Customizing your companion

You can customize your companion by using the Preferences application. You can enter your personal information such as your name and address; change the time and date; view different date and time formats when you travel; turn off sounds; and configure your companion to work with a modem or network. See Chapter 7 for more information on customizing your companion.

To open the Preferences screens:

1.Tap the Applications icon .

2.Tap the Preferences icon .

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

4.Tap the Preferences category you want to view.

The following procedures for setting the time and date give you an example of how to customize your companion.

You make changes to the time and date in General preferences.

To set the current time:

1. Tap the Set Time box.

Tap here

2.Tap the up or down arrows to change the hour.

3.Tap each number of the minute, and then tap the arrows to change them.

4.Tap AM or PM.

Note: Your companion can also display time based on a 24-hour clock. See “Formats preferences” in Chapter 7 for more information.

5.Tap OK.

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