Chapter 9

Setting Preferences for

Your Handheld

The Preferences screens enable you to customize the configuration options on your Visor handheld.

In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:

General

Set the current date and time, the auto shut-off

 

interval, the Beam Receive feature, and the

 

system, alarm, and game sounds.

Formats

Set the country default and the formats for dates,

 

times, calendar, and numbers.

Modem

Configure your handheld for use with a modem

 

such as the Springboard™ modem accessory.

Owner

Assign your name, phone number, and other

 

owner information to your handheld.

Buttons

Assign different applications to the buttons on

 

the front panel of your handheld and the

 

HotSync® button on the cradle, and reassign the

 

full-screen pen stroke command.

ShortCuts

Define a list of Graffiti® abbreviations.

Digitizer

Calibrate the screen on your handheld.

Network

Configure your handheld for use with a network.

Viewing preferences

To open the Preferences screens:

1.Tap the Applications icon .

2.Tap the Preferences icon .

3.Tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the screen.

4.Select the Preferences screen you want to view.

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Handspring Visor manual Viewing preferences, Preferences screens, you can do the following