Acer s10 manual Assigning and editing passwords, To hide all private records

3 Managing your applications Security

To hide a private record:

1From within any private record, do one of the following to display the Change Security dialog box:

•In Applications Launcher, tap the Security icon.

•From within an application, tap the inverted application title tab at the top of the screen; then tap Security in the Options menu.

•From within any application, drag your pen diagonally across the writing area of the Graffiti screen from lower left to upper right to bring up the Command Bar. Tap the padlock icon.

2Tap the Current Privacy pick list.

3Tap Hide Records.

4Tap OK.

To hide all private records:

1In Applications Launcher, tap the Security icon.

2From the Current Privacy pick list, tap Hide Records.

Illustration suggestion (Delete this suggestion when completed): Security

screen with Hide Record selected

3Open one of the basic applications (except Expense and Mail). Records marked as private are not anymore displayed.

NOTE: You can mask or hide records without assigning a password, or you can assign a password if you want records to remain masked or hidden until a password is entered.

Assigning and editing passwords

You can assign a password to protect your private records and to lock your Acer s10.

Once you define a password, you can change or delete it at any time. You must enter the current password before you can change or delete it.

If you’ve forgotten your password, you can delete it. Refer to "Recovering from a forgotten password" on page 43.

To assign, change, or delete a password:

1In Applications Launcher, tap the Security icon.

2Tap the Password box.

3Enter a password—either the one you want to assign or your current password if you want to change or delete it—and tap OK.

Illustration suggestion (Delete this suggestion when completed): Show the

password dialog box.

4 Choose from the following options:

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