Connection preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Connection Types

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Setting modem configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Setting an Infrared to modem connection

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Date & Time preferences

. . . . 275

Digitizer preferences

. . . . 276

Formats preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Setting default country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Setting time, date, week start, and number display formats . . . .

. . . . 277

General preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

Setting the Auto-off interval time

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Setting your Acer s10 to stay on while in the cradle

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Setting the sounds and volumes

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Setting the LED settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Turning Beam Receive on and off

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Network preferences

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Connecting to your ISP or dial-in service

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Customizing service templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Entering DNS numbers and IP addresses

. . . . 285

Creating a login script

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Using non-ASCII characters in login scripts

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Plug-in applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Troubleshooting TCP/IP connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Network Preferences menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Owner preferences

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Phone preferences

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Communicating with your mobile phone . .

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Setting up related Network preferences . .

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Setting up related Connection Preferences .

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Setting up Phone preferences

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ShortCuts preferences

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Software installation problems

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Operating problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Tapping and writing problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Application problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 HotSync problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Beaming problems .

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Recharging problems

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Password problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Finding version and memory information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Appendix — Creating a custom Expense Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About mapping tables

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Customizing existing sample templates .

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