Using the Date Book

Timed events, such as meetings, that have a specific date and a specific start and end time.

Untimed events, such as birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. These events occur on a particular date but have no specific start or end times; they appear at the top of the list of times marked with a diamond. You can schedule more than one untimed event on the same date.

Repeating events, such as weekly meetings that are held on the same day at the same time each week.

Continuous events, such as a vacation or a three-day conference.

All day events, consume valid hours of a day preset by the user.

Scheduling timed events

You can schedule timed events for the current date or for future dates.

To schedule a timed event for the current date:

1.Press the Date Book button on your pda phone to open the Date Book to today’s schedule. The current date and a list of times for a normal business day are displayed in Day view.

2.With the current day selected, tap the line next to the time that corresponds to the start of the event.

Tap a line next to desired time; then enter text.

Time bar shows the default dura- tion.

3.Enter a description of the event, up to 255 characters in length.

4.Set the event’s duration:

If the event is 1-hour long, skip to the end of this procedure.

If the event is longer or shorter than an hour, tap directly on the time to open the Set Time dialog box.

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Palm G18 user manual Scheduling timed events, To schedule a timed event for the current date