Installing applications, My Treo | Palm Treo 755P instruction

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Installing applications

Your smartphone comes with several built-in and ready-to-use applications. You can also install free bonus software, such as business software, games, and more. You can install the bonus software wirelessly using the My Treo application on your smartphone. You can also download the bonus software from http:// go.palm.com/treo755p/ to your computer and then synchronize to install it on your smartphone. You can use the web browser on your smartphone or your computer to purchase other third-party Palm OS® apps. To learn about applications you can purchase for your smartphone, go to http:// go.palm.com/treo755p/.

NOTE The instructions in this section tell you how to install basic PRC (Palm OS application) and PDB (Palm OS database) files on your Treo smartphone. Some Palm OS software uses an installer or wizard to guide you through the process. For details, consult the documentation that came with the software.

Installing bonus software from My Treo on your smartphone

My Treo lets you download and install software that you can use on your smartphone. If the software has both a desktop component in addition to a smartphone component, you need to download the software to your computer first. See Installing bonus software from My Palm on your computer for info on installing software that includes a desktop component.

1Press Applications and select

My Treo .

2Select the Bonus tab.

3Select the Install link below the name of the application you want to install.

4Repeat step 3 to install additional applications.

Installing applications from the Internet

You can use the web browser on your smartphone to install Palm OS files (PRC or PDB) directly from the Internet. When you download a PRC or PDB file, it is automatically installed on your smartphone. If a file is compressed (ZIP or

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Contents

User Guide Waste disposal Contents Your memos and documents 147 Web browser Connections with Bluetooth devices 106Documents To Go Professional 149 Memos 151 Voice Memo N T E N T S Third-party applications Error messages Terms Important safety and legal information 231 Index Hardware WelcomeWhat’s in the box? Documentation and software Where to learn more What do I need to get started? Customer service from your wireless If you need more information E L C O M E Setting up This chapter Front view Smartphone overviewOption Back view Top view Installing the batteryRinger switch Sound On Charging the battery Battery contacts Smartphone contacts A R G I N G T H E B a T T E R Y Maximizing battery life Battery icon Turn down the screen brightness see Adjusting the brightness Making your first call Adjusting call volume What’s my phone number? Setting up your computer System requirements Upgrading from another Palm OS device A P T E R A P T E R Installing the desktop synchronization software Connecting your Treo smartphone to your computer Synchronizing information-the basics Press the sync button on the sync cable Sync button Moving around on your smartphone This chapter 5-way includes the following buttons Moving around the screenCenter Up Left Right Down Scrolling through screens Highlighting and selecting items Accessing command buttons Highlighting text Selecting menu items Selecting options in a pick list Option Return Shift/Find Menu Space Alt Using the keyboardBacklight Entering lowercase and uppercase letters Entering numbers, punctuation, and symbols Entering other symbols and accented characters Symbols and accented characters Alt Phone Option Using the quick buttonsOpening applications Calendar Using Applications View Press Applications Your phone This chapter Turning your smartphone on and off Waking up the screen Turning your phone on and off Making calls Dialing using the onscreen Dial PadDialing using the keyboard Press Phone Opening the Phone application Dialing by contact name Press Send to make the callSelect the number you want to dial Press Send to dial Press Center to make the call Dialing from a web page or message Redialing a recently called number To select from your most recently dialed Ending a call Press Power/End Select Hang Up AllReceiving calls Do one of the following Setting up voicemail Using voicemailSend the call to voicemail Press Power To ignore a call, do one of the following Voicemail notification Listening to voicemail messages What can I do when I’m on a call? Switching applications during a call Mutes the microphone so that you cannot be heard Select Add Contact Saving phone numbersEnter the information for the entry Select Done Making a second call When the Dial another call prompt appears, select YesAnswering a second call call waiting Send Ignore with TextTo hang up the current call and answer Making a conference call Press Send from Active Call View Using Flash mode during a callPress Power/End Forwarding calls While in Flash mode, do any of the following Defining favorite buttons Creating a speed-dial favorite button Press Phone Use the 5-way to select a blank favorite button Editing a favorite button Press Phone Use the 5-way to access FavoritesSelect OK Select a blank button Press Menu Deleting a favorite button Using a phoneHeadset Select Edit Favorites Button on the Record menu Connecting to a Bluetooth hands-free device Using a wired headsetMicrophone Headset button Speakers Select Hands-free Setup Press Applications and select Using a Bluetooth hands-free device Customizing advanced settings for your hands-free device Press Applications and select Prefs Select Hands-free Customizing phone settings Customizing the Phone application’s Main View Selecting ringtones TIP If you select the Typing starts contacts Creating and managing ringtones Way Selecting Phone alert tones Adjusting ringer volume Assigning a caller ID ringtone Setting your dialing preferences Assigning a caller ID photo Choosing your privacy settings Enabling TTY What are all those icons? Turning on the HAC SettingCoverage area, No Service or Roaming appears instead Check the Hearing Aid Compatibility box A T a R E a L L T H O S E I C O N S ? O U R P H O N E A P T E R A P T E R Your email and other messages This chapter Which application should I use? VersaMail application Canada Rogers High Speed and Sympatico How do I get started?Mexico Yahoo Account Setup Creating and sending email messages Your system administrator or ISP, and then select NextEnter the subject and message text Red paper clip icon in the upper-right corner Adding attachments to your email messagesAttaching photos and videos From the Type pick list, select Photo/ Video From the Type pick list, select Sounds Attaching ringtonesAttaching other types of files Viewing attachments Managing your messages Deleting messages by date Switching accountsDeleting selected messages from the Inbox Press Menu Select Delete Old on the Message menu Customizing your email settings Scheduling Auto Sync Selecting alert tones Select Auto SyncSelect OK, and then select Get Mail Check the Alert me of new mail box Unread messages Imap accounts Select Signature Check the Attach Signature box Message Format Sets the format for messages you retrieveAttaching a signature to a message Enter your signature information, and then select OK Creating and sending a text message MessagingContinues to synchronize with Outlook on your computer Messaging Receiving messages Using links in messages Deleting messages Arranging your messagesChatting with Messaging Customizing your Messaging settings Message with the chat icon Enter your message Selected label color, or only your name Select OK Show timestamps in chats IndicateDisplay my name in chat window as Selecting Messaging alert tones An outgoing message with an error What are all those icons? Your connections to the web and wireless devices This chapter Viewing a web Web browserPress Applications and select Web E B B R O W S E R Goes to your home Creating a bookmark Editing or deleting a bookmark or saved Saving aViewing bookmarks or saved pages Select Edit Bookmarks on the Bookmarks menu Select Edit Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu Enter the desired changes Select OKDownloading files from a web Streaming files from a web Play Finding text on a web Copying text from a webReturning to recently viewed pages Select Find Text on Page from the Page menu Select Find to start the search Home Page Sets the page that appears when you selectSelect General and set any of the following preferences Normal mode/Fast mode Determines Disable JavaScript BypassesDisable cascading style sheets Connections with Bluetooth devices Select Setup Devices Select Trusted Devices Accepting a connection from another Bluetooth device Press Applications and select Bluetooth Select Bluetooth On A P T E R A P T E R Your photos, videos, and music Camera and Camcorder Pics & Videos Pocket Tunes Taking a picture Camera CamcorderCamera Recording a video Lets you add a voice captionPress Applications and select Camcorder Video in a different location, select one of the following Customizing your Camera settings Go to Camera View or Camcorder View Pics&Videos Pics & VideosViewing a picture Select the album that contains the picture you want to see Select the album that contains the video you want to see Viewing a video3GP 3G2 MPEG-4 video + Qcelp audio + 3g2 file type MP4 Viewing a slide show Sending pictures or videos Copying a picture or video Organizing pictures and videos Rotating a picture Saving a picture as wallpaperAdding a picture to a contact entry Deleting a picture or video Select Delete Select Delete to confirm the deletion Viewing pictures and videos on your computer Pocket Tunes Setting up Windows Media Player for MP3Applications and select pTunes Setting up iTunes for MP3 Select Preferences Transferring MP3 files from your computer Transferring music from a CD to your smartphone Select Rip Music Press Applications and select pTunes Listening to music on your Treo smartphoneChoose Song and select a song from the list Select Save List Creating a playlistEditing a playlist Press Applications and select pTunes Your personal information organizer Contacts Calendar World Clock Tasks Select New Contact ContactsPress Phone Select the Contacts favorite button Adding a contact After you enter all the information, select Done Select Photos to add an existing picture to this contactViewing or changing contact information Deleting a contact CalendarDefining your business card Displaying your calendar Creating an event Select OK Type of time units Number of time units Adding an alarm to an eventCreating an untimed event Select Other to define a custom Scheduling a repeating eventCreate an event, and then select it Select Details Interval Select the event you want to edit or delete Select Details Color-coding your scheduleEditing or deleting an event Delete Removes the event from your calendar Select OK Customizing display options for your calendar Select Day and set any of the following Day View options Selecting alarm tones World Clock Selecting cities World Clock Setting an alarmAdding cities Adding a task Setting task priority, due date, and other detailsTasks Tasks Checking off a task Date Displays tasks that are due in a Organizing your tasksSpecific time frame. Select the Date Deleting a task Customizing Tasks Your memos and documents Manage Word, Excel Improve productivity by taking Documents To Go Professional Memos Voice Memo Documents To Go Professional Documents Opening a documentSelect the document you want from the list Creating a memo MemosVoice Memo Memos Listening to a voice memo Creating a voice memoVoice Memo U R M E M O S a N D D O C U M E N T S I C E M E M O O U R M E M O S a N D D O C U M E N T S Your application and info management tools This chapter Viewing and using the alerts Using FindContinue the search Calculator Basic Mode Advanced Mode-MathSwitching between Basic and Advanced Calculator Modes Calc Selecting functions in Advanced Calculator Mode Length Length conversions for metric and English values Installing applications from the Internet Installing applicationsInstalling bonus software from My Treo on your smartphone My Treo Installing bonus software from My Palm on your computer Installing other third-party applications from a computer Removing applications Manually deleting applications Viewing application infoPress Menu Select Info on the App menu Sending info over a Bluetooth wireless connection Sending information with Bluetooth wireless technologyOpen an application Press Menu Select Send from the App menu Beaming information Smartphone directly at the IR port on Beaming an entryBeaming an application Receiving beamed information Synchronizing information- advancedChanging which applications sync N C H R O N I Z I N G I N F O R M a T I O N a D V a N C E D MAC only Setting up a Bluetooth connection for synchronization Click OK, and then close the Conduit Settings windowSelect Setup Devices Select HotSync Setup Synchronizing over a Bluetooth connection Press Applications and select HotSync Synchronizing over an infrared connection Applications and select HotSync Synchronizing using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Select Local Using expansion cards Inserting an expansion card Close the door of the expansion card slot Removing an expansion card Accessing items stored on an expansion card Opening applications on an expansion card Viewing expansion card information Card Info Formatting an expansion card Renaming an expansion cardSelect Card Info Press Menu Select Format Card from the Card menu Select OK A P T E R Your personal settings This chapter Setting system volume levels System sound settingsSlide the Ringer switch to Sound Silencing sounds Adjusting the brightness Display and appearance settingsChanging the screen font Large bold Setting display formatsSmall Press Applications and select Prefs Press Applications and select Prefs Select Touchscreen Applications settingsSelect a color scheme from the list Select Done Displaying applications by category Arranging applications by categoryPress Menu Select Category on the App menu Changing Applications View Changing default applications Three quick buttons that open an application Locking your smartphone and info Press Applications and select Prefs Select Default AppsLocking your keyboard Keyguard Locking your screen Incoming calls received DisablesSelect Keyguard Check any of the following boxes Locking your phone Phone Lock Enter your lock code to change this setting Select OK twice Uncheck the On phone power off boxLocking your smartphone Select the Auto Lock Device box Select the Password boxPress Applications and select Security Select OK Do one of the following Viewing all private records Working with private entriesHiding or masking all private entries You can reveal all the entries you’ve hidden or masked Security and Palm Desktop software Windows Follow these steps to recover from a lost passwordSelect Lost Password Entering owner information Setting the date and time System settingsPress Applications and select Prefs Select Date & Time Set any of the following preferences Optimizing power settingsSelect Power On a call, dim backlight after Connection settings Connecting to a virtual private network Common questions This chapter On your computer, click UpgradingStartProgramsPalmSafe HotSync Locate your user folder on your computer Users Desktop software installation Performing a system reset Resetting your smartphonePerforming a soft reset Performing a hard reset Applications and select Replacing the battery Screen Screen appears blank There’s a blinking bell in the upper-left corner SynchronizationPalm Desktop info is damaged, you can Can’t find my user folder Palm Desktop does not respond to a sync attempt Make sure that HotSync manager is running \Program Files\Palm\device name Synchronization starts but stops without finishingMac HD\Applications\Palm\Users\ device name Synchronize Palm Desktop software, and then click Change/Remove Have duplicate entries in Microsoft Outlook after I sync Select Desktop overwrites handheld, and then click OK If you’re using Microsoft Outlook sold separatelyClick Change My appointments show up in the wrong time slot after I sync Calendar If you’re using Palm Desktop softwareUncheck the New events use time zones box if it’s checked My smartphone won’t connect to the mobile network Signal strength is weakPhone Other person hears an echo My voice is too quiet on the other end My smartphone hangs up when I hold it to my earHear my own voice echo Hear static or interference My phone seems to turn off by itself Hands-free devicesPreferences Select Clear Voicemail Icon Confirm all the following Bluetooth setting is on when you Web Can’t tell if data services are availableCan’t send or receive text messages My smartphone won’t connect to the Internet Can’t access a webEither of these icons, press An image or map is too small on my screen It takes a long time for a web page to load Camera Secure site refuses to permit a transaction Making room on your Treo smartphone Application at Third-party applications Perform a hard reset see Performing a hard resetFiles\Palm\device name Error messages Getting more help Terms HotSync manager Evdo Evolution Data OptimizedFavorite HotSync technology Partnership Palm Quick InstallSMS Short Messaging Service Phone E R M S Important safety and legal information FCC Notice Battery safety information Precaution against hearing loss Page Specifications Specification S Specification S Specification S Tasks list 166, 212 accessingIndex 190 187 146121 To 54 140 229 Installing 160-162Deleting 17, 162, 163 Opening 7, 33, 34, 47 168 133 165197 136 179 139-140192 105 128 140 122125 106-109 For 48 Cookies 97, 104216 Albums 120 195146 133 224 Photos 114, 120 Dial Pad 31, 39Dialing 39-42, 47, 65 Video clips 115, 120 115 134Downloading Attaching voice memos to 228 Errors 211, 218Passwords 45, 193 Displaying 61, 134 Sending 79, 90 177, 224 opening files on 178, 179 copying music to 125 copying photos or videos162 Finding 185 Freezes 201, 204 From pick list 178 full charge batteryBluetooth devices and 57 Connecting to smartphone Groupware Entering 15, 30-31, 195 erasing all 210Icons 99, 187 Ignore button Storing 17, 155, 175, 224 synchronizing 15, 19 Troubleshooting 175, 176 installer 160 installingITunes 123, 124 193 Lock icon 98, 119, 165Phone Music 123 Sending 43, 88 151Masks 189 92-94 See Documents application Microsoft Outlook. See Outlook 22087, 131, 134 Microsoft Office Manager 123 Dial Pad 39, 47, 60 email applications 222 files 98, 105 Note button 132 notes169 135 Installing 16, 161, 203 Microsoft ExchangeOwner Preferences screen 195 Icon Quarantined files on 16, 18 Making 39, 47, 49 189, 192Ending 43, 46, 49 Dialing 39-42, 47 118 Entering 39-42, 61120 Sending 79, 114 Music 102 160 Pausing 103, 116107 109 Redialing most recent number 221 100 Resets 201, 204-205153 144 Waking up Contacts 40, 61, 132 specific characters 157 text 103 Charging 10, 11 171119 Side button 7, 127, 152 Sounds 141 Resetting 192Screen 140 225 Stopping Selecting applications for Setting default application forSystem resets 201, 204, 218 Adding Assigning to attachments Checking off 225-226 Displaying 134, 139 159146 139 Tasks list 27, 134, 144 Upgrades 16-18, 53, 211 troubleshooting Trusted Devices button 107 trusted pairs. See Photos 116, 117 79-80Playing 102, 115 Tasks 139, 145 Playing Volume button 7, 14, 64 volume conversionsWaking up screen 37 wallpaper 39, 60, 121 warranty Dialing phone numbers from 42 223 173, 210 Accessing 97, 99104-106 163 104 123 For