T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual Release 1.0c April 15, 2003 Copyright © 2002-2003. Danger, Inc. All rights reserved. Confidential material of Danger, Inc., 124 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301 May not be duplicated or copied without the prior written consent of Danger, Inc.
Contents T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual Contents 1. Start Here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Thank You for Purchasing a T-Mobile Sidekick! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Your T-Mobile Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Charging Your Battery . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents System Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Wireless Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 5. The Jump Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About the Jump Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Remove Existing Screen Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Buddy List Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manage Buddies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IM Conversations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set an Away Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... ..................
Contents Create a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discard/Retrieve a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 15. Keeping Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notes Splash Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . View Your Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents How Many Contacts Can I Store? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Browse Contacts Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address Book Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 25. Settings on the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Settings on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Account Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Start Here 1.
Start Here Your T-Mobile Account Before you can use your device, your T-Mobile account must be completely set up. This involves the following: 1 Obtain a telephone number. When you purchased your device, a T-Mobile representative assigned you a telephone number, which is stored on your device’s Subscriber Identification Module, or “SIM” for short. (Read more in About Your SIM Card on page 27.) This step you’ve already completed. 2 Wait for account activation.
Start Here opportunity to select a new one. You’ll then see a Congratulations screen, letting you know that you are now ready to use the T-Mobile services. There is a chance that the data transmission may fail, in which case you’ll receive a message asking you to try later. 7 Congratulations! Once your account has been set up, you’ll see the Congratulations screen and a final screen with the Start button.
Start Here While the charger is connected to your device, a lightning bolt will display over the battery icon in the title bar. 2 Let the device charge for at least four (4) hours to ensure maximum battery life. Rest the device in a safe place and let the battery charge for at least four hours, or overnight. As the device is charging, you will see the bars in the battery icon fill repeatedly from left to right in an animated fashion.
Start Here Use Your Device Safely While using your device, please remember to follow the safety rules listed below. • Do not use your device while driving a vehicle. If you must use your device, pull off the road to a safe spot first. • Turn off your device while on an aircraft. Because wireless devices interfere with navigation systems, FCC regulations prohibit use of your device in the air. Please follow airline rules and switch off your device when directed. • Turn off your device while in a hospital.
Device Basics 2.
Device Basics Opening and Closing the Display 1 To open the display, place your left thumb on the lower-left corner and your right forefinger on the upperright corner of the display and gently push in a clockwise direction. The display will spring smoothly into position: 2 To close the display, reverse the motion to pivot the lid counter-clockwise and lock it into the closed position.
Device Basics Screen identifier. Lets you know what application screen you are currently viewing. Current date and time. Battery charge. The more bars that fill the battery icon, the more power in the battery. Battery charging. When your device is connected to the battery charger, a lightning bolt icon displays over the battery icon and the bars in the battery move from left to right.
Device Basics Notifications When you receive a new email, text message, instant message, or voice mail message, the service will give you a visual notification in the title bar, no matter what application you’re currently viewing. Here’s an example of a new email notification: The notice will appear in a balloon just once.
Device Basics Turning on Backlighting To help you use your device in a dark environment, enable the automatic backlighting feature: 1 From the Jump screen, open the menu and select Settings. 2 Scroll down and select Battery & Display. 3 In the Backlight section of the screen, select the Automatically turn on when in use check box. Note for color devices: To use the device’s light meter while the backlight is on, select the Use light meter to adjust brightness check box.
Device Basics Read about how text cursors change when using the ALT or Shift keys in The Text Cursor on page 26. @ Key When you type an email address, you use the “at” symbol (@) to separate the username from the domain; for example, username@domain.com. Use the @ key (located in the bottom row of keys) to insert the @ symbol in an email address easily. On/Off Button Power off the device to conserve the maximum amount of power. While the power is off, your device will not receive messages or phone calls.
Device Basics • Press Menu Press Menu once to open a drop-down menu listing actions you can take from the current screen: again to close the drop-down menu. • With a menu open, press and hold Menu while rotating the wheel one click down to jump to the last menu item; rotate one click up to jump to the top item. • On any screen where you can scroll, press and hold Menu screen, rather than line-by-line.
Device Basics Jump Button The Jump button is located in the lower-left corner of the device and is marked by a circle. When you see the circle on the device screen or in the documentation, this refers to the Jump button. Use the Jump button to open the Jump screen. No matter where you are in the applications--what screen you are viewing--if you press the Jump button, you’ll return to the Jump screen, with the Phone application highlighted: Rotate the wheel to scroll through the applications.
Device Basics Wheel The wheel is located in the upper-right corner of your device. You use it to highlight and press buttons or links on the screen. Use your thumb to rotate the wheel away from you (up) or toward you (down), moving through selectable items. You can also press the wheel down. More specifically, here’s how you can use the wheel: • Rotate the wheel toward you to advance the current selection through all the “selectable” elements on a screen and scroll down a Web page.
Device Basics Term What It Means Dialog box A dialog box is a floating window that presents you with buttons and options that allow you to make decisions and carry out actions. Highlight This action is only applicable on your device. All “selectable” elements can be highlighted by rotating the wheel then stopping over the item. Once highlighted, the element’s appearance changes to reverse video. Example In the example to the right, 3 - Janey is highlighted.
Device Basics Term What It Means Example Pop-up menu A menu that pops open (“up”) when selected. Once the menu is open, you can rotate the wheel to highlight an item, then press to select it. Pop-up menu that’s closed: Press To press, you push down and quickly release the wheel, key, or control button. It’s the same action you take when you click a mouse button while using your computer.
Device Basics Headset/Camera Jack The jack where you insert your headset or camera is located on the right side of the device. See illustration in Parts of Your T-Mobile Sidekick on page 14. Be sure to press the headset or camera lead in firmly to secure the connection: Warning! Be sure to remove the camera from the jack when you’re not using it; especially when you’re storing your device in a backpack, pocket, bag, or purse.
Device Basics USB Mini-B Port The USB Mini-B port is located on the top of your device, just to the left of the power jack as shown in the illustration below. Use the USB Mini-B port with your USB cable to connect your device to a personal computer for restoring the device operating system software.
About Your SIM Card 3.
About Your SIM Card My SIM Card Came Locked! How Do I Unlock It? When you receive your device, the SIM card may be locked by default. If this is the case, before you can connect to the network or register your new device account, you’ll be prompted to enter a PIN. Type 1234. You can always change your SIM PIN using the Key Guard & Security screen. Read more in Lock Your SIM Card on page 42. Can I Remove My SIM? Yes, you can; but we recommend you never remove the SIM from your device.
About Your SIM Card 2 Press the SIM card into its slot with the gold contacts facing down and the cut corner going in first, beneath the Menu button. When you release the SIM make sure it is locked into position and it doesn’t spring out. 3 Replace the end cap by pressing the prongs in slightly and inserting the cap. Make sure the cap is flush with the case. How Do I Handle My SIM? Handle your SIM card very carefully since the card and gold contacts can be easily damaged by scratches or bends.
Customizing Your Device 4. Customizing Your Device Your T-Mobile device is designed so you can set up many of its features to suit your preferences.
Customizing Your Device Device Settings Screen Customizable Items and Options Jump Shortcuts on page 38 • User-definable list of keyboard shortcuts to application screens. Jump shortcuts use the Jump button plus another key. Key Guard & Security on • Automatic key guard setting and display message • Set your three-digit security code • Identification Tag display (Default message: “If found or if privacy code fails, call T-Mobile Customer Care at 1-800-937-8997.
Customizing Your Device Application-Specific Settings Application Settings Screen Web Browser Settings on page 57 Instant Messaging on page 87 Customizable Items and Options • Home page URL text box and Use Current Page button • Custom search engine in Go To dialog box selection list. Select from: Google, Yahoo, MSN, AltaVista, Excite.
Customizing Your Device Controls The Controls contains device settings that you may want to open at any time, from any screen: Note for grayscale devices: The lower slider controls contrast rather than brightness. Open the Sound and Display Controls There are two ways you can open the Controls: • Method 1: Press the Menu and Back buttons together. The Controls open. You can use this method from any screen, in any application, at any time. • Method 2: Press Jump Select Controls. to open the Jump screen.
Customizing Your Device AutoText To help you type accurately, the AutoText screen includes rules that automatically correct common typing errors. You can add to or discard rules that are included by default. To open the AutoText screen, do the following: 1 From the Jump screen, press Menu 2 On the Settings menu, rotate the wheel to highlight AutoText, then press the wheel to open the AutoText screen: then select Settings.
Customizing Your Device Battery & Display You can see how charged your battery is by checking the Battery & Display screen. You’ll also be able to set how long backlighting stays on after you press one of the control buttons or keyboard keys. You can also set backlighting to never automatically turn on. 1 From the Jump screen, press Menu 2 On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Battery & Backlight, then press the wheel to open the Battery & Backlight screen.
Customizing Your Device 3 In the first section, Battery, you can observe the percentage of charge remaining in your battery (this number is approximate). If your battery is connected to the charger, however, you’ll see a lightning bolt on top of the battery icon instead of the charge-remaining percentage. For grayscale devices, in the Battery section you can enable Power-Saving Mode (screen will “blank”) by checking the box and setting an idle time. (For color devices, power-saving mode is not available.
Customizing Your Device Date & Time The T-Mobile service knows the Coordinated Universal Time, or UTC. (Note that UTC is also known as Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT.) UTC reflects the mean solar time along the Earth's prime meridian. The prime meridian is arbitrarily based on the meridian that runs through the Greenwich Observatory outside of London, where the present system originated. To set your device time correctly, you must select your time zone.
Customizing Your Device Override System Date & Time Settings If you are not connected to the network, you can override the system-set date and time settings by doing the following: 1 On the Date & Time Settings screen, highlight either the date or time box then press the wheel to activate the pop-up selector. The first selectable field expands into a pop-up: 2 Rotate the wheel until you see the correct value. 3 To select the value, press the wheel. The pop-up selector collapses.
Customizing Your Device 3 Scroll to highlight the application for which you want to change a Jump shortcut, then press the wheel. The Key Mapping dialog box appears. In the illustration below, Address Book was highlighted when the Key Assignment dialog box opened: 4 Press the key you want to use to jump to the application you’ve highlighted. The Key Mapping dialog box disappears and your shortcut is saved. 5 Now, to use a Jump Shortcut from any screen at any time, press Jump application.
Customizing Your Device 2 On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Key Guard & Security, then press the wheel to open the Key Guard & Security screen: 3 In the Key Guard section, rotate the wheel to highlight the pop-up menu, as shown above.
Customizing Your Device Turn On/Off Privacy Lock If you want to secure your device from unauthorized access once your device has gone into key guard mode, you will first need to set up a privacy code by following the instructions below. 1 From the Jump screen, press Menu 2 On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Key Guard & Security, then press the wheel to open the Key Guard & Security screen. then select Settings.
Customizing Your Device Fill in Your Identification Tag Use your device’s Identification Tag as a device identifier if someone types an incorrect privacy code when attempting to unlock your device from key guard. This can be important if you lose your device and another person tries to use it.
Customizing Your Device Unlock Your SIM Card 1 To unlock your SIM card, from the Key Guard & Security screen, press the Disable SIM Lock... button: The Unlock SIM dialog box appears. 2 Type your PIN, then select OK. Your SIM card is unlocked. Change Your SIM PIN If you have SIM Lock enabled, then you can change your SIM PIN. (Remember that the default SIM PIN is 1234.) 1 From the Key Guard & Security screen, scroll to the SIM Card Lock section: 2 Select the Change SIM PIN... button, as shown above.
Customizing Your Device 2 On the Settings menu, scroll to highlight Keyboard, then press the wheel to open the Keyboard screen: 3 You set your keyboard preferences by using “slider bars”. Rotate the wheel to highlight the slider you want adjust, then press the wheel to “open” the slider bar. An opened slider bar looks like this: 4 Rotate the wheel up to increase the setting; rotate the wheel down to decrease the setting.
Customizing Your Device 4 When the available network(s) have been located, you’ll see the Choose Network screen. Press the wheel to open the pop-up menu: Scroll to highlight the network you want to switch to, then press the wheel to select it. Note: It is also from this screen that you set your device to scan for networks automatically.
Customizing Your Device 3 In the Sound & Music section of the screen, you can do the following: • Adjust sound & music volume level - Rotate the wheel to highlight the Volume slider bar, then press. The slider bar becomes “adjustable”. Rotate the wheel up to increase volume; rotate the wheel down to decrease. When you have a volume you want to keep, then press the wheel to save the setting. • Mute/un-mute all device sounds - Press the Mute/Un-mute button to toggle sounds on and off.
Customizing Your Device Wireless Options If you want control over your wireless connectivity, you can do so from the Wireless Options dialog: 1 From the Jump screen, press Menu 2 Scroll to the bottom of the Settings screen and select the Wireless Options... button. The Wireless Options dialog box opens: then select Settings. 3 In the Wireless section of the dialog box, use the option buttons to turn your wireless connection on/off.
The Jump Screen 5. The Jump Screen In this chapter you can read all about your device’s “home base” -- the Jump screen: • About the Jump Screen on page 48 • How to Find the Jump Screen on page 49 • The Application Splash Screens on page 49 • How to Select an Application on page 49 • The Jump Screen Menu on page 50 About the Jump Screen The Jump screen is a view that displays all the applications you can use on your device in a ring of application icons (on the left) and “splash screens” (on the right).
The Jump Screen How to Find the Jump Screen Simply press the Jump button to view the Jump screen. You can “jump” to this view from any screen, in any application, at any time, by pressing the Jump button. The Phone application is highlighted by default. The Application Splash Screens As you view the Jump screen and scroll through each application using the wheel, the splash screen applicable to that application highlighted displays to the right of the Jump screen wheel.
The Jump Screen The Jump Screen Menu While on the Jump screen, press Menu to open the Jump screen menu: Here’s what each menu option means: • Controls... [ + ] - Opens the Controls. Read more in Controls on page 33. • Settings - Opens the Settings screen, from which you can make device-wide settings. Read more in 4. Customizing Your Device on page 30. • Key Guard [Hold ] - Puts your device into key guard mode, which locks the keys. • Hints... - Opens a series of help screens.
Browsing the Internet 6. Browsing the Internet Get away from it all and still browse the Internet! You’ll love the Web Browser application on your T-Mobile device.
Browsing the Internet The page you requested is being displayed to the device. You may not see this indicator if the Web page displays quickly. If a Web page is longer than your display, you will see a vertical scroll bar along the right of your screen. Use the wheel to scroll down the page, or use the shortcuts described in Navigation/View Shortcuts below. Keyboard Shortcuts While you’re in the Web Browser, you can use the following shortcuts for Menu items: Bookmarks +K Add Bookmark...
Browsing the Internet Go To a Web Page To open any Web page, do the following while you’re in the Web Browser application: 1 Start typing the address (URL) of the Web page you want to visit. The Go To dialog box opens automatically, showing the address you are typing. Note! You do not need to type the “www.” or “.com” portion of the Web address. You can also open the Go To dialog box from the Web Browser menu.
Browsing the Internet When you are finished typing your search words, use the wheel to scroll down to highlight the Search option (as shown below), then press. 3 Your Web search is then conducted by the search engine you have specified in Set Your Search Engine on page 57. Your search results display on the search engine’s Web page. Use the wheel to scroll to the result you want to follow and press. Use Bookmarks A bookmark is a saved link to a Web page that has been added to a list of saved links.
Browsing the Internet 3 The Add Bookmark screen opens with the Name and URL fields filled in: Scroll to highlight the Folder pop-up menu, then press the wheel to open the list of options. Scroll to highlight the folder in which you want the bookmark to appear, then press the wheel to select it. 4 When finished, press Done . Your bookmark is added.
Browsing the Internet 1 From the Web Browser screen, press Menu then select Recent Pages... [ + L]. The Recent Pages dialog box opens. Notice that the page you are currently viewing is marked with a diamond and its listing is positioned relative to where you’ve been: 2 Scroll to highlight a page you wish to return to, then press the wheel to go there. By using Recent Pages, you can easily navigate forward and backward among pages you’ve visited.
Browsing the Internet Web Browser Settings You can customize a number of settings from the Web Browser Settings screen: Specifically, you can: • • • • • • Set Your Home Page Set Your Search Engine Show Pictures Clear History Clear Cache Clear Cookies The sections below explain what each setting means.
Browsing the Internet Show Pictures You can decide if you want the Web Browser to display Web pictures on your device by doing the following while in the Web Browser application: 1 From the Web Browser screen, press Menu 2 On the Settings screen, scroll to highlight the Show Pictures check box. then select Settings. 3 To have pictures display, press the wheel to select the check box; to prevent pictures from displaying, press the wheel to clear the check box.
Making Phone Calls 7.
Making Phone Calls Keyboard Shortcuts While you’re in the Phone application, you can use the following shortcuts for menu items: End Call Press Dial with Wheel +W Add/Edit Contact... +@ Call Log +L Second Call... +N Mute/Un-mute Call +M Note that while you’re on a phone call: • Press @ (at sign) to create a * (star) tone. • Press . (period) to create a # (pound) tone.
Making Phone Calls Adding a Number to Your Speed Dial List To add a number to your Speed Dial list, do the following while in the Phone application: 1 From the main Phone screen, press Menu dialog box opens: then select New Speed Dial.... The New Speed Dial Entry 2 The next-available shortcut number is selected by default in the pop-up menu. You can use this number or any other number that isn’t already assigned. 3 Type the Name and Number of the contact.
Making Phone Calls Removing an Existing Speed Dial Number To remove an existing speed dial number, do the following while in the Phone application: 1 From the main Phone screen, press Menu 2 In the Settings section, scroll to highlight Speed Dial, then press the wheel. The Set Up Speed Dial screen appears. 3 Scroll to highlight the entry you want to remove. 4 Press Menu 5 You’ll receive a confirmation dialog box; select Discard. The speed dial entry is removed.
Making Phone Calls Place a Call There are many ways you can “dial” a call with your device. This section describes all the methods.
Making Phone Calls Dialing Method Instructions Redialing a Number You can redial a number you just disconnected by pressing the button. Speed Dialing You can place a call using an assigned speed dial number. Press and hold the shortcut number key for at least two seconds to send the call. Tip: If you’ve forgotten your speed dial number assignments, open the pop-up menu on the main dialing screen. Your Speed Dial list is shown at the top.
Making Phone Calls Dialing Method Instructions Dialing from the Look Up Screen You can open a “Look Up” view into your Address Book that just lists your contacts and phone numbers. To use this screen to dial a number: • Scroll to highlight , then press the wheel to open the Look Up screen. • An abbreviated Browse Contacts screen appears, showing names and phone numbers. • Scroll through your contacts until you find the phone number you want to call, then press the wheel to send the call.
Making Phone Calls Mute Your Call During an active call you can mute your side of the conversation by opening the menu and selecting Mute Call [ + M]. To open your side of the call to the listener again, open the menu again and select Un-mute Call [ + M]. Make a Second Call While on an active call, you can place a second call: 1 With your current call active, let the person you’re speaking to know you’re about to put them on hold.
Making Phone Calls 3 You can end the conference by dropping the two calls individually by selecting the End Call buttons in turn, or by selecting the button. Answer a Call When you receive a new incoming phone call, you will see a notification screen like the following: Since the Answer Phone button is highlighted by default, all you have to do is press the wheel to answer the call. To send the call directly to voice mail, highlight and select the Forward to Voice Mail button, or simply press Back .
Making Phone Calls Your Call Log Your Call Log lists the calls that you have either: • received (“incoming”), • placed (“outgoing”), or • didn’t pick up (“missed”) The Log stores up to 10 calls in each of the three categories (Incoming, Outgoing, or Missed), for a total of 30 calls. When you reach the maximum limit in one of the categories, the oldest call is removed from the Log to make room for the new call. You can also clear your Log at any time (read more in Clear Your Call Log on page 70).
Making Phone Calls Note the call category icons: - Incoming - Outgoing - Missed Place a Call From the Log You can use your Call Log to return or make calls. Here’s how: 1 Press Menu 2 Scroll to highlight the number you want to call, then press the wheel. The context menu appears, with Call Again selected by default. then select Call Log [ + L]. Your Call Log appears. 3 Press the wheel to place the call.
Making Phone Calls 5 The contact information is saved and you are returned to the Phone application. Clear Your Call Log To remove all entries in all three Call Log categories (incoming, outgoing, and missed), do the following while in the Phone application: 1 Press Menu then select Call Log [ 2 Press Menu Log”. then select Clear Call Log. All calls will disappear and your screen will report “No calls in Call + L]. Your Call Log appears.
Making Phone Calls Total Call Timer and Reset If you are keeping track of your calling time and need to reset the time to zero, select the Reset button.
Making Phone Calls • Forward to Custom Number For each call situation (Busy, Unanswered, or Out-of-Range), you can select a forwarding number. Again, you can choose from Voice Mail, Other..., or Disable (to disable forwarding). If you select Other..., then the Forwarding dialog box opens, in which you must type the other number. To turn off forwarding altogether, select the Disable option for each of the three call situations.
Making Phone Calls • For new voice mail, select from: Note that the category currently in effect is highlighted. 5 You’ll see the ringtones available from that category in the pop-up menu: 6 Press Back . to save your settings. Set Up Speed Dial You can store up to eight speed dial numbers (#2 - #9). Shortcut #1 is permanently reserved for voice mail. You can add new or edit existing speed dial numbers from the Phone Settings > Speed Dial screen.
Instant Messaging 8.
Instant Messaging Keyboard Shortcuts While using AIM, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts for menu items: Send Message To... +M New Buddy +N Add Buddy... +N Edit +E Discard... End Conversation Open a particular conversation +. + Note that the shortcut keys to conversations only work while in the AIM application, not while on the Jump screen. Add a Screen Name Before you can use AIM on your device, you must have an AOL Instant Messenger account.
Instant Messaging Sign On Once you have at least one screen name, you’re ready to sign on! Signing On for the First Time 1 From the Jump screen, select AOL Instant Messenger. The Sign On screen appears. 2 Type your Screen Name and Password in the fields. To save yourself the trouble of typing these again, select the Save check box. 3 Scroll to highlight the Sign On button, then press the wheel to sign on. 4 This screen name will now appear in the Screen Name pop-up menu.
Instant Messaging Sign Off To sign off from AIM at any time, press Menu and select Sign Off. Switch Screen Names You can switch screen names at any time: 1 From any of the AIM screens, press Menu 2 From the Screen Name pop-up menu, scroll to highlight the screen name you want to use to sign on, then press the wheel. then select Sign Off. The Sign On screen appears. 3 Select the Sign On button. Remove Existing Screen Name You can remove one or more names from your Screen Name pop-up menu.
Instant Messaging The Buddy List Screen The Buddy List screen is your main view into the AOL Instant Messaging service. The screen shows a grouped listing of all your buddies: At the very top of the screen in the title bar you’ll see your screen name. Next, all the groups you have created are listed and marked with a group icons, with the buddies in collapsible lists. • To open (expand) a group’s list, scroll to highlight the group name, then press the wheel. The group icon “opens”: .
Instant Messaging Manage Groups You use “groups” to organize your buddies, much like you use folders to organize your email and SMS messages. You can create new groups, rename existing groups, and discard existing groups. Note, however, that you cannot discard the “system” group, Offline.
Instant Messaging Manage Buddies Using AIM, you can add Instant Messaging buddies, edit their list names and group, and remove them. Add a Buddy To add a buddy to your list, follow the steps below: 1 If your Buddy List isn’t displayed, press Menu 2 Press Menu then select New Buddy... [ then select Buddy List . + N]. The New Buddy dialog box appears: 3 Type the Buddy Name, and in the File in pop-up menu, select the group in which you want to file the buddy. 4 Select Done .
Instant Messaging 3 From this screen you can: • Change the group in which you’ve filed the buddy. • Set alerts (notifications) for when your buddy signs on, signs off, or sends you a new message. 4 After making your edits, press Menu • Select Cancel [ • Select Done then: + .] to cancel all changes. to save your changes.
Instant Messaging IM Conversations Conversations are one-on-one chat sessions you have with your online buddies. With AIM, you can have up to 10 online conversations going at the same time. This section explains how to start and end conversations, as well as how to keep track of all the conversations you have going at one time! Start/End an IM Conversation To send a message to one of your buddies, follow the instructions below. 1 From the Jump screen, select AOL Instant Messenger.
Instant Messaging Tip: If you want to Sign Off and end all your conversations at once, simply return to the Buddy List screen, press Menu then select Sign Off. IM Conversation Indicators Most every screen you view within Instant Messaging, including the splash screen, contains balloon indicators , one for each active conversation in which you have an unread message. In addition, each open conversation is numbered and usually displays to the right of the buddy name in any of the lists .
Instant Messaging After you type your I’m Away message and press Set, the I’m Away dialog box will stay open until you return and select the I’m Back button: 6 If you select one of the other unavailable messages, The I’m Away dialog box opens with a standard (but appropriate) message. This dialog box will remain on your screen in Instant Messaging until you press the I’m Back button.
Instant Messaging • Manage Blocked Users List on page 85 Set Up Accept Messages You can set up AIM so that if someone not on your Buddy List sends you an instant message, you will first see an alert asking you if you want to accept the message. To set this up, do the following: 1 From the Buddy List screen, press Menu 2 The Show “Accept Message” Dialog Box section is at the top of the screen.
Instant Messaging To enable Buddy Alert Rings, scroll to highlight the Play Buddy Alert Rings check box, then press the wheel to select it. (To disable Buddy Alerts, select the check box again to clear it.) 3 Once you enable Buddy Alert Rings, you can select different alert rings for the following events: • Sign On - Ring sounds when a buddy signs on. • Sign Off - Ring sounds when a buddy signs off. • New Message - Ring sounds when you receive a new instant message.
Email Messaging 9. Email Messaging The Email application on your T-Mobile device is easy to use and rich in features. Not only do you get your own device email account, but you can also pull in other email from up to three of your POP3 accounts. Read the topics in this chapter to take full advantage of this flexible application.
Email Messaging Browse Email Screen The Browse Email screen is your main view into the Email application: The Browse Email screen lists all your emails, grouped into folders, ordered by date. (Read more about ordering this list in Sort Email Messages on page 92.
Email Messaging Status Indicators From the Browse Messages screen, in the title bar, you’ll always see how full your mailbox is, by percentage and megabyte (MB). Icons shown the to left of each folder name or email message tell you their status. Plus, all unread messages are shown in bold. Here’s what the icons mean: You have replied to this message. You forwarded this message. This email has an attachment. There was an error when sending this email.
Email Messaging Browse Email Menu Shortcuts (with message highlighted) New Message... +N Reply... +R Reply All... +L Forward... +J Add Contact... +@ Move... +O Discard Check for New Email +U Mark Read/Unread +K More options in Email:Read view: Next Previous Browse Email Menu Shortcuts (with folder highlighted) New Message... +N Rename... (folder) +E Empty...(folder) Mark all msgs (in folder) as read +K Compose Menu Shortcuts Send +M Save as Draft Attach Photo... +P Cancel +.
Email Messaging View Your Email To view a list of all your email messages, use the Browse Email screen. You can get to this screen via the Jump screen after selecting Email. If you are already in one of the Email screens, press Back until the Browse Email screen appears: Read more in Browse Email Screen on page 88.
Email Messaging Open Hypertext Links in Messages If a hypertext link is embedded in an email message (including attached email addresses and Web site addresses), these links will appear at the bottom of the email message as a “selectable” button. Change the Status of an Email to Unread When you have an unread email message, it is listed on the Email splash screen, and it is shown in bold on the Browse Email screen.
Email Messaging • Sender/Recipient - further specify sort order: (Note that the sort is ordered by display name, if one is available, rather than email address.) - A .. Z - Z .. A • Size - further specify sort order: 3 - Larger messages at top - Larger messages at bottom When finished, press Done to save changes, or select Cancel to dismiss the window with no changes.
Email Messaging Send Messages Compose a New Message To write a new email message, do the following while in the Email application: 1 From the Browse Email screen, press Menu opens: 2 Complete your message: then select New Message... [ + N]. The Compose screen • From field - If you have set up POP3 accounts, then you can choose what address you want to use to send the email. To open the pop-up menu with your addresses, scroll to highlight the From field, then press the wheel.
Email Messaging Note about attachments: You cannot attach files to emails you compose on your device (except for photos), but you can forward emails with attachments. Read more in Open an Attachment on page 91 and Email Photos on page 145.
Email Messaging 3 The Add Contact to Address Book dialog box opens with the new contact’s name and email address added: 4 Complete the information, then select Add . Read more about editing contact information in the Address Book application in 11. Keeping Contacts in the Address Book on page 116. Note! If you add a sender that is already listed as a contact in your Address Book, you will create a duplicate entry for that contact.
Email Messaging • If you want the first email recipient (jenny@mail.example.com in the illustration above) added to your Address Book, select the Include this contact check box (it is selected by default), complete the contact information you want to include, then select Next. The next recipient’s blank contact information appears. • Continue through recipients until you reach the final recipient.
Email Messaging Manage Your Email Accounts In addition to the email account that came with your device, you can receive email from (up to) three POP3 accounts you might have with external email providers. You set this up on the Email Accounts screen while in the Email application: From the Browse Email screen, press Menu then select Accounts. The Email Accounts screen appears: Select the account from which you want to send email messages by default in the Primary Account pop-up menu.
Email Messaging Add a POP3 Account To add an account, do the following while in the Email application: 1 From the Browse Email screen, press Menu 2 From the Accounts screen, press Menu opens: 3 Complete the POP Server field. then select Accounts. The Email Accounts screen opens. then select New Accounts [ + N]. The New Accounts screen This is the name of your email POP server.
Email Messaging Edit an Email Account To edit an existing account, do the following while in the Email application: 1 From the Browse Email screen, press Menu 2 From this screen you can change how the messages from each of your accounts are signed. Limit your signature to four lines: then select Accounts. The Email Accounts screen opens. 3 Scroll to highlight the Edit button opposite the name of the account you want to edit, then press the wheel to open that account’s Edit Account screen.
Email Messaging • The Remove retrieved email from server is not checked by default. This means that as your POP messages are fetched to your device and Email Desktop Interface, those messages are also kept on the POP email server. If you want the messages on the POP server to be removed as they’re downloaded to your device, then check this box. 5 The Account section on the Edit Account screen contains the basic POP account information you entered when you first set up the account.
Email Messaging Manage Email Folders You can create up to 20 folders in which to store and organize your email messages, in addition to the 5 system folders (Inbox, Saved, Draft, Sent, and Trash). For more information about the system folders, read the next topic, The Email System Folders on page 102. You cannot discard or edit the names of the system folders (Inbox, Saved, Sent, Drafts, Trash), but you can name the folders you create.
Email Messaging Note that the messages in the Drafts folder are protected from the auto-deletion process. (Read more in Auto-discard msgs when mailbox is full. on page 106) • Trash - Every message you discard from other folders is moved to the Trash folder. Discarded messages accumulate in the Trash until you explicitly use the menu option to Empty Trash. As long as a message stays in the Trash, however, you can restore it to another folder. (Read more in Discard Email Messages on page 97.
Email Messaging 3 A confirmation dialog box appears, asking if you want to delete the folder and all of its contents. Select Discard to confirm the deletion, or press Cancel to cancel the deletion. Email Settings You can decide how Email behaves on your own device by specifying your preferences on the Email Settings screen. Here’s how to open Email Settings screen while you’re in the Email application: From the Browse Email screen, press Menu then select Settings.
Email Messaging 1 From the Browse Messages screen, press Menu 2 Look for the section that reads General: then select Settings. The Email Settings screen appears. Check the box to turn on the feature. Clear the check box to turn off the feature. 3 Press Back to save your setting and return to the Browse Email screen.
Email Messaging 2 Look for the section that reads Ring for receipt of new email. Note that this option is checked by default, which means new message notifications are turned on and you’ll hear the default ringtone when you receive a new email. You’ll receive this and the balloon notification no matter what screen you’re viewing or application you’re in (except no balloon notifications will appear while you’re playing games).
Email Messaging Attachment Limits Another way you can manage the size of your mailbox is to limit the size and types of attachments that the Email application will deliver to you. Make these settings by doing the following while in the Email application: 1 From the Browse Email screen, press Menu 2 Look for the section that reads Attachment Limits. You’ll see a number of options: then select Settings. Email Settings screen appears.
Phone Messaging 10. Phone Messaging Phone Messages is a two-way text messaging application that lets you send, receive, and reply to short text messages directly from your phone.
Phone Messaging Browse Messages Screen The Browse Messages screen is your main view into the Phone Messages application. The Browse Messages screen lists all your text messages, grouped into folders, ordered by date. (Read more about ordering your lists in Sort Text Messages on page 111.
Phone Messaging Status Indicators Icons shown the to left of each folder name or text message tell you their status. Plus, all unread messages are shown in bold. Here’s what the icons mean: You have replied to this message. You forwarded this message. There was an error when sending this message. (It wasn’t sent.) You will only see this status indicator next to messages in the Sent folder. This message is waiting to be sent. You will only see this status indicator next to messages in the Sent folder.
Phone Messaging Read a Text Message To open an individual text message for reading, do the following: 1 Make sure the folder in which you’ve stored the message is shown in expanded view. (Press the folder name to expand/collapse the messages contained in the folder.) 2 Use the wheel to highlight the message; a message preview shows in the lower half of the screen. To have the message display in full-screen view, then press the wheel. Your message contents display in the Read screen.
Phone Messaging Send Text Messages You can send text messages by doing any of the following: • Compose a New Text Message on page 112 • Reply to a Text Message on page 113 • Forward a Text Message on page 113 • Resend a Text Message on page 113 Compose a New Text Message To write a new text message you must first open the Compose screen: 1 From the Browse Messages screen, press Menu screen opens: 2 Complete your message: then select New Message... [ + N].
Phone Messaging • From the Compose screen, press Menu • Press Back 4 then select Send [ + M]. ; a dialog box appears asking you to select Discard or Send. Select Send . To discard your message, either: • From the Compose screen, press Menu • Press Back then select Discard. ; a dialog box appears asking you to select Discard or Send. Select Discard.
Phone Messaging 3 The Add Contact to Address Book dialog box opens with the new contact’s phone number added: 4 At this point you can: • Add the new contact without any other information by pressing Back . • Provide more contact information by filling in the fields in the dialog box. • Simply select Cancel to return to the Phone Messages application without saving any of the new contact’s information. Read more about editing contact information in the Address Book application in 11.
Phone Messaging Retrieve Messages from the Trash As long as a message is in the Trash, you can retrieve it to another folder: 1 From the Browse Messages screen, scroll to highlight the Trash folder. 2 Press the whweel to expand the contents of the folder (if they are not already expanded). 3 Scroll to highlight the message you want to retrieve. 4 Press Menu discarded it. then select Retrieve Message.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book 11. Keeping Contacts in the Address Book Organize all the information that helps you keep track contacts in the Address Book.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book How Much Information Can I Store? You can store 2000 contacts (on color devices) or 1000 contacts (on grayscale devices) in your Address Book. For each contact you can keep these categories of information: • Ten Phone numbers • Five Email addresses • Three Web addresses (URLs) • Three Street addresses • One Note The Browse Contacts Screen The Browse Contacts screen is the main view into your Address Book.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book • Trash Menu Shortcuts • Settings - Add Category and Add Label Menu Shortcuts Browse Contacts Menu Shortcuts New Contact... +N Discard All +0 Trash +T Contact Details Menu Shortcuts Done Discard Contact Cancel +. Trash Menu Shortcuts All +0 Trash +T Settings - Add Category and Add Label Menu Shortcuts Done New Category...
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book Sort Contacts On the Browse Contacts screen, individual contacts can be sorted by: • First Name • Last Name In addition, you can specify the sort order: • A to Z (ascending) • Z to A (descending) To specify your sort preference, do this: 1 From the Browse Contacts screen, press Menu then select Sort... The Sort Options dialog box opens: 2 Highlight the Sort Options By field; press and hold the wheel to open the pop-up menu.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book 2 The full contact screen appears: From this screen you can: • select the contact category (“Adventurers” in the example above) • add phone numbers (up to ten) • add email addresses (up to five) • add Web addresses, or URLs (up to three) • add a note To add information, scroll the wheel to highlight the appropriate button, and press. A screen opens in which you can add the information.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book 4 To save all the pieces of information you’ve added to the contact screen, press Menu [ ]. then select Done Tip: If you cannot select Done from the menu because it is dimmed, then you must return to the contact screen and add one of the required pieces of information listed above. Create a New Contact by Duplicating an Existing Contact 1 From the Browse Contacts screen, highlight the contact whose information you want to edit.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book 4 Press and hold the wheel to open the pop-up menu.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book Address Book Settings Use the Settings screen (shown below) to set up “categories” for organizing contacts, as well as “labels” for identifying types of contact information. “Ski Friends” is an example of a contact category, and “Cabin #” is an example of an information label. You can also import contacts from your SIM card. Read below for details. Create, Edit, and Delete Categories Each contact in your Address Book contacts is stored in a category.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book 2 Scroll down and select Categories. The Categories screen appears. 3 Press Menu 4 Type the name of your new category. Remember, categories describe a group of contacts; for example, you might have a number of medical doctors you want to group into a category named “MDs”. 5 Select Done to save the category. If you change your mind and don’t want to create the new category after all, select Cancel.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book By default, the Address Book includes the following labels: • Home • Work • Mobile • Fax • Personal You can edit the names of these labels, delete them, and create new ones, up to ten total. To edit an existing label: 1 From the Browse Contacts screen, press Menu 2 Scroll down and select Labels. The Labels screen appears. then select Settings. The Settings screen appears. 3 Scroll to highlight the label you wish to edit, then press.
Keeping Contacts in the Address Book To discard a label: 1 From the Browse Contacts screen, press Menu 2 Scroll down and select Labels. The Labels screen appears. 3 Scroll to highlight the label you wish to discard. 4 Press Menu 5 A confirmation dialog appears, asking if you’re sure you want to discard the label. Select Discard if you want to; otherwise, select Cancel to keep the label. then select Discard... [ then select Settings. The Settings screen appears. ].
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Scheduling Events with Calendar Keyboard Shortcuts While you’re in the Calendar application, you can use the following shortcuts for menu items: New Event... +N Discard Event Show Today +H Go To... +O View...
Scheduling Events with Calendar 3 Select an icon for your event by rotating the wheel to highlight the Icon selector: . Press the wheel to open the icon pop-up menu. Rotate the wheel to highlight an icon, then press to select it. You can pick from the following icons: 4 Pick the Date on which the event starts from the date selector . Highlight the month selector with the wheel, then press to open the month selector pop-up.
Scheduling Events with Calendar • If you selected All Day, you’ll need to pick how many days: 6 To make the event repeat on a regular interval, in the Repetition section, rotate the wheel to highlight the Add button, then press. The Repetition dialog box opens: Select a repeat interval from these choices: • Every Day • Every Sunday • 1st Day of Every Month • 1st Sunday of Every Month • Yearly on June 4th • Other... 7 Depending on your choice, you’ll have to decide how long, how often, etc.
Scheduling Events with Calendar You can set your reminder to happen a number of minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) before the event. You are reminded by a device alert (sound and on-screen message). Depending on what you set for the remind time, you’ll receive a reminder like the following before your event: 9 To can also add a note to your event. Simply highlight the Notes box and type. Your note can be any length.
Scheduling Events with Calendar Edit an Event You can always edit an existing event by doing the following while in the Calendar application: 1 From an Upcoming, Day, or Week view, scroll to highlight the event you want to edit, then press the wheel to open its Events Details screen. 2 Make your edits on the Event Details screen as you wish. If you need to change a Repetition or Reminder, simply highlight the repetition or reminder line, and press to open the appropriate dialog box for editing.
Scheduling Events with Calendar View What you see in this view What you can do from this view Upcoming View A list of all scheduled events for the next five days. Navigate up/down the list by rotating the wheel up or down, or by pressing the D-pad up/down arrows. Edit an event’s details by highlighting the event, then pressing the wheel. Day View Week View A list of all scheduled events (past and future), organized by day. One-hour time slots are shown down the left side of the screen.
Scheduling Events with Calendar View What you see in this view What you can do from this view Year View A grid of the year, grouped by month, with the current month and day selected. Navigate between months by rotating the wheel, or by pressing the D-pad up/down arrows. Use the menu to Go to Today, Next Year, or Previous Year. Navigate within a month by first highlighting the month, then pressing the wheel. Now, with the month highlighted, you can move around days by rotating the wheel.
Scheduling Events with Calendar • All-day events are shown with an event icon just to the left of the event name, like “Write Econ paper” in the example above. Upcoming View Navigation Tips • Use the wheel to scroll through the five days, backward and forward. You are constrained in your scrolling to the current day and four days forward. Day View The Day view shows you all the events you have scheduled for the current day, listed down the screen, starting with the earliest event at the top.
Scheduling Events with Calendar • But if you do keep scrolling up or down, you will enter the previous or next day’s time slots, and beyond. Week View The Week view shows you the events you’ve scheduled for the current week, with one exception: all-day events are not shown in this view. To open the Week view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu [ + 2]. and select Views... > Week Week View Features • The current day’s time slot lines are bold, like Jun 4 in the example above.
Scheduling Events with Calendar Month View The Month view is designed to give you a sense of where you are in the month (the current day is highlighted in black). To open the Month view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu [ + 3]. and select Views... > Month Month View Features • The current day block is shown highlighted in black. • If you have at least one event scheduled for a given day, that day contains a little square icon in the lowerright corner of the day block .
Scheduling Events with Calendar Year View The Year view opens to the current year and lets you look forward and backward across months in one glance. This view is handy if you need to plan an event that is at least a month ahead, such as your summer vacation! To open the Year view, from the Jump screen select Calendar, then press Menu [ + 4]. and select Views... > Year Year View Features • The current month is shown highlighted in black. • The current day is shown in a white circle.
Scheduling Events with Calendar To empty the Calendar Trash: 1 From your current view, press Menu opens. then select and select View... > Trash [ + T]. The Trash view 2 Press Menu then select Empty Trash. After confirming your intent to discard your events permanently, a message appears on the screen stating “The Trash is empty.” Go To a Specific Day Regardless of where you are in a particular view, you can always return to the current day (“today”) by pressing Menu then selecting Go to Today [ + H].
Taking Photos 13. Taking Photos Smile! You’re always ready to document a fun time with the Camera application. What’s more, you can instantly involve family or friends by sending them the photo via email. You can save up to 36 pictures in your Gallery for viewing either on your device or the Web.
Taking Photos Keyboard Shortcuts You can use the following keyboard shortcuts for performing actions from the Camera menu: Capture New +N View Full Screen/Thumbnails +D Rename Photo... +E Discard... Mail Checked To... +M Insert the Camera Here’s how to attach the camera to your device: 1 Before you can insert the camera into your device, you must expose the camera’s “lead”, which is protected by a plastic case.
Taking Photos About Capture Modes There are two “modes” you can be in when taking a picture: Preview After you capture an image, it is displayed on the screen. From this screen you can decide to keep it, retry the shot, or rename it. The capture mode is set to Preview by default. AutoSave You can take many photos in a row, without being prompted to save or delete the picture. Photos are saved to your device for later review in your Gallery.
Taking Photos 4 Position the camera so the image you want to capture displays in the “viewfinder” on the Capture screen. If the image is upside down, select the Flip button to turn it right-side up. You can also use the D-pad’s up and down arrow keys to flip the picture.
Taking Photos Use the wheel to scroll through your Gallery. Below the thumbnails you’ll see a handy Gallery navigation bar. You can always see where you are in your sequence of photos since the highlighted image is outlined. You can also see at a glance which images are selected by looking for the check mark indicator. The number of photos you have remaining (out of the 36 you can save) is displayed in the title bar: .
Taking Photos 5 To select all the photos in your Gallery, highlight the first image in the Gallery, hold the Shift key down while scrolling to the last picture you want in the series, then press. Note that this method also works for selecting a subset of contiguous photos in the Gallery, as described above.
Taking Photos 3 The text cursor is located at the end of the current name. Delete the old name and type your new image name as you like. 4 Select Done to save the change and dismiss the dialog box. Sort Photos You can sort the order in which your photos appear in your Gallery by doing the following while in the Camera application: 1 From either the Thumbnail or Full Screen Gallery view, press Menu dialog box opens: then select Sort...
Keeping To Do Lists 14. Keeping To Do Lists Make sure you never forget another thing to do! Keep yourself organized with the T-Mobile To Do application.
Keeping To Do Lists Keyboard Shortcuts Use the following keyboard shortcuts while you’re using the To Do application: New Task +N Mark Completed +K Mark Incomplete +K Discard All Tasks by Date +0 Upcoming & Overdue +9 Trash +T The Browse Tasks Screen When you first open the To Do application from the Jump screen, you’ll see a list of all your tasks, similar to the following: Each upcoming task is shown in regular font face.
Keeping To Do Lists Task Details Screen For each task there is a details screen, which contains more information about the task than can fit in the Browse Tasks screen. The details screens are editable, so when opened, you can change the information. To open a task’s details, on the Browse Tasks screen use the wheel to highlight a task, then press. The details screen opens. Here’s an example: Create a New Task Follow these steps to create a new To Do task while in the To Do application.
Keeping To Do Lists • The month section of the date selector is highlighted by default. Press the wheel to open the selector pop-up, rotate the wheel until the month you want is highlighted (rotate up for months later in the year; rotate down for months earlier), then press. Rotate the wheel until the day you want is highlighted, then press again. Now pick the year by rotating the wheel until the year you want is highlighted, then press.
Keeping To Do Lists 4 If you change your mind about having completed a task, you can mark it as incomplete by highlighting the task, pressing Menu then selecting Mark Incomplete [ + K]. Tip: You can also mark a task as completed/incomplete from the Task Details screen. Read more in Edit a Task on page 150. Task Views There are three task “views”.
Keeping To Do Lists Empty the To Do Trash Remember that you can store 50 tasks, including the tasks you’ve sent to the Trash. If you’re running out of available To Do tasks, empty your Trash: 1 From the Browse Tasks screen, press Menu opens. 2 Press Menu 3 A confirmation dialog box opens, asking if you’re sure you want to permanently discard the tasks. Select Empty Trash, or select Cancel if you change your mind about permanently discarding your trashed tasks. 4 The Trash empties.
Keeping Notes 15. Keeping Notes Save all kinds of important information with the Notes application. Check or update your notes on either your device or the Web.
Keeping Notes Keyboard Shortcuts While you’re in the Notes application, you can use the following shortcuts for menu items: New Note +N Discard Note All (view) +0 Trash (view) +T View Your Notes You can select from two different views of your notes: • All notes • Trashed notes To select a view, open the menu and select either All [ + 0] or Trash [ + T]. The view of all your notes is further explained below. Read more about the Trash view in Manage Your Notes Trash on page 157.
Keeping Notes Unfolding/Folding a Single Note To unfold a single note, do the following while in the Notes application: 1 From the Browse Notes screen, scroll to highlight the note then press the wheel. The note expands, showing the full text: 2 If your note is longer than the screen, use the wheel to scroll up/down the note contents. You can also use the D-pad arrows to navigate within the text. 3 To fold your note again, press the wheel.
Keeping Notes 4 Use the wheel to highlight the Sort Order pop-up menu, then press. This pop-up menu options depend on what you’ve selected in the Sort Notes pop-up menu: • Alphabetically - A to Z - Z to A • By Modification Date and By Creation Date: - New to Old - Old to New 5 Scroll to highlight your choice, then press the wheel to select it. 6 Select Done to save your sort options.
Keeping Notes 1 From the Browse All Notes screen, highlight the note you wish to discard. (It doesn’t matter if the note is folded or unfolded.) 2 Press Menu 3 The note moves to the Trash, where you can later retrieve it or delete it for good. then select Discard Note .
16. Playing Rock & Rocket When you have a minute, try the exciting Rock & Rocket game! Dispatch those rocks before they smash your rocket to smithereens! • Rock & Rocket Splash Screen on page 158 • The Object on page 158 • What Happens on page 159 • Scoring on page 159 • Hints on page 159 • Controls on page 159 Rock & Rocket Splash Screen To open the Rock & Rocket game, first press Jump, then scroll to highlight the Rock & Rocket icon in the lefthand “ring” of applications.
What Happens You start each game with four rockets ( + ) and four hits ( ). Each time you’re hit by either a small, medium, or large-sized rock, you take a hit. After taking four hits, your rocket is destroyed and another rocket appears (assuming you have any left). If you get too close to a rock, your shield activates and it costs you a hit. The wheel will change color from clear to yellow to red as you take hits.
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Bubbles Burst those bubbles before they fill the tank!! The Object The object of Bubbles is to pop all the bubbles before they fill the tank (the tank is full when at least one string of bubbles goes from the bottom to top of tank). Bubbles pop only when they completely fill a row (any row, not just the top row). What Happens Bubbles rise from the bottom center of the tank in four-bubble formations, like this one: .
Code Monkey Can you crack the Monkey Code? The Object The Code Monkey has created a hidden Monkey Code. The object of Code Monkey is to guess the combination of monkey faces, bananas, and monkey wrenches in as few guesses as possible. What Happens The Code Monkey has placed four random items in the Monkey Code, choosing from four monkey faces, a banana, and a monkey wrench: Use the wheel or D-pad arrows to cycle through the options, then press the wheel or Return key to enter your guess.
The Code Monkey feedback at the bottom is one smiley face and one frowny face. The smiley face refers to the wrench, which is the right item in the right place (fourth). The frowny face refers to the banana, which is the right item in the wrong place. (The Code Monkey has it in the first two spots, and you guessed third.) Scoring If you’re quick with a banana, you’ll crack the Monkey Code in five moves or fewer. But sometimes even the most seasoned banana cryptologists can’t outsmart the Code Monkey.
What Happens Move that lone square around the larger box, then push it in to shove out another lone box on the opposite side. Line up like colors or patterns in a row or column and that entire row or column will disappear. But hurry--the timer is ticking! Scoring Gain bonus points by clearing a big box quickly, or by wiping away multiple rows with one push. Hints Sometimes it’s better to push a different box out the other side then to circle all the way around with the current one.
What Happens Someone left the Ratz’s cage door open, and they’ll need a tunnel built to get them from the left cage to the right one. Tunnel pieces (up/down, left/right, 4-way, and 90-degree turns) fall in random order--you can see the next piece at the upper right. The Ratz will escape onto the floor if the finished tunnel doesn’t connect them to the cage on the right. Use the D-pad to position the next piece on the grid. The white Ratz will escape when the timer runs out.
The Desktop Interface 18. The Desktop Interface You probably spend a lot of time in front of a computer. Perfect! The data you store in the Email, To Do, Calendar, Address Book, Notes, and Camera applications are also available for viewing or editing on the Web from any computer connected to the Internet.
The Desktop Interface Jump Page After you sign in, the page that opens is called your “Jump page” and contains the most up-to-date information you have in the Email, Notes, To Do, and Calendar applications: Like the “splash screens” on your device, the Jump page displays current information so you can quickly see if you have received any new emails, what events are coming up on your Calendar, tasks that need taking care of, and your notes.
The Desktop Interface In the printer dialog box that opens, specify whether you want to print the entire manual or just a range of pages. More About the Applications on the Web You can read details on using all the applications on the Web in these chapters: 19. Sending Email from the Web on page 169 20. Using Address Book on the Web on page 182 21. Using Calendar on the Web on page 194 22. Camera Gallery on the Web on page 205 23. Keeping a To Do List on the Web on page 208 24.
Sending Email from the Web 19. Sending Email from the Web All the email you receive on your device is also viewable on the desktop Web interface.
Sending Email from the Web On the left side of the page you see the sidebar, which contains links to views into your email and actions you can take on your email: Each action and view is described in the sections that follow. Your Inbox When you open Email, your Inbox is displayed by default. All emails in the Inbox are listed in chronological order, from most recent to oldest. For each email, the From, Subject, Date received, and Size are listed.
Sending Email from the Web Note: If you change the sort order from the default (descending by date), after you leave the Email application and then return to it, the sort order will remain the way you last set it. Read an Email 1 From your Inbox (or another folder), click either the From or Subject of the message. You can also open an email directly from the Jump page by clicking the email’s From, Subject, or Date.
Sending Email from the Web Send a New Message 1 Click the New Message link in the sidebar. The New Message page opens: Note: If you are on the Jump page, you can open the New Message page directly by clicking New Message in the Email section of the page. 2 Compose your message. • From field – If you have set up POP3 accounts, then you can choose which address you want to use to send the email from the drop-down list in this field.
Sending Email from the Web • Browse and Attach File buttons - if you want to attach a file from your local desktop or laptop computer’s hard drive, click the Browse button to open your local file selection dialog box. You can select up to 36 files (including photos), for no more than 3 MB. Click Attach once you’ve selected a file. • Message body – Type your message; there are no limits to how long a message body can be. • Signature – Edit or use the default signature.
Sending Email from the Web Attach Files to a Message 1 From the New Message page, just above the Message field, click Browse button. 2 A standard dialog box appears, allowing you to navigate your local file system and select a file to send. With the file highlighted, select Open. The file name appears in the Browse box. Click Attach. 3 The filename(s) is now listed in the Attachments field in the New Message page and the total size of attachments.
Sending Email from the Web Message Management To control automatic saving of sent emails: 1 Click Settings and Folders in the Email sidebar. This opens the Settings page; the Message Management tab is selected by default: 2 In the Sent Messages section, check the box if you want copies of your sent mail saved to your Sent folder (the box is not checked by default). If you do not want copies of your sent mail saved, clear the check box. 3 Click Save at the bottom of the page.
Sending Email from the Web 3 Under the Message Management tab, in the AUTOMATIC MESSAGE MANAGEMENT section, select one of the following options: • Never automatically discard messages. Selecting this option means that you will manually manage your messages. This option is selected by default. • Automatically discard messages older than 7 days.
Sending Email from the Web 2 Select the Folders tab. This opens the Folders page, where all current folders are listed, along with the number of messages in each folder and the folder size. 3 To add a new folder, click Add Folder in the lower-right corner of the page. In the box provided, type the name of the new folder. Be sure and read the guidelines for folder names listed on the page (spaces and underscores are allowed, but punctuation is not). 4 Click Add the Folder.
Sending Email from the Web Accounts Click Accounts from the sidebar to open the Accounts page. From this page you can set up preferences for your device email account, as well as add up to three POP email accounts: Primary Account If you have one or more POP accounts set up (as in the illustration above), then you specify your “primary” account from this page. This will be the account that you send email from by default (you can always manually change the From field in a new email message).
Sending Email from the Web • Reply-to address – the address to which replies will be sent • Reply-to name – the name displayed for the reply-to address • Signature – limit to 256 characters or less; four lines max recommended POP Accounts The Accounts screen is where you set up POP3 email accounts from which email can be retrieved. You can specify up to three (3) POP3 accounts. To add a POP3 account: 1 Click Accounts in the Email sidebar. This opens the Accounts page.
Sending Email from the Web 9 If you want mail collected from this account, leave the Collect mail from this account box checked. If you don’t want mail collected, click the check box to clear it. 10 When the form is complete, click More Options.
Sending Email from the Web Discard Email Messages To discard an email message: 1 Open the folder where the email is located, then check the box opposite the email you want to discard. Open the email if you wish. 2 Click Discard Message. The message is moved to the Trash folder. 3 To retrieve your discarded message, click Trash in the Email sidebar. Check the box opposite the email you want to retrieve, then highlight a folder from the Move checked to box and click Go.
Using Address Book on the Web 20. Using Address Book on the Web You’ll want to add all the people you know to your Address Book on the Web. From the Web you can not only add and edit contact information, you can import contacts from other desktop applications.
Using Address Book on the Web Your Web Address Book is always synchronized with the Address Book on your device. Browse Contacts The Browse Contacts page lists a view of your contacts on the right side of the page, as shown in the illustration above.
Using Address Book on the Web If you decide to sort by last name, click the Last (name) column heading. The page will refresh, with the Last (name) column now in first position, the First (name) column in second position, and the contacts sorted alphabetically by last name. The arrow now appears at the top of the Last (name) column. Filter Contacts You can also specify to show “All” your contacts on this page or just one category of contacts.
Using Address Book on the Web To create a new category: 1 In the Address Book sidebar, click Settings; the Settings page appears. The page has three tabs across the top: Categories, Labels, and Manage Contacts. Categories is selected by default: 2 In the blank box at the bottom of the list of categories, type the name of your new category, and select a color (if you do not wish to use the assigned color).
Using Address Book on the Web To edit an existing category: 1 In the Address Book sidebar, click Settings; the Settings page appears, with Categories selected by default. 2 All categories appear in editable text boxes; edit the category you want to change, then click Save at the bottom of the page. To delete a category: 1 In the Address Book sidebar, click Settings; the Settings page appears, with Categories selected by default.
Using Address Book on the Web To add a label: 1 In the Address Book sidebar, click Settings; then click the Labels tab at the top of the page to open the Labels page: 2 In the blank box at the bottom of the list of labels, type the name of your new label. 3 If you have more labels to add, click New Label and another empty box will appear. 4 When finished adding labels, click Save. The page refreshes, and your new labels are included in the list in alphabetical order.
Using Address Book on the Web Manage Contacts If you want to clear your Address Book of all contacts in one action, do the following: 1 In the Address Book sidebar, click Settings; then click the Manage Contacts tab at the top of the page. 2 The page tells you how many contacts you’ve stored. To discard them all, click Discard All Contacts.
Using Address Book on the Web Add a New Contact from Scratch 1 On the Address Book sidebar, click New Contact.
Using Address Book on the Web 2 The New Contact Summary page is divided into the following sections: • Name – includes the contact’s name, employment information, and the category of the contact • Phone Numbers • Addresses • Internet – includes email addresses and URLs You can fill in as much of the information as you wish, including multiple addresses, phone numbers, and Internet addresses.
Using Address Book on the Web Discard/Retrieve a Contact To remove an existing contact from your Address Book: 1 From the Browse Contacts page, click the contact’s name. The contact’s information displays. 2 Click Discard at the top or bottom of the page. The contact is moved to the Trash without a verification prompt. 3 You can also remove a contact from the Browse Contacts page by checking the box for the contact, then clicking Discard Checked.
Using Address Book on the Web Import Contacts You can import contact information from other programs into your Address Book. Note that you must first save that contact information in the form of a flat, tab-delimited file. 1 Click Import in the sidebar. The Import page opens. This page includes step-by-step instructions for completing the import process: 2 Complete the form as instructed on the page, then click Import.
Using Address Book on the Web Communicate with a Contact Using stored contact information, you can quickly communicate with a contact by Email: 1 From the Browse Contacts page, click the email address of the contact with whom you wish to communicate. The Email application opens, with the New Message page displayed. The To field is automatically filled in with the contact’s Email address. 2 Complete the message form, then click Send.
Using Calendar on the Web 21. Using Calendar on the Web You can view the schedule you created on your device while you’re at your desktop computer! Not only can you create, edit, and discard events from the Web interface, you can import Calendar events from popular desktop applications.
Using Calendar on the Web On the left side of the page you see the sidebar: In addition to links to the various Calendar pages, you’ll see the current and next month displayed. To go to the Day view for any day in these two months, click the day. Your Web Calendar is always synchronized with the Calendar on your device.
Using Calendar on the Web Settings The Settings page contains two sections: • Calendar Settings - Define default settings for how you view and set up new events. • Manage Events - Discard multiple events easily.
Using Calendar on the Web 4 Starting View - Determine the view in which your Calendar will open when selected from the Jump page. 5 Day view start time... - Set the time at which the day view will start unless there are earlier events scheduled. 6 Day view end time... - Set the time at which the day view will end unless there are later events scheduled. 7 To save any change you make to your settings, click Save.
Using Calendar on the Web Day View In the Day view, you can see all events for a single selected day.
Using Calendar on the Web View an Event You can select and view an event’s details from any of the views by clicking the event name. This opens the Event Details page, where the following information is displayed: If you want to edit the event, click Edit to open the event in an editable form. Add an Event From the Calendar sidebar, click New Event. This opens the New Event page.
Using Calendar on the Web Complete Basic Information 1 In the TITLE box, type in a short, descriptive name for the event. If you don’t, you’ll be prompted to add a title. 2 In the DATE box, select the date for the event. By default, the current day is selected. 3 In the TIME section, set the start time and duration of the event, or the start and end time of the event (which option is presented depends on your Settings; by default, it is start time and duration).
Using Calendar on the Web Complete Reminder & Repetition Information If you wish to set up reminders or if the event is a repeating event, click the Reminder & Repetition tab: 1 In the REMINDER section, specify whether or not (and when) you want to be reminded when the event is going to occur: don’t remind, or by device alert.
Using Calendar on the Web If you want additional reminder options, click More Options. You will then have the following options: • Just this once (i.e., no repetition; this is selected by default). • Every n day(s). • Every S M T W T F S (select one or more days of the week). • Every n month(s) on the day of month (where day of month equals the specific day in the month when the event first occurs; e.g., Every 2 months on the 21st).
Using Calendar on the Web 2 Click Discard at the top or bottom of the page. The event is moved to the Trash. Manage Your Trash Once an event is in the Trash, you can delete it (completely remove it from the system) or retrieve it (move it back into your calendar). 1 To open your Trash, click Trash in the Calendar sidebar. All discarded events are displayed on the right side of the page. 2 To remove the events from your system completely, click the Empty Trash button.
Using Calendar on the Web Import Contacts You can import event information from other programs into your Calendar. Note that you must first save that information in the form of a flat, tab-delimited file. 1 Click Import in the sidebar. The Import page opens: 2 This page includes step-by-step instructions for completing the import process. Complete the form as instructed, then click Import.
Camera Gallery on the Web 22. Camera Gallery on the Web View all your device photos full-size and in color! Just sign in to the desktop Web interface of the Camera application and click the link to Camera to open your gallery.
Camera Gallery on the Web Sort Your Photos You can easily resort your photos by selecting a different sort order from the Sort drop-down list. 1 Open the Sort drop down list. 2 Select your sort order; you can choose from: • Newest First (default selection) • Oldest First • Alphabetical 3 Click Go. 4 This sort order will stay in effect until you sign out. The next time you open your Camera Gallery, the order will revert to the default order (Newest First).
Camera Gallery on the Web Attach Photo(s) to an Email You can easily attach photos to your emails. There are two ways to do this. From the Camera Gallery page: 1 Select the check box to the left of the photo(s) you want to attach to your email. 2 Click Send Checked. This opens the Compose Email page, with the selected photo(s) already attached. 3 Write your email, then send it. From the Email Compose page: 1 Click Attach 2 Check the photo(s) you want to attach, then click Send Checked.
Keeping a To Do List on the Web 23. Keeping a To Do List on the Web Keep up-to-date with all your tasks using the desktop Web interface of the To Do application. All the tasks you create, edit, or discard from the Web are syncronized with your tasks on the device.
Keeping a To Do List on the Web On the left side of the page you see the sidebar, which includes links for New Task, Browse Tasks (the current selection), Trash, and Empty Trash: About To Do Items Every task in your To Do list has the following “attributes”: • Title - a short description of your task (up to 40 characters) • Due Date - the date the task is due (note that tasks can’t be due at a particular time during the day) • Notes - information in addition to the title, up to 250 characters (which is th
Keeping a To Do List on the Web Add a New Task 1 In the To Do sidebar, click New Task, or click New Task in the To Do section of the Jump page. This opens the New Task page: 2 Fill in the form with the information describing the task. • Task Name: Can be up to 40 characters long. • Due by: Select one of the options (Never, Today, Tomorrow, or Other). If you select Other, specify a specific date by typing in a month, day, and year (today’s date is filled in by default).
Keeping a To Do List on the Web Manage Trash You can have a total of 50 tasks in the system at one time, including items in the Trash. This means you’ll want to periodically empty your Trash, or you’ll be left with no space for new tasks. Once a task is in the Trash, you can discard it (completely remove it from the system) or retrieve it (move it back into your list of tasks). 1 To open your Trash, click Trash in the sidebar on the To Do page.
Keeping Notes on the Web 24. Keeping Notes on the Web You can read your notes, type new notes, edit existing notes, and discard notes...all while you’re working at your computer! Any changes you make on the Web interface will be synchronized with the Notes application on the device.
Keeping Notes on the Web On the left side of the page you see the sidebar, which includes links for New Note, Browse Notes (the current selection), and Trash: Add a Note 1 In the Notes sidebar, click New Note. This opens the New Note page. Tip: If you are on the Jump page, you can open the New Note page directly by clicking New Note in the Notes section of the page. 2 When the New Note page opens, your cursor is automatically placed in a text box; type your note.
Keeping Notes on the Web Manage Your Trash You can have a total of 50 notes (on color devices) or 20 notes (on grayscale devices) in the system at one time, including the notes in Trash. This means you’ll want to periodically empty your Trash, or you’ll be left with no space for new notes. Once a note is in the Trash, you can delete it (completely remove it from the system) or retrieve it (move it back into your list of notes). 1 To open your Trash, click Trash in the Notes sidebar.
Settings on the Web 25. Settings on the Web Go to Settings on the Web to set your time zone, view system information, change your name as it appears on outgoing emails, or change your password. Read the topics in this chapter to learn more: • Opening Settings on the Web on page 215 • Account Information on page 216 • System Information on page 216 Opening Settings on the Web First, open your Jump page by following the instructions in Signing In To the Desktop Interface on page 166.
Settings on the Web Account Information Change Real Name Go to this section if you want to change the name that appears at the close of your email messages. Simply type the name that you want to appear in the text boxes, then click Save. Time Zone To view your current time zone settings, look in this section of the Account Information page. Your current home time zone, the time and date, and the Daylight Saving Time status is displayed.
Index T-Mobile Sidekick Owner’s Manual Index Symbols # (pound) tone entering while on a call, 65 * (star) tone entering while on a call, 65 .bmp files attached to email, 91 .doc files attached to email, 91 .gif files attached to email, 91 .jpg files attached to email, 91 .pdf files attached to email, 91 .
Index enabling sound for alerts, 85 ending a conversation, 82 keyboard shortcuts, 75 limit to number of open conversations, 82 new message alert, 78 preview screen, 74 removing screen names, 77 renaming a group, 79 setting away messages, 83 settings, 84 signing off, 77 signing on, 76 starting a conversation, 82 switching screen names, 77 switching to a conversation, 83 unblocking a buddy, 81 alerts customizing for individual buddies, 81 setting for email, 105 setting up for AIM, 85 when receiving new AIM m
Index editing, 80 unblocking, 81 buddy availability icons, 78 Buddy List screen, 78 C cache, size in Web Browser, 58 Calendar application copying an existing event, 131 creating an event, 128 discarding an event, 132 editing an event, 132 emptying Trash, 139 event definition, 127 going to a specific day, 139 going to the current day, 139 keyboard shortcuts, 128 moving an event, 131 retrieving an event from Trash, 138 selecting an event icon, 129 setting an event reminder, 130 setting an event to repeat, 1
Index default SIM PIN, 28 setting privacy code for device, 41 Code Monkey, how to play, 162 completing a task, 150 Compose Message screen menu shortcuts, 110 Compose screen menu shortcuts, 90 composing new email message, 94 new text message, 112 conference calling, with Phone application, 66 connectivity status indicators, 16 Contact Info screen menu shortcuts, 118 contact information dialing from information, 65 minimum required to create a contact, 120 contacting an Address Book contact, 121 contacting C
Index text, 26 descending order sorting contacts in, 119 Desktop Interface, 166 device applications on the Web, 166 device ID viewing through the Web interface, 216 where to view number, 46 device phone number listed in Phone Settings, 70 listed in System Info, 46 diagram of parts of device, 14 dialing from contact information, 65 recent numbers, 64 using letters, 64 with keyboard, 63 with keypad, 63 dialog boxes Add to Address Book, 96 directional pad about, 18 using, 18 Discard Category, Address Book men
Index Saved folder icon, 89 saving an email as draft, 95 saving outgoing messages, 106 sending a message, 94 Sent folder, 106 Sent folder icon, 89 setting alerts, 105 setting ringtones, 105 setting up POP3 accounts, 98 Settings screen, 104 sorting messages, 92 space limitations, 107 specifying primary email account, 98 splash screen, 87 status indicators, 89 Trash folder icon, 89 user-defined folder icon, 89 email folders about, 102 creating, 103 discarding, 103 editing, 103 setting preferences, 102 system
Index editing, 55 folding notes, 154 Forward...
Index included accessories, in box with device, 9 incoming call icon, 69 indicators AIM conversations, 83 battery charge, 16 battery charger connection, 16 current date & time, 16 network connection lost, 16 out-of-network, 74 Phone application status, 60 radio signal strength, 16 screen identifier in title bar, 16 standard display, 15 infrared port, about, 25 inserting a SIM, 28 inserting the camera in your device, 141 Instant Messaging application adding a friend to Buddy List, 80 adding a group to Buddy
Index L Lab Ratz, how to play, 164 labels creating in Address Book, 125 discarding Address Book labels, 126 discarding Address Book labels on Web, 187 editing Address Book, 125 editing Address Book label on Web, 187 labels (Address Book) about, 124 creating on the Web, 187 default, 125 edit on the Web, 187 light flasher notification, setting, 45 limits Email mailbox, 107 length of a note, 156 length of photo name, 145 number of Address Book contacts, 117 number of calls held in Phone Log, 68 number of cust
Index a Web page, 53 an email attachment on the Web, 171 Email message, 91 Jump screen menu, 50 phone message, 111 sound & display Controls, 33 the Jump screen, 49 N network connection lost indicator, 16 network status, checking, 50 networks, selecting manually, 44 new AIM message alert, 78 New Category dialog box, 124 New Category, Address Book menu option, 124 New Note keyboard shortcut, 154 Notes application adding a new note, 156 Browse All Notes screen, 154 discarding a note, 156 editing an existing
Index adjusting volume, 62 ending, 67 phone message forwarding, 113 phone message (Phone Messages) folders, system, 109 Phone Message Inbox folder, about, 111 Phone Message Sent folder, about, 111 Phone Message Trash folder, about, 111 Phone Messages application add text message sender to contacts, 113 calling a sender back on the phone, 114 discarding messages, 114 emptying Trash, 114 forwarding a message, 113 illegal characters in messages, 112 message folders, 111 reading a phone message, 111 replying t
Index Registration screen, 10 Reminder dialog box, 130 reminder for an event, setting, 130 removing AIM screen names, 77 Speed Dial number, 62 removing a SIM, 28 renaming AIM group, 79 renaming a photo, 145 repeat rate, keyboard, 43 repeating events, setting, 130 Repetition dialog box, 130 replied to email status indicator, 89 Reply All..., Email menu item, 95 Reply...
Index setting up call forwarding, 71 date & time on your device, 37 Jump shortcuts to applications, 38 keyboard repeat delay, 43 ringtones for Phone, 72 speed dialing, 73 time zones, 37 voice mail, 71 settings, 30 Address Book application, 123 device-wide, 30 Email application, 104 for Web applications, 215 Instant Messaging application, 84 Phone application, 70 Phone Messages application, 115 Web Browser application, 57 Settings on the Web accessing, 215 shift key lock, 18 unlock, 18 shortcuts for changin
Index starting an AIM conversation, 82 status changing email to unread, 92 changing To Do task to completed/incomplete, 150 status indicators attachment to email, 89 email, 89 error sending email, 89 forwarded email, 89 on Web pages, 51 Phone Messages, 110 replied to email, 89 sending email, 89 waiting to send email, 89 status, checking network, 50 Subject field, Compose screen, 94 swapping SIMs, 29 switching conversations in AIM, 83 screen names in AIM, 77 system email folders, 88 system information, wher
Index marking a task as complete/incomplete, 210 retrieving a discarded task, 211 viewing incomplete tasks, 209 To field add new line, 94 Compose Message screen, 112 Email Compose screen, 94 today, opening in Calendar, 139 Trash Address Book application, 122 emptying Calendar Web Trash, 203 emptying contents, Notes Web application, 214 emptying Notes Trash on the Web, 211 Notes application, 157 To Do application, 151 Trash (Email) folder empty all contents, 97 Trash (Phone Messages) folder empty all conten
Index adjusting system sounds, 33 adjusting when on the phone, 62 W waiting to send email status indicator, 89 waking device from power-saving mode, 12 Web accessing device applications, 166 searching, 53 setting your home page, 57 setting your search engine, 57 showing pictures, 58 Web Browser application reporting a bad URL, 53 Web Browser settings, 57 Web pages opening, 53 refreshing, 52 reporting a problem with displaying a page, 53 scrolling, 52 status indicators, 51 Web settings changing name displa
