Handbook for the Palm VII™ Organizer Palm.Net Discontinued: The Palm.Net service is discontinued as of August 31, 2004. Any information in this manual pertaining to Palm.Net, PQAs (web clipping applications), MyPalm and the WAP Browser is not applicable after that date. For wireless email and web browsing, we recommend you migrate to a palmOne smartphone. We can help you do this: Click here to learn how to upgrade to a new solution.
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Contents About This Book ......................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to Your Palm VII™ Organizer Getting to know your Palm VII organizer.........................................3 What is a Palm VII organizer?..........................................................3 System requirements .........................................................................4 Palm VII components .........................................................
Chapter 3: Managing Your Applications Using the Applications Launcher .................................................... 45 Selecting applications...................................................................... 45 Switching between applications.................................................... 45 Categorizing applications............................................................... 45 Changing the Applications Launcher display............................. 46 Choosing preferences.................
Application-specific tasks ..................................................................83 Date Book ..........................................................................................83 Address Book....................................................................................96 To Do List ........................................................................................101 Memo Pad .......................................................................................
Creating e-mail items .................................................................... 167 Looking up an address ................................................................. 170 Adding details to e-mail items .................................................... 171 Storing e-mail to be sent later ...................................................... 174 Editing unsent e-mail.................................................................... 174 Draft e-mail........................................
Network preferences and TCP/IP software .................................212 Selecting a service ..........................................................................212 Entering a user name .....................................................................213 Entering a password ......................................................................213 Adding telephone settings............................................................214 Connecting to your service .................................
Determining the layout of the Expense Report............................ 253 Labels............................................................................................... 253 Sections............................................................................................ 254 Analyzing your custom Expense Report ...................................... 255 Programming the mapping table ................................................... 256 Using applications other than Microsoft Excel ............
About This Book Welcome to the Palm VII™ connected organizer. This handbook describes all you need to know about how to use your Palm VII organizer and the applications that come with it. It walks you through viewing and entering data, using the features of the Palm.Net™ wireless communication service, using your Palm VII organizer with your computer, and personalizing your organizer with your own preferences. This book is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your organizer.
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Your Palm VII™ Organizer This chapter explains the physical buttons and controls on your Palm VII™ connected organizer, how to set up your organizer and charge the transmitter, how to use your organizer for the first time, and how to use HotSync® technology to synchronize your organizer and Palm™ Desktop organizer software. This chapter also introduces the Palm.Net™ wireless communication service and the wireless features of the Palm VII organizer.
connected by wireless Internet messaging anytime, anywhere within the coverage area of the wireless communication service. To make sure you don’t lose any important information, you can synchronize your data with Palm Desktop software on your computer so you always have a backup copy. You can set different levels of security for your organizer so unauthorized eyes cannot view your data.
information about Macintosh compatibility, visit the web site http://www.palm.net. Palm VII components Locating front panel controls IR port Antenna Graffiti writing area Screen Power button/ Backlight control Application buttons Scroll button Screen Displays the applications and information stored in your organizer. It is touch-sensitive and responds to the stylus. Graffiti® writing area The area where you write letters and numbers using the Graffiti® alphabet.
Scroll button Displays text and other information that extends beyond the area of the Palm VII organizer screen. Pressing the lower half of the scroll button scrolls down to view information below the viewing area, and pressing the upper half of the button scrolls up to view the information above the viewing area. Power button/ Backlight control Turns your organizer on or off and controls the backlight feature.
Locating back panel components Stylus Contrast control Reset button Battery door Serial port door Stylus Slides in and out of the slot in the back panel of the organizer. To use the stylus, remove it from the slot and hold it as you would a pen or pencil. Unscrew the top of the stylus to access the reset tool. Reset button Under normal use, you should not have to use the reset button. See Appendix A for information about when and how to use the reset button.
Serial port door Protects the serial port that fits into the connector of the organizer cradle. The door ensures that the connection surface of the serial port remains clean and clear of debris. Note: When your organizer is in the cradle, and the cradle is connected to your computer, you can use HotSync technology to do a two-way exchange of the data on your organizer and your computer. Plug the connector of the cradle into the serial (COM) port, as shown in the following illustration.
Installing the batteries To use your organizer, you must install two AAA alkaline batteries. The batteries fit behind the battery door on the back of the organizer. To install the batteries: 1. Press the tab on the battery door and lift the battery door away from the organizer. Press tab to open 2. Install the two AAA alkaline batteries supplied with your organizer into the battery compartment.
When you replace the AAA batteries, keep these points in mind: ■ Before you replace the batteries, perform a HotSync operation so that you have a backup copy of all your data on your computer. ■ When you remove the old batteries, the built-in backup power of your organizer maintains memory data. Whenever you remove the batteries, replace them immediately. We recommend replacing batteries within a period of one minute.
conduit software, and other features of Palm Desktop software to your computer. You perform HotSync operations in exactly the same way, so you can quickly synchronize your old data with your new organizer. To upgrade: 1. Read the Getting Started guide for an overview of the complete installation process. 2. (Optional) To ensure against any data loss, go to the folder that stores Palm Desktop software, copy your username folder, and store the copy outside the Palm Desktop software folder. 3.
Each organizer must have a unique name in order to prevent unexpected results during HotSync operations and other complications. We strongly recommend that you perform a hard reset on your old organizer. See “Performing a hard reset” in Appendix A for details. A hard reset not only erases all data from the old organizer; it also erases the name and makes that organizer a clean slate, ready to receive a new name.
Installing Palm Desktop software The following instructions guide you through installing Palm Desktop software. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software for information about how to use the software. To ensure a safe and uninterrupted installation of Palm Desktop software, please do the following before installing: ■ Turn off your computer and connect the cradle to it. Do not put the organizer in the cradle yet; you do that later in the process.
Using your organizer with another PIM If you prefer to use another personal information manager (PIM), such as Microsoft Outlook, you still need to install Palm Desktop software in order to add HotSync Manager, connection software, and other features of Palm Desktop software to your computer. The connection software, called a conduit, lets you synchronize the data between your organizer and your PIM.
After you activate the wireless communication service, the two new wireless features become available to you: ■ Web clipping, using query applications ■ Wireless Internet messaging, using the iMessenger application Activating the Palm.Net wireless communication service The transmitter inside your organizer contains a rechargeable battery that must be charged before you can activate the wireless communication service and use the wireless features.
135° 90° To ensure the best reception: If you are holding the organizer in your hand, raise the antenna to its position at 135°, located at the second click you feel as you raise the antenna. If the organizer is on a flat surface, raise the antenna to its position at 90°. 5. Follow the instructions onscreen to activate the wireless communication service. Important: Be sure to record and remember the username and password you create during activation.
In general, web clipping is a simple process of query-and-response. You simply request information, tap a button that transmits your request to the Internet, and within seconds, you receive a response. See Chapter 5 for more information. Wireless Internet messaging Like web clipping, the iMessenger application takes advantage of the wireless functionality of your organizer to give you wireless Internet messaging.
Tapping and typing Tap with the stylus to get things done Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on your organizer screen is the basic action that gets things done on your organizer. The first time you start your organizer, setup instructions appear on the screen. These instructions include a calibration screen, or digitizer.
Elements of the organizer interface Menu bar Pick list Check box Command buttons Icons Menu bar A set of commands that are specific to the application. Not all applications have a menu bar. Command buttons Tap a button to perform a command. Command buttons appear in dialog boxes and at the bottom of application screens.
Pick list Tap the arrow to display a list of choices, and then tap an item in the list to select it. Scroll bar Previous/next arrows Scroll bar Drag the slider, or tap the top or bottom arrow, to scroll the display one line at a time. To scroll to the previous page, tap the scroll bar just above the slider. To scroll to the next page, tap the scroll bar just below the slider.
Tip: When you press an application button on the front panel, you have instant access to the selected application. You don’t even need to turn on your organizer first. In addition to providing a way for you to open applications, the Applications Launcher displays the current time, battery level, and application category. To open an application: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the icon of the application that you want to open.
To open an application that uses the antenna: These applications use the antenna: ■ All query applications ■ iMessenger application Applications that support your use of the wireless features 1. Raise the antenna, located on the right side of your organizer. ■ 135° 90° To ensure the best reception: If you are holding the organizer in your hand, raise the antenna to its position at 135°, located at the second click you feel as you raise the antenna.
Using menus Menus on your organizer are easy to use. Once you have mastered them in one application, you can use them the same way in all other applications. The menus of each application are illustrated in the section on that application in Chapter 4. The Edit menu is described in “Editing records” in Chapter 4. To open the menu bar: 1. Open an application (such as Memo Pad). 2. Tap the Menu icon . Tap the Menu icon In this example, three menus are available: Record, Edit, and Options.
Graffiti menu commands Most menu commands have an equivalent Graffiti Command stroke, which is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. The command letters appear to the right of the command names. Menu commands Command letters To use the Graffiti menu commands, the menu bar must be closed. Draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti area, and immediately write the corresponding command letter in the Graffiti letter area.
To display an online tip: 1. Tap the Tips icon . 2. After you review the tip, tap Done. Three ways to enter data There are three ways to enter data into your organizer: ■ Using the onscreen keyboard ■ Using Graffiti writing ■ Entering or importing data in Palm Desktop software and then synchronizing with your organizer Onscreen keyboard When you create or edit a record in an application such as Address Book, you can open the onscreen alphabetic and numeric keyboards to enter data.
Note: You cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard. Alpha Tab Backspace Caps lock Carriage return Caps shift Tap here to display alphabetic keyboard Numeric International Tap here to display numeric keyboard Tap here to display international keyboard Graffiti writing Your organizer includes Graffiti writing software as the primary system for entering text and numbers.
To open Memo Pad: 1. Press the Memo Pad application button . 2. Tap New. Note: A blinking cursor appears on the first line of the new memo to indicate where new text will appear. New memo cursor Tap New Write in Graffiti area See “Using Graffiti writing to enter data” in Chapter 2 for more information.
Importing data If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or if you want to import data from another organizer, you can transfer the records to your organizer without having to key them in manually. See “Importing data” in Chapter 2 for more information.
Customizing your organizer You can customize your organizer by using the Preferences application. You can enter personal information such as your name and address; change the time and date, and view different date and time formats when you travel; turn off sounds; and configure your organizer to work with a modem or network. See Chapter 8 for more information on customizing your organizer. To open the Preferences screens: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap the Preferences (Prefs) icon . 3.
To set the current date: 1. Tap the Set Date box. 2. Tap the arrows to select the current year. Tap arrows to select year Tap to select month Tap to select date 3. Tap a month. 4. Tap the current date.
Chapter 2 Entering Data in Your Palm VII™ Organizer This chapter explains how to enter data into your Palm VII™ organizer, by writing with the stylus in the Graffiti® writing area, by using the onscreen keyboard, by using the computer keyboard, or by importing data from another application. Using Graffiti writing to enter data Chapter 1 introduced Graffiti writing and briefly described how to use it to enter text in your applications.
■ Most characters require only a single stroke. When you lift the stylus from the Graffiti writing area, your organizer recognizes and displays the text character immediately. To accomplish single strokes, some Graffiti strokes are portions of the regular alphabet equivalents. ■ The Graffiti writing area is divided into two parts: one for writing the letters of the alphabet and one for writing numbers. The small marks at the top and bottom of the Graffiti writing area indicate the two areas.
4. Start your stroke at the heavy dot and draw the stroke shape as it appears in the tables. 5. Lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the stroke shape. That’s all there is to it! When you lift the stylus from the screen, your organizer recognizes your stroke immediately and prints the letter at the insertion point on the screen. As soon as you lift the stylus from the screen, you can begin the stroke for the next character you want to write.
The Graffiti alphabet Letter Strokes Letter A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z Space Back Space Carriage Return Period Page 34 Strokes tap twice Entering Data in Your Palm VII™ Organizer
Writing capital letters You make capital letters with the same stroke shapes as the basic alphabet characters. To make capital letters, you must first “shift” to caps — just as you press the Shift key on a keyboard — and then write the character strokes. Note: Graffiti writing includes a feature that automatically capitalizes the first letter when you create a new sentence or a new record (by tapping New or a blank line).
Graffiti numbers Number Strokes Number 0 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 Strokes Writing punctuation marks Graffiti writing can create any punctuation symbol that you can enter from a standard keyboard. All punctuation marks begin with a single tap on the Graffiti writing area. When you make this tap, you activate Punctuation Shift and a dot appears to show it is active. The next stroke you make with the stylus creates a punctuation mark. Punctuation Shift Symbol Stroke Symbol Period .
Additional Graffiti punctuation Tip: @ # % ^ & * < \ { } [ ] ~ ` > ; — + = : " tab | When Punctuation Shift is active, you can make a symbol stroke anywhere in the Graffiti writing area (the letters or numbers side). Writing symbols and extended characters All symbols and extended characters begin with the stroke in the Graffiti writing area of your organizer: Symbol Shift When the Symbol Shift is active, a slanted shift symbol appears in the lower-right corner of the screen.
Writing accented characters To create accented characters, draw the stroke normally used to create the letter, followed by an accent stroke. Graffiti writing then adds the accent to the letter. For example, the following diagram shows the strokes required to draw an accented “e.
Navigation strokes In addition to character symbols, Graffiti writing includes special strokes that you can use to navigate within text or fields in your applications. Command Stroke Move cursor right Move cursor left Previous field Next Field Open Address Record (Address Book only) Graffiti ShortCuts Graffiti ShortCuts make entering commonly used words or phrases quick and easy. ShortCuts are similar to the Glossary or Autotext features of some word processors.
Your organizer includes the following predefined Graffiti ShortCuts: Entry ShortCut Date stamp ds Time stamp ts Date/time stamp dts Meeting me Breakfast br Lunch lu Dinner di Page 40 Entering Data in Your Palm VII™ Organizer
Using the onscreen keyboard You can open the onscreen keyboard anytime you need to enter text or numbers on your organizer. Note that you cannot enter Graffiti characters while using the onscreen keyboard. To use the onscreen keyboard: 1. Open any application (such as Memo Pad). 2. Tap any record, or tap New. 3. Tap “abc” to open the alphabetic keyboard, or tap “123” to open the numeric keyboard. Tap here for alpha keyboard Tap here for numeric keyboard 4. Tap the characters to enter text and numbers.
Importing data If you have data stored in computer applications such as spreadsheets and databases, or if you want to import data from another organizer, you can transfer the data to your organizer without having to key it in manually. Save the data in one of the file formats listed below, import it into Palm Desktop software, and then perform a HotSync operation to transfer the data to your organizer. Palm Desktop software can import data in the following file formats: ■ Comma delimited (.csv, .
8. If you do not want to import a field, deselect the check box for that field. 9. Click OK. The imported data is highlighted in the application. 10. To add the imported data to your organizer, perform a HotSync operation. See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on importing and exporting data.
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Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications This chapter explains how to switch between applications on your Palm VII™ organizer, how to change application settings so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize applications so you view them in related groups. Using the Applications Launcher To open the Applications Launcher, tap the Applications icon . Selecting applications Your organizer is equipped with a variety of applications.
To categorize an application: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Menu icon . . 3. Tap App, and then tap Category. 4. Tap the pick list next to each application to select a category. Tip: To create a new category, tap Edit Categories from the pick list. Tap New, enter the category name, and then tap OK to add the category. Tap OK. 5. Tap Done. To display applications by category: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2.
To change the Applications Launcher display: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Menu icon . . 3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 4. Tap the View By pick list and select List. 5. Tap OK. To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Menu icon . . 3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 4. Tap the Remember Last Category check box to select it. 5. Tap OK.
Installing and removing applications This section explains how to install and remove applications on your organizer and how to remove Palm™ Desktop organizer software from your computer. Installing add-on applications Your organizer comes with the Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, Expense, Calculator, and Mail applications installed and ready to use.
3. Click Install. Tip: Chapter 3 You can also access the Install Tool dialog box by selecting Install Tool from the Palm Desktop program group or by double-clicking any file with a PDB, PRC, or PQA file extension.
4. In the User drop-down list, select the name that corresponds to your organizer. 5. Click Add. To see a list of just the query applications that are on your computer, in Files of type, select the option for files with the PQA extension. 6. Select the application(s) that you want to install on your organizer. 7. Click Open. Note: Review the list of applications you selected in the Install Tool dialog box. If you do not want to install an application, select it, and then click Remove.
During Install, these games are automatically copied to the \Add-on folder in your Palm Desktop directory on your computer. Note: Giraffe is a fun, easy way for you to practice Graffiti® writing. After you install and start a game, the instructions appear in the Game menu. Depending on the game, the Game menu may also contain commands to show high scores, to start a new game, or to set preferences for the game.
Removing Palm Desktop software If you no longer want to use Palm Desktop software, you can remove it from your computer. To remove Palm Desktop software: 1. From the Windows Start menu, choose Settings, and then Control Panel. 2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. 3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, select Palm Desktop software. 4. Click Add/Remove. Note: You need to install the HotSync Manager from the installation CD-ROM if you want to synchronize data with another PIM.
Security Your organizer comes with a Security application so that unauthorized users cannot view the entries you wish to protect. See “Protection of your wireless transactions” in Chapter 5 for information about the security of the Palm.Net™ network. In Security, you can do the following: ■ Turn off and lock your organizer so that it does not operate until you enter the correct password. ■ Hide records that you mark as private. You can hide private records with or without a password.
Changing or deleting a password Once you define a password for your organizer, you can change or delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it. To change or delete your password: 1. Tap the Password box. 2. Enter the current password. Tap here 3. Tap OK. 4. Do one of the following: To change the password, enter the new password, and tap OK. To delete the password, tap Delete.
To lock your organizer with a password: 1. Perform a HotSync operation to synchronize the data between your organizer and your computer. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 4 for information on synchronizing your data. 2. Assign a password. 3. Tap Turn Off & Lock Device. Tap Off and Lock 4. Tap Off & Lock. 5. To start your organizer, turn it on and then enter the password.
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Chapter 4 Using Your Basic Applications These are the basic applications of your organizer: ■ Date Book ■ Address Book ■ To Do List ■ Memo Pad ■ Calculator ■ Expense See Chapter 5 for information on query applications and the iMessenger™ application. See Chapter 6 for information on Mail. This chapter is divided into three sections: ■ “Overview of basic applications” briefly describes each application and explains how to open it.
Overview of basic applications Date Book Date Book lets you quickly and easily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date. In Date Book, you can do the following: ■ Enter a description of your appointment and assign it to a specific time and date. ■ Display a chart of your appointments for an entire week. The Week View makes it easy to spot available times and any potential scheduling overlaps or conflicts.
Address Book Address Book enables you to keep names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or business contacts. In Address Book, you can do the following: ■ Quickly look up or enter names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information. ■ Enter up to five phone numbers (home, work, fax, mobile, etc.) or e-mail addresses for each name. ■ Define which phone number appears in the Address List for each Address Book entry.
To Do List To Do List is a convenient place to create reminders and prioritize the things that you have to do. In To Do List, you can do the following: ■ Make a quick and convenient list of things to do. ■ Assign a priority level to each task. ■ Assign a due date for any or all of your To Do List items. ■ Assign To Do List items to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups. ■ Sort your To Do List items either by due date, priority level, or category.
Memo Pad Memo Pad provides a place to take notes that are not associated with records in Date Book, Address Book, or To Do List. In Memo Pad, you can do the following: ■ Take notes or write any kind of message on your organizer. ■ Drag and drop memos into popular computer applications like Microsoft Word when you synchronize using Palm™ Desktop organizer software and HotSync® technology. ■ Assign memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.
■ Display the last series of calculations, which is useful for confirming a series of “chain” calculations. To open Calculator: ■ Tap the Calculator icon next to the Graffiti® writing area. Expense Expense lets you keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your computer. In Expense, you can do the following: ■ Record dates, types of expenses, amount spent, payment method, and other details associated with any money that you spend.
Common tasks The tasks described in this section use the term “records” to refer to an individual item in any of the basic applications: a single Date Book event, Address Book entry, To Do List item, Memo Pad memo, or Expense item. Creating records You can use the following procedure to create a new record in Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, Memo Pad, and Expense. To create a record: 1. Select the application in which you want to create a record. 2. Tap New. 3.
Entering text For information on how to enter text using Graffiti writing, the onscreen keyboard, or the keyboard attached to your computer, see Chapter 2. Edit menu The Edit menu is available with any screen where you enter or edit text. In general, commands available in the Edit menu apply to text that you select in an application. To select text in an application: 1. Tap the beginning of the text that you want to select. 2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it (in black).
Copy Page Copies the first 4,000 bytes of a clipping or page in a query application. See “Saving information from a query application” in Chapter 5. Keyboard Opens the onscreen keyboard. When you finish with the onscreen keyboard, tap Done. Graffiti Help Opens screens that show all the Graffiti character strokes. Use this command anytime you forget a stroke for a character. Deleting records To delete a record in any of the basic applications: 1. Select the record you want to delete. 2.
Purging records Over time, as you use Date Book, To Do List, and Expense, you’ll accumulate records in these applications that have outlived their usefulness. For example, events that occurred months ago remain in the Date Book, and To Do List items that you marked as completed remain in the list, as do Expense items. All these outdated records take up memory on your organizer, so it’s a good idea to remove them by using Purge.
Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations The HotSync process automatically synchronizes — that is, exchanges and updates — the data on your organizer and Palm Desktop software. Changes made on your organizer are transferred to your Palm Desktop software, and vice versa. The first HotSync operation takes a little time, but after that, HotSync operations happen quickly because only changes are synchronized.
To perform a local HotSync operation: 1. Insert your organizer into the cradle. Tip: The bottom edge of the organizer should align smoothly with the cradle when it is inserted properly. 2. If the HotSync Manager is not running, start it: on the Windows desktop, click Start, and then choose Programs. Navigate to the Palm Desktop software program group and choose HotSync Manager. Alternatively, you can start the Palm Desktop software. 3. Press the HotSync button Note: Page 68 ™ on the cradle.
Important: The first time you perform a HotSync operation, you must select a username in the New User dialog box and choose OK. Every organizer must have a unique name. To prevent undesirable results, never try to synchronize more than one organizer to the same username. The HotSync dialog box appears and synchronization begins. 4. Wait for a message on your organizer indicating that the process is complete. After the HotSync process is complete, you can remove your organizer from the cradle.
organizer assigns it to the Unfiled category. You can leave an entry as Unfiled or assign it to a category at any time. System-defined and user-defined categories By default, your organizer includes system-defined categories, such as All and Unfiled, and user-defined categories, such as Business and Personal. You cannot modify the system-defined categories, but you can rename and delete the user-defined categories. In addition, you can create your own user-defined categories.
To display a category of records: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the List screen. Tap here 2. Select the category you want to view. The List screen now displays only the records assigned to that category. Tip: Pressing an application button on the front panel of the organizer toggles through all the categories of that application. To define a new category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. Tap here 2. Tap Edit Categories.
3. Tap New. 4. Enter the name of the new category, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK. You can assign any of your records to the new category. To rename a category: 1. Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 2. Tap Edit Categories. 3. Select the category that you want to rename, and then tap Rename.
4. Enter the new name for the category, and then tap OK. 5. Tap OK. Tip: You can group the records in two or more categories into one category by giving the categories the same name. For example, if you change the name of the Personal category to Business, all records formerly in the Personal category appear in the Business category.
To look up an Address Book record: 1. Display the Address List screen. 2. Enter the first letter of the name you want to find. Look Up line The list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter. If you write another letter, the list scrolls to the first entry that starts with those two letters. For example, writing an “s” scrolls to “Sands,” and writing “sm” scrolls further to “Smith.” If you sort the list by company name, the Look Up feature scrolls to the first letter of the company name. 3.
3. Tap OK. Find searches for the text in all records and all notes. During the search, you can tap Stop at any time. You may want to do this if the entry you want appears before your organizer finishes the search. To continue the search after you tap Stop, tap Find More. 4. Tap the text that you want to review. Using Phone Lookup Phone Lookup displays the Address List screen and lets you add information from that list to a record. To use Phone Lookup: 1.
The list scrolls to the first record in the list that starts with the first letter you enter. Continue to spell the name you’re looking for, or when you see the name, tap it. 5. Tap Add. The name you selected, along with the other information associated with it, is pasted into the record you selected in step 1. Phone Lookup tips Write the Graffiti Command stroke /L to activate the Phone Lookup feature.
To add names to an Expense record: 1. Tap the Expense record you want to add names to. 2. Tap Details. 3. Tap Who. Tap here 4. Tap Lookup. The Attendees Lookup screen displays all the names in your Address Book that have data in the Company field. 5. Select the name you want to add, and then tap Add. The name appears in the Attendees screen. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more names. 7. Tap Done. 8. Tap OK.
Note: You can also assign records to categories. See “Categorizing records” earlier in this chapter. To sort records in To Do List and Expense: 1. Open the application to display the List screen. 2. Tap Show. 3. Tap the Sort by pick list and select an option. 4. Tap OK. To sort records in Address Book and Memo Pad: 1. Open the application to display the List screen. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. Address Book Memo Pad 4.
Making records private In all basic applications except Expense, you can make individual records private. Private records remain visible and accessible, however, until you select the Security setting to hide all private records. See “Security” in Chapter 3 for more information. Hiding private records You can hide records that you mark as private. If you define a password for your organizer, you must enter it to display private records. To hide private records: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2.
Tap Show 4. Enter your password, and then tap Show. To make a record private: 1. Display the entry that you want to make private. 2. Tap Details. 3. Tap the Private check box to select it. 4. Tap OK. Attaching notes In all basic applications except Memo Pad, you can attach a note to a record. A note can be up to several thousand characters long. For example, for an appointment in Date Book, you can attach a note with directions to the location. To attach a note to a record: 1.
To review or edit a note: 1. Tap the Note icon . To delete a note: 1. Tap the Note icon . 2. Tap Delete. 3. Tap Yes. Choosing fonts In all basic applications except Expense, you can change the font style to make text easier to read. You can choose a different font style for each application.
To change the font style: 1. Open an application. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Options, and then tap Font. 4. Tap the font style you want to use. Tap here for bold font Tap here for large font Tap here for small font 5. Tap OK.
Application-specific tasks Date Book When you open Date Book, the screen shows the current date and a list of times for a normal business day. Scheduling an event A record in Date Book is called an “event.” An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a day. You can enter a new event on any of the available time lines. When you schedule an event, its description appears on the time line, and its duration is automatically set to one hour.
2. Enter a description of the event. You can enter up to 255 characters. 3. If the event is one hour long, skip to step 7. If the event is longer or shorter than an hour, tap the time of the event to open the Set Time dialog box. Tap the time of an event Tip: You can also open the Set Time dialog (to select a start time) by making sure no event is selected, and then writing a number on the number side of the Graffiti writing area. 4.
To schedule an event for another day: 1. Select the date you want for the event by doing one of the following: ■ Tap the day of the week that you want in the date bar at the top of the screen. If necessary, tap the Previous week or Next week scroll arrows to move to another week. Previous week Next week Tap to select a day of the current week Tip: ■ You can also use the scroll button on the front panel of your organizer to move forward or backward one day at a time.
To schedule an untimed event: 1. Select the date that you want for the event as described in “To schedule an event for another day.” 2. Tap New. 3. Tap OK, so that no start or end times are defined for the new event. Tip: You can also create a new untimed event by making sure no event is selected and then writing letters in the Graffiti writing area. 4. Enter a description of the event. New untimed event No time selected 5. Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event.
Rescheduling an event You can easily make changes to your schedule with your organizer. To reschedule an event: 1. Tap the event you want to reschedule. 2. Tap Details. 3. To change the time, tap the Time box and select a new time. 4. To change the date, tap the Date box and select a new date. 5. Tap OK. Setting an alarm for an event The Alarm setting enables you to set an audible alarm for events in your Date Book. You can set an alarm to sound minutes, hours, or days before an event.
Alarm for untimed events: You can set a silent alarm for an untimed event. In this case, the alarm triggers at the specified period of minutes, hours, or days before midnight (beginning) of the day of the untimed event. No audible alarm sounds for an untimed event; instead, the reminder message appears onscreen. For example, you set an alarm for an untimed event that occurs on February 4th. If the alarm is set for 5 minutes, the reminder message appears at 11:55 PM on the night of February 3rd.
5. Enter a number that corresponds to how often you want the event to repeat on the Every line. For example, if you select Month and enter the number 2, the event repeats every other month. 6. To specify an end date for the repeating or continuous event, tap the End on pick list and tap Choose Date. Use the date picker to select an end date. 7. Tap OK. After you schedule a repeating or continuous event, this icon appears to the far right of the event.
To display the current time: ■ Tap the date in the date bar to display the current time. After a few seconds, the date reappears. Tap the date Current time displays Working in Week View: Week View shows the calendar of your events for an entire week. This view lets you quickly review your appointments and available time slots. In addition, the graphical display helps you spot overlaps and conflicts in your schedule. To display the Week View: 1. Tap the Week View button. Week View 2.
3. Tap an event to show a description of the event. Event details Tap to show event details Tips for using Week View: Keep the following points in mind. ■ To reschedule an event, tap and drag the event to a different time or day. ■ Tap a blank time on any day to move to that day and have the time selected for a new event. ■ Tap any day or date that appears at the top of the Week View to move directly to that day without selecting an event.
Event conflicts Working in Month View The Month View screen shows which days have events scheduled. Dots and lines in the Month View indicate events, repeating events, and untimed events. Previous/next month Dashed line indicates continuous event Dots on right side indicate events Dots below date indicate untimed events Month View button You can control the dots and lines that appear in the Month View. See “Options menu” at the end of this section on Date Book.
Date Book menus, preferences, and display options Date Book menus are shown here for your reference, and Date Book features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands.
Display Options Page 94 Allows you to change Date Book’s appearance and which events display. ■ Show Time Bars: Activates the time bars that appear in the Day View. The time bars show the duration of an event and illustrate event conflicts. ■ Compress Day View: Controls how times appear in the Day View. When Compress Day View is off, all time slots display. When it is on, start and end times display for each event, but blank time slots toward the bottom of the screen disappear to minimize scrolling.
Preferences About Date Book Chapter 4 ■ Start/End Time: Define the start and end times for Date Book screens. If the time slots you select do not fit on one screen, you can tap the scroll arrows to scroll up and down. ■ Alarm Preset: Automatically sets an alarm for each new event. The silent alarm for untimed events is defined by minutes, days, or hours before midnight of the date of the event. ■ Alarm Sound: Sets the tone of the alarm. ■ Remind Me: Defines how many times the alarm sounds.
Address Book Address Book is the application in which you store name and address information about people or businesses. Creating an Address Book entry A record in Address Book is called an “entry.” You can create entries on your organizer, or you can use Palm Desktop software to create entries on your computer and then download the entries to your organizer with your next HotSync operation.
4. Use the Next Field Graffiti stroke to move to the First Name field. Next Field You can also move to any field by tapping it directly. Tip: 5. Enter the person's first name in the First Name field. 6. Enter the other information that you want to include in this entry. 7. Tap the scroll arrows to move to the next page of information. 8. After you finish entering information, tap Done.
3. Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change. Tap triangle 4. Select a new label. Changing Address Entry details The Address Entry Details dialog box provides a variety of options that you can associate with an entry. To open the Address Entry Details dialog box: 1. Tap the entry whose details you want to change. 2. Tap Edit. 3. Tap Details. 4. Select any of the following settings: Show in List: Select which type of phone or other information appears in the Address List screen.
See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the Address List screen or the Address View screen. Record menus Address List Address View Options menus Address List Address View Preferences ■ Chapter 4 Remember last category: Determines how Address Book appears when you return to it from another application. If you select this check box, Address Book shows the last category you selected.
Rename Custom Fields These custom fields appear at the end of the Address Edit screen. Rename them to identify the kind of information you enter in them. The names you give the custom fields appear in all entries. About Address Book Shows version information for Address Book.
To Do List A To Do List item is a reminder of some task that you have to complete. A record in To Do List is called an “item.” To create a To Do List item: 1. Press the To Do List application button organizer to display the To Do List. on the front of your 2. Tap New. New To Do item Tap New 3. Enter the text of the To Do List item. The text can be longer than one line. 4. Tap anywhere onscreen to deselect the To Do List item.
To set the priority of a To Do List item: 1. Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do List item. Tap here Tap to select priority 2. Tap the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important). Checking off a To Do List item You can check off a To Do List item to remind yourself that you’ve completed it. You can set the To Do List to record the date that you complete the To Do item, and you can choose to show or hide completed items. See “To Do Show Options” later in this chapter.
To display the To Do Item Details dialog box: 1. Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change. 2. Tap Details. Setting a due date You can associate a due date with any To Do List item. You can also sort the items that appear in the list based on their due date. To set a due date for a To Do List item: 1. In the Details dialog box, tap “No Date” to open the Due Date pick list. Tap here 2. Tap the date that you want to assign the item: Today: Assigns the current date.
To Do Show Options The Show Options dialog box enables you to control the appearance of To Do List. To change the Show Options settings: 1. In To Do List, tap Show. 2. Select any of the following settings: Show Completed Items: Displays your completed items in the To Do List. If you turn off this setting, your To Do items disappear from the list when you complete (check) them. Items that no longer appear on the list because you turn off this setting have not been deleted.
To Do List menus To Do List menus are shown here for your reference, and To Do List features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Record menu Options menu About To Do List Shows version information for To Do List.
Memo Pad A memo can contain up to 4,000 characters. The number of memos you can store is dependent only on the memory available on your organizer. A record in Memo Pad is called a “memo.” To create a new memo: 1. Press the Memo Pad application button organizer to display the Memo List. on the front of your 2. Tap New. Tap New Tip: In the Memo List screen, you can also begin writing in the Graffiti writing area to create a new memo.
To review a memo: 1. In the Memo List, tap the text of the memo. Tap a memo to see its contents 2. Review or edit the text in the memo. 3. Tap Done. Memo Pad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your reference, and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. The Record and Options menus differ depending on whether you’re displaying the Memo List or an individual memo.
Go to Top of Page Moves to the top (first) line of the memo. Go to Bottom of Page Moves to the bottom (last) line of the memo. Preferences Displays the Memo Preferences dialog box, where you define the sort order for memos. About Memo Pad Shows version information for Memo Pad.
Calculator The Calculator includes several buttons to help you perform calculations. Clears the last number you entered. Use this button if you make a mistake while entering a number in the middle of a calculation. This button enables you to re-enter the number without starting the calculation over. Clears the entire calculation and enables you to begin a fresh calculation. Toggles the current number between a negative and positive value.
3. After you finish reviewing the calculations, tap OK. Calculator menus Calculator menus are shown here for your reference, and Calculator features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Options menus About Calculator Page 110 Shows version information for Calculator.
Expense Expense enables you to record the date, expense type, and the amount that you spent. A record in Expense is called an “item.” You can sort your Expense items into categories or add other information that you want to associate with the item. To create an Expense item: 1. Tap the Applications icon . 2. Tap Expense. 3. Tap New. Cursor of new item Tap New Tip: You can also create a new Expense item by writing on the number side of the Graffiti writing area while in the Expense List screen.
Tip: A quick way to create a new Expense item is to make sure that no Expense item is selected in the Expense List, write the first letter(s) of the expense type, and then write the numerical amount of the Expense item. This technique takes advantage of the automatic fill feature. See “Options menu” later in this chapter for details. Changing the date of an Expense item Initially, Expense items appear with the date you enter them. You can use Expense to change the date associated with any Expense item.
3. Select any of the following options: Category: See “Categorizing records” earlier in this chapter. Type: Opens a pick list of expense types. Payment: Lets you choose the payment method used to pay the Expense item. If the item is prepaid (such as airline tickets supplied by your company), you can choose Prepaid to place your expense in the appropriate company-paid cell of your printed expense report spreadsheet. See “Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel” later in this chapter for more information.
2. Tap each Currency pick list and select the country whose currency you want to display on that line. 3. Tap OK to close the Select Currencies dialog box. 4. Tap OK. Defining a custom currency symbol If the currency you want to use is not in the list of countries, you can create your own custom country and currency symbol. To define a custom currency symbol: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Custom Currencies. 3. Tap one of the four Country boxes. Tap a Country box 4.
Show Options Show Options define the sort order and other settings that relate to your Expense items. To open the Show Options dialog box: 1. In the Expense List, tap Show. 2. Select any of the options. Tap Show Sort by: Enables you to sort expense items by date or type. Distance: Enables you to display Mileage entries in miles or kilometers. Show currency: Shows or hides the currency symbol in the Ex- pense List. 3. Tap OK.
To create or print an expense report: 1. Perform a HotSync operation to transfer your latest Expense data to your computer. 2. Click Expense in Palm Desktop software to open Microsoft Excel and the Expense Report configuration dialog box. Note: If you launch Expense from the Start menu instead of Palm Desktop software, you must first choose your organizer user name. 3. Click the expense category that you want. Click to select Categories Tip: You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple categories.
Using expense report templates Palm Desktop software includes several expense report templates. When you use one of these templates, you can edit your expense data in Microsoft Excel. The templates have the extension .xlt and are stored in the template folder in the Palm Desktop software directory on your computer. To see what a template looks like before you use it, open the template in Microsoft Excel. For example, the template Sample2.
name to a template. See Appendix C for information on changing templates. To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template: 1. Display your expense data in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet as described in the previous procedure. 2. Click Options. Enter name and other information Choose expense template 3. Enter name, department, and other information as necessary for your expense report. 4. Click the Templates menu; then select an expense template.
Options menu Preferences About Expense Chapter 4 ■ Use automatic fill: Lets you select an expense type by writing the first letter of an expense type in the Graffiti writing area. For example, if you write the letter “T,” it enters the “Taxi” expense type. Writing “T” and then “E” enters “Telephone” which is the first expense type beginning with the letters “TE.” ■ Default currency: Sets the default currency symbol for Expense. Shows version information for Expense.
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Chapter 5 Query Applications and the iMessenger™ Application Your organizer is a wireless device Your Palm VII™ organizer is equipped with an internal transmitter and an antenna. These components enable your organizer, like a cellular phone, to use a radio frequency to transmit and receive information over the airwaves. You don’t need a modem or a wired connection to a computer to use your organizer as a wireless device, but you must activate the Palm.Net™ wireless communication service.
Query applications Just as your web browser gives you access to many different web sites, your organizer gives you access to many different “sites” for web clipping — as many as you care to add and your organizer can store. If you have already set up your organizer, you have some already. These “sites” are called query applications. They were created by thirdparty developers, but you open them and use them just as you would a basic Palm VII application like Address Book.
So when you’re near a desktop computer and have some time, you can take advantage of the elaborate graphics, variety, and many choices offered by a web site — But when you’re in a car or on the street and need information fast, a query application on your organizer makes it easy to find the specific information you need — Adding more query applications When you set up your organizer, you find that several query applications have been preloaded onto your organizer.
When you install Palm Desktop software on your computer, you can select many more query applications. Use the Install Tool to transfer these to your organizer. Still more query applications are available on the web site http://www.palm.net. You add query applications to your organizer just as you would any other application. See “Installing add-on applications” in Chapter 3 for details.
■ Customer Care. See the Getting Started guide for the support e-mail addresses and phone numbers. ■ Convenient credit card billing. The network The Internet is often described as a “network of networks,” and the Palm.Net network is just another network tied into the Internet. The advantage of the Palm.Net network is that your organizer has a wireless, over-the-air connection to it.
It’s not unusual to experience a delay of a several seconds when a wireless transaction is being encrypted. In addition to the protection provided by the Palm.Net network, individual query applications may add another layer of protection to their transactions. For example, a query application may require you to create and use a password to access sensitive information (for example, your checking account).
new query applications, tips about your organizer, and news about Palm Computing platform compatible products. Use the links on this site to visit hundreds of other sites related to products for the Palm Computing platform. The Palm.Net query application The Palm.Net query application is a condensed version of the web site. If you have a question about the service or your use of it, the query application is the first place to go to find your answer. To open the Palm.Net query application: ■ Tap the Palm.
To monitor signal strength in the Diagnostics application: ■ Tap the Diagnostics icon . More bars = Stronger signal Both the bar graph and the number represent the signal strength: ■ The graph represents signal strength as a series of bars. The more bars displayed, the stronger the signal. ■ The number represents signal strength as a percentage. The higher the number, the stronger the signal. You can also monitor signal strength from within query applications and the iMessenger application.
■ You open the query application that provides the information you want. For example, you open a query application that reports the weather. ■ You submit a query that requests specific information. For example, you ask what the weather forecast is for San Francisco. ■ You tap a button that sends your request to the Internet. ■ The query application sends your request to the Internet and returns, quickly, with a clipping that gives you only the specific piece of information that you requested.
To open a query application: 1. Raise the antenna, located on the right side of your organizer. 135° 90° To ensure the best reception: If you are holding the organizer in your hand, raise the antenna to its position at 135°, located at the second click you feel as you raise the antenna. If the organizer is on a flat surface, raise the antenna to its position at 90°. Raising the antenna automatically opens the Applications Launcher to the Palm.Net category.
■ In edit lines, you can select, cut, copy, and paste text as you do in other applications on your organizer. Sorted pick lists In query applications, pick lists of words sorted alphabetically or numbers sorted in ascending order work in the same way that Phone Lookup works: if you write the first letter of a word, the list scrolls to the first entry that begins with that letter.
4. Tap the button or other object that displays the over-the-air icon to submit your query to the Internet. The response — your clipping— typically appears onscreen within seconds. To stop a wireless transaction: ■ Tap the Stop icon. Stop icon Any data that is downloaded to your organizer before you tap the Stop icon appears onscreen. Important: You incur a cost for any data that is downloaded to your organizer or sent to the Palm.Net server.
Back arrow Example of web clipping This example takes you through the process of finding someone’s phone number and address using the Yahoo!® People Search query application. This query application is preloaded on your organizer. To find a phone number and an address: 1. Raise the antenna. Raising the antenna automatically opens the Applications Launcher to the Palm.Net category. If you moved the Yahoo! People Search query application, go to that category. 2. Tap the Yahoo! People Search icon.
Tip: Writing the first few letters of the state you want causes the list to scroll to the first entry that begins with those letters. For example, write “ca” to select and enter California. 6. (Optional) If you want to find the address of the person, tap the Show Addresses check box to select it. 7. Tap Search. Tap here to submit your query Within seconds, your clipping appears. In this case, the query application found two items that satisfy your query.
To see the size of a clipping: ■ Tap the title area. The title area expands to show how many bytes the clipping contains. Tap here Reviewing stored clippings: History list You can see a list of stored clippings in the History list and then select the one you want to review. You can see clippings that pertain only to the query application that is open. When you open another query application, the History list changes to display only clippings that you received in that query application.
You can use the Back arrow or the History list to display the clipping or page you want. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Edit, and then tap Copy Page. 4. Open one of the basic applications, such as Address Book or Memo Pad. 5. Create a new record. 6. Tap the Menu icon. 7. Tap Edit, and then tap Paste. Keep the following points in mind about the Copy Page command: ■ Copying always starts at the top of the current clipping or page, regardless of what is displayed onscreen.
Query application menus All query applications have the same menus. Query application menus are shown here for your reference, and query application features that are not explained elsewhere in this book are described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 1 for information about choosing menu commands. Options menu About Web Clipping Chapter 5 Shows version information for the web clipping technology that supports query applications.
Using the iMessenger application In addition to the Mail application and infrared (IR) beaming, which are explained in Chapter 6, your organizer offers you another way to stay in communication with others: wireless Internet messaging. By activating the Palm.Net wireless communication service, you acquire an address and mailbox on the Palm.Net network. You can then use the iMessenger application to send and receive short text messages.
you cannot send them out directly from your organizer; rather, you must first synchronize your organizer with your computer. At that time, e-mail items you created in Mail are transferred to your desktop E-Mail application and sent out through that application. Mail does not use the transmitter or the Palm.Net wireless communication service. See Chapter 6 for complete information about Mail. The iMessenger application is independent of your computer The iMessenger application is a wireless feature.
Checking for and viewing messages The iMessenger List screen of the Inbox lists your downloaded messages, who sent them, and optionally, the date they were received. (See “Date column” later in this chapter.) ■ Unread messages have a dash ( — ) next to them. ■ Messages you’ve already read have a check mark ( ✔ ) next to them. ■ Messages you create have a diamond (◆) next to them. You can tap these symbols to open a menu of commands that you can use in the current context.
Important: You incur a cost for any data that was downloaded or sent to the server before you tapped Cancel. To view a log of the most recent wireless transaction: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Show Log. To open a message: ■ In the iMessenger List screen, tap a message to open it. Subject Recipient Sender Time and date sent Message body To close a message: ■ Tap Done. Opening and reading messages A message is downloaded from the network in compressed characters.
If a message has x readable characters Then this happens: 500 or fewer characters The entire message is downloaded. appears at the end of the message. 500 - 50,000 characters The first 500 characters are downloaded. A message at the end tells you how many readable characters are left to be retrieved. You can download as much of the rest of the message as you want or ignore what’s left. More than 50,000 characters Palm.Net service returns the message to the sender as undeliverable.
Downloading the remainder of a long message You download long messages in separate segments so that you can choose how much of the message you want to read (and pay for). To download more of a long message: 1. At the bottom of the screen, tap More. Indicates there’s at least one more screen to view Tap here The Retrieve More dialog box appears. 2. Do one of the following: For a message with fewer than 500 characters left, tap Get Rest.
The maximum amount you can download in one transaction is 6,000 characters. If you want to get the rest of a message that has more than 6,000 characters left to download, you can download only 6,000 characters at one time. The Retrieve More dialog box looks like this: Note: You don’t have to download all the segments of a long message at one time. From the time you download the first 500 characters, you have a maximum of 30 days to download the remainder of the message.
Complete header icon Tip: To redisplay the abbreviated header, tap the abbreviated header icon. The iMessenger application uses the header type you select for all incoming messages. Distribution lists of incoming messages Distribution lists are the addresses in the To:, CC:, and BCC: fields of an incoming message. A maximum of 300 of the first 500 characters of a message is used to download the distribution lists. (A maximum of 100 characters is used to download the text in the Subj: field.
One way to retrieve attachments sent to you is to have all messages delivered to your Palm.Net mailbox also delivered to your e-mail address. See “Identifying a forwarding address” later in this chapter. Creating messages To create a message in the iMessenger application, you identify the recipient(s) of the message, define a subject, and create the body of the message. Note: A new message in the iMessenger application does not have CC: (copied) or BCC: (blind carbon copy) fields.
2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient. You have two ways to enter the at sign (@): Tap once in the Graffiti writing area to activate Punctuation Shift. A dot appears @ Then make this stroke Or, tap “123” in the Graffiti writing area. Then tap @ on the numeric keyboard When you enter more than one address in the To: field, separate the addresses with commas or spaces, or enter each address on its own line. 3. Tap the Subj: field and enter a subject for your message.
4. Tap the Body: field and enter the text of your message. Tip: If the address, subject, or body exceeds the capacity of the screen display, tap the name of the field (for example, tap “To:”) to expand that field. Tap the Done button to return to the New Message screen. Tap the name of the field to open Tap to return to New Message screen To reply to a message: 1. Tap a message in the iMessenger List to display it onscreen. 2. Tap Reply. 3.
6. Enter the text of your reply. 7. Tap Check & Send to send the message immediately. Tap Outbox to place the reply in the Outbox. Looking up an address To identify the recipient of a message, you need to enter that person’s e-mail address. You can do this either by entering the data directly into the field or by using the Look Up command to access the information in your Address Book. To look up an e-mail address: 1. Tap the To: field name to expand it. 2.
6. Tap an address to select it. 7. Tap Add. Tap to select Tap here to enter address in field Rerouting replies to your messages The From: field of your outgoing iMessenger messages contains your @palm.net address. If you don’t want people who receive your messages to reply to you at your @palm.net address, you can specify a different address for recipients to use. To reroute replies to your messages: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 3.
Adding a signature to your message Adding a signature to your message is a two-part process. First, you create your signature. Then, every time you want to add your signature to a message, you must tap Add Signature. The signature for your wireless Internet messages can be different from the signature you define in the Mail application. To create a signature: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 3. Tap Signature. 4. Enter the text of your signature. 5. Tap Done.
To send messages: ■ Tap Check & Send. Tapping Check & Send sends the current message and all messages in the Outbox. This command also downloads messages that are waiting for you on the network. You can store messages in the Outbox and then send them at another time. For example, you can create messages and store them until you’re in a location that is within coverage of the wireless communication service. To store messages and send them later: 1. Create a message. 2. Tap Outbox.
To edit an unsent message: 1. In the iMessenger List screen, tap Outbox from the pick list in the upper-right corner. Tap here to display folder list 2. In the Outbox folder, tap the message you want to view. Tap here to select item Tap to edit item 3. Tap Edit. Draft messages Sometimes you may not want to send a message immediately; for example, you may want to add additional information before sending it. Your organizer stores such messages in the Draft folder until you are ready to edit them again.
3. Tap Message, and then tap Save Draft. Tip: You can also save your message as a draft by using the Graffiti Command stroke /D. To edit a message saved as a draft: 1. In the iMessenger List screen, tap Draft from the pick list in the upper-right corner. 2. Tap the draft you want to display. Tap here to select item Tap to edit item 3. Tap Edit and enter your changes. 4. Do one of the following: Tap Cancel and then Yes to save the message again as a draft. Tap Check & Send to send the message.
3. Tap Edit or Reply to modify the message. Tip: After you display and modify the message, you can send it now, move it to the Outbox, save it as a draft, or leave it in the Filed folder. Deleting messages Your organizer stores deleted messages in the Deleted folder until the folder reaches its maximum storage capacity of 50 kilobytes. At that point, messages in the Deleted folder are purged to make room for newly deleted messages.
To purge the contents of the Deleted folder: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Message, and then tap Purge Deleted. 3. Tap Yes. Tip: You can also purge deleted messages by using the Graffiti Command stroke /E. Options for the iMessenger List screen You can manage the way the iMessenger List screen displays information. Folders The iMessenger application provides folders for categorizing your messages. The iMessenger List screen displays the messages that are in the folder you select.
To show the Date column: 1. In the iMessenger List screen, tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 3. Tap the Show Date check box to select it. 4. Tap OK. Sorting the iMessenger List You can sort messages by the date sent, by sender, or by subject. To sort the iMessenger List: 1. In the iMessenger List screen, tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 3.
all because they cannot be delivered to your organizer; rather, they’re returned to the sender as undeliverable. A full mailbox If your mailbox should run out of storage space, incoming messages are returned to the sender as undeliverable. To make room quickly in a full mailbox, you can delete blocks of messages. See “Deleting messages from your mailbox” below.
The iMessenger application and HotSync operations The iMessenger application is independent of Palm Desktop software, with this exception: when you synchronize your organizer with Palm Desktop software, the following information is stored on your computer: ■ Your iMessenger application preferences ■ A record of what is currently in the iMessenger application, including the last message you downloaded from the network This information becomes useful if you do a hard reset of your organizer.
Pop-up menus In the iMessenger List screen, tap the icon (a dash, check mark, or diamond) at the left to open a menu of commands that you can use in the current context. Tap to open pop-up menu Message menus The Message menu varies depending on whether you are viewing a message, creating a message, or viewing the iMessenger List.
Options menus The Options menu varies depending on whether you are viewing a message, creating, or viewing the iMessenger List. iMessenger List New Message View Message About iMessenger Chapter 5 Shows version information for the iMessenger application.
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Chapter 6 Managing Desktop E-Mail and Beaming Information In addition to web clipping and wireless Internet messaging, your Palm VII™ organizer offers you the following features to help you stay connected: ■ Managing desktop E-Mail: Using your organizer, you can read, reply to, compose, and delete e-mail from your desktop E-Mail application while you’re away from your desk.
Inbox, your next HotSync operation marks it as read in your desktop E-Mail application. In Mail, you can do the following: ■ View, delete, file, and reply to incoming mail. ■ Create outgoing e-mail items and drafts of e-mail items. ■ Create simple or complex filters, which allow you to decide the type of e-mail that your organizer retrieves from your desktop E-mail application. ■ Use your organizer in its cradle to send and retrieve e-mail items from your desktop E-Mail application.
3. Follow the instructions onscreen to set up your organizer for use with your desktop E-Mail application. To select HotSync options: in the Windows system tray (bottom1. Click the HotSync icon right corner of the taskbar). 2. Choose Custom. Tip: You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software. 3. Select Mail in the list box. 4. Click Change. 5.
Tip: To turn off Mail, select Do Nothing and then select the Set As Default check box. To change your Mail setup options: 1. Click the HotSync icon in the Windows system tray. 2. Choose Custom. Tip: You can also choose Custom from the HotSync menu in Palm Desktop software. 3. Select Mail in the list box. 4. Click Change. 5. Modify your settings as needed. 6. Click OK.
To open an e-mail item: ■ Tap an e-mail item to open it. Header mode icons Recipient Subject Sender Time and date sent E-mail body To close an e-mail item: ■ Tap Done to close the e-mail item. Displaying full header information By default, Mail displays abbreviated header information, which comprises only the From: and Subj: fields. The full header provides complete information about the sender, receiver, and copied recipients, in addition to the subject and date the e-mail item was created.
To create an e-mail item: 1. Tap New. Tap New Tip: You can also create an e-mail item by tapping New from the Message menu. 2. Enter the e-mail address of the recipient. Tip: Enter the address as if you were entering it from your desktop E-Mail application. For example, network users sending an e-mail item to a user on the same network do not need to add Internet information, such as @mycorp.com.
Tip: If the address, CC, subject, or body exceeds the capacity of the screen display, tap the name of the field (for example, tap “To:”) to expand that field. Tap the Done button to return to the New Message screen. Tap the name of the field to open Tap to return to New Message screen To reply to an e-mail item: 1. Tap an e-mail item in the Message List to display it onscreen. 2. Tap Reply. 3.
Looking up an address To identify the recipient of an e-mail item, you need to enter that person’s e-mail address. You can do this either by entering the data directly into the field or by using the Look Up command to access the information in your Address Book. To look up an e-mail address: 1. Tap either the To: or CC: field name to expand it. 2. Enter the first few letters of the last name of the person whose address you want to find. 3. Tap Lookup. 4.
Tap to select Tap here to enter address in field Adding details to e-mail items Before you send your e-mail item, you can attach additional attributes to it, such as a signature or a priority level. These features are dependent on the desktop E-Mail application you use. If your application does not support the attribute you select, your organizer cannot attach that attribute to the e-mail item. The following details are available: Priority Flags an e-mail item as High, Normal, or Low priority.
Setting a priority To set a priority for your e-mail item: 1. In the New Message screen, tap Details. Tap here 2. Tap the Priority pick list and select the priority you want. Tap here Tap to select priority 3. Tap OK. Tip: Your organizer can flag e-mail items with a specific priority only if your desktop E-Mail application supports this feature. Sending a blind carbon copy To add a BCC field to your e-mail item: 1. Tap the BCC check box in the Message Details dialog box to select it. 2. Tap OK.
3. Tap the BCC: field and enter an address. BCC field Adding a signature to your e-mail item A signature consists of information about yourself that is appended to your e-mail item as its closing. For example, a signature can contain your name, address, phone and fax numbers, and any other text you want to include. By defining such information as a signature, you save yourself the trouble of having to enter it every time you create an e-mail item. Adding a signature to your message is a two-part process.
To add a signature to your e-mail item: 1. In the New Message screen, tap Details. 2. Tap the Signature check box to select it and add your signature to the e-mail item. Note: The check box stays selected, so all subsequent e-mail items you create will also contain your signature until you deselect the Signature option. 3. Tap OK. Note: The signature does not display in your e-mail item; only your recipient sees the signature.
e-mail item, your organizer removes the item from the Outbox folder and takes you back to the New Message screen, where you can edit the item and resend it, save it as a draft, or delete it. To edit an e-mail item: 1. In the Message List, tap Outbox from the pick list in the upperright corner. Tap here to display folder 2. Tap the e-mail item you want to edit. Tap here to select item Tap to edit item 3. Tap Edit.
To save an e-mail item as a draft: 1. Create an e-mail item. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap Message, and then tap Save Draft. To edit an e-mail item saved as a draft: 1. In the Message List, tap Draft from the pick list in the upper-right corner. 2. Tap the draft you want to display. Tap here to select item Tap to edit item 3. Tap Edit. 4. Enter your changes; then either save the e-mail item again as a draft, or tap Send to move the item to your Outbox folder.
To remove e-mail from the Filed folder: 1. In the Message List, tap Filed from the pick list in the upper-right corner. 2. Tap the e-mail item you want to restore. 3. Tap Edit or Reply to modify the item. Tip: After you display and modify the e-mail item, you can send it, save it as a draft, or return it to the Filed folder. Deleting e-mail Your organizer stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you perform the next HotSync operation.
Purging deleted e-mail Because your organizer stores deleted e-mail in the Deleted folder until you perform a HotSync operation, deleted e-mail can monopolize storage space. To avoid or correct this problem, purge the contents of your Deleted folder. E-mail that you purge is still deleted from your desktop E-Mail application when you perform the next HotSync operation. To purge the contents of the Deleted folder: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Message, and then tap Purge Deleted. 3. Tap Yes.
Date column The Date column is optional in the Message List. By default, the Date column is hidden to increase the available screen space. To show the Date column: 1. In the Message List, tap Show. Tap Show 2. Tap the Show Date check box to select it. 3. Tap OK. Sorting the Message List You can sort e-mail items by the date sent, by sender, or by subject. Note: High-priority e-mail items always appear first, no matter how you sort the list. To sort the Message List: 1. In the Message List, tap Show. 2.
HotSync options HotSync options enable you to manage your e-mail more effectively by selecting which e-mail items download when you synchronize your computer and your organizer. You can define different settings for local and remote synchronization. For example, you may want to download all of your e-mail during local synchronization and only urgent e-mail during remote synchronization.
download to your organizer. When you select the Filter setting, the HotSync Options dialog box opens and displays additional filter settings. See “Creating special filters” later in this chapter. Unread: During synchronization, only unread e-mail items download to your organizer from your desktop E-Mail Inbox, and all items in your organizer Outbox are sent to your desktop E-Mail application. Note: The All setting does not mean that all information included in each e-mail item downloads to your organizer.
Ignoring or receiving e-mail The first step in establishing a special filter is to determine whether you want to ignore or retrieve e-mail that matches the information you specify.
strings for these fields using an implicit AND; once again, you do not need to add the logical connector. Your organizer does that for you. For example, suppose you want to receive only e-mail items from John Smith (jsmith@aol.com) or Jack Jones (jjones@aol.com) concerning the Apollo Project. You would create the following filter strings: In the To: field: jsmith@aol.com, jjones@aol.
3. If your string exceeds the length of the field, tap the name of the field to display the Notes screen for that header field. For more information about header field Notes screens, see “Creating e-mail items” earlier in this chapter. Enter filter data Tap here Tap Done to return to HotSync Options 4. Tap Done to return to the HotSync Options dialog box. 5. Tap OK.
Truncating e-mail items The Truncate feature lets you set a point at which long e-mail items truncate when downloading to your organizer. By default, this Truncate value is 4,000 characters. By truncating long messages, you reduce the time it takes to synchronize your desktop E-Mail and Mail, as well as the amount of storage space e-mail uses on your organizer. Note: Truncation is separate and independent from filtering. To truncate e-mail items: 1. Tap Truncate in the HotSync Options dialog box.
Message menus The Message menu varies depending on whether you are viewing an e-mail item, creating an e-mail item, or viewing the Message List. Message List New Message View Message Options menus The Options menu varies depending on whether you are creating or editing an e-mail item. Message List About Mail Page 186 New Message Shows version information for Mail.
Beaming information Your organizer is equipped with an IR (infrared) port that you can use to beam information to another Palm Computing platform device that’s close by and also has an IR port. The IR port is located at the top of the organizer, behind the small dark shield.
5. Wait for the Beam Status dialog box to indicate that the transfer is complete before you continue working on your organizer. To beam an application: 1. Open the Applications Launcher. 2. Tap the Menu icon . 3. Tap App, and then tap Beam. 4. Tap the application you want to transfer. Note: Some applications are copy-protected and cannot be beamed. These are listed with a lock icon next to them. 5. Tap Beam. 6.
Chapter 7 Advanced HotSync® Operations HotSync® technology enables you to synchronize data between one or more Palm Computing® connected organizers and Palm™ Desktop organizer software or another personal information manager such as Microsoft Outlook. To synchronize data, you must connect your organizer and Palm Desktop software either directly by placing your organizer in the cradle attached to your computer, or indirectly, with a Palm Modem® accessory or network.
synchronization requests from your organizer. With this option, the HotSync Manager synchronizes data even when Palm Desktop software is not running. Available only when Palm Desktop software is running: Starts HotSync Manager and monitors requests automatically when you open Palm Desktop software. Manual: Monitors requests only when you select HotSync Manager from the Start menu. Tip: If you’re not sure which option to use, keep the default setting: Always available. 4.
this chapter for more information. 6. If you are attached to a network, click the Network tab to display the network settings and adjust the options as needed. See “HotSync operations via a network” later in this chapter for more information. 7. Click OK.
Customizing HotSync application settings For each application, you can define a set of options that determines how records are handled during synchronization. These options are called a “conduit.” By default, a HotSync operation synchronizes all files between the organizer and Palm Desktop software. In general, you should leave the settings to synchronize all files.
6. Select the direction in which you want to write data, or click Do Nothing to skip data transfer for an application. Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync Actions revert to their default settings. To use a new setting on an ongoing basis, select the Set As Default box. Thereafter, whatever you selected as the default setting is used when you click the Default button in the Custom dialog. 7. Click OK. 8.
HotSync operations via a modem You can use a modem to synchronize your organizer when you are away from your computer. Note: The first HotSync operation must be local, using the cradle. After that, you can perform a modem HotSync operation.
3. Adjust the following options as needed. Serial Port: Identifies the port for the modem. If you are unsure of the port assignment, look at the Modem Properties in the Windows Control Panel. Speed: Determines the speed at which data is transferred. Try the As Fast As Possible rate first, and adjust downward if you experience problems. This setting allows Palm Desktop software and your organizer to find and use the fastest speed. Modem: Identifies the modem type or manufacturer.
Note: If you plan to connect to your company’s dial-in server (network modem) instead of connecting to a computer modem, see “HotSync operations via a network” later in this chapter. 4. Enter the telephone number to access the modem connected to your computer. 5. If needed, enter a dial prefix (such as “9”) to access an outside line, and then tap the Dial Prefix check box. Tip: You can enter a comma in the field to introduce a “pause” in the dialing sequence. 6.
To change the Conduit Setup for a modem HotSync operation: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the HotSync icon 3. Tap the Menu icon . . . 4. Tap Options, and then tap Conduit Setup. 5. Tap the check boxes to deselect the files and applications that you do not want to synchronize during a modem HotSync operation. The default setting is to synchronize all files.
HotSync operations via a network When you establish a HotSync network connection, you can take advantage of the LAN and WAN connectivity available in many office environments. The HotSync network connection enables you to perform a HotSync operation by dialing in to a network or by using a cradle that is connected to any computer on your LAN or WAN (provided that the computer connected to the cradle also has the HotSync network connection enabled, your computer is on, and the HotSync Manager is running).
3. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Setup. 4. Click the Network tab and make sure your user name has a check mark next to it. If the check mark is not there, click the check box next to your user name. 5. Click OK. 6. Place your organizer in the cradle and perform a HotSync operation. The HotSync operation records network information about your computer on your organizer. With this information, your organizer can locate your computer when you perform a HotSync operation over the network.
Using File Link The File Link feature enables you to import Address Book and Memo Pad information onto your organizer from a separate external file such as a company phone list. HotSync Manager stores the data in a separate category on your Palm Desktop software and your organizer. You can configure the File Link feature to check for changes to the external file when you perform a HotSync operation. With File Link, you can import data stored in any of the following formats: ■ Comma delimited (.
4. Click New. 5. Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK. 6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each profile that you want to create, and then click OK to return to Palm Desktop software. 7. Select the profile from the User list and create the data for the profile (e.g., company phone list, etc.). To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation: 1. Place the new organizer in the cradle. 2. Press the HotSync button on the cradle. 3. Click Profiles.
4. Select the profile that you want to load on the organizer, and click OK. 5. Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the organizer. The next time you perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software prompts you to assign a user name to the organizer.
Chapter 8 Setting Preferences for Your Organizer The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your organizer. In the Preferences screens, you can do the following: Buttons Assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your organizer and the HotSync® button on the cradle; identify an application to open whenever you raise the antenna; reassign the full-screen pen stroke command. Digitizer Calibrate the screen on your organizer.
Viewing preferences To open the Preferences screens: 1. Tap the Applications icon 2. Tap the Preferences icon . . 3. Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen. 4. Select the Preferences screen you want to view. Buttons preferences The Buttons Preferences screen enables you to assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your organizer and the HotSync button on the cradle.
2. Tap the application that you want to assign to the button. Tip: Tap Default to restore all of the buttons to their initial settings. To identify the application that opens when you raise the antenna: 1. Tap the pick list next to the Applications button. 2. Tap the application you want to open whenever you raise the antenna. Tip: Tap Default to have the Wireless category of the Applications Launcher open when you raise the antenna.
2. Tap the pick list and select one of the following settings for the fullscreen pen stroke: Backlight: Turns the backlight of your organizer on and off. Keyboard: Opens the onscreen keyboard for entering text charac- ters. Graffiti Help: Opens a series of screens that show the complete Graffiti character set. Turn Off & Lock: Turns off and locks the organizer. You must as- sign a password to lock the organizer. When locked, you need to enter the password to use your organizer.
Digitizer preferences The Digitizer Preferences screen opens the digitizer calibration screen. This is the same screen that appears when you go through the Setup process for your organizer. You can recalibrate your screen after a hard reset, or if your digitizer drifts. Formats preferences Use the Formats Preferences screen to set the country default and the display format of the dates, times, and numbers on your organizer.
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats The Time setting defines the format for the time of day. The time format that you select appears in all applications on your organizer. To select the time, date, week start, and numbers format: 1. Tap the Time pick list and select a format. 2. Tap the Date pick list and select a format. 3. Tap the Week starts pick list, and select whether you want the first day of the week to be Sunday or Monday.
General preferences The General Preferences screen enables you to set the time, date, auto shutoff interval, sounds, and beam receive option for your organizer. See Chapter 1 for information on setting the time and date. Auto-off delay Your organizer has an automatic shutoff feature that turns off the power and backlight after a period of inactivity. This feature helps conserve battery power in case you forget to turn off your organizer.
3. Tap the Game Sound pick list and select the sound level. Note: The Game Sound setting works only with games that are programmed to respond to this setting. Older games typically do not respond to this setting. Beam Receive You can choose to turn off the Beam Receive feature. This prohibits anyone from beaming information to your organizer. It also results in a slight saving of battery power. To change the Beam Receive setting: ■ Tap the Beam Receive pick list and select On or Off.
Modem preferences The Modem Preferences screen enables you to define the settings for a modem that is directly connected to your organizer. These settings are for applications that activate and use the modem. Note: You can purchase a Palm Modem accessory to use with your organizer. Visit the web site http://www.palm.com. To define the Modem preferences: 1. Tap TouchTone or Rotary. Note: Select the Rotary setting only if you are certain that your telephone service does not support TouchTone dialing. 2.
Network preferences and TCP/IP software The Network Preferences settings enable you to use the TCP/IP software that is included in the organizer operating system. You can use the TCP/IP software to connect with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or dial-in (remote access) servers. Because the TCP/IP software is a feature of the operating system, you configure all parameters relating to it from the Preferences application.
To select a service: 1. Tap the Service pick list. Tap here to display a list of service templates 2. Tap the predefined service template you want to use. Entering a user name The User Name setting identifies the name you use when you log into your Internet Service Provider or your dial-in server. Although this field can contain multiple lines of text, only two lines appear onscreen. To enter a user name: 1. Tap the User Name field. 2. Enter your user name.
organizer prompts you to enter a password each time you log into your network: ■ If you do not enter a password, your organizer displays the word “Prompt” in this field and asks you to enter a password during the login procedure. ■ If you enter a password, your organizer displays the word “Assigned” in this field and does not prompt you to enter a password during the login procedure. Note: If you are concerned about security, select the Prompt option and do not enter a password. To enter a password: 1.
To enter your server phone number: 1. Tap the Phone # field. 2. Enter the phone number you use to reach your ISP or dial-in server. Enter your ISP phone number here 3. If you need to enter a prefix or disable Call Waiting, continue to the following procedures. If not, tap OK. Entering a prefix A prefix is a number that you dial before the telephone number to access an outside line. For example, many offices require that you dial “9” to dial a number outside the building. To enter a prefix: 1.
Disabling Call Waiting Call Waiting can cause your session to terminate if you receive a call while you are connected. If your telephone has Call Waiting, you need to disable this feature before logging into your ISP or dial-in server. To disable Call Waiting: 1. Tap the Disable call waiting check box to select it. Select this box if you need to disable Call Waiting Enter your disable code here 2. Enter the code to disable Call Waiting on the Disable call waiting line.
Select this box to use a calling card Enter your calling card number here 2. Enter your calling card number on the Use calling card line. Note: It’s a good idea to add at least three commas at the beginning of your calling card number to compensate for the cue delay. 3. Tap OK. Connecting to your service After you set your Modem and Network Preferences, establishing a connection to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or your company’s network (dial-in server) is easy.
To add a new service template: 1. Tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Service, and then tap New. A new service template (called Untitled) is added to the Service pick list. To duplicate an existing service template: 1. Tap the Service pick list. 2. Tap the predefined service template you want to duplicate. 3. Tap the Menu icon . 4. Tap Service, and then tap Duplicate. A copy of the service template is added to the Service pick list.
Note: If you are not sure, try PPP; if that doesn’t work, ask your Internet Service Provider or your system administrator for the correct connection type. Idle timeout The Idle timeout setting defines how long your organizer waits before dropping the connection with your ISP or dial-in server when you switch out of a TCP/IP application. To set the Idle timeout: 1.
2. Tap the space to the left of the first period in the Primary DNS field, and then enter the first section of the IP address. Note: Each section must be a number from 0 to 255. 3. Repeat step 2 for the second, third, and last sections of the Primary DNS field. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the Secondary DNS number. 5. Tap OK. IP address Everyone who logs on to the Internet needs to have a unique identifier (an IP address), whether permanent or temporary.
Creating a login script A login script is a series of commands, similar to an autoexec.bat file, that automates logging into your ISP. You can create login script files by selecting commands from the Command pick list in the Login Script dialog. Some commands from the Command pick list, such as Send, require you to supply additional information. Those commands have a parameter field so that you can add the necessary data. Note: You can also use non-ASCII and literal characters in your login script.
password, this command prompts you to enter one. The Send Password command is usually followed by a Send CR command. Delay: Tells your organizer to wait a specific number of seconds before executing the next command in the login script. Get IP: Reads an IP address and uses it as the IP address for your organizer. This command is used with SLIP connections. Prompt: Opens a dialog box and prompts you to enter text of some kind (for example, a password or a security code).
Options menu TCP/IP troubleshooting If you are having a problem establishing a network connection using TCP/IP, check this section and try the suggestions listed. Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages It’s helpful to identify at what point in the login procedure the connection fails. An easy way to do this is to display the expanded Service Connection Progress messages. Expanded Service Connection Progress messages describe the current stage of the login procedure.
Owner preferences The Owner Preferences screen enables you to record a name, company name, phone number, or any other information that you want to associate with your organizer. If you use the Security application to turn off and lock your organizer with a password, information that you put in the Owner Preferences displays the next time you turn on your organizer. See “Security” in Chapter 3 for more information.
ShortCuts preferences The ShortCuts Preferences screen enables you to define abbreviations for entering text with Graffiti strokes. This section describes how to create, edit, and delete a ShortCut. See “Graffiti ShortCuts” in Chapter 2 for more information on the use of ShortCuts. Creating a ShortCut You can create a ShortCut for any words, letters, or numbers. All ShortCuts you create appear on the list in the ShortCut Preferences screen.
ShortCut Editing a ShortCut After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time. To edit a ShortCut: 1. Tap the ShortCut you want to edit. 2. Tap Edit. 3. Make the changes you want and tap OK. Deleting a ShortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut, you can delete it from the list of ShortCuts. To delete a ShortCut: 1. Tap the ShortCut you want to delete. 2. Tap Delete. 3. Tap Yes.
Wireless preferences The Wireless Preferences screen enables you to do the following: ■ View your address on the Palm.Net network, which you create when you activate the service. ■ Change the proxy server with which your organizer communicates. ■ Receive a warning when a wireless transaction is about to transmit your identification or location. Proxy The IP address that appears by default in this screen is the address of the Palm.Net proxy server.
Sending ID or location information When you submit a query to some query applications, they automatically elicit the following information from your organizer: ■ The number that uniquely identifies your organizer ■ Your approximate location, reported as the ZIP code of the area where you are currently located Having such information enables the query application to offer you better service and more accurate information in its clippings.
Appendix A Maintaining Your Organizer This chapter provides information on the following: ■ Caring for your organizer ■ About the AAA batteries ■ Automatic recharging of the transmitter ■ Proper use of the antenna ■ Resetting your organizer Caring for your organizer Your organizer is designed to be rugged and reliable and to provide years of trouble-free service. Please observe the following general tips when using your organizer: ■ Take care not to scratch the screen of your organizer.
About the AAA batteries Please note the following considerations when replacing the batteries in your organizer: ■ Under normal conditions, depending on your usage pattern, the AAA batteries of your organizer should provide weeks of use. You can conserve battery life by minimizing the use of the backlight feature, and changing the Auto-off setting that automatically turns the organizer off after a period of inactivity. See “General preferences” in Chapter 8 for more information.
Automatic recharging of the transmitter The transmitter used by your organizer for web clipping and wireless Internet messaging contains a rechargeable storage battery. It is a NiCad (nickel-cadmium) battery. When you first set up your organizer, the initial charging of the transmitter takes about 70 minutes. Like any storage battery, the transmitter must be recharged. How often recharging must happen depends on the frequency with which you use web clipping and wireless Internet messaging.
“Insert new AAA batteries” indicates that the batteries in your organizer lack sufficient power to continue recharging the transmitter. Insert new batteries as soon as you can. Charge Finish: Appears only when recharging has been scheduled or is under way. Displays the estimated time that recharging will end. Recharging takes less time than the initial charging of the transmitter. While the transmitter is being recharged, you cannot use query applications or the iMessenger™ application.
Proper use of the antenna The antenna of your organizer is designed to be durable and can easily withstand years of normal use. It is a movable part, however, so it’s important to handle it with care. Keep these points in mind as you use the antenna: ■ Do not lift or drag your organizer by the raised antenna. ■ Do not bend the antenna. ■ When you raise the antenna, you feel three clicks at its three positions: 90°, 135°, and 180°.
To be sure the antenna is raised to 180°, place the organizer face down on a flat surface and flatten the antenna against the surface. 4. Grasp the antenna close to the pivot point with your thumb and index finger. 5. Using your thumb, firmly push the antenna out of the pivot point. Note: After you remove the antenna, be careful not to change the alignment of the pivot point. To insert the new antenna: 1.
4. Put the AAA batteries back in. 5. If necessary, perform a HotSync operation to restore your data. Resetting your organizer Under normal circumstances, you will not have to use the reset button. On rare occasions, however, your organizer may no longer respond when you press buttons or tap the screen. In this case, you need to reset your organizer so that it will work again. Reset button Performing a soft reset A soft reset tells your organizer to stop what it’s doing and start over again.
Performing a hard reset With a hard reset, all records stored in your organizer are erased. Never perform a hard reset unless a soft reset does not solve your problem. After performing a hard reset, you can transfer the data in Palm™ Desktop software to your organizer by performing a HotSync operation. To perform a hard reset: 1. Hold down the power button on the front panel of the organizer. 2.
2. From the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom. 3. Select the appropriate user name from the list. 4. Select an application in the Conduit list. 5. Click Change. 6. Select Desktop overwrites handheld. Note: Changing the HotSync setting from the default affects only the next HotSync operation. Thereafter, the HotSync actions revert to their default settings. 7. Click OK. 8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other applications. 9. Click Done to activate your settings. 10.
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Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions If you encounter a problem with your organizer, please search the following areas before you contact Customer Care or Technical Support: ■ The solutions offered in this chapter ■ The README file and HelpNotes located in the folder where you installed Palm™ Desktop organizer software on your computer (or on your installation CD-ROM or diskettes) ■ The Palm Desktop online Help ■ The latest Palm VII™ organizer customer support information on http://www.palm.
Operating problems Problem Solution I don’t see anything on my organizer’s screen. Try each of these in turn: I get a warning message telling me my organizer memory is full. ■ Adjust the contrast control. ■ Make sure batteries are installed properly. ■ Replace the batteries. If your organizer still does not operate, try a soft reset. See “Resetting your organizer” in Appendix A. ■ Purge the Date Book, To Do List, Mail, and iMessenger™ applications.
Tapping and writing problems Problem Solution When I tap the buttons or screen icons, my organizer activates the wrong feature. Calibrate the screen. See “Digitizer preferences” in Chapter 8. When I tap the Menu icon , nothing happens. Not all applications or screens have menus. Try changing to a different application. I can’t get my organizer to recognize my handwriting. ■ For your organizer to recognize handwriting input with the stylus, you need to use Graffiti® writing.
Wireless problems Problem Solution The signal strength is weak. ■ Make sure the antenna is pointing straight up, perpendicular to the ground: If you hold your organizer in your hand, raise the antenna to 135°. If you lay it on a table or other surface parallel to the ground, raise the antenna to 90°. Tap the Diagnostics icon . Then monitor the signal strength while you try the following solutions: I forgot the password to my Palm.Net™ service account.
Application problems Problem Solution I tapped the Today button, but it does not show the correct date. Your organizer is not set to the current date. Make sure the Set Date box in the General Preferences screen displays the current date. See “General preferences” in Chapter 8 for more information. I know I entered some records, but they do not appear in the application. ■ Check the Categories pick list (upperright corner of the screen). Choose All to display all of the records for the application.
HotSync problems Problem Solution I cannot do a HotSync operation; what should I check to make sure I am doing it correctly? ■ Check the Windows system tray to make sure the HotSync Manager is running. If it is not, open Palm Desktop software. ■ Click the HotSync Manager, choose Setup, and click the Local tab. Check that the Serial Port setting displays the correct serial (COM) port where your cradle is attached. ■ Make sure the cradle is connected securely.
I tried to do a local HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfully. Try each of these in turn: ■ Make sure HotSync Manager is running. If HotSync Manager is running, exit and restart it. ■ Make sure you selected Local from the HotSync Manager menu or the Palm Desktop software menu. ■ Check the cable connection between the cradle and the serial port on your computer. ■ Make sure you selected the correct serial port on the Local tab in the Setup dialog.
I tried to do a modem HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfully. Check the following on your computer: ■ Make sure your computer is turned on and that it does not shut down automatically as part of an energysaving feature. ■ Make sure the modem connected to your computer is turned on and is connected to the phone line. Make sure Modem is checked in the HotSync Manager menu. Make sure the modem you are using with your organizer has an on-off switch.
I tried to do a modem HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfully. (continued) Appendix B ■ Make sure your modem resets before you try again. (Turn off your modem, wait a minute, then turn it back on.) Check the following on your organizer: ■ Confirm that your modem is turned on. ■ Make sure the dialing instruction dials the correct phone number. ■ If you need to dial an outside line prefix, make sure you selected the Dial Prefix option on your organizer and entered the correct code.
Beaming problems Problem Solution I cannot beam data to another Palm Computing platform device. ■ Confirm that your organizer and the other Palm VII organizer are between ten centimeters (approximately 4") and one meter (approximately 39") apart, and that the path between the two devices is clear of obstacles. Beaming distance to other Palm Computing platform devices may be different. ■ Move your organizer closer to the receiving device.
Password problems Problem Solution I forgot the password, and my organizer is not locked. You can use Security to delete the password. If you do this, your organizer deletes all entries marked as private. You can, however, perform a HotSync operation before you delete the password: the HotSync process backs up all entries, whether or not they are marked private. In this case, the following procedure restores your private entries and lets you access them: 1.
Technical support and customer care If, after reviewing the sources listed at the beginning of this appendix, you cannot solve your problem, contact your regional technical support office by e-mail, phone, or fax. For support e-mail addresses and phone numbers, see the Getting Started guide, which comes with your organizer. Before requesting support, please experiment a bit to reproduce and isolate the problem.
Appendix C Creating a Custom Expense Report This section explains how to modify existing Expense application templates and how to create your own custom expense report templates for use with the Expense application. Note: This section assumes that you are familiar with Microsoft Excel or a similar spreadsheet application. If you are not familiar with Microsoft Excel, consult your company’s Information Services department or another experienced user.
the Excel macro how large the spreadsheet is and provides the datacell layout of the Excel template used for the Expense Report. Customizing existing sample templates Four sample Expense Report templates come with Palm Desktop software. These templates are stored in the Template folder (which is in the same folder as Palm Desktop software).
change “Snack” to “Munchies,” and then all items entered on your organizer as “Snack” map to the cell(s) labeled “Munchies.” 4. From the File menu, choose Save As. 5. Click the Save as type drop-down list and choose Template (*.xlt). 6. Navigate to the Template folder (in the Palm Desktop software directory). Note: If you do not need to change the Maptable.xls file, save the template file with its original file name (e.g., Sample2.xlt). If you do need to change the Maptable.
Examples of both Fixed and Variable labels appear in the sample expense templates. Sections A Section is an area of the report that has common formatting. It is common for an Expense report to have more than one Section. For example, the following sample Expense Report named Sample3.xlt contains several Sections.
Analyzing your custom Expense Report If you already have a custom Excel expense report, you can use it with a modified mapping table. However, before you can create a Maptable.xls file that corresponds to your custom Expense Report, you must first analyze the characteristics of your report. Perform the following before you begin a custom mapping table: ■ Print a copy of your custom expense report. Activate the Row and Column Headings option in the Sheet settings of the Page Setup command.
Programming the mapping table Once you have analyzed the components of your custom Expense Report, you can program the mapping table to fill the report with data from the organizer. To program a new custom mapping table: 1. Open a copy of the Maptable.xls file in Microsoft Excel. Note: This file is located in the same folder as the Palm Desktop software application. Make a backup copy of this file before you make your modifications. 2. Mapping a new template.
5. Scroll down to a blank area of the Maptable.xls file (below the rows used for Sample4.xlt), and click on a row number to select a blank row. 6. From the Edit menu, choose Paste. A copy of the rows you selected in step 3 is pasted into the Maptable.xls file. 7. Name the table. In the cell immediately to the right of the cell entitled Template Name, enter the exact file name of your custom Expense Report template. 8. Define the number of Sections.
10. Define the dimensions of the Section. The dimensions of the Section appear in the green columns (10–13). # of Rows: Represents the total number of rows in the Section, ex- cluding any header or total rows. In other words, this includes only the number of rows in the Section where your organizer data will be placed. # of Columns: Represents the total number of columns in the Sec- tion, excluding any header or total columns.
12. Define whether the Section is in list format. This setting appears in the light purple columns (18–19). If the Section will present the data in a list format, enter the word “yes”. Otherwise, enter the word “no”. The following diagram shows data presented in a list format: Only if your section is in list format: In the Expense Type cell, enter the number of the row or column where the expense description will be placed.
15. Mark a Section for prepaid expenses (yellow column). If a row in the map table is for prepaid (company paid) expenses, type a “yes” in the cell on that Section’s row. Type “no” in all the cells of this column that do not pertain to prepaid expenses. 16. Repeat steps 9 through 15 for each Section that you have defined for your custom Expense Report. 17. Map Expense Report Options dialog (magenta section).
Expense file details The Expense.txt file contains four groups of data. It will be easier to see these four distinct groups of data if you open the file with a spreadsheet application. Trips Shows the number of Expense application categories, and lists each one followed by an “end” statement. Currency Shows how many currencies were used for the Expense data, and lists the countries that correspond to that currency. Trip Shows the number of expenses by category, and lists the expenses for each category.
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Appendix D Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts The following information enables you to create custom login scripts that require non-ASCII characters. It is provided for advanced users who understand the use and requirements of such characters in a custom login script. Use of ^char You may use the caret ( ^ ) to transmit ASCII command characters. If you send ^char, and the ASCII value of char is between @ and _, then the character is automatically translated to a single-byte value between 0 and 31.
Literal characters The backslash ( \ ) character defines that the next character is transmitted as a literal character, and is not subject to any special processing ordinarily associated with that character.
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Index A AAA batteries. See Batteries ABA (Address Book archive file) 42 Accented characters Graffiti writing 38 onscreen keyboard 41 Account on Palm.Net service 126 Activating the Palm.Net service 15, 125 Add-on applications 48–51, 236 Address Book *If Found Call* entry 97 adding custom fields 100 archive files (.
Automatic fill, in Expense 119 Auto-off delay 209 Autotext.
service templates 217 to server or ISP 217 Continuous events deleting from Date Book 65 scheduling 88 Contrast control 7 Copy Page command in query applications 136 Copying text 64 Country default setting 207 Coverage of Palm.
Default categories 70 currency in Expense 119 proxy server 227 settings.
categorizing records 70 conduit for synchronizing 192 creating records 63, 111 currency 113, 119 date of item 112 defining new currency 114 deleting records 65 menus 118 notes for records 80–81 opening 62 overview 62 purging records 66 receipt details 112 reports in Excel 115–118, 251–261 sorting records 78 templates for reports 117 type 113, 119 vendor 113 F FAQ 239–250 FCC Statement 279 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines on using wireless devices 121 Files, linking to external 200 Filing e-
online Tips 24 Hiding records 79 High Priority e-mail filter 184 History, list of clippings 135 HotSync buttons preferences 206 conduits for synchronizing applications 192–193, 236–237 customizing 192 defined 67 first-time operation 67–69, 200–202 for managing desktop E-Mail 165–166 HotSync Manager 67 and iMessenger application 159 linking to external files 200 local operation 68, 190, 245 modem operation 190, 194–197, 246–247 modem settings 195 network operation 198 options for filtering e-mail 180–184 pro
Installing applications 48–51 batteries 9 conduit to install applications 192 Desktop software 13, 239 Mail. See Mail, desktop configuration InSync Online 126 Interface elements 19 International characters Graffiti writing 38 onscreen keyboard 41 Internet. See iMessenger application and Query applications IP address for Network preferences 220 for Palm.Net proxy server 227 for service template 218 IR port 6 See also Beaming information Items.
MapQuest 123 Maps of Palm.Net coverage 126 Memo Pad adding Address Book data to records 75–76 archive files (.mpa) 42 categorizing records 69 conduit for synchronizing 192 creating records 63, 106 deleting records 65 dragging memos into other applications 61 fonts 81 menus 107, 110 opening 61 overview 61 private records 80 reviewing memos 106 sorting records 78, 243 Memory amount of free 250 for beaming 248 Calculator 109 regaining 66, 240 Memos.
Date Book 58 Expense 62 iMessenger application 139 Mail 166 Memo Pad 61 query applications 129–130 To Do List 60 Organizer interface elements 19 locking 54–55 problems with 239–250 setting up 10 turning on and off 6 unique name 12 Organizer (Lotus PIM) 42 Outbox iMessenger application 152, 156 Mail 174, 178 Outlook, connecting to 14, 164, 244 Overlapping events 91 Owner preferences 224 P Palm Desktop software. See Desktop software Palm.
Private records displaying and creating 79–80, 243 lost with forgotten password 55 See also Security Problems with organizer 239–250 Profiles 200 Proxy server for Palm.
Rescheduling events 87 Resetting organizer hard reset 236 location of reset button 7, 235 soft reset 235 tool for 235 Responses to queries. See Clippings Retrieving e-mail. See Filters for e-mail S Saving clippings 135–136 data 45, 63, 65 draft e-mail (Mail) 175 draft messages (iMessenger application) 153 Scheduling events 83–87 Screen backlight 6 blank 240 calibrating 18, 207 caring for 229 touching with your finger 5 Scroll bar 20 Scroll button 6 Searching.
Stylus dragging with 18 pen stroke to activate a feature 205 reset tool 235 tapping with 18 writing with 7, 31 Submitting queries to Internet 131 Sunday, to start week 208 Symbols for currency 113 in Graffiti writing 37 See also Icons Synchronizing data.
Unsent iMessenger messages, editing 152 Untimed events 83, 86, 88 Updating data. See HotSync Upgrading 10–12 User profiles 200 User-defined categories 70 Username identifying organizer 224 for ISP 213 for Palm.
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