a masked entry, it remains masked.
CHAPTER 25 Tip The best passwords consist of a mix of letters, characters, and numbers. Longer passwords are better than short ones. Any password you create is case-sensitive. Keeping Your Information Private Creating a password 0 1 Open Security: Password box a. Go to Applications, and then select Prefs . b. Select Security. 2 Create a password: a. Select the Password box. b. Enter a password with Graffiti® 2 writing, the numeric keypad, or the onscreen keyboard. c. Select OK.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Tip In Palm® Desktop software, you can require password entry for private info to display. Open the Tools menu and click Options, and then click Security. The password is the same one used by your device. 3 Confirm the password and enter a hint: a. Enter the password again, and then select OK. b. Enter a hint to help you remember the password if you forget it, and then select Done. 4 Select Done.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private 2 Enter your current password: a. Select the Password box. b. Enter the current password, and then select OK. 3 Change your password: a. Select OK. b. Enter a new password, and then select OK. 4 Confirm the password and enter a hint: a. Enter the password again, and then select OK. b. Enter a hint to help you remember the password if you forget it, and then select Done. 5 Select Done.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Deleting a password You can delete your password at any time. You must enter the current password before you can delete it. 0 1 Enter your password: a. Select the Password box. b. Enter the current password, and then select OK. 2 Delete your password: a. Select Unassign. b. Select Done.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Deleting a forgotten password If you forget your password, your device displays the password hint (if you entered one) to help you remember the password. If you still can’t remember the password, you can delete it from your device. Deleting a forgotten password also deletes all entries marked as private.
CHAPTER 25 [ ! ] Before You Begin To use the locking feature, you must first create a password for your device. Keeping Your Information Private 3 Delete the forgotten password: a. Select Lost Password. Tip To start your device when it is locked, turn it on. Enter your password, and then select Done. b. Select Delete Password. 4 5 Synchronize your device with your computer to restore any private entries that were deleted. [ & ] OPTIONAL Create a new password.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Locking your device automatically 0 1 Open Security: a. Go to Applications, and then select Prefs . Auto Lock box b. Select Security. 2 Open the Lock Device dialog box: a. Select the Auto Lock box. b. If necessary, enter your password, and then select OK.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private 3 Select one of these lock options: Never Always leave your device unlocked. When power is off Automatically lock your device whenever you turn it off. At a preset time Set a time when your device will automatically lock. After a preset delay Set a period of inactivity after which your device will automatically lock. 4 Select OK, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Locking your device manually 0 1 Open Security: a. Go to Applications, and then select Prefs . b. Select Security. Lock 2 Select Lock. 3 Select Lock Device.
CHAPTER 25 [ ! ] Before You Begin To use Quick Unlock, you must first create a password for your device. Tip You can change a Quick Unlock combination at any time. Follow the same steps you used to create the combination. Keeping Your Information Private Using Quick Unlock You can unlock your device by creating a special combination sequence with the 5-way navigator—similar to the combination you use to open a padlock. Use this sequence in place of your password to quickly unlock your device.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private 3 Create a Quick Unlock combination sequence: a. Use the 5-way or tap the onscreen navigator to create a combination. For example, you might choose Left-Right-Left as a combination. b. Select OK. 4 Select Done. Done LifeDrive from palmOne When your device is locked, you can now unlock it by using the Quick Unlock combination. If you forget your combination, you are asked to enter your password.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Deleting your Quick Unlock combination 0 1 Open Security: a. Go to Applications, and then select Prefs Quick Unlock box . b. Select Security. 2 Open the Quick Unlock dialog box: a. Select the Quick Unlock box. b. If necessary, enter your password, and then select OK. 3 Delete the Quick Unlock combination: a. Select Unassign. b. Select Done.
CHAPTER 25 [ ! ] Before You Begin To use encryption, you must first create a password for your device. Keeping Your Information Private Encrypting your information You can encrypt selected information whenever your device locks. This means that your information is scrambled so that it cannot be read. When you unlock your device and enter your password or Quick Unlock combination, the encrypted information is unscrambled.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private 2 Open the Encrypt Data dialog box: a. Select Options and then select Security Options. b. If necessary, enter your password, and then select OK. c. Check the Encrypt data when locked box. d. Select Choose Applications. 3 Select the applications you want to encrypt, and then select OK.
CHAPTER 25 Tip Synchronize your device with your computer frequently to prevent loss of information if intrusion protection is triggered. Keeping Your Information Private 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL To encrypt only the private entries in the applications you selected, check the Encrypt private records only box. Did You Know? Incorrect Quick Unlock attempts are not included in the intrusion protection counter. 5 Select OK, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private 0 1 Open Security: a. Go to Applications, and then select Prefs . b. Select Security. 2 Set the number of password attempts: a. Select Options and then select Security Options. b. If necessary, enter your password, and then select OK. c. Select the Intrusion Protection box. Intrusion Protection box d. Enter the number of password attempts that are allowed before selected information on your device is deleted.
CHAPTER 25 Tip The number of password attempts must be between 5 and 99. Keeping Your Information Private 3 Select the information that is deleted after the set number of failed attempts: a. Select the Delete pick list and select one of these options: No Data No information is deleted after the set number of failed attempts. Private Records All entries marked private are deleted after the set number of failed attempts.
CHAPTER 25 Keeping Your Information Private Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with private entries or anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information In this chapter Adding a category Renaming a category Deleting a category Placing information in a category Viewing information by category Related topics If you’re like most people, you use your device to manage your work life and your personal life. Yet these two areas contain so many details: your children’s after-school activities, your conference schedule, your shopping list for the week, and entertainment.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information Did You Know? You can have up to 15 categories in an application. Adding a category Tip Colors make it easy to find the info you need in Calendar. You can add categories in many applications: Contacts, Expense, Memos, Note Pad, Tasks, and palmOne™ Media. (In palmOne Media, categories are called albums.) Place individual entries in these categories to easily get to a group of related items.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information Tip If you want to combine items in different categories, rename one category to the other category name. Renaming a category Did You Know? Some categories, like All and Unfiled, come with your device and cannot be changed. 0 1 Do one of the following: • To rename a category within an application, open that application. • To rename a category for applications, go to Applications. 2 Rename the category: a.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information Tip In Expense, you can delete a category, including its contents, with the Purge command. Deleting a category Tip To display the category pick list in Calendar Day View, open the Options menu, select Display Options, tap Day, and then check the Show Category List box. If you delete a category, the items in that category will move to the Unfiled category.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information Tip You can also enter new information into a category by opening the application, and then selecting the category from the upper-right corner. Select New and enter the information. Placing information in a category You can place individual entries into categories within an application. For example, you may want to place some of your contacts in a category called Medical. You may also find it convenient to view applications in groups.
CHAPTER 26 Tip To place an entry in a different category, simply select a different category from the Category pick list. Using Categories to Organize Information 5 Place the entry in a category: a. Select a category from the Category pick list. Category b. If necessary, select OK. c. If necessary, select Done.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information Placing an application in a category 0 1 Go to Applications. 2 Open the Category dialog box: a. Open the menus. b. Select Category in the App menu. 3 Place the application in a category: a. Select the pick list next to the application you want to place in a category. b. Select a category, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information Tip In Applications view, scroll through the categories by pressing Right or Left on the 5-way navigator. To view all of the applications on your device, select the All category. Viewing information by category Tip Scroll through the categories in Contacts by repeatedly pressing the Contacts button. 0 1 Do one of the following: • To view entries by category, open an application that contains categories.
CHAPTER 26 Using Categories to Organize Information Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with categories or anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings In this chapter Checking the current date and time Setting the primary location Choosing secondary locations for other time zones Forget your watch? Or just forget to reset it when you landed in Toronto? Neither matters, as long as you have your device. Not only can you rely on it for the correct time, but you can even set an alarm so you don’t miss that early flight back home.
» CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings Key Term Primary location Typically a city in the time zone in which you live. Checking the current date and time You can easily check the current date and time: a. Go to Applications and select World Clock b. Tap the Calendar . icon in the input area, and select the Agenda View icon . c. Tap the System Info icon on the status bar. Setting the primary location In World Clock, you can set the location, date, and time for a primary location.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings Did You Know? When the Daylight Savings settings are active, the time changes according to the rule for the primary location. For example, in North America, the time changes at 2:00 a.m.; in Europe, it changes at 1:00 a.m. Setting the date and time for the primary location You can set the date and time in Preferences, as you did during the initial setup of your device, or in World Clock.
CHAPTER 27 Tip Selecting a time zone when creating a new event in Calendar allows you to travel and have your events automatically adjust to the time zone in your new location. Time zones in Calendar work only if you are synchronizing with Outlook or Exchange ActiveSync. Managing Clock Settings 4 Set the time: a. Select the Set Time box. b. Select the hour and minute boxes, and then select the arrows to change them. Hour Minute c. Select AM or PM, and then select OK. 5 Select Done.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings Tip If you have friends, family, or colleagues in another time zone, select a city in their zone as your secondary location. When you need to contact them, you can easily check to see what time it is where they are. Choosing secondary locations for other time zones Set World Clock to display the date and time for two other locations. 0 1 2 Go to Applications and select World Clock . Select the pick list next to one of the secondary locations.
CHAPTER 27 Tip If you know what you’re looking for in a long pick list, use Graffiti® 2 writing to find it faster. Enter the first letter of the word, and then locate your item. Managing Clock Settings Modifying the locations list You can edit the locations list so that the locations you use most often are easy to find. Adding new locations 0 1 Go to Applications and select World Clock 2 Open the Edit List dialog box: . a. Select a location pick list. b. Select Edit List.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings 4 [ & ] OPTIONAL Select each setting you want to change. Name Enter the name of the location. Time Zone Select the time zone for the location. Daylight Saving Time box Check for your device to automatically adjust the date and time for Daylight Saving Time in this location. Start and End dates Select the boxes to change the start and end dates of Daylight Saving Time, if necessary. 5 Select OK, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings Deleting a location 0 1 2 Go to Applications and select World Clock . Select the location you want to delete: a. Select a location pick list. b. Select Edit List. c. Select a location, and then select Remove. 3 Select OK, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings Did You Know? Use World Clock to set an alarm within the next 24 hours. Set alarms outside of this time frame in Calendar. Setting the alarm clock Did You Know? Remember to put your device on local time. If you travel from San Francisco to London, make London your primary location so that all your alarms ring on time, instead of eight hours late. 0 1 Go to Applications and select World Clock 2 Set the alarm: . a. Select the Alarm box. b.
CHAPTER 27 Tip To turn off an alarm before it sounds, select the Alarm box, and then select Alarm Off. Managing Clock Settings 3 [ & ] OPTIONAL Select the alarm sound and volume: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Alarm Preferences. c. Select the pick lists to select the alarm sound and volume. NOTE This volume setting does not affect the other sounds on your device, including the alarms you set in Calendar. You can change the volume of these other sounds in Preferences. d.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings Changing the clock display 0 1 Go to Applications and select World Clock 2 Open the Display Options dialog box: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Display Options. 3 Select any of the following options, and then select OK: Show Multiple Locations Display the secondary locations. Uncheck it to display only the primary location. Show Date Display the date in World Clock.
CHAPTER 27 Managing Clock Settings Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with World Clock or anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device In this chapter Customizing Favorites View Customizing Applications View Making the screen easier to read Assigning a button to your frequently used applications Although customizing your device is optional, it’s like changing the preset radio stations in your car.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Customizing Favorites View You can personalize Favorites View by changing the background image to your favorite photo. You can also change the entries to those you use most often. Changing the background photo in Favorites View Use your favorite photo as the background in Favorites View. 0 1 Go to Favorites.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 2 Open the Display Options dialog box: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Display Options. 3 Select a photo for the background: a. Check the Background box. b. Select the picture box. c. Select a picture. d. Select Done. 4 Adjust the fade setting so that the text is easy to read against the photo, and select OK.
CHAPTER 28 Did You Know? You can move a favorite to a different location on the Favorites list by opening the Favorite menu and then selecting Rearrange Favorites. Drag the favorite you want to the new location. Customizing Your Device 0 1 Go to Favorites. 2 Open the Edit Favorites dialog box: Tip You can also tap and hold on the favorite you want to change. a. Using the 5-way, highlight the favorite you want to change. b. Tap Menu on the status bar. c. Select Edit Favorite.
CHAPTER 28 Tip You can also add a new favorite to any of the four Favorites pages. Tap and hold the stylus on any blank favorite space to open the Edit Favorite dialog box, and then select and enter the information for the new favorite. Customizing Your Device 3 Change the favorite: a. Select the favorite type from the Type pick list: application, file/folder, or web link. b.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Customizing Applications View Use your favorite photo as the background in Applications View. You can also display your application icons in list format with small icons so that you can see more applications without scrolling. 0 1 2 Go to Applications. Open the Display Options dialog box: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Display Options. 3 4 Select the View By pick list and select List or Icon as the display format.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 5 Select a photo for the background: a. Check the Background box. b. Select the picture box. c. Select a picture. d. Select Done. e. Adjust the fade setting so that the text is easy to read against the photo. f. Select OK.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Making the screen easier to read In many applications, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. There are four font styles available. In certain lighting conditions, you may also need to adjust the brightness to read the information on the screen.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 0 1 Open an application. 2 Open the Select Font dialog box: a. Open the menus. b. Select Options, and then select Font. 3 Select the font style you want to use, and then select OK.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Adjusting the brightness 0 1 2 Tap System Info , which shows the current time, on the status bar. Drag the slider to adjust the brightness level, and then tap outside the dialog box.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Changing screen colors Choose a new set of text and background colors for all your applications. 0 1 Open Color Theme Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Color Theme. 2 Select a theme, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Changing handedness orientation of the screen The Handedness preferences enable you to select right-hand or left-hand orientation when you rotate the screen into landscape mode. 0 1 Open Handedness Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Handedness. 2 Select your orientation, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip To restore all the buttons to the original palmOne settings, select Default. Assigning a button to your frequently used applications Did You Know? You can assign input area icons to different applications also. Tap and hold the input area icon and select an application from the dialog box.
CHAPTER 28 » Key Term Full-screen pen stroke A stroke that is drawn from the bottom of the input area to the top of the screen. You can use this stroke as a quick way to do a selected task, such as opening the Graffiti® 2 Help screen. Tip If you have purchased an external modem accessory (sold separately), you can also assign the sync button on the modem by selecting the second pick list. Customizing Your Device 3 Assign the full-screen pen stroke: a. Select More. b.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Did You Know? The location you select also appears as the primary location in World Clock. Setting the date and time You can set the date, time, and location for all the applications on your device that require this information. You can also select the format in which the date, time, and numbers appear. Selecting a location You can set the current date and time based on your location.
CHAPTER 28 Tip You can rename the location to the city where you live. Select the Name field, and then modify the location name. Customizing Your Device 2 Select the location: Name field a. Select the Location pick list, and select a city in your time zone. If you found a city in the list, go to step 3. Tip If you are synchronizing with Outlook on your computer, you can also select a time zone when creating a new event in Calendar No nearby city? Select Edit List, and do steps b through e. b.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Resetting the date and time In most cases you won’t need to reset the date and time. However, you may need to do this if you do a hard reset on your device. 0 1 Open Date & Time Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Date & Time. 2 Select the location.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 3 Set the date: a. Select the Set Date box. Year arrows b. Select the arrows to select the current year. c. Select the current month. d. Select the current date. 4 Set the time: a. Select the Set Time box. b. Select the hour and minute boxes, and then select the arrows to change them. c. Select AM or PM, and then select OK. NOTE If you’re using a 24-hour clock format, you won’t see the AM and PM options. 5 Select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Selecting formats for dates, times, and numbers Would you rather see the time displayed in a 24-hour format, or dates that begin with the month or year? Use the Formats Preferences screen to change these settings and to apply them to all the applications on your device. You can quickly choose the preset formats based on geographic regions where you might use your device. For example, in the United Kingdom, time often is expressed using a 24-hour clock.
CHAPTER 28 Tip The country setting changes only the way the date and time look. It doesn’t change your device’s time to that country’s time. To do that, go to Date & Time Preferences or to World Clock. Customizing Your Device 2 Select a country: a. Select the Preset to box to open the Set Country dialog box. b. Select a country. c. Select OK.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Did You Know? You can change the input area anytime by tapping and holding Input on the status bar. Customizing the way you enter information Your device lets you choose how you enter information. You can choose the input area—the area where you write Graffiti® 2 characters—choose Graffiti 2 strokes, and create ShortCuts to make entering information faster.
CHAPTER 28 Tip Right after you write a character, your device interprets a quick tap on the screen as a period character. If you want to tap a button, either wait a few seconds or tap the Full-screen writing icon on the status bar. Customizing Your Device 3 [ & ] OPTIONAL Uncheck the Show Graffiti Strokes box if you don’t want to have the Graffiti strokes shown as you write a character in the input area.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 2 Select alternate strokes: a. Tap a character to view its alternate stroke. b. Check the box to use the alternate stroke, and then select Done. 3 Repeat step 2 for each stroke you want to reassign, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip You may want to add a space character after the last word in your ShortCut text. This way, a space automatically follows the ShortCut text. Setting up ShortCuts Tip To learn how to use ShortCuts while entering information, see Writing Graffiti 2 ShortCuts. Did You Know? Your ShortCuts are backed up on your computer when you synchronize.
CHAPTER 28 Tip The ShortCut Text can be 45 characters long. That’s long enough for a name whose spelling you always forget or a complex email address. Customizing Your Device 2 Create a ShortCut: a. Select New. b. On the ShortCut Name line, enter the abbreviation. c. On the ShortCut Text line(s), enter the text you want to insert when you write the abbreviation. d. Select OK, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip To delete a ShortCut, open ShortCuts Preferences and select the ShortCut. Select Delete, select Yes, and then select Done. Changing ShortCuts After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time. 0 1 Open ShortCuts Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Shortcuts. 2 Edit the ShortCut: a. Select the ShortCut you want to change. b. Select Edit. c. Make your changes. d. Select OK, and then select Done.
» CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Key Term Touchscreen Another name for your device’s screen and the internal circuitry that enables it to respond appropriately to taps. Correcting problems with tapping Is your screen not responding to taps? Are you getting unexpected results when you tap? For example, when you tap the number keyboard icon, does the Bluetooth® dialog box open instead? If this happens, it’s time to align the screen.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip You can choose different types of sounds for Calendar, Tasks, and World Clock. Go to the application, open the Options menu, and then select Preferences. Selecting sound settings Are sounds too soft or too loud? Set the volume levels for the system, game, and alarm tones, or turn sounds off altogether with the Silent profile.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip In addition to entering owner information, you can assign a name to your device for Bluetooth communication. Entering your owner information Did You Know? If you use Security Preferences to turn off and lock your device with a password, your owner info appears when you select the Owner button the next time you turn on your device. Tip If you assigned a password in Security Preferences, you must select Unlock and enter your password to change your owner info.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip You can also save battery power by turning Keylock on to prevent your device from turning on accidentally. Conserving battery power You can save battery power by adjusting the Power Preferences settings. NOTE The memory on your device is designed to store your information even if the battery becomes drained to the point that you cannot turn on your device. When you recharge your device, all of your existing information in program memory and on the drive reappears.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 2 Select the pick lists to change any of the following settings, and then select Done. Auto-off after Select how quickly your device automatically turns off after a period of inactivity: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, or 3 minutes. On while charging Select whether your device stays on continuously when it is connected to the AC charger.
» CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Key Term ISP Acronym for Internet service provider. This is the service you use to connect to the Internet, such as AOL, CompuServe, or Earthlink. Connecting your device to other devices Did You Know? You cannot rename or delete the preset connection settings.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 0 1 Open Connection Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Connection. 2 Open the Edit Connection dialog box: a. Select the IR to PC/device connection. b. Select Edit.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 3 Change the speed setting: a. Select Details. b. Select the Speed pick list and select the appropriate speed. c. Select OK. d. Select OK again, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip To delete a connection that you created, select it on the Connection Preferences screen, and then select Delete. Creating your own connection settings If none of the preset connection settings are close to what you need, or if you’re already using all the connections as they are, you can create a new connection.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 2 From the Connection Preferences screen, select New.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 3 Enter the basic settings: Name Enter a name for your connection settings. This name will appear on the Connection Preferences screen so that you can select your connection later. Connect to Select the type of device you want to connect to: PC, Modem, or Local Area Network.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 4 Enter the details settings: a. Select Details. b. Select the Speed pick list and select the appropriate speed. c. Select the Flow Ctl pick list and select whether the connection uses flow control: Automatic Your device determines when to use flow control. On Flow control is always on. Off Flow control is always off. d. For a modem connection, enter the initialization string. e. Select OK. 5 Select OK, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip If your phone doesn’t appear on the list, you need to install the phone settings for your phone onto your device. Connecting your device to a mobile phone NOTE You do not need to use Phone Preferences if you are using the built-in Bluetooth wireless technology to connect your device to a mobile phone enabled with Bluetooth technology. See the Bluetooth chapter for connection setup instructions.
CHAPTER 28 [ ! ] Before You Begin You need the following: • A mobile phone with a Bluetooth radio or an IR port (sold separately) • A wireless service provider account that includes high-speed data services or that supports dial-up connections (additional fees may apply) • An ISP account or a corporate remote access account (additional fees may apply) • Connection Preferences settings for your mobile phone enabled with IR or Bluetooth wireless technology LifeDrive from palmOne Customizing Your Device Cu
CHAPTER 28 Tip Instead of creating a new profile, you can copy an existing profile and change the settings. Select the profile you want to copy, and then open the Service menu and select Duplicate. Customizing Your Device 2 Service Select the Service pick list and select your ISP or your dial-in server type from the list. If your ISP or server type isn’t on the list, select New and enter a name for the service profile. User Name Enter your username.
CHAPTER 28 Tip It’s a good idea to add at least three commas before your calling card number to allow for the cue delay. Each comma delays transmission of your calling card number for two seconds. Customizing Your Device Cont’d. b. Enter any of the following settings, and then select OK: Phone # Enter the phone number for your ISP or dial-in server. Dial prefix Check the Dial prefix box, and then enter the number that you dial before the telephone number to access an outside line.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip To see expanded Service Connection Progress messages, press Down on the 5-way. To see more information, open the Options menu and select View Log. Connecting to your service After you set up your Connection and Network Preferences, establishing a connection to your ISP or your company’s network (dial-in server) is easy. 0 1 Open Network Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Network. 2 Make the connection: a.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Adding details to a service profile If you’re using one of the predefined service profiles, you probably need to enter only your username, password, and telephone number. If you’re creating a new service profile, you may need to use the Details dialog box to add more information to your service profile. 0 1 Open Network Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Network. 2 Open the Details dialog box: a.
CHAPTER 28 » Key Term DNS Domain name system. The Internet uses this system to translate the names of host computers into IP addresses. A DNS number identifies the server that handles the translation. Customizing Your Device 3 NOTE Ask your ISP or system administrator if you need information on any of these settings. Connection type Select the pick list and choose the communication protocol for this service: PPP, SLIP, or CSLIP. Most email applications use the PPP or SLIP protocols.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Deleting a service profile 0 1 Open Network Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select Network. 2 Delete the service you want to delete: a. Select the Service pick list and select the service you want to delete. b. Open the menus. c. Select Delete in the Service menu. d. Select OK, and then select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip Windows You can also create login scripts with a text editor on your desktop computer. Create a file with the extension PNC, and then install the file on your device using Quick Install. Creating login scripts Did You Know? Your login scripts can also use non-ASCII and literal characters. A login script is a series of commands that automates logging in to a network server—for example, your corporate network or your ISP.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 2 Open the Login Script dialog box: a. Select the Service pick list and select the service you want to add a script to. b. Select Details. c. Select Script. 3 Select the End pick list and select one of the following commands from the list: Wait For Tells your device to wait for specific characters from the server before executing the next command.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Cont’d. Send Transmits specific characters to the server that you’re connecting to. Send CR Transmits a carriage return or line feed (LF) character to the server. Send User ID Transmits the User Name field from Network Preferences. Send Password Transmits the Password field from Network Preferences. If you didn’t enter a password, this command prompts you to enter one. The Password command is usually followed by a Send CR command.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tip For more info on creating plug-in applications, contact Developer Support at PalmSource. Adding plug-in applications You can create plug-in applications containing script commands that extend the functionality of the built-in script commands. A plug-in application is a standard PRC application that you install on your device just like any other application. After you install the plug-in application, you can use the new script commands in a login script.
CHAPTER 28 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must purchase and install a compatible VPN client onto your device. You also need the VPN settings from your corporate system administrator. Did You Know? Once you have installed and set up a VPN, you can connect or disconnect VPN from within the web browser.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device 2 Set up a VPN account on your device: a. Select the Add Account box. b. Follow the instructions to enter the settings provided by your corporate system administrator. c. Select Done.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Establishing a VPN connection 0 1 Open VPN Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select VPN. 2 Establish a VPN connection: a. Select a VPN account from the VPN Account pick list. b. Select Connect VPN. c. If prompted, enter your VPN username and password.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Ending a VPN connection 0 1 Open VPN Preferences: a. Go to Applications. b. Select Prefs . c. Select VPN. 2 Select Disconnect VPN.
CHAPTER 28 Customizing Your Device Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Support If you’re having problems with customization or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device In this chapter What type of expansion cards can I use? How can expansion cards help me? A Chinese proverb says, “Life just gives you time and space; it's up to you to fill it.
» CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Key Term SDIO An acronym for Secure Digital input/ output. What type of expansion cards can I use? Tip Looking for a handy way to carry your expansion cards? You can purchase a variety of carrying cases. Visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive and click the Accessories link. Your device is compatible with SDIO, SD, and MultiMediaCard expansion cards. SDIO expansion cards let you add accessories to your device.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Tip To prevent damaging the card and the info on it, always wait for your device to finish writing to the expansion card before you remove the card from the slot. Removing an expansion card NOTE Your device comes with a dummy card inserted into the expansion card slot. You must remove this card before you can put a real card into the slot. 0 1 2 Push lightly against the card with your thumb until you hear the confirmation tone.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Inserting an expansion card 0 1 2 Insert the card into the expansion slot with the label side facing the front of the device. Push the card in with your thumb until you feel the card “click” in place and hear the confirmation tone. NOTE No confirmation tone? Check the Sounds & Alerts Preferences to make sure the System Sound setting is turned on.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Did You Know? You can install applications and other files to an expansion card during synchronization. Opening an application on an expansion card Tip When the highlight on Applications View is not active, you can press and hold the Select button to open the category pick list. When you insert an expansion card into the expansion slot, your device adds the expansion card to the category list in the upper-right corner of Applications View.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Tip Use LifeDrive™ Manager (Windows only) to install applications and transfer folders and files from your Windows computer to an expansion card. Opening files on an expansion card You can open files on an expansion card when you insert the card into the expansion slot. 0 1 Open the application associated with the files you want to open. 2 Insert the expansion card. 3 Select the entry you want to view.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Tip Reading and writing info on an expansion card uses more battery power than doing the same task on your device. If you have enough space on your device, consider copying the info to your device. Viewing card information It’s easy to forget which files you put on a particular expansion card. When you have a card inserted into the expansion slot, use the Card Info application to view the card name and type, available storage space, and a summary of the card’s contents.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Tip You can also use the Files application to rename your card. Renaming a card The expansion card name appears in the category pick list and in other lists that let you choose where to store your info. When you buy a new card, give it a name that helps you remember what’s on the card. You can rename the card later if you decide to store different info on the card. 0 1 Insert an expansion card. 2 Go to Applications and select Card Info 3 .
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Tip If you use a card reader to view your card on a computer, the file names may differ from the names you see on your device. Copying applications to an expansion card Did You Know? Some applications, such as Media, let you copy or move info between your device and an expansion card. See the information on each application for details. 0 1 Insert the expansion card, and then go to Applications. 2 Open the Copy dialog box: a. Open the menus. b.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Removing all information from a card Formatting a card removes all of its info and prepares it to accept new applications and files. [ ! ] IMPORTANT We do not recommend formatting backup cards. Formatting removes the backup application and turns the card into a blank memory card. 0 1 Insert an expansion card. 2 Go to Applications and select Card Info 3 Format the card: . a. Open the menus. b. Select Format Card on the Card menu. c.
CHAPTER 29 Expanding Your Device Tips & Tricks Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device Your device is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide you with years of trouble-free service. Taking care of your device helps keep it working properly and ensures that it’s available when you need it. Device do’s and don’ts To protect your device from damage and ensure reliable performance, follow these guidelines. Device do’s • Always store your device in the included pouch when not in use.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device Tip Your device contains a hard drive and other components that may become warm when used for extended periods of time. This is normal and should not affect the performance or reliability of your device. • Be sure to get rid of any static electricity buildup before you connect your device to any cable or accessory.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device Resetting your device On rare occasions your device may not respond when you press a button or tap the screen. In this case, you need to reset your device. Doing a soft reset A soft reset tells your device to stop what it’s doing and start over again. None of your information will be lost. After a soft reset, a screen appears that lets you reset the date and time, if needed.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device Doing a hard reset Only do a hard reset if a soft reset doesn’t solve your problem, or if you want to clear all of your information from your device. [ ! ] IMPORTANT A hard reset deletes all records and entries stored on your device, including the username that identifies the device. This is another reason why it's important to synchronize often, so you have an up-to-date backup available. Before you do a hard reset, be sure to do a full sync.
CHAPTER 30 Tip When doing a Secure Erase reset, be sure that the AC charger is connected to your device and plugged into an outlet. Tip When the reset screen appears, press Center on the 5-way to cancel the hard reset and keep all info on your device. Maintaining Your Device 4 On the reset screen, do one of the following: Quick Erase Press Up on the 5-way navigator to do a Quick Erase reset.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device 5 6 When prompted, tap to align the screen, and then select the language you want to use on your device. A screen appears showing the palmOne logo and a progress bar. When the Welcome screen appears, the hard reset is complete. Follow the instructions to set up your device.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device Restoring your information after a hard reset If you synchronized before doing a hard reset, you can now put that information back on your device. However, you may need to re-enter some of your personal settings, as well as your colorcoded categories in Calendar. WINDOWS ONLY 0 1 Open the Custom menu in the HotSync® application: a. Click the HotSync Manager the screen. icon in the taskbar in the lower-right corner of b. Click Custom.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device 3 Set the transfer options: a. Select an application in the Conduit list, and then click Change. b. Select Desktop overwrites device. NOTE This change applies only to the next synchronization. c. Click OK. 4 5 Repeat step 3 for the other applications in the list that you want to restore, and then click Done. Synchronize your device with your computer.
CHAPTER 30 Maintaining Your Device My Device Make your device uniquely yours. For great tips, software, accessories, and more, visit www.palmOne.com/ mylifedrive. Related topics Click a link below to learn about these related topics: Managing Info Creating a backup of your information Customizing Customizing your device again after doing a hard reset Support If you’re having problems with resets or with anything else on your device, go to www.palmOne.com/ support.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Although we can’t anticipate all the questions you might have, this chapter provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. Setup Nothing happens when I insert the CD. WINDOWS ONLY 1. Click Start on your computer, and then select Run. 2. Click Browse and navigate to your CD-ROM drive. 3. Select Autorun, click Open, and then click OK. I cannot install Palm® Desktop software. WINDOWS ONLY • Disable any virus-scanning software on your computer.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions • Run ScanDisk (or another disk verification tool) on your computer. • Install the latest Windows software updates to your computer. • If you are upgrading from an older Palm Powered™ device, remove any previous version(s) of Palm® Desktop software by clicking Start, navigating to Settings, and clicking Control Panel. Click Add or Remove Programs. • Uninstall and then reinstall the current version of Palm Desktop software.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Device [ ! ] IMPORTANT Do not open your device; there are no serviceable parts inside. Opening your device voids the warranty and is not recommended under any circumstances. I want to see how much battery life I have left. A battery icon appears at the top of Favorites and Applications views. Check the icon periodically to see if your device needs to be recharged. If the battery becomes low, a message appears on the screen prompting you to recharge the battery.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Tip After a soft reset, the Preferences screen appears with the Date & Time option highlighted so you can reset the date and time if necessary. • Keep your device connected to the AC charger plugged into a power outlet when using Drive Mode or Camera Companion for an extended period of time. • Respond to or cancel alerts promptly. • Turn off Bluetooth® wireless technology and Wi-Fi® functionality when not in use.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Tip When you purge or delete items, you are given the option to save an archive copy on your computer the next time you synchronize. If your device does not respond after a soft reset, you need to perform a hard reset. If your device still does not respond after a reset, check your third-party applications for incompatible applications. I don’t see anything on my device’s screen. • Press an application button to ensure that your device is turned on.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions My device keeps turning itself off. Your device is designed to turn itself off after a period of inactivity. This period can be set at 30 seconds or at one, two, or three minutes. Check the Auto-off after setting on the Power Preferences screen. My device is not making any sounds. Check the System, Alarm, and Game Sound settings. I get a blank screen when I reset my device. It takes a little while for your device to reset when you press the reset button.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Moving around I can’t find the icon I want in Applications View. • Select the category pick list in the upper-right corner of Applications View and select All. You may need to scroll down a bit, but you should now see an icon for each of the applications on your device. • The application you want may be installed on your device’s hard drive. To view these applications, select the category pick list in the upper-right corner of Applications View and select LifeDrive.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions I can’t get my device to recognize my handwriting. For your device to recognize handwriting input with the stylus, you need to use Graffiti® 2 writing. Use the Graffiti 2 help to learn how to write characters. NOTE Your device recognizes strokes entered with the stylus other than Graffiti 2 strokes in the Note Pad application only. • Make the Graffiti 2 character strokes in the Graffiti 2 input area, not on the display part of the screen.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Tip Need more help with synchronizing your device? Open Palm Desktop software, go to the Help menu, and select HotSync Online Troubleshooting Guide. Synchronizing I can’t synchronize my device with my computer. NOTE You must install the software installation CD before you can synchronize. • Make sure the USB sync cable is connected securely. • Make sure the date on your computer matches the date on your device.
CHAPTER 31 [ ! ] Before You Begin You must have completed CD installation and chosen Palm Desktop software as your desktop application for synchronization in order to switch to Outlook. Note that you can choose Outlook as your synchronization software for Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and Memos during CD installation. Common Questions When I synchronize, nothing happens on Palm Desktop software, and my device times out. • Perform a soft reset. • Make sure that HotSync Manager is running on your computer.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions I can’t synchronize my device with Microsoft Outlook. WINDOWS ONLY NOTE If you choose to synchronize your device with Outlook, information from Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, and Memos is synchronized with info in Outlook. Other information, such as voice memos and notes, is synchronized with info in Palm Desktop software. • Click the HotSync Manager icon and select Custom. Check the following: • Make sure that you have the correct username selected from the drop-down list.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions • Your device may not be able to recognize the virtual serial port on your Windows computer. Try validating the virtual serial port you’re using, or create a different virtual port and change the HotSync Manager settings to use the new virtual port. To change the virtual serial port, click the HotSync Manager icon . Select Setup, and then select the Local tab. Select a port from the Serial port pick list.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions I can’t open the HotSync Manager. On a Windows computer, uninstall Palm Desktop software from your computer, and then reinstall the software from the software installation CD. On a Mac computer, just reinstall Palm Desktop software. When I synchronize, I receive the 8009 error message: An application has failed to respond to a HotSync notification. WINDOWS ONLY The 8009 error indicates that the Windows registry is corrupt.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions When I add a zipped file (ZIP) to Quick Install, some of the files don’t appear in the Quick Install list. Unzip the file with a file compression utility, such as WinZip, and then add the unzipped files to Quick Install. I receive an authentication error when I try to synchronize wirelessly through a LAN access point. Make sure you entered the correct username and password for the selected network service profile in the Network Preferences screen.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions LifeDrive Manager/Drive Mode ™ I can’t move or copy files using LifeDrive™ Manager. WINDOWS ONLY • Make sure your device is connected securely to the USB sync cable, and that the cable is connected to a USB port on the back of your computer. • Make sure no other applications—such as HotSync Manager or Pocket Tunes™—are using the USB sync cable. To check, press the Home button . If Favorites opens, then no other applications are using the sync cable.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions I made updates to a file on my device, but when I synchronize, the changes don’t show up in the file on my computer. If you use LifeDrive Manager to transfer a file or folder to your device, you must select whether that item synchronizes. You can either select the Keep synchronized option during file transfer, or make the file or folder a sync item once it is on the hard drive. If you move an item into a sync folder on the hard drive, the item automatically synchronizes.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Tip Visit www.palmOne.com/ support for more information on what to do if your device does not show up as a drive on your computer when the device is in Drive Mode. When your device is in Drive Mode and is connected to a computer, you can open files from your device’s drive on the computer using Windows Explorer or My Computer (on a Windows computer) or Finder (on a Mac computer), and work with them there.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions • If you marked the event as private, check Security Preferences to see that Private Records is set to Show private records. Time zones don’t appear on my Palm Desktop software. Palm Desktop software does not recognize time zones. Only Outlook recognizes times zones. I set the global time zone preference, but only some of my events are responding to my time zone change. Only new events created after the preference is set are affected.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Note Pad I’m having problems listing notes the way I want to see them. If you cannot manually arrange the order of notes on the list screen, select Preferences from the Options menu and make sure that Sort by is set to Manual. If you choose to view your notes alphabetically on Palm Desktop software and then synchronize, the notes on your device still appear in the order defined in the Preferences setting.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions your device, we recommend that you use one card for device applications and a different one for digital camera pictures. We also recommend that you use your camera to format any card that you are using to save photos. I cannot view the videos I transferred from my camera to my device. Some cameras take video in a format that your device is unable to recognize and play.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions My device doesn’t play the music files I downloaded from my favorite online music store. The Pocket Tunes application installed on your device plays music files in MP3 format only. To play files in other formats such as WMA, upgrade to the deluxe version of Pocket Tunes—you can purchase it by using the Addit™ application on your device or visiting www.palmOne.com. When I save songs from a CD, I do not see the song title or artist name.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions If your passkey is rejected, your phone may have a preassigned passkey; see the documentation included with your phone for information. The documentation might refer to a Bluetooth connection as a Bluetooth pair, Bluetooth link, or bonded pair. My device cannot connect to my mobile phone. Use the following steps to test the connection: 1. Tap Bluetooth controls on the status bar to open the Bluetooth settings screen. You can select the indicator even if it is dimmed. 2.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions I get an error message when I try to dial a phone number using my device. • Make sure that the proper phone driver is installed on your device. • You may need to set up a connection with your phone. See the documentation included with your phone for assistance with completing the connection setup process. • Check the Phone Preferences screen and make sure the correct phone connection is selected. The VersaMail application ® I am having problems accessing my account.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions • Service provider settings frequently change. If your email account was working but you are currently experiencing problems, check with your service provider to see if any of the account settings have changed. I am having problems sending and receiving email. • Short periods of time when email is unavailable are common due to server problems or poor wireless coverage.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions I can’t download any messages. If the program memory on your device fills up, you cannot download any more messages to your device. Delete some messages to free up program memory, and try downloading again. I am trying to synchronize messages on my device with messages on my computer, but it’s not working. On your computer, check the advanced account settings for the account you want.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Privacy I’ve made records private, but I can’t remember my password to display them. First, use the password hint to try to remember the password. If this doesn’t help or if you do not have a password hint, you can use Security Preferences to delete the password, but your device deletes all entries marked as private. However, if you synchronize before you delete the password, the synchronization process backs up all entries, whether or not they are marked private.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Sharing I can’t beam information to another device or other device. NOTE Depending on the receiving device model, not all information may be sent correctly. • If you are beaming to another Palm Powered device, confirm that your device and the other device are 4 to 39 inches (approximately ten centimeters to one meter) apart and that the path between the two devices is clear of obstacles. Beaming distances to other devices with an IR port may be different.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions When someone beams information to my device, I get a message telling me it is out of memory. • Your device requires at least twice the amount of memory available as the info you are receiving. For example, if you are receiving a 30KB application, you must have at least 60KB free. • Purge old Calendar events and delete unused or unnecessary applications. I cannot send information to another Bluetooth device.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions Problems with incompatible applications palmOne, Inc. works with developers of third-party add-on applications to ensure the compatibility of these applications with your device. Some third-party applications, however, may not have been upgraded to be compatible with your device.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions The following procedures erase all information from your device. Before removing the applications, do a full sync to back up the contents of your device to your computer. 1. On a Windows computer, open the palmOne folder on your computer, and then open the user folder for your device. User folder names are often abbreviated as last name, first initial. On a Mac computer, locate the folder Home/Documents/Palm/Users//Backups. 2.
CHAPTER 31 Common Questions e. Operate your device and try to replicate problem operations. f. Do one of the following: •If installing the application re-creates your problem, remove the application and contact the application developer for a solution. Continue to reinstall your applications one application at a time to make sure another application is not creating a problem. •If installing the application does not cause a problem, go to step a and reinstall another application. g. Go to www.palmOne.
CHAPTER 32 Getting Help This guide is meant to tell you everything you need to know to set up, customize, and use your device. However, you may occasionally run into an issue that is not addressed in this guide. Here are some resources to help you if that happens.
CHAPTER 32 Getting Help Technical support If, after reviewing the self-help resources, you cannot solve your problem, go to www.palmOne.com/support or send an email to your regional Technical Support office. Before requesting technical support, please experiment a bit to reproduce and isolate the problem.
Product Regulatory Information FCC Statement 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 interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Exposure to radio frequency energy (SAR) In order to comply with FCC RF exposure safety guidelines, this device and its antenna must not be colocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. The user of this device should ensure that the operation of this device is in compliance with these provisions. FCC ID: O3W830 Responsible Party: LifeDrive Product Family palmOne, Inc. 400 N. McCarthy Blvd.
Meets the following European Council Directives: • 89/336/EEC (EMC Directive) • 99/5/EC (R&TTE Directive) • 73/23/EEC (Low Voltage Directive). Conforms with the following specifications: • EN 55024: 1998 (Emissions & Immunity) • EN55022:1998, CISPR 22 1997, Class B Radiated and Conducted Emissions • IEC 61000-4-2, A1 1998-01, ESD Immunity, 4kV Contact, and 8kV Air Discharge • IEC 61000-4-3: 1995 RF Immunity, 80-1000MHz, 3V/M, 1kHz, 80% A.M.
Battery Warning Do not mutilate, puncture, or dispose of batteries in fire. The batteries can burst or explode, releasing hazardous chemicals. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions and in accordance with your local regulations. Varning Eksplosionsfara vid felaktigt batteribyte. Använd samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren. Kassera använt batteri enligt fabrikantens instruktion.
Intrinsic Safety Warning Warning – Explosion Hazard • Substitution of components may impair suitability for Class I, Division 2; • When in hazardous location, turn off power before replacing or wiring modules, and, • Do not disconnect equipment unless power has been switched off or the area is known to be nonhazardous. Wireless Notices—Usage Cautions In some situations, the user of the wireless device may be restricted.
Precautions against ESD Make sure to discharge any built-up static electricity from yourself and your electronic devices before touching an electronic device or connecting one device to another. The recommendation from palmOne is that you take this precaution before connecting your device to your computer, placing the device in a cradle, or connecting it to any other device.
INDEX SYMBOLS ! (exclamation point) in Tasks list 256 * (asterisk) characters 132 .
attaching to notes 269 changing 168 changing sounds for 269 entering preferences for 184, 185, 246 responding to world clock 555 selecting sounds for 167, 185, 256, 555 setting 167, 246, 270, 554 specifying duration of 185 turning off 555 albums arranging photos in 207, 209 creating 206 managing 205 moving photos in 207 moving photos to other 208 moving videos in 207 scrolling through 203 selecting 206 Alert icon 26 alert options 367 Alert Sound pick list 367 alert symbol (Wi-Fi 26 alerts See also alarms; r
entering from Outlook 10, 642 removing from calendar 170 repeating 156 saving 153 scheduling 152–153 setting alarms for 554 setting duration of 153, 184 sharing 21 time zones for Outlook 153 viewing duration of 182 viewing unscheduled time slots for 182 archive folders 123 archived items 123, 170, 254 ASF files 193 Assigned password 598 asterisk (*) characters 132 Attach Signature check box 380 attachments adding 404 downloading 400 Internet email accounts and 464 opening web browser from 459 previewing wit
synchronizing with 17 verifying status of 320 waking up device from 332 Bluetooth dialog box 26, 314 Bluetooth HotSync option 322 Bluetooth icon 30 Bluetooth LAN Access Point connections 312 Bluetooth setting (Edit Connection) 594 Bluetooth technology 290, 311, 312 Bluetooth wireless connections 289, 446 BMP files 193 bold fonts 566 bonding trusted pairs 330 Bookmark icon 455, 456 Bookmark Page dialog box 454 bookmarks adding 448, 454 arranging 457 displaying list of 455 editing addresses for 456 moving 458
setting alarms from 185, 555 setting display options 180, 181–185 transferring information to 74 troubleshooting 187, 649 Calendar icon 30 Calendar Preferences dialog box 167, 184 calendar views 175, 177, 178, 179 calibration 584 Call History List 480 Call Waiting 599 calling card numbers 599 camera card copying contents 219 deleting contents 220 viewing contents 221 canceled actions 50 canceled appointments 170 canceled tasks 253 capitalization 60, 68, 260 Card Info application 31, 619 Card Info icon 31 ca
city preferences 573 cleaning your device 624 clear button (Calculator) 510 Clear cache on exit option 472 Clear Cache option 472 clear entry button (Calculator) 510 Clear Note command 267 clearing calculations 510 Note Pad screens 267 clock 167, 554, 572, 574 See also World Clock closing Internet connections 459 Color Theme Preferences screen 561, 568 color-coding 153, 163, 166 colors applying to annotations 210 applying to email 384 applying to events 153, 163, 166 applying to notes 268 changing screen 56
retrying Internet 460 selecting 598 setting flow control for 595 setting timeout intervals for 412 setting up network 317, 327, 600 setting up phone 315–319 setting up secure 418 setting up wireless 311, 323 synchronizing over 99 unable to establish 314 wireless technology for 289 connections See also Bluetooth; Wi-Fi conserving power 5, 587, 635 Contact Details dialog box 142 Contact Edit screen 135, 137 contacting service providers 318 contacts See also Contacts application adding 74, 132, 135, 374 archiv
playlists 233 plug-in applications 607 reminders 134, 266, 275 repeating events 156, 157 repeating tasks 247, 249 service profiles 597, 598, 601 ShortCut strokes 582 tasks 245, 247, 249 trusted pairs 315, 329 unscheduled events 155 untimed events 154, 159 user profiles 12, 13 video albums 206 currency 499, 500, 502 Currency pick list 500 currency symbols 500, 501, 502, 506 current date and time checking 547 entering 70, 572, 575 cursor 72, 76 Custom Currencies dialog box 502 customer support xxiii, 17, 191,
Delete dialog box 128 Delete Event command 170 Delete Event dialog box 170 Delete From pick list 128 Delete icon 53 Delete Item command 504 Delete Memo command 263 Delete Memo dialog box 263 Delete messages on server option 414 Delete Note command 272 Delete Old Messages dialog box 394 Delete Task command 253 Delete Task dialog box 253 deleting ActiveSync accounts 434 applications 127, 622 appointments 170 bookmarks 456 categories 540 connections 589, 592 contacts 141 desktop software 7 email 393, 394, 396,
Display Options command 181, 560, 563 Display Options dialog box Applications View 563 calendar 181 clock 556 Favorites View 560 display preferences 563, 565, 567, 568 display See screen Display View icon 452 display views (web browser) 452 displaying application groups 541 applications 40, 544 appointments 173, 176, 177, 178 bookmarks 455 Category pick list 182, 183 contact information 137, 142 current date and time 547, 550 email attachments 462 events 166, 183, 184 Excel spreadsheets 189 expense reports
Edit List dialog box 551, 553 Edit menu 77, 78 Edit Playlist dialog box 233 editing 76, 261, 267, 271, 456 See also changing electrostatic discharge 670–671 email See also email accounts; VersaMail application accessing 302, 317, 320, 325, 336 adding addresses to contacts 374 adding attachments to 404 adding signatures 380 addressing 136, 144, 147, 377, 378, 379, 582 changing fonts for 384 changing header information for 415 changing Inbox folders for 383 changing messages 382 composing 376 creating folders
conflicting 182 contact information and 134 creating multiday 159 creating untimed 154, 159 defined 152 defining repeating 156, 157 deleting 170–172, 540 displaying 166, 183, 184 entering notes for 160, 161 extending beyond midnight 159 finding overlapping 180 marking as private 153, 516 rescheduling 168–169 retrieving with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 428, 433 scheduling 152, 154, 184 sending as attachments 404 setting alarms for 167, 185 setting time zones for 162, 163 viewing free time for 182 viewing s
installation prerequisites for 125 installing on Windows computers 117 managing 189 moving 94 opening 94, 190, 463 removing 123, 622 restoring archived 123 saving 461 sending as attachments 404 sharing 290, 312 transferring to device 34, 94, 121 troubleshooting uninstalled 645 Files application accessing contents on hard drive and 81 installing 30 opening 41 overview 41 troubleshooting 647 Files list 463 filing events 153 filtering email 364, 406, 409, 411 filtering messages 409, 411 Filters dialog box 407,
hard resets 524, 627, 630, 637 Quick Erase 628 Secure Erase 628 header options (email) 415 headphone jack 24 headphones 24, 585, 624 help xxiii, 17, 29, 66, 523, 664 Help menu 641 hiding address fields 448 currency symbols 506 input area 28 private entries 515, 517 high-speed connections 321 high-speed data services 597 high-speed wireless carrier 312 highlighting menu commands 51 See also selection highlight hints 29, 523 See also help History dialog box 511 Holiday Files folder 186 holidays 154, 156, 158
inserting expansion cards 21, 616 installation CD 2, 7, 32, 124, 633 installation prerequisites 125 installing additional software 32, 124 applications 32, 617 Palm Desktop software 3, 7, 32 related topics for 17 instant messenger (IM) accounts 136 instant messenger (IM) field 136 Int’l button 73 internal flash drive See hard drive international keyboard 73 Internet See also websites accessing 312 connecting to 290, 312, 460, 598 disconnecting from 459 email accounts and 464 retrying connections for 460 sel
getting help with 664 locking 586 maintenance information for 624 not making sounds 638 power switch for 21, 25 recharging 4, 5, 588, 635 removing items 123 resetting 24, 626, 636 restoring information on 630 running out of space on 614 safety warnings for 670 setting power preferences for 587–588 setting up 1, 6, 7 timing out 642 turning itself off 638 turning on and off 6 upgrading 4, 7 lightning bolt icon 636 line selection 76 links (documentation) xxii links (web pages) 451 list screens 50 List view (Me
marking information as private 516 marking message status 398 masking private entries 515, 517, 518 math calculators 31 Maximum Message Size option 350, 372 MCI connections 599 Media application adding photo to contact 133 benefits of 192, 218 displaying photos or videos 194, 221 opening 194 organizing photos and videos 205 overview 192 related topics for 217, 223 media file types 193 Media icon 30, 651 meeting invitations 430 memory available for Palm OS programs 81 freeing 127, 472, 637 purging calendar e
compatibility 316 connecting to 312, 315, 321, 596, 654 connecting to Internet from 321 creating trusted pairs for 315, 653 dialing 144, 145, 477 key exchanges and 330 passkeys and 317, 653 requirements for 147 Modem Wait option 413 modems connecting to IR port from 589 initialization strings for 413, 595 setting up connections for 594, 598 Money category 538 See also currency Month View 166, 178, 180, 183 Month View icon 178 month, setting 548, 575 monthly events 156 monthly schedules 178 monthly tasks 248
Note Pad See also notes backing up information in 33 categorizing information in 538, 542 clearing 267 creating notes from 267 deleting notes in 272 displaying notes in 271 getting help with 273, 274 opening 31 overview 266 related topics for 274 selecting pens 268 setting color preferences 268 troubleshooting 651 Note Pad icon 31 notes See also memos; Note Pad attaching alarms to 269 attaching to email 274 backing up 33 categorizing 267, 538 creating 267 deleting 272 editing 267, 271 marking as private 267
Palm OS applications 38 Palm OS handhelds exchanging records with 486 sharing notes with 274 palmOne technical support 17 palmOne website 34 paper clip icon 400 parts (device) 2 passkeys 317, 325, 328, 330, 653 passphrases (encryption) 296 Password check box 355, 425 passwords Bluetooth devices and 317, 325 changing 520 creating 518, 519, 524 deleting 523 displaying web pages and 449 email accounts and 337 encryption protocol for 336 entering 319, 355, 425, 598, 601 forgetting 523 locking device with 524, 5
deleting songs on 237 editing 236 naming 234 removing 238 reordering music on 237 selecting music from 235 troubleshooting 653 plug-in applications 607 Pocket Tunes application compatible formats for 226 desktop companion for 35 getting help with 232 opening 31, 232 overview 224 troubleshooting 652 Pocket Tunes icon 31 POP protocol 346, 354 POP servers 337, 347, 355, 398 Port Number option 357, 358, 427 portable keyboards 261 portrait view 27 ports 21 Post Office Protocol (POP) 346, 354 See also POP servers
RealOne Player See Pocket Tunes; Rhapsody reassigning quick buttons 570 reboots See resetting LifeDrive mobile manager Receipt Details dialog box 500 receiving email 320, 335, 339, 363 receiving messages 312, 437 recently visited web pages 451 recharging battery 4, 5, 588, 635 recipes 263 Recipient List screen 378, 379 Record menu 492 recording voice memos 22, 276 records 127, 627 recovering memory 637 recurring events 152 redialing phone numbers 479 related items, categorizing 538 related topics xxii Remem
screen fonts 566 server profiles 598 resizing text 261 restarting device See reset button restoring archived items 123 defaults 570 information 523, 524, 630 restricting device connections 313 restrictions 625, 635 retrying Auto Sync 369 email delivery 381 Internet connections 460 Rhapsody application getting help with 242 installing 35 setting up music files for 225 transferring music with 226 right arrow controls 29 rotary dialing 594 rotating the screen 27 running out of memory 127 running out of space 6
Security Preferences dialog box 517, 519, 520, 586 Select a Color Theme dialog box 561, 568, 569, 578 Select button (navigator) 51 Select Colors dialog box 268 Select Font dialog box 384, 566 Select User dialog box 8, 100 selecting alarm sounds 555 alternate stroke shapes 579 background colors 268, 568 clock display options 556 command buttons 29 communications protocol 602 connections 598 currency options 500, 501, 502 information 20, 76 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 598 items in lists 29, 50 menu comm
benefits of 436 installing 31 opening 437 related topics for 445 sending text messages 437 SMS messaging 31, 437 SMTP servers 347, 355, 362 Snooze setting 555 soft resets 626, 636 software See also specific application accessing additional 17 adding additional 124, 614 included on device 30 installing 7, 32, 124 third-party applications and 8 Solitaire 32 song files See music files song lists See also music creating 233 deleting 238 editing 236 naming 234 removing items on 237 reordering music on 237 select
troubleshooting 641–646, 648 upgrades and 4 usernames and 100, 340 synchronization options 98, 99, 107 synchronization software 10, 111, 128, 642 Synchronize incoming email setting 351 Synchronize unread mail only setting 350 synchronizing See also HotSync Manager applications 111, 644 caution for 128 IMAP mail folders 416, 417, 418 information 99, 641 LifeDrive mobile device 523 LifeDrive mobile manager 85 over networks 99 wirelessly 312, 322 with IR port 99 with LifeDrive Manager 101 with Microsoft Outloo
opening 440 sending 312, 436, 437 viewing 440, 441, 442, 444 third-party applications 8, 637, 661 thousands separator 577 Thumbnail view (Media) 194 thumbnails (photos) 182, 560, 564 TIFF files 193 time blocking out periods of 156, 159 changing 548 checking 547 displaying current 550 displaying free 182 displaying specific periods of 182 entering current 70 entering display options for 184 incorrect 638 resetting 168, 572, 574 scheduling 153 scheduling periods of 153 setting current 575 setting for alarms 1
displaying 450 opening Internet connections with 460 selecting in email messages 393 tapping 459 USB connectors 24 USB port 8 USB sync cable charging device and 24 custom connections and 594 device setup and 4, 6, 8 disconnecting 641 synchronizing and 9, 14, 99, 100, 641 transferring files and 647 transferring information and 86, 88, 95 Use calling card check box 599 Use proxy check box 474 Use Secure Connection option 352, 357, 358, 427 Use short preamble box 309 user profiles 11–16 user-specific informati
saving memos from 285 setting alarms 283 troubleshooting 288 Voice Memo button 31, 276 Voice Memo list 281 voice memos 22, 276 See also Voice Memo application sending as attachments 404 volume adjusting alarm 555, 585 adjusting modem 594 adjusting speaker 282 disabling speaker 585 Volume setting (connections) 594 VPN accounts 338, 608 VPN connections 337, 338, 610, 611 W Wait For command 605 Wait For Prompt command 605 warnings 637, 669 warranty 635 web addresses 447, 469 See also URLs web browser applicat
Wi-Fi access points 290, 297 Wi-Fi controls 26 Wi-Fi devices 290, 292 Wi-Fi dialog box 26 Wi-Fi icon 291 Wi-Fi networks 23 Wi-Fi pick list 292 Wi-Fi technology 290 Wi-Fi wireless connections accessing email with 302 benefits of 289, 290 browsing the web with 302, 446 checking status of 291 device-to-device networking and 304 prerequisites for 292 related topics for 310 setting up 292–297 Windows applications 104 Windows information creating contacts 149 creating login scripts 604 creating notes 273 creating
