User Guide Your Palm® Treo™ 755P Smartphone
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Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What do I need to get started? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Where to learn more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 1: Setting up .
Customizing phone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 What are all those icons? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Chapter 4: Your email and other messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Which application should I use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 The VersaMail® application . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Viewing application info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Sending information with Bluetooth® wireless technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Beaming information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third-party applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Important safety and legal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Index . . . . . . .
Welcome Congratulations on the purchase of your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone! In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following: NOTE Phone and text messaging services require a service contract with your wireless service provider. Web and email services require a service contract and high-speed data service from your wireless service provider. Data speeds vary based on network availability and capacity.
• Palm Software Installation CD, which includes the following: • Palm® Desktop software • Links to bonus software for your smartphone • User Guide (this guide) • User Guide for the VersaMail® Application • The computer with which you want to synchronize your personal information • The Palm Software Installation CD included in the box Where to learn more • Palm warranty For a quick introduction • Software license agreement Quick Tour: Introduces you to many of your What do I need to get s
tips are available when you select a Tips icon in the upper-right corner of a dialog box. retailers (look in the computers section), or visit http://go.palm.com/treo755p/. Online support from Palm: For up-to-date Online forums: Consult online Treo device downloads, troubleshooting, and support information, go to http://go.palm.com/treo755p/. user discussion groups to swap information and learn about topics you may find nowhere else. For details, visit http://go.palm.com/ treo755p/.
4 WELCOME
C H A PT ER 1 Setting up You’re about to discover the many things about your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone that will help you better manage your life and have fun, too. As you become more familiar with your smartphone, you’ll want to personalize the settings and add applications to make it uniquely yours. But first, take these few easy steps to set up.
In this chapter Smartphone overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Making your first call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting up your computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 CHAPTER SETTING UP Smartphone overview Front view Indicator light (phone and charge indicator) Earpiece 5-way navigator and Center button Power/End Applications Menu Volume button Side button Email Send Phone Option Protect your screen. Be careful to store your smartphone away from items that might scratch or crush the screen. Visit http:// go.palm.com/treo755p/ to find carrying cases and other useful accessories.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP Back view Speaker Self-portrait mirror Camera lens Stylus Battery door release Infrared (IR) port MiniSD expansion card slot Headset jack Microphone IMPORTANT The Treo smartphone speaker includes a large magnet, so be sure to keep your smartphone away from credit cards or other items that could be demagnetized.
Installing the battery Top view Sound On 1 CHAPTER SETTING UP Sound Off 1 Press the battery door release, and slide the battery door downward to remove it from your smartphone. Ringer switch DID YOU KNOW? The Ringer switch silences all sounds, including music, at once; you don’t need to hunt for “off” or “mute” settings in individual applications. Battery door release 2 Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts inside the battery compartment.
SETTING UP CHAPTER 1 Battery contacts Smartphone contacts If your smartphone does not turn on, you need to connect it to the AC charger. If it still does not turn on after you connect the AC charger, then do a soft reset. See Performing a soft reset. TIP Charging the battery 4 Slide the battery door onto the back of the smartphone until it clicks into place. 5 When the language selection screen appears, select the language you want to use.
1 If necessary, connect the international adapter to the AC charger plug. 2 Plug the AC charger into a wall outlet. 3 Connect the charger cable to the bottom of the smartphone. Make sure the arrow on the connector is facing up, toward the screen. DID YOU KNOW? You can also charge your smartphone by connecting it to your computer with the sync cable. You can do this with or without using the charger cable (see Connecting your Treo smartphone to your computer).
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP If the battery is fully drained, it may take a few moments for the indicator light to turn on when you begin charging. TIP If the indicator light doesn’t turn on when you connect your smartphone to the AC charger, double-check the cable connection and the electrical outlet to which it is connected. TIP To see exactly how much power is left in your battery, tap the onscreen battery icon.
• • Charge your smartphone whenever you’re at your desk, or charge it overnight. The Li-ion battery has a much longer useful life when it is topped off frequently, versus charging it after it is fully drained. Your smartphone’s wireless features (phone, email, messaging, and web) and media features (camera, media players, eBooks, and games) consume more power than its organizer features.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP 3 If you haven’t already activated your phone, follow your wireless service provider’s activation steps before continuing. 4 Tap the onscreen Dial Pad to enter the number you want to call. • To increase the volume, press the upper half of the Volume button. • To decrease the volume, press the lower half of the Volume button. Volume button 5 Press Send to dial. 6 After you finish the call, press Power/ End to end the call.
Look here for your phone number If your phone number doesn’t appear in Phone Info, turn your phone off and on again before you recheck Phone Info. If your phone number still doesn’t appear, contact your wireless service provider to confirm that your phone has been activated. TIP Synchronization means you can enter or change info on your smartphone or on your computer and then sync to automatically update the info in both places. There’s no need to enter the info twice.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP Windows XP users: To sync your info, you must install Palm Desktop software from the Palm Software Installation CD that came with your smartphone—even if you sync with Outlook (sold separately) or another third-party application. Windows Vista users: Before inserting the Palm Software Installation CD, go to www.palm.com/windowsvista where you’ll find instructions and information about using your smartphone and desktop software with Windows Vista.
Some third-party utilities allow you to back up your old device’s information onto an expansion card and then transfer the info to your Treo 755P smartphone. We do not recommend this method because any incompatible applications are also transferred to your smartphone. TIP 1 Calculate how much space your apps and info occupy on your previous Palm OS device: • From Applications View, open the menus. • Select Info on the App menu. • At the bottom of the screen, select Size.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP MAC ONLY If you have pictures on your 4 Install the desktop synchronization software from your new Palm Software Installation CD (see Installing the desktop synchronization software). previous device, copy them from your previous device to an expansion card or beam them to your new Treo 755P smartphone. IMPORTANT Do not synchronize your new Treo 755P smartphone with any previous versions of Palm Desktop software.
1 CHAPTER SETTING UP Installing the desktop synchronization software IMPORTANT Even if you already own a Palm OS device and have installed a previous version of the desktop software, you must install the software from the Palm Software Installation CD that came with your Treo 755P smartphone. BEFORE YOU BEGIN If you are installing on a computer at work, make sure your computer is configured to let you install new software. Contact your company’s IT department for help.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP To download a trial version of Microsoft Outlook and learn about discount offers go to: http://go.palm.com/treo755p/. TIP NOTE If you use Microsoft Outlook as your desktop email application, select Microsoft Outlook as your desktop synchronization software. If you select Microsoft Outlook, Palm Desktop software will still be installed on your computer. When you enter information on your computer, be sure to enter your information in Microsoft Outlook, not in Palm Desktop software.
You are now ready to synchronize; go to Synchronizing information—the basics. corporate server frequently to keep your info up-to-date (and backed up) in both locations.
CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP BEFORE YOU BEGIN To sync your info, you must install Palm Desktop software from the Palm Software Installation CD that came with your Treo 755P smartphone—even if you sync with Outlook (sold separately) or another third-party application. See Installing the desktop synchronization software for instructions. 1 Connect your Treo 755P smartphone to your computer (see Connecting your Treo smartphone to your computer).
C H A PT ER 2 Moving around on your smartphone Have you ever been to a new city and felt a bit lost until you figured out that the numbered streets run north/south and the avenues run east/west? Learning to move around on your smartphone is similar. Most Palm OS® applications use the same set of controls. So once you learn how to use these controls on your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone, you’ll be driving all over town and you won’t even need a map.
In this chapter Moving around the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Opening applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moving around the screen To move around the Treo 755P smartphone screen, you can use the 5-way navigator for one-handed navigation, or you can tap items on the screen with the stylus. With use, you will find your own favorite way to scroll, highlight, and select menu items. Some third-party applications may not work with the 5-way navigator, and you must use the stylus instead.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Up or Down at a time. Scrolling through screens As on a computer, you scroll on the Treo smartphone to move from field to field or page to page, or in some cases to highlight an item or option in a list. You can also scroll using the stylus. Tap an onscreen scroll arrow, or drag the slider of an onscreen scroll bar. In list screens, use the 5-way to select and move between entries such as notes, memos, contacts, or photos.
2 CHAPTER MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE is highlighted, the glow appears at the top and bottom of the screen only. When a border appears at the top and bottom of a list screen, press Center on the 5-way to highlight the first item in the list. TIP After you open an application (see Opening applications), experiment with using the 5-way to highlight various screen elements. TIP Highlighting text You can use the stylus to highlight text on the screen.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE • From a screen where you create or edit entries, such as Edit Contacts, press Center to jump to the first button. • From a dialog box, such as Edit Categories, press Up or Down scroll to the buttons. to KEY TERM Dialog box A set of options and command buttons that are enclosed by a border and that enable you to carry out a specific task. Selecting menu items Many applications have menus to give you access to additional features.
Selecting options in a pick list • A range of options is often presented in a type of menu called a pick list, which can be identified by a downward-pointing arrow. Pick lists are different from the application menus previously described. The application menus give you access to additional features, and pick lists let you select the contents for a particular field. Stylus: Use your stylus to tap the pick list. • Tap the item you want from the list.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Using the keyboard Backlight Backspace Option Return Shift/Find Menu Space Alt Entering lowercase and uppercase letters When using the keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the Treo smartphone with two hands and use the tips of both thumbs to press the keys. TIP ? The Treo smartphone includes DID YOU KNOW a keyboard backlight that turns on and off when the screen turns on or off.
• To turn Caps Lock on, press Shift/Find twice. To turn it off, press Shift/ Find once. When Caps Lock is on, the symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols Number, punctuation, and symbol characters appear above the letters on the keys. To enter these characters, do one of the following: Symbol Letter • • Press Option , and then press the key with the desired character shown above the letter.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE 0 Symbols and accented characters Press… Then press Alt to select… Press… Then press Alt to select… Press… Then press Alt to select… a áàäâãåæ n ñ u úùüû A ÁÀÄÂÃÅÆ N Ñ U ÚÙÜÛ b or B ß o óòöôœõ x or X x¤ c 碩 O ÓÒÖÔŒÕ y ýÿ C Ç¢© p or P ¶ Y ÝŸ e éèëê r or R ® ! ¡ E ÉÈËÊ s ßš ? ¿ i íìïî S ߊ : :-) :-( ;-) I ÍÌÏÎ t or T ™ $ l or L £ Press Alt characters: by itself, after a space or at the beginning or e
Opening applications Each quick button opens two applications: • When you open an application using either Applications View or an application button, you automatically close the application you were previously using. To open a button’s primary application, simply press the button. Button Primary application Phone Using the quick buttons Calendar The front of the Treo 755P smartphone has three buttons that you can use to open applications.
CHAPTER 2 MOVING AROUND ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Using Applications View You can access all available applications through Applications View. 1 Press Applications In Applications View, you can also do any of the following: • Press Applications repeatedly to cycle through various categories of applications. See Applications settings for more info on categories. • Enter the first few letters of the application’s name to highlight it.
C H A PT ER 3 Your phone The Phone application is your home base for making and receiving calls and for storing info about the people you need to stay in touch with. You can effectively manage multiple calls, such as sending text messages to ignored calls, swapping between calls, and creating three-way conference calls. Your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone helps you perform all these tasks with ease. You can do more than manage your phone calls, too.
In this chapter Turning your smartphone on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Receiving calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Using voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 What can I do when I’m on a call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turning your smartphone on and off example, when you’re on an airplane and want to look at your calendar. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 1 Press and release Power/End to wake up the screen. You can also press any of the quick buttons or the Applications button to wake up your smartphone screen. TIP NOTE Throughout this guide we use the term smartphone to describe your device and its physical attributes.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE Turning your phone on and off When your phone is on, it is connected to your wireless service provider’s network (provided you are in a coverage area) so that you can make and receive phone calls and use wireless services such as email, messaging, and the web browser. During initial setup, your phone is on by default, so you can use wireless services right away.
Opening the Phone application • 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Press Phone to open the Phone application’s Main View. Status icons Dial Pad Favorite buttons 3 Tap Dial or press Send the call. to make If you changed the wallpaper in the Phone application’s Main View (see Customizing the Phone application’s Main View), you can still access the Dial Pad. From the Phone application’s Main View, press Send, and then select Dial Pad. TIP Making calls Your smartphone offers several options for making calls.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 3 Using the keyboard, just start entering one of the following for the contact you want to call: 3 Press Send to make the call. You can also press Center on the 5-way to make the call. TIP • First name (JOH for John) • Last name (SMI for Smith) • First initial and last name (JSM for John Smith) For example, entering SM would display Smilla Anderson, John Smith, and Sally Martin. Entering JSM finds only John Smith.
3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE ? If you want to be able to dial by entering a contact name in the Phone application’s Main View (instead of a phone number), you can change a setting to do that (see Customizing phone settings). DID YOU KNOW To see more info for a contact, highlight the name and press Center on the 5-way to view the address, company, and other details.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 To select from your most recently dialed numbers: From the Phone application’s Main View, press Send to open the Redial list, select the number you want to call, and then press Send again to dial. 2 Press Center to open the Dial Number dialog box. 3 Select Dial to dial the number. If you can’t use the 5-way or stylus to highlight and dial a phone number on a web page or in a message, it means that your smartphone doesn’t recognize the number as a phone number.
3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Receiving calls To receive calls, your phone must be on. This is different from having only the screen turned on (see Turning your phone on and off). When your phone is off, your calls go to voicemail. DID YOU KNOW? If music is playing and a call arrives, the phone rings softly. The music pauses automatically if you answer the call and resumes when you hang up. Ending a call Do one of the following: • Press Power/End • Select Hang Up All. .
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE To answer a call, do one of the following: • Press Send • Select Answer. . • Press the headset button (if the headset is attached). The headset button may work differently on headsets other than the one provided with your smartphone. • Slide the Ringer switch to Sound Off . This immediately silences all system sounds, including the ringer. DID YOU KNOW? When you silence the ringer while it is ringing, you can either answer the call or let it ring through to voicemail.
3 Press and hold 1 or select the Voicemail favorite button to dial your wireless service provider’s automated voicemail system. 4 Follow the voice prompts to set up your voicemail. Voicemail notification When you have a new voicemail message, you are notified with an Alert dialog box. • To dismiss the Alert dialog box, select OK. • To play the message, select Listen. When you have messages that you have not listened to, a Voicemail icon also appears in the title bar of the Phone application.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE What can I do when I’m on a call? When you make or receive a call, Active Call View appears. Call duration Caller’s name and number If the screen dims during a call, press any key except Power/End to restore the screen brightness. Be careful not to press Power/End to restore the screen brightness because this ends the call. TIP DID YOU KNOW? You can set how long the screen stays at full brightness during phone calls. See Optimizing power settings for details.
Enables you to place another call while the first call is on hold. For information on handling a second incoming call, see Answering a second call (call waiting). Opens the Dial Pad so you can manually dial additional numbers, such as an extension or a response to a voice prompt. Dials any extra digits (such as a password or an extension) that you assigned to a favorite button. This button replaces the Dial Pad button during outgoing calls to numbers that include predefined extra digits.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 You can also press Phone to toggle between Active Call View and Main View in the Phone app, so you can open a favorite by selecting its button. the number into the first available phone number field for that contact. TIP Saving phone numbers After you complete an outgoing call to a number that is not in your Contacts list, you are prompted to add the number to your Contacts list. You are also prompted to add new numbers from incoming calls with caller ID.
Making a second call DID YOU KNOW? When the second call is an outgoing call, you can conference the two calls, but you cannot swap between them. You can make a second call while your first call is still active. 1 Dial the first number and wait until the person answers. When the second call is an incoming call, you can swap between the two calls, but you cannot conference them. 2 Select Hold. When two calls are active and you press Power/End, you hang up both calls.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE • To send the new call to voicemail and send the caller a text message, select Ignore with Text. • To hang up the current call and answer the new call, press Power/End . When the incoming call message reappears, select Answer or press Send . After you answer a second call, you can switch between the original call and the second call by selecting Swap.
Using Flash mode during a call Flash mode enables you to manually manage your calls while one or more calls are active. This mode is often used during a conference call when one of the calls has ended but the other remains connected. 1 Press Send View. • If you have one call in progress, to make an outgoing second call, dial the number using any of the methods described in Making calls.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE BEFORE YOU BEGIN Ask your wireless service provider for call forwarding codes. You need the codes to enable and disable call forwarding. You may also need to modify the following steps based on your wireless service provider’s instructions. 1 Press Phone . Your Treo smartphone provides 70 favorite buttons for quick access to the following common tasks: 2 Enter your wireless service provider’s call forwarding code followed by the number where you want to forward your calls.
Your wireless service provider may preset favorite buttons on your smartphone that are customized for their services, and you may not be able to edit or delete these preset favorite buttons. However, you can always customize the remaining favorite buttons to perform any of the supported tasks. ? If you’re upgrading from a If there are no blank buttons on the current Favorites page, press Right on the 5-way to scroll through the other pages.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE speed-dial number. (The Quick Key works only from the Main view of the phone application.) 5 (Optional) Select More, and then select advanced options: Extra Digits: Defines additional digits to dial, such as a password or extension. To enter a one-second pause, insert a comma between digits. To add a longer pause, enter more commas. Dial Extra Digits Automatically: Dials predefined extra digits immediately after dialing the phone number, when checked.
which you can press and hold to instantly open the favorite from the Phone application. (The Quick Key works only from the Main view of the phone application.) 7 Select OK. You can also organize your buttons on various Favorites pages. Open the Record menu and select Edit Favorites Pages. Drag and drop the buttons into a new slot. To move a favorite to another page, drag the button onto the page icon at the bottom of the screen.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE Check the specifications for your headset or car kit to confirm compatibility. When in doubt, ask the manufacturer if the product is compatible with Treo 755P smartphones. To find compatible hands-free devices, go to http://go.palm.com/treo755p/. NOTE You cannot use a headset with Bluetooth wireless technology to listen to music files. If you want to use a stereo headset with a 3.5mm connector to listen to music files, you need to purchase a 2.5mm stereo adapter. Visit http://go.
Once you set up a partnership with a Bluetooth headset or car kit, you can communicate with that device whenever it is turned on and within range. Bluetooth range is up to 30 feet/10 meters in optimum environmental conditions. Performance and range may be reduced by physical obstacles, radio interference from nearby electronic equipment, and other factors. If you hear a headset buzz or experience poor microphone performance, your headset may be incompatible with your smartphone.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 7 After you finish setting up the device, select Done to return to Trusted Devices View. NOTE For some car kits, you need to 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a partnership with the specific hands-free device. When prompted, enter a passkey. IMPORTANT Some hands-free devices have a predefined passkey; if your device has a predefined passkey, you can find it in the documentation for that device. Other devices provide a screen where you enter a passkey that you make up.
the hands-free device beeps. Even if you answer the call on your smartphone, the call goes to the hands-free device. If you prefer to route calls to the earpiece on your smartphone, you can change the settings on your smartphone to do this; see Customizing advanced settings for your hands-free device. If you’re using a Bluetooth hands-free device and you want to return to the earpiece during a call, select Cancel Bluetooth in Active Call View.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE your hands-free device to automatically answer incoming calls and how quickly it answers. To choose between the earpiece on your smartphone and your hands-free device on a call-by-call basis: Uncheck the Always route calls to handsfree box.
Show Favorite buttons: Sets whether Favorites appear in the Phone application’s Main View. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE Rows: Sets the number of favorite button rows that appear in the Phone application’s Main View. 5 Select OK. Typing: Sets whether typing enters numbers in the Dial Pad or starts a contact search. If you select the Typing starts contacts search option, you can still enter numbers in the Dial Pad by pressing Option before entering the first number.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE 4 Select the Application pick list and select Ring Tones. ID who is not in your Contacts or Favorites. Roaming: A special tone for incoming calls when you’re outside your home mobile network. 9 Select Done. 5 Select the Volume pick list and select the volume level. 6 Select the Vibrate pick list and select how you want your smartphone to vibrate upon an incoming call.
5 Do one of the following: • To record a sound, select New. • To play a sound, select it with the 5-way . • To delete a sound, highlight it and press Backspace . • To send a sound, highlight it and select Send. 4 Select the Application pick list and select Phone Alerts. 3 CHAPTER YOUR PHONE 6 Select Done twice. You can also create a new sound by selecting New in Sound & Alerts Preferences. TIP Selecting Phone alert tones You can set various tones for various types of alerts.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE Adjusting call volume Assigning a caller ID ringtone While a call is in progress, press the Volume button on the side of your smartphone to adjust the call volume. Caller ID ringtones can let you know who is calling before you even look at your smartphone. This is a great way to identify calls from important people in your life and to screen calls you’d prefer not to answer. 1 Press Phone . 2 Select the Contacts favorite button.
You can assign a ringtone to an entire category of contacts. For example, use a special ringtone for categories such as Family, Work, or Golf Buddies. Select the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select Edit Categories. Select the category, and then select the ringtone on the Edit Category screen. TIP Assigning a caller ID photo 1 Press Phone . 2 Select the Contacts favorite button. 3 Open the contact to whom you want to give a caller ID photo. 4 Select Edit.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE 1 Press Phone 2 Press Menu . . 3 Select Options and then select Dial Preferences. 4 Set any of the following options: Dialing from North America: Formats phone numbers using North American conventions (XXX-XXX-XXXX). Always dial 1 in front of the area code: Adds a 1 in front of 10-digit phone numbers. This option is available only when North American Dialing is enabled. International Prefix: Replaces the + sign in front of International phone numbers with the specified number.
telephone if you are deaf, are hard of hearing, or have speech or language disabilities. 4 Select one of the following: Location ON: Enables the network to determine your longitude and latitude position at any time in order to provide location-specific services. Emergency Only: Restricts your location information to emergency services only. 5 Select OK. Your device is compatible with select TTY devices. You can connect a TTY/TDD machine to your device through the headset jack while this mode is enabled.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE 5 Select OK. A red TTY icon appears in the title bar of the Phone application whenever TTY is enabled. Turning on the HAC Setting 3 Select Options and then select Phone Preferences. 4 Check the Hearing Aid Compatibility box. 5 Select OK. CAUTION Do not turn on the Hearing Aid Compatibility setting unless you use a hearing aid with a telecoil. Using this setting without a hearing aid or with a hearing aid without a telecoil may be harmful to your hearing.
You are outside your wireless service provider’s coverage area and are roaming on another wireless service provider’s network. This icon appears in addition to the word Roaming. The icon may flash if the provider is not on your wireless service provider’s preferred roaming list. Your phone is on. The bars display the signal strength. The stronger the signal, the more bars that appear. If you are outside a coverage area, no bars appear. You are in an area that supports 1xRTT data services.
CHAPTER 3 YOUR PHONE You have a new alert, such as a Calendar alarm or a new text message. To view the alert, press and hold Center or select the icon. See Viewing and using the alerts. TTY/TDD Mode is active. Use this mode to communicate by telephone if you are deaf or hard of hearing or if you have speech or language disabilities. The Location setting is on and your longitude and latitude position are available to the network and third-party applications.
Your battery is fully charged and your smartphone is not connected to the charger. You have new text messages. The numbers next to the icon indicate the number of unread messages in your Inbox. You can select this icon to retrieve your messages. Displays the current (or next) event from the Calendar application. If you have an event conflict during the current time period, a red bar appears next to the event description.
YOUR PHONE CHAPTER 3 72 WHAT ARE ALL THOSE ICONS?
C H A PT ER 4 Your email and other messages You already know how efficient email and messaging are for staying in touch. Now your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone brings you a new level of convenience: email on the go. Enjoy the ease and speed of communicating with friends, family, and colleagues anywhere you can access your wireless service provider’s data network. You can send photos to your friends and family, or create Microsoft® Word or Excel® files and send them to your colleagues.
In this chapter Which application should I use? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 The VersaMail® application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Which application should I use? Your smartphone includes the VersaMail® application (called Email in Applications View), which you can use to access your corporate, personal, and fee-based Internet email. You can also access web-based email, like Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail, from the web browser on your smartphone. NOTE Your wireless service provider may offer additional email applications that are compatible with your Treo 755P smartphone.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES How do I get started? 1 If either of the following is true, see the User Guide for the VersaMail® Application: • You used the VersaMail application on your previous Palm OS® device, and you want to transfer those settings to your smartphone. • You plan to use VersaMail to access an email account on a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® server, a Lotus Notes server, or a Microsoft MAPI server.
Setting up the VersaMail application to work with common providers 1 Press Applications and select Email to open the VersaMail application. 2 If the Initial Setup dialog box appears, select Continue. 3 Make up a name that describes this account and enter it in the Account Name field. For example, Work Email. 4 Select the Mail Service pick list, select your email provider (such as Earthlink), and then select Next. address. Check with your email provider if you are not sure what to enter as your username.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES your system administrator or ISP), and then select Next. settings, select Advanced, and then enter those settings. TIP You can also select Advanced to set more options for incoming and outgoing messages. 10 Select Done. Creating and sending email messages 1 From the Inbox, select New. 6 Enter the username for your email account. Your username appears before the @ symbol in your email address.
4 Select one of the following: Send: Connects and sends all messages immediately. If the message cannot be sent for any reason, the message is stored in your Outbox. Outbox: Stores the message to be sent later. Adding attachments to your email messages 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES You can attach several types of files to your email messages. . To remove an attachment, select the file in the Attachments box, and then select Delete.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 4 On the Select Media screen, select the Album pick list to go to the album containing the photo or video you want, and then check the box to the left of the photo or video. 5 Select Done. . To attach more than one file to a message, repeat steps 3 and 4. TIP Attaching ringtones 1 Create the message to which you want to attach the ringtone. 2 On the New Message screen, select the red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner.
Receiving and viewing email messages 1 From any mailbox, select Get or Get & Send. 2 From the Inbox, select the message you want to view. When viewing a message, tap the scroll arrows at the top of the screen to view the previous or next message. TIP 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 4 Select Done.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 2 Tap the attachment name at the bottom of the message screen to view it in the default viewer on your smartphone. You can also tap the folder icon to the left of the attachment name to open a menu of tasks you can do with the attachment, including View, Install, or Unzip, depending on the attachment file type; Save to card to save the attachment to an expansion card; or select Viewer to select the application you want to use to view the attachment.
The message includes a meeting invitation. This message has high priority. 3 Select Delete on the Message menu. 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 4 If a confirmation dialog box appears, select OK to confirm the deletion. To delete a single message, select the envelope icon next to the message, and then select Delete from the list. TIP You can rearrange the message list to make it easier to find and view messages.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES send, and otherwise manage the messages in each account. 1 Press Menu . 2 Select Accounts, and then select an account. DID YOU KNOW? If you assign the VersaMail application to a quick button, you can press that button repeatedly to switch between your different email accounts. Customizing your email settings You can customize the VersaMail settings for each individual email account on your smartphone.
3 Select Auto Sync. After you set up a scheduled Auto Sync and select Get Mail, from then on, only new messages are retrieved during Auto Sync. TIP 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES Selecting alert tones 4 Check the Auto-sync box. 5 Select the Every pick list and select the time interval, from 5 minutes to 12 hours. NOTE If you set a more frequent interval, you may need to recharge your Treo battery more often.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 6 Select OK. Setting preferences for getting messages 1 From any mailbox screen, press Menu . 2 Select Options, and then select Preferences. 3 Select Incoming. according to the option you select in the Get pick list. Unread messages (IMAP accounts only): Downloads only unread mail to your smartphone. If you don’t check this box and you select Get & Send, all the messages on your mail server are downloaded to your Inbox, including messages you’ve read.
enter any size up to 2048KB [approximately 2 megabytes (MB)], including attachments. The maximum message size that you can retrieve is 60KB for the body text and approximately 5MB of total data for any attachments. 3 Select Signature. Message Format: Sets the format for messages you retrieve. Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync works with the VersaMail application, Calendar, and Contacts on your smartphone to directly access corporate groupware information on a Microsoft Exchange 2003 or 2007 server.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES continues to synchronize with Outlook on your computer. For complete info on using a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, see the User Guide for the VersaMail® Application at http://go.palm.com/treo755p/. DID YOU KNOW? You can address messages to multiple recipients by separating the addresses with a comma. If you address a single message to three people, you may be billed for three messages (depending on your wireless service provider’s service plan).
• 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES If the recipient’s name isn’t in the list of recent addresses or your Contacts list, enter the phone number or email address. If you see numbers when you expect to see letters (or the other way around), you need to turn Option Lock on by pressing Option twice, or turn it off by pressing Option once. TIP 4 Enter your message or select QuickText to insert predefined phrases.
YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES CHAPTER 4 When you receive a message, you can also press Send to call the sender. TIP If you have multiple alerts, the Alert screen displays all your pending alerts. Select an item’s description to jump to that item, or check the box to clear that item. To view all your pending alerts from any screen on your smartphone, press and hold Center on the 5-way.
Arranging your messages You can rearrange the messages in any folder by using the Sort command. 1 Press Applications Messaging . and select 1 Press Applications Messaging . and select 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 2 Select the folder list in the title bar and select the folder that contains the messages you want to delete. 3 Press Menu . 4 Select Purge from the Message menu. 5 Select the Purge pick list, and then select older than 1 week, older than 2 weeks, older than 1 month, or all.
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES You can carry on multiple chats at the same time and easily switch between them, using the pick list at the top of the screen. 1 Press Applications Messaging . and select 2 Do one of the following: Start a new chat: Select a message and reply to it. Continue an existing chat: Select a message with the chat icon. 3 Enter your message. Pale gray text indicates that a message is pending or enroute. TIP 4 Select Send.
5 Select the Chat tab and set any of the following preferences for chat sessions. in the selected label color, or only your name. 4 CHAPTER YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 6 Select OK. Selecting Messaging alert tones DID YOU KNOW? Your smartphone includes a silent alert that can vibrate even when the Ringer switch is set to Sound Off. Create chats from messages: Indicate when you want to group messages from the same person into a chat. 1 Press Applications Messaging . 2 Press Menu and select .
CHAPTER 4 YOUR EMAIL AND OTHER MESSAGES 6 Select the Vibrate pick list and select how you want your smartphone to vibrate upon an incoming message. 7 Select the Message Tone pick list and select a tone for incoming message alerts. A text message A chat session 8 Check the boxes if you want to see onscreen alerts when a new message arrives and when a message you sent is received. A voicemail page 9 Select Done.
C H A PT ER 5 Your connections to the web and wireless devices You use the web for many things: driving directions, shopping, news, web-based email. Now, with your wireless service provider’s network and the built-in web browser, you can take the web with you almost anywhere. The built-in Bluetooth® feature of your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone helps you easily set up wireless connections to a number of devices, so you can enjoy the convenience of cable-free connectivity.
In this chapter Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Connections with Bluetooth® devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Web browser The Blazer® web browser on your smartphone provides quick and easy access to web pages. You can view most sites you use on your computer, including those with security and advanced features, such as JavaScript and frames. To browse the web, you must activate data services from your wireless service provider. pages into a single column and resizes images on your screen. This way, you can see most content without scrolling left or right.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES NOTE Trouble connecting to the Internet? See My smartphone won’t connect to the Internet for troubleshooting tips. 3 Enter a web page address (URL) in the Address Bar and select Go. page. In Wide Page mode, use the stylus to select a link. Submit a form: Enter the info and then select the onscreen button to submit the form. If the form doesn’t have an onscreen button, press Return . NOTE If you browse to a secure web page, a lock Address Bar.
Opens a dialog box where you can enter a web address you want to go to or view a list of recently viewed web pages. Goes to your home page. Displays a list of your bookmarks and saved pages. To find a recent page or search, select the Address Bar pick list and select the item from the list. TIP Want to get to the icons faster? Press Space to jump to the Address Bar, and then press Up on the 5-way to scroll to the icons. You can also press Menu to access the same commands from the menus.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES Saving a page You can use the web browser to save a page for offline viewing, so you don’t need a wireless connection to view it later. 1 Go to the page you want to save. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Save Page from the Page menu. 4 Select OK, and then select OK again. To go back to the last web page you viewed without selecting a bookmark, select Page View.
5 CHAPTER YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES Your wireless service provider may preset bookmarks on your smartphone that are customized for their services. You may not be able to customize some of the preset bookmarks. If you can’t edit, delete, or beam a bookmark, it is probably locked and these actions are prohibited. TIP 4 Enter the desired changes. 5 Select OK.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES you can download the file to an expansion card, but you cannot open it on your smartphone.
• Select or press Center pause playback. • Select or press Center to resume playback after pausing. • A few seconds after playback begins, the toolbar is hidden and you can view the content on the full screen. Press Up or Down to display the toolbar; press Up or Down again to hide the toolbar again. • to Press the Volume button on the side of your smartphone to adjust the volume. 6 Select Edit, and then select Paste.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES to wrap from the end of the page to the beginning when the end is reached. 5 Select Find to start the search. Customizing your web browser settings 1 From Page View, press Menu . 2 Select Options, and then select Preferences. Show Address Bar: Sets whether the web address appears in Page View. When it is visible, you can select the pick list to go to a previously viewed page or enter a URL directly from Page View.
Disable JavaScript: Bypasses JavaScript elements on the web pages you view. Tap and Drag: Determines whether dragging the stylus selects text or scrolls through the content of the page. Normal mode/Fast mode: Determines whether selected items are hidden so that web pages load faster. When you select Fast Mode, you can set the next two options. can still see any image by tapping and holding its placeholder box.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES Clear cache on exit: Determines whether the cache clears each time you exit the web browser. Set Proxy: Sets up a proxy server to access the Internet. If your connection requires a proxy server, please contact your Internet service provider or IT administrator for this information. 6 Select OK.
6 Select Add Device. The discovery icon appears, indicating that the discovery process is active. 5 CHAPTER YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES 7 Select the Show pick list and select Nearby devices. 3 (Optional) Enter a device name that identifies your smartphone when it is discovered by other Bluetooth devices. NOTE Use the same device name for all your Bluetooth connections. If you change the device name, you need to re-create any partnerships you have already created.
CHAPTER 5 YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES the more difficult it is for the passkey to be deciphered. NOTE Use the same device name for all 10 Select Done. your Bluetooth connections. If you change the device name, you need to re-create any partnerships you have already created.
Hidden: Allows only devices with which you have previously formed a partnership to request a connection with your smartphone. New devices cannot request a connection. 5 Enter the same passkey on your smartphone and on the Bluetooth device. you must use the same passkey on both your smartphone and the other Bluetooth device. We recommend that where possible, you make up a passkey of 16 alphanumeric characters (letters and numerals only) to improve the security of your smartphone.
YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE WEB AND WIRELESS DEVICES CHAPTER 5 110 CONNECTIONS WITH BLUETOOTH® DEVICES
C H A PT ER 6 Your photos, videos, and music Do you have a wallet bulging with photos of friends, family, pets, and your most recent vacation? Are you tired of carrying both your MP3 player and your phone? Your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone solves both problems. You can keep your favorite photos—videos, too—right on your smartphone. And there’s no need to carry an expensive MP3 player; you can play music on your smartphone.
In this chapter Camera and Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Pics & Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Pocket Tunes™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camera and Camcorder location is based on the location of the album (smartphone or expansion card). Your smartphone comes with an easy-to-use, built-in, 1.3-megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom. You can use the camera to take and view pictures and videos and send them to your friends and family. To add a personal touch to your smartphone, use your pictures as your wallpaper in the Phone application’s Main View, and as caller ID images.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 5 Press Center to capture the picture. 6 Do any of the following: To add an audio caption later, open the picture and then select Audio Caption from the Photo menu. TIP DID YOU KNOW? You can personalize a picture. Open the Photo menu, select Draw on, and then use the drawing tools to add your own personal touch. When you save the picture, you can replace the original or save a copy.
video in a different location, select one of the following: : Stores the video in the selected album. The storage location is based on the location of the album (smartphone or expansion card). 4 Press Center to start recording. 6 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 5 After you finish recording, press Center again to stop. 6 Select any of the following: Plays the video, so you can review it.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC During playback, tap and drag the progress indicator bar to jump to a different section of the video. Select Pause to pause video playback. TIP Customizing your Camera settings You can customize the built-in camera’s settings for your Treo 755P smartphone. 1 Go to Camera View or Camcorder View. 2 Press Menu . If you are in Camera View, the Photo Settings screen appears. If you are in Camcorder View, the Video Settings screen appears.
1 Press Applications Pics&Videos . 6 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC and select 2 Select the album that contains the picture you want to see. To view an album from an expansion card, insert the card and select the album from the Album list. If the items on the card are not grouped into albums, select the card name from the list. TIP 4 Select Done. 3 Select the picture you want to view.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Viewing a video In addition to viewing the videos you capture with the built-in camera, you can view videos captured on many popular digital cameras. Your smartphone supports the following types of video files: DID YOU KNOW? If you pause video playback and then close the video, the video starts where you left off the next time you play it. • 3GP Viewing a slide show • 3G2 (MPEG-4 video + QCELP audio + .3g2 file type) 1 Press Applications Pics&Videos .
To set slide show options such as background music and transitions, open the Options menu and select Slideshow Setting. Keep in mind that background music overrides audio captions when you’re running a slide show. Background music for a slide show also overrides any music that might be playing using the Pocket Tunes application on your smartphone if you start a slide show. TIP DID YOU KNOW? You cannot send copyrighted pictures or videos that appear with a Lock icon in Thumbnail View or Picture list.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 1 From the Album list, select the album that contains the picture(s) or video(s) you want to copy. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Copy to from the Photo (or Video) menu. 4 Select the pictures or videos to copy, or select Select All to copy the entire album. (A + sign appears next to selected items.) You can also move pictures and videos between albums. Open the Photo (or Video) menu and select Move to.
Adding a picture to a contact entry ? You can also open the Album DID YOU KNOW list from Camera View or Camcorder View by selecting the icon in the lower-right corner. Install the Palm® Files application to easily browse and manage files on an expansion card. Press Applications, select My Treo, select the Bonus tab, and then select Files. TIP To change the name, add a caption, or view other picture or video information, highlight (or open) the item, open the Photo (or Video) menu, and select Details.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 5 Select Delete. 6 Select Delete to confirm the deletion. You can also highlight a picture or video in Thumbnail View and then press Backspace to delete the highlighted item. TIP Viewing pictures and videos on your computer When you synchronize your Treo 755P smartphone, your pictures and videos are copied to your desktop computer. You can view pictures in JPEG format and videos in MPEG-4 format (3G2 file extension).
• Mac HD : Users : : Movies : Palm Videos : : Expansion Card them using the Pocket Tunes™ application on your smartphone. 6 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC You can upgrade Pocket Tunes to a version that supports more music file formats (such as WMA), supports subscription music, and includes additional features. For more info, visit www.pocket-tunes.com/palm.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC 4 Click Tools, and then click Options. 5 Click the Rip Music tab, click the Format pick list, and then select mp3. Click OK. Uncheck box 6 Click Tools, and then click Options. 7 Click the Devices tab, select Palm Handheld from the Devices list, and then click Properties. 9 Click OK, and then click OK again.
4 Click the Import Using pop-up menu and select MP3 Encoder. 1 Connect your smartphone to your computer with the USB sync cable. 5 (Optional) Click the Setting pop-up menu and select Good Quality. 2 On your smartphone, press Applications and select pTunes . Mac If you want greater control over the file size and sound quality of your MP3 files, select Custom from the Setting pop-up menu.
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC droplet in the Palm folder. Select your device name, the file name, and the destination (card). Click OK. Synchronize your smartphone with your computer. Be patient; transferring music to an expansion card can take several minutes. DID YOU KNOW? You can also use a card reader accessory (sold separately) to transfer MP3 files from your computer to your expansion card.
Listening to music on your Treo smartphone • To adjust the volume during playback, press the Volume button on the side of your smartphone. • To pause playback, select Pause CAUTION Protect your hearing. Listening to this device at full volume for a long period of time can damage your hearing. 1 Make sure the Ringer switch is set to Sound On . See Silencing sounds for more information. 2 Press Applications pTunes . 6 CHAPTER YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC .
CHAPTER 6 YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC Creating a playlist Editing a playlist If you want to play a group of songs in a particular order, you can create a playlist. 1 Press Applications pTunes . 1 Press Applications pTunes . 2 Press Menu and select . 3 Select Actions, and then select Manage Playlists. 4 Select New, and then enter a name for the playlist. 5 Select Add Song. Select the songs you want to include on the playlist. 2 Press Menu and select .
C H A PT ER 7 Your personal information organizer Say good-bye to paper calendars and throw away those scribbled to-do lists. Your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone is all you need to organize your personal information and keep it with you wherever you go. You never lose your information, even if your battery is completely drained. All of your personal info is backed up each time you synchronize, and it is kept private when you use the security features on your smartphone.
In this chapter Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contacts Contacts is where you enter information about people you know. You can access this info from the Phone application to dial phone numbers and create favorites, and from the Messaging and email applications to send messages. When you create a contact, you can also assign a photo and ringtone ID to that contact, so you know when they call you. 1 Press Phone 7 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER . 2 Select the Contacts favorite button. You can also open Contacts from Applications View.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER • Select Photos to add an existing picture to this contact. Add a caller ID ringtone: Select the Ringtone pick list and select a ringtone from the list to give incoming calls from this contact a distinctive ring. Place the entry in a category or mark it private: Select Details. (See Working with private entries for more info.) Add a note to an entry: Select Note . Display additional fields for this contact: Select Plus .
• Select Map, wait for Google Maps to locate matching items. Select an item, Select From to request directions from this location. In the To location field, enter or select your destination, and then select OK. When the route summary appears, select OK to view the first step in the directions. Tap the forward and back buttons at the bottom of the screen to view the next or previous step in the directions. In the Contacts list, press Up or Down on the 5-way to move to the previous or next Contacts record.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 7 Week View: Shows your schedule for an entire week. The time frames are based on the Start Time and End Time settings in Calendar Preferences. ? If your company uses DID YOU KNOW Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007, you may be able to synchronize Calendar events directly with the server. See Working with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync for details. Displaying your calendar • Month View: Shows your schedule for a whole month.
5 Select the End Time box and enter the ending hour and minute for the event. Creating an event If you have several appointments to enter, it’s more efficient to use Palm Desktop software (included) or Microsoft Outlook (sold separately) on your computer and then synchronize your smartphone with your computer. For more information, see Synchronizing information—the basics. TIP 1 Press Calendar appears. until Day View 2 Press Left or Right desired day.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER 4 Select OK. To automatically assign a time zone to your events, open the Options menu, select Preferences, and check the New events use time zones box. All your new events will be assigned to your local time zone (existing events aren’t affected), and you can change the time zone setting for individual events.
4 Enter a description for the event. A diamond appears next to the description of an untimed event. 7 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER select Other to define a custom interval. 4 Select OK. Scheduling a repeating event To enter a birthday or anniversary, add this info to the person’s Contacts entry and it automatically appears in your Calendar. TIP This icon indicates a repeating event. To enter a holiday, create an untimed event.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER Color-coding your schedule Editing or deleting an event Use color-coding to quickly spot various types of events. For example, make appointments with family green, coworkers blue, and friends red. Follow these steps to create a category and assign it a color-code. 1 Select the event you want to edit or delete. 1 From Day View, select an event description or select an empty timeslot.
Customizing display options for your calendar 1 Press Menu . 2 Select Options, and then select Display Options. 3 Select the Default View pick list and select the view you want to see when you open Calendar. the Background box, select the image placeholder, and then select a photo. Adjust the fade setting so that the text is easy to read against the photo.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER Show Category Column: The color-coded category marker appears between the time and the description to indicate the category under which the event is filed. 6 Select Month and set any of the following Month View options: 7 Select OK. Selecting alarm tones 1 Press Menu . 2 Select Options, and then select Sound Preferences. 3 Select the Application pick list and select Calendar. 4 Select the Volume pick list and select the volume level.
Alarm Sound: The tone played the first time your alarm goes off. Reminder Sound: The tone played if an alarm is not acknowledged and the alarm repeats itself. Repeat: The number of times the alarm repeats itself if it is not acknowledged. Default Alarm: The default time frame for the alarm field. 7 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER World Clock World Clock displays the day and time in three cities anywhere around the globe.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER one of these two cities, so that you always know what time it is at home. 1 Press Applications World Clock . and select 2 Select a City pick list, and select a city in the same time zone as the city you want to track. 2 Select Add. 3 Select a location in the same time zone as the city you want to add, and then select OK. 4 Enter the name of the city. 5 Select Location, select Map, select the location of the city, and then select OK.
To customize the alarm sound and volume, open the Options menu and select Alarm Preferences. TIP Make sure the Ringer switch is set to Sound On, so that you can hear the alarm. TIP Tasks You can use Tasks to remind you of tasks you need to complete and to keep a record of when you finish tasks. Adding a task 1 Press Applications Tasks . and select 3 Enter a description of the task. The text can be longer than one line.
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER CHAPTER 7 Private: Check this box to mark this task private. See Working with private entries for additional information. : Select this button to enter additional text that you want to associate with the task. 4 Select OK. Category: Assign the task to a specific category. To add a new category, select Edit Categories and then select New. Due Date: Select the Due Date pick list and select a due date for the task.
• Date: Displays tasks that are due in a specific time frame. Select the Date pick list (in the title bar) to select Due Today, Last 7 Days, Next 7 Days, or Past Due. • Category: Displays tasks that are assigned to the selected category. Select the Category pick list to select a different category. If you accidentally check off a task and need to uncheck it, highlight the task again and press Center on the 5-way to uncheck it.
CHAPTER 7 YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION ORGANIZER 3 Set any of the following preferences: Deleting a task 1 Select the task you want to delete. 2 Press Menu . Sort by: Indicates the order in which your tasks appear in the list. 3 Select Delete Task from the Record menu. Show Completed Tasks: Displays tasks you’ve checked off. 4 Select OK. Record Completion Date: Replaces due date with the completion date when you complete (check off) the task. To save memory, you can purge all completed tasks.
C H A PT ER 8 Your memos and documents With its ability to store large amounts of important information, your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone lets you take your office with you—including your Microsoft® Office and PDF files. You can keep updated copies of the files on both your smartphone and your computer so that you can work on them in the most convenient location any time. Leave your note pad and voice recorder at home. Use Memos to type notes.
In this chapter Documents To Go® Professional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Memos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Documents To Go® Professional Here are a few more examples of what you can do with Documents: • Send and receive email attachments in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Acrobat file formats (DOC, XLS, PPT, and PDF). • View Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe® Acrobat® files (DOC, XLS, PPT, and PDF). • Create or edit a Word-compatible document or Excel-compatible spreadsheet on your smartphone, and then save it in the native DOC or XLS format.
CHAPTER 8 YOUR MEMOS AND DOCUMENTS Go to http://go.palm.com/treo755p/ to download and install the Documents To Go desktop software. It enables you to synchronize Microsoft Office files so that changes you make to these files show up on both your smartphone and your computer. You can save files in their native Office format or make use of the optimized Documents To Go formats.
Memos You can assign categories to your memos. Open the memo you want to change, select the category pick list at the top of the screen, and select a category. To add a new category, select Edit Categories and then select New. TIP Memos are a great way to store notes on your Treo 755P smartphone. DID YOU KNOW? Each memo can include 4,096 characters of text. Deleting a memo 1 Open the memo you want to delete. Creating a memo 2 Press Menu 1 Press Applications Memos .
CHAPTER 8 YOUR MEMOS AND DOCUMENTS Creating a voice memo Listening to a voice memo When recording a voice memo, face your smartphone’s screen while speaking. 1 Press Applications Voice Memo . 1 Press and hold the Side button on your smartphone while recording your memo. After you finish recording, release the Side button. 2 In the Voice Memo list, navigate to the voice memo title and then press Center to select it. The voice memo begins to play.
8 CHAPTER YOUR MEMOS AND DOCUMENTS To adjust the volume level, press the Volume button on the side of your smartphone. TIP To change a voice memo title, open the Voice Memo menu and select Rename Memo. TIP DID YOU KNOW? You can send a voice memo in an email (see the documentation for your email application). You can also use Bluetooth® wireless technology to send a voice memo to a nearby Bluetooth device (see Sending info over a Bluetooth wireless connection).
YOUR MEMOS AND DOCUMENTS CHAPTER 8 154 VOICE MEMO
C H A PT ER 9 Your application and info management tools Synchronization is a great way to transfer, update, and back up info on your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone. Synchronizing simply means that info you entered or updated in one place (your smartphone or your computer) is automatically updated in the other. There’s no need to enter info twice. Expansion cards (sold separately) provide a compact and limitless storage solution.
In this chapter Using Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Viewing and using the alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Installing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Removing applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Find 4 In the search results, select the text you want to review, or select Find More to continue the search. 9 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS The Find feature locates any text in the built-in applications and databases and in some third-party applications. The Find feature searches for the group of characters you specify, including characters that are part of a word. Find is not case-sensitive.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS You can do any of the following: 2 Press Menu . • Check the box to clear an alert from the list. 3 Select Options, and then select Advanced Mode or Basic Mode. • Select the alert to open the corresponding application and view the alert item (message, event, missed call, and so on). Basic Mode • Select Done to close the Alert screen and return to whatever you were doing on your smartphone before you opened the Alert screen.
Selecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode Length: Length conversions for metric and English values. 1 Switch to Advanced Mode (see the preceding procedure). Area: Area conversions for metric, traditional, and English values. 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Options, and then select the type of function you want to use: Math: Advanced mathematical functions such as exponents, roots, and logarithms. Volume: Volume conversions for metric and English values. 4 Press Menu .
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Installing applications Your smartphone comes with several built-in and ready-to-use applications. You can also install free bonus software, such as business software, games, and more. You can install the bonus software wirelessly using the My Treo application on your smartphone. You can also download the bonus software from http:// go.palm.com/treo755p/ to your computer and then synchronize to install it on your smartphone.
SIT files), you need to download it to your computer and expand the file before installing it on your smartphone. Installing other third-party applications from a computer 1 Open the web browser (see Viewing a web page). from your computer to your Treo smartphone, you must first install Palm® Desktop software on your computer (see Installing the desktop synchronization software). 2 Go to the page that contains the link to the application you want to download.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 3 Synchronize your smartphone with your computer to install the application(s) on your Treo smartphone. You can open a window to select whether to install files on your smartphone or on an expansion card. Removing applications TIP Windows: Double-click the Palm Quick Install icon. Mac: Open the HotSync menu and select Install Handheld files.
3 Press Menu . 4 Select Delete on the App menu. 5 Select the Delete From pick list and select the location of the application you want to remove: Phone or Card. 6 Select the application that you want to remove. If you upgraded from a previous version of Palm Desktop software, your Backup subfolder may be located in the palmOne or Handspring folder.
YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS CHAPTER 9 Sending information with Bluetooth® wireless technology Version: The version numbers of applications on your smartphone. Size: The size (in kilobytes) of applications and information on your smartphone. Records: The number of entries in various applications on your smartphone. 5 Scroll to the application you want to see info about. 6 Select Done.
4 Select the entry or category you want to send. You cannot send an item that has a lock next to it. 7 Select the application you want to transfer. You cannot send an item that has a lock next to it. 5 Press Menu 8 Select Send. . 6 Select Send from the leftmost menu. 9 Select Bluetooth, and then select OK. 7 Select Bluetooth, and then select OK. 10 Select the receiving device(s) on the Discovery Results screen, and then select OK.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Temporary: Enables Bluetooth devices that are not on your Trusted Device list to request a connection with your smartphone during the next two minutes. Your smartphone reverts to the Hidden setting and becomes inaccessible to other devices after two minutes.
Beaming an entry You can beam an individual entry or item such as a contact or a picture. You can also beam all the entries in the selected category, such as all the contacts in the Business or Family category. smartphone directly at the IR port on the receiving device. 9 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 5 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue using your smartphone.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 5 Select the application you want to transfer. 6 Select Beam. 7 When the Beam Status dialog box appears, point the IR port on your smartphone directly at the IR port on the receiving device. 8 Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue using your smartphone. Receiving beamed information If you do not select a category upon receiving a beamed item, the item is placed in the Unfiled category.
separately). You can change which applications synchronize. For example, if you don’t use the Memos application and you want to speed up synchronization, you can turn off synchronization for Memos. Select Do nothing to turn off synchronization for an app that currently synchronizes (for example, to turn off synchronization for Memos if you do not use this app).
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 6 (Optional) Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each application for which you want to turn synchronization on or off. synchronization for Memos if you do not use this app). 7 Click OK, and then click Done. TIP Windows To keep the current sync setting on an ongoing basis, check the Set as default box. If you do not check this box, the option you select applies only the next time you synchronize. Thereafter, info is updated according to the default setting.
7 Click OK, and then close the Conduit Settings window. Mac To keep the current setting on an ongoing basis, select Make Default. If you do not select this button, the option you select applies only the next time you synchronize. Thereafter, info is updated according to the default setting. TIP 3 Enter a device name for your smartphone. This is the name that appears on the other Bluetooth device’s screen when it connects to your smartphone.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to create a partnership between your smartphone and your computer. In some cases you may need to perform setup steps on your computer before you can complete this step. Check your computer’s documentation for specific setup instructions. 1 Press Applications HotSync . and select 8 After you finish the HotSync Setup, select Done to return to Applications View.
9 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Synchronizing over an infrared connection BEFORE YOU BEGIN Check the following on your computer: • It must have an enabled IR port and driver or have an IR device attached to it. Check your computer’s documentation to see if it supports IR communication. • HotSync manager must be active. On a Windows computer, you know HotSync manager is active when its icon appears in the lower-right corner of your screen.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS MAC ONLY 1 Double-click HotSync manager the Palm folder. in 2 Click the HotSync Controls tab, and then select Enabled. 3 Click the Connection Settings tab, and then check the On box next to IR port. 4 Close the HotSync Software Setup window. 5 On your smartphone, press Applications and select HotSync . 6 Select Local. 7 Select the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC/Handheld.
NOTE Push is a feature provided by Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync that pushes email messages, Calendar events, meeting invitations, and updated contact information it receives onto your smartphone. • Palm Desktop software: Info in Calendar, Contacts, and the VersaMail application does not sync with and does not appear in Palm Desktop software on your computer.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 1 Open the door of the expansion card slot. DID YOU KNOW? If the Ringer switch is set to Sound On, you hear a confirmation tone when you insert or remove an expansion card. 4 Close the door of the expansion card slot. Removing an expansion card 1 Open the door of the expansion card slot. 2 Hold your smartphone with the screen facing you, and hold the card with the label facing you.
2 Select the icon for the application you want to open. 3 Press Center application. 4 Close the door of the expansion card slot. Opening applications on an expansion card After you insert an expansion card into the expansion card slot, you can open any of the applications stored on the expansion card. 1 Insert the expansion card into the expansion card slot. Applications View automatically appears.
CHAPTER 9 YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS Copying applications between an expansion card and your smartphone Before you copy an application to an expansion card, make sure that it is compatible with Palm OS software version 5.4.5 or later. Some applications do not work with expansion cards and do not allow you to store files in a location that is separate from the application. TIP You can copy applications from your Treo smartphone to your expansion card and vice versa.
Before copying information to, renaming, or formatting an expansion card, make sure the card is not write-protected. See the instructions that came with your card for details. TIP 5 Select Rename Card from the Card menu. 9 CHAPTER YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS 6 Enter a new name for the card. 7 Select Rename.
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C H A PT ER 10 Your personal settings Customizing your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone is a great way to make it match your lifestyle and work even harder for you. On your smartphone, you can easily customize the sounds, fonts, screen colors, and more. Take advantage of different levels of security. Prevent making an accidental (and expensive) phone call by locking the keyboard. Some settings can help extend the life of your smartphone battery.
In this chapter System sound settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Display and appearance settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Applications settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Locking your smartphone and info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Connection settings . .
System sound settings When you slide the Ringer switch back to Sound On , it restores the previous sound settings. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Silencing sounds You can immediately silence all alerts, ringtones, music that plays through the built-in speaker, and system sounds by sliding the Ringer switch to Sound Off This does not mute the audio during a phone call. .
YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS CHAPTER 10 2 Press Left brightness. and Right to adjust the 3 Select Done. To automatically set the backlight to the preset low setting, press Option + Menu. TIP You can also adjust the backlight and set the brightness duration during a call in Power Preferences. See Optimizing power settings. TIP 4 Select Done.
Small Large Small bold 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Large bold 5 Select OK. Setting display formats Formats Preferences enable you to select number conventions based on geographic regions. For example, in the United Kingdom, time often is expressed using a 24-hour clock. In the United States, time is expressed using a 12-hour clock with an AM or a PM suffix. Many of the built-in applications on your Treo smartphone use the Formats Preferences settings. 1 Press Applications Prefs .
CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 1 Press Applications Prefs . and select 2 Select Touchscreen. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions and tap the screen where indicated. 4 Select Done. You can also set the wallpaper for the Phone application’s Main View (see Customizing the Phone application’s Main View) and the background for the Calendar Agenda View (see Customizing display options for your calendar). TIP 4 Select Done. Changing the system color scheme 1 Press Applications Prefs .
Arranging applications by category You can assign an application to a category and then display a specific category of applications in Applications View. 1 Press Applications 2 Press Menu . . 3 Select Category on the App menu. 4 Select the pick list next to each application and select a category. 5 Select Done. To create a new category, select the category pick list and select Edit Categories. Select New, and then enter the category name. Select OK to close the dialog box, and then select OK.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS three quick buttons that open an application. NOTE We recommend that you keep the primary button assignments on the factory settings until you become comfortable with the features of your smartphone. If you do change the primary button assignments, remember that the instructions in this guide and in the other help features refer to the original button settings. 1 Press Applications Prefs . 188 and select 4 Select Done.
Keyboard (Keyguard): You can use the Keyguard feature to disable the keyboard and all buttons to prevent accidental presses in your bag or pocket. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Screen: You can disable the screen’s touch-sensitive feature during an active call or call alert. 1 Press Applications Prefs . and select 2 Select Default Apps. 3 Select each pick list and select the application you want to associate with that function. 4 Select Done.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS By default, Keyguard turns on whenever the screen is off. Each time you wake up the screen, you must turn off Keyguard to unlock the keyboard and use your smartphone. To turn off Keyguard, do the following: 1 Press Applications Prefs . 2 Select Keyguard. 3 Select the Auto-Keyguard pick list, and then do one of the following: • Select how quickly you want Keyguard to turn on: When power is turned off, 5 seconds after power off, or 30 seconds after power off.
onscreen Answer and Ignore buttons, or press Send to answer the call or Power/End to ignore the call. On a call: Disables the screen after you answer a call. You must use the 5-way to select the onscreen buttons during the call. Use this setting to avoid accidentally pressing onscreen buttons while you’re holding your smartphone near your ear to speak. 4 Select Done.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS number, you must enter your lock code to unlock your phone. After that, you can continue to make calls without entering your lock code, unless you select one of these Phone Lock options. 6 When prompted, enter the lock code, and then select OK. (Unless you changed your lock code, it is the last four digits of your phone number.) 7 If you want to change the lock code, select Change Lock Code, enter a new lock code, and then select OK.
1 Press Applications Security . 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS and select 2 Select the Password box. On power off: Locks your smartphone when you turn off the screen, or when it shuts off with the Auto-off feature. 3 Assign a password and a password hint. 4 Select the Auto Lock Device box. 5 When prompted, enter your password and select OK. 6 Select one of the following options: Never: Prevents your smartphone from locking automatically.
YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS CHAPTER 10 After you create a password, you can lock your system manually. Press Applications and select Security. Select Lock & Turn Off, and then select Off & Lock. TIP To change your password, select the Password box, enter your current password, and then enter the new password. To delete your password, select the Password box and then select Unassign. TIP a password, you (or anyone else) can reveal private entries without a password.
2 Select the Current Privacy pick list and select Show Records. 3 If prompted for your password, enter it and then select OK. You can also access the systemwide security settings while you’re in an application, such as Calendar. Press Menu, select Options, and then select Security. TIP Security and Palm Desktop software (Windows) ® The Windows version of Palm® Desktop software observes the security password for your Treo smartphone.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 4 Enter the text that you want to appear in the Owner Preferences screen. 5 Select Done. 3 Select the Automatically set pick list and select one of the following settings: System settings NOTE The options that appear on the screen vary based on the setting you select in step 3. Setting the date and time By default, your smartphone synchronizes the date, time, and time zone with the network when your phone is on and you are inside a coverage area.
your wireless service provider network. You cannot change any of the settings. 4 If the Location pick list appears, select it, and then select a city in your time zone. 10 CHAPTER YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS 2 Select Power. 3 Set any of the following preferences: Brightness: Sets the intensity of the screen and keyboard backlights. Drag the slider or press Left and Right to adjust the brightness level.
CHAPTER 10 YOUR PERSONAL SETTINGS Beam Receive: Determines whether your Treo smartphone is ready to receive information over an infrared beam. If you leave this option turned off, you must return to this screen to turn on this option the next time you want to receive a beam. 4 Select Done. You can also access the brightness setting by pressing Option + P. To temporarily dim the screen’s brightness, press Option + Menu. TIP server through the company’s firewall (security layer).
C H A PT ER 11 Common questions Although we can’t anticipate all the questions you might have, this chapter provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions. For additional information and answers to other common questions, visit http://go.palm.com/treo755p/.
In this chapter Upgrading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Desktop software installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Resetting your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Upgrading If you experience problems with your Palm® Treo™ 755P smartphone after performing the upgrade steps in Upgrading from another Palm OS® device of this guide, you may have incompatible applications or settings that were not quarantined during the installation process. These incompatible applications or settings can lead to numerous issues, including system resets and freezes.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS 4 To help you identify the app that is causing the problem, move one app at a time from the Old_Apps folder to the Backup folder, and then sync. If the problem recurs, delete the last app you installed and report the problem to its developer. 3 Confirm that your copy includes the Backup subfolder and that all the files in the original Backup subfolder are also in the copy of the Backup subfolder. 5 Repeat step 4 for each of the apps in the Old_Apps folder.
Desktop software installation If you are having trouble installing the desktop software, you may have the wrong version of the software or some of your computer’s resources may be unavailable. Windows Vista users: Before inserting the Palm Software Installation CD, go to www.palm.com/windowsvista, where you’ll find instructions and information about using your smartphone and desktop software with Windows Vista.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS Resetting your smartphone Performing a soft reset A soft reset is similar to restarting a computer. If your smartphone is not responding or you have trouble synchronizing with your computer, a soft reset may help. All your info is retained when you perform a soft reset. 1 Remove the battery from your smartphone, and then reinsert it. Don’t know how? See Replacing the battery. NOTE The reset begins when you reinsert the battery.
third-party software issues. (See Third-party applications for suggestions on diagnosing third-party software issues.) After performing a hard reset, you can restore previously synchronized information the next time you sync. 3 When the Access Powered logo appears, release Power/End . 11 CHAPTER COMMON QUESTIONS 4 When the Erase all data? prompt appears, press Up to confirm the hard reset.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS HotSync . If you see your device name in the upper-right corner, the hard reset was not successful. Replacing the battery Your Treo 755P smartphone comes with a replaceable battery. Be sure to use a replacement battery that is recommended or sold by Palm and is compatible with the Treo 755P smartphone. Failure to use the proper battery may result in a risk of personal injury or product damage, and it voids your smartphone warranty. 1 Press Power/End screen.
Battery contacts Smartphone contacts Notch Screen The screen appears blank 1 When a call lasts longer than the limit specified in Power Preferences, the screen dims automatically. In certain lighting conditions, the screen may appear blank when this occurs. Press any key except Power/End to restore the screen to normal brightness. Pressing Power/End hangs up the call. 5 Insert the new battery into the compartment at a 45-degree angle, pressing it into place.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS 6 If that doesn’t work, perform a hard reset (see Performing a hard reset). To find carrying cases that protect the screen, and other useful accessories, visit http://go.palm.com/treo755p/. TIP There’s a blinking bell in the upper-left corner The blinking bell in the upper-left corner of the screen is the Alert screen symbol. It appears when you have alarms or messages that you haven’t acknowledged.
recover your info by synchronizing with your smartphone. To make sure you always have an up-to-date backup of your info, synchronize frequently. This section describes synchronization between your Treo smartphone and a desktop computer running Palm Desktop software. You can also synchronize the information on your smartphone using third-party applications. See the separate documentation for the third-party application for information on features and configuration.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS If an app that you deleted reappears on your smartphone, try deleting the app from your Backup folder. Palm Desktop does not respond to a sync attempt 1 Make sure that the USB sync cable is securely connected to the USB port on your computer and on the bottom of your smartphone (see Synchronizing information—the basics). If you’re having trouble trying to sync using an IR or Bluetooth® connection, try using the USB sync cable instead.
7 Reboot your computer. 8 Synchronize. If the synchronization is successful, you do not need to complete the remaining steps. 9 Do one of the following: Windows: Uninstall Palm software. Click Start, select Settings, select Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs, select Palm Desktop software, and then click Change/ Remove. Mac: Contact Technical Support if the problem persists after completing step 7. Mac computers do not provide an option for uninstalling Palm Desktop software.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS 2 Synchronize. 3 If the problem is resolved, begin reinstalling your third-party applications one at a time by double-clicking a single file in the original Backup subfolder that you renamed, and sync after each application you install. If the problem recurs, delete the last application you installed and report the problem to its developer.
make sure the correct device name is selected in the User list on the toolbar of Palm Desktop software. 3 Open HotSync manager on your computer, and make sure the necessary conduits are set to Synchronize the files. 4 Do one of the following: Windows: Uninstall Palm Desktop software. Click Start, select Settings, select Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs, select Palm Desktop software, and then click Change/Remove. Mac: Contact Technical Support if the problem persists after completing step 3.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS 4 Select the application that has duplicate entries and also has Outlook in its name, such as Outlook contacts. 5 Click Change. 6 Select Desktop overwrites handheld, and then click OK. 7 If more than one Outlook application has duplicate entries, repeat steps 4 through 6 for each application with duplicates. 8 Click Done. 9 Synchronize your smartphone and your computer.
9 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to open the Calendar Change HotSync Action dialog box. 7 Click HotSync manager in the taskbar and select Custom. 10 Select Synchronize the files, and then click OK. 9 Click Change. You should now be able to assign time zones to your events without encountering this problem. If you’re using Palm Desktop software: 1 On your smartphone, press Calendar . 2 Press Menu . 3 Select Options, and then select Preferences. 4 Uncheck the New events use time zones box (if it’s checked).
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS Phone My smartphone won’t connect to the mobile network Signal strength is weak 1 Contact your wireless service provider to confirm that you have an active data plan. Become familiar with low coverage areas where you live, commute, work, and play. Then you will know when to expect signal strength issues. You can check signal strength by looking at the signal-strength icon in the title bar of the Phone application’s Main View.
flat surface, try turning the smartphone face down (screen facing the surface). I hear my own voice echo If you’re using a Bluetooth hands-free device, try the following: • Move your smartphone closer to the hands-free device. Audio quality degrades as the distance between your smartphone and hands-free device increases. The effective range for a device varies between manufacturers. • Confirm that no obstructions, including your body, are between the smartphone and your hands-free device.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS My phone seems to turn off by itself If a system error and reset occur, the Treo smartphone automatically turns the phone on if it was on before the reset. However, if the smartphone can’t determine if your phone was on before the reset, the phone does not automatically turn on (see Turning your phone on and off). If the problem persists and you’re using third-party applications, see Third-party applications for additional suggestions.
I can’t make or receive calls using a Bluetooth hands-free device I hear static or interference when using my Bluetooth hands-free device Confirm all the following: • Try moving your Treo smartphone closer to the hands-free device. Audio quality degrades as the distance between your smartphone and hands-free device increases. The effective range for a device varies between manufacturers. • Confirm that no obstructions, including your body, are between the smartphone and your hands-free device.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS • Check the documentation that came with your device or the manufacturer’s website for information specific to your device. Email For troubleshooting info on the VersaMail® application, see the User Guide for the VersaMail® Application at http://go.palm.com/treo755p/. Messaging I can’t send or receive text messages 220 • Make sure your phone is turned on (see Turning your phone on and off).
My smartphone won’t connect to the Internet Your Treo 755P smartphone supports the 1xRTT and EVDO wireless data networks. To connect to the Internet, you must subscribe to and activate data services with your wireless service provider, and you must be in a location with data coverage. 1 Press and hold Power/End to turn off your phone. Then press and hold the same button to turn it back on again. 2 Press Phone and look for either the 1xRTT or EVDO icon in the title bar of the Phone application’s Main View.
COMMON QUESTIONS CHAPTER 11 If you can view the other web page after you refresh it but you still can’t access the page you were originally trying to view, the page may contain elements that are not supported by the web browser. These include Flash, Shockwave, VBScript, WMLScript, and other plug-ins. Some websites use a redirector to their true home page.
smartphone screen. Switch to Wide Page Mode to see the full-size image (see Viewing a web page). You may also be able to save the image on your smartphone or on an expansion card and then view the image later on your computer. • Hold the smartphone as still as possible. Try supporting your picture-taking arm against your body or a stationary object (such as a wall). • Keep the subject of the picture still. Exposure time is longer with lower light levels, so you may see a blur.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS Making room on your Treo™ smartphone Keep in mind that your smartphone includes an expansion card slot, and that you can store applications and information on expansion cards (sold separately). However, you still need free memory on the smartphone itself to run applications from an expansion card. For more info on using expansion cards, see Using expansion cards.
Third-party applications Some third-party applications can cause conflicts on your smartphone. For example, third-party applications that were not written with the Treo smartphone keyboard and 5-way navigator in mind may cause errors or strange behavior when you use the keyboard and 5-way navigator in these applications. Third-party applications that modify wireless features may require extra troubleshooting.
CHAPTER 11 COMMON QUESTIONS 9 Do one of the following: • • If the problem is resolved, begin reinstalling your third-party applications one at a time by double-clicking a single file in the original Backup subfolder that you renamed, and sync after each application you install. If the problem recurs, delete the last application you installed and report the problem to its developer. encounters a system error, it automatically resets itself and resumes functioning as normal.
Terms 1xRTT (single carrier [1x] radio transmission technology) A wireless technology that provides fast data transfer and Internet access with average speeds of 60 to 80Kbps and bursts of up to 144Kbps. Alt (alternative) A keyboard key. Enter a letter on the keyboard, and then press Alt to access variations such as international characters and symbols. Beam The process of sending or receiving an entry or application using the infrared port on your Treo smartphone.
EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized) A wireless broadband technology that is designed for very high speed data transfer with average download speeds of 400 to 700Kbps. It is capable of reaching download speeds of up to 1.8Mbps and upload speeds of up to 156Kbps. Favorite A button that provides quick access to a phone number (speed dial) or commonly used application (such as Contacts, Web, or Messaging). You can define up to 70 favorite buttons in the Phone application.
Palm® Quick Install The component on your Windows computer that enables you to install Palm OS applications and other information on your Treo smartphone. Partnership Two Bluetooth devices—for example, your smartphone and a hands-free device—that can connect because each device finds the same passkey on the other device. Once you form a partnership with a device, you don’t need to enter a passkey to connect with that device.
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Important safety and legal information FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
your feet, building up electrons on your body, you may get a shock— the discharge event—when you touch a metal doorknob. This little shock discharges the built-up static electricity. ESD-susceptible equipment Even a small amount of ESD can harm circuitry, so when working with electronic devices, take measures to help protect your electronic devices, including your Palm® device, from ESD harm.
Precaution against hearing loss Protect your hearing. Listening to this device at full volume for a long period of time can damage your hearing. A pleine puissance, l'écoute prolongée du baladeur peut endommager l'oreille de l'utilisateur. Consultez notre site web www.palm.com/fr pour plus d'informations.
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Specifications Radio Phone features • CDMA 800MHz (digital cellular), 1900MHz (PCS), and 1400MHz (GPS) • EVDO and 1xRTT • Speakerphone • Hands-free headset jack (2.5mm, 3- or 4-barrel connector) • Microphone mute option • TTY/TDD compatible • 3-way calling Processor technology Intel XScale® processor, 312MHz Expansion miniSD card slot Battery • Rechargeable lithium ion • Removable for replacement • 3.5 hours full charge time Palm OS® version Palm OS 5.4.
Size 4.4 in. x 2.28 in. x 0.89 in./112mm x 58mm x 22.5mm with antenna Weight 5.6 ounces (160 grams) Connectivity • IR • Bluetooth® wireless technology (1.
System requirements Operating and storage temperature range • Windows 2000 or XP with USB port • Mac OS 10.2–10.
238 SPECIFICATIONS
Index SYMBOLS ! in Tasks list 145 NUMERICS 1XRTT connections 222 1xRTT (single carrier) radio transmission technology 227 1XRTT connections troubleshooting 221 1xRTT technology 69, 222 24-hour clock 185 3G2 files 118, 122 3GP files 118 5-way navigator 7, 25, 26, 190 A AC charger 10 accented characters 31, 32 Access Powered devices 3, 166, 212 accessing Alert screen 157 alternate character list 32 alternate characters 31 application menus 28 applications 34, 48 calculator 158 Call Log 42 command buttons 27
caller ID photos 65, 131 captions to photos 114, 121 categories for applications 187 cities to World Clock 142 contacts 131 email addresses 78 emoticons 89 events 135, 136 expansion cards 175 favorite buttons 52–54 hands-free devices 59 memos 151 multiple recipients 54, 88 partnerships 58, 106 passwords 193, 194 phone numbers 48 pictures to albums 120 playlists 128 private entries 194 QuickText phrases 89 signatures 87 tasks 143 TTY/TDD devices 67 videos to albums 120 voice memos 152 wallpaper 121 Address B
alternate characters 31, 32 alternate characters list 32 anniversaries 137 Answer button 44 answering phone calls 44, 46 antenna 231 applets 97 application buttons 33 application categories 34 application list view 187 Application pick list 183 application preferences 187, 189 applications See also specific built-in applications accessing 34 assigning to Quick Keys 54 associating with buttons 54, 187 beaming 167 categorizing 187 caution for 178, 201 changing screen fonts for 184 closing 33 copying 178 copyi
See also music; voice memos Audio Caption command 114 audio captions adding 114, 121 background music and 119 playing 117 Audio icon 117 Auto answer pick list 59 Auto Lock Device box 193 Auto naming pick list 116 Auto Sync dialog box 84 auto sync failures 85 Auto-complete check box 104 Auto-hide Toolbar option 118 Auto-Keyguard pick list 190 automated voicemail systems 44 automatic shut-off 197, 227 automating tasks 52 Auto-off After pick list 197 auto-off interval 227 AVI files 118 B Background check box 1
entering passkeys for 107, 109 incoming calls and 46 receiving information from 165 receiving phone calls and 58, 217 sending applications over 165 sending information over 164 setting up 57–58 synchronizing from 171, 172, 210 troubleshooting 219 visibility options for 108 Bluetooth icon 57 Bluetooth icons (Phone) 70 BMP files 117 bonus software.
setting display options in 139–140 synchronizing information in 21 Calendar button 7, 33, 134 Calendar views 134 call lists. See Call Log screen Call Log button 42 Call Log screen 42, 48 call waiting 49 Call Waiting dialog box 49 caller IDs 64, 65, 131 calls.
charging smartphone 10, 11, 13 smartphone battery 10–12 charging status 12 chat icon 92, 94 Chat page (Preferences) 93 Chat screen 92 chat sessions 91, 92, 93 Chat view 91 Choose Songs button 127 Choose Songs command 128 city information 141, 142, 197 City pick list 142 Clear Cache button 105 Clear Cookies button 105 clock 141, 185 See also World Clock closing application menus 28 applications 33 pick lists 29 color palette 116 color preferences 93, 116, 186 Color Theme Preferences screen 186 color-coded c
viewing status of 69, 220 constants 159 Contact Edit dialog box 131 contact names 40 contacts See also Contacts application adding photos to 121 assigning caller IDs to 65 creating 131 deleting 133 editing 132 entering phone numbers for 48, 53 looking up 53 marking as private 132 scrolling through 26 searching for 40, 61, 132 synchronizing 131, 174 viewing details about 41 Contacts application adding events to 137 changing fonts for 184 opening 131 synchronizing information in 21 Contacts button 131 Contact
Current Privacy pick list 194, 195 customer service (wireless service provider) 3 customer support (Palm) 3 customizing applications 186–187 bookmarks 101 buttons 187 calendar 139–140 camera 116 chat sessions 93 email 84–87 Keyguard 190 messaging options 92 smartphone 134, 181 system date and time 196 system sounds 183–184 tasks 146 web browser 104–106 D daily events 134 Daily Repeating Events check box 140 daily schedules 134 data.
events 138 files 224 memos 151 messages 91, 92 music from playlists 128 passwords 194 photos 114, 120, 122 playlists 128 tasks 146 video clips 115, 120, 122 desktop software. See Palm Desktop software; software Details button 27 Details command 121 Device Name field 57 device names 18, 57, 166, 209, 227 Bluetooth devices and 57 devices, entering passkeys and 58 devices.
events 61, 134, 139, 140 items in pick lists 29 on-device guide 2 overdue tasks 134 personal calendar 134 photos 116, 117, 122 private entries 194 Quick Tour 2 signal strength 69 slide shows 118 tasks 139, 145, 146 unread messages 71, 134, 139 video clips 116, 118, 122 video recording time 114 voicemail messages 69 web addresses 104 web pages 97, 99 DOC files 149 documentation 1, 2, 25, 75 Documents application 149– 150 Documents icon 150 Documents To Go icon 150 Documents To Go software 149 downloading app
requirements for 1 resending 79 retrieving 81 scrolling 81 scrolling through 26 selecting default application for 188 sending 79, 90, 97 setting alerts for 85 sort options for 83 storing attachments 224 synchronizing 174 troubleshooting 220 viewing attachments 81 viewing status of 82 viewing unread messages for 134, 139 email accounts changing 84 setting email preferences and 84 setting up 77, 87 email application 75 email applications 188, 222 Email button 7, 33 email options 78, 83 emergency calls 66, 70,
Excel spreadsheets 73, 80, 149 Exchange ActiveSync 87 Exchange Address Book 213 Exchange Servers 87 expansion card slot 8, 175 expansion cards accessing items on 177 adding 175 beaming from 167 caution for 17, 179 copying applications to 178, 179 copying music to 125 copying photos or videos to 119 deleting applications on 162 displaying albums on 117 downloading to 101 formatting 178, 179 inserting 175, 176 installing applications on 162 managing files on 177 moving files to 17 opening applications on 177,
specific characters 157 text 103, 157 web pages 99 firewalls 198 5-way navigator 7, 25, 26, 190 Fixed display format 159 Flash mode 51 flight mode 38 Float display format 159 folder pick list 83 folders 91, 209, 213 switching between email 83 Font command 98 Font size pick list 184 fonts 98, 184 forgetting passwords 192, 195 Format Card command 179 Formats Preferences screen 185 formatting expansion cards 178, 179 forums 3 forwarding email 82 phone calls 51 252 INDEX freeing disk space (smartphone) 224 f
information in entry screens 194 Pics&Videos toolbar 118 private entries 194 web browser toolbar 103 High Priority command 89 highlighted buttons 26 highlighting applications 34 favorite buttons 41 items in pick lists 29 items on screen 26 menu items 28 phone numbers 42 text 27, 103 web links 27, 98 hints 193 History command 103 History list 103 Hold button 46, 49 holidays 137 home city 141 home page 104 home page icon 99, 104 HotSync Log 211 HotSync Manager 173, 228 HotSync manager 172 HotSync Manager icon
defined 228 location of 8 synchronizing with 173, 210 infrared transmission 228 inserting expansion cards 175, 176 installer 160 installing applications 160–162, 201, 229 bonus software 22, 160 Palm Desktop software 16, 161, 203 smartphone battery 9 synchronization software 15, 19 third-party applications 224 VPN clients 198 interference 217, 219 international characters. See alternate characters international clock. See World Clock international settings.
liability ii lightning bolt icons 12, 70 Li-ion battery 228 See also battery links 90 See also web links list screens See also pick lists accessing command buttons on 27 highlighting items in 27 selecting items on 26 list view (applications) 187 listening to music 123, 127 voice captions 117 voice memos 152 Lithium ion battery 228 loading web pages 90, 105, 222 Local button 172 locating chat sessions 92 contacts 40, 61, 132 specific characters 157 text 103, 157 web pages 99 Location icon 67, 70 Location On
marking information as private 194–195 marking private contacts 132 Mask Records option 194 masks 189, 194 mathematical constants 159 mathematical functions 159 maximizing battery life 12, 38, 197 media features 13 Media Player 123, 125, 126 memory freeing 162, 224 freeing for applications 224 purging old events 138 setting limits 105 memory slots (calculator) 159 memos See also notes creating 151 deleting 151 recording 151 scrolling through 26 Memos application changing fonts for 184 entering text in 151 o
overview 88 sorting messages in 91 status indicators for 94 messaging applications 188 Messaging button 33 Messaging Inbox 27 messaging preferences 92– 94 messaging services 1 messaging, troubleshooting 220 metric values 159 microphone 8, 47, 116 Microphone pick list 116 Microsoft Excel 73, 80 Microsoft Excel spreadsheets 149 Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync 87, 174 Microsoft Exchange Servers 87, 131, 134 Microsoft Office Manager See Documents application Microsoft Outlook. See Outlook Microsoft Windows.
photo groups 116 playlists 128 video albums 115 voice memos 152, 153 navigator buttons 7, 25, 26 See also 5-way navigator networks 216, 221 New Bookmark dialog box 99 New button 27 New Message dialog box 79 Next Song button 127 No Service message 13, 68 Normal Mode (web browser) 98, 105 Note button 132 notes See also memos adding to contact information 132 adding to events 138 adding to tasks 144 scrolling through 26 storing 151 notifications 45, 85 See also alerts number formats 185 numbers calculator disp
Owner Preferences screen 195, 196 P page icon 94 Page View 100, 103, 104 paired relationship.
transferring multimedia to 122 transferring music from 125, 126 personal information 129, 189, 192, 195 See also information personal information managers 203, 229 personal schedules 133 personalizing smartphone 134, 181 See also preferences phone See also phone calls answering 44, 46 conference calls and 50, 51 dialing 39–42, 47, 103 dialing preferences for 65 getting started with 13 hands-free devices and 55, 58, 59 hanging up 43, 46, 49, 50 locking 191–192 maximizing battery life and 38 privacy settings
Phone Lock 191 Phone Lock command 191 phone numbers adding 48 assigning prefix to 65 copying 39 dialing extra digits with 47, 54 entering 39–42, 61, 191 getting device 14 highlighting 27 importing 144 pasting into Dial Pad 39 redialing most recent 42 saving 48 selecting 42 Phone Off message 13, 38, 68 phone on icon 69 Phone Preferences command 66 Phone Preferences screen 66, 67, 68 photo albums 113, 117, 120 Photo Settings screen 116 photos See also pictures adding as wallpaper 121 adding caller ID 65, 131
Play icon (web browser) 102 playback pausing 103, 116, 118, 127 resuming 103, 127 stopping 127, 152 playing music 102, 127 streamed content 102 video clips 115, 118 voice captions 117 voice memos 152 playlists 128 Playlists command 128 plug-ins 97 Pocket Tunes application changing playlists in 128 creating playlists in 128 opening 125 overview 123, 125 playing music from 127 upgrading 123 POP protocols 86 ports 20 Power Preferences screen 13, 197 Power/End button 7, 37, 38 PowerPoint files 80, 149 PPT files
protecting Treo smartphone 189–196 Protocol pick list 77 proxy servers 106 pTunes icon 125 punctuation marks 31, 32 Purge command 91, 138 Purge pick list 91 purging old information 17 Q quarantined files 16, 18, 201 quick buttons 33, 187 Quick Install 229 Quick Keys 54 Quick Tour documentation 2 QuickText button 89 QuickText phrases 89 R radians 159 radio frequency emissions 231 random number generator 159 range (Bluetooth devices) 164 Rcl button (calculator) 159 readjusting the screen 185 receiving phone
video clips 115, 120, 122 Rename Card command 179 Rename Memo command 153 renaming expansion cards 179 repeat intervals (events) 137 Repeat pick list 137, 141, 144 repeating alarms 141 repeating event icon 137 repeating events 137, 140 repeating tasks 144 replacing smartphone battery 12, 206 rescheduling events 138 resets 201, 204–205, 218, 226 caution for 192 resizing text 98 Resolution pick list 116 resolution settings (camera) 113 restoring factory defaults 188 restricting location information 67 resumin
adjusting brightness 184, 197 aligning 185 automatically turning off 37, 197 battery life and 13 disabling 47, 189, 191 locking 190 moving around on 23, 25 protecting 7, 208 scrolling through 26 selecting items on 27, 29 troubleshooting 207–208 turning on or off 37, 197, 218 waking up 37 screen fonts 184 screen protectors 208 scroll arrows 81 scroll bars 26 scrolling 26, 98 scrolling preferences 105 SD cards 235 SD_Audio folder 126 search results 157 searching for contacts 40, 61, 132 specific characters 15
settings (incompatible) 201 Setup Devices button 107, 171 Setup Devices dialog box 57, 171 Shift/Find indicator 30 Shift/Find key 30, 157 Short Messaging Service (SMS) 229 shortcuts 28, 34 Show Address Bar check box 104 Show Calendar event check box 61, 134 Show Categories check box 146 Show Category Column check box 140 Show Category List check box 139, 140 Show Completed Items check box 146 Show Due Dates check box 144, 146 Show Due Tasks check box 139 Show Favorite buttons check box 61 266 INDEX Show
overview 1 preset bookmarks on 101 protecting 189–196 required items for 2 resetting 192, 204–205 setting up 10 specifications for 235 storing 7, 8 synchronization defaults for 21 synchronizing 15, 18 third-party applications and 225 transferring data to 17, 21 troubleshooting 3, 199, 217 turning on and off 10 unauthorized users and 189 updating information on 15, 21 viewing signal strength for 69 SMS messaging services 220, 229 See also text messages soft resets 168, 204 software See also Palm Desktop sof
stopping music playback 127 video recording 115 voice memo playback 152 storage solutions 155 storage space 17 storing information 17, 155, 175, 224 music files 126 notes 151 photos 111, 113 smartphone 7, 8 videos 111, 114 streaming files 102 style sheets 98, 105 stylus 8, 25, 26, 29 submitting web forms 98 support (Palm) 3 support (wireless service provider) 3 symbols 31, 32, 89 Sync automatically check box 85 sync button 20, 22, 125 sync cable 11, 15, 20 sync.
deleting 146 displaying 134, 139, 145, 146 marking as private 144 prioritizing 143, 146 setting alarms for 144, 146 setting preferences for 146 viewing due dates for 145, 146 Tasks application changing fonts for 184 opening 143 synchronizing information in 21 Tasks button 143 Tasks list 27, 134, 144, 145, 146 Tasks Preferences screen 146 TDD devices 67 technical support (Palm) 3 technical support (wireless service provider) 3 telecommunications devices 67 telephone calls.
time formats 185 time preferences 196 time slots (calendar) 139 Time Zone pick list 135 time zones 136, 196, 214 Timed Events check box 140 timestamps 93 tips 2 Tips command 2 to do items. See tasks toolbars 103, 118 touchscreen. See screen Touchscreen Preferences screen 186 transmitting location 67 Trash folder 83 travel alarm 142 Treo 755p smartphone.
adding attachments from 79–80 creating email messages from 78 customizing 84–87 displaying attachments with 81 documentation for 75 Exchange ActiveSync accounts and 87 opening 33 overview 75 responding to messages from 82 setting up accounts for 76, 77 sorting messages with 83 switching accounts from 84 Version button 164 version numbers 164 Vibrate pick list 62, 63, 140 vibrating alarm 62, 63, 140 video albums 115, 117, 120 video file types 102, 118 video recording screen 114 Video Settings screen 116 vide
virtual private networks (VPNs) 198 Visibility pick list 108, 165 Vista 3, 16, 201, 203 voice captions adding 114, 121 background music and 119 playing 117 Voice Memo application 147, 151–152 Voice Memo list 152 voice memos 152 voice quality 216 voicemail checking 69 retrieving messages 45, 69 sending calls to 44 setting alert tones for 63 setting up 44 Voicemail Alert pick list 63 Voicemail button 45 Voicemail icon 45, 69 voicemail page icon 94 Voicemail screen 45 volume alarm tones 140 alert tones 63 272
troubleshooting 220–223 web browsing service 1 web forms 98 Web icon 97 web links assigning to favorite buttons 54 creating email from 97 highlighting 27 Palm online support 3 selecting 98 web pages accessing 97, 99, 221 bookmarking 99–101 caching 105, 224 changing fonts for 98, 184 changing layouts for 98 copying text from 103 dialing from 41 disabling images for 98, 105 displaying 97, 99 finding text on 103 loading 105, 222 locating most recent 99 opening from text messages 90 opening History list for 103
wireless service provider customer service for 3 onscreen message 68 preset bookmarks and 101 smartphone requirements for 1 technical support for 3 troubleshooting Internet connections and 221 voicemail services and 44 274 INDEX wizards 160 WMA formats 123 Word documents 73, 80, 149 word searches 157 words, selecting 27 World Clock 141–142 World Clock icon 142 world map 141 Wrap Search check box 103 X XLS files 149 Y Year View 134 Z ZIP files 160, 161 zoom settings (camera) 113
