Handbook for the TRGpro Handheld Computer
 Palm Desktop Software
Copyright
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
 Contents
 Chapter Managing Your Applications
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115
 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Computer
 Appendix a
Warranty and Other Product Information
215
Appendix B
Page
 About This Book
Page
 Getting to know your handheld computer
What is a TRGpro handheld computer?
Chapter
 System requirements
Upgrade information
Minimum requirements
Optional equipment
 Locating front panel controls
TRGpro components
 Using the backlight
 Protective flip cover
 Locating back panel components
 To install the batteries
Installing the batteries
 Tap with the stylus to get things done
Tapping and typing
 Icons Abc
Elements of the handheld computer interface
Menu bar
 Scroll bar
Opening applications
Next
Previous
 To open the menu bar
Using menus
To open an application
 Choosing a menu
Graffiti menu commands
 Three ways to enter data
Command
Displaying online tips
To display an online tip
 Graffiti writing
Onscreen keyboard
 To open Memo Pad
 Importing data
Using Palm Desktop software
 To set the current time
Customizing your handheld computer
To open the Preferences screens
 To set the current date
To set the volume level
Palm Desktop software
 With Palm Desktop software, you can do the following
 To connect the cradle
Connecting the cradle
Installing Palm Desktop software
 To install Palm Desktop software
Using your handheld computer with another PIM
 Introduction to Your TRGpro Handheld Computer
 Writing Graffiti characters
Using Graffiti writing to enter data
 To write Graffiti letters
 Graffiti tips
 Letter
Graffiti alphabet
 Writing numbers
Writing capital letters
 Writing punctuation marks
Graffiti numbers
 Additional Graffiti punctuation
Writing symbols and extended characters
 Additional non-English characters
Writing accented characters
Accent strokes
 Graffiti ShortCuts
Navigation strokes
Move cursor right Move cursor left
Next Field Address Book only
 Entry ShortCut
 To use the onscreen keyboard
Using the onscreen keyboard
Using your personal computer keyboard
 To import data
Importing data
 Chapter
 Entering Data in Your Handheld Computer
 Switching between applications
Using the Applications Launcher
Selecting applications
Categorizing applications
 To display applications by category
Changing the Applications Launcher display
To categorize an application
 To change preferences for an application
Choosing preferences
To change the Applications Launcher display
 To install add-on software on your handheld computer
Installing and removing applications
Installing add-on applications
 Chapter
 Installing games
 Removing Palm Desktop software
Removing applications
To remove an add-on application
To remove Palm Desktop software
 CD if you want to synchronize data with another PIM
 To assign a password
Assigning a password
Security
Security, you can do the following
 Locking your handheld computer
Changing or deleting a password
To change or delete your password
 To delete a forgotten password
Recovering from a forgotten password
To lock your handheld computer with a password
 Managing Your Applications
 Using Your Basic Applications
 Date Book
Overview of basic applications
Date Book, you can do the following
To open Date Book
 To open Address Book
Address Book
Address Book, you can do the following
 To open To Do List
To Do List
To Do List, you can do the following
 Calculator
Memo Pad
Memo Pad, you can do the following
Calculator, you can do the following
 Expense, you can do the following
Expense
To open Calculator
To open Expense
 Creating records
Common tasks
Editing records
To create a record
 Edit menu
Entering text
 Other ways to delete records
Deleting records
Keyboard
Graffiti Help
 To purge records
Purging records
Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations
 To perform a local HotSync operation
Performing a HotSync operation for the first time
 HotSync button
 Categorizing records
Default categories
 To display a category of records
To move a record into a category
 To rename a category
To define a new category
 Using Your Basic Applications
 Looking up Address Book records
Finding records
 To use Find
Using Find
To look up an Address Book record
 To use Phone Lookup
Using Phone Lookup
 To add names to an Expense record
Phone Lookup tips
Looking up names to add to expense records
 To sort records in Address Book and Memo Pad
Sorting lists of records
To sort records in To Do List and Expense
 Hiding private records
Making records private
 To display private records
To hide private records
 To make a record private
Attaching notes
To attach a note to a record
To review or edit a note
 To change the font style
Choosing fonts
 To schedule an event for the current day
Application-specific tasks
Scheduling an event
 Tap the time of an event
 To schedule an event for another day
 To schedule an untimed event
 To set an alarm for an event
Setting an alarm for an event
Rescheduling an event
To reschedule an event
 To schedule a repeating or continuous event
Scheduling repeating or continuous events
 To cycle through Day, Week, and Month views
Changing the Date Book view
 To display the Week View
To display the current time
 Spotting event conflicts
 Working in Month View
 Record menu Options menu
Date Book menus, preferences, and display options
 Chapter
 Book
Preferences
 To create a new Address Book entry
Creating an Address Book entry
 To select other types of phone numbers in an entry
Selecting types of phone numbers
Next Field
 To open the Address Entry Details dialog box
Changing Address Entry details
 Options menus
Address Book menus
Record menus
 Book
 To create a To Do List item
Setting priority
 Changing To Do List item details
Checking off a To Do List item
To set the priority of a To Do List item
To check off a To Do List item
 Setting a due date
 To Do Show Options
 Show Due Dates
To Do List menus
Show Priorities
Categories
 To create a new memo
Reviewing memos
 To review a memo
Memo Pad menus
 Pad
 To display recent calculations
Recent Calculations
 Calculator
Calculator menus
About
 To create an Expense item
 Entering receipt details
Changing the date of an Expense item
To change the date of an Expense item
To open the Receipt Details dialog box
 Customizing the Currency pick list
 To define a custom currency symbol
Defining a custom currency symbol
 Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel
Show Options
 To create or print an expense report
Creating or printing an expense report
 Using expense report templates
 Chapter
 Record menu
To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template
Expense menus
 Options menu
 Using Your Basic Applications
 Communicating Using Your Handheld Computer
 Mail, you can do the following
Setting up Mail on the desktop
To set up Mail
 To select HotSync options
 Viewing e-mail items
Synchronizing Mail with your e-mail application
Opening the Mail application on your handheld com- puter
 To open an e-mail item
Displaying full header information
To close an e-mail item
To display full header information
 Creating e-mail items
 To create an e-mail item
 To reply to an e-mail item
 To look up an e-mail address
Looking up an address
 Adding details to e-mail items
 Sending a blind carbon copy
Setting a priority
To set a priority for your e-mail item
To add a BCC field to your e-mail item
 To create a signature
Adding a signature to your e-mail item
 Requesting confirmations
Storing e-mail to be sent later
Editing unsent e-mail
 To retrieve an e-mail item
Draft e-mail
 To save an e-mail item as a draft
Filing e-mail
To edit an e-mail item saved as a draft
To file e-mail
 Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder
Deleting e-mail
To remove e-mail from the Filed folder
To delete e-mail
 Folders
Purging deleted e-mail
Message List options
 Sorting the Message List
Date column
 All
HotSync options
To open the HotSync Options dialog box
 Send Only
Creating special filters
Filter
Unread
 Ignoring or receiving e-mail
 Defining filter strings
 To retrieve high-priority e-mail items
High-priority e-mail
To define a filter string
 To truncate e-mail items
Truncating e-mail items
 Message menus
Mail menus
 To beam a record, business card, or category of records
Beaming information
To select a business card
 To receive beamed information
Tips on beaming information
To beam an application
 Communicating Using Your Handheld Computer
 To set the HotSync options
Selecting HotSync setup options
 Always available
When Palm
Available only
Desktop software
 Speed
Serial Port
 To customize HotSync application settings
Customizing HotSync application settings
 Chapter
 Preparing your personal computer
Conducting a HotSync operation via modem
 Modem
Setup String
Preparing your handheld computer
 Advanced HotSync Operations
 Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation
To change the Conduit Setup for a modem HotSync operation
 Conducting a HotSync operation via a network
Connecting to your company’s dial-in server
Performing a HotSync operation via a modem
To perform a modem HotSync operation
 To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation
 To prepare your organizer for a network HotSync operation
Conducting a HotSync operation via infrared communication
 Preparing your personal computer for infrared communication
 To install a Windows 95 infrared driver
 To check the ports used for infrared communication
 To perform an IR HotSync operation
Performing an IR HotSync operation
 To return to cradle HotSync operations
Returning to cradle HotSync operations
 Problem Solution
Frequently asked questions about IR HotSync operations
 Using File Link
 To create a user profile
Creating a user profile
 To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation
 Advanced HotSync Operations
 Preferences screens, you can do the following
Viewing preferences
 To change the Buttons preferences
Buttons preferences
Pen preferences
 Turn Off & Lock
To change the Pen preferences
Backlight
 HotSync buttons preferences
Digitizer preferences
Beam Data
To change the HotSync buttons preferences
 To set the country default
Country default
Formats preferences
Time, date, week start, and numbers formats
 General preferences
Auto-off delay
To set the Auto-off delay
 Volume level and System, Alarm, and Game Sounds
System, alarm, and game sounds
To set the system and alarm sounds
 To unlock the Owner Preferences screen
Owner preferences
To enter the Owner preferences
 To create a ShortCut
ShortCuts preferences
Creating a ShortCut
 Deleting a ShortCut
Editing a ShortCut
To edit a ShortCut
To delete a ShortCut
 Connection preferences
Creating new configurations
 Example a connection for remote IR HotSync operations
Connection/Network Preferences Examples
 To create an IrCOMM to Modem connection
 To prepare the HotSync Manager for a modem HotSync operation
 To perform the HotSync operation
 Network preferences and TCP/IP software
Selecting a service
 To enter a user name
To select a service
Entering a user name
 To enter a password
Entering a password
 To enter your server phone number
Adding telephone settings
Entering a prefix
 To enter a prefix
To disable Call Waiting
Disabling Call Waiting
 To use a calling card
Using a calling card
 Creating additional service templates
Connecting to your service
To add a new service template
To duplicate an existing service template
 Idle timeout
Adding detailed information to a service template
To set the Idle timeout
To select a connection type
 To enter a primary and secondary DNS
Defining primary and secondary DNS
 To enter a permanent IP address
IP address
To identify dynamic IP addressing
 Token-based authentication systems
Creating a login script
 Plug-in applications
To create a login script
 Delay
Password
Wait For
Send
 Get IP
Command set queryDNS
Prompt
End
 To delete a service template
Deleting a service template
 TCP/IP troubleshooting
Network preferences menu commands
Service menu Options menu
Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages
 To view the Network Log
Adding a DNS number
 CompactFlash CF Cards
CompactFlash, CFpro, and CFBackup
 Recommended CF Cards TRGpro Examples
CF Memory Cards, CFpro, and CFBackup
 Removing a CF Memory Card
Inserting and Removing Memory Cards
Inserting a CF memory card
 CompactFlash, CFpro, and CFBackup
 CFpro menus, preferences, and options
CFpro
CFpro, you can do the following
To launch CFpro
 Preferences
 Tools menu
 Copy to CF
Example Copying files using CFpro
Copy to CF as
Move to CF
 Chapter
 CFpro Notes
 Using a CF Card with your Personal Computer
 CFBackup, you can do the following
CFBackup
To launch CFBackup
To restore your data
 Conducting a HotSync operation via CF modem
CF Modem Cards
 Check your connection preferences
Inserting a CF modem card
 Chapter
 To perform the CF Modem HotSync operation
 Chapter
 CompactFlash, CFpro, and CFBackup
 Caring for your handheld computer
Appendix a
 Battery considerations
 To perform a soft reset
Resetting your handheld computer
Performing a soft reset
 To restore your data after a hard reset
Performing a hard reset
To perform a hard reset
 Appendix a
 Maintaining Your Handheld Computer
 Appendix B
Software installation problems
Problem
 Operating problems
 Tapping and writing problems
 Application problems
 Appendix B
 HotSync problems
 Appendix B
 Frequently Asked Questions
 Appendix B
 Beaming problems
 Password problems
 To find information about your TRGpro system
Technical support
 Carriage return and line feed
Appendix C
Use of char
 Literal characters
 Warranty and Other Product Information
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 Warranty and Other Product Information
 TRG Products End User Software License Agreement
 Warranty and Other Product Information
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 Canadian RFI Statement
FCC Statement
 Declaration of Conformity
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