Palm m100 manual Locking your handheld

Locking your handheld

You can also lock your handheld so that you need to enter your password to operate it.

Important: If you lock your handheld, you must enter the exact password to re-activate your handheld. If you forget the password, you must perform a hard reset to resume using your handheld. Performing a hard reset deletes all the records in your handheld; however, you can restore all synchronized data at the next HotSync operation. See “Resetting your handheld” in Appendix A for more information.

To lock your handheld with a password:

1.Perform a HotSync operation to synchronize the data between your handheld and your computer. See “Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations” in Chapter 4 for information on synchronizing your data.

2.Assign a password.

3.Tap Lock & Turn Off.

Tap Lock

and Turn

Off

4.Tap Off & Lock.

5.To start your handheld, turn it on and then enter the password.

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