Application-Specific Tasks | Handspring 300 guide

Chapter 6

Application-Specific Tasks

his chapter is organized by application and gives instructions on Thow to do tasks that are specific to each of the following applications:

▶PhoneBook

▶Date Book Plus

▶Blazer®

▶Memo Pad

▶SMS

▶To Do List

▶CityTime

▶Calculator

▶Expense

Section 6

Application-Specific Tasks

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Contents

Online User’s Guide Copyright Warranty and License AgreementDisclaimer and limitation of liability Software download available Contents Applications Overview Application-Specific Tasks Setting Preferences for Your Phone Advanced HotSync Operations Troubleshooting Tips Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring Treo 300 Introduction to Your PCS Phone Handspring Treo Sold separately MB RAM memory What is a PCS Treo 300?System requirements Minimum requirements To upgrade Upgrade information Each device must have a unique name PCS Treo 300 components Rocker switch ContrastLocating front panel controls Speaker Option key Microphone Scroll buttons Speaker Functions as the earpiece on your PCS Treo Antenna Stylus LED Power button IR port Ringer switchLocating top panel controls Double-blink red Locating back panel components Green = Fully charged Plug the travel charger into a wall outlet Charging the batteryTo charge the battery with the travel charger Turning your PCS Treo 300 on and off Press the power button twice in quick succession To adjust the display Adjusting the displayPress Option Type the letter Q Press Space to finish Using the stylus to get things done Menu bar Command buttons Pick list Check boxElements of the phone interface Moving around the screen Scroll bar Tap an item with the stylus Customizing your phoneTo move around the screen do one of the following Displaying online tips Hold Option and press Return to finish Tap the Preferences category you want to viewTo open the Preferences screens To automatically set the current date and time Tap AM or PM Hold Option and press Return to finish Tap the up or down arrows to change the hourTap the Set Date box Tap here To use the headset Using the headsetPlace the speaker in your ear To connect the HotSync cable Connecting the HotSync cable Serial cable and port Using desktop software To install Palm Desktop software Using your phone with Palm Desktop softwarePrint data from your desktop software on any printer Connect the HotSync cable. See page 19 for instructions To install Palm Mail Using your phone with Microsoft OutlookSelect Mail Setup under Programs/Handspring or Palm on Windows Start menu Entering Data in Your Phone Entering Data in Your Phone Type the letter you want to capitalize Using the PCS Treo 300 keyboardPress Shift Press the key where the number or symbol appears in blue Press Backspace to cancel itPress Shift twice Press Option To enter accented characters Typing accented charactersTyping extended characters To enter extended characters ~ † ‡ Navigation keystrokes Using menus To use the menu bar Keyboard shortcut menu commands Your phone includes the following predefined ShortCuts Using text ShortCuts Using the onscreen keyboard Importing data Using your computer keyboard To import data Entering Data in Your Phone Managing Your Applications Managing Your Applications To open an application Using the Applications LauncherOpening applications To categorize an application Switching between applicationsCategorizing applications Changing the Applications Launcher display To display applications by categoryTo change the Applications Launcher display Under Options, select Preferences/R Installing add-on applications Installing and removing applicationsChoosing preferences Open an application Press Menu Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop To install add-on software on your phoneClick Install Click Open Hold Option and press Return twice to finish Click DoneRemoving applications To remove an add-on application Palm and then Uninstall Click Yes to uninstall the softwareSecurity Removing Palm Desktop software Security, you can do the following Assigning a passwordTo assign a password To change or delete your password Tap the Password box Enter the current passwordChanging or deleting a password To delete a forgotten password Recovering from a forgotten passwordTap Lost Password Tap here Hold Option and press Return for Yes Applications Overview PhoneBook Date Book Plus Blazer Memo PadTo Do List CityTime Calculator Expense Create up to 50 speed dial entries PhoneBookPhoneBook, you can do the following To open PhoneBook To open Date Book Plus Date Book PlusDate Book Plus, you can do the following Press Blazer . Blazer opens and the Page view appears Blazer Web BrowserBlazer, you can do the following To open Blazer Take notes or any kind of message on your phone Memo PadMemo Pad, you can do the following To open Memo Pad To open SMS SMS, you can do the following Press Option Press Date Book Plus To Do ListTo Do List displays the category of items you last viewed To Do List, you can do the following Press Option Press Blazer CityTimeCityTime, you can do the following To open CityTime Calculator Switch to basic mode to perform simple calculationsPress Option Press Memo Pad Calculator, you can do the following Press Option Press Menu Tap the Expense icon ExpenseExpense, you can do the following To open Expense Common Tasks Common Tasks To create a record Creating recordsUnder Record, select New… /N Tap New Blinking cursor One or more edit lines Editing recordsBlinking cursor Edit line Entering text Edit menu Deleting records Following commands may appear in an Edit menuMemo Pad Delete Memo Expense Delete Item To delete a record in any of the PIM applications Other ways to delete records Purging recordsYou can also delete records in the following ways Open the application Press Menu Categorizing recordsTo purge records System-defined and user-defined categories Select the category for the record Open the record you want to categorizeTo move a record into a category Record, select Edit Contact /E Tap New Enter the name of the new category Select the category you want to viewTo display a category of records To define a new category To rename a category Your phone offers several ways to find information quickly Finding recordsFirst name initial and last name Last name Looking up Contacts records in PhoneBook To use Find Using Find Tap the text that you want to review Using Phone Number LookupTo use Phone Number Lookup Under Options, select Phone Lookup /L Phone Number Lookup tips Tap Who Open the Expense record to which you want to add names Open the application to display the list screen Press Menu Sorting lists of records Display the entry that you want to make private Making records privateHiding and masking private records To make a record private Tap the shaded bar that masks the record Change the security settingPress Return Display the entry to which you want to add a note Attaching notes Tap the Note icon Choosing fonts Small font Bold font Large font Exchanging and updating data HotSync operationsPerforming a HotSync operation for the first time To perform a local HotSync operation Press the HotSync button on the cable Beaming information An application installed in RAM memory To beam an application To receive beamed information Turn on your phone Application-Specific Tasks Application-Specific Tasks To change the PhoneBook view, do one of the following Repeatedly press PhoneBook to cycle through the views Speed Dial view Mode is on Signal strength iconContacts view Active Call view To define a Speed Dial button Using the Speed Dial viewDefining a Speed Dial button Adding Contacts list entries to your Speed Dial list Tap the Dial Extra Digits Automatically check box to Press Space to dial Select the entry you want to use and press ReturnCalling a Speed Dial number To dial a number from the Speed Dial view Edit Entry dialog, enter the new information Close the lid to end the callChanging a Speed Dial entry To change a Speed Dial entry From the Speed Dial view, press Menu Drag the entries to the slot where you want them to appearEdit Entry dialog, tap Delete Press Space to dial Close the lid to end the call Under Record, select New Contact /N Return to finishTo create a new Contacts entry To duplicate an entry Duplicating a Contacts entryUnder Record, and select Duplicate Contact /T Calling a number in your Contacts list Tap the pick list next to the label you want to change Press Space to open the entry Press Menu Select a new label Hold Option and press Return to finish Select any of the following settingsChanging Contact entry details To open the Contact Entry Details dialog box Reviewing Call History Using the Call History viewTo review Call History Missed call Outgoing call Incoming call Use the scroll buttons to select the number you want to add To purge entries in Call History view Select the entry you want to addPurging Call History Select the purge option you want to use Using the Active Call viewTap the pick list to choose which calls to purge Receiving Calls To silence the ring, do any of the following Slide the ringer switch to the silent positionClose the lid if it is open Press the top scroll button Press Return Tap Mute Place or answer a call Tap Cancel Spkr to turn off the speakerphonePlace a call From the Active Call screen, tap Spkrphone Handling Multiple Calls Call status indicator Tap Hold TapOffTo respond to call waiting, do one of the following 101 Place two calls Dial the numberReturn for Yes Tap There are several ways to access your voicemail mailboxChecking voicemail To check voicemail Select the call forwarding option you want to use You can redial the last number you called 106 Tap Make Emergency CallPhoneBook menus 107 108 Call Preferences 110 Other than United States or Canada, numbers are Application-Specific Tasks 111 Enables you to change the default password Roaming List Phone Number Displays your phone numberCommunication software on your phone Support To view or select a date, do one of the following Working in Day View Tap to select Next yearScheduling an event Current date To schedule an event Are defined for the new event Tap the event you want to reschedule Enter a description of the eventRescheduling an event To reschedule an event Setting an alarm for an event Tap the event to which you want to assign an alarmTo set an alarm for an event Enter numberof time units here Tap the event To dismiss the alarm reminder, do one of the followingTap the Repeat box to open the Change Repeat dialog box Scheduling repeating or continuous events Repeat box Select the record you want to change or deleteChanging and deleting repeating or continuous events To change or delete repeating events 120 Considerations for repeating or continuous events Application-Specific Tasks 121 Repeatedly press Date Book Plus to display the next viewChanging the Date Book Plus view Drag the stylus below the date bar and then lift it Week View with Text icon Tips for using Week View with Text Tips for using Week ViewWorking in Week View with Text Application-Specific Tasks 123 Keep the following points in mind Tips for using Month ViewWorking in Month View Previous/next month Working in Year View Tips for using Year ViewButton Working in List View Selected Scroll to List View button Tips for using List ViewSpotting event conflicts 126 Tap the circle to the right or left of the event From the Day View, press Menu Tap the check box next to the item Select the event you want to save as a template Press Menu 130 Date Book Plus menusRecord menu List View Day View Application-Specific Tasks 131 Options menuWeek View Day View Week View with Text Month View Year View 132 Floating events 134 Application-Specific Tasks 135 136 Number in the title bar Title bar for the first and last weeks in the month Each dayYear View display Daily from the Year View display This text Undated, Dated only, and Undated onlyTime Shows version information for Date Book Plus Enter the URL you want to view Blazer 140 Working with bookmarks To view a bookmark Viewing bookmarked pagesAdding bookmarks To bookmark the current To define a bookmark From the Bookmark view, press MenuUnder Bookmark, select Add Bookmark /A 142 To edit a bookmark Editing bookmarksDeleting bookmarks To delete a bookmark Drag the page to the slot where you want it to appear Menu Blazer menusView Section Application-Specific Tasks 145 146 Bookmarks menu Bookmark view Go menus View Options menu Browser tab For details Set Proxy. Opens the Set Proxy dialog box where you canTerminates your connection to the Internet Displays version information for Blazer To create a new memo Memo list, tap the text of the memoTap New Reviewing memos 150 Memo Pad menusRecord menus Memo list Memo screen Options menus Receiving text messages PCS voicemail paging system PCS messaging websiteSingle message alert Returns you to the previous application Tips Other category you’ve definedViewing text messages To view text messages in the List view Responding to text messages Open the message to which you want to respondCalling the sender To call the sender You can save time by copying text from your messages Respond Select the deletion method you want to use 156 SMS menusMessage menus List view Message view Shows version information for SMS Delete messages Press Option and then press Date Book Plus Setting priorityPress a scroll button to deselect the To Do item To create a To Do item Tap the text of the item whose details you want to change Tap the Priority number on the left side of the To Do itemTap the Due Date pick list Tap the date that you want to assign the item Tap the check box on the left side of the item Tap the Category pick list Completed To Do item To Do Show Options To change the Show Options settings 162 To Do List menusRecord menu Options menu Press Option and then press Blazer Setting your home cityTo set your home city Under Options, select Select Home City /H Adding cities To set your remote citiesTo add a city to the list Under Options, select Edit Cities /E Options menu Basic Calculator includes the following buttons Press Option and then press Memo Pad Clears any value that is stored in the Calculator memory Using the Advanced Calculator modeDisplaying Recent Calculations To display recent calculations Primary buttons Using the Advanced Calculator buttonsTap here to change views 168 Application-Specific Tasks 169 Math buttonsTrigonometry buttons Finance buttons = 360 30 years x 12 months APR = PV = 100,000 FV =To solve this example 170 Application-Specific Tasks 171 Tap Solve Hold Option and press Return to finish 172 Logic buttonsStatistics buttons Application-Specific Tasks 173 Weight/Temp buttons 174 Length buttonsArea buttons 175 Volume buttons Tap the pick list and select the view you modified From the Advanced Calculator screen, press MenuTap the pick list and select the view you want to modify Program menu Advanced Calculator Calculator menusOptions menus Basic Calculator Advanced Calculator 178 To create an Expense item Tap the Expense item to which you want to assign details Select the new date Hold Option and press Return to finish To customize the Currency pick list Select any of the following optionsCustomizing the Currency pick list To define a custom currency symbol Defining a custom currency symbolTap one of the four Country boxes Under Options, select Custom Currencies /Y Show Options Expense list, tap Show Select any of the optionsTo open the Show Options dialog box Tap Show Application-Specific Tasks 183 Creating or printing an expense report To create or print an expense report Click the expense category that you wantClick to select Categories 184 185 Using expense report templates Click Options To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel templateExpense menus Record menu Options menu 188 Your phone and the HotSync cable Setting Preferences for Your PhonePreferences screens, you can do the following Buttons Preferences Viewing PreferencesTap the application that you want to assign to the button To change the Buttons Preferences Connection Preferences Setting Preferences for Your Phone 191HotSync Buttons Preferences To change the HotSync Buttons Preferences Connection Methods Predefined configurations Modem Setting an infrared to modem configurationTo create an IrCOMM to Modem connection 194 Digitizer Preferences To set the country default Country defaultFormats Preferences Time, date, week start, and numbers formats To set the Auto-off delay Auto-off delayGeneral Preferences Tap the Auto-offpick list To set the system, alarm, and game sounds System, alarm, and game soundsSetting Preferences for Your Phone 197 Network Preferences Creating a new packet data configuration Connecting automaticallyTap the check box Hold Option and press Return to finish To choose an automatic connection Tap the User Name field Enter your user name Press Menu Under Service, select New /NEnter the Service name 200 Entering a passwordTo enter a password Setting Preferences for Your Phone 201 Enter password here Tap hereSelect the appropriate Connection Selecting a connection Make sure the Mobile IP check box is selected Defining an IP address for a Mobile IP service template Tap HA Password and enter your Home Agent passwordTap the IP Address check box to select it Select check box IP address field below the check box Defining Tunneling and SPI in a Mobile IP service templateTo enter a permanent IP address Tap Advanced 204 To define a Simple IP service template 1. Tap Details Adding detailed information to a Simple IP service templateTap the Tunneling pick list and select Reverse or Forward To enter Tunneling and SPI Deselect the Mobile IP check box Defining the IP address in a Simple IP service templateTap Advanced Tap the IP Address check box to select it Deselect check box Setting Preferences for Your Phone 207 Defining DNS addresses in a Simple IP service template To delete a service template Deleting a service templateUnder Service, select Delete /D Tap the Query DNS check box to deselect it Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages Network Preferences menu commandsChecking your wireless service status Owner Preferences Setting Preferences for Your Phone 211 To select ring volume settingsRinger Preferences To unlock the Owner Preferences screen Tap Unlock To select ring tone settings ShortCuts Preferences Setting Preferences for Your Phone 213Creating a ShortCut To create a ShortCut Tap the ShortCut you want to delete After you create a ShortCut, you can modify it at any time 215 Advanced HotSync Operations 216 Selecting HotSync setup optionsTo set the HotSync options Software and your phone to find and use the fastest speed To customize HotSync application settings Customizing HotSync application settingsFrom the HotSync Manager menu, choose Custom 218 Advanced HotSync Operations 219 IR HotSync operationsClick Change Double-click the Infrared icon Select Enable infrared communicationClick the Options tab Preparing your computer for infrared communication Control Panel Double-click the Wireless Link iconTo enable infrared communication with Windows 222 Configuring HotSync Manager for infrared communication Advanced HotSync Operations 223 Performing an IR HotSync operation To perform an IR HotSync operation If needed, connect the cable to your computerHandheld Returning to serial cable HotSync operations Conducting a HotSync operation via a network To disable infrared communication with WindowsUncheck InfraRed on the menu Box 226 Performing a network HotSync operation via a LAN Using File LinkTo perform a network HotSync operation via a LAN 227 Click New Enter a unique name for the profile, and click OK Creating a user profileTo create a user profile Click Profiles Advanced HotSync Operations 229 Click Yes to transfer all the profile data to the phoneTo use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation 230 His chapter provides information on the following Maximizing battery life Resetting your phoneMaintaining Your Phone 231 232 Battery considerationsCaring for your phone Performing a soft reset Resetting your phone To perform a soft reset Unscrew the tip of the stylus to access the reset toolReset tool Performing a warm or safe reset Performing a hard reset Press any other button to perform a soft resetTo perform a hard reset Maintaining Your Phone 235 236 To restore your data after a hard resetSelect Desktop overwrites handheld 237 238 Treo Review this section to see if your problem is listedTroubleshooting Tips 239 To install software Software installation problemsNormal operating mode and start using Palm Desktop software Again Tapping and keyboard problems Operating problems Tap Clear Voicemail Icon Wireless communication problems Make sure you dialed the correct number Troubleshooting Tips 243Cant dial international Numbers 244 Verify that you are in a coverage area Show Only Due Items is selected Application problemsTo Do List, tap Show and check whether Restart your computer HotSync problems246 Troubleshooting Tips Reinstall the Palm Desktop software Beaming problems 248 Password problemsForgot the password to show my hidden or masked records 249 Technical support 250 Important Information About Your Phone and Service Performance and Safety Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone Acknowledging Special Precautions and the FCC Notice Caring for and Protecting Your Phone Battery User Guide Proprietary Notice Handspring Product WarrantyExposure to Radio Frequency Energy SAR 254 Other Product Information 255 Handspring, Inc End User Software License Agreement Other Product Information Other Product Information 257 GNU Library General Public License Other Product Information Other Product 11 Information Used for software interchange Other Product 11 Information No Warranty How to Apply These Terms to Your New Library 264 Acknowledgments Other Product Information Other Product Information Index Index Bold font for text 75 Bookmarks Chain calculations 167 Charger Connecting 9 See also PIM Floating events 127 Fonts Formats preferences See also Private records Hold button Command equivalents key- board Microphone 6 Microsoft PhoneBook SMS Soft reset 233 Sorting HotSync operations 246 port User name