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6 Using the Attention Manager

Insistent alarms

6 Using the Attention Manager

Except for Calculator and Service Launcher, all applications in your handheld will try to get your attention with some sort of alarm whenever an previously set alarm reminder is activated. Attention Manager allows you to conveniently manage all of these notifications in one place. Appointments and messages can stack up while you are away from your handheld. Attention Manager lets you view them from a single list, where you can selectively dismiss or follow up on each event.

Applications will signal for your attention at two different levels: insistent and subtle. Each will be discussed in detail below.

Insistent alarms

Insistent alarms open the Reminder dialog screen, and may play a sound or flash the LED indicator depending on your Alarm Preferences settings. Alarms continue until you snooze or dismiss them. If the sound can be interrupted, you can tap anywhere on the screen, or press any button to silence it. The Reminder dialog screen will always open immediately when new insistent alarms are posted.

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Contents

Acer s50 and s60 Handhelds Copyright First things first Your guides Proper care and usage of your handheld Battery considerationsMaintaining your Acer handheld Assigning security options Assigning security options First things first Assigning security options Contents Viii Working with your supplementary applicationsPage Managing your desktop email 177 Using the Attention Manager 173Working with your PC utilities 155 213 Setting preferences for your Acer handheld 231Beaming information 207 Index 281 Xii Frequently Asked Questions 271 Letter Strokes Entering data using GraffitiGraffiti alphabet To write Graffiti letters Number Strokes Graffiti numbersTo write capital letters Punctuation Stroke Mark Graffiti punctuation marks Graffiti accented characters Graffiti symbols and extended characters Command Stroke Using Graffiti ShortCutsGraffiti non-English characters Graffiti navigation strokes To edit a ShortCut To use a ShortCutTo delete a ShortCut Entry ShortCut To use the onscreen keyboard Using the onscreen keyboardGraffiti tips Entering data in your Acer handheld Beaming data Beaming data Entering data in your Acer handheld Beaming data To open Applications Launcher Using Applications LauncherManaging your applications Using Applications Launcher To categorise an application Categorising applications To change the view of applications Changing the Applications Launcher displayTo display applications by category From the Options menu, tap Preferences Displaying the last selected category of applications Setting preferences for applicationsTo display the last selected category of applications To set preferences for an application Managing your applications Security SecurityTo make a record private To mask a private record To mask all private records To hide a private record To hide all private records To unmask individual records Displaying private records To display all private records Assigning and editing passwords To change or remove a password Managing your applications Security To assign a password Locking your handheld automatically Locking your handheld To set your handheld to lock at a preset time To lock your handheld when you turn it off To set your handheld to lock after a period of inactivity To turn off and lock your handheld manually Locking your handheld manually Recovering from a forgotten password To remove a forgotten password To create a record Creating records Editing records Using the Edit menuSelecting text Working with your basic applications Editing records To delete a record in any of the basic applications Deleting records in your basic applications Working with your basic applications Purging records Purging recordsPage User-defined categories Categorising recordsSystem-defined categories To rename a category Working with your basic applications Finding records Finding recordsFinding Address Book records To use the Find option Using the Find option To use Phone Lookup Using Phone Lookup To attach a note to a record Sorting records in your basic applicationsAttaching notes Working with your basic applications Choosing fonts Choosing fontsTo review or edit a note To delete a note Getting information on an application Using Date BookScheduling events To display the About box To schedule a timed event for the current date Working with your basic applications Using Date BookScheduling timed events To schedule a timed event for another date To schedule an untimed event Scheduling untimed events Scheduling repeating or continuous events Rescheduling eventsTo reschedule an event To schedule a repeating or continuous event To delete repeating events Making changes to repeating or continuous events About scheduling repeating or continuous events Adding Address Book information to an event Setting the alarm for an eventTo set an alarm for an event To set alarm options Setting alarm options Working in Week view Changing the Date Book viewTo display the Date Book views To work in Week view Tips on working in Week view To display the Month view Working in Month view Tips on working in Month view Working in Agenda viewTo work in the Agenda view Tips on working in Agenda view Displaying the current time Date Book menusTo change the start and end time in Date Book To display the current timePage Working with your basic applications Using Address Book Using Address BookCreating 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 addressesTo select other types of phone numbers in an entry To duplicate an entry Duplicating an entry Sorting Address Book entries Editing Address Book entriesTo edit an Address Book entry To sort Address Book entries Record menu Address Book menus Dial Rename Custom Fields Preferences Setting To Do List priorities Using To Do ListWorking with your basic applications Using To Do List Creating To Do List items To check off a To Do List item Checking off a To Do List itemTo set the priority of a To Do List item To change the To Do List item details Changing To Do List items details Due Date PriorityCategory To sort To Do List items Sorting To Do items To display completed and due items in the To Do List Displaying completed and due items Working with your basic applications Using Memo Pad Using Memo PadTo Do List menus Creating memos Sorting memos Reviewing memosTo review a memo To automatically sort memos To manually sort memos Memo Pad menus Options menus Using the Calculator buttons Using CalculatorWorking with your basic applications Using Calculator Displaying recent calculations Calculator menus To install supplementary handheld applications Installing handheld applications To switch between Clock modes Using ClockWorking with your supplementary applications Using Clock City Clock mode To change the preselected city display Date and time displayEditing the city display and city list To edit city details GMT Offset DST SettingCity To add a new city to the current city list To delete a city from the current city list To set an alarm Alarm setting AM/PM Repeat Big Clock mode To work in Timer mode Timer mode Clock menu Copying MP3 files into a Memory Stick Using AudioBoxWorking with your supplementary applications Using AudioBox Background playback To enable background playbackAudioBox main screen To play a selected track AudioBox functionsTo select a track to play To set the playback mode To adjust the volume To display the playlist AudioBox playlistTo stop playback To delete files Deleting MP3 files Tap the Delete button Confirmation dialog box appears AudioBox menu Recorder main screen Using RecorderWorking with your supplementary applications Using Recorder Audio recording function Storage media To start recording using the Multi-function button To start recording using the Record button To stop recording Audio playback function To start audio playback Recorder command buttons Working with your supplementary applications Using Recorder File Manager command buttons To access File ManagerFile Manager To move audio files To delete audio files To copy audio files Recorder menus Options menu Other Record EBook categories Using WalkReaderGenerating eBooks for WalkReader To open an eBook Working on the WalkReader Manager screen To view detailed information about an eBook To delete an eBook file To revert to the WalkReader Manager screen Working in Browse modeTo define the font type in viewing an eBook To search for text in an eBook From top of the document Case Sensitive Working with bookmarks To move around in Browse mode Bookmark screen, tap the New button To delete all bookmarks To delete a bookmark To use the Jump To function Using the Jump To functionTop Bottom To use hyperlinks Working with hyperlinks To attached a note to an eBook Using the eBook notes feature To view a note To access Note ManagerContent To delete a note WalkReader menus Device ID Options menu in Browse mode Working with your supplementary applications Using PhotoWiz Using PhotoWizSelecting image source To select image source To open an image for select viewing Working in Thumbnail modeTo display image in Slide Show mode To return to Thumbnail view from Slide Show mode To view image attributes To set a default folder To scale image size Working in View modeTo revert to Thumbnail mode Image Scaling function Image Scaling commands PhotoWiz menus To adjust color balance Available No sleeping in viewMode Initial Scale Image Duration Working with your supplementary applications Using PhotoWiz View Original View Exif Thumbnail Filer main screen Using FilerWorking with your supplementary applications Using Filer Filter area File list To move or copy a file File management commands Working with your supplementary applications Using Filer To beam a file To delete a file To create a new folder Folder operation To rename a folder Card menu Filer menusFile menu Rename Opens the Rename dialog box Format Opens the Format dialog box Medium Info QuickLaunch function Using Service LauncherTo define QuickLaunch setting Backup function Using BackupWorking with your supplementary applications Using Backup To perform a complete backup To perform a partial backup To perform a complete restore Restore function 151 To perform a partial restore To delete a backup file from a Memory Stick Deleting a backup file from a Memory Stick Error Log Backup menu Selecting files when using the PC utilities Installing PC utilitiesUsing Palm Desktop Working with your PC utilities Installing PC utilities Using Voice Converter Using IntelliSync LiteWorking with your PC utilities Using IntelliSync Lite To launch Palm Desktop To add a file to the source file list Working with your PC utilities Using Voice ConverterVoice Converter toolbar To convert all listed source files To define the destination path for file conversionTo convert a source file Voice Converter menus Voice Converter source file listName Modified Date Exit View menuToolbar Status Bar Working with your PC utilities Using WalkReader Converter Using WalkReader ConverterWalkReader Converter toolbar To launch WalkReader Converter To save a list file To open an existing list file To remove a file from the source file list Conversion reminders To convert all files in the source file list WalkReader Converter menus WalkReader Converter source file listSource User File History Remove AllSave As Page Working with your PC utilities Using WalkReader Converter To open PhotoWiz Converter Using PhotoWiz Converter Converting image files Working with your PC utilities Using PhotoWiz Converter Working with your PC utilities Using PhotoWiz Converter Working with your PC utilities Using PhotoWiz Converter Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarms Setting the alarm preferences Using the Reminder command buttonsSetting alarm sound effects Using the Attention Manager Insistent alarms Play Every Using the Reminders list screenRemind Me Understanding the blinking alarm indicator Subtle alarmsUsing the Attention Manager Subtle alarms Done To set up Mail on your computer Setting up Mail on your computerSetting up the Mail application and HotSync options Choose Mail from the list box Click Change Synchronising Mail with your email application To view email items Viewing, creating, and replying to emailViewing email items Complete Header To change header informationAbbreviated Header To create an email item Creating email items Enter recipient’s address Sender To reply to an email item To look up an email address Looking up an address Signature Adding details to email itemsTo add details to an email item To create a signature Creating a signature for your email itemConfirm Read Confirm Delivery Storing and editing unsent email items Storing and editing email itemsManaging your desktop email Storing and editing email items To store an email item in the Outbox folder Saving an email as a draft copy To edit an email item saved as a draft Filing an email item 192 To delete an email item Deleting email items To display a prompt before an email item is deleted Managing your desktop email Deleting email items 195 To purge the contents of the Deleted folder To select an email folder to display Categorising and sorting email items Subject To sort the email listDate To set HotSync Options to control synchronising email items Managing your email application with HotSync Send Only Using filters to control downloadingFilter Unread To create the special filter settings Defining filter strings To define a filter string Mail menus 204 205 206 Beaming a record Beaming a business cardBeaming information Beaming a business card To select a business card for beaming To beam an application Beaming an applicationBeaming information Beaming an application Copy-protected applications are indicated by a Lock icon To receive beamed information Receiving beamed informationBeaming information Receiving beamed information To turn beaming on or off Turning off beamingBeaming information Turning off beaming 212 To create a user profile Performing a HotSync operationCreating a user profile Performing a local HotSync operation 215 To set the HotSync options Selecting HotSync setup options Manual Always availableDesktop is running Speed Customising HotSync application settingsTo customise HotSync application settings Select an application From the list.Click here Preparing your computer for infrared communication To enable your computer’s IR functionIR HotSync operations To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication Enable Local Serial Click here To perform an IR HotSync operation Performing an IR HotSync operation To return to local USB cradle HotSync operations To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation Performing a HotSync operation via a network To prepare your handheld for a network HotSync operation On the HotSync screen, tap Modem To perform a network HotSync operation Performing a HotSync operation via a network Using File Link 230 Setting preferences for your Acer handheld Opening Preferences Alarm preferencesTo set the alarm volume Alarm Sound Manager Buttons preferences To configure the function of the Multi-function button To change what the full-screen pen stroke activates Backlight To change the HotSync buttons preferencesBrightness Turn Off & Lock Connection preferences Connection Types To modify Connection preferences Setting an Infrared to modem connection Connection Preferences panel, tap New Tap Details at the bottom of the screen To set the date Date & Time preferences To set the time zone Formats preferences Digitizer preferencesTo set daylight saving time To calibrate your screen To choose a default country Setting default countrySetting time, date, week start, and number display formats Page To set the Auto-off interval time Setting the Auto-off interval timeGeneral preferences To set the system and game sounds Setting the sounds and volumes To change the Beam Receive feature Setting your Acer handheld to stay on while in the cradleTurning Beam Receive on and off To set your device to stay on while in the cradle To set the backlight power saving mode Setting the backlight power saving modeTo set the display density settings HiDensity preferences Network preferences 252 Tap here Enter your ISP phone number Select to use a prefix Enter your prefix Customising service templates Connecting to your ISP or dial-in serviceTo establish a connection To close a connection To duplicate an existing service template To create a new service template Serial Line Internet Protocol To delete a service template To specify a primary and secondary DNS number Entering 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 handheld Wait for Prompt Wait ForSend Send CR Carriage return and line feed Using non-ASCII characters in login scriptsCaret char Plug-in applications have the following characteristics Troubleshooting TCP/IP connectionsPlug-in applications Literal characters To view the Network Log Owner preferencesNetwork Preferences menus To unlock the Owner Preferences panel Setting up related Connection Preferences Setting up related Network preferencesPhone preferences Communicating with your mobile phone ShortCuts preferences Setting up Phone preferences To create a ShortCut 270 Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions Software installation problems Software installation problems Operating problems Frequently Asked Questions Tapping and writing problems Tapping and writing problems Application problems Frequently Asked Questions HotSync problems HotSync problems HotSync problems Frequently Asked Questions Beaming problems Beaming problems Password problems Recharging problems Finding version and memory information Frequently Asked Questions 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