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s50, s60 user manual
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User Manual for
Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds
Contents
Main
COPYRIGHT
DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
NOTES
Your guides
First things first
Your guides
Maintaining your Acer handheld
Maintaining your Acer handheld
Proper care and usage of your handheld
Battery considerations
Assigning security options
Assigning security options
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Contents
First things first iii
1 Entering data in your Acer handheld 1
2 Managing your applications 11
3 Working with your basic applications 29
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4 Working with your supplementary applications 75
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5 Working with your PC utilities 155
6 Using the Attention Manager 173
7 Managing your desktop email 177
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8 Beaming information 207
9 Exchanging and updating data using HotSync operations 213
10 Setting preferences for your Acer handheld 231
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11 Frequently Asked Questions 271
Index 281
1
Acer handheld
Entering data using Graffiti
The Graffiti alphabet
To write Graffiti letters
To write capital letters:
The Graffiti numbers
To write Graffiti numbers
The Graffiti punctuation marks
The Graffiti symbols and extended characters
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The Graffiti accented characters
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The Graffiti non-English characters
Graffiti navigation strokes
Using Graffiti ShortCuts
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Using the onscreen keyboard
Graffiti tips
Using the onscreen keyboard
To use the onscreen keyboard
Beaming data
Beaming data
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Using Applications Launcher
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applications
Using Applications Launcher
To open Applications Launcher
Categorising applications
Changing the Applications Launcher display
Page
Setting preferences for applications
Displaying the last selected category of applications
To display the last selected category of applications
Setting preferences for applications
To set preferences for an application
Security
To make a record private
To mask a private record
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Displaying private records
Assigning and editing passwords
Page
Locking your handheld
To lock your handheld when you turn it off:
To set your handheld to lock at a preset time:
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Page
Recovering from a forgotten password
Page
Common applications tasks
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basic applications
Common applications tasks
Creating records
To create a record
Editing records
Selecting text
Using the Edit menu
To use the Edit menu
Deleting records in your basic applications
Deleting records in your basic applications
To delete a record in any of the basic applications:
Purging records
Purging records
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Categorising records
Categorising records
System-defined categories
User-defined categories
To move a record into a category
To display a category of records
Page
Finding records
Finding records
Finding Address Book records
Using the Find option
Finding records
Using Phone Lookup
To use Phone Lookup
Sorting records in your basic applications
Sorting records in your basic applications
Attaching notes
To attach a note to a record
Choosing fonts
Getting information on an application
Getting information on an application
To display the About box
Application-specific tasks
Using Date Book
Scheduling events
Scheduling timed events
To schedule a timed event for the current date:
To schedule a timed event for another date:
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Rescheduling events
To reschedule an event:
Scheduling repeating or continuous events
To schedule a repeating or continuous event:
Making changes to repeating or continuous events
To delete repeating events:
About scheduling repeating or continuous events
Adding Address Book information to an event
Setting the alarm for an event
To set an alarm for an event
Setting alarm options
To set alarm options
Changing the Date Book view
To display the Date Book views:
Working in Week view
To work in Week view:
Tips on working in Week view
Spotting event conflicts
Working in Month view
To display the Month view:
Tips on working in Month view
Working in Agenda view
To work in the Agenda view:
Tips on working in Agenda view
Changing the displayed Start and End Times
To change the start and end time in Date Book:
Date Book menus
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Using Address Book
Creating an Address Book entry
To create a new Address Book entry:
To view details of an address entry:
Selecting different types of phone numbers and addresses
To select other types of phone numbers in an entry
Duplicating an entry
To duplicate an entry
Editing Address Book entries
To edit an Address Book entry
Sorting Address Book entries
To sort Address Book entries
Address Book menus
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Using To Do List
Creating To Do List items
To create a To Do List item
Setting To Do List priorities
Checking off a To Do List item
Changing To Do List items details
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Sorting To Do items
Displaying completed and due items
To display completed and due items in the To Do List:
Using Memo Pad
To Do List menus
Using Memo Pad
Creating memos
To create a new memo
Using Memo Pad
Reviewing memos
To review a memo
Sorting memos
To automatically sort memos
Memo Pad menus
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Using Calculator
Using Calculator
Using the Calculator buttons
Displaying recent calculations
To display recent calculations
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Installing handheld applications
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supplementary applications
Installing handheld applications
To install supplementary handheld applications
Using Clock
Clock modes
City Clock mode
Date and time display
Editing the city display and city list
To change the preselected city display:
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Alarm setting
To set an alarm
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Big Clock mode
Timer mode
Clock menu
Using AudioBox
Copying MP3 files into a
AudioBox main screen
Background playback
To enable background playback
AudioBox functions
To adjust the volume
To set the playback mode:
AudioBox playlist
Deleting MP3 files
To delete files
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AudioBox menu
Using Recorder
Recorder main screen
Storage media
Audio recording function
To start recording using the Record button
To start recording using the Multi-function button
To pause Recording:
To stop recording
Audio playback function
To start audio playback
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Recorder command buttons
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File Manager
To access File Manager
File Manager command buttons
To move audio file(s):
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Recorder menus
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Using WalkReader
Generating eBooks for WalkReader
eBook categories
Working on the WalkReader Manager screen
Page
To delete an eBook file
File Manager
Working in Browse mode
To revert to the WalkReader Manager screen
To define the font type in viewing an eBook
To search for text in an eBook
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To move around in Browse mode
Working with bookmarks
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Using the Jump To function
Working with hyperlinks
Using the eBook notes feature
Note Manager
To access Note Manager
Note Manager command buttons
To view a note:
To delete a note:
WalkReader menus
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Page
Using PhotoWiz
Selecting image source
Working in Thumbnail mode
To open an image for select viewing
To display image in Slide Show mode
To return to Thumbnail view from Slide Show mode:
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Page
To attach a note
Working in View mode
To revert to Thumbnail mode
To scale image size
Image Scaling function
Image Scaling commands
To adjust color balance
PhotoWiz menus
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Using Filer
Filer main screen
Page
File management commands
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Page
Folder operation
Page
Filer menus
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Using Service Launcher
Using Service Launcher
QuickLaunch function
To define QuickLaunch setting
Using Backup
Backup function
To perform a complete backup:
To perform a partial backup:
Restore function
To perform a complete restore:
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To perform a partial restore:
Memory Stick
Deleting a backup file from a
To delete a backup file from a Memory Stick
Backup menu
Installing PC utilities
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PC utilities
Installing PC utilities
Selecting files when using the PC utilities
Using Palm Desktop
Using IntelliSync Lite
Using Voice Converter
Using Voice Converter
Voice Converter toolbar
To add a file to the source file list
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Using Voice Converter
Voice Converter source file list
Voice Converter menus
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Using WalkReader Converter
To launch WalkReader Converter
WalkReader Converter toolbar
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To convert all files in the source file list:
Conversion reminders
WalkReader Converter source file list
WalkReader Converter menus
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Using PhotoWiz Converter
Converting image files
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Using PhotoWiz Converter
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Manager
Insistent alarms
Using the Reminder command buttons
Setting the alarm preferences
Setting alarm sound effects
Using the Reminders list screen
Subtle alarms
Subtle alarms
Understanding the blinking alarm indicator
Setting up Mail on your computer
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desktop email
Setting up Mail on your computer
Setting up the Mail application and HotSync options
To set up Mail on your computer
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Setting up Mail on your computer
Synchronising Mail with your email application
To open Mail
Viewing, creating, and replying to email
Viewing email items
To view email items
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Creating email items
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To reply to an email item
Looking up an address
To look up an email address
Adding details to email items
To add details to an email item
Creating a signature for your email item
To create a signature
Storing and editing email items
Storing and editing unsent email items
To store an email item in the Outbox folder
To edit an unsent email item
Saving an email as a draft copy
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Filing an email item
Page
Deleting email items
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Page
Page
Categorising and sorting email items
Categorising and sorting email items
To select an email folder to display:
Page
Managing your email application with HotSync
Using filters to control downloading
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Defining filter strings
To define a filter string
Mail menus
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8 Beaming information Beaming a business card
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Beaming a business card
To select a business card for beaming:
Beaming a record
To beam a record, business card, or category of records:
Beaming an application
To beam an application
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Receiving beamed information
Turning off beaming
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Performing a HotSync operation
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data using HotSync operations
Performing a HotSync operation
Creating a user profile
To create a user profile
Performing a local HotSync operation
Performing a HotSync operation
To perform a local HotSync operation
Selecting HotSync setup options
Selecting HotSync setup options
Customising HotSync application settings
Customising HotSync application settings
To customise HotSync application settings
Customising HotSync application settings
IR HotSync operations
Preparing your computer for infrared communication
To enable your computers IR function
Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication
To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication
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Performing an IR HotSync operation
Returning to using the cradle for local USB HotSync operations
Reconfiguring HotSync Manager to return to local serial HotSync operations
Performing a HotSync operation via a network
Performing a HotSync operation via a network
To perform a HotSync operation via a network, you must meet the following requirements:
To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation:
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Performing a HotSync operation via a network
Using File Link
Using File Link
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for your Acer handheld
Opening Preferences
Alarm preferences
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Buttons preferences
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Page
Connection preferences
Connection preferences
Connection preferences
Connection Types
Setting an Infrared to modem connection
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Date & Time preferences
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Digitizer preferences
Formats preferences
Setting default country
Setting time, date, week start, and number display formats
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General preferences
Setting the Auto-off interval time
Setting the sounds and volumes
Turning Beam Receive on and off
Setting your Acer handheld to stay on while in the cradle
Setting the backlight power saving mode
HiDensity preferences
Network preferences
To set network preferences
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Page
Connecting to your ISP or dial-in service
To establish a connection
To close a connection
Customising service templates
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Entering DNS numbers and IP addresses
To specify a primary and secondary DNS number
To specify the IP address
Creating a login script
You can create login script files in two ways:
To create a login script on your Acer handheld
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Using non-ASCII characters in login scripts
Caret (^ char)
Carriage return and line feed
Literal characters
Plug-in applications
Plug-in applications have the following characteristics:
Troubleshooting TCP/IP connections
Owner preferences
To expand the display of progress messages during login
Owner preferences
Owner preferences
To change owner preferences on your Acer handheld
To unlock the Owner Preferences panel
Phone preferences
Phone preferences
Communicating with your mobile phone
Setting up related Network preferences
Setting up related Connection Preferences
ShortCuts preferences
ShortCuts preferences
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Questions
Software installation problems
Software installation problems
Operating problems
Operating problems
Tapping and writing problems
Tapping and writing problems
Application problems
Application problems
HotSync problems
HotSync problems
HotSync problems
Beaming problems
Beaming problems
Recharging problems
Recharging problems
Password problems
Technical support
Technical support
Finding version and memory information
Index
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