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About This Book

Welcome to the IBM® WorkPad® c3 PC companion. This handbook describes all you need to know about how to use your WorkPad c3 companion and the applications that come with it. It walks you through viewing and entering data, using your WorkPad c3 companion with your computer, and personalizing the companion with your own preferences.

This book is designed to help you get up and running quickly on your companion. The beginning chapter explains the following:

■All the parts of your companion

■The WorkPad c3 interface

■Entering data

■Setting up security and other preferences

After you become familiar with the basic functionality, you can use the rest of this handbook as a reference for less common tasks and for maintaining your WorkPad c3 companion, and also as a source of information if you have problems operating it.

Important: Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under “Notices” in the Warranty and Other Product Information section of this manual.

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Contents

Handbook for WorkPad c3 PC Companion Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Copyright Contents Using Your Basic Applications Communicating Using Your Companion Setting Preferences for Your CompanionAdvanced HotSync Operations Appendix a Maintaining Your Companion Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions Appendix D Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts Warranty and Other Product InformationAppendix C Creating a Custom Expense Report Handbook for the WorkPad c3 PC Companion About This Book About This Book What is a WorkPad c3 companion? ChapterGetting to know your WorkPad c3 companion System requirements Upgrade informationMinimum requirements Optional equipment Locating front panel controls WorkPad c3 components Using the onscreen contrast control Using the backlight Locating back panel components Reset buttonSide channels IR port Chapter Recharging the battery Palm Desktop software for IBM WorkPad Viewing data while in the cradleWith Palm Desktop for IBM WorkPad, you can do the following Installing Palm Desktop for IBM WorkPad Using your companion with another PIM Tap with the stylus to get things done Tapping and typing Elements of the companion interface Menu barIcons Abc Opening applications Using menus Choosing a menu Graffiti menu commands Command Three ways to enter dataDisplaying online tips Graffiti writing Onscreen keyboard Press the Memo Pad application button Tap New Importing data Using Palm Desktop for IBM WorkPad Customizing your companion Tap a month Tap the current date Writing Graffiti characters Using Graffiti writing to enter data Lift stylus here Start stroke at heavy dot Graffiti tips Graffiti alphabet Writing numbers Writing capital lettersCaps Shift Caps Lock Graffiti numbers Writing punctuation marksNumber Additional Graffiti punctuation Writing symbols and extended characters Writing accented characters Accent strokesAdditional non-English characters Graffiti ShortCuts Navigation strokesMove cursor right Move cursor left Next Field Address Book only Entry ShortCut Using your computer keyboard Using the onscreen keyboard Importing data Chapter Entering Data in Your WorkPad c3 Companion Switching between applications Using the Applications LauncherSelecting applications Categorizing applications Changing the Applications Launcher display Choosing preferences Installing add-on applications Installing and removing applications Chapter Installing games Removing Palm Desktop for IBM WorkPad Removing applications Assigning a password SecuritySecurity, you can do the following Locking your companion Changing or deleting a password Recovering from a forgotten password Using Your Basic Applications Overview of basic applications Date BookDate Book, you can do the following Address Book, you can do the following Address Book To Do List, you can do the following To Do List Calculator Memo PadMemo Pad, you can do the following Calculator, you can do the following Expense, you can do the following Expense Common tasks Creating recordsEditing records Edit menu Entering text Other ways to delete records Deleting recordsKeyboard Graffiti Help Exchanging and updating data HotSync operations Purging records Performing a HotSync operation for the first time Using Your Basic Applications Categorizing records Default categories Tap Edit Categories Tap New To rename a category Looking up Address Book records Finding records Using Find Using Phone Lookup Looking up names to add to expense records Phone Lookup tips Sorting lists of records Hiding private records Making records private Tap the Applications icon Tap Security Tap Hide Attaching notes Choosing fonts Scheduling an event Application-specific tasks Tap the time of an event To schedule an event for another day Tap a blank area on the screen to deselect the untimed event Rescheduling an event Setting an alarm for an event Scheduling repeating or continuous events Changing the Date Book view Tap the Week View button Spotting event conflicts Working in Month View Record menu Options menu Date Book menus, preferences, and display options Using Your Basic Applications Book Preferences Creating an Address Book entry Next Field Selecting types of phone numbers Address Book menus Changing Address Entry details Options menus Record menus Book Setting priority Changing To Do List item details Checking off a To Do List item Setting a due date To Do Show Options Show Due Dates To Do List menusShow Priorities Categories Reviewing memos Memo Pad menus Pad Recent Calculations Calculator menus AboutCalculator Tap the Applications icon Tap Expense Tap New Entering receipt details Changing the date of an Expense item Customizing the Currency pick list Defining a custom currency symbol Sort by Show OptionsDistance Show currency Creating or printing an expense report Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel Using expense report templates Using Your Basic Applications Record menu Expense menus Options menu Communicating Using Your Companion Mail, you can do the following Setting up Mail on the desktop Synchronize DefaultFiles Desktop Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application Opening the Mail application on your companionViewing e-mail items Displaying full header information Creating e-mail items To create an e-mail item Chapter Looking up an address Adding details to e-mail items Sending a blind carbon copy Setting a priority Adding a signature to your e-mail item Storing e-mail to be sent later Editing unsent e-mailRequesting confirmations Draft e-mail Filing e-mail Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder Deleting e-mail Purging deleted e-mail Message List optionsFolders Sorting the Message List Date columnSender Subject HotSync options AllSend Only Creating special filters FilterUnread Ignore Ignoring or receiving e-mailMessages Containing Defining filter strings High-priority e-mail Truncating e-mail items Message menus Mail menus Beaming information Tips on beaming information Advanced HotSync Operations Selecting HotSync setup options Always available When PalmAvailable only Desktop for IBM Speed Serial Port Customizing HotSync application settings Chapter Preparing your computer Conducting a HotSync operation via modem Setup String Preparing your companionModem To prepare your companion for a modem HotSync operation Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation Connecting to your company’s dial-in server Conducting a HotSync operation via a networkPerforming a HotSync operation via a modem To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation Creating a user profile Using File Link To create a user profile To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation Preferences screens, you can do the following Viewing preferences Pen preferences Buttons preferences Backlight Turn Off & LockBeam Data Digitizer preferences Formats preferencesHotSync buttons preferences Time, date, week start, and numbers formats Country default Auto-off delay Cradle settingsGeneral preferences Beam Receive System, alarm, and game sounds Modem preferences Network preferences and TCP/IP software Selecting a service Entering a user name Entering a password Entering a prefix Adding telephone settings Disabling Call Waiting Using a calling card Creating additional service templates Connecting to your service Idle timeout Adding detailed information to a service template Defining primary and secondary DNS IP address Wait For Creating a login scriptSend Send CR Deleting a service template TCP/IP troubleshooting Network preferences menu commandsService menu Options menu Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages Adding a DNS number Owner preferences Creating a ShortCut ShortCuts preferences Deleting a ShortCut Editing a ShortCut Setting Preferences for Your Companion Caring for your companion Appendix a Battery considerations Performing a soft reset Resetting your companion Performing a hard reset Appendix a Maintaining Your Companion Problem Software installation problemsSolution Appendix B Problem Solution Operating problems Tapping and writing problems Application problems HotSync problems Frequently Asked Questions Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions Beaming problems Recharging problems Password problems Getting Help, Service, and Information Hardware Warranty SummaryBefore You Call for Service Getting Customer Support and Service Purchasing Additional ServicesProduct Registration and Getting Help by Telephone Country Name United States Frequently Asked Questions About mapping tables Appendix C Customizing existing sample templates Labels Determining the layout of the Expense Report Sections Analyzing your custom Expense Report Programming the mapping table Table with four sections Creating a Custom Expense Report Page Expense file details Using applications other than Microsoft ExcelTrips Trip Appendix D Use of charCarriage return and line feed Literal characters Product warranties Warranty Other Product Information IBM Warranty For Machines IBM U.K. Statement of WarrantyExtent of Warranty Part 1 General Terms Warranty Service Items Not Covered by Warranty Limitation of Liability Production Status Asia Pacific IBM U.K. Statement Of Warranty Part 2 Country-unique Terms EUROPE, Middle EAST, Africa Emea Page North America Part 1 General Terms Items Not Covered by Warranty Production Status Asia Pacific EUROPE, Middle EAST, Africa Emea Page South AFRICA, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, Lesotho and Swaziland Limi Year 2000 Readiness and Instructions Trademarks Electronic Emissions NoticesFederal Communications Commission FCC Statement IBM WorkPad Statement of Conformity Canadian ICES-003 Statement UL/CSA Statement Page Index Index See also PIM Digitizer 14, 154 Index Index Index PIM See also Deleting Index Index