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Handbook for Pa l m ™ T ungsten ™ T2 Handheld.
Copyright © 1998–2003 Palm, Inc. All rights reserved. Graf fiti, HotSync, MultiMa il, PalmModem, Palm OS, and the Palm logo are register ed trademarks of Pa lm, Inc. Palm, Palm Powered, T ungsten, and V ersaMail are trademarks of Palm, Inc. Palm, Inc.
iii About This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Palm™ Tungsten™ T2 Handheld . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents iv Capital letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Graffiti 2 numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Punctuation marks .
Contents v Sorting lists of records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Attaching notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Choosing fonts .
Contents vi Working in Week View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Working in Month View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Working in Agenda View .
Contents vii Chapter 12: Using Note Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Creating a note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Reviewing notes .
Contents viii Sending and receiving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Viewing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Working with draft messages .
Contents ix Creating and sending new e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Working with URLs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Working with attachments .
Contents x Using Voice Memo menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 V Memo menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Options menus . .
Contents xi Changing your home page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Changing how images are downloaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 Changing link colors . . . . . . . . .
Contents xii Preparing your handheld for a Bluetooth HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . 371 Performing a Bluetooth HotSync operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Conducting network HotSync operations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents xiii Performing a soft reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Performing a hard reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions .
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1 About This Book Congratulations on your pur chase of a Palm™ T ungsten™ T2 handheld. This handbook is designed to qu ickly fami liarize you with yo ur handheld. It describes all you need to know about how to use yo ur handheld and the applications that come with it.
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3 CHAPTER 1 Setting Up Y our P alm ™ T ungsten ™ T2 Handheld Y our new Palm™ T ungsten™ T2 handheld enables you to do the following : ■ Access your data and view or look up information with one hand, using the navigator. ■ Capture thoug hts while you’re on the go, with the voice recor der .
Chapter 1 Set ting Up Y o ur P alm ™ T u ngsten™ T2 Handhe ld 4 System requirements T o install and operate Palm™ Desktop soft ware, your computer sys tem must meet the re quirements described in this section.
Step 1: Connect the HotSync cradle/cab le to the computer 5 ■ CD -R O M or D VD - RO M d r i ve (y o u c a n al so d ow n lo a d P a lm D es k to p so f tw a re from ww w.
Chapter 1 Set ting Up Y o ur P alm ™ T u ngsten™ T2 Handhe ld 6 e. W indows NT users cannot use a USB cradle/cable and port. Y ou must use a cradle with a serial port connection (sold separately). Step 2: Charge y our handheld a. Place your handheld in the cradle/cable for at least two hours for an initial charge.
Step 4: Install soft ware 7 c. Hold the stylus like you would a pen or penc il, and use it to follow the onscreen directions. Step 4: Install software a.
Chapter 1 Set ting Up Y o ur P alm ™ T u ngsten™ T2 Handhe ld 8 Step 5: P erform a HotSync operation Step 6: Register y our handheld Windows: When the first HotSync operation is comple te, the installer displays screens where you can select product r egis tration options.
9 CHAPTER 2 Exploring Y our Handheld Y our Palm™ T ungsten™ T2 handheld can he lp you stay organized, on time, and up-to-date with daily tasks while you ar e away fr om your desk. Use your new handheld to do the f ollowing: ■ Enter your schedule in Date Book.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 10 requir ed, sold separately), and access pr oduc tivity tools. This additional softwar e enables you to use your handheld to do the following: ■ Chat and collaborate with friends and co-workers who have Bluetooth devices.
Locating ha ndheld components 11 T o close your handheld: ■ Slide the bottom portion of yo ur handheld toward the screen. Locating front panel controls Screen Graffiti ® 2 writing area Application .
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 12 Locating top panel components Navigat or Enables you to select and display recor ds on your handheld scree n. See “Using the navigator” later in this chapter for additional information, and look for tips throughout this handbook.
Locating ha ndheld components 13 Adjusting screen brightness If lighting conditions make it difficult for you to see the informat ion on your handheld, you ca n adjust the brightness of the scr een backlight. T o adjust the brightn ess of the backlight: 1.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 14 Locating back panel components Re s et b u tto n Resets your handheld. Under normal use, you should not have to use the r eset button. See “Resetting your ha ndheld” in Appendix A for information about when and how t o use the re set button.
Using the protecti ve cover 15 Using the protective co ver The cover pr otects your handheld scre en wh en it is not in use. When the cover is on, you can still view information on your handheld and use t he navigator to navigate through your da ta and ac complish tasks.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 16 Adding an expansion card An expansion car d (sold separately ) increa se s the variety of tasks you can do and the amount of space you have to stor e softwar e and data on your handheld. T o insert a card: 1. Insert the car d into the expansion slot with the lab el side facing the display .
T apping an d typing 17 T apping and typing Like using a mouse to click elements on a computer screen, using the stylus to tap elements on your handheld scr een is the ba sic action you use to get things done on your handheld. The first time you star t your han dheld, the setup instructions appear on the scr een.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 18 Elements of the handheld interface Ther e are many common elements in the handheld interface. These elements ar e described in this section. Menu bar Use the menu bar to acce ss a set of application-specific commands.
T apping an d typing 19 Displaying online tips Many of the dialog boxes that appear on your handheld contain an online T ips icon in the upper- right cor ner . Online tips an ticipate questions you might have in a dialog box, pr ovide shortcuts for using th e dialog box, or give you other useful information.
Chapter 2 Explorin g Y our Handheld 20 T o display an online tip: 1. T ap the T ips icon . 2. After you review the tip, tap Done. Using the navigator When you work with most applications, th e navigator on the front panel of your handheld makes it easy for you to naviga te among and select your entries.
T apping an d typing 21 T o navigate in dialog boxes: ■ While a pick list is open, press Up or Down on the navigator to highlight an item, and then pr ess Select on the navigator to sele ct the item. ■ Press Select on the navigator to close a dialog.
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23 CHAPTER 3 Entering Data on Y our Handheld This chapter explains seve ral ways to enter data on your handheld, and it covers the following topics: ■ Using the onscreen keyboar d ■ Using Graffiti.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 24 4. T ap the characters to enter text and numbers. When a keyboard is open, you can tap the ab c, 123, or Int’l boxes to open any of the other keyboards, including the international keyboard. After you finish, tap Done to close the onscr een keyboard and place the text in the re cord.
Using Graffiti 2 wr iting to enter data 25 ■ The heavy dot on each s hape shows where to begin th e stroke. Certain characters have similar shapes but dif ferent beginning and end points. Always begin the stroke at the he avy dot. (Y ou sh ould not create the heavy dot; it is there only to show you where to begin the stroke.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 26 5. Do one of the following: – If you ar e drawing a single str oke charac ter , lift the stylus from the screen at the end of the str oke shape. When you lift the sty lus from the scr een, your handheld r ecognizes your stroke and pr ints the lett er at the insertion point on the screen.
Using Graffiti 2 wr iting to enter data 27 Graffiti 2 alphabet The Graf fiti 2 alphabet consis ts of the following letters: TIP A full-screen pen stroke brings up Graf fiti 2 Help on your handheld. S ee “Pen Pref erences” in Chapter 2 2 for deta ils.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 28 Capital letters Graffiti 2 writing automatically capital ize s the first letter of a new recor d or sentence but you can also wri te additional capital letters.
Using Graffiti 2 wr iting to enter data 29 designated side of the Graffiti 2 writing ar ea. Punctuation marks that appear in the the following table must be wr it ten on the left (letter) si de of the Graffiti 2 writing area.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 30 Accented characters When writing letters with accent marks, first w rite the letter stro ke on the left side (or aligned with the division marks for uppe rcase letters) of the Graffiti 2 writing area. Then quickly write the accent stroke on the right side of the Graf fiti 2 writing area.
Using Graffiti 2 wr iting to enter data 31 When Punctuation Shift is active, an up arr ow symbol appears in the lower - right corner of the handheld s creen. If you accidentally activate Punctuation Shift, another Punctuation Sh ift str oke will cancel it.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 32 Graffiti 2 Gestures Gestur es enable you to use editing commands. T o use gestures, draw the following strokes on the left (letter) side of the Graf fiti 2 writing area: Graffiti 2 ShortCuts Graffiti 2 Short Cuts make entering comm only used words or phrases quick and easy .
Beaming data 33 Full-screen writing area When W riting Area Pr eferences ar e turned on and act ive, you do not have to write in the Graffiti 2 writing ar ea. Y ou can write letters anywhere on the left side of the scree n, or write numbers anywher e on the ri ght side of the scr een.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 34 Y ou can beam the follow ing information between devices: ■ The recor d currently displayed in Date Book, Addr ess Book, Note Pad, T o Do List, Palm™ .
Beaming data 35 4. When the Beam Status dialog box appe ars, point the IR port dir ectly at the IR port of the r eceiving devic e. For best results, Palm handhelds should be between 10 centimeters (approximately 4 inche s) and 1 meter (appr oximat ely 39 inches ) apart, and the path between the two handhelds must be clear of obstacles.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 36 3. (Optional) T ap the category pick list an d select a category for the incoming information. Y ou can also cr eate a new category or leave t he information unfiled. 4. Ta p Ye s . Beaming tips ■ Y ou can set the full-scr een pen stro ke to beam the current entry .
Using your c omputer keyboard 37 3. Select the Send command from the application. For example, in Address Book, tap the Menu icon, tap Recor d , and then tap Send Addr ess.
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 38 Importing data from a W indows computer Palm Desktop softwar e can import da ta in the following file formats: ■ Comma-delimited (.csv , .txt): Address Book and Memo Pad only ■ T ab-delimited (.tab, .tsv , .
Impor ting data 39 See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on impo rting and exporting data. Using File Link The File Link feature enables you to import Address Book and Memo Pad information, such as a company phone list, to your handheld fr om a separate external file on your W indows computer .
Chapter 3 Enteri ng Data on Y our Handheld 40 8. From the Delimiters pop-up menu, select the appr opriate delimiter . 9. Click OK. 10 . T o add the imported data to your handheld, perform a HotSync operatio n. See Palm Desktop online Help for more information on impo rting and exporting data.
41 CHAPTER 4 W orking with Applications This chapter explains how to open and switch between applications on your handheld, how to cha nge application settin gs so they are personalized to your work methods, and how to categorize app lications so you view them in related groups.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 42 T o open an application on your handheld: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. T ap the icon of the application that you want to open. If you have many applications installed on your handheld , tap the scroll bar to see all your applications.
Switc hing between applica tions 43 T o open an application on an expansion card: ■ Select the icon of the applica tion that you want to open. Switching between applications When working with any application, se lect the Home icon or press an application button on your handheld to switch to another application.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 44 Categorizing applications The category feature enables you to manage the number of application icons that appear onscr een in the Appl ications Launcher . Y ou can assign an application to a category and then display a single category or all your applications.
Changing the Ap plications Launc her display 45 T o display applicat ions by category: 1. T ap the Home icon . 2. Do one of the following: – T ap the Home icon repe atedly to cycle through all your categories. – T ap the pick list in the upper- right corner of the screen, and select the category you want to display .
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 46 Cop ying applications to or from an expansion card Y ou can copy applicatio ns from your handheld to an expansion card, or from an expansion card to your handheld. T o copy an application to an expansion card: 1.
Selecting copy set tings 47 3. Select Copy on the App menu. 4. T ap the Copy From pick list and select the card name. 5. T ap the Copy T o pick list and select Handheld.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 48 6. T ap the Copy Application Only check box to select it if you want to copy only the application files. Leave it deselected if you want to copy both the application file and its associated data file(s). 7. Ta p O K .
Using menus 49 Choosing a menu The menus and menu commands that a re av ailable depend on the application that is currently open. Also, the menus an d menu commands vary depending on which part of the application you’r e currently us ing. For example, in Memo Pad, the menus ar e differ ent for the Memo list screen and the Memo recor d screen.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 50 The Command toolbar displays context-se nsitive menu comman ds for the active scree n. For example, if text is selected , the menu icons displayed may be Undo, Cut, Copy , and Paste.
P erfor ming common tasks 51 T o create a record: 1. Select the application in which you want to cr eate a recor d. 2. Ta p N e w. 3. In Date Book only: Se lect start and end times for yo ur appointment, and tap OK. 4. Enter text for the r ecord. 5. (Optional) T ap Details to select attribut es for the recor d.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 52 T o select text i n an application: 1. T ap the beginn ing of the text that you want to select. 2. Drag the stylus over the text to highlight it (in yellow). NO TE Y ou can also double-tap to select a word, or triple-tap t o select a line of text.
P erfor ming common tasks 53 T o Do List: Delete Item Note P ad: Delete Note V oice Memo: Delete V Memo P alm Photos: Delete Photo Memo P ad: Delete Memo Expense: Delete Item In SMS, the delete command is available whe n you have a message open. In Palm W eb Browser Pr o, the delete command is available fr om the V iew Saved Pages dialog box.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 54 Purging records Over time, as you use Date Book, T o Do List, and Expense, you’ll accumulate recor ds in these applications that have outlived their usefulness.
P erfor ming common tasks 55 Categorizing records Y ou can categori ze recor ds in the Addr ess Bo ok, T o Do List, Note Pad, V oice Memo, Memo Pad, and Expense applicatio ns so that they are gr ouped logically into categories and a re easy to review .
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 56 T o move a record into a category: 1. Select the r ecord you want to categorize. 2. In Address Book only: T ap Edit. 3. T ap Details. 4. T ap the Category pick list to display t he list of available categories.
P erfor ming common tasks 57 T o define a new category: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper - right corner of the scr een or list. 2. Select Edit Categories. 3. Ta p N e w. 4. Enter the name of the new category , and the n tap OK. 5. Ta p O K .
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 58 3. Select the category that y ou want to rena me, and then tap Rename. 4. Enter the new name for the category , and then tap OK. 5. Ta p O K . TIP Y ou can group the records w ithin two or more categories into one category by giving the categories the same name.
P erfor ming common tasks 59 Looking up Address Book records In Address Book you can use the Look Up li ne with the stylus or navigator t o look up and quickly scroll to any of your Address Book entries. T o look up an Address Book record with the navigator: 1.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 60 T o look up an Address Book record with the stylus: 1. From the Address list scr een, enter the first lette r of the name you want to find.
P erfor ming common tasks 61 3. Ta p O K . Find sear ches for the text in all recor ds and all notes. As your handheld sear ches for the text , you can tap Stop at any time. Y ou may want to do this if the entry you want ap pears befor e your handheld finishes the search.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 62 The name you selected, along with the info rmation associated with it, is pasted into the r ecord you selected in step 1. Using Graffiti 2 comm ands with Phone Lookup W rite the Graffiti 2 C ommand stroke “/L” to activate the Phone Lookup feature.
P erfor ming common tasks 63 3. Ta p W h o . 4. Ta p L o o k u p . The Attendees Lookup scr een displays al l 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 appear s in the Atte ndees screen.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 64 3. Select Options, and then select Prefer ences. 4. Do one of the following: Address Book: T ap th e setting you want. Note P ad: T ap the Sort by pick list and se lect Alphabetic, Date, or Manual. V oice Memo: T ap the Sort by pick list and sele ct Date, Alphabetic, Duration, or Manual.
P erfor ming common tasks 65 Attaching notes In Address Book, Date Book, T o Do List, Palm Photos, and Expense, you can atta ch a note to a r ecord . A note can be up to seve ral thousand characters long. For example, for an appointment in Date Book, you can attach a note with directions to the location.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 66 Choosing fonts In many applications, you can change the fo nt sty le to make text easier to read. Y ou can choose small, small bold, large, or la rge bold fonts in each application that enables you to change the font style.
P erfor ming common tasks 67 Receiving alerts Y ou can r eceive alerts on your handheld an d in Palm Desktop softwar e. Receiving alerts on y our handheld When you use certain applica tion settings, y.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 68 Receiving alerts from P alm Desktop software Y ou can also set an option to receive Date Book event alerts from Palm Desktop software. The featur e is disa bled by default, so you mu st enable it within Palm Desktop softwar e.
Installing and remo ving applications 69 ■ Audio files, including MP3 (requir es th e audio application from the Softwar e Essentials CD-ROM, and audio files must resi d e o n a n ex p a ns ion card which is sold separately) NO TE T o install some softw are, you may need to download files from the Internet to your computer .
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 70 3. Drag and drop the file(s) or folder on to the Palm Quick Install icon on the W indows desktop. Palm Quick Install displays a confirmation dialog box that sh.
Installing and remo ving applications 71 4. Drag and dr op the file(s) or folder onto the handheld or expansion card file list. If a No symbol appears when you attempt to drag a file onto a file list, that file is not supported on that destination. The status bar shows the number of files sele cted and their total size.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 72 7. If you need to change the destination of the application you are installing, drag the files to move applications between th e handheld and expansion card file list. The status bar shows the number of files sele cted and their total size.
Installing and remo ving applications 73 ■ T o install files in a differ ent location, st art Palm Quick Insta ll and drag the files to a dif ferent file list. ■ Y ou can also ac cess the Pa lm Quick Install window by clicking Quick Install on the Palm Desktop Launch bar .
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 74 5. Click Add T o List. If the file you want to ins tall is not listed in the dialog box, go to the folder to which you copied the file. Most handheld application files have the extension PRC or PDB. 6. Select the application(s) you want to install.
Installing and remo ving applications 75 Removing applications If you run out of memory or d ecide that you no longer need an application you installed, you can remove applications fr om your handheld or fr om an expansion card.
Chapter 4 W orking wi th Applications 76 IMPORT ANT If you remove P alm Desktop sof tware, you also remo ve the HotSync Manager sync hronization softw are and can no longer sync hronize with your computer .
77 CHAPTER 5 Using Address Book Addres s Book enables you to keep names, addr esses, phone numbers, and other information about your personal or business contacts. Use Addr ess Book to do the following: ■ Quickly look up or enter names, ad dresse s, phone numbers, and other information.
Chapter 5 Using Address Book 78 TIP Press th e Address Book application but ton repeatedly to cycle through the categories in whic h you have records. Y ou can also press an d hold the Address Book application but ton to instan tly beam your bus iness card to another d e v i c e w i t h a n I R por t.
Creating an Address Book entry 79 6. Enter the other information that y o u want to include in this entry . As you enter letters in the T itle, Company , City , and State fields, te xt appears for the first logical match that exists in your Address Book.
Chapter 5 Using Address Book 80 3. T ap the pick list next to the label you w ant to change. 4. Select a new label. Changing Address Entry details The Address Entry Deta ils dialog box provides a variety of options th at you can associate with an entry .
Creating an Address Book entry 81 Making connections from Address Book Y ou can use the entries in y our Address B ook to launch applications that perform tasks such as dialing a phone number or creating an e-mail or SMS message.
Chapter 5 Using Address Book 82 T o use Quick Connect from the Address list: 1. Highlight the Addr ess entry to which you want to connect. 2. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 3. Select Connect on the Recor d menu. 4. Select the method you w ant to use to connect.
Creating an Address Book entry 83 TIP Y ou can also configure whic h application opens when you tap a specific Address record field, an d whether to add a prefix to all ph one numbers. See “Quic k Connect” earlier in this c hapter to learn how to configure these set tings.
Chapter 5 Using Address Book 84 Record menus Duplicate Add res s Makes a copy of the current r eco rd and displays the copy in Address Edit so you can make changes to the copied r ecord. The copy has the same category and attached notes as the origin al rec o rd .
Creating an Address Book entry 85 Options menus Pr ef er ences Opens a dialog box where yo u can choose Address Book display options. Remember last ca tegory . Determines how Address Book appears when you return to it fr om another application. If you select this ch eck box, Addr ess Book shows the last category you selected.
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87 CHAPTER 6 Using Calculator Calculator enables you to per form bas ic calc ulations. Use Calculator to do the following: ■ Perform addition, subtraction, multip lication, division, and square r oot operations.
Chapter 6 Using Calculator 88 V iewing Recent Calculations The Recent Calculations command enables you to r eview the last series of calculations and is particu larly useful for confirming a series of “chain” calculations. T o display recent calculations: 1.
Using Calculator menus 89 Using Calculator menus The Calculator menu is shown h e re f o r yo u r re f e ren c e , an d Ca l c u la t o r f e at u re s th a t are not explained elsewhere in this book ar e described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about choosing menu commands.
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91 CHAPTER 7 Using Card Info Card Info enables you to r eview ge neral information about an expansion card. Use Car d Info to do the following: ■ Review card contents. ■ Rename a card. ■ Format a card. Revie wing Card Information Y ou can view the car d name, type, availa ble storage space, and a summ ary of its contents.
Chapter 7 Using Card Info 92 Renaming a card The expansion car d name appears in the Categ ory pick list and in other lists that enable you to choose where to stor e inform ation on your handheld. Y ou can assign a name to each expansion car d that indicates its contents.
Managing expa nsion cards 93 Managing expansion cards ■ When writing data to an expansion card , wait for your handheld to complete the operation before removing the car d from the s lot. This prevents data corruption or accidental da mage to the expansion car d.
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95 CHAPTER 8 Using Date Book Date Book enables you to quickly and ea sily schedule appointments or any kind of activity associated with a time and date. Use Date Book to do the following: ■ Display an agenda showin g appointments, untimed event s, and your T o Do items for the day .
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 96 Scheduling an ev ent A recor d in Date Book is called an event . An event can be any kind of activity that you associate with a day . Y ou can enter a new event on any of the available time lines. When you schedule an event, its de scription appears on the time line, and its duration is automatically s et to one hour .
Sc heduling an event 97 TIP Y ou can also use the Graf fiti ® 2 writing area to open the S et Time dialog box. Make sure that no event is selected, a nd then on the number side of the Graffiti 2 writin g area, write a number for the star t time of the event.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 98 – Pr ess Up or Down on the navigato r to scr oll within the current day . – T ap Go T o at the bottom of the scr een to open the Go to Date dialog box. Select a date by tapping a year , month, and day in the calendar .
Selectin g an event 99 4. Enter a description of the event. 5. T ap a blank area on the scr een to deselect the untimed event. If you cr eate an event and de cide later that there is no particular start or end time, you can easily change it to an untimed ev ent.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 10 0 Setting an alarm for an event The Alarm setting enables you to set an alarm for events in your Date Book. Y ou can set an alarm to notify you minutes , hours, or days before an event. The default Alarm setting is 5 minutes be fore the time of the event, but you can change this to any number of minutes, hours, or days.
Sc heduling repeating or continuous even ts 101 – T ap Go T o to open Date Book. Date Book will open and display the event associated with the alarm.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 10 2 3. T ap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box. 4. T ap Day , W eek, Month, or Y ear to set how often the event r epeats.
Changing the Date Book view 10 3 4. Do one of the following: – T ap Current to delete only the current event item. – T ap Future to delete the curr ent and all future event items and r eset the end date of the r epeating event to the last shown date .
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 10 4 W orking in W eek V iew W eek V iew shows the calendar of your even ts for an entir e week. Y ou can use this view to quickly review your appointmen ts and available time slots. In addition, the graphical display helps you spot over laps and conflicts in your schedule.
Changing the Date Book view 10 5 Keep the following points in mind: ■ T o reschedule an event, tap and d rag the event to a dif ferent time or day . ■ T ap a blank time on any day to move to that day and select that time for a new event.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 10 6 W orking in Agenda V ie w The Agenda V iew shows you your unti med events, appointments, and T o Do items in one scr een. When you tap on an untimed event or appointment in the Agenda V iew , the Day V iew appears so th at you can see mor e detailed information about the event.
Spotting event conflicts 10 7 Spotting ev ent conflicts W ith the ability to define specific start and end times for any event, it’s possible to schedule events that overlap (an event that starts befor e a pr evious event finishes). An event conflict (time overlap) appears in the W eek V iew as overlapping bars.
Chapter 8 Using Date Book 10 8 Record menu Options menu Display Options Opens the Display Options dialog box wh ere you can change the appearance of Date Book’s Day V iew and control which type of events appear in Month V iew .
Using Date Book menus 10 9 Preferences Opens the Pr eferences dialog box wher e you can customize Date Book’s default time display and alarm settings . About Date Book Shows version information for Da te Book. Show Time Bars Activates the time bars that appear in the Day V iew .
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111 CHAPTER 9 Using P alm ™ Dialer Palm™ Dialer is a fast and simple w a y to use your handheld to dial a telephone number on your mobile phon e. The Palm Dialer also allows you to speed dial fr equently called numb ers and log r ecently called numbers.
Chapter 9 Usi ng Palm™ Dialer 11 2 Dialing a number Palm Dialer allows you to directly dial a number from your handheld. T o dial a number: 1. T ap the telephone number on the keypad. TIP Y ou can also enter the t elephone number using your onscreen k eyboard or Graf fiti ® 2 writing.
Using speed d ial 11 3 2. T ap Dial again. The number is dialed and added to the Call History list. Y ou are now r eady to communicate over your mobile phone. Using speed dial Speed dialing allows you to quickly dial your most commonly used numbers. Y ou can enter up to 10 numbers into the Speed Dial scr een.
Chapter 9 Usi ng Palm™ Dialer 11 4 3. Enter a name and telephone number . TIP Y ou can add a number from your P alm Dialer numeric di splay or from other P alm applications b y using the cut and pa ste feature on the Edit menu. 4. Ta p O K . The name appears on the speed dial button.
Using speed d ial 11 5 2. T ap one of the speed dial buttons. The number is dialed and added to the Call History list. Y ou are now r eady to communicate over your mobile phone. Editing a speed dial entry T o edit a speed dial entry: 1. Ta p S p e e d .
Chapter 9 Usi ng Palm™ Dialer 11 6 3. Ta p a n e n t r y. 4. Edit the entry and tap OK. Dialing a number from the Call History list Palm Dialer keeps a list of 1 1 of the most recently dialed numbers. If the number is a speed dial entry , the name from the sp eed dial entry appears in the Call History list.
Dialing a nu mber from the Call History list 11 7 2. T ap an entry from the list. 3. Ta p D i a l . The number is dialed and you ar e now ready to communicate ove r your mobile phone.
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11 9 CHAPTER 1 0 Using Expense Expense enables you to keep track of your expenses and then transfer the information to a spreadsheet on your com puter . In Expense you can do the following: ■ Record dates , types of expenses, amount spent, paym ent method, and other details associated with any money that you spend.
Chapter 1 0 Using Expense 120 Adding expense items A recor d in Expense is called an item . Y ou can sort your Expense items into categories or add other in formation that you want to associate with the item.
Adding expe nse items 121 Changing the date of an Expense item Initially , Expense items appear with th e date on which you enter them. Y ou can change the date associated with any Expe nse item. T o change the date of an Expense item: 1. T ap the Expense i tem you want to change.
Chapter 1 0 Using Expense 122 4. Ta p O K . Customizing the Currenc y pick list Y ou can select the currencies and symbols th at appear in the Currency pick list. T o customiz e the Currency pick list: 1. T ap the Currency pick list in the Receipt Details dialog box, and then select Edit currencies.
Customizing th e Currency pic k list 123 Changing the default currenc y Y ou can select which currency appears by default when you’re entering Expense items. Y ou can override this setting when entering indivi dual expense items. T o change your default currenc y: 1.
Chapter 1 0 Using Expense 124 4. Enter the name of the country and the s ymbol that you want to appear in Expense. 5. T ap OK to close the Currency Properties dialog box. 6. Ta p O K . NO TE If you want to use y our custom curre ncy symbol as the default for all Expense items, select the symbol in the Preferences dialog bo x.
W orking wi th Expense data on your computer 125 W orking with Expense data on y our computer After you enter your expenses into the Expense application on your handh eld and perform a HotSync operation, Palm Desktop software enables you to do any of the following on your W indows com puter .
Chapter 1 0 Using Expense 126 Using Expense menus Expense menus ar e shown her e for your refer ence, and Expense featur es that ar e not explained elsewher e in this book are d escribed here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about selecting menu commands.
127 CHAPTER 1 1 Using Memo P ad Memo Pad pr ovides you with a place to take notes that ar e not associated wi t h rec o rd s i n Da t e B oo k , A d d res s B ook, or T o Do List. The number of memos you can stor e depends only on the memory available on your handheld.
Chapter 1 1 Using Me mo P ad 128 T o create a new memo: 1. Open Memo Pad. 2. Ta p N e w. TIP In the Memo list screen, you can also begin writing in the G raffiti 2 w riting area to creat e a new memo. The first lett er is automatically capitali zed and begins your new memo.
Using Memo Pad menus 129 Using Memo P ad menus Memo Pad menus are shown here for your refer ence, and Memo Pad features that are not explained elsewhere in this book ar e described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about selecting menu commands.
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131 CHAPTER 1 2 Using Note P ad Note Pad pro vides a place to take no tes in your own handwriting. Y ou can use Note Pad to do everything you mi ght d o with a piece of paper and a pencil. Use Note Pad to do the following: ■ T ake notes, draw a sketch, or write an y kind of message dir ectly on your handheld scr een.
Chapter 12 Using Note Pad 132 Creating a note A recor d in Note Pad is called a note . Y ou can assi gn notes to cat egories an d mark them private as described in Chapter 4 . This section covers how to create a note. T o create a new note: 1. Ta p N e w.
Reviewing notes 133 Revie wing notes The note title and the date you created the note appe ar in the Note Pad list. If you did not assign a title to your note, the time you cr eated the note appears as the note title. This makes it easy to locate and review your notes.
Chapter 12 Using Note Pad 134 3. Ta p C o l o r . 4. T ap Pen, and then tap the co lor of ink you want to use. 5. T ap Paper , and then tap the color of paper you want to use. 6. Ta p O K . Setting an alarm for a note Y ou can set an alarm for a specific time and date to r emind you to follow up on an o t e .
Set ting an alarm for a note 135 7. T ap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the alarm to occur . 8. Ta p O K . 9. When the alarm goes off and the r eminder message appears onscreen, do one of the following: – T ap OK to permanently dismiss the r eminder and return to the curr ent screen.
Chapter 12 Using Note Pad 136 Using Note P ad menus Note Pad menus ar e shown her e for your refer ence, and Note Pad fe atures that ar e not explained elsewher e in this book are d escribed here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about selecting menu commands.
137 CHAPTER 1 3 Using P alm ™ Photos Palm™ Photos enables you to view an d manage photos on your handheld or on an expansion car d. Use Pa lm Photos to do the following: ■ Locate photos quickly with the Thumbnail an d List views. ■ Orga nize photos into albums.
Chapter 13 Using Palm™ Photos 138 V iewing photos in Thumbnail vie w Thumbnai l view displays miniatur e versions of your photos so that you can see several photos on the screen at the same time. Use t his view to browse thr ough photos or to locate a photo when yo u don’t know t he name of the photo.
V iewing photos 139 T o view photos in List view: 1. T ap the List icon . 2. T ap the Album pick list in the upper -righ t corner and select th e album you want to view . 3. T ap the name of th e photo you want to view . TIP Y ou can also browse and select a photo with the nav igator.
Chapter 13 Using Palm™ Photos 140 T o adjust the delay between photos during a slide sho w: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. Select Options, and then select Prefer ences. 3. T ap the pick list and sele ct the delay interval: 1 second, 2 s econds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, or 1 minute.
Org anizing photos 141 T o review photo information: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. Select Photo, and then select Details. 3. T ap the photo for which you want to view information.
Chapter 13 Using Palm™ Photos 142 Creating an album The process for creating a new photo album is identical to creating a ne w category in your other handheld a pplications. T o create an album: 1. T ap the Album pick list in the upper -right corner .
Org anizing photos 143 2. T ap Organize. Plus signs appear ne xt to the photos that are part of the selected album. 3. T ap any photos you want to add to the curr ent album. A plus sign appears next to each photo you select. 4. T ap any photos you want to remove fr om the curr ent album.
Chapter 13 Using Palm™ Photos 144 Renaming or deleting an album Y ou can renam e or delete any of the albums that you create. Y ou cannot rename or delete the Unfiled album. For information about r enaming an expansion car d, see “Renaming a ca rd” in Chapt er 7 .
Beaming photos 145 3. Select the album yo u want to delete. 4. When the confirmation dialog box appears, tap Delete. 5. Ta p D o n e . Beaming photos The Beam command enables you to beam photos to other device s that are enabled with infrared technology .
Chapter 13 Using Palm™ Photos 146 Deleting photos If you no longer want a photo on your handheld or expansion car d, you can delete the photo. T o delete photos : 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. Select Photo, and then select Delete. 3. T ap the photo(s) you want to dele te.
Using P alm Photos menu s 147 ■ Orga nize your photos and add notes. ■ T ransfer photos to other application s using the Send command or Export command, and import data in popular file formats.
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149 CHAPTER 1 4 Using Phone Link Phone Link helps you configure a conn ection between your handheld and a compatible mobile phone. Y ou can co nnect to a compatible mobile phone using any of the follo.
Chapter 1 4 Using Ph one Link 150 ■ Ex c hange SMS messages: Use a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) phone carrier service to send and receive short text messages. See Chapter 15 for more information . ■ Use P alm™ Dialer to dial n umber s on y our phone: Send telephone numbers from your handheld to your GSM mobile p hone.
Set ting up a pho ne connection 151 4. T ap the Phone Connection box. The Connection Setu p screen appears. 5. T ap the Manufacturer pick list and select your phone’s manufacturer .
Chapter 1 4 Using Ph one Link 152 T o configure Bluetooth settin gs for your pho ne connection: 1. Place your phone into the mode where it can accept Bluetooth pairing fr om another device. See the documentation th at came wi th your phone for details.
Set ting up a pho ne connection 153 7. When prom pted, to create a tr usted connection, tap Next. 8. Enter a passkey for this connection on your handheld, and then tap OK. 9. When the Confirmation dialog box appe ars, tap Y es. IMPOR T ANT If you tap No in the Confirmation dialog bo x, the link between your phone and handheld will not work.
Chapter 1 4 Using Ph one Link 154 T o configure a GPRS high-sp eed wireless data service co nnection for y our phone: 1. After completing step 1 1 in the preced ing pr ocedure, tap Next on the Network Service Setup scr een.
Set ting up a pho ne connection 155 6. Ta p N e x t . 7. Ta p D o n e . T o configure a dial-up c onnection: 1. After completing step 1 1 of the “T o configure Bluetooth settings for your phone connection:” procedur e, tap Next on the Network Service Setup scr een.
Chapter 1 4 Using Ph one Link 156 5. T ap the Phone # field and enter the phone number y ou use to connect to your ISP . 6. T ap the Username field and enter the nam e you use when you log into your ISP account. 7. T ap the Pass word box and enter the passw ord for your ISP account.
Using phone conn ections 157 3. Follow the instructions on the scr een and click Next and Back to navigate between the scr eens as you do the following: a. Download phone driver updates fr om the Internet. b. Select your phone’s manufactur er and model.
Chapter 1 4 Using Ph one Link 158 See “Network Pr eferences” in Chapter 22 for i nformation on setting up multipl e network service profiles. T o make an infra red connection: 1. T urn on your handheld an d your mobile phone. 2. Activate th e infrared port on your phone.
159 CHAPTER 1 5 Using SMS SMS enables you to send and re ceiv e short text me ssa ges using your handheld and a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) phone. SMS allows you to do the following: ■ Create SMS messages using Graffiti ® 2 characters or the onscr een keyboard on your handheld rather than your mobile phone keypad.
Chapter 15 Using SMS 160 Using the navigator in SMS Y ou can use the navigator on yo ur handheld to work in SMS. T o navigate in SMS list screens: ■ Pr ess Up or Down on the navigator to scr oll an entir e screen of mes sages. ■ Press and hold Up or Down to scr oll quickly .
Send ing and recei ving messages 161 3. T ap the r ecipient’s name, and then tap Add. TIP T o send a message to someone who isn ’ t in your Address Book, enter their mobile phone number on the T o line. 4. Enter the message text. 5. Connect to your phone.
Chapter 15 Using SMS 162 V iewing messages SMS stores your messages in five dif ferent categories: In the Inbox and Outbox, icons appear next to the message to indicate whether it has been read or sent.
View ing messages 163 T o view data messages in y our Inbox: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner . 2. Ta p I n b o x . 3. T ap the message you want to view . 4. T ap Y es to add the data to the appropriate application, or tap No to view the raw data.
Chapter 15 Using SMS 164 T o view messages in your T ras h: 1. T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner . 2. Ta p Tr a s h . 3. T ap the message you want to view . 4. T ap one of the following: W orking with draft messages When you cr eate a messag e, you can save it as a dra ft message.
Adding a signature to a message 165 4. In the message view , tap Edit. 5. Edit the message. 6. T ap one of the following: Adding a signature to a message A signature is text that appears at the en d of a message. Y ou can define your own personal signatur e and then add it to a message using menu comma nds.
Chapter 15 Using SMS 166 3. Enter your signature. NO TE T ry to keep your signature brief . If a message, including your signature, exceeds 160 c harac ter s, it is spli t into multiple message s.
Set ting SMS Preferences 167 5. T ap T o to select from a list of recent r e cipients or tap Lookup to select a number from your Address Book. 6. Ta p S e n d . Setting SMS Preferences The SMS Prefer ences screen enables you to customize several of the settings in the SMS application.
Chapter 15 Using SMS 168 4. T ap Details. 5. Change any of the following options: NO TE Outgoing SMS message set tings may depend on the service off ered by your SMS carrier . Delete Af ter T ransf er Indicat es whether data messages are deleted afte r you accept the data in the appropriate application.
Using SMS menus 169 TIP T o restore all of these options to the original set tings, tap Default. 6. T ap OK to close the Mes sage Details dia log box. 7. Ta p O K . Using SMS menus SMS menus are sh own here for your re ference, and application featur es that ar e not explained elsewher e are described her e.
Chapter 15 Using SMS 170 Options menu Phone Lookup Opens the Phone Lookup dialog bo x where you can select a mobile phone number where you want to send a message. Fon t Opens the Font dialog box where you can choose differ ent fonts for the list and message views.
171 CHAPTER 1 6 Using T o Do List T o Do List is a convenient place to cr eate reminders an d prioritize the things you need to do. Use T o Do List for the following: ■ Make a quick and convenient list of things to do. ■ Assign a priority level to each task.
Chapter 16 Using T o Do List 172 Creating list items A T o Do List item is a reminder of a task that you must comple te. A recor d in T o Do List is called an item . T o create a T o Do List item: 1. Ta p N e w. 2. Enter the text of the T o Do List item .
Chec king of f a T o Do List item 173 T o set the priority of a T o Do List item: 1. T ap the Priority number on the left side of the T o Do List item. 2. Select the Priority number that you want to set (1 is most important). Checking off a T o Do List item Y ou can check off a T o Do List item to indicate that you’ve completed it.
Chapter 16 Using T o Do List 174 T o display the T o Do Item Details dialog box: 1. T ap the text of the item whose details you want to change. TIP Y ou can also select an item with the navigator. S ee “Using the naviga tor” in Chapter 2 for details.
Changing T o Do List item details 175 Setting T o Do Preferences The T o Do Prefer ences dialog box enables you to contr ol the appearance of T o Do List, and T o Do items in Date Book Agenda view . T o change the Pref erences settings: 1. In T o Do List, tap Show .
Chapter 16 Using T o Do List 176 Using T o Do List menus T o Do List menus are shown here for your r eference, and T o Do List features that are not explained elsewhere in this book ar e described here. See “Using menus” in Chapter 4 for information about selecting menu commands.
177 CHAPTER 1 7 Using P alm ™ V ersaMail ™ P ersonal E-mail Software W ith Pal m™ V ersaMail™ personal e-mail software, you can send, r eceive, and manage e-mail on your handheld. This ch apter d escribes how to set up dif ferent types of e-mail ac counts and explains how to use the m any e-mail features in the V ersaMail application.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 178 Getting started with the V ersaMail application T o start using the application, simply ta p the V ersaMail icon in the Applications Launcher on your handheld.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 179 Setting up and managing e-mail accounts W ith the V ersaMail application, you can access e-mail accounts from pr oviders such as Earthlink or Y ahoo. Y ou may also access your corporate e-mail with the appr opriate mail serve r configuration.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 180 Network e-mail account prerequisites Before you can set up a network e-mail account, you must do the following: ■ Establish the e-mail account with an e-mail service provider . Common providers include Internet service prov iders (ISPs) such as Earthlink and Pr odigy .
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 181 ■ The name of the outgoing mail (SMTP) server ■ Whether your e-mail ac count requires any security , such as SSL, APOP , or ESMTP ■ Y our e-mail add.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 182 W ith a corporate e-mail account, you can a ccess the following ty pes of mail serv ers, among others: ■ Microsoft Exchange .
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 183 4. Ta p N e w. 5. Enter the following: If the V ersaMail application knows th e protocol for the mail service you selected, it displays the corr ect protocol.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 184 T o enter the account username and password: 1. Enter the username you use to access your e-mail. This is generally the part of your e-mail addr ess appearing before the @ symbol; it is usually not your entire e-mail address.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 185 3. Enter the name of your outgoing (SMTP) mail server , such as smtp.mail.yahoo.com. If the V ersaMail application knows the ou tgoing mail server name based on the mail service you selected, the correct server name is displayed.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 186 2. Ta p N e x t . Setting outgoing mail options Outgoing mail options are the sa me for PO P and IMAP accounts.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 187 T o set outgoing mail options: 1. (Optional) Do any of the following: 2. Ta p N e x t . Adding a signature If you want, you can add a signatur e to each e-mail message you send. For example, you can enter your name and telep hone number so t hat they appear on each message you send.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 188 T o add a personal signature: 1. T ap the Attach Signature to messages chec k box, and then enter the t ext of the signature. This signatur e is attached to all your outgoing e-mail.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 189 2. Ta p D o n e . T esting your ne w account After you finish setting up a new e-mail a ccount, the Inbox of the account you just created is displaye d. Y ou can test whether the e-mail account is set up and working properly by t apping Get Mail.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 190 4. Ta p N e w. 5. Do the following: If the V ersaMail application knows th e protocol for the mail service you selected, it displays the corr ect protocol. 6. On the same scr een, select the Sy nchronize Only Account check box.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 191 Entering the account u sername and pass word In the next part of the V ersaMail Acco unt Setup, you enter the username and passwor d for this account. The V ersaMail 2.5 application pr ovides str ong 128-bit AES encryption for your password.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 192 2. Enter the name of your incoming (POP) mail server , such as pop.mail.yahoo.com. If the V ersaMail application knows the in coming mail server name based on the mail service you selected, the correct server name is displayed.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 193 T o set mail retrieval server op tions for a POP or IMAP account: 1. (Optional) Select any of the following: Get unread mail NOTE The POP protocol does not suppor t retrieval of unre ad mail only from the server .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 194 2. Ta p N e x t . Setting outgoing mail options Outgoing mail options are the sa me for PO P and IMAP accounts. T o set outgoing mail options: 1. (Optional) Enter or sele ct any of the following: 2.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 195 Adding a signature If you want, you can add a signatur e to each e-mail message you send. For example, you can enter your name and telep hone number so t hat they appear on each message you send. T o add a personal signature: 1.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 196 2. Ta p D o n e . Configuring yo ur synchronize-only account After you finish setting up a synchr oniz e-only e-mail account, you need to configure t his account on your desktop. See “Configuring an account in HotSync Manager” later in this chapter for information.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 197 T o edit an account: 1. On the Account Setup scr een, change any of the following: If the V ersaMail application knows th e protocol for the mail service you selected, it displays the corr ect protocol. 2.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 198 2. (Optional) T ap the Passwor d box, and then enter a new passwor d. The Passwor d box displays the word “Assign ed” to indicate that a password has been entere d. 3. T ap OK.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 199 5. Do one of the following: – T o acc ept these mail options and begin using the V ersaMail application, tap Done. This takes you to the Inbox of the account you set up. See “Getting, sending, and mana ging e-mail” later in this chapter for information on getting and sending e-mail.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 200 2. Ta p N e x t . Leav e mail on server (POP account only) T o get e-mail on your handheld but also leave it on the server so you can vi ew it later on yo ur desktop, s elect the Leave mail on server check box.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 20 1 Editing outgoing mail options Outgoing mail options are the sa me for PO P and IMAP accounts. T o edit outgoing mail options: 1. (Optional) Change any of the following: 2. Ta p N e x t . Editing a signature If you added a signatur e to the e-mail mes sages you send, you can edit the signature.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 202 T o edit a pers onal signature: 1. (Optional) T o add a signatur e, select the Attach Signature to messages check box, and then enter the text of the signature . T o edit an existing signatur e name, phone number , and so on, edit the information on the signature lines.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 203 2. Ta p O K . Deleting an e-mail account When you delete an account in the V ersaM ail application, the accoun t is removed from your handheld. The account still exists on the server . For example, deleting your Y ahoo account from the V ersaMail a pplication deletes only the account from your handheld.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 204 5. T ap Y es in the Delete Confirmation dialog box to delete the account and all associated e-mail messages. 6. Ta p O K . After you perform the next HotSync operation, the memory as sociated with an account and its m essages is rele ased.
Set ting up and managi ng e-mail accounts 205 2. T ap Details. 3. T ap the Always connect using check box. A pick list of available services appears. The curr ently used conn ection is displayed by default. 4. Select the conn ection you want to sw itch to from the Service pick list.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 206 T roubleshooting acco unt access problems Occasionally you may experience problems using an e-mail account after you set it up.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 207 3. Select Account Setup. 4. T ap the name of the account you want from the list. 5. T ap the folders pick list, and tap Inbox if the Inbox is not displayed.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 208 3. (Optional) T ap Details and select options for r etrieving unread e-mail, downloading attachments, using filters, auto-disconnect, maximum download size, and default connection type for this account .
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 209 A list of your e-mail appears in the Inbox. Auto get mail with notification Y ou can set up the V ersaMail application to automatically search for ne w mail on a r egular schedule for a given e-mail account.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 21 0 Scheduling auto get mail When setting up a schedule, you se lect the interval for re trieving mail, the start and end times for r etrieving mail, and the da ys on which scheduled e-mail r etrieval should take place.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 21 1 4. Select the Get m ail automati cally check box . 5. Set schedule options : 6. Ta p O K . 7. (Optional) T ap Get Mail. Y ou should perf orm a manual Get Mail after setting up scheduled auto get. This ensur es that only new messages will be retrieved during auto get.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 212 TIP Alternately , if you have configured an e-mail account to sync hronize messages between your handheld an d your desktop, you can perform a HotSync ® oper ation aft er setting up a sc heduled auto get to ensure that only new messages will be retrieved dur ing auto get.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 213 Setting notification options Y ou can turn the notification sound on or of f to notify you when new e- mail arrives. Y ou can choose fr om a variety of sounds, such as birds, bumble bees, or simply an alarm. T o set notifica tion options: 1.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 214 Making yo ur handheld buzz or blink when you get ne w e-mail In addition to setting a notification s o und, you can also choose to have your handheld’s indicator light blink or to have your handheld vibrate when you receive new e-mail.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 215 V iewing and using the Reminders screen Y our handhe ld displays a Reminders sc reen that shows summary information about new e-mail messages and alerts fr om other applications, such as alerts to remind you of Date Book appointments.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 216 If auto get discovers new messages but th en fails for any reason, a notification appears in the Reminders scr een, displa ying the account name and an error message.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 217 Resource issues with auto get mail If you use the auto get mail featur e, you should be aware of the following potential resour ce constraints: If you set the auto get mail interval for more fr equently than once per hour , an alert message appears.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 218 Reading e-mail T o read e-mail, tap t he e-mail message in the Inbox or the folder where the mes sage is located. Alternately , you can use the naviga tor for one-hand message viewing.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 219 Plain text and HTML e-mail By default, the V ersaMail application is s et to receive mail in HTML format. This means that any e-mail messages sent as HT ML w.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 220 V iewing other folders When you get new e-mail, it appears in the account’s Inbox folder . Y ou can move an e-mail message fr om one folder to another and then view it in the destination folder .
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 221 T o change the sort order: 1. Ta p D i s p l a y. 2. T ap the Sort by pick list , and then tap the column name. 3. T ap Descend or Ascend to change the sort or der . 4. Ta p O K . T o select a one-line or two-line view: 1.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 222 T o display or hide a column in a folder’ s list view: 1. Ta p D i s p l a y. 2. T ap the check box for each column that you want to show . The column options will change depending on whether you choose a one-line or a two-line view .
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 223 4. T ap the Size pick list and select the font size you want. 5. T ap the Style pick list and select the font style you want. 6. Ta p O K . T o select colors for read and unread mail: 1. Ta p D i s p l a y. 2.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 224 T o change the size of a column in the folder ’ s list vie w: NO TE Changing column size is available for one-line message view only . 1. T ap and hold the stylus on the column divider .
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 225 5. T ap the Size pick list and select the font size you want. 6. T ap the Style pick list and select the font style you want. 7. Ta p O K . Moving e-mail between folders Y ou can move one or mor e e-ma il message s between folders.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 226 2. Press Right on the navigator to open the Message menu, pr ess Down to move to the Move T o option, and then pr ess Select to select this opt ion. Alternately , tap the icon to the left of the message, and then tap Move T o from the pop-up menu.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 227 A checkmark appears next to the se lected messages. 3. Do one of the following: – T ap the Menu icon , and then tap Move T o. – T ap a message icon next to a sele cted message, and then tap Move T o on the pick list.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 228 Creating and editing mail folders Y ou can also create new folders so that you can stor e e-mail messages by subject, person, or pr oject. The V ersaMail applic ation has certain e xisting folders, such as Inbox, Outbox, Drafts, and T rash.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 229 – T o rename a folder , tap the folder name fr om the list on the screen, tap Rename, and then enter the new folder name. For IMAP accounts only , you have the option of re naming the folder on the server .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 230 NO TE When you address a message to several recipients, you do not see all the recipients on the T o list because the list is truncated on the T o line. If you t ap the T o field, a d ialog box sho ws all reci pients f or the current messag e.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 231 Alternately , in the New Message scr een, tap the wor d T o and enter the addre ss on the Recipient List scree n, and then ta p Done. Use the shortcut buttons at the bottom of the scr een for quick address entry .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 232 3. On the Address Lookup screen, tap th e add ress you want, and then tap Add. 4. (Optional) Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each addr ess you want to add. 5. T o enter an address in the cc: or bcc: field, tap the fi eld name and fol low the steps given for the T o field.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 233 T urning Smart Addressing on or off Y ou can turn Smart Addr essing on or of f in V ersaMail Prefer ences. By default , Smart Address ing is turned on. T o turn Smart Addressing on or off in V ersaMail Preferences: 1.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 234 2. T ap the area below t he Subject line an d enter the text of your e-mail. T o access the editing features availabl e on the Edit menu, tap the Menu icon . The first character of each sentence is automatically capitalized for you.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 235 T o select automatic send retry: ■ T ap Y es on the dialog box notifying you that manual send has failed. NO TE Automatic send retry is not suppor ted for VPN or SSL connections, or for accounts for whic h your ISP requires you to log in to the mail server before sending mail.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 236 NO TE If you perform a HotS ync operation or a soft reset d uring automatic send retry , the retry ca ncels. Y ou must manually send an y messages i n the Outbox af ter the sof t reset.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 237 Attaching a personal signature Y ou can include a personal signatur e, su ch as your name, e- mail addr ess, and telephone number , with each e-mail you send. T o create a personal signature: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n 2.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 238 3. T ap the Forward button. 4. Ta p To . 5. On the Recipient List scree n, enter or look up the r ecipient address. See the procedur e for creating new e-mail e arlie r in this c hapter for more information on addre ssing messages.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 239 T o reply to an e-mail that you are reading: 1. T ap the e-mail you want to reply to. 2. T ap Reply . 3. In the Reply Options dialog box, select options f or replying to the sender only or to all e-mail r ecipients, and fo r including original message text.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 240 T o reply to an e-mail from the folders list: 1. On the message scr een, tap the folder name in the upper-left corner to open the message menus, and then pr ess Right on the navigator to move to and open the Options menu.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 241 W orking with URLs Y ou can tap on a URL in a received m essage to view the web page or file associated with the URL. T apping the URL opens a br owser window (using the default browser on your handheld) to view the page or file.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 242 Among the types of attachment s you can receive are the following handheld application files: ■ Address Book entries ■ Date Book appointments ■ T o Do list items ■ T ext memos Y ou can also save downloaded files to an expansion car d.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 243 T o download an attachment: 1. In the Inbox, tap the me ssage with the attachment. A paper clip icon appears on the messa ge’s icon if the message has an attachment t hat has been downloaded.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 244 3. Y our options for working with a download ed attachment vary according to the file type. T ype Action View able fi le: text, W ord doc, T o Do task, HTML, graphic, and so on T ap the name of the at tac hment you w ant to view , and then tap View.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 245 4. When you have finished viewing or inst alling the attachme nt, tap Done. This returns you to the Attachments dialog box, wher e you can select another attachment if you want to.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 246 2. T ap No to stop downloading and return to the Message s creen. T ap Y es to continue downloading the entire mess age with attachment. 3. (Optional) T ap Cancel to stop download ing and return to the Message screen.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 247 When downloading is comp lete, the Attachments dialog box appears, showin g all downloaded messages. Follow the pr ocedu r e for viewing an attachment presented earlier in this chapter .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 248 T o attach a file from a handheld application: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. Ta p O p t i o n s . 3. Select Attachment. 4. T ap the T ype pick list and select the file type. All files of the selected type appear in the T ype box.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 249 The selected file appears in the Attachments box. 6. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each attachment you want to add, and then tap Done. TIP T o delete an attac hment from an e-mail message, tap the attac hed file in the Attac hments box and th en tap Dele te.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 250 5. T ap the From pick list an d select Files on Card. 6. T ap the T ype pick list and select the file type. Only file types that corr espond to the ty pes of files on the card will be displayed on the list.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 251 The selected file appears in the Attachments box. 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each attachment you want to add, and then tap Done. TIP T o delete an attac hment from an e-mail message, tap the attac hed file in the Attac hments box and th en tap Dele te.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 252 T o delete one or more mess ages: 1. T ap the folders pick list and select the fo lder that contains the messag e you want to delete. 2. Do one of the following: 3. Press Right on the navig ator to mo ve to and open the Message menu.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 253 the trash auto-empties all deleted e-mail older than one week. See “Emptying the trash” later in this chapter for more information. IMPORT ANT If you delete a message on the server , you cannot retrieve it and view it again later .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 254 If you tap Choose Date, you can select a date from the calendar . 4. T ap Delete. 5. (Optional) T ap Also delete message(s) on server if you want to delete the message fr om the server now .
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 255 2. (Optional) T a p Details to s ee how many messages a re in the trash a nd whether the messages ar e set to be deleted on the server . 3. If you want to delete m essages from the handheld as well as from the server , tap Both.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 256 Marking messages as read or unread Y ou can mark messages as r ead or unread . When you tap a message to read it , it is automatically marked as read. T o mark messages as read or unread: 1.
Getting, sending, and manag ing e-mail 257 If you tap Both, this message appears. T ap OK to connect with the server and immediately mark th e messages as r ead or unread on the server . This action al so processes any ot he r pending actions on the server , such as messages not yet deleted.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 258 Adding or updating an Address Book entry directly from a message Y ou can add or update an e-mail addr ess in the Address Book dir ectly from the body of a r eceived e-mail message.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 259 A dialog box appears with the “From” addr ess displa yed. If a Display Name exists for this Addr ess Book entry , the Last name and First name fields show t he display name.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 260 Configuring an account in HotSync Manager Before synchr onizing an e-mail account, you configure the account’s settings in the Palm V ersaMail HotSync Conduit. The set tings have to be specified only once unless you need to make changes.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 261 Setting synchroniza tion options and account settings Next, you must configure each e-mail acco unt’ s general synchr onization settings.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 262 3. Select the option Check this box to synchr onize this ma il account when you perform a HotSync operation; otherwise, the account cannot be synchronized.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 263 Lotus Notes Enter your Lot us Notes ID and password. Clic k Browse if you need to lo cate your N otes ID. If you w ant to sync hronize to a local mail file instead of a server mail file, sele ct the Sync hronize to local (replicated) mai l file c hec k box.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 264 NO TE A profile contains configuration info rmation, suc h as the location of incoming e-mail, your personal address book, and other information services that you can use. The profile may be MS Exc hange Set tings, your name, or something dif ferent.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 265 5. Under the accoun t name, click Advanced Sync Options. 6. Enter the synchronization options you want : Maximum message size (KB) Enter the maxi mum mess age size from 1 to 2048 KB. If the message exceeds the maximum size, the conduit truncates the message.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 266 7. (Optional) If you chose Microsoft Outl ook, Microsoft Exchan ge, Lotus Notes, or Direct IMAP as your mail client, c lick Folder Synchronization Options.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 267 Set folder synchr onization options as follows: – Click the name of the folder you want. – Click in the Synchr onize column to the right of the folder name. – Click the arr ow to open the dr op-down list, and click Y es or No to synchr onize the folder or not.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 268 T o set handheld synchr onization settings: 1. Under the selected account name, click the plus sign to the left of Handheld Settings.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 269 3. If you are us ing an account that is al r eady configured on your handhe ld, the account information will already be enter ed.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 270 6. Click the Save icon on the toolbar to save the settings for this account. Incoming Mail Server Enter the name of your incoming (POP) mail server , such as pop.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 271 Account information screens T wo screens in the P alm V ersaMail HotSync Conduit provide summary information on your accounts: ■ The Ac.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 272 T o view the Account Overvie w screen: ■ Click the selected account name. T o view the Handheld Se ttings Overview screen: ■ Under the selected account na me, click Handheld Settings.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 273 Configuring Microsoft Outlook Y ou can synchr onize Microsoft Outlook 97/98/2000/XP with a V ersaMail e-mail account, but you must set Microsoft Outl ook as the default e-mail handler . Y ou must check your username and passwor d.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 27 4 To s e t u p M API in Eudora: 1. From the Eudora T ools menu, select Options. 2. Do one of the following: – If Eudora is the only e-mail applicatio n that you use, select Always as the MAPI setting.
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 275 3. Select V ersaMail in the Conduit list. 4. Click Attachment Conversion. 5. Plug-in types ar e listed in the left colu mn. If the plug-in is selected, the right column shows the name of the company su pplying the plug- in.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 276 Do one of the following: 6. Click save. Synchronizing an account T o synchronize accounts , you must set the HotSync action for the V ersaMail application in the HotSync Manager .
Sync hronizing e-mail between the handheld and the desktop 277 3. Select V ersaMail in the Conduit list. 4. Click Chan ge. 5. Select one of the following: 6. (Optional) Select Set Selection As Defaul t to apply the options you selected to all subsequent HotSync operations.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 278 Synchronizing multiple accounts Y ou can synchr onize more t han one acco unt during the same HotSync operation.
Going beyond the basics 279 ■ Adding ESMTP to an accoun t ■ Setting advanced e-mail account options ■ Cutting and copying text fr om an e-mail message for use in other applications ■ Using the.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 280 IMPORT ANT If you create a filter , only messages that meet the filter crit eria are downloaded to your handhe ld. Y ou do not see any other messa ges that have been sent to you, even in y our Inbox.
Going beyond the basics 281 to [Sales].” When you use this filter to sort incoming e-mail, any e-mail containing sales me etings in the subjec t line is filed in the Sales folder . 6. Ta p O K . The filter appears in the Filters list. Selected filters execute in the or der in wh ich they appear on the list.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 282 T o turn a filter on or off: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. Select Options, and then select Filters. The Filters dialog box appe ars with the fi lters you created. 3. T ap the pick list in the upper -left corn er , and select Connected or Synchr onize.
Going beyond the basics 283 Editing or deleting a filter Y ou can edit a filter to change its name or the criteria in the filter . T o edit or de lete a filter: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. Select Options, and then select Filters. 3. T ap the name of the filt er .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 284 4. T ap the Account pick list, and then t ap Edit Accounts. 5. T ap the name of the account whose sett ings you want to manage, and then tap OK. T o change the protocol type: 1. In the Server Settings scr een, tap the Protocol pick list, and then tap POP or IMAP .
Going beyond the basics 285 2. T ap the Password box, and enter a new pa ssword in the Password Entry dialog box. The V ersaMail 2.5 application pr ovides strong encryption for your passwor d. 3. Ta p O K . T o set a default serv ice for this account (diffe rent from the default se rvice for your handheld): 1.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 286 T o change e-mail addres s/mail server settings: 1. In the Server Settings scr een, tap Details. 2. T ap the Options pick list and sele ct Address/ Servers. 3. Edit any of the following: 4.
Going beyond the basics 287 T o change incoming m ail server settings: 1. In the Server Settings scr een, tap Details. 2. T ap the Options pick list and select Incoming Mail. 3. Select or enter either of the following: . 4. Ta p O K . Get unread mail ONL Y NO TE The POP protocol does not suppor t retrieval of unread mail only from the server .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 288 T o set additio nal incoming mail options: 1. In the Server Settings scr een, tap Details.
Going beyond the basics 289 If you ar e using the Palm V ersaMail HotSync Conduit and have an IMAP account, you must configur e the outgoing mail settings to send mail. T o set outgoing mail server (SMTP) settings: 1. In the Server Settings scr een, tap Details.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 290 4. Ta p O K . T o set additio nal outgoing mail options: 1. In the Server Settings scr een, tap Details. 2. T ap the Options pick list and sele ct Advanced Outgoing. BCC Select the BCC check box to se nd a blind copy of any e-mail message you send to another e-mail address.
Going beyond the basics 291 3. Set additional options for outgoing e-mail: 4. T ap OK twice. Adding APOP to an account T o encrypt your username and passwor d when the y are traveling over the network, some services requir e APOP to wo rk properly , while others do not work properly if APOP is used.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 292 T o edit an acc ount and add APOP: 1. In your Inbox or another folder scr een, tap the Menu icon . 2. Ta p O p t i o n s . 3. Select Mail Servers. 4. T ap the Account pick list and select Edit Accounts.
Going beyond the basics 293 8. Select the Use APOP check box. 9. Ta p O K . Adding ESMTP to an account Some services r equire ESMTP authentica t ion to validate your username and password on a given SMTP server . If you aren’t sur e if your ISP or web e-mail provide r supports ESMTP , check with your e-mail pr ovider .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 294 6. In the Server Settings scr een, tap Details. 7. T ap the Options pick list and sele ct Advanced Outgoing. 8. Select the My server r equires authentica tion (ESMTP) check box if the outgoing server (SMTP) requir es au thentication.
Going beyond the basics 295 4. T ap Advanced. 5. Select any of the following pr eferences: Enable Smart Addr essing T ypes ahead and completes a recognized e-mail addr ess. See the procedur e for creating ne w e-mail later in this chapter for more information.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 296 Cutting and copying te xt from an e-mail message for use in other applications Y ou can copy any text from an e-mail mess age, e.
Going beyond the basics 297 Using the command bar The command bar pr ovides shortcuts for pe rforming numerous tasks. The options present ed on the command bar may chan ge, depending on which screen is displayed in the application.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 298 E-mail header details When viewing a message in an y folder , yo u can change the view of the message header . The e-mail header options are as follows: ■ Short header: Shows sender ’s name or address (From field) and subject line (Subj field).
Going beyond the basics 299 Y ou can also switch be tween a short header and a full h eader for a message you ar e composing. Short header show s the T o and Subject fields only; full header shows the T o, cc:, bcc:, and Subject fields.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 300 W ireless IMAP folder synchronization If you create an IMAP folder in an accoun t on your handhe ld that matches a f older on the mail server , you can wirelessly synchr onize e-mail messa ges that you move into or out of the IMAP folder , or delete in the folder .
Going beyond the basics 30 1 4. (Optional) The Subjects Only check box is selected or deselected based on the prefer ence you set for getting mail. Select or deselect the check box to change this prefe rence for the IMAP e - mail account only .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 302 Using Secure Sockets La y er (SSL) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a pr otocol de signed to ensur e that data you receive from a network or the Internet is secur e and authent ic.
Going beyond the basics 303 When you r eturn to the list view (Inbox or other folder) after vie wing a message, the message you were viewing may or m ay no t be selected in th e list, according to the following: ■ If you pr essed Select to view the messag e , the message will be highlighted on the list when you r eturn to the list view .
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 304 The following sample pr ocedure show s how to use the navigator to r ead and delete a message. T o read and de lete a message: 1. Press Up or Down on the navigator to scr oll to the message you want to r ead.
Going beyond the basics 305 O Reply to Message PP a s t e Q Go to Bot tom R Preferences … S Select All TG o t o T o p U Undo VM o v e T o … W Sav e to Draft XC u t YS e n d Z Deselect All P ress &.
Chapter 1 7 Using P alm™ V ersaMail™ Personal E-mail So ftw are 306.
307 CHAPTER 1 8 Using V oice Memo V oice Memo provides a place for you to r ecord your thoughts while you’r e on the go. Y ou can use V oice Memo to do things you might do with a voice rec o rd er , a n d mo re : ■ Record and play back voice memos dir ectly on your handheld.
Chapter 1 8 Using V oice Memo 308 Creating a voice memo T o recor d a voice memo, you can use the V oice Memo application button or the onscreen contr ols.
Creating a voice memo 309 5. (Optional) T ap the category pick list in the upper -right corner and select the category wher e you want to stor e the voice memo. TIP T o automatically sto re voice memos on an expansio n card, see “Storing voic e memos on an expansion card” later in this c hapter .
Chapter 1 8 Using V oice Memo 31 0 3. Ta p R e c o r d . A tone sounds to indicate that recor ding has started. 4. Face your handheld and begin speaking.
Creating a voice memo 31 1 Storing voice memos on an expansion card Y ou can conserve storage space on your handheld, or create voice memos for others, by storing your voice memos on an expansion card.
Chapter 1 8 Using V oice Memo 312 Listening to voice memos The V oice Memo list displays the title, cr eation date, and duration of each voice memo. If you did not assign a title to a voice me mo, the title a ppears as the tim e you created the voice memo.
Set ting an alarm for a voice memo 313 T o play a portion of a voice memo: 1. In the V oice Memo list, select the voice memo title. 2. Drag the slider to the portion you want to hear . TIP Y ou can also tap the slider bar to jump the slider to t hat position.
Chapter 1 8 Using V oice Memo 314 7. T ap the hour and minute columns to select the time you want the alarm to occur . 8. (Optional) T ap the Auto-play check box to automatically play the voice memo when the alarm goes of f.
Using V oice Memo menus 315 Using V oice Memo menus V oice Memo menus are shown here for your r eference, and V oice Memo features that ar e not explained elsewhere in this book are desc ribed here. The V oice Memos and Options menus di f fer depending on whether you’re displaying the V oice Memo list or an individual voice memo.
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317 CHAPTER 1 9 Using W e b Browser Pro IMPORT ANT T o use W eb Pr o browser , you must first install the a pplication from the Sof tware Essentials CD. Palm™ W eb B rowser Pro allows you to view and save Interne t web pages. Use W eb Browse r Pro to do the following: ■ Open a web page.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 318 What W eb Browser Pro looks like The W eb Browser Pr o sc reen has four parts: ■ The title bar displays the name of the cu rrent web page or shows the status of actions, such as “Sear ching...”, “Sav ing.
Getting help in W eb Bro wser Pro 319 Getting help in W eb Browser Pro Help is available in the following locations: ■ Most dialog boxes in W eb Browser Pr o have help about the options in the dialog box. T o see that information, tap the T ips icon .
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 320 3. If the connection is not establis hed, do one of the following: – T ap Cancel to stop the connection pr ocess.
Browsing the web on you r handheld 321 3. Ta p G o . During the short delay while the new page is being downloaded, the title bar displays information about the download pr ocess. T o visit a web page us ing the URL Entry field: 1. T ap the URL Entry field at the top of the scr een.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 322 Returning to a web page y ou just visited T o go back to the last web page you visited: ■ T ap the Back icon . T o go back to an earlier page: ■ T ap the Back icon until you r eturn to the page you want. The list of visite d pages (which is limite d by your handheld’s memory) is cal led the cache .
Downloading a file to your handheld 323 T o download a file by follow ing a link from a w eb page: 1. Ta p t h e l i n k . 2. A message appears asking you to confirm t he file you want to download. If the file is the one you want, tap OK. 3. A message is displayed showing y ou the progr ess of the download.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 324 Refreshing a page Some web pages, such as news sites, ch ange frequently . If you visit a page and spend several minutes r eading an article, the web site may change during that time. T o make sure you have the latest content, r efresh the page.
Using passwords 325 Using pass words Some web sites r equire that you use a pas s word to gain access to information. Passwor ds in W eb Browser Pr o work in a slightly differ ent way fr om those in typical desktop browsers. T o enter a password: 1. Open the web page wher e you must en ter the pass word.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 326 Cop ying and pasting text Y ou’ll often find text on web pages, in web page fields, and in dialog boxes that you’d like to copy and use elsewhere in W eb Browser Pr o or in another application. Copying text T o copy text, select the text and use the options fr om the Edit menu.
Communicating with other users 327 T o undo a Paste action: ■ Do one of the following: – In W eb Browser Pr o, tap the Menu icon , tap Edit, and then tap Undo. – In other applications, if available, ch oose the undo option in the application. For example, in Address Book, tap th e Menu icon , tap Edit, and then tap Undo.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 328 T o beam a web page’ s URL: 1. Navigate to the web page. 2. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 3. Point the IR port of your handheld dir ectly at the IR port of the receiving device. 4. T ap Beam URL in the Page menu.
Bookmarking yo ur favorite pages 329 4. Compose your mail message in the e-mail application. For more information on composing e-mail messages in th e V ersaMail application, see Chapter 17 . 5. T ap Send to send the e-mail me ssage, Outbox to send the e-mail mes sage later , or Cancel.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 330 T o visit a bookmarked page: 1. Press Select on the navigator . 2. Press Up and Down on the navigator to scroll thr ough the list of bookmarks, and then pres s Select to visit th e bookmarked page you’ve chosen.
Saving pages 331 3. T ap Delete. A confirmation dialog box appears. 4. Ta p O K . 5. Ta p D o n e . Saving pages If you want to save a page (such as a tr avel itinerary or I n ternet order r eceipt) indefinitely , you can create a saved page. A saved page is a copy of the page.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 332 3. T ap the name of the saved page you want to open. 4. Ta p G o . Editing information about a saved page Y ou can edit the name of a save d pag e and change its category . T o edit infor mation about a saved page: 1.
Finding web pages you recently visited 333 Deleting a saved page Y ou can delete saved pages you no longer w ant in order to make more fre e space available on your handheld. T o delete a saved page: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. T ap V iew Saved Pages in the Page menu.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 334 Clearing the History list If you’ve r ecently visited web pages you have no intention of visiting again, you can clear the History list. IMPORT ANT Clearing the History list removes the record of your recent browsing history .
Customizing W eb Browser Pro 335 Changing y our home page Y our home page is the web page that appears when you first open W eb Browser Pro. Y ou can change your ho me page to any web address. NO TE Y our service provider has the option to disable th is c hoice.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 336 Changing how images are downloaded Images in web pages can be very lar ge. Y ou can make web pages download faster by re ducing image quality or removing images altogether . Alternatively , if you have a fast Internet connection, you can have images downloaded so that they appear at their highest quality .
Customizing W eb Browser Pro 337 Changing link colors Y ou can change the colors that ar e used to display visited and unvisited links on the web pages you view . T o change link colors: 1. Ta p t h e M e n u i c o n . 2. T ap Options, and then tap Display Options.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 338 Enabling or disabling cookies Some web sites stor e information in a small text file, called a cookie . Cookies usually contain information about you and your prefer ences for that web site. A site can use this information to custom ize the pages you see the next time you visit.
Customizing W eb Browser Pro 339 Changing the size and content of the cache The cache in W eb Browser Pr o consists of web pa ges that are stor ed so you can view them again without accessing the Internet. By default, this cache is saved, thereby saving the content you’ve viewed e ven when you exit W eb Browser Pr o.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 340 Controlling how W e b B r o w s e r P r o accesses the Internet Because some wir eless Internet service prov iders (ISPs) charge by the amount of data you download, W eb Browser Pro is car e ful to limit how often it accesses the Internet.
Customizing W eb Browser Pro 341 3. Change one or more of the following settings: 4. Ta p D o n e . Changing the host server Y our handheld uses a host, or in other wo r ds, proxy server to access the Internet. Y ou can change your host s erver . IMPORT ANT Y ou should not c hange this set ting fr om its default, “webpro.
Chapter 1 9 Using W eb Browser Pro 342.
343 CHAPTER 20 Using W o rld Clock W orld Clock enables you to view the curr ent time and date in multiple locations an d to set an alarm. Use W orld Clock to do the following: ■ V iew the current time and date in three locations. ■ Open a prefer ences scr een where you can set the time and date for all the applications on your handheld.
Chapter 20 Using W orld Cloc k 344 V iewing the time Ther e are several ways for you to eas i ly check the current time and date. T o view the time: Do one of the following: ■ When your handheld is on, tap th e Clock icon in the upper-left corner of the Graffiti 2 writing ar ea.
Set ting the primary location 345 2. T ap the location you want to use as the primary location. The location you select is typically a lar ge city in the same time zone as the one where you live. If an appropriate choice does not appear in the list, see “Adding a location” later in this chapter to cr eate a new location.
Chapter 20 Using W orld Cloc k 346 3. T ap the up or down arrows to change the hour . 4. T ap each number of the mi nute, and then tap the arrows to chang e the minutes.
Adding a location 347 T o select the se condary locations: 1. T ap the pick list next to the secondary location. 2. T ap the location you want to use as the new s econdary location. If an appr opriate location does not appe ar in the list, see the next section, “Adding a location” .
Chapter 20 Using W orld Cloc k 348 8. Ta p O K . 9. Ta p D o n e . T o set D aylight Saving options: 1. From the Edit Location dialog box, tap the This location observes Daylight Saving T ime check box to select it. 2. T ap the Start box. 3. T ap the month when da yl ight savi ng begins.
Rem ov in g a l o ca t io n 349 5. Adjust the settings. Se e “Adding a location” earlier in this chapter for details. 6. Ta p O K . 7. Ta p D o n e . Removing a location If you no longer need a location that a ppears in the Location list, you can remove it.
Chapter 20 Using W orld Cloc k 350 4. When the alarm r eminder message appears, do one of the following: T ap OK to permanently dismiss the r emind er and return to the curr ent screen. T ap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and r eturn to the curr ent screen.
351 CHAPTER 21 P erfor ming HotSync ® Operations HotSync ® technology enables you to synchr onize data between one or more Palm OS ® handhelds and Palm™ Deskt op software or another personal information manager (PIM) su ch as Microsoft Outlook.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 352 3. Click the General tab, and select one of the following options: If you’r e not sure which option to use, keep the de fault setting: Always available.
Selecting HotS ync setup options 353 5. Click the Modem tab to display the mode m settings and adjust the options as needed. For mor e information, see “Conducting modem HotSync operations” later in this chapter . 6. If you are attached to a network, click the Network tab to display the network settings and adjust the options as needed.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 354 3. If you are using the USB cradle/cable, you do not need to adjust the s ettings on the Connection Settings tab for a dire ct HotSync operation; they ar e set automatically when you perform the first HotSync operation.
Customizing Ho tSync application set tings 355 T o customiz e HotSync application settings on a Wi ndows computer: 1. Click the HotSync icon in the W indows system tray (bottom-right corner of the taskbar). Y ou can also click the HotSync command on the Palm Desktop softwar e menu bar .
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 356 T o customize HotSync application settings on a Mac computer: 1. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon in the Palm folder . 2. From the HotSync menu, select Conduit Settings. 3. From the User pop-up menu, select the appropriate user name.
Conducting cradle/cab le HotSync operations 357 Conducting cradle/cable HotSync operations The simples t way to sync hronize data is to perform a direct HotSync operation by seating your handheld in t he cradle/cable and pr essing the HotSync button.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 358 3. Press the HotSync button on the cradle/cable. IMPOR T ANT The first time you perform a HotS ync operation, you must ent er a user name in the New User dialog box and clic k OK. Every handheld should h ave a unique name.
Conducting cradle/cab le HotSync operations 359 P erforming a direct HotSync operation: Mac computers When you installed Palm Desktop software , you enter ed a user name.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 360 T o perfor m a local HotSync ope ration on a Mac computer: 1. Place your han dheld in the HotSync cradle/cable. 2. Make sure that HotSync Manager is enabled: Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder .
Conducting IR HotSync o perations 361 4. In the Select User dialog box, sele ct the user name you enter ed when you installed the Palm Desktop softwar e, and click OK. The HotSync Pr ogress dialog box r eappears, and sync hronization begins. 5. W ait for a message on your handheld in dicating that the pr ocess is complete.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 362 ■ Some desktop computers may r equire an infrar ed device attached to a physical COM port. Laptops ar e likely to have a built- in IR port, so no external device is necessary . ■ Y our comput er must have an installed infrared driver .
Conducting IR HotSync o perations 363 NO TE If your cradle /cable is connect ed to a USB port, you can cont inue using the cradle/ca ble while HotS ync Manager is conf igured for infrared communication.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 364 6. T ap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation. Returning to cradle/cable HotSync operations It’s easy to r eturn to using the cradle/cable for HotSync operations.
Conducting modem HotSync operation s 365 4. Click the Connection Settings tab, and select the corr ect connection. 5. Close the HotSync Softwar e Setup window . The next time yo u want to perform a Ho tSync operation, just press the HotSync button on the cradle/cable, as you always did before.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 366 3. Adjust the following options as needed . 4. Click OK. T o prepare a Mac computer fo r a modem HotSync operation: 1.
Conducting modem HotSync operation s 367 4. Click the Connection Settings tab. 5. Select the On check box for the modem co nnection you’re using, and then click Settings. 6. In the Settings dialog box, select Mode m as the connection type, if it is not already selected.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 368 4. T ap the pick list below the icon and select a modem configuration. If you need to cr eate a configuration, tap the Menu icon , and then select Connection Setup on the Options menu. See “Con nection Pr eference s” in Chapter 22 for mor e information.
Conducting modem HotSync operation s 369 Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation The Conduit Setup dialog box on your handheld en ables you to define which files and/or applications synchr onize during a modem HotSync ope ration. Y ou can use these settings to minimize th e time requir ed to synchr onize data with a modem.
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 370 Conducting Bluetooth HotSync operations If you have a Bluetoot h computer running W indows 98/Me/NT/2000 or Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 or later with the Apple Bluetooth softwar e, you can use Bluetooth technology to perform wir eless HotSync operations.
Conducting Blu etooth HotSync operatio ns 371 4. In the Serial port dro p-down box, select the virtual serial port you chose or created in st ep 1. 5. Click OK. T o prepare your Mac computer fo r a Bluetooth HotSync operation: 1. Double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder .
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 372 4. Select the HotSync icon . 5. T ap the pick list in the cent er of the scre en and select the connection sett ings you just created. P erforming a Bluetooth HotSync operation After you prepar e your computer and your handheld, you ar e re ady to perform a Bluetooth HotSync operation.
Conducting network Hot Sync operations 373 Connecting to y our company’ s dial-in server A network HotSync operation r equires the following (consult your system administrator for assistance): ■ Y our computer has TCP/IP support installed. ■ Both your company’s network system an d its r emo te access serv er support TCP/IP .
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 37 4 5. Click OK. 6. Put your handheld in the cradle/cable, and perform a HotSync operation. The HotSync operation r ecords ne twork information about your computer on your handheld. W ith this information, your handheld can locate your computer when you perform a HotSync operation over the network.
Using File Link 375 8. T ap Service an d select a service. 9. Ta p D o n e . 10 . T a p the Menu icon . 11 . Select Conduit Setup on the Options menu. For instr uctions, see “Sele cting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation” earlier in this chapter .
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 376 W ith File Link you can im port data stored in any of the following formats: ■ Comma-separat ed (*.csv ) ■ Memo Pad archive (*.mpa) ■ Address Book archive (*.aba) ■ T ext (*.txt) For information on how to set up a file link, see the Palm Desktop online Help.
Creating a user profile 377 5. Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK. 6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each profile that you want to cr eate, and then clic k OK to r eturn to Palm Desktop software. 7. Select the pr ofile from the User list, and cr eate the data for the profile (such as a company phone list, and so on).
Chapter 21 P erforming HotSync ® Operations 378 P erforming the first HotSync operation with a user profile After you cre ate a user profile, you ar e ready to transfer the inform ation to the new handheld during the first HotSync operation. T o use a profile for a first-time HotS ync operation on a Windows computer: 1.
379 CHAPTER 22 Setting Preferences for Y our Handheld Prefer ences enable you to customize the configura tion options on your handhe ld. The options ar e grouped into thr ee categories: General, Communication, and Personal. Each category prov ides access to a list of relevant Pr eferences scr eens.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 380 ■ Access the Personal Pr eferences s creen s to customize any of the following settings: Setting General Preferences The General Prefer ences c.
Set ting General Pr eferences 381 Date & T ime Preferences The Date & T ime Preferences screen enables you to choos e a primary locat ion and to set the date, time, and time zone for th at location. Y ou can al so indicate whether this location observes daylight saving time and the dates daylight saving tim e starts and ends.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 382 T o set the time: 1. From the General Prefer ences list, select Date & T ime. 2. T ap the Set T ime box. 3. T ap the up or down arrows to change the hour . 4. T ap each mi nute number , and then tap the arrows to change them.
Set ting General Pr eferences 383 Country default The country default sets date , time, week start day , and number conventions based on geographic r egions where you might us e your handheld. For example, in the United Kingdom, time often is e xpresse d using a 24-hour cl ock.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 384 Graffiti 2 Preferences The Graf fiti 2 Prefer ences screen enable s you select an alternate stroke shape for specific characters. T o select alternate strokes: 1. From the General Prefer ences list, select Graf fiti 2.
Set ting General Pr eferences 385 Auto-off after Y our handheld has an automat ic shutoff featur e that turns off the power after a period of inactivity .
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 386 T o change the power on setting: 1. From the General Prefer ences list, select Power . 2. T ap the check box, Power on when opened, to deselect it. 3. Ta p D o n e . T o change the power off setting: 1.
Set ting General Pr eferences 387 System Sound, Game Sound , and Alarm Sound settings Y our handheld uses a va riety of sounds . The System Sound, Game Sound, and Alarm Sound settings enable you to turn the sounds on or of f and to adjust the volume l evel.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 388 3. T ap the Alarm LED pick list and select On or Off. 4. T ap the Alarm V ibrate pick list and select On or Off. 5. Ta p D o n e . Writing Area Preferences W r iting Ar ea Preferences of fer you the option of using the full scree n to enter Graffiti 2 characters.
Set ting Communication Preferences 389 Setting Communication Preferences The Communication Pr eferences cate gory enables you to access s creens wher e you can modify Bluetooth, Connection, Netw ork, and Phone settings. This section provide s details about each of these screens.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 390 T urning Bluetooth communication on and off By default, the Bluetooth communication featur e on your handheld is turned of f. The default setting is designed t o co nserve battery power . When Bluetooth communication is off, you cannot commun icate with other Bluetooth devices.
Set ting Communication Preferences 391 3. Enter a name for your device. 4. Ta p O K . 5. Ta p D o n e . Setting device discovery Discovery is the pr ocess that Bluetooth de vices use to find each other when the y are within range of each other . When you initiate the discovery process, you find and select the devices with which you want to connect.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 392 enter free ly , and if someone without a key rings the be ll to request a connection, you can choose to open the door or ignore the r equest. T o disable discovery: 1. From the Communications Prefer ences list, select Bluetooth.
Set ting Communication Preferences 393 T o enable wakeup: 1. From the Communications Prefer ences list, select Bluetooth. 2. T ap the Allow W akeup pick list and select Y es. 3. Ta p D o n e . T o enable wakeup during specific hours: 1. From the Communications Prefer ences list, select Bluetooth.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 394 Adding trusted devices When you creat e a trusted pair , you enter an identical secret code on both devices. This secr et code is cal led a passkey . The passke y enables you to create a list of Bluetooth devices fr om which you automa tically accept communication.
Set ting Communication Preferences 395 6. Enter the same passkey on your handhe ld and the trusted device. Some Bluetooth devices have a built-in pass key; others enable you to choose the passkey; see the docum entation included with your Bluetooth device for information.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 396 4. T ap Details. 5. T ap Done to r eturn to the T rusted Devices scr een. 6. T ap Done again to r eturn to the Bluetooth Pr eferences scr een. 7. T ap Done again. T o delete a trusted device: 1. From the Communications Prefer ences list, select Bluetooth.
Set ting Communication Preferences 397 6. Ta p O K . 7. T ap Done to r eturn to the Bluetooth Prefer ences screen. 8. T ap Done again. Enabling/disabling the user cache When you enable or d isable the user cache you control whethe r or not your handheld r etrieves the names of r emote devices each time the discovery pr ocess takes place.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 398 NO TE Palm wor ks with developer s of third-pa rt y add-on applications to ensure the compatibility of these ap plications with your new Palm handheld. S ome t hird-party applications, however , may not have been upgr aded to be compatible with your new P alm handheld.
Set ting Communication Preferences 399 Editing connections The following example shows you how to edit the IR to GSM Phone connection to adjust the comm unication spee d; you can similarly edit other connections or settings or create a cus tom connection .
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 400 4. T ap Details. 5. T ap the Speed pick list and select the appr opriate speed. 6. Enter the initialization string supplied by the documentation for the modem in your mobile phone, if necessary . 7.
Set ting Communication Preferences 40 1 TIP Y ou can also create a connection wi th a GSM phone using the Pho ne Link application. W e recommend using Phone Link to create phone connectio ns. See Chapter 1 4 for details. Use the steps described in th ese sections only if you are unable to create a connectio n with Phone Link.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 402 8. When the Discovery Re sults screen appe ars, select the de vice to which you want to connect. If the device to which you want to co nnect d oes not appear on the discovery results list, tap Find More.
Set ting Communication Preferences 403 5. T ap the V ia pick list and select Bluetooth. 6. Prepar e your phone to accept a Bluetooth connection. NO TE See the documentati on that was included with your phone for how to prepare your phone to accept a Blue tooth connection.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 404 Y ou can also use your h andheld’s Bluetooth technology and the softwar e that is included in the handhe ld operating system to connect with a LAN acce ss point.
Set ting Communication Preferences 405 T o select a networ k service profile: 1. From the Communications Pr ef er ences list, select Network. 2. T ap the Ser vice pick list. 3. Select the network service profile you want to use. 4. Ta p D o n e . T o duplic ate an existing network service profile: 1.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 406 3. Enter your user name. NO TE Most dial-in servers do not accept spaces in the user name. 4. Ta p D o n e . Entering a passw ord The Passwor d box identifies the passwor d yo u use to log into your server or ISP .
Set ting Communication Preferences 407 Selecting a connection Use the Connection setting to select t he method you want to use to connect to your ISP or to a dial-in server . See “Connection Prefer ences” earlier in this chapter for information about creating and co nfiguring connection settings.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 408 Entering a prefix A prefix is a number that you dial befor e the telephone number to access an outside line. For example, many of fices requir e th at you first dial “9” to dial a number outside the building.
Set ting Communication Preferences 409 4. Enter the code to disable Call W aitin g on the Disable ca ll waiting line. Each telephone company a ssigns a code to disable Call W aiting. Contact your local telephone company for the code that is appr opriate for you.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 41 0 Connecting to y our service After you set your Connect ion and Network Prefer ences, establishing a connection to your ISP or your company’s network (dial-in server) is easy . T o establis h a connection: 1.
Set ting Communication Preferences 41 1 T o configure Internet a ccess with a Bluetooth phone or LAN access point: 1. From the Communications Pr ef er ences list, select Network. 2. T ap the Service pick list and select the name of your ISP or network service.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 412 T o enter an INIT string for a high-speed wi reless data network connection: 1. After completing step 5 in the pre ceding procedur e, tap Details. 2. T ap Script. 3. T ap End to expand the pick list, and then tap Send.
Set ting Communication Preferences 413 4. In the Send field, enter the INIT string pr ovided by your wireless operator . 5. Ta p O K . High-speed wireless data netw ork services ar e not available in all locations. If you pass from an ar ea with coverage into one without coverage, you will lose your network connection with no notice.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 414 3. T ap Details. Idle timeout The Idle timeout setting defines how long your handheld waits befor e dr opping the connection with your ISP or dial-in server when you switch out of a TCP/IP application.
Set ting Communication Preferences 415 T o enter a primary and secondary DNS: 1. T ap the Query DNS check box to deselect it . 2. T ap the space to the left of the first pe riod in the Primary DNS field, and then enter the first section of the I P address.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 416 Login scripts A login script is a series of commands that automate s logging in to a network server—for example, your corporate netw ork or your ISP . A login script is associated with a specific network servic e profile cr eated in Network Pre ferences.
Set ting Communication Preferences 417 T o create a login script: 1. T ap Script. 2. T ap the End pick list. 3. Select the command you want from the Comm and list. If the command requir es additional information, a field appears to the right of it for you to e nter the information.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 418 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the login script is complete. 5. Ta p O K . Plug-in applications Y ou can create plug-in applicat ions contai ning script commands that extend the functionalit y of the built-in script c omma nds.
Set ting Communication Preferences 419 Network Preferen ces menu commands The Network Pr eferences scr een includes menu c o m m a n d s t o m a k e i t f a s t a n d e a s y to cr eate and edit network service profiles. TCP/IP applica tion menus are shown he re f or y o ur re fe re n ce .
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 420 Adding a DNS number If your ISP or dial-in server r equires a DNS number and you did not enter that information in the Network Prefer ences scr een, it will appear that you successfully logged into your network.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 421 3. From the Personal Prefer ences list select the name of the Prefer ences screen you want to view . TIP Y ou can also press Lef t, Right, Up, and Down on the naviga tor to highlight a Pre ferences screen name and then p ress Select on the navi gator to open t hat Preferences screen.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 422 3. Select the application that you want to assign to the button. T o restor e all the buttons to t h eir factory settings, tap Default. 4. Ta p D o n e . P en Preferences The Buttons Pr eferences scre en enables you to change the assignment of the full-screen pen str oke.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 423 4. Ta p O K . 5. Ta p D o n e . HotSync Buttons Preferences The Buttons Pr eferences scre en also enable s you to assoc iate various applic ations with the HotSync button on the cradle/cable and th e HotSync button on an optional modem accessory .
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 424 Color Theme Preferences The Color Theme Preferences screen enables you to sele ct a different set of pr e- defined colors for your handheld screen. T o select a color theme: 1. From the Personal Prefe rence s list, select Color Theme.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 425 T o customiz e the Owner Preferences: 1. From the Personal Prefe rences list, select Owner . 2. Modify or enter the text that you want to associate with your handheld. If you enter mor e text than can fit on one screen, a scr oll bar automatically appears on the right side of the scr een.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 426 Y ou can mask and h ide private recor ds with or without a passwor d. W ithout a passwor d, private recor ds are hidden or masked until you set the Security Prefer ence to show them. W ith a passwor d, you must enter the password to view the private entries.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 427 3. Enter the curre nt password. 4. Ta p O K . 5. Do one of the following: – T o change the passwor d, hi nt, or quick password, enter the new information, and tap OK. – T o remove the pass word, tap Unassign. 6. Ta p D o n e .
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 428 3. T ap the check box for Mask pass word entry . 4. Ta p O K . NO TE T urn of f and then turn on your handheld to enable this c hange. Setting the quick passw ord delay time limit Y ou can set a quick passwor d delay time limit to accommodate your personal prefe rence.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 429 Locking y our handheld Y ou can lock your handh eld so that it ca nnot be operated until your password is entere d. In the event that your handheld is lost or stolen, this helps pr otect your data fr om unauthorized use.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 430 T o set your handheld to lock at a preset time: 1. T ap the Auto Lock Handheld box. 2. Enter your password. 3. Select At a pr eset time, and then use the arr ows to set the time. 4. Ta p O K . NO TE T urn of f and then turn on your handheld to enable this c hange.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 431 3. Select After a pres et delay . 4. Enter the inactive period, and then select Minute(s) or Hour(s) from the pick list. 5. Ta p O K . NO TE Y ou need to turn off and then tur n on your handheld before this c hange is enabled.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 432 Recovering from a forgotten pass word IMPORT ANT Deleting a forgotten password a lso deletes all entries and files marked as Privat e.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 433 Making records private In many applications, you can make indi vidual r ecords priv ate. Private r ecords remain vis ible and accessible, however , unt il you select the Security setting to hide or mask all private recor ds.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 434 T o mask all private records: 1. From the Personal Pr eferences list, select Security . 2. T ap the Current Privacy pick list and select Mask Recor ds. 3. T ap OK to confirm that you want to mask private recor ds.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 435 T o unmask individual records: 1. Select a masked r ecord. 2. Do one of the following: – If you do not have a passwor d, a masked recor d becomes visible. – If you have a passwor d, the Show Private Records dialog box appears.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 436 2. T ap the Automatically pick list and select either Mask Private Recor ds or Hide Public Records. 3. Ta p W h e n b o x . 4. Select On power off. 5. Ta p O K . NO TE T urn of f and then turn on your handheld to enable this c hange.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 437 2. T ap the Automatically pick list and select either Mask Private Recor ds or Hide Public Records. 3. Ta p W h e n b o x . 4. Select At a pr eset time, and then use the arr ows to set the time. 5. Ta p O K . NO TE T urn of f and then turn on your handheld to enable this c hange.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 438 2. T ap the Automatically pick list and select either Mask Private Recor ds or Hide Public Records. 3. Ta p W h e n b o x . 4. Select After a pres et delay . 5. Enter the inactive period, and then select Minute(s) or Hour(s) from the pick list.
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 439 5. T ap the check box for Encrypt data when locked. 6. T ap the Choose Applications button. 7. Select the applications whose data you want to encrypt and tap OK. 8. If you want to encrypt only p rivate reco r ds, select Encrypt private recor ds only .
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 440 Using security shortcuts Y ou can create shortcuts to activate certai n secur ity features, such as locking th e handheld or maskin g private recor ds. For information on using shortcuts, see “Graffiti 2 ShortCuts” in Chapter 3 .
Set ting P ersonal Preferences 441 3. On the ShortCut name line, enter the letters you want to use to activate the ShortCut. 4. T ap the ShortCut T ext area, and enter the text t hat you want to appear when you write the ShortCut characters. TIP Y ou may want to add a spa ce c haracter af ter the last word in your ShortCut text.
Chapter 22 Set ting Preferences for Y our Handheld 442 Deleting a ShortCut If you no longer need a ShortCut, you ca n delete it from the list of ShortCuts. T o delete a ShortCut: 1. From the Personal Prefer ences list, select Shortcuts. 2. Select the ShortCut you want to delete.
443 APPENDIX A Maintaining Y our Handheld This chapter pr ovides information on the following: ■ Caring for your handheld ■ Prolonging battery life ■ Resetting your handheld Caring for y our handheld Y our handheld is designed to be rugged and r eliable and to pr ovide years of trouble -free service.
Appendix A Mai ntaining Y our Handheld 444 Prolonging battery life Note the following considerations for the battery in your handheld: ■ Under normal conditions your handheld battery should remain char ged when you place it in the cradle/cable for just a few minutes each day .
Reset ting your hand held 445 P erforming a soft reset A soft reset tells your handheld to stop wh at it’s doing and start over again. All recor ds and entries stor ed in your handheld ar e retained with a sof t reset.
Appendix A Mai ntaining Y our Handheld 446 4. W ait for the Pal m Powered™ logo to appear; then release the power button. 5. When a message appe ars on the handheld screen wa rning that you are abou.
Reset ting your hand held 447 T o restore your data from a Ma c computer after a hard reset: 1. Double-click the HotSync Manager in the Palm folder . 2. From the HotSync menu, select Conduit Settings. 3. From the Users pop-up menu, sele ct the appr opriate user name.
Appendix A Mai ntaining Y our Handheld 448.
449 APPENDIX B F requently Asked Questions If you encounter a problem with your h andheld, do not call T echnical Support until you have r eviewed the fr equently as ked questions in this appendix and.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 450 Software installation problems Problem Solution The installation menu did not appear when I inserted the Desktop Software CD-ROM (or the Software Essentials CD- ROM) into my W indows computer . 1. From the W indows desktop, click Start.
Operating problems 451 Operating problems Problem Solution I don’t see anyth ing on my handheld’s screen. T ry each of these in turn: ■ Pre ss an application button to ensure th at your handheld is turned on. ■ T ap the Brightness icon in th e upper-right corner of t he Graf fiti ® 2 writing area.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 452 T apping and writing problems My handheld is not making any sounds. Check the System, Alarm, and Game Sound se ttings. See “Sounds & Alerts Pr eferences” in Chapter 22 . My handheld’s indicator light is not blinking when alarms occur .
Application p roblems 453 Application problems Problem Solution I tapped the T oday button, but it does not show the corr ect date. Y our handheld is not set to the curr ent date. Make sure the Se t Date box on the Date and T ime Prefer ences screen displays the current date .
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 454 HotSync problems My vCard or vCal e-mail attachment isn’t forwar ding correctly (continued ). 5. Click OK. 6. Start the e-mail client soft ware and make sure it is configured as the d efault MAPI client. Consult the documentation for your desktop e-ma il application for more in formation.
HotSync problems 455 I cannot perform a HotSync operation. What should I check to make sure I’m doing it correctly (continued )? On a Mac computer try these s teps: 1. Make sure HotSync Manager is enabled. If it is not, double-click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm fold er and enable HotSync Manager on the HotSync Controls tab.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 456 I tried to do a local HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfully . ■ Make sure your handheld is seated in the cradle/cable correctly . ■ Check the connection betwee n the HotSync cradle/cable and the USB or serial port on your computer .
HotSync problems 457 I tried to do a modem HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfully . Check the following on your computer: ■ Make sur e your computer is turned on and that it does not shut down automatically as part of an ener gy-saving feature.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 458 I tried to do a modem HotSync operation, but it did not complete successfully (continued). On a Mac computer , check the following: ■ Make sure that Internal Mo dem is selected on the Connection Settings tab in the Hot Sync Software Setup window .
HotSync problems 459 I can’t perform an IR HotSync operation. ■ On a computer running W indows 98, be sure that the HotSync Manager is running, that Infrar ed is selected on the HotSync Mana ger menu, and that the Serial Port for local operations is set to the simulated port for infrared communication.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 460 When I perform a HotSync operation, my information does not transfer to Palm Desktop softwar e. ■ If you have performed a Hot Sync operation successfully b.
Beaming and sendi ng problems 461 Beaming and sending problems I can’t perform a Bluetooth HotSync operation (continued). ■ Some computers have a dedicated virtual serial port number , such as COM5, and ot her computers enable you to choose a port number such as COM8 or COM12.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 462 Phone connection problems Problem Solution My passkey is r ejected when I attempt to pair (or bond) my mobile phone with my handheld. ■ Some mobile phones r equire that you enter the passkey within a specific timeframe.
V er saMail™ problems 463 Ve r s a M a i l ™ problems My phone connecti on drops before I finish using it. ■ Y ou need to incr ease the Id le timeout setting on the Network Pre ferences Details scr een. See “Adding detailed information to a network service profile” in Chapter 22 for instr uctions.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 464 Recharging problems I am having pr oblems accessing my account (continued). ■ Some wir eless service providers have other r equire ments specific to their service.
P assword problems 465 P ass word problems T echnical support If, after r eviewing the sources listed at th e beginning of this appendix, you cannot solve your pr oblem, go to www .palm.com/suppor t/globalsupport or s en d a n e- m a i l to your r egional T echnical Support office.
Appendix B F requently Asked Questions 466 NO TE Palm wor ks with developer s of th ird-par ty add-on applications to ensure the compatibility of these applications with your new Palm handheld. Some third-party applica tions, however , may not have been upgraded to be compatible with your new P alm handheld.
467 Product Regulatory Information FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FC C ru les. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may n ot cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, includ ing interference that may cause undesired operation.
Product Regulatory Information 468 MPE (Maximum P ermissible Exposure) Statement RF Exposure Compliance: In order for this device to comply with FCC rules, under the provis ion of Part 15.
Product R egulatory Information 469 ARIB STD-T66 Statement (Japan) This product uses a radio wave in the 2.4 GHz ba ndwidth. This frequency is also used by the microwave ovens industry, scientific and.
Product Regulatory Information 470 T aiwan Statement Article 14: Unless approved, for an y model accredited low power rad io frequency electric machinery, any company, trader, or user shall not change th e frequency, increase the power, or change the features and functions of the original design.
471 Index A ABA. See Address Book archive files Accented characters , Graffiti 2 writing 30 Account. See E-mail account Add/Remove Programs icon 76 Add-on applications 68–75 Address Book *If Found Call* entry 79 adding custom fields 85 adding e-mail address from 231 adding entry from e-mail 258–2 59 archive files (.
Index 472 To Do List 171 VersaMail 177 version of 465 viewing as icons 45 viewing as list 45 Voice Memo 307 Web Browser Pro 317 World Clock 343 See also Add-on applications Archive files importing dat.
Index 473 Card Info 91 Caring for the handheld 443 Categories 162 application 44–45 assigning records to 55–56 beaming 33–35 bookmarks 329 creating 57 default 44, 55 displayi ng 56, 8 5, 453 mer.
Index 47 4 Creating Address Book entries 78–79 categories 44–45, 57 currency symbols 123 custom fields in Address Book 85 Date Book events 95 e-mail folders 228–229 Expense items 120 expense rep.
Index 475 service templates 418 text 52 See also Purging records Desktop software displaying euro 125 linking to external files 39, 375 removing 76 saving deleted data in archive file 53 Device assign.
Index 476 replying to 238–24 0 Secure Sockets Layer 302 send retry 234 sending 233 signature, adding 188, 195, 202 storing in Outbox 233 trash 254 URLs in messages 241 viewing attachments 241–2 45.
Index 477 File types that can be downloaded 322 Filed SMS messages 163 Files converting attachments 274–276 error log 260 linking to external 39, 375 Filters creating 279–28 1 deleting 283 editing.
Index 478 Hard reset 445, 451 Hardware add-ons 14 Help Graffiti 2 52 online tips 19 onscreen keyboard 319 Hiding records 433 History list clearing 334 definition 333 limit 333 Home page changing 335 r.
Index 479 Inbox Reminders screen and 215 synchronizing 266 viewing mail 206 Incoming mail server 184, 191, 197, 198 changing 287 Indicator light 13, 387 Infrared connections 398, 399 HotSync operation.
Index 480 M Mail server settings, changing 287 Mail service, defa ult service for e-m ail account 204 –205, 285 Mail settings changing e-mail address 286 changing mail se rver settings 287 changing .
Index 481 returning to web pages you’ve visited 322 visiting bookmarked web pages 330 Netscape 262 Network connecting 179, 410 entering ISP information 411 HotSync operation 372–3 75 idle timeout .
Index 482 thumbnails 137 viewing photos 137 Palm Quick Install 69–73 PalmModem accessory, prerequisite for connection 180 Passkeys 152 entering to create a trusted pair with a phone 152, 462 Passwor.
Index 483 Sounds & Alerts 386–388 Trash 255 Writing Ar ea 388 Primary DNS 414 Printing expe nse reports 125 Prioritizing To Do List records 172, 175 Private rec ords displaying 434 hiding 433 hi.
Index 484 Resetting handheld hard reset 445, 451 location of reset button 14, 445 soft reset 444 Restoring data Mac 447 Windows 446 Returning to a web page 322 to a web page in the History list 333 to your home page 322 S Saving data 43, 51, 53 e-mail databases 299 e-mail messages 253 web pages 331–333 Scheduled retrieval of e-mail.
Index 485 Sorting applications 44 records 63–64, 453 Sounds & Alerts preferences 386–388 Sounds. See Alarm and System sounds Speed of image downloading 336 SSL.
Index 486 Troubleshooting 459 Trusted devices, adding truste d devices 394–395 Trusted pairs, creating 402 Turning off handheld automatically 385 pen stroke for 423 problems with 451 Turning on handheld displaying owner’s name 424 power button 13 problems with 451 U Undoing actions 52 Uniform Resource Locator.
Index 487 Writing are a on handheld 12 preferences 388 Writing. See Entering data.
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Ein wichtiger Punkt beim Kauf des Geräts Palm T2 (oder sogar vor seinem Kauf) ist das durchlesen seiner Bedienungsanleitung. Dies sollten wir wegen ein paar einfacher Gründe machen:
Wenn Sie Palm T2 noch nicht gekauft haben, ist jetzt ein guter Moment, um sich mit den grundliegenden Daten des Produkts bekannt zu machen. Schauen Sie zuerst die ersten Seiten der Anleitung durch, die Sie oben finden. Dort finden Sie die wichtigsten technischen Daten für Palm T2 - auf diese Weise prüfen Sie, ob das Gerät Ihren Wünschen entspricht. Wenn Sie tiefer in die Benutzeranleitung von Palm T2 reinschauen, lernen Sie alle zugänglichen Produktfunktionen kennen, sowie erhalten Informationen über die Nutzung. Die Informationen, die Sie über Palm T2 erhalten, werden Ihnen bestimmt bei der Kaufentscheidung helfen.
Wenn Sie aber schon Palm T2 besitzen, und noch keine Gelegenheit dazu hatten, die Bedienungsanleitung zu lesen, sollten Sie es aufgrund der oben beschriebenen Gründe machen. Sie erfahren dann, ob Sie die zugänglichen Funktionen richtig genutzt haben, aber auch, ob Sie keine Fehler begangen haben, die den Nutzungszeitraum von Palm T2 verkürzen könnten.
Jedoch ist die eine der wichtigsten Rollen, die eine Bedienungsanleitung für den Nutzer spielt, die Hilfe bei der Lösung von Problemen mit Palm T2. Sie finden dort fast immer Troubleshooting, also die am häufigsten auftauchenden Störungen und Mängel bei Palm T2 gemeinsam mit Hinweisen bezüglich der Arten ihrer Lösung. Sogar wenn es Ihnen nicht gelingen sollte das Problem alleine zu bewältigen, die Anleitung zeigt Ihnen die weitere Vorgehensweise – den Kontakt zur Kundenberatung oder dem naheliegenden Service.
