Getting Started with Palm™ m100 Series Handhelds
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Contents Front panel of Palm™ m100 series handhelds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Back panel of Palm m100 series handhelds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Graffiti® writing area and surrounding icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Graffiti writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Basic Graffiti characters (there are many more). . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Front panel of Palm™ m100 series handhelds Power button Press it to turn on your handheld. Hold it down for two seconds to turn on the backlight. Press it again to turn it off. Graffiti® writing area See the next page for details. Graffiti writing is a simple method of writing letters, numbers, and symbols. Date Book Address Book Note Pad Application buttons Press each one to turn on the handheld and start an application.
Graffiti® writing area and surrounding icons Graffiti® writing area and surrounding icons Tap Clock to see the time, set an alarm, change the time and date. Tap to open the Applications Launcher. All your applications are listed there. Tap to see menus in applications that have them. When writing Graffiti characters, write letters on the left, numbers on the right. Tap to open the Calculator. Tap abc and 123 to display onscreen keyboards. Then tap characters to enter text.
Graffiti writing Graffiti writing The best way to learn is to practice. To take the Graffiti tutorial on your handheld, tap the Graffiti icon in the Applications Launcher. Most Graffiti characters are made with a single stroke of the stylus. 2. Don’t lift the stylus until you reach the end of the stroke. 1. Start the stroke where the heavy dot is. Don’t try to make the dot; just start there. Some characters require a preliminary stroke.
Applications on your handheld Applications on your handheld In the Applications Launcher, the category All shows you all the applications on your handheld. Tap All to select another category from the pick list that drops down. Select Edit Categories to create a new category. Use the stylus to drag the dark bar of the scroll bar so that you can see the rest of the icons on the screen. Or press the Down scroll button. Tips ■ To start an application, tap its icon.
Applications on your handheld Calculator. Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and square root operations. In the Options menu, tap Recent Calculations to see the calculations you made in the current session. Card Info. Name expansion cards, format them, and review general information about a card and its contents. Clock. View the current time and date. Set a wake-up alarm here. In the Options menu, tap Alarm Preferences to select Reveille, Bumble Bee, or another sound.
Applications on your handheld Date Book. Schedule appointments or any activity associated with a time and date. A diamond marks an untimed event. Tap icons in the lower-left corner to see events in the Day, Week, Month, or Agenda view. p Graffiti. Tap to start the Graffiti tutorial. HotSync. HotSync operations exchange and update data between your handheld and your computer.
Applications on your handheld Memo Pad. Store notes, directions, passwords, and other information you can’t always remember. Each memo can be up to 4,000 characters long. In the Options menu, tap Font to make text bold or large. Note Pad. Work right on the screen to make notes in your own handwriting, draw maps, sketch, and so on.
Applications on your handheld Prefs (Preferences). Customize the way your handheld looks and operates. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner to go to the various preferences screens. Security. Set a password here and select whether to mask your private records or hide them completely. Use the same password to lock your handheld.
Menus To Do List. Create short reminders of what you have to do. Tap Details to prioritize an item. Use Agenda View in Date Book to see your schedule and To Do List items together. Welcome. Come back here to recalibrate your screen or review the Basic Skills and Graffiti tutorials. Menus To use menus, tap the Menu icon, or tap the upper-left corner of the screen. The first menu drops down. Tap a menu to open it, and then tap a command to choose it.
Expansion card Expansion card A tiny Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) expansion card (sold separately) increases the variety of tasks you can do and the amount of space available for storing software and data on your handheld. To insert a card: 1. Insert the card in the 2. Push the card in with your direction shown by the icon. thumb. You feel the card lock and hear the system sound. Icon To remove a card: 1. Push lightly against the 2. When the card is released, card with your thumb.
Beaming information Use the Card Info application to see general information about the expansion card, rename it, and format it. Keep the expansion card slot clean. Leave the dummy card in the slot when you are not using an expansion card. Beaming information The IR (infrared) port on your handheld can beam information to another Palm OS® handheld that’s close by and also has an IR port.
Battery power Battery power Use two AAA batteries. To conserve battery life, minimize the use of the backlight, and go to General preferences to shorten the idle time before your handheld turns itself off. If the batteries are so weak that your handheld does not operate, your data is safe for about two weeks. Enough energy may remain to preserve data, but not enough let you turn on your handheld. If your handheld does not turn on when you press the power button, insert new batteries immediately.
Palm™ Desktop software To attach the faceplate: 2 1. Align the bottom edge of the new faceplate with the slot on the bottom edge of the handheld. 2. Gently press the top of the faceplate onto the handheld until it clicks into position.
Palm™ Desktop software Here are four important reasons why you should use Palm™ Desktop software: Synchronize to keep your data safe. Develop the habit of performing frequent HotSync operations between your handheld and Palm Desktop software. Then, should anything happen to your handheld, you have a copy of your data in Palm Desktop software. Enter data in an application on your computer. Then perform a HotSync operation.
Troubleshooting System requirements To install and operate Palm Desktop software, your computer system must meet the following requirements: Minimum requirements: Windows ■ IBM-compatible Pentium-class computer ■ Windows 98/Me/2000 (Windows 95/NT operating systems require a serial cradle/cable, sold separately) ■ 16 MB RAM (64 MB recommended with Windows 2000) ■ 30 MB available hard disk space ■ VGA monitor or better (the Quick Tour requires 256-color video display; for best results, use High Colo
Troubleshooting If your problem persists, contact Technical Support. For US and International telephone numbers, go to the Palm web site: http://www.palm.com. Third-party applications. There are thousands of third-party applications available for Palm OS handhelds. For questions and support, please contact the software developer directly. I don’t see anything on my handheld screen 1. Press an application button to ensure your handheld is turned on. 2.
Troubleshooting I can’t complete a HotSync operation The first step in diagnosing HotSync problems is to determine if your handheld and computer are able to communicate with each other. 1. Connect your handheld to the HotSync cradle/cable. 2. Confirm that HotSync Manager is running and enabled. On the Windows desktop, double-click the Palm Desktop icon, click the HotSync icon ™ on the taskbar and make sure Local (USB or Serial, depending on the kind of connection you use) is checked on the menu.
Troubleshooting Check your handheld settings: 1. Turn on your handheld and tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the HotSync icon . . 3. Tap Local above the HotSync icon and select Cradle/Cable from the pick list below the HotSync icon. 4. Tap the HotSync icon to perform a HotSync operation. If your problem persists, check your computer settings. Check your Windows computer settings: 1. Right-click the My Computer icon on your Desktop and choose Properties. 2.
Troubleshooting Check your Macintosh settings: 1. Double-click the HotSync Manager in the Palm folder. 2. Click the Serial Port Settings tab. 3. Make sure Local is selected and that the port selection matches the port where your HotSync cradle/cable is attached. NOTE If you get a warning that the port is in use, then either move your HotSync cradle/cable to a different port or disable the conflicting device to perform HotSync operations.
Troubleshooting Check your conduit settings on a Windows computer: 1. Click the HotSync icon on the taskbar and select Custom. 2. Select the user name that matches the handheld you are attempting to synchronize. 3. Ensure that the application conduits (other than Backup and Install) are set to Synchronize the Files. Check your conduit settings on a Macintosh: 1. Double-click the HotSync icon in the Palm folder. 2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Conduit Settings. 3.
Index A B AAA batteries 12 Accessories, attaching 1 Address Book 4 Adobe Acrobat Reader for electronic Handbook 14 Agenda view in Date Book 6 showing To Do List items 9 Alphabet Graffiti writing 3 onscreen keyboard 2 Applications Address Book 4 beaming 11 buttons 1 Calculator 5 Card Info 5 Clock 5 Date Book 6 expansion card 10 Graffiti tutorial 6 HotSync 6 installing 14 Memo Pad 7 Note Pad 7 Prefs (Preferences) 8 Security 8 starting 1, 4 third-party 16 To Do List 9 Welcome 9 Applications Launcher 2, 4, 10
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Index M S Macintosh 14, 17, 19, 20 Masking private records 8 Memo Pad 7 Menus 2, 9 Modem 1 Month view in Date Book 6 Scheduling with Date Book 6 Screen contrast 2 problems with 16 recalibrating 9 Scroll bar 1, 4 Scroll buttons 1 Security 8 Soft reset 16 Starting applications 1, 4 Stylus 1 to display Graffiti Help 3 using to scroll 4 Synchronization 6, 14 See also HotSync N Note Pad 7 Notes Memo Pad 7 Note Pad 7 Numbers onscreen keyboard 2 P Palm Desktop software 14 Password 8 Pen stroke 3 Peripheral h
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