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... by deletion of data as a result of this software. assumes no responsibility for use with this product before using the accompanying software program(s). If you do not have a USB port available on your computer, you can download the Palm Desktop software from the use of adapters: 25pin serial adapter (for any damage or loss resulting from www.palm.com. To order a HotSync cradle or adapters, go to make backup copies of the End User Software...
... by deletion of data as a result of this software. assumes no responsibility for use with this product before using the accompanying software program(s). If you do not have a USB port available on your computer, you can download the Palm Desktop software from the use of adapters: 25pin serial adapter (for any damage or loss resulting from www.palm.com. To order a HotSync cradle or adapters, go to make backup copies of the End User Software...
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... a modem HotSync operation 138 Performing a HotSync operation via a modem 138 Using File Link 139 Creating a user profile 139 Chapter 7: Setting Preferences for Your Handheld 143 Viewing preferences 143 Buttons preferences 144 Pen preferences 144 HotSync buttons preferences 145 Digitizer preferences 146 Formats preferences 146 Country default 146 Time, date, week start, and numbers formats 147 General preferences 147 Auto-off delay 147 Stay on in cradle 148 System...
... a modem HotSync operation 138 Performing a HotSync operation via a modem 138 Using File Link 139 Creating a user profile 139 Chapter 7: Setting Preferences for Your Handheld 143 Viewing preferences 143 Buttons preferences 144 Pen preferences 144 HotSync buttons preferences 145 Digitizer preferences 146 Formats preferences 146 Country default 146 Time, date, week start, and numbers formats 147 General preferences 147 Auto-off delay 147 Stay on in cradle 148 System...
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...162 Network preferences menu commands 162 TCP/IP troubleshooting 163 Owner preferences 164 ShortCuts preferences 164 Creating a ShortCut 164 Editing a ShortCut 165 Deleting a ShortCut 166 Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld 167 Caring for your handheld 167 Battery considerations 168 Resetting your handheld 168 Performing a soft reset 168 Performing a hard reset 169 Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions 173 Software installation problems 174 Operating problems 175 Tapping and writing problems 176 Application problems 177 HotSync problems 178 Beaming problems 183 Password...
...162 Network preferences menu commands 162 TCP/IP troubleshooting 163 Owner preferences 164 ShortCuts preferences 164 Creating a ShortCut 164 Editing a ShortCut 165 Deleting a ShortCut 166 Appendix A: Maintaining Your Handheld 167 Caring for your handheld 167 Battery considerations 168 Resetting your handheld 168 Performing a soft reset 168 Performing a hard reset 169 Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions 173 Software installation problems 174 Operating problems 175 Tapping and writing problems 176 Application problems 177 HotSync problems 178 Beaming problems 183 Password...
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... your data with Palm Desktop software on your Windows or Mac computer so you always have a copy s Insert Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCard expansion cards to add additional software or memory, or to back up with an IR (infrared) port that is a Palm m100 series handheld? Use your new handheld to do the following: s Enter your schedule in Date Book s Keep all your contact names, addresses, and phone numbers in Address Book s Prioritize...
... your data with Palm Desktop software on your Windows or Mac computer so you always have a copy s Insert Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCard expansion cards to add additional software or memory, or to back up with an IR (infrared) port that is a Palm m100 series handheld? Use your new handheld to do the following: s Enter your schedule in Date Book s Keep all your contact names, addresses, and phone numbers in Address Book s Prioritize...
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... handheld is turned on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Note Pad. This is touch-sensitive and responds to know your Palm™ m100 series handheld Screen Graffiti writing area Changeable face plate Application buttons Power button/ Turns your handheld is turned off and controls the backlight feature. See Chapter 2 to learn how to open an application. Screen Displays the applications and information stored in Chapter 7 for about two seconds sets...
... handheld is turned on the buttons: Date Book, Address Book, To Do List, and Note Pad. This is touch-sensitive and responds to know your Palm™ m100 series handheld Screen Graffiti writing area Changeable face plate Application buttons Power button/ Turns your handheld is turned off and controls the backlight feature. See Chapter 2 to learn how to open an application. Screen Displays the applications and information stored in Chapter 7 for about two seconds sets...
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... the top button displays the time. To set the backlight: s Press the power button and hold it down to view information below the viewing area, and pressing the upper button scrolls up to set the brightness, your handheld remembers your handheld is on, pressing the lower button scrolls down for details. Using the backlight When your handheld is on, a backlight illuminates your screen and enables you change the brightness...
... the top button displays the time. To set the backlight: s Press the power button and hold it down to view information below the viewing area, and pressing the upper button scrolls up to set the brightness, your handheld remembers your handheld is on, pressing the lower button scrolls down for details. Using the backlight When your handheld is on, a backlight illuminates your screen and enables you change the brightness...
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... HotSync cradle/cable that you perform a hard reset on your new Palm Desktop software. We recommend that comes with your Palm m100 series handheld. The window in the cradle and charge the battery. If you to quickly view the time and alarm reminder messages when your handheld cover is accessible through the hole at the bottom of your old Palm Desktop software folder and its contents before installing your desktop computer. s (If upgrading...
... HotSync cradle/cable that you perform a hard reset on your new Palm Desktop software. We recommend that comes with your Palm m100 series handheld. The window in the cradle and charge the battery. If you to quickly view the time and alarm reminder messages when your handheld cover is accessible through the hole at the bottom of your old Palm Desktop software folder and its contents before installing your desktop computer. s (If upgrading...
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Do the following instructions guide you may be asked to connect your handheld to the HotSync cradle/ cable. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software, the Quick Tour in Palm Desktop software (for Windows users), and the Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User's Guide located in the Documentation folder in their proper locations and to decompress the files. To install Palm Desktop software on any virus-scanning software. 3. Exit any open programs, including those that...
Do the following instructions guide you may be asked to connect your handheld to the HotSync cradle/ cable. After installation, refer to the online Help in Palm Desktop software, the Quick Tour in Palm Desktop software (for Windows users), and the Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User's Guide located in the Documentation folder in their proper locations and to decompress the files. To install Palm Desktop software on any virus-scanning software. 3. Exit any open programs, including those that...
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Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications Installing and removing applications This section explains how to install and remove applications on your handheld or on your handheld using a Windows computer: 1. To install add-on software on an expansion card, and how to install software during a HotSync® operation. NOTE Any game or application that is compressed, you install on your handheld resides in RAM memory; On your computer. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop...
Chapter 3 Managing Your Applications Installing and removing applications This section explains how to install and remove applications on your handheld or on your handheld using a Windows computer: 1. To install add-on software on an expansion card, and how to install software during a HotSync® operation. NOTE Any game or application that is compressed, you install on your handheld resides in RAM memory; On your computer. Double-click the Palm Desktop icon on your desktop...
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... not appear on any screen. See "Making records private" in your handheld so that you enter the correct password. Restart your handheld. With a password, you set the Security application to view the private entries. The data in Chapter 5 for information. Assigning a password You can mask and hide private records with a Security application so that you wish to lock your computer. Tap the Password box. 4. Tap the Applications icon . 2. You can...
... not appear on any screen. See "Making records private" in your handheld so that you enter the correct password. Restart your handheld. With a password, you set the Security application to view the private entries. The data in Chapter 5 for information. Assigning a password You can mask and hide private records with a Security application so that you wish to lock your computer. Tap the Password box. 4. Tap the Applications icon . 2. You can...
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.... Enable HotSync software at system startup Activates the serial port monitor automatically each time you do not need to a specific port (USB, serial, or modem). By default, the serial port monitor is always connected to adjust the settings on the Serial Port Settings tab for other devices besides the cradle/cable, disable the serial port monitor and then enable it manually only when you start your cradle/cable is enabled whenever you connect the cradle/cable to perform a HotSync operation. If, however, you use...
.... Enable HotSync software at system startup Activates the serial port monitor automatically each time you do not need to a specific port (USB, serial, or modem). By default, the serial port monitor is always connected to adjust the settings on the Serial Port Settings tab for other devices besides the cradle/cable, disable the serial port monitor and then enable it manually only when you start your cradle/cable is enabled whenever you connect the cradle/cable to perform a HotSync operation. If, however, you use...
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... the device for information on a Windows computer: 1. In the Serial Port drop-down box, select the simulated port that your operating system for instructions on the menu. 3. Consult the documentation included with the device. NOTE See the documentation for your computer uses for infrared communication. IR HotSync operations s Some desktop computers may require an infrared device attached to configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication. Configuring HotSync Manager...
... the device for information on a Windows computer: 1. In the Serial Port drop-down box, select the simulated port that your operating system for instructions on the menu. 3. Consult the documentation included with the device. NOTE See the documentation for your computer uses for infrared communication. IR HotSync operations s Some desktop computers may require an infrared device attached to configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication. Configuring HotSync Manager...
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... Controls tab, select Enabled. 4. To return to the port of your cradle/cable is configured for HotSync operations. 2. If needed , connect the cradle/cable to local USB cradle/cable HotSync operations on a Windows computer: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder. 3. Select the COM port where your computer. 5. Click the Serial Port Settings tab. 5. IR HotSync operations 4. To return to local serial cradle/cable HotSync operations on your computer you use for handheld connection using it is not already...
... Controls tab, select Enabled. 4. To return to the port of your cradle/cable is configured for HotSync operations. 2. If needed , connect the cradle/cable to local USB cradle/cable HotSync operations on a Windows computer: 1. Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Palm folder. 3. Select the COM port where your computer. 5. Click the Serial Port Settings tab. 5. IR HotSync operations 4. To return to local serial cradle/cable HotSync operations on your computer you use for handheld connection using it is not already...
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... use a modem to communicate with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or dial-in server configuration settings that take advantage of the operating system, you configure all parameters relating to it from the Network Preferences screen or by using a third-party application. To use TCP/IP, you to view the transmitted data. You can create, save, and reuse. Tap the predefined service template you to use the TCP/IP software...
... use a modem to communicate with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or dial-in server configuration settings that take advantage of the operating system, you configure all parameters relating to it from the Network Preferences screen or by using a third-party application. To use TCP/IP, you to view the transmitted data. You can create, save, and reuse. Tap the predefined service template you to use the TCP/IP software...
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... service template. 156 Tap the Menu icon . 2. If you are using one of the predefined service templates, you need a third-party application, such as a web browser or news reader, to take advantage of this connection. For information about third-party applications that support TCP/IP, check the web site www.palm.com. Tap Service, and then tap New. Tap Service, and then tap Duplicate. Chapter 7 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Connecting to...
... service template. 156 Tap the Menu icon . 2. If you are using one of the predefined service templates, you need a third-party application, such as a web browser or news reader, to take advantage of this connection. For information about third-party applications that support TCP/IP, check the web site www.palm.com. Tap Service, and then tap New. Tap Service, and then tap Duplicate. Chapter 7 Setting Preferences for Your Handheld Connecting to...
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... having problems, contact Technical Support. NOTE Thousands of third-party add-on applications have also reviewed the following: s The README file located in the folder where you installed the Palm™ Desktop software on your computer s The Helpnote folder located in the folder where you installed the Palm Desktop software on your Windows computer (or on your Palm Desktop software CD-ROM) s The Palm Desktop online Help s The Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User's Guide...
... having problems, contact Technical Support. NOTE Thousands of third-party add-on applications have also reviewed the following: s The README file located in the folder where you installed the Palm™ Desktop software on your computer s The Helpnote folder located in the folder where you installed the Palm Desktop software on your Windows computer (or on your Palm Desktop software CD-ROM) s The Palm Desktop online Help s The Palm Desktop Software for the Macintosh User's Guide...
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... Software installation problems Problem Solution The Palm Desktop Installer Menu did not appear when I inserted the CD-ROM into my Windows computer. 1. Locate your computer has at least 30 MB of tasks, click the Task List button and then end all tasks except Systray and Explorer. 3. Disable any virus scanning software on your computer has at least 25 MB of disk space available. 4. Make...
... Software installation problems Problem Solution The Palm Desktop Installer Menu did not appear when I inserted the CD-ROM into my Windows computer. 1. Locate your computer has at least 30 MB of tasks, click the Task List button and then end all tasks except Systray and Explorer. 3. Disable any virus scanning software on your computer has at least 25 MB of disk space available. 4. Make...
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... handheld: s Confirm that the telephone cable is not noisy, which can turn it back on.) On a Mac computer, check the following on the Serial Port Settings tab in the HotSync Software Setup window. HotSync problems I tried to do a modem HotSync s Make sure you are not running another program, such as America Online, fax or telephony software, or AppleTalk networking that uses the serial port you selected in the Serial Port Settings tab. serial port...
... handheld: s Confirm that the telephone cable is not noisy, which can turn it back on.) On a Mac computer, check the following on the Serial Port Settings tab in the HotSync Software Setup window. HotSync problems I tried to do a modem HotSync s Make sure you are not running another program, such as America Online, fax or telephony software, or AppleTalk networking that uses the serial port you selected in the Serial Port Settings tab. serial port...
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... 110 Microsoft Outlook, connecting to install applications 128 Desktop software 13 International characters Graffiti writing 33 onscreen keyboard 36 IP address 156, 158 IR port 7, 130 See also Beaming and Infrared IR. online Tips 20 onscreen 176 repeating event 96 Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 157 Importing data 24, 37-39 Infrared connections 149 HotSync operations 131-133, 150 port 7, 130 problems with a password 51...
... 110 Microsoft Outlook, connecting to install applications 128 Desktop software 13 International characters Graffiti writing 33 onscreen keyboard 36 IP address 156, 158 IR port 7, 130 See also Beaming and Infrared IR. online Tips 20 onscreen 176 repeating event 96 Idle timeout of ISP or server connection 157 Importing data 24, 37-39 Infrared connections 149 HotSync operations 131-133, 150 port 7, 130 problems with a password 51...
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... Time alarm setting 94 200 format 147 setting current 25 setting event 90 start and end for Date Book Day view 102 Tips, online 20 To Do List adding Address Book data to records 84 archive files (.tda) 37 categorizing records 78, 110 checking off handheld automatically 147 pen stroke for 145 problems with 175 Turning on handheld application buttons 5 displaying owner's name 164 power button 5 problems with 7, 27 Sunday, to activate a feature 144 tapping...
... Time alarm setting 94 200 format 147 setting current 25 setting event 90 start and end for Date Book Day view 102 Tips, online 20 To Do List adding Address Book data to records 84 archive files (.tda) 37 categorizing records 78, 110 checking off handheld automatically 147 pen stroke for 145 problems with 175 Turning on handheld application buttons 5 displaying owner's name 164 power button 5 problems with 7, 27 Sunday, to activate a feature 144 tapping...
