Document Outline

• Handbook for the PalmVII™ Organizer
• About This Book
• Chapter 1
  • Introduction to Your PalmVII™ Organizer
    • Getting to know your PalmVII organizer
      • What is a PalmVII organizer?
      • System requirements
        • Minimum requirements
        • Optional equipment
        • Macintosh compatibility
      • PalmVII components
        • Locating front panel controls
        • Locating back panel components
      • Installing the batteries
        • To install the batteries:
      • Replacing batteries
      • Setting up your organizer and charging the transmitter
      • Upgrade information
        • To upgrade:
        • Each organizer must have a unique name
      • Palm Desktop organizer software
        • With Palm Desktop software, you can do the following:
        • Installing Palm Desktop software
          • To install Palm Desktop software:
      • Using your organizer with another PIM
      • Palm.Net wireless features
        • Activating the Palm.Net wireless communication service
          • To activate the Palm.Net service:
        • Web clipping
        • Wireless Internet messaging
    • Tapping and typing
      • Tap with the stylus to get things done
      • Elements of the organizer interface
      • Opening applications
        • To open an application:
        • To open an application that uses the antenna:
      • Using menus
        • To open the menu bar:
        • Choosing a menu
        • Graffiti menu commands
        • Displaying online tips
          • To display an online tip:
      • Three ways to enter data
        • Onscreen keyboard
        • Graffiti writing
          • To open Memo Pad:
        • Using Palm Desktop software
        • Importing data
    • Customizing your organizer
      • To open the Preferences screens:
      • To set the current time:
      • To set the current date:
• Chapter 2
  • Entering Data in Your PalmVII™ Organizer
    • Using Graffiti writing to enter data
      • Writing Graffiti characters
        • There are four basic concepts for success with Graffiti writing:
        • To write Graffiti letters:
      • Graffiti tips
      • The Graffiti alphabet
      • Writing capital letters
        • To draw the first letter of a word as a capital letter:
        • To enter only capital letters (Caps Lock):
      • Writing numbers
      • Graffiti numbers
      • Writing punctuation marks
      • Additional Graffiti punctuation
      • Writing symbols and extended characters
      • Writing accented characters
      • Accent strokes
      • Additional non-English characters
      • Navigation strokes
      • Graffiti ShortCuts
    • Using the onscreen keyboard
      • To use the onscreen keyboard:
    • Using your computer keyboard
    • Importing data
      • To import data:
• Chapter 3
  • Managing Your Applications
    • Using the Applications Launcher
      • Selecting applications
      • Switching between applications
      • Categorizing applications
        • To categorize an application:
        • To display applications by category:
      • Changing the Applications Launcher display
        • To change the Applications Launcher display:
        • To open the Applications Launcher to the last opened category:
    • Choosing preferences
      • To change preferences for an application:
    • Installing and removing applications
      • Installing add-on applications
        • To install add-on software on your organizer:
      • Installing games
      • Removing applications
        • To remove an add-on application:
      • Removing Palm Desktop software
        • To remove Palm Desktop software:
    • Security
      • In Security, you can do the following:
      • Assigning a password
        • To assign a password:
      • Changing or deleting a password
        • To change or delete your password:
      • Locking your organizer
        • To lock your organizer with a password:
      • Recovering from a forgotten password
        • To delete a forgotten password:
• Chapter 4
  • Using Your Basic Applications
    • Overview of basic applications
      • Date Book
        • In Date Book, you can do the following:
          • To open Date Book:
      • Address Book
        • In Address Book, you can do the following:
          • To open Address Book:
      • To Do List
        • In To Do List, you can do the following:
          • To open To Do List:
      • Memo Pad
        • In Memo Pad, you can do the following:
          • To open Memo Pad:
      • Calculator
        • In Calculator, you can do the following:
          • To open Calculator:
      • Expense
        • In Expense, you can do the following:
          • To open Expense:
    • Common tasks
      • Creating records
        • To create a record:
      • Editing records
        • Entering text
        • Edit menu
          • To select text in an application:
      • Deleting records
        • To delete a record in any of the basic applications:
        • Other ways to delete records
      • Purging records
        • To purge records:
      • Exchanging and updating data: HotSync operations
        • Performing a HotSync operation for the first time
          • To perform a local HotSync operation:
      • Categorizing records
        • System-defined and user-defined categories
          • To move a record into a category:
          • To display a category of records:
          • To define a new category:
          • To rename a category:
      • Finding records
        • Looking up Address Book records
          • To look up an Address Book record:
        • Using Find
          • To use Find:
        • Using Phone Lookup
          • To use Phone Lookup:
        • Phone Lookup tips
        • Looking up names to add to expense records
          • To add names to an Expense record:
      • Sorting lists of records
        • To sort records in To Do List and Expense:
        • To sort records in Address Book and Memo Pad:
      • Making records private
        • Hiding private records
          • To hide private records:
          • To display private records:
          • To make a record private:
      • Attaching notes
        • To attach a note to a record:
        • To review or edit a note:
        • To delete a note:
      • Choosing fonts
        • To change the font style:
    • Application-specific tasks
      • Date Book
        • Scheduling an event
          • To schedule an event for the current day:
          • To schedule an event for another day:
          • To schedule an untimed event:
        • Rescheduling an event
          • To reschedule an event:
        • Setting an alarm for an event
          • To set an alarm for an event:
        • Scheduling repeating or continuous events
          • To schedule a repeating or continuous event:
        • Changing the Date Book view
          • To cycle through Day, Week, and Month views:
          • To display the current time:
          • To display the Week View:
        • Spotting event conflicts
        • Working in Month View
        • Date Book menus, preferences, and display options
        • Record menu
        • Options menu
      • Address Book
        • Creating an Address Book entry
          • To create a new Address Book entry:
        • Selecting types of phone numbers
          • To select other types of phone numbers in an entry:
        • Changing Address Entry details
          • To open the Address Entry Details dialog box:
        • Address Book menus
        • Record menus
        • Options menus
      • To Do List
        • To create a To Do List item:
        • Setting priority
          • To set the priority of a To Do List item:
        • Checking off a To Do List item
          • To check off a To Do List item:
        • Changing To Do List item details
          • To display the To Do Item Details dialog box:
        • Setting a due date
          • To set a due date for a To Do List item:
        • To Do Show Options
          • To change the Show Options settings:
        • To Do List menus
        • Record menu
        • Options menu
      • Memo Pad
        • To create a new memo:
        • Reviewing memos
          • To review a memo:
        • Memo Pad menus
        • Record menus
        • Options menus
      • Calculator
        • Recent Calculations
          • To display recent calculations:
        • Calculator menus
        • Options menus
      • Expense
        • To create an Expense item:
        • Changing the date of an Expense item
          • To change the date of an Expense item:
        • Entering receipt details
          • To open the Receipt Details dialog box:
        • Customizing the Currency pick list
          • To customize the Currency pick list:
        • Defining a custom currency symbol
          • To define a custom currency symbol:
        • Show Options
          • To open the Show Options dialog box:
        • Transferring your data to Microsoft Excel
        • Creating or printing an expense report
          • To create or print an expense report:
        • Using expense report templates
          • To view your expense data using a Microsoft Excel template:
        • Expense menus
        • Record menu
        • Options menu
• Chapter 5
  • Query Applications and the iMessenger™ Application
    • Your organizer is a wireless device
      • Web clipping: query applications
        • Query applications
        • Web clipping, not web browsing
        • Adding more query applications
      • Wireless Internet messaging: the iMessenger application
      • The Palm.Net wireless communication service
        • The network
        • Protection of your wireless transactions
        • The Palm.Net web site: http://www.palm.net
        • The Palm.Net query application
          • To open the Palm.Net query application:
      • Improving signal strength
        • To monitor signal strength in the Diagnostics application:
    • Using query applications
      • Opening query applications
        • To open a query application:
      • Working with query applications
        • Sorted pick lists
        • Actions that incur a cost
          • To submit a query to the Internet:
          • To stop a wireless transaction:
        • Reviewing current queries and clippings: Back arrow
          • To go back to a previously viewed page:
        • Example of web clipping
          • To find a phone number and an address:
        • How big was that clipping?
          • To see the size of a clipping:
        • Reviewing stored clippings: History list
          • To review the History list:
        • Saving information from a query application
          • To save the text of a clipping or page:
        • Sending e-mail from a page
          • To send e-mail from a page:
      • Query application menus
        • Options menu
    • Using the iMessenger application
      • In the iMessenger application, you can do the following:
      • The iMessenger application differs from the Mail application
        • Mail depends on your computer
        • The iMessenger application is independent of your computer
      • Opening the iMessenger application
      • Checking for and viewing messages
        • To check for new messages:
        • To cancel a wireless transaction:
        • To view a log of the most recent wireless transaction:
        • To open a message:
        • To close a message:
      • Opening and reading messages
        • Short messages and long messages
        • Downloading the remainder of a long message
          • To download more of a long message:
        • Displaying header information
          • To display complete header information:
        • Distribution lists of incoming messages
        • Attachments
      • Creating messages
        • To create a message:
        • To reply to a message:
        • Looking up an address
          • To look up an e-mail address:
      • Rerouting replies to your messages
        • To reroute replies to your messages:
      • Adding a signature to your message
        • To create a signature:
        • To add a signature to your message:
      • Sending messages
        • To send messages:
        • To store messages and send them later:
        • To cancel a wireless transaction:
        • To view a log of the most recent wireless transaction:
      • Editing an unsent message
        • To edit an unsent message:
      • Draft messages
        • To save a message as a draft:
        • To edit a message saved as a draft:
      • Filing a message
        • To file a message:
        • To remove a message from the Filed folder:
      • Deleting messages
        • To delete a message:
      • Removing a message from the Deleted folder
        • To remove a message from the Deleted folder:
      • Purging deleted messages
        • To purge the contents of the Deleted folder:
      • Options for the iMessenger List screen
        • Folders
          • To select a folder:
        • Date column
          • To show the Date column:
        • Sorting the iMessenger List
          • To sort the iMessenger List:
      • Your Palm.Net mailbox
        • A full mailbox
        • Life span of a message on the network
        • Identifying a forwarding address
        • Keeping a copy of messages you send
        • Deleting messages from your mailbox
      • The iMessenger application and HotSync operations
      • iMessenger menus
        • Pop-up menus
        • Message menus
        • Options menus
• Chapter 6
  • Managing Desktop E-Mail and Beaming Information
    • Managing desktop E-Mail away from your desk
      • In Mail, you can do the following:
      • Setting up Mail on the desktop
        • To set up Mail:
        • To select HotSync options:
        • To change your Mail setup options:
      • Synchronizing Mail with your E-Mail application
      • Opening the Mail application on your organizer
        • To open Mail:
      • Viewing e-mail items
        • To open an e-mail item:
        • To close an e-mail item:
        • Displaying full header information
          • To display full header information:
      • Creating e-mail items
        • To create an e-mail item:
        • To reply to an e-mail item:
      • Looking up an address
        • To look up an e-mail address:
      • Adding details to e-mail items
        • Setting a priority
          • To set a priority for your e-mail item:
        • Sending a blind carbon copy
          • To add a BCC field to your e-mail item:
        • Adding a signature to your e-mail item
          • To create a signature:
          • To add a signature to your e-mail item:
        • Requesting confirmations
          • To receive a confirmation when your e-mail item is read:
          • To receive a confirmation when your e-mail item is delivered:
      • Storing e-mail to be sent later
        • To send e-mail:
      • Editing unsent e-mail
        • To edit an e-mail item:
      • Draft e-mail
        • To save an e-mail item as a draft:
        • To edit an e-mail item saved as a draft:
      • Filing e-mail
        • To file e-mail:
        • To remove e-mail from the Filed folder:
      • Deleting e-mail
        • To delete e-mail:
      • Removing e-mail from the Deleted folder
        • To remove an e-mail item you received from the Deleted folder:
        • To remove an e-mail item you created from the Deleted folder:
      • Purging deleted e-mail
        • To purge the contents of the Deleted folder:
      • Message List options
        • Folders
          • To select a folder:
        • Date column
          • To show the Date column:
        • Sorting the Message List
          • To sort the Message List:
      • HotSync options
        • To open the HotSync Options dialog box:
      • Creating special filters
        • To access the special filter settings:
        • Ignoring or receiving e-mail
          • To define whether to ignore or receive e-mail:
        • Defining filter strings
          • To define a filter string:
        • High-priority e-mail
          • To retrieve high-priority e-mail items:
      • Truncating e-mail items
        • To truncate e-mail items:
      • Mail menus
        • Message menus
        • Options menus
    • Beaming information
      • To select a business card:
      • To beam a record, business card, or category of records:
      • To beam an application:
      • To receive beamed information:
      • Tips on beaming information
• Chapter 7
  • Advanced HotSync® Operations
    • Selecting HotSync setup options
      • To set the HotSync options:
    • Customizing HotSync application settings
      • To customize HotSync application settings:
    • HotSync operations via a modem
      • Preparing your computer
        • To prepare your computer for a modem HotSync operation:
      • Preparing your organizer
        • To prepare your organizer for a modem HotSync operation:
      • Selecting the conduits for a modem HotSync operation
        • To change the Conduit Setup for a modem HotSync operation:
      • Performing a HotSync operation via a modem
        • To perform a modem HotSync operation:
    • HotSync operations via a network
      • Connecting to your company’s dial-in server
        • To prepare your computer for a network HotSync operation:
        • To prepare your organizer for a network HotSync operation:
    • Using File Link
    • Creating a user profile
      • To create a user profile:
      • To use a profile for the first-time HotSync operation:
• Chapter 8
  • Setting Preferences for Your Organizer
    • In the Preferences screens, you can do the following:
    • Viewing preferences
      • To open the Preferences screens:
    • Buttons preferences
      • To reassign the applications buttons:
      • To identify the application that opens when you raise the antenna:
      • Pen preferences
        • To change the Pen preferences:
      • HotSync buttons preferences
        • To change the HotSync buttons preferences:
    • Digitizer preferences
    • Formats preferences
      • Country default
        • To set the country default:
      • Time, date, week start, and numbers formats
        • To select the time, date, week start, and numbers format:
    • General preferences
      • Auto-off delay
        • To set the Auto-off delay:
      • System, alarm, and game sounds
        • To set the system and alarm sounds:
      • Beam Receive
        • To change the Beam Receive setting:
    • Modem preferences
      • To define the Modem preferences:
    • Network preferences and TCP/IP software
      • Selecting a service
        • To select a service:
      • Entering a user name
        • To enter a user name:
      • Entering a password
        • To enter a password:
      • Adding telephone settings
        • To enter your server phone number:
        • Entering a prefix
          • To enter a prefix:
        • Disabling Call Waiting
          • To disable Call Waiting:
        • Using a calling card
          • To use a calling card:
      • Connecting to your service
        • To establish a connection:
        • To close a connection:
      • Creating additional service templates
        • To add a new service template:
        • To duplicate an existing service template:
      • Adding detailed information to a service template
        • To select a connection type:
        • Idle timeout
          • To set the Idle timeout:
        • Defining primary and secondary DNS
          • To enter a primary and secondary DNS:
        • IP address
          • To identify dynamic IP addressing:
          • To enter a permanent IP address:
      • Creating a login script
        • To create a login script:
      • Deleting a service template
        • To delete a service template:
      • Network preferences menu commands
        • Service menu
        • Options menu
      • TCP/IP troubleshooting
        • Displaying expanded Service Connection Progress messages
        • Viewing the Network Log
          • To view the Network Log:
        • Adding a DNS number
    • Owner preferences
      • To enter the Owner preferences:
      • To unlock the Owner Preferences screen:
    • ShortCuts preferences
      • Creating a ShortCut
        • To create a ShortCut:
      • Editing a ShortCut
        • To edit a ShortCut:
      • Deleting a ShortCut
        • To delete a ShortCut:
    • Wireless preferences
      • Proxy
        • To change the IP address of your proxy server:
      • Sending ID or location information
        • To activate the warning about transmission of ID or location:
• Appendix A
  • Maintaining Your Organizer
    • Caring for your organizer
    • About the AAA batteries
    • Automatic recharging of the transmitter
      • To monitor the status of the transmitter:
    • Proper use of the antenna
      • To remove the antenna:
      • To insert the new antenna:
    • Resetting your organizer
      • Performing a soft reset
        • To perform a soft reset:
      • Performing a hard reset
        • To perform a hard reset:
        • To restore your data after a hard reset:
• Appendix B
  • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Software installation problems
    • Operating problems
    • Tapping and writing problems
    • Wireless problems
    • Application problems
    • HotSync problems
    • Beaming problems
    • Password problems
    • Technical support and customer care
      • To find version and memory information:
• Appendix C
  • Creating a Custom Expense Report
    • About mapping tables
    • Customizing existing sample templates
      • To customize a sample Expense Report template:
    • Determining the layout of the Expense Report
      • Labels
      • Sections
    • Analyzing your custom Expense Report
      • Perform the following before you begin a custom mapping table:
    • Programming the mapping table
      • To program a new custom mapping table:
    • Using applications other than Microsoft Excel
    • Expense file details
• Appendix D
  • Non-ASCII Characters for Login Scripts
    • Use of ^char
    • Carriage return and line feed
    • Literal characters
      • Examples:
• Palm.Net™ Service Agreement, Warranty, and Other Product Information
  • Palm.Net service agreement
  • Limited warranty
  • 3Com end user software license agreement
  • FCC Statement
  • Canadian RFI Statement
• Index