Setting preferences for applications | Acer s10 instruction

3 Managing your applications Setting preferences for applications

Setting preferences for applications

You can set preferences for individual applications in the Preferences dialog box. This will allow you to customized your applications to fit your work methods.

NOTE: Not all applications have preference settings.

To set preferences for an application:

1Open an application.

2Tap the Menu icon .

3From the Options menu, select Preferences.

4Enter the desired preference settings.

5Tap OK.

Assigning applications to buttons

Buttons preferences let you assign different applications to the buttons on the front panel of your Acer s10, and to the HotSync button on the cradle. For example, if you find that you seldom use the To Do List and often use Expense, you can assign the To Do List button to start the Expense application.

You can also use the Buttons preferences to determine whether the full-screen pen stroke activates the Graffiti Help application or one of your Acer s10 controls.

If you assign a different application to a button, you can still select the original application using the Applications Launcher. Changes made in the Buttons Preferences screen or HotSync Buttons dialog box take effect immediately.

Refer to "ShortCuts preferences" on page 294 for instructions on how to change

Button preferences.

Installing and removing applications

To further customized your Acer s10 to your personal requirements, you have the option to install additional applications (called add-on applications) using the Install Tool during a HotSync® operation.

In the event that you need to more memory or decide that you no longer need a particular application, you could also remove applications stored in your Acer s10’s RAM memory.

NOTE: Applications stored in your Acer s10’s Flash Memory cannot be removed.

To install add-on applications on your Acer s10

1From your computer desktop, copy or download the applications you want to install into the Add-on folder in your Palm Desktop directory.

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Acer s10 Setting preferences for applications, Installing and removing applications, Assigning applications to buttons

Contents

Manual for Acer s10 handheld Copyright About this Manual O u t t h i s M a n u a l Package contents Your guides Resetting your Acer s10 Performing a soft resetMaintaining your Acer s10 Proper care and usage of your Acer s10 Performing a hard reset To perform a soft reset Battery considerations Assigning security options Assigning security options First things first Assigning security options Contents Xii Managing your applicationsWorking with your basic applications Xiii Working with your supplementary applications 117 Xiv Using expansion features 217 Using the Attention Manager 223Working with your PC-end utilities 195 Managing your desktop email 229 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 269 Beaming information 249253 Xvi Xvii Frequently Asked Questions 297Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report 307 Index 315 Xviii System requirements Getting started System requirements Getting started Acer s10 tour Acer s10 tourFront panel Using the backlight To activate the backlight Rear panel Your Acer s10’s rear panel consists of the following Elements of the Acer s10 interface Your Acer s10 interface consists of the following elements Using the onscreen contrast control To adjust the contrast Command interface Element Description Connecting the cradle Preparing to use your Acer s10Getting started Preparing to use your Acer s10 To connect the cradle Charging your Acer s10 To charge your Acer s10 LED status during charging Palm Desktop softwareGetting started Palm Desktop software Pre-installation instructions Installing Palm Desktop softwareTo install Palm Desktop software Getting started Palm Desktop software Getting started Palm Desktop software Setting up your Acer s10 To set up your Acer s10 Synchronizing data Performing the first HotSync operationGetting started Synchronizing data To perform the first HotSync operation Tapping versus clicking Getting started Tapping versus clicking Opening applications Calibrating your Acer s10 screenGetting started Opening applications To calibrate the Acer s10 screen To display a menu bar Using menus and menu commandsTo open an application Using Graffiti to execute commands Getting started Using menus and menu commandsGraffiti command toolbar To use the Graffiti command toolbar To display an online tip To use a Graffiti command letterDisplaying online tips Entering data Getting started Entering data Getting started Entering data Entering data using Graffiti Entering data in your Acer s10 Entering data using GraffitiWriting Graffiti characters General guidelines in Graffiti writing Graffiti alphabet Letter Strokes To write Graffiti letters Graffiti numbers To write Graffiti numbersTo write capital letters Number Strokes Left Paren Graffiti punctuation marksPunctuation Stroke Mark Period Graffiti symbols and extended characters Graffiti accented characters Using Graffiti ShortCuts Command StrokeGraffiti non-English characters Graffiti navigation strokes Predefined Graffiti ShortCuts To use a ShortCutTo edit a ShortCut Entry ShortCut To use the onscreen keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardGraffiti tips Using an external keyboard Entering data in your Acer s10 Using an external keyboard Entering data in your Acer s10 Importing data Importing dataTo import data Beaming data Entering data in your Acer s10 Beaming data To open the Applications Launcher Using the Applications LauncherManaging your applications Using the Applications Launcher Switching between applications To open an applicationCategorizing applications To categorize an application Changing the Applications Launcher display To display applications by categoryTo change the view of applications To display the last selected category of applications Setting preferences for applications Installing and removing applicationsTo install add-on applications on your Acer s10 Assigning applications to buttonsPage To remove the Palm Desktop software in Windows Removing the Palm Desktop softwareTo remove an add-on application Security Managing your applications SecurityTo mask a private record To mask all private records To hide all private records Assigning and editing passwordsTo assign, change, or delete a password Recovering from a forgotten password To lock your Acer s10 with a passwordTo delete a forgotten password Locking your Acer s10 To display private records Displaying private recordsTo unmask individual records Overview of basic applications Date BookYou can do the following in Date Book To launch Date Book You can do the following in Address Book Address BookWorking with your basic applications Address Book To launch Address Book Address Book opens to display the list of all your records To Do List Working with your basic applications To Do ListYou can do the following in To Do List To launch To Do List Memo Pad Working with your basic applications Memo PadYou can do the following in Memo Pad To launch Memo Pad Calculator Expense Mail Working with your basic applications MailTo launch Expense You can do the following in Mail Tap the Mail icon Mail list screen appears To create a record Creating recordsEditing records To use the Edit menu Using the Edit menuSelecting text Deleting records To delete a record in any of the basic applicationsKeyboard Graffiti Help Purging records Categorizing recordsTo purge records System-defined categories User-defined categories To move a record into a categoryTo display a category of records To rename a category Tap OK Tap OK to exit the Edit Categories dialog box Finding records Finding Address Book records To use the Find option Using the Find optionUsing Phone Lookup To add names to an Expense record Adding names to an Expense recordTo use Phone Lookup To sort records in Memo Pad Sorting recordsTo sort records in the To Do List and Expense applications To sort the Memo List manually Making records privateTo make a record private Attaching notes To attach a note to a recordTo review or edit a note To delete a note Choosing fonts Getting information on an applicationTo change the font style To display the About boxPage Using Date Book Scheduling eventsScheduling timed events To schedule a timed event for the current date Using Date Book To schedule an untimed event Scheduling untimed eventsTo schedule a timed event for another date Rescheduling events To reschedule an event Scheduling repeating or continuous events Making changes to repeating or continuous eventsTo schedule a repeating or continuous event To delete repeating events Adding Address Book information to an event About scheduling repeating or continuous events To dismiss the alarm using the Snooze option Setting the alarm for an eventTo set an alarm for an event Setting alarm options To set alarm options Changing the Date Book view Working in Week viewTo display the Date Book views To display the current time Tips for using Week view To display the Month view Spotting event conflictsWorking in Month view Tips for using Month view Tips for using Agenda viewWorking in Agenda view To work on the Agenda View To change the start and end time in the Date Book Date Book menusChanging the displayed Start and End Times Page Using Date Book Working with your basic applications Using Date Book To create a new Address Book entry Using Address BookCreating an Address Book entry To view details of an address entry Selecting different types of phone numbers and addresses Duplicating an entryEditing Address Book entries To select other types of phone numbers in an entry To change how lists are sorted Changing the Address Book displayTo edit an Address Book entry Address Book menus Dial Edit menu Options menu Book PreferencesRename Custom Fields Using To Do List Setting To Do List prioritiesCreating To Do List items To create a To Do List item Checking off a To Do List item To set the priority of a To Do List itemTo check off a To Do List item To remove a completed To Do List item Changing To Do List items details To change the To Do List item details Sorting To Do items To sort To Do List itemsPriority Category Displaying completed and due items To display completed and due items in the To Do List To Do List menus Record menu Edit menu Options menu Working with your basic applications Using To Do List To create a new memo Using Memo PadCreating memos To set the sorting mode for Memo list Reviewing memosChanging the order in which memos appear in the Memo list To review a memo Memo Pad menus Record menus Edit menu Options menus Using Calculator Using the Calculator buttonsDisplaying recent calculations To display recent calculations Calculator menus To create an Expense item Using ExpenseCreating an Expense item Changing the date of an Expense item Entering receipt detailsTo change the date of an Expense item To enter receipt details in the Receipt Details dialog box Working with your basic applications Using Expense Type PaymentCurrency Vendor Adding attendees’ names to an Expense item Filling in the expense type automaticallyTo add attendees’ names to an Expense item To fill in the expense type automatically To change the Expense List display Changing the currency and symbols displayChanging the Expense List display To define a custom currency symbol Customizing currency symbolsTo change the default currency symbol for all Expense items Displaying the euro symbol on your computer Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel To create or print an expense report Printing the euro symbolCreating and printing an expense report Using expense report templates To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template Expense menus 116 You can do the following in Clock Overview of supplementary applicationsClock To launch AudioBox AudioBoxYou can do the following in AudioBox Working with your supplementary applications AudioBox Recorder Working with your supplementary applications RecorderYou can do the following in Recorder To launch Recorder EBook Reader Working with your supplementary applications eBook ReaderYou can do the following in eBook Reader To launch eBook Reader Working with your supplementary applications eBook Reader Backup Working with your supplementary applications BackupYou can do the following in Backup To launch Backup Service Launcher You can do the following in Service LauncherPage 126 Working with your supplementary applications Using ClockTo switch between Clock modes City Clock mode Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock To change the preselected city display To edit details of a current city list entry GMT Offset DST Setting DST To add a new city to the current city list To delete a city from the current city list Alarm setting To set an alarm Working with your supplementary applications Using Clock Low Medium High Repeat Big Clock mode Is activated Timer mode To work in Timer mode Clock menu About Clock Shows version information for Clock 140 Using AudioBox Using AudioBox functionsTo select a track to play Before launching the AudioBox To set the LCD off settings To play a selected track To repeat a section of the active track Working with your supplementary applications Using AudioBoxTo adjust the volume To display the playlist AudioBox playlistTo stop playback Alarm reminder AudioBox menu Preferences 148 Using Recorder To start recording using the Recorder iconRecorder main screen Audio recording function Do one of following to stop recording To start recording using the Hot ButtonDefault procedure Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder Alternative procedureTo pause Recording Storage options for recorded audio Using the Recorder command buttons To view detailed information To rename an audio file To delete an audio file To delete all files in the audio file list Audio playback function To start audio playback To adjust volume Recorder menus Record Other 160 To categorize an eBook file Using eBook ReaderWorking on the Book Manager screen To edit the eBook category list To view detailed information about an eBook file To delete an eBook file Reading your eBook files To open an eBook Working in Read Document mode To revert to the Book Manager screenTo define font type in viewing the eBook To search for a particular text in the eBook Case Sensitive From top of the document To go to a bookmark location To move around in Read Document modeWorking with bookmarks To create a new bookmark Tap New to display the New Bookmark screen To delete a bookmark To delete all bookmarks in a document To use the Jump To function Using the Jump To functionWorking with hyperlinks Attaching a note to an eBook To attached a note to an eBook To use the Note Manager command buttons Working on Note Manager Tap here EBook Reader menus Large Line Space Median Line SpaceSmall Line Space Book Manager Preferences 179 180 Using Backup Backup function To perform a complete backup Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup To perform a partial backup Restore function Backup errors To perform a complete restore Working with your supplementary applications Using Backup To perform a partial restore Deleting a backup file from the Memory Stick Viewing backup error logTo delete a backup file from the resident Memory Stick To view backup error log Backup menu About Backup Shows version information for Backup Using Service Launcher Using Service Launcher Using the Quick Launcher function To define Quick Launcher settingsPage 194 Overview of PC-end utilities To launch Palm Desktop software Voice Converter EBook ConverterWorking with your PC-end utilities Voice Converter To launch Voice Converter Working with your PC-end utilities Using Voice ConverterInstalling Voice Converter To add a file to the source file list Voice Converter toolbarTo select a file in the source file list To convert listed source files to .mp3 format To remove a source file from the source file listTo remove all files from the source file list Voice Converter source file list To convert all listed files to .mp3 format Voice Converter menus File menuView menu Action menu Help menu Help Topic Click to display the Voice Converter online guide Using eBook Converter Installing eBook Converter To open an existing list file EBook Converter toolbarTo create a new list file To use the Save As menu command To save a list file To add a file to the source file list To remove a file from the source file list To convert a source file to Acer eBook format Conversion reminders EBook Converter source file listTo convert all files in the source file list Conversion successful, eBook file size. Indicates EBook Converter menusStatus Check to show toolbar default. To hide toolbar, uncheck Action menu Options menu Using eBook Converter Memory Stick Help Topic Click to display the eBook Converter online Help Working with your PC-end utilities Using eBook Converter Inserting and removing a Memory Stick To insert a Memory Stick Using expansion features To switch source category to Memory StickCopying applications to a Memory Stick To remove a Memory Stick Deleting applications from a Memory Stick Displaying information for Memory Stick applicationsTo delete an application from a Memory Stick To display information about an application on your Memory Using expansion features Card Info Card Info Formatting a card Reviewing card informationRenaming a card Help Provides help text Card Info menuCard menu Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarmsUsing the Reminder command buttons Setting the alarm volume Setting alarm sound effectsUsing the Attention Manager Insistent alarms Snooze Play Every Using the Reminders list screenRemind Me Subtle alarms Understanding the blinking alarm indicatorUsing the Attention Manager Subtle alarms Done Subtle alarms 228 Setting up the Mail application on your computer Managing your desktop email Managing your desktop email Setting up the Mail application and HotSync optionsTo set up Mail on your computer Synchronizing Mail with your email application To open Mail Viewing, creating, and replying to email Viewing email itemsTo view email items To change header information Creating email items To create an email item To reply to an email item Sender Looking up an address To look up an email address Signature Adding details to email itemsTo add details to an email item Creating a signature for your email item To create a signatureConfirm Read Confirm Delivery Storing and editing email items Storing and editing unsent email itemsManaging your desktop email Storing and editing email items To store an email item in the Outbox folder Setting mail preferences Drafting emailTo save an email item as a draft To edit an email item saved as a draft To retrieve an email item from the Filed folder Filing an email itemTo file an email item To purge the contents of the Deleted folder Deleting email itemsManaging your desktop email Deleting email items To delete and email To display the Date column in email items Categorizing and sorting email itemsTo select an email folder to display Managing your email application with HotSync To sort the Message ListTo set HotSync Options to control synchronizing email items Subject Using filters to control downloading To access the special filter screenSend Only Filter To create the special filter settings Ignore MessagesContaining Retrieve Only Msgs Defining filter strings To define a filter string About Mail Displays version information for Mail Mail menusMessage menu 248 To select a business card for beaming Beaming a business cardBeaming information Beaming a business card Beaming a record Beaming an applicationBeaming information Beaming a record To beam a record, business card, or category of records Receiving beamed information Turning off beamingBeaming information Receiving beamed information To receive beamed information Beaming information Turning off beaming To create a user profile Performing a HotSync operationCreating a user profile Performing the first HotSync operation Always Available Selecting HotSync setup optionsTo set the HotSync options Serial Port Speed Customizing HotSync application settings To customize HotSync application settings IR HotSync operations Preparing your computer for infrared communication To check the ports used for infrared communication Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communicationTo check your computer for IR capability To perform an IR HotSync operation Returning to using the cradle for HotSync operationsPerforming an IR HotSync operation To prepare your computer for a modem HotSync operation Performing a HotSync operation via modemPreparing your computer Setup String Preparing your Acer s10To prepare your Acer s10 for a modem HotSync operation Modem Shot of select a modem configuration Selecting conduits for a modem HotSync operation To perform a modem HotSync operation Performing a HotSync operation via a networkPerforming a HotSync operation via a modem To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation Performing a HotSync operation via a network To perform a network HotSync operation Using File Link 268 Selecting the Preferences screen Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Buttons preferences Buttons preferencesTo change the Buttons preferences To change the HotSync buttons preferences To change what the full-screen pen stroke activates BacklightTurn Off & Lock Beam Data Connection preferences Connection Types To set Serial to Modem preferences Setting modem configurationsTo modify Connection preferences Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Connection preferences Setting an Infrared to modem connection Date & Time preferencesTo create an Infrared to Modem connection To set the date Digitizer preferences To set the time zoneTo set daylight saving time To calibrate your screen Setting default country Setting time, date, week start, and number display formatsSetting preferences for your Acer s10 Formats preferences To choose a default country Setting the Auto-off interval time Setting your Acer s10 to stay on while in the cradleSetting the sounds and volumes General preferences Setting the LED settings To set the LED settingsTo change the Beam Receive feature Network preferences Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Network preferences To set network preferences Enter password Tap here Enter your Connecting to your ISP or dial-in service Customizing service templatesTo establish a connection To close a connection Serial Line Internet Protocol To duplicate an existing service templateTo edit a service template To specify a primary and secondary DNS number To delete a service templateEntering DNS numbers and IP addresses To specify the IP address You can create login script files in two ways Creating a login scriptTo create a login script on your Acer s10 Send Password DelayWait For Wait for Prompt Using non-ASCII characters in login scripts Plug-in applicationsCaret char Carriage return and line feed Troubleshooting TCP/IP connections To expand the display of progress messages during loginPlug-in applications have the following characteristics Network Preferences menus Service menu Edit menu Options menu To change owner preferences on your Acer s10 Setting preferences for your Acer s10 Owner preferencesOwner preferences Setting up related Network preferences Setting up related Connection PreferencesSetting preferences for your Acer s10 Phone preferences Phone preferences ShortCuts preferences Setting up Phone preferencesSetting preferences for your Acer s10 ShortCuts preferences Page 296 Software installation problems Frequently Asked Questions Operating problems Frequently Asked Questions Operating problems Tapping and writing problems Application problems HotSync problems Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems HotSync problems Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems Beaming problems Beaming problems Frequently Asked Questions Recharging problems Recharging problemsPassword problems Technical support Finding version and memory information Frequently Asked Questions Technical support About mapping tables Appendix Creating a custom Expense Report Customizing existing sample templates To customize a sample Expense Report template Determining the layout of the Expense Report Analyzing your custom Expense ReportLabels Sections Programming the mapping table To program a new custom mapping table Start Column # of RowsStart Row Intervals Using applications other than Microsoft Excel Expense file detailsTrips Trip 314 Index Page 317 Page 319 320